All Free English MCQs with Answers

1. Choose the word closest in meaning to "abundant":

• A. Scarce
• B. Plentiful
• C. Fragile
• D. Hidden

Explanation: "Abundant" means existing in large quantity, so "plentiful" is the closest synonym. "Scarce" is its direct antonym — synonym questions often place the antonym among the options to catch hurried readers.

2. Choose the word most opposite in meaning to "candid":

• A. Frank
• B. Evasive
• C. Honest
• D. Direct

Explanation: "Candid" means open and straightforward. Its opposite is "evasive", meaning inclined to avoid a direct answer. Frank, honest and direct are all synonyms of candid, not antonyms.

3. Choose the correct preposition: "She is very good ___ mathematics."

• A. in
• B. at
• C. on
• D. for

Explanation: English uses "good at" for skills and subjects — good at mathematics, good at cricket. "Good in" is used for a context or period rather than a skill, and "good for" means beneficial.

4. What does the idiom "to bell the cat" mean?

• A. To waste time on trivial matters
• B. To take on a dangerous task for the common good
• C. To flatter someone in authority
• D. To make an easy profit

Explanation: The idiom comes from the fable in which mice agree that a bell around the cat’s neck would warn them, but none is willing to attach it. To bell the cat therefore means to undertake a risky task for the benefit of the group.

5. One word substitution for "a person who cannot read or write":

• A. Ignorant
• B. Illiterate
• C. Illegible
• D. Illegitimate

Explanation: "Illiterate" describes a person unable to read or write. "Illegible" describes handwriting that cannot be read, and "ignorant" means lacking knowledge generally — a literate person can still be ignorant.

6. Choose the correct passive voice of: "She writes a letter."

• A. A letter is written by her
• B. A letter was written by her
• C. A letter has been written by her
• D. A letter is being written by her

Explanation: The sentence is in the present indefinite tense, so the passive form is "is/are + past participle": A letter is written by her. Option (d) would be the passive of the present continuous, "She is writing a letter."

7. Choose the correct form: "Each of the boys ___ present in the hall."

• A. were
• B. was
• C. have been
• D. are

Explanation: "Each" is a singular pronoun and governs the verb regardless of the plural noun that follows in the prepositional phrase. The subject is "each", not "the boys", so the singular "was" is correct.

8. Choose the correct form: Neither of the candidates ____ submitted the required documents.

• A. have
• B. has
• C. were
• D. are

Explanation: Neither is a singular pronoun, so it takes a singular verb regardless of the plural noun in the prepositional phrase that follows. The phrase of the candidates does not control the verb. The same rule governs each, either, everyone and none used in the singular sense.

9. Choose the correct form: The committee ____ divided on the proposal.

• A. is
• B. are
• C. was being
• D. has

Explanation: A collective noun takes a plural verb when the members are acting as individuals rather than as a single unit, and being divided is precisely that situation. If the committee acted as one body the singular would be right, as in the committee has issued its report. Testing which sense is meant is the whole point of this question type.

10. Choose the correct form: The quality of these instruments ____ excellent.

• A. are
• B. is
• C. were
• D. have been

Explanation: The subject is quality, which is singular, so the verb must be is. The plural noun instruments sits inside a prepositional phrase and can never be the subject of the sentence. Intervening phrases like this are the standard trap in subject-verb agreement items.