All Free English MCQs with Answers

1471. The phrase "Be all ears" means:

• A. Having long ears,
• B. Listen with interest,
• C. Suspect something,
• D. Being good listener

Explanation: To be all ears means to listen eagerly and with close attention. “Being a good listener” is related, but the idiom specifically emphasizes readiness and interest in hearing something.

1472. see eye to eye means?

• A. Disagree
• B. Agree
• C. Meet
• D. Dislike

Explanation: To see eye to eye means to agree with someone or share the same opinion. It refers to agreement, not literally meeting or looking at one another.

1473. flogging a dead horse __________?

• A. Repeating our request
• B. Making him see reason.
• C. Beating about the bush.
• D. Wasting time in useless effort

Explanation: Flogging a dead horse means wasting effort on something that can no longer succeed or change. The image is of repeatedly beating something already lifeless.

1474. "Feel good" means to;___________?

• A. Show goodwill to someone
• B. Become happy or confident
• C. Know or sense something
• D. Move along very carefully

Explanation: To feel good means to become happy, positive, or confident. It describes an emotional state, not showing goodwill or sensing something.

1475. "A PIPE DREAM" means ?

• A. ‌A pleasant dream
• B. A bad dream
• C. An impracticable plan
• D. None of these

Explanation: A pipe dream is an attractive idea or ambition that is unlikely to be achieved, so it is an impracticable plan. It does not refer to an ordinary pleasant or bad dream.

1476. The idiom " Pass the buck" means?

• A. keep something in hand
• B. To evade responsibility
• C. To Warn
• D. Come to know someone's secrets

Explanation: To “pass the buck” is to shift blame or responsibility to someone else. It does not mean keeping something in hand or revealing secrets.

1477. If "you have a finger in the pie", you are _________ in something.

• A. Interested
• B. Involved
• C. Puzzled
• D. None of these

Explanation: To have a finger in the pie means to be involved in or share an interest in an activity or matter. “Involved” is the more precise option here.

1478. "Hitting the Nail on the Head" means?

• A. Performing a task with exactness
• B. Hurting someone without letting them know
• C. Taking a very dangerous risk
• D. Scold someone for their mistake

Explanation: To hit the nail on the head means to identify or do something with exact accuracy. It is not about physical harm or taking a risk.

1479. Willy-nilly means __________?

• A. Excavate
• B. Haphazardly
• C. Methodical
• D. None of these

Explanation: Willy-nilly means without order, planning, or deliberate choice, so haphazardly is the closest option. Methodical means carefully ordered and is nearly the opposite.

1480. Better ______ than never.

• A. Late
• B. Once
• C. Sometime
• D. Repeat

Explanation: Better late than never means that doing something late is preferable to not doing it at all. Late is the fixed word in this well-known proverb.