SLST English (9-10) Mock Test 3 SLST English Mock Test – Set 8 90:00 Full Marks: 60 | Time: 90 Minutes 1. In Wordsworth’s “I travelled among unknown men,” what is the speaker’s final resolution after his travels? To travel to even more distant lands To forget about Lucy completely To never leave England again To find a new love in his homeland 2. In “To a Skylark,” Shelley says of the bird, “Thou art unseen, but yet I hear thy ___.” music loud shrill delight melody sweet joyful sound 3. What is the name Keats gives to the wine he longs for in “Ode to a Nightingale”? Lethe Nectar Hippocrene Hemlock 4. In “Ulysses,” what does the hero describe as “an arch wherethro’ / Gleams that untravell’d world”? The port of Ithaca His own experience The sunset His old age 5. In “The Last Ride Together,” what does the speaker say is the one memory he will cherish from his beloved? The touch of her hand One long last look at her eyes The sound of her voice Her smile 6. The setting of “The Darkling Thrush” is at the end of a day, a year, and a ___. season century millennium lifetime 7. How does Yeats describe his own state when he first counted the swans at Coole? His heart was sore He trod with a lighter tread All was changed His hair was grey 8. The phrase “chariots that rolled / On wheels of death” in “Strange Meeting” is a powerful metaphor for: Ancient Roman warfare The unstoppable progress of time Industrial machinery Modern artillery and war machines 9. What are the “grey eyes” of the Traveller in “The Listeners” looking for? A sign of life from the house The path to the nearest town Shelter from the coming storm A place to water his horse 10. Who is Diggory in “She Stoops to Conquer”? A servant at the Hardcastle’s home The landlord of The Three Pigeons Marlow’s travelling companion Miss Neville’s secret lover 11. What is the final outcome of the relationship between Louka and Sergius in “Arms and the Man”? Sergius rejects her and marries Raina. Louka rejects him and marries Nicola. They become engaged to be married. They part ways as friends. 12. How much was the cheque originally for, which Falder forged in “Justice”? Nine pounds Ninety pounds Nineteen pounds Nine shillings 13. In “The Lagoon,” the white man’s boat is referred to as a: Canoe Sampan Prau Kayak 14. What does Thomas Wilson say he particularly dislikes about his former life in London in “The Lotos-Eater”? The food and drink The long working hours The fogs, the slush, and the crowds The lack of cultural events 15. The allusion to the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon in “The Gift of the Magi” is used to emphasize the value of: Della and Jim’s love for each other The poverty of their apartment The Christmas season Della’s hair and Jim’s watch 16. How do the two sons in “The Ox” react to their mother’s death? With profound grief and sorrow With relief that their ordeal is over With unemotional interest in the money she has saved With anger at their father 17. In “Dream Children,” the children are compared to the “Babes in the Wood” because: they are lost in a forest. they are cruelly treated by an uncle. their image on a chimney-piece seems to move. they are imaginary. 18. What does L.A. Hill mean by “circumlocution,” which he advises writers to avoid? Using simple, direct words Using a roundabout way of saying something Using foreign phrases Using the passive voice 19. The form of Wordsworth’s “Lucy Poems” is predominantly the: Epic Ode Ballad Sonnet 20. The final image in “Ode to the West Wind” is one of: Despair and decay Hope and regeneration Calm and silence Violent destruction 21. Find the error: This is my (a) / dog, his name (b) / is Tommy (c). / No error (d). a b c d 22. Change the voice: “It is time to take tea.” It is time for tea to be taken. It is time tea was taken. Tea should be taken now. It is time to be taken tea. 23. Change into indirect speech: The priest said, “May God pardon the sinner!” The priest told that God might pardon the sinner. The priest wished that God would pardon the sinner. The priest prayed that God might pardon the sinner. The priest said may God pardon the sinner. 24. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: We must abstain ___ smoking. to of with from 25. The idiom “a bed of roses” means: A difficult situation A fragrant place An easy and comfortable situation A beautiful garden 26. Find the error: The jury was divided (a) / in their (b) / opinions (c). / No error (d). a b c d 27. “A person who is excessively fond of his wife” is called: Henpecked Philanderer Uxorious Dotard 28. The use of ‘wheels’ to mean a car is an example of: Metonymy Simile Synecdoche Metaphor 29. Choose the correct sentence: He is my cousin brother. He is my cousin. He is my cousin sister. He is the cousin of mine. 30. What is the feminine of ‘gander’? Duck Goose Hen Drake 31. Join using “not only… but also”: He is foolish. He is obstinate. He is not only foolish and obstinate. He is foolish but also obstinate. He is not only foolish but also obstinate. Not only he is foolish, but also obstinate. 32. The plural of ‘loaf’ is: Loafs Loaves Loafes Loaf 33. Replace the underlined part with one word: One who does not believe in the existence of God. Theist Heretic Agnostic Atheist 34. Fill in the blank with the correct article: He knows how to play ___ flute. a an the no article 35. The antonym of ‘Humility’ is: Pride Modesty Meekness Kindness 36. Select the correctly spelt word. Foriegn Forein Foreign Forign 37. What is the meaning of the phrasal verb ‘call for’? To shout To cancel To visit To require or demand 38. The sentence “I remember the house where I was born” contains: a noun clause an adjective clause an adverbial clause a principal clause only 39. A ‘Parody’ is: a serious and respectful imitation. a short moral story. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. a poem of mourning. 40. Add a suitable question tag: Open the door, ___? isn’t it do you will you can’t it 41. “She is a walking encyclopaedia.” This sentence contains a/an: Simile Personification Hyperbole Metaphor 42. The synonym of ‘Diligent’ is: Lazy Hard-working Intelligent Indifferent 43. Fill in the blank: The poet and the novelist ___ dead. is was are has been 44. Change the voice: “Did he remember the date?” Was the date remembered by him? Had the date been remembered by him? Does he remember the date? The date was remembered by him? 45. A ‘Soliloquy’ is a speech made by a character: to another character to persuade them. to the audience, revealing their inner thoughts. at the very end of the play. in a loud, angry voice. 46. The study of the sounds of a language is called: Morphology Syntax Phonetics Semantics 47. Find the error: The climate of this place (a) / do not (b) / suit me (c). / No error (d). a b c d 48. What is the meaning of the idiom ‘to hit the nail on the head’? To do something exactly right To cause someone pain To work as a carpenter To make a lucky guess 49. Change into an exclamatory sentence: He is a very noble man. Is he a very noble man! How a noble man he is! What a noble man he is! He is indeed a noble man! 50. The feminine of ‘duke’ is: Dukess Dukine Dutchess Duchess 51. ‘Caesura’ in poetry refers to: The rhyme scheme of the poem A run-on line with no punctuation at the end A strong pause or break within a line of verse The rhythm or meter of the poem 52. When Wordsworth writes in his sonnet, “We have given our hearts away,” he is criticizing: The loss of religious faith The rise of political corruption The materialism and consumerism of society The decline of romantic love 53. The noun form of ‘brutal’ is: Brutality Brute Brutalize Both A and B 54. Select the correct sentence. If you will run in the sun, you will get tired. If you run in the sun, you will get tired. If you will run in the sun, you would get tired. If you would run in the sun, you will get tired. 55. The final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved is the: Prologue Denouement Climax Exposition 56. Split into two simple sentences: Being ill, he did not go to school. He was ill. So he did not go to school. He did not go to school. He was ill. He was ill. He did not go to school. He felt ill. He did not go to school. 57. Change into indirect speech: He said to her, “Are you coming with us?” He asked her if she was coming with them. He told her if she was coming with them. He asked her if you are coming with us. He asked her that was she coming with them. 58. The comparative degree of ‘good’ is: Gooder More good Best Better 59. Fill in the blank: One of the boys ___ absent today. are were have been is 60. ‘Enjambment’ in poetry is the: repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses. continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. use of a word to refer to something else that it is closely associated with. pause or break in a line of poetry. Submit Mock Test Result You have scored out of 60. Detailed Answers & Explanations