Most Repeated MDCAT English MCQs

1. 1

   Repeated 7×Combination Mistake

   The culpable child _ some words to her mother for pardoning his delinquency.

   • AMumbled✓
   • BShowy
   • CRude
   • DCrazy

   Explanation

   'Mumbled' is to say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear. So, the correct sentence is, "The culpable child mumbled some words to her mother for pardoning his delinquency."

   Appeared in past papers: 2019

2. 2

   Repeated 7×Phrases

   Identify the word or phrase that needs to be changed for the sentence to be correct:The stories that she makes out for her children ought to be written down and published.

   • AThat
   • BMakes out✓
   • COught to
   • DWritten down
   • ENo error

   Explanation

   "That" is correctly placed as a demonstrative pronoun.To "make out" means to manage with some difficulty to see or hear someone or something so it is incorrectly used here. "Makes" would be the correct word for the blank."Ought to" can be used to indicate light responsibility or urgency. It is correctly used in the sentence.It means to record something by writing down.An error was present in the sentence.

   Appeared in past papers: 2008

3. 3

   Repeated 7×Verb

   The headmaster _ to speak to you.

   • AWants✓
   • BIs wanting
   • CWas wanting
   • DWant

   Explanation

   “The headmaster wants to speak to you” in Option A sounds most appropriate because "headmaster" is a singular noun so we should complement it with a singular verb - eliminating Option D. The tense is simple present indicated by the verb "speak", hence the present continuous form "is wanting" in Option B is also incorrect. while the past tense form in Option C is also incorrect.

   Appeared in past papers: 2020

4. 4

   Repeated 5×Combination Mistake

   Which of the following sentences is correct?

   • AI want to live near my parents live
   • BI want to live where my parents live✓
   • CI want to live where, my parents live
   • DI want to live where: my parents live

   Explanation

   Correct because "where" properly introduces the clause "my parents live," making the sentence grammatically sound.

   Appeared in past papers: 2023

5. 5

   Repeated 6×Subject Verb Agreement

   Choose the BEST Option.It is better for me to _ than to shed the blood of an innocent boy.

   • ADied
   • BDie✓
   • CHad died
   • DHave died

   Explanation

   The sentence is structured in a way that requires an infinitive verb form ("to die")."Die" is the infinitive form of the verb that correctly fits after "to" in this sentence.

   Appeared in past papers: 2018

6. 6

   Repeated 4×Miscellaneous

   She is intelligent enough to _ things to serve her own purpose.

   • APick
   • BManeuver✓
   • CCatch
   • DGive

   Explanation

   “Maneuver” is a verb, which means to perform a movement in order to secure an advantage. This is the actual context in which this vocabulary word is used here.

   Appeared in past papers: 2014, 2017

7. 7

   Repeated 6×Combination Mistake

   Select the incorrect segment:Your argument is simply abstruse as there is no clarity of thought and coherence in ideas and it also lack vision.

   • AIs
   • BOf
   • CIn
   • DLack✓

   Explanation

   The incorrect segment is: "it also lack vision."Explanation:The subject "it" is singular, so the verb should also be singular."Lack" is incorrect because it is the base form of the verb, while the correct form should be "lacks" to match the singular subject.Corrected sentence:"Your argument is simply abstruse as there is no clarity of thought and coherence in ideas, and it also lacks vision."

   Appeared in past papers: 2011

8. 8

   Repeated 6×Passages

   Select the NEAREST CORRECT MEANING of the given word.TRANSIENT

   • APermanent
   • BTemporary✓
   • CLong
   • DGood

   Explanation

   Transient means something that ends after a a certain time/fades away, which is synonymous to “temporary”.

   Appeared in past papers: 2014, 2017

9. 9

   Repeated 6×Miscellaneous

   An 'elegy‘ is a poem written:

   • AIn the memory of little child
   • BOn the death of someone dear✓
   • COn the sighting of an old tutor
   • DIn the love of dear sweetheart

   Explanation

   An "elegy" is a poem written to express sorrow, grief, or lamentation, typically in response to the death of a loved one or to reflect on the passing of something significant. It is a form of poetry that is meant to evoke feelings of mourning and remembrance. ELEGY, poem lamenting the death of a public personage or of a friend or loved one; by extension, any reflective lyric on the broader theme of human mortality.

   Appeared in past papers: 2013, 2014

10. 10

    Repeated 6×Combination Mistake

    It’s raining cats and dogs. So there are _ cars on the road today.

    • AFew✓
    • BA few
    • CA big number of
    • DA great deal of

    Explanation

    Few means "not many (people or things)."A few means "some (people or things)." Few cars” would imply almost no cars. 'A few cars' suggests there are not very many cars. So the first is a comparison, while the second is a quantity. Since we are comparing the number of cars on the road when it is raining with when it is not, we would use “few cars” hence the correct answer is A whereas options C and D are not logically correct because on rainy days we don’t see many cars.

    Appeared in past papers: 2018

11. 11

    Repeated 6×Subject Verb Agreement

    Select the option which fits appropriately in the blank:Everyone _ done his or her homework.

    • AHas✓
    • BHave
    • CHad
    • DNone

    Explanation

    This is the correct form. "Has" is used with the indefinite pronoun "everyone," which is singular. In English, indefinite pronouns like "everyone," "somebody," "anybody," etc., are treated as singular subjects and require a singular verb form. Therefore, "has" agrees with "everyone" in number.

    Appeared in past papers: 2021

12. 12

    Repeated 6×Adjective

    Which contains an adjective?

    • AOld man✓
    • BOn Tuesday
    • CShe said
    • DAnd you
    • EAfternoon

    Explanation

    A. Old is an adjective here as it modifies the noun ‘man’.B. On Tuesday is an example of adverb of time.C. She said is an example of an intransitive verb.D. And you is just a sentence.E. Afternoon is a noun.

    Appeared in past papers: 2014, 2016

13. 13

    Repeated 5×Combination Mistake

    The parents were stunned when they saw that children had created complete _ in the bedroom.

    • AKnack
    • BGroggy
    • CDank
    • DMayhem✓

    Explanation

    'Mayhem' means violent or extreme disorder; chaos. So, the correct sentence is, "The parents were stunned when they saw that children had created complete mayhem in the bedroom."

    Appeared in past papers: 2019

14. 14

    Repeated 5×Preposition

    Choose the BEST Option.The region _ which they were passing was known as the Land of Thirst and Death.

    • AThrough✓
    • BBy
    • CIn
    • DFrom

    Explanation

    Through can be used as a preposition, an adverb, and an adjective. It has several meanings, including “from one side to the other,” “from beginning to end,” and “during an entire period”: He rode his bicycle through the door and onto the street. You have to read the book through if you want to be prepared for class.

    Appeared in past papers: 2018

15. 15

    Repeated 5×Combination Mistake

    I _ caution in interpreting these results.

    • AUrge✓
    • BUsher
    • CUsurp
    • DUproot

    Explanation

    As a noun, 'urge' means a desire. As a verb, it means to strongly encourage. 'Urge' is related to the word, 'urgent' or 'pressing'. An 'urge' is a pressing want, one that is almost a compulsion, like when you're so frustrated, you have the urge to scream. If you urge someone to do something, you feel strongly about it.

    Appeared in past papers: 2019

16. 16

    Repeated 5×Combination Mistake

    Select the incorrect segment:The patient’s blood analysis shows that there is a big number of amorphous cells which are quiet unidentifiable.

    • APatient’s
    • BOf
    • CWhich
    • DQuiet✓

    Explanation

    The right word that should be used at this place is QUITE which means absolutely. QUEIT refers to not saying anything which is not the word required here .

    Appeared in past papers: 2011

17. 17

    Repeated 5×Combination Mistake

    The disease is uncurable without the judicious use of antibiotics.

    • AUncurable✓
    • BWithout
    • CJudicious
    • DUse

    Explanation

    "Uncurable" is not a word. The correct word is "Incurable".

    Appeared in past papers: 2011

18. 18

    Repeated 5×Combination Mistake

    She might be forgiven for _ beneath the pressure.

    • AUndertaking
    • BExtricating
    • CBuckling✓
    • DResounding

    Explanation

    Buckle means to collapse under weight or pressure; hence, C is the correct answer.

    Appeared in past papers: 2016

19. 19

    Repeated 5×Verb

    Pakistan _ from voting against Iran in the United Nations.

    • APrevented
    • BDetained
    • CAbstained✓
    • DRefuse

    Explanation

    The correct answer is Abstained. In diplomatic language, 'abstaining' from a vote means a country chooses not to cast a vote for or against a proposal, which aligns with the context of the sentence about Pakistan's action in the United Nations.Prevented and Detained imply physical actions to stop or delay something, which do not match the context of choosing not to participate in a vote. Refuse would imply a more active rejection, and it does not fit the formal context of diplomatic voting behavior in this sentence structure.

    Appeared in past papers: 2010, 2016

20. 20

    Repeated 5×Miscellaneous

    Not only the parents but also their son _ for interview.

    • AHas called
    • BHave called
    • CHave been called
    • DHas been called✓

    Explanation

    Parents are plural but the blank follows the noun 'son' which is singular. Hence "has" instead of "have" is the right option. The sentence refers to an act being done to the noun instead of the son doing something. Hence it will be: ‘been called’ instead of just ‘called’

    Appeared in past papers: 2020

21. 21

    Repeated 5×Combination Mistake

    Find errors in the following sentence:

    • AThe captain, along with his team
    • BAre practising very hard✓
    • CFor the
    • DForthcoming matches

    Explanation

    The main subject of the sentence is 'the captain,' which is singular. The phrase 'along with his team' is a parenthetical expression and does not change the subject-verb agreement. Therefore, the verb should agree with the singular subject 'the captain,' requiring the use of 'is' instead of 'are.' This makes Option B incorrect because it uses 'are' instead of 'is.'Options A, C, and D do not contain any grammatical errors and are therefore correct as they appear in the sentence.

    Appeared in past papers: 2021

22. 22

    Repeated 5×Combination Mistake

    Everyone should be _ duties and assignments according to his/her abilities.

    • APrevented
    • BAdvised
    • CDelegated✓
    • DSuggested

    Explanation

    “To delegate a task” means “to assign a task” which fits most appropriately in this context that “Everyone should be assigned duties...according to his/her abilities.

    Appeared in past papers: 2014, 2017

23. 23

    Repeated 5×Subject Verb Agreement

    Neither they nor their friend _ solved the question.

    • AHas✓
    • BHave
    • CWas
    • DWere

    Explanation

    In 'neither-nor' constructions, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. In this sentence, the subjects are 'they' and 'their friend.' Since 'friend' is closest to the verb and is singular, the verb 'has' is the correct choice, as it aligns with the singular subject. The option 'have' is incorrect as it would require a plural subject. 'Was' and 'were' are incorrect as they do not fit the present tense context.

    Appeared in past papers: 2017

24. 24

    Repeated 5×Tenses

    When your friend _, he'll be very tired.

    • AArrived
    • BArrives✓
    • CWill arrive
    • DIs arriving

    Explanation

    The correct answer is Option B: 'Arrives'. In this sentence, 'arrives' is used to describe an action that will happen in the future, following the structure of a conditional sentence. The future aspect is conveyed by 'he'll be very tired' (he will be very tired). Option A 'arrived' is incorrect because it is in the past tense, not fitting the future context. Option C 'will arrive' is unnecessary as the sentence already implies a future event. Option D 'is arriving' suggests a current ongoing action, which is not suitable here.

    Appeared in past papers: 2017

25. 25

    Repeated 5×Passages

    Choose the related word for Rat on the analogy of "Elephant : Stride".

    • AScamper✓
    • BLoiter
    • CWhimper
    • DGallop

    Explanation

    Elephants take long steps while walking which is known as a stride. Similarly, a rat scampers which means it runs in quick, light movements.

    Appeared in past papers: 2018

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