BA First Year (Sem 1 & 2) English (Compulsory) – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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In the sentence 'Alas! We lost the match.', the word 'Alas' is a/an:
Chapter 3: Parts of Speech
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Answer: B. Interjection
'Alas' expresses a sudden feeling (sorrow) and stands apart from the sentence, so it is an interjection.Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: 'He has been ill ___ Monday.'
Chapter 4: Articles and Prepositions
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Answer: C. since
'Since' is used with a point of time (Monday) in perfect tenses; 'for' is used with a period of time, e.g. for three days.Choose the correct verb form: 'By the time we reached the station, the train ___.'
Chapter 5: Tenses
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Answer: B. had left
Of two past actions, the one completed earlier takes the past perfect (had + past participle): the train had left before we reached.Choose the correct verb: 'Each of the students ___ a laptop.'
Chapter 6: Subject-Verb Agreement (Concord)
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Answer: D. has
'Each' is singular, so it takes a singular verb even when followed by 'of the students': Each of the students has a laptop.Choose the negative sentence that keeps the same meaning as: 'He is always punctual.'
Chapter 8: Transformation of Sentences
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Answer: A. He is never late.
'Always punctual' means he is at no time late, so 'He is never late' keeps the meaning; the others change it.Choose the correct indirect speech: The teacher said to us, "Do not make a noise."
Chapter 10: Direct and Indirect Speech
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Answer: C. The teacher told us not to make a noise.
An order is reported with 'told/ordered' + object + 'not to' + verb, so 'told us not to make a noise' is correct.The phrasal verb 'put off' in 'The meeting was put off till Friday' means:
Chapter 11: Idioms, Phrasal Verbs and One-Word Substitution
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Answer: A. Postponed
'Put off' means to postpone, i.e. move to a later time; the meeting will now happen on Friday.Choose the grammatically correct sentence:
Chapter 12: Common Errors in English
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Answer: D. He is senior to me.
Comparatives ending in -ior (senior, junior, superior, inferior) are followed by 'to', not 'than'.The written official record of what was discussed and decided at a meeting is called the:
Chapter 17: Writing Notices, Agenda and Minutes
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Answer: C. Minutes
Minutes record the discussion and decisions after a meeting; the agenda is the list of items prepared before it.In a well-written paragraph, the sentence that states its main idea is called the:
Chapter 13: Paragraph Writing
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Answer: B. Topic sentence
The topic sentence states the main idea, usually at the start; supporting sentences explain it and the concluding sentence sums it up.
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