A. To play with an object
B. To discuss something casually or exchange ideas informally
C. To argue intensely
D. To throw something away
✅ Correct Answer: B. To discuss something casually or exchange ideas informally
Category: English Grammar MCQs
What is the nearest meaning of the word “protracted”?
A. Brief
B. Lengthy or prolonged
C. Intense
D. Rapid
✅ Correct Answer: B. Lengthy or prolonged
What is the nearest meaning of the word “wryly”?
A. Happily
B. Sarcastically
C. Seriously
D. None of These
✅ Correct Answer: B. Sarcastically
What is the nearest meaning of the phrase “hell to pay”?
A. A difficult task
B. A lively party
C. Severe consequences or trouble
D. An unexpected reward
✅ Correct Answer: C. Severe consequences or trouble
One-word substitution for “The breaking of an image” is:
A. Iconoclast
B. Iconography
C. Iconolater
D. Iconoclasm
✅ Correct Answer: D. Iconoclasm
A person who loves mountains is called:
A. Bibliophile
B. Photophile
C. Orophile
D. Selenophile
✅ Correct Answer: C. Orophile
The available information amounts to very little ‘in toto’. What part of speech is ‘in toto’?
A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Preposition
D. None of these
✅ Correct Answer: B. Adverb
The phrase “In toto” means:
A. Partially
B. In danger
C. As a total or whole
D. Step by step
✅ Answer: C. As a total or whole
Choose the correct spelling of the word:
A. Auxuliary
B. Auxilliary
C. Auxiliary
D. Auxuiliarye
✅ Answer: C. Auxiliary
Select the correct spelling:
A. Condescend
B. Condascend
C. Condescand
D. Condiscend
✅ Answer: A. Condescend