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Class 9–10 English quiz — 18 October 2026

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Question 1 · Vocabulary

Which word means "having more than one possible meaning"?

  1. A. obsolete
  2. B. diligent
  3. C. ambiguous ✓
  4. D. reluctant

Answer: ambiguous. ambiguous means having more than one possible meaning.

Question 2 · Literary terms

Which meaning fits the word "epic"?

  1. A. A collection of poems or writings by different authors
  2. B. A short story with a moral, often with animals as characters
  3. C. A long poem about the deeds of a hero ✓
  4. D. A speech in which a character speaks their thoughts aloud, alone on stage

Answer: A long poem about the deeds of a hero. The word for a long poem about the deeds of a hero is "epic".

Question 3 · Grammar

The news ___ shocking.

  1. A. was ✓
  2. B. were
  3. C. have been
  4. D. are

Answer: was. news is uncountable and takes a singular verb.

Question 4 · Figures of speech

Which figure of speech is used here? "Sally sells seashells by the seashore."

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

Answer: Alliteration. "Sally sells seashells by the seashore." is an example of alliteration.

Question 5 · Spelling

Which spelling is correct?

  1. A. acquaintance ✓
  2. B. acquaintanse
  3. C. acquaintence
  4. D. aquaintance

Answer: acquaintance. acquaintance has cq and ends in -ance.

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