English Grammar: 291 MCQs with Answers
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English Grammar is one of the most important sections in competitive examinations conducted by various state and central government recruiting agencies across India. A strong command of English Grammar helps candidates improve their performance in subjects such as English Language, Communication Skills, Reading Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Improvement, Vocabulary, and Writing Ability.
This English Grammar Quiz contains carefully selected multiple-choice questions (MCQs) covering all major grammar topics including Parts of Speech, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Tenses, Articles, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Active and Passive Voice, Direct and Indirect Speech, Subject-Verb Agreement, Error Detection, Sentence Correction, Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, One Word Substitution, Idioms and Phrases, Cloze Test, Para Jumbles, and Reading Comprehension.
These English Grammar MCQs are highly useful for candidates preparing for various state-level and national-level examinations. Regular practice of these questions helps improve accuracy, speed, grammatical understanding, and overall exam performance.
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Important English Grammar Topics
- Parts of Speech
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Verb
- Tenses
- Articles
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Interjections
- Active and Passive Voice
- Direct and Indirect Speech
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Error Detection
- Sentence Improvement
- Sentence Rearrangement
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Idioms and Phrases
- One Word Substitution
- Spellings
- Cloze Test
- Reading Comprehension
- Vocabulary Building
- Fill in the Blanks
Haryana Exams Where English Grammar Questions Are Asked
- HCS (Haryana Civil Services)
- HTET
- HPSC Assistant Professor
- Haryana Police Constable
- Haryana Police SI
- CET Group C
- CET Group D
- Haryana Patwari
- Canal Patwari
- Gram Sachiv
- Clerk
- Stenographer
- Junior Engineer (JE)
- Naib Tehsildar
- Tehsildar
- Excise Inspector
- Haryana Judiciary
- TGT Recruitment
- PGT Recruitment
- Primary Teacher Recruitment
- Assistant Lineman (ALM)
- Various HSSC and HPSC Examinations
Rajasthan Exams
- RAS
- REET
- Rajasthan Police Constable
- Rajasthan Police SI
- Patwari
- Gram Vikas Adhikari (VDO)
- Junior Accountant
- LDC
- CET Graduation Level
- CET Senior Secondary Level
- School Lecturer
- Senior Teacher
- Junior Instructor
- Forest Guard
- Forester
- Rajasthan High Court Examinations
Punjab Exams
- PPSC Civil Services
- Punjab Police Constable
- Punjab Police SI
- PSTET
- Punjab Clerk Recruitment
- Excise Inspector
- Cooperative Inspector
- Jail Warder
- School Lecturer
- Master Cadre Teacher
- Punjab Judiciary
- Various PSSSB Examinations
Delhi Exams
- DSSSB TGT
- DSSSB PGT
- DSSSB Assistant Teacher
- DSSSB Junior Assistant
- DSSSB Clerk
- DSSSB Stenographer
- Delhi Police Constable
- Delhi Police Head Constable
- Delhi Police MTS
- Delhi Subordinate Services Examinations
Uttar Pradesh Exams
- UPPCS
- UPPSC Assistant Professor
- UPPSC RO/ARO
- UP Police Constable
- UP Police SI
- UPTET
- UP Lekhpal
- Junior Assistant
- Stenographer
- Review Officer
- BEO
- LT Grade Teacher
- TGT
- PGT
- UP Judiciary
- Various UPSSSC Examinations
Uttarakhand Exams
- UKPSC PCS
- UKPSC Lower PCS
- UKPSC Lecturer
- UKTET
- Uttarakhand Police Constable
- Uttarakhand Police SI
- Patwari
- Lekhpal
- Junior Assistant
- Forest Guard
- Cooperative Inspector
- Various UKSSSC Examinations
Bihar Exams
- BPSC
- BPSC Teacher Recruitment
- Bihar Police SI
- Bihar Police Constable
- Bihar SSC
- Bihar Clerk Recruitment
- Revenue Employee
- Panchayat Secretary
- Bihar Judiciary
- Assistant Professor Recruitment
- Various BSSC Examinations
Jharkhand Exams
- JPSC
- JTET
- Jharkhand Police SI
- Jharkhand Police Constable
- Jharkhand Excise Constable
- Panchayat Secretary
- Junior Assistant
- Stenographer
- Forest Guard
- Various JSSC Examinations
Himachal Pradesh Exams
- HP Administrative Services (HAS)
- HP TET
- HP Police Constable
- HP Police SI
- Junior Office Assistant
- Clerk
- Patwari
- Tehsildar Allied Services
- Lecturer Recruitment
- TGT Recruitment
- HPSSC Examinations
- HPPSC Examinations
West Bengal Exams
- WBCS
- WBPSC Clerkship
- WBPSC Miscellaneous Services
- WB Police Constable
- WB Police SI
- Primary Teacher Recruitment
- Upper Primary Teacher Recruitment
- School Service Commission (SSC) Exams
- Group C Recruitment
- Group D Recruitment
- Various WBPSC and WBSSC Examinations
Central Government Exams
- SSC CGL
- SSC CHSL
- SSC MTS
- SSC CPO
- SSC GD
- SSC Selection Post
- RRB NTPC
- RRB Group D
- RRB ALP
- RRB JE
- IBPS PO
- IBPS Clerk
- SBI PO
- SBI Clerk
- LIC AAO
- LIC Assistant
- EPFO
- FCI
- AFCAT
- CDS
- NDA
- CAPF
- Various Banking and Insurance Examinations
Practice these English Grammar Quiz Questions regularly to strengthen your grammar concepts, improve your vocabulary, and achieve higher scores in competitive examinations.
Q1. Fill in the blank with the correct option:
Teaching learners to discuss a poem in English in their native language is an instance of the use of _____
Right Answer: multilingual resources
Explanation:
When learners use their native language (mother tongue) to understand, analyze, or discuss complex material in a second language (like an English poem), this teaching approach is known as using the mother tongue as a "resource." In modern language pedagogy, this practice is often called "Translanguaging" or utilizing multilingual resources to help students grasp difficult concepts in the target language.
Why the other options are incorrect:
- (1) evaluative comprehension: This refers to making judgments or forming opinions about a text. While discussing a poem might involve evaluation, the specific act of using a native language to do so highlights the use of a multilingual strategy, not just the act of evaluating.
- (3) pre-reading skills: These are activities done before reading a text to prepare the learner (like looking at titles to predict the story or learning key vocabulary). Discussing the meaning of a poem usually happens during or after reading.
- (4) first language acquisition: This refers to the natural, subconscious process by which infants and young children learn their very first language from birth. It is a developmental milestone, not a teaching strategy used in a classroom to learn a second language.
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Q2. Choose the correct option:
Assertion A: The disadvantage of print material is that it lacks interaction and the use of audio-visual elements.
Assertion B: Print materials are not portable, not easily available and are not cost effective.
Right Answer: A is true; B is false
Explanation:
In general, print materials are:
- Portable – Books and notes can be carried easily.
- Easily available – They are widely accessible in libraries, bookstores, and schools.
- Cost-effective – Especially when compared with many digital devices and multimedia resources.
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Q3. Fill in the blank with the correct option:
Nesfield's grammar is an instance of _____ grammar.
Right Answer: prescriptive
Explanation:
J.C. Nesfield's grammar books (such as English Grammar: Past and Present) are classic examples of prescriptive grammar.
Here is why:
- Prescriptive Grammar: This approach lays down strict rules about how a language should or must be used. It focuses on what is grammatically "correct" versus "incorrect," often based on traditional or classical rules. Nesfield's books were written exactly for this purpose—to teach students the rigid, formal rules of Standard English.
Why the other options are incorrect:
(1) Universal Grammar: This is a modern linguistic theory (proposed by Noam Chomsky) suggesting that the ability to learn grammar is hard-wired into the human brain and that all human languages share a common structural basis.
(2) Cognitive Grammar: This is a psychological approach to language that argues grammar and meaning are deeply tied to human cognition and how we perceive the world.
(3) Descriptive Grammar: This is the modern linguistic approach that observes and describes how native speakers actually use the language in real life, without judging it as "right" or "wrong." Nesfield did the exact opposite of this.
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Q4. Fill in the blank with the correct option:
_____ skill involves training the learner to listen for the English speech sounds including stress and intonation patterns.
Right Answer: aural-oral
Explanation:
Aural-oral skill involves training the learner to listen for the English speech sounds including stress and intonation patterns.
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Q5. Fill in the blank with the correct option:
The two kinds of listening are _____
Right Answer: intensive and extensive
Explanation:
In English language teaching pedagogy (which is standard for teaching exams like CTET, HTET, and UPTET), the listening skill is categorized exactly like the reading skill:
- Intensive listening: This focuses on careful attention to specific details, sounds, words, or grammar. The goal is accuracy and language focus (e.g., listening to a short dialogue to hear specific pronunciation or answer a direct question).
- Extensive listening: This involves listening to longer, more generalized materials for overall understanding, fluency, and enjoyment without worrying about understanding every single word (e.g., listening to an English podcast, story, or movie).
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Q6. Direction: (Q. No. 51 to 60): Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:
Mother, I am the one you sent away when the doctor told you I would be a girl - In the end they had to give me an injection to kill me. Before I died I heard the traffic rushing outside, the monsoon slush, the wind sulking through your beloved Mumbai I could have clutched the neon blue no one wanted No one wanted To touch me except later in the autopsy room when they knew my mouth would not search for anything and my head could be measured and bent cut apart. I looked like a sliced pomegranate. The fruit you never touched. Mother, I am the one you sent away When the doctor told you I would be a girl - your second girl. Afterwards, as soon as you could you put on your grass - green sari - the orange stems of the parijatak blossoms glistened in your hair - Afterwards everyone smiled. But now I ask you to look for me, mother, look for me because I won't come to you in your dreams, Look for me, mother, look because I won't become a flower I won't turn into a butterfly And I am not a part of anyone's song. Look, mother, look for the place where you have sent me. Look for the unspeakable. for the place that can never be described. Look for me, mother, because this is what you have done. Look for me, mother, because this is not 'God's will'. Look for me, mother because I smell of formaldehyde I smell of formaldehyde and still, I wish you would look for me, mother.
Who does the girl address?
Right Answer: the mother
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Q7. Direction: Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:
Mother, I am the one you sent away when the doctor told you I would be a girl - In the end they had to give me an injection to kill me. Before I died I heard the traffic rushing outside, the monsoon slush, the wind sulking through your beloved Mumbai I could have clutched the neon blue no one wanted No one wanted To touch me except later in the autopsy room when they knew my mouth would not search for anything and my head could be measured and bent cut apart. I looked like a sliced pomegranate. The fruit you never touched. Mother, I am the one you sent away When the doctor told you I would be a girl - your second girl. Afterwards, as soon as you could you put on your grass - green sari - the orange stems of the parijatak blossoms glistened in your hair - Afterwards everyone smiled. But now I ask you to look for me, mother, look for me because I won't come to you in your dreams, Look for me, mother, look because I won't become a flower I won't turn into a butterfly And I am not a part of anyone's song. Look, mother, look for the place where you have sent me. Look for the unspeakable. for the place that can never be described. Look for me, mother, because this is what you have done. Look for me, mother, because this is not 'God's will'. Look for me, mother because I smell of formaldehyde I smell of formaldehyde and still, I wish you would look for me, mother.
In which city does the foeticide take place ?
Right Answer: Mumbai
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Q8. Direction: Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:
Mother, I am the one you sent away when the doctor told you I would be a girl - In the end they had to give me an injection to kill me. Before I died I heard the traffic rushing outside, the monsoon slush, the wind sulking through your beloved Mumbai I could have clutched the neon blue no one wanted No one wanted To touch me except later in the autopsy room when they knew my mouth would not search for anything and my head could be measured and bent cut apart. I looked like a sliced pomegranate. The fruit you never touched. Mother, I am the one you sent away When the doctor told you I would be a girl - your second girl. Afterwards, as soon as you could you put on your grass - green sari - the orange stems of the parijatak blossoms glistened in your hair - Afterwards everyone smiled. But now I ask you to look for me, mother, look for me because I won't come to you in your dreams, Look for me, mother, look because I won't become a flower I won't turn into a butterfly And I am not a part of anyone's song. Look, mother, look for the place where you have sent me. Look for the unspeakable. for the place that can never be described. Look for me, mother, because this is what you have done. Look for me, mother, because this is not 'God's will'. Look for me, mother because I smell of formaldehyde I smell of formaldehyde and still, I wish you would look for me, mother.
What does the killed infant smell of ?
Right Answer: formaldehyde
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Q9. Direction: Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:
Mother, I am the one you sent away when the doctor told you I would be a girl - In the end they had to give me an injection to kill me. Before I died I heard the traffic rushing outside, the monsoon slush, the wind sulking through your beloved Mumbai I could have clutched the neon blue no one wanted No one wanted To touch me except later in the autopsy room when they knew my mouth would not search for anything and my head could be measured and bent cut apart. I looked like a sliced pomegranate. The fruit you never touched. Mother, I am the one you sent away When the doctor told you I would be a girl - your second girl. Afterwards, as soon as you could you put on your grass - green sari - the orange stems of the parijatak blossoms glistened in your hair - Afterwards everyone smiled. But now I ask you to look for me, mother, look for me because I won't come to you in your dreams, Look for me, mother, look because I won't become a flower I won't turn into a butterfly And I am not a part of anyone's song. Look, mother, look for the place where you have sent me. Look for the unspeakable. for the place that can never be described. Look for me, mother, because this is what you have done. Look for me, mother, because this is not 'God's will'. Look for me, mother because I smell of formaldehyde I smell of formaldehyde and still, I wish you would look for me, mother.
Who is "I" in the opening line ?
Right Answer: the killed infant girl
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Q10. Direction: Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:
Mother, I am the one you sent away when the doctor told you I would be a girl - In the end they had to give me an injection to kill me. Before I died I heard the traffic rushing outside, the monsoon slush, the wind sulking through your beloved Mumbai I could have clutched the neon blue no one wanted No one wanted To touch me except later in the autopsy room when they knew my mouth would not search for anything and my head could be measured and bent cut apart. I looked like a sliced pomegranate. The fruit you never touched. Mother, I am the one you sent away When the doctor told you I would be a girl - your second girl. Afterwards, as soon as you could you put on your grass - green sari - the orange stems of the parijatak blossoms glistened in your hair - Afterwards everyone smiled. But now I ask you to look for me, mother, look for me because I won't come to you in your dreams, Look for me, mother, look because I won't become a flower I won't turn into a butterfly And I am not a part of anyone's song. Look, mother, look for the place where you have sent me. Look for the unspeakable. for the place that can never be described. Look for me, mother, because this is what you have done. Look for me, mother, because this is not 'God's will'. Look for me, mother because I smell of formaldehyde I smell of formaldehyde and still, I wish you would look for me, mother.
Fill in the blank with the correct option:
According to the speaker the mother disliked _____
Right Answer: pomegranates
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