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This post features the complete answer key along with detailed explanations for the Adverb MCQ exercise of 50 questions, specially designed for MDCAT and NUMS preparation. Each explanation is aligned with concepts frequently tested in MDCAT and NUMS Past Papers, covering various types of adverbs such as manner, place, time, frequency, and degree. These explanations clarify the logic behind the correct answers, help students avoid common grammar mistakes, and strengthen their grip on adverb usage. Ideal for both self-assessment and concept building, this post is a valuable resource for scoring better in the English portion of entry tests.
Q.1
Correct option: C (vividly)
Explanation: The word “vividly” is an adverb, but it doesn’t fit the context here. The correct word should be “valid,” which is an adjective meaning logically or legally sound. The sentence should read: “I cannot ask my father for his car without any valid reason.”
Q.2
Correct option: D (sweetly)
Explanation: The word “sweetly” is an adverb, but it incorrectly modifies the verb “tasted.” The correct word is “sweet,” an adjective describing the tea. The sentence should read: “She took tea and said that it tasted sweet.”
Q.3
Correct option: C (skilful)
Explanation: The word “skilful” is an adjective, but it should be replaced with the adverb “skilfully” to correctly modify the verb “handled.” The sentence should read: “He was exceedingly paid for how skilfully he handled the crowd.”
Q.4
Correct option: D (ever for)
Explanation: The phrase “ever for” is incorrect. The correct phrase is “ever since,” which means continuously from that time. The sentence should read: “I met her about ten years ago and have remembered her ever since.”
Q.5
Correct option: D (lately)
Explanation: The word “lately” means recently, which doesn’t fit the context. The correct word is “late,” meaning after the expected time. The sentence should read: “She was heavily fined last month for coming late.”
Q.6
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. “Too” is used correctly to mean “very,” and the structure “too glad to receive” is appropriate.
Q.7
Correct option: B (too much)
Explanation: The phrase “too much” is redundant here. The correct word is “very,” which adequately conveys the intensity. The sentence should read: “Her failure is very painful for our family.”
Q.8
Correct option: C (fairly)
Explanation: The word “fairly” means justly or moderately, which contradicts “unjustified.” The correct word is “completely” or “wholly.” The sentence should read: “The amount that the Company has paid to dependents of the dead worker is wholly unjustified.”
Q.9
Correct option: A (hardly-hit)
Explanation: The correct phrase is “hard-hit,” meaning severely affected. The sentence should read: “She was hard-hit by her father’s death.”
Q.10
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. “Carefully” is an adverb correctly modifying the verb “examined.”
Q.11
Correct option: C (not)
Explanation: The word “not” creates a double negative with “denied,” which is incorrect. The sentence should read: “She denied that she was present there at the time of the accident.”
Q.12
Correct option: B (back)
Explanation: The word “back” is redundant because “return” already implies giving something back. The sentence should read: “I forgot to return the books to you.”
Q.13
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. “For a short period of time” is a valid phrase, though it could be shortened to “for a short time.”
Q.14
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. “Given the examination” is a valid phrase, though “taken the examination” might be more common in some dialects.
Q.15
Correct option: B (sign)
Explanation: The word “sign” is incorrect here. The correct word is “signature,” which refers to a person’s name written in their own hand. The sentence should read: “She put her signature in the corner of the document and submitted it.”
Q.16
Correct option: C (place)
Explanation: The word “place” is incorrect in this context. The correct word is “seat,” which refers to a spot to sit in the bus. The sentence should read: “The lady asked me if there was any seat in the bus.”
Q.17
Correct option: B (mostly)
Explanation: The word “mostly” is incorrect here. The correct phrase is “almost all,” meaning nearly all. The sentence should read: “Confucianism became a dynamic force in almost all of Asia.”
Q.18
Correct option: C (firstly)
Explanation: The word “firstly” is unnecessary and incorrect. The correct word is “first,” which is the proper ordinal number. The sentence should read: “The first step in purifying water for drinking is chlorination, a process used first in 1905 and in widespread use by 1930.”
Q.19
Correct option: C (much too)
Explanation: The phrase “much too” is incorrect. The correct phrase is “too much,” meaning excessively. The sentence should read: “Both of the parents agreed that the children were watching too much television in their spare time.”
Q.20
Correct option: D (manually)
Explanation: The word “manually” is incorrect here. The correct word is “manual,” which is a noun referring to the booklet of instructions. The sentence should read: “Please carefully read the directions which can be found on page five of the instruction manual.”
Q.21
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. The phrase “whose heads are turned” is an idiom meaning they are distracted or infatuated.
Q.22
Correct option: B (nobler)
Explanation: The word “nobler” is incorrect. The correct word is “more nobly,” as it is an adverb modifying the verb “acted.” The sentence should read: “You have acted more nobly than all of us.”
Q.23
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. The phrase “die a real natural death” is a valid expression.
Q.24
Correct option: B (sometimes)
Explanation: The word “sometimes” is incorrect here. The correct word is “some time,” meaning a period of time. The sentence should read: “It had taken him some time to realize this, at the beginning.”
Q.25
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. “Very best” is a valid superlative phrase, and “now-a-days” is an acceptable variant of “nowadays.”
Q.26
Correct option: D (when)
Explanation: The word “when” is incorrect here. The correct word is “where,” referring to the location of the restaurant. The sentence should read: “Often when I remember our trip to Europe, I think of that little restaurant where we ate that first night.”
Q.27
Correct option: D (steady)
Explanation: The word “steady” is incorrect. The correct word is “steadily,” an adverb modifying the verb “ran.” The sentence should read: “The avid runner ran slowly and steadily until he crossed the large finish line.”
Q.28
Correct option: A (was died)
Explanation: The phrase “was died” is incorrect. The correct phrase is “died,” as “die” is an intransitive verb. The sentence should read: “The child died after twenty-four hours of horrible suffering, suffocated by the mucus which filled the mouth.”
Q.29
Correct option: D (cowardly)
Explanation: The word “cowardly” is incorrect here. The correct phrase is “in a cowardly manner” or simply “like a coward.” The sentence should read: “A soldier is taught never to fight like a coward.”
Q.30
Correct option: C (as)
Explanation: The word “as” is unnecessary here. The correct phrasing is “called young.” The sentence should read: “A man of fifty cannot be called young.”
Q.31
Correct option: C (politely)
Explanation: The word “politely” is incorrect. The correct word is “polite,” an adjective describing “he.” The sentence should read: “He is being very polite for the reason best known to him.”
Q.32
Correct option: B (enough tall)
Explanation: The phrase “enough tall” is incorrect. The correct phrase is “tall enough,” following the standard adverb placement. The sentence should read: “He is tall enough to be selected as Sub Inspector in Delhi Police.”
Q.33
Correct option: A (niggard)
Explanation: The word “niggard” is archaic and incorrect. The correct word is “stingy,” meaning unwilling to spend. The sentence should read: “He is stingy and saves every rupee for his savings.”
Q.34
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. “Soundly” is an adverb correctly modifying “slept.”
Q.35
Correct option: B (hardly)
Explanation: The word “hardly” creates a double negative with “did not know,” which is incorrect. The sentence should read: “I did not know anyone in the college and so I felt lonely all the time.”
Q.36
Correct option: C (coward)
Explanation: The word “coward” is incorrect. The correct word is “cowardly,” an adjective describing “man.” The sentence should read: “I have never seen a cowardly man like Sohan.”
Q.37
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. “Never remember to have met” is a valid construction.
Q.38
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. “So boring” is a valid phrase describing “he.”
Q.39
Correct option: C (as)
Explanation: The word “as” is unnecessary here. The correct phrasing is “consider him honest.” The sentence should read: “I refused to consider him an honest boy as he had cheated many people.”
Q.40
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. “Often” is an adverb correctly placed to modify “see.”
Q.41
Correct option: C (sweetly)
Explanation: The word “sweetly” is incorrect. The correct word is “sweet,” an adjective describing “mangoes.” The sentence should read: “Mangoes taste sweeter than any other fruit of this world.”
Q.42
Correct option: B (very quicker)
Explanation: The phrase “very quicker” is incorrect. The correct phrase is “much quicker,” as “quicker” is a comparative adjective. The sentence should read: “My father is much quicker than I at Chess.”
Q.43
Correct option: C (there has been)
Explanation: The phrase “there has been” is incorrect. The correct phrase is “has there been,” following the inversion rule for “Never.” The sentence should read: “Never in the history has there been as shrewd a mentor as Chanakya.”
Q.44
Correct option: C (as better as)
Explanation: The phrase “as better as” is incorrect. The correct phrase is “as well as,” meaning to the best of one’s ability. The sentence should read: “She did her job as well as she could do.”
Q.45
Correct option: C (good)
Explanation: The word “good” is incorrect. The correct word is “well,” an adverb modifying “does.” The sentence should read: “She does her work well as she is a trained nurse.”
Q.46
Correct option: B (barely nothing)
Explanation: The phrase “barely nothing” is a double negative. The correct phrase is “barely anything.” The sentence should read: “She had barely anything to wear when she came to me for help.”
Q.47
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. “Either dumb or deaf” is a valid construction.
Q.48
Correct option: C (riding)
Explanation: The phrase “knows riding” is incorrect. The correct phrase is “knows how to ride.” The sentence should read: “She knows how to ride a horse.”
Q.49
Correct option: C (with tooth and nail)
Explanation: The phrase “with tooth and nail” is incorrect. The correct idiom is “tooth and nail,” meaning with great effort. The sentence should read: “Great leaders tried to eradicate social evil practices tooth and nail.”
Q.50
Correct option: No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. “Like cats and dogs” is an idiom meaning raining heavily.
