English MCQ Questions with answers

The word "anxious" means worried, nervous, or concerned.

✅ Synonym: (A) Worried

Explanation of other options:

• (B) Disappeared – vanished ❌
• (C) Sluggish – slow or inactive ❌
• (D) Torpid – lazy, inactive, or lethargic ❌

Correct Answer: (A) Worried ✅

✅ Correct Answer: (D) Advocated

Meaning of "Espoused":

• To support, adopt, or advocate an idea, cause, or belief.

Example:

• She espoused the cause of women's education.
  • Meaning: She advocated or supported the cause.

Options:

• (A) Attacked ❌
• (B) Refused ❌
• (C) Criticised ❌
• (D) Advocated ✅

Answer: (D) Advocated.

✅ Correct Answer: (C) Had met

Sentence:

She told her mother that Sonam ________ her there the previous day.

Explanation:

• The main verb "told" is in the past tense.
• "The previous day" refers to an action that happened before the act of telling.
• Therefore, we use the Past Perfect Tense (had + V³) to show the earlier action.

Correct sentence:

She told her mother that Sonam had met her there the previous day.

✅ Answer: (C) Had met.

✅ Correct Answer: (B) Incensed

Sentence:

The unruly behaviour of the students _______ their teacher.

Meaning:

• Incensed = made someone very angry.
• The sentence means that the students' bad behaviour angered their teacher.

Options:

• (A) tempered – made calm or moderated ❌
• (B) incensed – made very angry ✅
• (C) aggrieved – caused distress or a feeling of injustice; less suitable here ❌
• (D) clashed – requires "with" (e.g., clashed with their teacher) ❌

✅ Answer: (B) Incensed.