All Free English MCQs with Answers

3471. His eyes gained sparkle,his mind, which was adequate if not brilliantly equipped, began to move more adventurously

• A. Sparkle
• B. Adequate
• C. Brilliantly
• D. More adventurously

Explanation: The word "adequate" suggests sufficiency but not excellence. It seems contradictory when used alongside "brilliantly equipped." To maintain consistency, the adjective "competent" is more suitable. The corrected sentence is: His eyes gained sparkle, his mind, which was competent if not brilliantly equipped, began to move more adventurously.

3472. His degree, for instance, was not particularly good, and his discipline, though enough good and improving, was not absolutely reliable under all conditions.

• A. Particularly
• B. Enough good
• C. Absolutely
• D. Under all conditions.

Explanation: The phrase "enough good" is grammatically incorrect. The correct form is "good enough." This adjustment ensures proper word order and maintains the intended meaning. The corrected sentence is: His degree, for instance, was not particularly good, and his discipline, though good enough and improving, was not absolutely reliable under all conditions.

3473. With all this terrorism stuff late, it seems that signs of regression are starting to appear

• A. All this
• B. Late
• C. signs
• D. Starting

Explanation: The word "late" is unnecessary in this context. The corrected sentence is: With all this terrorism stuff, it seems that signs of regression are starting to appear.

3474. I think there are still people who do not realise that it does affect your life to a prettily serious degree.

• A. Still
• B. Do
• C. Affect
• D. Prettily

Explanation: The adverb "prettily" is used incorrectly. The correct adverb here is "pretty." This change ensures proper modification of the adjective "serious." The corrected sentence is: I think there are still people who do not realize that it does affect your life to a pretty serious degree.

3475. One day, climbing on Great Gable, he noticed a girl waving excited from a dangerous looking ledge.

• A. One day
• B. Climbing on
• C. Excited
• D. Dangerous looking

Explanation: The adjective "excited" should be replaced with the adverb "excitedly" to correctly modify the verb "waving." The corrected sentence is: One day, climbing on Great Gable, he noticed a girl waving excitedly from a dangerous-looking ledge.

3476. Don't you notice the tension between the two whenever they're left lonely together?

• A. Notice
• B. Between
• C. Lonely
• D. Together

Explanation: The word "lonely" is incorrect in this context. It should be "alone" to accurately convey the intended meaning. The corrected sentence is: Don't you notice the tension between the two whenever they're left alone together?

3477. Although she speaks five languages, she did not do good on the translation exam.

• A. Although
• B. Five languages
• C. Good
• D. On the translation exam

Explanation: The adjective "good" should be replaced with the adverb "well" to properly modify the verb "do." The corrected sentence is: Although she speaks five languages, she did not do well on the translation exam.

3478. He could scarcely walk, and it was a hardly job getting him down the steep track to Wasdale.

• A. Scarcely
• B. Hardly
• C. Getting him down
• D. Track

Explanation: The word "hardly" should be replaced with "hard." This change ensures proper usage in the context of describing the difficulty of the job. The corrected sentence is: He could scarcely walk, and it was a hard job getting him down the steep track to Wasdale.

3479. We knew that she had got the job when saw her excited talking on the phone.

• A. Had got
• B. Saw
• C. Excited
• D. Talking on the phone

Explanation: The verb "saw" is missing the subject "we." The corrected sentence is: We knew that she had got the job when we saw her excitedly talking on the phone.

3480. In the following question, four alternative sentences are given. Choose the CORRECT one.

• A. Sometimes we write songs too slowly that we never get around to recording them.
• B. Sometimes we write songs so slowly that we never get around to recording them.
• C. Sometimes we write songs very slowly that we never get around to recording them.
• D. Sometimes we write songs much slowly that we never get around to recording them

Explanation: Option B is correct because it uses "so" appropriately to convey the extent of slowness.