The city functioned as a machine, grinding endlessly as people became interchangeable parts.
The city had many buildings.
Q2. Which sentence uses symbolism most effectively?
The door was red.
The door was locked.
The locked door symbolised the character’s isolation from society.
The door could not be opened.
Q3. Read the paragraph below. Throughout the novel, the river appears at moments of change: before the protagonist leaves home, after the final confrontation, and again in the closing chapter. Although the river is never described in detail, its repeated presence during transitions suggests movement, uncertainty, and renewal. Rather than serving as a physical setting alone, the river functions as a silent marker of transformation, reinforcing the novel’s broader exploration of identity and change. What does the river most likely symbolise?
Danger
Wealth
Transition and change
Power
Q4. Read the paragraph below. The columnist describes the budget cuts as “a necessary trimming of excess,” a phrase that minimises their severity while avoiding reference to the programs affected. By framing the cuts as routine maintenance rather than loss, the writer softens potential backlash and subtly guides readers toward acceptance rather than resistance. What rhetorical technique is being used?
Irony
Euphemism
Hyperbole
Allusion
Q5. Which sentence demonstrates understatement?
The error destroyed the entire project.
The error caused some inconvenience.
The error was catastrophic.
The error changed everything forever.
Q6. Which sentence contains an allusion?
The journey was long and tiring.
He faced his challenge like a hero.
She opened Pandora’s box by revealing the secret.
The secret was revealed unexpectedly.
Q7. Which device relies on saying the opposite of what is meant?