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| Topic | English Grammar MCQ |
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English Grammar MCQ
Q1. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives the
correct order.
A. The good news is that critical thinking is an acquirable skill and anyone can develop it with enough practice.
B. The problem starts from school, where students are tested for remembering the lessons more than developing their ability to apply them in real life situations.
C. Critical thinking is defined as the ability to make decisions and solve problems based on logical reasoning and evidence while leaving out emotions to enable evaluation and improvement of one’s own thought process.
D. While this seems like a simple thing to do, most people do not possess the ability to apply critical thinking to their decision-making process.
(a) CBAD
(b) CDBA
(c) DCAB
(d) DBAC
Q2. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Tolerance
(a) Loathing
(b) Brawl
(c) Plea
(d) Forbid
Q3. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fan the flame
(a) to motivate someone
(b) fan catching fire
(c) to aggravate
(d) to show authority
Q4. Select the CORRECTLY spelt word.
(a) Altruistic
(b) Alltruistic
(c) Alltristic
(d) Altroistic
Q5. Select the option that is the active or passive form of the given sentence.
Go away.
(a) Someone ordered him to go away.
(b) He was ordered to go away.
(c) You are being ordered to go away.
(d) You are ordered to go away.
Directions (6-10): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Steelcase (1) with Bare Necessities for a series of in-person workshops (2) help it transition to a sustainable organisation. Similarly, a car-manufacturing (3) with 800 employees was handheld for a year with campaigns, events and research to adopt sustainable practices.
“To embrace sustainability, it is important to engage employees in the co-creation of sustainable practices. For instance, Cognizant (4) with us for a self-paced online course ‘Zero waste living 101’ for its global workforce to see how one can transition the daily routine to one that is zero-waste and extend it to other aspects (5) life,” says Mehul Manjeshwar and Sahar Mansoor of Bare Necessities.
Q6. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1
(a) coming
(b) combined
(c) mixed
(d) partnered
Q7. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2
(a) of
(b) for
(c) to
(d) too
Q8. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3
(a) company
(b) institute
(c) group
(d) diaspora
Q9. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4
(a) engaging
(b) engaged
(c) amazed
(d) engage
Q10. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5
(a) off
(b) of
(c) with
(d) at
English Grammar Solution
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. The proper arrangement is – CDBA.
• The given statements talk about critical thinking.
• Since part C is the introductory statement made amongst all other given statements so, will be the first statement in the order.
• Statement D is in continuation of statement C, so will be next in order.
• Statement A is the concluding statement amongst all. So will be the last in order of the jumbled sentences.
• After looking at the given options we find that only option (b) matches our analysis so it’s the correct option.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Tolerance- the ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with.
• Synonyms- leeway, allowance, permissiveness, margin.
• Antonyms- intolerance, prejudice, bias, brawl.
• Option (b) gives the opposite meaning as of the given word.
Meaning of other words:
• Loathing- a feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred.
• Brawl- a rough or noisy fight or quarrel.
• Plea- a legal suit or action.
• Forbid- to proscribe (see proscribe sense 2) from or as if from the position of one in authority
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Fan the flame- to make a dangerous or unpleasant mood or situation worse.
Option (c) portrays the same meaning as that of the given idiom & hence, it is the correct choice.
• Use in sentence: I don’t want to fan the flame of the tension between the husband and the wife.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct spelling is, “Altruistic”.
• Altruistic- having or showing an unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Active Voice- It denotes that the noun or pronoun that acts as the subject in the sentence is the doer of the action. In other words, the subject performs the action or acts upon the verb.
Passive Voice- represents that the subject is one acted upon by the action or verb in the sentence. It can also be said that the passive voice indicates that the subject in the sentence is no longer active but passive.
• The sentence is an example of Imperative sentence with active voice without any object.
• When it is converted into passive voice, following rule must be followed:
• You are ordered/ requested/ forbidden etc. + to + V3 + obj.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. The word that can be filled in the blank is ‘partnered’.
• Partnered means associate or work together as partners.
• All the other given words have different meaning and do not fit in the context of the sentence.
• As per the context, the word ‘partnered’ fits in very well & hence, it is the correct option.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. The word that can be filled in the blank is ‘to’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
• To is a preposition which is used to indicate a goal or a direction of movement, as well as a place of arrival.
• All the other given words have different meaning and do not fit in the context of the sentence.
• As per the context, the word ‘to’ fits in very well & hence, it is the correct option.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. The word that can be filled in the blank is ‘company’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
• Company is a legal entity formed by a group of individuals to engage in and operate a business-commercial or industrial enterprise.
• As per the context, the word ‘company’ fits in very well & hence, it is the correct option.
• All the other given words have different meaning and do not fit in the context of the sentence.
• Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The word that can be filled in the blank is ‘engaged’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
• Engaged means busy or being occupied with someone or something.
• All the other given words have different meaning and do not fit in the context of the sentence.
• As per the context, the word ‘engaged’ fits in very well & hence, it is the correct option.
• Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. The word that can be filled in the blank is ‘of’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
• Of is a preposition which is used for expressing the relationship between a part and a whole.
• All the other given words have different meaning and do not fit in the context of the sentence.
• As per the context, the word ‘of’ fits in very well & hence, it is the correct option.
• Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
