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Class 9–10 English quiz — 13 November 2026

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Question 1 · Literary terms

What do we call a Japanese poem of three short lines?

  1. A. sonnet
  2. B. anthology
  3. C. epic
  4. D. haiku ✓

Answer: haiku. The word for a Japanese poem of three short lines is "haiku".

Question 2 · Correct sentence

Which sentence is correct?

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

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

Question 3 · Grammar

He suggested that I ___ a doctor.

  1. A. to see
  2. B. saw
  3. C. seeing
  4. D. see ✓

Answer: see. After suggest that, a base verb form is used: see.

Question 4 · Figures of speech

Which figure of speech is used here? "He ran like the wind."

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

Answer: Simile. "He ran like the wind." is an example of simile.

Question 5 · Vocabulary

Which word means "very careful about small details"?

  1. A. resilient
  2. B. inevitable
  3. C. meticulous ✓
  4. D. candid

Answer: meticulous. meticulous means very careful about small details.

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