IBA English Questions

IBA University Admission Test

Are you dreaming of getting into IBA? You're closer than you think to make that dream a reality. All that stands between you and your dream is one entrance test. The IBA admission test is the required exam for aspiring IBA applicants. This standardized BCAT test is based on multiple-choice questions (MCQs).To do well in the test and secure an admission in a top business university such as IBA in 2025, practicing plenty of MCQs for each subject is important. English is a core subject which will be tested in the admission test. It’s imperative that all students applying for IBA have a strong grasp on the subject. The best way to ensure you are a top applicant is practice! Focusing on the English section of the IBA test can greatly improve your chances of success.

IBA English MCQS

To check your preparation, below is a free IBA English MCQS online test according to the IBA English syllabus. Attempt these questions and then check your answers to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses for the IBA Admission Test 2025.

Difficulty Level: Hard

1. After practice, the girls’ softball team stated, We are famished!” Famished means…
   1. Rested
   2. Hungry
   3. Excited
   4. Ready
2. The new born baby was enamored with the rattle. Enamored means…
   1. Fascinated
   2. Happy
   3. Unsure what to do
   4. Aggravated
3. When having a problem, it is best to dissect the situation, then act. Dissect means…
   1. Analyze
   2. Discuss
   3. Ignore
   4. Check
4. The bouncer’s countenance discouraged brawls. Countenance means…
   1. Message
   2. Presence
   3. Expression
   4. Strength
5. The child apprised her father’s authority and behaved herself in church. Apprised means…
   1. Appreciated
   2. Compromised
   3. Notified
   4. Defied
6. The aural component of balance is critical for postural control during ambulation. Aural means…
   1. Eyes
   2. Ears
   3. Nose
   4. Hands
7. The wound exhibited the sign of copious drainage requiring medical intervention. Copious means…
   1. Minimal
   2. Clear
   3. Maximal
   4. Foul
8. The scientist was able to evoke powerful emotions from the audience. Evoke means…
   1. Sell
   2. Call
   3. Call forth
   4. Exaggerate

For questions 9-16 Please select the most accurate version (A, B, C, or D) of the underlined portion of the sentence.

1. The police should emphasize on the fact that the drivers who do not obey traffic laws will be fined.
   1. Police should emphasize on the fact that the drivers
   2. Police should emphasize upon the fact that the drivers
   3. Police should emphasize the fact that the drivers
   4. Police should emphasize that the drivers
2. While running across the cricket pitch, the batsman I realized that had been bowled out.
   1. the cricket pitch, the batsman I realized that had been
   2. the cricket pitch, I realized that the batsman had been
   3. the cricket pitch, the batsman I realized was
   4. the cricket pitch, I realized that the batsman will
3. Reporters don’t create the news: they simply report it.
   1. Reporters don’t create the news. They simply report it.
   2. Reporters don’t create the news they simply report it.
   3. Reporters don’t create the news, they simply report it.
   4. Reporters don’t create the news: they simply report it.
4. Whenever we go at the store, we make certain only to take as much money as we might need.
   1. Whenever we go at the store,
   2. Whenever we go in the store,
   3. Whenever we go to the store,
   4. Whenever we go for the store,
5. How many miles must the average 30-year-old walk to get sufficient exercise
   1. How many miles must the average 30-year-old walk to get
   2. How many miles must the average 30-year-old walk getting
   3. How many miles must the average 30-year-old walks to get
   4. How many miles must an average 30-years-old walk to get
6. On the first day of day of my swimming class that was devoted to learning how to float.
   1. On the first day of my swimming class that was devoted to learning how to float.
   2. The first day of my swimming class that was devoted to learning how to float.
   3. On the first day of my swimming class, I learned how to float.
   4. The first day of my swimming class I devoted to learning floating.
7. We ate and drank and danced and were cheering.
   1. We ate and drank and danced and were cheering.
   2. We ate, drank, danced and cheered.
   3. We were eating and drinking and danced and cheered.
   4. We eat and drink and danced and were cheering.
8. Naheed was telling me how that the accident was difficultest thing that was happened to her.
   1. Naheed was telling me how that the accident was difficultest thing that was happened to her.
   2. Naheed did tell me how that the accident was the most difficult thing that happened to her.
   3. Naheed explained me why that accident was the most difficult thing that happened to her.
   4. Naheed told me that the incident was the most difficult thing that had happened to her.

Reading Comprehension

(Q. 17-20): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:

Marketing executives in television work with relatively stable advertising medium. in many ways, the television ads aired today are similar to those aired two decades ago. Most television ads still feature actors, still run 30 or 60 seconds, and still show a product. However, the differing dynamics of the internet pose unique challenges to advertisers, forcing them to adapt their practices and techniques on a regular basis.

In the early days of internet marketing, online advertisers employed banner and pop-up ads to attract customers. These techniques reached large audiences, generated many sales leads, and came at a low cost. However, a small number of internet users began to consider these advertising techniques intrusive and annoying. Yet because marketing strategies relying heavily on banners pop-ups produced results, companies invested growing amounts of money into purchasing these ad types in hopes of capturing market share in the burgeoning online economy. As consumers became more sophisticated, frustration with these online advertising techniques grew. Independent programmers began to develop tools that blocked banner and pop-up ads. The popularity of these tools exploded when the search engine Google, at the time an increasingly popular website fighting to solidify its place on the internet with giants Microsoft and Yahoo, offered free software enabling users to block pop-up ads. The backlash against the banner ads grew as new web browsers provided users the ability to block image-based ads such as banner ads. Although banner and pop-up ads still exist, they are far less prominent than during the early days of the internet.

A major development in online marketing came with the introduction of pay-per-click ads. Unlike banner pop-up ads, which originally required companies to pay every time a website visitor saw an ad, pay-per-click ads allowed companies to pay only when an interested potential customers clicked on an ad. More importantly, however, these ads circumvented the pop-up and banner blockers. As a result of these advantages and the incredible growth in the use search engines, which provide excellent venues for pay-per- click advertising, companies began turning to pay-per-click marketing in droves. However, as the banner and pop-up ads that preceded them, pay-per-click ads came with their drawbacks. When companies began pouring billions of  dollars into this emerging medium, online advertising specialists started to notice the presence of what would later be called click fraud: representative of a company with no interest in the product advertised by a competitor click on the competitor’s ads simply to increase the marketing cost of the competitor. Click fraud grew so rapidly that marketers sought to diversify their online positions away from pay-per-click marketing through new mediums.

Although pay-per-click advertising remains a common and effective advertising tool, marketers adapted yet again to the challenging dynamics of the internet by adopting new techniques such as pay-per-performance advertising, search engine optimization, and affiliate marketing. As the pace of internet evolution increases, it seems all the more likely that advertising successfully on the internet will require a strategy that slums constancy and embraces change.

1. Choose the correct option.
   1. Although it improves pay-per-click advertising, it is still vulnerable to click fraud.
   2. It will one day become extinct as internet users discover drawbacks with it.
   3. Internet users will develop free software to block its effectiveness.
   4. It will eventually become less popular with advertisers as the internet evolves and draws back.
   5. It will not face drawbacks due to its differing approach to online marketing.
2. Which of the following most accurately states the main idea of the message?
   1. Although pay-per-click advertising remains a wide-spread and effective online advertising medium, its popularity is likely to diminish as the internet evolves.
   2. Internet advertising is not well received by the internet users, causing independent programmers to submerge advertisers.
   3. Unlike the television, the internet has experienced dramatic changes in short periods of time.
   4. Unlike the television, the internet has evolved rapidly, forcing on line marketers to develop new advertising strategies and mediums.
   5. The pace of the internet’s evolution is increasing and will only increase in the future.
3. According to the passage, which of the following best describes the current status of pop-up ads?
   1. Widely used
   2. Less popular now than at earlier time
   3. A frequent target of click fraud
   4. Non-existent due to pop-up blockers
   5. Increasingly popular due to search engine
4. According to the passage, which of the following best describes the practice of click fraud?
   1. Clicking on the banner advertisements of rival companies
   2. Using software to block advertisement
   3. Utilizing search engine optimization to visit the pages of competitor
   4. Fraudulently purchasing products online
   5. Clicking on the pay-per-click ads to competitor

Answer Key

You can see that student need to have a strong proficiency in English to do well in this test.

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