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9 Board English previous year questions on Modern English — options free on every question; 1 include the answer & explanation free, the rest unlock with PYQ Pass.

Q1 FREE PREVIEW

Walter de la Mare knew a ........ who is now dead.

a

lady

b

girl

c

boy

d

lord

✓ Correct answer: a)

lady

Explanation

Correct answer: A) lady

Explanation:

  • In Walter de la Mare’s poem “The Listeners,” he mentions a lady who is now dead, reflecting on memory and the passage of time.

Q2

English developed from the speech of

a

Anglo-Indian

b

Anglo-American

c

Anglo-Saxon

d

Anglo-African

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Q3

Dorothy L. Sayers published an authentic verse translation of

a

Inferno

b

The Bhagavad Geeta

c

Clouds of Witness

d

Unnatural Death

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Q4

In UK, Australia and New Zealand, English is spoken as a

a

foreign language

b

colonial language

c

second language

d

native language

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Q5

Who wrote 'Piers the Plowman'?

a

Spenser

b

Milton

c

Langland

d

Congreve

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Q6

The English government give elderly people a/an

a

intalment payment

b

pension

c

loan

d

salary

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Q7

Who was the great-dramatist of the Elizabethan Age?

a

Charles Dickens

b

Shakespeare

c

Daniel Defuc

d

Thomas Henry

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Q8

About ..... years ago, Latin was a world language.

a

600

b

800

c

900

d

700

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Q9

It was said that the sun never sets in the ________ Empire.

a

French

b

Russian

c

British

d

Indian

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