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Class 9–10 English quiz — 20 October 2026
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Question 1 · Figures of speech
Which figure of speech is used here? "She is as brave as a lion."
- A. Hyperbole
- B. Oxymoron
- C. Personification
- D. Simile ✓
Answer: Simile. "She is as brave as a lion." is an example of simile.
Question 2 · Grammar
She has been living here ___ 2015.
- A. for
- B. by
- C. from
- D. since ✓
Answer: since. since is used with a point in time.
Question 3 · Antonyms
What is the opposite of "benevolent"?
- A. expert
- B. malevolent ✓
- C. profound
- D. lazy
Answer: malevolent. malevolent is the opposite of benevolent.
Question 4 · Literary terms
Which meaning fits the word "autobiography"?
- A. A collection of poems or writings by different authors
- B. A long poem about the deeds of a hero
- C. Writing that uses humour to expose and criticise people's faults
- D. The story of a person's life written by that person ✓
Answer: The story of a person's life written by that person. The word for the story of a person's life written by that person is "autobiography".
Question 5 · Easily confused words
Choose the correct word: The doctor will ___ the patient before the test.
- A. examiner
- B. examin
- C. exam
- D. examine ✓
Answer: examine. examine is the verb.
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