English MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) - SchoolingAxis

English MCQ

 Que- My friend is a couch potato. What does the idiom/phrase "couch potato" means? 

a. active person  

b. busy person  

c. lazy person  

d. angry person 


Answer- lazy person


Que- He Was all at sea when he began his new Job.What does idiom / phrase "at sea" means __________? 

a. happy  

b. sad  

c. puzzled  

d. triumphant 


Answer- puzzled


Que- She goes to her mother's house off and on. What does idiom / phrase "off and on" means 

a. frequently  

b. rarely  

c. occasionally  

d. sometimes 


Answer- occasionally


Que- Feel blue means _________? 

a. Feel Sad  

b. Feel happy  

c. Feel energetic  

d. Feel angry 


Answer- Feel Sad


Que- Fender bender means ________ ? 

a. A mammoth car accident  

b. A Huge car accident  

c. A small car accident  

d. A major car accident 


Answer- A small car accident


Que- Go Dutch means _______ ? 

a. One person paying for everyone  

b. share the cost of something, especially a meal, equally  

c. Enjoy two different opportunities at the same time  

d. To do something badly or cheaply 


Answer- share the cost of something, especially a meal, equally


Que- Black and blue _____________ ? 

a. Full of bruises  

b. A poor plan  

c. False sense of happiness or success  

d. Something that is not understandable 


Answer- Full of bruises


Que- A litmus test means __________ ? 

a. A decisively indicative test  

b. False sense of happiness or success  

c. Something that is not understandable  

d. To show dislike or disappointment through facial expressions 


Answer- A decisively indicative test


Que- Icing (also frosting) on the cake means ________? 

a. An ugly but essential addition or enhancement  

b. An ugly & inessential removal or diminution  

c. Be very expensive  

d. An attractive but inessential addition or enhancement 


Answer- An attractive but inessential addition or enhancement


Que- when pigs fly means ______? 

a. something that is easy to do  

b. raining very heavily  

c. something that will never happen or is impossible  

d. miss the chance 


Answer- something that will never happen or is impossible


Que- Raining cats and dogs means _________? 

a. Raining very heavily  

b. Easy option  

c. Very rarely  

d. one who presents a counter argument 


Answer- Raining very heavily


Que- Keep at bay means ______________. 

a.  Keep in mind  

b. Keep at a distance  

c. Keep thinking about something  

d. Keep at the sea-shore 


Answer- Keep at a distance


Que- At the drop of the hat means____________? 

a. As soon as it was spoken  

b. Done easily, without any preparation  

c. Done in an instant  

d. After something is done 


Answer- Done easily, without any preparation


Que- Your guess is as good as mine means __________? 

a. Join a popular trend or activity  

b. To hear something from the authoritative source  

c. To know the answer  

d. To have no idea 


Answer- To have no idea


Que- Far cry from means __________? 

a. To present a counter argument  

b. To take on a task that is way to big  

c. The show has come to an end. It's all over  

d. Very different from 


Answer- Very different from


Que- Wild goose chase _________? 

a. A foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable  

b. To take credit for something someone else did  

c. To not take what someone says too seriously; to treat someone's words with a degree of skepticism  

d. A phrase implying that one is not proficient at performing a particular task and that they should not try to perform the task professionally 


Answer- A foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable


Que- Spill the beans ________ ? 

a. Frivolously performing a simple task  

b. Reveal someone's secret  

c. To stop something at an early stage  

d. Frivolously performing a simple task 


Answer- Reveal someone's secret


Que- Get your goat means _____? 

a. To pacify someone  

b. To irritate someone  

c. To soothe someone  

d. To Hug someone 


Answer- To irritate someone


Que- Drop a dime means ________? 

a. To be an informant  

b. Almost free. Very cheap  

c. To stop something at an early stage  

d. To leave 


Answer- To be an informant


Que- Chew the fat means __________? 

a. To action a task; to initiate work  

b. To become silent; to stop talking  

c. To take offense; to get worked up, aggravated, or annoyed  

d. To chat idly or generally waste time talking 


Answer- To chat idly or generally waste time talking


Que- Bird Brain means _____? 

a. A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid  

b. A person that is too smart; a person that acts Sharp  

c. A person that is too lazy; a person that acts dull  

d. A person that too angry; a person that acts hastly 


Answer- A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid


Que- Best of both worlds means ________? 

a. A phrase implying that a person is never satisfied with their current situation; they think others have it better  

b. People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than by what they say  

c. A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different opportunities  

d. Just the information I have on the subject 


Answer- A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different opportunities


Que- Beating a dead horse means ________? 

a. To uselessly dwell on a subject far beyond its point of resolution  

b. An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature.  

c. To speak the truth, even to the point of being blunt and rude  

d. To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting 


Answer- To uselessly dwell on a subject far beyond its point of resolution


Que- Basket case _______? 

a. An area of vulnerability  

b. Narrowly; barely. Usually used in regard to a narrow escape from a disaster  

c. To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally or to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant  

d. One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress 


Answer- One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress


Que- Apple of discord means ______? 

a. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy  

b. A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid  

c. To further a loss with sarcasm or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation  

d. To speak the truth, even to the point of being blunt and rude 


Answer- Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy


Que- An arm and a leg means _________? 

a. Full throttle; at maximum speed  

b. Very cheap or inexpensive. A little amount of money  

c. Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money  

d. One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress 


Answer- Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money


Que- Elephant in the room means _________? 

a. An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature  

b. In good physical health  

c. Someone can perceive things and events that are outside of their field of vision  

d. You learned something through means of a rumor 


Answer- An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature


Que- Achilles' heel means ________? 

a. To action a task; to initiate work  

b. A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength  

c. A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage  

d. To endure a painful or unpleasant situation that is unavoidable 


Answer- A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength


Que- Ace in the hole means __________? 

a. A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage  

b. A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength  

c. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy  

d. Without any hesitation; instantly 


Answer- A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage


Que- A hot potato means _________? 

a. The one tiny drawback that ruins it  

b. To go to bed to sleep  

c. To find fault with something that has been received as a gift or favor  

d. A controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with 


Answer- A controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with


Que- A bitter pill means ___________? 

a. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy  

b. A controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with  

c. A situation or information that is unpleasant but must be accepted  

d. When an attempt fails, and it's time to start planning all over again 


Answer- A situation or information that is unpleasant but must be accepted


Que- Like a sitting duck means________________? 

a. Lazy  

b. Fat  

c. Sleepy  

d. Ignorant 


Answer- Ignorant


Que- It was he who "put a spoke in my wheel". 

a. tried to cause an accident  

b. helped in the execution of the plan  

c. thwarted in the execution of the plan  

d. destroyed the plan 


Answer- thwarted in the execution of the plan


Que- Do no trust a man who "blows his own trumpet" 

a. flatters  

b. praises others  

c. admonishes others  

d. praises himself 


Answer- praises himself


Que- In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to "die in harness". 

a. die on a horse back  

b. die in the battlefield  

c. die while still working  

d. die with honour 


Answer- die while still working


Que- He "passed himself off" as a noble man. 

a. Was regarded as  

b. Pretended to be  

c. Was thought to be  

d. Was looked upon 


Answer- Pretended to be


Que- I met him after a long time, but he gave me "the cold shoulder". 

a. scolded me  

b. insulted me  

c. abused me  

d. ignored me 


Answer- ignored me


Que- He could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance. tipped off means _____________? 

a. Toppled over  

b. Bribed  

c. Given advance information  

d. Threatened 


Answer- Given advance information


Que- To set one's face against __________? 

a. To oppose with determination  

b. To judge by appearance  

c. To get out of difficulty  

d. To look at one steadily 


Answer- To oppose with determination


Que- To hit the nail right on the head _______? 

a. To say something that is exactly right or completely true  

b. To destroy one's reputation  

c. To announce one's fixed views  

d. To teach someone a lesson 


Answer- To say something that is exactly right or completely true


Que- To smell a rat _______? 

a. To see signs of plague epidemic  

b. To get bad small of a bad dead rat  

c. To suspect foul dealings  

d. To be in a bad mood 


Answer- To suspect foul dealings


Que- A man of straw _________? 

a. A man of no substance  

b. A very active person  

c. A worthy fellow  

d. An unreasonable person 


Answer- A man of no substance


Que- To leave someone in the lurch _________? 

a. To come to compromise with someone  

b. Constant source of annoyance to someone  

c. To put someone at ease  

d. To desert someone in his difficulties 


Answer- To desert someone in his difficulties


Que- To pick holes _________? 

a. To find some reason to quarrel  

b. To destroy something  

c. To criticize someone  

d. To cut some part of an item 


Answer- To criticize someone


Que- To put one's hand to plough __________? 

a. To take up agricultural farming  

b. To take a difficult task  

c. To get entangled into unnecessary things  

d. Take interest in technical work 


Answer- To take a difficult task


Que- To end in smoke ________? 

a. To make completely understand  

b. To ruin oneself  

c. To excite great applause  

d. To overcome someone 


Answer- To ruin oneself


Que- To cry wolf __________? 

a. To listen eagerly  

b. To give false alarm  

c. To turn pale  

d. To keep off starvation 


Answer- To give false alarm


Que- To have an axe to grind ___________? 

a. A private end to serve  

b. To fail to arouse interest  

c. To have no result  

d. To work for both sides 


Answer- A private end to serve


Que- To make clean breast of ________? 

a. To gain prominence  

b. To praise oneself  

c. To confess without of reserve  

d. To destroy before it blooms 


Answer- To confess without of reserve


Que- Hornet's nest means:___________? 

a. A bee's house  

b. A violent situation  

c. A  good situation  

d. A dangerous place 


Answer- A violent situation


Que- Never-never land means:_____________? 

a.  An ideal pace  

b. Dream land  

c. A worthless place  

d. A useless situation 


Answer-  An ideal pace


Que- Cap it all means:____________? 

a. To cover everything  

b. To seize everything  

c. To finish  

d. To occur 


Answer- To finish


Que- Pull your socks up: 

a. To get ready  

b. To finish  

c. To start  

d. To improve 


Answer- To improve


Que- He was undecided. He "let the grass grow under his feet". 

a. loitered around  

b. stayed out  

c. sat unmoving  

d. moved away 


Answer- loitered around


Que- To leave someone in the lurch 

a. To come to compromise with someone 

b. Constant source of annoyance to someone 

c. To put someone at ease 

d. To desert someone in his difficulties 


Answer- To desert someone in his difficulties


Que- To play second fiddle 

a. To be happy, cheerful and healthy 

b. To reduce importance of one's senior 

c. To support the role and view of another person 

d. To do back seat driving 


Answer- To support the role and view of another person


Que- To beg the question 

a. To refer to 

b. To take for granted 

c. To raise objections 

d. To be discussed 


Answer- To take for granted


Que- A black sheep 

a. An unlucky person 

b. A lucky person 

c. An ugly person 

d. None of these 


Answer- None of these


Que- A man of straw 

a. A man of no substance 

b. A very active person 

c. A worthy fellow 

d. An unreasonable person 


Answer- A man of no substance


Que- To smell a rat 

a. To see signs of plague epidemic 

b. To get bad small of a bad dead rat 

c. To suspect foul dealings 

d. To be in a bad mood 


Answer- To suspect foul dealings


Que- To hit the nail right on the head 

a. To do the right thing 

b. To destroy one's reputation 

c. To announce one's fixed views 

d. To teach someone a lesson 


Answer- To do the right thing


Que- To set one's face against 

a. To oppose with determination 

b. To judge by appearence 

c. To get out of difficulty 

d. To look at one steadily 


Answer- To oppose with determination


Que- To cry wolf 

a. To listen eagerly 

b. To give false alarm 

c. To turn pale 

d. To keep off starvation 


Answer- To give false alarm


Que- To end in smoke 

a. To make completely understand 

b. To ruin oneself 

c. To excite great applause 

d. To overcome someone 


Answer- To ruin oneself


Que- To be above board 

a. To have a good height 

b. To be honest in any business deal 

c. They have no debts 

d. To try to be beautiful 


Answer- To be honest in any business deal


Que- To put one's hand to plough 

a. To take up agricultural farming 

b. To take a difficult task 

c. To get entangled into unnecessary things 

d. Take interest in technical work 


Answer- To take a difficult task


Que- To pick holes 

a. To find some reason to quarrel 

b. To destroy something 

c. To criticise someone 

d. To cut some part of an item 


Answer- To criticise someone


Que- They greet me cheerfully every morning. 

a. Every morning I was greeted cheerfully.  

b. I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.  

c. I am being greeted cheerfully by them every morning.  

d. Cheerful greeting is done by them every morning to me. 


Answer- I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.


Que- Who is creating this mess? 

a. Who has been created this mess?  

b. By whom has this mess been created?  

c. By whom this mess is being created?  

d. By whom is this mess being created? 


Answer- By whom is this mess being created?


Que- I remember my sister taking me to the museum. 

a. I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister.  

b. I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.  

c. I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister.  

d. I remember taken to the museum by my sister. 


Answer- I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.


Que- Are they playing match against them? 

a. Is a match being played against our team by them?  

b. Is a match be played against our team by them?  

c. Is a match played against our team by them?  

d. Is a match been played against our team by them? 


Answer- Is a match being played against our team by them?


Que- You must obey your parents. 

a. Your parents must obeyed by you.  

b. Your parents must been obeyed by you.  

c. Your parents must be obeyed by you.  

d. Your parents must being obeyed by you. 


Answer- Your parents must be obeyed by you.


Que- Have you taken a rest? 

a. Have a rest been taken by you?  

b. Have a rest taken by you.  

c. Had a rest taken by you?  

d. Have a rest be take by you? 


Answer- Have a rest been taken by you?


Que- Why does an officer neglect duties? 

a. Why the duties neglected by an officer?  

b. Why are the duties neglected by an officer?  

c. Why is the duties neglected by an officer?  

d. Why are the duties neglect by an officer. 


Answer- Why are the duties neglected by an officer?


Que- Did you visit a zoo? 

a. Was a zoo being visited by you?  

b. Was a zoo be visited by you?  

c. Was a zoo been visited by you?  

d. Was a zoo visited by you? 


Answer- Was a zoo visited by you?


Que- She will invite me. 

a. I shall be invited by her.  

b. I will invited by her.  

c. I shall being invited by her.  

d. I will been invited by her. 


Answer- I shall be invited by her.


Que- I take exercise daily. 

a. Exercise are taken daily by me.  

b. Exercise is taken daily by me.  

c. Exercise is being taken daily by me.  

d. Exercise is been taken daily by me. 


Answer- Exercise is taken daily by me.


Que- You will praise her very much. 

a. She will praised very much by you.  

b. She will be praised very much by you.  

c. She will being praised very much by you.  

d. She will been praised very much by you. 


Answer- She will be praised very much by you.


Que- Why do you tell a lie? 

a. Why a lie told by you?  

b. Why is a lie be told by you?  

c. Why is a lie told by you?  

d. Why is a lite being told you? 


Answer- Why is a lie told by you?


Que- Why did you waste best part of your life? 

a. Why the best part of your life wasted by you?  

b. Why were the best part of your life wasted by you?  

c. Why did the best part of your life wasted by you?  

d. Why was the best part of your life wasted by you? 


Answer- Why was the best part of your life wasted by you?


Que- Will my mother have baked cake? 

a. Will the cake have baked by my mother?  

b. Will the cake has being baked by my mother?  

c. Will the cake be baked by my mother?  

d. Will the cake have been baked by my mother? 


Answer- Will the cake have been baked by my mother?


Que- Who designed a car? 

a. By whom a car designed?  

b. By whom a car had designed?  

c. By whom a car was designed?  

d. By whom a car was being designed? 


Answer- By whom a car was designed?


Que- He was driving a car, when accident occurred. 

a. A car driven by him, when the accident occur.  

b. A car was driven by him, when the accident occur.  

c. A car was been driven by him, when the accident occurred.  

d. A car was being driven by him, when the accident occurred. 


Answer- A car was being driven by him, when the accident occurred.


Que- They probably won't attend lecture tomorrow. 

a. The lecture probably not attended by them tomorrow.  

b. The lecture probably won't be attended by them.  

c. The lecture not probably attended by them tomorrow.  

d. The lecture probably won't been attended by them tomorrow. 


Answer- The lecture probably won't be attended by them.


Que- I said to her, "Why are you sleeping"? 

a. I asked her why she was sleeping.  

b. I asked her that why she was sleeping.  

c. I asked her that why was she sleeping.  

d. None of these 


Answer- I asked her why she was sleeping.


Que- Afridi plays the Harmonium and the sitar is_______also. 

a. Played  

b. Played by he  

c. Played by him  

d. None of these 


Answer- Played by him


Que- He did not give up the fight even though he was badly bruised. 

a. The fight did not give up by him even though he was badly bruised.  

b. The fight had not given up by him even though he was badly bruised.  

c. The fight was not given up by him even though he was badly bruised.  

d. The fight was not being given up by him even though he was badly bruised. 


Answer- The fight was not given up by him even though he was badly bruised.


Que- We should avoid tranquilizer in order to have a good health. 

a. Tranquilizer should avoided by us in order to have good health.  

b. Tranquilizer should been avoided by us in order to have a good health.  

c. Tranquilizer should be avoid by us in order to have a good health.  

d. Tranquilizer should be avoided by us in order to have a good health. 


Answer- Tranquilizer should be avoided by us in order to have a good health.


Que- His wife upbraided him for his irresponsible handling of the family finance. 

a. He upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.  

b. He was upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.  

c. He has upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.  

d. He were upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance. 


Answer- He was upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.


Que- She never understood me, whenever I said Something. 

a. Whenever I said something, I never understood by her.  

b. Whenever I said something, I had never understood by her.  

c. Whenever I said something, I was being never understood by her.  

d. Whenever I said something I was never understood by her. 


Answer- Whenever I said something I was never understood by her.


Que- When I am alone, I hear the footsteps of my friend in my imagination. 

a. The footsteps of my friend heard by me, when I am alone.  

b. The footsteps of my friend is heard by me when I am alone.  

c. The footsteps of my friend are heard by me when I am alone.  

d. The footsteps of my friend was heard by me when I am alone. 


Answer- The footsteps of my friend are heard by me when I am alone.


Que- When the men coughed he realized that the men were quite near to him. 

a. When the men coughed it realized by him that the men were quiet near to him.  

b. When the men coughed it had realized by him that the men were quite near to him.  

c. When the men coughed it was realized by him that the men were quite near to him.  

d. When the men coughed it is realized by him the men ere quite near to him. 


Answer- When the men coughed it was realized by him that the men were quite near to him.


Que- Passive Voice of " The baby has lost her doll"? 

a. Her doll was lost by the baby  

b. Her doll had been lost by the baby  

c. Her doll has been lost by the baby  

d. Her doll will have been lost by the baby  


Answer- Her doll has been lost by the baby


Que- Passive Voice of "She will build this house" ? 

a. This house would be built by her  

b. This house would have been built by her  

c. This house will be built by her  

d. This house will have been by her 


Answer- This house will be built by her


Que- Passive voice of "They broke up the table for firewood" is _____________________? 

a. The table broke up for firewood by them.  

b. The table has broken up for firewood by them.  

c. The table had broken up for firewood by them.  

d. The table was broken up for firewood by them. 


Answer- The table was broken up for firewood by them.


Que- Passive Voice of " She has completed two courses". 

a. Two courses are been completed by her.  

b. Two courses has been completed by her.  

c. Two courses have been completed by her.  

d. Two courses had been completed by her.  


Answer- Two courses have been completed by her.


Que- Active Voice of "Movies are not watched by him". 

a. He did not watch movies.  

b. He do not watch movies.  

c. He does not watch movies.  

d. He is not watched movies. 


Answer- He does not watch movies.


Que- Active Voice of "Indiscipline should not be encouraged by us". 

a. We shall not encouraging indiscipline.  

b. We have not encouraging indiscipline.  

c. We should not encourage Indiscipline.  

d. We must not encouraged indiscipline. 


Answer- We should not encourage Indiscipline.


Que- Passive Voice of "They held a meeting very early". 

a. A meeting was hold by them very early.  

b. A meeting will be held by them very early.  

c. A meeting is held by them very early  

d. A meeting was held by them very early. 


Answer- A meeting was held by them very early.


Que- Active Voice of "This house is used very rarely by us". 

a. We are using this house very rarely.  

b. We use this house very rarely.  

c. We used this house very rarely.  

d. We uses this house very rarely. 


Answer- We use this house very rarely.

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