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Class 7–8 English quiz — 18 October 2026

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Question 1 · One word for many

Which meaning fits the word "pilot"?

  1. A. A place where books are kept
  2. B. A doctor who treats animals
  3. C. A person who makes bread
  4. D. A person who flies an aeroplane ✓

Answer: A person who flies an aeroplane. pilot means a person who flies an aeroplane.

Question 2 · Synonyms

Which word is closest in meaning to "commence"?

  1. A. help
  2. B. gigantic
  3. C. begin ✓
  4. D. hide

Answer: begin. begin means about the same as commence.

Question 3 · Idioms

Which idiom means "work late into the night"?

  1. A. Cost an arm and a leg
  2. B. Break the ice
  3. C. Bite the bullet
  4. D. Burn the midnight oil ✓

Answer: Burn the midnight oil. "burn the midnight oil" means work late into the night.

Question 4 · Parts of speech

Which of these words is an adverb?

  1. A. courage
  2. B. teacher
  3. C. happily ✓
  4. D. heavy

Answer: happily. happily tells how an action is done, so it is an adverb.

Question 5 · Spelling

Which spelling is correct?

  1. A. government ✓
  2. B. goverment
  3. C. govenment
  4. D. governmant

Answer: government. government: remember the n in govern.

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