SLST English Practice set-5 For IX-X
SLST English Practice set-5 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-5 For IX-X
1. In Wordsworth’s Lucy Poems, Lucy died at a –
[A] Young age, unknown and alone [B] Old age in London
[C] Young age in palace [D] Old age in France
2. Wordsworth’s “The World is Too Much With Us” is a –
[A] Ode [B] Sonnet
[C] Ballad [D] Elegy
3. In “Ode to the West Wind”, Shelley compares the Wind to a –
[A] Poet [B] Charioteer driving dead leaves
[C] King [D] Child
4. In “To a Skylark”, Shelley says the skylark is like a –
[A] Soldier [B] Poet hidden in light of thought
[C] King [D] Farmer
5. In “Ode to a Nightingale”, Keats mentions the sorrows of –
[A] Kings only [B] Youth growing pale, spectre-thin and dying
[C] Animals [D] Poets only
6. In “To Autumn”, Keats describes Autumn sitting on –
[A] A throne [B] A granary floor, with hair soft-lifted by winnowing wind
[C] A mountain [D] A river bank
7. In “Ulysses”, Ulysses wants to sail beyond –
[A] The river [B] The sunset, the baths of all western stars
[C] The mountain [D] The forest
8. In “The Last Ride Together”, the lover hopes that in heaven, their ride will –
[A] End [B] Continue forever, perfect and eternal
[C] Be forgotten [D] Become sad
9. In “The Darkling Thrush”, the poet at first sees –
[A] Hope [B] No hope, the century as a corpse
[C] Joy [D] Spring
10. In “The Wild Swans at Coole”, the swans are described as –
[A] Noisy [B] Unwearied, still and mysterious, paddling in cold water
[C] Old [D] Dead
11. In Owen’s “Strange Meeting”, the speaker realizes war is –
[A] Glorious [B] Futile and hellish, the pity of war
[C] Necessary [D] Joyful
12. In “The Listeners”, the house is –
[A] Crowded [B] Empty, moonlit, silent and solitary
[C] Bright [D] New
13. In “She Stoops to Conquer”, Tony Lumpkin’s mother wants him to marry Constance because of –
[A] Love [B] Her jewels and fortune
[C] Beauty [D] Kindness
14. In “She Stoops to Conquer”, Marlow finally realizes Kate’s trick and –
[A] Leaves her [B] Admires her wit and marries her
[C] Fights her [D] Insults her
SLST English Practice set-5 For IX-X
15. In Shaw’s “Arms and the Man”, Bluntschli is called “chocolate-cream soldier” by –
[A] Raina [B] Sergius
[C] Louka [D] Petkoff
16. In “Arms and the Man”, at the end Bluntschli proves himself –
[A] Poor [B] Rich, efficient and practical, worthy of Raina
[C] Coward [D] Cruel
17. In Galsworthy’s “Justice”, the play opens in –
[A] A prison [B] A solicitor’s office
[C] A court [D] A house
18. In “Justice”, Falder’s second punishment is for –
[A] Theft [B] Breaking his ticket-of-leave by going to see Ruth
[C] Murder [D] Forgery again
19. In Conrad’s “The Lagoon”, the setting is –
[A] England [B] A Malayan forest, a lagoon at sunset
[C] India [D] Africa
20. In Maugham’s “The Lotos Eater”, the narrator meets Wilson in –
[A] London [B] Capri, after 25 years
[C] Paris [D] Rome
21. In “The Lotos Eater”, Wilson’s tragedy is that he –
[A] Lost money [B] Outlived his money and his freedom
[C] Became ill [D] Lost friends
22. In “The Gift of the Magi”, Della buys Jim –
[A] A watch [B] A platinum fob chain for his watch
[C] A comb [D] A ring
23. In Bates’s “The Ox”, the story reflects –
[A] Urban life [B] The decline of traditional farming and human-animal bond
[C] War [D] Love
24. In Lamb’s “Dream Children”, Lamb’s grandmother was –
[A] Cruel [B] Kind, loved by Lamb, lived in Norfolk
[C] Rich [D] Poor
25. L.A. Hill says a writer should use –
[A] Long words [B] Words that exactly express the meaning
[C] Foreign words [D] Difficult phrases
26. Choose the correct sentence.
[A] He is inferior than me. [B] He is inferior to me.
[C] He is inferior from me. [D] He is inferior over me.
27. Choose the correct spelling.
[A] Neccessary [B] Necessary
[C] Neccesary [D] Necesary
28. He said, “I was busy yesterday.” – Choose the correct Indirect Speech.
[A] He said that he had been busy the previous day. [B] He said that he is busy yesterday.
[C] He said that he was busy yesterday. [D] He said that he had been busy yesterday.
29. “She will write a letter.” – Choose the correct Passive Voice.
[A] A letter will be written by her. [B] A letter is written by her.
[C] A letter was written by her. [D] A letter has been written by her.
SLST English Practice set-5 For IX-X
30. If he ___ time, he would come.
[A] has [B] had
[C] have [D] having
31. He is suffering ___ malaria.
[A] from [B] with
[C] by [D] of
32. One who can speak many languages is called –
[A] Orator [B] Linguist
[C] Polyglot [D] Bilingual only for two
33. Choose the synonym of “Rapid”.
[A] Slow [B] Swift
[C] Late [D] Weak
34. Choose the antonym of “Brave”.
[A] Courageous [B] Cowardly
[C] Strong [D] Bold
35. The idiom “To beat about the bush” means –
[A] To beat animals [B] To avoid coming to the point
[C] To garden [D] To fight
36. “Honesty is the best policy” means –
[A] To be rich [B] Honesty always pays in the long run
[C] To be clever [D] To lie
37. Join: The sun set. We returned home.
[A] Having set, the sun we returned. [B] The sun having set, we returned home.
[C] Sun set and we returned. [D] The sun set so we returned is wrong.
38. “On seeing the police, the thief ran away.” – Choose the correct Complex form.
[A] When the thief saw the police, he ran away. [B] The thief saw police and ran.
[C] Seeing police, thief ran. [D] Thief ran because police.
39. “It is too dark to see anything.” – Remove ‘too’.
[A] It is so dark that we cannot see anything. [B] It is very dark to see.
[C] It is dark and cannot see. [D] It is dark so cannot see.
40. Fill in the blank: He is ___ honest boy.
[A] A [B] An
[C] The [D] No article
41. “The man ___ you met is my uncle.”
[A] who [B] whom
[C] which [D] whose
42. She said to me, “Please help me.” – Choose the correct Indirect Speech.
[A] She requested me to help her. [B] She said me help her.
[C] She asked me help her. [D] She ordered me help her.
43. Which is an example of Hyperbole?
[A] He is as tall as a tree. [B] I am dying of thirst.
[C] He is a lion. [D] The wind sang.
44. “The stars danced in the sky.” – Identify the Figure of Speech.
[A] Simile [B] Personification
[C] Metaphor [D] Irony
SLST English Practice set-5 For IX-X
45. “Death, be not proud” – Identify the Figure of Speech.
[A] Apostrophe [B] Simile
[C] Metaphor [D] Hyperbole
46. In “Ode to the West Wind”, the Wind preserves seeds through –
[A] Winter [B] Its cold wings, to bring spring
[C] Summer [D] Rain
47. In “To Autumn”, Autumn is called “close bosom-friend of the maturing sun” because –
[A] It is hot [B] It ripens fruits with the sun
[C] It is cold [D] It brings rain
48. In “She Stoops to Conquer”, Constance’s jewels are stolen by –
[A] Hastings [B] Tony Lumpkin, who hides them
[C] Kate [D] Marlow
49. In “Arms and the Man”, Catherine Petkoff is –
[A] Raina’s mother, proud and romantic [B] A maid
[C] A soldier [D] A nurse
50. In “Justice”, Galsworthy shows prison as –
[A] A place of reform [B] A place that breaks spirit, not reforms
[C] A happy place [D] A school
51. In “The Lagoon”, Arsat’s story is a story of –
[A] Wealth [B] Love, sacrifice and guilt
[C] War [D] Adventure
52. In “Dream Children”, Lamb says his children would have been –
[A] Real [B] Seven, if Alice had married him
[C] Dead [D] Rich
53. Choose the correct sentence.
[A] Bread and butter are my breakfast. [B] Bread and butter is my breakfast.
[C] Bread and butter were my breakfast. [D] Bread and butter have my breakfast.
54. “The committee ___ decided.”
[A] has [B] have
[C] is [D] was
55. Active Voice: “The book is being read by me.” – Choose the correct form.
[A] I read the book. [B] I am reading the book.
[C] I have read the book. [D] I was reading the book.
56. One word substitution: One who is against religion –
[A] Atheist [B] Anti-religious
[C] Heretic [D] Agnostic
57. “To hit the nail on the head” means –
[A] To hammer [B] To say exactly the right thing
[C] To hurt [D] To build
58. Which sentence is in Past Perfect Tense?
[A] I had finished my work before he came. [B] I finished my work.
[C] I have finished my work. [D] I am finishing my work.
59. “He is married ___ my sister.”
[A] to [B] with
[C] by [D] for
60. A Lyric is –
[A] A long story poem [B] A short poem expressing personal feelings and emotions
[C] A drama [D] A novel
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SLST English Practice set-5 For IX-X
Answer Key – Set-5
1-A, 2-B, 3-B, 4-B, 5-B, 6-B, 7-B, 8-B, 9-B, 10-B,
11-B, 12-B, 13-B, 14-B, 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-A, 30-B,
31-A, 32-C, 33-B, 34-B, 35-B, 36-B, 37-B, 38-A, 39-A, 40-B,
41-B, 42-A, 43-B, 44-B, 45-A, 46-B, 47-B, 48-B, 49-A, 50-B,
51-B, 52-B, 53-B, 54-A, 55-B, 56-A, 57-B, 58-A, 59-A, 60-B। ➣ Next set
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