General English #13 Multiple Choice Questions

GENERAL ENGLISH #13

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Directions: Choose the most appropriate alternative to fill in the blanks.

1. The father with his sons ……………

(a) was sleeping

(b) are sleeping

(c) sleep

(d) have slept

Answer: (a)

2. Each of the boys ……………

(a) are reading the book

(b) have been reading the book

(c) has read the book

(d) have read the book

Answer: (c)

3. There …………… a cow and a horse in the field.

(a) is

(b) will

(c) were

(d) was

Answer: (c)

4. He and I …………… like them.

(a) has not

(b) cannot

(c) do not

(d) does not

Answer: (c)

5. Neither, he or I ……………

(a) were going

(b) am going

(c) has gone

(d) is going

Answer: (b)

Directions: Select the alternative which is most similar in meaning to the word given in capitals.

6. CONFIRM

(a) Verify

(b) Ratify

(c) Obtain

(d) Approve

Answer: (a)

7. FUTILE

(a) Unnecessary

(b) Useless

(c) Infuriating

(d) Dangerous

Answer: (a)

8. ECCENTRIC

(a) Peculiar

(b) Irritable

(c) Dull

(d) Miserly

Answer: (c)

9. ARDUOUS

(a) Delicate

(b) Inconvenient

(c) Difficult

(d) Ordinary

Answer: (c)

10. FEEBLE

(a) Tall

(b) Diseased

(c) Small

(d) Weak

Answer: (d)

Directions: From the given words select the word which is furthest in meaning to the word given in capitals.

11. ASSEMBLED

(a) Diffused

(b) Dispersed

(c) Eliminated

(d) Removed

Answer: (b)

12. BARREN

(a) Sterile

(b) Arid

(c) Productive

(d) Simple

Answer: (c)

13. REUNION

(a) Home coming

(b) Division

(c) Meeting

(d) Parting

Answer: (d)

14. TRAGIC

(a) Funny

(b) Comic

(c) Humorous

(d) Light

Answer: (b)

15. REBUKED

(a) Awarded

(b) Received

(c) Invited

(d) Praised

Answer: (d)

Directions: In each of the following sentences, find out the part which has an error. If there is no error, the answer is (d).

16. I warned him (a) / for the danger he was going (b) / to face during the hiking. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘of’ in place of ‘for’

17. Their father has left (a) / behind a huge sum to be (b) / distributed among the two brothers. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (c)

Explanation: Use ‘between’ in place of ‘among’

18. The elegantly designed collection (a) / for ladies has an emphasis (b) / with style, variety and colour. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (c)

Explanation: Use ‘on’ in place of ‘with’

19. The police accused him for setting fire (a) / to the building but he denied having been (b) / in the area of the night of the fire. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (a)

Explanation: Use ‘of’ in place of ‘for’

20. The plan was to go for the cinema (a) / and then have dinner but Ravi’s (b) / late arrival upset the whole thing. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (a)

Explanation: Use ‘to’ in place of ‘for’