English MCQ for Competitive Exams

Select the correct spelling of the incorrectly spelt word.
Labradors are gentle, docil dogs.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice
The cards were being distributed by her to her friends.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The ball of yarn was being nudged by the kitten.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The boy's cricket ball broke the neighbour's window.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Man-made fibre, is fibre whose chemical composition, structure, and properties are significantly modified during the manufacturing process. Man-made fibres (1)______ spun
and woven into a large (2)______ of consumer and industrial products, (3)______ garments such as shirts, scarves, and hosiery; home furnishings (4)______ as upholstery, carpets, and drapes; and (5)______ parts such as tire cord, flame-proof linings, and drive belts.

Select t he most appropriate option to fill in blank 1.

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. “Excellently well,” said she; “we have everything that we want; I have but one prayer, that we may have a heavy storm of rain to water our plants.”
B. A man who had two daughters married one to a gardener and the other to a potter.
C. Off he went to the potter's home and asked his other daughter how matters were with her.
D. After a while he paid a visit to the gardener's home and asked his daughter how she was, and how it fared with her.

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.

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. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Dan needed help / to get the / tight coat of him.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The reputed officer was removed from his post as he was having a clandestine affair.

Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful paragraph.
A. In speed, in comfort, in beauty, in equipment she was a masterpiece.
B. It was the envy and admiration of the maritime nations of the world.
C. The Titanic was the Queen Alary of her day and the pride of the White Star Line.
D. Everything about her was attractive and fascinating.

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.We reached there at about 10 a.m.
B.The first ride we took was the Fury Wheel. It was really big, all of us were yelling and crying!
C.Yesterday, my friends and I went on a short picnic to an amusement park.
D.Even though we had reached on time there was a serpentine queue for the tickets. I took the entrance ticket.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The manager decided to resign from his post as the bank was declared to be insolvent.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
S1. In Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
A. but also an elder statesman and national leader
B. we have not only a crusader against the caste system,
C. a valiant fighter for the cause of the downtrodden in India
D. whose contribution in the form of the Constitution of India
S6. will be cherished forever by posterity.

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. I was almost drowned a dozen times; was nearly boiled alive and just missed being cremated.
B. Now, my well-being is simply the result of a careful and measured mode of living and perhaps the most astonishing thing is that three times in my youth I was rendered by illness a hopeless physical wreck and given up by physicians.
C. More than this, through ignorance, and light-heartedness, I got into all sorts of difficulties, dangers and scrapes from which I extricated myself as by enchantment.
D. But as I recall these incidents to my mind I feel convinced that my preservation was not altogether accidental.

Select the most appropriate idiom that means the same as the given sentence.
Shyama looks innocent, but in reality, she is cunning.

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. It is not a walker's paradise. So walking is not a fashionable pastime here.
B. London is known for its hectic face, frenzied movements, high decibels and dust kicked by the speeding vehicles.
C. On the contrary, life in the country side is laid back and easy paced. Unless it is raining, people set out for walk.
D. For these reasons, Max never went out for a walk, nor did anyone ask him to accompany.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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. Pandit Vidyadhar Bhattacharya was consulted by Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur when creating these enormous instruments.
B. The word Jantar Mantar, which in sanskrit signifies instruments and formulas, has been corrupted.
C. His measurements of the equinoxes' precession and the ecliptic's obliquity are his two most important contributions to astronomy.
D. Samrat Yantra, Ram Yantra, and Jai Prakash were his original creations.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Brave 

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
It is a misconception that the more you learn, the more likely you are to succeed.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bracketed word in the following sentence to fill in the blank.
My favourite_________ (deface) of his home is the large, farmhouse-style kitchen. 

One who lives for more than a hundred years:

A person who is easily deceived or tricked.