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SST English MCQ Paper – 11th Class KPK | EjeelLearnHub

Section A — Literature & Comprehension

A young seagull was afraid to leave his ledge and fly. What finally forced him to take his first flight?Prose

[Choose the correct option]

A His brothers pushed him off the ledge

B Hunger drove him to dive for food his mother held just out of reach

C A strong wind blew him off the ledge

D His father threatened to stop feeding him forever

✅ Correct Answer: B

The young seagull had not eaten for a long time. His mother flew close holding a piece of fish just beyond his reach. Maddened by hunger, he dived for the food and unknowingly made his first flight — hunger overcame fear.

A famous poem compares trees growing in open plains with no struggle to people who never face hardship in life. Both never reach their true potential. This comparison sustained throughout the whole poem is called:Poetry

[Identify the literary device]

A Rhyme scheme

B Personification

C Extended metaphor

D Allusion

✅ Correct Answer: C

An extended metaphor is a comparison that continues throughout a poem or passage. Comparing trees growing strong through storms to humans growing strong through hardship — sustained across the entire poem — is a classic extended metaphor.

Pakistan’s founder, in a famous university speech, warned the youth to beware of “fifth columnists.” What does this term mean?Comprehension

[Choose the correct meaning]

A Corrupt politicians who misuse public money

B People who secretly destroy a group or nation from within

C Students who fail their examinations repeatedly

D Foreign agents who spy openly

✅ Correct Answer: B

‘Fifth columnists’ refers to people who undermine a larger group from within, secretly working in favour of an enemy. The founder used this term to warn young Pakistanis against internal enemies of the new nation.

In a short story, a teenage girl discovers secretly pre-wrapped Christmas gifts hidden in her mother’s closet — prepared for every family member. What does this discovery most powerfully reveal?Prose

[Choose the correct inference]

A The mother was an extremely organized person

B The father had secretly bought the gifts

C The mother had known about her terminal illness but chose to protect her family’s happiness

D The mother always prepared Christmas gifts months in advance

✅ Correct Answer: C

The pre-wrapped gifts prove the mother had known she was dying yet chose to silently protect her family from grief by preparing everything they would need — a powerful symbol of selfless maternal love.

A young farmer boy is compared to a cat in his watchfulness and alertness. This comparison using the word “like” is an example of:Literary Device

[Identify the literary device]

A Metaphor

B Personification

C Simile

D Hyperbole

✅ Correct Answer: C

A simile is a direct comparison between two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. “Alert and watchful, like a cat” uses ‘like’ to compare the boy’s alertness to a cat — making it a simile, not a metaphor.

A nature poem uses the line: “The stronger wind, the stronger trees.” The repetition of the ‘str’ consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words is called:Literary Device

[Identify the literary device]

A Assonance

B Rhyme

C Alliteration

D Onomatopoeia

✅ Correct Answer: C

Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely connected words. “Stronger…stronger” repeating the ‘str’ sound is alliteration. Assonance = vowel sounds; rhyme = end sounds.

Pakistan’s founder advised the youth to stop following the “rut” of seeking only government jobs. The word ‘rut’ here means:Vocabulary

[Choose the correct meaning]

A A dangerous road

B A long written examination

C A fixed boring routine or habit that is hard to change

D A deep river bed

✅ Correct Answer: C

‘Rut’ literally means a deep track worn by wheels. Figuratively it means a fixed, monotonous routine hard to escape. The founder urged youth to break free from the habit of only seeking government jobs and explore commerce and industry.

In a story, a seagull’s mother “derisively” screamed back when he cried for food. The word ‘derisively’ means:Vocabulary

[Choose the correct meaning]

A Lovingly and gently

B Sadly and mournfully

C Anxiously and fearfully

D Mockingly and scornfully

✅ Correct Answer: D

‘Derisively’ means in a mocking or scornful manner. The mother’s mocking scream was a deliberate strategy to provoke the young seagull’s pride and push him into attempting flight rather than responding with sympathy.

Section B — Grammar

“They make these cars in Japan.” Choose the correct passive voice form:Passive Voice

[Choose the correct passive voice]

A These cars were made in Japan

B These cars have been made in Japan

C These cars are made in Japan

D These cars are being made in Japan

✅ Correct Answer: C

For simple present active voice, passive is formed with is/are + past participle. “They make” → “These cars are made.” “Were made” = simple past; “have been made” = present perfect; “are being made” = present continuous.

“She is good at ________ (paint).”Gerunds

[Choose the correct gerund form]

A paint

B painted

C to paint

D painting

✅ Correct Answer: D

After prepositions like ‘at’, ‘in’, ‘of’, ‘about’, ‘for’, we always use the gerund (verb + ing). “She is good at painting” is correct. Never use ‘to + infinitive’ after a preposition.

“He is ________ teacher who taught us Science.”Articles

[Choose the correct article]

A a

B an

C the

D No article needed

✅ Correct Answer: A

‘A’ is used before words beginning with a consonant sound. ‘Teacher’ starts with the consonant sound /t/, so ‘a teacher’ is correct. ‘An’ is used before vowel sounds only — e.g. ‘an engineer’, ‘an honest man’, ‘an umbrella’.

“________ cancer is curable.”Prepositional Phrases

[Choose the correct prepositional phrase]

A For a great extent

B In a great extent

C To a great extent

D By a great extent

✅ Correct Answer: C

‘To a great extent’ is the correct fixed prepositional phrase. It means ‘largely’ or ‘mostly’. ‘For’, ‘in’, and ‘by’ are all grammatically incorrect with this expression.

“The rich black soil has been cared for by the same family for over 120 years.” The underlined verb form is:Tenses

[Choose the correct tense form]

A Simple past passive

B Past perfect passive

C Present perfect passive

D Present continuous passive

✅ Correct Answer: C

Present perfect passive = has/have + been + past participle. “Has been cared for” shows an action that began in the past and continues to the present. “Was cared for” = simple past; “had been cared for” = past perfect.

“We have been waiting ________ morning.”Prepositions

[Choose the correct preposition]

A for

B since

C from

D until

✅ Correct Answer: B

‘Since’ is used with a specific point in time (morning, Monday, 2020). ‘For’ is used with a period of duration (three hours, two days). ‘Morning’ is a specific point in time → use ‘since’.

“He acted ________ my instructions.”Prepositional Phrases

[Choose the correct prepositional phrase]

A according with

B according to

C accordance with

D according of

✅ Correct Answer: B

‘According to’ is the correct prepositional phrase meaning ‘in a way that agrees with’. Note: ‘in accordance with’ is also correct but is a different phrase. ‘According with’ and ‘according of’ are grammatically wrong.

“I couldn’t sleep so I tried ________ (drink) some hot milk.” Choose the correct verb form:Gerund / Infinitive

[Choose the correct form of verb]

A to drink

B drinking

C drunk

D drink

✅ Correct Answer: B

“Try + gerund (verb+ing)” means to experiment with something as a possible solution. “I tried drinking hot milk” = I experimented with it to solve my sleeplessness. “Try + to infinitive” means to make an effort to do something difficult.

“Ali is not allowed to stay out late.” Which modal correctly expresses the same meaning?Modal Verbs

[Choose the correct modal]

A Ali may not stay out late

B Ali might not stay out late

C Ali need not stay out late

D Ali should not stay out late

✅ Correct Answer: A

‘May not’ expresses prohibition or lack of permission — same meaning as ‘not allowed to’. ‘Might not’ = possibility. ‘Need not’ = unnecessary. ‘Should not’ = advice. Only ‘may not’ correctly replaces ‘not allowed to’.

“A ________ of locusts attacked the crops while a ________ of cattle grazed nearby.”Collective Nouns

[Choose the correct collective nouns in order]

A flock, pack

B gang, flock

C swarm, herd

D pack, swarm

✅ Correct Answer: C

Correct collective nouns: locusts = ‘swarm’; cattle = ‘herd’. Flock = birds or sheep; pack = wolves or dogs; gang = thieves or workers. These are standard collective nouns tested in KPK English exams.

“________ his children, his nephews and nieces were also present at the ceremony.”Prepositions

[Choose the correct preposition]

A Beside

B Besides

C Accept

D Except

✅ Correct Answer: B

‘Besides’ means ‘in addition to’. ‘Beside’ means ‘next to’ (physical position). The sentence adds nephews and nieces to children — so ‘besides’ (in addition to) is correct. ‘Except’ means excluding — the opposite meaning.

“Please don’t forget ________ (pick up) some juice on your way home.”Gerund / Infinitive

[Choose the correct form of verb]

A to pick up

B picking up

C picked up

D pick up

✅ Correct Answer: A

“Forget + to infinitive” refers to forgetting to do a future task. “Don’t forget to pick up” = remember to do this. “Forget + gerund” refers to forgetting a past action already done, e.g. “I forgot meeting him.”

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