ECAT — Engineering College Admission Test (UET)

ECAT English — Prepositions, Articles and Conjunctions (Set 3)

Take the ECAT English — Prepositions, Articles and Conjunctions (Set 3): 30 multiple-choice questions (40 minutes) with instant scoring and a full answer…

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30 ECAT English

Sample questions with answers

The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.

Q1. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: The meeting has been postponed ___ the heavy rain.
- A. because
- B. owing to ✓
- C. since
- D. although
Answer: B. owing to
Explanation: 'Owing to' is a preposition and is followed by a noun phrase; 'because', 'since' and 'although' introduce clauses.
Q2. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: My brother is allergic ___ peanuts.
- A. to ✓
- B. with
- C. against
- D. from
Answer: A. to
Explanation: The adjective 'allergic' takes the preposition 'to'.
Q3. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: What ___ beautiful view from the hilltop!
- A. such
- B. a ✓
- C. an
- D. the
Answer: B. a
Explanation: In an exclamation, 'what' is followed by 'a' + singular countable noun beginning with a consonant sound.
Q4. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: It took us ___ hour to reach the airport.
- A. an ✓
- B. any
- C. a
- D. the
Answer: A. an
Explanation: 'Hour' begins with a vowel sound because the 'h' is silent, so 'an' is used.
Q5. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: He worked hard ___ he could support his family.
- A. so that ✓
- B. such that
- C. as though
- D. even though
Answer: A. so that
Explanation: 'So that' introduces a purpose clause.

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Q6. Which sentence uses conjunctions correctly?
- A. Because he was tired, yet he finished the work.
- B. Although he was tired, he finished the work.
- C. Despite he was tired, he finished the work.
- D. Although he was tired, but he finished the work.
Q7. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: He will not pass ___ he works harder.
- A. so that
- B. although
- C. unless
- D. if
Q8. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: The shopkeeper was accused ___ cheating customers.
- A. about
- B. of
- C. with
- D. for
Q9. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: The more you practise, ___ you become.
- A. better
- B. a better
- C. the better
- D. the best
Q10. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: Please submit the form ___ Friday at the latest.
- A. until
- B. during
- C. by
- D. since
Q11. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: I will wait here ___ you return.
- A. until
- B. during
- C. within
- D. by
Q12. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: He lives ___ 24 Mall Road.
- A. by
- B. at
- C. in
- D. on
Q13. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: ___ his poor health, he completed the marathon.
- A. Because
- B. Despite
- C. Although
- D. Unless
Q14. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: He is keen ___ learning French.
- A. on
- B. with
- C. for
- D. at
Q15. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: Ali is junior ___ me by two years.
- A. to
- B. from
- C. than
- D. of
Q16. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: The road was blocked, so we had to ___ the trip.
- A. call at
- B. call for
- C. call off
- D. call on
Q17. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: She ___ the offer because the salary was too low.
- A. turned up
- B. turned in
- C. turned over
- D. turned down
Q18. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: The car ran ___ petrol on the motorway.
- A. away from
- B. out of
- C. down
- D. off
Q19. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: I am looking forward ___ you again.
- A. to seeing
- B. for seeing
- C. at seeing
- D. to see
Q20. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: You should look ___ the matter before making a complaint.
- A. up
- B. down
- C. into
- D. after
Q21. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: The heavy rain resulted ___ severe flooding.
- A. of
- B. from
- C. in
- D. to
Q22. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: He was deprived ___ his inheritance by the court.
- A. from
- B. off
- C. to
- D. of
Q23. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: He sat ___ his father at the wedding.
- A. between
- B. beneath
- C. besides
- D. beside
Q24. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: Everyone ___ Rashid was present at the meeting.
- A. exempt
- B. accept
- C. except
- D. expect
Q25. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: Dr Asma holds ___ M.Sc. in Physics from Punjab University.
- A. an
- B. a
- C. the
- D. no article
Q26. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: She is ___ only student who scored full marks.
- A. the
- B. no article
- C. a
- D. an
Q27. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: You may borrow the book ___ you return it by Monday.
- A. even though
- B. whereas
- C. provided that
- D. in case
Q28. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: Neither the tea ___ the coffee was hot.
- A. but
- B. or
- C. nor
- D. and
Q29. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: It took her months to ___ the shock of the loss.
- A. get off
- B. get by
- C. get over
- D. get away
Q30. Which sentence uses 'despite' correctly?
- A. Despite that the rain, the match continued.
- B. Despite the rain, the match continued.
- C. In spite the rain, the match continued.
- D. Despite of the rain, the match continued.