Top 20 questions of English in IMU-CET (Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test) exam

1. Which of the following is an example of a coordinating conjunction?
a) and
b) because
c) although
d) however
Answer: a) and

2. The correct plural form of the word “child” is:
a) childs
b) childrens
c) childes
d) children
Answer: d) children

3. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
a) I goed to the store yesterday.
b) He don’t like coffee.
c) They is going to the party.
d) She has been studying for hours.
Answer: d) She has been studying for hours.

4. Identify the verb in the sentence: “The dog barks loudly.”
a) dog
b) barks
c) loudly
d) the
Answer: b) barks

5. Which of the following is a comparative adjective?
a) happy
b) happiest
c) happily
d) happiness
Answer: b) happiest

6. Choose the correct spelling:
a) recieve
b) receive
c) recievee
d) recive
Answer: b) receive

7. “To be or not to be” is a famous line from which play?
a) Macbeth
b) Romeo and Juliet
c) Hamlet
d) Othello
Answer: c) Hamlet

8. Which of the following is a synonym for “excellent”?
a) terrible
b) average
c) fantastic
d) boring
Answer: c) fantastic

9. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
a) She went to the store, and bought some milk.
b) She went to the store and bought some milk.
c) She went to the store and bought, some milk.
d) She went, to the store and bought some milk.
Answer: b) She went to the store and bought some milk.

10. What is the superlative form of the adjective “tall”?
a) taller
b) tallest
c) more tall
d) talliest
Answer: b) tallest

11. Identify the correct sentence structure:
a) Subject + Verb + Object
b) Object + Verb + Subject
c) Verb + Subject + Object
d) Subject + Object + Verb
Answer: a) Subject + Verb + Object

12. “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” is an example of:
a) A simile
b) A metaphor
c) A palindrome
d) An idiom
Answer: c) A palindrome

13. Which of the following is a conjunction?
a) quickly
b) usually
c) or
d) carefully
Answer: c) or

14. Choose the correctly spelled word:
a) embarras
b) embarass
c) embarrass
d) embaras
Answer: c) embarrass

15. Identify the figure of speech in the phrase “time flies”:
a) Metaphor
b) Simile
c) Personification
d) Hyperbole

Answer: c) Personification

16. Which of the following sentences is written in the active voice?
a) The cake was eaten by John.
b) John ate the cake.
c) The cake has been eaten.
d) The cake will be eaten.
Answer: b) John ate the cake.

17. What is the past tense of the verb “run”?
a) run
b) runned
c) running
d) ran
Answer: d) ran

18. “The pen is mightier than the sword” is an example of:
a) A proverb
b) A metaphor
c) An idiom
d) A simile
Answer: a) A proverb

19. Choose the correct form of the verb: “She _____ to the party yesterday.”
a) goes
b) went
c) go
d) going
Answer: b) went

20. Which of the following words is an adverb?
a) beautiful
b) quickly
c) book
d) table
Answer: b) quickly

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