English misc (82) MCQs with Answers

What does the sentence "If only I had a calculator in the exam" express?

• A.A command
• B.A wish or regret
• C.A question
• D.A fact

Which line contains auditory imagery?

• A.The leaves crunched under her feet.
• B.The sun was a golden coin in the sky.
• C.The velvet dress felt smooth against her skin.
• D.The rose smelled sweet and fragrant.

Phrases are grammatical units that consist of ?

• A.One or more words
• B.Only a single word
• C.A complete sentence
• D.A clause with a subject and verb

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A.A simile uses 'as' or 'like' to make a comparison and a metaphor does not
• B.A metaphor uses 'as' or 'like' to make a comparison and a simile does not
• C.Both simile and metaphor use 'as' or 'like' for comparison
• D.Neither simile nor metaphor makes comparisons

You are my sunshine! Which figurative device is used?

• A.Simile
• B.Metaphor
• C.Personification
• D.Hyperbole

Past Paper MCQ

Punctuation is the series of _?

• A.Letters
• B.Symbols
• C.Numbers
• D.Words

The evil that men do lives after them. The sentence is an example of _?

• A.Compound-complex sentence
• B.Compound sentence
• C.Complex sentence
• D.Simple sentence

Grammar can be defined as

• A.The study of literature
• B.A set of vocabulary words
• C.Rules to combine words into larger unit of language
• D.The history of a language

She ran like the wind. Which poetic device is used?

• A.Metaphor
• B.Simile
• C.Personification
• D.Hyperbole

Seeing the wolf, the boy ran away.

• A.Compound-complex sentence
• B.Compound sentence
• C.Complex sentence
• D.Simple sentence