All Free English MCQs with Answers

91. One word substitution: a speech made without preparation.

• A. eloquent
• B. extempore
• C. verbose
• D. monologue

Explanation: An extempore or impromptu speech is delivered on the spur of the moment with no rehearsal. Eloquent describes how well something is said rather than whether it was prepared, and verbose means using too many words. A monologue is a long speech by one person, prepared or not.

92. Complete the analogy: DOCTOR is to PATIENT as TEACHER is to

• A. school
• B. student
• C. book
• D. lesson

Explanation: The relationship is that of a professional to the person they serve, so the teacher serves the student just as the doctor treats the patient. School is the place and book is a tool, neither of which matches the relationship. Always name the relationship in words before scanning the options.

93. Complete the analogy: THERMOMETER is to TEMPERATURE as BAROMETER is to

• A. altitude
• B. atmospheric pressure
• C. humidity
• D. wind speed

Explanation: Each instrument is paired with the quantity it measures, and a barometer measures atmospheric pressure. Humidity is measured by a hygrometer and wind speed by an anemometer, both of which are offered to test whether the whole family is known. Altitude can be inferred from pressure but is not what the instrument reads.

94. Complete the analogy: OPTIMIST is to HOPEFUL as PESSIMIST is to

• A. gloomy
• B. energetic
• C. practical
• D. cautious

Explanation: The first pair links a person to the outlook that defines them, so the pessimist is characterised by a gloomy or despondent view. Cautious is close but describes behaviour rather than outlook, which makes it the strongest distractor. Analogy questions reward choosing the option that matches the relationship most precisely.

95. In the sentence "The evidence was compelling, so the jury convicted him quickly", the word compelling most nearly means

• A. forcing by law
• B. very convincing
• C. lengthy
• D. confusing

Explanation: The clue lies in the consequence: the jury was persuaded quickly, so the evidence must have been highly convincing. Compelling does derive from a root meaning to force, but in this context it describes persuasive power rather than legal compulsion. Reading the whole sentence for such clues is the essential technique for context questions.

96. In the sentence "Her prognosis after surgery was excellent", prognosis means

• A. the identification of the disease
• B. the forecast of the likely course of the illness
• C. the surgical procedure itself
• D. the patient's medical history

Explanation: Prognosis looks forward, predicting how the illness will develop, while diagnosis identifies what the illness is, and the pro prefix meaning before or forward is the clue. Confusing the two is the commonest error with this pair. Both are standard medical vocabulary in MDCAT comprehension passages.

97. Choose the word most similar in meaning to EPHEMERAL.

• A. lasting a very short time
• B. permanent
• C. enormous
• D. delicate

Explanation: Ephemeral describes something that lasts only a day or two, such as a mayfly or a passing fashion, so transient and fleeting are close synonyms. Its opposite is enduring or perpetual. Delicate is a tempting distractor because fragile things often do not last, but the word is about duration rather than strength.

98. Choose the word most opposite in meaning to VOLUNTARY.

• A. willing
• B. compulsory
• C. generous
• D. occasional

Explanation: Voluntary means done by free choice, so compulsory or obligatory is the opposite. Willing is a synonym and moves in the same direction. In biology the same contrast appears between voluntary and involuntary muscle, which is a useful cross subject anchor for the word.

99. Choose the correct preposition: He was accused ____ negligence.

• A. for
• B. of
• C. with
• D. on

Explanation: Accuse takes of, while charge takes with, so he was accused of negligence but charged with negligence. Blame takes for, giving blamed for the accident. These three are tested together precisely because they seem interchangeable.

100. Choose the correct preposition: She is married ____ a doctor.

• A. with
• B. to
• C. of
• D. by

Explanation: Married takes to when naming the spouse, so she is married to a doctor. Married with is a common error carried over from other languages. The related phrase engaged to follows the same pattern.