Writing Skills

Writing Skills MDCAT MCQs with answers

38 past paper MCQs from English unit 3, Writing Skills, across 4 topics. They are arranged topic by topic; bigger topics show a sample here and link to their full set and to study notes. Tap “Show answer” for the correct option and a short solution.

Practise as a quiz

Proof-reading and Editing

1.Fill in the correct articles: _____ female lion is called _____ lioness. She has no mane. (NUMS MDCAT 2025)

  1. A, the
  2. The, a
  3. The, the
  4. A, a
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Correct answer: (b) The, a

The species is spoken of in general with the definite article, and a lioness is one of many.

2.He circled _____ whole world on his ship and on _____ island he encountered _____ fierce giant. (NUMS MDCAT 2025)

  1. the, an, the
  2. the, a, a
  3. the, an, a
  4. the, an, an
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Correct answer: (c) the, an, a

The world is unique, an island begins with a vowel sound, and a giant is one of many.

3.Identify the ERROR in the sentence: The chef quickly prepared, delicious and it served a meal. (KMU MDCAT 2024)

  1. Punctuation
  2. Style
  3. Vocabulary
  4. Word order
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Correct answer: (a) Punctuation

The comma after prepared cuts the sentence in two and leaves it ungrammatical.

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Faulty Sentence Structure

4.Identify the sentence that contains an ERROR in word order, style, or vocabulary: (KMU MDCAT 2024)

  1. He has a talent for solving complex problems.
  2. She enjoys reading, writing, and to paint.
  3. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
  4. They quickly adapted to the new environment.
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Correct answer: (b) She enjoys reading, writing, and to paint.

The list breaks its pattern: reading, writing and painting would keep it parallel.

5.Q.183 Choose the most suitable/appropriate sentence out of the following: (UHS MDCAT 2023)

  1. Penny did not let me to get my book.
  2. Penny was not leaving me to get my book.
  3. Penny did not let me get my book.
  4. Penny had not left me get my book.
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Correct answer: (c) Penny did not let me get my book.

Let is followed by the bare infinitive: let me get.

Subject-Verb Agreement

6.Which of the following sentences has correct subject verb agreement? (UHS MDCAT 2025)

  1. The teacher give the students homework.
  2. The teacher gives the students homework.
  3. The teachers gives the student homework.
  4. The teachers given the student homework.
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Correct answer: (b) The teacher gives the students homework.

A singular subject takes the singular verb, so the teacher gives.

7.Each of the boys ______ ambitious to lead the team. (KMU MDCAT 2025)

  1. have
  2. has
  3. is
  4. are
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Correct answer: (c) is

Each is singular, so the verb is singular however many boys follow it.

8.It good players who bring good name to a country. (SZABMU MDCAT 2023)

  1. Was
  2. Were
  3. Is
  4. Are
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Correct answer: (c) Is

The subject of the cleft sentence is it, which is singular.

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Errors of Diction and Spelling

9.The manager accepted the cashier's ______ for coming late. (UHS MDCAT 2025)

  1. expalanation
  2. explaination
  3. explanation
  4. explantion
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Correct answer: (c) explanation

The word is spelt explanation, with no i after the a.

10.Identify the sentence with no spelling error: (UHS MDCAT 2025)

  1. Imtiaz invited me on a dinner party at restaurant.
  2. Imtiaz invited me on a dier party at restaurant.
  3. Imtiaz invited me on a dinner party at restaurent.
  4. Imtiaz invited me on a dinnar party at restaurent.
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Correct answer: (a) Imtiaz invited me on a dinner party at restaurant.

Only the first spells both dinner and restaurant correctly.

11.Q.185 Which of the following sentences is correct? (UHS MDCAT 2023)

  1. How could Sarah perswad her mum to stay out later?
  2. How could Sarah persuade her mum to stay out later?
  3. How could Sarah persuad her mum to stay out later?
  4. How could Sarah parsuade her mum to stay out later?
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Correct answer: (b) How could Sarah persuade her mum to stay out later?

The verb is spelt persuade.

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