ECAT — Engineering College Admission Test (UET)
Take the ECAT English — Error Spotting (Set 4): 30 multiple-choice questions (40 minutes) with instant scoring and a full answer review. Covers 30 ECAT…
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The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.
Q1. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) If I will (B) see him (C) tomorrow, I shall (D) give him your message.
Answer: A. (A) If I will
Explanation: In a first conditional, the if-clause takes the simple present: 'If I see him'.
Q2. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The childrens' playground (B) was built (C) with funds (D) donated by parents.
Answer: A. (A) The childrens' playground
Explanation: 'Children' is already plural, so its possessive is 'children's'.
Q3. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The soup tasted badly, (B) so nobody (C) finished it (D) at dinner.
Answer: A. (A) The soup tasted badly,
Explanation: 'Taste' is a linking verb here, so it takes an adjective: 'tasted bad'.
Q4. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Me and my brother (B) went to the stadium (C) to watch the final (D) last Sunday.
Answer: A. (A) Me and my brother
Explanation: A subject needs the subject form: 'My brother and I went'.
Q5. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Physics are (B) a subject that explains (C) how matter (D) and energy behave.
Answer: A. (A) Physics are
Explanation: Names of subjects ending in -s (physics) take a singular verb: 'Physics is'.
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Q6. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Whom do you think (B) is the best (C) batsman in (D) the team?
Q7. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The stranger (B) whom everyone thought (C) was a spy (D) turned out to be a journalist.
Q8. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Not only (B) he is clever, (C) but also (D) extremely hardworking.
Q9. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The doctor (B) suggested me (C) to take (D) complete rest.
Q10. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) He has (B) very few (C) patience (D) with careless students.
Q11. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) If she (B) would have studied (C) harder, (D) she would have passed.
Q12. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Where (B) you have kept (C) the keys (D) of the car?
Q13. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Could you (B) explain me (C) how this machine (D) works?
Q14. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The report (B) must submitted (C) to the office (D) before Monday.
Q15. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The book (B) which I told you (C) about it (D) is on the top shelf.
Q16. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The company (B) has hired (C) new personal (D) for its accounts department.
Q17. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Imran studied (B) throughout the year (C) very hardly (D) and topped his class.
Q18. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Her sister (B) lives in Karachi (C) and is married with (D) a doctor.
Q19. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) We bought paper, (B) pens and other (C) stationary (D) from the shop.
Q20. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) I want to know (B) what time (C) does the train (D) leave tomorrow.
Q21. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) No sooner had the teacher (B) entered the class (C) when the students (D) stood up to greet her.
Q22. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The prize was (B) shared between (C) Ali and I (D) after a long debate.
Q23. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The tea was (B) too hot (C) to drink (D) it immediately.
Q24. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The students (B) reached the station (C) and missed the train, (D) as they arrived lately.
Q25. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) On weekdays we are busy, (B) but we visit (C) our grandparents (D) in Sundays.
Q26. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) She likes (B) swimming, (C) cycling and (D) to play chess.
Q27. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) Everybody (B) enjoyed the joke (C) and could not (D) help to laugh.
Q28. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) During the lunch break (B) the girls sit together (C) and often (D) listen the radio.
Q29. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) She could not buy the dress (B) because it (C) was (D) too much expensive.
Q30. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. (A) The speaker (B) stressed the need (C) for better roads (D) and emphasised on safety.