English MCQ for Competitive Exams

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
He didn't eat a single morsel of food at his daughter's wedding.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
The benevolent gesture of the rich merchant was appreciated by all.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tide someone over

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Shopkeeper: “Here, I have packed them all.”
B. Mala: “Please give me a packet of balloons, two packets of streamers, and some candles.”
C. Shopkeeper: “Since we are offering some discount on the balloons, you need to pay only thirty rupees.”
D. Mala: “How much do I need to pay?”

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Lalitha will go / to sister’s house / in Mumbai / this summer.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Termination

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The advanced nations face no population problem since they were already settling down to zero growth ______ in population.

Select t he most appropriate meaning of t he given idiom.
Be at a loss f or words

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Help from relatives ______ him in difficult times.

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Maasais live in (1)______ very beautiful part of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The area (2)______ of miles of rolling
grass land, on which you can find thorny bushes and rocky hills. The people move from one place to another according to the seasons, looking for grasses and other plants (3)______ which their cattle can graze. They have no permanent home. When they want to settle in a place for some time, they build a kind of camp called a ‘Manyatta’, where a few families live
for a (4)______ weeks or months. Then they move on again, taking their few belongings with
them, and burning the old ‘Manyatta’ to the ground.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
a. Many fitness trainers encourage their clients to include these foods in their diet to build muscle.
b. Power foods can be included in your everyday diet in a variety of ways.
c. The secret to getting the most out of power foods is, of course, knowing how to cook them properly, buying seasonal produce and recognising your preferred flavour profile.
d. Power foods are high in nutrients such as fibre, potassium and minerals.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Vishal is going to read the story _________.

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.
The wind________ so powerfully that the door closed.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The movie was released__________ expected.

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
He looks out of the window at the (1)________ snow, then turns and takes his wife in his arms, feeling grateful to be here even as he wonders what he is going to do with his life in strictly practical terms. For years, he had (2)________ himself to do one thing, and he did it
well, but he doesn't know whether he wants to keep doing it for the rest of his life, for that matter, whether anyone will let him. He is still worrying when they go to bed. They've been learning to get by with less, and they'll keep learning. It seems to him as if they're taking a course in loss lately. And as he feels himself falling asleep he has an (3)________ he believes is important, which he hopes he will remember in the morning, although it is one of those thoughts that seldom (4)________ translation to the language of daylight hours.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Girls have been the 1.________ of many crimes in India for years. The most fearful crime was female foeticide, in which girls were killed in the 2.________ of the mother after sex determination through ultrasound. ‘Save the Girl Child’ 3.________ has been launched by the government to end gender-selective abortions of female foetuses as well as other crimes
4.________ the girl child.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The team played / extremely / good / during the match.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Apprehension 

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A leopard can't change his spots

That which cannot be called back:

Gradual increase in force - volume - loudness.

A person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat in a shop

Someone not fit to be chosen