English MCQ for Competitive Exams

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the correct spelling for the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
Science has made prrogres in leaps and bounds over the years.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Consequence

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
the company was engaged in spurious trade practices.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
He does not buy shirts.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Deride

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A ______ souvenir will be released on the occasion of the World Meet.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
To take a chill pill

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.
He lived close to / the train station, / yet travelled by bus.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The colossal building stood amidst the ruins bearing signs of Victorian architecture.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
When the victim narrated his version of the incident, the jury was _________ .

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Everybody stared / when me / entered the / drawing room.

Select the most appropriate tense form to fill in the blank.
Tania ________ to the canteen.

Select the sentence that gives the most appropriate meaning of the idiom ‘Keep your chin up’.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They built a new house last year.

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 3.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Stanley _______ to play the violin now, with an amateur instructor.

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.

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 ANTONYM of the given word.
Virtue 

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Spill the beans 

A series of lectures or lessons:

Conferred as an honor

An area where wild birds or animals protected and encouraged to breed