English Language

This English section covers the main areas of English grammar MCQ exercises at both beginner and advanced levels and concentrates on areas you need to pass the exams or tests of any kind including tests conducted by: FPSC, NTS, SIBA STS, KPPSC, PPSC, SPSC, BPSC, OTS, UTS, PTS, CTS, ATS, ITS, CSS and PMS etc.

    Sentence Completion
    Sheila’s grueling hike included passing through numerous ______.
    A ravine (n.) is a deep narrow canyon.
    Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
    I wanted to see the movie, but I need to read the book first.
    English Synonyms
    Synonym of GARBLED
    If something is garbled, it is unintentionally distorted, jumbled or unintelligible.
    Word Pair Analogies
    Nourish : ______ :: Coddle : Comfort (choose the word that best completes the comparison)
    To nourish is to encourage growth, and to coddle is to encourage comfort.
    Pair of Words
    Listen to the ________ of your elders.
    Council (Noun) means: An assembly summoned for advice. Whereas, “Counsel” (Noun) means: Advice.
    English Synonyms
    Synonym of BANISH
    To banish means to condemn to removal or to exile.
    English Antonyms
    Antonym of PIQUE
    to pique means to excite or irritate; to soothe means to calm
    Verbals: Infinitives and Gerunds
    She did not get a _____ grade on the test.
    English Synonyms
    Synonym of VENTURE
    CSS Solved Idioms (Past Papers from 2000 to Date)
    Choose suitable meaning of idiom ‘Tilt at windmills’
    ‘Tilt at windmills’ (Idiom) means: To waste time fighting enemies or trying to resolve issues, which don’â„¢t even exist (Imaginary).
    Examples:
    It is time for the government to stop tilting at windmills and start fighting against the real enemy, unemployment.
    I’â„¢m not going to fight this issue. I’â„¢ve wasted too much of my life tilting at windmills.
    Thus, the right answer is ‘Attacking imaginary enemies’.