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337 Meaning from Context MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Meaning from context requires inferring an unfamiliar word or phrase from surrounding clues, including definitions, examples, contrasts, cause and effect, tone and grammatical role. The intended meaning may differ from a dictionary’s first meaning, so collocation, connotation and the sentence’s overall idea must be considered together.
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- A. Alertness
- B. Nobility
- C. Disobedience
- D. Alliance
Explanation: 'Alertness' means "the quality of being alert, vigilant". 'Nobility' means "the quality of being noble in character, virtue".
Correct answer: Disobedience- A. Delicate
- B. Flimsy
- C. Slight
- D. Thin
Explanation: The word "flimsy" means weak or unconvincing, and it suggests that the excuse given was not credible or believable.
Correct answer: Flimsy- A. Brakes
- B. Cross roads
- C. Tires
- D. Controls
Explanation: The correct word to fill in the blank is "brakers". The word "brakes" refers to the device in a vehicle that is used to slow down or stop…
Correct answer: Brakes- A. Ideal
- B. Cruel
- C. Kind
- D. Glad
Explanation: This question tests vocabulary. The definition of kind involves friendliness and generosity, as well as fits in the context of the…
Correct answer: Kind- A. Tent
- B. House
- C. Sanctuary
- D. Accommodation
Explanation: In this context, the term "sanctuary" is employed to describe a designated location or area that offers endangered animals protection…
Correct answer: Sanctuary- A. Make
- B. Repair
- C. Renew
- D. Wander
Explanation: The question asks for the best fitting word to complete the sentence. A mechanic works on cars to fix them.
Correct answer: Repair- A. Else
- B. More
- C. Extra
- D. Much
Explanation: When someone is being asked questions and the subject matter is to be shifted, one can say they are moving on to something 'else'.
Correct answer: Else- A. Deforested
- B. Afforested
- C. Stripped
- D. Shortage
Explanation: Stripped means taken away. Among the given Options stripped fits here and our sentence will be as follows; If mountains are stripped of…
Correct answer: Stripped- A. Discover
- B. Find
- C. Perform
- D. Invent
Explanation: This option is correct because the wheel was invented, not found, discovered, or performed.
Correct answer: Invent- A. Rather
- B. Eat
- C. Prefer
- D. Wear
Explanation: This question is comparing two things so to opt for which one we like better than the other, we would use prefer.
Correct answer: Prefer- A. Gloves
- B. Underwear
- C. Umbrella
- D. Scissors
Explanation: Since cold weather is being spoken about in the sentence, "gloves" are a suitable accessory; "umbrella" would be chosen if it was rainy…
Correct answer: Gloves- A. Intense
- B. Erratic
- C. Meagre
- D. Undesirable
Explanation: "Erratic" means inconsistent, and since the sentence is about rain in a desert, it makes sense for the rain to be unpredictable and…
Correct answer: Erratic- A. Reared
- B. Grown
- C. Developed
- D. Produced
Explanation: "Reared" means brought up until fully grown. Rearing of animals (like buffaloes) refers to animals raised or bred for their use (profit or…
Correct answer: Reared- A. Desert
- B. Dessert
- C. Avoid
- D. Suspend
Explanation: "Desert" means to leave usually without intending to return or to leave a person or thing that one should have stayed with.
Correct answer: Desert- A. French.
- B. Chinese.
- C. Portuguese.
- D. Urdu.
Explanation: French has 26 letters. Portuguese is 23 letter and Urdu has 36. there are As many as 50,000-60,000 characters in Chinese hence Chinese is…
Correct answer: Chinese.- A. Tranquil
- B. Peaceful
- C. Responsible
- D. Prosperous
Explanation: Since the land is good and much-needed industrial plants are being cultivated, the crop must be in demand and therefore good profit is…
Correct answer: Prosperous- A. Freezing
- B. Stuffy
- C. Boiling
- D. Confusing
Explanation: To say that something is freezing cold means that it is extremely cold. The rest of the words do not make sense when used with cold.
Correct answer: Freezing- A. Quakes
- B. Qualms
- C. Quarrel
- D. Quotation
Explanation: 'Qualms' is an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving.
Correct answer: Qualms- A. Yearning
- B. Yapping
- C. Yelling
- D. Yielding
Explanation: 'Yearning' is a feeling of intense longing for something. Phrase: "He felt a yearning for the mountains".
Correct answer: Yearning- A. Knack
- B. Groggy
- C. Dank
- D. Mayhem
Explanation: 'Mayhem' means violent or extreme disorder; chaos. So, the correct sentence is, "The parents were stunned when they saw that children had…
Correct answer: Mayhem