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Class 9–10 English quiz — 8 November 2026

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Question 1 · Figures of speech

Which figure of speech is used here? "Sweet sorrow."

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

Answer: Oxymoron. "Sweet sorrow." is an example of oxymoron.

Question 2 · Grammar

I have ___ money left, so I cannot buy lunch.

  1. A. a little
  2. B. little ✓
  3. C. few
  4. D. a few

Answer: little. little means almost none, so I cannot buy lunch.

Question 3 · Spelling

Which spelling is correct?

  1. A. unecessary
  2. B. unnessessary
  3. C. unnecesary
  4. D. unnecessary ✓

Answer: unnecessary. unnecessary = un + necessary, so it has double n.

Question 4 · Correct sentence

Which sentence is correct?

  1. A. Hardly had he left than it started to rain.
  2. B. Hardly he had left when it started to rain.
  3. C. Hardly had he left when it started to rain. ✓
  4. D. Hardly he left when it started to rain.

Answer: Hardly had he left when it started to rain.. After hardly, the helper verb comes first: Hardly had he left.

Question 5 · Vocabulary

What does "diligent" mean?

  1. A. lasting for a very short time
  2. B. no longer in use
  3. C. hardworking and careful ✓
  4. D. certain to happen

Answer: hardworking and careful. diligent means hardworking and careful.

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