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Class 9–10 English quiz — 27 October 2026

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Question 1 · Correct sentence

Which sentence is correct?

  1. A. I have waited since two hours.
  2. B. I waiting for two hours.
  3. C. I have been waiting for two hours. ✓
  4. D. I am waiting since two hours.

Answer: I have been waiting for two hours.. Use the present perfect continuous with for + a length of time.

Question 2 · Antonyms

What is the opposite of "obsolete"?

  1. A. profound
  2. B. extravagant
  3. C. modern ✓
  4. D. concise

Answer: modern. modern is the opposite of obsolete.

Question 3 · Figures of speech

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

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

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

Question 4 · Grammar

By the time we reached, the film ___ .

  1. A. was starting
  2. B. started
  3. C. has started
  4. D. had started ✓

Answer: had started. An earlier past event takes the past perfect: had started.

Question 5 · Phrasal verbs

Which phrasal verb means "admire and respect"?

  1. A. Look after
  2. B. Put off
  3. C. Look up to ✓
  4. D. Make up

Answer: Look up to. "look up to" means admire and respect.

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