English Literature: Sidney's Loving in Truth

Examination Instructions

• All questions are multiple-choice.
• Four options are provided for each question.
• Answers must be marked on an OMR sheet.
• Use a ballpoint pen to darken the appropriate bubble (A, B, C, or D).
• Do not make stray marks or fold the OMR sheet.
• Fill all required spaces on the OMR sheet.
• Hand in the OMR sheet at the end of the exam.
• Students are allowed to take the question booklet home.

English Literature Examination Questions

• Question 1: Identify the type of poem in Sidney's "Loving in Truth".
  • Options: Petrarchan sonnet, Victorian sonnet, Shakespearean sonnet, French sonnet.
• Question 2: Identify how the poet in Sidney's "Loving in Truth" initially seeks inspiration.
  • Options: Meeting the beloved, Staying at home, Turning the leaves of other poems, All of the above.
• Question 3: Identify what are referred to as "strangers" in Sidney's "Loving in Truth".
  • Options: Poems of other poets, Metrical feet of poems of other poets, Strangers who visit the poet, Both (a) and (b).
• Question 4: Explain why Sidney calls his pen "truant" in "Loving in Truth".
  • Options: His pen is missing, He is unable to write poetry, He is unable to write letters to his beloved, Both (b) and (c).
• Question 5: Identify what "Humber" refers to in a given poem excerpt.
  • Options: The Indian Ocean, The English Channel, Lake Victoria, A river in England.
• Question 6: Identify the reference of the word "his" in a given line of a poem.
  • Options: The speaker, The king, Time, A bird of prey
• Question 7: Identify the reference of "marble vault" in a given line of a poem.
  • Options: The Mistress's body, The Mistress's perfume, The Mistress's bed chamber, The Mistress's grave.
• Question 8: Identify the key theme(s) of the poem "To his Coy Mistress".
  • Options: Carpe diem, Memento mori, Holy matrimony, Both (a) and (b).
• Question 9: Identify who Lucy is conceived as child of, in Wordsworth's Lucy series.
  • Options: Nurture, Nature, Man, England.
• Question 10: Identify why Nature calls Lucy "a lady of my own".
  • Options: Nature will be her lady, Nature will mould and develop Lucy, Nature will not allow Lucy to go anywhere, All of the above
• Question 11: Identify whose memory is referred to in a given line of a poem excerpt.
  • Options: The coy mistress, Lucy, Stella, None of the above.
• Question 12: Identify the poet's feeling at the death of Lucy.
  • Options: The poet is shell-shattered and shocked, The poet is stupefied, The poet is happy that Nature has claimed Lucy, Both (a) and (b).
• Question 13: Identify who informed the residents about the cobra in "A Snake in the Grass".
  • Options: Gardener, A cyclist, Some neighbours, None of the above.
• Question 14: Identify what Dasa demanded from the family.
  • Options: A mower, A grass cutter, A knife, Sickles and sows.
• Question 15: Identify which God visited the house in the form of a cobra, per the beggar's belief.
  • Options: Subbarao, Subramanya, Subbamaaya, Shuhmanyata.
• Question 16: Identify in what Dasa caught the snake, according to his story.
  • Options: A water-pot, A kettle, A sack, All the above.
• Question 17: Identify how long the photographer made him wait for, in "With the Photographer".
  • Options: 3 hours, 4 hours, 1 hour, 2 hours.
• Question 18: Identify the book from which "With the Photographer" is taken.
  • Options: Beyond the Behind, Behind the Beyond, To the Photographer's, All the Way Round.
• Question 19: Identify the colour of the photographer's suit in "With the Photographer".
  • Options: Orange, Grey, Black, Red.
• Question 20: Identify what the narrator did to kill time in the studio, in "With the Photographer".
  • Options: Using Facebook, Reading Journals and Magazines, Talking with another customer, Sleeping.
• Question 21: Identify what signifies non-verbal communication.
  • Options: Instruction written on a question paper, Learner attending an online class, The dress code followed by an individual, Yoga instructor teaching yoga poses.
• Question 22: Identify what is considered as attitudes, actions, and appearances in classroom communication.
  • Options: Verbal communication, Non-verbal communication, Impersonal communication, Irrational communication.
• Question 23: Identify what noise is as a barrier in communication.
  • Options: Language, Physical, Emotional, Cultural.
• Question 24: Identify the characteristics of effective communication.
  • Options: Clear and incorrect, Clear and concise, Courteous and incomplete, NOTA.
• Question 25: Identify what is an instance of non-verbal communication.
  • Options: Proximity, A notice, An e-mail, Speech.
• Question 26: Identify the four questions that are answered by adverbs.
  • Options: Who? when? where? why?, When? where? how? why?, When? where? to what extent/degree? What?, To what extent/degree? when? where? how?
• Question 27: Identify the correct article to describe "honorary chairman" in a sentence.
  • Options: a, an, the, Zero article.
• Question 28: Identify which article is used before "one-act play".
  • Options: the, an, a, No article to be used.
• Question 29: Identify the meaning of the phrasal verb "At the drop of a hat".
  • Options: As and when it is spoken, Done easily, without any preparation, Done in an instant, After something is done.
• Question 30: Identify the meaning of "a man of straw".
  • Options: A man with no means, A generous man, A man of character, A man of no substance.
• Question 31: Identify the meaning of "By hook or by crook".
  • Options: By noble means, By any means, By permission, By request.
• Question 32: Identify the synonym for "Camouflage".
  • Options: Disguise, Cover, Demonstrate, Fabric.
• Question 33: Identify the synonym for "Benevolent".
  • Options: Malevolent, Kind-hearted, Kindless, Cruel.
• Question 34: Identify the antonym for "Agony".
  • Options: Ecstasy, Blister, Laughter, Pleasure.
• Question 35: Identify the antonym for "Mournful".
  • Options: Humorous, Laughable, Joyous, Playful.

Rabies, Questions 36 - 40

• Question 36: Identify the primary mode of rabies transmission.
  • Options: Bite of any infected dog, Ingestion of contaminated food, Inhalation of infected air particles, Blood transfusion.
• Question 37: Identify the rabies incubation period.
  • Options: 1-2 days, 1-2 weeks, 3-6 weeks, 6-8 weeks.
• Question 38: Identify the prominent symptom of rabies in humans.
  • Options: High fever, Seizures, Wild desire for water, Skin rash.
• Question 39: Identify why it's useless to pour water down a rabies victim's throat.
  • Options: It causes more fits, It leads to uncontrollable vomiting, The victim will refuse to drink water, The virus becomes more active in the presence of water.
• Question 40: Identify the discoverer of the rabies vaccine.
  • Options: Alexander Fleming, Louis Pasteur, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein.