English Grammar Questions for SSC Exam

#1. Bananas are selling _______ Rs. 250 per dozen?

(D) at

(B) over

(A) on

(C) with

#2. Identify the correct form of sentence in the Active Voice:

(D) It can be seen that the sun rose in the east.

(C) I kept your book lest you may not lose it.

(B) The king has punishing the thief.

(A) I forgave him his fault.

#3. Which sentence given below correctly changes the active voice into the passive? Some one has cut the telephone wires.

(D) The telephone wires were found cut.

(B) The telephone wires has been cut.

(C) The telephone wires have been cut.

(A) The telephone wires were cut.

#4. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word from the options given below: I don’t like his _______ policy of pleasing people.

(B) duel

(D) doll

(A) dual

(C) dwell

#5. She ______ her office by 9 a.m. daily.

(C) reached

(D) reaching

(B) reaches

(A) reach

#6. Qadri informed me that all of the PAT members _______ soon take back their nomination forms.

(A) may

(D) shall

(B) will

(C) would

#7. Choose the correct Active voice of the following sentence from the options given below: Can a car be driven by her?

(A) A car can be driven by her.

(D) Could she drive a car?

(C) Can she drive a car?

(B) A car could be driven by her.

#8. Neither you nor your sister should ______ to them.

(D) talking

(B) talks

(A) talk

(C) talked

#9. Write your name and roll number _____ top of the page.at

(D) on the

(B) at the

(C) on

(A) at

#10. In English, voice expresses the relationship ______ the subject to the verb.

(A) at

(D) in

(B) of

(C) to

#11. Use the correct word in the following: Not everybody shares my _______.

(B) principalities

(A) principals

(C) principles

(D) personalities

#12. Cannon had unique qualities it was used widely in ancient times.

(A) that, that

(B) that, since

(C) such, so

(D) such, that

#13. I wish she ______ reach here soon.

(D) shall

(A) should

(C) will

(B) would

#14. Pooja or her brothers ______ to be blamed.

(D) was

(A) is

(C) are

(B) has

#15. The date is worth _________

(A) remember

(B) to remember

(C) remembered

(D) remembering

#16. He was admitted _______ the hospital.

(A) with

(B) at

(C) in

(D) to

#17. Choose the correct form of Passive Transformation of the sentence given: Who gave you the permission to write?

(A) By whom were you given the permission to write?

(B) By whom given you the permission to write?

(D) By whom was you given permission to write?

(C) By whom you were been given the permission?

#18. you _ ‘English in Ten days’ in the morning?

(D) Did, got

(B) Will, get

(A) Do, get

(C) Did, get

#19. I _______ this book since morning.

(A) has been reading

(D) shall be reading

(B) had been reading

(C) have had read

#20. What prefix would you add to the root word ‘view’ to indicate that you see something before other people do?

(A) re

(C) un

(D) dis

(B) pre

#21. I did not _______ TV last night.

(D) watching

(C) watch

(B) watched

(A) not watched

#22. Sana! Please ______ tea.

(A) taken

(B) drank

(D) PUT

(C) have

#23. ______ I use your cell phone as I have forgotten mine?

(D) Would

(C) Should

(A) May

(B) Do

#24. We need to do ______ of work before the event starts.

(B) a lot

(C) more

(D) some

(A) much

#25. The package _______ to be carried carefully.

(C) have

(A) is

(D) were

(B) are

#26. “I do not like tea.” “_______ do I.”

(C) either

(B) neither

(A) so

(D) not

#27. Charles Babbage is known as ________ father of computers.

(A) a

(C) any

(D) some

(B) the

#28. The price of kerosene oil ______ two rupees a litre?

(D) are

(B) have

(A) has

(C) is

#29. __________ work has been done yet. What about the remaining work?

(C) Much

(B) A few

(A) A little

(D) Most of

#30. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence from the given options: He said, “They are in the class.”

(C) He said that they had been in class.

(B) He says that they are in the class.

(A) He said that they were in the class.

(D) He says that they are in the class.

#31. Use the correct word in the following: Before the bell rang, the class was _____ to go home.

(A) ready

(D) were all ready

(B) all ready

(C) was already

#32. I’d like _______ information, please.

(B) some

(A) an

(C) piece

(D) a piece

#33. Javed two of _______ brothers attend primary school wishes to be a school teacher after his graduation form the University.

(B) them

(A) whom

(C) whose

(D) which

#34. My brother ______ play me every evening.

(B) from

(D) with

(C) at

(A) beside

#35. He has _______ experience than his brother.

(B) more

(C) much

(D) some

(A) many

#36. Rohan ______ in Jaipur tomorrow.

(D) was

(B) will be

(A) is

(C) were

#37. If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what word is left of the word ‘unemployed’?

(C) employ

(B) employed

(A) unemploy

(D) will not change

#38. My house is there _______ from the railway station?

(A) liter

(B) kilogram

(C) kilometer

(D) meter

#39. The thief, _______ they caught, was sent to the prison.

(A) who

(B) which

(D) whom

(C) whose

#40. Neither money nor power _______ needed to get selected for the Olympics.

(D) was

(A) are

(C) is

(B) were

Results

#1. Bananas are selling _______ Rs. 250 per dozen?

#2. Identify the correct form of sentence in the Active Voice:

#3. Which sentence given below correctly changes the active voice into the passive? Some one has cut the telephone wires.

#4. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word from the options given below: I don’t like his _______ policy of pleasing people.

#5. She ______ her office by 9 a.m. daily.

#6. Qadri informed me that all of the PAT members _______ soon take back their nomination forms.

#7. Choose the correct Active voice of the following sentence from the options given below: Can a car be driven by her?

#8. Neither you nor your sister should ______ to them.

#9. Write your name and roll number _____ top of the page.at

#10. In English, voice expresses the relationship ______ the subject to the verb.

#11. Use the correct word in the following: Not everybody shares my _______.

#12. Cannon had ______ unique qualities ______ it was used widely in ancient times.

#13. I wish she ______ reach here soon.

#14. Pooja or her brothers ______ to be blamed.

#15. The date is worth _________

#16. He was admitted _______ the hospital.

#17. Choose the correct form of Passive Transformation of the sentence given: Who gave you the permission to write?

#18. ______ you _______ ‘English in Ten days’ in the morning?

#19. I _______ this book since morning.

#20. What prefix would you add to the root word ‘view’ to indicate that you see something before other people do?

#21. I did not _______ TV last night.

#22. Sana! Please ______ tea.

#23. ______ I use your cell phone as I have forgotten mine?

#24. We need to do ______ of work before the event starts.

#25. The package _______ to be carried carefully.

#26. “I do not like tea.” “_______ do I.”

#27. Charles Babbage is known as ________ father of computers.

#28. The price of kerosene oil ______ two rupees a litre?

#29. __________ work has been done yet. What about the remaining work?

#30. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence from the given options: He said, “They are in the class.”

#31. Use the correct word in the following: Before the bell rang, the class was _____ to go home.

#32. I’d like _______ information, please.

#33. Javed two of _______ brothers attend primary school wishes to be a school teacher after his graduation form the University.

#34. My brother ______ play me every evening.

#35. He has _______ experience than his brother.

#36. Rohan ______ in Jaipur tomorrow.

#37. If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what word is left of the word ‘unemployed’?

#38. My house is there _______ from the railway station?

#39. The thief, _______ they caught, was sent to the prison.

#40. Neither money nor power _______ needed to get selected for the Olympics.

#12. Cannon had unique qualities it was used widely in ancient times.

#18. you _ ‘English in Ten days’ in the morning?