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Mixed Grammar Mini Test with Answers

Part 1 Error Spotting:

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error:

The shopkeeper said / that he has received / all the items of stationary/ ordered last week.

1. The shopkeeper said
2. that he has received
3. all the items of stationary
4. ordered last week.

Ans: (2) that he has received

The shopkeeper said that he had received all the items of stationary ordered last week.

The manager/ as well as his team members/ have come to /attend the meeting.

1. The manager
2. as well as his team members
3. have come to 
4. attend the meeting.

Ans: (3) have come to 

The manager, as well as his team members, has come to attend the meeting.

Part 2 Fill in the blanks:

Choose the most appropriate option to complete the sentence:

Either complete your work.... go away from here.

1. otherwise 
2. or
3. nor
4. else 

Ans: (2) or

He went door-to-door to advertise his product.

In this sentence, door-to-door is a/an ............

1. Adjective phrase
2. Noun phrase
3. Prepositional phrase
4. Adverbial phrase

Ans: (4) Adverbial phrase

As soon as the leader delivered the ...... ......, the spectators applauded with great zeal.

Mesmerized speech

Direct speech

Indirect speech

Extempore speech

Ans: Extempore speech

Part 3 Vocabulary section:

Choose the correct option:

Synonym of Flout:

1. To respect the rule
2. To help others
3. To irritate
4. To disobey rules 

Ans: (4) To disobey rules

Synonym of Loquacious:

Quiet

Laughter

Nervous

Talkative

Ans: Talkative

Antonym of Gregarious:

1. Rustic
2. Social
3. Recluse
4. create

Ans: Recluse

Give one word of a number of ships:

1. Constellation 
2. Universe 
3. Fleet
4. Group

Ans: (3) Fleet

A cure of all diseases:

1. Laxative 
2. Antiseptic 
3. Alum
4. Panacea 

Ans: (4) Panacea 

Meaning of the idiom, " Loin's share".

1. Large part
2. Half part
3. Share of loin 
4. Small part 

Ans: Large part

Meaning of the idiom, "Past Master".

1. A retired master
2. A Post master 
3. A weak person
4. An expert 

Ans: An expert

  

Top 10 Most Important English Solved MCQs with Explanations for Competitive Exams | Online Mini Test (English) for SSC, CGL: 2026

Online English Mini Test

Q 1 Spot the error:

1. One of the most important 
2. reasons of her depression 
3. are lack of confidence. 
4. No error

Ans: (3) is lack of confidence.

One of the most important reasons of her depression is 

lack of depression. 

Q 2 Choose the correct sentence:

1. He had not seen the security guard since Tuesday.
2. He has not seen the security guard since Tuesday.
3. He did not saw the security guard since Tuesday.
4. He was not seeing security guard since Tuesday.

Ans: (1) He had not seen the security guard since Tuesday.

Q 3 Choose the correct option:

When I reached the airport, the flight .... already ......

1. has, leaves 
2. will, left
3. had, left
4. was, leave

Ans: (3) When I reached the airport, the flight had already left.

Q 4 Fill in the blanks:

Meaning of the idiom," Piping hot"                                                

Ans: (2) Extremely hot

Q 5 Fill in the blanks:

'Spill the beans' means

Cook the beans                                

Scatter the beans

Reveal the secret

Waste money

Ans: (3) Reveal the secret

Q 6 Spot the error:

1. Hardly had the principal
2. entered the classroom
3. than the phone rang.
4. No error

Ans: (3) Hardly had the principal entered the classroom, when the phone rang. 

Explanation: If the sentence starts with Hardly, we use 'when' not than.

Q 7 Choose the correct sentence:

1. A bunch of keys were stolen.
2. A bunch of keys was stolen.
3. A bunch of keys have stolen.
4. A bunch of keys are stolen.

Ans: (2) A bunch of keys was stolen

Q 8 Synonym of "Obsolete"

1. Useful
2. Previous
3. Outdated
4. Modern

Ans:(3) Outdated

Q 9 Choose the correct option:

He is not accustomed .... helping others. 

with

by

to

for

Ans: (3) to

Q 10 Choose the correct option:

She behaves as if she .... a fairy.

is

was

were

has been

Ans: (3) were

She behaves as if were a fairy.

In this sentence, she is not a fairy, but she behaves like a fairy. So, it is an unreal situation.

Explanation: We use 'were' if the condition is unreal (subjunctive mood).

In unreal or hypothetical situations, we use were for all subjects (I, He ,She ,It)