English Language & Comprehension — Practice MCQs (DSSSB Section A)
30 original questions. Choose the best option.
1. Synonym of rapid:
- A) Slow
- B) Quick
- C) Lazy
- D) Dull
2. Antonym of ancient:
- A) Old
- B) Modern
- C) Historic
- D) Aged
3. Choose the correctly spelled word:
- A) Seperate
- B) Separate
- C) Seperete
- D) Separete
4. Fill in: She is good ___ mathematics.
- A) in
- B) at
- C) on
- D) over
5. Active to passive: “The teacher teaches the students.”
- A) The students are taught by the teacher.
- B) The students taught the teacher.
- C) The teacher is taught by the students.
- D) The students was teach by the teacher.
6. Choose the correct article: ___ honest man.
- A) a
- B) an
- C) the only never
- D) no article possible
7. One-word: A person who loves books
- A) Bibliophile
- B) Carnivore
- C) Pacifist
- D) Optimist
8. Idiom: “Break the ice” means:
- A) Start a conversation in a social setting
- B) Break glass
- C) Cancel a meeting
- D) Freeze water
9. Error spotting: “He don’t know the answer.”
- A) He
- B) don’t
- C) know
- D) the answer
10. Synonym of benevolent:
- A) Cruel
- B) Kind
- C) Angry
- D) Lazy
11. Antonym of scarce:
- A) Rare
- B) Abundant
- C) Little
- D) Few
12. Fill: If I ___ rich, I would travel.
- A) am
- B) was
- C) were
- D) be
13. Correct form: Neither of the boys ___ present.
- A) are
- B) were
- C) is
- D) have
14. Meaning of “look after”:
- A) Search
- B) Take care of
- C) Ignore
- D) Destroy
15. Choose correct sentence:
- A) She go to school daily.
- B) She goes to school daily.
- C) She going to school daily.
- D) She gone to school daily.
16. Synonym of fragile:
- A) Strong
- B) Delicate
- C) Heavy
- D) Thick
17. Antonym of victory:
- A) Success
- B) Defeat
- C) Win
- D) Triumph
18. Preposition: He is afraid ___ dogs.
- A) from
- B) of
- C) with
- D) by
19. Indirect speech: He said, “I am busy.”
- A) He said that he was busy.
- B) He said that I am busy.
- C) He said that he is busy.
- D) He said I were busy.
20. Plural of “crisis”:
- A) Crisises
- B) Crises
- C) Crisis
- D) Crisii
21. Choose the odd spelling error group — correct word is:
- A) Accommodation
- B) Accomodation
- C) Acommodation
- D) Acomodation
22. “To call a spade a spade” means:
- A) Speak frankly
- B) Dig a garden
- C) Play cards
- D) Hide truth
23. Fill: The news ___ shocking.
- A) are
- B) were
- C) is
- D) have
24. Antonym of expand:
- A) Enlarge
- B) Contract
- C) Stretch
- D) Widen
25. Synonym of reluctant:
- A) Eager
- B) Unwilling
- C) Happy
- D) Ready
26. Arrange: 1. he 2. finished 3. work 4. his 5. quickly
- A) 1-2-4-3-5
- B) 1-5-2-4-3
- C) 1-2-5-4-3
- D) 5-1-2-4-3
27. Homophone of “their”:
- A) there
- B) thaw
- C) three
- D) though
28. Correct adjective form: She is the ___ girl in class.
- A) tall
- B) taller
- C) tallest
- D) most tall
29. Meaning of “put off”:
- A) Postpone
- B) Wear
- C) Start
- D) Finish
30. Choose the grammatically correct option:
- A) Each of the students have a book.
- B) Each of the students has a book.
- C) Each of the students having a book.
- D) Each of the students are a book.
Answer Key
- B — Rapid = quick.
- B — Ancient ↔ modern.
- B — Separate is correct.
- B — Good at a subject.
- A — Passive: are taught by…
- B — Honest begins with vowel sound → an.
- A — Bibliophile = book lover.
- A — Break the ice = ease social tension / start talk.
- B — Should be doesn’t (He doesn’t).
- B — Benevolent = kind.
- B — Scarce ↔ abundant.
- C — Subjunctive: If I were…
- C — Neither… is (singular).
- B — Look after = take care of.
- B — Subject–verb agreement: goes.
- B — Fragile = delicate.
- B — Victory ↔ defeat.
- B — Afraid of.
- A — Backshift am → was.
- B — crises.
- A — Accommodation is correct.
- A — Speak plainly/frankly.
- C — News is singular → is.
- B — Expand ↔ contract.
- B — Reluctant = unwilling.
- B — He quickly finished his work.
- A — their / there (also they’re).
- C — Superlative: tallest.
- A — Put off = postpone.
- B — Each… has.