Competitive English Study Guide 2026
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📋 Competitive English Exam Format at a Glance
📚 Competitive English Topics to Study (33)
✍️ Sample Competitive English Questions & Answers
1. The phrase 'KICK THE BUCKET' means:
'Kick the bucket' is a slang idiom meaning to die.
2. The authorities ______ an investigation into the financial misconduct at the firm.
"Launch an investigation" is the standard journalistic and formal English collocation for beginning an official inquiry.
3. Select the correct indirect form of a wh-question: "What time does the train arrive?" he asked.
Wh-questions in indirect speech use statement word order and shift tense; 'does arrive' becomes 'arrived.'
4. The word 'OBSOLETE' means:
Obsolete describes something that is no longer produced, used, or needed.
5. ______ of the two candidates performed exceptionally well in the final round.
"Both" is used specifically for exactly two items; "all" is for three or more, and the other options alter the sentence structure.
6. She said to him, 'Please help me with this.' — Identify the correct indirect form.
Polite requests with 'please' are reported using 'requested + object + to + infinitive'.