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BITSAT English Grammar Questions
Practise english grammar (english) for the BITS 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: C — on
“Insist” takes the preposition “on” + gerund.
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Q2.Choose the word that fits: The news ___ surprising.
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Answer: C — is
“News” is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb.
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Q3.Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
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Answer: C — It’s a lovely day.
“It’s” is the contraction of “it is”; “its” is possessive.
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Q4.Choose the correct option: The committee ___ divided in their opinions.
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Answer: D — were
When members of a collective noun act individually (divided opinions), a plural verb is used: “were”.
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Q5.Choose the correct option: The number of applicants ___ increased.
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Answer: C — has
“The number of” takes a singular verb; “a number of” takes a plural verb.
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Q6.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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Q7.Choose the passive voice of: “The chef cooked a delicious meal.”
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Answer: C — A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.
Simple past active → “was/were + past participle” in the passive.
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Q8.Choose the correct form: By the time we arrived, the film ___.
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Answer: B — had already started
An action completed before another past action takes the past perfect: “had already started”.
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Q9.Choose the correct option: If I ___ you, I would accept the offer.
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Answer: D — were
The subjunctive “were” is used in hypothetical conditions: “If I were you…”.
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Q10.Choose the correct comparative: This road is ___ than that one.
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Answer: B — narrower
Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ow usually take -er: “narrower”.
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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| Topic | Section | Question source |
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| Algebra | Mathematics | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Physics | Science | Calculated + question bank |
| Chemistry | Science | Calculated + question bank |
| English Grammar | English | Question bank |
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |