English Language Online MCQ Set 6

QN01. They ______________ her and trusted her for years

1. know
2. had known
3. knew
4. known

Answer

(C)knew

QN02. Every morning she ______________ up early and gets ready for work.

1. is waking
2. has woken
3. had woken
4. wakes

Answer

(D)wakes

QN03. People ______________ walk on grass.

1. couldn't
2. needn't
3. mustn't
4. may not

Answer

(C)mustn't

QN04. ______________ you speak any foreign languages?

1. can't
2. should
3. couldn't
4. can

Answer

(D)can

QN05. World war I and World war II took place ______________ the 20th century.

1. on
2. in
3. at
4. into

Answer

(B)in

QN06. They built this temple 3,000 years ago. This must ______________ a great civilization.

1. not have been
2. was
3. has been
4. have been

Answer

(D)have been

QN07. I wanted to go to the park, ______________ my mother refused.

1. but
2. or
3. so
4. and

Answer

(A)but

QN08. Change the active voice in to passive voice:I will clean the house every Saturday. The house ______________ by me every Saturday.

1. cleaned
2. will cleaned
3. will be cleaned
4. None of the above

Answer

(C)will be cleaned

QN09. This must not happen again, ______________ you will be dismissed.

1. or
2. but
3. and
4. so

Answer

(A)or

QN10. If A is equal to B and B is equal to C, ______________ A is equal to C.

1. than
2. then
3. so
4. none of the above

Answer

(B)then

QN11. French people love cooking, ______________ the English don't seem very interested.

1. When
2. Whenever
3. where
4. Whereas

Answer

(D)Whereas

QN12. ______________ is the one who starts the communication.

1. sender
2. receiver
3. feedback
4. noise

Answer

(A)sender

QN13. ______________ is the manner in which the encoded message is transmitted.

1. Message
2. Voice
3. Media
4. Channel

Answer

(C)Media

QN14. The receiver confirms to the sender that he has received the message and understood it through ______________.

1. feedback
2. decoding
3. encoding
4. receiving

Answer

(A)feedback

QN15. There are ______________ C's in Communication principles.

1. eight
2. seven
3. nine
4. five

Answer

(B)seven

QN16. Most conflict is the result of ______________ communication.

1. effective
2. misunderstood
3. ineffective
4. spontaneous

Answer

(B)misunderstood

QN17. A ______________ is a unit of sound.

1. syllable
2. letter
3. spelling
4. stress

Answer

(A)syllable

QN18. Stressed words are considered as ______________.

1. content words
2. function words
3. non-stressed words
4. unaccented

Answer

(A)content words

QN19. The second rising tune is ______________.

1. the glide-up
2. the glide-down
3. the dive
4. the take-off

Answer

(D)the take-off

QN20. ______________ are powerful, they can be weapons of conflicts and confusion.

1. feedback
2. noise
3. words
4. media

Answer

(C)words

QN21. With the change of ______________ different meanings can be expressed.

1. pitch
2. voice
3. accent
4. sounds

Answer

(A)pitch

QN22. Attitudinal functions allow us to express ______________.

1. accent
2. emotions
3. grammar
4. new information

Answer

(B)emotions

QN23. The listener is able to recognise the grammar in ______________ function.

1. attitudinal
2. accentual
3. grammatical
4. discourse

Answer

(C)grammatical

QN24. Which of these should be kept in mind while receiving a call?

1. Be rude, if the caller is rude.
2. If the information is not readily available, take his phone number and call back.
3. A message can be noted in hints.
4. You can be rude to a person if it's a wrong connection.

Answer

(B)If the information is not readily available, take his phone number and call back.

QN25. Euphemism helps writers to convey those ideas which have become a social ______________ and are too embarrassing to mention directly.

1. Norm
2. Taboo
3. Custom
4. Idealogy

Answer

(B)Taboo

QN26. Which of these is used after a nominative absolute?

1. Colon
2. Comma
3. Full Stop
4. Question mark

Answer

(B)Comma

QN27. ______________ gave the service of dabbawalahs its highest quality rating of Sigma.

1. The Times of India
2. Times Magazine
3. Forbes Magazine
4. India Today

Answer

(C)Forbes Magazine

QN28. 'Travel by train' is delightful piece of ______________.

1. Drama
2. Poetry
3. Novel
4. Prose

Answer

(D)Prose

QN29. Dabbawalas work with ______________

1. clarity and speed
2. precision and speed
3. carefulness and swiftness
4. precision and sharp

Answer

(B)precision and speed

QN30. Whom does the "playmate" refer to in the poem "Paper Boats"?

1. A sister
2. A close friend
3. A distant relative
4. An imaginary friend

Answer

(D)An imaginary friend

QN31. ______________ I ask a question? Yes, of course.

1. may
2. must
3. should
4. will

Answer

(A)may

QN32. Last year, there were a large number of mangoes ______________ the tree.

1. in
2. at
3. with
4. on

Answer

(D)on

QN33. The tress here are really beautiful ______________ the spring.

1. in
2. at
3. during
4. on

Answer

(C)during

QN34. I live ______________ the river.

1. across
2. with
3. from
4. on

Answer

(A)across

QN35. The Prime Minister will appear ______________ television tonight.

1. on
2. in
3. at
4. none of the above

Answer

(A)on

QN36. I like to eat cookies ______________ I like to drink milk.

1. that
2. for
3. and
4. after

Answer

(C)and

QN37. ______________ all her friends were on holiday, she was alone.

1. Because of
2. Since
3. For
4. because

Answer

(B)Since

QN38. We went out ______________ the cold weather.

1. besides
2. although
3. However
4. despite

Answer

(D)despite

QN39. ______________ is the idea, information, view etc, that is generated by the sender.

1. Encoding
2. Message
3. Channel
4. Noise

Answer

(B)Message

QN40. ______________ is one who initiates the communication.

1. receiver
2. spectator
3. audience
4. sender

Answer

(D)sender