English Grammar Questions for SSC Exam

#1. I _______ this book since morning.

(A) has been reading

(B) had been reading

(C) have had read

(D) shall be reading

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

(C) talked

(D) talking

(B) talks

(A) talk

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

(D) shall

(B) will

(A) may

(C) would

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

(A) are

(D) was

(B) were

(C) is

#5. I did not _______ TV last night.

(C) watch

(A) not watched

(D) watching

(B) watched

#6. The package _______ to be carried carefully.

(B) are

(A) is

(D) were

(C) have

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

(C) principles

(A) principals

(B) principalities

(D) personalities

#8. He was admitted _______ the hospital.

(C) in

(D) to

(A) with

(B) at

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

(C) either

(A) so

(B) neither

(D) not

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

(A) who

(D) whom

(B) which

(C) whose

#11. I wish she ______ reach here soon.

(B) would

(C) will

(D) shall

(A) should

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

(B) kilogram

(D) meter

(C) kilometer

(A) liter

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

(C) The telephone wires have been cut.

(D) The telephone wires were found cut.

(A) The telephone wires were cut.

(B) The telephone wires has been cut.

#14. 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?

(B) A car could be driven by her.

(C) Can she drive a car?

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

(A) that, that

(D) such, that

(B) that, since

(C) such, so

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

(B) employed

(C) employ

(D) will not change

(A) unemploy

#17. My brother ______ play me every evening.

(A) beside

(D) with

(B) from

(C) at

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

(C) reached

(A) reach

(D) reaching

(B) reaches

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

(B) at the

(D) on the

(A) at

(C) on

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

(C) more

(B) a lot

(A) much

(D) some

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

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

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

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

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

#22. He has _______ experience than his brother.

(D) some

(C) much

(B) more

(A) many

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

(D) doll

(C) dwell

(A) dual

(B) duel

#24. Sana! Please ______ tea.

(B) drank

(D) PUT

(A) taken

(C) have

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

(B) A few

(C) Much

(D) Most of

(A) A little

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

(C) piece

(D) a piece

(B) some

(A) an

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

(A) has

(B) have

(D) are

(C) is

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

(C) Did, get

(D) Did, got

(A) Do, get

(B) Will, get

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

(B) The king has punishing the thief.

(A) I forgave him his fault.

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

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

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

(C) to

(B) of

(D) in

(A) at

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

(B) the

(C) any

(D) some

(A) a

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

(A) May

(C) Should

(D) Would

(B) Do

#33. Rohan ______ in Jaipur tomorrow.

(B) will be

(D) was

(C) were

(A) is

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

(B) over

(C) with

(D) at

(A) on

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

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

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

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

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

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

(C) was already

(B) all ready

(D) were all ready

(A) ready

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

(D) dis

(C) un

(B) pre

(A) re

#38. 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

#39. The date is worth _________

(B) to remember

(D) remembering

(A) remember

(C) remembered

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

(A) is

(D) was

(C) are

(B) has

Results

#1. I _______ this book since morning.

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

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

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

#5. I did not _______ TV last night.

#6. The package _______ to be carried carefully.

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

#8. He was admitted _______ the hospital.

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

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

#11. I wish she ______ reach here soon.

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

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

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

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

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

#17. My brother ______ play me every evening.

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

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

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

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

#22. He has _______ experience than his brother.

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

#24. Sana! Please ______ tea.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#33. Rohan ______ in Jaipur tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

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

#39. The date is worth _________

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

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

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