NTS PAEC Assistant / Junior Scientific Officer: English MCQs with Answers

Question 1

Identify the error in: 'Each of the boys have to submit their project.'

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have (should be 'has')

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Each

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of the boys

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their project

Question 2

Which part of the sentence contains an error? 'Walking down the street, the buildings were very beautiful.'

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Walking down the street

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the buildings

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were very

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beautiful

Question 3

Which sentence contains a parallelism error?

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She likes swimming, to run, and dance.

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She enjoys swimming, running, and cycling.

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He likes to read books, to watch films, and to travel.

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The manager asked us to be punctual, hardworking, and honest.

Question 4

Choose the correctly written sentence.

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He is different from his brother.

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She is married with a doctor.

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The committee are divided on this issue.

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Everyone have their own opinion.

Question 5

Identify the error in: 'The news are very disturbing today.'

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news (should be treated as singular)

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The

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very disturbing

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today

Question 6

Identify the error in: 'The teacher as well as the students were present at the ceremony.'

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were (should be 'was')

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The teacher

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as well as

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the students

Question 7

Government by a few persons is called?

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Oligarchy

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Democracy

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Monarchy

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Theocracy

Question 8

Which word is correctly spelled?

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Accommodate

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Accomodate

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Accommadate

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Acomodate

Question 9

Which part of the sentence contains an error? 'By the time she arrived, the meeting already ended.'

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already ended (should be 'had already ended')

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By the time

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she arrived

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the meeting

Question 10

What is the synonym of "frugal"?

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Thrifty

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Wasteful

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Extravagant

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Lavish

Question 11

What is the synonym of "eloquent"?

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Articulate

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Silent

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Mumbling

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Hesitant

Question 12

Identify the dangling modifier in: 'Tired after a long journey, the bed seemed very comfortable.'

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Tired after a long journey

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the bed

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seemed

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very comfortable

Question 13

Identify the error in: 'She should have went to the hospital immediately.'

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went (should be 'gone')

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She

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should have

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to the hospital

Question 14

Which sentence correctly uses the article?

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She is an honest woman who serves the society.

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He bought a umbrella from the market yesterday.

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The gold is a precious metal found in many countries.

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She is honest woman who works hard every day.

Question 15

Choose the word that best fills the blank: 'The government has _____ a new policy to curb inflation.'

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introduced

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rejected

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ignored

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delayed