Novels English Exam Practice Questions PDF

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Okay, here's the conversion of the image content into a structured markdown format. ### Q. Complete the activities given below as per the instructions: **(1) Match the following items from Column A with those from Column B (March '22)** | Column A | Column B | | :--------------------------- | :--------------------------- | | (1) Murasaki Sikibu | (a) The Pilgrim's Progress | | (2) Jonathan Swift | (b)Gulliver's Travels | | (3) John Bunyan | (c) Rajmohan's Wife | | (4) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | (d) Tale of Genji | **Ans.** * (1) Murasaki Sikibu - Tale of Genji * (2) Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels * (3) John Bunyan - The Pilgrim's Progress * (4) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay - Rajmohan's Wife **(2) Pick the odd word out: (March '22)** 1. Amit Ghosh, Vikram Seth, Henry Fielding, Amita Desai 2. Plot, novella, setting, theme 3. Place, time, climate, epistolary 4. Horror, mystery, picaresque, thriller **Ans.** 1. Henry Fielding 2. Novella 3. Epistolary 4. Picaresque **(3) Pick out the odd element from each line: (Sept. '21)** 1. Joseph Conrad, Graham Greene, Daniel Defoe, Anthony Burgess 2. Mystery, Style, Conflict, Character 3. The turn of the screw, Aphra Behn, Rajmohan's Wife, Jane Eyre 4. Drama, Novel, Psychology, Poetry. **Ans.** 1. Daniel Defoe 2. Mystery 3. Aphra Behn 4. Psychology **(4) Choose the correct alternatives and rewrite the sentences: (Sept. '21)** 1. The novel as a literary genre has a history of about ____________ years. *(two thousand five hundred, two thousand, five hundred)* 2. The new literature written in the 18th century was characterized by ____________. *(mystery, fantasy, spirit of realism)* 3. In ________ novel, the surface meaning is different from the symbolic meaning. *(Allegorical, Dystopian, Gothic)* 4. ____________ has coined the phrase 'Stream of Consciousness'. *(Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf, William James)* **Ans.** 1. The novel as a literary genre has a history of about **two thousand** years. 2. The new literature written in the 18th century was characterized by **spirit of realism.** 3. In **Allegorical** novel, the surface meaning is different from the symbolic meaning. 4. **William James** has coined the phrase 'Stream of Consciousness'. **(5) Choose the correct options from the brackets and fill in the blanks:** 1. The characters in the _______ novel interact with other characters and undergo plausible and everyday experiences. *(Realistic/Utopian)* 2. A ________ novel narrates the adventures of the protagonist, who is an eccentric or a disreputable person, in an episodic form. *(Picaresque/Realistic)* 3. The ________ novel is about an imaginary community or society possessing the ideal qualities. *(Utopian/Picaresque)* 4. In the ________ novel, the novelist narrates the character's thoughts as they enter the mind of the character. *(Stream of Consciousness/Dystopian)* **Ans.** 1. The characters in the **Realistic** novel interact with other characters and undergo plausible and everyday experiences. 2. A **Picaresque** novel narrates the adventures of the protagonist, who is an eccentric or a disreputable person, in an episodic form. 3. The **Utopian** novel is about an imaginary community or society possessing the ideal qualities. 4. In the **Stream of Consciousness** novel, the novelist narrates the character's thoughts as they enter the mind of the character. ### (6) Write if the following statements are True or False. Correct the statements that are False and Rewrite them: 1. 'Character' describes the behavior of the characters in the story. 2. The main character in the story is referred to as the 'novella'. 3. The struggle between the opposite forces in the story is called 'antagonism'. 4. 'Theme' is the central idea in the novel which can be expressed in a nutshell. **Ans.** 1. True 2. False 3. False 4. True **Corrected Statements:** 1. The main character in the story is referred to as the 'protagonist.' 2. The struggle between the opposite forces in the story is called 'conflict.' ### Q. Answer the following questions in about 50 words each/Do as directed: **(1) Describe in brief the purpose of organizing the half-yearly report program of Students' Council.** **Ans.** During the half-yearly report program of Students' Council, each class would report through its representatives, on the studies pursued during the half year which began after Easter. A representative was chosen for each subject. When all the classes had completed their reports a panel of teachers would be invited to occupy the stage and answer questions from the body of the hall on matters arising out of the various reports. Throughout all the reports, the emphasis was on what they understood rather than on what they were expected to learn. **(2) Describe how Ricky Braithwaite manages to bring about a change in the behavior of his students. (March '22)** **Ans.** Ricky Braithwaite initially had a very difficult time with the students. They were disrespectful, ill-mannered and mischievous and he verbally scolded them for their behavior. However, when he was unsuccessful in reforming them, he changed his teaching and handling tactics and interacted with them as though they were adults and respectable persons. He required that every girl be referred to as 'Miss' and that his students called him 'Sir'. He had novel and creative ideas, innovative techniques and understood the students' psychology. He didn't lose his patience and continued implementing his ideas and techniques to help him to bring a significant change in his students' lives. His calm demeanor and sincere desire to see them succeed gradually earned him their respect and they changed their behavior. **(3) Compare the characters of Miss Joseph and Denham.** **Ans.** Miss Joseph and Denham are both business-like and efficient while allocating tasks and organizing the programme. They are important officials for the function and sit confidently beside Mr. Florian on the stage. Both address the audience with confidence. However, Denham is blunt, critical and argumentative while discussing the P. T. exercises that everyone has to do in school. He argues with Miss Phillips, but when Miss Phillips pleasantly and calmly puts him in his place, he ruefully accepts defeat. He is also courteous in his dealing with the ladies. **(4) Bring out the contrast in the characters of Miss Phillips and Denham.** **Ans.** Miss Phillips, whom everyone had thought to be frilly and brainless, proved while answering Denham's questions that she was the best-informed of the three teachers on the stage. She intervened skillfully when the other two teachers were at a loss, without embarrassing them. She spoke coolly, honestly and with authority. When Denham is blunt, critical and argumentative while discussing the P. T. exercises, she tells him that the whole timetable in the school was meant to help the students in the world after they left school, and doing what one was told in spite of not liking it, is part of the training. She gives her views confidently and puts Denham in his place very calmly. Denham accepts his defeat courteously. **(5) Name the following:** 1. The place where the event in the extract was held: ________ 2. The teacher who offered no coherent argument to the students' questions: ________ 3. The student who exhibited a model of a human skeleton: _______ 4. He was outwitted by Miss Phillips: _______ **Ans.** 1. The place where the event in the extract was held: The auditorium 2. The teacher who offered no coherent argument to the students' questions: Mr. Weston 3. The student who exhibited a model of a human skeleton: Fernman 4. He was outwitted by Miss Phillips: Denham **(2) Describe how Fix, the detective creates problems for Mr. Fogg, arresting him for bank robbery, and how Mr. Fogg tries to solve the problems. (March '22)** **Ans.** Fogg has to travel round the world in eighty days and reach London by a certain date and time in order to win a wager. Fix, the detective, follows Fogg all over. He believes that Fogg is the bank robber who has robbed a great sum from the bank of England. He puts obstacles in Fogg's path, arrests Fogg at Liverpool and throws him in jail. This delays Fogg a bit. Fix soon learns that another man was responsible for the bank robbery, and he releases Fogg. Fogg immediately gets into a cab, goes to Liverpool station and orders a special train. He also bribes the engineer by the offer of a generous reward, for speeding up the process. **(3) Complete the table highlighting various traits of the following characters in the extract from 'Around the World in Eighty Days'. (Sept. '21)** | Name of the characters | Traits | | :--------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | (1) Aouda | Grateful, loving, concerned, sincere, sweet, noble, unselfish, non-materialistic, generous. | | (2) Detective Fix | Dutiful, stupid, repentant, unimaginative, stubborn. | **(5) Who said the following lines – Name the speaker and the listener/s:** | Dialogue | Speaker | Listener/s | | :------------------------------------------------- | :--------------- | :--------------- | | (1) "Why do you not curse me? It was my fault that –" | Passepartout | Phileas Fogg | | (2) "If Phileas Fogg had come in the 7: 23 train, he would have got here by this time. We can, therefore, regard the bet as won." | Andrew Stuart | The other antagonists at the Reform Club | **(6) Discuss the central idea of the given extract of the novel, 'Around the World in Eighty Days'.** **Ans.** The central idea of the given extract is how Fogg ultimately wins the bet even though there are unexpected delays and missed trains. He had unknowingly gained a day when crossing the International Date Line, and hence he was still in time to meet the deadline. The final statement is that love and its attainment is more important than all the challenges and money in the world. **(2) Interpret the following quote in the light of the extract of the novel, 'Around the World in Eighty Days': 'Quitters never win and winners never quit'.** **Ans.** Even though Fogg loses time due to being wrongly arrested and imprisoned, he makes every effort to reach London on time. He arranges a special train from Liverpool. He does not quit when he feels that there is some faint chance of a win. Later, when Passepartout discovers that it is Saturday and not Sunday, and that there is still a chance of winning, Fogg puts aside everything and rushes headlong to the Reform Club. He does not give up in spite of all the obstacles, and comes out a winner, both in winning the bet and the love of a good woman. **(3) Narrate any 2 exciting incidents in the extract.** **Ans.** An exciting incident was when Passepartout, on reaching the clergyman's house, discovers that it is not Sunday as they had thought but Saturday, and there was a chance that they could still win the wager. Another exciting incident was Fogg's reaching the Reform Club at the last moment and winning the wager. All the twists and turns and the climax at the end keeps the reader glued to the novel right till the end. **(4) 'We can go around the world in less time by journeying eastward'. Justify it with Fogg's journey in the extract from 'Around the World in Eighty Days'. (Sept. '21)** **Ans.** When Fogg accepts the wager and starts Eastward, he sees the sun pass the meridian eighty times, while people in London saw the sun pass the meridian only seventy-nine times. Thus, while going from East to West he gained a day when he crossed the International Date Line. Hence, we can go round the world in less time when we journey Eastward. **(5) "Sir – forgive me – a most – unfortunate resemblance – robber arrested three days ago – you are free!" Find the reason why Fix says these words.** **Ans.** Fix mistakenly thought that Fogg was a bank robber. After following him all over for a long time, he finally arrests him at Liverpool, believing that he was doing his duty. He refused to listen to any clarifications from Fogg. However, when he came to know that another man was responsible for the robbery, he is full of regret for what he has done. He stammers and apologizes profusely to Fogg for the trouble that this mistake had caused Fogg. He then releases Fogg and tells him that he is now free. **(6) Identify and write down the correct options:** **(i) Which of the following is an appropriate reason for Phileas Fogg starting his journey around the world?** **(a)** Fellow members bet Fogg **(b)** Fogg bets his fellow members **(c)** Fogg wants to marry Aouda **(d)** Fogg committed robbery **(ii) Which one among the following is not a major character of the extract?** **(a)** Phileas Fogg **(b)** Aouda **(c)** James Strand **(d)** Jean Passepartout **(iii) Which of the following is not used as a means of transport in the extract?** **(a)** Elephant **(b)** Horse **(c)** Train **(d)** Steamer **(iv) Which of the following place/s is/are not mentioned in the extract of the extract?** **(a)** Bombay (Now, Mumbai) **(b)** Allahabad **(c)** London **(d)** Calcutta (Now, Kolkata) **(2) Sherlock Holmes is the leading character in the extract. Explain.** **Ans.** It is Sherlock Holmes who is the detective and the leading character. Mary Morstan had come to him to ask his advice about a problem that she was facing. Holmes was the one who took the lead and found out about Major Sholto; it was Holmes who analyzed the handwriting in the letter that Mary had received. Holmes was sharp, accurate, intelligent and methodical. He had an excellent record of solving cases, and his deductions were always correct. Watson was merely his friend who helped him and kept a record of his cases. **(3) Complete the webs comparing the traits of Sherlock Holmes and Watson.** *(Choose from the qualities given in the box below.)* *(pessimistic, proud, precise, lazy, methodical, rude, diffident)* **Ans.** *(i) Holmes - Precise --> Methodical* *(ii) Watson – Pessimistic --> Diffident* **(4) Describe how Sherlock Holmes discovered the connection between Miss Morstan receiving precious pearls with Major Sholto. (March '22)** **Ans.** Mary's father had disappeared under mysterious circumstances some ten years earlier. Major Sholto was his only friend in London. Holmes discovered that Major Sholto had died in 1882 and that within a short span of time Mary began receiving a large pearl in the mail on the same day of every year, implying a connection. There was also a letter implying that injustice had been done to Mary. Thus, Holmes believed that the death of Major Sholto, had something to do with the mysterious pearls she had been receiving every year. **(1) Dr. Watson, the narrator, is one of the major characters in the novel. Illustrate.** **Ans.** Dr. Watson is the narrator. He was present when the case was brought to Holmes by Mary Morstan. He is a constant companion of Holmes, helping him to solve cases. He also kept a record of all the cases that Holmes had taken up. In this extract, he is present when Mary recounts her case, and he accompanies Holmes and Mary to meet the writer of the anonymous letter. He is sensitive, romantic and a true gentleman. (He marries Mary in the end.) **(2) Interpret the following line in the light of the novel/extract, "The Sign of Four": "Our quest does not appear to take us to very fashionable regions."** **Ans.** These words are said by Holmes to Watson and Mary Morstan, when they are being driven by the coachman to some strange place. They were going through narrow streets in an unfriendly and grim neighborhood, which had dull brick rows of houses and cheap and showy public houses at the corner. Holmes mentions that this was not a very fashionable or rich neighborhood. **(3) How does the mystery of Bartholomew's murder lead Holmes to track down small? (March '22)** **Ans.** Holmes and Watson find the body of Bartholomew, who has been murdered. After investigating for some time, Holmes concludes from the footprints that two persons, one of whom had a wooden leg, had committed the crime. The wooden-legged man had stepped in creosote during his escape. Following up on this lead, Holmes and Watson borrow a dog to follow the scent. Their search leads them to the edge of the Thames, where it is clear the two criminals had hired a boat. Holmes, Watson, and several officers pursue the boat in a police barge, overtake it and capture the wooden-legged man, who was Jonathan Small. **(4) Watson wanted to impress and help Miss Morstan. Give two instances that justify this statement.** **Ans.** Watson certainly wanted to impress and help Miss Morstan, for he had liked her immediately on seeing her. When she starts to explain her case to Holmes, Watson feels that his presence would be embarrassing and asks to be excused. He did not want to create an awkward situation with his presence. In the second case, when they were on their way to meet the writer of the letter, Watson tries to cheer and amuse Miss Morstan and take her mind off her troubles. All this shows that he wanted to impress and help her. **(5) Arrange the following incidents in correct sequence as per their occurrence in the extract from the novel 'The Sign of Four'. (Sept. '21)** 1. Miss Morstan showed Holmes the pearls and letter. 2. Miss Morstan discussed her problem with Holmes and Watson. 3. They planned to meet the writer of the letter. 4. Miss Morstan met Holmes and Watson at their house. **Ans.** (4) Miss Morstan met Holmes and Watson at their house. (2) Miss Morstan discussed her problem with Holmes and Watson. (1) Miss Morstan showed Holmes the pearls and letter. (3) They planned to meet the writer of the letter. **(6) Identify and write down the names of places/cities in India and England connected to the following: (Choose from the brackets.)** *(Agra, Andaman Islands, Bombay, Langham Hotel, Baker Street)* (1) Major Sholto and Captain Morstan were stationed here and in charge of the troops; Jonathan Small was also imprisoned here. (2) The residence of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. This was the place which Mary Morstan came to, to consult Holmes. **Ans.** 1. Andaman Islands 2. Baker Street