TestUstad

Free Comprehension MCQs with Answers

853 Comprehension MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

Comprehension involves understanding a passage, completing sentences logically, detecting grammatical or usage errors and interpreting figurative language. You need to identify the main idea, supporting details, tone, implied meaning and the relationship between clues in the passage and the answer choices.

Last updated

Passage ReadingSentence CompletionError DetectionFigurative Language
Read the Comprehension notesFree MDCAT chapter notes with key terms

853 questions · page 42 of 43

821. Identify the MISTAKE in the following question:I was faced with alternatively of either evicting the books or else leaving them in sole, undisturbed tenancy and taking rooms elsewhere for myself.

  • A. With alternatively
  • B. Of either
  • C. Or else
  • D. Taking rooms

Explanation: It should be "alternate" to indicate the action of switching between states or deciding on a particular choice instead of alternatively…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: With alternatively

822. Identify the MISTAKE in the following question:I remember going to the British museum one day to read for the treatment for some slight ailment of which I had a touch-hay fever, I fancy it was.

  • A. Going to
  • B. Read for
  • C. Of which
  • D. I had

Explanation: Read for is used to indicate the focus whereas read up which should be the correct word is used to indicate the time spend to find out the…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Read for

823. Identify the MISTAKE in the following question:The number of people in the world are rapidly increasing, rather like a gigantic snowball that not only gets bigger as it rolls but goes faster as well.

  • A. Are rapidly
  • B. Rather like a
  • C. Gets bigger
  • D. But goes faster

Explanation: Since "number" is singular, the phrase number of people is singular, which calls for "is" instead of "are rapid," hence A is the correct…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Are rapidly

824. Identify the MISTAKE in the following question:It has been calculated that unless the growth is checked, there will only be enough room on Earth for people to stand by.

  • A. Has been calculated
  • B. Is checked
  • C. There will only be
  • D. Stand by

Explanation: The correct phrase should be "stand." The phrase "stand by" implies waiting or being ready to assist, whereas, in the context of the…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Stand by

825. Identify the mistake that needs to be corrected.Stevens was very delighted to see that he was declared more popular than any talk show just in the USA.

  • A. Very
  • B. To see that
  • C. Than any
  • D. The USA

Explanation: The trick to solving these types of questions is to read the question a few times in your head.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Than any

826. Identify the mistake that needs to be corrected.Police in their investigation used coercive measure to get favourable statements from the accused.

  • A. Their
  • B. Used
  • C. Measure
  • D. From the accused

Explanation: The underlined segment that contains the mistake is "used coercive measure". The correct phrase should be "used coercive measures".

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Measure

827. Spot the error. The faster you run to reduce your belly-fat, more likely it is to achieve the desired results quickly.

  • A. The faster
  • B. More likely
  • C. The
  • D. Quickly

Explanation: This phrase is correct in meaning but needs the article "the" before it to maintain the parallel structure.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: More likely

828. Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct:

  • A. He weighed himself two pounds.
  • B. He weighed two pounds.
  • C. He weighed themselves two pounds.
  • D. He weighed itself two pounds.

Explanation: Option A is correct as it shows correct subject-pronoun agreement.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: He weighed two pounds.

829. Read the passage and the following statements below. Then choose the correct option, basing your answer only on the information provided.Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, celebrating her 70 years on the British throne, was above all a tribute to one of history's great acts of constancy. Her reign spanned virtually the entire post-World War II era, making her a witness to cultural upheavals from the Beatles to Brexit.STATEMENTS:I. There has been another queen of the British throne named Elizabeth before her.II. Brexit is a normal occurrence.III. Elizabeth was Queen of the British during World War II.

  • A. I, II and III; all are correct
  • B. Only llI is correct
  • C. Only I is correct
  • D. Only I and III are correct

Explanation: In the passage queen Elizabeth has a II with it, this shows that there has been another queen with Elizabeth in her name, Brexit is not a…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Only I is correct

830. Read the following passage to answer the given question:Right after the Civil War, many distraught soldiers made their way West to find fame and fortune. Some could not go home because there were no homes to go to. The war had devastated them. One young man, Will Goodlad, made his fortune in the hills of Colorado. He found gold in a little river near Grand Junction. His fortune was short lived, however. In 1875, he declared bankruptcy and returned to the land of his birth- the Piedmont of South Carolina. For which side did Will fight during the War?

  • A. East
  • B. West
  • C. North
  • D. South

Explanation: The passage indicates that Will Goodlad was born in the Piedmont of South Carolina, a state that was part of the Confederacy during the…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: South

831. My advice had no _ on him.

  • A. Effect
  • B. Affect
  • C. Influence
  • D. Impression

Explanation: The correct answer is Effect as it is a noun that describes a result or consequence, which is what the sentence is implying about the…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Effect

832. Pakistan _ from voting against Iran in the United Nations.

  • A. Prevented
  • B. Detained
  • C. Abstained
  • D. Refuse

Explanation: The correct answer is Abstained. In diplomatic language, 'abstaining' from a vote means a country chooses not to cast a vote for or…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Abstained

833. Please _ the door after you.

  • A. Close
  • B. Shut
  • C. Leave
  • D. Knock

Explanation: Explanation:The verb 'close' is the most suitable choice because it describes the typical action of moving a door from an open to a shut…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Close

834. I have no _ to listen to the budget speech.

  • A. Trouble
  • B. Convenience
  • C. Patience
  • D. Perseverance

Explanation: Patience is the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without complaining or becoming…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Patience

835. She _ about with the excitement of hearing the news of her sister's wedding.

  • A. Ran
  • B. Jigged
  • C. Talked
  • D. Wept

Explanation: Dance performed out of excitement is called a "jig", which is the proper context for using this word in this case.Weep means to cry which…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Jigged

836. Find one error in the sentence, if any. I just don't want to get out off bed today.

  • A. Get out
  • B. Just
  • C. Off
  • D. No error

Explanation: In the sentence 'I just don't want to get out off bed today,' the error lies in the use of the word 'off.' The correct preposition should…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Off

837. Identify the part of the sentence that carries error:How much spoonfuls of sugar would you like in your tea?

  • A. Much
  • B. Sugar
  • C. Like
  • D. In

Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Much.The error is in the word "much", which is used for uncountable nouns, whereas "spoonfuls" is a countable…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Much

838. Read the passage and answer the question given at the end.For my 25th birthday, my uncle gave me a gift and to go skydiving at a special place near Miami. I was happy because I wanted to do something wild. On the day of my jump, I could not take breakfast because of the nerves. Before I knew the danger involved in it, I was on the plane with a parachute on my back After the fall, I could feel adrenaline running through me. Then the parachute opened, and I was floating freely like a bird- Those wonderful moments helped me to realize that I am the kind of person who can take risks in life.The author learns from the experience of skydiving that:

  • A. Skydiving is dangerous
  • B. Miami is a good place for skydiving
  • C. He is capable of doing risky things in life
  • D. Skydiving made him so nervous that he could not take breakfast in the morning

Explanation: Option C is correct because it captures the essence of the author's realization from his skydiving experience.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: He is capable of doing risky things in life

839. Read the passage and answer the questions given at the end;Efforts should be made to control the use of tobacco in the campuses of educational institutions because it is gateway to drug abuse. Most of the youth usually starts with soft drugs like cigarettes, chhaliya, gutka. naswar and pan, and then move to hard drugs like heroin, opium, cocaine, ke and sheesha, etc. People who start-smoking cigarettes of drink alcohol at a young age are much more likely to experiment with illegal drugs than people who do not smoke of drink.According to this paragraph

  • A. Educational institutions are gateways to the control of tobacco
  • B. Youth who starts with soft drugs are likely to experiment with illegal drugs
  • C. People who do not smoke or drink are less-likely, to experiment with illegal drugs
  • D. People who start smoking at a young age are less likely to experiment with illegal drugs

Explanation: Option C is most appropriate according to the last line of the passage that "people who do not smoke or drink" are less likely to…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: People who do not smoke or drink are less-likely, to experiment with illegal drugs

840. Smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol leads to:

  • A. Legal drugs
  • B. Illegal drugs
  • C. Soft drugs
  • D. The use of tobacco in educational institutions

Explanation: Option B is correct. The passage indicates that individuals who smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol often find themselves using illegal…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Illegal drugs
Start Free Comprehension Practice MCQs Test