WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Comprehensive MCQ | Intermediate

 

English Grammar — Comprehensive MCQ | Set 11 1st Year Intermediate

Q1. (Parts of Speech) Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: "The sudden storm destroyed the crops." A. Adverb B. Verb C. Adjective D. Noun

Q2. (Synonym) Choose the word closest in meaning to "Indignant": A. Happy and pleased B. Angry at unfair treatment C. Sad and sorrowful D. Calm and composed

Q3. (Antonym) Choose the correct antonym of "Diligent": A. Hardworking B. Sincere C. Lazy D. Careful

Q4. (Error Correction) "He is one of the best players that has ever played for the team." — The error is in: A. He is one of B. the best players C. that has ever played D. for the team

Q5. (Active and Passive Voice) Choose the correct active voice of: "The windows were being cleaned by the servants." A. The servants are cleaning the windows. B. The servants were cleaning the windows. C. The servants have cleaned the windows. D. The servants cleaned the windows.

Q6. (Direct and Indirect Speech) "He said to me, 'Please help me with this work.'" — Choose the correct indirect speech: A. He told me please to help him with that work. B. He requested me to help him with that work. C. He said to me to please help him with that work. D. He told me that please help him with the work.

Q7. (Identifying Sentences) Identify the type of sentence: "Close the door quietly." A. Assertive sentence B. Exclamatory sentence C. Interrogative sentence D. Imperative sentence

Q8. (Tenses) Fill in the blank with the correct tense: "When I reached the station, the train _______ already." A. left B. has left C. had left D. was leaving

Q9. (Prepositions) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "She was accused _______ stealing the documents." A. for B. of C. with D. against

Q10. (Articles) Fill in the blank with the correct article: "_______ Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world." A. A B. An C. The D. No article needed

Answers with Explanations

Q1. ✅ C — Adjective. Sudden is an adjective that modifies the noun storm. It describes the quality or nature of the storm — that it came without warning. Adjectives describe or qualify nouns and pronouns and answer questions like what kind, which one, or how many.

Q2. ✅ B — Angry at unfair treatment. Indignant means feeling or showing anger or annoyance at something considered unjust, offensive, or unworthy. It is a stronger and more specific word than simply angry — it always implies a sense of injustice or being wronged.

Q3. ✅ C — Lazy. Diligent means having or showing care and effort in one's work or duties. It describes a hardworking and attentive person. Its antonym is lazy, which describes a person who is unwilling to work or make any effort. Hardworking, sincere, and careful are all synonyms.

Q4. ✅ C — "that has ever played" is the error. After one of the + plural noun, the relative clause uses a plural verb. The subject of the relative clause is players (plural), not one. Correct: He is one of the best players that have ever played for the team.

Q5. ✅ B — The servants were cleaning the windows. The passive voice uses past continuous tense (were being cleaned), so the active voice must also be in past continuous: were + verb+ing. Correct: The servants were cleaning the windows. The subject and object swap positions when converting passive to active.

Q6. ✅ B — He requested me to help him with that work. When the direct speech contains a polite request with please, the reporting verb changes to requested. The structure is: requested + object + to + infinitive. The word please is dropped in indirect speech and this changes to that.

Q7. ✅ D — Imperative sentence. An imperative sentence gives a command, request, instruction, or advice. The subject (you) is usually hidden or understood. It begins directly with a verb in its base form. Here Close is the verb at the beginning, making it a clear imperative sentence.

Q8. ✅ C — had left. When two actions happened in the past and one was completed before the other, the earlier action uses past perfect (had + past participle). Here the train leaving happened before the speaker reached the station. Correct: the train had already left.

Q9. ✅ B — of. The correct preposition after accuse is always of. This is a fixed usage in English. Structure: accuse + object + of + noun/gerund. Correct: She was accused of stealing the documents. Using for, with, or against with accuse is grammatically incorrect.

Q10. ✅ C — The. The definite article the is used before the names of mountain ranges, rivers, seas, oceans, groups of islands, and chains of lakes. The Himalayas follows this rule as it is a mountain range. A and an are indefinite articles and cannot be used with proper geographical names.

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