CSS MPT MCQs: English Practice Questions With Answers

English is the single largest subject in HighYield's CSS MPT question bank, and one of the more predictable to prepare for — grammar and vocabulary reward structured practice more than luck. Below are MCQs in the same one-line, four-option format the real MPT uses.

Grammar & Usage

1. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

• A) She don't like coffee.
• B) She doesn't like coffee. ✅
• C) She not liking coffee.
• D) She isn't liking coffee.

2. Choose the correct plural form of "criterion":

• A) Criterions
• B) Criteria ✅
• C) Criteriae
• D) Criterias

3. "Neither of the boys ______ ready." Choose the correct verb:

• A) were
• B) are
• C) is ✅
• D) have

4. Choose the correct passive-voice form of "The teacher checks the homework":

• A) The homework checks the teacher.
• B) The homework is checked by the teacher. ✅
• C) The homework was check by the teacher.
• D) Homework is checking by the teacher.

5. Identify the word that needs correction: "Each of the students have submitted their assignment."

• A) Each
• B) have ✅
• C) submitted
• D) assignment

Vocabulary

6. "Ubiquitous" most nearly means:

• A) Rare
• B) Present everywhere ✅
• C) Invisible
• D) Ancient

7. Choose the antonym of "benevolent":

• A) Kind
• B) Generous
• C) Malevolent ✅
• D) Charitable

8. "Meticulous" means:

• A) Careless
• B) Very careful and precise ✅
• C) Fast
• D) Indifferent

9. Choose the closest synonym of "ephemeral":

• A) Permanent
• B) Short-lived ✅
• C) Eternal
• D) Solid

Idioms & Spelling

10. "To bell the cat" means:

• A) To take on a risky task that others avoid ✅
• B) To avoid responsibility
• C) To praise someone falsely
• D) To lose an argument deliberately

11. Choose the correctly spelled word:

• A) Acommodate
• B) Accommodate ✅
• C) Accomodate
• D) Acomodate

12. "A blessing in disguise" means:

• A) An obvious blessing
• B) Something that seemed bad but turns out good ✅
• C) A curse with no upside
• D) A hidden threat

Reading Comprehension Basics

13. In a comprehension passage, an "inference" is:

• A) Information stated directly in the text
• B) A conclusion drawn from evidence in the text, not stated outright ✅
• C) The author's biography
• D) A footnote reference

14. The best way to identify a paragraph's main idea is to:

• A) Count how many times a word repeats
• B) Read only the first sentence and stop
• C) Identify what the whole paragraph is building toward ✅
• D) Skip to the conclusion only

How This Section Fits Your Prep

Unlike General Knowledge or Islamiat, English MPT questions test skill as much as recall — grammar rules and vocabulary stick with repeated exposure, but comprehension improves mainly through timed practice on real-length passages.

HighYield's CSS MPT question bank covers English alongside General Knowledge, Mathematics, Islamiat and Urdu — every question explained. New to the MPT stage entirely? Start with our CSS MPT Guide for Beginners. Try the first 20 questions of the full bank free, no sign-in required, from the CSS MPT question bank page.

Practise for the CSS Main Exam

Preparing for the Main exam? The English (Précis & Composition) group of the CSS Main MCQs QBank drills the 20-mark vocabulary and grammar section.