MCSCCE • Paper-I
Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: A coward dies many times before his death.
A)
Adjective
B)
Adverb
C)
Noun
D)
Pronoun
In the famous sentence from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar ('A coward dies many times before his death'), the word 'coward' is preceded by the indefinite article 'A' and functions as the subject of the sentence, making it a Noun.
MCSCCE • Paper-I
Choose the correct verb form: The bus ________ before we reached the bus stop.
A)
is leaving
B)
have left
C)
had left
D)
leaves
The past perfect tense ('had left') is used for the action that occurred first in the past, followed by the simple past ('reached').
MCSCCE
Choose the correct Part of Speech for the underlined word: 'We saw a man with a heavy load on his back.' (Underlined: heavy)
A)
Noun
B)
Verb
C)
Adjective
D)
Conjunction
The word heavy describes the noun load, functioning as an adjective (option c).
MCSCCE
Choose the correct sentence type: 'Bob and Ronny ate too much and felt sick.'
A)
Complex sentence
B)
Compound Sentence
C)
Simple Sentence
D)
Compound-Complex sentence
A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction (in this case, 'and').
MCSCCE
Indicate the correct idiom for: To have a natural interest
A)
Yellow Thumb
B)
Green Thumb
C)
Red Thumb
D)
White Thumb
A 'green thumb' is an idiom used to describe someone with a natural talent or interest in gardening.
MCSCCE
Indicate the correct idiom for: To follow the lead
A)
Stick to guns
B)
To toe the line
C)
Null and void
D)
Leaps and bounds
The idiom 'to toe the line' means to conform strictly to rules, standards, or authority, or to follow the lead of others.
MCSCCE
Choose the right usage: The teacher was ____________ him.
A)
angry against
B)
angry to
C)
angry on
D)
angry with
The standard preposition used with the adjective 'angry' when referring to a person is 'with' ('angry with him'). ('Angry at/about' is used for actions or situations).
MCSCCE
Fill in the blank: My son looked at the box of chocolate _______________.
A)
carelessly
B)
angrily
C)
happily
D)
greedily
'Greedily' is the appropriate adverb modifying how someone looks at tempting food or sweets with an eager, selfish desire to consume them.
MCSCCE
Fill in the blank: ____________ of the two books is costly.
A)
Neither
B)
Either
C)
Each
D)
None of these
When referring to two items in a negative sense with singular verb 'is', 'Neither' of the two books is grammatically appropriate (option a).
MCSCCE
Indicate the correct idiom used as a way of talking about jealousy:
A)
Green-eyed monster
B)
Brown-eyed monster
C)
Blue-eyed monster
D)
Loch Ness monster
The idiom 'green-eyed monster' is a metaphor for jealousy or envy, famously coined by William Shakespeare in his play 'Othello'.
MCSCCE
Fill in the blank: Mark and I ____________each other since Kindergarten.
A)
has known
B)
have known
C)
had known
D)
has knew
With plural subject 'Mark and I' and time marker 'since Kindergarten', the present perfect 'have known' is correct (option b).
MCSCCE
Indicate the correct idiom for: Something unexpected and unpleasant
A)
A red letter day
B)
Burn one’s boat
C)
A sore point
D)
A bolt from the blue
'A bolt from the blue' is an idiom used to describe something sudden and unexpected, usually unpleasant.
MCSCCE
Choose the correct synthesis for the sentences: 'Raju is my landlord. He is a miser.'
A)
Raju, my landlord, is a miser
B)
Miser is my landlord Raju
C)
My landlord Raju is a miser
D)
Raju is a miser landlord
Using a noun phrase in apposition ('my landlord') cleanly combines the two simple sentences into a single simple sentence.
MCSCCE
Choose the correct Part of Speech for the underlined word: 'John and I attended a dinner with his parents.' (Underlined: and)
A)
Noun
B)
Verb
C)
Pronoun
D)
Conjunction
The word 'and' is a coordinating conjunction used to link words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical rank (here linking the subject pronouns/nouns 'John' and 'I').
MCSCCE
Choose the correct synthesis for the sentences: 'Amy won a lottery. She bought an expensive car.'
A)
Amy won a lottery and bought an expensive car
B)
Amy bought an expensive car because she won a lottery
C)
Having won a lottery Amy bought an expensive car
D)
Winning a lottery helped Amy bought an expensive car
Combining the two related past actions with a shared subject using the coordinating conjunction 'and' produces the standard compound sentence synthesis: 'Amy won a lottery and bought an expensive car'.
MCSCCE
Indicate the correct idiom for: Tremble with fear
A)
Fits and starts
B)
Close shave
C)
Bad Blood
D)
Shake in shoes
The idiom 'shake in one's shoes' means to be trembling with fear.
MCSCCE
Indicate the correct idiom for: Ability to speak well
A)
Hand in glove
B)
Soft option
C)
To speak one’s mind
D)
Gift of the gab
The idiom 'gift of the gab' refers to the natural ability to speak fluently, persuasively, and eloquently.
MCSCCE
Choose the correct Part of Speech for the underlined word: 'Dr. Clancy is seldom wrong in his diagnosis.' (Underlined: seldom)
A)
Adverb of manner
B)
Adverb of time
C)
Adverb of frequency
D)
Adverb of degree
The word seldom answers 'how often' an event occurs, which is an Adverb of frequency (option c).
MCSCCE
Based on the passage provided, what is the source of all happiness?
A)
Money
B)
Property
C)
Travelling
D)
Health
Based on established principles in English Language, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Health' (Option D).
MCSCCE
Fill in the blank: A small table was lying ___________ the two chairs.
A)
among
B)
besides
C)
between
D)
within
The preposition 'between' is used when referring to a spatial position connecting or separating exactly two distinct objects ('the two chairs'), whereas 'among' is used for three or more objects.
MCSCCE
Choose the right usage: The man was _____________ his work.
A)
absorbed in
B)
absorbed at
C)
absorbed on
D)
absorbed to
The standard prepositional collocation for being intensely engrossed in an activity is 'absorbed in': 'The man was absorbed in his work.'
MCSCCE
Choose the right usage: We must _________ the rules.
A)
conform with
B)
conform to
C)
conform about
D)
conform on
The correct idiom is to 'conform to' (comply with) rules.
MCSCCE
Fill in the blank: Mathew has returned __________ his home town.
A)
from
B)
to
C)
onto
D)
on
The verb 'returned' is followed by the preposition 'to' when indicating the destination or place arrived back at: 'Mathew has returned to his home town.'
MCSCCE
Fill in the blank: May hay _________ the sun shines.
A)
until
B)
till
C)
before
D)
while
The traditional English proverb is 'Make hay while the sun shines', meaning to make good use of opportunities while favorable conditions last.
MCSCCE
Choose the correct Part of Speech for the underlined word: 'My mother and I went to the market today.' (Underlined: I)
A)
Noun
B)
Verb
C)
Adjective
D)
Adverb
In the standard question paper, the underlined word is the predicate action verb 'went' (option b: Verb). If referring to 'I', it is a personal pronoun acting as a subject.
