All Free English MCQs with Answers

2781. His quick _ was a product of good design.

• A. Affection
• B. Affirmation
• C. Adroitness
• D. Delinquency

Explanation: The sentence talks about someone's quickness, which suggests that the word we need to fill in the blank should also convey a sense of agility or skill. "Adroitness" means skillfulness, cleverness, or nimbleness, which fits the context of the sentence.

2782. His bag was quite _ so I easily carried it to his room.

• A. Cheap
• B. Heavy
• C. Light
• D. Short

Explanation: As the sentence says, the bag was easy to carry; therefore, option C (i.e., light) fits here.

2783. The _ at that market sells fresh vegetables.

• A. grocer
• B. vegetarian
• C. greengrocer
• D. veterinarian

Explanation: A greengrocer is a person who sells fresh fruits and vegetables, often in a retail setting such as a market or store

2784. Hundreds of years old palace could not withstand the _ of heavy rains.

• A. Aftermath
• B. Havoc
• C. Annoyance
• D. Massacre

Explanation: When we refer to natural disasters, we use the word 'havoc' to describe their adverse destruction. Aftermath doesn't fit here because aftermath just means the consequences of an unpleasant event. Option B is the most suitable option here when compared with the rest of the options.

2785. I said to you,"What a nice scenery!"(Choose the correct indirect narration for the given sentence.)

• A. I exclaimed that it was a nice scenery.
• B. I exclaimed that it is a nice scenery.
• C. I told you that what a nice scenery.
• D. I told you that what was a nice scenery.

Explanation: To make an indirect narration of a sentence with an exclamation mark, change said to exclaimed.In other words, an exclamatory sentence becomes an assertive sentence.

2786. In the following sentence choose the word/phrase from the underlined options which is grammatically incorrect.From now and on I'll study hard to pass the exam.

• A. From
• B. And
• C. I'll
• D. To pass

Explanation: The phrase "from now and on" is not grammatically correct. It should be replaced with "onwards" to make the sentence grammatically correct.

2787. spot the error During freedom struggle(A) many a patriot were fired(B) with patriotism and sacrificed(C ) everything for the sake of (D) the motherland

• A. struggle
• B. sacrificed
• C. for the sake of
• D. were fired

Explanation: The sentence incorrectly uses 'were' to agree with the singular subject 'many a patriot'. In English grammar, 'many a' always takes a singular verb, so it should be 'was fired' instead of 'were fired'. Therefore, the corrected sentence should read: 'During the freedom struggle, many a patriot was fired with patriotism and sacrificed everything for the sake of the motherland.'Options A, B, and C do not contain errors related to subject-verb agreement; they are grammatically correct in their respective contexts. The focus of the correct answer is purely on the proper agreement between the subject and verb.

2788. Find the error in the following sentence:

• A. As an officer
• B. He not only was
• C. Competent but
• D. Also honest

Explanation: The orientation of the segment, 'He not only was...', is inaccurate.The correct form would be 'He was not only...'.

2789. Which part is incorrect in the following sentence?I found this bangle (A) while digging (B) in the backyard. (C) I don't know who it belonged to. (D)

• A. I found this bangle
• B. While digging
• C. In the backyard
• D. I don't know who it belonged to

Explanation: It should be 'to whom it belonged'. The sentence should read: I don't know to whom it belonged. When the relative pronoun is the object of the relative clause, we use whom instead of who. Note that, in this case, the preposition normally goes before whom.

2790. Choose the incorrect underlined item. The cause of the car accident can have been malfunctioning brake pads.

• A. The cause
• B. Can
• C. Have
• D. Malfunctioning

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: 'Can'. In this context, the phrase 'can have been' is incorrect because it suggests certainty about a past event. Instead, 'could have been' should be used to express a hypothetical situation regarding the accident. For example, saying 'The cause of the car accident could have been malfunctioning brake pads' indicates that this is a possibility rather than a certainty. Option A ('The cause') is correct as it properly introduces the subject. Option C ('Have') is also correct because it is appropriately used to form the perfect infinitive. Lastly, Option D ('Malfunctioning') is correctly used to describe the brake pads. Therefore, the only incorrect item is 'can'.