MCQ Test: Grammar Practice
Section A – Articles (Q.1–20)
Complete the sentence with an appropriate article.
1. CBI knows ………………… ins and outs of sand baron’s hidden wealth.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
2. I have ………………… university degree.
(a) an (b) a (c) the (d) no article
3. I met ………………… MLA yesterday.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
4. Guitar is ………………… musical instrument.
(a) the (b) a (c) an (d) no article
5. Muthiab is ………………… university gold medalist.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
6. ………………… rich are always with the politicians.
(a) A (b) An (c) The (d) no article
7. ………………… Jasmine is a fragrant flower.
(a) A (b) An (c) The (d) no article
8. I have read about ………………… unicorn.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
9. The hunter killed ………………… owl in the forest by mistake.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
10. ………………… second part of the film is boring.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
11. His cars were painted in ………………… uniform ivory.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
12. ………………… school will close shortly for the Board Examination.
(a) A (b) An (c) The (d) no article
13. ………………… Ganges is visited by millions of pilgrims every year.
(a) A (b) An (c) The (d) no article
14. Anna Hazare is ………………… honorable man.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
15. After a short stint as ………………… actress, Devayani became a teacher.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
16. Mt. Godwin Austin is ………………… highest peak of Himalayas in India.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
17. We listen to ………………… radio news every day.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
18. The Principal broke out in ………………… middle of his speech.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
19. You have ………………… honor of giving away the prizes.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
20. Many ………………… trivial thing has happened in his life.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
Section B – Compound Words (Q.21–40)
Choose the suitable option to form a compound word.
21. watch + …………………
(a) hall (b) house (c) man (d) clock
22. mouth + …………………
(a) dry (b) wash (c) clean (d) brush
23. wash + …………………
(a) clean (b) gentle (c) room (d) out
24. rain + …………………
(a) well (b) dance (c) coat (d) wet
25. dining + …………………
(a) in (b) out (c) door (d) room
26. earth + …………………
(a) fire (b) worm (c) land (d) green
27. sit + …………………
(a) out (b) stand (c) innings (d) meaning
28. bow + …………………
(a) tail (b) high (c) rain (d) hand
29. mail + …………………
(a) send (b) box (c) drop (d) it
30. flower + …………………
(a) rain (b) sun (c) sky (d) son
31. skate + …………………
(a) road (b) board (c) blank (d) sake
32. soft + …………………
(a) ware (b) head (c) hand (d) back
33. farm + …………………
(a) tool (b) ware (c) back (d) house
34. fare + …………………
(a) trip (b) nail (c) free (d) well
35. river + …………………
(a) bed (b) drive (c) flowing (d) nice
36. hand + …………………
(a) pen (b) flow (c) soft (d) written
37. life + …………………
(a) time (b) lost (c) snow (d) flow
38. show + …………………
(a) pass (b) room (c) plus (d) shot
39. sea + …………………
(a) roar (b) food (c) thunder (d) toll
40. water + …………………
(a) stick (b) cut (c) fall (d) food
Section C – Singular & Plural (Q.41–60)
41. Plural of ‘alga’ is …………………
(a) algum (b) algi (c) algae (d) algas
42. Plural of ‘moose’ is …………………
(a) mooses (b) moose (c) moosies (d) mooses’s
43. Plural of ‘Chinese’ is …………………
(a) Chinese (b) Chineses (c) Chinesies (d) Chinesses
44. Plural of ‘sister-in-law’ is …………………
(a) sister-in-laws (b) sisters-in-law (c) sisters-in-laws (d) sisters n law
45. Plural of ‘loss’ is …………………
(a) losses (b) loses (c) loss (d) lossess
46. Plural of ‘military’ is …………………
(a) militaries (b) militarys (c) military (d) militeres
47. Plural of ‘dozen’ is …………………
(a) dozens (b) dozen (c) dozenes (d) dozeness
48. Plural of ‘goose’ is …………………
(a) goose (b) geese (c) goosies (d) gooses
49. Plural of ‘Rhino’ is …………………
(a) rhinos (b) rhinoes (c) rhinoceros (d) rhinosses
50. Plural of ‘millennium’ is …………………
(a) millennia (b) millenniums (c) millenniaas (d) millenniums
51. Plural of ‘stratum’ is …………………
(a) strata (b) stratas (c) stratum (d) stature
52. Plural of ‘loaf’ is …………………
(a) loaves (b) loafs (c) loafes (d) loaflet
53. Plural of ‘medium’ is …………………
(a) mediums (b) media (c) medias (d) median
54. Plural of ‘person’ is …………………
(a) people (b) persons (c) peoples (d) persona
55. Plural of ‘pitch’ is …………………
(a) pitchs (b) pits (c) pit (d) pitches
56. Plural of ‘cactus’ is …………………
(a) cacti (b) cactuses (c) cactis (d) cact
57. Plural of ‘oasis’ is …………………
(a) oase (b) oasis (c) oasises (d) oases
58. Plural of ‘hoax’ is …………………
(a) hoaxe (b) hoaxes (c) hoax (d) hoaxs
59. Plural of ‘analysis’ is …………………
(a) analys (b) analysis (c) analyses (d) analyse
60. Singular of ‘aquaria’ is …………………
(a) aquarium (b) aquaria (c) aquarias (d) aquarius
Section D – Parts of Speech (Q.61–100)
Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word.
61. The students will be admitted from tomorrow. (students)
(a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Adjective (d) Pronoun
62. We went to the library last Saturday. (last)
(a) Adverb (b) Noun (c) Adjective (d) Conjunction
63. Wow, what a beautiful picture! (Wow)
(a) Noun (b) Verb (c) Interjection (d) Adverb
64. Manjula ran slowly when compared with the others. (Manjula)
(a) Pronoun (b) Common Noun (c) Proper Noun (d) Verb
65. The box was kept under the table. (under)
(a) Preposition (b) Conjunction (c) Verb (d) Adverb
66. I want to go now. (now)
(a) Adverb (b) Pronoun (c) Noun (d) Verb
67. What are you doing there? (you)
(a) Noun (b) Pronoun (c) Adverb (d) Adjective
68. There is a cat underneath the piano. (underneath)
(a) Noun (b) Pronoun (c) Preposition (d) Adverb
69. Masons build houses. (build)
(a) Noun (b) Verb (c) Adjective (d) Pronoun
70. Shyla looked up but didn’t see anything. (up)
(a) Preposition (b) Adverb (c) Conjunction (d) Noun
71. My family will arrive from different parts of India. (family)
(a) Noun (b) Collective Noun (c) Pronoun (d) Adjective
72. Isn’t this a difficult question? (difficult)
(a) Adjective (b) Noun (c) Verb (d) Pronoun
73. She was very impressed with her results. (with)
(a) Verb (b) Conjunction (c) Adverb (d) Preposition
74. She is poor yet contented. (yet)
(a) Verb (b) Conjunction (c) Adverb (d) Adjective
75. The policeman didn’t run fast enough to catch the thief. (fast)
(a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Adjective (d) Adverb
76. We left for the mountain just before six in the morning. (left)
(a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Adjective (d) Preposition
77. We had lunch at a Thai restaurant. (restaurant)
(a) Adverb (b) Adjective (c) Noun (d) Pronoun
78. My friend wasn’t strong to lift that heavy trunk. (strong)
(a) Adjective (b) Verb (c) Noun (d) Pronoun
79. I helped him carry it. (him)
(a) Pronoun (b) Verb (c) Adjective (d) Noun
80. The weather was very cold. (cold)
(a) Noun (b) Verb (c) Adjective (d) Adverb
81. Oh! How hot and humid it is! (Oh)
(a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Adjective (d) Interjection
82. We didn’t spend the night there. (there)
(a) Preposition (b) Noun (c) Pronoun (d) Adverb
83. They came home late otherwise I would have gone earlier. (otherwise)
(a) Noun (b) Pronoun (c) Conjunction (d) Adverb
84. We were very hungry. (hungry)
(a) Adjective (b) Verb (c) Adverb (d) Pronoun
85. Though I came early, I couldn’t get an application. (Though)
(a) Conjunction (b) Preposition (c) Verb (d) Noun
86. We entered the building and climbed up the stairs. (We)
(a) Noun (b) Pronoun (c) Adjective (d) Adverb
87. ‘This was my favorite room,’ said Aditya. (my)
(a) Adjective (b) Pronoun (c) Verb (d) Noun
88. He turned and faced us. (He)
(a) Pronoun (b) Adjective (c) Verb (d) Noun
89. ‘Shall I laugh or cry?’ (I)
(a) Verb (b) Pronoun (c) Noun (d) Adverb
90. Our next stop was the house of Jogesh Kabiraj. (Our)
(a) Pronoun (b) Adjective (c) Verb (d) Conjunction
91. The attic has always been a favorite with children. (with)
(a) Adverb (b) Conjunction (c) Preposition (d) Pronoun
92. May we come in? (in)
(a) Conjunction (b) Adverb (c) Preposition (d) Verb
93. Peering intently at Aditya. (at)
(a) Adverb (b) Verb (c) Conjunction (d) Preposition
94. He heaved a sigh of relief when he got what he had been looking for. (for)
(a) Verb (b) Conjunction (c) Preposition (d) Noun
95. He wore a dhoti and a blue shirt that could be seen from under a green shawl. (under)
(a) Conjunction (b) Adverb (c) Preposition (d) Verb
96. I was quite a good student. (good)
(a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Adjective (d) Pronoun
97. The veteran jeweler remarked that it was an antique. (veteran)
(a) Noun (b) Verb (c) Adjective (d) Adverb
98. I recited the same poem. (same)
(a) Adjective (b) Adverb (c) Noun (d) Pronoun
99. Aditya’s father left the ancestral home. (ancestral)
(a) Adverb (b) Adjective (c) Verb (d) Pronoun
100. I noticed a sudden change. (sudden)
(a) Adjective (b) Verb (c) Noun (d) Pronoun
