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BCS Preliminary English Grammar Questions
Practise english grammar (english) for the Bangladesh Civil Service Preliminary 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: This is the best book I ___.
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Answer: B — have ever read
A superlative + experience up to now uses the present perfect: “have ever read”.
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Q2.Choose the correct option: I look forward to ___ from you.
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Answer: B — hearing
In “look forward to”, “to” is a preposition, so it takes a gerund: “hearing”.
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Q3.Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, “I am tired.”
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Answer: A — 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 option: The number of applicants ___ increased.
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Answer: A — has
“The number of” takes a singular verb; “a number of” takes a plural verb.
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Q5.Choose the correct preposition: She is good ___ mathematics.
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Answer: A — at
The idiom is “good at” a subject or skill.
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Q6.Identify the error: “One of my friend is a doctor.”
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Answer: C — my friend
After “one of” use a plural noun: “one of my friends”.
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Q7.Choose the correct article: He is ___ honest man.
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Answer: A — an
“Honest” begins with a vowel sound (silent h), so “an”.
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Q8.Choose the correct option: There is no ___ in crying over spilt milk.
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Answer: A — use
Fixed expression: “There is no use (in) doing something”.
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Q9.Choose the correct option: If I ___ you, I would accept the offer.
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Answer: B — were
The subjunctive “were” is used in hypothetical conditions: “If I were you…”.
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Q10.Choose the correct option: Hardly had he left ___ it started raining.
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Answer: D — when
The correlative pair is “hardly … when” (also “no sooner … than”).
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.
About BCS Preliminary
Bangladesh Civil Service Preliminary Test — conducted by Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC). The preliminary screening test for Bangladesh’s civil service cadres.
Original practice questions written for this site in the style and difficulty of each exam’s syllabus. They are not past papers and the site is not affiliated with any exam body. Exam patterns, marking schemes and syllabi change — always check the latest official notification.
BCS Preliminary practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
|---|---|---|
| World General Knowledge | General awareness | Question bank |
| English Grammar | English | Question bank |
| Percentages | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Computer Awareness | Computer knowledge | Question bank |