Here’s a set of 40 unique questions for          c) Parody
competitive examinations that cover              d) Fable
literary terms, determiners, sentence        7. A character who contrasts with
types (simple, complex, compound),               another character to highlight
and more:                                        particular qualities is known as
                                                 a— a) Foil ✅
                                                 b) Protagonist
                                                 c) Antagonist
Literary Terms                                   d) Mentor
                                             8. A type of poem with 14 lines,
   1. A comparison between two                   often in iambic pentameter, is
      unlike things using “like” or              called a— a) Haiku
      “as” is called a— a) Metaphor              b) Limerick
      b) Simile ✅                                c) Sonnet ✅
      c) Hyperbole                               d) Ballad
      d) Alliteration                        9. When a situation turns out to
   2. An exaggerated statement used              be the opposite of what was
      for effect is known as— a) Irony           expected, it is called— a) Irony
      b) Understatement                          ✅
      c) Hyperbole ✅                             b) Hyperbole
      d) Allegory                                c) Simile
   3. A recurring idea or symbol in a            d) Metaphor
      literary work is referred to as a      10. A character who remains
      — a) Metaphor                              unchanged throughout the
      b) Theme                                   story is called a— a) Static
      c) Motif ✅                                 character ✅
      d) Irony                                   b) Dynamic character
   4. When a character speaks                    c) Round character
      directly to the audience, it is            d) Flat character
      known as— a) Monologue ✅
      b) Dialogue
      c) Soliloquy
      d) Aside                            Determiners
   5. A figure of speech where
      human attributes are given to          11. Choose the correct determiner:
      non-human objects is called—               "I have ____ apple."
      a) Personification ✅                       a) a ✅
      b) Metaphor                                b) an
      c) Simile                                  c) the
      d) Irony                                   d) some
   6. A story that can be interpreted        12. Which sentence uses "some" as
      to reveal a hidden meaning,                a determiner?
      typically a moral or political             a) I need some water. ✅
      one, is called a— a) Allegory ✅            b) Some went to the park.
      b) Satire                                  c) She is some person.
    d) He gave some money to                  c) Many
    charity.                                  d) Both
13. The word "those" in the               20. In the sentence "I have no
    sentence "I like those shoes" is          money," the word "no" is a—
    a—                                        a) Possessive determiner
    a) Possessive determiner                  b) Quantifier determiner ✅
    b) Demonstrative determiner ✅             c) Demonstrative determiner
    c) Quantifier                             d) Indefinite determiner
    d) Indefinite determiner
14. Which of the following is an
    example of a quantifier
    determiner?                        Sentence Types (Simple, Complex,
    a) Every                           Compound)
    b) Much ✅
    c) This                               21. Which of the following is a
    d) Mine                                   simple sentence?
15. Which determiner is used to               a) He went to the park, and he
    indicate possession?                      saw a movie.
    a) Those                                  b) He went to the park. ✅
    b) My ✅                                   c) After he went to the park, he
    c) Any                                    saw a movie.
    d) Several                                d) He went to the park because
16. In the sentence "Each child has           he wanted to relax.
    a gift," the word "Each" is a—        22. Choose the compound
    a) Demonstrative determiner               sentence: a) She is reading a
    b) Quantifier determiner                  book, and he is playing football.
    c) Distributive determiner ✅              ✅
    d) Possessive determiner                  b) She is reading a book while he
17. The word "all" in "All the                plays football.
    children are playing" is a—               c) She is reading a book that she
    a) Demonstrative determiner               likes.
    b) Quantifier determiner ✅                d) She is reading a book when he
    c) Possessive determiner                  plays football.
    d) Ordinal determiner                 23. Which of the following is a
18. "We saw ____ movie                        complex sentence?
    yesterday." Which determiner              a) I went to the store, but I forgot
    completes the sentence?                   my wallet.
    a) an ✅                                   b) I went to the store because I
    b) a                                      needed some milk. ✅
    c) the                                    c) I went to the store and bought
    d) some                                   milk.
19. Which determiner is used to               d) I went to the store, and I came
    refer to specific things or               back home.
    people?                               24. Identify the compound
    a) Some                                   sentence: a) I bought a new
    b) The ✅                                  dress, but I didn’t wear it.
    b) I bought a new dress and wore            store and bought some food.
    it.                                         b) She went to the store, but she
    c) I bought a new dress;                    didn’t buy anything. ✅
    however, I didn’t wear it. ✅                c) She went to the store, where
    d) I bought a new dress that I              she bought some food.
    wore yesterday.                             d) She went to the store because
25. Which sentence is a simple                  she was hungry.
    sentence?                               30. Identify the simple sentence: a)
    a) She went to the store, but she           The dog barks loudly every
    didn’t buy anything.                        morning. ✅
    b) She went to the store because            b) The dog barks loudly every
    she needed milk.                            morning because it is hungry.
    c) She went to the store and                c) The dog barks loudly every
    bought some bread. ✅                        morning, and it scares the
    d) She went to the store after she          neighbors.
    finished work.                              d) The dog barks loudly every
26. Choose the correct complex                  morning while I am sleeping.
    sentence: a) I am studying
    because I have an exam. ✅
    b) I am studying, and I have an
    exam.                                Miscellaneous (Grammar, Idioms, and
    c) I am studying; however, I have    More)
    an exam.
    d) I am studying, but I have an         31. Choose the correct sentence: a)
    exam.                                       Neither the cat nor the dog are
27. Identify the compound                       hungry.
    sentence: a) I finished my                  b) Neither the cat nor the dog is
    homework, and then I watched                hungry. ✅
    TV. ✅                                       c) Neither the cat nor the dog
    b) I finished my homework after             were hungry.
    I watched TV.                               d) Neither the cat nor the dog
    c) I finished my homework, but I            have been hungry.
    didn’t watch TV.                        32. In the sentence "She sings
    d) I finished my homework,                  beautifully," the word
    although I was tired.                       "beautifully" is a—
28. Which sentence is a complex                 a) Noun
    sentence?                                   b) Verb
    a) She is singing while she is              c) Adverb ✅
    cooking.                                    d) Adjective
    b) She sings because she loves          33. Which sentence uses the word
    music. ✅                                    "round" as an adjective?
    c) She is singing, and she is               a) He walked round the block.
    cooking.                                    b) The round table was set for
    d) She sings and loves music.               dinner. ✅
29. Choose the compound                         c) She rounded the corner
    sentence: a) She went to the
    quickly.                                 a) Relative pronoun
    d) He went round the world.              b) Interrogative pronoun
34. The word "not" in the sentence           c) Subordinating conjunction ✅
    "I do not know him" is an                d) Coordinating conjunction
    example of a—
    a) Noun
    b) Pronoun
    c) Adverb ✅                       This set covers literary terms,
    d) Verb                           determiners, sentence types (simple,
35. Which of the following is an      complex, compound), and more,
    example of a prepositional        ensuring a well-rounded preparation for
    phrase? a) On the table ✅         competitive examinations. Let me know
    b) Running fast                   if you need further adjustments!
    c) She went there
    d) I gave him
36. The phrase “a piece of cake” is
    an example of a—
    a) Metaphor
    b) Simile
    c) Idiom ✅
    d) Symbol
37. Which word is a conjunction in
    the sentence "She likes tea and
    coffee"?
    a) She
    b) Likes
    c) And ✅
    d) Coffee
38. Which of the following
    sentences uses an article
    correctly?
    a) She bought a apple.
    b) She bought an apple. ✅
    c) She bought apple.
    d) She bought the apple.
39. In the sentence "He is the
    tallest of all," the word
    "tallest" is a—
    a) Comparative adjective
    b) Superlative adjective ✅
    c) Positive adjective
    d) Determiner
40. In the sentence "I’ll call you
    when I reach home," the word
    "when" is a—