Explore topic-wise MCQs in English Skills Ability.

This section includes 162 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English Skills Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

101.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: The rules of chess require that one made only one move at a time.

A. makes
B. make
C. will make
D. had made
Answer» B. make
102.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: A large number of houses has come up around Kolkata.

A. is coming up
B. are coming
C. had come up
D. had come
Answer» C. had come up
103.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: It is better to say too little than too much.

A. little
B. only little
C. very little
D. few little
Answer» B. only little
104.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: In summer, days are more warmer than nights.

A. more warm
B. warmer
C. warmest
D. most warmest
Answer» C. warmest
105.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: Only three-fourth of the work are complete.

A. is complete
B. has completed
C. have completed
D. have been completed
Answer» B. has completed
106.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: At last we realized what was truth.

A. what was the truth
B. what the truth was
C. the truth was
D. the truth is
Answer» C. the truth was
107.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: To lock up man and let him doing nothing is a cruel punishment.

A. let him do nothing
B. letting him do nothing
C. to let him do anything
D. to let him do nothing
Answer» B. letting him do nothing
108.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: i want to see the film as it is being directed by Satyajit Ray.

A. has been directed by
B. was directed by
C. had directed by
D. had been directed by
Answer» B. was directed by
109.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: One should be careful to check the grease and oil in our car every day.

A. one’s
B. his
C. their
D. my
Answer» B. his
110.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: It is important that he should have been arriving here in time.

A. could arrive
B. arrive
C. could have arrived
D. have arrived
Answer» B. arrive
111.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: In this deteriorate condition, you should call in a good doctor.

A. deteriorate
B. deterioration
C. to deteriorated
D. to deteriorate
Answer» B. deterioration
112.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: I cannot remember where I did leave my black shirt.

A. did I leave
B. i left
C. left i
D. left
Answer» B. i left
113.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: They have still not responded to our proposal.

A. have not still responded
B. still have not responded
C. not have still responded
D. not still responded
Answer» B. still have not responded
114.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: Ramesh went to the nearest shop to getting presents for his son.

A. to get
B. for to get
C. for getting
D. to getting
Answer» B. for to get
115.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: Students are attending spoken English class since 6th February.

A. were attending
B. have been attending
C. have attended
D. to have attended
Answer» C. have attended
116.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: John, who studies medicine at present, hopes to go abroad after graduation.

A. is studying
B. will study
C. studied
D. have studied
Answer» B. will study
117.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: He insisted on he was innocent.

A. insisted on that
B. insisted that
C. insists that
D. insists for
Answer» C. insists that
118.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: Hundreds of people were killed by earthquake.

A. in
B. from
C. of
D. to
Answer» B. from
119.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: There is plenty of time to catch the train.

A. to get
B. to reach
C. to hold
D. No correction
Answer» E.
120.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: I don’t want to disturb you, please get with your work.

A. get on with
B. get over with
C. get on with
D. get for
Answer» D. get for
121.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: You can mix it with some sugar and eat it.

A. in some sugar
B. into some sugar
C. any sugar
D. No correction
Answer» E.
122.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: He shouted that he might attract attention.

A. to attract attention
B. for attracting attention
C. that he may attract attention
D. to attracting attentio
Answer» B. for attracting attention
123.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: She is having a lot of money.

A. has lot of
B. has a lot of
C. is having lot of
D. have a lot of
Answer» C. is having lot of
124.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: He told us the story in a nutshell.

A. in the nutshell
B. putting in a nut
C. in nutshell
D. No correction
Answer» E.
125.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: He killed the enemy by his sword.

A. with his sword
B. by sword
C. by a sword
D. with sword
Answer» B. by sword
126.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: The teacher asked “why you are late”?

A. why you were late
B. why late you are
C. why are you late
D. why were you late
Answer» D. why were you late
127.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: In which newspaper the advertisement appeared?

A. did the advertisement appear
B. did the advertisement was appeared
C. the advertisement was appeared
D. the advertisement appear
Answer» B. did the advertisement was appeared
128.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: Where politics fails, economics may sometime succeed.

A. may sometimes succeeds
B. may sometime succeeds
C. sometimes succeed
D. sometimes succeeds
Answer» E.
129.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: It is one and quarter hours since Harish went away.

A. one and quarter
B. one and quarter hour
C. one hour and quarter
D. one hour and a quarter
Answer» E.
130.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: As the summer vacation approaches, the numbers of tourists are increasing by leaps and bounds.

A. has increased by leaps and bounds
B. increases by leaps and bounds
C. are increasing by leaps and bounds
D. increased by leaps and bounds
Answer» C. are increasing by leaps and bounds
131.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: Unless he does not leave this house, I will not say anything.

A. had left
B. left
C. did not leave
D. leaves
Answer» E.
132.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: The robber entered into the old man’s room very quietly.

A. entered in
B. entered inside
C. entered
D. entered of
Answer» E.
133.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: If you had arrived earlier, you would have found me in the bus.

A. will find
B. have found
C. found
D. No improvement
Answer» E.
134.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: We had to stop for diesel because we had hardly much left.

A. some
B. more
C. any
D. none
Answer» D. none
135.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: Is the coffee so cool for you to drink?

A. too cool that you can drink
B. cool enough for you to drink
C. enough cool to drink
D. cool enough to drink
Answer» C. enough cool to drink
136.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: Would you mind help me with these questions?

A. helping
B. to help
C. of helping
D. to helping
Answer» B. to help
137.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: I prefer to ride than to walk.

A. ride to walk
B. riding than walking
C. riding to walking
D. ride than walk
Answer» C. riding to walking
138.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: Our neighbours are extremely noisy but even more are they quarrelsome.

A. they are even more quarrelsome
B. more even are they quarrelsome
C. more are they quarrelsome
D. more they are quarrelsome
Answer» B. more even are they quarrelsome
139.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: The centre forward was constantly being cheered and applauded because he had made many goals.

A. he had secured many goals
B. he made many goals
C. he had scored many goals
D. he had scored goals
Answer» D. he had scored goals
140.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: History is a little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.

A. little less
B. very little more
C. little more
D. little more of
Answer» D. little more of
141.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: But for the two income, we would be hard out.

A. help up
B. hard on
C. hard up
D. hard of
Answer» D. hard of
142.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: When new coins were issued, the old ones were called out.

A. in
B. up
C. off
D. of
Answer» D. of
143.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: In his lecture, he dealt about the causes of the Gulf War.

A. with
B. on
C. for
D. in
Answer» B. on
144.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: Although her parents warned her of what would happen, she continued to disobey them.

A. off
B. to
C. on
D. No correction
Answer» E.
145.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: On the day of the match, everyone hoped about fine weather.

A. of
B. at
C. for
D. in
Answer» B. at
146.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: He has been working off and on for several years to compile a dictionary.

A. regularly
B. constantly
C. on and off
D. on or off
Answer» E.
147.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: He is not in the good books of his master.

A. in the better book
B. in the good book
C. in the best book
D. into the good books
Answer» C. in the best book
148.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: At an early age he had made his mark as a chemist.

A. made his mark
B. makes his mark
C. has made his mark
D. has been making his mark
Answer» B. makes his mark
149.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: It is all and one to me whether he lives in Mumbai or Kolkata.

A. all but one
B. all one
C. one and the same
D. all or one
Answer» D. all or one
150.

Correct the Sentence of the following Question: He spent much time and energy over it and lost a large sum in the bargain.

A. will bargain
B. for bargain
C. off the bargain
D. into bargain
Answer» C. off the bargain