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Class 9–10 English quiz — 10 October 2026

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Question 1 · Figures of speech

Which figure of speech is used here? "Sweet sorrow."

  1. A. Oxymoron ✓
  2. B. Personification
  3. C. Metaphor
  4. D. Onomatopoeia

Answer: Oxymoron. "Sweet sorrow." is an example of oxymoron.

Question 2 · Easily confused words

Choose the correct word: The new curtains ___ the sofa beautifully.

  1. A. complemant
  2. B. complement ✓
  3. C. compliment
  4. D. complament

Answer: complement. complement means to go well with or complete.

Question 3 · Literary terms

What do we call the story of a person's life written by someone else?

  1. A. biography ✓
  2. B. satire
  3. C. elegy
  4. D. sonnet

Answer: biography. The word for the story of a person's life written by someone else is "biography".

Question 4 · Antonyms

What is the opposite of "diligent"?

  1. A. modern
  2. B. profound
  3. C. pessimistic
  4. D. lazy ✓

Answer: lazy. lazy is the opposite of diligent.

Question 5 · Spelling

Which spelling is correct?

  1. A. pronounciation
  2. B. pronounsiation
  3. C. pronunciation ✓
  4. D. pronunsiation

Answer: pronunciation. pronunciation drops the o from pronounce.

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