CBSE Class 4 English Common Errors MCQs

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d), i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. You are required to give an explanation for your conduct within two days of the receipt of this letter.
(a) No error
(b) For your conduct
(c) Within two days of the receipt of this letter
(d) You are required to give an explanation
Answer : C

Question. The ruins of the spillway are a vital clue to the epic struggle that unfold as generations of Khmer engineers coped with a water system that grew complex and unruly.
(a) Coped with a water system that grew complex and unruly
(b) To the epic struggle that unfold as generations of Khmer engineers
(c) The ruins of the spillway are a vital clue
(d) No error
Answer : B

Question. Bobby learnt the alphabets at the age of two.
(a) No error
(b) Age of two
(c) Bobby learnt the
(d) Alphabets at the
Answer : D

Question. The sum and substance of this poem is as follows.
(a) Of this poem
(b) No error
(c) The sum and substance
(d) Is as follows
Answer : B

Question. I watched how the pianist used her left hand.
(a) I watched how
(b) The pianist
(c) No error
(d) Used her left hand
Answer : B

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and the number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors, your answer is ‘No error’.

Question. The childrens were happy when the film started.
(a) The childrens
(b) When the film started
(c) No error
(d) Were happy
Answer : A

Question. His new job necessitated his getting up at six.
(a) No error
(b) His new job
(c) Getting up at six
(d) Necessitated his
Answer : A

Question. This is John’s book on the table
(a) No error
(b) John’s book
(c) On the table
(d) This is
Answer : B

Question. It is not advisable to take heavy luggages while on travelling these days.
(a) No error
(b) To take heavy luggages
(c) It is not advisable
(d) While on travelling these days
Answer : B

Question. An ancients considered that knowledge had its limits.
(a) Had its limits
(b) No error
(c) That knowledge
(d) An ancients considered
Answer : D

Question. Despite the speed in which he was driving he couldn’t reach on time.
(a) Despite the speed
(b) No error
(c) In which he was driving
(d) He couldn’t reach on time
Answer : C

Question. Being a very cold I could not go out for a morning walk.
(a) For a morning walk
(b) No error
(c) Being a very cold
(d) I could not go out
Answer : C

Question. This is the girl whose brother is a doctor.
(a) Is a doctor
(b) This is the girl
(c) No error
(d) Whose brother is
Answer : C

Question. The children are driving me to distraction today.
(a) No error
(b) Distraction today
(c) The children are
(d) Driving me to
Answer : A

Question. Thoughts about the slaughtered children is uppermost on my mind.
(a) Is uppermost on my mind
(b) Slaughtered children
(c) Thoughts about the
(d) No error
Answer : A

Question. The luxuries of the rich are maintained by depriving the poor of their dues.
(a) The luxuries of the riches
(b) The poor of their dues
(c) Are maintained by depriving
(d) No error
Answer : A

Question. They brought to themself this disaster.
(a) No error
(b) To themself
(c) This disaster
(d) They brought
Answer : B

Question. Everybody wants to enjoy habitual peace in mind.
(a) Peace in mind
(b) No error
(c) Everybody wants to
(d) Enjoy habitual
Answer : A

Question. Orwell is one of those authors who do his best to irritate the reader.
(a) Orwell is one of those
(b) No error
(c) Who do his best
(d) To irritate the reader
Answer : C

Question. He was conferred to his bed by illness.
(a) By illness
(b) To his bed
(c) No error
(d) He was conferred
Answer : D

Question. The full moon appearing in the sky and its silvery light spread across.
(a) The full moon appearing
(b) Silvery light spread across
(c) No error
(d) In the sky and its
Answer : A

Question. It began to rain as soon as we stepped out of the house.
(a) Out of the house
(b) As soon as we stepped
(c) No error
(d) It began to rain
Answer : C

Question. It is not good to breed over past failure.
(a) To breed over
(b) It is not good
(c) No error
(d) Past failure
Answer : A

Question. Things in nature die a temporary death only to appear again.
(a) Only to appear again
(b) Die a temporary death
(c) Things in nature
(d) No error
Answer : B

Question. The Ph.D. degree was confide on him in the convocation.
(a) The Ph.D. degree
(b) Him in the convocation
(c) Was confide on
(d) No error
Answer : C

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is ‘No error’.

Question. The kitchen need painting badly and I must get it done.
(a) Need painting badly
(b) The kitchen
(c) No error
(d) And I must get it done
Answer : A

Question. If I will play my best I can win any day against anybody.
(a) Against anybody
(b) I can win any day
(c) No error
(d) If I will play my best
Answer : D

Question. He finds fault at everything I do.
(a) No error
(b) At everything
(c) I do
(d) He finds fault
Answer : B

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is ‘No error’.

Question. Several guests noticed Mr Sharma falling back in his chair and gasping for breath.
(a) Falling back in his chair
(b) Several guests noticed Mr Sharma
(c) And gasping for breath
(d) No error
Answer : D

Question. We have finished our work three hours ago and have been waiting for you since then.
(a) Three hours ago and have been waiting
(b) We have finished our work
(c) For you since then
(d) No error
Answer : B

Question. Many a man want to be rich quickly.
(a) Rich quickly
(b) Want to be
(c) Many a man
(d) No error
Answer : B

Question. The Russian ambassador’s whereabouts is not known to anyone.
(a) No error
(b) The Russian ambassador’s
(c) Not known to anyone
(d) Whereabouts is
Answer : A

Question. A study is going underway to determine the exact concentration of lead in the water supply.
(a) To determine the exact concentration
(b) No error
(c) Of lead in the water supply
(d) A study is going underway
Answer : D

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d), i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. After he was caught cheating he was disqualified to appear at the examination.
(a) After he was caught cheating
(b) He was disqualified
(c) To appear at the examination
(d) No error
Answer : C

Question. She stopped singing as soon as the telephone rings from across the hall.
(a) She stopped singing
(b) As soon as the telephone
(c) Rings from across the hall
(d) No error
Answer : C

Question. The old curtains were torn and they flapped in the light breeze.
(a) The old curtains were torn
(b) And they flapped
(c) In the light breeze
(d) No error
Answer : D

Question. I do not know who you consider to be the best dancer.
(a) I do not know
(b) Who you consider
(c) To be the best dancer
(d) No error
Answer : D

Question. So hoarse he was that he could not make the speech.
(a) So hoarse he was
(b) That he could not make
(c) The speech
(d) No error
Answer : A

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is ‘No error’.

Question. Who do you think I met?
(a) Who
(b) No error
(c) Do you think
(d) I met?
Answer : A

Question. Just outside my house are a playground for school boys and girls.
(a) Just outside my house
(b) Are a playground
(c) No error
(d) For school boys and girls
Answer : B

Question. He can be a basketball player since he is tall like a mule.
(a) He can be
(b) He is tall like a mule
(c) No error
(d) A basketball player since
Answer : B

Question. It is not advisable to take heavy luggages while on a journey.
(a) To take heavy luggages
(b) While on a journey
(c) No error
(d) It is not advisable
Answer : A

Question. A bird in the tree is worth two in the bush.
(a) A bird in the tree
(b) Two in the bush
(c) No error
(d) Is worth
Answer : A

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d), i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. By May next year I have been working in this college for twenty years.
(a) No error
(b) By May next year
(c) I have been working in this college
(d) For twenty years
Answer : C

Question. Everyone of us should realize that any act of negligence will cause a great harm to our country’s security.
(a) No error
(b) Everyone of us should realize that
(c) Any act of negligence will cause
(d) A great harm to our country’s security.
Answer : A

Question. I shall look forward to being with you sometime next month.
(a) No error
(b) I shall look forward
(c) To being with you
(d) Sometime next month
Answer : A

Question. I really do regret not to learn to play the violin when I had so many opportunities to learn and practice in school.
(a) No error
(b) I really do regret not to learn to play the violin
(c) When I had so many opportunities
(d) To learn and practice in school
Answer : B

Question. The government granted relief payments of Rs. 5000 to all those who injured in the fire accident.
(a) No error
(b) The government granted
(c) Relief payments of Rs. 5000 each
(d) To those who injured in the fire accident
Answer : D

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d), i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. Professor Lal teaches both history as well as literature each semester.
(a) Professor Lal teaches
(b) No error
(c) Each semester
(d) Both history as well as literature
Answer : D

Question. The media play a vital role in popularizing a brand.
(a) The media plays
(b) In popularizing a brand
(c) No error
(d) A vital role
Answer : A

Question. My friend will not come to attend this marriage unless he is not invited.
(a) No error
(b) My friend will not come
(c) To attend this marriage
(d) Unless he is not invited
Answer : D

Question. This is the second communication we have sent and we are much surprised at receiving no answer.
(a) This is the second communication we have sent
(b) At receiving no answer
(c) And we are much surprised
(d) No error
Answer : A

Question. She is wealthy and can afford all the pleasures of life.
(a) And can afford
(b) All the pleasures of life
(c) No error
(d) She is wealthy
Answer : C

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors, your answer is (d), i.e., ‘No error’.

Question. Hearing these strange noise above, the thought at once occurred to me that thieves had entered the house.
(a) No error
(b) The thought at once occurred to me
(c) That thieves had entered the house
(d) Hearing these strange noises above
Answer : D

Question. Everyone were happy to hear about his success.
(a) To hear
(b) About his success
(c) No error
(d) Everyone were happy
Answer : D

Question. The lions kill the animals and eat his meat.
(a) The lions
(b) And eat his meat
(c) Kill the animals
(d) No error
Answer : B

Question. The team was now in the field and about to take their place.
(a) No error
(b) The team was
(c) About to take their
(d) Now in the field and place
Answer : C

Question. Our beloved Prime Minister is known to the prominent figures all over the world.
(a) The prominent figures all over the world
(b) Is known to
(c) Our beloved Prime Minister
(d) No error
Answer : D