General English for Competitive Exams

General English is one of the most scoring sections of all competitive exams if you do them well. They are designed to understand your proficiency and understanding of English. Moreover, if you are able to answer Grammar questions correctly and quickly, you have more time to focus on other sections of your competitive and government job examinations. Here are the major topics that are usually covered under the section of English for entrance/recruitment exams.

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Competitive English Practice MCQ Question & Answer
English Practice Set 1
English Grammar Practice Questions

Competitive English Practice MCQ Question & Answer

Vocabulary	Synonyms and Antonyms Homonyms Cloze Test Idioms And Phrases One Word Substitutions
Grammar	Active And Passive Voice Reported Speech Conjunction List of Prepositions Tenses Sentence Correction Question Spotting the Error Multiple Meaning
Reading Comprehension	Sentence Rearrangement & Para jumbles Paragraph Completion
Comprehension	Reading Comprehension
Descriptive	Essay Writing Letter Writing Precis Writing

English Practice Set 1

1. The banyan tree has fallen _____ the road.

[a] Above

[b] in

[c] across

[d] between

Ans : [a] Above

2 .Do not cry the ____ spolit milk.

[a] to

[b] over

[c] about

[d] upon

Ans : [b] over

3. Sachin and Rama regularly subscribe ______ the employment news.

[a] To

[b] for

[c] in

[d] into

Ans : [a] To

4. All of us should abide _______ the laws or our country.

[a] By

[b] on

[c] to

[d] in

Ans : [a] By

5. Pratima is very much worried _______ her mother’s health.

[a] to

[b] for

[c] about

[d] of

Ans : [c] about

6. Everyone in this universe is accountable____ his actions.

[a] For

[b] about

[c] of

[d] against

Ans : [a] For

7. The gifts were divided equally ______ the orphans.

[a] between

[b] among

[c] in

[d] to

Ans : [b] among

8. I have been ill _____ monday last.

[a] from

[b] since

[c] on

[d] of

Ans : [b] since

9. He was ashamed ____ his mistake.

[a] at

[b] of

[c] for

[d] from

Ans : [b] of

10. I am thankful ______ your co-operation.

[a] to

[b] for

[c] at

[d] in

Ans : [a] to

11. All ______ glitters is not gold.

[a] those

[b] these

[c] that

[d] the

Ans : [c] that

12. The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months. What is the meaning of the idiom’ STAVE OFF’?

[a] to delay something bad

[b] cancel

[c] implement instantly

[d] follow

Ans : [a] to delay something bad

13. Most of my children take after my husband. What is the meaning of the idiom “TAKE AFTER’ ?

[a] idolize

[b] resemble

[c] disagree

[d] misunderstand

Ans : [b] resemble

14. Which word is correctly spelt?

[a] Almighty

[b] allmighty

[c] almity

[d] almighty

Ans : [a] Almighty

15. Synonym or similar word for ‘ JUVENILE’? .

[a] rustic

[b] rude

[c] snug

[d] infantile

Ans : [d] infantile

16. Antonym for the word ‘ CAPITULATE’?

[a] summarize

[b] disobey

[c] resist

[d] deride

Ans : [c] resist

17. Spot the error – If you have faith in Almighty (A) / everything will turn out (B)/ to be all right(C)/ no error (D) .

[a] A

[b] B

[c] C

[d] D

Ans : [a] A

18. Spot the error – No stronger (A)/ a figure than his(B)/is prescribed in the history (C)/No error(D)

[a] A

[b] B

[c] C

[d] D

Ans : [c] C

19. A person who searches for and collects discarded items is called-

[a] Scavenger

[b] pauper

[c] beggar

[d] bankrupt

Ans : [a] Scavenger

20. I am well versed ____ English.

[a] for

[b] in

[c] about

[d] with

Ans : [b] in

21. One who eats human flesh –

[a] Cannibal

[b] carnivore

[c] harbivorous

[d] none of these

Ans : [a] Cannibal

22. Spot the error Not only she went to Kashmir (A) / but also stayed there (B) / for a month (C) / no error(D)

[a] A

[b] B

[c] C

[d] D

Ans : [a] A

23. The best way to the children’s poor test grades is to teach again the lesson and give a second test. –

[a] Rectify

[b] right

[c] revise

[d] reform

Ans : [a] Rectify

24. A soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority -is called?

[a] radical

[b] anarchist

[c] mutineer

[d] revolutionary

Ans : [c] mutineer

25. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence – Many such mishaps can be avoided if we (are) careful.

[a] be

[b] might be

[c] were

[d] no improvement

Ans : [d] no improvement

English Grammar Practice Questions

Q.1 When the Principal entered the class, a student………. on the blackboard.

(a) Wrote

(b) was writing

(d) is writing

Ans . B

Q.2 She………TV when her husband came.

(a) watch

(b) was watching

(d) WA

Ans . B

Q.3 In each of the following questions, find the correctly spelled word.
1. Reannaisance
2. Renaissance
3. Rennaissance
4. Renaisance

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Ans . B

Q.4 1. Recommandation

2. Recommendation

3. Recomandation

4. Recomendation

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Ans . B

Q.5 : Select Correct Word

A. Aceleration

B. Aceeleration

C. Accelaration

D. Acceleration

Ans . D

Q.6 : Select Correct Word

A. Agressive

B. Agrressive

C. Aggressive

D. Aggresive

Ans . C

Q.7 Jawaharlal spent his childhood ______ Anand Bhawan.

(A) at

(B) in

(D) across

Ans . D

Q.8 The boy was cured _____ typhoid.

(A) from

(B) of

(D) through

Ans . B

Q.9 Voracious…..

(A) tenacious

(B) truthful

(D) ravenous

Ans . D

Q.10 Abortive…..

(A) fruitful

(B) familiar

(D) consuming

Ans . C

Q11. Suguganya got —— as an officer in the State bank of India.

A. appoint

B. appointed

C. appoints

D. appointee

Ans . B

Q.12. They listened to him —–
A. spellbinded
B. spellbind
C. spellbinding
D. spellbou

Ans . D

Q.13 Basis
A. bassis
B. bases
C. basises
D. basium

Ans . B

Q.14 Flower
A. flowes
B. flowers
C. floweris
D. floweries

Ans . B

Competitive English Practice MCQ Question & Answer

English Practice Set 1

English Grammar Practice Questions

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