All Free English MCQs with Answers
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- A. ambiguous
- B. conclusive
- C. tentative
- D. obscure
Explanation: If nobody can dispute the findings they must be decisive, which is what conclusive means.
Correct answer: conclusive- A. timid
- B. confident
- C. hostile
- D. quiet
Explanation: Despite signals a contrast with deeply insecure, so the outward manner must be the opposite of insecurity, that is confident or assured.
Correct answer: confident- A. before
- B. after
- C. unless
- D. although
Explanation: Trials logically precede approval, so before is the only connector that puts the two events in the right order.
Correct answer: before- A. Neither should be Either
- B. nor should be or
- C. was should be were
- D. There is no error
Explanation: With neither nor the verb agrees with the nearer subject, which here is nurses, so the plural were is required.
Correct answer: was should be were- A. senior should be more senior
- B. than should be to
- C. me should be I
- D. There is no error
Explanation: Latin comparatives such as senior, junior, superior, inferior and prior take to rather than than. The construction is he is senior to me.
Correct answer: than should be to- A. have been should be am
- B. since should be for
- C. living should be lived
- D. There is no error
Explanation: Since introduces a point in time such as 2019 or Monday, while for introduces a length of time such as five years.
Correct answer: since should be for- A. scenery should be sceneries
- B. are should be is
- C. of should be in
- D. There is no error
Explanation: Scenery is an uncountable noun, so it takes a singular verb and has no plural form, which also rules out the first option.
Correct answer: are should be is- A. simile
- B. metaphor
- C. hyperbole
- D. onomatopoeia
Explanation: Time is stated to be a thief rather than merely like one, and a direct comparison without like or as is a metaphor.
Correct answer: metaphor- A. metaphor
- B. simile
- C. irony
- D. alliteration
Explanation: The comparison is made explicit with as, which is the defining mark of a simile along with like.
Correct answer: simile- A. hyperbole
- B. understatement
- C. metaphor
- D. paradox
Explanation: Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration for effect and is not meant to be believed literally.
Correct answer: hyperbole- A. metonymy
- B. simile
- C. oxymoron
- D. alliteration
Explanation: The pen stands for writing and persuasion, and the sword for military force, so each object represents the larger institution associated…
Correct answer: metonymy- A. antibiotics are dangerous drugs
- B. unnecessary prescribing selects for resistant bacteria
- C. viral infections are more serious than bacterial ones
- D. antibiotics should never be prescribed
Explanation: The passage explains a mechanism: pointless courses remove the sensitive bacteria and leave the resistant ones with no competition.
Correct answer: unnecessary prescribing selects for resistant bacteria- A. viruses are unaffected by antibiotics
- B. all bacteria are now resistant
- C. doctors never prescribe correctly
- D. antibiotics cure most viral illnesses
Explanation: The clause which they cannot cure states directly that antibiotics do not work against viruses, so the inference is close to the text.
Correct answer: viruses are unaffected by antibiotics- A. informative
- B. sarcastic
- C. humorous
- D. hostile
Explanation: The passage states facts and a condition without emotive language or judgement, which is the mark of an informative or expository tone.
Correct answer: informative- A. media reporting of the disease
- B. the proportion of the population vaccinated
- C. the area affected by the outbreak
- D. insurance for medical treatment
Explanation: In a vaccination context coverage means the share of people who have been immunised, and the reference to herd immunity confirms it.
Correct answer: the proportion of the population vaccinated- A. however
- B. therefore
- C. in contrast
- D. for example
Explanation: Inconclusive results logically lead to the need for more work, so a consequence connector is required.
Correct answer: therefore- A. Each should be All
- B. have should be has
- C. boys should be boy
- D. There is no error
Explanation: Each is singular and controls the verb, so has is required no matter how plural the intervening phrase sounds.
Correct answer: have should be has- A. improves
- B. has improved
- C. improved
- D. is improving
Explanation: Since the operation marks a period running from a past point up to now, which calls for the present perfect.
Correct answer: has improved- A. oxymoron
- B. simile
- C. metonymy
- D. hyperbole
Explanation: Deafening silence places two contradictory ideas side by side, which is the definition of an oxymoron, as in bittersweet or living dead.
Correct answer: oxymoron- A. works
- B. is working
- C. has been working
- D. worked
Explanation: An action that began in the past and continues into the present takes the present perfect continuous, and the marker since fixes the…
Correct answer: has been working