All Free English MCQs with Answers

1021. FERTILIZE : GROW ::

• A. immunize : resist
• B. nourish : enrich
• C. heat : burn
• D. graft : multiply
• E. prune : dwarf

Explanation: To fertilize something helps it grow, just as to immunize someone helps them resist disease. Both pairs show an action producing a protective or developmental result.

1022. PERFUNCTORILY : INSPIRATION ::

• A. insolently : veneration
• B. ardently : passion
• C. phlegmatically : composure
• D. surreptitiously : obsession
• E. haltingly : reluctance

Explanation: Acting perfunctorily suggests a lack of inspiration or enthusiasm, while behaving insolently suggests a lack of veneration or respect. The other options mostly pair an adverb with a quality it expresses rather than lacks.

1023. RELEVANT : CRUCIAL ::

• A. marginal : unique
• B. perceptible : obvious
• C. apparent : real
• D. peripheral : central
• E. possible : desirable

Explanation: Relevant means related or important, but crucial means necessary and more strongly important. Perceptible similarly means noticeable, whereas obvious means immediately and unmistakably clear.

1024. CANVAS : PAINTER ::

• A. leather : shoe
• B. brush : palette
• C. chisel : wood
• D. marble : sculptor
• E. hammer : carpenter

Explanation: Canvas is a material on which a painter works, while marble is a material from which a sculptor creates a work. The pairs therefore connect an artist with a material used by that artist.

1025. TROUBLED : DISTRAUGHT ::

• A. annoyed : disillusioned
• B. disturbed : interrupted
• C. covetous : rapacious
• D. outmoded : ostentatious
• E. tranquil : placid

Explanation: Distraught describes a more extreme state of being troubled, just as rapacious describes a more extreme form of being covetous. Each second word intensifies the first.

1026. MERCENARY : MONEY ::

• A. vindictive : revenge
• B. scholarly : library
• C. immaculate : cleanliness
• D. thirsty : water
• E. belligerent : invasion

Explanation: A mercenary is motivated by money, while a vindictive person is motivated by revenge. Both pairs show a person or attitude driven by a particular motive.

1027. SKIRMISH : INSIGNIFICANCE ::

• A. revolution : democracy
• B. duel : formality
• C. feud : impartiality
• D. bout : sparring
• E. crusade : remoteness

Explanation: A skirmish is a relatively minor or insignificant conflict, while a duel is traditionally a formal contest between two people. Both second terms describe a characteristic of the first.

1028. REDOUBTABLE : AWE ::

• A. tart : pungency
• B. tacit : solitude
• C. despicable : contempt
• D. engrossing : obliviousness
• E. venerable : renown

Explanation: A redoubtable person or thing inspires awe because it is formidable, while something despicable inspires contempt. The pairs link a quality with the feeling it produces.

1029. TILE : MOSAIC ::

• A. wood : totem
• B. stitch : sampler
• C. ink : scroll
• D. pedestal : column
• E. tapestry : rug

Explanation: A tile is one of the small pieces used to form a mosaic, just as a stitch is one of the units used to form a sampler. Both pairs show a component and the larger design containing it.

1030. COOL : FROZEN ::

• A. Sharp : Cut
• B. Warm : Hot
• C. Hassock : Stool
• D. Freedom : Liberty

Explanation: Frozen is an extreme degree of cool, just as hot is a stronger degree of warm. The relationship is a progression from a milder temperature to a more intense one.