General English #25 Multiple Choice Questions

GENERAL ENGLISH #25

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

General English : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

Directions (1-20): In these questions, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (a), (b), (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d).

1. The toddler has a habit of throwing tantrums.

(a) expressing emotions

(b) expressing frustrations

(c) expressing happiness

(d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

2. He absented from the meeting.

(a) was absent

(b) absented himself

(c) took absence

(d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

3. The concert will start when the conductor comes.

(a) when the conductor arrives

(b) when the curtain has been raising

(c) when the audience will arrive

(d) No improvement

Answer: (a)

4. The air-conditioner has made ceiling fans a little redundant in today’s world.

(a) superfluous

(b) obsolete

(c) extinct

(d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

5. You ought to do your homework, oughtn’t you?

(a) shouldn’ t

(b) mustn’t

(c) ought

(d) No improvement

Answer: (d)

6. A thing of beauty is joy forever.

(a) is the joy

(b) is joyous

(c) is a joy

(d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

7. The little boy fell from the roof.

(a) fell below the roof

(b) fell down the roof

(c) fell off the roof

(d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

8. Because that there were heavy rains the lake was flooded.

(a) Because of the

(b) As there were

(c) Since there was

(d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

9. The thieves ran away in a black car.

(a) fled

(b) escaped with

(c) jumped away

(d) No improvement

Answer: (a)

10. I don’t understand why did you not call me last night.

(a) why had you not call

(b) why you did not call

(c) why not did you call

(d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

11. What she said is not correct at all.

(a) incorrect

(b) not incorrect

(c) correct

(d) No improvement

Answer: (d)

12. My uncle couldn’t rise up from his bed no more.

(a) any farther

(b) any further

(c) any more

(d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

13. The train rolls along the track.

(a) rumbles

(b) rattles

(c) ripples

(d) No improvement

Answer: (a)

14. His miserable condition made us wept.

(a) made us weep

(b) made us to weep

(c) made us to wept

(d) No improvement

Answer: (a)

15. Everybody was alarmed with the news of his murder.

(a) on

(b) after

(c) at

(d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

16. The greatest fear which is scaring of the world today is global warming.

(a) which had scared of the world

(b) that scared off the world

(c) that scares the world

(d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

17. Anyone interested in computer programming can find a job in contemporary industry if you learn the basic programming languages, such as COBOL and FORTRAN.

(a) by studying

(b) by the study of

(c) if he would learn

(d) No improvement

Answer: (a)

18. Anxiety and other such emotions are known to be unhealthy to the body.

(a) dangerous

(b) detrimental

(c) damaging

(d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

19. The Portsmouth Summer Art Festival is the only place in New Hampshire where we are fortunately see such diverse tales in one place.

(a) we are able to fortunately see

(b) we are fortunate to see

(c) we are fortunate to seeing

(d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

20. He speaks not only English but Hindi as well.

(a) as well as Hindi

(b) Hindi too

(c) also Hindi

(d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

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