All Free English MCQs with Answers

5131. Select the best option.

• A. He experienced a curiously longing to see some more of the strange and mighty desert before leaving the country, perhaps for good.
• B. He experienced a curious longing to see some more of the strangely and mighty desert before leaving the country, perhaps for good.
• C. He experienced a curious longing to see some more of the strange and mighty desert before leaving the country, perhaps for good.
• D. He experienced a curious longing to see some more of the strange and mighty desert before leaving the country, perhaps for well.desert before leaving the country, perhaps for well.

Explanation: This sentence is correct because it maintains proper structure: "He experienced a curious longing" introduces the feeling, while "to see some more of the strange and mighty desert before leaving the country" explains the reason for the longing. The phrase "perhaps for good" is correctly placed at the end, emphasizing the possibility of never returning.

5132. Spot the error. Some of you have come from the areas where your quest for freedom left you batter by the storms of persecution.

• A. have come
• B. where
• C. batter
• D. storms

Explanation: "Battered" is the correct word to use, as it means being severely affected or damaged by something (in this case, the storms of persecution).- "Batter" is a verb that means to hit or strike repeatedly, or a mixture of ingredients for cooking, and doesn't fit the context of the sentence.

5133. Spot the error. The front door of the car was opened and someone was standing by it.

• A. The
• B. opened
• C. standing
• D. by

Explanation: "Opened" is incorrect because it implies that the action of opening the door is happening at the moment, whereas the sentence describes a static scene where the door is already open.

5134. Spot the error. He went off the day after I got my latest haircut about a month ago.

• A. off
• B. latest
• C. about
• D. ago

Explanation: - "Off" is incorrect because it implies movement away from something, but doesn't specify the direction or destination.- "Away" is the correct word to use, as it indicates movement from one place to another.

5135. Spot the error.It is the best to be silent than to speak in anger

• A. the best
• B. to be silent
• C. than
• D. to speak in

Explanation: The sentence "It is the best to be silent than to speak in anger" is a grammatically incorrect. The correct option should be "It is best to be silent than to speak in anger.

5136. Spot the error.Most of the area had for countless years consisted of immense stretches of barren sand, intensely hot.

• A. Most
• B. immense
• C. intensely
• D. hot

Explanation: "Most of the area had for countless years consisted of immense stretches of sand that was intensely hot" or"Most of the area had for countless years been immense stretches of barren sand, intensely hot."The original sentence is a bit awkwardly phrased, and "hot" seems out of place at the end. The corrected versions make it clearer that the sand is what's intensely hot.

5137. Spot the error. In Salah differs from El Golea. The later town, with its shady swimming-pools and its luxuriant trees and plants

• A. from
• B. None
• C. its luxuriant
• D. trees and plants

Explanation: This sentence is correct because the contrast is clearly introduced with "differs from", and the phrase "The latter town" properly refers back to El Golea, describing its features with "shady swimming-pools and luxuriant trees and plants." The structure is grammatically sound and maintains logical comparison between the two towns.

5138. Spot the error. Boycotting is making a statement that you do not value yourself as being superior than others.

• A. Boycotting
• B. yourself
• C. None

Explanation: This sentence is grammatically correct because "Boycotting" functions as the subject in its gerund form, followed by the verb "is" which links it to the complement "making a statement." The clause "that you do not value yourself as being superior to others" correctly explains what kind of statement is being made, giving the sentence both clarity and logical flow.

5139. Spot the error.The aerodynamic efficient body has a drag coefficient of 0.26, contributing to excellent noise insulation.

• A. aerodynamic
• B. has
• C. to
• D. None

Explanation: This is correct because "aerodynamic" and "efficient" are adjectives modifying "body." The sentence uses a precise technical detail (drag coefficient of 0.26) and links it with the participial phrase "contributing to excellent noise insulation," which correctly explains the effect. It's concise and logically structured.

5140. Spot the error.I stay up lately at night reading stupid philosophies and wake up early to read some more.

• A. lately
• B. wake up
• C. to read
• D. more

Explanation: "Lately, I've been staying up late at night reading stupid philosophies and waking up early to read some more."- "Lately" is an adverb that means "in recent times" or "recently".- In the original sentence, "lately" is incorrectly placed and implies that the speaker stays up late "at night lately", which doesn't make sense.- Moving "lately" to the beginning of the sentence or using "have been staying up" instead of "stay up" fixes the issue.