Important MAT English Questions with Solutions [PDF Download]

Overview: Solving MAT English Questions with the solution will make you familiar with the MAT exam pattern and difficulty level. Read more to know the practice questions!

MAT English Questions with Solutions are one of the most effective way to prepare for the MAT 2025 exam.

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Practising regularly with MAT mock tests and previous year papers helps you gain speed, accuracy, and familiarity with the exam pattern.

To strengthen your preparation, it is important to dedicate consistent time to solving Important MAT practice questions across different sections.

Latest MAT Exam 2025 Updates:

• The MAT Exam Registration process for the September 2025 phase is currently open; applicants for the PBT must register by September 15, while CBT applicants have until September 22 to complete their registration.
• The MAT September 2025 session will be administered in two formats: the Paper-Based Test (PBT) on September 21, and the Computer-Based Test (CBT) on September 28.
• Each MAT exam is composed of five distinct sections, encompassing a total of 150 multiple-choice questions to be answered within a strict 2-hour (120-minute) timeframe.
• The scoring mechanism awards one mark for every correct answer and imposes a penalty of 0.25 marks for each incorrect response.
• There is no sectional time limit, allowing examinees to strategise about question selection and answer order for optimal results.

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Types of English Questions in MAT 2025

Over the years, several types of important MAT English questions have recurred in the exam. Below are the common ones:

Reading Comprehension	Passages followed by questions testing understanding, inference, tone, and main idea.
Vocabulary-Based Questions	Includes several subtypes:
– Synonyms / Antonyms	Choose the word closest in meaning (synonym) or opposite (antonym).
– One-Word Substitution	Replace a phrase or sentence with a single, precise word.
– Analogy	Identify the relationship between pairs of words (A : B :: C : ?).
Grammar & Usage	Questions based on correctness of grammar and sentence structure.
– Sentence Correction	Identify and correct grammatical or structural errors in a sentence.
– Sentence Completion / Fill in the Blanks	Fill missing word(s) in a sentence using appropriate vocabulary and grammar.
– Parts of Speech	Recognize or correct usage of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc.
Idioms / Phrases / Phrasal Verbs	Identify or interpret the meaning of common idiomatic expressions or phrasal verbs.
Para Jumbles / Paragraph Rearrangement	Rearrange shuffled sentences to form a coherent and logically ordered paragraph.
Para Summary / Shorter Summary	Choose the sentence that best summarizes a given passage or paragraph.
Error Detection	Spot grammatical, structural, or logical errors in a given sentence.
Comparisons / Logical Interpretation	Interpret meaning, comparison, or logic within a sentence; often inference-based.

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Sample MAT English Questions 2025 to Practice 

Study the situation given below to answer these questions. Although he was born in a little village near the coast and had gone to school in the nearest seaside town. Mr Smith was not a lover of the sea; even when walking along the sands, he was always afraid of being cut off by the tide.

He was not a very good swimmer, so perhaps this accounts for it. After working for some years in London, he was transferred to a coastal resort, and of course, the family outings were often made to the beach.

One day, his children pleaded to go out into the bay in a boat. The sun shone brightly, there was little wind, and the water was calm. So Mr. Smith hired a boat and, with his two children, rowed out into the bay. Of course, they were tempted to go farther than they had intended, past the protecting cliffs and out to the open sea.

At first all went well, but when they decided to turn back, they encountered difficulties.

A strong breeze had sprung up, and the currents here were rather treacherous. Mr. Smith rowed hard, but it seemed they were making little progress. The children were waving to attract the attention of the people on the beach. Just then, a motorboat appeared from the direction of the bay.

Their plight had been noticed and the boat had come to their rescue. A line was soon attached, and they were towed back around the cliff to the shore. Mr. Smith’s dislike of the sea was not diminished by this experience. 

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1. Mr. Smith was nervous of walking along the sands because

A. He had no love for the sea 

B. There the sea was infested with deadly monsters 

C. He feared that the tide might cut him off from the land 

D. The sea was too deep even near the coast 

Answer: C

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2 What accounted for his dislike of the sea?

A.  He was not a good swimmer, he feared that he might get drowned in the sea 

B. The protruding cliffs made navigation dangerous

C. He was accustomed to comfortable city life

D. Many a tragedy had occurred in the past near the sea coast 

 Answer: A

3. What did the children plead for? 

A. Climb the cliff to have better view of the bay 

B. Go to a coast resort 

C. Taken for a picnic on the beach 

D. Go out into the bay in a boat 

Answer: D

4. Mr. Smith was tempted to go farther away from land than he had intended because 

A. He enjoyed rowing in the bright sunshine 

B. The sea was calm, there being little wind 

C. His children wanted to go far out in the sea 

D. He encountered no danger while rowing the boat 

Answer: B

5. What difficulties did they encounter when returning to the shore? 

A. The boat they were rowing in suddenly developed a leak 

B. Sea monsters surrounded the boat 

C. Treacherous currents developed as a result of strong winds 

D. The engine of the boat stopped functioning 

Answer: C

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6. Why did the children wave?

 A. They were bidding goodbye to the people on the shore 

B. To attract the attention of the people on the bank to their plight 

C. They had a joyous ride in the boat 

D. Their boat was sinking

 Answer: B

7. Why did the motorboat appear? 

A. It was on patrol duty

B. It happened to be out fishing in the sea

C. It came out of the bay to join its mother ship anchored in the deep sea 

D The crew of the boat, having noticed the plight of the Smiths, came to rescue them

Answer: D

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8. How did Mr. Smith and children get back to the shore?

A, The crew of the motor boat helped them mend the leak in their boat

B, With the help of a line they were transferred to the motor boat 

C. By attaching a line to their boat, the motorboat towed them back to the shore 

D. A few men from the motorboat joined the Smiths in their boat which they quickly rowed to the shore

Answer: C

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9. How many children were with Mr. Smith? 

 A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

Answer: B

10. A suitable title for the above situation is 

A. The Smith family 

B. Mr. Smith and the sea 

C. An enjoyable trip to the sea 

D.  Dangers of the sea 

Answer: B

Latest MAT English Questions 2025 with Solutions

Study the situation given below to answer these questions. Rajesh Kumar, a factory superintendent of the Asia company, takes trips through the factory at different hours and on different days. He likes to talk with the operative employees and ask them questions about their work, their families, the material they are using and the machine being operated.

He believes that such conversation makes for better morale and also lets him know what is taking place in the factory. Every monday morning at the production meeting, he brings up some aspects of information picked up from the previous week’s factory visits and askes for an explanation of it. 

Usually, his production management personnel answer him, but Kumar continues asking about other bits of information he received until his associates are unable to answer or inform him that he has incorrect information. Rajesh, however, insists that the operative employees are telling him the truth, and sometimes he points out that the same information is given to him by different employees in different departments. 

Some of his associates have suggested that they accompany Kumar during his factory tours, but he will have no part of this, stating that more than one management member is with him. He claims the friendly, sincere atmosphere he has achieved with many of the workers in the factory is a definite advantage and helps communication, and he does not want to jeopardise it in any way.

Kumar is not entirely satisfied with his production control manager, Anil Sinha, who just does not seem to comprehend what he is told. Kumar admits the manufacturing work is getting quite complicted, but it irks him when Sinha just stands there and replies ‘yes’, ‘yes’, ‘yes’. Kumar has noticed that Sinha says he understands a request or a suggestion or a change given to him, but then proceeds to go about his work as if nothing had been said to him.

11. The focus of this situation is on 

A. Factory management

B. Production control

C. Communicating and management

D. Efficient supervision

 Answer: C

12. Rajesh Kumar’s factory visits are intended to

A. Create goodwill for the economy

B. Boost the worker’s morale

C. Know the whole truth about the way things are going on 

D. Identify the personal problems of the operative staff 

Answer: C

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13. The production meeting of the company took place

A. Every day

B. Every alternate day

C. Every week

D. Every month

Answer: C

14. The information received by Rajesh Kumar during his visits is 

A. Incorrect

B. Biased

C. Exaggerated 

D. Reliable

Answer: D

15. According to Mr. Kumar, the information is given to him by

A. One individual worker

B. More than one worker in one department

C. More than one worker in more than one department

D. The owner of the company

Answer: C

16. Who suggested that his associates accompany him during his factory tour?

A. owner of the company

B. Mr. Sinha

C. His associates themselves

D. Media persons

Answer: C

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17. As a superintendent, what will you do during the tours of the factory?

A. Listen to the grievances of the associates

B. Reprimand the inefficient worker 

C. Suspend the inefficient worker

D. Counsel and boost the morale of the workers

Answer: D

18. As a worker, what will you do during Mr Kumar?

A. Keep quiet

B. Explain your tardiness 

C. Act disinterested

D. Threatened by going to the union

Answer: B

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19. Rajesh Kumar does not want to visit the factory alongwith his associates because

A. It will expose his weaknesses as a superintendent

B. It will create an atmosphere of confrontation among officers and subordinates

C. The officers accompanying him will feel embarrassed 

D. The atmosphere will not be conducive to his real purpose 

Answer: D

20. Rajesh Kumar is not fully satisfied with Anil Sinha because of his

A. Poor understanding 

B. Obstinacy 

C. Hypocrisy

D. Flattering words

Answer: A

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Study the situation given below to answer these questions. Dilip Kumar’s train was late and it reached Mumbai a little after midnight. It was his first visit to the city and he did not know where to go.

He thought he would go to a choultry where he would not have to pay rent, but he did not know how find one at that hour. He asked a porter to get him a cheap room. The porter asked him for fifty rupees to take him one. But Dilip Kumar waved him away and walked out of the station.

He wandered through the streets and asked a number of people, but could not find a room cheap enough for him. He sat down on a park bench to think of what he should do next.

He was very tired and fell asleep on the bench. He voke up the next morning stiff in every limb, but he smiled when he realised that it was the cheapest night’s lodging that he had ever had

21. Dilip Kumar could not get any accomodation for the night as

A. All the hotels in the city were closed 

B. All the hotel rooms were booked 

C. The hotels were too expensive for him to afford 

D. He wanted to spend the night in the open 

Answer: C

22. In the situation, the word ‘choultry’ should mean 

A. An expensive hotel

B. A highway hotel

C. A roadside eatery

D. A free resting place

Answer: D

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23. The porter refused to help Dilip Kumar because

A. He was rude to the porter

B. He had no previous acquaintance with the porter

C. He spoke a language that the porter could not understand 

 D. He refused to pay the porter any tip

Answer: D

24. The night in the open 

A. Refreshed Dilip Kumar

B. Gave him aches all over his body 

C. Made his limbs stronger

D. Did not affect him at all

Answer: B

25. From the situation, Dilip Kumar emerges as

A. A thrifty person

B. An extravagant spender

C. An adventurous person

D. A fun loving person

Answer: A

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Study the situation given below to answer these questions. When my wife, son and I were travelling in a rented car through Paris on our way to a cousin’s home in the northern suburbs, I became thoroughly confused by the maze of circular and one-way streets.

Finally, we spotted a policeman and pulled up to ask directions. We were surprised when he removed his tall helmet, opened the back door and slid in beside our son. ‘‘It will be much easier to show you’’, he explained. Off we went through a series of left and right turns, traffic lights and even a short jaunt up a one-way lane the wrong way.

Twenty minutes later, we arrived at a main intersection. ‘‘Now you will be all right’’, announced our guide. ‘‘Just turn here, stay on the road for eight or nine kilometres, and you are there’’. With that, he opened the door, got out, replaced his helmet and strode briskly off. 

26. The ‘tone’ of narration in the situation is 

A. Sombre 

B. Ironic 

C. Comic 

D. Satiric 

Answer: C

27. The author was confused by 

 A. A network of circular roads

B. Wrong direction by traffic cops 

C. Confusing road signals

D. Road map that he had with him

Answer: A

28. The word ‘suburbs’ means 

A. A remote village 

B. The city centre 

C. Residential area outside a town 

D. An industrial town 

Answer: C

29. The expression ‘our guide’ in the situation means

A. Police man

B. Cousin

C. Passer by

D. Professional guide

Answer: A

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30. The response of the policeman can be said to be 

A. Rude

B. Greedy 

C. Imposing 

D. Helpful

Answer: D

Why Practice MAT English Questions?

The English section, also known as Language Comprehension, carries significant weightage in the MAT exam. Practising MAT English questions with detailed solutions will help you:

• Improve comprehension and vocabulary
• Develop accuracy in grammar and sentence structure
• Familiarize yourself with the type of questions asked
• Improve time management with speed-oriented practice

A smart approach is to keep at least 1 month for revising questions and taking MAT 2025 mock tests. Ideally, start preparing 6 months in advance and include practice tests in your schedule for step-by-step improvement.

How to Prepare Effectively for MAT English Questions 2025?

Preparing for the MAT English section requires a clear and focused approach. Here are detailed tips to help you prepare effectively and confidently:

1. Understand the Exam Pattern and Question Types

First, make sure you know the different types of questions that appear in the MAT English section. Understanding whether a question tests vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, or verbal reasoning will help you focus your study sessions and save valuable time during the exam.

2. Develop a Daily Reading Habit

Start reading regularly to improve your reading speed and comprehension. You should read a variety of materials daily, such as:

• Quality newspapers like The Hindu or The Indian Express
• Business magazines such as Business Today or the Economic Times
• Editorials and opinion pieces on current affairs

Reading daily helps you get familiar with different writing styles, improves your vocabulary, and sharpens your ability to understand the author’s tone and message.

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3. Build a Strong Vocabulary Foundation

To ace vocabulary questions, you’ll need to build your word power steadily:

• Maintain a vocabulary notebook or flashcards with new words and their meanings.
• Practice synonyms and antonyms regularly from trusted sources or vocabulary apps.
• Learn new words in sentences so you can remember their usage better.
• Try word games or online quizzes to make vocabulary practice more engaging.

4. Master Grammar Basics and Rules

Your grammar must be rock solid to nail sentence correction and error-spotting questions. Focus on:

• Parts of speech like nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs
• Making sure subjects and verbs always agree and tenses are consistent
• Using prepositions, conjunctions, and articles correctly
• Understanding sentence structures—simple, compound, and complex

Use good grammar books or reliable online exercises, and revise these topics often until you’re comfortable with them.

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5. Practice Comprehension Passages Strategically

Reading comprehension can take time, so get into the habit of:

• Practising passages from different topics like business, society, science, and everyday life.
• Quickly identify the main idea, tone, and key details in each passage.
• Summarising paragraphs in your own words to check your understanding.
• Skimming the passage first for the gist before answering the questions.

6. Enhance Your Verbal Reasoning Skills

Questions like para jumble, odd sentence out, and critical reasoning need you to think clearly about sentence order and logic. You can prepare by:

• Practising arranging sentences logically, using connectors and flow cues.
• Quickly identifying sentences that don’t fit in to solve odd sentence out questions.
• Doing reasoning puzzles often to sharpen your critical thinking, tied to language.

7. Take Regular Mock Tests and Manage Your Time

• Take full-length MAT mocks under timed conditions, especially focusing on the English section.
• Carefully analyse your mistakes after each test and work on improving them.
• Build your speed by using a stopwatch, and avoid spending too much time on any one question.
• Find a comfortable balance between speed and accuracy to maximise your score.

8. Revise and Consolidate Your Learning

• Keep revising difficult vocabulary and tricky grammar rules.
• Solve the previous year’s MAT English questions and mock tests regularly.
• Avoid last-minute cramming and keep your focus on staying calm and confident.

MAT 2025 Exam Pattern & Sectional Weightage

Here’s a quick look at the MAT exam structure and section-wise breakup:

MAT Features	Exam Details
Total Sections	5
Language Comprehension	30 Questions
Data Analysis & Sufficiency	30 Questions
Mathematical Skills	40 Questions
Intelligence & Critical Reasoning	30 Questions
Economic & Business Environment	20 Questions
Total Number of Questions	150
Total Duration	120 minutes
Marking Scheme	+1 for correct, -0.25 for wrong answer

MAT English Syllabus 2025 (Language Comprehension)

The MAT English section is divided into two key parts – Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability. Below is the detailed MAT syllabus:

Part 1: Reading Comprehension

Types of Passages: Narrative, Descriptive, Argumentative

Question Types:

• Identifying Main Idea and Theme
• Inference-based Questions
• Author’s Tone and Purpose
• Vocabulary in Context (Synonyms & Antonyms)

Part 2: Verbal Ability

• Sentence Rearrangement
• Odd One Out
• Sentence Correction (Grammar, Usage, Tenses)
• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Direct & Indirect Speech
• Active & Passive Voice
• Antonyms & Synonyms
• Fill in the Blanks
• One-Word Substitution
• Idioms & Phrases

Conclusion

Scoring well in the English section is highly achievable with the right preparation approach. Since MAT English Questions are generally of a moderate level, focusing on practice, speed, and accuracy can significantly boost your exam performance. Dedicate at least 30 minutes daily to reading comprehension practice and grammar revision to build a strong foundation.