CBSE Class 12 English Fill in the Blanks MCQs

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question. The old gentleman __________ to be a very good friend of my grandfather.
(a) turned in
(b) turned over
(c) turned out
(d) turned up
Answer : C

Question. It’s a __________ , that young people are inspired by celebrities.
(a) lie
(b) myth
(c) bluff
(d) mistake
Answer : B

Question. Had I saved money, I __________new car.
(a) will purchase
(b) would purchase
(c) would have purchased
(d) purchased
Answer : C

Question. He decided to __________ for his matric examination in order to get a higher score.
(a) redo
(b) reappear
(c) rewrite
(d) remake
Answer : B

Question. The police pushed the people back to make __________ for Prime Minister’s car to pass.
(a) passage
(b) way
(c) place
(d) area.
Answer : B

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. The Chairman is ill and we’ll have to __________ the meeting for a few days.
(a) put on
(b) put of
(c) put away
(d) put off
Answer : D

Question. He told me that he __________ the movie.
(a) is finished
(b) was finished
(c) had finished
(d) not finished
Answer : C

Question. I do my work __________ carefully to make mistakes.
(a) so
(b) very
(c) too
(d) more
Answer : C

Question. The cat and the dog have a__________ enemy in the rat.
(a) same
(b) common
(c) mutual
(d) similar
Answer : B

Question. He is very good __________ making stories.
(a) in
(b) about
(c) at
(d) for
Answer : C

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four,

Question. The building is not safe and must be__________ down.
(a) pull
(b) pulling
(c) pulled
(d) pulls
Answer : C

Question. There is something wonderful__________ him.
(a) of
(b) about
(c) for
(d) inside
Answer : B

Question. The song in the play cannot be deleted as it is __________ to the story.
(a) intervened
(b) innate
(c) exacting
(d) integral
Answer : D

Question. She remained a __________ all her life.
(a) spinster
(b) bachelor
(c) unmarried
(d) single
Answer : A

Question. Do not stay in the grasslands after dark, as some animals become__________ when they see humans.
(a) provoked
(b) alerted
(c) aggressive
(d) threatened
Answer : C

In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. The company let me __________ time off work.
(a) take
(b) taking
(c) to take
(d) took
Answer : A

Question. I assume __________ with me.
(a) everyone agreeing
(b) that everyone agrees
(c) everyone to agree
(d) that everyone to agree
Answer : B

Question. __________ the rain forests is very important, if we do not want the flora and fauna found there to become extinct.
(a) Reserving
(b) Destroying
(c) Preserving
(d) Maintaining
Answer : C

Question. If I had helped him, he __________
(a) will not be drowned
(b) would not be drowned
(c) will not have been drowned
(d) would not have been drowned
Answer : D

Question. When will you hand __________your assignment?
(a) in
(b) back
(c) down
(d) into
Answer : A

In the following questions, the sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. The housewife __________ the cakes burning, and ran to switch off the oven.
(a) smell
(b) smells
(c) smelt
(d) smelling
Answer : C

Question. __________ an old legend, King Shirham lived in India.
(a) In the event of
(b) Due to
(c) According to
(d) In reference to
Answer : C

Question. __________ you leave now, you will be late.
(a) Until
(b) Till
(c) Unless
(d) Although
Answer : C

Question. The __________ were arrested for illegally hunting the bears.
(a) poachers
(b) rangers
(c) soldiers
(d) villagers
Answer : A

Question. If you had followed the rules, you__________ disqualified.
(a) will not be
(b) would not be
(c) will not have been
(d) would not have been
Answer : D

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. __________ your instructions, we have closed, your bank account.
(a) In lieu of
(b) With regard to
(c) In accordance with
(d) On account of
Answer : C

Question. __________ she is clever, she often makes mistakes.
(a) Despite
(b) Since
(c) Although
(d) Yet
Answer : C

Question. Do you prefer __________ or traditional art forms?
(a) archaic
(b) contemporary
(c) foreign
(d) simultaneous
Answer : B

Question. The farmers __________ their farms, if they had known that a thunderstorm was approaching.
(a) will leave
(b) would leave
(c) will have left
(d) would have left
Answer : D

Question. The Paralympics is competition for the __________
(a) disadvantaged
(b) discouraged
(c) disabled
(d) despised
Answer : C

In the following questions, Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. She made her stepson __________ her to her large fortune.
(a) hare
(b) heir
(c) hair
(d) here
Answer : B

Question. The stewardess showed the passenger__________
(a) when to start travelling
(b) where to land the plane
(c) how to fasten the seat belt
(d) how to judge the altitude of the plane
Answer : C

Question. Many people reported __________noise in the night.
(a) to hear
(b) having heard
(c) to have heard
(d) been hearing
Answer : C

Question. I am exhausted, let’s __________ day.
(a) call it
(b) call at
(c) call off
(d) call in
Answer : A

Question. The worker used __________ to patch up the hole in the wall.
(a) sand
(b) cement
(c) soil
(d) grass
Answer : B

In the following questions, sentences, are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. Many a man __________ imprisoned without trial in Fascist countries.
(a) are
(b) were
(c) is
(d) have been
Answer : C

Question. The plane will take off when the thunderstorm __________
(a) stops
(b) stopped
(c) would stop
(d) will stop
Answer : A

Question. When the doctor __________ , thepatient was already __________
(a) arrived; died
(b) arrived; dead
(c) arrive; dead
(d) arriving; dying
Answer : B

Question. Age and experience __________wisdom to man.
(a) bring
(b) have brought
(c) are bringing
(d) brings
Answer : D

Question. He drove from Maharashtra__________ Karnataka without stopping to rest.
(a) is
(b) to
(c) into
(d) towards
Answer : B

Question. If you litter, you __________ to pay a fine.
(a) will have
(b) would have
(c) will had
(d) would had
Answer : A

Question. Most animals which are nocturnal have a sharper __________ at night, than in the morning.
(a) vision
(b) sight
(c) view
(d) eye
Answer : D

Question. If I were __________ , I wouldn’t accept such treatment.
(a) him
(b) them
(c) he
(d) one
Answer : C

Question. I know to __________ you are alluding.
(a) who
(b) which
(c) where
(d) whom
Answer : D

Question. Each man and each woman__________ a vote
(a) have
(b) has
(c) can
(d) must
Answer : B

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct, alternative out of the four.

Question. You may bring your dog where__________
(a) you have to pay
(b) there is no water
(c) pets are allowed
(d) pets can sleep
Answer : C

Question. The chef was wondering__________
(a) when to brush his teeth
(b) what to prepare for the important dinner
(c) how to wash the dishes
(d) when to take the dog for a walk
Answer : B

Question. I have brought some books__________ you to examine.
(a) to
(b) for
(c) with
(d) over
Answer : B

Question. The speaker did not properly space out his speech, but went on __________ one point only.
(a) stressing
(b) avoiding
(c) devoting
(d) decrying
Answer : A

Question. The usher showed us __________
(a) how to take photographs
(b) where to sit
(c) when to comb our hair
(d) how to, dance
Answer : B

In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. The explosion that __________ the bus killed twelve people.
(a) wrecked
(b) deflated
(c) stalled
(d) hindered
Answer : A

Question. There was some __________between the member’s version and the committee’s version,
(a) discourse
(b) discrepancy
(c) certainty
(d) recurrence
Answer : A

Question. We have talked a lot; now let us__________ to work.
(a) get down
(b) set off
(c) take off
(d) sit up
Answer : B

Question. The life-guard would not let the children __________ at the deep end of the pool.
(a) swims
(b) swim
(c) swam
(d) to swim
Answer : A

Question. The audience watched the clowns__________ their act.
(a) performs
(b) perform
(c) performed
(d) are performing
Answer : B

In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. He was accused of bringing money into the country in __________ of foreign exchange rules.
(a) anticipation
(b) compensation
(c) perpetration
(d) violation
Answer : B

Question. One of the players forgot to__________ .
(a) turn up for practice
(b) run away from school
(c) buy shoes for the exam
(d) bring his books for the match
Answer : D

Question. Today students should be reconciled__________ the way things are changing.
(a) with
(b) to
(c) for
(d) at
Answer : A

Question. The country’s economic growth was adversely __________ by political instability.
(a) reflected
(b) effected
(c) affected
(d) expected
Answer : A

Question. The agenda for the meeting is__________ the notice.
(a) forwarded in
(b) subscribed to
(c) enclosed with
(d) ‘delivered as
Answer : C