Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 2 (SSC) · English (Second Language)
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) 20
(C) 30
(D) 10
2. What is phonics? [1]
(A) Learning the sounds letters make
(B) Learning only numbers
(C) Learning only colours
(D) Learning only shapes
3. What sound does 'a' make in 'apple'? [1]
(A) The 'a' sound
(B) The 'b' sound
(C) The 'z' sound
(D) No sound
4. What helps us read new words? [1]
(A) Understanding letter sounds
(B) Ignoring letters
(C) Only guessing randomly
(D) Skipping the word
5. What are the two forms of each letter? [1]
(A) Uppercase and lowercase
(B) Only uppercase
(C) Only lowercase
(D) Neither form exists
6. What is the first letter of the alphabet? [1]
(A) A
(B) Z
(C) B
(D) M
7. What is the last letter of the alphabet? [1]
(A) Z
(B) A
(C) B
(D) M
8. Why learn the alphabet and phonics? [1]
(A) To build reading and writing skills
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. How many letters are in the English alphabet? [1]
(A) 26
(B) 20
(C) 30
(D) 10
10. What is phonics? [1]
(A) Learning the sounds letters make
(B) Learning only numbers
(C) Learning only colours
(D) Learning only shapes
11. What sound does 'a' make in 'apple'? [1]
(A) The 'a' sound
(B) The 'b' sound
(C) The 'z' sound
(D) No sound
12. What helps us read new words? [1]
(A) Understanding letter sounds
(B) Ignoring letters
(C) Only guessing randomly
(D) Skipping the word
13. What are the two forms of each letter? [1]
(A) Uppercase and lowercase
(B) Only uppercase
(C) Only lowercase
(D) Neither form exists
14. What is the first letter of the alphabet? [1]
(A) A
(B) Z
(C) B
(D) M
15. What is the last letter of the alphabet? [1]
(A) Z
(B) A
(C) B
(D) M
16. Why learn the alphabet and phonics? [1]
(A) To build reading and writing skills
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests