Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 1 (ICSE) · English
Chapter: Chapter 1 — Chapter 1: Alphabet and Phonics
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. How many letters are in the English alphabet? [1]
(A) 26
(B) 10
(C) 50
(D) 5
2. What forms does each letter have? [1]
(A) Uppercase and lowercase
(B) Only uppercase
(C) Only lowercase
(D) Neither form
3. What does phonics teach us? [1]
(A) The sound each letter makes
(B) Only how to write letters
(C) Only numbers
(D) Nothing useful
4. What sound does 'a' make in 'apple'? [1]
(A) The short a sound
(B) The letter z sound
(C) No sound at all
(D) The number one
5. What helps us read new words? [1]
(A) Knowing letter sounds
(B) Ignoring letters
(C) Avoiding reading
(D) Nothing helps
6. What is the first letter of the alphabet? [1]
(A) A
(B) B
(C) Z
(D) M
7. What is the last letter of the alphabet? [1]
(A) Z
(B) A
(C) B
(D) Y
8. Why practice phonics regularly? [1]
(A) To build a strong reading foundation
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for fun
9. How many letters are in the English alphabet? [1]
(A) 26
(B) 10
(C) 50
(D) 5
10. What forms does each letter have? [1]
(A) Uppercase and lowercase
(B) Only uppercase
(C) Only lowercase
(D) Neither form
11. What does phonics teach us? [1]
(A) The sound each letter makes
(B) Only how to write letters
(C) Only numbers
(D) Nothing useful
12. What sound does 'a' make in 'apple'? [1]
(A) The short a sound
(B) The letter z sound
(C) No sound at all
(D) The number one
13. What helps us read new words? [1]
(A) Knowing letter sounds
(B) Ignoring letters
(C) Avoiding reading
(D) Nothing helps
14. What is the first letter of the alphabet? [1]
(A) A
(B) B
(C) Z
(D) M
15. What is the last letter of the alphabet? [1]
(A) Z
(B) A
(C) B
(D) Y
16. Why practice phonics regularly? [1]
(A) To build a strong reading foundation
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for fun