All Categories MCQs
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General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
81061
I can't believe it! __________ you really __________ to move to another country?
Answer:
Are ... planning
**Rule:** The Present Continuous Tense ('Are you planning') is used here to ask about someone's current plans or arrangements for the future. It's a way of confirming a plan that the speaker has just heard about. 'Are you going to move' would also be correct. Option (a) is a less personal question about a prediction.
81062
At the current rate of progress, we __________ the project goals by the deadline.
Answer:
are not going to meet
**Rule:** 'Be going to' is used for predictions based on present evidence or trends. 'The current rate of progress' is the evidence that leads to the logical conclusion that the goals will not be met. Option (b) is a simple prediction, but (d) is stronger as it is based on the current situation.
81063
By 2030, scientists __________ a cure for many diseases we fear today.
Answer:
will have found
**Rule:** The Future Perfect Tense (will have + past participle) is used to express an action that will be completed by a certain time in the future. The deadline 'By 2030' indicates that the action of finding a cure will be finished before or at that point. Option (a) 'are finding' is Present Continuous. Option (b) 'will be finding' (Future Continuous) suggests the action will be ongoing in 2030, not completed. Option (d) 'found' is Simple Past.
81064
The gardeners __________ the new trees by the end of the day.
Answer:
will have planted
**Rule:** The Future Perfect Tense (will have + past participle) is used to indicate that an action will be completed by a specific future deadline. 'By the end of the day' is the deadline by which the planting will be finished. Option (c) means the action will be in progress at the end of the day, not completed.
81065
It’s a formal event, so I __________ a suit.
Answer:
will wear
**Rule:** The Simple Future with 'will' can be used to state an intention that is a logical consequence of a situation. Because the event is formal, the speaker states their resulting intention to wear a suit. 'am going to wear' would also be correct, but 'will' is a natural choice for expressing this kind of consequential decision. 'am wearing' (option c) implies a fixed arrangement.
81066
It has all been decided. The company __________ to a new headquarters next year.
Answer:
is moving
**Rule:** The Present Continuous Tense ('is/are' + verb-ing) is used to talk about definite plans and arrangements for the future. The phrase 'It has all been decided' confirms that this is a fixed plan. Option (a) is for predictions or spontaneous decisions. Option (b) is for schedules. Option (d) is future perfect.
81067
If I see her at the meeting, I __________ her your message.
Answer:
will give
**Rule:** This is a First Conditional sentence ('if' + simple present, ... 'will' + base verb) expressing a real future possibility. The main clause describes the intended action if the condition is met. 'will give' correctly states this future action, which is a promise or intention. Option (d) is for hypothetical situations.
81068
By the time the new regulations are implemented, the company __________ its procedures.
Answer:
will have adapted
**Rule:** The Future Perfect Tense (will have + past participle) is used to show that an action will be completed before another future event. The company's adaptation will be finished before the regulations are implemented. Option (d) implies the process will be ongoing, not completed.
81069
The museum __________ at 10 AM, so we can't go in yet.
Answer:
opens
**Rule:** The Simple Present Tense is used for future events on a fixed schedule or timetable, such as the opening times of public places like museums, shops, and libraries. Options (a), (c), and (d) are all possible ways to talk about the future, but for a fixed timetable, the simple present is the most standard and concise choice.
81070
The company is expanding. They __________ fifty new employees by next year.
Answer:
will have hired
**Rule:** The Future Perfect Tense (will have + past participle) is used to indicate the completion of an action by a future deadline. 'By next year' specifies the time by which the action of hiring fifty new employees will be finished. Options (a) and (b) describe the action as ongoing, not completed.