Here are the 30 MCQs with explanations for the correct answers:
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Which of the following words is an antonym of “courageous”?
A) Timid     B) Brave     C) Fearless     D) Bold
Reason: “Brave” means showing courage, so it is not an antonym. “Timid” means lacking courage, making it the correct answer.
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Choose the correct spelling:
A) Discpline     B) Disciplene     C) Discipline     D) Discippline
Reason: “Discipline” is the correct spelling, meaning training or regulation.
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What does the idiom “to bury the hatchet” mean?
A) To start a fight     B) To end a conflict and make peace     C) To hide a weapon     D) To bury someone alive
Reason: The phrase means resolving differences and making peace, not hiding a weapon.
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Identify the noun: “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.”
A) Quick     B) Jumped     C) Over     D) Dog
Reason: “Dog” is a noun (a person, place, or thing), while the others are adjectives, verbs, or prepositions.
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Which of the following is a synonym for “intelligent”?
A) Stupid     B) Clever     C) Dull     D) Ignorant
Reason: “Clever” means intelligent, while the other options mean the opposite.
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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
A) She didnt know where to go.     B) She didn’t know, where to go.     C) She didn’t know where to go.     D) She didn’t, know where to go.
Reason: “Didn’t” requires an apostrophe, and there should be no comma before “where.”
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What is the plural form of “child”?
A) Childs     B) Childes     C) Children     D) Childs’
Reason: “Children” is the irregular plural of “child.”
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Which word is a conjunction in: “I went to the store but forgot to buy milk”?
A) Went     B) Store     C) But     D) Milk
Reason: “But” joins two clauses, making it a conjunction.
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What is the opposite of “victory”?
A) Win     B) Success     C) Defeat     D) Triumph
Reason: “Defeat” is the opposite of “victory,” meaning failure in a competition or battle.
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Choose the correct verb form: “He _____ to the party last night.”
A) Gone     B) Went     C) Gone     D) Going
Reason: “Went” is the past tense of “go.”
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Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) Him and I went to the store.     B) He and me went to the store.     C) He and I went to the store.     D) Me and him went to the store.
Reason: “He” and “I” are subject pronouns, making this sentence correct.
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What is the past tense of “teach”?
A) Teaching     B) Taught     C) Teached     D) Teach
Reason: The correct past tense of “teach” is “taught.”
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Which word is a synonym for “brilliant”?
A) Dull     B) Bright     C) Dim     D) Stupid
Reason: “Bright” means full of light or intelligence, similar to “brilliant.”
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What part of speech is “quickly” in: “She ran quickly to catch the bus”?
A) Adjective     B) Adverb     C) Verb     D) Noun
Reason: “Quickly” describes the verb “ran,” making it an adverb.
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Choose the correctly spelled word:
A) Accomodate     B) Accommodate     C) Acommodate     D) Acomodate
Reason: “Accommodate” is the correct spelling, meaning to provide lodging or support.
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Which sentence is correct?
A) I can not go to the party.     B) I cannot go to the party.     C) I can’t went to the party.     D) I could not go to the party.
Reason: “Cannot” is the correct single-word form.
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What does “NASA” stand for?
A) National Aeronautics and Space Administration     B) National Association for Space Advancement     C) North American Space Agency     D) None of the above
Reason: NASA is the official space agency of the U.S.
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Identify the adverb in: “She sang beautifully.”
A) She     B) Sang     C) Beautifully     D) None of the above
Reason: “Beautifully” modifies the verb “sang.”
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Which word is a synonym for “fear”?
A) Brave     B) Courage     C) Terror     D) Heroism
Reason: “Terror” means extreme fear.
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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
A) The car’s are parked outside.     B) The cars’ are parked outside.     C) The cars are parked outside.     D) The car’s’ are parked outside.
Reason: “Cars” is a plural noun, so no apostrophe is needed.
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What is the plural form of “goose”?
A) Gooses     B) Goose     C) Geese     D) Gooce
Reason: “Geese” is the correct irregular plural of “goose.”
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Which word is a conjunction?
A) And     B) Quickly     C) House     D) Jumped
Reason: “And” connects words or clauses.
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What is the superlative form of “good”?
A) Gooder     B) Goodest     C) Better     D) Best
Reason: “Best” is the superlative of “good.”
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Identify the pronoun: “She gave me the book.”
A) She     B) Gave     C) Me     D) Book
Reason: “Me” is a pronoun receiving the action.
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What does the idiom “to break the ice” mean?
A) To melt ice     B) To avoid conflict     C) To start a conversation     D) To ignore someone
Reason: This phrase means to initiate conversation in a social setting.
