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CMAT English Grammar Questions
Practise english grammar (english) for the Common Management 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: 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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Q2.Choose the correct option: He prefers tea ___ coffee.
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Answer: C — to
“Prefer X to Y” is the correct pattern.
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Q3.Choose the correct option: The committee ___ divided in their opinions.
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Answer: C — were
When members of a collective noun act individually (divided opinions), a plural verb is used: “were”.
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Q4.Choose the correct article: He is ___ honest man.
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Answer: B — an
“Honest” begins with a vowel sound (silent h), so “an”.
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Q5.Choose the correct comparative: This road is ___ than that one.
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Answer: C — narrower
Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ow usually take -er: “narrower”.
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Q6.Choose the correct option: There is no ___ in crying over spilt milk.
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Answer: D — use
Fixed expression: “There is no use (in) doing something”.
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Q7.Choose the correct option: Hardly had he left ___ it started raining.
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Answer: B — when
The correlative pair is “hardly … when” (also “no sooner … than”).
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Q8.Choose the correct option: Scarcely ___ the room when the lights went out.
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Answer: D — had I entered
Negative adverbs at the start (scarcely, hardly) cause inversion: “had I entered”.
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Q9.Choose the correct preposition: She is good ___ mathematics.
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Answer: B — at
The idiom is “good at” a subject or skill.
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Q10.Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
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Answer: D — It’s a lovely day.
“It’s” is the contraction of “it is”; “its” is possessive.
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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Common Management Admission Test — conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). National-level MBA/PGDM entrance accepted by AICTE-approved institutes.
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CMAT practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
|---|---|---|
| Percentages | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| English Grammar | English | Question bank |
| World General Knowledge | General awareness | Question bank |
| Economy & Banking Awareness | General awareness | Question bank |