WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Comprehensive MCQ | Intermediate
English Grammar — Comprehensive MCQ | Set 16 1st Year Intermediate
Q1. (Idioms and Phrases) Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "She always burns the midnight oil before examinations." A. Wastes electricity at night B. Works or studies late into the night C. Lights candles during a power cut D. Stays awake due to anxiety
Q2. (Idioms and Phrases) Choose the correct meaning of the phrase: "The new manager ruled the roost in the office." A. Kept pet birds in the office B. Was dominated by others C. Was in charge and dominated others D. Created unnecessary rules
Q3. (Error Correction) "Mathematics are a difficult subject for many students." — The error is in: A. Mathematics B. are C. a difficult subject D. for many students
Q4. (Error Correction) "He married with a girl from his village." — The error is in: A. He married B. with a girl C. from his village D. No error
Q5. (Active and Passive Voice) Choose the correct passive voice of: "The committee will announce the results tomorrow." A. The results will announced by the committee tomorrow. B. The results will be announced by the committee tomorrow. C. The results are announced by the committee tomorrow. D. The results would be announced by the committee tomorrow.
Q6. (Direct and Indirect Speech) "She said, 'I visited the Taj Mahal last year.'" — Choose the correct indirect speech: A. She said that she visited the Taj Mahal the previous year. B. She said that she had visited the Taj Mahal the previous year. C. She said that she has visited the Taj Mahal last year. D. She said that she would visit the Taj Mahal the previous year.
Q7. (Parts of Speech) Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: "Oh! I forgot to bring my wallet." A. Conjunction B. Preposition C. Adverb D. Interjection
Q8. (Tenses) Fill in the blank with the correct tense: "By the time you reach home, I _______ dinner." A. will cook B. am cooking C. will have cooked D. would cook
Q9. (Prepositions) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "She has a natural talent _______ painting." A. on B. in C. for D. with
Q10. (Idioms and Phrases) Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "When the boss asked who broke the machine, everyone turned a blind eye." A. Closed their eyes in shame B. Pretended not to notice or ignored deliberately C. Looked in a different direction D. Blamed each other immediately
Answers with Explanations
Q1. ✅ B — Works or studies late into the night. Burn the midnight oil is an idiom meaning to stay up very late working or studying. It originates from the time when people used oil lamps for light and burning oil at midnight implied working well past normal hours. It is commonly used in academic and professional contexts.
Q2. ✅ C — Was in charge and dominated others. Rule the roost is an idiom meaning to be in control and have authority over others in a group or organisation. It originally referred to the dominant rooster in a henhouse that controlled the other birds. It is used to describe a person who is clearly in charge and whose decisions are final.
Q3. ✅ B — "are" is the error. Names of subjects ending in -ics such as Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Politics, and Statistics are always treated as singular and take a singular verb. Correct: Mathematics is a difficult subject for many students. This rule applies even though these words appear plural in form.
Q4. ✅ B — "with a girl" is the error. The verb marry is a transitive verb and does not require a preposition. It is directly followed by its object. Using with after marry is incorrect. Correct: He married a girl from his village. Similarly, get married to is also acceptable but marry with is always wrong.
Q5. ✅ B — The results will be announced by the committee tomorrow. The active voice uses simple future tense (will announce), so the passive must use will + be + past participle. Correct: will be announced. The object (the results) becomes the subject and the agent (the committee) is placed after by in passive voice.
Q6. ✅ B — She said that she had visited the Taj Mahal the previous year. In indirect speech, simple past tense (visited) shifts back to past perfect (had visited). The time expression last year changes to the previous year. Both changes are essential for the reported speech to be grammatically correct and contextually accurate.
Q7. ✅ D — Interjection. Oh is an interjection that expresses a sudden feeling of surprise, realisation, or mild shock. Interjections are words or expressions that convey sudden emotions and have no grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence. They are usually followed by an exclamation mark or a comma.
Q8. ✅ C — will have cooked. By the time followed by a simple present clause (reach) signals a future action that will be completed before another future event. This requires the future perfect tense: will have + past participle. Correct: I will have cooked dinner — meaning the cooking will be finished before you arrive.
Q9. ✅ C — for. The correct preposition after talent is for. This is a fixed idiomatic usage in English. Structure: talent + for + noun/gerund. Correct: She has a natural talent for painting. Similarly, gift for, passion for, and flair for follow the same pattern with the preposition for.
Q10. ✅ B — Pretended not to notice or ignored deliberately. Turn a blind eye is an idiom meaning to deliberately ignore something that one knows is wrong or is happening, pretending not to notice it. It is believed to originate from Admiral Nelson, who deliberately held his telescope to his blind eye to avoid seeing a signal he did not wish to follow.
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