1. He do not know how to swim.
a) Did not
b) Does not
c) Don’t
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Does not
Explanation: Subject He (singular) takes does not, not do not.
2. She is senior than me.
a) From
b) To
c) Of
d) No improvement
Answer: b) To
Explanation: Adjectives like senior, junior, superior, inferior take to.
3. He is suffering with fever.
a) Suffering from
b) Suffering by
c) Suffering at
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Suffering from
Explanation: Suffer from is used for diseases.
4. He is married with a teacher.
a) Married to
b) Married by
c) Married of
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Married to
Explanation: Correct usage is married to someone.
5. He is good in playing football.
a) At
b) On
c) For
d) No improvement
Answer: a) At
Explanation: Good at indicates skill or talent.
6. I prefer tea than coffee.
a) Over
b) From
c) To
d) No improvement
Answer: c) To
Explanation: Correct pattern → prefer A to B.
7. He congratulated me for my success.
a) On
b) In
c) At
d) No improvement
Answer: a) On
Explanation: Congratulate on something is correct.
8. He is addicted for smoking.
a) Of
b) In
c) To
d) No improvement
Answer: c) To
Explanation: Addicted to is the right prepositional phrase.
9. She insisted to go there.
a) On going
b) Going
c) In going
d) No improvement
Answer: a) On going
Explanation: Insist on + gerund (–ing form).
10. I look forward to see you soon.
a) To seeing
b) For seeing
c) At seeing
d) No improvement
Answer: a) To seeing
Explanation: Look forward to + ing form.
11. She is confident for her success.
a) About
b) In
c) Of
d) No improvement
Answer: c) Of
Explanation: Confident of is correct usage.
12. He is junior than me by two years.
a) From
b) To
c) Of
d) No improvement
Answer: b) To
Explanation: Junior to is correct.
13. He do his work regularly.
a) Does his work regularly
b) Did his work regularly
c) Done his work regularly
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Does his work regularly
Explanation: Singular subject → does.
14. He is the best of the two.
a) Better of the two
b) Best among the two
c) Better between the two
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Better of the two
Explanation: Between two → comparative degree (better).
15. He runs faster than any boys in the class.
a) Than any boy in the class
b) Than all boys
c) Than most boys
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Than any boy in the class
Explanation: Any implies singular comparison.
16. She is more cleverer than her sister.
a) More clever than
b) Cleverer than
c) Most clever
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Cleverer than
Explanation: Avoid double comparative (more + er).
17. He is one of the most talented student in the class.
a) More talented students
b) Most talented students
c) Most talented student
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Most talented students
Explanation: One of the + plural noun.
18. The news are true.
a) Were
b) Is
c) Be
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Is
Explanation: News is singular in meaning.
19. She said that she will go there tomorrow.
a) Shall
b) Would
c) Should
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Would
Explanation: Reported speech changes will → would.
20. He has been working here since three years.
a) For three years
b) From three years
c) By three years
d) No improvement
Answer: a) For three years
Explanation: For + duration (since + point of time).
21. He is taller from his brother.
a) Than
b) To
c) Of
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Than
Explanation: Than used for comparison.
22. The book is more preferable to that.
a) Preferable
b) Most preferable
c) More preferred
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Preferable
Explanation: Preferable itself shows comparison; avoid more preferable.
23. This is the house where he was born.
a) Which
b) That
c) In which
d) No improvement
Answer: c) In which
Explanation: After house, place, use in which.
24. He has been living here from 2010.
a) For
b) Since
c) By
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Since
Explanation: Since + point of time.
25. I prefer staying at home than going out.
a) Over
b) Rather than
c) To
d) No improvement
Answer: c) To
Explanation: Prefer A to B / Prefer doing X to doing Y.
26. He is knowing the answer.
a) Knows
b) Know
c) Knew
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Knows
Explanation: Verbs of mental state (know, believe, love) are not used in continuous form.
27. She has finished her work yesterday.
a) Finished
b) Had finished
c) Was finishing
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Finished
Explanation: Yesterday needs simple past tense, not present perfect.
28. By next year, he is completing the project.
a) Completes
b) Will complete
c) Will have completed
d) No improvement
Answer: c) Will have completed
Explanation: By next year → future perfect tense.
29. When I reached the station, the train left.
a) Has left
b) Leaves
c) Had left
d) No improvement
Answer: c) Had left
Explanation: Past perfect for the earlier of two past actions.
30. He told me that he is busy.
a) Was busy
b) Had been busy
c) Has been busy
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Was busy
Explanation: In reported speech, is → was (backshift of tense).
31. The teacher said that honesty is the best policy.
a) Was
b) Has been
c) Is
d) No improvement
Answer: d) No improvement
Explanation: Universal truths retain present tense in reported speech.
32. He was being late for school every day.
a) Is being
b) Was
c) Used to be
d) No improvement
Answer: c) Used to be
Explanation: Was being late is incorrect; habitual past = used to be late.
33. I wish I was a bird.
a) Were
b) Am
c) Had been
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Were
Explanation: In imaginary/unreal conditions → use were with I/he/she.
34. He is working in this office since 2015.
a) Was working
b) Has been working
c) Worked
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Has been working
Explanation: Since + point of time → Present Perfect Continuous.
35. I am liking this place.
a) Like
b) Liked
c) Am liked
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Like
Explanation: Like is a stative verb; not used in continuous form.
36. He don’t go to the gym every day.
a) Doesn’t
b) Didn’t
c) Hasn’t
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Doesn’t
Explanation: Singular subject (he) → doesn’t.
37. Each of the boys have a pen.
a) Has
b) Had
c) Having
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Has
Explanation: Each of + plural noun → singular verb.
38. Neither of them are present.
a) Were
b) Is
c) Have been
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Is
Explanation: Neither / either → singular verb.
39. One of my friends have gone abroad.
a) Has
b) Is having
c) Was having
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Has
Explanation: One of plural noun → singular verb.
40. The jury were divided in their opinion.
a) Was divided
b) Were divided
c) No improvement
Answer: c) No improvement
Explanation: Jury can take plural verb when members act individually.
41. Neither the teacher nor the students was late.
a) Were
b) Was
c) Are
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Were
Explanation: Verb agrees with nearer subject (students → were).
42. The news are shocking.
a) Were
b) Is
c) Have been
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Is
Explanation: News is uncountable → singular verb.
43. The scissors is on the table.
a) Are
b) Were
c) Has been
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Are
Explanation: Scissors is plural → use are.
44. The pair of shoes are new.
a) Were
b) Is
c) Have been
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Is
Explanation: A pair of → treated as singular unit.
45. Mathematics are my favourite subject.
a) Were
b) Is
c) Have been
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Is
Explanation: Mathematics → singular noun of discipline.
46. Each boy and girl were given a gift.
a) Was
b) Are
c) Had been
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Was
Explanation: When each precedes singular nouns → singular verb.
47. The quality of mangoes are good this year.
a) Were
b) Is
c) Have been
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Is
Explanation: Subject = quality (singular).
48. He was punished by the teacher.
a) The teacher punished him
b) Punished him by the teacher
c) He punished the teacher
d) No improvement
Answer: d) No improvement
Explanation: Correct passive voice construction.
49. Let the work to be done by tomorrow.
a) Be done
b) To be do
c) Doing
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Be done
Explanation: Let + object + be + V₃ → correct passive form.
50. The thief was arrested by the police yesterday.
a) Arrested the police yesterday
b) Has arrested by police
c) Was arrested by the police yesterday
d) No improvement
Answer: d) No improvement
Explanation: Sentence already correct (passive voice + past time adverb).
51. She is married with a businessman.
a) To
b) By
c) From
d) No improvement
Answer: a) To
Explanation: Always say married to someone (not “with”).
52. He is superior than me.
a) From
b) To
c) Over
d) No improvement
Answer: b) To
Explanation: Adjectives like superior, inferior, junior, senior take to, not than.
53. He is capable to solve this problem.
a) Of solving
b) For solving
c) In solving
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Of solving
Explanation: Correct phrase = capable of + gerund (–ing form).
54. He is good in Mathematics.
a) At
b) For
c) With
d) No improvement
Answer: a) At
Explanation: Good at + subject or skill.
55. I am looking forward to meet you.
a) For meeting
b) To meeting
c) To meet
d) No improvement
Answer: b) To meeting
Explanation: Look forward to + gerund (–ing), not infinitive.
56. She insisted to go there.
a) On going
b) In going
c) For going
d) No improvement
Answer: a) On going
Explanation: Correct phrase = insist on + gerund.
57. He is addicted with gambling.
a) On
b) To
c) By
d) No improvement
Answer: b) To
Explanation: Addicted to = dependent on something.
58. He was accused for theft.
a) Of
b) With
c) By
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Of
Explanation: Accused of a crime is correct.
59. He is interested for music.
a) About
b) To
c) In
d) No improvement
Answer: c) In
Explanation: Interested in something.
60. He congratulated me for my success.
a) On
b) About
c) At
d) No improvement
Answer: a) On
Explanation: Congratulate someone on something.
61. He is fond for playing cricket.
a) To
b) Of
c) About
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Of
Explanation: Fond of + noun/gerund.
62. She prevented me to go there.
a) From going
b) Against going
c) Of going
d) No improvement
Answer: a) From going
Explanation: Prevent from + gerund.
63. He is confident for winning.
a) In
b) Of
c) About
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Of
Explanation: Confident of success.
64. He was accused for cheating.
a) Of
b) To
c) From
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Of
Explanation: Accused of + noun/gerund.
65. She is angry on me.
a) With
b) At
c) About
d) No improvement
Answer: a) With
Explanation: Angry with a person, angry at a thing/situation.
66. He lives at Mumbai.
a) In
b) On
c) From
d) No improvement
Answer: a) In
Explanation: In used for cities/countries; at for smaller places.
67. He has been absent with Monday.
a) Since
b) For
c) From
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Since
Explanation: Since + point of time.
68. The patient is recovering from his illness.
a) Of
b) At
c) With
d) No improvement
Answer: d) No improvement
Explanation: Recover from an illness is correct phrase.
69. I am going in foot.
a) On
b) By
c) With
d) No improvement
Answer: a) On
Explanation: On foot, by car/train/bus.
70. The girl divided the chocolate between all her friends.
a) Among
b) In
c) To
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Among
Explanation: Between two; among more than two.
71. He did not come because of he was ill.
a) Because
b) Since
c) As
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Because
Explanation: Because of is followed by noun/gerund; before clause, use because.
72. Although he was tired, but he went to work.
a) Though he was tired, he went to work.
b) Although he was tired, yet he went to work.
c) He was tired, but he went to work.
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Though he was tired, he went to work.
Explanation: Don’t use but or yet with though/although.
73. He did not come though he was invited.
a) Although
b) Even though
c) As
d) No improvement
Answer: d) No improvement
Explanation: Though/although/even though all acceptable; no correction needed.
74. He failed though he worked hard.
a) Despite
b) Although
c) In spite of
d) No improvement
Answer: d) No improvement
Explanation: Correct contrast clause using though.
75. Hardly had I reached home when it started raining.
a) Than
b) Then
c) But
d) No improvement
Answer: d) No improvement
Explanation: Correct correlative pair = hardly … when (not than).
76. He did a mistake in the calculation.
a) Made a mistake
b) Had a mistake
c) Done a mistake
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Made a mistake
Explanation: Correct collocation is make a mistake, not do a mistake.
77. She discussed about the problem with me.
a) Discussed
b) Discussed on
c) Had discussed about
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Discussed
Explanation: Discuss is a transitive verb; no preposition about is used.
78. He avenged from his enemies.
a) Took revenge on
b) Avenged himself on
c) Took revenge from
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Avenged himself on
Explanation: Correct phrase is avenge oneself on someone.
79. He is married with a beautiful lady.
a) Married to
b) Married by
c) Married from
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Married to
Explanation: Married to — standard usage for person.
80. The teacher emphasized on hard work.
a) Emphasized
b) Emphasized for
c) Emphasized at
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Emphasized
Explanation: Emphasize is transitive → no on.
81. He is accustomed with luxury.
a) Accustomed to
b) Accustomed for
c) Accustomed at
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Accustomed to
Explanation: Correct phrase → accustomed to something.
82. He is angry on me.
a) Angry with
b) Angry to
c) Angry against
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Angry with
Explanation: Angry with a person, angry at a thing.
83. He is capable to solve the problem.
a) Is capable of
b) Is capable for
c) Is capable in
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Is capable of
Explanation: Correct phrase → capable of + ing.
84. She is senior than me in experience.
a) Senior from
b) Senior to
c) Senior of
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Senior to
Explanation: Senior to / junior to / superior to.
85. She said me the truth.
a) Said to me
b) Told me
c) Said about me
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Told me
Explanation: Tell + person, Say + to + person.
86. He is living here since 2018.
a) Was living
b) Has been living
c) Lived
d) No improvement
Answer: b) Has been living
Explanation: Since + time → Present Perfect Continuous.
87. The thief was caught red-handedly.
a) Red-handed
b) With red hand
c) Handed red
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Red-handed
Explanation: Idiom → caught red-handed (while committing a crime).
88. She has been absent with Monday.
a) Since
b) For
c) By
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Since
Explanation: Since + point of time.
89. He paid the bill by cash.
a) In cash
b) Through cash
c) By the cash
d) No improvement
Answer: a) In cash
Explanation: Pay in cash / by cheque / by card.
90. He deals in garments.
a) With
b) At
c) To
d) No improvement
Answer: d) No improvement
Explanation: Deal in means trade (business context).
91. I can’t cope up with this pressure.
a) Cope with
b) Coping up with
c) Coping with
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Cope with
Explanation: Cope with (no up) = manage a situation.
92. The patient died from cancer.
a) Of
b) By
c) With
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Of
Explanation: Die of a disease; die from an accident or wound.
93. He asked me to return back the money.
a) To return
b) To give back
c) For returning
d) No improvement
Answer: a) To return
Explanation: Return already means “give back”; avoid repetition.
94. He prevented me to go there.
a) From going
b) Against going
c) Of going
d) No improvement
Answer: a) From going
Explanation: Prevent from + gerund.
95. He did not listen my advice.
a) Listen to my advice
b) Hear my advice
c) Listen at my advice
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Listen to my advice
Explanation: Listen to is correct phrase.
96. He prefers coffee than tea.
a) To
b) Over
c) From
d) No improvement
Answer: a) To
Explanation: Prefer A to B.
97. She has no control on her temper.
a) Over
b) To
c) In
d) No improvement
Answer: a) Over
Explanation: Control over is correct usage.
98. The train will arrive to the station at 6 p.m.
a) In
b) At
c) Into
d) No improvement
Answer: b) At
Explanation: Arrive at a small place; arrive in a city or country.
99. The meeting has been postponed to next week.
a) For
b) Till
c) Until
d) No improvement
Answer: d) No improvement
Explanation: Postpone to (a specific future time).
100. He is well versed in English grammar.
a) Versed with
b) Versed about
c) Versed at
d) No improvement
Answer: d) No improvement
Explanation: Well-versed in = highly skilled or knowledgeable.
