MCQ Collection
FPSC English MCQs
Practice FPSC English questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: D. themselves
Explanation:
The plural subject 'students' requires the plural reflexive pronoun 'themselves.'
It shows that the students prepared their own persons.
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Correct Answer: D. theirs
Explanation:
'Theirs' is an independent possessive pronoun.
It contrasts directly with the independent possessive 'yours.'
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Correct Answer: A. me
Explanation:
A pronoun after the preposition 'between' must be in the objective case.
Therefore, 'me' is correct.
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Correct Answer: B. She taught herself to play the guitar.
Explanation:
'Herself' refers back to the subject 'She' and receives the action.
A reflexive pronoun must have an appropriate antecedent in the clause.
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Correct Answer: C. The principal herself announced the result.
Explanation:
'Herself' emphasizes 'the principal' but is not required for the sentence's grammar.
This emphatic use is called intensive.
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Correct Answer: D. whose
Explanation:
'Whose' shows possession between the woman and the car.
It introduces a relative clause modifying 'woman.'
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Correct Answer: A. whom
Explanation:
The pronoun is the object of the preposition 'to.'
Formal standard English therefore uses 'whom.'
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Correct Answer: B. that
Explanation:
'That' can refer to a thing and functions as the subject of the relative clause.
The clause identifies which book is meant.
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Correct Answer: C. When Ayesha met Sana, Ayesha handed her the file.
Explanation:
Repeating 'Ayesha' makes the actor clear, while 'her' naturally refers to Sana.
The other sentences contain ambiguous pronoun references.
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Correct Answer: D. fewer
Explanation:
'Mistakes' is a plural countable noun.
The comparative quantifier 'fewer' is therefore correct.
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Correct Answer: A. an
Explanation:
'Honest' begins with a vowel sound because the h is silent.
The article 'an' is used before a vowel sound.
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Correct Answer: A. Every
Explanation:
'Every' is followed by a singular countable noun.
It refers individually to all members of the group.