MCQ Bank
What is the antonym for 'Sate'?
- A) Disappoint
- B) Envision
- C) Pate
- D) Hostile
_________ is not the example of “Transition Signals”.
- A) Furthermore
- B) Up
- C) Moreover
- D) Similarly
The logical order and appropriate link in the supporting sentences indicate the ________ of the paragraph.
- A) flaw
- B) coherence
- C) unity
- D) control
In the conference room, the presenter demanded silence.
choose the comma rule applied in the sentence above.
- A) Comma before a word that joins two complete thoughts
- B) Comma after introductory material
- C) Comma around interrupting words
- D) Comma between items in a series
Identify the VERB in the given sentence.
Ayesha cooked the food for her parents.
- A) Food
- B) Parents
- C) Cooked
- D) Ayehsa
_____________ in text means that only one main idea is stated in the topic sentence.
- A) Coherence
- B) Separation
- C) Words
- D) Unity
Writing is _______.
- A) all of the above
- B) a skill that comes with practice
- C) defined as a process
- D) done in a series of steps & stages
Choose the best option.
Mike was deeply _______ by the news of his mother's death.
- A) effected
- B) affected
- C) infected
- D) affecting
Choose the best option.
A necklace of amber beads protects ________ cold.
- A) from
- B) against
- C) with
- D) by
Choose the correct preposition(s) to fill the gaps.
Are you ___ or ___ the President?
- A) pro - con
- B) for - against
- C) proto – contra
- D) far -with
By using _________________ you guide your reader and make it easier for him/her to follow the writer’s ideas.
- A) Simple words
- B) Transition words
- C) All of the above
- D) Compound words
Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word in brackets.
The (fallacy)of this approach is that it overlooks the extent to which every large organization is a network of small primary groups.
- A) Incorrectness
- B) Cause
- C) Value
- D) Point
Fill in the blank by choosing the best option.
He was delighted that she hadn’t-------------- him down when he proposed to her.
- A) switched
- B) placed
- C) put
- D) turned
The sentence that expresses the main idea or point of a paragraph is called the ________.
- A) introductory sentence
- B) topic sentence
- C) middle sentence
- D) ending sentence
Paragraphs are comprised of random sentences.
- A) True
- B) False
- C)
- D)
Choose the correct preposition to fill the gap.
The bank doesn't open _____ 10 a.m.
- A) just
- B) still
- C) until
- D) for
Use the given context to choose the best meaning or synonym for word in Capital letters.
You may have heard of draconian law, but do you know what type of law would be DRACONIAN?
- A) harsh
- B) fair
- C) specific
- D) aloof
We had __________________ much snow last winter.
- A) two
- B) too
- C) to
- D) so
A well written paragraph has ___ elements.
- A) 3
- B) 4
- C) 2
- D) 5
The first thing of concern in writing is content. Content of a piece of writing means ________.
- A) the way you have punctuated your thoughts
- B) grammatical aspect of your sentences
- C) your thoughts, ideas and feelings
- D) your choice of words