MCQ Bank
Identify the SUBJECT of the given sentence
John went to the store.
- A) John
- B) Store
- C) To
- D) Went
Complete the sentence by choosing the appropriate transition signal.
Abdullah is very athletic. ____________, he plays three sports at school.
- A) In fact
- B) Further more
- C) However
- D) Because
_________ sentence should not unhide too many unrelated ideas.
- A) Middle
- B) Topic
- C) Concluding
- D) Supporting
A good paragraph has three major structural parts: a topic sentence, supporting sentences and a ______ sentence.
- A) coherent
- B) concluding
- C)
- D)
Choose the correct option:
A writer’s goal in writing a paragraph should be:
- A) orderly arrangement of material
- B) to make a point
- C) to support the point
- D) all of the above
Identify the OBJECT in the given sentence.
The committee had finished making its decision
- A) Committee
- B) Making
- C) Decision
- D) Finished
Transition words give _________ to your paragraph.
- A) Coherence
- B) None of the above
- C) Length
- D) Full meaning
Choose the best option.
Walking ______ a ladder is considered to be bad luck.
- A) away
- B) under
- C) at
- D) with
One of the mistakes of the students is that they write supporting sentences which are ________ the topic.
- A) None of the above
- B) Way off
- C) Both of the above
- D) Akin to
A/an _______ sentence contains a subject, a verb and a complement.
- A) opening
- B) complete
- C) topic
- D) coherent
The speaker showed examples of cell division. ______, she describes the process of cell growth.
- A) In addition
- B) Therefore
- C) In contrast
- D) Conversely
Who assumes that language change is at least partly random?
- A) Croft
- B) Keller
- C) Labov
- D) None of the given options
Choose the best option.
In some parts ______ the world, the number thirteen is considered bad luck.
- A) in
- B) to
- C) of
- D) at
Transition signals carry _________.
- A) Contained meaning
- B) Specific meaning
- C) More signals
- D) None of the above
A topic sentence always has ___________ along with it.
- A) None of the above
- B) Bulk of ideas
- C) Supporting details
- D) Mispronounced alphabets
Choose the best answer from the given options:
The injured boy must receive medical attention at once _____ he will die.
- A) if
- B) nor
- C) or
- D) but
Fill in the following blank with the most appropriate option:
A good, effective paragraph should be ----- enough to state its point.
- A) short
- B) ambiguous
- C) difficult
- D) long
Orderly arrangement of the material is one of the goals of paragraph writing.
- A) False
- B) True
- C)
- D)
‘Siesta’ is a Spanish word which means _______.
- A) A sleep at night
- B) A sleep in the morning
- C) A sleep in the afternoon
- D) A short sleep
Either listing order or time order is used by the writer to develop support in a paragraph.
- A) False
- B) True
- C)
- D)