WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Mixed MCQ

 

English Grammar — Mixed MCQ | Set 2 

Q1. Choose the correct sentence: A. The news are shocking everyone. B. The news is shocking everyone. C. The news were shocking everyone. D. The news have shocked everyone.

Q2. Fill in the blank with the correct article: "He wants to become _______ doctor when he grows up." A. a B. an C. the D. no article needed

Q3. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: "Wow! That was an amazing performance." A. Adverb B. Preposition C. Conjunction D. Interjection

Q4. Fill in the blank with the correct tense: "She _______ in this school since she was seven years old." A. studies B. studied C. has been studying D. was studying

Q5. Choose the correct passive voice of: "The children are singing a beautiful song." A. A beautiful song is sung by the children. B. A beautiful song was being sung by the children. C. A beautiful song is being sung by the children. D. A beautiful song has been sung by the children.

Q6. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "The book is lying _______ the table." A. above B. over C. on D. upon

Q7. "He said to me, 'Will you help me?'" — Choose the correct indirect speech: A. He asked me if I would help him. B. He asked me if I will help him. C. He told me if I would help him. D. He asked me whether will I help him.

Q8. Choose the correct sentence: A. Each of the girls have submitted their project. B. Each of the girls has submitted their project. C. Each of the girls are submitting their project. D. Each of the girls were submitting their project.

Q9. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "She spilled the beans about the surprise party." A. Accidentally dropped food B. Revealed a secret unintentionally C. Created a mess at the party D. Forgot to bring the food

Q10. Identify the type of sentence: "Ram is intelligent and he always helps others." A. Simple sentence B. Complex sentence C. Compound sentence D. Exclamatory sentence

Answers with Explanations

Q1. ✅ B — The news is shocking everyone. News is an uncountable noun and always takes a singular verb, even though it ends in s and appears to be plural. This is a common error among students. Correct: The news is. Other similar words that appear plural but take singular verbs: mathematics, physics, economics, furniture.

Q2. ✅ A — a. The indefinite article a is used before words beginning with a consonant sound. Doctor begins with the consonant sound /d/, so a is correct. The article is used here because the profession is mentioned in a general sense — not a specific doctor. Correct: He wants to become a doctor.

Q3. ✅ D — Interjection. Wow is an interjection expressing sudden surprise, admiration, or excitement. Interjections are words or expressions that convey strong sudden emotions and have no grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence. They are usually followed by an exclamation mark. Other examples: Oh! Alas! Bravo! Hurrah!

Q4. ✅ C — has been studying. Since she was seven years old signals an action that began at a specific point in the past and is still continuing in the present. This requires present perfect continuous tense: has/have + been + verb+ing. It emphasises both the duration and the ongoing nature of the action up to the present moment.

Q5. ✅ C — A beautiful song is being sung by the children. The active voice uses present continuous tense (are singing), so the passive must also be in present continuous: is/are + being + past participle. Since a beautiful song is singular, is is used. Correct: is being sung. The object becomes the subject in passive voice.

Q6. ✅ C — on. On is used to indicate that something is in contact with and supported by a surface. The book is lying on the table means the book is resting on the surface of the table. Above and over suggest the book is higher than the table without touching it. Upon is more formal and less commonly used in everyday speech.

Q7. ✅ A — He asked me if I would help him. When reporting a yes/no question, the reporting verb changes to asked and the question is introduced by if or whether. The question structure changes to a statement — no inversion. The tense shifts back: will becomes would. The pronoun you changes to I and me changes to him.

Q8. ✅ B — Each of the girls has submitted their project. Each is always singular and takes a singular verb regardless of the noun that follows it. The phrase of the girls is a prepositional phrase and does not affect the number of the verb. Correct: Each of the girls has submitted. This is a very common error in student writing and exams.

Q9. ✅ B — Revealed a secret unintentionally. Spill the beans is a popular idiom meaning to accidentally or carelessly reveal information that was supposed to be kept secret. It implies that the disclosure was unintentional and may have spoiled a surprise or caused embarrassment. It is similar in meaning to let the cat out of the bag.

Q10. ✅ C — Compound sentence. A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. Here and joins two independent clauses: Ram is intelligent and he always helps others. Each clause can stand alone as a complete sentence. Coordinating conjunctions include: and, but, or, so, yet, for, nor.

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