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AFCAT English Grammar Questions
Practise english grammar (english) for the Air Force Common Admission Test: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
English Grammar practice
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Q1.Choose the correct option: He insisted ___ paying the bill.
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Answer: A — on
“Insist” takes the preposition “on” + gerund.
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Q2.Choose the correct option: Scarcely ___ the room when the lights went out.
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Answer: A — had I entered
Negative adverbs at the start (scarcely, hardly) cause inversion: “had I entered”.
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Q3.Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, “I am tired.”
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Answer: D — He said that he was tired.
With a past reporting verb, the present tense shifts back: “am” → “was”.
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Q4.Choose the correct conditional: If it rains tomorrow, we ___ the match.
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Answer: B — will cancel
First conditional (real future possibility): if + present, will + base verb.
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Q5.Choose the correct option: Let’s discuss ___ the matter tomorrow.
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Answer: A — no preposition
“Discuss” is transitive: we discuss the matter (no “about”).
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Q6.Identify the error: “Each of the students have submitted their assignment.”
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Answer: C — have submitted
“Each” is singular, so the verb should be “has submitted”.
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Q7.Choose the correct article: He is ___ honest man.
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Answer: D — an
“Honest” begins with a vowel sound (silent h), so “an”.
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Q8.Choose the correct option: If I ___ you, I would accept the offer.
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Answer: C — were
The subjunctive “were” is used in hypothetical conditions: “If I were you…”.
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Q9.Choose the correct option: There is no ___ in crying over spilt milk.
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Answer: B — use
Fixed expression: “There is no use (in) doing something”.
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Q10.Choose the correct option: The furniture in the house ___ new.
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Answer: B — is
“Furniture” is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
How to approach english grammar questions
Find the subject first and make the verb agree with it, ignoring phrases in between. Watch fixed prepositions (good at, insist on, prefer to) and tense sequence in reported speech.
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Air Force Common Admission Test — conducted by Indian Air Force. Selects officers for the Flying, Ground Duty (Technical) and Ground Duty (Non-Technical) branches.
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AFCAT practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
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| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| English Grammar | English | Question bank |
| Vocabulary & Idioms | English | Question bank |
| Percentages | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Indian Polity, History & Geography | General awareness | Question bank |