The input text, consisting of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from 101 to 200 with their answers, is a compilation of English language and literature questions likely for a competitive or academic exam. The tone is objective and informative, typical of a practice or model question set.
Here is the reorganized and reworded content, grouping the questions by type for better readability and review, while retaining the original question-answer format:-----English Language and Literature MCQs (Questions 101-200)I. Grammar and Vocabulary
A. Sentence Structure and Types
- Select the odd sentence pattern:
* He ate the cake (SVO)
* This shoe is large (SVC) - Answer
* She sang a song (SVO)
* I wrote a letter (SVIODO) - Identify the sentence type: A man's modesty is in inverse proportion to his ignorance. Answer: Simple
- Identify the compound sentence:
* Despite her poverty, Anuja stood first in the examination (Simple)
* Although Anuja is poor she stood first in the examination (Complex)
* When Anuja is poor, she stood first in the examination. (Complex)
* Anuja was poor yet she stood first in the examination. (Compound) - Answer - Identify the simple sentence:
* If you permit me I will go away (Complex)
* You permit me and I will go away (Compound)
* I will go away if given permission (Complex)
* With your permission I will go away (Simple) - Answer - Pick out the sentence with SVIODOA pattern:
* He gave her a lot. (SVIODO)
* Last night I had a bad dream (A S V O)
* Lucy presented the youngest one (puppy) to her friend. (S V O C)
* Henry gave her a pen yesterday. (S V I O D O A) - Answer - Identify the sentence pattern: One of the boys had been singing well. Answer: SVA
- Select the correct suffix to form a new word using 'Purpose'. (A) able (B) ity (C) less (D) ness Answer: less (Purposeless)
- Match the correct noun form for the verb 'disturb'. (A) disturbing (B) disturbance (C) disturbed (D) disturbingly Answer: disturbance
- Select the correct noun form word from the following verb 'frighten'. (A) fighting (B) fright (C) fights (D) frightening Answer: fright
- Change the following verb into noun form: Die. Answer: Death
- Change the adjective 'quiet' into adverb. Answer: Quietly
- Identify the word which is not a verb. (A) prepares (B) angry (C) rises (D) plays Answer: angry (Adjective)
- Fill in the blank with the correct verb for the noun 'examination'. They ---- the knowledge of the candidates. Answer: examine
- Identify the sentence which does not contain a noun.
* Parents guide their children (Parents, children)
* Always give willingly (None)
* Boldly, smartly and slowly (Adverbs) - Answer
* Students like cricket (Students, cricket) - Match the correct suffix for the given root word 'cardio'. (A) -ism (B) -ish (C) -ment (D) -gram Answer: -gram (Cardiogram)
- Change the noun 'fall' into verb. Answer: fall
- Select the word with the correct prefix for 'social'. Answer: antisocial
- Fill in the blank choosing the correct 'verb' for the noun 'Pay': The manager ---- the salary in cash. Answer: paid
- What are "Possessive Adjectives"? Answer: They answer to the question whose
- Which one of the following is a correct sentence? Answer: I have been living here since 1995
- Complete the sentence: Rahul ---- a lab assistant, a teacher, a book seller and now he ----- a journalist. Answer: has been, is
- Complete the sentence: He ---- ill since Monday and so he -------- the meeting. Answer: has been, could not attend
- Find the sentence in which the underlined word is used as a verb:
* I have an English "guide" (Noun)
* Where is the tour "guide" (Noun)
* Parents "guide" their children (Verb) - Answer
* We are in a "guides" camp (Noun) - Complete the sentence: She ---- as she ---- into a taxi. Answer: fell, was getting
- Select the incorrect sentence from the following:
* Look! The children are playing (Correct)
* He is studying medicine (Correct)
* The child always crying (Incorrect, lacks auxiliary verb) - Answer
* It is getting late (Correct) - Fill in the blank with suitable participle: Many ---- we were freed from anxiety. Answer: having arrived
- Complete the sentence: The light ---- off while I ---- Answer: went, was writing
- Fill in the blanks with suitable options: He ---- the room and ---- down in the chair. Answer: crossed, sat
- Complete the sentence: I ---- I ---- his address. Answer: wish, knew
- Identify the tense form of the underlined word/words: Neetu "has had" a bad car crash. Answer: Present perfect tense
- Which of the following sentence is wrong?
* Dad polished his shoes yesterday (Correct)
* Subhash has cut the vegetables just now (Correct)
* The police have catch the motorcyclist for speeding (Incorrect, should be "have caught") - Answer
* The ripe fruit has fallen from the tree (Correct) - Find out the sentence where gerund is used: Answer: Writing is always better than to read
- Give the suitable order of articles: ---- old man said to his daughter, "If ---- servant finds any money on ---- floor when she cleans ---- room, it is mine" Answer: The, the, the, the
- Fill in the blank with suitable article: Man, thou art ---- wonderful animal. Answer: a
- Select the correct sequence of prepositions: I will call ---- your office some time ---- the evening. Answer: at, in
- Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase: ---- dogs when you enter a stranger's place. Answer: Beware of
- Fill in the blanks with suitable articles: Rama entered ---- shop. ---- owner received him. He looked at ---- things in the shop. Finally he purchased ---- umbrella. Answer: a, The, the, an
- Fill up the blank with suitable preposition: Nobody knows the answer ---- Murali. Answer: except
- Fill in the blank with a suitable article: In olden days, ---- father is considered as the breadwinner of the family. Answer: the
- Fill up the blank with suitable preposition: Leela went into the auditorium ---- mistake. Answer: by
- Choose correct prepositions: ---- the cupboard, very ---- the wall, there is a narrow gap, ---- which a few charts have been kept. Answer: behind, near, into
- Choose the appropriate active voice for the following: At what time was the mail delivered? Answer: At what time did they deliver the mail?
- Select the appropriate active voice for the underlined words: He "must be written to". Answer: must write
- Which of the following sentences is correct? Answer: Few people knew the way did they? (The negative meaning of 'few' requires a positive tag).
- Identify the degree: Tokyo is larger than any other cities in the world. Answer: comparative degree
- Identify the degree: Malacca is the oldest town in Malaysia. Answer: superlative degree
- Choose the appropriate passive voice for the following sentence: Where did the police catch the thief? Answer: Where was the thief caught by the police?
- Find out the correct question tag: "She goes to school by van" Answer: doesn't she?
- Identify the incorrect sentence from the following:
* Apples are not so sweet as Mangoes (Positive Degree)
* Mangoes are sweeter than Apples (Comparative Degree)
* Japanese are the industrious people in the world (Incorrect - 'most' industrious is required) - Answer
* Gold is costlier than silver (Comparative Degree) - Find out the appropriate comparative degree for the following sentence: This is the best response. Answer: This is a better response than any other
- Choose the correct question tag: There are some late bloomers in your group, ----? Answer: aren't there?
- Find out the error: The captain with his team members were in the field. (Subject is 'captain', so singular verb is needed) Answer: were
- Select the incorrect sentence from the following sentences.
* The bridge was damaged whom they were willing to set right (Incorrect - 'whom' should be 'which') - Answer - Find out the correct sentence: Answer: One of the bicycles is defective (Must be "one of the plural noun + singular verb")
- Choose the correct antonym for "Unique". Answer: Common
- Choose the correct synonym of "enforced". Answer: applied
- Choose the correct antonym for "confirmed". Answer: disproved
- Fill in the blank with the correct 'Homophone'. I don't want to ---- marks. Answer: Lose
- Fill in the blank with correct 'Homophone'. We were surprised to know his ---- secret. Answer: Descent (Descent = ancestry/lineage)
- Choose the correct antonym for "Whimsical". Answer: Rational
- Choose the correct antonym for "innate". Answer: acquired
- Choose the correct antonym for "futile". Answer: Useful
- Fill in the blank with the correct "Homophone": He ---- many points in favour of his case. Answer: cited
- Choose the correct 'Synonym' of the underlined word "conservative". Answer: traditional
- Identify the sentence which does not contain an adjective. Answer: I play chess regularly (Contains only Noun, Verb, Noun, Adverb)
- Pick out the sentence which does not have a verb. Answer: My new, pink purse (Phrase, not a sentence)
- Which of the following sentence does not contain an adverb? Answer: Chennai is a big city (Contains Noun, Verb, Article, Adjective, Noun)
- Which one of the following has a correct infinitive? Answer: I wish to play than work
- Select the plural form of "Knife". Answer: Knives
A. Figures of Speech and Poetic Devices
- "All the world's a stage And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances". The words 'Exit and Entrance' refer to Answer: Birth and death
- Identify the figure of speech used in the following poetic line: "In the world's broad field of battle" Answer: Metaphor
- A statement tells something but actually means the opposite is known as ---- Answer: Irony
- "Or, all day, we drive the wheels of iron In the factories, round and round" In which poem do these lines occur? Answer: The cry of the children
- Which of the following is not a poem? (A) The power of Laughter - Answer (B) No Men are Foreign (C) A tiger in the Zoo (D) My Grandmother's House
- The Poem 'Laugh and by Merry' is written by ---- Answer: John Masefield
- What is the theme observed in the story "The mark of Vishnu"? Answer: Riddance of superstition
- Which of the following is a poem? (A) Wings of Fire (B) Gaia tells her tale (C) To India- My Native Land - Answer (D) The Golden Path
- "A note as from a single place, A slender tinkling fall that made" These above lines occur in the poem ---- Answer: Going for Water
- Walt Whitman wrote the poem "O Captain! My Captain!" as a dirge for the death of ---- Answer: Abraham Lincoln
- Which of the following lines belongs to "Robert Frost"? Answer: But once within the wood, we paused
- In which of the poem the following line occurs? "And You O my soul where you stand" Answer: A noiseless patient spider
- Which of the following is a drama? Answer: The Merchant of Venice
- In the poem "Migrant Bird" the poet contrasts the life of a migrant bird with that of the ---- Answer: human beings
- Which of the following works is not a poem? Answer: To The Land of Snow
- 'Pros and Cons' means Answer: Advantages and disadvantages
- Effective Time Management means accomplishing more in less time. Time Management means Answer: Doing more in less time
- "Life is Queer with its twists and turns..." The word 'Queer' means Answer: Strange
- If you want to cultivate positive thinking, you Answer: think and speak hopefully
- The Giant's final journey was to ---- Answer: The paradise
- "The attainment of a developed status by 2020 does not mean that we can then rest on our laurels" Laurels mean Answer: rewards
- "...the fact that ends in a cold and meaning snout..." In the given passage the word menacing means. Answer: threatening
- The American English equivalent of the word 'washbasin' is Answer: sink
- The first step in the road to success, according to Edwin C Bliss, is to ---- Answer: set yourself clear goals
- Gopala Krishna Gokhale was ---- Answer: a freedom fighter
- India possesses a variety of forests... Which of the following statement is not true? Answer: There are no forests in India
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