English Mcq

The original sentences in this section are followed by four sentences labeled A, B, C and D. Choose the one NEAREST IN MEANING to the original sentence. Be sure to read all four options before you select your answer.

He might have been able to leave the party early, if he had not felt compelled to talk to everyone after spending so long talking to people at the start.

• He did not want to leave the party until he had spoken to everyone, even though it took him a great deal of time to get around them all.

• He spent so much time talking to people at the start of the party that he felt he had to talk to everyone. This made him unable to leave the party early.

• Because he spoke to so many people at the start of the party, he was unable to get away early.

• It was his duty to talk to everyone at the party and this made it unlikely for him to be able to leave early.

Despite how it appears on the news, many young people take an active interest in their country's politics.

• Politics is not interesting to young people, but there are some who care a lot about it.

• Although it does not seem exciting, young people should care about politics.

• Young people might care more about their country's politics if it looked better on the news.

• The news shows that not many young people care about politics, but this is not an accurate picture.

The raucous of the motorbike revving up was excruciating in the peacefulness of the early morning.

• The noise of the motor bike starting was very loud.

• The morning quiet emphasized how loud and unpleasant the noise of the motorbike starting was.

• The motorbike engine disturbed the peace with its loud noise.

• The horrible noise of the motorbike engine starting was even more painful in the quieter part of the day.

He hid the evidence because he wanted to avoid detention.

Substitute 'so that' for 'because'.

• he avoided

• he might avoid

• he avoids

• he will avoid

The children tried their hardest to complete every item in

the mathematics exam in the time allotted, but were unable

to do so.

Begin the sentence with: Despite trying their hardest…

• can not

• would not be able to

• could not

• could not have

Despite working all through the night, the clinician was

unable to determine the cause of the outbreak and had

to institute a quarantine with immediate effect.

• The punctuation is incorrect.

• The sentence grammar is incorrect.

• The sentence is acceptable as it stands.

• There are too many punctuation marks.

The difficulties we are facing might have been avoided, if he

has followed the instructions from the start.

• The punctuation is incorrect.

• The sentence grammar is incorrect.

• The sentence is acceptable as it stands.

• There are too many punctuation marks.

Each sentence in this section has ONE underlined word. Choose from the four options the word that is NEAREST in meaning to the underlined word.

The gardener was an insatiable gossip and would talk about

his clients all day if she encouraged him.

• unrivaled

• never satisfied

• never ending

• malicious

Synonym

The children drank copious amounts of fizzy drinks during the

journey and felt quite ill by the time they arrived.

• small

• expensive

• unhealthy

• considerable

Antonym

. It is best to choose a breed of dog that suits your lifestyle and income, if you want one as a pet.

• compliments

• contradicts

• clashes with

• inhibits