Pattern of English Grammar in MCQ
Directions(question 1-2): Fill in the blank.
- Since one cannot read every book, one should be content with making a _______ selection.
1) standard 2) sample
3) moderate 4) judicious
2. Some people ________ themselves into believing that they are indispensible to the organization they work for.
1) fool 2) delude
3) force 4) denigrate
Directions(Questions 3-6): Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase in the sentence.
3. Lord Clive won his laurels in the battle of Plassey.
1) fought bravely 2) defeated his enemies
3) acquired distinction 4) overpowered his enemies
4. The best policy is to let sleeping dogs lie.
1) to be liberal
2) to be tolerant
3) to be neutral
4) to avoid discussing troublesome matters
5. He was in a brown study and did not seem to catch my point.
1) in his study room
2) absorbed in reading
3) absent-minded
4) in a state of shock
6. A good teacher should have the gift of the gab.
1) a good personality
2) absorbed in reading
3) a talent for speaking
4) an interest in discipline
Directions(Questions 7-8): A word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Choose the correctly spelt word.
7. 1) Etiquete 2) Etiquette
3) Ettiquete 4) Ettiquette
8. 1) Millonare 2) Millionaire
3) Millionare 4) Millonaire
