PMS Competitive (General): English MCQs with Answers

Question 1

Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

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I visited Lahore last year and enjoyed it thoroughly.

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I have visited Lahore last year and enjoyed it thoroughly.

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I have been visiting Lahore last year and enjoyed it.

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I had visited Lahore last year and had enjoyed it.

Question 2

Which literary device involves the audience knowing something that a character on stage does not?

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Dramatic irony

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Verbal irony

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Situational irony

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Cosmic irony

Question 3

What does "let the cat out of the bag" mean?

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To accidentally reveal a secret or surprise

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To release tension in a dangerous situation

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To cause chaos in an orderly environment

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To introduce an unexpected element into a plan

Question 4

The synonym of "pusillanimous" is:

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Cowardly

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Courageous

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Arrogant

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Reckless

Question 5

Choose the corrected version: "I saw a dog running down the road in my pajamas."

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In my pajamas, I saw a dog running down the road

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Running down the road in my pajamas, I saw a dog

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In my pajamas, a dog was seen by me running down the road

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I saw a dog, who was running down the road, in my pajamas

Question 6

He said that he ____ to complete the project.

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Would try

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Tries

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Will try

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Has tried

Question 7

He is afraid ___ spiders.

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of

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from

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with

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by

Question 8

What does the idiom "burn the midnight oil" mean?

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To work or study late into the night

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To start a fire at night

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To waste electricity

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To be careless with resources

Question 9

"The number of errors in the report ____ surprisingly small." Choose the correct verb.

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Was

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Are

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Were

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Have been

Question 10

He is afraid _____ the dark and cannot sleep alone.

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of

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from

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with

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at

Question 11

He is responsible __ the financial affairs of the organisation.

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for

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of

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to

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about

Question 12

A person who loves books is called?

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Bibliophile

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Philatelist

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Numismatist

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Polyglot

Question 13

Choose the word closest in meaning to LOQUACIOUS

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Talkative

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Silent

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Reserved

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Shy

Question 14

She is good ___ mathematics.

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at

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in

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for

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with

Question 15

If it rains tomorrow, we _____ the match.

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will cancel

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cancelled

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would cancel

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cancel