General English Knowledge MCQ. Multiple Choice Questions on Basic English Knowledge.
1- Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The government has made an agreement with the People’s Republic of China.
(B) The government has done an agreement with the People’s Republic of China.
(C) The government has found an agreement with the People’s Republic of China.
(D) The government has reached an agreement with the People’s Republic of China.
2- Our teacher, Mr Collins, is very _______. (choose the correct word)
(A) alive
(B) live
(C) lively
(D) none of the above
3- They don’t want children, for purely personal _______. (choose the correct word)
(A) facts
(B) reasons
(C) arguments
(D) none of the above
4- I always feel _______ when I have to speak in public. (Choose the correct word)
(A) shamed
(B) ashamed
(C) shameful
(D) embarrassed
5- There was _______ knock on _______ door. I opened it and found _______ small dark man holding _______ umbrella. (supply appropriate articles, if necessary)
(A) the; a; an; ____
(B) a; the; ____; an
(C) a; the; a; an
(D) a; ____; a; an
6- But I had _______ suspicion that he wasn’t speaking _______ truth because metre readers usually wear peaked caps. (supply appropriate articles, if necessary)
(A) a; the
(B) the; the
(C) the; a
(D) a; a
7- He said, “As _______ matter of _______ fact, there was _______ explosion in the last house I visited.” (supply appropriate articles, if necessary)
(A) the; the; a
(B) a; ____; an
(C) a; the; an
(D) the; the; an
8- As the child was too young to travel _______ herself, they arranged _______ her to travel in the care _______ a family friend. (supply appropriate prepositions, if necessary)
(A) ____; for; for
(B) ____; to; of
(C) by; for; of
(D) with; to; of
9- He is thinking _______ going _______ America. (supply appropriate prepositions, if necessary)
(A) at; to
(B) off; in
(C) of; at
(D) of; to
10- He was ill _______ a week and _______ that week his wife never left his side. (supply appropriate prepositions)
(A) for; during
(B) during; in
(C) for; in
(D) by; by
11- “One night there was a terrible storm.” Identify adjective in the sentence.
(A) night
(B) a
(C) terrible
(D) storm
12- “He is undoubtedly more intelligent than his brother.” Identify adverb in the sentence.
(A) undoubtedly
(B) more
(C) his
(D) brother
ANSWERS:
1-(D), 2-(C), 3-(B), 4-(D), 5-(C), 6-(A), 7-(B), 8-(C), 9-(D), 10-(A), 11-(C), 12-(A)