25th BCS English Questions & Answers with Explanation / English for BCS Examination / BCS Examination Previous Questions and Answers

English Language Questions (25th BCS)

23. Stockings are _ socks.

(a) big

(b) short

(c) long

(d) small

Correct answer: (c) long

24. Many students will now be starting to _ about their exam results.

(a) reflect

(b) worry

(c) comment

(d) inquire

Correct answer: (b) worry

25. She told me his name after he _.

(a) has left

(b) has been leaving

(c) had left

(d) left

Correct answer: (c) had left

26. Climate is a _ of the environment.

(a) situation

(b) rank

(c) size

(d) state

Correct answer: (d) state

27. I finally killed the fly _ a rolled up newspaper.

(a) from

(b) by

(c) with

(d) through

Correct answer: (c) with

28. We must look pleased or else he’ll be _

(a) happy

(b) delighted

(c) dissatisfied

(d) cross

Correct answer: (c) dissatisfied

29. The man died _ over-eating.

(a) of

(b) by

(c) from

(d) for

Correct answer: (c) from

30. He advised me _ smoking.

(a) in giving up

(b) from giving up

(c) to give up

(d) giving up

Correct answer: (c) to give up

31. The expression “after one’s own heart” means:

(a) with complete devotion

(b) to one’s own liking

(c) to be in high spirit

(d) to be in low spirit

Correct answer: (b) to one’s own liking

32. “The day of my sister’s marriage is drawing near.” The underlined word "near" is a/an –

(a) adverb

(b) adjective

(c) verb

(d) preposition

Correct answer: (a) adverb

33. Which of the following sentences is correct?

(a) My father was in a hospital during six weeks in summer

(b) My father was in hospital for six weeks during the summer

(c) My father was in hospital during six weeks in summer

(d) In summer during six weeks my father was in hospital

Correct answer: (b) My father was in hospital for six weeks during the summer

34. He intends to _ in the country for two months.

(a) stay

(b) live

(c) halt

(d) stop

Correct answer: (a) stay

35. What are you so angry _?

(a) at

(b) for

(c) with

(d) about

Correct answer: (d) about

36. The parents became extremely _ when their son had not returned by eleven o’clock.

(a) annoyed

(b) disturbed

(c) anxious

(d) angry

Correct answer: (c) anxious

37. “I _ remember the holiday I spent in your home,” she said.

(a) always

(b) ever

(c) hardly

(d) usually

Correct answer: (a) always

38. He knew it was a very _ operation, but he was determined to carry it out.

(a) risky

(b) troublesome

(c) difficult

(d) dangerous

Correct answer: (a) risky

39. ‘Misanthropist’ means:

(a) A person of narrow views

(b) One who flirts with ladies

(c) One who believes that God is in everything

(d) A hater of mankind

Correct answer: (d) A hater of mankind

40. First language means the _ language.

(a) natural

(b) official

(c) main

(d) important

Correct answer: (a) natural

41. Shaheen would never have taken the job if _ what great demand it would make on his time.

(a) he had been knowing

(b) he had known

(c) he was knowing

(d) he knew

Correct answer: (b) he had known

42. She has _ her hair a beautiful shade of brown.

(a) dyed

(b) colored

(c) given

(d) dried

Correct answer: (a) dyed