English Grammar MCQs – Set 21 (SSC / Banking Exam Focus)

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Tenses

1. By the time we reached the station, the train ___ .
(a) leaves
(b) had left
(c) has left
(d) was leaving

2. She ___ in this school for six years.
(a) works
(b) has been working
(c) worked
(d) had worked

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Subject–Verb Agreement

3. Neither the principal nor the teachers ___ present today.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was
(d) were

4. A number of students ___ absent yesterday.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was
(d) have

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Articles

5. He is ___ M.A. in Political Science.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) no article

6. ___ Nile is the longest river in the world.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) No article

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Prepositions

7. She is proficient ___ French.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) on
(d) for

8. He congratulated her ___ passing the exam.
(a) on
(b) for
(c) to
(d) with

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Voice

9. They are repairing the school building.
Passive voice:
(a) The school building is repaired.
(b) The school building is being repaired.
(c) The school building has been repaired.
(d) The school building was repaired.

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Narration

10. He said, “I will complete the work tomorrow.”
Indirect:
(a) He said that he will complete the work tomorrow.
(b) He said that he would complete the work the next day.
(c) He says he will complete the work tomorrow.
(d) He said that I would complete the work tomorrow.

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Error Spotting

11. He is capable to handle this task.
(a) He
(b) is
(c) capable to handle
(d) this task

12. She is elder than her sister.
(a) She
(b) is
(c) elder than
(d) her sister

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Idioms & Phrases

13. “Spill the beans” means:
(a) To keep a secret
(b) To reveal a secret
(c) To cook
(d) To lie

14. “Under the weather” means:
(a) Sick
(b) Happy
(c) Angry
(d) Confused

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Fill in the Blanks

15. He is fond ___ playing chess.
(a) at
(b) of
(c) in
(d) on

16. This is the girl ___ father is a lawyer.
(a) whose
(b) who
(c) whom
(d) which

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Miscellaneous

17. He is too weak ___ lift the box.
(a) for
(b) to
(c) of
(d) with

18. She behaves as if she ___ the owner.
(a) is
(b) were
(c) was
(d) had been

19. Hardly had I reached the station ___ the train left.
(a) than
(b) when
(c) then
(d) that

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One-word Substitution

20. One who treats animals kindly is called ___ .
(a) humanitarian
(b) humane
(c) philanthropist
(d) altruist

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✅ Answers

1. (b) had left

2. (b) has been working

3. (b) are

4. (b) are

5. (b) an

6. (c) The

7. (b) in

8. (a) on

9. (b) The school building is being repaired

10. (b)

11. (c) capable to handle → capable of handling

12. (c) elder than → older than

13. (b) To reveal a secret

14. (a) Sick

15. (b) of

16. (a) whose

17. (b) to

18. (b) were

19. (b) when

20. (b) humane

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