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Class 9–10 English quiz — 5 November 2026

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Question 1 · Literary terms

Which meaning fits the word "biography"?

  1. A. A collection of poems or writings by different authors
  2. B. A poem of sadness, often for someone who has died
  3. C. A long fictional story written in prose
  4. D. The story of a person's life written by someone else ✓

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

Question 2 · Spelling

Which spelling is correct?

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

Answer: pronunciation. pronunciation drops the o from pronounce.

Question 3 · Grammar

The news ___ shocking.

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

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

Question 4 · Figures of speech

Which figure of speech is used here? "I am so hungry I could eat a horse."

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

Answer: Hyperbole. "I am so hungry I could eat a horse." is an example of hyperbole.

Question 5 · Antonyms

What is the opposite of "ephemeral"?

  1. A. permanent ✓
  2. B. modern
  3. C. pessimistic
  4. D. abundant

Answer: permanent. permanent is the opposite of ephemeral.

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