CSS MPT MCQs: English Practice Questions With Answers

14 English MCQs in the CSS MPT screening-test format, with answers — grammar, vocabulary, idioms and comprehension basics, the single largest subject in HighYield's CSS MPT question bank.

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.