NTS - English Sample Paper MCQs 2026
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- Q1 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Choose the correct word: "He always sings to the ______ of a violin."
💡 Explanation:"Accompaniment" is the musical backing.
- Q2 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
"The boy was walking fast." Pick out the adverb of manner.
💡 Explanation:"Fast" describes how he was walking.
- Q3 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
We ______ school at five o'clock.
💡 Explanation:The simple present with "We" is "leave".
- Q4 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
"Birds fly in the air." Mark the predicate.
💡 Explanation:The predicate is everything said about the subject: "fly in the air".
- Q5 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Change into active voice: "A letter is being written by Dawood."
💡 Explanation:The active present-continuous form is "Dawood is writing a letter."
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Change into active voice: "Will the apple be eaten by me?"
💡 Explanation:The active form is "Will I eat the apple?"
- Q7 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
"Ali is that boy we have been looking for all day." Identify the proper noun.
💡 Explanation:"Ali" is the name of a person, a proper noun.
- Q8 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Choose the correct word: "They remember the sound of music long ______ the musician has stopped singing."
💡 Explanation:"After" indicates the time following the singing.
- Q9 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Choose the correct word: "The wonderful ______ with which he plays his instrument attracts people."
💡 Explanation:"Skill" means expertise in playing.
- Q10 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
"Let us walk along the shore." Pick out the preposition.
💡 Explanation:"Along" is the preposition showing direction.
- Q11 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Which of Ibn-e-Seena's books covers a wide range of topics
💡 Explanation:Kitab-al-Shifa covers philosophy, science, mathematics, ethics, politics and more.
- Q12 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
In the passage on Ibn-e-Seena, the word "contagious" means
💡 Explanation:"Contagious" means spread by contact, i.e. infectious.
- Q13 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Read: "Ibn-e-Seena wrote Al-Qanun-Fi-Al-Tibb, a huge medical encyclopedia that remained the best and most reliable source of medical information for six centuries. He detected the contagious nature of tuberculosis, was the first physician to describe meningitis, and wrote the philosophical encyclopedia Kitab-al-Shifa." Bu Ali has been a source of medical information for
💡 Explanation:The passage says the book remained the source for six centuries.
- Q14 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Choose the correct word: "an old unhappy love story of a village girl and her ______ lover."
💡 Explanation:"Unfortunate" (unlucky) fits the sad love story.
- Q15 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Choose the correct word: "One will occasionally come ______ a wandering musician."
💡 Explanation:"Come across" means to encounter by chance.
- Q16 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Choose the correct relative pronoun: "There are others ______ are found only in certain parts."
💡 Explanation:"Who" refers to people (the entertainers).
- Q17 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Correct the word: "These wandering entertainers may be ______ in any village."
💡 Explanation:The passive requires the past participle "found".
- Q18 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
💡 Explanation:Correct word order: subject + shall + adverb + be + able.
- Q19 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Choose the correctly spelled word: "Foxes are much more ______ than cats."
💡 Explanation:The correct spelling is "intelligent".
- Q20 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Correct the verb: "He knows all tricks. Foxes ______ many tricks."
💡 Explanation:The plural subject "Foxes" takes "have".
- Q21 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Correct the verb: "We ______ finer coats, greener eyes and more graceful tails than any other animal."
💡 Explanation:The subject "We" takes "have".
- Q22 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Choose the correctly punctuated version.
💡 Explanation:Commas set off the direct address and "I" is capitalized.
- Q23 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Correct the verb: The fox ______ politely, "Good morning, Mrs Cat."
💡 Explanation:The narrative past tense requires "said".
- Q24 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Correct the error: "A fox met the cat ______ a field."
💡 Explanation:The correct preposition is "in a field".
- Q25 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Most countries of the world have
💡 Explanation:The passage implies most modern countries are democracies.
- Q26 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
The word "MONARCHY" means
💡 Explanation:Monarchy is rule by a king, i.e. a kingdom.
- Q27 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Representatives ______ the government.
💡 Explanation:The passage says the representatives run the government.
- Q28 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
The people elect representatives ______ among themselves who become their leaders.
💡 Explanation:Representatives are chosen from among the people themselves.
- Q29 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
According to the democracy passage, the country belongs to
💡 Explanation:The passage says the country belongs to the people who live in it.
- Q30 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
According to the democracy passage, in a democracy all people are
💡 Explanation:The passage states that all men are equal.
- Q31 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Read: "When people had no voice in the state, the government was called monarchy. Wise men argued that all men are equal and the country belongs to the people, who should rule by electing representatives from among themselves. The elected representatives run the government; this system is called democracy." The people had no voice in the affairs of the
💡 Explanation:The passage refers to the affairs of the state.
- Q32 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
The meaning of the word "subsequent" is
💡 Explanation:"Subsequent" means following or ensuing.
- Q33 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
In the Ibn-e-Seena passage, "Tuberculosis" is
💡 Explanation:Tuberculosis is a contagious disease.
- Q34 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
According to the passage, Bu Ali (Ibn-e-Seena) was the first to describe
💡 Explanation:The passage states he was the first physician to describe meningitis.
- Q35 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Choose the synonym of the word "receive".
💡 Explanation:To receive something is to get it.
- Q36 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Insert the modal auxiliary: "How long ______ you be staying at your father's home?"
💡 Explanation:"Will" asks about future duration.
- Q37 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Insert the apostrophes correctly: "Shazia isnt coming now, so lets go to class."
💡 Explanation:Both contractions need apostrophes: isn't and let's.
- Q38 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Match the word "dark" with its correct suffix to form a noun.
💡 Explanation:"Dark" + "ness" gives the noun "darkness".
- Q39 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Select the adjectives describing the nouns "pencil" and "hand": "She holds a red pencil in her right hand."
💡 Explanation:"Red" describes pencil and "right" describes hand.
- Q40 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Identify the proper noun: "I phoned my mother on Sunday."
💡 Explanation:"Sunday" is a specific day, a proper noun.
- Q41 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Identify the action verb: "She thought about her journey."
💡 Explanation:"Thought" is the verb expressing the action.
- Q42 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Insert the correct possessive pronoun: "The bags belong to Shaheer and Sara. The bags are ______."
💡 Explanation:The bags belong to them, so they are "theirs".
- Q43 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Identify the type of sentence: "Saima went to the market."
💡 Explanation:It states a fact, so it is declarative.
- Q44 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
What is the plural of the noun "tooth"
💡 Explanation:"Tooth" has the irregular plural "teeth".
- Q45 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
💡 Explanation:Direct speech takes a comma before it and quotation marks around it.
- Q46 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
"I know a person whose name is Sher Khan." What is "Sher Khan" here
💡 Explanation:"Sher Khan" is a specific name, a proper noun.
- Q47 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
The antonym of the word "majority" is
💡 Explanation:"Minority" is the opposite of "majority".
- Q48 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Pick the verb: "He ran fast and delicately."
💡 Explanation:"Ran" is the action verb.
- Q49 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Change into a question: "The doors were shut."
💡 Explanation:The interrogative inverts subject and auxiliary: "Were the doors shut?"
- Q50 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
______! I stood first in the class.
💡 Explanation:"Hurrah" expresses joy at the good news.
- Q51 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
There is no doubt ______ the earth is round.
💡 Explanation:"That" introduces the noun clause after "no doubt".
- Q52 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Identify the category: "Have you completed your homework?"
💡 Explanation:It asks a question, so it is interrogative.
- Q53 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Red rose is ______ than pink tulip.
💡 Explanation:The comparative form is "more beautiful ... than".
- Q54 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Select the adverb of frequency: "The principal visits classrooms sometimes."
💡 Explanation:"Sometimes" tells how often, an adverb of frequency.
- Q55 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Fill in the preposition of place: "The playground is ______ the school."
💡 Explanation:A playground is located "in" the school premises.
- Q56 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Complete the conditional sentence: "If it ______, I ______ go for a walk."
💡 Explanation:First conditional: if + present simple, will + base verb.
- Q57 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
"Never lose hope." The underlined word "hope" is a/an ______ noun.
💡 Explanation:"Hope" names an idea or feeling, so it is an abstract noun.
- Q58 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Select the correct verb: "Raza and Sameer always ______ with their friends in the ground."
💡 Explanation:A plural compound subject takes the plural verb "play".
- Q59 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Select the pronouns: "I reached school in time, but they arrived late."
💡 Explanation:"I" and "they" are the pronouns.
- Q60 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Identify the uncountable noun: "Sugar makes the cake sweet."
💡 Explanation:"Sugar" is an uncountable noun.
- Q61 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Insert the apostrophe correctly: "Taha lives in boys hostel."
💡 Explanation:The hostel of the boys takes the plural possessive "boys'".
- Q62 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
A sentence which expresses a wish or prayer is called a/an
💡 Explanation:A sentence expressing a wish or prayer is optative.
- Q63 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
If something is obvious, it is
💡 Explanation:"Obvious" means easily seen or clear.
- Q64 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Change into a negative sentence: "I have some big diamonds."
💡 Explanation:The negative uses "do not have" with "any" understood.
- Q65 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
Fill in the correct word: "I ______ a letter last week."
💡 Explanation:"Last week" needs the simple past "wrote".
- Q66 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper medium
Change into passive voice: "Shazia took a cup of milk."
💡 Explanation:Past passive: was + past participle "taken".
- Q67 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
A synonym for the word "renowned" is
💡 Explanation:"Renowned" means well-known or famous.
- Q68 Past Paper · NTS Sample Paper easy
"Ali, buy a pen for me." This sentence is a
💡 Explanation:It gives a command (imperative), so it is a command sentence.