MCQ Collection
English MCQs
Practice English questions with answers and explanations.
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A.
clear
B.
open
C.
obvious
D.
obscure
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Correct Answer: D. obscure
Explanation:
In this sense, 'transparent' means clear or readily understood.
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A.
throw away
B.
pour
C.
drop
D.
shed
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Correct Answer: D. shed
Explanation:
'Shed light on' means clarify or help explain something.
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A.
Being tired, unfinished was the report.
B.
The report, being tired, was unfinished.
C.
Tired, the report left the writer unfinished.
D.
Because the writer was tired, the report was left unfinished.
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Correct Answer: D. Because the writer was tired, the report was left unfinished.
Explanation:
The original sentence wrongly suggests that the report was tired.
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A.
make less severe
B.
create deliberately
C.
measure exactly
D.
hide permanently
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Correct Answer: A. make less severe
Explanation:
'Alleviate' means to reduce pain, difficulty, or severity.
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A.
identify the exact issue
B.
perform a difficult physical task
C.
make an avoidable mistake
D.
avoid answering a question
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Correct Answer: A. identify the exact issue
Explanation:
The idiom means saying or identifying precisely what is correct.
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A.
The course teaches students to analyze data, interpret results, and present findings.
B.
The course teaches students analyzing data, to interpret results, and presentation of findings.
C.
The course teaches students to analyze data, interpreting results, and to present findings.
D.
The course teaches analysis, to interpret, and presenting findings.
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Correct Answer: A. The course teaches students to analyze data, interpret results, and present findings.
Explanation:
All three coordinated items use matching infinitive structures.
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A.
optional
B.
unavoidable
C.
unlikely
D.
temporary
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Correct Answer: B. unavoidable
Explanation:
'Inevitable' describes something that cannot be prevented.
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A.
announce
B.
cancel
C.
attend
D.
repeat
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Correct Answer: B. cancel
Explanation:
'Call off' means decide that a planned event will not take place.
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A.
The reason he failed because he did not prepare.
B.
The reason he failed is that he did not prepare.
C.
The reason is because he failed preparation.
D.
Because the reason he failed is no preparation.
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Correct Answer: B. The reason he failed is that he did not prepare.
Explanation:
'The reason is because' is considered redundant in formal writing.
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A.
extend
B.
increase
C.
contract
D.
enlarge
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Correct Answer: C. contract
Explanation:
'Expand' means to become larger or more extensive.
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A.
heavy
B.
tall
C.
thorough
D.
deeply
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Correct Answer: C. thorough
Explanation:
'Thorough knowledge' is a natural collocation meaning complete and detailed understanding.
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A.
Due to the fact that the manager was absent, the meeting was postponed.
B.
The meeting, on account of the manager being in a state of absence, was postponed.
C.
The meeting was postponed because the manager was absent.
D.
The reason why the meeting was postponed was because the manager was absent.
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Correct Answer: C. The meeting was postponed because the manager was absent.
Explanation:
The correct option expresses the cause directly and economically.
