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Class 9–10 English quiz — 10 November 2026

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Question 1 · Literary terms

What do we call a collection of poems or writings by different authors?

  1. A. proverb
  2. B. satire
  3. C. anthology ✓
  4. D. autobiography

Answer: anthology. The word for a collection of poems or writings by different authors is "anthology".

Question 2 · Figures of speech

Which figure of speech is used here? "The snake hissed and the leaves rustled."

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

Answer: Onomatopoeia. "The snake hissed and the leaves rustled." is an example of onomatopoeia.

Question 3 · Spelling

Which spelling is correct?

  1. A. independent ✓
  2. B. independint
  3. C. indipendent
  4. D. independant

Answer: independent. independent ends in -ent.

Question 4 · Grammar

He said, "I am tired." Reported speech: He said that he ___ tired.

  1. A. was ✓
  2. B. will be
  3. C. were
  4. D. is

Answer: was. Present (am) becomes past (was) in reported speech.

Question 5 · Antonyms

What is the opposite of "benevolent"?

  1. A. willing
  2. B. malevolent ✓
  3. C. concise
  4. D. pessimistic

Answer: malevolent. malevolent is the opposite of benevolent.

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