English Grammar Questions and Answers





1. . . . . . he invited me, I would have attended his birthday party
a) Hardly had
b) Had
c) Had better
d) If

Answer: b

2. The athletes who . . . . . . the games are called competitors.
a) enter
b) entered
c) while entering
d) are

Answer: a

3. When you were young, . . . . . . you climb a tree?
a) did
b) could
c) how
d) should

Answer: b

4. They are two brothers, but . . . . . . of them is hardworking.
a) none
b) either
c) neither
d) every

Answer: c

5. Wings of Fire . . . . . an autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam.
a) are
b) is
c) has
d) was

Answer: b

6. One of students . . . . . absent today
a) was
b) were
c) had
d) are

Answer: a

7. . . . . . I use your cell phone as I have forgotten mine?
a) May
b) Should
c) would
d) Do

Answer: a

8. Divya . . . . . Dimple if she could take her scooty.
a) told
b) helped
c) sent
d) asked

Answer: d

9. We . . . . . . our home work just now.
a) are finished
b) have finished
c) had finished
d) are finishing

Answer: b

10. There . . . . . many children on the playground yesterday.
a) are
b) were
c) did
d) playing

Answer: b

11. Look, many students . . . . . kites
a) are fly
b) are flown
c) are flying
d) are being flown

Answer: c

12. Marry . . . . . . a question to Mohan yesterday.
a) was asked
b) asked
c) had asked
d) asking

Answer: b

13.Merry . . . . . two husbands.
a) has
b) have
c) is
d) are

Answer: a

14. Might is the past form of . . . . . .
a) might
b) may
c) will
d) can

Answer: b

15. Monday is the first day . . . . . . . the week
a) of
b) after
c) during
d) before

Answer: a

16. Why do you travel by . . . . . bus?
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) none of the above

Answer: a

17. You speak so . . . . . that I can’t understand properly.
a) fast
b) fastly
c) slow
d) nice

Answer: a

18. He has taken my . . . . . car
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) none of the above

Answer: d

19. Shraddha is a singer. She sings . . . . . .
a) beautiful
b) beautifully
c) beauty
d) beautifulness

Answer: b

20.We . . . . . already . . . . . our lunch when the guests arrived.
a) had , took
b) have , taken
c) had , taken
d) did , take

Answer: c

21. The truck driver . . . . . . responsible for the accident.
a) was holding
b) was held
c) declared
d) had

Answer: b

22. Write only three answer, . . . . . . ?
a) don’t you
b) won’t you
c) will you
d) do you

Answer: b

23. No one can help you, ….. ?
a) can he
b) can she
c) can they
d) can’t you

Answer: c

24. . . . . . more you earn, . . . . . . more you can spend.
a) As , as
b) The , the
c) If , than
d) So , as

Answer: b

25. No, I have never met . . . . . .
a) it
b) him
c) them
d) her

Answer: b

26. New series . . . . . . already . . . . . .
a) have been , launched
b) launched
c) has been , launched
d) are launching

Answer: c

27. News . . . . . good.
a) is
b) has
c) are
d) must

Answer: a

28. No sooner . . . . . the sun . . . . . , than the birds start chirping.
a) did , rise
b) is , rise
c) do , rise
d) does , rise

Answer: a

29. No sooner did sir enter the class, . . . . . . all the students stood up.
a) when
b) than
c) then
d) before

Answer: b

30. Once, I have visited America. I know . . . . . cities there.
a) few
b) a few
c) little
d) a little

Answer: b

31. ‘To arrive’ means . . . . . .
a) to go
b) to come
c) to see
d) to arrest

Answer: b

32. Next week, she is going to Surat with a view to . . . . . a seminar.
a) will attend
b) attend
c) attends
d) attending

Answer: b

33. Listen, someone . . . . . a song.
a) is singing
b) sings
c) singing
d) will

Answer: a

34. He has killed his own father. He is in jail because of . . . . . .
a) father’s death
b) homicide
c) suicide
d) patricide

Answer: d

35. A mosquito is flying . . . . . your head.
a) inside
b) outside
c) Over
d) on

Answer: c

36. . . . . . . dogs seldom bite.
a) Barking
b) to Bark
c) Bark
d) Barked

Answer: a

37.. . . . . . Gandhiji . . . . . . in Rajkot?
a) When , studied
b) Did , study
c) Was , study
d) Does , studied

Answer: b

38. . . . . . . god bless you!.
a) how
b) May be
c) May
d) when

Answer: c

39. . . . . . . goods were carried on the truck.
a) A little
b) A few
c) Many
d) Several

Answer: a

40. . . . . . . he complains, the police will take action.
a) if
b) Unless
c) when
d) No sooner did

Answer: a

41. Mr. John . . . . . in India since his wife died.
a) settled
b) has been settled
c) has settled
d) has been settling

Answer: c

42. My father is a farmer but yours . . . . . an advocate.
a) is
b) arer
c) do
d) does

Answer: a

43. My husband has studied only . . . . . . . S.S.C.
a) till
b) up to
c) for
d) since

Answer: b

44. My monthly income is . . . . . . . 1,000,000/- Rs.
a) down
b) below
c) under
d) more

Answer: b

45. Neha was angry . . . . . . herself for making such a stupid mistake.
a) about
b) with
c) on
d) for

Answer: b

46. I think that sign means we . . . . . enter the building. Look, there is a security guard too.
a) mustn’t
b) have to
c) will
d) don’t

Answer: a

47.. . . . . a wonderful picture it is!
a) how
b) What
c) so
d) very

Answer: b

48. Don’t chew panmasala, . . . . . ?
a) will you
b) should you
c) are you
d) never you

Answer: b

49. . . . . . . me, you should read English newspapers daily.
a) Because of
b) Inspite of
c) According to
d) Though

Answer: c

50. Superlative form of adjective ‘popular’ is . . . . .
a) popularity
b) popularest
c) most popular
d) the most

Answer: c

51. I . . . . . . with guests when you called me.
a) discussed
b) am discussing
c) was discussing
d) was being discussed

Answer: c

52. Students . . . . . for English Grammar as their exam is very near.
a) are prepared
b) are being prepared
c) are preparing
d) will be prepare

Answer: c

53.A baby . . . . . not . . . . . sandwich at this time yesterday.
a) was , not eating
b) was , eating
c) was , ate
d) was being , eaten

Answer: b

54. Look, . . . . . these passengers . . . . . for a bus?
a) are , waiting
b) are , waitting
c) are being , wait
d) waiting

Answer: a

55. Gifts . . . . . among the students now.
a) are distributing
b) were distributing
c) are being distributted
d) are being distributed

Answer: d

56. Kishan sir . . . . . English at this moment.
a) is teach
b) does teaching
c) is teaching
d) teachers

Answer: c

57. At this time on next Sunday, you . . . . . travelling by plane to the moon.
a) are
b) were
c) will be
d) will being

Answer: c

58. My husband with his colleagues . . . . . golf now.
a) are play
b) are being play
c) is playing
d) are playing

Answer: c

59. It’s not raining so we . . . . . not . . . . . an umbrella.
a) were , using
b) are , using
c) are , not using
d) will be , use

Answer: b

60. He was too much busy as he . . . . . his home work
a) was doing
b) doing
c) was being done
d) did

Answer: a

61. My uncle died . . . . . . . the war.
a) during
b) with
c) at
d) for

Answer: a

62. How nicely the vegetables . . . . . . . in that shop!
a) arranging
b) were arranged
c) arranged
d) arrange

Answer: b

63.How . . . . . . . your last question paper . . . . . . . ?
a) did , attempt
b) is , attempted
c) had , attempted
d) was , attempted

Answer: d

64. Attempts are necessary for success, . . . . . . . ?
a) are they
b) aren’t it
c) are it
d) aren’t they

Answer: d

65. The person . . . . . . . talks too much is seldom respected.
a) whom
b) who
c) whose
d) None of above

Answer: b

66. By the end of summer, you . . . . . . . your higher secondary examination.
a) will pass
b) will be passed
c) will be passing
d) will have passed

Answer: d

67.Where . . . . . . . your books?
a) are
b) is
c) was
d) am

Answer: a

68. I want to learn French language from the person . . . . . . . is experienced..
a) what
b) which
c) who
d) all the three

Answer: c

69. The phrase ‘to gulp down' means . . . . . . .
a) to swallow eagerly
b) to eat fast
c) to move quickly
d) to jump over

Answer: a

70. Only the brave . . . . . . . the fair
a) deserving
b) deserves
c) deserve
d) none

Answer: c

71. I don’t agree . . . . . . . your proposal
a) with
b) for
c) to
d) in

Answer: c

72. . . . . . . . . it stopped raining when we started our journey.
a) As soon as
b) Hardly had
c) No sooner did
d) Nevertheless

Answer: b

73.Run fast . . . . . . . . get your ticket.
a) but
b) as
c) otherwise
d) and

Answer: a

74. She did not sing so . . . . . . . . as her friend.
a) good
b) better
c) best
d) well

Answer: d

75.The prime Minister dedicated . . . . . . . INS Vikramaditya to the nation.
a) a
b) the
c) an
d) none

Answer: b

76. Shall I not . . . . . . . by you?
a) help
b) being helped
c) be helped
d) None of the above

Answer: c

77. Do you know the . . . . . . . of your religion?
a) prinsipal
b) principal
c) prinsiple
d) principle

Answer: d

78. The driver . . . . . . . . not control the bus, therefore the accident took place.
a) could
b) had
c) would
d) Can

Answer: a

79. . . . . . . . . we go, the thinner the air becomes
a) The longer
b) The high
c) The deeper
d) The higher

Answer: d

80. There is a fence . . . . . . . the pool.
a) on
b) at
c) in
d) around

Answer: d

81. Eagle has been flying in the sky . . . . . last week.
a) since
b) for
c) over
d) before

Answer: b

82. Elders . . . . . . .
a) should respect
b) should be respect
c) should be respected
d) should have been respected

Answer: c

83. English is taught . . . . . . Kishan sir to us very easily.
a) of
b) by
c) for
d) with

Answer: b

84. English . . . . . all over the world.
a) speaks
b) is speak
c) is speaking
d) is spoken

Answer: d

85. Girls have been teasing boys . . . . . 20 minutes.
a) since
b) for
c) from
d) in

Answer: b

86. Angel is famous . . . . . English in Jasdan.
a) for
b) in
c) about
d) with

Answer: a

87. Before sometimes, the monkey jumped . . . . . . the river.
a) on
b) into
c) near
d) upon

Answer: b

88. Before you gave answers, sir . . . . . them to us..
a) sent
b) will send
c) had sent
d) was sending

Answer: c

89. Board . . . . . not . . . . . . this question in the previous exam.
a) did , ask
b) was , ask
c) does , ask
d) will , ask

Answer: a

90. Columbus was in search . . . . . America.
a) for
b) of
c) about
d) under

Answer: b

91. God has been distributing wisdom among people . . . . . . many years.
a) since
b) for
c) from
d) so

Answer: b

92. Hanuman . . . . . . . Ram too much.
a) had
b) was respected
c) did respect
d) respected

Answer: d

93. ‘Have’ ..... used with plurals generally.
a) is
b) you
c) are
d) yours

Answer: a

94. Have you ever . . . . . Taj Mahal?
a) see
b) saw
c) seen
d) have seen

Answer: c

95.He . . . . . . an airplane for 10 hours
a) has flown
b) is flying
c) has been flying
d) will fly

Answer: c

96. Our country is spiritual country, theirs . . . . . . religious.
a) is
b) are
c) also
d) have

Answer: a

97. Our sir teaches Mathematics . . . . . . English.
a) across
b) besides
c) beside
d) both

Answer: b

98. Please, come . . . . . . the bathroom..
a) out of
b) over
c) on
d) in

Answer: a

99. Please, don’t laugh . . . . . . those beggars.
a) for
b) against
c) at
d) from

Answer: c

100. Please, stop . . . . . so many mistakes.
a) to make
b) make
c) making
d) makes

Answer: c