This page contains three unique 9th English full-book MCQ practice papers. Each paper includes spelling, vocabulary, grammar and correct-use-of-verbs questions, followed by a complete answer key with concise explanations.
Original Practice Note
These are independently prepared practice papers, not official or leaked BISE papers. Students should use them with the current textbook, syllabus and official board model papers.
Paper Pattern
Each paper contains 19 MCQs:
- Correct spellings: 4
- Vocabulary/synonyms: 5
- Grammar: 5
- Correct use of verbs: 5
Paper 1
Attempt all 19 questions before opening the answer key.
Q1. Choose the correctly spelled word.
- comendable
- commendable
- comandable
- commmendable
Q2. Choose the correctly spelled word.
- solitute
- solitude
- solitud
- solitood
Q3. Choose the correctly spelled word.
- perrilous
- periluss
- perilous
- perelous
Q4. Choose the correctly spelled word.
- sacrefice
- sacrifice
- sacrifise
- sakrifice
Q5. A synonym of “bestow” is:
- take
- give
- hide
- steal
Q6. A synonym of “eloquent” is:
- silent
- weak
- fluent
- rude
Q7. A synonym of “devotion” is:
- hatred
- loyalty
- neglect
- fear
Q8. A synonym of “jocund” is:
- sad
- cheerful
- angry
- tired
Q9. A synonym of “perilous” is:
- safe
- easy
- dangerous
- calm
Q10. “She writes in her journal every day.” Identify the tense.
- Simple Past
- Simple Present
- Present Continuous
- Simple Future
Q11. “He was cooking dinner when the phone rang.” Identify the tense of “was cooking.”
- Past Perfect
- Past Continuous
- Present Continuous
- Simple Past
Q12. In “Swimming is fun,” the word “Swimming” is a:
- Participle
- Gerund
- Infinitive
- Conjunction
Q13. In “To err is human,” the infinitive is:
- err
- to err
- human
- is
Q14. Choose the conjunction: “I want to go, _____ I have to finish my homework.”
- and
- but
- or
- so
Q15. She _____ her cat very much.
- love
- loves
- loving
- loved
Q16. He _____ to school every day.
- go
- goes
- going
- went
Q17. It _____ at present.
- rains
- rain
- is raining
- has rained
Q18. Good students always _____ hard.
- works
- work
- working
- worked
Q19. The earth _____ around the sun.
- revolve
- revolves
- revolving
- revolved
Show Paper 1 Answer Key and Explanations
| Q | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B — commendable | Commendable means worthy of praise. |
| 2 | B — solitude | Solitude means the state of being alone. |
| 3 | C — perilous | Perilous means dangerous. |
| 4 | B — sacrifice | Sacrifice is the correct spelling. |
| 5 | B — give | To bestow means to give or present. |
| 6 | C — fluent | Eloquent means fluent and persuasive in expression. |
| 7 | B — loyalty | Devotion means strong love, commitment or loyalty. |
| 8 | B — cheerful | Jocund means cheerful or merry. |
| 9 | C — dangerous | Perilous means dangerous. |
| 10 | B — Simple Present | A repeated daily action uses the Simple Present. |
| 11 | B — Past Continuous | Was/were + verb-ing forms the Past Continuous. |
| 12 | B — Gerund | Swimming functions as a noun and the subject, so it is a gerund. |
| 13 | B — to err | The full infinitive is “to err.” |
| 14 | B — but | But expresses contrast. |
| 15 | B — loves | The singular subject “she” takes loves in the Simple Present. |
| 16 | B — goes | A habitual action with “he” takes goes. |
| 17 | C — is raining | At present indicates an action happening now. |
| 18 | B — work | The plural subject “students” takes work. |
| 19 | B — revolves | A general scientific fact uses the Simple Present. |
Paper 2
Attempt all 19 questions before opening the answer key.
Q1. Choose the correctly spelled word.
- eloquence
- eloquance
- eloquense
- eloquince
Q2. Choose the correctly spelled word.
- sovereignty
- soverignty
- sovreignty
- soverenty
Q3. Choose the correctly spelled word.
- martyrdom
- martirdom
- martyrdoom
- martirdoom
Q4. Choose the correctly spelled word.
- fluttering
- flutering
- flutring
- flutterring
Q5. A synonym of “commendable” is:
- blameworthy
- praiseworthy
- ordinary
- bad
Q6. A synonym of “bliss” is:
- sorrow
- happiness
- pain
- fear
Q7. A synonym of “cherished” is:
- hated
- ignored
- treasured
- forgotten
Q8. A synonym of “triumph” is:
- defeat
- loss
- victory
- failure
Q9. A synonym of “virtue” is:
- vice
- anger
- greed
- goodness
Q10. “They will travel to Quetta next summer.” Identify the tense.
- Future Continuous
- Simple Future
- Future Perfect
- Present Future
Q11. “She has lived here for ten years.” Identify the tense.
- Past Perfect
- Present Perfect
- Present Continuous
- Simple Past
Q12. In “The broken window needs repair,” “broken” functions as a:
- Gerund
- Verb only
- Infinitive
- Participial adjective
Q13. He ran away _____ he was afraid.
- and
- but
- because
- or
Q14. “I will have graduated by next June.” Identify the tense.
- Future Continuous
- Future Perfect
- Present Perfect
- Simple Future
Q15. She _____ French at present.
- learns
- learn
- is learning
- has learnt
Q16. I _____ three cups of coffee already.
- took
- take
- have taken
- had taken
Q17. She _____ in this office for seven years.
- worked
- has worked
- is working
- works
Q18. After you _____, I went to sleep.
- left
- have left
- had left
- were leaving
Q19. They _____ their work by tomorrow.
- complete
- will complete
- will have completed
- completed
Show Paper 2 Answer Key and Explanations
| Q | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A — eloquence | Eloquence is fluent or persuasive expression. |
| 2 | A — sovereignty | Sovereignty is the correct spelling. |
| 3 | A — martyrdom | Martyrdom is the correct spelling. |
| 4 | A — fluttering | Fluttering has double t. |
| 5 | B — praiseworthy | Commendable means praiseworthy. |
| 6 | B — happiness | Bliss means great happiness. |
| 7 | C — treasured | Cherished means valued or treasured. |
| 8 | C — victory | Triumph means victory or great success. |
| 9 | D — goodness | Virtue means moral goodness. |
| 10 | B — Simple Future | Will + base verb forms the Simple Future. |
| 11 | B — Present Perfect | Has + past participle forms the Present Perfect. |
| 12 | D — Participial adjective | Broken describes the noun “window,” so it functions as an adjective formed from a participle. |
| 13 | C — because | Because introduces the reason. |
| 14 | B — Future Perfect | Will have + past participle forms the Future Perfect. |
| 15 | C — is learning | At present indicates the Present Continuous. |
| 16 | C — have taken | Already commonly appears with the Present Perfect in this context. |
| 17 | B — has worked | For seven years indicates an action/state continuing to the present. |
| 18 | C — had left | The leaving occurred before the later past action, so Past Perfect is suitable. |
| 19 | C — will have completed | By tomorrow indicates completion before a future point. |
Paper 3
Attempt all 19 questions before opening the answer key.
Q1. Choose the correctly spelled word.
- precocious
- precosious
- preccious
- precocius
Q2. Choose the correctly spelled word.
- gallivanting
- galivanting
- galliventing
- galiventing
Q3. Choose the correctly spelled word.
- bureau
- buro
- bureauu
- bureu
Q4. Choose the correctly spelled word.
- stupefied
- stupified
- stupefid
- stupafied
Q5. A synonym of “procrastinating” is:
- doing quickly
- delaying
- finishing
- hurrying
Q6. A synonym of “knave” is:
- honest person
- hero
- dishonest person
- king
Q7. A synonym of “stoop” is:
- stand
- jump
- bend
- rise
Q8. A synonym of “elucidate” is:
- confuse
- clarify
- hide
- complicate
Q9. A synonym of “solitude” is:
- crowd
- noise
- company
- aloneness
Q10. In “She enjoys reading,” “reading” is a:
- Participle
- Gerund
- Infinitive
- Present Verb
Q11. Identify the interjection: “Wow! That was amazing.”
- amazing
- that
- Wow
- was
Q12. In “He stopped to run,” the infinitive suggests that he:
- ended the act of running
- paused another activity in order to run
- continued running
- had already run
Q13. The cat is hiding _____ the bed.
- happily
- under
- beautiful
- run
Q14. She sings _____.
- beautiful
- beautifully
- beauty
- beautify
Q15. He _____ a bike when he _____ with an accident.
- rode/met
- was riding/met
- rides/meets
- has ridden/met
Q16. I _____ tea when the doorbell _____.
- made/rang
- was making/rang
- make/ring
- had made/rang
Q17. She _____ her work before the guests arrive.
- finishes
- will finish
- will have finished
- finished
Q18. What _____ at four yesterday?
- did you do
- were you doing
- you did
- have you done
Q19. The bus _____ before we stepped out.
- stopped
- has stopped
- had stopped
- was stopping
Show Paper 3 Answer Key and Explanations
| Q | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A — precocious | Precocious describes unusually early development. |
| 2 | A — gallivanting | Gallivanting is the correct spelling. |
| 3 | A — bureau | Bureau is the correct spelling. |
| 4 | A — stupefied | Stupefied means greatly surprised or unable to think clearly. |
| 5 | B — delaying | Procrastinating means delaying a task. |
| 6 | C — dishonest person | Knave means a dishonest or unscrupulous man. |
| 7 | C — bend | To stoop means to bend the body forward and downward. |
| 8 | B — clarify | Elucidate means to make something clear. |
| 9 | D — aloneness | Solitude means the state of being alone. |
| 10 | B — Gerund | Reading functions as the object of enjoys, so it is a gerund. |
| 11 | C — Wow | Wow expresses sudden feeling and is an interjection. |
| 12 | B — paused another activity in order to run | Stop to do something means pause one action for another purpose. |
| 13 | B — under | Under is the required preposition. |
| 14 | B — beautifully | Beautifully is an adverb modifying sings. |
| 15 | B — was riding/met | The ongoing past action uses Past Continuous; the interrupting event uses Simple Past. |
| 16 | B — was making/rang | Was making was in progress when the bell rang. |
| 17 | C — will have finished | Future Perfect expresses completion before a future event. |
| 18 | B — were you doing | A specific time during an ongoing past action takes Past Continuous. |
| 19 | C — had stopped | The bus stopped before the later past action, so Past Perfect is appropriate. |
Score Guide
| Score per Paper | Suggested Action |
|---|---|
| 17–19 | Strong; review errors and attempt the next paper. |
| 13–16 | Good; revise the two weakest areas. |
| 9–12 | Review grammar and vocabulary before reattempting. |
| Below 9 | Study the rules first, then try the paper again. |
How to Improve Your Score
- Keep a notebook of misspelled words.
- Learn vocabulary in example sentences.
- Identify time expressions before choosing a verb tense.
- Distinguish gerunds, participles and infinitives by their function.
- Reattempt each paper after two or three days.
Related English Resources
- 9th English Full Book Paper – Objective and Subjective
- 9th Class English Important Questions
- Correct Use of Verbs
- Active and Passive Voice
- Direct and Indirect Speech
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these official BISE papers?
No. They are original educational practice papers.
How many unique questions are included?
There are 57 questions across three unique papers.
Why were ten papers reduced to three?
The previous page repeated the same three question sets under different paper numbers. This version removes duplication and keeps only unique material.
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