All Free English MCQs with Answers

2901. Antonym of PHILISTINE is _____________?

• A. Smutty
• B. Uncultured
• C. Uncultured
• D. Cultured

Explanation: A philistine is an uncultured or narrow-minded person, so cultured is the opposite description. The repeated 'uncultured' options are synonyms, not antonyms.

2902. Antonym of QUIESCENT is _____________?

• A. Asleep
• B. Active
• C. Deactivated
• D. Fallow

Explanation: Quiescent means inactive, still, or at rest, whereas active denotes movement or activity. Asleep and fallow can describe inactivity, and deactivated is another related term.

2903. Antonym of FALLACIOUS is _____________?

• A. Credit
• B. Clean
• C. Truthful
• D. Dishonest

Explanation: Fallacious means based on a false or misleading idea, so truthful is the best opposite. Dishonest may be a moral fault, but it is not the direct opposite of logical falsity.

2904. Antonym of PARSIMONY is _____________?

• A. Verbosity
• B. Generosity
• C. Clan
• D. Tenderness

Explanation: Parsimony means extreme frugality or unwillingness to spend, while generosity means readiness to give or spend freely. Verbosity concerns excessive wordiness and is unrelated to financial thrift.

2905. Antonym of RECONDITE is_____________?

• A. Hermetic
• B. Manifest
• C. Pedantic
• D. Occult

Explanation: Recondite means obscure, difficult to understand, or known by only a few, whereas manifest means clear or readily apparent. Hermetic and occult also suggest secrecy or obscurity, not clarity.

2906. Which one of the following is correct?

• A. People go to church for Communion on Sunday
• B. People go to the church for Communion on Sunday
• C. People go to a church for Communion on Sunday
• D. People go to some church for Communion on Sunday

Explanation: People go to church for Communion on SundayThis is correct because "church" in this context refers to the general activity of attending religious services. When referring to this general activity or institution, no article is needed

2907. Choose the correct sentence.

• A. Hardly had he arrived when the meeting started.
• B. Hardly he had arrived when the meeting started.
• C. Hardly had he arrived than the meeting started.
• D. Hardly he arrived when the meeting started.

Explanation: Hardly at the start of a sentence forces inversion of subject and auxiliary, and it is paired with when, not than. No sooner is the parallel construction and it pairs with than instead. Mixing the two pairings is the standard trap in this question type.

2908. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• A. The doctor said, "the patient is stable".
• B. The doctor said "The patient is stable."
• C. The doctor said, "The patient is stable."
• D. The doctor said: "the patient is stable".

Explanation: A comma introduces the quotation, the first word inside the quotation marks is capitalised, and the full stop sits inside the closing quotation mark. Getting all three right at once is what the question tests. British and American conventions differ slightly on the final point, but tests here follow this pattern.

2909. Choose the correct sentence:

• A. "The foundation of oppression was small in the world", said the king.
• B. "The foundation of oppressive was small in the world", said the king.
• C. "The foundation of oppresses was small in the world", said the king.
• D. "The foundation of oppress was small in the world", said the king.

Explanation: The correct answer is A) "The foundation of oppression was small in the world", said the king.Explanation:- "Oppression" is the correct noun form to use in this context, as it refers to the state of being subject to unfair treatment or control.

2910. Choose the correct sentence from the following options:

• A. He left into a blaze of anger.
• B. He left with a blaze of anger.
• C. He left in a blaze of anger.
• D. He left back in a blaze of anger.

Explanation: "Blaze of anger" is a mood so the person has to be "in" it, not "into", with, or "back in", which are all inappropriate use of verbs. 'Blaze of anger' is reflecting an angry emotion. A person can be 'in' option C in an angry mode not into option A, with option B, or back in option D.