Grammar MCQ practice exercise

 

 

 

Select the appropriate answers from the options provided for each of the following questions:


 

1. We ______ be punctual in school.

A.  should

B.  ought to

C.  will

D.  shouldn't

 

2. Advise your friend to go to the dentist.  A. you must go to the dentist.

B.  you should go to the dentist.

C.  you have to go to the dentist.

D.  you shall go to the dentist.

 

3. He _____ do anything for money. 

A.  should

B.  must 

C.  can 

D.  could

 

4. Take a raincoat as it ____ rain later.

A.  must

B.  would

C.  ought to

D.  could

 

5. WARN your brother not to touch the switch with wet hands.

A.  You should not touch the switch with wet hands.

B.  You must not touch the switch with wet hands. 

C.  You may not touch the switch with wet hands. 

D.  You could not touch the switch with wet hands.

 

6. Choose the correct synonym for hale.

A.  Sickly

B.  Frail

C.  Weak

D.  Healthy

 

 

 

 

 

7. This place is so awful. Choose a word similar to awful. A. entertaining

B.  terrible

C.  courageous

D.  intelligent

 

8.The word closest in meaning to the word admit. A. confess

B.  except

C.  attend

D.  dissent

 

9. Choose the word closest in meaning to abandon. A. postpone

B.  attain

C.  forsake

D.  finish

 

10. The event held in Margao was outrageous.

Pick a synonym for the word outrageous. 

A.  lengthy

B.  boring

C.  interesting 

D.  fantastic 

 

11. Choose the antonym of the word flourish. 

A.  proliferate 

B.  grow

C.  prosper 

D.  deficient

 

12. Artificial flowers are better than ______ ones. Choose the appropriate antonym.

A.  natural 

B.  coloured 

C.  withered 

D.  plastic

 

 

 

 

 

13. Choose the antonym of the word foremost from the alternatives given below.

A.  midmost

B.  unimportant

C.  disposed

D.  mature

 

14. Choose the antonym of the word precaution from the following alternatives.

A.  ceaseless

B.  staunch

C.  carelessness

D.  surround

 

15. Correct meaning which can be substituted for the given sentence: “The legend was sickened instantly”.

A.  The legend kicked the bucket to soon. 

B.  The legend fell sick suddenly. 

C.  The legend made an untimely mistake.

D.  The legend got annoyed too soon. 

 

16. Choose the correct determiner for “once upon time there were _________ dinosaurs”.

A.  much 

B.  many 

C.  most

D.  money

 

17. Correct article to complete the sentence, “the child was thrilled to have ____ unicorn cake”. A. an

B.  a

C.  the

D.  All of the above

 

18.Complete the sentence given below with the suitable determiner. “Can ____ help me?” 

A.  many

B.  nobody

C.  everybody

D.  somebody

 

19. _______of the deadlines is met. 

A.  neither

B.  no 

C.  non

D.  much

 

 

 

20. Sharmila wanted to read about _______ funny schools. A. Much  B. One

C.  Those

D.  These

 

21. The guards will have locked the gates.

(change the voice)

A.  The gates will have been locked by the guards.

B.  The gates will be locked by the guards. 

C.  The gates are going to be locked by the guards. 

D.  The gates will have been locking by the guards. 

 

22.The ring master is training the lions.

(change the voice)

A.  The lions were trained by the ring master. 

B.  The lions are being trained by the ring master. 

C.  The lions were being trained by the ring master.

D.  The lions have been trained the ring master. 

 

23. Who teaches you English? (change the voice)

A.  Who is taught English by you?

B.  Who is being taught by you English?

C.  By whom are you taught English?

D.  By whom is taught you English? 

 

24. Choose the sentence in active voice.  A. The cake was packed by the chef.

B.  The chef baked the cake. 

C.  The book was written by the author.

D.  The floor was cleaned by the maid.

 

25. Change the voice, “I was writing an essay”. A. An essay was being written by me.

B.  An essay was written by me.

C.  An essay is being written by me.

D.  I wrote an essay. 

            

26. Change into direct speech, “he requested the interviewer to repeat the question”.

A.  He said to the interviewer if he could please repeat the question. 

B.  He said to the interviewer, " could you please repeat the question".

C.  He said to the interviewer, could you please repeat the question? 

D.  He said to the interviewer, "could you please repeat the question?"

 

27. "Get out of the car!" Said the policeman.

(write in the reported speech) 

A.  The policeman told him to come out of the car. 

B.  The policeman ordered him to get out of the car. 

C.  The policeman suggested that he comes out of the car. 

D.  The policeman advised him to come out of the car. 

 

28. The father said to his son, “health is wealth". (write in the reported speech)

A.  The father told his son that health is wealth.

B.  The father asked his son if health is wealth.

C.  The father told his son that health is wealth. 

D.  The father told his son that health is also wealth. 

 

29. The teacher said, “you are suspended”.

(write in the reported speech)

A.  The teacher claimed that I am suspended!

B.  The teacher explained to me that I was suspended. 

C.  The teacher informed me that “I was suspended”. 

D.  The teacher exclaimed that I was suspended! 

 

30. The boss said “call him right now”. (write in the reported speech)

A.  The boss shouted and said to call him right then.

B.  The boss ordered me to call him quickly.

C.  The boss told me to call him now.

D.  The boss ordered me to call him right then. 

 

 

 

 

31. Her smile is as bright as the sun.

A.  Hyperbole

B.  Imagery

C.  Alliteration

D.  Simile

 

32. The baby was crawling and crying.

A.  Alliteration

B.  Personification

C.  Hyperbole

D.  Imagery

 

33. Lightning danced across the sky. 

A.  Alliteration

B.  Personification

C.  Hyperbole

D.  Imagery

 

34. And miles to go before I sleep and miles to go before I sleep. A. Repetition

B.  Personification 

C.  Metaphor

D.  Smile

 

35. Her cheeks like big red apples from the cold. A. Personification

B.  Paradox

C.  Metaphor

D.  Simile

 

36. The teacher _____ completed this chapter.

A.  have       

B.  has   

C.  is            

D.  are

 

37. A bouquet of flowers _____ required for the event. A. are       

B.  have   

C.  has            

D.  is

 

38.Two dollars _______ a small amount.

A.  are       

B.  has   

C.  have            

D.  is

 

 

39.The government will ________ the order soon.

A.  passed       

B.  passes   

C.  pass            

D.  has passed

 

40.We should definitely __________ that lake.

A.  visit       

B.  visits   

C.  visiting            

D.  visited

 

41. He never goes to bed before 10 O’clock, _________? 

A.    isn’t he     

B.    is he   

C.    doesn’t he      

D.    does he

 

42. There were many mistakes in your dictation, ______?  A. weren’t they     

B.  aren’t there    

C.  weren’t there      

D.  aren’t they

 

43. Don’t keep arguing with me for everything, ___________?

A.  will you    

B.  would you   

C.  don’t you      

D.  should you

 

44. The villagers have worked very hard to clean their surroundings. __________? 

A.  haven't they

B.  did they

C.  have they

D.  will they

 

45. Rajveer had lived in London for ten years, _______?

A.  isn’t he     

B.  did he   

C.  hadn’t he       

D.  hasn’t he

 

 

 

 

 

 

46. I want to finish my work _______ we go out

A.  till

B.  after

C.  before

D.  later

Answer: C

 

47.I’ll e-mail you ________ I arrive.

A.  as soon as 

B.  while

C.  till

D.  when 

 

48. Don’t cross the road __________ you see the red signal. A. as 

B.  when

C.  until

D.  before 

 

49. If I had been there, _______ (complete the

conditional clause)  A. I would have helped 

B.  I will help

C.  I have to help

D.  I will be helping

 

50.1. Do you _____ chocolate milk?

A.  like

B.  likes

C.  be like

D.  liked

 

51.Mr. Bean ______ his lunch as he wanted to go shopping. Choose the correct tense. 

A.  gobbles

B.  gobbled

C.  will gobble

D.  None of the above

 

52. Will your folks _____ before Tuesday?

A.  leaving

B.  leave

C.  leaves

D.  left

 

53. Listen! Somebody ________ the door.

A. is knocking B. knocks

C is knocks

D. knock

 

54. "My sister and I were walking on the beach at 12 midnight last week." The sentence is in the ______ tense. A. Simple present

B.  Present continuous

C.  Past continuous

D.  Past perfect continuous

 

55. We'll be ________ the news at 10 pm.

A.  watch

B.  watching

C.  to watch

D.  watched

 

56. She _________ here for one week. 

A.  have being

B.  has being

C.  have been

D.  has been

 

 

 

 

 

 

57. My mom ______ for two days by the time I see her. A. has been travelling

B.  will have been travelling

C.  will has been travelling

D.  was travelling

 

58. Was he not _____ his homework?

A.  doing

B.  do

C.  done D. did

 

59. _____ I talk to the manager?

A.  Might

B.  May

C.  Could D. Shall

 

60. Will you ________ here for ten years by the time of the Christmas party?

A.  have been worked

B.  have to work

C  have been working

D. have worked


 

 

 

            

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