✍️MCQ QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS:
◼️ 1. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
He speaks so clearly that everyone understands him.
(a) Adjective. (b) Preposition. (c) Adverb. (d) Conjunction.
✅ Answer: (c) Adverb.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘So’ modifies the verb ‘speaks’, describing how he speaks.
◼️ 2. Choose the sentence with a transitive verb.
(a) She sleeps soundly. (b) He went early. (c) They play football. (d) It rains heavily.
✅ Answer: (c) They play football.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Play’ is a transitive verb as it takes an object ‘football’.
◼️ 3. Which of the following is a correlative conjunction pair?
(a) and – but. (b) although – yet. (c) either – or. (d) because – so.
✅ Answer: (c) either – or.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Either...or’ is a correlative conjunction used in pairs.
◼️ 4. What is the part of speech of the word ‘both’ in the sentence:
Both of the answers are correct.
(a) Pronoun. (b) Adjective. (c) Conjunction. (d) Preposition.
✅ Answer: (b) Adjective.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Both’ describes ‘answers’, hence it is an adjective here.
◼️ 5. Identify the interjection.
(a) Alas!. (b) Despite. (c) Therefore. (d) However.
✅ Answer: (a) Alas!.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Alas!’ expresses sorrow and is an interjection.
◼️ 6. In the sentence “He looked at me angrily”, the word ‘angrily’ is a:
(a) Verb. (b) Adverb. (c) Adjective. (d) Noun.
✅ Answer: (b) Adverb.
🔷📘 Explanation: It describes how he looked, modifying the verb ‘looked’.
◼️ 7. Which part of speech is the word ‘quick’ in the phrase: a quick decision?
(a) Verb. (b) Adjective. (c) Adverb. (d) Noun.
✅ Answer: (b) Adjective.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Quick’ describes the noun ‘decision’.
◼️ 8. In “The girl whom you met is my sister”, ‘whom’ is a:
(a) Demonstrative Pronoun. (b) Interrogative Pronoun. (c) Relative Pronoun. (d) Reflexive Pronoun.
✅ Answer: (c) Relative Pronoun.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Whom’ relates to ‘the girl’ and introduces a relative clause.
◼️ 9. Pick the abstract noun.
(a) Teacher. (b) Love. (c) School. (d) Tiger.
✅ Answer: (b) Love.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Love’ is a feeling and cannot be seen or touched.
◼️ 10. Identify the material noun.
(a) Honesty. (b) Sand. (c) Child. (d) Team.
✅ Answer: (b) Sand.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Sand’ is a physical substance, hence a material noun.
◼️ 11. Choose the demonstrative adjective: Those apples are sweet.
(a) Interjection. (b) Adverb. (c) Adjective. (d) Pronoun.
✅ Answer: (c) Adjective.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Those’ describes the noun ‘apples’.
◼️ 12. In the sentence “I myself completed the work”, ‘myself’ is:
(a) Reflexive Pronoun. (b) Emphatic Pronoun. (c) Possessive Pronoun. (d) Relative Pronoun.
✅ Answer: (b) Emphatic Pronoun.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Myself’ emphasizes the subject ‘I’.
◼️ 13. The word ‘fast’ in “He runs fast” is:
(a) Verb. (b) Adjective. (c) Noun. (d) Adverb.
✅ Answer: (d) Adverb.
🔷📘 Explanation: It tells how he runs, modifying the verb.
◼️ 14. Choose the correct preposition:
He jumped ___ the river.
(a) onto. (b) into. (c) upon. (d) over.
✅ Answer: (b) into.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Into’ indicates motion towards the inside of something.
◼️ 15. Which of these is a helping verb?
(a) do. (b) run. (c) play. (d) write.
✅ Answer: (a) do.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Do’ helps in forming questions or negatives.
◼️ 16. In “She is very clever”, the word ‘very’ is:
(a) Adjective. (b) Noun. (c) Adverb. (d) Conjunction.
✅ Answer: (c) Adverb.
🔷📘 Explanation: It intensifies the adjective ‘clever’.
◼️ 17. Identify the conjunction in the sentence:
He worked hard, but he failed.
(a) He. (b) But. (c) Failed. (d) Hard.
✅ Answer: (b) But.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘But’ connects two contrasting ideas.
◼️ 18. Which sentence uses a subordinating conjunction?
(a) He came and sat. (b) I will call you when I arrive. (c) Either take it or leave it. (d) You may come or stay.
✅ Answer: (b) I will call you when I arrive.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘When’ is a subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause.
◼️ 19. What is the part of speech of ‘yet’ in: “She is poor yet honest”?
(a) Adverb. (b) Conjunction. (c) Pronoun. (d) Interjection.
✅ Answer: (b) Conjunction.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Yet’ connects two contrasting clauses.
◼️ 20. Pick the collective noun.
(a) Joy. (b) Truth. (c) Army. (d) India.
✅ Answer: (c) Army.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Army’ refers to a group.
◼️ 21. “Whose book is this?” — Here, ‘whose’ is:
(a) Interrogative Pronoun. (b) Adjective. (c) Relative Pronoun. (d) Possessive Pronoun.
✅ Answer: (b) Adjective.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Whose’ modifies the noun ‘book’.
◼️ 22. In “He is a man of courage”, ‘of courage’ functions as:
(a) Conjunctional Phrase. (b) Adverbial Phrase. (c) Adjectival Phrase. (d) Noun Phrase.
✅ Answer: (c) Adjectival Phrase.
🔷📘 Explanation: Describes ‘man’, acts like an adjective.
◼️ 23. The word ‘around’ in “He looked around the room” is:
(a) Adverb. (b) Adjective. (c) Preposition. (d) Conjunction.
✅ Answer: (c) Preposition.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Around’ shows relationship to ‘room’.
◼️ 24. In “Hurrah! We won!”, identify the part of speech of ‘Hurrah’.
(a) Adverb. (b) Noun. (c) Interjection. (d) Conjunction.
✅ Answer: (c) Interjection.
🔷📘 Explanation: Expresses joy.
◼️ 25. Identify the numeral adjective.
(a) Five apples. (b) Many students. (c) Third row. (d) This book.
✅ Answer: (c) Third row.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Third’ denotes order — numeral adjective.
◼️ 26. What type of pronoun is used in “Nobody was present”?
(a) Personal. (b) Reflexive. (c) Indefinite. (d) Demonstrative.
✅ Answer: (c) Indefinite.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Nobody’ does not refer to a specific person.
◼️ 27. Identify the part of speech of ‘well’ in “He did well in the test.”
(a) Noun. (b) Verb. (c) Adverb. (d) Conjunction.
✅ Answer: (c) Adverb.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Well’ modifies the verb ‘did’.
◼️ 28. In “The boy who won is my cousin”, the word ‘who’ is:
(a) Interrogative Pronoun. (b) Relative Pronoun. (c) Reflexive Pronoun. (d) Conjunction.
✅ Answer: (b) Relative Pronoun.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Who’ relates to ‘boy’ and introduces a relative clause.
◼️ 29. Choose the possessive pronoun.
(a) Me. (b) His. (c) Him. (d) He.
✅ Answer: (b) His.
🔷📘 Explanation: Shows possession — ‘his book’.
◼️ 30. Identify the descriptive adjective.
(a) Five apples. (b) That boy. (c) Beautiful scenery. (d) Some money.
✅ Answer: (c) Beautiful scenery.
🔷📘 Explanation: ‘Beautiful’ describes quality — descriptive.
◼️ 31. What is the part of speech of "who" in the sentence — "I know Ram who gave you the book."?
(a) Pronoun (b) Adverb (c) Conjunction (d) Preposition.
✅ Answer: (a) Pronoun.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Who" is a relative pronoun referring to "Ram."
◼️ 32. Identify the part of speech of "in" in — "The school in which I read has a very good Headmaster."
(a) Conjunction (b) Adjective (c) Adverb (d) Preposition.
✅ Answer: (d) Preposition.
🔷📘 Explanation: "In" shows the relation between "school" and "which."
◼️ 33. In the sentence "India is a very large country," the word "large" is a/an:
(a) Noun (b) Verb (c) Adjective (d) Pronoun.
✅ Answer: (c) Adjective.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Large" describes the noun "country."
◼️ 34. What part of speech is "soon" in — "My friend went there and returned soon after."?
(a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Adverb (d) Conjunction.
✅ Answer: (c) Adverb.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Soon" modifies the verb "returned."
◼️ 35. In the sentence "Bravo! this is very nicely done," "Bravo" is:
(a) Verb (b) Interjection (c) Noun (d) Conjunction.
✅ Answer: (b) Interjection.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Bravo!" expresses sudden emotion.
◼️ 36. Identify the part of speech of "whom" in — "The girl whom you saw in my room is Patnaik's sister."
(a) Conjunction (b) Noun (c) Pronoun (d) Adjective.
✅ Answer: (c) Pronoun.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Whom" is a relative pronoun referring to "girl."
◼️ 37. What part of speech is "happy" in — "My mother and your sister were quite happy to see the sight."?
(a) Noun (b) Adjective (c) Verb (d) Adverb.
✅ Answer: (b) Adjective.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Happy" describes the state of "mother" and "sister."
◼️ 38. The word "valuable" in "Gold is a very valuable metal" is:
(a) Noun (b) Adjective (c) Verb (d) Adverb.
✅ Answer: (b) Adjective.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Valuable" modifies the noun "metal."
◼️ 39. In "The tree fell, but nobody was hurt," the word "but" is:
(a) Interjection (b) Conjunction (c) Adjective (d) Preposition.
✅ Answer: (b) Conjunction.
🔷📘 Explanation: "But" joins two clauses.
◼️ 40. In "Put the book on the table," the word "on" is a:
(a) Verb (b) Conjunction (c) Preposition (d) Adverb.
✅ Answer: (c) Preposition.
🔷📘 Explanation: "On" shows the relation between "book" and "table."
◼️ 41. What is the part of speech of "just" in "He came just in time"?
(a) Adverb (b) Adjective (c) Conjunction (d) Interjection.
✅ Answer: (a) Adverb.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Just" modifies the phrase "in time."
◼️ 42. In "Your friend will be very sorry if you do it," the word "if" is a:
(a) Pronoun (b) Adverb (c) Conjunction (d) Preposition.
✅ Answer: (c) Conjunction.
🔷📘 Explanation: "If" connects the two clauses.
◼️ 43. The word "after" in "He came into the room after I had left" is a:
(a) Preposition (b) Adjective (c) Conjunction (d) Adverb.
✅ Answer: (c) Conjunction.
🔷📘 Explanation: "After" connects two time-based clauses.
◼️ 44. In "He speaks fluently and well," the word "fluently" is:
(a) Verb (b) Adverb (c) Noun (d) Adjective.
✅ Answer: (b) Adverb.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Fluently" describes the verb "speaks."
◼️ 45. What is the part of speech of "some" in — "The kind man gave me a piece of cloth and some money"?
(a) Adverb (b) Conjunction (c) Adjective (d) Pronoun.
✅ Answer: (c) Adjective.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Some" describes the noun "money."
◼️ 46. In "Your brother or his friend has done the work," the word "or" is a:
(a) Conjunction (b) Preposition (c) Adverb (d) Interjection.
✅ Answer: (a) Conjunction.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Or" connects two nouns.
◼️ 47. In "Give me a glass of water to drink," the word "to" is a:
(a) Preposition (b) Adjective (c) Conjunction (d) Adverb.
✅ Answer: (a) Preposition.
🔷📘 Explanation: "To" shows purpose and connects "drink."
◼️ 48. What is the part of speech of "old" in — "The old woman begged me for help"?
(a) Adverb (b) Pronoun (c) Noun (d) Adjective.
✅ Answer: (d) Adjective.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Old" modifies the noun "woman."
◼️ 49. In "As you are ill, you should take rest," the word "as" is a:
(a) Pronoun (b) Conjunction (c) Interjection (d) Adjective.
✅ Answer: (b) Conjunction.
🔷📘 Explanation: "As" introduces a dependent clause giving the reason.
◼️ 50. In the sentence "He told me about the matter," the word "about" is a:
(a) Conjunction (b) Adverb (c) Preposition (d) Adjective.
✅ Answer: (c) Preposition.
🔷📘 Explanation: "About" shows relation between "told" and "matter."
◼️ 51. In "Kamala, my sister, is an intelligent girl," the word "intelligent" is a:
(a) Noun (b) Adjective (c) Verb (d) Adverb.
✅ Answer: (b) Adjective.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Intelligent" modifies the noun "girl."
◼️ 52. The word "hope" in "I hope you will do the work in two days" is a:
(a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Adjective (d) Conjunction.
✅ Answer: (a) Verb.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Hope" expresses action or intent.
◼️ 53. In the sentence "I know Ram who gave you the book," the word "gave" is:
(a) Adverb (b) Verb (c) Pronoun (d) Adjective.
✅ Answer: (b) Verb.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Gave" is the main verb in the relative clause.
◼️ 54. What part of speech is "there" in "My friend went there and returned soon after"?
(a) Preposition (b) Noun (c) Adverb (d) Conjunction.
✅ Answer: (c) Adverb.
🔷📘 Explanation: "There" modifies the verb "went."
◼️ 55. In "The girl whom you saw is Patnaik’s sister," the word "saw" is a:
(a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Adjective (d) Conjunction.
✅ Answer: (a) Verb.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Saw" is the main verb of the subordinate clause.
◼️ 56. In "My mother and your sister were quite happy," the word "quite" is a:
(a) Adverb (b) Adjective (c) Pronoun (d) Verb.
✅ Answer: (a) Adverb.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Quite" modifies the adjective "happy."
◼️ 57. In "Gold is a very valuable metal," the word "very" is a:
(a) Adjective (b) Noun (c) Adverb (d) Conjunction.
✅ Answer: (c) Adverb.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Very" intensifies the adjective "valuable."
◼️ 58. In "He came into the room," the word "into" is:
(a) Adverb (b) Preposition (c) Conjunction (d) Noun.
✅ Answer: (b) Preposition.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Into" shows movement toward "room."
◼️ 59. What is the part of speech of "nicely" in "This is nicely done"?
(a) Verb (b) Adverb (c) Noun (d) Adjective.
✅ Answer: (b) Adverb.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Nicely" modifies the past participle "done."
◼️ 60. In "The old woman begged me for help," the word "help" is:
(a) Adjective (b) Adverb (c) Noun (d) Verb.
✅ Answer: (c) Noun.
🔷📘 Explanation: "Help" is the object of the preposition "for."
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