English MCQs 2024 Set 14

Total Questions: 25

2 - A figure intended to represent an abstract quality is called.....

A ) Personification ✅
B ) Hyperbole
C ) Simile
D ) Metaphor

4 - I was joy in times of prosperity and a ......... in times of trouble.

A ) Sorrow
B ) Consolation ✅
C ) Distraction
D ) Burden

5 - What does the phrase "Her parents came of age in 1960" came of age mean?

A ) Retired
B ) Moved abroad
C ) Became wealthy
D ) Reached adulthood ✅

6 - He is falling ...... horse.

A ) Above
B ) Off ✅
C ) Of
D ) From

7 - Select the most appropriate antonym of the word"Callous"

A ) Absolute
B ) Careful
C ) Lifeless
D ) Kind ✅

8 - Complete the idiom: Do not judge a book by its.......

A ) Preface
B ) Content
C ) Language
D ) Cover ✅

9 - I wish I ....... applied for that job.

A ) Was
B ) Had ✅
C ) Have
D ) Has

10 - I .......NewZealand next year .

A ) Am going
B ) Will go
C ) Go
D ) Am going to ✅

11 - Indirect speech for "He said, 'yes, I will come and see you."'

A ) He said that he will come and see me
B ) He accepted that he will come and see me
C ) He agreed that he will come and see me
D ) He said that he would come and see me ✅

12 - Passive form for "Light the lamp"

A ) The lamp has been lighted
B ) Let the Lamp be lighted ✅
C ) The lamp be lighted
D ) None of these

13 - "Took his words" means.....

A ) To repeat
B ) To misunderstood
C ) To listen carefully
D ) To believe ✅

14 - Which one is not a model verb?

A ) Would
B ) Be ✅
C ) Could
D ) Can

15 - Choose analogous pair: Horse:Mare

A ) Fox: Vixen ✅
B ) Donkey:pony
C ) Dog:puppy
D ) Duck:Geese

16 - Change voice: "I want to buy a car"

A ) A car wants to be bought by me
B ) A car is wanted to be bought by me ✅
C ) I want a car to be bought
D ) A car is to be bought by me

17 - Complete the proverb: If very angry,.....

A ) Count to one thousand
B ) Count to one hundred ✅
C ) Count to ten
D ) None of these

18 - Aslam is senior ...... me.

A ) For
B ) Of
C ) To ✅
D ) On

20 - Complete the proverb: Don't put your eggs in.......?

A ) Pane
B ) Jar
C ) Fridge
D ) One basket ✅

21 - Find the correct indirect sentence: Majid said, "It may rain tomorrow."

A ) Majid told it might rain the next day
B ) Majid said that it might rain the next day ✅
C ) Majid suggested that it might rain tomorrow
D ) Majid told that it may rain tomorrow

22 - Dormant antonym:

A ) Idle
B ) Active ✅
C ) Passive
D ) Inactive

23 - I enjoy the company of ........ friends but sometimes I love to be........

A ) Your/ yourself
B ) My /lonely
C ) My /alone ✅
D ) My/ myself

24 - Match the analogy: Elusive: Capture

A ) Soft: Feel
B ) Hard: Break
C ) Submissive: Obey
D ) Headstrong: Control ✅