SLST English Practice set-3 For IX-X
SLST English Practice set-3 For IX-X
Here is a comprehensive SLST English Practice set For (Class IX-X) practice set featuring 60 essential MCQs with an Answer Key, based strictly on the full WB SSC syllabus. Covering Poetry, Drama, Short Stories, Essays, Grammar, and Literary Terms, this mock test is designed to evaluate your readiness and boost your exam preparation. Attempt the questions and check your final score with the Answer Key at the end!
SLST English Practice set-3 For IX-X
1. In “Lucy Poems”, Wordsworth says Lucy lived –
[A] In a palace [B] In a cottage in the woods, unknown to many
[C] In London [D] In a castle
2. “Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers” – This line is from –
[A] Ode to the West Wind [B] The World is Too Much With Us
[C] To a Skylark [D] Lucy Poems
3. In “Ode to the West Wind”, the phrase “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” expresses –
[A] Despair [B] Hope for renewal after suffering
[C] Fear of cold [D] Love for winter
4. In “To a Skylark”, Shelley says the skylark sings –
[A] With sadness [B] Without knowing sorrow, with pure joy
[C] With anger [D] With fear
5. In “Ode to a Nightingale”, Keats describes the Nightingale as –
[A] A mortal bird [B] An immortal bird, not born for death
[C] A caged bird [D] A silent bird
6. In “To Autumn”, Autumn is shown conspiring with the sun to –
[A] Destroy crops [B] Load and bless the vines with fruit
[C] Bring winter [D] Cause flood
7. In “Ulysses”, Ulysses says his son Telemachus will –
[A] Travel with him [B] Rule Ithaca with prudence and patience
[C] Fight wars [D] Become a poet
8. In “The Last Ride Together”, the lover compares his failure in love to failure in –
[A] Business only [B] Statesmanship, soldiering and poetry
[C] Farming [D] Teaching
9. In “The Darkling Thrush”, the landscape is described as –
[A] Green and joyful [B] Frosty, grey, with winter dusk and desolate
[C] Sunny [D] Rainy
10. In “The Wild Swans at Coole”, the poet feels –
[A] Young [B] Old, tired and changed, while swans remain unchanged
[C] Happy [D] Rich
11. In Owen’s “Strange Meeting”, the enemy soldier says he is –
[A] The enemy the speaker killed yesterday [B] A friend
[C] A king [D] A poet
12. In “The Listeners”, the Traveller says “Tell them I came, and no one answered” – Whom does he refer to?
[A] The listeners [B] The king
[C] The villagers [D] His friends
13. In “She Stoops to Conquer”, Marlow treats Hardcastle as –
[A] A gentleman [B] An innkeeper, rudely
[C] A king [D] A servant
14. In “She Stoops to Conquer”, Mrs. Hardcastle wants her son Tony to marry –
[A] Kate [B] Miss Neville
[C] Constance [D] Bet Bouncer
SLST English Practice set-3 For IX-X
15. In Shaw’s “Arms and the Man”, Raina keeps Bluntschli’s photograph in –
[A] Her drawer [B] Her ice-box / refrigerator, as a memory of the incident
[C] Her book [D] Her bag
16. In “Arms and the Man”, Louka is –
[A] A queen [B] A maidservant who wants to rise in life
[C] A soldier [D] A nurse
17. In Galsworthy’s “Justice”, Falder is sentenced to –
[A] One year [B] Three years penal servitude
[C] Death [D] Fine only
18. In “Justice”, the prison scene shows –
[A] Comfort [B] The dehumanizing effect of solitary confinement
[C] Joy [D] Freedom
19. In Conrad’s “The Lagoon”, the white man who listens to Arsat is –
[A] A trader [B] A narrator, a white traveller
[C] A king [D] A soldier
20. In Maugham’s “The Lotos Eater”, Wilson’s plan is based on –
[A] Hard work [B] Calculation that his savings will last 25 years with low interest
[C] Lottery [D] Inheritance
21. In “The Lotos Eater”, the title refers to –
[A] Greek myth of lotus-eaters who forgot home and work [B] A flower
[C] A drug [D] A hotel
22. In O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”, the story is set at –
[A] Diwali [B] Christmas
[C] New Year [D] Easter
23. In Bates’s “The Ox”, the ox is finally –
[A] Sold [B] Killed, showing the end of an old rural order
[C] Freed [D] Lost
24. In Lamb’s “Dream Children”, the children are said to be –
[A] Real [B] Children of his fancy, not real
[C] His neighbours [D] Orphans adopted by him
25. According to L.A. Hill, a good paragraph should have –
[A] Many ideas [B] Unity, one main idea well developed
[C] Long words [D] No punctuation
26. Choose the correct sentence.
[A] He is superior than me. [B] He is superior to me.
[C] He is superior from me. [D] He is superior over me.
27. Choose the correct spelling.
[A] Millenium [B] Millennium
[C] Milenium [D] Millenium
28. He said, “I have done it.” – Choose the correct Indirect Speech.
[A] He said that he had done it. [B] He said that he has done it.
[C] He said that he did it. [D] He said that he does it.
29. “They are playing football.” – Choose the correct Passive Voice.
[A] Football is played by them. [B] Football is being played by them.
[C] Football was played by them. [D] Football has been played by them.
SLST English Practice set-3 For IX-X
30. If it ___ rain, we shall go out.
[A] do not [B] does not
[C] did not [D] not
31. He died ___ cholera.
[A] from [B] of
[C] with [D] by
32. One who is unable to pay debts is called –
[A] Rich [B] Insolvent
[C] Miser [D] Bankrupt only for business
33. Choose the synonym of “Brave”.
[A] Coward [B] Courageous
[C] Timid [D] Weak
34. Choose the antonym of “Victory”.
[A] Triumph [B] Defeat
[C] Success [D] Win
35. The idiom “To keep an eye on” means –
[A] To close eyes [B] To watch carefully
[C] To sleep [D] To ignore
36. “Rome was not built in a day” means –
[A] Rome is old [B] Great works take time
[C] Rome is big [D] Building is hard
37. Join: He is rich. He is unhappy.
[A] Though he is rich, he is unhappy. [B] He is rich and unhappy.
[C] He is rich so unhappy. [D] He is rich but unhappy is wrong.
38. “He came home after sunset.” – Choose the correct Complex form.
[A] He came home when the sun had set. [B] He came home and sun set.
[C] He came home at sunset. [D] Sun set and he came.
39. “The box is too heavy to lift.” – Remove ‘too’.
[A] The box is so heavy that it cannot be lifted. [B] The box is very heavy to lift.
[C] The box is heavy and cannot lift. [D] The box is heavy so lift.
40. Fill in the blank: She is ___ M.A. in English.
[A] A [B] An
[C] The [D] No article
41. “The book ___ you gave me is lost.”
[A] who [B] which
[C] whom [D] whose
42. He said to me, “Do you know him?” – Choose the correct Indirect Speech.
[A] He asked me if I knew him. [B] He asked me do I know him.
[C] He asked me if I know him. [D] He asked me if I had known him.
43. Which is a Personification?
[A] The sun smiled on us. [B] The sun is hot.
[C] The sun rises. [D] The sun sets.
44. “He is the pillar of the family.” – Identify the Figure of Speech.
[A] Simile [B] Metaphor
[C] Irony [D] Hyperbole
SLST English Practice set-3 For IX-X
45. “I am so hungry I could eat a horse.” – Identify the Figure of Speech.
[A] Hyperbole [B] Simile
[C] Metaphor [D] Pun
46. In “Ode to the West Wind”, Shelley calls himself –
[A] A prophet [B] Unprophetic, seeking power from the Wind
[C] A king [D] A soldier
47. In “To Autumn”, Keats personifies Autumn as –
[A] A young woman / harvester, winnower, gleaner [B] An old man
[C] A child [D] A king
48. In “She Stoops to Conquer”, Hastings loves –
[A] Kate [B] Constance Neville
[C] Mrs. Hardcastle [D] Bet
49. In “Arms and the Man”, Bluntschli’s profession is –
[A] Soldier, later a businessman [B] Teacher
[C] Doctor [D] Lawyer
50. In “Justice”, the play is a criticism of –
[A] Love [B] The English legal system and prison system
[C] Religion [D] Education
51. In “The Lagoon”, Diamelen dies because of –
[A] Fever [B] Poison
[C] Drowning [D] War
52. In “Dream Children”, Lamb’s brother John is described as –
[A] Cruel [B] Kind, who loved to play with children
[C] Rich [D] Poor
53. Choose the correct sentence.
[A] The quality of apples are good. [B] The quality of apples is good.
[C] The quality of apples were good. [D] The quality of apples have good.
54. “Not only he but also his friends ___ present.”
[A] is [B] are
[C] was [D] has
55. Active Voice: “The letter was written by me.” – Choose the correct form.
[A] I write the letter. [B] I wrote the letter.
[C] I am writing the letter. [D] I have written the letter.
56. One word substitution: One who knows everything –
[A] Omniscient [B] Omnipotent
[C] Omnipresent [D] Omnivorous
57. “To call a spade a spade” means –
[A] To dig [B] To speak plainly and frankly
[C] To play cards [D] To garden
58. Which sentence is in Future Perfect Tense?
[A] I shall have finished my work. [B] I shall finish my work.
[C] I am finishing my work. [D] I finished my work.
59. “He is blind ___ one eye.”
[A] in [B] of
[C] with [D] at
60. An Ode is –
[A] A long narrative poem [B] A lyric poem of praise, in exalted style
[C] A short story [D] A drama
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SLST English Practice set-3 For IX-X
Answer Key – Set-3
1-B, 2-B, 3-B, 4-B, 5-B, 6-B, 7-B, 8-B, 9-B, 10-B,
11-A, 12-A, 13-B, 14-B, 15-B, 16-B, 17-B, 18-B, 19-B, 20-B,
21-A, 22-B, 23-B, 24-B, 25-B, 26-B, 27-B, 28-A, 29-B, 30-B,
31-B, 32-B, 33-B, 34-B, 35-B, 36-B, 37-A, 38-A, 39-A, 40-B,
41-B, 42-A, 43-A, 44-B, 45-A, 46-A, 47-A, 48-B, 49-A, 50-B,
51-A, 52-B, 53-B, 54-B, 55-B, 56-A, 57-B, 58-A, 59-A, 60-B। ➣ Next set
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