MCQ Collection
Pakistan MCQs
Practice Pakistan questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: C. It's going to rain.
Explanation:
'It's' is the contraction of 'it is.'
The apostrophe marks the omitted letter.
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Correct Answer: D. She asked whether the office was open.
Explanation:
An indirect question is grammatically a statement and normally ends with a period.
It does not use direct-question word order or a question mark.
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Correct Answer: B. knew
Explanation:
'As if' can take a past form to indicate an unreal present impression.
'Knew' suggests that he does not actually know everything.
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Correct Answer: C. went
Explanation:
After 'It is time,' English often uses a past form for a present or immediate action.
'Went' expresses that the action is overdue.
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Correct Answer: D. I would rather you stayed here tonight.
Explanation:
'Would rather' followed by a different subject uses a past form for present or future preference.
'Stayed' does not refer to past time here.
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Correct Answer: A. Although the road was blocked, we arrived on time.
Explanation:
A dependent clause placed before the main clause is normally followed by a comma.
The comma marks the boundary between the two clauses.
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Correct Answer: B. The teacher's desk is near the window.
Explanation:
One teacher owns the desk, so apostrophe-s is added to the singular noun.
The form 'teacher's' correctly shows singular possession.
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Correct Answer: C. She exclaimed that it was a very beautiful painting.
Explanation:
An exclamation is reported with 'exclaimed' and a statement clause.
The emotional intensifier is expressed through 'very.'
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Correct Answer: C. were
Explanation:
A wish about an unreal present situation traditionally uses the past subjunctive 'were.'
This form is used with all persons in formal English.
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Correct Answer: D. He exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his wallet.
Explanation:
'Alas' expresses sorrow and is replaced by an appropriate reporting phrase.
The present perfect backshifts to the past perfect.
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Correct Answer: D. had known
Explanation:
A regret about the past uses 'wish' plus the past perfect.
'Had known' shows the unreal earlier situation.
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Correct Answer: A. She wished that I might succeed.
Explanation:
A wish or prayer is reported with 'wished' or 'prayed.'
'May' commonly changes to 'might' in indirect speech.
