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