English Practice Questions

These are PYQ-style grammar and verbal questions.

Sentence correction

Q1

Choose the correct sentence.

A. She have been living here since 2010.
B. She has been living here for 2010.
C. She has been living here since 2010.
D. She is living here since 2010.

Answer: C

Q2

Find the error:

If I am well / I would / prefer coffee / to cold drinks.

A. If I am well
B. I would
C. prefer coffee
D. to cold drinks

Answer: A

Better sentence:

If I were well, I would prefer coffee to cold drinks.

Q3

Fill the blank:

He has been waiting here ___ two hours.

A. since
B. for
C. from
D. by

Answer: B

Q4

Fill the blank:

The court has yet to serve him ___ summons.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article

Answer: A

Q5

Choose the synonym of humble.

A. boastful
B. polite
C. arrogant
D. bold

Answer: B

Q6

Choose the antonym of squalid.

A. dirty
B. clean
C. poor
D. miserable

Answer: B

Q7

Meaning of idiom: back to square one

A. rare event
B. start all over again
C. force an ended issue
D. make a small mistake

Answer: B

Q8

Change to indirect speech:

Aman said, “The girl was singing.”

A. Aman said that the girl has been singing.
B. Aman said that the girl had been singing.
C. Aman said that the girl was singing.
D. Aman says the girl was singing.

Answer: B

Q9

Choose correct preposition:

She is good ___ mathematics.

A. in
B. at
C. on
D. with

Answer: B

Q10

Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

A. Neither of the answers are correct.
B. Neither of the answers is correct.
C. Neither answers is correct.
D. Neither answer are correct.

Answer: B

Para-jumble

Q11

Arrange:

A. Sometimes everything turns upside down.
B. Life is not just a party and pleasure; it is also pain and despair.
C. Bad things happen to good people.
D. Unthinkable things happen.

Best order:

Answer: B C A D

RC method drill

When solving RC, write:

Main idea:
Tone:
Question keyword:
Line evidence: