Are you preparing for the Screening Test of SST? This free practice paper contains 20 original English MCQs based on the 11th Class KPK English textbook. Topics covered include grammar, vocabulary, literary devices, passive voice, gerunds, articles, prepositions and reading comprehension. Click “Show Answer” after each question to check your answer with a detailed explanation.
SST English MCQ Paper – 11th Class KPK | EjeelLearnHub
Section A — Literature & Comprehension
1
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.
2
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.
3
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.
4
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.
5
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.
6
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.
7
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.
8
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
9
“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.
10
“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.
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