WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Comprehensive MCQ | Intermediate
English Grammar — Comprehensive MCQ | Set 14 1st Year Intermediate
Q1. (Idioms and Phrases) Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "He always beats around the bush instead of coming to the point." A. Walks around the garden B. Avoids the main topic and speaks indirectly C. Talks too loudly in public D. Argues unnecessarily with others
Q2. (Idioms and Phrases) Choose the correct meaning of the phrase: "She passed the exam with flying colours." A. With great difficulty B. Using unfair means C. With great success and distinction D. Just barely passing
Q3. (Error Correction) "He as well as his brothers are responsible for this mistake." — The error is in: A. He as well as B. his brothers C. are responsible D. for this mistake
Q4. (Error Correction) "She suggested me to apply for the post." — The error is in: A. She suggested B. me to apply C. for the post D. No error
Q5. (Active and Passive Voice) Choose the correct passive voice of: "The dog bit the little boy." A. The little boy was bitten by the dog. B. The little boy is bitten by the dog. C. The little boy has been bitten by the dog. D. The little boy was being bitten by the dog.
Q6. (Direct and Indirect Speech) "The teacher said, 'The earth moves around the sun.'" — Choose the correct indirect speech: A. The teacher said that the earth moved around the sun. B. The teacher said that the earth has moved around the sun. C. The teacher said that the earth moves around the sun. D. The teacher told that the earth would move around the sun.
Q7. (Parts of Speech) Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: "She bought a beautiful dress for the occasion." A. Adverb B. Noun C. Verb D. Adjective
Q8. (Tenses) Fill in the blank with the correct tense: "I _______ my homework before my father came home." A. finished B. have finished C. had finished D. was finishing
Q9. (Prepositions) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "He is very fond _______ playing cricket." A. for B. in C. of D. with
Q10. (Idioms and Phrases) Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "After the scandal, the minister had to face the music." A. Perform in a concert B. Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions C. Apologise publicly on television D. Resign from his position immediately
Answers with Explanations
Q1. ✅ B — Avoids the main topic and speaks indirectly. Beat around the bush is an idiom meaning to avoid coming to the main point of a discussion by talking about irrelevant or peripheral things. It describes someone who is indirect, evasive, or unwilling to address the real issue directly.
Q2. ✅ C — With great success and distinction. With flying colours is an idiom meaning to succeed at something with an outstanding result or excellent performance. It originally referred to a ship or army returning victoriously with its flags (colours) flying high as a symbol of triumph and success.
Q3. ✅ C — "are responsible" is the error. When subjects are joined by as well as, along with, or together with, the verb agrees with the first and main subject only. He is singular, so the verb must be singular. Correct: He as well as his brothers is responsible for this mistake.
Q4. ✅ B — "me to apply" is the error. Suggest cannot be followed by an object + infinitive structure. It is never used as suggest + someone + to do. The correct structures are: suggest + gerund (suggested applying) or suggest + that clause (suggested that she apply). Correct: She suggested applying for the post.
Q5. ✅ A — The little boy was bitten by the dog. The active voice uses simple past tense (bit), so the passive must also be in simple past: was/were + past participle. The past participle of bite is bitten. The object (the little boy) becomes the subject in passive voice.
Q6. ✅ C — The teacher said that the earth moves around the sun. When the reported speech expresses a universal truth or scientific fact, the tense does not change in indirect speech regardless of the tense of the reporting verb. The earth moving around the sun is a permanent scientific fact, so moves remains unchanged.
Q7. ✅ D — Adjective. Beautiful is an adjective that modifies the noun dress. It describes the quality of the dress. Adjectives describe or qualify nouns and pronouns and answer questions like what kind, which one, or how many. It comes before the noun it modifies, which is typical of attributive adjectives.
Q8. ✅ C — had finished. When two actions happened in the past and one was completed before the other, the earlier action uses past perfect (had + past participle). Here finishing the homework happened before the father came home. Before signals the sequence of past events clearly.
Q9. ✅ C — of. The correct preposition after fond is always of. This is a fixed and idiomatic usage in English. Structure: fond + of + noun/gerund. Correct: He is very fond of playing cricket. Using for, in, or with after fond is grammatically incorrect.
Q10. ✅ B — Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions. Face the music is an idiom meaning to accept and endure the punishment, criticism, or unpleasant consequences that result from one's own actions or mistakes. It implies a situation where a person can no longer avoid accountability and must deal with the outcome bravely.
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