WBSSC English (11-12) 2025 Questions and Answer Keys | WBSSC English(PG) Answer Keys 2025
- Choose the appropriate structure in the following: When we reached the crematoria, the dead body __________ already cremated.
(A) had
(B) had been
(C) was
(D) would
Answer: (B) had been - “Because I studied hard, I passed the exam, and I was so happy” is an example of
(A) Simple sentence
(B) Complex sentence
(C) Compound-complex sentence
(D) Compound sentence
Answer: (C) Compound-complex sentence - Provide the correct form of adjective (for “mischief”) in the sentence below: He is a very __________ boy.
(A) mischiefing
(B) mischieful
(C) mischievous
(D) mischieving
Answer: (C) mischievous - Choose the correct form of narration: Rita said, “The sun rises in the east”.
(A) Rita reported that the sun rose in the east.
(B) Rita said that the sun rises in the east.
(C) Rita predicts that the sun will rise in the east.
(D) Rita was said that the sun was rising in the east.
Answer: (B) Rita said that the sun rises in the east. - “The paper says that the city is in trouble”. Here, the usage of “paper” exemplifies a
(A) Metris
(B) Alliteration
(C) Synecdoche
(D) Parable
Answer: (C) Synecdoche - The lamb, in William Blake’s “The Lamb”, has a:
(A) Resounding voice
(B) Happy voice
(C) Frail voice
(D) Tender voice
Answer: (D) Tender voice - “She had been studying for three hours” is an example of the usage of
(A) Past perfect continuous tense
(B) Future continuous tense
(C) Past perfect tense
(D) Present perfect continuous tense
Answer: (A) Past perfect continuous tense - In John Donne’s “The Good Morrow”, what according to the poet, were the lovers doing before they met?
(A) Studying
(B) Sleeping
(C) Travelling
(D) Working
Answer: (B) Sleeping - Supply the correct preposition to complete the following sentence: The boy was trying to float __________ a bamboo stick in the river.
(A) to
(B) by
(C) into
(D) with
Answer: (D) with - In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, what vision does Macbeth see at the banquet?
(A) A bloody child
(B) A bloody dagger
(C) Banquo’s ghost
(D) Duncan’s head
Answer: (C) Banquo’s ghost - According to G. B. Shaw in “Freedom”, people value:
(A) Wealth
(B) Religion
(C) Real freedom
(D) Education
Answer: (C) Real freedom - Why does William Blake name his 1794 poem “Tiger” instead of “Tiger”?
(A) He spelt it wrongly.
(B) He was not serious about the title of his poem.
(C) He wanted to suggest the uniqueness of the tiger and celebrate its exceptional strength.
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C) He wanted to suggest the uniqueness of the tiger and celebrate its exceptional strength. - In Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock, what item symbolises Belinda’s pride and beauty?
(A) Her necklace
(B) Her gown
(C) Her hair
(D) Her fan
Answer: (C) Her hair - In G. B. Shaw’s Arms and the Man, what is Raina Petkoff’s initial perception of Bluntschli when he first appears in her bedroom?
(A) A brave hero
(B) A dangerous villain
(C) A pathetic coward
(D) A charming rogue
Answer: (C) A pathetic coward - In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, who warns, “Where we are, there are daggers in men’s smiles”?
(A) Donalbain
(B) Banquo
(C) Macduff
(D) Malcolm I.
Answer: (A) Donalbain - What is the West Wind called in P. B. Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”?
(A) Spirit of free
(B) Wild West Wind
(C) Breeze of change
(D) Tempest’s child
Answer: (B) Wild West Wind - Choose the correct form of the article: She passed with __________ honours degree.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B) an - Where does, in S. T. Coleridge’s Christabel, Christabel find the mysterious Geraldine?
(A) At the castle-gate
(B) Underneath an old palm tree
(C) By a ruined fountain
(D) In the forest, near a large oak tree
Answer: (D) In the forest, near a large oak tree - What is the subtitle of S. T. Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan”?
(A) A dream in a vision
(B) A vision in a dream
(C) A vision and a dream
(D) A dream and a vision
Answer: (B) A vision in a dream - “I washed the car after I had come home” is an example of:
(A) Complex sentence
(B) Simple sentence
(C) Compound sentence
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A) Complex sentence - Rectify the sentence by choosing the correct form from the list below: “This is the most happiest day of my life”.
(A) This is a happiest day of my life.
(B) This is the happiest day of my life.
(C) This is the happier day of my life.
(D) This is the happy day of my life.
Answer: (B) This is the happiest day of my life. - In T. S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men”, what is “Mistah Kurtz—lie dead” epigraph a reference to?
(A) Joseph Conrad’s A Heart of Darkness
(B) William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
(C) T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land
(D) John Milton’s Paradise Lost
Answer: (A) Joseph Conrad’s A Heart of Darkness - Choose the correct infinite in the following sentence: Indian Air Force pilot witnessed a Pakistani aircraft __________ down.
(A) falled
(B) falling
(C) fallen
(D) fell
Answer: (B) falling - Choose the appropriate form of changed narration: We said, “We all love our country”.
(A) We said that we all loved our country.
(B) We said that we all love our country.
(C) We said that we did not love our country.
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B) We said that we all love our country. - “He is __________ best student in the class”. Choose the correct article from the list given below:
(A) a
(B) the
(C) an
(D) No article
Answer: (B) the - The title of William Somerset Maugham’s “The Lotus Eater” alludes to:
(A) Greek mythology—people who forget responsibilities
(B) Indian spirituality
(C) Japanese gardening
(D) Roman war rituals
Answer: (A) Greek mythology—people who forget responsibilities - What is the ultimate advice given to the poet by his muse in the final line of “Loving in Truth”?
(A) Study diligently and learn from the masters
(B) Seek advice from wise counsellors
(C) Look in the heart and write
(D) Abandon poetry and pursue other interests
Answer: (C) Look in the heart and write - In Charles Lamb’s “The Superannuated Man”, what does the term ‘superannuated’ mean in the context of the essay?
(A) Promoted
(B) Retired due to old age
(C) Newly employed
(D) Relocated
Answer: (B) Retired due to old age - In William Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey”, the poet-speaker revisits the site after
(A) seven years
(B) five years
(C) eleven years
(D) fourteen years
Answer: (B) five years - The name of Ulysses’s son in Tennyson’s “Ulysses”, in:
(A) Pericles
(B) Achilles
(C) Tieresius
(D) Telemachus
Answer: (D) Telemachus
- “The wind howled in the night” is an example of
(A) Simile
(B) Metaphor
(C) Onomatopoeia
(D) Parable
Answer: (C) Onomatopoeia - Choose the correct split form in the following simple sentence from the options: He is too weak to run.
(A) He is very weak. He cannot run.
(B) He will not run. He was very weak.
(C) He will be very weak. He would not run.
(D) He did not want to run. He is very weak.
Answer: (A) He is very weak. He cannot run. - In “Ode to a Nightingale” by John Keats, to what form of art does the speaker claim the Nightingale’s song belongs to, and that it is immortal?
(A) Painting
(B) Sculpture
(C) Poetry
(D) Architecture
Answer: (C) Poetry - In George Herbert’s “Virtue”, what is the only truly enduring element in the face of decay and death – as per the poet?
(A) Physical beauty and youth
(B) The works of art and human creations
(C) A virtuous soul
(D) The power of nature
Answer: (C) A virtuous soul - She studied hard, and she passed the exam. This is an example of
(A) Simple sentence
(B) Complex sentence
(C) Compound sentence
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C) Compound sentence - In Robert Browning’s “The Last Duchess”, what is the Duke showing to the envoy from a foreign Count?
(A) His collection of ancient coins
(B) The portrait of his late wife
(C) Plans for a new palace-wing
(D) His prized stable of horses
Answer: (B) The portrait of his late wife - Supply the correct preposition: He deals __________ gold.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) with
(D) under
Answer: (A) in - In J. M. Synge’s Riders to the Sea, what item of Michael’s clothing do the sisters examine to identify his body?
(A) His hat and shoes
(B) His trousers
(C) His shirt and stockings
(D) His handkerchief
Answer: (C) His shirt and stockings - Choose the correct relative clause for the following sentence: The person __________ called you is waiting outside.
(A) that
(B) who
(C) which
(D) will
Answer: (B) who - Supply the correct adverb: He __________ goes to office in the weekends as his office remains shut.
(A) always
(B) sometimes
(C) rarely
(D) never
Answer: (D) never - What will give ‘eternal life’ to the beloved in William Shakespeare’s “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day”?
(A) Wealth
(B) Youth
(C) The Poet’s verse
(D) Beauty
Answer: (C) The Poet’s verse - The stranger in Wilfred Owen’s “Strange Meeting” is
(A) a nurse.
(B) a fellow British soldier.
(C) a German soldier he killed.
(D) a priest.
Answer: (C) a German soldier he killed. - In Charles Lamb’s “Dream Children”, what is the name of the old house that figures prominently in the essay?
(A) Blakesmoor
(B) Grandame Field’s House
(C) Islington
(D) The South-Sea House
Answer: (B) Grandame Field’s House - In “Of Studies”, what caution does Bacon provide about studies?
(A) Studies should not be excessive or lead to idleness.
(B) Studies should be avoided in favour of practical experience.
(C) Studies are only for the elites.
(D) Studies have no real value in life.
Answer: (A) Studies should not be excessive or lead to idleness. - In Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer, Mr. Hardcastle wants his daughter to marry:
(A) Hastings
(B) Tony
(C) Marlow
(D) The Landlord’s son
Answer: (C) Marlow - From which sonnet sequence is “One Day I wrote upon a wall” written?
(A) Prothalamion
(B) Amoretti
(C) Epithalamion
(D) The Faerie Queene, Book-I
Answer: (B) Amoretti - Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: You are on leave. __________ you are to be present at the meeting.
(A) required
(B) require
(C) requisite
(D) allow
Answer: (A) required - In James Joyce’s “Araby”, what does the young boy promise to buy for Mangan’s sister from the bazaar?
(A) A piece of jewellery
(B) A book of jewellery
(C) Whatever she desires
(D) Nothing specific, just a souvenir
Answer: (D) Nothing specific, just a souvenir - Whom did David Copperfield meet unexpectedly at Dora Spenlow’s house in Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield?
(A) Mr. Micawber
(B) Dora
(C) Miss Murdstone
(D) Mrs. Trotwood
Answer: (C) Miss Murdstone - In Katherine Mansfield’s “The Fly”, what does Mr. Woodfield mention that triggers the Boss’ emotions?
(A) The event of Woodfield’s daughter’s visit to her mother’s grave
(B) The Boss’s retirement
(C) A new business opportunity
(D) His recent illness
Answer: (A) The event of Woodfield’s daughter’s visit to her mother’s grave - Change the voice: Open the door.
(A) She says open the door.
(B) She ordered that the door opens.
(C) Let the door be opened.
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C) Let the door be opened. - In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, what is Mr. Collins’s profession?
(A) He is a lawyer.
(B) He is a clergyman.
(C) He is a tradesman.
(D) He is a kinsman.
Answer: (B) He is a clergyman. - In John Keats’s “To Autumn”, with what does Autumn conspire to load and bless the vines?
(A) The sun
(B) The moon
(C) The rain
(D) The west wind
Answer: (A) The sun - In W. B. Yeats’s “The Wild Swans at Coole”, what does the speaker muse regarding the swans’ future?
(A) They will always stay at Coole.
(B) They will eventually fly to a warmer climate.
(C) They will someday vanish to another lake.
(D) They will guide lost travellers.
Answer: (B) They will eventually fly to a warmer climate. - In P. B. Shelley’s “To a Skylark”, what quality of the Skylark’s song does the speaker emphasise most?
(A) Its sadness
(B) Its power
(C) Its joy and uninhibited nature
(D) Its complexity
Answer: (C) Its joy and uninhibited nature - What among the following is a perfect example of subject’s verb agreement?
(A) The dogs bark at night.
(B) The dogs barks at night.
(C) The dog barks in night.
(D) The dog bark in night.
Answer: (A) The dogs bark at night. - Join the following sentences using the most appropriate word. The road was long, __________ we could not see the end.
(A) and
(B) however
(C) but
(D) though
Answer: (A) and - Supply the appropriate determiner for the following sentence: __________ cultures are as hard working as those of the Asians are.
(A) Few
(B) No
(C) None
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) Few (‘No’ is also grammatically correct) - In Conrad’s “The Lagoon”, what does Arsat want to do after the death of his beloved Diamelen?
(A) He wants to remarry.
(B) He wants to kill himself.
(C) He wants to leave the island.
(D) He wants to avenge his brother’s death.
Answer: (D) He wants to avenge his brother’s death. - In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, who runs off with Mr. Wickham causing a scandal for the Bennet family?
(A) Jane Bennet
(B) Mary Bennet
(C) Kitty Bennet
(D) Lydia Bennet
Answer: (D) Lydia Bennet
