Basic English Grammar With Exercises Quiz

Question 1: He and she ______ watching a movie now.

(A) do

(B) is

(C) are

(D) were

View Answer
(C) are

Question 2: He didn’t wait even ______ minutes but started a lecture.

(A) few

(B) a few

(C) little

(D) a little

View Answer
(A) few

Question 3: If he _____ hard, he will pass.

(A) worked

(B) working

(C) will work

(D) works

View Answer
(D) works

Question 4: Kartik got _______ for his art of telling a story.

(A) admiration

(B) admirely

(C) admire

(D) admitted

View Answer
(A) admiration

Question 5: There was a power failure, all the lights _______, but she had no candle.

(A) went back

(B) went away

(C) went on

(D) went out

View Answer
(D) went out

Question 6: The number of the buses ________ increasing.

(A) have

(B) are

(C) is

(D) has

View Answer
(C) is

Question 7: Mr. Mohan used a ______  of buffaloes to help him plough his field.

(A) staff

(B) troop

(C) pack

(D) herd

View Answer
(D) herd

Question 8: Which one of the following words is a noun?

(A) knowledge

(B) knowingly

(C) knew

(D) known

View Answer
(A) knowledge

Question 9: What _______ the girls playing at noon yesterday?

(A) was

(B) were

(C) had

(D) had being

View Answer
(B) were

Question 10: Sachin and Radha have a house. _____ house is quite big.

(A) Her

(B) Their

(C) Theirs

(D) His

View Answer
(B) Their

Question 11: Give plural form of: ‘sheep’.

(A) sheep

(B) ships

(C) sheeps

(D) sheepses

View Answer
(A) sheep

Question 12: Don’t forget to send me a post card, ______ ?

(A) won’t you

(B) will you

(C) does you

(D) you don’t

View Answer
(B) will you

Question 13: Scarcely had he reached the station ________ the train steamed off.

(A) then

(B) when

(C) than

(D) while

View Answer
(B) when

Question 14: “ _______ is the dog hiding?” “It’s behind the tree.”

(A) When

(B) Where

(C) Why

(D) How

View Answer
(B) Where

Question 15: Take ______ apple a day and keep the doctor away.

(A) the

(B) an

(C) a

(D) any

View Answer
(B) an

Question 16: More than 15 years have _______ but I never forget the time when I first met him.

(A) gone on

(B) gone by

(C) gone up

(D) gone out

View Answer
(B) gone by

Question 17: It is ______ honour to represent the school in this tournament.

(A) a

(B) the

(C) an

(D) few

View Answer
(C) an

Question 18: Sara learnt to sing all by ________ .

(A) herself

(B) hers

(C) her

(D) she

View Answer
(A) herself

Question 19: Everyone __________ to remove their shoes outside temple

(A) have

(B) has

(C) is

(D) are

View Answer
(B) has

Question 20: _____ poor our maidservant is, she is honest.

(A) However

(B) But

(C) So

(D) In spite of

View Answer
(A) However

Question 21: Do you know under _______ leadership we won freedom?

(A) which

(B) whom

(C) whose

(D) who

View Answer
(C) whose

Question 22: Antonyms for : INSOLENT

(A) Agreeable

(B) Coward

(C) Polite

(D) Considerate

View Answer
(C) Polite

Question 23: The postman _______ the money order by afternoon(

(A) will bring

(B) will be bringing

(C) will have brought

(D) is bringing

View Answer
(C) will have brought

Question 24: What is the synonym of ‘docile’?

(A) gentle

(B) mean

(C) certain

(D) bright

View Answer
(A) gentle

Question 25: The work was done ______ haste.

(A) in

(B) with

(C) on

(D) by

View Answer
(A) in

Question 26: ________ the sun rise than we started our journey.

(A) No sooner did

(B) Hardly had

(C) When

(D) As soon as

View Answer
(A) No sooner did

Question 27: What _____ at seven o’clock yesterday evening?

(A) was you

(B) were you doing

(C) did you

(D) did you do

View Answer
(B) were you doing

Question 28: _______ I was doing my work, my friend came to my house

(A) Until

(B) As much as

(C) While

(D) As soon as

View Answer
(C) While

Question 29: I’ve been waiting for 30 minutes and the bus hasn’t arrived ________ .

(A) still

(B) not yet

(C) already

(D) yet

View Answer
(D) yet

Question 30: Make adjective of the word ‘Nation’.

(A) Nationally

(B) National

(C) Nationality

(D) Nation

View Answer
(B) National

Question 31: I have been here ________ three years.

(A) since

(B) for

(C) from

(D) by

View Answer
(B) for

Question 32: If you __________ your mind at the goal, you will surely succeed

(A) Keeps

(B) will keep

(C) kept

(D) keep

View Answer
(D) keep

Question 33: Which one is Passive Voice of ‘I have called her’.

(A) She has been called by me.

(B) She had been called by me.

(C) She have been called by me.

(D) She have been called by me.

View Answer
(A) She has been called by me.

Question 34: While the prizes ________ to the students, it began to rain

(A) was distributing

(B) was being distributed

(C) were distributed

(D) were being distributed

View Answer
(D) were being distributed

Question 35: Choose the appropriate option that correctly completes the sentence.

“He always stammers in public meetings, but his today’s speech ____________.”

(A) was fairly audible to everyone

(B) was not liked by the audience

(C) was not received by the audience

(D) was surprisingly fluent

View Answer
(D) was surprisingly fluent

Question 36: I would not allow you to enter ………. showing me a pass

(A) without

(B) for

(C) about

(D) before

View Answer
(A) without

Question 37: If I ________ a lot of money, I wouldn’t work anymore

(A) were

(B) have

(C) had

(D) has

View Answer
(C) had

Question 38: I ________ you yesterday

(A) was met

(B) did met

(C) meted

(D) met

View Answer
(D) met

Question 39: I had to walk 5 km yesterday as I had  _______ rupees for fare.

(A) few

(B) a few

(C) little

(D) a little

View Answer
(A) few

Question 40: I am in _________ hostel now.

(A) boy’s

(B) boys’s

(C) boys

(D) boys’

View Answer
(D) boys’