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10th Grade English Grammar — MCQ Quiz (Set 1)

10 questions on advanced grammar, rhetoric, vocabulary, and literary devices

Question 1 — Conditional Sentences (Type 3)

"If she ______ harder, she would have passed the exam." Choose the correct form.

A. studied
B. had studied
C. would study
D. studies

Question 2 — Inversion

"Never ______ such a breathtaking view." Choose the correct inverted form.

A. I have seen
B. have I seen
C. I had seen
D. had seen I

Question 3 — Figures of Speech

"I have told you a million times to clean your room." This is an example of:

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Irony

Question 4 — Reported Speech (Questions)

She asked, "Where do you live?" Change to indirect speech.

A. She asked where do I live.
B. She asked where did I live.
C. She asked where I lived.
D. She asked where I live.

Question 5 — Vocabulary

What does the word "pragmatic" mean?

A. idealistic and visionary
B. dealing with things sensibly and practically
C. overly emotional and dramatic
D. strict and authoritative

Question 6 — Clauses

"The book that won the award was written by a teenager." The underlined clause is a/an:

A. Noun clause
B. Adverbial clause
C. Adjective (relative) clause
D. Independent clause

Question 7 — Tenses

"By the time you read this letter, I ______ the country." Choose the correct form.

A. will leave
B. am leaving
C. will have left
D. have left

Question 8 — Sentence Correction

Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

A. The committee have reached their decision.
B. The committee has reached its decision.
C. The committee has reached their decision.
D. The committee have reached its decision.

Question 9 — Rhetorical Devices

"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." This is an example of:

A. Alliteration
B. Anaphora
C. Chiasmus
D. Oxymoron

Question 10 — Confusable Words

"The new policy will ______ all previous regulations." Choose the correct word.

A. supersede
B. supercede
C. suprasede
D. superseed

Answer Key

1. B — had studied
2. B — have I seen
3. C — Hyperbole
4. C — she asked where I lived
5. B — dealing with things sensibly and practically
6. C — Adjective (relative) clause
7. C — will have left
8. B — The committee has reached its decision.
9. C — Chiasmus
10. A — supersede

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