All Free English MCQs with Answers

3491. In the following, four alternative sentences are given. Choose the CORRECT one.

• A. Recognizing in Chips & Brookfield institution, he courteous and wisely accepted the situation.
• B. Recognizing in Chips & Brookfield institution, he courteously and wise accepted the situation.
• C. Recognizing in Chips a Brookfield institution, he courteously and wisely accepted the situation.
• D. Recognized in Chips a Brookfield institution, he courteously and wisely accepted the situation.

Explanation: Option C uses "courteously" and "wisely" to modify the verbs appropriately and maintains proper adverb forms.

3492. In the following, four alternative sentences are given. Choose the CORRECT one.

• A. The doctor asked her to move her head upwardly but she couldn't
• B. The doctor asked her to move her head upwards but she couldn't
• C. The doctor asked her to move her head up warding but she couldn't.
• D. The doctor asked her to move her head upward and she couldn't.

Explanation: Option B correctly uses "upwards" to modify the verb "move," ensuring proper grammar.

3493. In the following, four alternative sentences are given. Choose the CORRECT one.

• A. ]We walked up the stairs very quietly because Mum and Dad were asleep.
• B. We walked up the stairs very quiet because Mum and Dad were asleep.
• C. We walked up the stairs very quitely because Mum and Dad were asleep.
• D. We walked up the stairs very quite because Mum and Dad were asleep.

Explanation: Option B should be "We walked up the stairs very quietly because Mum and Dad were asleep." The adverb "quiet" is appropriate here because it modifies the verb "walked." Adverbs modify verbs, and in this case, "quiet" is the appropriate adverb.

3494. In the following, four alternative sentences are given. Choose the CORRECT one.

• A. Parents contributed generous with money but rarely with personal contact
• B. Parents contributed generously with money but rarely with personal contact.
• C. Parents contributed generously with money but rare with personal contact.
• D. Parents contributed generously with money but really with personal contact

Explanation: Option B uses "generously" to modify the verb "contributed" appropriately and maintains proper adverb forms.

3495. SPORT THE ERRORThe avid runner ran slowly and steady until he crossed the large finish line.

• A. "avid"
• B. "slowly"
• C. "steady"
• D. "large"

Explanation: "steady" is corrected to "steadily": "Steadily" is the adverb form that correctly modifies the verb "ran." Adverbs often end in "-ly" to indicate manner.

3496. SPORT THE ERRORThe happy girl cheerfully greeted her pretty friends and gratefully guests.

• A. "happy"
• B. "cheerfully"
• C. "pretty"
• D. "gratefully"

Explanation: "gratefully" is kept in its place: It is an adverb modifying the verb "greeted" and is used correctly.

3497. SPOT THE ERRORVery seldom these solutions meet the needs of old people.

• A. ''very''
• B. ''these solutions''
• C. ''meet''
• D. ''needs''

Explanation: "Very," is an adverb indicating the degree or extent of the frequency of the action. However, the word order needs to be changed for proper emphasis and structure.

3498. SPOT THE ERRORHe told me that he was treated very friendly.

• A. "He told"
• B. ''that''
• C. ''treated''
• D. ''very friendly''

Explanation: "very friendly," is an adverbial phrase modifying the verb "treated." However, for proper adverb usage, it should be "very friendly" or "in a very friendly manner.

3499. In the following, four alternatives are given,choose the best.

• A. The weather in Antarctica is very cold. It is too cold for most plants and animals for live
• B. The weather in Antarctica is very cold. It is too cold to most plants and animals to live.
• C. The weather in Antarctica is very cold. It is very cold for most plants and animals to live
• D. The weather in Antarctica is very cold. It is too cold for most plants and animals to live

Explanation: Option D is the correct choice because it uses the adverb "too" appropriately to convey the extreme degree of coldness, indicating that it is beyond what is suitable for most plants and animals. The preposition "for" is correctly used to indicate the purpose or reason.

3500. In the following, four alternatives are given,choose the best.

• A. Please close the outer door, otherwise, the cold air comes in.
• B. Please close the outer door; otherwise, the cold air comes in.
• C. Please close the outer door otherwise the cold air comes in.
• D. Please close the outer door: otherwise, the cold air comes in.

Explanation: Option B is the correct choice as it uses the semicolon (;) and the adverb "otherwise" appropriately to connect two independent clauses. The semicolon is a suitable punctuation mark to join closely related independent clauses when a conjunction like "otherwise" is used.