Preparing for PEO, OPSC ASO, Odisha Police SI and Constable 2026 exams? Strong preparation in English Grammar and language is essential for scoring well in competitive examinations. Practising English Previous Year Question Paper-style questions helps candidates understand the question pattern, improve grammar accuracy and manage exam time effectively.
This practice set contains 20 important English MCQs covering Passive Voice, Modal Verbs, Word Order, Synonyms, Prepositions, Tenses, Sentence Improvement, Parts of Speech, Verbal, Gerund, Participle and Infinitive.
English Previous Year Question Paper Practice for PEO & Other Odisha Exams
The questions in this set are designed in a previous-year-question-paper style and are useful for candidates preparing for:
- OSSSC PEO 2026
- OPSC ASO 2026
- Odisha Police SI 2026
- Odisha Police Constable 2026
- Other Odisha Government Competitive Exams
Regular practice of English MCQs can help improve vocabulary, grammar and sentence correction skills.
Important English Topics Covered
This English Previous Year Question Paper practice set covers:
- Active and Passive Voice
- Modal Verbs
- Correct Word Order
- Synonyms
- Prepositions
- Verb Forms
- Phrases and Expressions
- Vocabulary
- Tenses
- Sentence Improvement
- Parts of Speech
- Verbal
- Gerund
- Present Participle
- Infinitive
20 English MCQs for PEO, OPSC ASO & Odisha Police 2026
1. Change into Passive Voice: ‘I will clean the house every Saturday.’
The house is cleaned by me every Saturday.
The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday.
The house was cleaned by me every Saturday.
The house has been cleaned by me every Saturday.
Future Simple Passive is formed with ‘will + be + past participle’.
2. Choose the correct modal: ‘People ___ walk on the grass.’
must
should not
may not
would
‘Should not’ is used to express advice against an action.
3. Choose the correct word order.
Why she did leave so early?
Why did she leave so early?
Why she leave did so early?
Why leave she did so early?
The correct question structure is ‘Wh-word + did + subject + base verb’.
4. Choose the synonym of the underlined word: ‘Take care not to get hurt with the steam.’
Injured
Happy
Protected
Saved
‘Hurt’ means injured or caused physical pain.
5. Fill in the blank: ‘He has to be very careful ___ his principles.’
The correct expression is ‘careful with’.
6. Fill in the blank: ‘He was seen ___ to school.’
‘Was seen going’ correctly describes an action that was observed in progress.
7. Fill in the blanks: ‘The organizers organized a party ___ his honor ___ his success.’
in, for
on, at
at, in
for, on
The correct expressions are ‘in his honor’ and ‘for his success’.
8. What does ‘moot’ mean in the sentence: ‘The benefits of demonetization are moot.’?
Certain and proven
Open to debate or of doubtful practical significance
Extremely beneficial
Completely successful
‘Moot’ can mean something debatable or of doubtful practical relevance.
9. Choose the correct preposition: ‘According ___ the report.’
The standard expression is ‘according to’.
10. Identify the verb phrase in: ‘He had earned his well-paid job after a long struggle.’
had, earned
earned, paid
had earned
paid, struggle
‘Had earned’ is the complete verb phrase, consisting of an auxiliary verb and the main verb.
11. Identify the tense: ‘The Raos had been living so frugally.’
Past Continuous
Present Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect
‘Had been + verb-ing’ indicates the Past Perfect Continuous tense.
12. Improve the sentence: ‘They could not admire his bright performance because they dislike him.’
because they disliked him
because they had dislike him
because they are disliked him
because they liking him
‘Disliked’ maintains tense consistency with the past context.
13. Improve the sentence: ‘She was uneasy because she never be on a plane before.’
She never was on a plane before.
She had never been on a plane before.
She has never be on a plane before.
She never being on a plane before.
Past Perfect ‘had never been’ is used for an earlier experience before another past event.
14. Improve the sentence: ‘They only work when they have no money.’
They only worked when they had no money.
They work only when they have no money.
They worked only when they have no money.
They only working when they had no money.
‘Only’ should be placed before the phrase it modifies: ‘work only when’.
15. Improve the sentence: ‘IT experts may have to stop hunting for better job opportunities.’
stop to hunt for better job opportunities
stop hunting for better job opportunities
stop hunt for better job opportunities
stop hunted for better job opportunities
‘Stop + gerund’ means to cease an activity.
16. Improve the sentence: ‘The NYC building is as high as every other building in the US.’
The NYC building is as high as any other building in the US.
The NYC building is higher than any building in the US.
The NYC building is as high than every other building.
The NYC building is highest as every other building.
‘As high as any other’ is the appropriate comparative structure when comparing one building with others.
17. Identify the part of speech of the bracketed words: ‘She [as well as] her sister.’
Conjunction
Preposition
Adverbial phrase
Interjection
The phrase as well as in the sentence She [as well as] her sister functions as a conjunction (specifically a correlative or compound conjunction)
18. Identify the part of speech of the bracketed word: ‘This [costly] ring.’
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
‘Costly’ describes the noun ‘ring’, so it is an adjective.
19. Identify the verbal in: ‘A [drowning] man catches a straw.’
Infinitive
Gerund
Participle
Finite verb
‘Drowning’ modifies the noun ‘man’, so it functions as a present participle.
20. Identify the verbal in: ‘Eat to live but do not live to eat.’
Gerund
Infinitive
Participle
Adjective
‘To live’ and ‘to eat’ are infinitives.
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How to Prepare English for PEO, OPSC ASO & Odisha Police Exams
For PEO, OPSC ASO, Odisha Police SI and Constable 2026, candidates should regularly practise grammar-based MCQs and previous-year-style questions.
Focus especially on:
- Tenses
- Voice
- Narration
- Prepositions
- Articles
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Sentence Improvement
- Parts of Speech
- Verbs and Verbals
- Vocabulary
- Error Detection
Solving questions repeatedly will help you identify common grammar patterns and improve your accuracy.
Practice More English MCQs
If you are preparing for PEO 2026, OPSC ASO 2026, Odisha Police SI 2026 or Odisha Police Constable 2026, use this practice set as part of your daily English preparation.
Regular practice of English Previous Year Question Paper questions can help you become familiar with competitive-exam grammar and improve your confidence before the examination.
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Conclusion
English is an important area for candidates preparing for various Odisha competitive examinations. Practising English Previous Year Question Paper-style MCQs is an effective way to revise grammar concepts and improve question-solving speed.
Keep practising these questions regularly and revise important English grammar rules for better performance in PEO, OPSC ASO, Odisha Police SI and Constable 2026 examinations.
