1Englishprepositions and preference
We prefer fruits_____ sweets
- A.To
- B.On
- C.Over
- D.From
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Formal & Lexical Aspects of Language MCQs for MDCAT
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2Englishspelling
Choose the correct spelling
- A.Exantuated
- B.Axantuated
- C.Accenchuated
- D.Accentuated
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3Englishspelling
Choose the correct spelling
- A.Cotioned
- B.Cautioned
- C.Causchuned
- D.Coschuned
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4Englishverb forms
The Headmaster____ to speed to you
- A.Wants
- B.Is wanting
- C.Was wanting
- D.Want
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5Englishsubject verb agreement
Choose the correct option: Knowledge and wisdom____ no time for connection
- A.Has
- B.Have
- C.Had
- D.Are
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6Englisharticles
Fill in the blank with appropriate article as required. ___ Umbrella is of no avail against a thunderstorm
- A.The
- B.A
- C.An
- D.No article required
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7Englishsubjunctive and wishes
Choose the correct sentence
- A.I wish I have been a millionare
- B.I wish I am beaing a millionaire
- C.I wish I were a millionaire
- D.I wish I was millionaire
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8Englishcomparisons
Pick the correct option
- A.No start is brighter than the moon
- B.No star is more bright than the moon
- C.No start is brighter then the moon
- D.No star is brighter than moon
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9Englishconditional sentences
Choose the correctly structured sentence.
- A.Had he lived in England he would miss his family
- B.Had he lived in England, he would have missed his family
- C.Had he lives in England he had missed his family
- D.Had he live in England he will missed his family
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10Englishtense identification
She always carried un umbrella. The sentence indicates___tense.
- A.Present tense
- B.Past simple
- C.Past perfect
- D.Present perfect
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11Englishperfect tenses
Ahmed____ me for a long time
- A.Know
- B.Have known
- C.Knows
- D.Knew
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12Englishsubject verb agreement
Choose the correct option:
- A.He and I was playing
- B.He and I were playing
- C.He and I were being playing
- D.He and I was being playing
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13Englishsubject verb agreement
Choose the correct option:
- A.Every one of the prisons are full
- B.Every one of the prisons had full
- C.Every one of the prisons have full
- D.Every one of the prisons is full
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14Englishsubject verb agreement and passive
Not only the parents but also their son ___ for interview
- A.Has called
- B.Have called
- C.Have been called
- D.Has been called
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How Formal & Lexical Aspects of Language is examined
Formal & Lexical Aspects of Language sits in the official PMDC English curriculum, the document that defines what can and cannot appear in the 2026 paper. Everything on this page is tagged against that curriculum rather than against a chapter list invented for a website, which is why a chapter here matches the chapter your textbook and your teacher use.
English carries 9 of the 180 questions in the real paper - 5% of your MDCAT score, and the MDCAT is half your merit aggregate. PMDC does not publish how those 9questions are split across chapters, so no honest page can tell you “expect four from Formal & Lexical Aspects of Language”. What the archive can tell you is what actually appeared: 14 Formal & Lexical Aspects of Language questions out of the 15 English questions digitised so far.
Work through them with the explanations rather than checking answer letters. The explanation says why the other three options are wrong, and distractors get reused across years far more reliably than whole questions do.
Frequently asked questions
How many Formal & Lexical Aspects of Language MCQs are on this page?
14, drawn from one past paper - the 2020 paper. Every one is transcribed from the real paper rather than written to look like a past paper question, and each carries the correct answer with a written explanation. 0 of them are readable in full without an account.
Is Formal & Lexical Aspects of Language in the MDCAT 2026 syllabus?
Yes. Formal & Lexical Aspects of Language is a chapter of the official PMDC English curriculum, and PMDC has confirmed the 2026 syllabus is unchanged from the 2025 revision, so everything on this page is still examinable.
How many Formal & Lexical Aspects of Language questions come up in the MDCAT?
PMDC does not publish a per-chapter breakdown, so nobody can tell you a reliable number - be careful with pages that do. What can be counted is the paper as a whole: English is 9 of the 180 questions, and 93% of the English questions in our archive so far have come from Formal & Lexical Aspects of Language.
Do these Formal & Lexical Aspects of Language MCQs come with explanations?
Yes, and they are written from scratch rather than copied. An answer letter tells you nothing about why the other three options are wrong, which is the part that transfers to the next question. The first 0 questions of every paper are free to read in full; the rest need a pass.