25 English Grammar Questions and Answers set 2

1. Let Kamala and ____ try their luck.

(a) his (b) he

(c) him (d) None of these

2. The synonym of ‘Winsome’ is:

(a) Appealing (b) Barbarous

(c) Prosper (d) Instruct

3. He is in his salad days. (The meaning of underlined phrase)

(a) Polite and kind (b) fair way

(c) Young and inexperienced stage

(d) cheerful days

4. Camels are peculiarly adapted ___ life in desert.

(a) for (b) to

(c) by (d) in

5. He insists ___ leaving immediately.

(a) on (b) at

(c) with (d) none of these

6. We shall not go for the movie if it ____ raining.

(a)has (b) was

(c) is (d) had been

7. Choose the word opposite to the noun ‘Balance’:

(a) Unbalance (b) non balance

(c) Imbalance (d) Misbalance

8. The young one of Ape :

(a) Baby (b) Calf

(c) Joey (d) Pup

9. The meaning of ‘Hiatus’:

(a) Nothingness (b) Gap

(c) Emptiness (d) Absence

10. Sulphur dioxide is composed _____ sulphur and oxygen.

(a) from (b) with

(c) to (d) of

11. I didn’t watch the news on television. But I heard it ___ the

radio.

(a) in (b) by

(c) on (d) with

12. The synonym of ‘excuse’ is:

(a) Accuse (b) Condone

(c) Condemn (d) Charge

13. He is the last son. (The underlined Determiner is a)

(a) Possessive (b) Numeric

(c) Negative (d) Demonstrative

14. Find the correctly spelt word:

(a) Occurrence (b) Occurance

(c) Occurrance (d) Occurence

15. One who eats too much:

(a) Glutton (b) Gourmet

(c) Greedy (d) Turncoat

16. The culprit was ____

(a) hung (b) hunged

(c) hanged (d) hangen

17. Every paisa should be accounted ____.

(a) for (b) by

(c) on (d) against

18. My friend ______ for me when I arrived.

(a) waited (b) has waited

(c) was waiting (d) has been waiting

19. I shall not come _____ you need me.

(a) if not (b) without

(c) except (d) unless

20. Security arrangements have been tightened up in all _____

areas.

(a) sensible (b) sensual

(c) sensitive (d) sensational

21. ‘Aggravate’ means:

(a) to falsify (b) to praise

(c) to make better (d) to make worse

22. The word CLUMSY means:

(a) Adroit (b) Dexterous

(c) Rough (d) Ungraceful

23. Last Saturday we ___ to visit our ancestral home.

(a) went (b) will go

(c) have gone (d) go

24. The word ‘Hilarious’ means:

(a) Very angry (b) Very funny

(c) Very jealousy (d) Very hungry

25. ‘Fait Accompli’ means:

(a) An established fact (b) All together

(c) Free of charge (d) Incomparable

Answers

1(c) 2(a) 3(c) 4(a) 5(a) 6(c) 7(c) 8(a) 9(b) 10(d) 11(c)

12(b) 13(b)14(a) 15(a) 16(c) 17(a) 18(c) 19(d) 20(c)

21 (d) 22(d) 23 (a)24 (b) 25(a)

25 English Grammar Questions set 1

1. The synonym of ‘SUCCULENT’:

(a) Juicy (b) Anxious

(c) Concise (d) Wicked

2. You should adapt yourself ____ the conditions of this place:

(a) in (b) to

(c) about (d) on

3. Wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve means:

(a) get upset (b) pay more money

(c) show one’s feeling openly (d) be calm

4. Thirty three percent of the seats are set apart for woman.(The

meaning of the underlined words).

(a) taken (b) paid

(c) reserved (d) settled

5. The word Banal means:

(a) Annoying (b) Noisy

(c) Happy (d) Common place

6. Put out the fire soon. The passive form is :

(a) Let the fire be put out soon.

(b) The fire may be put out soon.

(c) The fire is put out soon.

(d) The fire can be put out soon.

7. It is ......... honourable act from ....... European gentleman.

(a) an, an (b) a, a

(c) an, a (d) a, an

8. Lakshmi has a bad memory. She can’t remember _____

(a) nothing (b) no-one

(c) anything (d) anybody

9. The idiom ‘Call it a day’ means:

(a) Stop working on something

(b) Have a pleasant day

(c) Visit everyday (d) Don’t be so critical

10. They have entered ____ an agreement.

(a) in (b) on

(c) into (d) with

11. None has finished the job, _____?

(a) haven’t they (b) have they

(c) did they (d) hadn’t they

12. Cunning,scheming and unscrupulous act, especially in politics is termed as

(a) Authoritarianism (b) Pragmatism

(c) Machiavellianism (d) Utilitarianism

13. I was delighted ___ his unexpected arrival.

(a) at (b) for

(c) of (d) with

14. He _____ his father.

(a) takes after (b) gives out

(c) passes by (d) turns over

15. ‘One for the road’ is an idiomatic expression which means :

(a) Conscious walking

(b) A final drink before leaving

(c) No longer able to drive (d) A packet to eat on the way

16. Debonair means:

(a)An ugly man (b) An incredulous man

(c)A wealthy accomplished man

(d) Confident, charming and well – dressed man

17. We must ____ to the authority.

(a) bend (b) surrender

(c) subdue (d) submit

GENERAL ENGLISH

18. India was dragged ____ the second World War without the

consent of her people:

(a) to (b) in

(c) into (d) for

19. To confirm or give support to (a statement, theory or finding):

(a)Corroborate (b) Implicate

(c) Designate (d) Extricate

20. ‘Duality’ means:

(a) the state of having two parts or aspects

(b) a fight between two warriors

(c) a wrestling competition

(d) a state of being not certain

21. The meaning of “Mild”:

(a) Strong (b) Wild

(c) Hard (d) Gentle

22. He has put _____ the meeting.

(a) up (b) off

(c) away (d) out

23. _____ of those people have you met before?

(a) How many (b) How often

(c) How much (d) How long

24. It _____ (stop) raining for a while, but now it is raining again.

(Use the correct form of verb).

(a)stops (b) is stopping

(c) stopped (d) was stopping

25. Which word is wrongly spelt?

(a)insistance (b) resistance

(c) existence (d) reverence

Answers

1(a) 2(b) 3(c) 4(c) 5(d) 6(a) 7(c) 8(c) 9(a) 10(c) 11(b)

12(c)13(a)14(a) 15(b) 16(d) 17(d) 18(c) 19(a) 20(a)

21 (d) 22(b) 23 (a)24 (c) 25(a)

                             TENSE

Tenses

1. Present Tense

2. Past Tense

3. Future Tense

                                    Phrasal Verbs

                                                 Collective Nouns

A bask of crocodiles

A band of robbers

A bale of turtles

A bench of judges

A bevy of ladies

A board of directors

A bundle of sticks

A bundle of  sheaf

A break of winds

A box of cigars

A brace of pistols

A class of students

A crew of sailors

A crowd of people

A cluster of spiders

A colony of ants

A colony of bats

A den of snakes

A fall of snow

A flight of butterflies

A flock of sheep

A fleet of sheep

A herd of cattle

A herd of cows

A herd of deer

A herd of elephants

A herd of giraffes

A herd of goats

A herd of pigs

A herd of asses

A giggle of girls

A herd of cattle 

A swarm of flies

A wedge of swans

A parliament of owls

A flocks of ducks

A company of parrots

A brood of chickens

A brood of hens

A flight of doves

A clowder of cats

 A sloth of bears

A pride of lions

 A flock of camels

A zeal of zebras

A litter of cubs

A brace of pigeons

 A kindle of kittens

A team of horses

 A bury of rabbits

A scoop of journalist

ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE

Active voice describes a sentence bject performs the action stated by the verb

Active voice -  Subject + Verb + Object

Passive voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb.
Passive voice - Object + Verb + Subject

1. Mahtma Gandhi  .............in 1948
a. Is killed                   b. Has been killed 
c. Was killed                d. Had been killed
Ans: Was killed
2. The picture ______ on the table
a. Was hung                b. Was hanged
c. Was being hanged  d. Had been hanged 
Ans: Was hung
3. The passive form of ' He issued the orders'
  a. He was issued the orders      
  b. The orders were issued by him
  c. The orders was issued byhim 
  d. He had been issued the orders  
Ans:   b. The orders were issued by him
4. ' Poorna Sung a song ' change into passive voice 
 a. A song is sung by poorna 
b. A song has sung by poorna
c. A song was sung by poorna
d. A song is being sung by poorna
Ans : c.  A song was sung by poorna
 5. The Passive form of "I was writing a letter" is
 a. A letter was being written by me 
b. A letter has been written by me 
c. A letter is written by me
d.A letter is being written by me
Ans:  a. A letter was being written by me 
6. "Sheela enjoys reading"
a. Reading was enjoyed by Sheela
b. Reading is enjoyed by Sheela
c. Reading is being enjoyed by Sheela d.Reading was being enjoyed by Sheela
Ans:  c. Reading is being enjoyed by Sheela 
7. Gopika was singing the song
a.  The song is being sung by Gopika
b.  The song was being sung by Gopika c.The song was sung by gopika
d. the song is being sung by gopika
Ans: b.The song was being sung by Gopika 
8. The passive form of" Raise Your Hands"
a.Hands raised by you
b. Let  your hands be raised
c. Let raised your hands
d. Let him raise his hand
Ans: b. Let  your hands be raised
9. The passive form of " I bought the baby a doll"
 a. The baby was bought a ball
b.  A doll was bought for the baby
c. I was bought a doll for the baby 
d. None of these
Ans: b. A doll was bought for the baby

10. "The news Shocked  the nation" change in to passive voice
a.The nation shook by the news
b. The news Shaked Nation
c. The nation was shook by the news
 d. The nation was shocked by the news
Ans : d.The nation was shocked by the news