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9 MDCAT English questions with answers and explanations.
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The new rule will ___ all the students in the school.
- 1 affect
- 2 effect
- 3 afect
- 4 effects
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Correct answer: affect
Affect is a verb meaning to influence. Effect is usually a noun meaning a result.
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The ___ of the college addressed the new students.
- 1 principle
- 2 principal
- 3 principel
- 4 principals
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Correct answer: principal
Principal means the head of a school. A principle is a rule or belief.
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Everyone ___ Ali was present at the meeting.
- 1 accept
- 2 except
- 3 expect
- 4 exempt
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Correct answer: except
Except means apart from. Accept means to receive or agree.
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Please write on both sides of the ___ paper.
- 1 stationary
- 2 stationery
- 3 stationary's
- 4 statuary
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Correct answer: stationery
Stationery means writing materials. Stationary means not moving.
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The doctor gave me good ___ about my diet.
- 1 advise
- 2 advice
- 3 advices
- 4 advised
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Do not ___ the key, because there is no spare.
- 1 loose
- 2 lose
- 3 loss
- 4 lost
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Correct answer: lose
Lose is the verb meaning to misplace. Loose is an adjective meaning not tight.
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The dog wagged ___ tail.
- 1 it's
- 2 its
- 3 its'
- 4 it
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Correct answer: its
Its is the possessive form. It's is a short form of it is or it has.
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The student ___ essay won the prize is my cousin.
- 1 who's
- 2 whose
- 3 whom
- 4 who
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Correct answer: whose
Whose shows possession. Who's means who is or who has.
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I would rather study than waste time ___ the phone.
- 1 of
- 2 on
- 3 at
- 4 by