Explore topic-wise MCQs in Competitive English.

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351.

 The ______ at that market sells fresh vegetables.

A. grocer
B. vegetarian
C. greengrocer
D. veterinarian
Answer» D. veterinarian
352.

 I got a nice vase from the ______ who just came by a few minutes ago.

A. pilot
B. porter
C. peddler
D. plumber
Answer» D. plumber
353.

 We need some ______ to help because we cannot afford to hire extra hands.

A. traitors
B. vandals
C. volunteers
D. manservants
Answer» D. manservants
354.

 He is such a/an ______ that he rarely smiles.

A. lunatic
B. optician
C. optimist
D. pessimist
Answer» E.
355.

 The ______ forgot to tell his workmen about the new arrangement.

A. waiter
B. foreman
C. locksmith
D. housekeeper
Answer» C. locksmith
356.

 The ______ of the story is a little girl called Macy.

A. hero
B. hostess
C. heroine
D. mistress
Answer» D. mistress
357.

 The police were able to arrest the entire ______ of thieves.

A. gang
B. tribe
C. team
D. board
Answer» B. tribe
358.

 The ______ of singers performed well at last night's concert.

A. team
B. choir
C. crew
D. horde
Answer» C. crew
359.

 The ______ makes beautiful dresses for the drama artistes.

A. sculptor
B. dresser
C. seamstress
D. stewardess
Answer» D. stewardess
360.

 The ______ was able to find some important clues to solve the case.

A. editor
B. dentist
C. explorer
D. detective
Answer» E.
361.

 The ______ of the novel autographed the book for me.

A. artist
B. baker
C. author
D. artiste
Answer» D. artiste
362.

 Thomas Edison was the ______ of the light bulb.

A. investigator
B. creator
C. inventor
D. scientist
Answer» D. scientist
363.

 Betty is such a ______ that she is more like a boy than a girl.

A. tommy
B. tomboy
C. tomgirl
D. tomchild
Answer» C. tomgirl
364.

 This ______ sells a lot of flowers imported from other countries.

A. florist
B. tourist
C. chef
D. foreman
Answer» B. tourist
365.

 The ______ jumped over the railing and was almost hit by a car.

A. patriot
B. pessimist
C. pedestrian
D. passenger
Answer» D. passenger
366.

 He is a/an ______. His parents passed away a few years ago.

A. orphan
B. cripple
C. bachelor
D. hooligan
Answer» B. cripple
367.

 Although he is rich, he has ______ friends because of his arrogance.

A. few
B. plenty
C. little
D. lot of
Answer» B. plenty
368.

 Be careful when you feed the old man. Give him ______ at a time.

A. many
B. much
C. some
D. a little
Answer» E.
369.

 Being undernourished the man does not have ______ energy to do any work.

A. many
B. much
C. plenty
D. a lot
Answer» C. plenty
370.

 You must leave ______ food for your brother. He will be late.

A. any
B. many
C. some
D. plenty
Answer» D. plenty
371.

 This is one of the ______ incidents that I came across.

A. much
B. many
C. plenty
D. some
Answer» C. plenty
372.

 We thanked the ______ of singers for their service.

A. crew
B. staff
C. band
D. choir
Answer» E.
373.

 The monitor brought a ______ of chalk to the class.

A. box
B. staff
C. clump
D. bunch
Answer» B. staff
374.

 There is a ______ of cattle in the field.

A. herd
B. fleet
C. team
D. swarm
Answer» B. fleet
375.

 All types of ______ watches are sold in this compartment.

A. lady
B. lady's
C. ladies
D. ladie's
Answer» E.
376.

 The children are allowed to red the books at the ______ corner.

A. child
B. child's
C. children
D. children's
Answer» E.
377.

 The member of parliament will inform the authorities about the ______ of the poor.

A. flight
B. plague
C. plight
D. gloomy
Answer» D. gloomy
378.

 Liu Xiang has brought much ______ to the nation after winning a silver medal.

A. honesty
B. famous
C. image
D. fame
Answer» E.
379.

 The police are in hot ______ of the robbers.

A. speed
B. pursuit
C. chasing
D. running
Answer» C. chasing
380.

 After being sacked, the secretary was filled with ______.

A. relieved
B. bitterness
C. betterment
D. outrageous
Answer» C. betterment
381.

 The atmosphere at the carnival was one of pomp and ______.

A. merry
B. gloomy
C. gaiety
D. joyous
Answer» D. joyous
382.

 We all respect Mr. Tan because he is a man of ______.

A. principle
B. principal
C. privilege
D. primitive
Answer» B. principal
383.

 The new clerk was commended for her ______.

A. diligence
B. disability
C. intelligent
D. industrious
Answer» B. disability
384.

 There was a ______ of workers repairing the damaged road.

A. gang
B. bevy
C. team
D. company
Answer» D. company
385.

 Which is more important, virtue or ______ ?

A. pain
B. wealth
C. healthy
D. virtuous
Answer» C. healthy
386.

 The young worker works with vim and ______.

A. gloss
B. vigour
C. colour
D. mellow
Answer» C. colour
387.

 The teacher is trying to find out _______ has taken her pen.

A. who
B. what
C. when
D. which
Answer» B. what
388.

 He reported ______ he saw.

A. what
B. which
C. that
D. when
Answer» D. when
389.

 ______ I wrote to her is confidential.

A. What
B. That
C. Which
D. Whether
Answer» B. That
390.

 The sick man is conscious of ______ he is doing.

A. why
B. what
C. which
D. whether
Answer» C. which
391.

 When a stone hit the hive, a ______ of bees flew out.

A. group
B. swarm
C. crowd
D. cluster
Answer» C. crowd
392.

 I carried a small bag on board the plane as the rest of the ______ was checked in before the flight.

A. bag
B. bags
C. luggage
D. suitcases
Answer» D. suitcases
393.

 The ______ served at the hospital was so terrible that the patient refused it.

A. food
B. cakes
C. meals
D. dishes
Answer» B. cakes
394.

 I left a few pieces of ______ in my aunt's house after the holidays.

A. clothing
B. clothes
C. cloths
D. cloth
Answer» B. clothes
395.

 Several ______ were injured in the accident.

A. person
B. man
C. people
D. crew
Answer» D. crew
396.

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable options. It took me ____ two hours to reach the station.

A. Nearly
B. always
C. Enough
D. down
Answer» B. always
397.

Fill in the blanks with the correct options. Have you ______ met a celebrity?

A. yet
B. already
C. Just
D. ever
Answer» E.
398.

Select one option for the following groups of words. A place where orphans live

A. Lineage
B. Orphanage
C. Shelter
D. residence
Answer» C. Shelter
399.

Select one option for the following groups of words. A game in which no one wins

A. Love
B. Draw
C. Dual
D. Duel
Answer» C. Dual
400.

Select the option that arranges the jumbled words in a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. You may ignore punctuation. I. thereII. is III. dark IV. it  V. still

A. V III II IV I
B. IV II III I V
C. II IV V III I
D. III IV II V I
Answer» D. III IV II V I