PSC English Grammar Model Question 1

1. What prevented you ............. asking help?
1. at
2. from
3. on
4. to
2. Of all the late comers, he was the ...........
1. latest
2. later
3. most late
4. last
3. Raju and Gopi passed the examination but the ......... got a first class
1. later
2. latter
3. latest
4. last
4. Act fast as time is ..............
1. running down
2. running over
3. running up
4. running out
5. "excuse" means
1. to accuse
2. to condemn
3. to condone
4. to prevent
6. They never knew that they were going to be arrested ...............?
1. weren't they
2. didn't they
3. did they
4. were they
7. Take an umbrella, in case ...............
1. it may rain
2. it rains
3. it will rain
4. it rained
8. I wish I ............... a hundred rupees
1. have
2. had
3. am having
4. have had
9. If you don't study, you ............. pass
1. won't
2. will
3. have not
4. don't
10. Neither he nor his brothers ........... attended the function
1. won't
2. have
3. have not
4. don't
11. The opposition parties ............ the offer from the government side for a judicial enquiry
1. turned up
2. turned off
3. turned away
4. turned down
12. Which word is correctly spelt?
1. emanispate
2. agrretion
3. recommendation
4. accummulate
13. All that .............. is not good
1. guitters
2. glitters
3. glitter
4. glitted
14. He would rather walk ........ go by taxi.
1. or
2. after
3. to 
4. than
15. Pride goes ............ a fall
1. after
2. along with
3. before
4. without
16. He is so old ............ he couldn't walk
1. to
2. very
3. but
4. that
17. I am not familiar .......... his officer
1. on
2. with
3. to 
4. of
18. The employees decided to ........... the strike as their demands have been accepted by the minister
1. put off
2. lie down
3. set out
4. call off
19. Either the boys or their leader .......... to be blamed
1. is
2. are
3. have
4. have been
20. The teacher as well as the students ............. coming now.
1. are
2. is
3. have been
4. have

Answers

1. 2
2. 4
3. 2
4. 4
5. 3
6. 3
7. 2
8. 2
9. 1
10. 2
11. 4
12. 2
13. 2
14. 4
15. 3
16. 4
17. 3
18. 4
19. 1
20. 2

English Grammar Model Question 2