MCQ Collection
CSS English MCQs
Practice CSS English questions with answers and explanations.
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A.
perfectly accurate
B.
extremely brief
C.
supported by evidence
D.
open to more than one interpretation
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Correct Answer: D. open to more than one interpretation
Explanation:
An ambiguous statement can be understood in multiple ways.
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A.
working outdoors
B.
travelling by air
C.
being completely confused
D.
feeling slightly ill
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Correct Answer: D. feeling slightly ill
Explanation:
The idiom informally describes feeling unwell.
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A.
able to recover quickly
B.
easily destroyed
C.
completely motionless
D.
unwilling to change
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Correct Answer: A. able to recover quickly
Explanation:
'Resilient' describes the capacity to recover after difficulty or damage.
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A.
aggressive
B.
friendly
C.
unwelcoming
D.
opposed
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Correct Answer: B. friendly
Explanation:
'Hostile' means unfriendly or antagonistic.
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A.
directly contradicts
B.
removes from the record
C.
confirms with additional support
D.
makes legally irrelevant
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Correct Answer: C. confirms with additional support
Explanation:
'Corroborate' means to strengthen a statement by independent evidence.
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A.
She asked whether the office was open?
B.
She asked, whether the office was open?
C.
She asked whether, the office was open.
D.
She asked whether the office was open.
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Correct Answer: D. She asked whether the office was open.
Explanation:
An indirect question is grammatically a statement and normally ends with a period.
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A.
idealistic only
B.
careless
C.
ceremonial
D.
practical
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Correct Answer: D. practical
Explanation:
'Pragmatic' focuses on workable results and real conditions.
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A.
His voice faded: 'I thought I could...'
B.
His... voice faded immediately.
C.
His voice... faded because he stopped.
D.
His voice faded;... he spoke clearly.
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Correct Answer: A. His voice faded: 'I thought I could...'
Explanation:
An ellipsis can indicate that quoted speech trails off or is incomplete.
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A.
improve
B.
decline
C.
worsen
D.
decay
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Correct Answer: A. improve
Explanation:
'Deteriorate' means to become worse in quality or condition.
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A.
The seminar begins (at 10 a.m. registration opens at 9:30.
B.
The seminar begins at 10 a.m. (registration opens at 9:30).
C.
The seminar begins at 10 a.m.) registration opens at 9:30 (.
D.
The seminar (begins at 10 a.m. registration) opens at 9:30.
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Correct Answer: B. The seminar begins at 10 a.m. (registration opens at 9:30).
Explanation:
Parentheses enclose supplementary information that is not essential to the main statement.
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A.
decided by one person
B.
agreed upon by everyone
C.
strongly disputed
D.
postponed indefinitely
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Correct Answer: B. agreed upon by everyone
Explanation:
'Unanimous' means all members share the same opinion or vote.
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A.
However the evidence, was not conclusive.
B.
However; the evidence was not conclusive.
C.
However, the evidence was not conclusive.
D.
However the evidence was not, conclusive.
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Correct Answer: C. However, the evidence was not conclusive.
Explanation:
An introductory conjunctive adverb such as 'However' is followed by a comma.
