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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The diphthong /eə/ occurs in ……… |
| A. | now |
| B. | south |
| C. | share |
| D. | foil |
| Answer» D. foil | |
| 2. |
I -------- run when I was young |
| A. | might |
| B. | may |
| C. | used to |
| D. | should |
| Answer» D. should | |
| 3. |
Tongue is a --------- articulator |
| A. | Active |
| B. | passive |
| C. | creative |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. passive | |
| 4. |
The phonetic alphabet consists of ……. pure vowels and ……. diphthongs. |
| A. | 12,8 |
| B. | 14,6 |
| C. | 12,4 |
| D. | 10,8 |
| Answer» B. 14,6 | |
| 5. |
Identify the diphthong in the word ‘wide’. |
| A. | /eɪ/ |
| B. | /ɔɪ |
| C. | /aɪ/ |
| D. | /aʊ/ |
| Answer» D. /aʊ/ | |
| 6. |
Regional variety of language is |
| A. | Idiolect |
| B. | Dialect |
| C. | Register |
| D. | pidgin |
| Answer» C. Register | |
| 7. |
The antonym of the word "pessimism" |
| A. | Hopeless |
| B. | optimism |
| C. | mysticism |
| D. | classicism |
| Answer» C. mysticism | |
| 8. |
Basic unit of spoken language is --------- |
| A. | word |
| B. | phoneme |
| C. | stress |
| D. | syllable |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
In reading aloud a long sentence, we pause at the end of ………. |
| A. | Consonant clusters |
| B. | Comas |
| C. | Sense – groups |
| D. | A new equilibrium with nature |
| Answer» D. A new equilibrium with nature | |
| 10. |
Adjectives and adverbs are ------- words |
| A. | grammatical |
| B. | functional |
| C. | content |
| D. | structural |
| Answer» D. structural | |
| 11. |
An Auxiliary is a --------- verb |
| A. | Joining |
| B. | Connecting |
| C. | Helping |
| D. | blending |
| Answer» D. blending | |
| 12. |
"Juvenile" means |
| A. | Humorous |
| B. | childish |
| C. | tedious |
| D. | pious |
| Answer» C. tedious | |
| 13. |
A syllable has always --------- vowel |
| A. | one |
| B. | Two |
| C. | Three |
| D. | many |
| Answer» B. Two | |
| 14. |
Identify the initial sound in the word ‘out’. |
| A. | /əʊ/ |
| B. | /aʊ/ |
| C. | /aɪ/ |
| D. | /eɪ/ |
| Answer» C. /aɪ/ | |
| 15. |
B.B.C English is -------- variety |
| A. | American |
| B. | British |
| C. | standard |
| D. | formal |
| Answer» D. formal | |
| 16. |
After dinner the mother --------- the child in the cradle |
| A. | lied |
| B. | laid |
| C. | lay |
| D. | lied |
| Answer» C. lay | |
| 17. |
The weak form of ‘a’ is ………. |
| A. | /ə/ |
| B. | /eɪ/ |
| C. | /e/ |
| D. | /æ/ |
| Answer» B. /eɪ/ | |
| 18. |
Identify the initial consonant sound in the word ‘thank’. |
| A. | /θ/ |
| B. | /ð/ |
| C. | /d/ |
| D. | /k/ |
| Answer» B. /ð/ | |
| 19. |
An example of cardinal adjective is -------- |
| A. | last |
| B. | one |
| C. | This |
| D. | Those |
| Answer» C. This | |
| 20. |
Language is a --------- subject |
| A. | style |
| B. | skill |
| C. | passive |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. passive | |
| 21. |
Pick out an abstract noun from the following |
| A. | Beauty |
| B. | die |
| C. | laugh |
| D. | friends |
| Answer» B. die | |
| 22. |
The number of syllables in the word “inject” is |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 1 | |
| 23. |
We -------- obey our parents |
| A. | may |
| B. | might |
| C. | should |
| D. | are |
| Answer» D. are | |
| 24. |
The word ‘irrelevance’ is a ……… |
| A. | Noun |
| B. | Verb |
| C. | Preposition |
| D. | Conjunction |
| Answer» B. Verb | |
| 25. |
‘No sooner’ is followed by --------- |
| A. | when |
| B. | then |
| C. | than |
| D. | it |
| Answer» D. it | |
| 26. |
It is useful to explain the ………. Before asking permission |
| A. | Purpose |
| B. | Expression |
| C. | Response |
| D. | Plan |
| Answer» B. Expression | |
| 27. |
The plural of "thesis" is |
| A. | thesises |
| B. | thesis |
| C. | theses |
| D. | thesisis |
| Answer» D. thesisis | |
| 28. |
Which one of the following is an example of an adverbial as maximiser? |
| A. | Must |
| B. | Clearly |
| C. | In other words |
| D. | Hence |
| Answer» C. In other words | |
| 29. |
I must apologize ---------- disturbing you |
| A. | on |
| B. | at |
| C. | for |
| D. | in |
| Answer» D. in | |
| 30. |
The meeting ----------- well |
| A. | went off |
| B. | went into |
| C. | went by |
| D. | went dowen |
| Answer» B. went into | |
| 31. |
If I ---------- a bird I could fly |
| A. | was |
| B. | were |
| C. | am |
| D. | are |
| Answer» C. am | |
| 32. |
The police accused him ---------- theft |
| A. | on |
| B. | at |
| C. | by |
| D. | of |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
………. and case‐based are the two kinds of group discussions |
| A. | Idea‐based |
| B. | Topic‐based |
| C. | Discussion‐based |
| D. | Belief‐ based |
| Answer» C. Discussion‐based | |
| 34. |
Which is the weak form of ‘can’. |
| A. | /kæn/ |
| B. | /kʌn/ |
| C. | /kən/ |
| D. | /keɪn/ |
| Answer» D. /keɪn/ | |
| 35. |
Weak forms are -------- words |
| A. | Tri syllabic |
| B. | Bi syllabic |
| C. | mono syllabic |
| D. | poly syllabic |
| Answer» D. poly syllabic | |
| 36. |
Which is the normal spelling of /kʌt/. |
| A. | cut |
| B. | kut |
| C. | chut |
| D. | khut |
| Answer» B. kut | |
| 37. |
The head of a group is giving ……… to the members of the group. |
| A. | Instructions |
| B. | Suggestions |
| C. | Purpose |
| D. | Aims |
| Answer» B. Suggestions | |
| 38. |
Find out which weak form is correct for the phrase ‘bread and butter’ |
| A. | /bredʌnbʌta/ |
| B. | /bredənbʌta/ |
| C. | /bredxnbʌta/ |
| D. | /brednbʌta/ |
| Answer» C. /bredxnbʌta/ | |
| 39. |
Identify the correct spelling |
| A. | possesion |
| B. | possession |
| C. | pocession |
| D. | possecion |
| Answer» C. pocession | |
| 40. |
I have not met him ---------- a long time |
| A. | since |
| B. | for |
| C. | in |
| D. | on |
| Answer» C. in | |
| 41. |
Have you ever -------- to your parents |
| A. | laid |
| B. | lied |
| C. | layed |
| D. | lie |
| Answer» C. layed | |
| 42. |
I was seated -------- the speaker |
| A. | besiding |
| B. | by |
| C. | beside |
| D. | besides |
| Answer» D. besides | |
| 43. |
The word "tall" is |
| A. | poly syllabic |
| B. | Disyllabic |
| C. | mono syllabic |
| D. | Tri syllabic |
| Answer» D. Tri syllabic | |
| 44. |
The sound produced by a bird is |
| A. | bray |
| B. | chirp |
| C. | grow |
| D. | mew |
| Answer» C. grow | |
| 45. |
Something that is "eatable" is |
| A. | portable |
| B. | edible |
| C. | sweet |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. sweet | |
| 46. |
When the first part of the compound word is an adjective, the ……… part is stressed. |
| A. | First |
| B. | Second |
| C. | Middle |
| D. | Both |
| Answer» C. Middle | |
| 47. |
………. are words or phrases used to produce maximum effect in favour of an argument or point of the writer. |
| A. | Minimisers |
| B. | Maximisers |
| C. | Key words |
| D. | Signposts |
| Answer» C. Key words | |
| 48. |
Flesh of sheep is |
| A. | beef |
| B. | mutton |
| C. | flesh |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. flesh | |
| 49. |
Identify the first sound in the word ‘psychology’. |
| A. | /s/ |
| B. | /p/ |
| C. | /k/ |
| D. | /j/ |
| Answer» B. /p/ | |
| 50. |
Speech is ----------- and writing is secondary |
| A. | usual |
| B. | unusual |
| C. | primary |
| D. | open |
| Answer» D. open | |