English Grammar and Vocabulary Test
Test your English language skills with questions on grammar, active/passive voice, sentence improvement, vocabulary, and idioms.
Questions
Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
To curry favour
- To seek favourable attention
- To attract
- To see in a spirit of joy
- To show impartial attitude
Directions: The given sentence contains an idiom/phrase. You are to select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of this idiom/phrase.
He has the gift of the gab.
- Gifted
- Is chattering
- A chatterbox
- A good conversationist
Directions: Choose the alternative that explains the given idiomatic expression.
A snake in the grass
- Secret or hidden enemy
- Unforeseen happening
- Unrecognisable danger
- Unreliable person
Directions: The given sentence contains an idiom/phrase. You are to select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of this idiom/phrase.
Once in a blue moon, we meet each other.
- Frequently
- Hardly ever
- Very seldom indeed
- In the light of a blue moon
Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.
Has he written a letter?
- Was a letter been written by him?
- Has a letter been written by him?
- Is the letter been written by him?
- Has a letter wrote by him?
Directions: Select the correct meaning of the given phrase.
To bluster
- To boast
- To gather
- To generate
- To omit
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Rout
- Triumph
- Salty
- Pitcher
- Fine
Directions: Identify the part having an error.
- The gambling stall was
- a grand success
- because almost
- everyone tried their luck
- No error
Directions: Choose the correct passive or active voice of the given sentence.
I saw him conducting the rehearsal.
- He was seen conducting the rehearsal.
- I saw the rehearsal to be conducted by him.
- He was seen by me to conduct the rehearsal.
- I saw the rehearsal being conducted by him.
Directions: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the possible substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.
Arun used to participate in sports activities. But this time, he does not participate in any of the events.
- did not participate
- had not participated
- is not participating
- No improvement
Directions: Identify the part of the sentence having an error. If there is no error, mark (D).
(A) She is the (B) most charming of (C) all other girls. (D) No error
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
Directions: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the possible substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.
The Hyderabad House in New Delhi, which is been used by the External affairs Ministry, is to be sold.
- which is being
- which has been
- which was
- No improvement
Directions: Identify the part of the sentence having an error. If there is no error, mark (D).
It (A) started raining (B) in the morning (C) and it still rains. (D) No error
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
Directions: Identify the part having an error.
- Instead of
- his busy and hard life
- he still retains
- freshness and robustness
- No error
Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error, mark (5).
- The obstacles to which
- Gandhiji had to surmount
- were mostly
- on moral and spiritual grounds
- No error