Formal and Lexical Aspect of Language MCQs for MDCAT Practice

English section, Formal and Lexical Aspect of Language chapter. Sample questions from past PMC papers.

1. Question 1
   The boy must make himself cultivate a poise and calm that smothers the fidgets.
   • A.irrigate
   • B.mitigate
   • C.generate
   • D.control
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2. Question 2
   What figure of speech is reflected in the famous line: "Death, be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful."?
   • A.Personification
   • B.Apostrophe
   • C.Irony
   • D.Synecdoche
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3. Question 3
   It had been a damp foggy day.
   • A.vaporous
   • B.dim
   • C.chill
   • D.bright
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4. Question 4
   Select the right sentence:
   • A.He opened the square red wooden box.
   • B.He opened the red square wooden box.
   • C.He opened the wooden red square box.
   • D.He opened the red wooden square box.
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5. Question 5
   Read the passage and answer the questions given at the end of the passage: Recent advances in science and technology have made it possible for geneticists to find out abnormalities in the unborn fetus and take remedial action to rectify some defects which would otherwise prove to be fatal to the child. Though genetic engineering is still at its infancy, scientists can now predict with greater accuracy a genetic disorder. It is not yet an exact science since they are not in a position to predict when exactly a genetic disorder will set in. While they have not yet been able to change the genetic order of the gene in germs, they are optimistic and are holding out that in the near future they might be successful in achieving this feat. However, genetic misinformation can sometimes be damaging for it may adversely affect people psychologically. Genetic information may lead to a tendency to brand some people as inferiors. Genetic information can therefore be abused and its application in deciding the sex of the fetus and its subsequent abortion is now hotly debated on ethical lines. But on this issue geneticists cannot be squarely blamed though this charge has often been levelled at them. It is mainly a societal problem. At present genetic engineering is a costly process of detecting disorders but scientists hope to reduce the costs when technology becomes more advanced. This is why much progress in this area is seen in scientifically advanced and rich countries like the U.S.A, UK and Japan. It remains to be seen if in the future this science will lead to the development of a race of supermen or will be able to obliterate disease from this world. Which of the following is the opposite in meaning to the word "charge" as used in the passage?
   • A.Calm
   • B.Disturbed
   • C.Discharged
   • D.Settled
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6. Question 6
   No government is hostile ______ social reforms.
   • A.against
   • B.to
   • C.in
   • D.for
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7. Question 7
   Change into indirect narration He said, “Pakistan won the world cup in 1992”.
   • A.He said that Pakistan won world cup in 1992.
   • B.He said that Pakistan would have won the world cup in 1992.
   • C.He said that the Pakistan won the world cup in 1992.
   • D.He said that Pakistan won the world cup in 1992.
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8. Question 8
   He bade farewell to ____ United States and went back to his homeland.
   • A.A
   • B.An
   • C.The
   • D.Zero article
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