rediff.com
News APP

NewsApp (Free)

Read news as it happens
Download NewsApp

Available on  gplay

Rediff.com  » Getahead » Part II: The English language quiz you MUST take!
This article was first published 13 years ago

Part II: The English language quiz you MUST take!

Last updated on: May 5, 2011 12:35 IST


As part of our ongoing series on English usage we bring you a new set of quiz questions to test your knowledge of the language.

Language expert Preeti Shirodkar recently shared with us the most common blunders that Indians make while writing in and speaking English.

See Part 1 here: 11 Blunders to avoid in spoken and written English

See Part II here: Most common blunders in English usage

We also ran a quiz challenging you, our readers, to test your knowledge of the language many of us so often take for granted.

So you scored superbly in that test? Good! Here's one more coming your way!


1. Sir, ___________ I come in?

a. could
b. may
c. would


Part II: The English language quiz you MUST take!


2. I ______________ at home this evening

a. am eating
b. will eat
c. don't eat


Part II: The English language quiz you MUST take!


3. The hair on her head _________________ in a neat bun.


Part II: The English language quiz you MUST take!


4. She ___________ better in the last exam, as against the one held in this semester.

a. had fared
b. will fare
c. has fared


Part II: The English language quiz you MUST take!


5. I don't know why it didn't agree with her, as she ________________ this fruit since her childhood.

a. has been eating
b. will be eating
c. could have eaten


Part II: The English language quiz you MUST take!


6. The basket of flowers _____________________ on the table

a. were lying
b. was lying
c. either of the two


Part II: The English language quiz you MUST take!


7. _____________ you need anything, do let me know.

a. should
b. may
c. could


Part II: The English language quiz you MUST take!


8. He _______________________ soundly, when he fell off the bed.


Part II: The English language quiz you MUST take!


9. She will call you back, since currently she ____________ her dinner.

a. was having
b. is having
c. will be having


Part II: The English language quiz you MUST take!


10. You ________________ tomorrow, since you have a bad cold, will you?

a. won't come
b. shouldn't come
c. couldn't come


Write a
Comment
Print this
article
ALSO
READ