All Free English MCQs with Answers

3611. He spoke _ during the meeting.

• A. Loud
• B. Loudly
• C. Louder
• D. Loudest

Explanation: "Loudly" describes how he spoke, so it is an adverb.

3612. Spot the error:As soon as they were brought, he tied up the woman's throat, and stuck the swollen part with much so force that the poor old creature instantly expired.

• A. As soon as
• B. The swollen part
• C. Much so force
• D. Instantly expired

Explanation: The phrase "much so force" is incorrect. The correct expression should be "with so much force" to make the sentence grammatically correct and natural.

3613. Spot the error:With all this terrorism stuff late, it seems that signs of regression are starting to appear.

• A. With all this
• B. Late
• C. Signs
• D. Starting

Explanation: "Late" is incorrectly used in this context. The correct word should be "lately," which means "recently." "Late" refers to something happening after the expected time.

3614. Spot the error:The avid runner ran slowly and steady until he crossed the large finish line.

• A. Avid
• B. Slowly
• C. Steady
• D. Large

Explanation: The word "steady" is incorrectly used. The correct form should be "steadily," which is the adverb form needed to match "slowly" and correctly describe how the runner ran.

3615. Spot the error:According to the dean, the goal of gainfully employment is apparently to protect students from getting into sustainable debt.

• A. Of
• B. Gainfully
• C. Apparently
• D. Getting

Explanation: The word "gainfully" is incorrectly used here. The correct form should be "gainful" to properly modify "employment."

3616. Spot the error:I hope to boldly go where there is danger, so I can protect those around me who are not as brave as I am.

• A. To boldly
• B. Go where
• C. So
• D. Brave

Explanation: Phrase "to boldly go" is an example of a split infinitive. The correct form should be "to go boldly" because the adverb should come after the verb, not between "to" and the verb.

3617. Spot the error: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 correct word should be "excitedly," an adverb that describes how the girl is waving.

3618. Spot the error: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 because it describes a person's feeling. The correct word should be "alone" to indicate that they are by themselves. The other words are used correctly.

3619. Spot the error: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 to

Explanation: The word "hardly" is incorrectly used in this context. The correct word should be "hard." "Hardly" means "barely" or "almost not," while "hard" describes the difficulty of the job.

3620. Choose the correct option:

• A. She hardly eats sweets.
• B. She eats hardly sweets.
• C. Hardly she eats sweets.
• D. She eats sweets hardly.

Explanation: "Hardly" modifies the verb "eats," meaning she almost does not eat sweets.