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Class 9–10 English quiz — 17 October 2026

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Question 1 · Phrasal verbs

Which phrasal verb means "stop working"?

  1. A. Break down ✓
  2. B. Give up
  3. C. Look up to
  4. D. Take after

Answer: Break down. "break down" means stop working.

Question 2 · Easily confused words

Choose the correct word: He gave me good ___ .

  1. A. advise
  2. B. advize
  3. C. advace
  4. D. advice ✓

Answer: advice. advice is the noun; advise is the verb.

Question 3 · Literary terms

What do we call a poem of sadness, often for someone who has died?

  1. A. elegy ✓
  2. B. biography
  3. C. proverb
  4. D. anthology

Answer: elegy. The word for a poem of sadness, often for someone who has died is "elegy".

Question 4 · Figures of speech

Which figure of speech is used here? "Time is a thief."

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

Answer: Metaphor. "Time is a thief." is an example of metaphor.

Question 5 · Correct sentence

Which sentence is correct?

  1. A. He is taller than I am. ✓
  2. B. He is tall than I am.
  3. C. He is tallest than I am.
  4. D. He is more taller than I am.

Answer: He is taller than I am.. Never use more with an -er comparative.

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