Pre | MCQs

Explanation

Add some milk and sugar to your tea.

When adding ingredients to a liquid, "to" is the appropriate preposition.

Explanation

The correct phrase is "across the street", meaning on the opposite side.

Across can be used as a preposition.

It indicates movement or position from one side to the other of something with boundaries, like a road, river, or room. 

Explanation

The correct answer is above.

The preposition "above" indicates that the book is positioned higher than the shelf. 

Explanation

 The brave do not yield to the enemy.

بہادر دشمن کے سامنے نہیں جھکتے۔

"Yield to" is a common phrase meaning to surrender or give in to someone or something.

In this sentence, it means the brave do not surrender to the enemy.

Explanation

 Fifteen minutes is allowed to each speaker.

"Fifteen minutes" is treated as a singular amount of time, so we use the singular verb "is."

Explanation

A cat differs from a dog.

The preposition "from" is used to indicate distinction or separation between two things.

Explanation

The sentence should read: "This long illness has reduced him to a skeleton."

This is an idiomatic expression that means the illness has made him very thin and weak, almost to the point of being just a skeleton.

Explanation

The sentence should read: Should my brother come, give him this message.

میرا بھائی آئے تو اسے یہ پیغام دینا۔

"Should" is used here to express a conditional situation, meaning "If my brother comes."

It implies that the action of giving the message depends on the condition of his arrival.

Explanation

The phrase "acquitted him of the charge" means that the magistrate declared him not guilty of the charge, or that he was cleared of the accusation.

The correct sentence would be:

"The magistrate acquitted him of the charge."

Explanation

The phrase "sat on the committee" is an idiomatic expression that means to be a member of a committee or to participate in its proceedings.

The correct sentence would be:

"Some distinguished teachers sat on the committee which recommended expansion of higher education."