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9th Class English Paper - APS&C

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Choose the correction option: TEST NO 1

1. Identity the transitional device of time used in the following sentences:

A) You will be charged heavily for this crime.
B) He is treacherous but his friend is honest.
C) Alam is taller than his father.
D) The new books are placed next to the dispenser.

ANSWER= (D) The new books are placed next to the dispenser.
Explanation: Transitional devices are words, phrase or whole sentences that help to connect thoughts, qaulify information and/or establish casue and effect relationship. For Example: to add (and, in addition to, finally, lastly, furtheru, furthermore, also, too, moreover, besides); to show Time ( immediately, soon, after, finally, then, later, preiously, first, next, concuurently)

2. A traditional story especially one connecting the early history of people or explaining some natural or social phenomena is called:

A) Poetry
B) Myth
C) Fiction
D) Legend

ANSWER= (B) Myth
Explanation: A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

3. A story has been made up of it that the lake was formed by the tears of a god.

A) Poetry
B) Myth
C) Fiction
D) Legend

ANSWER= (D) Legend
Explanation: A story from ancient times about people and events, that may or may not be true; this type of story.

4. On my flight to Karachi, I sat next to a conservative woman. The negative connotation of the underlined word is:

A) Cranky
B) Old fashioned
C) dirty
D) cunning

ANSWER= (B) Old fashioned
Explanation: Not modern; no longer fashonale. His clothes were curiously old fashioned.

5. She is somewhat eccentric in her attitude. The synonym of the underlined word is

A) Cranky
B) Old fashioned
C) Dirty
D) Cunning

ANSWER= A) Cranky
Explanation: Considered by other people to be strange or unusual. She is an accentric aunt.

6. The candle flame danced in the hall. Which device literary is used in the sentence?

A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Oxymoron

ANSWER= C) Personification
Explanation: Personification of something a person who has a lot of a particular quality or characteristic. The goddess river was flowing majestically.

7. "Paralysed force, gesture without motion." Which literary device is used in the verse?

A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Oxymoron

ANSWER= D) Oxymoron
Explanation: Oxymoron is a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other, for example " a defening silence". "Shape without form".

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8. The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our kitchen window. The contextual meaning of the underlined word is

A) thrillingly
B) marvellously
C) impressively
D) excitingly

ANSWER= B) marvellously
Explanation: very beautifully; in a way that is very impressive. The guests were splendidly dressed.

9. After the rains, the stream became murky; in fact, the water was so cloudy you couldn't see the bottom. The underlined word refers to

A) cloudy
B) bottomless
C) clear
D) bright

ANSWER= A) cloudy
Explanation: not clear and crystal, a grey, cloudy day.

10. The water looked cloudy and not fit to drink. The underlined word refers to

A) clear
B) bottomless
C) not clear
D) bright

ANSWER= C) not clear
Explanation: a grey, a cloudy day. Not clear.

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11. Hares primarily live in open fields with a scattered brush for shelter. The underlined word refers to

A) dotted
B) vast
C) speckled
D) spotted

ANSWER= D) spotted
Explanation: spread far apart over a wide area or over a long period of time.

12. Our baseball team's pitcher (player) has a few eccentric habits, such as throwing exactly 13 warm-up pitchers and have wearing socks. The contextual mean of the underlined work is

A) normal
B) strange
C) messy
D) irregular

ANSWER= B) strange
Explanation: considered by other people to be strange or unusual.

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13. In addition to these arrangements, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight. The transitional phrase used in the sentence is

A) to contrast signal
B) to show time
C) to add
D) to establish a degree

ANSWER= C) to add
Explanation: It adds the information given in the sentence.

14. Finally, they decided to leave the venue and look for the cat somewhere The transitional phrase used in the sentence is

A) to contrast signal
B) to show time
C) to add
D) to establish a degree

ANSWER= B) to show the time
Explanation: Adverb of time, finally defines the action taken afterwords. What they decided to do further.

15. Which one of the modal verbs used in the sentences below shows the function of ability?

A) Paul could speak Chinese when he was a child
B) Alia is not there today; she may be unwell.
C) Could I borrow your phone, please?
D) Can she have a cookie?

ANSWER= A) Paul could speak Chinese when he was a child.
Explanation: Here speaking ability is mentioned that he could speak an other language at the age of five or so.

16. Which one of the following is a transitive verb?

A) it rained Paul.
B) The ship sailed smoothly.
C) The boy is a student.
D) The meeting was called by the leader.

ANSWER= D) The meeting was called by the leader.
Explanation: The leader called the meeting. (AV) 'Meeting' is an object.

17. Which one of the following is an Intransitive verb?

A) The combs lay there and Della was crying.
B) The children are making a noise in the class.
C) They are very good players.
D) She cooks nice meals.

ANSWER= A) The combs lay there and Della was crying.
Explanation: 'The combs' is subject here and the main verb, 'lay' is intransitive. It needs no object. The object is subject here.

18. Which one of the following is a Complex Intransitive verb?

A) They introduced themselves.
B) They named their child Sara.
C) They played well.
D) They were standing silently.

ANSWER= A) They named their child Sara.
Explanation: Complex Transitive verb needs an object complement along with a Direct Object. They painted their house purple. a noun (purple)

19. Identify the sentence which exemplifies Past Perfect Tense?

A) Please try to be more careful.
B) We are trying to move our house.
C) The session had started before she entered the hall.
D) My sister sobbed when she came home from school.

ANSWER= C) The session had started before she entered the hall. The patient had died before the doctor reached.
Explanation: The main clause "the session had started" is Past Perfect.

20. Which of the following sentence carries an infinitive?

A) Her crying disturbed me.
B) The burnt man had to undergo plastic surgery.
C) The session had started when entered the hall.
D) His parents allow him to stay out late.

ANSWER= D) His parents allow him to stay out late.
Explanation: The main verb is 'allow' here and 'to stay' is an infinitive. He wanted to buy new clothes.

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21. Which of the following sentence is an example of an adverb phrase?

A) He studied hard so that he could pass.
B) We shall arrange everything if informed early.
C) The rules of this game are complicated.
D) Somebody's dog went into my uncle's garden.

ANSWER= D) Somebody's dog went into my uncle's garden.
Explanation: 'into my uncle's garden' is an adverb of place, which defines the verb,'went'

22. Which of the following sentence has correct punctuation?

A) Somebody's dog went into my uncles garden.
B) Somebodys dog went into my uncles garden.
C) Somebody's dog went into my uncle's garden.
D) Somebodys dog went into my uncle's garden.

ANSWER= D) Somebody's dog went into my uncle's garden.
Explanation: Both somebody's and uncle's need apostrophes.

23. Which of the following sentence has the correct use of vocabulary?

A) She bears no bitter towards those who ill-treated her.
B) She bears no bitterly towards those who ill-treated her.
C) She bears no bitterer towards those who ill-treated her.
D) She bears no bitterness towards those who ill-treated her.

ANSWER= D) She bears no bitterness towards those who ill-treated her.
Explanation: 'bitterness' is a noun that is correctly used in the sentence.

24. Which of the following sentence carries an adjective phrase?

A) Sit where you like to sit.
B) I bought a ring that was made of gold.
C) He made a century in the first innings.
D) I visited the place where I was born.

ANSWER= B) I bought a ring that was made of gold.
Explanation: 'that was made of gold' defines the ring. I bought a gold ring.

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25. Identify the transitive verb of the following sentence.

A) They are sleeping soundly.
B) They laid the flowers on the graves.
C) The flowers were in full bloom.
D) The tall trees are looking beautiful and grand.

ANSWER= B) They laid the flowers on the graves.
Explanation: 'the flowers' are the object of the main verb, lay, laid, laid, laying is Transitive Verb.