- In ‘A Slumber did my Spirit Seal,’ what does the speaker believe about the loved one?(A) She is beyond the touch of earthly years
(B) She is beyond all human fears
(C) She is beyond human control
(D) She is beyond the reach of human emotions
- The ‘Ode to the West Wind’ is divided into(A) three sections
(B) four sections
(C) five sections
(D) six sections
- What does Keats personify in ‘To Autumn’?(A) The season itself
(B) The morning mist
(C) The day
(D) The wind
- In ‘Ulysses,’ where does Ulysses express his desire to travel to?(A) The Pillars of Hercules
(B) The lands of the gods
(C) The known world
(D) The unknown world
- What is the main theme of ‘The Last Ride Together’?(A) The joy of a shared moment
(B) The finality of death
(C) The pain of unrequited love
(D) The beauty of nature
- What does the speaker in ‘The Darkling Thrush’ find at the end of the poem?(A) A new hope
(B) A sign of despair
(C) The end of the world
(D) A moment of peace
- The setting of ‘The Wild Swans at Coole’ is(A) a river
(B) a lake
(C) a forest
(D) a field
- Who is the ‘Ghost’ in ‘Strange Meeting’?(A) The poet’s spirit
(B) The spirit of a soldier he killed
(C) A spirit from the past
(D) A spirit from the future
- In ‘The Listeners,’ the ‘listeners’ are(A) the ghosts of the past
(B) the villagers
(C) the traveler’s friends
(D) the animals in the forest
- What is Raina’s attitude towards the soldiers in ‘Arms and the Man’?(A) She romanticizes them
(B) She is indifferent to them
(C) She fears them
(D) She despises them
- What does Bluntschli carry instead of ammunition?(A) Chocolate creams
(B) A map
(C) A book
(D) A blanket
- In ‘She Stoops to Conquer,’ what is the setting of the play?(A) A luxurious London home
(B) A rural country house
(C) A busy London street
(D) A bustling tavern
- ‘Catherine Wheel’ is a reference to(A) a kind of chariot
(B) a firework
(C) a type of punishment
(D) a spinning wheel
- What is the central theme of Galsworthy’s ‘Justice’?(A) The triumph of justice
(B) The flaws in the legal system
(C) The importance of law and order
(D) The power of love
- In ‘Justice,’ what does Robert Cokeson believe in?(A) Strict punishment
(B) Kindness and sympathy
(C) Revolution
(D) Violence
- What is the theme of ‘Dream-Children’?(A) The memory of childhood
(B) The sadness of a childless man
(C) The reality of the past
(D) The unfulfilled desires of a man
- In ‘The Gift of the Magi,’ what does Jim sell to buy a gift for Della?(A) His car
(B) His watch
(C) His house
(D) His dog
- What is the main message of ‘The Gift of the Magi’?(A) The importance of money
(B) The value of sacrifice and love
(C) The foolishness of giving gifts
(D) The danger of being poor
- What does Arsat do in ‘The Lagoon’ to save his brother?(A) He fights the enemy
(B) He gives him up
(C) He runs away
(D) He helps him escape
- What is the main conflict in ‘The Lotus Eater’?(A) The conflict between two friends
(B) The conflict between a man and nature
(C) The conflict between a man and his past
(D) The conflict between a man and his family
- What is the main theme of ‘The World is too much with us’?(A) The love of nature
(B) The beauty of the industrial world
(C) The loss of a connection to nature
(D) The importance of money
- ‘My spirit is too weak – mortality / Weighs heavily on me like a cloud of dew.’ – This line is from(A) Ode to a Nightingale
(B) Ode to the West Wind
(C) Tintern Abbey
(D) The Last Ride Together
- ‘To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.’ – This line is from(A) Ulysses
(B) The Darkling Thrush
(C) The Wild Swans at Coole
(D) Strange Meeting
- ‘That is what a man is. A man is a fool.’ – Who says this in ‘Arms and the Man’?(A) Sergius
(B) Bluntschli
(C) Petkoff
(D) Nicola
- ‘Digs’ is a term used in ‘Justice’ for(A) a job
(B) a house
(C) a prison
(D) a lodging
- Choose the correct preposition:He is good … drawing.
(A) in
(B) at
(C) for
(D) with
- Choose the correct verb form:The news … spread fast.
(A) has
(B) have
(C) had
(D) is
- Change the voice: ‘He helped the old man.'(A) The old man was helped by him.
(B) The old man is helped by him.
(C) The old man has been helped by him.
(D) The old man had been helped by him.
- Change the narration: ‘She said, “I am going to the market.”‘(A) She said that she was going to the market.
(B) She said that she is going to the market.
(C) She said that she had gone to the market.
(D) She said that she has gone to the market.
- ‘A baker’s dozen’ means(A) twelve
(B) thirteen
(C) eleven
(D) ten
- What is the plural of ‘nucleus’?(A) nucleus
(B) nucleuses
(C) nuclei
(D) nuclea
- Choose the correct sentence with subject-verb agreement:(A) Neither of the students are here.
(B) Neither of the students is here.
(C) Neither of the students have been here.
(D) Neither of the students were here.
- ‘To call it a day’ means(A) to name something
(B) to end an activity for the day
(C) to make a phone call
(D) to plan for the day
- What is the opposite of ‘optimist’?(A) pessimist
(B) realist
(C) idealist
(D) opportunist
- Choose the correct phrase to fill the blank:She has a … habit of biting her nails.
(A) good
(B) bad
(C) peculiar
(D) strange
- ‘A storm in a teacup’ means(A) a small problem
(B) a big problem
(C) a big fuss about a small matter
(D) a cup that is full of storm
- Choose the correct form of the verb:If I were you, I … not do that.
(A) will
(B) would
(C) would have
(D) had
- What is the part of speech of the underlined word?He ran quickly.
(A) Adjective
(B) Adverb
(C) Verb
(D) Noun
- ‘He is taller than me.’ This is an example of(A) incorrect grammar
(B) correct grammar
(C) an idiom
(D) a proverb
- What is the collective noun for a ‘group of sheep’?(A) Flock
(B) Herd
(C) School
(D) Pack
- ‘You can’t eat your cake and have it too.’ This is a(A) proverb
(B) idiom
(C) metaphor
(D) simile
- Choose the correct preposition:He is allergic … cats.
(A) to
(B) with
(C) from
(D) of
- Choose the correct alternative to join the two sentences:He is rich. He is unhappy.
(A) He is rich and unhappy.
(B) He is rich but unhappy.
(C) He is rich although unhappy.
(D) He is rich, therefore unhappy.
- ‘A silver lining’ means(A) a beautiful cloud
(B) a good aspect of a bad situation
(C) a sign of wealth
(D) a line of silver
- Choose the correct form of the word in the blank:He is not used to … early.
(A) getting up
(B) get up
(C) got up
(D) gets up
- ‘The apple of his eye’ means(A) the eye of an apple
(B) a person who is dearly loved
(C) a favorite fruit
(D) a person who is very famous
- What is the past tense of ‘bear’?(A) bore
(B) born
(C) bearing
(D) bare
- Choose the correct sentence:(A) Let’s go and have a dinner.
(B) Let’s go and have dinner.
(C) Let’s go to have a dinner.
(D) Let’s go for a dinner.
- What is the correct spelling?(A) Accomodate
(B) Acommodate
(C) Accommodate
(D) Acomodate
- ‘A big fish in a small pond’ means(A) a famous person in a small group
(B) a small person in a big group
(C) a big fish in a small pond
(D) a person who is powerful in a limited area
- Choose the correct preposition:She is married … an engineer.
(A) with
(B) to
(C) from
(D) for
- ‘Don’t cry over spilled milk.’ This is a well-known(A) idiom
(B) proverb
(C) metaphor
(D) simile
- Choose the correct alternative:He is one of the players who … been selected.
(A) has
(B) have
(C) is
(D) was
- What is the main idea of ‘The Gift of the Magi’?(A) The importance of hair
(B) The wisdom of love
(C) The folly of sacrifice
(D) The value of money
- ‘To be in hot water’ means(A) to be in trouble
(B) to take a hot bath
(C) to be in a hot place
(D) to be in a difficult situation
- Choose the correct option to fill the blank:He is … tallest boy in the class.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) one
- What is the antonym of ‘humble’?(A) polite
(B) arrogant
(C) kind
(D) shy
- ‘He said, “Where are you going?”‘ What kind of sentence is this?(A) Declarative
(B) Imperative
(C) Interrogative
(D) Exclamatory
- ‘The train left before I arrived.’ This is an example of(A) a simple sentence
(B) a complex sentence
(C) a compound sentence
(D) a run-on sentence
- ‘A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.’ This is a(A) idiom
(B) proverb
(C) metaphor
(D) simile
Answer Key
1. (A) She is beyond the touch of earthly years
2. (C) five sections
3. (A) The season itself
4. (D) The unknown world
5. (A) The joy of a shared moment
6. (A) A new hope
7. (B) a lake
8. (B) The spirit of a soldier he killed
9. (A) the ghosts of the past
10. (A) She romanticizes them
11. (A) Chocolate creams
12. (B) A rural country house
13. (B) a firework
14. (B) The flaws in the legal system
15. (B) Kindness and sympathy
16. (B) The sadness of a childless man
17. (B) His watch
18. (B) The value of sacrifice and love
19. (C) He runs away
20. (C) The conflict between a man and his past
21. (C) The loss of a connection to nature
22. (A) Ode to a Nightingale
23. (A) Ulysses
24. (B) Bluntschli
25. (D) a lodging
26. (B) at
27. (A) has
28. (A) The old man was helped by him.
29. (A) She said that she was going to the market.
30. (B) thirteen
31. (C) nuclei
32. (B) Neither of the students is here.
33. (B) to end an activity for the day
34. (A) pessimist
35. (B) bad
36. (C) a big fuss about a small matter
37. (B) would
38. (B) Adverb
39. (A) incorrect grammar *(“He is taller than I” is correct; “than me” is colloquial)*
40. (A) Flock
41. (B) proverb
42. (A) to
43. (B) He is rich but unhappy.
44. (B) a good aspect of a bad situation
45. (A) getting up
46. (B) a person who is dearly loved
47. (A) bore
48. (B) Let’s go and have dinner.
49. (C) Accommodate
50. (A) a famous person in a small group
51. (B) to
52. (B) proverb
53. (B) have
54. (B) The wisdom of love
55. (A) to be in trouble
56. (C) the
57. (B) arrogant
58. (C) Interrogative
59. (B) a complex sentence
60. (B) proverb