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Class 9–10 English quiz — 4 October 2026
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Question 1 · Phrasal verbs
Which phrasal verb means "cancel"?
- A. Call off ✓
- B. Take after
- C. Get along with
- D. Look after
Answer: Call off. "call off" means cancel.
Question 2 · Spelling
Which spelling is correct?
- A. bureaucracy ✓
- B. buraucracy
- C. bureacracy
- D. beaurocracy
Answer: bureaucracy. bureaucracy starts with bureau.
Question 3 · Vocabulary
What does "novice" mean?
- A. careful about spending money
- B. no longer in use
- C. a beginner ✓
- D. able to recover quickly from difficulty
Answer: a beginner. novice means a beginner.
Question 4 · Antonyms
What is the opposite of "reluctant"?
- A. modern
- B. concise
- C. willing ✓
- D. extravagant
Answer: willing. willing is the opposite of reluctant.
Question 5 · Literary terms
Which meaning fits the word "elegy"?
- A. Writing that uses humour to expose and criticise people's faults
- B. A poem of sadness, often for someone who has died ✓
- C. The story of a person's life written by that person
- D. A speech in which a character speaks their thoughts aloud, alone on stage
Answer: A poem of sadness, often for someone who has died. The word for a poem of sadness, often for someone who has died is "elegy".
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