SLST English Practice set-4 For IX-X
SLST English Practice set-4 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-4 For IX-X
1. In Wordsworth’s “Lucy Poems”, Lucy is compared to –
[A] A rose [B] A violet and a star
[C] A sun [D] A river
2. In “The World is Too Much With Us”, Wordsworth mentions Proteus and Triton to show –
[A] His love for Greek mythology [B] His desire to see Nature as the Pagans did
[C] His fear of sea [D] His love for war
3. Shelley wrote “Ode to the West Wind” in –
[A] 1819 [B] 1820
[C] 1818 [D] 1821
4. In “To a Skylark”, Shelley calls the skylark –
[A] A nightingale [B] An unbodied joy
[C] A dark bird [D] A sad bird
5. In “Ode to a Nightingale”, Keats drinks wine to –
[A] Get drunk [B] Forget the sorrows of the world and join the bird
[C] Celebrate [D] Sleep
6. Keats’s “To Autumn” has how many stanzas?
[A] Two [B] Three
[C] Four [D] Five
7. In “Ulysses”, Ulysses says “I am a part of all that I have met” – It means –
[A] He is old [B] His experiences have made him what he is
[C] He is rich [D] He is tired
8. In “The Last Ride Together”, the lover feels that his last ride will –
[A] Be forgotten [B] Live forever in heaven as a perfect moment
[C] Be sad [D] Be his last day
9. In “The Darkling Thrush”, the thrush is called “darkling” because –
[A] It is black [B] It sings in the darkening dusk
[C] It is blind [D] It is dead
10. In “The Wild Swans at Coole”, the poet first counted the swans –
[A] At dawn [B] At twilight, 19 years ago
[C] At midnight [D] At noon
11. Wilfred Owen was killed in –
[A] 1916 [B] 1918, one week before the end of First World War
[C] 1914 [D] 1920
12. In “The Listeners”, the Traveller knocks –
[A] Once [B] Twice, second time more loudly
[C] Thrice [D] Many times
13. “She Stoops to Conquer” was first performed in –
[A] 1770 [B] 1773
[C] 1780 [D] 1760
14. In “She Stoops to Conquer”, Kate’s father is –
[A] Mr. Hardcastle [B] Mr. Marlow
[C] Tony [D] Hastings
SLST English Practice set-4 For IX-X
15. In “Arms and the Man”, the title is taken from –
[A] Shakespeare [B] Virgil’s Aeneid – “Arma virumque cano”
[C] Bible [D] Homer
16. In “Arms and the Man”, Raina’s age at the beginning is –
[A] 18 [B] 23
[C] 20 [D] 16
17. In Galsworthy’s “Justice”, Falder works as –
[A] A teacher [B] A junior clerk in a solicitor’s office
[C] A farmer [D] A doctor
18. In “Justice”, Falder forges the cheque for –
[A] 9 pounds [B] 9 pounds to help Ruth escape to South America
[C] 100 pounds [D] 50 pounds
19. In Conrad’s “The Lagoon”, Arsat and Diamelen flee from –
[A] A palace [B] The palace of the Rajah, where Diamelen was a wife
[C] A village [D] A ship
20. In Maugham’s “The Lotos Eater”, Wilson is from –
[A] France [B] London, a bank clerk
[C] America [D] Italy
21. In “The Lotos Eater”, Wilson’s annual income from savings is –
[A] 200 pounds [B] 300 pounds a year
[C] 500 pounds [D] 100 pounds
22. In “The Gift of the Magi”, Jim’s watch was –
[A] New [B] A family heirloom from his father and grandfather
[C] Cheap [D] Gifted by Della
23. In Bates’s “The Ox”, the farmer is –
[A] Young [B] Old and stubborn, attached to his ox
[C] Rich [D] A king
24. In Lamb’s “Dream Children”, Alice is described as –
[A] A cruel girl [B] A fair, beautiful girl with golden hair
[C] A poor girl [D] An old woman
25. L.A. Hill says good writing needs –
[A] Difficult vocabulary [B] Clear thinking before writing
[C] Long paragraphs [D] Many idioms
26. Choose the correct sentence.
[A] He is prefer than me. [B] He prefers coffee to tea.
[C] He prefer coffee than tea. [D] He is prefer to tea.
27. Choose the correct spelling.
[A] Seperate [B] Separate
[C] Separete [D] Seperete
28. She said, “I am ill.” – Choose the correct Indirect Speech.
[A] She said that she was ill. [B] She said that she is ill.
[C] She said that she had been ill. [D] She said that she will be ill.
29. “He has written a poem.” – Choose the correct Passive Voice.
[A] A poem is written by him. [B] A poem has been written by him.
[C] A poem was written by him. [D] A poem is being written by him.
SLST English Practice set-4 For IX-X
30. If you ___ me, I shall help you.
[A] asks [B] ask
[C] asked [D] asking
31. He is good ___ English.
[A] in [B] at
[C] for [D] on
32. One who eats only vegetables is called –
[A] Carnivorous [B] Vegetarian
[C] Omnivorous [D] Herbivorous animal only
33. Choose the synonym of “Honest”.
[A] False [B] Truthful
[C] Clever [D] Rude
34. Choose the antonym of “Generous”.
[A] Kind [B] Miserly
[C] Noble [D] Liberal
35. The idiom “To turn a deaf ear” means –
[A] To become deaf [B] To refuse to listen
[C] To hear clearly [D] To be ill
36. “Where there is a will, there is a way” means –
[A] To walk [B] Determination leads to success
[C] To find road [D] To be strong
37. Join: He is ill. He cannot attend school.
[A] Because he is ill, he cannot attend school. [B] He is ill and cannot attend school.
[C] He is ill so cannot attend. [D] He is ill but cannot attend.
38. “He is honest in spite of being poor.” – Choose the correct Complex form.
[A] Though he is poor, he is honest. [B] He is poor and honest.
[C] He is honest but poor. [D] Being poor, he is honest.
39. “He is too old to run.” – Remove ‘too’.
[A] He is so old that he cannot run. [B] He is very old to run.
[C] He is old and cannot run. [D] He is old so he cannot run.
40. Fill in the blank: ___ Earth moves round the Sun.
[A] A [B] An
[C] The [D] No article
41. “The boy ___ father is a doctor is my friend.”
[A] who [B] which
[C] whose [D] whom
42. He said to me, “Will you come?” – Choose the correct Indirect Speech.
[A] He asked me if I would come. [B] He asked me will I come.
[C] He asked me if I will come. [D] He asked me if I come.
43. Which is an example of Irony?
[A] He is as brave as a lion. [B] What a fine weather, it is raining heavily.
[C] He runs fast. [D] She sings well.
44. “The classroom was a zoo.” – Identify the Figure of Speech.
[A] Simile [B] Metaphor
[C] Personification [D] Hyperbole
SLST English Practice set-4 For IX-X
45. “She has a heart of gold.” – Identify the Figure of Speech.
[A] Simile [B] Metaphor
[C] Irony [D] Pun
46. In “Ode to the West Wind”, the Wind is called “breath of Autumn’s being” because –
[A] It brings winter [B] It drives dead leaves and seeds
[C] It is cold [D] It is strong
47. In “To Autumn”, the “winnowing wind” refers to –
[A] Storm [B] Wind that separates grain from chaff
[C] Breeze [D] Winter wind
48. In “She Stoops to Conquer”, the comedy arises from –
[A] Tragedy [B] Mistaken identity and Marlow’s bashfulness
[C] War [D] Death
49. In “Arms and the Man”, Sergius finally marries –
[A] Raina [B] Louka
[C] Catherine [D] Nobody
50. In “Justice”, Ruth’s husband is –
[A] Kind [B] Cruel and drunken, Honeywill
[C] Rich [D] Dead
51. In “The Lagoon”, the story is told in –
[A] Present tense [B] Flashback, Arsat tells his past to the white man
[C] Future [D] Letter form
52. In “Dream Children”, the children fade away saying –
[A] We are dead [B] We are not Alice’s children, nor yours, but dream children
[C] We will come back [D] We are angels
53. Choose the correct sentence.
[A] The news are good. [B] The news is good.
[C] The news were good. [D] The news have good.
54. “Two and two ___ four.”
[A] make [B] makes
[C] made [D] making
55. Active Voice: “A song is sung by her.” – Choose the correct form.
[A] She sings a song. [B] She sang a song.
[C] She is singing a song. [D] She has sung a song.
56. One word substitution: One who lives alone –
[A] Loner [B] Recluse
[C] Hermit only for religion [D] Bachelor
57. “To add fuel to the fire” means –
[A] To cook [B] To worsen a situation
[C] To light fire [D] To warm
58. Which sentence is in Present Continuous Tense?
[A] She is reading now. [B] She reads daily.
[C] She has read. [D] She will read.
59. “He was accused ___ theft.”
[A] of [B] for
[C] with [D] by
60. A Ballad is –
[A] A short poem telling a story in simple language [B] A long epic
[C] A drama [D] A novel
SLST English Practice set-4 For IX-X
Answer Key – Set-4
1-B, 2-B, 3-A, 4-B, 5-B, 6-B, 7-B, 8-B, 9-B, 10-B,
11-B, 12-B, 13-B, 14-A, 15-B, 16-B, 17-B, 18-B, 19-B, 20-B,
21-B, 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-C,
41-C, 42-A, 43-B, 44-B, 45-B, 46-B, 47-B, 48-B, 49-B, 50-B,
51-B, 52-B, 53-B, 54-B, 55-A, 56-B, 57-B, 58-A, 59-A, 60-A। ➣ Next set
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