English Language Practice

1. Synonym of BENEVOLENT:

• A. Cruel
• B. Kind (Correct)
• C. Indifferent
• D. Aggressive

Explanation: Benevolent means well-meaning and kindly — kind/charitable.

2. Antonym of ANCIENT:

• A. Old
• B. Historic
• C. Modern (Correct)
• D. Antique

Explanation: Ancient means very old; its antonym is modern (recent/contemporary).

3. The plural of 'Child' is:

• A. Childs
• B. Childes
• C. Children (Correct)
• D. Childrens

Explanation: Child has an irregular plural: children.

4. Find the error: 'He work very hard everyday.'

• A. He
• B. work (Correct)
• C. very hard
• D. everyday

Explanation: He is third person singular — requires 'works', not 'work'.

5. She has been studying for __ hour.

• A. a
• B. an (Correct)
• C. the
• D. no article

Explanation: 'Hour' begins with a vowel sound /aʊ/, so 'an' is correct before it.

6. 'A blessing in disguise' means:

• A. A bad thing that turns out good (Correct)
• B. A hidden treasure
• C. A difficult task
• D. An unexpected visitor

Explanation: A blessing in disguise = something that seems bad at first but has a good outcome.

7. Change to indirect speech: He said, 'I am tired.'

• A. He said that he is tired.
• B. He said that he was tired. (Correct)
• C. He told that he is tired.
• D. He said that I was tired.

Explanation: In reported speech with past reporting verb, present tense changes to past: 'am' → 'was'.

8. Which is correctly spelled?

• A. Grammer
• B. Grammar (Correct)
• C. Gramer
• D. Grammarr

Explanation: The correct spelling is 'Grammar' — often misspelled as 'Grammer'.

9. One who knows many languages:

• A. Monolingual
• B. Bilingual
• C. Multilingual
• D. Polyglot (Correct)

Explanation: A polyglot is a person who knows and uses several languages. (Multilingual is also acceptable but polyglot is the precise one-word substitution.)

10. If someone is described as 'taciturn', they are:

• A. Talkative
• B. Quiet and reserved (Correct)
• C. Aggressive
• D. Generous

Explanation: Taciturn means reserved or uncommunicative in speech — saying little.

11. Choose the synonym of DILIGENT:

• A. Lazy
• B. Hardworking (Correct)
• C. Arrogant
• D. Calm

Explanation: Diligent means having or showing care and effort — hardworking/industrious.

12. Select the correct sentence:

• A. Each of the students have submitted their homework.
• B. Each of the students has submitted their homework. (Correct)
• C. Each of the student has submitted their homework.
• D. Each students has submitted homework.

Explanation: Each (indefinite pronoun) takes a singular verb: 'has', not 'have'. 'Of the students' is a prepositional phrase — not the subject.

13. To 'bite the bullet' means:

• A. To eat fast
• B. To endure a difficult situation (Correct)
• C. To argue
• D. To solve a problem quickly

Explanation: 'Bite the bullet' means to endure a painful or difficult situation stoically.

14. Find the error: 'She is more smarter than her sister.'

• A. She is
• B. more smarter (Correct)
• C. than her
• D. sister

Explanation: Double comparative — 'smarter' already is comparative. Correct: 'smarter' (not 'more smarter').

15. What does RECALCITRANT mean?

• A. Obedient
• B. Stubbornly disobedient (Correct)
• C. Clever
• D. Fearful

Explanation: Recalcitrant means having an obstinately uncooperative attitude — stubbornly resistant to authority.

16. Identify the gerund: 'Swimming is great exercise.'

• A. Swimming (Correct)
• B. is
• C. great
• D. exercise

Explanation: Swimming is a gerund — a verb form (-ing) used as a noun, here functioning as the subject.

17. The government has __ a new policy on education.

• A. announced (Correct)
• B. announce
• C. announcing
• D. announces

Explanation: With 'has', the past participle is needed: 'has announced'.

18. Improve: 'He goes to school everyday since five years.'

• A. He has been going to school for five years. (Correct)
• B. He went to school since five years.
• C. He go to school since five years.
• D. No improvement

Explanation: Continuous action from past to present uses present perfect continuous. 'Since' is replaced by 'for' (for a duration).

19. Antonym of TRANSPARENT:

• A. Clear
• B. Obvious
• C. Opaque (Correct)
• D. Translucent

Explanation: Transparent means allowing light to pass through; opaque does not allow light to pass through.

20. Fear of heights is called:

• A. Claustrophobia
• B. Hydrophobia
• C. Arachnophobia
• D. Acrophobia (Correct)

Explanation: Acrophobia is the irrational fear of heights. Claustrophobia = enclosed spaces, Hydrophobia = water, Arachnophobia = spiders.

21. Which sentence uses the subjunctive mood correctly?

• A. I suggest that he goes.
• B. I suggest that he go. (Correct)
• C. I suggest that he went.
• D. I suggest that he would go.

Explanation: Subjunctive mood after 'suggest' uses the base form: 'he go' (not 'goes' or 'went').

22. Find the error: 'Neither of the two options are acceptable.'

• A. Neither of
• B. the two options
• C. are (Correct)
• D. acceptable

Explanation: Neither (singular pronoun) takes a singular verb: 'is acceptable', not 'are acceptable'.

23. Choose the synonym of PROCRASTINATE:

• A. Hurry
• B. Delay (Correct)
• C. Complete
• D. Start

Explanation: Procrastinate means to delay or postpone action — to put off doing something.

24. 'Spill the beans' means:

• A. Cook a meal
• B. Reveal a secret (Correct)
• C. Make a mess
• D. Celebrate noisily

Explanation: 'Spill the beans' means to reveal secret or confidential information unintentionally or indiscreetly.

25. The passive voice of 'The teacher praised the student' is:

• A. The student was praised by the teacher. (Correct)
• B. The student is praised by the teacher.
• C. The student has been praised by the teacher.
• D. The student had been praised by the teacher.

Explanation: Simple past active → simple past passive: 'was + past participle'.