All Free English MCQs with Answers

• A. Though he had awakened before the birds began to twitter, he laid in bed until long after the sun had arisen.
• B. Though he had awakened before the birds began to twitter, he had laid in bed until long after the sun had arisen.
• C. Though he had awakened before the birds began to twitter, he lay in bed until long after the sun had arisen.
• D. Though he had awakened before the birds began to twitter, he has lain in bed until long after the sun had arisen.

Explanation: Correct because it uses the past tense "lay" of the intransitive verb "lie".This is appropriate for the sentence's context, which describes a state of reclining in the past.

• A. He is the only one of my older relative who has never criticized at my taste in music.
• B. He is the only one of my older relatives who have never criticized my taste of music.
• C. He is the only one of my older relatives who has never criticized my taste in music.
• D. He is the only one of my older relative who have never criticized on my taste of music.

Explanation: Correct because it uses the plural form "relatives" and the correct singular verb "has" to agree with "the only one." The phrase "criticized my taste in music" is also grammatically correct.

• A. The good old red-faced squire shovelling out plum pudding from the crowd of grateful villagers.
• B. The good old red-faced squire shovelling out plum pudding to the crowd of grateful villagers.
• C. The good old red-faced squire shovelling out plum pudding up the crowd of grateful villagers.
• D. The good old red-faced squire shovelling out plum pudding for the crowd of grateful villagers.

Explanation: Correct because "shovelling out to the crowd" indicates that the squire is distributing or serving plum pudding to the villagers, which fits the context of the sentence.

• A. The sergeant had had many close calls, and he had even once been left for dead by the enemy
• B. The sergeant have had many close calls, and he had even once been left for dead by the enemy.
• C. The sergeant had had many close calls, and he had even once left for dead by the enemy.
• D. The sergeant had many close call, and he had even once been left for dead by the enemy.

Explanation: Correct because it uses the past perfect tense ("had had") correctly to indicate actions that occurred before another past action. "Had even once been left" is also correctly structured in the past perfect passive form.

• A. Beneath the scarf there were neither a tie nor a collar.
• B. Beneath the scarf there was either a tie or a collar.
• C. Beneath the scarf there were either a tie or a collar.
• D. Beneath the scarf there was neither a tie nor a collar.

Explanation: Correct because it uses the negative structure "neither...nor," correctly paired with "was" for the singular subject "there." This accurately conveys that beneath the scarf, there is no tie and no collar.

• A. Wish
• B. Hadn't had
• C. To
• D. Tomorrow

Explanation: This verb phrase is generally correct for expressing regret about a past necessity, but it is incorrectly used here since the regret is about a future event. Corrected sentence: "I wish I didn't have to go to the dentist tomorrow."

• A. May
• B. Consider
• C. To
• D. The best

Explanation: This preposition is incorrectly used in this context. The phrase should be "consider him the best candidate" without the preposition "to."

• A. Got
• B. Take
• C. Even though
• D. Tasted

Explanation: This verb form is incorrect. After "got," the correct form should be the base form "to take" when used in this causative construction. The correct sentence should use "to take."

• A. Had
• B. A little
• C. Be
• D. Basketball

Explanation: This verb form is incorrect. The correct form should be "could have been" to match the past perfect tense used in the conditional clause. The corrected sentence should be: "If my cousin had been just a little taller, he could have been a basketball player."

• A. The nice
• B. About
• C. Self-employed
• D. Pay

Explanation: This verb is used correctly, but the sentence feels incomplete. It implies that there should be more information about what is being paid, such as "taxes" or "my own salary."A more complete sentence could be:"The nice thing about being self-employed is that I get to choose my own hours and pay myself."Or:"The nice thing about being self-employed is that I get to pay taxes on my own schedule."