KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)
[Re-accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade 3.64 CGPA-(3rd Cycle)] Coimbatore – 641 029
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED)
KASC-English (Aided)
QUESTION BANKS
SUBJECTS
S.No Name of the Subject
1. American Literature
2. Children’s Literature
3. Drama
4. English Language Teaching
5. Ethics in Literature
6. Fiction
7. English Grammar And Usage
8. Indian Literature In English Translation
9. Indian Writing In English
10. Inspiring Speeches
11. Introduction to Journalism
12. Introduction to Phonetics
13. Poetry I
14. New Literatures In English
15. Poetry I
16. PoetryKASC-English Ii (Aided)
17. Shakespeare-I
18. Social History Of England
19. Personality Development
20. Women’s Writings In English
KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED)
III BA ENGLISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER V AMERICAN LITERATURE 15UEL510
Unit I (Poetry) Hamatreya-Emerson Wait till the Majesty of Death –Dickinson Mending Wall – Robert Frost In Just Spring-E.E.Cummings Man and Wife –Robert Lowell One’s Self I Sing – Walt Whitman Because I Could not stop for Death-Dickinson The Emperor of Ice Cream-Wallace Stevenson Praise for an Urn-Hart Crane Lady Lazarus – Sylvia Plath
Unit II (Prose) Where I Lived and What I Lived For-Thoreau The Manic in the Moon – James Thurber
Unit III (Drama) Glass Menagerie – James Thurber
Unit IV (Fiction) A Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway
Unit V (Short Stories) A Retrieved Reformation – O.Henry The Count and the Wedding Guest – O.Henry The Chrysanthemums – John Steinbeck KASC-EnglishSome Words with a Mummy – Edgar (Aided) Allan Poe
Staff Incharge: Dr. Mangayarkkarasi K.S Dr. P.Chitra Section A (100x1=100) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
UNIT I 1. The poem “Hamatreya” expresses the reality of humankind’s relationship to ______(a) technology (b) science (c) nature (d) family
2. Hamatreya is other version of ______(a) Mathrubumi (b) Maitreya (c) Metteyya (d) Buddha
3. “Wait till the majesty of Death” was written by ______(a) Robert Frost (b) E.E. Cummings (c) Emily Dickinson (d) Walt Whitman
4. Fill in the blanks. “Full ______is his state!” (a) white (b) red (c) pink (d) purple
5. ______says “Good fences make good neighbours.” (a) Robert Frost (b) E.E. Cummings (c) Emily Dickinson (d) Walt Whitman
6. Fill in the blanks. “He is all ______and I am ______orchard (a) barbary fig, papayaKASC-English (Aided) (b) pine, apple (c) almond, papaya (d) pine, guava
7. The beginning lines of the poem “In just Spring” set the scene that ______realized the springtime (a) village (b) city (c) entire world (d) childhood
8. Eddie and Bill come running from ______and ______(a) hop-scotch, jump-rope (b) marbles, piracies (c) kho-kho, langdi (d) goilli-dhanda, hide and seek
9. Robert Lowell’s poem “Man and wife” helps the readers to understand ______(a) man’s hatred towards woman (b) undying love for his wife (c) affection towards his mother (d) age old love
10. “Oh my Petite, clearest of all God’s creatures,”. “My Petite” refers to (a) angel (b) demi-god (c) poet’s wife (d) lady-love
11. Walt Whitman’s poetry “One self I sing” emphasizes ______(a) self-actualization (b) political equality of man and woman (c) love (d) self-respect
12. Walt Whitman’s poetry “One self I sing” was taken from ______(a) Songs of Innocence (b) Songs of Experience (c) The Lost World (d) Leaves of Grass
13. ______took the speaker on a ride in “Because I could not Stop for death.” (a) angel (b) her husband (c) death in the form of gentleman suitor (d) suitor
14. “And I had put away My labor and my leisure too”. “I”refers to ______(a) speaker (b) Emily DickinsonKASC-English (Aided) (c) Emily Dickinson’s mother (d) poet’s friend
15. The woman’s dresser lack ______(a) three glass knobs (b) a hand-held mirror (c) its top drawer (d) Two cigar
16. ______makes the ice cream. (a) the mother (b) the roller of big cigars (c) the newspaper boys (d) the speaker
17. Ernest Neson has used ______coverlet and pillow (a) yellow (b) white (c) pink (d) red
18. “Praise for an Urn” was written by ______(a) Sylvia Plath (b) Hart Crane (c) Wallace Stevens (d) E.E. cummings
19. Sylvia Plath calls herself ______in the poem “Lady Lazarus”. (a) a cat (b) a her Doktor (c) a wedding ring (d) a gold filling
20. In the poem “Lady Lazarus” Sylvia Plath mainly talkes about her ______attempt at suicide. (a) third (b) first (c) fourth (d) second
UNIT II 1. In the essay “Where I lived and what I lived for” ______is called Homer’s requiem. (a) Hum of a mosquito (b) the somnolence (c) Aurora (d) the morning
2. Thoreau concludes his stay at ____ season in Walden Pond. (a) Summer (b) Winter KASC-English (Aided) (c) Autumn (d) Spring
3. Thoreau spends most of his life in ______(a) Boston (b) Concord (c) Plymouth (d) Providence
4. Thoreau’s house at Walden Pond was closest to ______. (a) A Canal (b) A mill (c) A rail road (d) A school
5. The ice of Walden Pond colour is ______. (a) Bluish (b)Yellowish (c) Pure white (d) Greenish
6. Henry David Thoreau was born in ______. (a)1817 (b) 1837 (c) 1857 (d)1877
7. Thoreau’s friendship with ______was the most important relationship in his life. (a)Walt Whitman (b)Ellery Channing (c) Ralph Waldo Emerson (d)Nathaniel Hawthorne
8. Thoreau stays ______years at Walden Pond. (a)1 year (b) 2 years (c) 3 years (d) 4 years
9. Thoreau raises ______crop while at Walden Pond.
(a) Corn (b) potatoes (c) beans (d) tobacco
10. One of Thoreau’s conclusions is that “we must ______our lives and live fully”. (a) Abandon (b) meet KASC-English (Aided) (c) study (d) challenge
11. Thoreau moves into his house at Walden Pond in ______. (a) 1836 (b) 1845 (c) 1848 (d) 1854
12. By “my next excursion” Thoreau suggests his______. (a) Movement to a spiritual after life (b) Writing his next book (c) Upcoming trip into town (d) Talking up a new profession
13. Thoreau went to the woods because he wanted to ______. (a) Write a book (b) Escape from work (c) Escape from the police (d) Live deliberately
14. The author of “The manic in the Moon” is _____. (a) Henry James (b) James Thurber (c) O.Henry (d) Ernest Hemingway
15._____ has been described as “a second-rate planet with a second-rate sun.” (a)The earth (b)The moon (c) Neptune (d) Pluto
16. Clara was upset because the narrator told her: “get thee to a _____.” (a) nunnery (b) monastery (c) moonastery (d) nursery
17. In “The manic in the Moon”, the narrater’s friend is ______(a) German (b) Italian (c) American (d) French
18. “Everybody is talking in ______syllables.” Fill in the blanks. (a) earth (b) Neptune KASC-English (Aided) (c) moon (d) Pluto
19. A professor told Thurber that people mostly thought and spoke about ______a) the sun b) the moon c) stars d) planets
20. Thurber is afraid that in the future “strange-eyed” would refer is ______a) being bright and lively b) fond of astronomy c) ambition d) an opthalmological ailment
21. The expected cost of the moon landing was ______dollars a) forty-eight billion b) fifty-eight million c) one trillion d) half a million
22. “Anodyne” means______a) painkiller b) antibiotic c) ointment d) antacid
23. “Fit-to-be tied” means ______a) celebrated b) unconscious c) mad d) lovely
24. After the moon landing, many ______could change in meaning a) prepositions b) idioms c) nouns d) clauses
UNIT III 1. The action of the play takes place in the (a)1960's (b)1930's (c)1950's (d)1890's
2. The setting of the play is (a) St. Louis (b) New Orleans (c) New York KASC-English (Aided) (d) Chicago
3. Tom works at ______(a) pharmacy (b) shoe warehouse (c) flower shop (d) newspaper
4. Tom wants to write ______(a) poetry (b) musical librettos (c) Journalistic dispatches (d) Bad checks 5. At the beginning of the play, where is Laura supposedly attending classes? (a) At a language school (b) At a language school (c) At a business college (d) At a dance academy
6. ______memory is drawn in the play The Glass Menagerie. (a) Tom’s (b) Amanda’s (c) Laura’s (d) Mr. Wingfield’s
7. The action of the play is set nearest to ______era of American history (a) reconstruction (b) the great depression (c) the roaring twenties (d) the swell fifties
8. Laura keeps a collection of tiny glass ______. (a) cocktail stirrers (b) animals (c) Christmas ornaments (d) flowers
9. Jim calls Laura “Blue Roses” because ______(a) she wore blue roses in her hair (b) it was the title of a popular song (c) it sounds like pleurosis (d) he calls all the girls like that
10. ______is across the alley from the Wingfield’s apartment (a) a church (b) a speakeasy (c) a library (d) a dance hall KASC-English (Aided) 11. Amanda senses that Tom wants to leave home. She tells him he can do it as soon as (a) they have saved up two thousand dollars (b) both they have found a husband for Laura and they have saved up two thousand dollars (c) they have found a husband for Laura (d) Amanda has started her business
12. Tom spends many of his nights at (a) opium dens (b) church (c) the warehouse (d) the movies
13. Because Laura's nerves cannot handle class, Amanda becomes all the more determined to (a) find Laura's long-lost father (b) find a husband for Laura (c) open her own business (d) win the lottery
14. Laura spent her days ______, instead of going to class. (a) with an old friend of hers from high school (b) working as a prostitute (c) hiding with Tom at the warehouse (d) wandering in the park and in museums
15. Amanda, realizing that it will take money to make the apartment presentable for a gentleman caller, takes a second job ______(a) at a restaurant (b) roping in subscribers for The Homemaker's Companion (c) at the shoe warehouse (d) at the local hospital
16. Back when she was in high school, Laura had a crush on a boy named Jim. He used to call her ______(a) Glass Menagerie Girl (b) Miss Wingfield (c) Li'l Amanda (d) Blue Roses
17. According to Tom, a man is______(a) A lover, a hunter, a fighter (b) A dancer, a singer, a cook (c) A sprinter, a builder, an achiever (d) A poet, a martyr, a soothsayer
18. Amanda never want her son Tom to be a ______(a) lawyer (b) drunkard (c) oboist (d) money lender KASC-English (Aided) 19. Tom plunge the family into darkness by not paying the ______(a) water bill (b) gas bill (c) phone bill (d) light bill
20. Laura’s favourite animal among her glass figurines is a ______(a) fawn (b) leopard (c) dinosaur (d) unicorn
UNIT IV 1. Frederic Henry served in ____ (a) an artillery unit (b) a hospital (c) an ambulance unit (d) a submarine
2. Catherine was an _____ nurse. (a) Iranian (b) Italian (c) Indian (d) English
3. ____ made Henry decides to escape the chaos of war. (a) his marriage (b) lack of proper attention (c) to become a writer (d) the retreat from Caporetto
4. Frederic Henry was a/an _____ in the war. (a) doctor (b) journalist (c) ambulance driver (d) soldier
5. The war in “A Farewell to Arms” took place in ____ (a) Italy (b) France (c) Norway (d) Denmark
6. _____ leads Henry a suit of civilian cloth in Milan. (a) a barkeeper (b) Ralph Simmons (c) Rinaldi (d) a farmer KASC-English (Aided) 7. The name of the good-natured doctor is ___ who agrees to operate on Henry’s leg. (a) Dr.Gorizia (b) Dr. Influenza (c) Dr. Pavla (d) Dr. Valentini
8. Henry injured severely in ______. (a) his arm (b) his thigh (c) his knee (d) his foot
9. Catherine given a ______before Henry heads off to the front at Pavla. (a) St. Anthony medal (b) love letter (c) bottle of grappa (d) The toy riding crop once owned by her fiancé
10. Henry leaves the dugout before the French mortar wounds him, the reason for Henry’s exit is ____ (a) to prove to his men that he is brave (b) to get food for his driver (c) to rescue one of his ambulance drivers who is standard outside the dugout (d) he is about to abandon his troops but then changes his mind
11. Mrs. Walker greets Henry upon his arrival at the American hospital in Milan because ____ (a) she tells him that she resents American boys fighting for foreign armies (b) she sympathizes with him over his difficult train ride (c) she becomes frazzled because she cannot arrange a room for him without a doctor’s order. (d) she takes his temperature.
12. A/An ______characteristic makes Ettore Moretti a good contrast to Lieutenant Henry. (a) Singing (b) Brag gart (c) Alcoholic (d) American
13. A Farewell to Arms published in the year ____ (a) 1953 (b) 1918 (c) 1929 (d) 1939
14. In Milan, ____ lends Henry a suit of civilian clothing. (a) A barkeep (b) Ralph Simmons (c) Rinaldi (d) A farmer KASC-English (Aided) 15. At the beginning of the novel, Henry reports that seven thousand soldiers have died due to ___. (a) Venereal disease (b) Cholera (c) Fever (d) Typhoid
16. The Italian ambulance driver who is shot and killed during the retreat is ___
(a) Pilano (b) Rinaldi (c) Aymo (d) George 17. Henry leads a team of ____ during the evacuation from the war. (a) Soldiers (b) ambulance drivers (c) nurses (d) doctors
18. The name of the superintendent of the hospital where Henry was admitted is ___ (a)Dr.Valentini (b) Catherine (c) Miss Van Campen (d) Dr. Rinaldi
19. After escaping from police, Henry boarded the train to ____ (a)Strese (b) Montreal (c) Milan (d) Italy
20. Henry and Catherine settled in the town called ___ putting the war behind forever. (a)Stresa (b) Montreux (c) Italy (d)Milan
UNIT V
1. The mummy was a ____ (a) count (b) poet laurette (c) Defence Minister (d) Lawyer
2. Dr.Ponnonner borrowed a mummy from ____ museum. (a) metropolitan (b) Directors of the city (c) London KASC-English (Aided) (d) National
3. Some words with a mummy was published on ____ in American Review: A Whig Journal. (a) 1845 (b) 1855 (c) 1865 (d) 1875
4. Some Words with a Mummy is a ______short story by Edgar Allan Poe. (a) satirical (b) Historical (c) Autobiographical (d) Humorous 5.Doctor Ponnonner invites the ______to his home to take part in a mummy unwrapping. (a) Author friend (b) Narrator (c) character (d)none of these
6. In O.Henry’s “A Retrieved Reformation” the main character Jimmy Valentine is a ___ (a) detective (b) bank manager (c) burglar (d) doctor
7. Why does Ben Price believe Jimmy broke open the safes? (a) Jimmy is the only person with the right tools (b) Jimmy was seen leaving each of the banks. (c) Jimmy has friends working in all of the banks (d) Jimmy told people he broke all the safes open
8. Jimmy chooses to give away his tools because ____ (a) His shoe business is very successful (b) He is afraid of going back to prison (c) He has all the money and he will ever need (d) He met the woman he wants to marry.
9. Jimmy decides to settle in Elmore because______(a) He fell in love with Annabel at first sight. (b) He knows that he can crack the new safe that Mr. Adams has in his bank. (c) He knows all about the shoe business. (d)He is proud of his safe cracking ways.
10. The title Reformation refers to ______(a) None of the answers are correct. (b) Annabel has changed her mind about Jimmy since she found out about his criminal past. (c) Ben Price has changed his mind about catching Jimmy. (d) Jimmy has changedKASC-English his ways because he loves Annabel. (Aided) 11. Miss Conway was ______and ______(a) small, quiet (b) plumpy, rude (c) thin, weak (d) stout, strong
12. Miss Conway wears ______because of the death of Count Mazzini (a) red (b) black (c) blue (d) brown
13. ______introduces Andy Donovan to Miss Conway a) Big Mike Sullivan b) Count Fernando Mazzini c) Mrs. Scott d) Miranda
14. ______is the author of the short story “The Count and the Wedding Guest” a) O. Henry b) John Steinbeck c) Edgar Allan Poe d) Nathaniel Hawthorn
15. What does Mr. Donovan want to do? a) He wants to make Miss Conway’s heart live again b) He wants to buy Miss Conway clothes c) He wants to buy a house on Coney Island d) He wants to move to Italy.
16.What does the tinker do with Elisa's gift? a) Throws it out of the wagon and onto the road b) Gives it to the neighboring woman, as promised c) Takes it home, transplants it, and thinks of Elisa when he looks at it d) Throws it out of the wagon and into the soft dirt, where it takes root
17. Elisa's husband wants to go into town to do what? a) Sell a horse b) Watch the fights c) See a picture show d) Go drinking with his buddies
18. The fog closes off the valley like a ______. a) closed pot b) sealed window c) dank tomb d) heavy door
19. Elisa is continuously described as a) Weak b) Unreliable c) Impetuous KASC-English (Aided) d) Strong
20. ______has "Planter's hands"? a) The man who killed Mr. Peanut b) Elisa c) Henry d) The tinker
Section B (50x5=250) Write short notes in about 150 words each: UNIT I 1. What is the importance of Earth-song in the poem “Hamatreya.” 2. Give brief note on the myth in the poem “Hamatreya.” 3. Give short note on the theme of the poem “Wait till the Majesty of Death.” 4. Why the poet refers death as majesty? 5. What are the philosophical interpretations of the poem “Mending Wall?” 6. How does Cummings convey the idea or the sense of innocence in the poem “In just Spring?” 7. How does the poet emphasize the positivity of the relationship in the “Man and Wife?” 8. How does the poet balanced between the separate person and the en masse in “One self I sing?” 9. What is the tone of the poem “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson? 10. What does it mean to be “The Emperor of Ice-cream?” Does his poem speak of death? 11. “Still, having in mind gold hair, I cannot see that broken brow And miss the dry sound of bees Stretching across a lucid space.” – Appreciate these lines. 12. What does “Lady Lazarus” think about life and death?
UNIT II 1. What, according to Thoreau, does it take to “reawaken and keep ourselves awake”? 2. Do you know anyone personally who need to simplify his or her life? Explain. 3. What recommendations does Thoreau give for simplifying life? 4. What information is Thoreau describing for the reader in the first paragraph of his essay? 5. Why do you think Thoreau emphasized the words somewhat hastily? 6. How would the life of mankind be changed in the case of a moon-landing? 7. Write a note on the Thurber’s view on religion in “The Manic in the Moon.” 8. Give a brief note on moon and science. 9. Imagine a space travel and give a summary of it. 10. How did James Thurber affect the modern era?
UNIT III 1. How are the lives of the Wingfields ironic? 2. How does The Glass Menagerie symbolize Laura's escape from reality? 3. Which aspects of the play are realistic and which are unrealistic? 4. What are the expressionistic techniques in The Glass Menagerie? 5. What are the important components of “The Glass Menagerie’s setting? 6. How does TennesseeKASC-English Williams develop Tom's character in(Aided) The Glass Menagerie? 7. What is the nature and the meaning of the structure of the glass menagerie ? 8. Explain briefly about the main characterin “The Glass Menagerie?” 9. Give short note on the background story of Laura. 10. What does the character Jim O'Connor symbolize?
UNIT IV 1. Comment on the appropriateness of the title A Farewell to Arms. 2. Estimate Lieutenant Frederic Henry as a typical Hemingway hero. 3. How does Frederic Henry get injured? 4. Comment on the character of Catherine Barely. 5. Comment on the ending of the novel A Farewell to Arms. 6. Write a note on the symbolism used by Hemingway in his novel. 7. What is the relationship between Rinaldi and Catherine? 8. What seems to be Hemingway’s opinion of war? 9. Frederic Henry’s involvement in the war. 10. Irony in A Farewell to Arms.
UNIT V 1. Sketch the character of Jimmy Valentine. 2. What was Jimmy’s conflict when he heard Agatha scream in the bank? 3. What role does love play in “A Retrieved Reformation”? 4. Give the character analysis of Dr.Ponnonner. 5. Write a note of the narrative techniques used by Poe in “Some words with a Mummy”. 6. Explain how the mummy felt about his treatment once he was brought back to life. 7.Sketch the character of Miss Conway. 8.Write a brief on the final decision takn by Mr. Donowan in the story “The count and the Wedding Guest.” 9.Sketch the character of Elisa. 10.Write a note on the isolation of Elisa in the story “The Chrysanthemums.” 11.Give brief note on the subjugation of woman in the short story “The Chrysanthemums.”
Section C (50x8=400) Answer the following questions in about 500 words each:
UNIT I 1. Write a detailed summary of Hamatreya 2. Critically analyse the Earth-song 3.Describ e the theme of the poem “Hamatreya.” 4. Discuss the symbolism used in the poem “Wait till the Majesty of Death.” 5. Comment on the irony in the poem “Mending Wall.” 6. Does the poem “In just Spring” draw you back into your childhood? Is it spoken as the voice of a child, or does it seem more like the voice of a person remembering childhood. 7.Comment on the setting and landscape in “Man and Wife.” 8. Describe Whitman’s theme of “physiology” with reference to the poem “One self I sing.” 9. Give a critical analysis of the poem “Because I could not stop for death.” 10. “Ice cream is both death and life.”- Discuss. 11. Explain the theme of the poem “Praise for an Urn.” 12. Discuss the symbolismKASC-English used in the poem “Lady Lazarus,” (Aided) by Sylvia Plath. UINT II 1. How did Thoreau feel about importance of nature? 2. Discuss the meaning of the phrase “starved before we are hungry” in sentence 2 of the paragraph 3. 3. What do you think the idea of freedom means to Thoreau in Walden? 4. What is Thoreau’s advice to the person who has many details going on his life all at once? 5. How does Walden reflect key aspects of transcendentalism? 6. Do you agree with Thoreau that material needs are all “external and superficial”? Why or Why not? 7. Bring out the humour in the essay, “Manic in the Moon.” 8. Discuss the situation in detail 9. “Writer tries to remember the days when the outdoors at night was serenely known as the Inn of the Silver Moon.” - Justify 10. “The moon belongs to everyone, the best things in life are free.”Discuss with reference to your prescribed text.
UNIT III
21. How is “The American Dream” presented in the play Glass Menagerie? 22. How does the epigraph comment on Laura or the overall themes of the play? 23. What is the significance of Laura's unicorn? 24. What are the similarities between Tom and his father? 25. Which characters face life most realistically? Defend your choice. 26. Why does Amanda blame Tom for the failure of the evening? 27. Write an essay depicting Amanda's strengths and weakness. Is she an admirable person or merely a silly, frustrated woman? 28. Write a theme characterizing Williams' views toward illusion and reality. 29.Explain why Laura give the unicorn to Jim. 30. Choose either Laura, Tom, or Amanda, and argue how the person you chose should be considered the main character of the play.
UNIT IV
1. Write a critical note on the plot construction of A Farewell to Arms. 2. What views of war and of love does Hemingway convey through A Farewell to Arms? 3. Describe the parallel themes of love and war in Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. 4. Attempt an appreciation of Hemingway’s descriptive powers with regard to the war scenes in A Farewell to Arms. 5. Discuss Hemingway’s characterization of Lieutenant Frederic Henry in A Farewell to Arms. 6. Comment on the structure of the novel A Farewell to Arms. 7. Evaluate A Farewell to Arms as a tragedy. 8. Write a detailed note Hemingway’s use of symbolism and irony in A Farewell to Arms. 9. Elaborate the view that behind the love story in A Farewell to Arms is the quest for meaning and certitude in the world. 10. Discuss Hemingway’s treatment of love and death in A Farewell to Arms.
UNIT V
1. How does Jimmy Valentine change throughout the story “A Retrieved Reformation”. 2. Explain how cracking the vault of the Elmore Bank affects Jimmy Valentine. 3. In O.Henry’s short story “A Retrieved Reformation”, why did Jimmy Valentine stop burglaries? 4. Consider “Some wordsKASC-English with a Mummy” as a satire. (Aided) 5. Justify the title “Some words with a Mummy”. 6. “Some words with a Mummy” is a satirical short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Elucidate. 7. Comment on the ending of the story “The count and the Wedding Guest.” 8. Discuss the theme of love and lonliness in the story “The count and the Wedding Guest.” 9. Narrate in your own style how Miss Conway weaves the story and present it to Mr. 10. “Elisa will break out of her lonely, isolated world”- Justify. 11. “The author choose to keep his distance from his characters. Is it strength of the story or weakness”- Discuss.
Answer Key: UNIT I 1. (c) nature 2. (b) Maitreya 3. (c) Emily Dickinson 4. (d) purple 5. (a) Robert Frost 6. (b) pine, apple 7. (c) entire world 8. (b) marbles, piracies 9. (b) undying love for his wife 10. (c) poet’s wife 11. (b) political equality of man and woman 12. (d) Leaves of Grass 13. (c) death in the form of gentleman suitor 14. (a) speaker 15. (a) three glass knobs 16. (b) the roller of big cigars 17. (b) white 18. (b) Hart Crane 19. (b) a her Doktor 20. (a) third
UNIT II 1. (b) the somnolence 2. (d) Spring 3. (a) Concord 4. (c) A rail road 5. (a) Bluish 6. (a) 1817 7. (c) Ralph Waldo Emerson 8. (b) 2 years 9. (c) Beans 10. (d) Challenge 11. (b) 1845 12. (a) Movement to a spiritual after life 13. (d) Live deliberately 14. (b) James Thurber 15. (b)The moon KASC-English (Aided) 16. (c) moonastery 17. (c) American 18. (c) American 19. b) the moon 20. d) an opthalmological ailment 21. a) forty-eight billion 22. a) painkiller 23.c) mad 24. b) idioms
UNIT III 1. (b)1930's 2. (a) St. Louis 3. (b) shoe warehouse 4. (a) poetry 5. (c) At a business college 6. (a) Tom’s 7. (b) the great depression 8. (b) animals 9. (c) it sounds like pleurosis 10. (d) a dance hall 11. (c) they have found a husband for Laura 12. (d) the movies 13. (b) find a husband for Laura 14. (d) wandering in the park and in museums 15. (b) roping in subscribers for The Homemaker's Companion 16. (d) Blue Roses 17. (a) A lover, a hunter, a fighter 18. (b) drunkard 19. (d) light bill 20. (d) unicorn
UNIT IV 1. (c) an ambulance unit 2. (d) English 3. (d) the retreat from Caporetto 4. (c) ambulance driver 5. (a) Italy 6. (b) Ralph Simmons 7. (d) Dr. Valentini 8. (c) His Knee 9. (a) St. Anthony medal 10. (b) to get food for his driver 11. (c) she becomes frazzled because she cannot arrange a room for him without a doctor’s order. 12. (b) Brag gart 13. (c) 1929 14. (b) Ralph Simmons 15. (b) Cholera 16. (c) Aymo KASC-English (Aided) 17. (b) ambulance drivers 18. (c) Miss Van Campen 19. (c) Milan 20. (b) Montreux
UNIT V 1. (a) count 2. (a) metropolitan 3. (a) 1845 4. (c) Autobiographical 5. (b) Narrator 6. (c) burglar 7. (a) Jimmy is the only person with the right tools 8. (d) He met the woman he wants to marry. 9. a) He fell in love with Annabel at first sight. 10.d) Jimmy has changed his ways because he loves Annabel 11. (a) small, quiet 12. (b) black 13. c) Mrs. Scott 14. a) O. Henry 15. a) He wants to make Miss Conway’s heart live again 16. a) Throws it out of the wagon and onto the road 17. b) Watch the fights 18. a) closed pot 19. d) Strong 20. b) Elisa
KASC-English (Aided) KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) III BA ENGLISH LITERATURE CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Prepared by Dr.Shobha Ramaswamy and Dr.Mangayarkkarasi K.S.
Syllabus
Unit-I Poetry R.L.Stenevson- “Travel”, “The Unseen Playmate”, “Block City”, “The Dumb Soldier” Christina Rossetti-“Goblin Market” Unit-II Prose Anne Frank -A Diary of A Young Girl Unit-III Drama Una Nibuidh-A Christmas Carol Vijay Tendulkar- Bobby’s story Unit-Iv Fiction C.S.Lewis-The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe R.K.Narayan-Swami And Friends Unit-V Short Stories Oscar Wilde-“The Happy Prince” and “The Nightingale And The Rose” Ruskin Bond-“The Panther’s Moon”
KASC-EnglishSection A (Aided) Unit-I Poetry
1.What is the relationship between Lizzie and Laura in “Goblin Market?” a. cousins b. mother and daughter c. sisters d. acquaintances
2. In “Goblin Market”, what is the name of Laura's sister? a. Jeanie b. Lorrie c. Lizzie d. Lauren
3. In “Goblin Market”, what location of significance will not grow grass? a. Lizzie's yard b. The market. C. The goblin glen d. Jeanie's grave.
4. In “Goblin Market”, with what does Laura's sister attempt to purchase the goblin fruit? a. A silver penny b. A song c. A golden vase d. Her golden locks. 5. How do the goblins in “Goblin Market”, react to Laura's sister's attempt to purchase their fruit? a. They laugh and go away b. They beat the sister c. They disappear into thin air d. They sell the sister rotten fruit.
6. What are the goblin men selling? a. Beautiful silks b. Exotic spices c. Golden dishes d. Delicious fruit
7. What was Christina Rossetti's pen name? a. Geoffrey Crayon b. Silence Dogood c. Ellen Alleyne d.Henry Wade
8. What caused Christina Rossetti's death? a. Tuberculosis b. Old age c. Breast cancer d. Graves' disease
9. Fill in the blanks: “We must not ____ goblin men” a. buy from b. encourage the c. steal from d. speak to
10. ______wrote “Goblin Market.” a. Christina Rossetti b. R.L. Stevenson c. Elizabeth Barrett Browning d. William Blake
11. ______fruit are luscious according to Laura. a. bilberries b. peaches c. citrons d. grapes
12. In the poem “Travel”, the boy likes to watch the lonely______building boats. a. Crusoes b. Clusoe c. Defoe d. Moscow
13. “In Block City”, according to the boy, the sofa is a ______and carpet is a______a. river, mountain b. mountain, sea c. castle , port d temple, blocks
14. The poem “The Unseen Playmate” is written by ______. a. Christina Rossetti b. R. L. Stevenson c. Rudyard Kipling d. P.B.Shelley
15. The ______is a large Australian parrot. a. kangaroo b. wallaby c. cockatrice d. cockatoo 16.Complete: “AndKASC-English in a corner find the ______” (Aided) a. toys b. boys c. caravan d. palanquin
17. The boy in the poem “Travel” wants to go where the golden ______grow. a. grapes b. mangoes c. apples d. peaches
18. The ______accompanies children when they are playing alone in green a. Watchman b. guardian c unseen playmate d. friends
19. The ______takes care of the children’s playthings a. Watchman b. the unseen playmate c. guardian d. friends
20. The dumb soldier in the poem “The Dumb Soldier” has _____ eyes a. golden b. green c. blue d. leaden Unit-II Prose
21. Anne Frank’s birthday fell on ______. a. June14th b . July 4th c. August 14th d. September 21st
22.Anne’s sister’s name was _____. a. Haneli b.Hetty c.Margot d . Ilse
23. Anne had to exchange two of her books for Volume I of Dutch Sagas and Legends because ______. a.she bought Volume III by mistake b. She was gifted Volume II c. She disliked the two books d. Her mother did not allow her to read them
24.Rin Tin Tin was a dog which ______. a.was owned by Anne’s father b. acted in the movies d. chased Anne d. was the mascot of the Olympic Games.
25.Anne’s description of her birthday shows that______. a. she disliked her family b. she was a selfish person c. she led an ordinary, happy life d. she led an extraordinary life
26.Anne received a diary on her _____ birthday. a. twelve b. thirteen c. fourteen d. fifteen
27.Anne’s family left Germany because _____ a. Hitler’s anti-Jewish laws made life difficult there b. Anne’s father wanted to set up a business in Holland c. there was war in Germany d. Anne’s mother liked tulips
28.In Germany, Jews were required to wear a ______. a.red cross b.yellow star c.swastika d. green triangle
29.Mr.Keesing taught ____ at Anne’s school a.English b.history c.maths d.science
30.Anne had to attend the Jewish Lyceum because ______a.Jewish children wereKASC-English required to study only there b.she scored(Aided) high marks c.all her friends studied there d. her parents compelled her to do so
31.Mr.Van Daan was Mr.Frank’s _____. a.enemy b.friend c.business partner d.neighbour
32.Jews were not allowed to own ____ or to use public transport in Holland. a.aeroplanes b.scooters c.bicycles d.lorries
33.Mrs.Frank deliberately left a _____ on her desk before leaving a.farewell letter b.misleading note c.route map d.paperweight
34.Anne felt sad that her parents seemed to favour her _____. a.grandmother b.brother c.sister d.cousin 35.The call from the Nazi police was for Anne’s ______. a. father b. sister c. uncle d.classmate
36.Margot had to be given frequent doses of codeine to prevent her from ____. a.laughing b.coughing c.crying d.shouting
37.The family of ______joined Anne Frank’s family in her hiding a.Mr.Kleiman b.Mr.Miep c.Mr.Van Daan d.Mr.Bep
38. Jews were allowed to do their shopping only between _____ a.3pm and 5 pm. b.4 pm and 5pm c.3pm and 4pm d.2pm and 4pm
39. Anne argued that being a _____ was a female trait. a.shrew b..chatterbox c. scatterbrain d. tell-tale
40.Anne’s diary records the Nazi atrocities during ______. a.The Boer War b.The War of American Independence c.World War I d.World War II
Unit-III - Drama
41. The original story of A Christmas Carol was written by _____. a. Shelley b. Dickens c. Rossetti d. Ruskin Bond.
42._____ is Scrooge’s nephew. a. Crachit b. Tiny Tim c. Fred d. Marley
43. Bob Cratchit is the employee of _____. a. Fred b. Fan c. Tiny Tim d. Scrooge
44. The first of the spirits appears at ______o clock at night. a. 2 b. 4 c. 1 d. 12
45. It is Christmas Eve and everybody is trying to be ______. a. sad b. happy c. energetic d. charismatic.
46. The last______KASC-English to visit is that of Christmas Yet to Come (Aided). a. man b. women c. ghost d. crowd
47. Marley’s ghost had ___ chained to him. a. ledgers b. cannon balls c. money boxes d Christmas trees
48. Belle says, “a golden idol has replaced me in your affections.”. The golden idol refers to____ .
a. another girl b. dream c. money d. religion
49. ______offers prayer for the blessing of Scrooge. a. Fred b. Bob Cratchit c. Belle d. Tiny Tim 50. Scrooge and ______are partners. a. Belle b. Marley c. Fred d. Bob
51. ______wrote “Bobby’s Story.” a. Girish Karnad b. Vijay Tendulkar c. R.K.Narayan d. Amitav Ghosh
52. In the beginning of the play “Bobby’s Story” Bobby tells the story of _____ a. Jack and Jill b. Jackal and Chick c. Jackal and Jill d. Jack and Chick
53. Bobby shares ______with Mickey a. chocolates b. waffles c. cheese d. biscuits
54. Red Rakshas in the play Bobby’s Story refers to ______seller a. peach b. guava c. apple d. cherry
55. The Khaki Rakshas in the play Bobby’s Story refers to ______a. driver b. conductor c. police d. watchman
56. Blue Rakshas in the play Bobby’s Story refers to ______a. Bobby’s father b. Birbal c. Akbar d. Joker
57. The title “Badshah” is given to the ______emperor in the play Bobby’s Story. a. Mauryan b. Persian c. Mughal d. Mongol
58. ______worries about the poor quality of the ration rice. a. Akbar b. The Moon c. Sivaji d. Mickey
59. Bobby’s parents were late to home because they _____ a. went for a movie b. visit their friends c. gone for shopping d. were working overtime in their office
60. “Bobby’s Story” is story of ______child a. latch-key b. free c. adopted d. stolen
Unit-IV- Fiction
61.The author of TheKASC-English Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is ______.(Aided) a.Lewis Caroll b.C.S.Lewis c.R.L.Stevenson d. T.S.Eliot
62.The Pevensie children are sent to the Professor’s house because of ____. a.World War I b.World War II c.The Crimean War d.The Boer War
63.The first creature that Lucy comes across in Narnia is a ____ named Tumnus. a.nymph b.faun c.witch d.lion
64.The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe may be considered as a religious ____. a.allegory b.satire c.farce d.epic
65.The Witch claims Edmund citing ______that makes traitors her own. a.Deep Magic b. White Magic c.Black Magic d. Aslan’s laws 66.The Stone Table cracks because of _____. a.Peter’s bravery b.Edmund’s betrayal c.Aslan’s sacrifice d.the Witch’s curse
67.During the Witch’s rule, it was always winter but never ____ in Narnia. a.Christmas b.New Year c.Easter d.Diwali
68.Narnia is the name of a ____. a.lion b.prince c.fantasy land d.planet
69.Edmund is tempted by the sweet called ____ offered by the Witch. a.English tart b.Turkish delight c.American apple-pie d. Mediterranean muesli
70.The Witch is killed by ____. a.Peter b.Edmund c.Maugrim d.Aslan
71.Lucy heals Edmund using ____. a. a magic wand b.a spell c.a magic cordial d. wardrobe
72.Rajam is angry with Swami because the latter______. a.he misses the cricket match b. he fails in the examination c.he leaves the school d.he sympathises with the British.
73.Mani is the ______among the friends. a.strongman b.scholar c.sportsman d.millionaire
74.Rajam’s father is a ____. a.judge b.police officer c. district collector d. king
75.When Swami accompanies his father to the club, he is ____ on seeing the coachman’s son there. a.pleased b.terrified c.impressed d. angry
76.Swami is worried that his grandmother would die because he did not get her _____. a. a lime b. a sodaKASC-English c. some medicine d. betel nuts (Aided) 77.Swami’s full name is____. a.Ramaswamy b.Krishnaswamy c.Narayanswamy d.Swaminathan
78.Swami wants to give Rajam a ___as a parting gift. a.bat b.book c.pen d.watch
79.Swami’s father was a _____. a. police officer. b. lawyer c. professor d. district collector
80. Swami’s cricket team, MCC, stood for ______Cricket Club. a. Marylebone b. Madrasc. c. Malgudi d. Manchester Unit V- Short Stories
81.The statue of the Happy Prince was covered with ____. a. gold leaves b..silver foil c. copper plating d. steel sheets
82.When he was alive, the Happy Prince lived in the palace of ______. a.Versailles b. Mysore c.Sans Souci d.Topkopi
83.The swallow was in love with a ____. a.rose b.reed c.dove c. mouse
84.The swallow was headed for ______. a.Australia b.Russia c.Egypt d.India
85.The yellow rose is compared to the hair of a ______. a.horse b. mermaid c.fairy d.princess
86. The nightingale gave up its life for ______. a. its love of singing b. its love of roses c. an ideal d. the poor
87.The most honoured place in Bisnu’s house was given to ______. a.picture of Lord Ganesh b. a clock. c. a photograph of Bisnu’s father d. an ancient lamp
88. Sheroo was a big ____. a.wolf-hound b.Labrador c.Great Dane d.hill mastiff
89.The nearest school for Bisnu was at _____. a.Keti b. Kemptee c.Ooty d.Landour
90.Bisnu went to school because ___. a.his mother told him to do so b. he wanted to get a good education c. he felt lonely at home d. he loved the long walk to school
91.Sarru sold ____ at Kemptee. a.milk b.curd c.spicesKASC-English d. nuts (Aided)
92.Mela Ram was a _____. a.hunter b.village chief c.teacher d. postman.
93.______was in charge of the hospital at Kemptee. a.Dr.Carpenter b.Dr.Taylor c.Dr.Jekyll d.Dr.Who
94.Bisnu understood that ____ was the key to a good job. a.adventure b.procastination c.education d.hard work
95.Bisnu can be described as a ______boy. a.cowardly and lazy b.happy and easy-going c.brave and determined d.serious and morose 96.Panthers are both cunning and _____ by nature. a.cruel b.lethargic c.kind-hearted d. stupid
97.The setting of “A Panther’s Moon” is the ______. a.Gharwal Himalayas b.The Shivalik Range c. Mussorie d. Nepal
98.The panther became a man-eater because it ______. a.liked the taste of human flesh b. was injured by a hunter c. lived close to the village d. sought revenge on mankind.
99.Bishnu’s sister wanted bangles of _____. a.red and gold b. green and gold c. maroon and silver d. diamond and gold
100.The village of Manjari was called the______village. a. Panther’s b. unhappy c. five-mile d. ten kilometre
Answer Key
Unit I-Poetry 1. c. sisters 2. c. Lizzie. 3. d. Jeanie's grave. 4. a. A silver penny 5. b. They beat the sister 6. d. delicious fruit 7. c. Ellen Alleyne 8. c. Breast cancer 9. a. buy from 10.a. Christina Rossetti 11. d. grapes 12. a. Crusoes 13. b. mountain, sea 14. b. R. L. Stevenson 15. d. cockatoo 16. a. toys 17. c. apple KASC-English (Aided) 18. c. the Unseen Playmate 19. b. the Unseen Playmate 20. d. leaden
Unit II- Prose
21. a. June14th 22 .c.Margot 23 .b. She was gifted Volume II 24 .b. acted in the movies 25 .c. she led an ordinary, happy life 26 .b. thirteen 27 .a.Hitler’s anti-Jewish laws made life difficult there 28 .b.yellow star 29 .c.maths 30 .a.Jewish children were required to study only there 31 .c.business partner 32 .c.bicycles 33 .b.misleading note 34 .c.sister 35 .b. sister 36 .b.coughing 37 .c.Mr.Van Daan 38 . a.3pm and 5 pm 39. b.chatterbox 40. d.World War II
Unit – IIII Drama
41. b. Dickens 42. c. Fred 43. d Scrooge 44. d. 12 45. b.happy 46. c.ghost 47. a. ledgers 48. c. money 49. d. Tiny Tim 50. b. Marley 51. b. Vijay Tendulkar 52. b. jackel and chick 53. d. biscuits 54. b. guava 55. b. conductor 56. a. Bobby’s father 57. c. Mughal 58. d. Mickey 59. a. went for a movie 60. a. latch-key KASC-English (Aided) Unit IV- Fiction
61. b.C.S.Lewis 62 .b.World War II 63. b.faun 64 .a.allegory 65 .a.Deep Magic 66 .c.Aslan’s sacrifice 67 .a.Christmas 68 .c.fantasy land 69 .b.Turkish delight 70 .d.Aslan 71 .c.a magic cordial 72 .a.he misses the cricket match 73 .a.strongman 74 .b.police officer 75 .b.terrified 76 .c. some medicine 77 .d.Swaminathan 78 .b.book 79 .b. lawyer 80 .c. Malgudi
Unit V-Short Stories
81. gold leaves 82. c.Sans Souci 83. b.reed 84. c.Egypt 85. b. mermaid 86. c. an ideal 87. a.picture of Lord Ganesh 88. d.hill mastiff 89. b. Kemptee 90. b. he wanted to get a good education 91. a.milk 92. d. postman 93. b.Dr.Taylor 94. c.education 95. c.brave and determined 96. d. stupid 97. a.Gharwal Himalayas 98. b. was injured by a hunter 99. a.red and gold 100. c. five-mile
Section B Unit – I- Poetry KASC-English (Aided) 1. How is temptation symbolised in Rossetti's poetry?
2. What is the most important theme in “Goblin Market”?
3. Why does the poem end with Laura's moral to her children?
4. Why cannot Laura hear or see the goblins after she has eaten the fruit?
5. Write a note on the cry of the goblins.
6. Write a short note on the list fruits available in the Goblin Market.
7. Write a note on the central idea of the poem “Travel” by Robert Louis Stevenson. 8. What is the inner meaning of the poem “Unseen Playmate”?
9. How does Stevenson bring out the experience of the ‘dumb soldier’?
10. How does the boy escape from his loneliness in the poem “Block City”?
Unit II- Prose
11.Why does Anne Frank feel alienated within her family?
12.What were the presents received by Anne on her birthday?
13.How did Anne spend her thirteenth birthday?
14.Why did Anne have to write an essay on “A Chatterbox”?
15.How does Anne describe her friendship with Hello?
16.Write a note on Otto frank.
17.What was the cause of the Frank family’s decision to go into hiding?
18.Describe the clever construction of the hiding place of Anne’s family.
19.How does Anne describe life in the Secret Annexe soon after settling there?
20.What were the discriminations faced by the Jews after the arrival of the Germans in Holland?
Unit III- Drama
21. Why did Marley’s ghost appear before Scrooge and what was its advice?
22. What is the role of Bob Cratchit in the play A Christmas Carol ?
23. Describe Scrooge’s experiences in the company of the Second Apparition. 24. How is Fred representedKASC-English in A Christmas Carol? (Aided) 25. Narrate the characteristic sketch of Marley in the play A Christmas Carol.
26. What do you learn about Bobby’s life from the play Bobby’s Story?
27. How are the historical characters humorously portrayed in Bobby’s Story?
28. How does Bobby interact with Mickey Mouse?
29. Describe the episode of the Rakshasas.
30. Comment on the ending of the play Bobby’s Story. Unit IV - Fiction
31.Describe the first meeting of Edmund with the Witch.
32.How did Lucy first enter Narnia?
33.What were the prophesies related to the children?
34.What were the presents given by Father Christmas to the children?
35.What was the agreement between Aslan and the White Witch?
36.How did the Pevensie children return from Narnia?
37.How did Sketch the character of Swami’s father.
38.Sketch the character of Rajam.
39.Write a note on Swami’s first visit to Rajam’s house.
40.Write a note on Swami’s clash with Mr.Ebenezer.
Unit V- Short Stories
41.Why did the Happy Prince not realize the poverty of his people when he was alive?
42.Describe the first meeting of the swallow and the Happy Prince.
43.How did the Happy Prince use the ruby to help the poor seamstress?
44.Describe the pathetic ending of the story “The Happy Prince.”
45.What did the red rose tree ask the nightingale to do?
46.How did the love of the student for Professor’s daughter end?
47.How did Bisnu go to school every day? 48.Write a note onKASC-English the friendship between Bisnu and his pet (Aided) dog Sheroo. 49.How did Bisnu narrowly escape from the panther on his way back from school?
50.Write a note on the thrilling climax of the story “Panther’s Moon.” Section C
Unit –I - Poetry
1."Goblin Market" was originally read as a moral tale for children. Is it a children's poem? –
Discuss.
2. Only "maids" and "goblins" ever appear in "Goblin Market." Why are there no men in the poem? – Elucidate.
3. Comment on the ending of the poem “Goblin Market”.
4.What is the main theme of Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market”?
5. Can the poem "Goblin Market" be seen as demonstrating a power struggle between men and women?
6.‘Sisterhood and womanhood bind Laura and Lizzie together’-Explain.
7. Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem “Unseen Playmate.”
8. How does the poet express his adventurous desire to travel in the poem “Travel”?
9. Describe the creativity of the boy in the poem “Block City.”
10. Imagination is part of growing up- Explain with reference to the poem “The Dumb
Soldier.”
Unit II- Prose
11.What does Anne say about her family members? 12.How does AnneKASC-English Frank describe her classmates? (Aided) 13.What do you learn about Anne Frank’s life at school from her diary entries?
14.Consider The Diary of a Young Girl as a historical document.
15.Describe the Secret Annexe and the Frank family’s move into it.
16.What do you learn about the discrimination against the Jews from your reading of Anne Frank’s diary?
17.Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl is the frank and innocent outpouring of an adolescent girl’s feelings-Discuss.
18.Sketch the character of Anne Frank. 19.Describe life at the Secret Annexe.
20.What do you gather from the descriptions of the changes in Anne’s life?
Unit III- Drama
21. The main themes of A Christmas Carol are social injustice and poverty –Elucidate.
22. Trace the course of events that brought about a change in the character of Scrooge.
23. Write an essay on Scenes 1 and 2 in the play A Christmas Carol.
24. Write an essay on Scene 3 and 4 in the play A Christmas Carol. 20.
25. “A Christmas Carol is an argument for political reform.” - Discuss.
26. In A Christmas Carol, how does Scrooge find out that happiness comes from caring about
others?
27. What is the part played by the imaginary characters in Bobby’s Story?
28. Write an essay on the loneliness of Bobby in the play Bobby’s Story.
29. Write an essay on the humour in the play Bobby’s Story.
30. Is the loneliness of the modern child the theme of the play Bobby’s Story. Discuss.
Unit IV- Fiction
31.How did Aslan overcome the witch’s plot The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?
32.Compare and contrast characters of the four Pevensie children.
33.Draw a character sketch of the White Witch The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. 34.What is the roleKASC-English of Edmund in The Lion, The Witch and The(Aided) Wardrobe? 35.Consider Swami’s family as representative of the age and class.
36.Describe Swami’s life at the mission school and the reason for his leaving.
37.How did Swami get lost and how did he return?
38.Sketch the character of Swami.
39Trace the autobiographical elements in R.K.Narayan’s Swami and Friends.
40.R.K.Narayan’s Swami and Friends describes life in small-town India during the
1940s.Justify. Unit V-Short Stories
41.Oscar Wilde’s “The Happy Prince is a comment on materialistic values. Explain.
42.Comment on the irony of the title, “The Happy Prince.”
43.Oscar Wilde has commented on the pathetic irony and contrast in society through his short story, “the Happy Prince.’ Discuss.
44.“The Happy Prince” extols the quality of self-sacrifice. Explain.
44.Consider Oscar Wilde’s “The Happy Prince’ as a story of friendship and sacrifice.
45.Oscar Wilde’s “The Nightingale and the Rose” is a story of sacrifice.” Explain.
46.Bring out the irony and pathos in “The Nightingale and the Rose.”
47.Attempt an appreciation of Ruskin Bond as a storyteller with reference to “The Panther’s Moon.”
48.Man-animal conflict is central to Ruskin Bond’s “Panther’s Moon.” Elucidate.
49.Ruskin Bond’s “Panther’s Moon” is a story of pathos and suspense- Justify.
50. Consider Ruskin Bond as a lover of nature with reference to “Panther’s Moon.”
KASC-English (Aided) [Type text]
Drama Question Bank Prepared by Dr.R.Sumathi and Thiru.S.Nagaraja Unit -1 :
Dr.Faustus (Act I and II)
Unit -2 :
Dr.Faustus(Act III to V)
Unit -3 :
The Doll's house
Unit -4 :
Pygmalion
Unit -5 :
Riders to the Sea
Section A
1. In the prologue , who introduces the story of Dr. Faustus ? a)Mephistophilis b) Lucifer c) chorus d) old man 2. To which Greekmythological character isDr.Faustus compared in the prologue ? a)Icarus b) evil c) devil d) angel 3. What fields of learning does Faustus learnedbefore learning the black magic ? a)English KASC-English b) Mathematics c) astrology (Aided) d) medicine 4. Which characters instructs Dr. Faustus in dark arts ? a)Valdes and Cornelius b) Robin and Ralph c) Knight and Old man d) Good angel and Evil angel 5. What was the name of the ruler , who ruled the hell ? a)Mephistophilis b) Helen c) Vintner d) Lucifer 6. How long does Mephistophilisdemand that Faustus serve him ? a)5 years b) 90 years c) 24 years d) 30 years 7. What does Faustus offer in return for their service ? a)His soul b) his heart c) his eyes d) his brain 8. How does Faustus sign his compact with Lucifer ? a)In his hand b) In his leg c) In his blood d) none 9. What is the meaning of the words that appears on Faustus arm in Latin ? a)Fly women b) fly man c) fly father d) fly sister
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10. In which city does Faustus visit extensively in scene 7 ? a)Paris b) Belgium c) Rome d) London 11. Which historical figure does Faustus conjure up for the emperor to see? a)Alexander the great b) Wagner c) Valdes d) Ralph 12. At which point in the play does Marlowe use much of his finest poetry ? a)Good angel and Evil angel b) The Emperor of Germany c) Duke of Vanholt d) In Faustus final hours 13. What could Faustus theoretically do to save his soul from hell ? a)Ask for Gold b) Ask for Forgiveness c) Ask for jewelry d) Ask for country 14. What did the medical world place at the center of existence ? a)Lucifer b) Mephistophilis c) God d) Ralph 15. What does Faustus says he sees running across the sky during his terrible last night ? a)Christ's blood b) Christ’s power c) Christ’s love d) none 16. How many people make up the chorus ? a)Three b) four c) two d) one 17. Two topics does the chorus say will not tackled in the play ? a)War b) love and war c) love d) none 18. What does Faustus do first with his new powers ? a)Traveling b) eating c) fighting d) none 19. Whom does Faustus summons towards the end of his twenty four years deal ? a)Cardinal and Lorraine b) The Emperor of Germany c) Helen of Troy d) The Pope 20. Faustus represents the spirt of era . a)Renaissance b) Victorian era c) Elizabethan era d) none 21. What secret has Nora been keeping from Torvald? a) She was in love with his brother before she married him. b) She borrowed the money they used to take a trip to Italy. c) She had an affair with Krogstad five years earlier. d) She has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. 22. What crime does Krogstad commit? a)Blackmail b) Larceny c) Murder d) Fraud 23. Which two characters were in love years earlier? a)Nora and Krogstad b) Torvald and Mrs. Linde c) Krogstad and Mrs. Linde d) Dr. Rank and Nora 24. Why does Mrs. Linde tell Krogstad to let Torvald read the letter? a) She wants Torvald for herself. b) She has secretly hated Nora for many years. c) She believes they can get more money from Torvald. d) She thinks it’s better that the truth be known. 25. Why does NoraKASC-English leave Torvald? (Aided) a) She realizes that they do not understand each other. b) She has come to see that she belongs with Krogstad. c) She knows that Torvald actually wants to be with Mrs. Linde. d) She is too ashamed of her conduct to stay in the marriage. 26. What does the play suggest about women? a) They are only satisfied when they have children. b) They are held to higher moral standards than men. c) Society forces them to make unfair sacrifices. d) Society is largely influenced by their opinion . 27. How does the play present parental immorality? a) As a consequence of overly demanding children b) As a disease that is passed down to children
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c) As a product of the desire for independence d) None 28. When does the play begin? a)Christmas Day b) Christmas Eve c) New Year’s Eve d) New Year’s Day 29. What does Torvald tease Nora about when she arrives home? a) Her lavish spending b) Her sloppy appearance c) Her flighty personality d) Her excessive sympathy 30. What change in the coming year excites Nora and Torvald? a) A vacation to Italy b) The birth of their next child c) Paying off the loan on their house d) Torvald’s new job and higher salary 31. Which trait does Torval say runs in Nora’s family? a) Poor eating habits b) Hysterical overreaction c) Fiscal irresponsibility d) Excessive stubbornness 32. What does Nora lie to Torvald about? a) How much the Christmas presents cost b) Who is coming to dinner c) Whether she ate any macaroons d) What she got him for Christmas 33. How do Nora and Mrs. Linde know one another? a) They were childhood friends. b) They are distant cousins. c) Mrs. Linde works at Torval’s bank. d) Nora shops in Mrs. Linde’s store. 34. Which aspect of Mrs. Linde’s life does Nora express the most concern about? a) Her romantic prospects b) Her personal satisfaction c) Her financial state d) Her intellectual development 35. Where does Nora tell Mrs. Linde that the money for the trip to Italy came from? a) Her sewing work b) Torvald’s aunt c) Dr. Rank d) Her father 36. How does Nora feel at the beginning of the play? a) Happy andKASC-English content (Aided) b) Distressed and alienated c) Comfortable but bored d) idealistic but exhausted 37. What effect does Krogstad’s blackmail have on Nora? a) It breaks her will to achieve independence. b) It deepens her love for Torvald. c) It makes her aware of her true feelings. d) It teaches her to be more conventional. 38. What does Torvald desire more than almost anything else? a) Personal growth and satisfaction b) Romantic love and commitment c) Social approval and standing
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d) Financial gain and material comfort 39. What is Krogstad’s motive for blackmailing Nora? a) He longs to be the bank’s president. b) He resents Nora and wants her to suffer. c) His wife has put him up to it. d) His family will suffer if he gets fired. 40. How does Torvald treat Nora? a) As an equal b) As a servant c) As a child d) As a friend 41. BY what name does Eliza address Freddy the first time that they encounter each other a)Charlie b)Freddy c.Captain d.Kindsir 42. When the Flower Girl gets in the taxi at Covent Garden after the thunderstorm, where does she initially tell the taxicab to take her ? a)27A Wimpole Street b)BucknamPellis c)The Ambassador’s garden party d)Angel Court, Drury Lane 43. Higgins claims that English is the language of: a) The Queen b)The noblest race c)All mankind d)Shakespeare, Milton, and The Bible 44. Why does the crowd hiding from the rain get so upset with Higgins for taking notes of the Flower Girl’s speech? a) They think that he is a busybody plainsclothes policeman who won’t leave an innocent girl alone b) They think he is trying to take advantage of her c) They think he has not enough gumption to get his own taxi d) He’s ugly 45. What have Pickering and Higgins written respectively? a) Sanskrit in Mime; Higgins Says b) Dialects of India; Higgins’ Guide to Phonetics c) Spoken Sanskrit; Higgins’ Universal Alphabet d) The Speech of Gentlemen; How to Make a Duchess in Six Months 46. How does Eliza Doolittle dress herself up when she visits Higgins to ask to take speech lessons? a) She takes a long-overdue bath b) She wears a blue kimono with cunning white flower embroidery c) She brings her voluble father as a reference d) She wears three mismatched ostrich feathers in her tattered hat 47. What reason does Higgins give for deciding to take on the experiment? a) He wantsKASC-English to prove to Pickering that he is indeed (Aided) the greatest teacher alive b) Eliza’s presence in the house will be an amusement to Mrs. Pearce c) Only to shut the girl up from all her dreadful crying d) Because life is but a series of inspired follies, and one must never lose a chance to commit one 48. After she threatens to leave because is so unfeeling, what does Henry give Eliza to convince her to stay? a).Half a chocolate cream b)A silk handkerchief c)Five pounds d) A blue kimono 49. What does Eliza usually wear to sleep? a)A ragged nightgown b)Her day clothes c)Stolen coats d)Nothing 50. When Alfred Doolittle says he is willing to sell his daughter for fifty pounds, Pickering asks him if he has no morals. Alfred says what in response? a)”What’s the good of morals?” b)“Have you any?” c)“Can’t afford them.”
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d)“My wife won’t let me have any.” 51. All of the following witness Eliza Doolittle’s phonetic debut at Mrs. Higgins’ at- home except: a)Mrs. Eynsford Hill b)Clara and Freddy c)Alfred Doolittle d)Colonel Pickering 52. Which of the following summarizes Higgins’ essential attitude towards women? a)”They’d never want me.” b) “Pretty girls are a dime a dozen.” c)”What are women? d)”They’re all idiots.” 53. What does Freddy think Eliza is speaking when he meets her at Mrs. Higgins’ at- home? a.Cockney b.Queen’s English c.Gutter slang d. The new small talk 54. Upon finding out about the experiment, Mrs. Higgins thinks that her son and his friend Pickering are: a.Adorably eccentric b. Entirely correct c. Infinitely stupid d.Relentlessly scientific 55. Who claims that Eliza must be a Hungaraian princess? A. Henry Higgins b.Nepommuckc.The ambassador d.Clara 56. What does Eliza fling in Higgins’ face a.Half-eaten chocolates b. The money he lent her c.His damned slippers d.Her rotten flowers 57. Eliza has been called all the following except a) The beauty of the Orient (by the Ambassador) b) Heartless guttersnipe (by Higgins) c) A common girl (by Mrs. Pearce) d) Darling, darling, darling (by Freddy) 58. When Freddy catches Eliza running out of Higgins’ house, what is she actually on her way to do? a) To ask her father to take her back b) To jump into the river c) To offer her services to Nepommuck d) To sell all the jewelry she has stolen from the house 59. . From whom does Eliza say she learns self-respect? a.Mrs. Pearce b.Colonel Pickering c.Her father d.Mrs. Higgins 60. Why does Higgins tell Eliza she should return to with him? a.For the fun of it b.For the hell of it c.For the aesthetics of it d. For the science of it 61. How many stitches did Nora drop from the second of three pairs of stockings she knitted for Michael? a.Four. b.Two. c. Three. d. Three Score. 62. What items does the priest give for identification purposes? A. A pair ofKASC-English trousers and stockings. (Aided) B. A shirt and a plain stocking. C. A shirt and trousers. D. A shirt and jacket. 63. What does Colum ask Cathleen after Cathleen asks him a Eamon to build a coffin when the sun comes up? A. Are there nails with them? B. Are you able to pay? C. Is the priest coming? D. Have the boards been sanded? 64. . What color is the half sail that Bartley’s body is carried to the house on? a.Yellow. b. Green. C. Blue. D.Red.
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65. What is the first thing Maurya says after she returns from going to meet Bartley with the cloth wrapped bread still in her hands? A.My heart’s broken from this day. B. I seen Michael himself. C. I seen the fearfulest thing. D.Bartley didn’t come. 66. How many days did they look for Michael’s body? a.Six. b.Nine. c.Seven. d. Eight. 67. What does Maurya claim that no man can do? A.Listen to good advice. B.Stay home forever. C.Keep safe forever. D.Live forever. 68. How is Michael described by Nora after they realize that the stockings given to Nora by the priest belong to him? A.A great woodsman and farmer. B. A great rower and fisher. C.A man with great vision. D. A man of the cloth. 69. What is Cathleen doing when Nora returns with her bundle? a.Spinning. b.Sweeping. c. Baking. D.Kneading. 70. How many men did Nora hear say Bartley would go? a. Five b. Three c.Two d. Four 71. How many days does it take to walk to Donegal? a. Seven. B.Six. c.Five. d.Ten. 72. Whose coffin will be made from the white boards? a.Michael. b.Maurya. c.Bartley. d.Patch. 73. What can no man do, according to Maurya? a. Live without regret. b. Live without honour. c.Live in fear. d. Live forever. 74. Where is Bartley planning to go? A. To Donegal. B. To Irishman Island. C.To work. D. To Galway Fair. 75. What does Cathleen offer Colum and Eamon in exchange for building her brother’s coffin? A. Housecleaning services. B. Sewing services. C. Fresh baked cake. D. Fresh baked bread. 76. Who does the priest give articles of clothing to for identification? A.Cathleen. B. Bartley. C. Maurya. D. Nora. 77. How many days was Maurya crying and keening before Michael and Bartley were confirmed dead? A. Five. KASC-English B. Seven. C. Nine. D. Eight. (Aided) 78. Who did Maurya tell them was riding the grey pony as they rode past? A. Patrick. B. Bartley. C. Michael. D. Shaemus. 79. Who does Nora insist Maurya’s favorite child was? A.Shawn. b.Patch. c.Bartley. d.Michael. 80. How does Bartley die? A.The gray pony knocks him into the sea. B. The red pony bucks him into the sea. C.The ship sinks, swamped on the way to Connemara. D. He dies from pneumonia. 81. What pulled the chariot that took Faustus through heaven ? a)Dragon b) devil c) evil d) Doves 82. Who was attempting to become pope with the backing of the German emperor?
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a) Brutus b) Bruno c) Brian d) Bertie 83. What do Faustus and Mephistophilis do during the Pope’s dinner ? a) Make them invisible b) curse noisily c) box the Pope’s ears d) all the above 84. What have Robin and Rafe stolen from a tavern? a) A cup b) A wine skin c) A knife d) A ham 85. During the chorus, who do we learn has invited Faustus to his palace? a) Charles III b) Charles V c) Charles de Gulle d) Charles Dickens 86. What does Faustus conjure onto the head of the Knight/Benvolio? a) Antlers b) Rabbit ears c) A crown d) A bald spot 87. What does the horse-courser do first to try and wake Faustus? a) Throws water on him b) shakes him c) yells in his ears d) sets him on fire 88. What does the horse-courser run away with? a) Faustus’s leg b) Faustus’s money c) Faustus’s arm d) Faustus’s head 89. In the B text, per the carter, Faustus paid three farthings to eat all he could of ___. a) A field of wheat b) A forest of pine c)A wagon of hay d) A truckle of cheese 90. At the court of the Duke of Vanholt, the duchess requests ___ from Faustus. a) Sour apples b) Ripe medlars c) Raw apricots d) Ripe grapes 91. In the chorus, what has Faustus given to Wagner? a) All his wealth b) All his magic c)All of his books d) All his secrets 92. Who asks Faustus to make Helen of Troy appear? a) Wagner b) Mephistophilis c) one of the Scholar d) Lucifer 93. What does Faustus wish he was, so that upon death he would simply cease to be? a) Beast b) A fairy c) A plant d) A play 94. Who calls Dr.Faustus as Master Doctor ? a) Knight b) Lucifer c) Emperor d) Mephistophilis 95. O , my leg, my leg , - help , Mephistophilis ! Call tie officers .- My leg , my leg “ said by whom ? a)Mephistophilis b) Lucifer c) Knight d) Faustus 96. “ was this the face that launche’d a thousand ship “ on the whom did refers to ______
a)Helen b) Ophelia c) Lady macbeth d) none 97. Who was Ostler ? a)Stableman b) postman c) physician d) none 98. O nomine Domini :______a)Sinner of sinners b) in the name of lord c) have mercy on us d) none 99 .Misericordia pro nobis :______a)Sinner of sinners b) in the name of lord c) have mercy on us d) none 100.Peccatumpeccatorum :_____ a)Sinner of KASC-Englishsinners b) in the name of lord (Aided) c) have mercy on us d) none
Section B
1. Is Doctor Faustus a morality play or a Renaissance drama? 2. To what extent do you think that the character of Dr. Faustus stands as a Renaissance hero? 3. What lesson is Doctor Faustus supposed to learn from Mephistophilis about the nature of heaven and hell?
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4. How is the play Doctor Faustus elaborately connected to renaissance spirit? 5. Are there parallels between Life of Doctor Faustus and Christopher Marlowe? 6. What is the function of the chorus in Doctor Faustus? 7. Is Doctor Faustus misled by the devil or is he willfully blind to his situation in Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus? 8. In The Tragical History of Dr. Faust, why does Mephistopheles warn Dr.Faustus? Does Faustus damn himself ? 9. What is the deal with the devil in Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe? 10. Discuss Doctor Faustus as a study of ambition and despair. 11. What is the significance of Faustus’ blood congealing in Doctor Faustus? 12. Explain the scene -1 in act III 13. Explain the seven deadly sins in Dr.Faustus . 14. What symbolism is represented in A Doll’s House? 15. In A Doll’s House, describe the relationship between Torvald and Nora. 16. What is the significance of the title of A Doll’s House? 17. What do the macaroons symbolize in A Dolls House? 18. Discuss A Doll’s House as a modern play. Discuss A Doll’s House as a modern play. 19. What is the tone of A Doll’s House? 20. What are the themes in “The Doll’s House” by Katherine Mansfield? 21. Discuss A Doll’s House as a well-made play involving realism, naturalism, and revealing the techniques of the play. 22. Why did IbsenKASC-English change the ending of his play A Doll (Aided)’s House? What was the original ending? 23. What is the lesson of the play “A Doll’s House”? 24. In what ways is Nora trapped in “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen? 25. In A Doll’s House, why does Torvald refers to Nora as “skylark” and “squirrel?” 26. What was Nora’s motive of leaving her home in A Doll’s House? 27. In A Doll’s House is Nora the only “doll” in the play? 28. Describe Nora’s character in A Doll’s House.
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29. What is the purpose of Dr. Rank in the play A Doll’s House? 30. What is the climax of A Doll’s House? 31. What does Nora symbolize in A Doll’s House? 32. Discuss A Doll’s House as a feminist drama. 33. What is the main idea of the play A Doll’s House? 34. What happened in the bath scene involving Mrs. Pearce and Eliza? 35. What is the significance of Pygmalion’s title? 36. Discuss the main idea/theme of the play Pygmalion. 37. Does Alfred Doolittle’s theory about the “undeserving poor” have any merit? Is he just a good speaker, or is he simply addressing a problem that most people ignore? 38. Discuss the plot of the play in relation to the Pygmalion myth. 39. Describe the general appearance of Eliza before she was changed by Professor Higgins. 40. What are the social implications of Professor Higgins’s experiment with Eliza? 41. Why do you think the flower girl was worried when she saw the man with the notebook? 42. In the play “Pygmalion”, how does Shaw depict women in general and Eliza in particular in order to create laughter? What are some relevant quotations? 43. Why does Higgins agree to educate the flower girl in George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion? 44. . Can Maurya be called an ideal mother with the bitter experiences of life in the ply Riders to theKASC-English Sea? (Aided) 45. Who are the riders in Riders to the Sea? 46. What are the characteristics of the mother in the play Riders to the Sea? 47. Describe the gender discrimination in this play? 48. What role does superstition play in Riders to the Sea? 49. What are the main ideas and themes of “Riders to the Sea” by John Synge? 50. What is J.M. Synge’s biography and the plot summary of his play Riders to the Sea? Section C
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1.Discuss the character of Doctor Faustus in act 1 . 2.Explain the characteristics of Doctor Faustus in the play by Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus. 3.In Act I, scene ii of Marlowe’s Doctor. Fautus, how does the language reveal the character or characterization of Faustus in the following quote? FAUSTUS. This word “damnation” terrifies not him . 4..Explain the use of blank verse in Doctor Faustus. Explain the meaning of envy and link it to the contents of Christopher Marlowe’s play Doctor Faustus? 5..What is Nora’s tragic flaw in “A Doll’s House”? 6..What is the acting style of A Doll’s House? 7.Describe Nora as a woman, mother and a wife in A Doll’s House. 8.What is the genre of A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen? In the play A Doll’s House, what is the difference between Torvald’s and Nora’s definitions of a “human being”?
9.What was the role of women in the Victorian era, as portrayed in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House? 10.Explain “Realism” in drama as introduced by Ibsen in A Doll’s House. 11.What is the central paragraph in “The Doll’s House” by Katherine Mansfield, from which the rest of theKASC-English story emanates? (Aided) 12..In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, what in Krogstad’s first appearance on stage? 13.Why does Kristine encourage Krogstad to let Torvald read the letter revealing Nora’s deception in A Doll’s House? 14.What influenced Nora’s self-identity in A Doll’s House? 15.What is the significance of the ending of A Doll’s House (With respect to the author’s choices)? 16.Describe Helmer’s character in A Doll’s House?
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17.In A Doll’s House, who is the tragic hero, and what is the tragic hero’s fatal flaw or hamartia? 18.To what extent is Nora a tragic victim in A Doll’s House? 19..How does Torvald respond to Krogstad’s first and second letter in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House? 20.Why does Dr. Rank love Nora in A Doll’s House? 21.What is a brief summary of Nora’s past in Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House? 22.In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, what was Nora’s power in her relationship with Torvald? 23..In Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, exactly why does Nora leave her children? 24..Bring out the influence of the miracle plays and the moralities in Doctor Faustus . 25..What is the function of the good and evil angel in the drama ? How are they related to earlier morality plays ? 26.Write an essay on the comic scene in Dr. Faustus. 27..Examine critically the genuineness of the clown age scenes of Dr.Faustus. Summarize the scene of Dr. Faustus with Helen of Troy , bringing out its poetic beauty . 28.In what various ways is hell conceived and presented in Dr. Faustus ? Discussion the master servant relationship in the drama? 29..What features in the drama, Dr.Faustus , have made it classical? How does Faustus’s use of magical powers correlate with his earlier desires and plans ? 30.Marlowe was one of the greatest poets in the their nature . Discussion and illustrate . 31How does MarloweKASC-English in his play Dr.Faustus depict the struggle(Aided) between good and evil in a man’s soul. 32.Explain the lines – ‘See, see, where Christ’s blood streams in the firmament! One drop would save my soul, half a drop: Ah, my Christ.’ 33.Explain the symbols used in Dr.Fastus. . 34.Explain the final hours of Faustus . 35.Elaborate on the transformation of Eliza Doolittle in the hands of Higgins in The play Pygmalion
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36.Describe how Shaw has depicted ways and behaviour of men and women of his time in Pygmalion 37.Discuss the mastery of Shaw in turning a difficult subject like Phonetics into an entertaining drama of human interest like Pygmalion. Consider Pygmalion as Shaw’s most appealing and popular drama. 38.How does the quotation from Nietzsche that Shaw quotes at the end of the play, “when you go to women, take your whip with you,” relate to Eliza’s relationship with Higgins? With Pickering? With Freddy? 39.The subtitle of the play is “A Romance in Five Acts.” Discuss the ways that the play is a romance—or might it more properly be called a tragedy or a comedy? 40.Sketch the Character of Henry Higgins in the play “Pygmalion”. 41.What is the Pygmalion myth? In what significant ways, and with what effect, has Shaw transformed that myth in his play? 42.Discuss the significance of the title of the play Pygmalion. 43.What are the problems that Shaw deals with in the play Pygmalion? 44Discuss the significance of the title, Riders to the Sea by John Millington Synge. 45..Discuss Synge’s Riders To The Sea as an One- Act Play. 46.Discuss Maurya’s character (in Riders to the Sea) as a symbol of universal motherhood. 47.What do the elements like nets, spinning wheel, boards and kneading cake symbolize in Riders to the Sea? 48.What is the Irish setting of J.M. Synge’s Riders to the Sea? 49.Where is dramaticKASC-English irony used in Riders to the Sea? (Aided) 50..“In Synge’s Riders to the Sea there is a fine mixture of Greek and Irish elements”. Discuss.
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Semester VI Skill Based Subject -4 English Language Teaching Question Bank
Prepared by
Dr. R. Sumathi Objective: To make the students aware of various methods of teaching English To give exposure to the evolutionof the teaching of English. To inculcate good English language teaching skills. Unit I The English Language Teaching situation in India Language Acquisition theories Unit II Approaches, methods and techniques in ELT Classroom management Unit III The teaching of prose text The teaching of language skills The teaching of Grammar Unit IV Remedial Teaching Language games Unit V Language testing and Evaluation Construction of language test ELT KASC-EnglishA and source disciplines (Aided) Prescribed Text: M.N.K Bose.A Text Book of English Language Teaching.New century Book House Limited,2005.
Section A Unit I 1. English Education came to India in ______a.1952 b. 1947 c. 1913 d. 1813 [Type text]
2. The approach which views language as a bundle of structures and learning is called ___. a. Structural b. Grammar Translation c.Natural Approach d. Humanistic
3. The method of teaching English adopted at present in school curriculum is____. a. Formative Correlational Approach b. Functional Communicative Approach c.Natural Approach d. Humanistic
4. FCA is in opposition to ______. a. Structural Approach b. Comprehensive Approach c. Translation and Grammar Method d. Functional Approach
5. Communicative Language Teaching replaced basically______.
a.Natural Language Processing b. Structural Teaching c.Structural Language Teaching d. Motivational Teaching
6. Direct Method is also known as______.
a.Natural Method b. Indirect Approach c. Inductive Approach d.Structural.
7. Grammar-Translation Method stresses on ______. a. Accuracy b. Fluency c.Appropriateness d.Listening skill
8. Grammar-Translation Method is basically used to teach ______. KASC-English (Aided) a. Grammar b. Foreign language c.Rules of any language usage d. Classical language
9. The objective of Direct Method is ______. a. To increase power of comprehension b. To increase communicative power c.To develop a command over the target language d.To develop personality
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c.Enhance a student’s communicative skill d. Enable the student too use the language fluently
11. Traditional method goes against the _____. a. Prescriptive grammar b. Simulation c.Pedagogic principles d.Generalization
12. The incidental or Correlative Method is known as______. a.Inductive b.Deductive c.Structural d. Reference method
13. Inductive method proceeds from ______. a. Heavy materials to light ones b. Known to unknown c. Simple to complex d. Both b) & c)
14. The Government of India, attempt to help ELT, established the_____ in order to train teachers of English at the school and college levels. a. NCERT b. CIEFL c. RIESI d. CTP
15. The approach which views language as a set of rules and the meaning of the target language through the use of the learner’s mother tongue is called ______. a. Structural b. Grammar Translation c. SOS d. Imitation.
16. The____ is a style of teaching used in teaching foreign languages. a. audio-lingual method b. Grammar-Translation Method c.Direct Method d.Structral
17. The audio-lingual method is also called as ____. a. Army method KASC-English b. Grammar-Translation Method c.Direct(Aided) Method d.Structral
18. Dr. West has laid a great amount of importance to_____. a. Reading b.Speaking c.Writing d. Listening
19. Kothari Commission was first formed in the year___. a.1966 b.1950 c.1953 d.1970 [Type text]
20. ___ serves as a link language both in international level and national level. a.English b.Hindi c.Tamil. d.French
21.______had recommended English to be used as Library Language. a. Kothari Commission b.National council c. UGC d. NCERT
22. Glancing rapidly though a text to find out its general content, central ideas or gist is called ___. a. Skimming b. Scanning c.SQ3R d. Silent reading 23. Reading through the passage in order to search for a specific item or piece of information is called ______. a. Skimming b. Scanning c.SQ3R d. Silent reading 24. Searching for a word in a dictionary, finding a phone number from a telephone directory are the examples of _____ reading. a. Skimming b. Scanning c.SQ3R d. Silent reading 25.______is not only a testing device to judge the spelling, but also it a is teaching technique. a.Dictation b. Silent reading c.Skimming d. Scanning
26. Speaking and writing are _____skills. a.active b.Passive c.Receptive d.productive skills
27. Listening and Speaking are called ______Skills
a. Aural-oral KASC-English b.Passive c.Receptive (Aided) d.productive skills
28. Reading and writing are called ______skills. a.Graphic-motor b.Passive c.Receptive d.productive skills
29. The Proper speech habits can be developed efficiently by___. a.prounciation b.dicatation c.quizzes d. vocabulary practice. 30. The crucial aim of reading is ______. a. Comprehension b.enjoying c. ask questions d. evaluating [Type text]
31. An audio visual aids make learning____. a.easy b. interesting c. effective d. all of these. 32. The______Approach makes use of situations in which meaning finds last expression or pattern of sentences and phrases. a.Structural b.Communicative c. Humanistic d. Audio lingual
33. Who disapproved the structural linguistic theory and introduced the idea creativity and uniqueness of individual sentences as fundamental characteristic of language? a. Chomsky b. Oslen c. Kagan d.Bakthin
34. Standardised achievement tests are broadly classified into _____classes a. two b.Three c.four. d.five.
35. Correct pronunciation of individual sound is related to______. a. Accuracy b.Fluency c. Both accuracy and fluency d.Neither accuracy nor fluency
36. Language accusation occurs only when______. a.The child is taught the rules of grammar b.The child is given a reward c.The child has exposure to the language d. The child absorbs the language without conscious attention
37. When a child is asked to recite a poem, it can help the teacher to test ______. a. Knowledge of literature b. Proficiency of speaking c.Acting talent d.Comprehension
38. For teaching grammar,KASC-English the best grammar that a teacher can (Aided) use is ____. a.Traditional grammar b. Modern grammar c. Pedagogic grammar d.No grammar is needed
39. A test of listening comprehension is a test of _____. a. Receptive skill b. Productive skill c. Hearing skill d. Phonology
40. Organization of arguments and ideas in paragraphs is an important aspect of ______. a.Writing essays b.Writing memos c. Writing stories d.Writing personal letters [Type text]
41. Brain storming’ means ______. a.To collect all kinds of ideas on a topic b.To do some mental exercise
c.To make efforts to understand something d.To give some kind of stimulus to the brain
42. ‘Interactive’ listening is ______. a.Listening and responding b.Listening for mood and tone c.Listening for word stress and emphasis d. Listening for finding out speaker’s attitude
43. Which of the following is an incorrect assumption in language teaching? a.Learners acquire language by trying to use it in real situations b. Learners’ first language plays an important role in learning c.Language teaching should have a focus in communicative activities d. Language teaching should give importance to writing rather than speech
44. Reading skill can be developed best by ______. a.Writing answers to questions on text b.Focusing on the use of words from context in the text c. Doing vocabulary exercises d.Doing quizzes and playing word games
45. Mother tongue influence can be effectively minimized in the classroom by ______. a. Using the mother tongue more often b.Giving examples from the mother tongue c.Giving a lot of exposure in the target language d.Giving inputs from the target language in a simple, graded manner
46. Practice of grammaticalKASC-English structures in a controlled manner (Aided)can be done by____. a.Correcting wrong sentences produced by learners b. Gap-filling grammar exercises c.Writing paragraphs and essays d. Explaining the use of particular structures
47. A test which is administered at the end of a language course is______. a. Diagnostic test b.Placement test c. Achievement test d.Memory test
48. The use of technology to enhance learning process is called ______in education. [Type text]
a.IT b. ICT c. Information technology d. Communication technology
49.The purpose of ‘rapid reading’ is _____. a.for interest b.seeking information c.for specific details d.extended reading
50.Which of the following is not a language component? a. sound b.symbols c. structures d. vocabulary
51.Micro teaching is a technique used by teacher when trainee____. a.watch alive demonstration b. watch an audio visual presentation c. use a simulation technique to develop their skills. d.reading a book.
52._____ is the central to the teaching language and learning of languages? a.listening b.speaking c.grammar d. critical thinking
53. In the days of Audio-lingualism, learners errors were considered as ______.
a.Remedy b. error c. sin d. mistake
54. The idea of play-way method of teaching was proposed in the late ______century.
a.19th b. 18th c. 16th d. 20th 55. Evaluation may be summative or ______.
a.formative b.creative c. Observation d. Good memory
56. Practicality of a KASC-Englishtest is concerned with the ______and administration(Aided) of it. a. Planning b. Discussion c. Analysis d. orienting
57.The concept of evaluation of a learning was introduced by______. a.BS Bloom b.Chomsky c.Freud d. Alport
58.The evaluation process in learning is _____. a.quantitative b.qualitative c. quantative and qualitative d. descriptive [Type text]
59.Loud reading is done to assess____. a. phonemic sound b. pronunciation c.intonation d.grammar.
60.Writing is_____ representation of speech sounds. a. alphabetical b. systematical c. graphical d. phonemic
61.Before writing a ____it is vital to think about what it is you want to test and what its purpose is. a. test b.article c.essay d.exam
62.We must make a distinction here between proficiency tests, achievement tests, diagnostic tests and ______tests. a. prognostic b.realstic c.naturalistic d.creative
63.A ____test is one that measures a candidate’s overall ability in a language, it isn't related to a specific course. a. proficiency b. prognostic c.realstic d.naturalistic
64.An ______on the other hand tests the students’ knowledge of the material that has been taught on a course. a. achievement test b. proficiency c. prognostic d.realstic
65.A ______highlightsKASC-English the strong and weak points that a learner (Aided) may have in a particular area. a. achievement test b. proficiency c. prognostic achievement test d. proficiency
66.A _____attempts to predict how a student will perform on a course. a.prognostic test b. achievement test c. proficiency d. prognostic achievement test [Type text]
67.It is important to choose _____techniques carefully when you prepare one of the aforementioned tests. a.elicitation b.realstic c.naturalistic d.creative
68. A ______can be used to test most things such as grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening etc. a. Multiple choice b.TF c.Match d.Essay
69. The ____can be used to test a variety of areas such as vocabulary, grammar and are very effective at testing listening for specific words. a. Gap-fills b. Multiple choice c.TF d.Match
70. Matching exercises are most often used to test______. a. vocabulary b. Multiple choice c.TF d.Match
71____ tests can be very effective for testing grammar, vocabulary and intensive reading. a. Cloze b. Gap-fills c. Multiple choice d.TF
72. ______is useful for testing grammar and vocabulary as well as readings and listening. a. Error correction b. Gap-fills c. Multiple choice d.TF
73. In teaching experiencedKASC-English members guide the immature one (Aided)’s for______a. Spending time b. Qualification c. Quality of life d. Adjustment of life
74.Which is not the focal point of triangular process of teaching? a. Teaching method b. Teacher c. Pupil d. contents
75.Examination is derived from ______. a.examine b.examini c.xamin d.exam 76. The goal of teaching is_____.
a. to give information b. To involve pupils in activities c. To impart knowledge [Type text]
d. Desirable change in behavior.
77. The rules of presenting the contents to make them easy are called_____. a. Method of teaching b. Maxims of teaching c. Techniques of teaching d. Teaching strategies
78. The ______are only a means to an end. a.test b.plan c.result d.exam
79. A ____is held more frequently during a course. a.test b.plan c.result d.exam
80.The formal large scale tests include ___tests a.standardised b. prognostic test c. achievement test d. proficiency
81.A good test should be_____. a. reliable b. Qualification c.Quality of life d. Adjustment of life
82.The ____ test is used to test reading,comprehension. a.oral b.written c. achievement test d. proficiency
83.A good test should not give scope to ______answers. a.memorised KASC-English b.realstic c.naturalistic d.creative(Aided) 84. A good test should test elements of ______. a.language b.vocabulary c.spelling d.grammar
85.Objective _____tests have the advantage of pinpointing problems. a. written b.realstic c.naturalistic d.creative
86.The ______questions have low validity. [Type text]
a.essay b. Multiple choice c.TF d.Match
87.Objective type test inclued ______item. a.recalling b.realistic c.naturalistic d.creative
88.The _____ are easy to design. a.short answer b. Multiple choice c.TF d.Match
89.The ____ is a type of recognition test. a.Match b.short answer c. Multiple choice d.TF
90.Scoring is less subjective and easy in ______. a.short answer b. Multiple choice c.TF d.Match the following
91.In the lesson plan ______questions are asked. a.4 b.3 c.6. d.2
92. In the first coloumn of the lesson plan denotes a.specification b. objective c. application d.planning
93. A proper planning of the lessons is the key to effective ______. a.teaching b. objective c. application d.planning
94.Though lesson planKASC-English requires an lot of hardwork it is ______. (Aided) a.rewarding b.appreciative c.labourious d.task
95.There are ______fold teaching of English. a.4 b.3 c.6. d.2
96.Teaching a _____involves suitability. a. prose b.poetry c.play d.poem [Type text]
97.In the structural approach there are ______kinds of structures. a.4 b.3 c.6. d.2
98. The structural approach is suitable for ____classes. a.lower b.higher c.primary d.nursery
99. The structural approach fully integrates the teaching of ______. a.grammar b.poetry c.play d.poem
100. According to Coleridge ‘______is words in better order’.
a. Prose b.poetry c.play d.poem
SECTION – B Answer the following in about 200 words each: Unit I
1. How does mother tongue influence the learning in English? 2. How far does Information Theory work with reference to English Language Teaching in classroom situation? 3. Comment Macaulay’s Minutes and shows its significance with reference to English Language Teaching in India during British East India Company rule in India. 4. Write about the position of English in School Education of India with reference to Kothari Commission and New Policy of Education 1986. 5. “ The year 1854KASC-English is a landmark year with reference to English (Aided) Language Teaching in India”. What changes in the education system were effected in the consequence? 6. Explain Grammar Translation in Method of Teaching English Grammar? 7. What are the roles of source language in Second Language Acquisition ? 8. What is a syllabus ? Discuss different types of language syllabus. 9. Comment on the early changes that came into Teaching of English in India. 10. Explain the various methods practised in India in the teaching of English. Unit II [Type text]
11.Write a note on Direct method? 12.Write a note on Audio- Lingual method? 13. Write a note on Structural –Situational Method? 14. Analyze structuralist criticism of Traditional Grammar.? 15. Examine the importance of designing a syllabus in language teaching. 16. How do audio-visual aids contribute to the teaching of English ? 17. Bring out the importance of curriculum development 18. Explain the characteristics of curriculum 19. Write about curriculum designing? 20. Comment on the influence of mother tongue in learning English. Unit III 21. Analyze ‘Reading Skill’ as a receptive skill 22. Distinguish between ‘Receptive Skills’ and ‘Productive Skills’ with reference to English Language. 23.Write a note on ‘Intensive’ Reading? 24. Write a note on Extensive Reading ? 25. Why should prose be included in learning a language ? 26. How can language be taught through literature ? 27. Write an essay on the essential qualities of a good language teacher. 28. Discuss the ways in which LSRW skills can be integrated. 29. Write a note on activities to develop speaking skills 30. What are the methods of teaching of poetry? KASC-EnglishUNIT IV (Aided) 31. Define Remedial English teaching. 32. What are inflexional suffixes? Explain with examples? 33. What are derivational suffixes? Explain with examples? 34.Discuss about Silent reading? 35.Discuss the methods of teaching of prose? 36. Write a note on Testing and Evaluation of Language Skills? 37. Write a note on achievement test and its types? 38. Write a note on meaning and definitions of Micro Teaching? [Type text]
39. Write a note on characteristics of Micro Teaching? 40. What is micro-teaching cycle? Unit V
41. Write a note on Instructional Aids? 42. Give an account of Audio- Visual Aids. 43.Write a note on teacher-made Aids? 44.Give a note on Electronic Aids in second language teaching. 45.Discuss about Programmed Learning in language teaching? 46.What are the principles of Programmed Learning? 47.Write a note on qualities of good English language textbook? 48.Write a short note on developments in ELT since the 1960s 49.Explain the Guidelines for test preparation. 50.Write down the difference between Learning and Acquisition.
SECTION – C
Answer the following in about 400 words each: 1. Of all the languages, how did English gain a global status? 2. Trace the history of ELT in India. 3. Explain some current trends in ELT. 4. What are the problems faced by learners of English at Tertiary level? 5. Discuss English as an international language. 6. Discuss the importance of changes in language teaching methods. 7. Explain the main KASC-Englishfeatures of communicative approach to language (Aided) teaching. 8. English is becoming a globalized language today – Discuss? 9. Analyse the factors that contributed to the present status of English in India. 10.Write an essay on the origin and development of ELT in India. Unit II 11. Bring out the major differences between curriculum designing and syllabus designing. 12. Explain the basic principles of the structural oral-situational methods. 13. Write on the importance of syllabus in Second Language Teaching [Type text]
14. Write about the effectiveness of integrated teaching of basic skills in English. 15. Write an essay on the current trends in Language teaching. 16. Write a short note on Structural Approaches 17. Write a brief note on Communicative Approaches 18. Discuss in detail about ‘The Grammar Translation Method’? 19. Discuss about Audio-lingual method and The Direct Method? 20. Why do we teach a Prose? Unit III 21. Distinguish between ‘Intensive’ and ‘Extensive’ Reading. How would you inculcate the habit of ‘Intensive Reading’ among your students? 22. What are the different approaches to language testing for testing Reading / Writing Skills ? Explain with examples. 23. How are the basic language skills interrelated? 24. How do language games enable the learners to learn English? 25. Comment on L,S,R,W skills in English. 26.Comment on the acquisition of Speaking skills. 27.Write on the effective teaching techniques for teaching prose. 28.Explain the suitable methods for the teaching of Vocabulary. 29. Write about the significance of Writing Skills. 30. Explain the sub skills of Reading skill. Unit IV 31. Explain the process of teaching reading? 32.Comment on Dr. West’s Views on Teaching of English 33. Explain the meritsKASC-English and demerits of Audio Lingual Method (Aided) 34.Write a note on Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). 35.Discuss the views of Activity Based Learning (ABL) 36.How to teach vocabulary for second language learners? 37. What do you mean by remedial teaching and Error Correction? 38. Explain spelling games and word games 39. What do you mean by remedial teaching and Error Correction? 40. What are the Qualities of a good test? [Type text]
Unit V
41.Elucidate the significance of Audio-Visual aids I enhancing the quality of Teaching English. 42.Write an essay on the different methods used in language testing and leaner assessment. 43.Comment on the role of technological tools in ELT. 44. Write down the activities for developing reading comprehension? 45. Explain Remedial Teaching 46. Write an essay on Language Games. 47. Explain Language testing & Evaluation 48. Constructing a language test - Elucidate 49. “Teaching and Testing are closely inter-related.” Do you agree ? Justify the statement with examples. 50. What are the various factors that lead to the validity of a test in ELT ? What are factors that affect validity ?
Multiple Choice Questions Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 d a b a b a a d c c 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 c d KASC-Englishc a a a (Aided)a A a a 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 a a b b a a a A a a 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 d a a a a c b C a a 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 a a d b d b b A d a 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 [Type text]
c c c a a a a C a d 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 a a a a a a a A a a 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 a a a a a a a A a a 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 a a a a a a a A a a 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 a a a a a a a A a a
KASC-English (Aided) ELECTIVE – ETHICS IN LITERATURE
Question Bank Unit I Poetry Rudyard Kipling - If Emily Dickinson - A bird came down the walk
Thiruvalluvar - Chapter 37 - The Killing of Desire Chapter100 - Courteousness Unit II (15 Hours) Prose How to Create your own happiness - Norman Vincent Peale Knowledge and Wisdom - Betrand Russel Students and their Duties - Gopala Krishna Gokhale
Unit III (15 Hours) Drama John Galsworthy – Justice
Unit IV (15 Hours) Fiction R.K.Narayan - The Mahabharatha
Unit V (15 Hours) Autobiography Malala Yousafzai - I am Malala (Part III pp 157-198) Mahatma Gandhi - The Story of My Experiments with Truth (Excerpts from Part I)
Staff-in-charge Prof. S. Nagaraja KASC-English (Aided) Dr. Mangayarkkarasi K.S. Ms. S. Vinothini Section A (100x1=100) Choose the correct answer from the options given below: UNIT I
1. Who is the poet of the poem ‘If’?’ a) Kipling b) Keats c) Frost d) Whitman
2. How many stanzas are there in Kipling’s poem ‘If?’ a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
3. How many lines does each stanza of ‘If’ contain? a) 6 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12
4. I n Kipling’s poem “If, the word “IF” has been used _____ times. a) 11 b) 12 c) 13 d) 14 5. Who do you think the poet is addressing? a) all his frinds b) all the neighbours c) all his relative d) all of us KASC-English (Aided) 6. Kipling advises us to be _____ a) strict b) lazy c) active d) steady
7. In “If Kipling advises us to keep our head ____ a) excited b) angry c) cool d) normal 8. In the poem the poet advises us to be _____ a) patient b) truthful c) self-control d) all the three
9. Even when others hate us, we should _____ a) not love b) love c) not hate d) consider
10.What does the poet in tell us about dreams? a) Dreams may be allowed to master us b) dreams must be allowed to master c) dreams must not be allowed to master us d) dream should be allowed to master us
11. Our reaction as the poet advises to defeat and victory should be line a) patient b) impatient d) different d) indifferent
12. The poet advises us _____ a) blame the scoundrels b) tolerate the scoundrels ime c) avoid the scoundrels d) fights against the scoundrels
13. The function of the scoundrels is to deliberately a) oppose us b) distort us c) fight us d) blame us KASC-English (Aided) 14. The organ/organs to be hardened is / are ______a) heart b) nerve c) sinew d) all
15. We should have our strong determination in order to ____ a) steer thedarkness to light b) steer the light to delight c) think some high idea d) draw a correct decision
16. How should we deal while mixing with the crowd and walking with kings? a) same tained b) same untained c) walk slowly d) walk fast
17. The world is ours only when ______a) we can develop properly b) enrich us with money c) we can improve politically d) we can enrich with the qualities mentioned in the poem
18. The gateway to enter the centre of ‘If’ is ______a) substance b) title c) gist d) estimate
19. Those who distort our statements are ______a) knaves b) cheat c) agent d) scoundrels
20. To succeed in life, as advised by Kipling, we should cultivate the qualities of ______a) morality b) religion c) intellect d) spirit
UNIT II KASC-English (Aided) 1. The fundamental duties are included in the constitution by which of the following act?
(a) 40th amendment act (b) 44th amendment act (c) 43rd amendment act (d) 42nd amendment act
2. The fundamental duties are mentioned in which of the following?
(a) Part-IV A (b) Part-IV (c) Part-III (d) In schedule IV-A
3. Which of the following article of the Constitution contains fundamental duties?
(a) 45 A (b) 51 A (c) 42 (d) 30B
4. Which of the following are fundamental duties?
(a) Safeguarding public property (b) Protecting the sovereignty, integrity and unity of India (c) Developing scientific temper and humanism (d) All the above
5. Which of the following committee suggested to incorporate fundamental duties in the constitution? (a) Malhotra committee (b) Raghavan committee (c) Swaran singh committee (d) Narasimhan committee
6. Which of the following Articles contain the right to religious freedom? (a) 25-28 (b) 29-30 (c) 32-35 (d) 23-24
7. Which of the following articles guarantees equality before law and equal protection of law for all individuals residing within the territory of India?
(a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 17 KASC-English (Aided) (d) 18
8. Which article of the Constitution abolishes Untouchability?
(a) Article 18 (b) Article 15 (c) Article 14 (d) Article 17
9. Which of the following is correct with respect to “Right against exploitation”? (a) Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour (b) Freedom as to payment of taxes for the promotion of any particular religion (c) Protection of interests of minorities (d) Equality before law
10. In which part of the Indian Constitution, the Fundamental rights are provided?
(a) Part II (b) Part III (c) Part V (d) Part IV
11. According to Robert Solomon, planning for the good life begins with ____ (a) planning for your career (b) god luck (c) having friends (d) asking yourself questions about your need and ideals
12. Epicurus argues that pleasure is _____ (a) sensuality (b) drinking and reveling (c) leisure (d) sober reasoning
13. In general happy people do not____ (a) Express gratitude, forgiveness, and kindness (b) Get regular exercise and good sleep (c) Have higher incomes or higher intellect than most (d) Savor joy and practice optimism and self-actualization
14. What do laughter and comedy do for the human body? (a) boosts blood flow and immunity (b) decreases the body’s ability to absorb alcohol (c) triggers hunger (d) all the above KASC-English (Aided) 15. At what age are people happiest? (a) 17-25 (b) 26-35 (c) 36-49 (d) 50+
16. When was Bertrand Russell born? a) 4 March 1868 b) 18 May 1872 c) 9 August 1881 d) 14 November 1869
17. Where was Bertrand Russell born? a) Cardiff b) Greenwich c) Trelleck d) Windsor
18. Which college did Bertrand Russell attend? a) Pembroke College b) Trinity College c) Christ’s College d) St. Xavier’s College
19. When did Bertrand Russell publish German Social Democracy? a) 1874 b) 1888 c) 1896 d) 1882
20. How many months did Bertrand Russell spend in prison for opposing World War I? a) Two b) Four c) Six d) Eight
21. Where was Bertrand Russell in 1938-1944? a) Russia b) Australia c) Canada d) USA
22. When did Bertrand Russell get Nobel Prize for Literature? a) 1932 KASC-English (Aided) b) 1939 c) 1945 d) 1950
23. Whom did Bertrand Russell marry in 1952? a) Alys Pearsall Smith b) Dora Black c) Edith Finch d) Patricia Spence 24. When did Bertrand Russell die? a) 2 February 1970 b) 1 June 1968 c) 15 July 1972 d) 15 December 1975
25. Where did Bertrand Russell die? a) Oxford b) Winchester c) Rochester d) Penrhyndeudraeth
UNIT III
1. John Galsworthy was born on A. 1867 B. 1868 C. 1869 D. 1870
2. John Galsworthy died on A. 1930 B. 1931 C. 1932 D. 1933
3. When did the play “Justice” published? A. 1909 B. 1910 C. 1911 D. 1912
4. John Galsworthy was awarded nobel prize in A. 1930 B. 1931 KASC-English (Aided) C. 1932 D. 1933
5. What is the pseudonym that Galsworthy took to publish his earlier works? A. John Simpkins B. John Sebastian C. John Sinjohn D. John Semplin
6. On the models of whose problem plays did John Galsoworthy write his plays? A. Henry Arthur Jones B. Arthur Pinero C. Henrick Ibsen D. T W Robertson
7. In which play does William Falder appear as central character? A. Loyalties B. Justice C. The Silver Box D. The Skin Game
8. Play “Justice” is a satire on A. The system of paying wages B. The system of imprisonment C. The system of social disparity D. The system of legal trials
9. In play “Justice” “It is a matter of life and death”, Who says this and to whom ? A. Ruth Honeywell says to Cokeson, the head clerk of How’s firm B. Walter How to James How C. William Falder to Judge D. William Falder to James How
10. “Justice is a machine that, when someone has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself.? Who says this? A. Judge B. Cokeson C. Falder’s defence counsel, Mr. Frome D. James How
11. “Law is what it is, a majestic edifice sheltering all f us” Who says this? Who says this? A. Judge B. Cokeson KASC-English (Aided) C. Falder’s defence counsel, Mr. Frome D. James How
12. “It must have been temptation of the moment” ...A man does not succumb like this.” Who says this? A. James How B. Walter How C. Cokeson D. Ruth Honeywell
13. “The quality of mercy is not strained...” who says it in play “Justice”? A. James How B. Walter How C. Cokeson D. Ruth Honeywell
14. Mute Scene appears in play in A. Act 2 scene 2 B. Act 3 scene 3 C. Act 4 scene 4 D. Act 5 scene 5
15. “Justice” is best described as A. Romantic comedy B. Tragedy C. Problem play D. Spiritual play
16. Who discovers the forgery of William Falder check of nine pounds forged for ninety? A. James How B. William How C. Robert Cokeson D. None
17. John Galsworthy has treated the theme of law and justice in many of his plays. Why? A. Because his father was an advocate B. Because he was himself a qualified advocate C. Because he was interested in stories of crime and punishment D. Because he had an intimate friend who was a professional detective
18. John Galsworthy is also a great stylist. His style is remarkable for _____. A. its strength and elasticity B. its powerful sweep, brilliant illustrations C. its deep psychological analysis D. all of the aboveKASC-English (Aided) 19. _____ are considered Galsworthy’s monumental works. A. The Fortsyte Saga and A Modern Comedy B. The Fortsyte Saga and The End of the Chapter C. The Man of Property and The end of the Chapter D. The Man of Property and A Modern Comedy
20. _____ is the main theme of most of Galsworthy’s plays. A. family history B. fraternity C. social problems of his time D. love
UNIT IV
41. ______wrote the Mahabharata. A. Lord Ganesh B. Vyasa. C. Valmiki D. Shiva
42. Virata was one of the Maharathis in the Pandava army: who was the other_____. A. Drupada B. Shikhandi C. Drishtaketu the King of Chedi D. Drishtadyumna
43. Mahabharatha, Original composition consist _____ Stanzas. A. Forty Thousand B. twenty Thousand C. One Hundred Thousand D. One Million.
44. Mahabharatha consist of _____ parts(Parvas). A. Eighteen B.Seventeen C. Twenty D. Tweleve.
45. Santanu son of ____. A. Yamuna. B. Ganga C. Kaveri. D. Shiva. 46. Santanu’s SecondKASC-English wife _____. (Aided) A. Rathi B. Sathyavathi C. Bama D. Durga
47. Bhishma was a Son of _____. A. Vyasa B. Yama C. Santanu D. Madri
48. The Person who born with blessings of Aswins are_____. A. Nakula & Sahadeva B. Arjuna & Bhima C. Arjuna & Yudhistra D. Bhima & Nakula
49. Pandu was a Son of _____ A. Ambika B. Amalika C. Servant D. Madri
50.Dhritarashtra’s son, who crossed over to the pandava camp is _____. A. Vikarna B. Vidra C. Duryodhana D. Varana
51. Abhimanyu’s wife_____. A. Uttarai B.Rani C.Kamala D.Chandra.
52. A Commentator and a companion of Dhristarashtra______. A. Salya B. Sanjaya C. Surya D. Varana
53. The another name of Arjuna_____. A. Pandu B. Salya C. Partha D. Suvala. KASC-English (Aided) 54. Draupadi Belongs to ____. A. Panchala B. Vidra C. Mala D. Varana
55. A sage who begot Vyasa through Satyavathi before she married Santanu is ______. A. Pandu B. Parasar C. Partha D. Suvala 56. The Foster- Mother of Karna_____. A. Sakula B. Ambika C. Radhe D. Satyaki
57. Krishna’s Companion and Chariotee and Supporter of Pandavas is _____. A. Satyaki B. Shikhandi C. Drishtaketu the King of Chedi D. Drishtadyumna
58. Krishna ruled ____. A. Dhurvasa B. Dwaraka C. Kripa D. Virindhavana
59.The Sun God in Mahabharata _____. A. Dhurvasa B. Krishna C. Kripa D. Surya
60. Ghatotkacha is _____ demon Son. A. Duryodhana’s B. Bhisma’s C. Kripa’s D. Bhima’s
Unit V
1. ______overheard a debate between Pahom’s wife and her sister. a) Pahom KASC-English (Aided) b) Bashkir c) Pahom’s son d) Pahom’s daughter
2. Who is the main character in the story How Much Land does a Man Need? a) elder sister b) younger sister c) Pahom d) Bashkir’s
3. What is Pahom’s main flaw? a) he cares too much b) He lost his wife and went nuts c) he doesn’t care about his family d) he is greedy and wants land
4. How does the elder sister feel about city life? a) she loves it and hates peasants b) she hates the temptations c) she feels lost d) she’s broke
5. How does Pahom change when he becomes a landowner? a) happier right away, but greedier b) hates it and gives it away c) so happy he leaves his family d) angry
6. What sinful characteristic emerges in Pahom? a) sloth b) greed c) envy d) pride
7. How much land does Pahom get from the Bashkir’s with his price a) 1200 acres b) 14000 acres c) 131 acres d) as much as he can walk
8. what happens in Pahom’s dream? a) a landowner stabs him b) he runs out of food c) he dies d) his wife leaves himKASC-English (Aided) 9. What does Pahom’s greed earn him in the end? a) money b) land c) family d) death
10. How much land does it take to bury Pahom? a) 12 b) 124 c) 10 d) 6 11. The driver did not approve of the narrator buying fruit from the two boys because a) the boys were untidy and poorly dressed b) the strawberries were not fresh c) they were asking for a heavy price d) the driver did not approve of small boys who worked
12. The narrator was most impressed by the boys' a) desire to earn money b) willingness to work c) ability to perform many tasks d) sense of fun
13. Nicola was not pleased when Jacopo asked the narrator to drive them to Poleta as he a) did not want a stranger to become involved with their plans b) preferred going to Poleta by train so that he could enjoy the scenery c) did not want to ask anyone for favours d) did not want to take help from someone he did not know well
14. The narrator did not go inside Lucia's room as a) he did not want to intrude into their privacy b) he thought that the boys would object c) Lucia would not welcome a stranger d) the boys would feel he was spying on them
15. The boys were the first to join the resistance movement against the Germans because a) the Germans had hurt their sister b) the Germans ruled the city c) the Germans had ruined their family d) the Germans had destroyed their home
16. The author did not speak to the boys on their return journey because a) he thought the boys would prefer to keep their secret b) he thought the boys were ashamed of their sister's condition. c) he thought they wouldn'tKASC-English tell him the truth (Aided) d) he thought the boys might ask him for money for their sister
17. The narrator was most impressed by the boys' a) desire to earn money b) willingness to work c) ability to perform many tasks d) sense of fun
18. Nicola was not pleased when Jacopo asked the narrator to drive them to Poleta as he a) did not want a stranger to become involved with their plans b) preferred going to Poleta by train so that he could enjoy the scenery c) did not want to ask anyone for favours d) did not want to take help from someone he did not know well
19. The narrator did not go inside Lucia's room as a) he did not want to intrude into their privacy b) he thought that the boys would object c) Lucia would not welcome a stranger d) the boys would feel he was spying on them
20. The boys were the first to join the resistance movement against the Germans because a) the Germans had hurt their sister b) the Germans ruled the city c) the Germans had ruined their family d) the Germans had destroyed their home
Answer Key
Unit I 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. C 11. D 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. A 16. B KASC-English (Aided) 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. A
Unit II
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. A 11. D 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. D 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. C 21. D 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. D
Unit III
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C KASC-English (Aided) 11. A 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. C UNIT IV 41. B 42. A. 43. C. 44. A. 45. B. 46. B. 47. C. 48. A. 49. B. 50. A. 51. A. 52. B. 53. C. 54. A. 55. B. 56. C. 57. A. 58. B. 59. D. 60. D.
UNIT V
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. D 11. A KASC-English (Aided) 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. C SECTION B (50X5=250) Answer the following questions in about 150 words each wherever necessary: UNIT I
1. What is the theme of the poem If by Rudyard Kipling? 2. How does Kipling present hopes and fears in if? 3. What does the poet mean when he says we should treat triumph and disaster just the same? 4. What does a trap for fools mean? 5. How does Kipling present hopes and fears in if? 6. What are five poetic devices in the poem "If—" by Rudyard Kipling? 7. What does the poet say about patience in "If—"? 8. What is the theme of the poem A bird came down the walk? 9. Write a note on the Thiruvalluvar’s views on the Killing of Desire. 10. Write a note on the Thiruvalluvar’s views on Courteousness
UNIT II
1. Have you ever underestimated the power of your thoughts? 2. How can our thoughts create our life and our happiness? 3. How to replace your negative thoughts with positive thoughts 4. How can we choose our thoughts and be positive? 5. What are the rights and duties of students? 6. What is the role of student in society? 7. What is the difference between knowledge wisdom and intelligence? 8. What is the purpose of knowledge and wisdom? 9. Why is it good to have wisdom? 10. When does knowledge become wisdom?
UNIT III 1. When was JusticeKASC-English first performed? (Aided) 2. Who is the main character of the play Justice? 3. What is the plot of Justice by John Galsworthy? 4. Sketch the character of Robert Cokeson 5. Comment on the character of Ruth Honeywill 6. Who is James How? How and what does he declare about Falder? 7. “It is a matter of life and death”.Who says this and to whom and why? 8. “Justice is a machine.” Who says this and why? 9. How does Galsworthy present the prison as a torturing machine? 10. What is the dramatic significance of other prisoners in Justice? UNIT IV
31.Sketch out the generations chart of R.K.Narayan’s Mahabharata 32.Write about Pandu’s curse in R.K.Narayan’s Mahabharata 33.Why is Draupadi called the wife of all the five Pandava brothers? 34. Write short note on Bhisma. 35.Sketch the character of Arjuna in brief. 36.How did Kunthi gave birth to karna. 37.Brief note about Pandavas birth. 38.Write a short note on Duryodhana & Sakuni in mahabharatha with a any two incident as an example. 39.Write about Dorna’s responsibility in Enter the player’s Chapter in R.K.Narayan’s Mahabharata 40.Write a short note of Delirium of Destruction.
UNIT V
1. What does Pahom dream about? 2. What is the relationship of a man and land as depicted in the story “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” 3. What do the Bashkirs represent? 4. Why does Pahom want to buy land from the Bashkirs? 5. Why is the title of the story How much land does a man need appropriate? 6. Why does the narrator make an offer for help to the two boys? What does it entail? 7. For what reason does Jacopo request for a lift to Poleta? 8. Why did the narrator enter the large redroofed villa? 9. What scene does the narrator see through the glass partition? 10. Why didn’t the two boys disclose their problems to the author?
SECTION C (50X8=400) Answer the following questions in about 500 words each wherever necessary: UNIT I
1. According to Kipling,KASC-English what should be one's attitude to unexpected (Aided) loss? 2. How can you explain the following lines from Rudyard Kipling's poem "If"? "If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch" 3. Identify the lines in Rudyard Kipling's "If" that make the reader feel as though he/she is being instructed. 4. Why might Kipling have decided to write the poem "If" using second-person point of view? How does the language that he uses in the poem affect readers? 5. Analyze and give reasons why the poet wants us to dream, and yet, not make dreams our master. 6. In "A Bird came down the Walk--" by Emily Dickinson, what does the phrase "too silver for a seam" mean? What do you think is suggested by the color silver? 7. Do you think Emily Dickinson "has conveyed beauty, abundance, and freedom as well as danger" in her poem "A Bird came down the Walk"? 8. What poetic element, like rhyme or rhythm, is supported in the interpretation of "A Bird came down the Walk"? 9. What is a description of the poem "A Bird Came Down the Walk—"? 10. Explain any four thirukkural from the Killing of Desire and Courteousness.
UNIT II
1. “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” Justify the idea of Norman Vincent Peale 2. Bring out the difference between positive and negative thinking. 3. Summarise Bertrand Russel’s view on knowledge and wisdom. 4. Write an essay on Happiness secrets. 5. Write an Essay on Duties and Responsibilities of Students 6. Write an essay on the Role of Students in Society. 7. Write an essay on Knowledge and Wisdom 8. Write an essay on the Importance of knowledge based Education 9. Elaborate the Importance of Knowledge in Life 10. Summarise in your own words Peal’s views on power in the positive.
UNIT III 1. Justify the title of the play Justice. 2. Do you think Justice a social tragedy? 3. “Law is what it is, a majestic edifice sheltering all f us” Who says this, when and why? – Elaborate. 4. “The quality of mercy is not strained...” Where does the speaker quote the line from? Why does he do so? DescribeKASC-English with reference to the prescribed text. (Aided) 5. Write an essay on the significance of the Mute Scene in Justice. 6. Give a detailed description on the significance of the Trial Scene in Justice. 7. How does the play Justice present women’s problem in the contemporary England? Comment upon the character of the Governor of the prison. 8. What does Cokeson say when Falder dies?. Comment upon the language of the prisoners in Justice. 9. Who stood for Falder’s defence in the court? Comment upon his character. 10. Would you consider Justice a problem play? Give reasons for your answer. UNIT IV
31.Explain the House of Joy and Ashes- in R.K.Narayan’s Mahabharata 32.Explain in detail about generation chart in R.K.Narayan’s Mahabharata. 33.Decribe in detail about Uncle’s Gift in R.K.Narayan’s Mahabharata 34. Sketch the characters of Pandavas in R.K.Narayan’s Mahabharata 35.Explain the scene how Panachali’s suffer’s because of Pandavas in loss of game. 36.Detail note of Wanderings in R.K.Narayan’s Mahabharata 37.Describe the War Field and Warriors in R.K.Narayan’s Mahabharata 38. Describe how did Karna die in the Mahabharata? 39. Describe the three curses given to Karna in detail? 40. Compare and Analysis the character of Arjuna and karna?
UNIT V
1. How does the acquisition of land affect Pahom's personality? 2. Explain how Pahom's feelings change as the day progresses. 3. At the end of the story, what answer is given to the question of the title, “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” Elucidate. 4.
What is an example of human nature in Leo Tolstoy's short story "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" 5. What is human nature in the story ''How Much Land Does a Man Need?'' by Leo Tolstoy? 6. “Appearances are deceptive.” Discuss with reference to the two boys. 7. Do you think the boys looked after Lucia willingly? Give reasons for your answer. 8. How does the story 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' promise hope for society? 9. Why were the boys in the deserted square at night? What character traits do they exhibit? Elucidate. 10. Why were the narrator and his companion impressed by the two boys? Discuss. 11. The narrator asks the boys, "Must you work so hard? You both look rather tired.” The boys reply, "We are not complaining, sir." What do you learn about the boys from their reply? KASC-English (Aided) KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCECOLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) COIMBATORE-641 029
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SUBJECT CODE: 18UEL102 KASC-EnglishTITLE OF THE PAPER: (Aided)FICTION
COMPILED BY Dr.P.Chitra Dr.K.Kaviyarasu Assistant Professor DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) December 2018
1 CONTENTS
S.No. Title Page No. 1 Section A 4-17 2 Section B 18-21 3 Section C 22-24
KASC-English (Aided)
2 Subject Code: 18UEL102
KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) I BA ENGLISH LIT. FICTION
Syllabus UNIT-I R.L. Stevenson Treasure Island
UNIT-II Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea
UNIT-III Mulkraj Anand Coolie
UNIT-IV Jerome K. Jerome Three Men in a Boat
UNIT-V George Orwell Animal Farm*
Staff In charge: Unit – I,II,IV & V Dr. P.Chitra Unit KASC-English- III Dr. K. Kaviyarasu (Aided)
3 Section A (Knowledge level K1 Remembering is to be followed in relation to Course Outcomes specified as per Bloom’s Taxonomy) Multiple Choice Questions UNIT –I Treasure Island
1. Treasure Island sets in ______century.
a) 17 b) 18 c) 19 d) 20
2. Rew’s most noticeable physical feature is ______
a) his lameness b) his leprosy c) his deafness d) his blindness
3.Jim first shows the map to______.
a) Rew b) Dr. Livesey c) His Father d) Captain Smollett.
4. Long John Silver’s Job on the ship is______.
a) Cook b) Captain c) Firstmate d) Doctor.
5. Jim overhears silver’s plan for mutiny in ______.
a) the wire Cellar b) The washroom c) An Apple barrel d) In stockade.
6. Jim Encounters Ben Gunn in ______. a) The Ship b) TheKASC-English Stockade c) The Pirates Camp d) The Woods. (Aided) 7. The name of Long John Silver’s Parrot is ______.
a) Captain Hook b) Captain Billy c) Captain Morgan d) Captain Flint.
8. The Last Clue guiding the pirates to the treasure site is ______.
a) A mark on a tree b) A Skeleton c) an Overturned Chest d) an unfurled Flag.
9. The Story teller of Treasure Island is ______.
a) Jim Hawkins b) A Pirate c) Dr.Livesay d) Billy Bones.
4 10. Jim’s father do for a living ______.
a) Being a lawyer b) being a farmer c) being a innkeeper d) being a banker
11.Billy give Jim money each month reason behind______.
a)To shine his boot b)To bring him Rum c)To be on the lookout for Billy’s enemy
d) To guard his map
12. Billy where did he was______when he receives the black spot
a) On the road b) In the inn c)On the ship d)At the squire’s house
13. In which Century is treasure Island set______.
a) Seventeenth
b) Eighteenth
c) Nineteeth
d) Twentieth
14. Pew’s most noticeable physical feature is ______.
a) His Blindness
b) His Lameness
c) His Leprosy d) His deafnessKASC-English (Aided) 15. Jim moves the Ship by ______from the pirate camp.
a) Cut its adrift
b) Sails it at night
c) Bribes the crew
d) Pulls it with his boat.
5 16. The name of Long John Silver’s parrot
a) Cap’n flint
b) Cap’n Billy
c) Cap’n Hook
d) Cap’n Morgon
17. The person who first to discover flint’s treasure on the island______.
a) Silver
b) Jim
c)Ben Gunn
d) Liversey\
18.Ben Gunn Frighten the pirates by______.
a) By putting spiders in their beds
b) By imitating the dead flint’s voice
c) By telling them their rum supply has run out
d) By telling them the treasure map is a Hoax
19.The person who interrupts Jim’s narration to tell the story for a while______. a) SmollettKASC-English (Aided) b) Silver
c) Trelaway
d) Livesey
6 20. Jim Frights within the ship when he sneaks on board______.
a)Tom Redruth
b)Israel Hands
c) Long John Silver
d) Arrow
UNIT II- The Old Man and the sea
21. How many days did Santiago gone without catching a fish?
a) 1 year b) 84 days c) six months d) 87 days
22. The story of The Old Man and the Sea took in the place?
a) Puerto Rico b) Canary Island c) Cuba d) Marshall Island
23. The reason behind Manolin’s no longer fish with Santiago______
a) Manolin has left for the city
b) He dislikes Santiago
c) Santiago no longer needs him
d) His parents have told him to fish with others 24. Who is Santiago’sKASC-English favorite baseball player? (Aided) a) Jackie Robinson b) Babe Ruth c) Joe Dimaggio d) Lou Gehrig
25. When did the story The Old Man and the Sea took place at the month of ______
a) September b) October c) July d) May
26. Santiago always has dream of______
a) Lions b) His wife c) Manolin d) Fish
7 27. Santiago calls the sea as ______.
a) Salao b) La Mar c) Dorado d) El Mar
28. The line on which Martin bit deeply into______.
a) 200 Fathoms b) 300 Fathoms c) 400 Fathoms d) 100 Fathoms
29. Santiago thought the light of ______city would guide him home.
a)San Juan b) Cardenas c) Havana d) Bautista
30. Santiago’s left hand ______while he is tracking the Marlin.
a) Badly cut b) sensation in it dies c) cramps d) stung
31. Marlin is ______feet longer than the Santiago’s skiff.
a) 15 b) 5 c) 10 d) 2
32. Joe Dimaggio has ______.
a)Tendonitis b) Broken Finger c) Pulled Hamstring d) Bone spur
33. Santiago first catches ______, kind of fish.
a) A tuna b) A Marlin c) A Shrimp d) A Portuguese man of war
34. The Old Man and the Sea was published in the year______.
a) 1950 b) 1951 c) 1952 d) 1953 35. The Old Man andKASC-English the Sea is a ______novel. (Aided) a) Autobiography b) Biography c) Symbolical d) Picaresque
36. The Shark arrives within ______to attack the Marlin.
a) Ten minutes b) One hour c) Six hour d) A full day
37. Santiago boat first attacked by ______, kind of shark.
a) Great White b) Mako c) Hammerhead d) Sand Shark
8 38. Santiago described the ______item as resembling ‘the flag of permanent defeat’.
a) Fishing line b) Boat c) Shirt d) Sail of his skiff
39. Hemingway compares Santiago’s character with ______biblical character.
a) Lazarus b) Moses c) Christ d) John the Baptist
40. Manolin’s parents refer Santiago as Salao which means______.
a) Blessed one b) Worst form of unlucky c) Harbinger of death d) Sainted
UNIT III - Coolie
41. Which among the listed is a picaresque novel______.
a) Coolie b) home coming c) Pygmalion d) The heart goes last
42. What happens to Munoo when he came back after his first day’s work as a rickshaw coolie_____
a) He had his salary b) His beloved was waiting for him c) he had fever d) He had a surprise party by his friends
43. When the old women left Munoo , when did he ask Mahantji to come back______.
a) In the evening b) at night c) at afternoon d) early at dawn
44. The novel Coolie published______.
a) 1967 b) 1968 c) 1936 d) 1947 45. Mulk Raj AnandKASC-English is the author of ______(Aided) a) The post office b) Gora c) The Alchemist d) Coolie
46. Munoo an orphan boy is from______.
a) Kangra hills b) Beas hills c) Himalayan d) Nepal hills
47. Munoo first works as a ______.
a) Factory worker b) House servant c) Rickshaw driver d) Coolie
9 48. Munoo is potrayed as belonging to ______caste in the novel
a) Kshatriya b) Hindu c) Brahmin d) Nair
49. Among the following is been proceeded by Coolie______.
a) The private life of an Indian prince b) The Village c) Untouchable d) Two leaves and a bud
50. Mulk Raj Anand’s was next work followed by Coolie______.
a) Two leaves and a bud b) Untouchable c) The private life of an Indian prince d) The Village
51. Munoo worked as a coolie in ______.
a)Daulatpul b) Bilaspur c) Simla d) Kangra
52. Munoo develops______at simla.
a)Jaundice b) Viral fever c) House maid’s knee d) Tuberculosis
53. Munoo leaves his village at the age of ______.
a)14 b) 15 c) 20 d) 12
54. ______stripes down Munoo’s innocence.
a) Prabha b) bibiuttamkaur c) Radha d) Mrs. Mainwaring .
55. The following cities was the place of reinstallation of Hindu religion by Shankracharya is ______
a)Varanasi b)Badrinath c)Ayodhya d)Prayag 56. Heavy water is NormallyKASC-English used by which of the following industries (Aided) ______. a) Sugar plants b)Pharma Industry c) Paper industry d) Nuclear power Generation Plants
57. The Exploitation was the reality that faces both ______.
a) Protagonist and Indians under British rule b)only Protagonist c) People of other cities d) none of these
58. Anand’s work in Coolie describes the people of ______.
a) Gujarat and Assam b) Arab and Coolies c) British and Indians d) Protagonist
10 59. Mulk Raj Anand Coolie helped by one of the foremost ______Indian writers of his day.
a) Anglophone b)Parasi c)Muslims d)Hindu
60. In the Novel Coolie Anand’s say about______.
a)Happiness b)Hopefulness c)Human Sufferings in Society d)Pleasure
UNIT –IV The Three Men in a Boat
61. The novel Three Men in a Boat published in the year______.
a)1989 b) 2010 c) 1949 d)1889
62. In Three Men in a Boat, the three friends are from______.
a)India b) South Africa c) America d) England
63. ‘J’ stands for______.
a)Jerome b) Jordan c) Jeremy d) Jason
64. Harris’s full name is ______.
a) Samuel William Harris
b) Brice Christopherson Harris
c) Christopherson Brice Harris
d) William Samuel Harris 65. The narrator ofKASC-English Three Men in a Boat is______. (Aided) a) J b) A neutral person we never see c) Harris d) George
66. The main characters in the novel are ______when the novel opens.
a) Gambling b) Drinking c) Smoking d) visiting a place
67. Montmorency is a ______kind of dog.
a) A Lab b) No one knows c) A poodle d) A Terrier
11 68. J’s doctor prescribes ______.
a) More Calories
b) A Healthy diet and exercise
c) Less smoking
d) Less drinking
69.The men not able to open the ______canned item during their trip.
a) Gravy b) Peaches c)Pineapple d) Peas
70. J goes ______to read about the disease.
a) The British Library
b) George’s house
c) A Medical Library
d) The British Museum
71. The river trip was suggested by ______.
a) J b) Mrs. Poppets c) George d) Harris
72. In Three Men in a Boat, ______owns Montmorency.
a) Harris b) J c) Mrs. Poppets d) George 73. George works atKASC-English ______. (Aided) a) A Farm b) A Bank c) A Library d) A Pub
74. J compare______with his Uncle Podger.
a) George b) Harris c) Himself d) Montmorency
75. In the novel Three Men in a Boat, Biggs is a______.
a) The Greengrocer b) The Taxi driver c) An Errand boy d) The Stable boy
12 76.The men take ______train to the Thames.
a) The Virginia water train
b) The Southampton express
c) The Windsor train
d) The Kingston train
78.According to J,______a historical figure is commemorated in many public houses.
a) King Edward b) Julius Caesar c) Queen Elizabeth d) King Henry VIII
79.The trick Hector use to untangle the sails is______.
a) Laying them in the sun
b) Wetting them
c) Rubbing ice on them
d) Pulling the Ends
80.The city______was a popular destination for Londoners fleeing the plague.
a) Birmingham b) Kingston c)Marlow d) Reading
Unit V-Animal Farm
81. Which animal hides during the Battle of the cowshed? a) Boxer b) KASC-EnglishClover c) Jessie d) Mollie (Aided) 82. Napoleon sells the farm’s pile of timber to whom?
a) Mr. Pilkington b) Mr. Frederick c) Mr. Jones d) Snowball
83.Under which condition did Snowball’s windmill plan contempt by Napoleon?
a) By spitting on them
b) By giving a scathing speech
13 c) By urinating on them
d) By writing Snowball a letter
84.The Animalism to the phrase “four legs good, two legs bad” is the ideals of whom?
a) Snowball b) Napoleon c) Squealer d) Boxer
85.Who writes a Poem on lauding Napoleon?
a) Squealer b) Snowball c) Minimus c) Mollie
86.Napoleon plays cards at the end of the novel with whom?
a) Mr. Jones b)Mr. Frederick c) Mr. Pilkington d) None of the above
87. Who is the best writer among pigs?
a) Napoleon b) Squealer c) Snowball d) Curly
88.What did Napoleon rename Animal farm in his toast at the end?
a) Freedonia b) The Manor Farm c) Pig Farm d) Napoleon Farm
89.What are Boxer’s maxims?
a) “Snowball is always right” and “for the glory of Animal Farm”
b) “I will work harder” and “ for the glory of Animal Farm”
c) “I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right” d) “SnowballKASC-English is always right” and “ I will work harder” (Aided) 90. Which animal voluntarily leaves the Farm?
a) Mollie b) Boxer c) Squealer d) Napoleon
91. What is the Ultimate fate of Boxer?
a) He dies of old age
b) The windmill fall on him
14 c) Napoleon sells him to a glue factory
d) Mr. Whymper shoots him
92. Which name did Napoleon eventually assumed for himself?
a) King of the Animals
b) Lord of Manor farm
c) President of the Republic
d) God of Beasts
93. What is Mr.Jones’s main vice?
a) Lust
b) Alcohol
c) Gambling
d) Cigars.
94. What is Sugarcandy Mountain?
a) The idea of animal heaven propagated by Moses the raven.
b) The Mountain visible on Animal Farm’s Horizon.
c) The Setting for the story that Mollie tells to the lambs. d) The nameKASC-English of the lullaby that Napoleon forces the pigeons (Aided) to sing to his thirty-one piglets. 95. How many Letters is Boxer able to Learn?
a) Zero
b) Six – the number of different letters in Napoleon’s name.
c) Four-A though D
d) All twenty-six, plus certain letters in the Russian Cyrillic alphabet.
15 96. Why does Napoleon believe that he is dying the morning after he drinks the whisky?
a) Because he feels a bizarre desire to leave Animal Farm.
b) Because he has a miserable hangover
c) Because he was visited by the vengeful ghost of Snowball during a drunken trance.
d) Because he was visited by the vengeful ghost of Old Major during a drunken trance.
97. What is the name of the quasi-Marxist socialist philosophy advocated by Napoleon and Snowball?
a) Porcinism
b) Animalism
c) Communalism
d) Fourleggism
98. Which of the following pigs composes the song that replaces “Beast of England”?
a) Maximus
b) Minimus
c) Snowball
d) Napoleon.
99. The animal refusesKASC-English to become excited about the windmill______. (Aided)
a) Old Major
b) Old Benjamin
c) Boxer
d) Clover.
16 100. The reason for the windmill’s initial collapse______
a) Snowball sabotages it.
b) The farmers blow it up with dynamite.
c) It falls in a Storm.
d) Napoleon sabotages it and frames Snowball.
KASC-English (Aided)
17 Section B
Paragraph Questions
(Knowledge levels K2-Understanding, K3-Applying, K4-Analyzing and K5-Evaluating are to be followed in relation to Course Outcomes specified as per Bloom’s Taxonomy
Unit I-Treasure Island
1. How many men did the Squire want for the crew of Hispaniola in Treasure Island? 2. Who was Flint ? 3. Why did Jim and His Mother take from Billy’s sea chest before they fled the inn? 4. What is the Jolly Roger in Treasure Island? 5. Why was the sea man keen to take up lodging in a remote inn? 6. What does the Hispaniola signify in the novel Treasure Island? 7. Who is the old sea man? How does he behave at the inn? 8. Why did the captain Billy Bones go to the Benhow inn? 9. What is the meaning of Treasure Island? 10. Write about the Jim in Treasure Island? Unit II-The Old Man and the Sea 11. Write a brief note on the art of Hemingway as a novelist.
12. The Role played by Manolin in The Old Man and the Sea.
13. The Role of Lions in The Old Man and the Sea.
14. The Role of Marlin in The Old Man and the Sea.
15. The Richness of Symbolism in The Old Man and the Sea.
16. Santiago as aKASC-English hero. (Aided)
17. How for would you agree with the opinion that The Old Man and the Sea is didactic in its intent.
18. “Human commitment to action is more important than the reward that such an action might
bring”. Discuss this statement with reference to Santiago’s adventure.
19. Denotation and Connotation in The Old Man and the Sea.
18 20. The ending of The Old Man and the Sea.
Unit-III Coolie 21. Comment on the British rule in India as portrayed in the novel Coolie.
22. Elucidate Munoo as the protagonist of the novel Coolie.
23. Give a brief note on Munoo’s life as a Coolie.
24. Explain with reference that Coolie is a picaresque novel.
25. Discuss the job of zoo keeping as under gone by Munoo.
26. How did Munoo find taking care of Jumboo?
27. What are the major themes that are focused in Coolie?
28. Give the character sketch on Munoo.
29. How do you think that Coolie could influence its readers?
30. Give a detailed analyses on the life change of Munoo’s life
Unit IV Three Men in a Boat
31. Compare and contrast Munoo at the beginning and towards the end of the novel Coolie.
32. How JeromeKASC-English portrays rural and urban life. Which (Aided) one does he seem to endorse?
33. What are the novel’s historical passages? What do they reveal about Jerome's
worldview?
34. Write the novel's tonal shifts. Why do you think they happen?
19 35. What is Montmorency’s significance? Why does Jerome feature him so
prominently?
36. What kinds of humor does Jerome use in Three Men in a Boat? Why do you
think he varies his style of comedy?
37. How does Jerome portray women?
38. What purpose do Jerome's digressions serve?
39. J. frequently calls Harris ‘vulgar’ and ‘common’. Why do you think this is? Do you
agree with his characterization?
40. Describe John Silver’s galley in your own words? Unit V Animal Farm
41. What are the seven commandments in George Orwell’s Animal farm?
42. Sketch the character of Snowball.
43. Write a short note on Napoleon in the novel Animal Farm.
44. How does Orwell demonstrate the Danger of Naive working class?
45. How does NapoleonKASC-English express his contempt for Snowball’s windmill(Aided) plans? What makes Boxer
particularly human and lovable?
46. Why does Orwell have the animals refer to each other as ‘comrades’?
47. What are some examples of Napoleon abusing his power?
48. Why does Napoleon insist the windmill must be rebuilt immediately?
20 49. What is the relationship between the pigs and the other animals in Animal farm?
50. Why do the animals of Animal farm confess to being traitors?
KASC-English (Aided)
Section-C
Essay Questions
Unit I-Treasure Island
21 1. Why do think that Stevenson has Ben Gunn discover the treasure first-without even the aid of
treasure map? Why does Stevenson turn the typical pirate story line upside down to render this
ending? 2. It’s interesting that Robert Louis Stevenson chose a child to tell this story. In what ways would
the story be different if one of the adult characters, such as Captain Smollett or Long John Silver,
Had told the story? 3. Discuss the happenings and the evidence that the squire has been talking too much as usual? 4. What occurs at night at the stockade? Discuss it? 5. How many men did the squire want for the crew of the Hispaniola in Treasure Island? 6. How does Stevenson forewarn the readers that Jim’s fantasies will turn tragic? 7. Discuss about the main characters in the novel Treasure Island? 8. How might ben Gunn stand as a cautionary example of someone too long separated from
civilizing influences of society? 9. Why would Stevenson reveal his characters religious sides near the end of the adventure? 10. Discuss about the symbolic significance of the novel Treasure Island? Unit II-The Old Man and the Sea 11. Describe Hemingway’s Portrayal of Santiago’s relationship with sea? 12. Discuss, whether Santiago is Pride Manor not? 13. How does Santiago embody Hemingway’s ideals for manhood? 14. In Your Opinion, is Santiago successful as a fisherman? Why or why not? 15. Discuss Santiago’s obsession with being a worthy adversary for the Marlin? 16. How does Hemingway imply that Santiago is a Christ-like figure? 17. What is Santiago’s view of his own sinfulness? Discuss in detail? 18. How is the figure of Joe DiMaggio used to emphasize Santiago’s respect for nature? 19. Compare the Character Santiago to any one of the Epic Character of your? Discuss? 20. The Old Man And The Sea by Ernest Hemingway: Summary, Symbolism and themes? Unit III- Coolie
21. Compare and contrast Munoo at the beginning and towards the end of the novel Coolie.
22. Discuss the variousKASC-English jobs that Munoo undertook for his survival. (Aided)
23. What are the different attitudes of the people that Munoo faces?
24. State your opinion on the ending of the novel Coolie.
25. Write a short note on the character Prabha.
26. Explore the Hoplessness and depair faced by Munoo. 27. Describe the significance of the Title Coolie. 28. Illustrate Colonizer-Colonized relationships in the novel coolie
22 29. Mulk Raj Anand has a Unique Narrative style and Distinct Charaterizations-Justify 30. Discuss the Protagonist difficulties in the Novel Coolie. Unit IV- Three Men in a Boat 31. Discuss the characters in the Novel The three Men in a Boat? 32. Describe the Character George Bad Experience and his angry? 33. Explain the Boat trip with the cousin the and main characters experience? 34. The role of Montmorency in packing in the chapter IV of Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat. 35. What Kind of Humor does Jerome use in Three Men in a Boat? Why do you think he varies his
style of comedy? 36. Discuss how Jerome portrays rural and urban life. Which one does he seem to endorse? 37. Discuss the Novel Three men in a Boat a s Autobiography? What elements of Jerome’s Life
Might have influenced the audience, how? 38. Discuss the Novel’s historical Passage. What do they reveal about Jerome’s worldview? 39. Give an account of Harris visit to the maze at Hampton Court and getting lost there. 40. In the Three Men in the Boat, What do we learn about the three friends from the way they pack
things for their trip? Unit V-Animal Farm 41. How has Animal Farm Changed Over the years? Is it for the better or worse, in your opinion? 42. Describe Animal farm as a story about the relationship between power and corruption in human
affairs? 43. Compare and Contrast Napoleon and Snowball? 44. How did “Beast of England” inspire the animals to risk their own lives? 45. How is George Orwell’s Animal Farm an example of an Allegorical story? 46. How does Napoleon trick the animals into forgetting how hard life is for them? 47. Discuss the Character Boxer and his play in the farm? 48. Criticize the Novel Animal farm character in your own comparative? 49. How Novel does explores the problems of rhetoric in Animal Farm? 50. Elucidate the symbolism inherent in the characters names in Animal Farm?
KASC-English (Aided)
MCQ ANSWERS
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23 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 b b a a a c b b d b
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 b c d c a a d c c c
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 d d a c c b b d c b
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 a c b c d a c a c a
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 c d a a b d a c a c
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 d d a d a c d b c d
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 c b b b a d c d d d
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 d b c a c c c b b a
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 c c b a c b b b b c
KASC-English (Aided)
24 KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) English Grammar and Usage
Question Bank
Prepared by
Thiru.S.Nagaraja and Dr.M.K.Praseeda
Syllabus
UNIT-I The Sentences, parts of speech, Noun I , Noun II, Adjectives, Comparison, Articles, Pronouns, Relative Pronoun.
UNIT-II Verbs, Mood and Tense , Concord, Non Finite verbs, Strong and Weak Verbs, The Auxiliaries, Anomalous Finites.
UNIT-III Adverbs, Preposition, Conjunctions, Interjections, Simple Compound and Complex Sentences. Analysis of simple sentences.
UNIT-IV . Clauses, Analysis of Compound and Complex sentences. Transformation of Sentence I & II, Speech and Punctuations UNIT-V KASC-English (Aided) Verb Patterns I to IV, Word Formation- Prefix, suffix, compound words, Synonyms and Antonyms, One Word substitute, Words with appropriate Preposistion
Text Books : Green, David. Contemporary English Grammar , Structures and Composition, Macmillian. 2007. ********
Section A
(Knowledge level K1 Remembering is to be followed in relation to Course Outcomes specified as per Bloom’s Taxonomy) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS Unit-1
1. How many numbers are there in English? a) 2 b) 3 c) 5 d) 4 2. This is Ramu’s Pen. What case of noun is mentioned here? a) objective b) possessive c) nominative d)descriptive 3. The room is big. Give the kind of Adjective . a) dative b) demonstrative c) quality d)quantity 4. The adjectives can be compared to _____ degrees. a) 3 b) 4 c) 12 d) 5 5. ‘Each’ is _____ pronoun. a) Progressive b) relative c) reflexive d) distributive 6. The pronoun ‘who’ also serves as a _____. a) preposition b) conjunction c) antecedent d) clauses 7. ‘Which’ is used for _____ a) animals b) persons c) incidents d) names 8. When two persons are speaking _____ is used. a) each b) one c) many d) all 9. The gender is divided in to _____ forms in English language. a) 2 b) 5 c) 3 d) 1 10. Give the collective noun for ‘people’. a) Mass b) bulk c) crowd d) team 11. Names of personKASC-English or things that we can touch and see are called(Aided) ______a) Abstract noun b) concrete noun c) collective noun d) material noun 12. A noun which is the direct object of the verb or the object of a preposition is said to be the ______a) Possessive case b) objective case c) nominative case d) dative case 13. I bought ______dozen oranges a) an b) the c) a d) it 14. He is a good cricketer. What kind of a sentence is this? a) Declarative b) imperative c) interrogate d) exclamatory 15. The ______has no subject or predicate of their own. a) Phrase b) clause c) declarative d) interjection 16. A noun which is the subject of a verb is said to be in the ______case. a) Nominative b)objective c) possessive d)dative 17. I myself will take you there. What type of pronoun is used here? a) Reflexive b) personal c) emphatic d) relativity 18. “The Definite article”is ______. a) a b) the c) an d ) but 19. What is the highest degree of quality? a) positive b) comparative c) superlative d)definite 20. A word expressing a sudden feeling or excitement is called ______a) pronoun b) adverb c) preposition d) interjection
Unit II
21. A Verb which forms its past tense by adding ed , d or t to the present tense either with or without a change in the main vowel sound , is called a ______a) strong verbs b) weak verbs c) verbs d) adverbs 22. A Verb which forms its past tense by a change in the main vowel of the present tense and without the addition of any ending is called a ______a) Weak verbs b) verbs c) adverbs d) strong verbs 23. Strong verbs may be divided into ______a) one b) two c) three d) four 24. An ______is one which helps other verbs to form other tenses than the simple present or past . a) Primary auxiliaries b) modal auxiliaries c) auxiliaries verb d) verb 25. Auxiliaries which help to express such conceptions of the mind are called ______a) verb b) primary auxiliaries c) auxiliaries verb d) modal auxiliaries 26. The Modal auxiliaries have ______common characteristics . a) three b) five c) six d) seven 27. The Modal Auxiliaries do not have the ______or participle forms. a) interrogative b) imperative c) infinitive d) exclamatory 28. Would expresses ______or a rather preserve determination. a) calm b) willingness c) strong d) weak 29. Ought was originally the past tense of ______. a) owe b) would c) will d) shall 30. Should is the past tense of ______and is used as such in indirect speech. a) would KASC-English b) shall c) may (Aided) d) might 31. The mood told in the following sentence is ______. “If it rains the match will be cancelled”. a) Subjunctive b) indicative c) imperative d) condition 32. I have finished my work. Give the tense ______. a) present b) past c) past perfect d) present perfect 33. Present tense is used to signify ______action. a) completed b) habitual c) dreamt d) future 34. The tense which is also called Pluperfect is ______. a) past b) past perfect c) past continuous d) present 35. Concord is subject and ______agreement. a) verb b) noun c) adverb d) sense 36. Verb must agree with subject in person and in ______. a) element b) number c) tense d) tone 37. Verbs that are limited by number and person are ______. a) infinitive b) gerunds c) bare verb d) finites 38. To infinitive is used as noun to form _____ of transitive verbs. a) subject b) object c) tense d) modal 39. The other name of verbal adjective is ______. a) article b) verb c) participle d) gerund 40. An Adverb is that which modifies a ______. a) noun b) verb c) tense d) meaning
Unit III
41 . A ______is a word which joins together sentences or words . a) concord b) verb c) conjunction d) adverb 42 . A Conjunction is a merely a ______and has no other function in the sentence . a) connecting b) dividing c) pronoun d) adverb 43 . Conjunctions can be divided into ______board classes . a) one b) two c) three d) four 44 . A Conjunction that joins together sentences or clauses of equal rank , is called a ______. a) clause b) co-ordinating c) verb d) subordinating 45 . A conjunction that joins together Clauses of unequal rank is called a ______. a) co-ordinating b) subordinating c) verb d) adverb 46 . Conjunction which express opposition or contrast between two statements are called ______conjunction a) Adversative b) disjunctive c) alternative d) correlative 47 . Conjunction which present two alternatives, sometimes indicating a choice between them are called ______. a) disunctive b) adversative c)correlative d)conjunction 48 . Conjunction which express an inference are called ______. a) correlative b) disjunctive c) adversative d) illative 49. The conjunctions which used as pair are called ______. a) disjunctive b) adversative c) illative d) correlative 50 . Hurrah , Alas , etc ., are called ______. a) ConjunctionKASC-English b) interjection c) verb (Aided) d) adverb 51. Anomalous finites are used in making of _____ sentences. a) Negative b) affirmative c) finite d) positive 52. Which model verb is always anomalous? a) dare b) must c) need d) used 53. When used as principal verb _____ is not anomalous? a) dare b) must c) need d) used 54.Adverbs are of ______types. a) 3 b) 2 c) many d) 5 55. The Adverb of time answers the question ____. a) when b) what c) why d) how 56. A relative adverb connects adjectival clause and ____ . a) Phrasal verb b) adjunct c) main clause d) adjective 57. The preposition is placed before _____. a) Subject b) object c) noun d) interrogation 58. Conjunctions are of ______types. a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 59. According to the ____ sentences are divided into different types. a) Structure b) verb c) clause d) meaning 60. The compound complex sentence is known as _____ sentence. a) Difficult b) double c) Attribute d) collective
Unit IV
61. Sentences are divided into ______kinds. a) 5 b) 4 c) 3 d) 2 62. A sentence which has only one subject and one predicate is called a ______sentence. a) Simple b) compound c) complex d) Clausal 63. A sentence which consists of two or more co-ordinate clauses is called a ______sentence a) Compound b) simple c) phrasal d) complex 64. A sentence which consists of one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses is called a______sentence a) Simple b) compound c) verbal d) complex 65. A sentence containing two or more main clauses and at least one subordinate clause is called a______sentence a) assertive b) simple c) compound d) complex 66.______sentence has only one subject and one predicate. a) Simplex b) complex c) compound d) main 67. The ______is always a noun or a word or group of words. a) Subject b) predicate c) pronoun d) phrase 68. The subject word often qualified by an adjective or the equivalent of an adjective, which is called its ______a) Enlargement b) subject c) predicate d) Noun 69. The chief word in the predicate is the ______a) Verb b) noun c) pronoun d) adjective 70. Verb is often modifiedKASC-English by an adverb or an adverb equivalent (Aided) is called the ______A) Adjunct b) predicate c) noun d) pronoun 71. The verb in the predicate is a ______A) Transitive verb b) Adjunct c) adverb d) object 72. The ______word is always a noun or a noun –equivalent. a) Object b) verb c) adverb d) noun 73. The Intransitive verbs marked in italics express a complete thought without the help of any other words, they are called ______a) Verb of complete predication b) extension of the verb c) Transition verb d) predicate 74. The words added to complete the meaning of the verb are called ______a) Subject b) complement c) object d) verb 75. The compliment of the intransitive verb always describes the subject and is therefore called ______a) Compliment b) subject compliment c) transitive verb d) objects 76. A ______is a group of words which has a subject and predicate of its own. a) Clause b) simple c) complex d) compound 77. There are _____ kinds of sub-ordinate clauses. a) 3 b) 5 c) 4 d) 1 78. A______is a group of words which has a subject and predicate of its own and does the word of a noun. a) Noun clause b) adjective clause c) adverb clause d) simplex 79. A ______is a group of words which has a subject and predicate of its own and does the word of an adjective. a) Noun clause b) adjective clause c) adverb clause d) simplex 80. The noun clause can have several functions in a ______a) Complex sentence b) compound sentence c) simple sentence d) verb Unit V 81. A ______verb is one that has an object. a) Subject b) object c) transitive d) adverb 82. The ______object has to be made prominent. a) Indirect b) direct c) verb d) object 83. The ______object has to be stressed. a) Direct b) indirect c) adjective d) subject 84. A ______is a word or phrase necessary to complete the meaning of the sentences. a) Complement b) subject c) adverb d) verb 85. The conjunction infinitive can be changed into a ______clause. a) Noun b) subject c) adverb d) verb 86.______generally represents an action which has been completed within a period of time that extents up to and includes the present. a) Present perfect b) past perfect c)future perfect d)present perfect continuous. 87. The ______shows an action that started in the past, has continued up to the present and is still continuing a) Present perfect continues b) past perfect c) future perfect d) present perfect 88. The______denotes an action completed sometime in a past before another past action or event started. KASC-English (Aided) a) Present perfect b) past perfect c) future perfect d) past continuous 89. A______is a syllable placed at the beginning of a word to qualify its meaning and form a new word a) Prefix b) suffix c) gerund d) verb 90.A______is a syllable placed at the end of a word to a qualified its meaning and form a word. a) Suffix b) prefix c) verb d ) adjective 91.______are words of the same grammatical class that have a similar meaning a) Synonyms b) antonyms c) phrase d) object 92. ______are word of the same grammatical class that have opposite meaning. a) Antonyms b) synonyms c) object d) verb 93. The smallest unit of a prose composition is the ______a) Essay b) Poem c) Paragraph d) Letter 94.______consists of the writers address and the date, a) Heading b) salutation c) Body of the letter d) Subscription 95. A______means brief summary or abstract of a given passage a) Precise b) Suffix c) Prefix d) Paragraph 96. In______writing one learns the art of compression. a) Precise b) Prefix c) Suffix d) verb 97. In______one learns the art of elaboration. a) Precise b) Prefix c) Suffix d) subject 98. An______is a piece of prose composition, generally, on any chosen subject a) Essay b) paragraph c) poem d) Letter 99. A______essay is perhaps the simplest type of essay consisting of a description of some place, person or think a) Narrative b) Reflective c) Imagination d) Descriptive 100. A ______essay consists in the narration of an incident, a journey a natural calamity, a biography, a story, etc. a) Essay b) paragraph c) poem d) Letter
(Knowledge levels K2-Understanding, K3-Applying, K4-Analyzing and K5-Evaluating are to be followed in relation to Course Outcomes specified as per Bloom’s Taxonomy)
Section B Answer the following in a paragraph (5 marks each)
1. Write about phrase and clause with examples. 2. Note on parts of speech. 3. What are concrete nouns? Give 5 example each 4. Give the ways of forming feminine 5. What are the different ways of forming plurals.? 6. What is a possessive case? Give the ways of its formation. 7. Write about different kinds of adjective. 8. What is a irregular comparison? Give example. 9. Give KASC-Englishthe uses of the definite article. (Aided) 10. write about the personal pronoun 11 . Explain briefly about strong verbs with examples. 12. Discuss weak verbs and usages . 13. Give usage of Strong verbs 14. Define modal Auxilaries . 15. Tabulate Auxiliaries verbs with examples . 16. Explain the three common characteristics of Modal auxiliaries . 17. What are the uses of will and give two sentences 18. Write the uses of 'Be' with examples . 19. Write the uses of 'Do' with examples . 20. Define conjunction.. 21. Define Phrase conjunction provide sentences. 22. Explain Co-ordinating conjunction with examples . 23. Explain Subordinating conjunction with examples . 24. What are the kinds of Co-ordinating conjunctions? 25. Explain Subordinating conjunctions introducing Adverb clauses. 26. What are the correct use of some conjunctions . 27. Explain Correlative conjunction. 28. Explain about Interjection with examples. 29. Define concord. 30. What are anomalous finites? 31. What is a simple sentence? Give an example. 32. List out the different kinds of subject? 33. What is Enlargement or Attribute of subject? Give an example. 34. Give a short note on “Object”. 35. List out the kinds of clauses. 36. What is a compound sentence? Give an example. 37. Give an account on the transformation of sentences. 38. Convert the following simple sentences into the compound sentences. i) Being innocent, he never thought of running away. ii) Besides being thrown into jail, he was heavily fined iii) Owing to a friend‘s intervention, he was later released. iv) The old man sat near the fire smoking and drinking v) By his pleasant manner, the boy become popular. 39. Describe the punctuation? Give an example. 40. What is a predicate? Give an example. 41. Complete the following sentences adding an indirect or a direct object as required: i) The Russians gave ……….a squadron of M.I.G fighters ii) I……….a present iii) HeKASC-English threw the beggar …… (Aided) iv) The British council offered him…….. v) The man sent ………..a message 42. What is a present perfect tense? Give examples. 43. Write a short note on “prefix & suffix” 44. What are synonyms and antonyms called? Illustrate with examples. 45. What is a paragraph? 46. List out the hints on paragraph structure. 47. What is letter writing? 48. Give a short note on precis writing? 49. How to write an expansion in a paragraph? 50. List out the different classes of essays.
Section C Answer the following in detail (8 Marks for Each)
1. Write about sentence and give its types with examples 2. Write about part of speech and give atleast5 example. 3. Give a detailed account on noun based on classes and gender. 4. Give a detailed account on noun based on number and case. 5 .Write about adjective and its types. 6. Give a detailed account on comparison of adjective. 7. Write about articles. Give the uses of definite and indefinite article. 8. Write about personal pronoun and give their uses. 9. Write about reflexive pronoun and emphatic pronoun with example 10. What are the types of pronoun. Explain them in detail with examples. 11. Explain strong verbs and its groups with examples . 12. Explain weak verbs and its groups with examples . 13. Describe the use primary auxiliaries - Be , Have , Do in brief . 14. Explain the Modal Auxiliaries 'shall' and 'will' . 15. Explain the Modal Auxiliaries 'should' and 'would' . 16. Explain 'can' and 'could' in detail . 17. Explain 'may' and 'might' in detail . 18. Explain 'must' and its uses . 19. What are the some equivalents of Modal Auxiliaries with examples . 20. Explain 'need' and 'dare' in detail . 21. Define Conjunction and its types . 22. Explain about CorrelativeKASC-English conjunction. (Aided) 23. Explain in brief about correct use of some conjunction. 24. Write formation of sentences pattern. 25. Write sentences putting different tenses in use. 26. Give the uses of relative pronouns. 27. Discuss different ways of forming relative pronoun. 28. Elucidate on Active and passive forms of verb. 29. Note on object of preposition. 30. What is a non restrictive clause. 31. What is a clause? Explain different kinds of clauses. 32. Explain the different kinds of sentence with an example. 33. What is “PUNCTUATION”? Explain the different kinds of punctuation marks. 34. Describe the “Object “? Explain the kind of object. 35. Explain the kinds of complement? With an example. 36. Explain the Attributes of subject &predicate? With an example. 37. Write an essay a kind of adverb? 38. Analysis compound sentence. 39. Explain the transitive and Intransitive verb. 40. Convert the following compound sentence into simple sentence. i. You must take your medicine, otherwise you cannot get well. ii. The storm subsided and we continued our journey iii. Not only the crops , but cattle and sheep also were destroyed by the flood . iv. He is rich, yet he is not happy. v. You must not repeat this , otherwise you will be dismissed vi. He ran away and thus escaped arrest. vii. He gave them not only a house but some land also. viii. He got up and walked away. 41. What is paragraph writing? Explain the types of paragraph writing. 42. What is letter writing? Explain the forms of letter writing. 43. Write the letter to your cousin inviting him home and spend the Diwali holidays with you. 44. Make a précis of the following passage. The novel owes its existence to man’s interest in other men and in the great panorama of human passion and action. Marion Crawford terms the novel as ‘pocket theatre’. The novel may be called a long narrative in prose detailing the actions of fictitious people. Meredith calls it a ‘summing of actual life’. Fielding calls it an epic in prose. The novel is a loose from of art and that enables it to give a fuller and more varied representation of real life and character than any other from literature. The novel combines narration and description, history and philosophy, poetry and fantasy, social criticism and a particular view of life.The novel has various elements. In the first place, it should have a plot. The novel deals with events and actions and the manner in which these are presented is the plot. Secondly, the men and women who are involvedKASC-English in these events and action appear as (Aided) characters in the novel. The third element is the dialogue, the means of interaction among the characters.
45. What is essay writing? Explain the different classes of essays? 46. Write essay on the following subjects- An excursion and a day on a river. 47. What is expansion of passages? Explain how to write expansion? 48. Expand the ideas in about 100 words. i. Slow and steady wins the race. ii. Where there is will there is a way. 49. Explain how to begin and conclude an essay. 50. What is précis-writing? Explain guidelines of précis-writing.
Multiple Choice Questions-answers
1 a 2 b 3b 4a 5a 6a 7a 8b 9a 10a
11.b 12 b 13 c 14 a 15 a 16 a 17 a 18b 19c 20d
21.a 22. a 23.c 24.d 25.a 26.a 27.a 28.b 29.c 30.d
31.a 32.a 33.b 34.c 35.d 36.a 37.b 38.d 39.c 40.a
41.c 42.a 43b 44.c 46.a 47.b 48.a 49.c 50.a 51.a
51a 52b 53b 54c 55c 56d 57a 58b 59a 60c
61a 62b 63 64a 65a 66a 67b 68a 69c 70b
71d 72d 73c 74c 75a 76a 77a 78c 79b 80a
81c 82d 83b 84a 85c 86d 87a 88b 89a 90c
91a 92b 93a 94a 95b 96c 97b 98a 99d 100c KASC-English (Aided)
KASC-English (Aided) SEMESTER VI
15UEL614 Instruction Hours: 75
Credits: 3
Core: 14
INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Syllabus
Unit - I Thirukkural -English translation by V.V.S. Aiyar
Chapter 10- Kindness of Speech
Chapter 21– Fear of Evil-doing
Chapter 23 – Charity
Chapter 30 – Truthfulness
Chapter 32 – Non-injuring
Unit – II Girish Karnad - Tughlaq
Unit - III Kalki - Parthiban’s Dream
Unit – IV M.T.Vasudevan Nair - Kaalam
Unit – V Short Stories:
Malayalam Vaikom MohammadKASC-English Basheer - Poovan Banana (Aided) Oriya
Pratibha Ray – The Blanket
Telugu
Abburi Chaya Devi – Wife-Working Woman
Kannada
Triveni – The Final Decision
Hindi Prem Chand – Resignation
Tamil
Sundara Ramaswamy – Our Teacher
Staff in charge:
Unit I and Unit V- Dr.Mangayarkkarasi K.S.
Units II, III and IV- Dr.Shobha Ramaswamy
Section A
Unit I
1. _____ is better than a generous gift according to ‘Thiurkkural.’ a) flower b) kindness and sweet speech c) hospitability d) righteousness
2. The heart of the giver is not glad until he sees the _____ on the face of the supplicant. a) smile b) anger c) kindness d) tiredness
3.If one’s conduct is fully regulated by truthfulness in thought, he would find his place in______.
a. heaven b. the hearts of all men c. history d. Noble hearted people
4.Only ____ have the fear of evil according the Thiruvalluvar.
a. good men b. politician c. kings d. teachers
5. A man who is ______will not injure others. a) pure in heart b) full of evil thoughts c) afraid d) impure in heart
6.Water cleaneth theKASC-English outward form but the purity of heart is (Aided)proved by _____. a) virtue b) sin c) truthfulness d) fear of evil-doing 7. Giving to the ______is charity. a) rich b) children c) poor d) young 8. ______never touches one who shared food with others a) richness b) hunger c) anger d) distress
9. The way to punish those who harmed us is ______a) to shame them by doing them good b) to beat them c) to spoil their life d) to curse them 10. If you harm other in the forenoon ______a) harm will visit you in the afternoon b) guest will visit you frequently c) they will harm you instant d) harm never harm you
Unit II 11.Tughlaq is suspected of killing ___ during prayer time. a) his father b) his step-mother c) Imam-ud-din d) Najib
12.In ‘Tughlaq’, the sultan decided to shift his capital to _____ a) Delhi b) Hyderabad c) Daulatabad d) Kanyakumari
13.Aazam is a _____. a) doctor b) nobleman c ) pickpocket d) confidential trickster
14. ______resembles Tughlaq physically. a) Gyas-ui-din b) Imam-ud-din c) Ain-i-Mulk d) Aziz
15.In the play Tughlaq, ______tells that he was fed up of cheating people.
a. Aziz b. Aazam c. Sultan d. Ghias-ud- in
16.According to Sultan the arrival of ______would purify his kingdom.
a. Shihab-ud-in b. Ghias-ud-in c. Imam-ud-in d. Barani 17.“ I was the earth, was the grass, was the sky.” Thuglaq speaks these words to ____.
a. Barani b. a young soldier c. an old soldier d. Azam 18.Nazib is murdered by ____.
a. Thuglaq b. Aziz c. Step mother d. Ghiyas-ud-din
19.Tughlaq order that that there would be no more ______until the descendent of the Kaliph
comes to his land.
a.prayers b. murders c. bribery d.construction
20. The road to Daulatabad is compared to a _____. A.frog b. snakeKASC-English c. rope d. cloud (Aided) Unit III
21.Kalki’ is the pen name of ______., a) Kavignar Kannadasan b) Srividya K. c) R.Krishnamurthi d) Sadasivam
22.The flag of the Cholas carried a ____ symbol. a) lion b) tiger c) elephant d) fish
23.Maha Kapala Bhairava is actually ______in disguise. a) Narasimha Varman b) Neelakesi c) Pulikesi d) Siruthondar
24. In Parthiban’s Dream Neelakesi is disguised as______a. Narasimhavarman b. Pulikesi the Second c. Kapala Bhairava d. Vikraman, 25.In Parthiban’s Dream Queen Arulmozhi has been rescued by ____
a. Vikraman b.Sivanadiyar c. Kundhavi d. Ponnan
26. The _____ was the symbol of the Pallavas.
a. bow b.elephant c.lion d. fish
27. The Sivanadiyar was able to find Parthiban because of ______.
a. the royal palanquin c. the royal elephant c. the chief minister d. his horse
28. Vikraman returns to Kanchi disguised as a ______.
a. sailor b. cloth merchant c. gems merchant d. dwarf
29. The battle between the Cholas and the Pallavas took place on the banks of the ____ river.
a.Paalar b.Vennaru c.Vaigai d.Cauvery
30.Partiban’s dream was to ____.
a. defeat the Chera king b. rule over an independent kingdom c. kill Narashimha Pallavan d. build a magnificent palace.
Unit IV
31.The protagonist of the novel ‘Kaalam’ is ______a) Govindan b) Madhavan c) Sethu d) Krishnankutty
32The childhood friend of Sethu is ______.
a) Thankamani b) Padmini c) Sumitra d) Devi 33The real protagonistKASC-English of the novel Kaalam is ______(Aided) a) fate b) time c) money d) the country
34.The author of ‘Kaalam’ is_____.
a. M.T. Vasudevan Nair b.Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai c. Anita Nair d.Kamala Das
35.The houses of the Nairs are called ____.
a.Tharawad b.Illam c. Kudi d.Palace
36.____ looked after the management of Sethu’s house.
a. father b.mother c.paternal grandfather d.maternal uncle 37. Sethu wrote love-letters to ____.
a.Thangamani b.Rangamani c.Sumithra d.Devu
38. Sethu attended college at ____.
a.Coimbatore b.Chennai c.Palghat d. Trichur
39. At each stage of his life, Sethu makes a crossing by ____.
a.ship b.bridge c. road d.ferryboat
40. Sethu became rich while looking after the affairs of ______.
a. Srinivasan Menon b. Krishnan Kuty c.Parameswara Ettan d.Sankara Menon
Unit V
41..______is the wife of Abdul Kader Sahib in “Poovan Banana.” a) Saira Banu b) Chand Bibi c) Mumtaz Mahal d) Jameela Bibi
42. The short story “Our Teacher” is translated from______.
a) Tamil b) Telugu c) Kannada d) Malayalam
43.Nirmala was presented the blanket by her ______.
a) husband b) son c) sister d) mother
44. The short story “Wife- Working Woman” is translated from______. a) Tamil b) Telugu c) Kannada d) Malayalam
45. Abburi Chaya Devi won Sahitya Akademi Award in the year ______. a) 2003 b) 2004 c) 2005 d) 2006 46. The short story “Poovan Banana” is translated from______. a) Tamil b) Telugu c) Kannada d) Malayalam
47. The short storyKASC-English “The Blanket” is translated from______. (Aided) a) Tamil b) Telugu c) Oriya d) Malayalam
48. The short story “The Final Decision” was written by ______a) Prem Chand b) Triveni c) Sundara Ramaswamy d) Prathiba Roy
49. The short story “Resignation” is translated from______. a) Hindi b) Telugu c) Oriya d) Malayalam
50. The short story “Poovan Banana” was written by ______a) Prem Chand b) Triveni c) Vaikon Mohammad Basheer d) Prathiba Roy Key 1. b) kindness and sweet speech 2. a) smile 3. a. heaven 4. a. good men 5. a) pure in heart 6. a) virtue 7. c) poor 8. b) hunger 9. a) to shame them by doing them good 10. a) harm will visit you in the afternoon 11. a) his father 12.c) Daulatabad 13. c ) pickpocket 14.b) Imam-ud- din 15.b. Aazam 16. b. Ghias-ud-in 17. b. a young soldier 18.c. Step mother 19.a.prayers 20. b. snake 21.c) R.Krishnamurthi 22.b) tiger 23.b) Neelakesi 24.c. Kapala Bhairava 25. b.Sivanadiyar 26.c.lion 27.c. the royal elephant 28. c. gems merchant 29.b.Vennaru 30. b. rule over an independent kingdom 31.c) Sethu 32.c) Sumitra 33.b) time 34. a.M.T. Vasudevan Nair 35. a.Tharawad 36.d.maternal uncle 37.a.Thangamani 38.c.Palghat 39. d.ferryboat 40.a. Srinivasan Menon 41. d) Jameela Bibi 42. a) Tamil 43. b) son 44. b) Telugu 45. b) 2004 46. d) Malayalam 47. c) Oriya 48. b) Triveni 49. a) Hindi 50. c) Vaikon Mohammad Basheer
Section – B
Unit I
1.Write a short note on the concept Non-Injury according to Thiruvalluvar. 2. What is ‘Truth’ according to Thiruvalluvar ? 3.Give a brief summary of any three couplets under the title “Kindness of Speech.” 4. Write a note on any two Kurals that deal with “Charity.” 5.Write a short note on the concept of Fear of Evil doing according to Thiruvalluvar. 6. Write a note on Thiruvalluvar’s view’s on Truthfulness. 7. Give a brief summary of last two couplets under the title Non-injuring 8. Write a note on the consequences of harming other. 9. How one could inculcate the habit kindness of speech with reference to your text? 10. How does the harming takes a stance in the forenoon and afternoon? Unit II
11.What does Aziz reveal about the case he won? 12.What are the different attitudes of the people regarding Tughlaq? 13.Briefly describe the tragic move to Daulatabad. 14. How does the finalKASC-English confrontation with Aziz destroy Thuglaq’s (Aided) illusions? 15.Describe the end of Gyas-ud-din Abbasid.
16.Describe the attempted assassination scene in of Tughlaq. 17.Briefly describe the tragic move to Daulatabad.
18.How does the final confrontation with Aziz destroy Thuglaq’s illusions?
19.Write on the tragic end of the Step mother. 20.Sketch the character of Bharani in the play, Tughlaq. Unit III
21.Comment on the battlefield scene in Parthiban’s Dream.
22. Describe Vikraman’s sojourn in Shenbagha Island.
23.Write a note on the villainy of Marappa Bhoopati. 24.How was Vickraman attacked on the road to Woriyur?
25.Describe the rescue of the Sivanadiyar from Kapala Bhairava.
26. Write a short note on the part played by Siruthondar.
27.Write a short note on Kapalabhairava’s plans against Narasimmha Pallava in Parthiban’s Dream
28.What is the role of the dwarf in the story?
29. How many disguises does Narashimha Varman don in the novel?
30. How do the Cholas rise again to power?
Unit IV
31.How does Sethu recall his school days? 32.Comment on Sethu friends at college. 33.What are the circumstances in which Sethu leaves his first job? 34.Comment on Sethu’s life as an employee. 353 35.Briefly state the role of the river in the novel Kaalam.
36. How does Sethu win the confidence of his Mudalali?
37. Briefly describe Sethu’s love for Thangamani.
38. How does Sethu exploit Sarmila?
39. Describe the affair between Sethu and Mrs.Malini Sreenivasan.
40. Does Sethu findKASC-English happiness at the end of the novel? (Aided)
Unit V
41. State your opinion on the ending of the short story, “The Blanket.” 42. How did Abdul Khader Sahib cross the river? 43. Narrate the circumstances that led to the conflict between Padmavathi and Elizabeth 44. Thomas in the short story “Our Teacher” 45. What are the difficulties Lalitha faced when her husband abandoned her in the short story “The Final Decision”? 46. Sketch the character of Jameela Bibi. 47. Comment on the character of Lalitha. 48. Write a note on the story Wife-working woman 49. Give a brief summary of the story Poovan Banana 50. Write a note on the importance of blanket in the short story The Blanket. Section – C
Unit I
1. Sum up all the Kurals of Thiruvalluvar under the chapter titled ‘Non-Injury.’ 2.Bring out Thiruvalluvar’s views on ‘Truth’.
3.Write an essay on “Fear of Evil-Doing.” (or) 4. Give a detailed summary “Charity and Kindness of Speech.” 5.Sum up all the ten Kurals of Thiruvalluvar under the chapter titled Fear of Evildoing.
6. Bring out Thiruvalluvar’s views on ‘Truth’.
7. “Truthfulness is one of the best human values.” - Discuss
8. “Falsehood is better than truth if it results in some unblemished common good.” – Elaborate in your own words. 9. “Is it true that Thirukural was written 2000 years ago?” Discuss it as a universal masterpiece. 10. What are some mind-blowing facts about 'Thirukural' with reference to your text? Unit II
11.Give an account of the frustrations of Tughlaq in Girish Karnad’s play, Tughlaq,
12. Assess the character of Aziz in Girish Karnad’s ‘Thughlaq.’
13. Bring out the suspense in the first part of Girish Karnad’s ‘Tughlaq.’ 14.What is the threat posed by Sheik Imam-ud-Din and how does Tughlaq deal with it? 15.Critically assess Tughlaq’s character as seen in the first half of the play. 16.Consider Thuglaq as a failed genius.
17.Bring out the importance of the sub-plot in Girish Karnad’s “Thuglaq.” 18.What is the significanceKASC-English of the scene set on top of Daulatabad (Aided) fort? 19. Assess Girish Karnad’s ‘Thughlaq’ in the light of a political satire.
20. ‘Thughlaq’ is a drama of intrigue-Justify.
Unit III
21.Consider Kalki’s Parthiban’s Dream as a historical novel.
22.Who is the hero of‘Parthiban’s Dream? Discuss.
23.What is the role of Ponnan and Valli in “Parthiban’s Dream”? 24.Sketch the character of Narashimha Pallava. 25.Trace the love affair between Vickraman and Kundavai.
26.Sum up the chapters 25-33 in Kalki’s Parthiban’s Dream. 27.Bring out the efforts of the king Narasimmha Pallava for the re-establishment of the kingdom Chola with reference to the novel, Parthiban’s Dream.
28. How does ‘Partihban’s Dream’ portray the greatness of ancient Tamil culture?
29. Bring out the importance of the battle scene in Parthiban’s Dream
30. How is the dream of Parthiba Maharaja fulfilled?
Unit IV
31. “Kaalam is a novel of emotional intensity and a remarkable richness of texture”.
Substantiate
32.Trace the transformation of Sethu from an intermediate student to an employer.
33. “Kaalam portrays the disintegrating matrilineal family system and its conflicts and
problems” – Substantiate. (or) 34.Trace the transformation of Sethu from an ambitious youth to a mature employer. Attempt a character-sketch of Sethu in M.T.Vasudevan Nair’s Kaalam.
35. Kaalam is divided into watertight compartments- Discuss. 36. How do the events narrated in the novel Kaalam justify the title? 37. Explain the symbols used by M.T.Vasudevan Nair in Kaalam 38. Attempt a character sketch of Sethu. 39. How does Sethu change from an innocent boy to a frustrated man over a period of time? 40. What are the different forms of love that Sethu encounters in his life? Unit V
41. “Poovan Banana” highlights human psychology and relationships.”Justify. 42. Attempt a critical appreciation of the short story, “The Blanket.” 43.Discuss the aptnessKASC-English of the title of the short story “The Final (Aided) Decision”.
44. Bring out the psychological conflicts of the narrator in the story “The Blanket”
45. Critically assess the short story “Wife.” 46. “Poovan Banana is an example realistic pictures of the material world as well as the realm of fantasy” - Explain 47. Describe how great teachers changed the lives of an individual in the world? 48. Explain the love between mother and son in the story The Blanket. 49. “The Wife-Working Woman is a story of a poor seamstress and single” Justify 50. “The story Resignation is the life of an ordinary man at work place”- Discuss. KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) Core- 8
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Question Bank
Prepared by
Dr.Shobha Ramaswamy and Dr.Mangayarkkarasi K.S.
SEMESTER IV
15UEL408 Instruction Hours: 60 Credit: 4
Core- 8
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Objective: To introduce the students to the writings of Indian authors in English. To expose the students to the contemporary Indian ethos.
Unit I Poetry
Toru Dutt- Our Casuarina Tree Nissim Ezekiel - Night of the Scorpion A.K.Ramanujam- Small Scale Reflections on a Great House. Sri KASC-EnglishAurobindo- The Tiger and the Deer (Aided) Sarojini Naidu - Indian Weavers Kamala Das - My Grandmother’s House
Unit II Prose
Swami Vivekananda - Work and its Secret Jawaharlal Nehru - My Wedding and an Adventure in the Himalayas The Boat When I Failed My Favourite Books A Brush with Fire [from My Journey by Abdul Kalam]
Unit III Drama
Mahesh Dattani - Dance like a Man.
Unit IV Fiction
Anita Desai - The Village by the Sea
Unit V Short Stories:
Mulk Raj Anand - The Lost Child Manoj Das - He who rode the Tiger R.K.Narayan - The Blind Dog Kushwant Singh – Karma
Section- A Unit I-Poetry
1. Who is the author of the poem “Our Casuarina Tree”? a) Kamala Das b) Sarojini Naidu c) Toru Dutt d) Nissim Ezekiel
2. “Like a huge Python, winding round and round.” Here Python refers to ______a) snake b) tree c) wind d) monkey
3. “May Love defend thee from Oblivion's curse.” _____ saves the tree from Oblivion Curse. a) monkey b) bird c) flowers d) poet KASC-English (Aided) 4. In which of the following poems of Ezekiel do we get a moving picture of a mother’s suffering ? a) ‘The Couple’ b) ‘Night of the Scorpion’ c) ‘The Visitor’ d) ‘Philosophy’
5. IN the poem “Night of the Scorpion,” flies refers to ______a) insects b) bees c) peasants d) children
6. In the poem Indian Weavers, weavers weave blue colour cloth for baby is referred to ____ a) halycon’s wing b) pigeon’s wing c) peacock’s wing d) parrot’s wing
7. In The Tiger and the Deer, Sri Aurobindo expresses his longing for ____. a) a peaceful and harmless world b) destruction of human values c) love d) money and fame
8. In My Grandmother’s House, Kamala Das expresses her longing for ____. a) poetry b. love c. fame d. property
9.The poem “The Night of the Scorpion” was written by ______. a. Rabindranath Tagore b. Toru Dutt c. Sarojini Naidu d. Nissim Ezekiel
10. ______’s love for Casuarina will protect it from Oblivion’s curse. a. Poetess b. birds c. flowers d. nature
Unit II- Prose
11.When the storm hit Rameswaram, Abdul Kalam’s father _____.
a. started shoutingKASC-English at his wife b.calmed the children down (Aided)c.went to see if the boat was safe d. complained loudly about his fate
12.Professor Srinivasan criticized Kalam’s project because he _____. a.disliked him intensely b. had a low opinion about Kalam’s intelligence c. was a cruel man d. wanted to train Kalam to work under pressure
13.Kalam studied aeronautics at ______. a. GCT b. IIT c. MIT d. ITI
14.The rocket payload exploded because ______fell into it. a. a burning matchstick b. a long candle c. a drop of sweat d. copper sulphate
15.Jawaharlal Nehru’s wedding took place in ______. a. New Delhi b. Allahabad c. Mumbai d. the Himalayas
16. According to Swami Vivekananda, ______are most important for a successful life. a. goals b. desires c. means d. attachments
17.According to Swami Vivekananda, we should pay attention to our ____. a.goals b. desires c.means d. attachments
Unit III- Drama
18.Amritlal is the father of ____. a. Viswas b. Ratna c. Latha d.Jairaj
19.Amritlal Parekh’s shawl was given to him by _____. a. The President of India b. The Maharajah of Mysore c. The Nizam of Hyderabad d.Mahatma Gandhi
20.Shankar dies because of ______. a. typhoid fever b. a traffic accident c. an overdose of opium d. a birth defect
21. Jairaj became a ______because he was frustrated. a. dancer b. criminal c. businessman d. drunkard
Unit IV-Fiction
22.Mon Repose was owned by _____. a. an Englishman b. the De Silva family c. a factory owner d. a birdwatcher
23.Pinto is Hari’s ____. a. brother b.cousin c.friend d.dog
24.______is a mender of watches. a. Mr. De Silva b.KASC-English Mr.Sayyid Ali c. Jagu d.Mr.Panwalla (Aided)
25.Hari reaches home in time for the ______festival. a. Coconut b.Diwali c.Holi d. Pongal
26.Hari and the other boys were excited because a new ____ was to be built in their village. a. school b.hospital c. factory d.bridge
27.‘The Village by the Sea’ is set in _____. a. Kanyakumari b. Pondicherry c. Mumbai d.Thul
Unit V- Short Stories
28.The important event occurred on a journey of Mohan Lal and Lachmi in a ______a. ship b. cruise c. train d. tram
29.At the end of the story, the lost child wanted ______. a.some sweets b. a ride on the roundabout c. a bright toy d. his parents
30. ______is the season in the story “The Lost Child.” a) summer b) spring c) winter d) autumn
31. What was the repeated word uttered by the parents in the story “The Lost Child?” a) go a play b) read, read, read, c) come, child come d) get something! 32. The boy wanted _____ a) jalebi b) burfi c) gulab-jaman d) rasagulla
33. The boy wants the garland of ______a) rose b) lily c) lotus d) gulmohar
34. The snake-charmmerKASC-English played ______(Aided) a) flute b) drums c) violin d) guitar
Key
Unit I 1. c) Toru Dutt 2. b) tree 3. d) poet 4. b) ‘Night of the Scorpion’ 5. c) peasants 6. a. halycon’s wing 7. a. a peaceful and harmless world 8. b. love 9. d. Nissim Ezekiel 10. a. Poetess
Unit II
11 b.calmed the children down 12 d. wanted to train Kalam to work under pressure 13 c. MIT
14 c. a drop of sweat
15. a. New Delhi
16 c. means
17 c. means
Unit III
18.d.Jairaj 19 b. The Maharajah of Mysore 20 c. an overdose of opium 21d. drunkard
Unit IV
22.b. the De Silva family 23 d.dog 24 d.Mr.Panwalla 25 b.Diwali 26 c. factory 27 d.Thul KASC-English (Aided)
Unit V
28 c. train 29 d. his parents 30. b) spring 31. c) come, child come 32. b) burfi 33. d) gulmohar 34. a) flute
Section – B Unit I-Poetry
1. What does Toru Dutt compare the Python to and why? 2. What does the image of the baboon contribute to the mood of the poem? 3. How does Dutt connect the tree to the memory of distant land? 4. What is the overriding theme of "Our Casuarina Tree" by Toru Dutt? 5. How was the mother bitten by the scorpion? 6. How did the villagers come to the aid of the woman? 7. How did the mother respond after the recovery? 8. How does the vision of Ramanujan conveyed through the poem “Small Scale Reflections on a Great House? 9. What is the desire of the poet in the poem “My Grandmother’s House?” 10. Write a note on the rich imagery used by Sarojini Naidu in the poem “Indian Weavers” 11.What makes Kamala Das recall her grandmother’s house? 12.Describe the mother’s suffering and attitude as seen in “The Night of the Scorpion.” 13.What was the greatness of the ancestral house in the poem “Small-scale Reflections on a Great House”? 14.How does the poet appreciate the work of the Indian Weavers? 15.Write a short note on innocence and experience in The Tiger and the Deer. 16.How does the poet bless the Casuarina Tree?
Unit II- Prose 11.How did his father’s attitude with regard to the boat influence Kalam?
12.Name the advantages of the book reading habit listed out by Dr.Kalam.
13.How does Jawaharlal Nehru describe the Ladakh road?
14.According to Swami Vivekananda, what is the cause of misery?
15.Describe JawaharlalKASC-English Nehru’s first experience on the Ladakh (Aided) road.
Unit III- Drama
16.What is the role of Amritlal in the play Dance Like a Man?
17.What was the tragic incident that led to the end of Ratna’s career as a dancer?
18.What was the agreement made between Ratna and Amritlal?
19.Describe the conversation between Viswas and Jairaj.
20.Write a note on the appropriateness of the title “Dance like a Man.”
21.What is the role of Lata in “Dance Like a Man”?
22.Why did Jairaj’s father disagree with his son?
23.What is the role of Viswas in the play?
24.What was the tragic incident that led to the end of Ratna’s career as a dancer?
Unit IV-Fiction
25.Briefly describe Hari’s first days in Bombay.
26.What is the role of Mr.Panwalla in moulding Hari?
27.What is the role of the village medicine man in “The Village by the Sea.”
28.Describe the celebration of the Hindu New Year by Hari’s family.
29.Describe the episode of the medicine man.
30.Write a note on the worship conducted on the rocks.
Unit V- Short Stories
31.Sketch the character the old man in The Blind Dog.
32.Write a short note on the character of Sir Mohan Lal in the short story Karma.
33.What were the things that attracted the child at the fair?
34.Write a note on the quarrel between the commander and the minister.
35.How R.K. Narayan is successful in portraying the everyday life of a man?
36. Write brief noteKASC-English on the identity crises faced by Mohan Lal.(Aided)
37.Write a note on the title of the story, “The Blind Dog.”
38. Write a note on the day of the fair. 39. How does the boy lost in the distractions? 40. What was the struggle underwent by the boy? How? 41. How does the sympathetic stranger help the lost child?
Section – C Unit I-Poetry
1. Critically discuss the central idea of the poem, “Our Causarina Tree.” 2. Elucidate the theme and critical overview of "Our Casuarina Tree." 3. Give and explain the figures of speech used in the poem "Our Casuarina Tree". 4. Comment upon the poet's love in "Our Casuarina Tree." 5. Examine the theme of the poem "Night of the Scorpion". 6. Explain the different qualities in the poet's father and mother that are brought out in the poem. 7. “The law of the jungle is different from that of culture and civilization.” – Justify. 8. “The grandmother’s house is rather a sweet memory.” Elucidate. 9. “The mood of the Indian weavers is reflection the different stages of human life.” Explain. 10. Explain the best memories of the grandmother’s house shared by Kamala Das. 11.Bring out the similies in the poem, “Our Casuarina Tree”. Explain them in detail.
12.“The mighty perish in their might. The slam survive the slayer” – Elucidate.
13.Bring out the Indianness in the poem, “The Night of the Scorpion.”
14.“My Grandmother’s House” is an expression of nostalgia – Elucidate.
15.Write an essay on “Small-scale Reflections on a Great House” as autobiographical narrative.
16.What makes Kamala Das recall her grandmother’s house?
17.Describe the mother’s suffering and attitude as seen in “The Night of the Scorpion.”
18.What was the greatness of the ancestral house in the poem “Small-scale Reflections on a Great House”?
Unit II- Prose 11.Describe the explosion that took place in the laboratory.
12. What were the failures that Kalam faced in his early life and how did he overcome them? KASC-English (Aided) 13.What is the philosophical outlook advocated by Swami Vivekananda in his essay Work and its Secret?
14.Relate in detail Jawaharlal Nehru’s adventures in the Himalayas.
15.Swami Vivekananda’s essay “Work and Its Secret” emphasises his philosophy of “work without involvement” -Elucidate.
16.Summarize Jawaharlal Nehru’s adventures in the Himalayas.
17.How did his father’s attitude with regard to the boat influence Kalam?
18.Name the advantages of the book reading habit listed out by Dr.Kalam
Unit III- Drama
19.Dance Like a Man” is a rebellion against the patriarchal tradition represented by Amritlal Parekh – Substantiate.
20.Compare and contrast the characters of Jairaj and Ratna.
21.Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man is a rebellion against the patriarchal tradition – Discuss.
22.Elaborate upon the title of Dance Like a Man.
23.What do you learn about the past of Latha’s parents from Act I of Mahesh Dattani’s ‘Dance Like a Man’?
24.Describe the conversation between Viswas and Jairaj.
25.Why did Jairaj’s father disagree with his son?
Unit IV-Fiction
26.Describe the pathetic condition of the children as seen in the first chapter of ‘the Village
by the Sea.’
27. Write an essay on the struggles of Hari’s family in Anita Desai’s The Village by the Sea.
28.Sketch the character of Hari.
29.Trace the course of events that lead to Hari’s decision to run away from home.
30.Trace the circumstances which led Hari to come under the care of Jagu at Gowath Tank.
31.Attempt a character of Lila in Anita Desai’s “The Village by the Sea.”
KASC-English (Aided)
Unit V- Short Stories
32.Narrate in your own words the story of the beggar and the blind dog.
33.Bring out the irony in the short story Karma.
34.How does Mulk Raj Anand use the allegory of the lost child to depict the human predicament?
35.Write an essay on the relationship between the beggar and his dog as seen in R.K.Narayan’s “The Blind Dog.”
36.How Mohan Lal aspires to accumulate bad karma in his journey?
37.How does Kushwant Singh’s short story “Karma” showcase the situation of the “brown sahib”?
38.Discuss the contrast between illusion and reality in Kushwant Singh’s short story “Karma”. 39. “The Lost Child beautifully explores the imaginative and curious mind of a child.” – Elaborate. 40. Explain how does the child become a victim to the unfortunate event in the story “The Lost Child.” 41. “The story highlights the bond of love and affection that the child shares with his parents.” -Justify. 42. “The Lost Child is the depiction of the struggle of getting lost and separated from the comfort and security of one’s loved ones.”- Discuss. 43. “There are only a few good storytellers left in the world today and Manoj Das is one of writers.” - Describe
KASC-English (Aided) KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) III BA ENGLISH LITERATURE
Semester V
INSPIRING SPEECHES
Prepared by
Dr.K.Kaviyarasu
Syllabus
Unit-I Chicago Address - Swami Vivekananda
A Glory Has Departed -Jawaharlal Nehru
Unit-II On the Right of Women to Vote - John Stuart Mill A Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolution – V.I.Lenin
Unit-III Inaugural Address – John.F.Kennedy
A Disappointed Woman – Lucy Stone
Unit-IV Nobel Peace Prize Address – Martin Luther King. Jr AgainstKASC-English Capital Punishment – Victor Hugo (Aided)
Unit-V Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech – William Faulkner Gettysburg Address – Abraham Lincoln
UNIT: I
Chicago Address - Swami Vivekananda
Choose the best answer from the given alternatives:
1. When was Swami Vivekananda born? a. 12 January 1863 b.12 January 1896 c. 12 January 1861 d. 12 January 1864
2. Swami Vivekananda was born______a. The first child b. the sixth child c. the fourth child d. the fourth child
3. Ramakrishna Pramahamsa died in the year______a.1887 b. 1827 c. 1896 d. 1886
4. Swami Vivekananda attended the world parliament of religion in the year______a. 1886 b. 1896 c. 1893 d. 1894
5. In which year did Swami Vivekananda return to India? a. 1887 b. 1897 c. 1886 d. 1896
6. Where did Swami Vivekananda live during his last days? a. Belur Math b. Kolkata c. Chicago d. Chennai
7. Swami Vivekananda studies in which among the colleges? a. Christ College b. Presidency College c. Bishop College d. Arts college Calcutta
8. Whom did Swami Vivekananda accept as his guru? a. Bhuvaneswari b.Viswananatha c. Mohan Mukherjee d. Ramakrishna
9. Where did Swami Vivekananda realize his lives mission? a. Kolkata b.Chicago c. Kanyakumari d. Chennai
10. Swami Vivekananda last breathed on______a.12 January 1896KASC-English b. 4 January 1902 c. 12 July 1902 d. (Aided)04 July 1902
A Glory Has Departed -Jawaharlal Nehru
Choose the best answer from the given alternatives:
1. How did Jawaharlal Nehru address Gandhi?
a. Ramu b. Chola c.Bapu d. Chinna
2. Who was the person who killed Gandhi?
a. Mad man b. Lunatic man c. Stupid man d. Intelligent man 3. The greatest prayer we can offer is to take what? a. Offerings b. Funds c. Prayers d. Pledge
4. Great men and eminent men have monuments in? a. Gold and Silver b. Bronze and Marble c. Silver and Gold d. Bronze and Silver
5. The History will judge ______a. Labour and Sacrifice b. Sacrifice and Failures c. Success and Failures d. Success and Labour
6. What was the Muslim population during 1947-64? a. Half b. Quarter c. One forth d. One third
7. When was Gandhi killed? a. 30 January 1948 b. 30 January 1947 c. 30 January 1946 d. 26January 1948
8. The leader of Muslim League was______
a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Bapu c. Mohammed Jinnah d. Ali Jinnah
9. The then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru announced the death of Gandhi by? a. Radio b. Television c. Press meet d. the Governor
10. What was the age of Gandhi when he was shot dead? a. 77 b. 67 c.79 d. 69
UNIT – II KASC-EnglishOn the Right of Women to Vote - John (Aided) Stuart Mill
Choose the best answer:
1. The mention at the end of “The Throne” refers to?
a.Queen Elizabeth b. Queen Victoria c. King James d. King Alfred lord
2. What is ‘Electoral Franchise’?
a. Right to vote b. Right to speak c. Right to politics d. right to contest in election
3. Women were weaker in______a. Education and Economy b. Fitness and Economically c. Physically and Mentally d. Education and Economically
4. John Stuart Mill was born in______a. America b. London c. Africa d. France
5. John Stuart Mill was elected a Member of Parliament in______a. 1876 b.1855 c. 1875 d.1865
6. John Stuart Mill was a son of______a. Utilitarian Philosopher b. Astrologer c. Numerologist d. typist
7. The petition contained nearly how many signatures?
a.1500 b.1520 c. 1526 d. 1521
8. Mill addressed the House of Commons on behalf of______a. Freeholders b. Current holders c. Debit holders d. Credit holders
9. What does amicable mean?
a. Feudal law b. Bribe c. Friendliness d. a thing given up
10. The liberation of women would solve______a. Environmental problems b. sociological problems c. psychological problems d. humanity problems
A Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolution – V.I.Lenin 1. When was VladimirKASC-English Illyrich Lenin born? (Aided) a. 1870 b. 1869 c. 1896 d. 1871
2. Vladimir Illyrich Lenin’s profession was______a. Doctor b. Protestant c. Lawyer d. Teacher
3. When was Vladimir Illyrich Lenin exiled? a. 1870 b. 1895 c. 1896 d. 1871
4. Vladimir Illyrich Lenin was exiled to? a. Calcutta b. Africa c. America d. Siberia 5. How long was Vladimir Illyrich Lenin exiled? a. 5 years b. 10 years c. 8 years d. 2 years
6. When did World War I take place? a. 1916-1918 b. 1914-1918 c. 1927-1934 d. 1902-1908
7. When did February Revolution breakout in Russia? a. 1921 b. 1918 c. 1961 d. 1917
8. Lenin’s party became the more radical Communist Party in______a. 1921 b. 1918 c. 1961 d. 1917
9. Who are Bourgeoisie? a. Middle class people b. Upper class people c. Rich people d. Poor people
10. The strength that will overcome everything and will lead to World Revolution is______a. Mass organization b. Less organization c. Social organization d. Profit organization
UNIT- III
Inaugural Address – John.F.Kennedy Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. John F. Kennedy won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for his ______book . a. Profile in Courage b. Why England Slept c. A Nation of Immigrants d. Prelude to Leadership KASC-English (Aided)
2. ______says, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country” which challenged every American to contribute in some way to the public. a. Richard Nixon b. John F.Kennedy c. George Mead d. Eleanor Roosevelt 3. John F.Kennedy began the ______which was a dramatic expansion of U.S space program of landing a man on the moon. a. Project Mercury b. Project Gemini c. Appollo Project d. Missile Project 4. John F.Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, in ______. a. Dallas b. Las Vegas c. Miami d. New Orleans 5. ______gave exciting and idealistic inaugural speech that stands top in the American political oratory. a. Franklin D.Roosevelt b. Abraham Lincoln c. Theodore Roosevelt d.John F. Kennedy 6. Kennedy’s tenure was troubled by the ______of 1963. a. Cuban Missile Crisis b. Vietnam War c. Cold War d. Bay of Pigs Invasion 7. Kennedy pledged to commit his administration to the pursuit of ______. a. mass misery b. rich c. peace d. poor 8. ______was the speech writer, whom Kennedy employed for the address he gave at the inauguration ceremony. a. Lydon Baines b. Judson Welliver c. Richard Nixon d. Ted Sorensen 9. John F.Kennedy was a/an ______politician who served as the 35th President of the United States. a. British b. American c. European d. Russian 10. ______was the cause of the death of John F.Kennedy. a. Assassination b. Depression c. Injury d. Suicide
A Disappointed Woman – Lucy Stone
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. ______was an orator, who began lecturing on women’s rights and for the abolition of slavery.KASC-English (Aided) a. Lucy Stone b. Susan B. Anthony c. Elizabeth Candy d. Frederick Douglass 2. ______says, “The best and greatest thing one is capable of doing, that is his sphere”. a. Lucy Stone b. Wendell Phillips c. Henry Blackwell d. Susan B. Anthony 3. ______said that “The widening of woman’s sphere is to improve her lot. Let us do it, and if the world scoff, let it scoff – if it sneer, let it sneer”. a. Hannah Matthews b. Francis Stone c.William Lloyd d. Lucy Stone 4. Lucy Stone was the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree from______. a. Hebrew College b. Harvard University c. Boston College d. Oberlin College 5. Lucy founded the American Equal Rights Association in ______. a. 1869 b. 1864 c. 1866 d.1865 6. ______continued to agitate for the rights of American Black people. a. American Suffrage Association b. American Rights Association c. American Woman Suffrage Association d. American woman Association 7. ______is the speaker in ‘A Disappointed Woman’ written by Lucy Stone. a. A Woman b. Lucy Stone c. Hannah Matthew d. Francis Stone 8. Lucy found American Woman Suffrage Association in 1869 with ______. a. Henry Blackwell b. Francis Stone c. Wendell Phillips d. William Lloyd 9. Lucy Stone married an abolitionist, named ______. a. Charles Blackwellb. Henry Blackwell c. Samuel Blackwell d. Lane Blackwell 10. ______is the founder and editor of the Woman’s Journal. a. Lucy Stone b. Henry Blackwell c. Francis Stone d. Hannah Stone
UNIT: IV
Nobel Peace Prize Address – Martin Luther King. Jr Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. ______became pastor of his own church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1953 .
a. Martin Luther King, JR b. Ebenezer c. Philip Randolph d. John Lewis 2. Martin Luther KASC-EnglishKing, JR persisted applying the moral (Aided)authority of ______principles of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience to the struggle of American Blacks. a. John Lewis’ b. John F. Kennedy’s c. Randolph’s d. Mahatma Gandhi’s 3. When did Martin Luther King, JR was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? a. 1963 b. 1964 c. 1965 d. 1966 4. Martin had received the Peace Prize for his ______. a. Nonviolent campaign against racism b. Dynamic leadership c. Political actions d. involvement in Politics 5. ______was elected as the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association . a. Franklin D. Roosevelt b. Abraham Lincoln c. Martin Luther King, JR d.John F. Kennedy 6. How old was King when he was assassinated? a. 38 b.39 c. 30 d. 34 7. ______laws prevented black children from attending school with whites. a. Jim Crow b. Black codes c. Black exclusion law d. Segregation 8. On the steps of the ______Memorial, Martin Luther King, JR delivered his matchless speech. a. Abraham Lincoln b.Judson Welliver c. Richard Nixon d. John Lewis 9 ______is a public speech that was delivered by Martin Luther during the March on Washington. a. I Have a Dream b.Why We Can’t Wait c. Strength to Love d.The Trumpet 10. Martin Luther King, JR was assassinated in Memphis, on ______a. April 4, 1969 b. April 4, 1967 bc. April 4, 1970 d. April 4, 1968
Against Capital Punishment – Victor Hugo
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1 ______was born in 1802, shortly after the French Revolution, a time of great turmoil in France. a. Marie AntoinetteKASC-English b. Victor Hugo c. Joseph Bonaparte (Aided) d. Napoleon Bonaparte 2. Victor Hugo says, “The ______is the only edifice which revolutions do not demolish”. a. Scaffold b. Prison c. Confinement d. Crime 3 ______was the eldest son of Hugo, who was arrested for writing critically about the death sentence. a. Leopold b. Adele Hugo c. Charles d. Leopoldine Hugo 4. When did Victor Hugo returned to France after the exile? a. 1869 b.1872 c. 1871 d. 1870 5. Hugo’s works emphasis on the ______aspects of life and the freedom of individual . a. emotional and spiritual b. spiritual and mental c. mental and emotional d. emotional and physical 6. ______was a novel written by Hugo when he was in exile . a. Les Miserables b. The Man who Laughs c. Les Contemplations d. The Hunchback of Nortre - Dame 7. Mention the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte . a.1770 -1820 b. 1765 – 1823 c.1766- 1821 d. 1769 - 1821 8. ______is a revolutionary movement between that shook France between 1789 and 1799. a. American Revolution b. French Revolution c. Civil War d. Russian Revolution
9. ______is a paper written by Hugo which has a concern over death penalty and social injustice. a. The Last Day of a Man Condemned to Death b. Essay on Capital Punishment c. The Man Who Laughs d. Les Contemplations 10. How many years Hugo spent in Guersney, as he lived in exile? a. 14 b. 15 c. 18 d. 2
UNIT- V Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech – William Faulkner Choose the correctKASC-English answer from the given alternatives: (Aided) 1. When did William Faulkner get Nobel Prize for Literature?
a. 1950 b. 1949 c. 1951 d. 1953
2. Which air force did William Faulkner join? a. U.S Air Force b. Royal Air Force c. Mexican Air Force d. Australian Air Force 3. ______was Faulkner’s poetry collection which was published in 1924. a. A Fable b.The Town c. The Marble Faun d. The Mansion 4. ______was Faulkner’s first novel which was published in 1926. a. Soldier’s Pay b. The Reivers c. Interuder in the Dust d. The Town 5. Faulkner wrote seventeen books set in the mythical ______country . a. Argentina b. Boilivia c. Yoknapatawpha d. ottawa 6. Which novel of William Faulkner was published in 1929? a. Soldier’s Pay b. The Sound and the Fury c. Mosquitoes d. The Hamlet 7. Faulkner’s literary aspirations were fueled by his close friend ______whom he met during a stay in New Orleans. a. John Faulkner b.John Dillinger c. Phil Stone d. Sherwood Anderson 8. Which among the following is a satiric novel written by Faulkner? a. A Fable b.The Town c. Mosquitoes d. The Mansion 9. ______says that “That young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing”. a. Faulkner b. Morrison c. Lilliam Hellman d. Elizabeth Coz 10. The ______voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars help him endure and prevail. a. muser’s b. Poet’s c. authors’s d. writer’s
Gettysburg Address – Abraham Lincoln
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. When did Abraham Lincoln became the member of Congress in the U.S house of Representatives?KASC-English (Aided) a. 1846 b. 1855 c. 1848 d. 1856 2. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? a. James Buchanan b. Wilkes Booth c. Andrew Johnson d. John Henry 3. ______was the magnificent speech that President Abraham Lincoln delivered at Gettysburg . a. Political Speech b. The speech at Pennsylvania c. Reformation bill d. The Gettysburg Address 4. Lincoln spoke at the ceremony for a few minutes after, ______delivered a two-hour oration. a. William Butler b. William Seward c. Joseph Gillespie d. Edward Everette 5. The speech was given on November 19, 1863 in Gettysburg to dedicate ______. a. Gettysburg College b. The Cemetry Monument c. The Soldier’s National Cemetery d. The Church of Gettysburg 6. How many total deaths of soldiers were attributed to Gettysburg? a. 32,000 b. 61,000 c. 50,000 d. 25,000 7. Which is true about the Battle of Gettysburg? a. Cold war b. It was fought from July 1 to July 3 in 1863 c. war between four countries d. war between two states 8. Who was the main speaker to deliver the speech at the National Cemetery at Gettysburg? a. Edward Everette b. Abraham Lincoln c. Wendell Phillips d. William Lloyd 9. Which is the state not involved in the Battle of Gettysburg? a. South Carolina b. Miami c. Texas d. Mississippi 10. Where did Lincoln was assassinated? a. Ford’s Theatre in Washington b. Virginia c. Alabama d. Texas
Answer Key:
UNIT :I KASC-English (Aided) Chicago Address -Swami Vivekananda
1. a 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. d 9. c 10. d
Glory Has Departed - Jawaharlal Nehru
1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. d 9. a 10. c
UNIT II:
On the Right of Women to Vote – John Stuart Mill 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. d 6. a 7. d 8. a 9. c 10. d KASC-English (Aided) A Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolution – V.I.Lenin 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. b 7. d 8. b 9. a 10. a UNIT III:
Inaugural Address – John.F.Kennedy
1. a 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. d 6. a 7. c 8. d 9. b 10. a
A Disappointed Woman – Lucy Stone
1. a 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. c 6. c 7. b 8. a 9. b KASC-English (Aided) 10. a
UNIT: IV
Nobel Peace Prize Address – Martin Luther King. Jr
1. a 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. a 9. a 10. d
Against Capital Punishment – Victor Hugo
1. b 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. a 6. a 7. d 8. b 9. b 10. c
UNIT: 5
Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech – William Faulkner
1. a 2. b 3. c KASC-English (Aided) 4. a 5. c 6. b 7. d 8. c 9. a 10. b
Gettysburg Address – Abraham Lincoln 1. a 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. c 6. c 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. a
SECTION – B
UNIT :I Chicago Address -Swami Vivekananda Answer the following in about 150 words each: 1. Write a note on the biography of Swami Vivekananda. 2. Comment on the style of Swami Vivekananda about his speech on religion. 3. Give a note on Swami Vivekananda and his realization of life mission. 4. How did Narendranath Dutta adopt his name as Swami Vivekananda? 5. Write a short note on the order of Swami Vivekananda’s speech. Answer the following in about 500 words each:
1. Write an essay on Swami Vivekananda‘s speech at world parliament of religion. 2. How does Swami Vivekananda’s speech on religion affect the millions of the people of the world? 3. Comment on Swami Vivekananda’s religions path and his lectures in various countries. 4. Explain theKASC-English significance of Swami Vivekananda‘s speech(Aided) at world parliament of religion. 5. How does Swami Vivekananda start his speech, what made this the most significant speech of him?
A Glory Has Departed -Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer the following in about 150 words each:
1. Write Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech to the nation in “A Glory Has Departed” 2. Comment on the assassination of Gandhiji in “A Glory Has Departed” 3. Write on Jawaharlal Nehru’s moving elegy before the Indian legislature. 4. Is there any personal touch in his speech by Jawaharlal Nehru? 5. What are the comparisons that are made by Jawaharlal Nehru on Gandhi? Answer the following in about 500 words each:
1. Sum up Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech about Gandhiji in “A Glory Has Departed”. 2. What does Nehru say about Gandhiji in “A Glory Has Departed”? 3. How does Nehru comfort the people of India after the assassination of Gandhiji? 4. Give a detailed note on the biography of Jawaharlal Nehru. 5. Elucidate the lines “A Glory Has Departed that the sun that warmed and brightened our lives…” by Jawaharlal Nehru.
UNIT II:
On the Right of Women to Vote – John Stuart Mill Answer the following in about 150 words each: 1. Give a brief account of John Stuart Mill. 2. Write a note on John Stuart Mill’s contribution for the emancipation of women. 3. Comment on John Stuart Mill as a women’s right activist through his speech. 4. Is the speech by John Stuart Mill convincible? 5. Write a short note on the importance of women in the society. Answer the following in about 500 words each:
1. How does John Stuart Mill influence much of ‘Modern Liberal Thoughts’? 2. Discuss John Stuart Mill’s views on “The Right of Women to vote”. 3. How does John Stuart Mill raise his voice for the benefit of women? 4. Discuss John Stuart Mill’s views on electoral franchise of modern liberal thought. 5. What is your opinion on John Stuart Mill’s speech on “The Right of Women to vote”?
A Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolution – V.I.Lenin
Answer the following in about 150 words each: 1. Write a note on Vladimir Illyrich Lenin. 2. Give a note on the life of Lenin as a Russian Communist Revolutionary. 3. Comment onKASC-English Lenin’s views on capitalism and his steps (Aided) to strengthen the proletariat. 4. What is Lenin’s contribution to the society towards communism? 5. Comment on Lenin’s speech on Red square in Moscow.
Answer the following in about 500 words each:
1. Discuss on the significance of the workers’ and peasants’ Revolution. 2. Examine V.I.Lenin’s speech on A Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolution. 3. Write an essay about Lenin’s speech on A Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolution. 4. How does Lenin raise his voice in A Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolution? 5. Elucidate your views on Lenin’s speech on A Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolution.
UNIT III: Inaugural Address – John.F.Kennedy
Answer the following in about 150 words each: 1. What does Kennedy want every nation to know? 2. What is Kennedy’s pledge to his allies? 3. Why does Kennedy wish to help the poor? 4. What is Kennedy’s pledge to the United Nations? 5. What is Kennedy’s plea to his fellow citizens?
Answer the following in about 500 words each: 1. What is the essence of Kennedy’s speech to his nation, his allies and his adversaries? 2. From John Kennedy’s ‘Inaugural Address’, what do you think is the secret of America’s success and strength as a super power? 3. Write an essay on John Kennedy’s speech on ‘Inaugural Address’. 4. “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country” - Elucidate. 5. Indicate the significance of the ‘Inaugural Address’ of John Kennedy.
A Disappointed Woman – Lucy Stone
Answer the following in about 150 words each: 1. Write a note on the life of Lucy Stone. 2. How does Lucy Stone comfort a ‘Disappointed Woman’ ? 3. Portray the characterKASC-English of Lucy Stone from her speech (Aided) on ‘A Disappointed Woman’. 4. What did Lucy Stone do for Women’s rights? 5. Write about Lucy Stone’s American Woman Suffrage Movement.
Answer the following in about 500 words each: 1. How does Lucy Stone inspire women in her speech ‘A Disappointed Woman’. 2. Discuss the views of Lucy Stone in her speech ‘A Disappointed Woman’. 3. How did Lucy Stone describe the condition of women in ‘A Disappointed Woman’. 4. Give a critical view of Lucy Stone’s ‘A Disappointed Woman’. 5. How did Lucy Stone define ‘rights ’ in her speech ‘A Disappointed Woman’.
UNIT: IV
Nobel Peace Prize Address – Martin Luther King. Jr
Answer the following in about 150 words each: 1. Why did Martin Luther King, JR refuses his Nobel Prize? 2. What are the reasons given by Martin Luther King, JR on accepting the Nobel Peace Prize? 3. Did Martin Luther King, JR accepted his award ? 4. Write a short note on Martin Luther King, JR. 5. Why Martin Luther King, JR was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
Answer the following in about 500 words each: 1. Sum up the address given by Martin Luther King, JR on Nobel Peace Prize? 2. Evaluate Martin Luther King, JR address on ‘Nobel Peace Prize’. 3. How does Martin Luther King, JR feel when he accepts the Nobel Peace Prize? 4. What were the reasons for awarding Nobel Peace Prize to Martin Luther King, JR ? KASC-English (Aided) 5. Write about Martin Luther King, JR active participation in Civil Rights Movement.
Against Capital Punishment – Victor Hugo
Answer the following in about 150 words each: 1. Write a note on the French novelist Victor Hugo. 2. What does Victor Hugo say against “Against Captial Punishment” ? 3. What is your opinion on “Against Captial Punishment”? 4. “The scaffold is the only edifice which revolutions do not demolish” – Elucidate. 5. Why Hugo was forced to flee the country?
Answer the following in about 500 words each: 1. “There is a culprit here it is not my son it is me” – Illustrate with reference to Victor Hugo’s speech on “Against Captial Punishment”. 2. How does Victor Hugo express his pathetic view on “Against Captial Punishment” ? 3. Why did Victor Hugo spoke against Napoleon III ? 4. Write an essay on Hugo’s literary contributions. 5. Why Hugo is considered to be one of the most important artists of the 19th century Romantic Movement.
UNIT: V
Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech – William Faulkner
Answer the following in about 150 words each: 1. Write a note on William Faulkner. 2. What are the reasons given by William Faulkner on accepting the Nobel Prize for literature? KASC-English (Aided) 3. Give a short note on William Faulkner and his literary career. 4. Why William Faulkner believes a great piece of writing needs to reflect the human heart in conflict with itself? 5. Do you think internal conflicts are a better basis for a story than external ones?
Answer the following in about 500 words each: 1. Sum up William Faulkner’s address upon receiving the Nobel Prize for literature? 2. Evaluate William Faulkner’s address on accepting the Nobel Prize for literature. 3. Comment William Faulkner’s views on “ the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself ” . 4. Write an essay on Faulkner’s literary contributions. 5. “The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself” – Elucidate.
Gettysburg Address – Abraham Lincoln
Answer the following in about 150 words each: 1. Write a note on Abraham Lincoln. 2. What is your opinion on Abraham Lincoln’s “The Gettysburg Address”? 3. Comment on Abraham Lincoln’s views on the “Civil War” . 4. For what Occasion Lincoln gave his magnificent speech at Gettysburg? 5. “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” – Elucidate.
Answer the following in about 500 words each: 1. Write an essay on Abraham Lincoln’s “The Gettysburg Address”. 2. What does Abraham Lincoln mean when he says “Government of the people by the people, for the people” ? 3. Give an appreciationKASC-English of Abraham Lincoln’s address (Aided) at Gettysburg. 4. Why does the speech of Abraham Lincoln’s speech resonate with Americans today? 5. What reaction is Lincoln trying to provoke from the audience through his speech?
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KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) III BA ENGLISH LITERATURE
Question Bank
INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM Prepared by
Dr.K.Kaviyarasu and Dr.M.K.Praseeda
Objectives: To expose the students to the art of Journalism. To enhance awareness of the lexicon of Journalistic English.
UNIT-1 So You want to be a Journalist? The Editor and His Men The News Operation UNIT-2 What is News? (Pages 83-123) UNIT-3 What is News? (Pages 123-153) UNIT-4 Crime Reporting Headline Writing UNIT-5 The Special Correspondents Government,KASC-English Media and Social Responsibility (Aided)
Prescribed Text: M. V. Kamath. Professional Journalism. Vikash Publishing House Private Limited., 2002. Books recommended for Study: B. N. Ahuja- Theory and Practice of Journalism Sujeet Publications, 2005. Keval J. Kumar. Mass Communication. (Jaico Publishing House), 2004. R. K. Ravindran Handbook of Journalism, Ammol Publication Private Limited. 2005.
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Section A UNIT I 1. ‘A good ______is what makes a great newspaper.’ a. Sub-Editor b. Editor c. Reporter d. News-Editor 2. ‘The subbing desk is headed by the ______.’ a. Chief Sub-Editor b. Sub-Editor c. Editor d. Writer 3. ______is a man who has had training in his particular field. a. A professional b. A critic c. A doctor d. A teacher 4. ______, however, is not an easy way to make a living, especially in India where magazines and journals are not known to be good paymasters. a. Editor b. Journalist c. Free-lancing d. The pioneer 5. Few writers can expect to launch a successful full time career in ______until they are thoroughly competent and well known. a. Editor b. Journalist c. Free-lancing d. The pioneer 6. Editors in the formative stage of the ______press were men imbued with a sense of mission. a. Indian b. America c. England d. China 7. An editorship is not a bed of roses and has never been. a. Editorship b. Election ship c. Edward ship d. electorship 8. The patrika has a long history of editorial daring and competence. a. Readable b. Editorial c. Election ship d. Edward ship 9. Editors have different methods of dealing with the problem of leader ____. a. Reading b. Writing c. Listing d. Speaking 10. ___ is alwaysKASC-English to be keenly aware of the deeds of the public(Aided) and to be able to feel its pulse. a. An actor b. An editor c. An advisor d. An auditor 11. We may take a brief detour to examine a subject that editors are continuously called upon to face ______. a. the public mind b. the student mind c. the audience mind d. the politician mind 12. The relationship between and editor and the proprietor an even thornier one than that between an editor and the government.
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a. Government b. People c. Social media d. Editors 13. A good ____ would know how to put the best out of his colleagues and put his own stamp on the paper. a. Editor b. Reader c. Reporter d. Chief 14. On smaller papers the news-editor doubles up as the chief sub-editor. a. Chief sub-Editor b. Reader c. Reporter d. Chief 15. As part of his job the ______will look into the copy written by his reporters before its is submitted to the news desk. a. Chief sub-Editor b. Reader c. Chief Reporter d. Chief 16. Reporters have their own pecking order, though the profession should admit no caste system within it. a. Chief sub-Editor b. Readers c. Reporters d. Chief 17. A metropolitan newspaper may hire full-fledged______on a regular basis at district headquarters though this is still rare. a. Chief sub-Editor b. Readers c. Reporters d. Chief 18. A typical reporter’s diary will indicate how news is covered in the metropolitan area on a daily basis. a. Chief sub-Editor b. Readers c. Reporter’s d. Chief 19. A good ______should have a sound current-affairs background. a. Sub-Editor b. Editor c. Reporter d. News-Editor 20. A good ______should have a good knowledge of the mechanical processes of newspaper production. a. Sub-Editor b. Editor c. Reporter d. News-Editor UNIT -2 KASC-English (Aided)
21. News is a ______of facts and events of current interest. a. Compilation b. Account c. Summary d. Status 22. Follow-up implies______a. Continuity b. Consistency c. Coherence d. Consequence 23. A newspaper approach must be ______a. true b. Plagiarised c. Holistic d. Manipulated 24. A ______is a story on what is likely to happen and not a report on what has happened. a. Novelity b. Curtain-raiser c. Mystery d. Entertainment
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25. Disaster and ______is a technique in journalism. a. Tragedy b. Comedy c. Sensation d. Cliché 26. Even an ______is interested in the election of a Pope a. Atheist b. theist c. Agnostic d. Monk 27. Writing an introduction is an ______by itself a. Art b. Craft c. Handiwork d. Woodcraft 28. The reader wants his news to be ______a. True b. Original c. Real d. New 29. ______is both geographical and emotional. a. Timeliness b. Proximity c. Size d. Importance 30. The ______is the first to attract the reader a. News-line b. Headline c. Storyline d. Para-line 31. The first para is called ______a. Lead b. Introduction c. Title d. Paragraph 32. The ______does not mention the key point a. Delayed intro b. Short intro c. Long intro d. Fast intro 33. ______should be used sparingly a. Quotation intro b. delayed intro c. Question intro d. Descriptive intro 34. A ______is always eye-catching. a. Dialogue b. Quotation c. Introduction d. Question 35. The ______intro is apt for a background feature a. Quotation intro b. delayed intro c. Question intro d. Descriptive intro 36. ______intro takes the reader to the scene a. Quotation intro b. delayed intro c. Question intro d. Descriptive intro 37. The accepted method of telling the story falls in the ______a. Inverted pyramid b. Straight pyramid c. Curve pyramid d. Pyramid 38. The ______interview can take place by accident a. Casual b. Usual c. Personality d. News 39. ______is half the battle where the interviewee is not cooperative a. Approach b. Reproach c. Personality d. News 40. The ______KASC-English interview is usually given on a one-to-one (Aided) basis a. Casual b. Usual c. Personality d. News UNIT - 3 41. News of death refers ______a) Orbituatry news b) sports news c) casual news d) weather news 42. Sports news, along with ______and ______makes a newspaper a) Guidelines and lead writer b) accident and economic c) political and economic d) national and international news. 43. The best way to start a conversation with an Englishman is to ______
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a) Comment on him b) comment on whether c) comment on news d) comment about politics 44. ______is the core part of the news a) Transportation accidents b) sports news c) weather news d) economic stories 45. Newspapers frequently ______an item while reporting parliamentary proceedings a) Box b) side-bar c) soft cell d) dull 46. The longer the story the more the reporter will find himself resorting to ______a) The heaviest b) nostalgia c) connectives d) reader 47. The ______leaves many loose strings hanging a) News b) reporters c) readers d) story 48. Nostalgia is ______a) Memory b) news c) history d) story 49. Copy is ______for a variety of reasons. a) Cut b) sliced c) patched d) replaced 50. ______is permissible in a news story a) Lead b) truth c) common sense d) humor
51. Once New Delhi had ______correspondents for news.
a. 3 b. 2 c. 1 d. 4
52. Of the many artists who hails aristocracy in news field_____ ?
a. special Correspondent b. Editor c. reporter d. reader
53. The leading papers wanted their men to be at ______place.
a. research field b. power c. action press
54. The British owned paper much remembered is ____.
a. The Statesman b. The pioneer c. The Hindu d. The Express 55. Event reporting KASC-Englishis the function of ______. (Aided) a. Agency b. government c. editor d. reporter
56. The correspondent will provide ______to the editor.
a. lead b. cover c. side line d. hints
57. The important aspect of quality of the editor is ______.
a. art b. confidence c. quality d. style
58. The news has to ______the reader.
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a. impress b. define c. Instruct d. dictate
59. The ability to get along with people is ______.
a. Sparkling b. human interest c. imagination d. variety
60. The foreign example given in the text is _____ war.
a. boar war b. Irish war c. Vietnam war d. Indian war
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61. ______story maximum make a front page. a. crime b. political c. cinema d. sports. 62. The word crime means a wrong act that is against the _____. a. Man b. Woman c. world d. law. 63. An offense means any act or ______. a. omission b. happiness c. enmity d. sorrow 64. Criminal conspiracy is an agreement between ____ or more persons. a. 4 b. 5 c. 2 d. 3 65. Offense against the state includes ____ and assaulting officers. a. Sedition b. secrets c. killing d. bribing 66. Magistrate of third class have rights to put fine till Rs _____. a. 90 b. 70 c. 50 d.100 67. IPC 371 permits arrest without a ______. a. announcement b. warrant c. enmity d. money 68. A person cannot be held in custody for longer than _____ h a. 20 b. 12 c. 8 d. 24 69. An inquiry is begun after the police officer has sent up the case to a __. a. CID b. Magistrate c. SI d. Collector 70. A police officerKASC-English can investigate on the basis of ______(Aided) steps a. 4 b. 3 c. 5 d. 2 71. _____ play a major role in headline writing. a. Author b. Owner c. Sub-Editor d. Editor 72. For wring a headline we need _____ thinking. a. vertical b. true c. positive d. creative 73. The headline writing in news paper is compared with ______. a. nature b. rain c. stone d. air 74. The art of writing headline is really the art of ______. a. business b. salesmanship c. creativity d. writing 75. One sixth if inch is known as ______.
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a. pica b. pecca c. peril d. finch 76. Type width is measured in the units called ____. a. dms b. bms c. ems d. cms 77. In the introduction point the two column should be at least ___ point. a. 10 b. 6 c. 8 d. 20 78. In general drop letters should not be more than __ line in depth. a. 5 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 79. The ______indent is the primary form of indent. a. Big b. annoyed c. heading d. Roman 80. The third type of indent is called _____ indent. a. front b. formal c. reverse d. new.
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81. In India we have _____ types of Correspondence in Delhi. a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 82. The special Correspondent started in the year ______. a. 1888 b. 1887 c. 1899 d.1898 83. The special Correspondence mostly deals with other people’s ____. a. joy b. expense c. sorrow d. happiness 84. High powered correspondence attracts high level ______. a. woman b. man c. enemies d. friends 85. The special Correspondence loyalty was dealt by ______. a. editors b. readers c. owners d. critics 86. Special Correspondence makes important contacts under ___ condition. a. strict b. correct c. authentic d. relaxed 87. A foreign Correspondence comes to his job with ______behind it. a. experience b. knowledge c. wisdom d. fun 88. Indian Newspaper regularly sent correspondent to cover ____ conference. a. foreign b. round table c. local d. countries 89. Centre of political gravity was shifted to ______. a. USA b. USSR c.UK d. India 90. Accreditation rules to ______simple enough. a. UK KASC-English b. India c. USSR (Aided) d. Washington 91. Which war has watershed the annals of journalism ______.
a. world war b. Spanish War c. Freedom war b. Dutch war
92. Every capital has its own rules of ______.
a. accreditation b. representation c. commitment d. quality
93. News representation comes from ______approval.
a. government b. editor c. agency d. reporters
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94. The principal information is ______.
a. necessary b. elegant c. temporary d. permanent
95. There are as many as ____ news items in paper.
a. 34 b. 21 c. 14 d. 55
96. The sole aim of journalism should be of ______.
a. informing b. quality c. Service d. motives
97. ______plays a major role in press.
a. people b. party c.politics d. government
98. The press has great ______.
a. commitment b. personality c. power d. responsibility
99. The person who commented on judge is ______.
a. Nehru b. Patel c. Vajpayee d. Gandhi
100. The social news item should have ______.
a. Fear b. Truth c. boldness d. sensation.
Section B 1. Write a short note on Advance copy 2. Write a short note on Abbreviations 3. Who is a journalist? 4. Do you want to be a journalist? 5. Who is a professional? 6. What would KASC-Englishbe the nature of pre-education essential for(Aided) the making of a journalist? 7. How does a journalist become an editor? 8. Write a note on the public mind. 9. Write a note on checking copy. 10. Write a note on capitalization. 11. What is Big News? 12. How to write a good introduction? 13. . What is writing News Story? 14. What is spot news? 15. What is delayed introduction? 16. What is telling the story?
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17. Describe the inverted pyramid. 18. What are the Christian Science Monitors? 19. Write a note on the telephone interview. 20. What is news interview? 21. Report an orbituary news 22. Mention any 7 guidelines of sports reporting said by K.N. Prabhu. 23. Give elements of the sports news. 24. Explain in brief about transportation accidents. 25. 5What is called a space accident? Give an example story. 26. Explain economic stories. 27. Explain the news that kindles human interest. 28. Write an example news item for “human interest”. 29. Explain any two news story faults. 30. Write a brief note on distortion of tone and news. 31. List out the 7 common crimes in the society? 32. Write short note on the summon cases in our country? 33. Explain about trials about High Court and Court Sessions? 34. Write short note on the term Contempt of Court? 35. List shortly about Crime Reporting and its technical aspects? 36. What constitutes a satisfactory heading? 37. Write short note on various styles of intros? 38. State down the important aspects of headline writing? 39. Explain the role of Sub – Editor in headline writing? 40. Write short note on Headline Writing with examples? 41. Write short note on special correspondence? 42. Explain about the Accreditation in correspondence? 43. What is meant by foreign correspondent? 44. Write short note on war correspondent? 45. Importance of politics in correspondent? 46. Brief on the types of news correspondence. 47. How was VietnamKASC-English War described? (Aided) 48. What is social relevance of political ideology? 49. Define flaw in absorption capacity. 50. Give goodness of International report behavior.
Section C
1. Write an essay on the sub-editor and his role 2. Write an essay on ‘Glossary for journalists’. 3. Write an essay on “so you want to be a Journalist?”
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4. Write an essay on “The editor and His men” 5. Write an essay on “The news Operation” 6. Give a detailed introduction about the editor and his men. 7. Write an essay on The Sub-editor and his role. 8. Give qualities of a good sub editor. 9. Give qualities of a good reporter. 10. Give detailed description about Handouts. 11. Write in detail the guide prepared by the editorial study centre of the Thomson Foundation. 12. . Discuss the techniques on how to collect the information for a news articles. 13. What are the factors determining the news value? 14. Explain the techniques involved in writing the news story? 15. Explain the story of the meeting of the AICC (I) that illustrates several possible intros. 16. What are the different types of approach – explain in detail. 17. What is telling the story? 18. Explain the chronological pattern. 19. Explain the Christian Science Monitor guide to news reporting. 20. What are the different types of news stories – explain in detail. 21. What is obituary news? Explain with an example. 22. What is sports news? Report sports news. 23. What is sport news? List out the 12 guidelines for reporting a sports news according to the sports reporter K.N. Prabhu 24. Report news on weather. 25. List out the types of transportation accidents and give an example for each. 26. Explain economic stories and give an example. 27. News reporting is an art and it can change history - Validate. 28. Write about “human interest” and give an example. 29. Explain and list out the common news story faults 30. Provide a Report on “distortion of news” and “failure to apply common sense to facts” 31. Write essay on the term Crime Reporting? 32. Justify the termKASC-English Common Crimes and write an essay with(Aided) examples? 33. Explain and write essay about the news papers in the crime section department in our country? 34. Write an essay about the Judges of various courts, who give judgment on this crime section? 35. Write a sample crime report for the recent incidents which happened in our country during Election? 36. Write essay on Headline Writing? 37. ‘Role of Editor and Sub – Editor in Headline writing’- Discuss it. 38. Describe about the formation and variations of headline writing.
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39. Write essay on the role of printers in headline writing? 40. Explain about the creativity for writing headline with examples. 41. Write essay on the role of Accreditation in correspondent? 42. Explain about Special correspondent in our country? 43. Write an essay on the field correspondent and its verities? 44. Write an essay on the influence of politics in special correspondent? 45. Write an essay on the role of Journalist in the field of correspondence? 46. Give an example for foreign news. 47. How did NANA briefed the Vietnam War news. 48. Elucidate the qualities of accreditation rules. 49. What are the withdrawal facilities in a news agency? 50. What is social responsibility in giving governance news?
Multiple Choice Questions Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 d a a c c a a b b b 11 12 KASC-English13 14 15 16 (Aided)17 18 19 20 a a a a c c c c a A 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 a a c b a c a d b b 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 a a a a d c a a a d 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 a c b d b d a a b d 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 a b a c d a b a b a 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
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SEMESTER III INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS 15UEL306
Unit I The Air-Stream Mechanisms The Organs of Speech The Classification and Description of Speech Sounds I: Consonants
Unit II The Classification and Description of Speech Sounds II: Vowels Phonology
Unit III The Syllable The Vowels of English The Consonants of English Consonant Clusters in English
Unit IV The Concept of General Indian English Word Accent Accent and Rhythm in Connected Speech Unit V Intonation Assimilation and Elision
Staff- Incharge Dr. Mangayarkkarasi K.S. Dr. P.Chitra
KASC-English (Aided) Section A (100x1=100) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
UNIT I 1. For the ______, we need an air stream mechanism a) Production of Speech b)Digestion process c) Blood circulation process d) Dexidation Process
2. What is essential to acquire a good pronunciation in English language? a) a lot of conscious efforts b) a lot of systematic efforts c) a lot of regular practice d) All the above
3. Our respiratory system consists of ______a) Lungs b) Air Pipe c) Nostrils d) All the above
4. Defective pronunciation in india prevails as ______a) There is dearth of books on phonetics b) No firm rules for pronunciation c) Both A and B d) None of the above
5. The letters a,e,i,o,u in English alphabet are called ______a) Clusters b) Consonants c) Vowels d) Words
6. The Latter of English alphabet other than vowels care called ______a) Word b) vowels c) clusters d) consonants KASC-English (Aided) 7. Which one of the following is not an organ of speech? a) leg b) tongue c) vocal chord d) lips
8. ______is not a type of phonetics. a) Articulatory b) Personal c) Acoustic d) Auditory
9. The hard convex surface just behind the upper front teeth is called a) soft palate b) teeth ridge c) hard palate d) tongue 10. What is the term used for ingressive air-sounds produced? a) Claps b) Snap c) Clicks d) Beats
11. The total number of consonant sound in English is ______a) 12 b) 8 c) 20 d) 24
12. ______is the total number of sounds in English language. a) 12 b) 8 c) 20 d) 44
13. During the production of ______sounds, the airstream escaping around on the sides of tongue. a) nasals b) affricates c) fricatives d) laterals
14. Pharynx is divided into _____ parts a) d b) 6 c) 9 d) 2
15. According to the place of articulation, ______is not a type of consonant. a) Bilabial b) Dental c) Velar d) Public
16. ______is the KASC-Englishconsonants whose place of articulation is (Aided)the lower lip and upper teeth a) Bilabial b) Dental c) Labio-dental d) Glottal
17. Phonetic symbol /z/ sound is a ______a) fricative b) affricate c) nasal d) glide
18. Phontic symbol /k/ sound is a a) plosive b) fricative c) nasal d) affricate
19. According to phonetic method, the unit of a word is ______a) Sentence b) Word c) Sound d) Letter
20. The study of articulation, transmission and reception of speech sound is called______a) Linguistics b) Morphology c) Phonetics d) syntax
UNIT II 1. Vowels are articulated with a stricture of _____ approximation. a) close b) Open c) Front d) back
2. One can require ___ articulators for the articulation of any vowel sound. a) one b) Two c) Three d) four
3. For the articulation of most vowels some part of the tongue is the ___ articulator. a) passive b) Active c) Centre d) front
4. For the articulation of all vowels the roof of the mouth is the ___ articulator. a) active b) Passive c) Front KASC-English (Aided) d) centre
5. There are ___ primary cardinal vowels. a) six b) Seven c) Eight d) Nine
6. One cannot ascertain the ____ of a vowel from a vowel quadrilateral. a) lip position b) Tongue position c) Half-close d) Half-open
7. During the articulation of every vowel some part of the tongue assumes a ____ shape. a) concave b) Convex c) Primary d) Single
8. ____ are classified into unrounded and rounded taking into account the position of the lips. a) Vowels b) Consonants c) Front vowels d) Central vowels
9. The ‘centre’ of the tongue is raised during the articulation of a ___ vowel. a) front b) Central c) Close d) Back
10. ____ are divided into front, central and back taking into account the part of the tongue that is raised during the articulation of a vowel. a) Consonants b) Vowels c) Lip-positions d) tongue-positions
11. The human articulatory system is capable of producing a wide variety of ____. a) tones b) Sounds c) Allophones d) Phonemes 12. ____ deals with the selection and organization of sounds in a language. a) Allophones b) Phonology c) Fricative d) Progressive 13. A _____ is a minimal contrastive sound unit in the sound system of a language. a) Phoneme b) Language c) Allophones d) Speech
14. Phonetic symbolsKASC-English are enclosed within ____ lines. (Aided) a) Slant b) Equal c) None d) Parallel
15. The English words fat and fate constitute a ____ pair. a) Single b) Double c) Minimal d) Limited 16. A minimal pair is a set of ____ words which differ from each other in one sound. a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Five 17. The voiceless bilabial plosive and voiceless alveolar fricative occur together at the ___ of words in English. a) Middle b) End c) Beginning d) None
18. English has the ___ palate-alveolar fricative. a) Voicelss b) Voiced c) Round d) Unround
19. Each language makes a selection of ____ sounds. a) Speech b) Tone c) Syllabic d) None
20. Every language has a large number of vowel and consonant sounds forming the ____ system of that language. a) Tone b) Sound c) Music d) Speech
UNIT III 1. The vowel in a syllable is its central element is called the ___ of a syllable. a) Tone b) Nucleus c) Head d) Tail
2. The consonant that begins a syllable is called the ____ consonant. a) Arresting b) Releasing c) Tone d) Nucleus KASC-English (Aided)
3. The consonant that comes at the end of a syllable is called the ____ consonant. a) Releasing b) Arresting c) Tone d) Nucleus
4. The nucleus of a syllable is symbolised ___ a) C b) V c) A d) B 5. The marginal element of consonants are symbolised ____ a) V b) C c) D d) A
6. A syllable that ends in a consonant is called a ___ syllable. a) Open b) Closed c) Within d) Without
7. A syllable that ends in a vowel is called an ___ syllable. a) Closed b) Open c) Within d) Without
8. Vowels are longer when followed by _____ consonants. a) Voiceless b) Voiced c) Round d) Unround
9. Four of the 12 pure vowels of English are ___ vowels. a) Back b) Front c) Close d) Open
10. Pure vowels are otherwise known as ___ a) diphthongs b) Monophthongs c) Consonants d) Glides KASC-English (Aided) 11. Identify the word which matches with the sound /j/_____ a) jet b) German c) bay d) yet
12. The sign / / represents ______a) Phonetic transcription b) Centralization c) Voiced bilabial nasal d) Rising- falling pitch
13. The phonetic symbol /d/ is ______a) Voiced bilabial plosive b) Voiceless palatal plosive c) Voiced alveolor plosive d) Voiced dental fricative
14. Which of the following has /f / sound? a) Car b) seat c) fit d) books
15. The initial sound in Pakistan is ______a) interdental b) palatal c) bilabial d) alveolar 16. ______is an affricate a) /b/ b) /tᶴ/ c) /m/ d) None of the above 17. The number of nasal consonants in English ______a) seven b) nine c) three d) eleven
18 When one sound is given by two consonants, it is called as ______a) vowel sound b) consonant sound c) single sound d) consonant cluster
19. The example of consonant cluster is ______a) sea b) guard c) guilty d) play
20. Identify the structureKASC-English in the following syllable: pack (Aided) a) CVC b) CV c) VCC d) VC
UNIT IV 1. The vowels and consonants that occur in one variety of British English called ____ a) RP b) CP c) VP d)NP
2. The ___ system of the mother tongue will have an influence on the phonology of the English. a) Phoneme b) Lexeme c) Phonological d) Psychological
3. A good model for intonation provided a native RP speaker is available as a ____ a) Special b) Model c) Creative d) Symptom
4. Each variety of English being strongly coloured by ____ a) Malayalam b) Telugu c) Mother Tongue d) English
5. General Indian English free from ____ features. a) Rational b) Conceptual c) Special d) Regional
6. /kju/ is a phonemic transcription of ______a) you b) queue c) knew d) quay 7. /tᶺᵑ/ is a phonemic transcription of a) ton b) tongue c) tone d) toy 8. In English orthography (regular spelling) the phonetic transcription /peidᶾ/ translates to ______a) page b) absolutely nothing c) paste d) cage
9. In English orthographyKASC-English the phonetic transcription /ritᶴ/ translates (Aided) to_____ a) read b) reach c) rich d) rabbit 10. In English orthography the phonetic transcription /kᵆnsᵊl/ translates to ____ a) console b) council c) kitten d) cancel
11. The word "doctor" has ______a) Two syllables with stress on one b) two syllables with stress on both c) two syllables with stress on first d) two syllables with stress on second 12. In English orthography the phonetic transcription /wᴵᶴflᵊl/ translates to ______a) witches b) wasteful c) wishful d) westerly
13. The ______from the following does not belong to the basic components of speech a) stress b) rhythm c) poem d) intonation 14. In English orthography the phonetic transcription /^njuᶾᵊ l/ translates to ______a) unusual b) usual c) nauseous d) unused 15. In English orthography the phonetic transcription /bᵆdᶾᵊ/ translates to ______a) wager b) badger c) bigger d) beggar 16. The syllable /ᶴᵊn/ is present in the word ______a) nation b) include c) world d) stream
17. Identify the word in which the primary accent falls on the second element ______a) lifeboat b) rain-coat c) home-made d) hairbrush
18. 17. Identify the word in which the primary accent falls on the second element ______a) coalman b) bookshelf KASC-English (Aided) c) myself d) air-raid
19. “The degree of force with which sound or syllable of a word is uttered” is called ______a) intonation b) stress c) Rhythm d) Pause
20. The word ending in ______take the primary accent on the penultimate syllable. a) ically b) ious c) ion d) ity
UNIT V 1. The rate at which the vocal cords vibrate is called the ____ a) Intonation b) Frequency of vibration c) Tone d) voice
2. The vibration of the vocal cords produces a musical note is called ____ a) Intonation b) Frequency c) Note d) Voice
3. A syllable on which a ___ change takes place. a) Voice b) Intonation c) Note d) Pitch
4. The pitch falls from mid to very low. This tone is called a ____. a) High fall b) Low fall c) High rise d) Low rise
5. The pitch rises from low to about mid and then falls again to low. This tone is called ___ a) Fall-rise b) Rise-fall c) High rise d) Low rise
6. The patterns of variation of the pitch of the voice constitute the ____ of a language. a) Pitch b) Intonation c) Rhythm d) Stress KASC-English (Aided) 7. A syllable which is said on a level tone high or low is called ____ a) Static tone b) Kinetic tone c) Tonic syllable d) Elision
8. A syllable on which there is a pitch change is called as ______a) Static tone b) Kinetic tone c) Tonic syllable d) Ellision
9. The first accented syllable in a tone group is called ____ a) Head b) Nucleus c) Body d) Tail
10. The syllables between the head and the nucleus constitute the ___ of the tone-group. a) Head b) Nucleus c) Tail d) Body 11. The most prominent syllable in a tone-group on which a pitch movement takes place is called the ___ a) Head b) Nucleus c) Tail d) Body
12. The way in which sounds influence each other is called ___ a) Assimilation b) Elision c) Phonemic d) Morpheme
13. The assimilatory changes may occur ____ a) within a word b) Phoneme c) Elision d) Within sounds
14. The features of one phoneme may affect the features of the phoneme preceding is known as ____ assimilation. a) Progressive b) Regressive c) Allophonic d) Voiceless
15. The features of one phoneme may affect the features of the phoneme following it. This is known as ____ assimilation. a) Progressive b) Regressive c) Allophonic d) Voiceless KASC-English (Aided)
16. A sequence of two or more consonants at the beginning or end of a syllable is known as ___ a) Rhythm b) Intonation c) Consonant clusters d) Accent
17. To maintain the characteristic rhythm of English to pronounce the unaccented syllables __ a) Elision b) Assimilation c) Rhythm d) Stress
18. Which type of intonation is used for statements? a) Consonant cluster b) Accent c) Assimilation d) Intonation
19. ____ is known as visual representation of speech sounds. a) Phonetic transcription b) Articulation c) Intonation d) Linguistic
20. The syllable that is prominent in a word is called ___ syllable. a) cluster b) Assimilation c) Unaccented d) Accented
SECTION B (50X5=250) Answer the following questions in about 150 words each wherever necessary:
Unit I 1. Write a short note on ingressive and egressive pulmonic airstream mechanism. 2. What are the types of airstream mechanism? 3. Give brief note on pulmonic airstream mechanism. 4. Write a note on glottalic airstream mechanism. 5. Give an account of Larynx. 6. Explain tongue with the help of diagram. 7. Explain active and passive articulator. 8. Write a brief note on lips. 9. Write a short note on nasals. 10. Give a brief account on plosives.
Unit II 1. Draw the vowel diagram to indicate the tongue-positions during the articulation of vowels. 2. What are the cardinal vowels? 3. Draw the tongue position for central vowel. 4. Differentiate betweenKASC-English the active and passive articulators. (Aided) 5. Explain the classification of vowels is the position of the lips. 6. Classify the three terms of description of vowels. 7. Describe the vowel sounds in English Phonology. 8. What are the three terms indicating the criteria in description of vowels? 9. Differentiate between phoneme and allophones. 10. Draw the position of lips during rounded vowel articulation.
Unit III 1. Give five examples of syllabic consonants from English. 2. Point out how many syllables there are in the following words. a. Auditory b. Barbarous c. Dramatists d. Monotonous e. Remarkable 3. Bring out the detailed account of the vowels of English. 4. Write 20 distinctive vowel sounds with examples. 5. Define Diphthong. Explain the diphthongs of English. 6. Give a brief account on affricates. 7. Give details of the position of lips during the articulation of the plosives. 8. Write a note on lateral consonant. 9. Give a short note on abutting consonants. 10. Write a short on initial consonant clusters.
Unit IV 1. GIE has 23 consonants – Explain. 2. Give short summary of receive pronounciation. 3. What is the difference between native speakers and other speakers? 4. Write a note on accent in compound words. 5. What are the kinds of rhythm? 6. Give 10 examples for primary accent. 7. Mark the stress in the following words: success, solicited, happen, tiger, achieve. 8. Mark the stress in the following words: optical, atrocious, fallacious, memorial, dramatically. 9. Write a brief note on content and form words. Give two examples for each. 10. Give a brief account on Weak forms.
Unit V 1. Explain the importance of intonation. 2. Define Static and Kinetic tone. 3. Write a note on ‘The choice of a tone’ 4. What are the types of pitch/tone in a syllable on which a pitch change takes place? 5. Write a note on the division of an utterance into groups. 6. Write a note on ‘Sense groups’ and ‘Tone groups’. 7. Write a note on assimilation involving allophonic changes at place of articulation within a word. 8. Write a note on assimilation involving voice. 9. Write a note on Elision of vowels. 10. Discuss Elision of consonants.
SECTION C (50X8=400) Answer the following questions in about 500 words each wherever necessary:
UNIT I 1. Write an essay on Air-stream mechanism. 2. Describe the organs of speech with diagram. 3. Explain Phonatory system in detail. 4. Describe Articulatory system with diagram. 5. Explain in detail withKASC-English the help of diagram: (Aided) a) Complete closure and sudden release b) Complete closure and slow release. 6. Explain in detail with the help of diagram: a) Nasals b) Intermittent closure 7. Explain in detail with the help of diagram: a) Close approximation b) Partial closure 8. Describe place of articulation in detail. 9. Describe Manner of articulation in detail. 10. List 44 sound in English with example.
UNIT II 1. Bring out the classification and description of vowels. 2. Explain the features of speech sounds-vowels. 3. How is the sound classified as vowels? Explain in details. 4. Explain the various tongue positions with examples during articulation of vowel sounds. 5. Discuss diphthong in detail. 6. Draw the vowel diagram to indicate the tongue-position of vowels-Explain. 7. Write an essay on Diphthongs in the classification and description of speech sounds-vowels. 8. Explain a phoneme is a minimal distinctive sounds unit of a language. 9. Write an essay on the phoneme theory. 10. Explain the two criteria for the description and classification of vowels.
UNIT III 1. Explain composition of the Syllable: Vowel and Consonant 2. Discuss Syllabic Consonants with examples. 3. Point out how many syllables there are in the following words. a. Appointment b. Beaker c. Didactic d. Gorgeous e. Numerous f. Relativity g. Suddenly h. Operation 4. How shall treat the long and short vowels as belonging to separate phonemes? 5. Write an essay on Diphthongs of the vowels of English. 6. Transcribe the following words: but, pool, full, mad, read, father, earth, hot 7. Write an essay on Allophones. 8. Explain the structure of the syllable. 9. Explain Consonant Clusters in detail. 10. Describe the degrees of word accent.
UNIT IV 1. Describe the concept of General Indian English. 2. What are the certain phonetic differences between RP and GIE in the consonant systems? 3. Explain the tongue-positions of the vowels of RP and those of GIE with vowel diagrams. 4. Explain the importance of GIE. 5. The phonological system of the mother tongue will have an influence on the phonology – Explain. 6. Analyse the varieties of Indian English. 7. Write an essay on Word-accent. 8. Explain the rules for word-accentual patterns in English. 9. Mark the accented syllables in the following sentences with a vertical bar. a) My daughter was born in Edinburgh b) I’m busy until a quarter to three. c) Can I present you with a scooter? d) Both my children are married. 10. Mark the accentedKASC-English syllables in the following sentences with a (Aided)vertical bar. a) London is the capital of England b) I’m going to Britain. c) Thanks for the opportunity given to me. d) I want to become an engineer.
Unit V 1. Write an essay on the division of an utterance into groups. 2. What are the three important factors in the study of intonation? 3. Discuss the choice of tone with examples. 4. Discuss various types of tone groups in intonation. 5. Explain the importance of intonation in the connected speech. 6. Write an essay on Assimilation. 7. Write an essay on Elision. 8. Explain Assimilation involving Allophonic changes. 9. Discuss Assimilation involving Phonemic changes. 10. Discuss the various vowel and consonant phonemes that occur in English.
ANSWER KEY: UNIT I 1. a) Production of Speech 2. d) All the above 3. d) All the above 4. c) Both A and B 5. c) Vowels 6. d) consonants 7. a) leg 8. b) Personal 9. b) teeth ridge 10. c) Clicks 11. d) 24 12. d) 44 13. d) laterals 14. d) 2 15. d) Public 16. c) Labio-dental 17. a) fricative 18. a) plosive 19. d) letter 20. c) phonetics
UNIT II 1. Open 2. Two 3. Active 4. Passive 5. Eight 6. Lip-position 7. Convex 8. Vowels 9. Central 10. Vowels 11. Sounds 12. Phonology 13. Phoneme KASC-English (Aided) 14. Slant 15. Minimal 16. Two 17. End 18. Voiced 19. Speech 20. Sound
UNIT III 1. Nucleus 2. Releasing 3. Arresting 4. V 5. C 6. Closed 7. Open 8. Voiced 9. Front 10. Monophthongs 11. d) yet 12. a) Phonetic transcription 13. c) Voiced alveolor plosive 14. c) fit 15. c) bilabial 16. b) /tᶴ/ 17. c) three 18. d) consonant cluster 17. d) play 20. a) CVC
UNIT IV 1. a) RP 2. c) Phonological 3. b) Model 4. c) Mother Tongue 5. d) Regional 6. b) queue 7. b) tongue 8. a) page 9. c) rich 10. d) cancel 11.c) two syllables with stress on first 12. c) wishful 13. c) poem 14. a) unusual 15. b) badger 16. a) nation 17. c) home-made 18. c) myself 19. b) stress 20. c) ion KASC-English (Aided) UNIT V 1. Frequency of vibration 2. Voice 3. Pitch 4. Low fall 5. Rise-fall 6. Intonation 7. Static tone 8. Kinetic tone 9. Head 10. Body 11. Nucleus 12. Assimilation 13. Within a word 14. Regressive 15. Progressive 16. Consonant 17. Elision 18. Consonant cluster 19. Phonetic transcription 20. Accented
KASC-English (Aided) KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) III BA ENGLISH LITERATURE
Poetry I Question Bank Prepared by Dr.Shobha Ramaswamy and Dr.P.Sujatha 18UEL2A2
Syllabus
Unit I (15 Hours)
Poetry Lyric, Ode, Sonnet, Elegy, Ballad, Epic, The Heroic Couplet, The Terza Rima, The Chaucerian Stanza, The Otava Rima and The Spenserian Stanza
Unit II (15 Hours)
Figures of Speech Imagery, Simile and Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia,Alliteration, Apostrophe, Hyperbole, Oxymoron, Allegory
Unit III (15 Hours)
Drama Origin of the English Drama, Tragedy and Comedy, Tragi- comedy, One-Act Play, Dramatic Irony, Dramatic Monologue, Soliloquy & Aside, Comedy of Humours, Comedy of Manners, Farce, Melodrama and Absurd Drama
Unit IV (15 Hours)KASC-English (Aided)
Prose Essay, Biography, Autobiography
Unit V (15 Hours)
Fiction Short Story, Picaresque Novel, Historical Novel, Psychological Novel, Gothic Novel, Detective Novel and Stream of Consciousness Novel
Section A (100x1=100) Choose the correct answer from the options given below: Unit I
.1. The ______is also known as the “Rime Royale’. a)Spenserian Stanza b) The Heroic Couplet c) The Epic d) The Chaucerian Stanza.
2. The most common metre used in English poetry and drama is ______. a) dactylic hexameter b) trochee c) iambic pentameter d) sporadic monometer
3. The Ode is of ______origin a) Spanish b) Greek c) Russian d) French
4. The sonnet “On His Blindness” was written by ______a) Keats b) Shakespeare c) Milton d) Tennyson . 5.. “Lycidas” is a pastoral elegy composed by ______. a) Shelley b) Milton c) Donne d) Keats
. 6.The epic employs ______is a conventional poetic device a)Terza rima b) Heroic couplet c) Homeric simile /d)Hyperbole
7.The Heroic Couplet was first used by______. a) Spenser b)Chaucer c) Marlowe d)Milton
8.Edgar Allan PoeKASC-English ,an/a/______poet wrote several lyrics (Aided) a) African b) American c) British d) Indian
9. Terza Rima consists of _____ lines. a) on b) two c) three d) four
10. What was the stanza form created for the epic poem The Faerie Queene? a) Chaucerian Stanza b) Spenserian stanza c) Alexandrine d) Heroic Couplet
Unit II- Figures of Speech
11.Descriptive language that produces pictures in a person’s mind is called ____. a) category b) simile c) imagery d) allegory 12.Keats is renowned for his use of ____.
a) Alliteration b) oxymorons c) satire d) imagery
13.“She walks in beauty, like the night” is an example of ____.
a) personification b) apostrophe c) simile d) metaphor
14.“My love is like a red, red rose” can be considered considered as an example of a/an
______. simile b) metaphor c) personification d) onomatopoeia
15._____ can be defined as the attribution of human qualities to something that is not human. a)simile b) metaphor c) oxymoron d) personification
16.The figure of speech used in “Blow, blow, thou winter wind” is____.
.a ) simile b) metaphor c) personification d) alliteration
17.The apostrophe is in the form of a/an ____.
a) song b) question mark c) address d) adoration
18.The poetic use of exaggeration is known as _____.
a) Oxymoron b) Allegory c) Alliteration d) Hyperbole
19.John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress is an example of ______.
a) a simile b) irony c) an allegory d) a simile
20. “Happy grief” can be called ______. a) a simile b) ironyKASC-English c) an oxymoron d) personification (Aided)
Unit III
21.The theory of three unities was put forth by ______. a) Plato b) Aristotle c) Dryden d) Horace
22. The Interlude is associated with ______. a) Oliver Cromwell b) Charles Dickens c) John Heywood d) Petrarch
23. Miracle plays deal with the lives of ______. a) Christ b) saints c) people of England d) kings
24. Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” is an example of ______. a.Aside b.Dramatic monologue. Soliloquy d.Dramatic irony
25. The first English tragedy is ______a.Ralph Roister Doister b.King Lear c.Gorboduc d. Romeo and Juliet
26. ______is the soul of the one-act play. a.plot b.complication c. brevity d.characters
27. Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ is an example of ______. a. Tragedy b.Comedy c. Tragi-Comedy d.History play
28. Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” is an example of the dramatic device called ______. a) Aside b) Dramatic Monologue c) Soliloquy d) Dramatic Irony
29.______is associated with the comedy of Humours. a. Shakespeare b. Ben Jonson c. Dr.Johnson d.Marlowe
30. Waiting for Godot belongs to the category ______. a. Comedy of Humours b.Tragi-Comedy c. Absurd Drama d. Melodrama
. Unit IV
31. ______was a character created by Addison and Steele. a) Queen Anne b) Sir Roger de Coverley c) The Chinese visitor d) Elia
32.. ______describes the essay as ‘a work of prose art’. a) Dr. Johnson b) Oxford English Dictionary c) Saintsbury d) Edmund Gosse
33.My Experiments with Truth was an autobiography by ______.
a. Mahatma Gandhi b.Jawaharlal Nehru c. A.P.J Abdul Kalam d.Tagore KASC-English (Aided) Unit V
34 Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels is an example of a/ an ______a. epic b. sonnet c. ode d. satire
35. Tom Jones is a ______novel a. historical b. picaresque c. stream of consciousness d. detective
36. Graham Balfour remarked, there are ______ways of writing a story. a. one b. two c. three d. five
Key . 1. d) The Chaucerian Stanza. 2. c) iambic pentameter
3. b) Greek
4. c) Milton . 5 .b) Milton
. 6. c) Homeric simile
7. Chaucer 8.b) American 9.c) three 10. b) Spenserian stanza 11. c) imagery 12. d) imagery 13. c) simile 14. a) simile 15. d) personification 16. c) personification 17. c) address 18. d) Hyperbole
19. c) an allegory
20. c) an oxymoron
21. b) Aristotle
22. c) John Heywood
23. b) saints 24. c. Soliloquy KASC-English (Aided) 25. c. Gorboduc
26. c. brevity
27. c. Tragi-Comedy
28. c) Soliloquy
29. b. Ben Jonson
30. c. Absurd Drama
31 b) Sir Roger de Coverley 32 c) Saintsbury
33 a. Mahatma Gandhi
34 d. Satire
35 b. picaresque
36 c. three
SECTION B (50X5=250) Answer the following questions in about 150 words each wherever necessary: Unit I
1. Write a note on objective poetry. 2. Give a brief account of the subject matter of the lyric. 3. Bring out the features of the Italian Sonnet. 4. Write a short note on the Horatian or the Lesbian Ode. 5. Write a short note on Mock Epic. 6. Give a note on the origin of Ballad. 7. What are the uses of Ottava Rima. 8. Discuss the history of Heroic Couplet. 9. Give an account of English Sonnet or Shakespearean Sonnet. 10. Explain the structure of the Terza Rima.
Unit II
11. Give examples of the use of imagery in drama. 12. How is imagery utilized by poets? 13. What is a simile? Illustrate with examples. 14. How does the use of the Metaphor enhance poetry? 15. How is Personification used to heighten emotion? 16. What is Onomatopoeia? Give examples. 17. Does alliteration gives musical effect to poetry? 18. What are the usesKASC-English of Alliteration in poetry? (Aided) 19. When is the Apostrophe used? 20. Give examples of the poetic use of the Hyperbole. 21. What is an Oxymoron? 22. How is the Metaphor related to the Allegory? 23. Give examples of literary texts which are allegorical in nature.
Unit III
24. What were the characteristics of drama when it was held in the Church? 25. What happened when laymen took part in drama? 26. Write a short note on the Miracle and Mystery plays. 27. Write a short note on Soliloquy and Aside. 28. What are the Three Unities? 29. Does Shakespearean drama follow the Three Unities? 30. What are the four humours on which Ben Jonson’s plays are based? 31. Briefly explain the characteristics of the Comedy of Manners. 32. When did the Comedy of Manners become popular and why? 33. What are the qualities of a Farce? 34. What makes a play “melodramatic”? 35. What is the philosophy behind The Theatre of the Absurd ? 36. Name some of the dramatists associated with Absure Drama. 37. Explain briefly two kinds of Dramatic Irony with examples.
Unit IV
1. Write a note on the qualities of a biographer. 2. What is biography? 3. Give a short account of objective and subjective autobiography. 4. What are the chief characteristics of an essay? 5. Define the periodical essay. 6. What is ‘impure’ biography- 7. Write a note on Social Essay 8. Give a brief account on the Reviewer 9. How do you structure an autobiography? 10. What is an autobiography?
Unit V
1. Write a brief note on the structure of the short story. 2. Distinguish between Drama and Novel. 3. Give a brief note on Realism and Romance. 4. Write a note on the stream of consciousness novel 5. Write a note on the elements of Novel 6. Evaluate the literary value of the short story. 7. Give the importance of plot in fiction. 8. Writ a brief summary of the literary importance of the short story 9. What are the different elements of fiction. 10. What is meant by Gothic Novel?
KASC-English (Aided) SECTION C (50X8=400) Answer the following questions in about 500 words each wherever necessary: Unit I
1. Write an essay on the ballad as a literary form. 2. Bring out in detail the salient features of the Lyric. 3. Describe the types of Sonnet with suitable examples. 4. Discuss the conventions of the Epic in detail. 5. Write an essay on the various poetic forms. 6. “The Ballad arises out of folk literature”. –Justify. 7. Explain the characteristics of The Heroic Couplet. 8. What is an Ode? Explain the different types of Ode 9. Consider the Terza Rima and the Chaucerian Stanza as literary forms. 10. Write an essay on The Otava Rima and The Spenserian Stanza.
Unit II
11. What are the different uses of imagery in poetry? Illustrate with examples. 12. Consider the Simile as a Figure of Speech in language and literature. 13. What is a metaphor? How does it differ from a simile? Illustrate with examples from language and literature. 14. How do poets make use of alliteration? 15. Give examples of personification in literature and write a brief appreciation of your examples. 16. How are Personification and Apostrophe related? Give examples of both. 17. Is the use of Hyperbole justified? Give your opinion. 18. Write an essay on a) Imagery b) Simile 19. Write an essay on a) Simile b) Metaphor 20. Write an essay on the use of allegory in poetry. 21. Asses Onomatopoeia, Alliteration and Apostrophe as poetic forms. 22. Is the use of Hyperbole and Oxymoron in poetry justified? Give your opinion.
Unit III
23. Explain Dramatic Irony, Soliloquy and Aside. 24. Give an elaborate account on Dramatic Monologue. 25. Explain the Dramatic devices used in a play. 26. Discuss elaborately on the origin of English Drama. 27. Discuss elaborately on the origin, history and feature of Tragi-Comedy 28. Analyse in detail the origin and technique of One-act play. 29. Explain in detail the features and classification of Tragedy. 30. Write an essay on the One Act play. 31. What are the characteristics of the Comedy of Humours? Give examples. 32. Examine the social background of the Comedy of Manners and the chief characteristics of this dramatic form. 33. Can Farce and Melodrama be considered as serious literature? Give your opinion. 34. What was the existential crisis that led to the rise of Absurd Drama. Explain its characteristics in detail. 35. What is Comedy?KASC-English Explain its types. (Aided)
Unit IV
1. What are the different kinds of essays? Explain in detail. 2. Write an essay on the Short Story. 3. Write an essay on the types of autobiography. 4. What is Autobiography? What are the difficulties faced by the autobiographer? 5. Discuss the various types of essays. 6. Discuss the salient features of the essay. 7. Elaborate upon the Biography as a literary form. 8. Write an essay on the pure an impure biography. 9. Write an essay on autobiography. 10. Write an essay on the structure and style of an autobiography that inspired you most.
Unit V 1. Write an essay on the characteristics of the Novel. 2. Bring out in detail the features of picaresque novel. 3. Write a essay on Picaresque novel 4. Write an essay on Short Story 5. Discuss the characteristic features of a short story. 6. Write an essay on the characteristics of historical novel. 7. Write an essay on stream of consciousness. 8. Consider the reasons for the popularity of the different elements of fiction Short Story’ 9. Enumerate the chief traits of a novel. 10. Trace the origin, characteristics and development of the short story.
KASC-English (Aided) [Type text]
KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) III BA ENGLISH LITERATURE
New Literatures in English
Question Bank
Prepared by Dr.R.Sumathi and Dr.K.Kaviyarasu
Objectives: To introduce the students to different genres of new literatures in English To promote a multicultural, pluralistic outlook .
UNIT-1 Poetry A D Hope - Australia Wole Soyinka – Telephonic Conversation Faiz Ahmed Faiz – My Guest P K Page – First Neighbours UNIT-2 Prose Chinua Achebe- The Novelist as a Teacher Abdul Kalam – My Early Days
UNIT-3 Drama KASC-English (Aided) George Ryga - Indian GirishKarnad – Dreams of Tipu Sultan
UNIT-4 Fiction Yann Martel – Life of Pi ChamanNahal - Azadi
UNIT-5 Short Stories LuoShee - The Oranges [Type text]
GeethaGoswami - The Lost Shore Alphonse Daudet - The Old Folks at Home Luigi Pirandello - War Stories from Many Countries, Eds. K. Gunasekaran, and R. Ganesan. New Century, 2004 Section A UNIT I 1. ‘A good ______is what makes a great newspaper.’ a. Sub-Editor b. Editor c.Reporter d. News-Editor 2. ‘The subbing desk is headed by the ______.’ a. Chief Sub-Editor b. Sub-Editor c.Editor d. Writer 3. ______is a man who has had training in his particular field. a. A professional b. A critic c.A doctor d. A teacher 4. ______, however, is not an easy way to make a living, especially in India where magazines and journals are not known to be good paymasters. a. Editor b. Journalist c.Free-lancing d. The pioneer 5. Few writers can expect to launch a successful full time career in ______until they are thoroughly competent and well known. a. Editor b. Journalist c.Free-lancing d. The pioneer 6. Editors in the formative stage of the ______press were men imbued with a sense of mission. a. Indian b. America c.England d. China 7. An editorship is not a bed of roses and has never been. a. Editorship b. Election ship c.Edward ship d.electorship 8. The patrika has a long history of editorial daring and competence. a. Readable b. Editorial c.Election ship d. Edward ship 9. Editors have different methods of dealing with the problem of leader ____. a. Reading b. Writing c.Listing d. Speaking 10. ___ is always to be keenly aware of the deeds of the public and to be able to feel its pulse. a. An actorKASC-English b. An editor c.An advisor d.(Aided) An auditor 11. We may take a brief detour to examine a subject that editors are continuously called upon to face ______. a. the public mind b. the student mind c. the audience mind d. the politician mind 12. The relationship between and editor and the proprietor an even thornier one than that between an editor and the government. a. Government b. People c.Social media d. Editors 13. A good ____ would know how to put the best out of his colleagues and put his own stamp on the paper. [Type text]
a. Editor b. Reader c.Reporter d. Chief 14. On smaller papers the news-editor doubles up as the chief sub-editor. a. Chief sub-Editor b. Reader c.Reporter d. Chief 15. As part of his job the ______will look into the copy written by his reporters before its is submitted to the news desk. a. Chief sub-Editor b. Reader c.Chief Reporter d. Chief 16. Reporters have their own pecking order, though the profession should admit no caste system within it. a. Chief sub-Editor b. Readers c. Reporters d. Chief 17. A metropolitan newspaper may hire full-fledged______on a regular basis at district headquarters though this is still rare. a. Chief sub-Editor b. Readers c. Reporters d. Chief 18. A typical reporter’s diary will indicate how news is covered in the metropolitan area on a daily basis. a. Chief sub-Editor b. Readers c. Reporter’s d. Chief 19. A good ______should have a sound current-affairs background. a. Sub-Editor b. Editor c. Reporter d. News-Editor 20. A good ______should have a good knowledge of the mechanical processes of newspaper production. a. Sub-Editor b. Editor c.Reporter d. News-Editor UNIT -2
21. News is a ______of facts and events of current interest. a. Compilation b. Account c. Summary d. Status 22. Follow-up implies______a. Continuity b. Consistency c. Coherence d. Consequence 23. A newspaper approach must be ______a. true b. Plagiarized c. Holistic d. Manipulated 24. A ______is a story on what is likely to happen and not a report on what has happened. a. NoveltyKASC-English b. Curtain-raiser c. Mystery (Aided) d. Entertainment 25. Disaster and ______is a technique in journalism. a. Tragedy b. Comedy c. Sensation d. Cliché 26. Even an ______is interested in the election of a Pope a. Atheist b. theist c. Agnostic d. Monk 27. Writing an introduction is an ______by itself a. Art b. Craft c. Handiwork d. Woodcraft 28. The reader wants his news to be ______a. True b. Original c. Real d. New 29. ______is both geographical and emotional. a. Timeliness b. Proximity c. Size d. Importance [Type text]
30. The ______is the first to attract the reader a. News-line b. Headline c. Storyline d. Para-line 31. The first para is called ______a. Lead b. Introduction c. Title d. Paragraph 32. The ______does not mention the key point a. Delayed intro b. Short intro c. Long intro d. Fast intro 33. ______should be used sparingly a. Quotation intro b. delayed intro c. Question intro d. Descriptive intro 34. A ______is always eye-catching. a. Dialogue b. Quotation c. Introduction d. Question 35. The ______intro is apt for a background feature a. Quotation intro b. delayed intro c. Question intro d. Descriptive intro 36. ______intro takes the reader to the scene a. Quotation intro b. delayed intro c. Question intro d. Descriptive intro 37. The accepted method of telling the story falls in the ______a. Inverted pyramid b. Straight pyramid c. Curve pyramid d. Pyramid 38. The ______interview can take place by accident a. Casual b. Usual c. Personality d. News 39. ______is half the battle where the interviewee is not cooperative a. Approach b. Reproach c. Personality d. News 40. The ______interview is usually given on a one-to-one basis a. Casual b. Usual c. Personality d. News UNIT - 3 41. News of death refers ______a) Obituary news b) sports news c) casual news d) weather news 42. Sports news, along with ______and ______makes a newspaper a) Guidelines and lead writer b) accident and economic c) political and economic d) national and international news. 43. The best way to start a conversation with an Englishman is to ______a) Comment on him b) comment on whether c) comment on news d) comment about politics KASC-English (Aided) 44. ______is the core part of the news a) Transportation accidents b) sports news c) weather news d) economic stories 45. Newspapers frequently ______an item while reporting parliamentary proceedings a) Box b) side-bar c) soft cell d) dull 46. The longer the story the more the reporter will find himself resorting to ______a) The heaviest b) nostalgia c) connectives d) reader 47. The ______leaves many loose strings hanging a) News b) reporters c) readers d) story 48. Nostalgia is ______[Type text]
a) Memory b) news c) history d) story 49. Copy is ______for a variety of reasons. a) Cut b) sliced c) patched d) replaced 50. ______is permissible in a news story a) Lead b) truth c) common sense d) humor
51. Once New Delhi had ______correspondents for news.
a. 3 b. 2 c. 1 d. 4
52. Of the many artists who hails aristocracy in news field_____ ?
a. special Correspondent b. Editor c. reporter d. reader
53. The leading papers wanted their men to be at ______place.
a. research field b. power c. action press
54. The British owned paper much remembered is ____.
a. The Statesman b. The pioneer c.The Hindu d. The Express
55. Event reporting is the function of ______.
a.Agency b. government c. editor d. reporter
56. The correspondent will provide ______to the editor.
a. lead b. cover c. side line d. hints
57. The important aspect of quality of the editor is ______.
a. art b. confidence c. quality d. style
58. The news has to ______the reader.
a. impress b.KASC-English define c. Instruct d. dictate (Aided)
59. The ability to get along with people is ______.
a. Sparkling b. human interest c. imagination d. variety
60. The foreign example given in the text is _____ war.
a. boar war b. Irish war c. Vietnam war d. Indian war
UNIT-4 [Type text]
61. According to T S Eliot’s Wasteland, the cruelest month of the year is ______. a. January b. April c. June d. may. 62. In the poem Wasteland, the sound of the water stands for _____. a. despair b. anger c. fear d. hope. 63. In the poem Wasteland, Tiresias represents ______of mythological context. a. cherubs b. prophet c. angel d. God 64. T S Eliot’s Wasteland, was published in ____. a. 1922 b. 1911 c. 1912 d. 1988 65. Darkling Thrush is a lyric poem with _____ line stanza. a. Four- eight b. three- four c. two- five d. eight- four 66. Darkling Thrush was published on ______. a. 29, December 1900 b. 29, May 1800 c. 29, December 1910 d. 19, December 1900 67. Darkling Thrush speaks on the birth of _____. a. 20th century b. 12th century c. 8th century d. 21st century 68. In the poem Darkling Thrush, the strength of the thrush is defined by its _____. a. flight b. silence c. height d. joy 69. The speaker’s stats of mind is ______a. disturbed b. fervor less c. tired d. delighted 70. In the beginning of the poem the whole world seemed to be grey a. White b. bright c. grey d. dark 71. The speaker of the poem is leaning on a ______in the first lines of the poem a. bush b. tree c. wall d. gate 72. The atmosphere of the poem is set in the month of ______a. june b. april c. december d. may 73. The blessed damozel was first written in ______a. 1847 b. 1867 c. 1877 d. 1897 74. Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a ______. a. musician b. poet and speaker c. poet and painter d. painter and singer 75. In the beginning of the poem the damozel is found leaning on the ______a. Bar of heaven b. clouds in heaven c. heaven’s gate d. mother Mary’s lap 76. In the poem blessedKASC-English damozel, the humans who have ascended(Aided) to heaven wear ______a. aureole b. stars c. red dress d. lilies 77. The hair of the damozel is compared to ______a. lillies b. ripe corn c. stars d. clouds 78. The damozel had white ______in her hand a. Lillies b. roses c. jasmine d. dulips 79. The poem blessed damozel says that there is a ______in between the heaven and earth a. Flood of ether b. sea c. flow of fire d. water 80. According to the poem the blessed damozel mother Mary have ______maids. a. Two b. five c. three d. one [Type text]
UNIT - 5
81. The oranges on uncle Aquan's trees were ______. a. Raw b. Ripened c. Sour d. Decayed
82. Dingding's age was ______. a. Six b. Seven c. Eight d. Three
83. Dingding's mother was always working on ______. a. Kitchen b. Garden c. Spinning wheel d. Woods
84. Genggui had brought a bundle of ______from the woods. a. Sandal b. Teak c. Bamboo d. Red wood
85. There were ______trees in Uncle Aquan's house. a. Ten b. Twenty c. Fifteen d. Twenty five
86. Mr. Brian Joseph first met Dr. Ram Dayal in a ______. a. Christmas party b. Railway station c. Sea shore d. Ship
87. The twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago are examples of ______. a. Heritage b. Agriculture c. Industries d. Communal harmony
88. Dr. Ram Dayal was an officer in the island to establish ______. a. Hindu tradition b. Religious harmony c. Industries d. Racism 89. Mr. Joseph's wifeKASC-English was a ______. (Aided) a. Indian b. Australian c. Brazilian c. African
90. The island had workers from ______. a. Africa and China b. India and Brazil c. Canada and India d. Africa and Brazil
91. Daddy Azan's letter was from ______. a. London b. Melbourne c. Paris d. Washington
92. The convent of orphans was about ______miles from Daudet's mill. [Type text] a. 10 b. 12 c. 8 d. 14
93. The author was asked to introduce himself as ______of Maurice. a. Son b. Friend c. Brother d. Niece
94. According to Daudet the universal uniform of the orphans was ______. a. Blue b. Black c. White d. Grey
95. The bottled brandy- cherries was preserved for ______years. a. Ten b. Twenty c. Thirty d. Forty
96. The the short story The War the passengers had left from ______. a. Venice b. Rome c. Florence d. Milan
97. The old- fashioned local train joined the main line with ______. a. Sulmonab. Venice c. Saturnad. Velma
98. A lady in the train had ______year old boy in war front a. Twelve b. Eighteen c. Seventeen d. Twenty
99. According to the fat traveller, the parents belonged to ______. a. Children b. War c. Country d. God
100. The passengers in the train were against ______. a. War b. Ruler c. Law d. Peace.
Section B UNIT I KASC-English (Aided) 1. Write a short note on Advance copy 2. Write a short note on Abbreviations 3. Who is a journalist? 4. Do you want to be a journalist? 5. Who is a professional? 6. What would be the nature of pre-education essential for the making of a journalist? 7. How does a journalist become an editor? 8. Write a note on the public mind. 9. Write a note on checking copy. [Type text]
10. Write a note on capitalization.
UNIT II
11. What is Big News? 12. How to write a good introduction? 13. . What is writing News Story? 14. What is spot news? 15. What is delayed introduction? 16. What is telling the story? 17. Describe the inverted pyramid. 18. What are the Christian Science Monitors? 19. Write a note on the telephone interview. 20. What is news interview?
UNIT III
21. Report an orbituary news 22. Mention any 7 guidelines of sports reporting said by K.N. Prabhu. 23. Give elements of the sports news. 24. Explain in brief about transportation accidents. 25. 5What is called a space accident? Give an example story. 26. Explain economic stories. 27. Explain the news that kindles human interest. 28. Write an example news item for “human interest”. 29. Explain any two news story faults. 30. Write a brief note on distortion of tone and news.
UNIT IV
31. How does Eliot explore suffering and hope in The Wasteland? 32. Explain the themesKASC-English of social changes as portrayed in the(Aided) poem The Wasteland. 33. Explain the strength of the bird as depicted in the poem the Darkling Thrush 34. Relate the meaning of the poem with that of the meaning of the world as given by the poet in Darkling Thrush. 35. What is the distinct quality of thrush's song? 36. Explain the mood of the poem the Darkling Thrush. 37. Justify the Blessed Damozel to be a mournful romantic song 38. What are the figures of speech in the poem the Blessed Damozel? 39. Relate the themes of the poem Blessed Damozel to symbolism. 40. Give a critical appreciation of the Blessed Damozel in relation to christian symbolism. [Type text]
UNIT V
41. Comment on the wait of the little boy for his oranges. 42. Why did the family decide to sell the oranges? 43. What was the business deal between Uncle Aquan and the merchant? 44. Comment on the communal harmony in the twin island. 45. What was Mr. Joseph's past? 46. Write a short note on the letter written by Maurice to Alphonse Daudet. 47. What was Daudet's plan for that particular day? 48. Describe the convent of the orphans. 49. Comment on the discussion between the passengers. 50. What was the impact of the war on the passengers?
Section C UNIT I
1. Write an essay on the sub-editor and his role 2. Write an essay on ‘Glossary for journalists’. 3. Write an essay on “so you want to be a Journalist?” 4. Write an essay on “The editor and His men” 5. Write an essay on “The news Operation” 6. Give a detailed introduction about the editor and his men. 7. Write an essay on The Sub-editor and his role. 8. Give qualities of a good sub editor. 9. Give qualities of a good reporter. 10. Give detailed description about Handouts. UNIT II KASC-English (Aided)
11. Write in detail the guide prepared by the editorial study centre of the Thomson Foundation. 12. . Discuss the techniques on how to collect the information for a news articles. 13. What are the factors determining the news value? 14. Explain the techniques involved in writing the news story? 15. Explain the story of the meeting of the AICC (I) that illustrates several possible intros. 16. What are the different types of approach – explain in detail. 17. What is telling the story? 18. Explain the chronological pattern. [Type text]
19. Explain the Christian Science Monitor guide to news reporting. 20. What are the different types of news stories – explain in detail.
UNIT III
21. What is obituary news? Explain with an example. 22. What is sports news? Report sports news. 23. What is sport news? List out the 12 guidelines for reporting a sports news according to the sports reporter K.N. Prabhu 24. Report news on weather. 25. List out the types of transportation accidents and give an example for each. 26. Explain economic stories and give an example. 27. News reporting is an art and it can change history - Validate. 28. Write about “human interest” and give an example. 29. Explain and list out the common news story faults 30. Provide a Report on “distortion of news” and “failure to apply common sense to facts”
UNIT IV
31. Elucidate T S Eliot’s Wasteland as a poem about the society and politics of twentieth century. 32. Write a note on symbolism in the poem Wasteland. 33. Explain the natural scenes as created by Dante in the poem Darkling Thrush. 34. Elucidate the Darkling Thrush as a Victorian poem. 35. What are the themes of nature in the Darkling Thrush? 36. What are the symbols used in poem the Darkling Thrush? 37. Analyze in detail the stanzas of the poem the Blessed Damozel. 38. Give a critical appreciation of the poem the Blessed Damozel. 39. Summarize the poem the Blessed Damozel with a special reference to the imageries used in the poem. 40. Comment onKASC-English the concepts of love in the poem the Blessed (Aided) Damozel.
UNIT V 41. Analyze the characters of the short story 'Oranges' and give a detailed description of them. 42. Summarize the short story Oranges. 43. Give a detailed description of the twin island. 44. The island is known for communal harmony. Elucidate. 45. Summarize the story in accordance with Mr. Joseph's life. 46. Give a detailed description of the short story ‘The Old Folks at Home’. 47. Comment on the message of the short story ‘The Old Folks at Home’. [Type text]
48. "We belong to the children but they do not belong to us" - Explain in reference to the views of the author. 49. Why were the passengers in the train against war? 50. Give the message conveyed through the short story ‘The war’.
Section A Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D A A c c A a B b B 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A A A a c C c C a A 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A A C b a C a D b B 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 A A A a d C a A a D 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 a C B d b D a A b D 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 a B A c d A b A b As 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 b D b a B A a A d c 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 d C Aa c a A b A a b 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 b A c c b a d a c a 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 c a b a a b a d a a
KASC-English (Aided) KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) II BA ENGLISH LITERATURE
POETRY I QUESTION BANK Prepared by Dr.Shobha Ramaswamy and Dr.P.Sujatha
POETRY I
Unit 1 William Shakespeare – Antony’s Funeral Speech from “Julius Caesar” Edmund Spenser - Prothalamion Unit II
Paradise Lost Book I (lines1-380) – John Milton .Ed.Alastair Fowler. London: Longman, 1976. Print.
Unit III
Paradise Lost Book I (lines 381-798) – John Milton
Unit IV
John Donne – Hymn To God, the Father. John Donne – Holy Sonnet Andrew Marvell – The Garden Unit V
John Dryden – Mac Flecknoe Alexander Pope – Essay On Man WilliamKASC-English Collins – Ode to Evening (Aided) Prescribed Text:
Blossoms. Compiled by the Department of English, Kongunadu Arts & Science College.
Books for Reference:
The Winged Words, Ed. David Green.Macmillan India Limited, 2010.
The Golden Treasury. F.T. Palgrave. Macmillan, 2005.
Section A
UNIT I
1.“I come to bury Caesar, not to _____ him.” a.congratulate b. berate c.praise d.cremate
2.Caesar refuses the crown offered by Antony ______. a. once b. twice c. thrice d. four times
3.“______should be made of sterner stuff.” a. Caesar b. ambition c. patriotism d. honour
4.“Antony’s Funeral Speech” is taken from the play _____. a.Antony and Cleopatra b.Much Ado About Nothing c.Julius Caesar d.Roman Holiday
5.Antony makes his speech in _____. a.London b.Paris c.Venice d.Rome
6.What was Caesar accused of by his conspirators? a.greed b.ambition c. gluttony d. cruelty 7.What is theKASC-English adjective that Antony repeats in his speech (Aided) often? a.ambitious b.honourable c.courageous d. vain
8.“O judgment, thou art fled to brutish ____” a.Rome b.Octavius Caesar c. Brutus d.beasts
9.“Prothalamion” is set against the backdrop of the ______. a.Alps b. Thames c. Sahara d. Rhine
10.The poem “Prothalamion” was written by ____. a.Shelley b.Donne c.Spenser d. Shadwell 11.Prothalamion begins with a description of the meadows in
a.England b.Scotland c.Ireland d.Wales
12. Spenser’s “Prothalamion” is a ______song.
a.wedding b. love c. funeral d. victorius
13.What does ‘Zephyrus’ mean?
a.The East Wind b.The West Wind c. A mythological beast d. It is Spenser’s title
14.Spenser calls on ______to adorn the bouquets of the brides.
a.fairies b.young girls c.elves d.nymphs
15. Spenser refers to the sun as _____. a.Helios b.Chronus c.Titan d.Apollo
16.The colour of the nymphs’ hair in “Prothalamion” is _____.
a.golden b.silver. c.grey d.green
17.What is the time of the day when Spenser takes his walk along the river?
a. morning b. afternoon c. evening d. night
18.During what season is Prothalamion set? a.spring b.summer c.autumn d.winter
19. The nymphs are described as lovely daughters of the ____. a.tide b.river c.flood d.waves
20 What is the new word coined by Spenser in the prescribed lines of “Prothalamion”? a.casket b.flasket c.basketKASC-English d. musket (Aided) Unit II & Unit III
Paradise Lost
1. John Milton was born in
(a)1607 (b)1608 (c) 1600 (d)1601
2. Who is the hero of Paradise Lost?
(a) God (b) Satan (c) Jesus Christ (d) Adam
3. How many books are contained in Paradise Lost? (a) 10 (b)4 (c)14 (d) 12
4. When was Paradise Lost published?
(a)1640 (b) 1667 (c) 1663 (d)1658
5. Who directs Satan to the earth in Paradise Lost?
(a) Sun (b) Gabriel (c) Raphael (d) Uriel
6. Name the angel who comes down to carry out the decree of God after the Fall.
(a) Raphael (b) Gabriel (c) Michael (d) Son of God
7. ___ is the decision taken by Satan in his speech to the fallen angels.
(a) Submission (b) War (c) Despair (d) Abyss
8. In Paradise Lost Book I the Syrian damsels lamented the fate of _____ in amorous ditties.
(a) Sion (b) Thammug (c) Ezekiel (d) Osiris
9. What is Milton’s stated purpose in Paradise Lost?
(a)To assert his superiority to other poets
(b)To argue against the doctrine of predestination
(c)To justify the ways of God to men
(d)To make his story hard to understand
10. Satan's name before he fell from heaven was:
(a)Beezlebub
(b)Lucifer (c)Michael KASC-English (Aided) (d)Belial
11. For inspiration in writing the poem, Milton says he depends on:
(a)His Favorite Pen
(b)The Holy Spirit
(c)The Son
(d)Wine 12. Everyday before the Fall Adam and Eve went out to work. What did their work consist of?
(a)Naming All God's Creatures and Plants
(b)Building Shelter to Live in
(c)Tending to the Garden of Eden
(d)Hunting and Gathering Food
13. The reason for Satan's fall might best be described as:
(a)Incest
(b)Lust
(c)Pride
(d)Greed
14. Where is Satan imprisoned according to Book 1?
(a)Hell
(b)Heaven
(c)Earth
(d)None of the Above
15. How long does Satan lie "vanquished" or beaten?
(a)9 days
(b)7 days (c)6 days KASC-English (Aided) (d)11 days
16. The thought of what torments Satan? line 55
(a) The wrath of God
(b)lost happiness and lasting pain
(c)huge afflication and dismay
(d)the dismal situation waste and wild
17. Use an oxymoron to finish this line: ... yet from those flames No light, but...... line 63 (a)fiery deluge
(b)darkness visible
(c)doleful shades
(d)furnace flamed
18. Fill in the missing word: "Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace and .....can never dwell" line 66
(a) Rest
(b) Hope
(c) Happiness
(d) Pain
19. Satan says it was due his mind that he refuses to repent. How does he describe his mind? line 97
(a)Steady
(b)Bold
(c)Fixed
(d)Fearless
20. Satan has the courage never to ..... or yield. line108
(a)Submit
(b)Surrender
(c)Succeed (d)Subdue KASC-English (Aided) 21. Satan says "he will not bow and sue for grace with suppliant ...." line112
(a)Knee
(b)Heart
(c)Mind
(d)Waist
22. In his speech of encouragement to the fallen angels, Satan says, "Better reign in Hell than serve . . ." (a)On Earth
(b)In Chaos
(c)In Heaven
(d)In the Deep
23. better to reign in hell than serve in ......
(a)Earth
(b)Heaven
(c)In Water
(d)In Chaos
24. Who was companion of Adam in paradise lost book 1?
(a)Adam
(b)Satan
(c)Eve
UNIT IV
61. John Donne was known as a ______poet.
a. Classical b. Romantic b. Metaphysical c. War
62. Donne turns to God at the time of his ___.
a. marriage b. birth c. serious illness d. imprisonment
63.What are the two things that frighten Donne in Holy Sonnet I? a. DespairKASC-English and death b. Debt and death c. Hell and Purgatory(Aided) d. Loss of name and fame
64.“Our subtle foe” refers to ______.
a. a rival poet b.the king c. the Devil d. the enemy country
65.“A Hymn to God the Father” is one of Donne’s ______Poems a. Lyrical b. Ballad c. Divine d. Comical
66.Donne in “A Hymn to God the Father”fears he is too weak to hold on much longer and may be dragged into ___ a.a neighbouring country b. poverty c.Hell d.Heaven 67.In “A Hymn to God the Father,” Donne implies doubting God is a ____. a.virtue b.vice c.sin d.redeeming factor
68.In“Hymn to God the Father,” Donne admits that he has acted as a ____ for others to sin. a.window b.door c.floor d.roof
69.Donne abstains from sin for a few years but then he wallows in it for a ___. a.decade b.centure c.score d.millenium
70.Donne brings in the imagery of a pair of ____ in his Holy Sonnet I.
a. scissors b. trousers c. glasses d. scales
71. “Holy Sonnet I” of Donne follows ______sonnet style.
a.Petrarchan b. Shakespearean c. Spenserian d.Miltonian
72.Donne’s sonnet starting with the line “Thou hast made me” is a direct address to ______.
a. His mother b.God c.the king d. the Devil
73. In the beginning, Marvell mistakenly seeks Quiet and Innocence in ____.
a. gardens b.cities c. hills d. libraries
74. According to Marvell, pink and white complexions cannot stand comparison with the
Colour _____.
a.red. b.green c.blue d.yellow
75. In Marvell’s “The Garden” the soul is compared to a ______. a.tree b. insectKASC-English c.bird d.flower (Aided) 76. What does Marvell compare to “two paradises in one”?
a. Being in Paradise with Eve b. Being in Paradise alone c. The beauty of the Garden d. Eating and sleeping
77.In Marvell’s “The Garden,” there is a sundial made of ___.
a. herbs and flowers b. rocks and stones c. wood and iron d.gold and silver.
78. The nymph Daphne becomes a ___ tree.
a. oak b. laurel c. teak d. willow 79.______pursued Syrinx.
a.Apollo b.Pan c.Jove d.Pluto
80.What name would Marvell carve on a tree? a.the name of his beloved b.the name of his teacher c. the name of the tree d. his own name
UNIT V
81. Flecknoe is compared to the emperor ______.
a.Constantine b. Akbar c. Augustus d.Tiberius
82.It is implied that both Shadwell and Flecknoe are very ______.
a. handsome b.thin c.fair d.fat
83. Just as ____ takes an oath to avenge his father, Shadwell, too takes an oath.
a.Romulus b.Remus c.Hannibal d.Caligula
84. Whose dramatic works are taught to the fledgling actors?
a. Shakespeare’s b.Webster’s c.Fletcher’s d.Simkin’s
85. Shadwell was selected to be Flecknoe’s successor to ____
a.wage immortal war with wit b. defend the shores of Englandc. wage a war against Portugal d. write immortal epics.
86.The name given to London in ‘MacFlecknoe’ is ____.
a.Roma b. Julia c.Augusta d. Cinderella 87. “MacFlecknoeKASC-English” may be described as _____. (Aided) a. An elegy b. a sonnet c. an ode d. a satire
88. Mac Flecknoe is a satire on the poet _____.
a. Spenser b. Shadwell c. Wyatt d. Surrey
89.“Essay on Man” was written during the _____ age. a.Elizabethan b.Victorian c.Romantic d. Neo-classical
90“Essay on Man” was written by ____. a.Alexander Pope b.William Wordsworth c.John Dryden d.Alexandre Dumas 91.According to Pope, the glory, jest and riddle of the world is _____.
a. the poet b.Man c. the Stoic d. Woman
92. “Man is the great lord of all things but ______to all.”
a. prey b. slave c. servant d. friend
93. “The proper study of mankind is ____”
a. plant life b. man c. animal d. poetry
94. Collins calls _____ “chaste Eve.”
a. Spring b. Autumn c. morning d. evening
95.Collins expresses his wish to live in a hut on the ______.
a. seaside b. hillside c. lakeside d. mountainside
96. ‘oaten stop’ is ___
a. a reed pipe b. oat meal c. a form of verse d. a bus stop
97. ___ is a nymph reserved.
a. Spring b. Summer c. Morning d.Evening
98. What does tautology” mean?
a.unnecessary repetition b. simile c.metaphor d.the art of composing poetry
99. “Man lives on the isthmus of a ______state.”
a.higher b.low c. middle d. happy
100. Dryden and Shadwell quarrelled over the merits of ______. a.Dr.Johnson b.BenKASC-English Jonson c.William Shakespeare d.Cristopher (Aided) Marlowe Section B
UNIT I
1. “The evil that men do lives after them; / The good is oft interred with their bones’-
Explain.
2. How does the repetition of the phrase “Brutus is an honourble man” serve Antony’s
purpose?
3.What are the benefits that Caesar bestowed upon Rome? 4.What are the characteristics of Caesar highlighted by Antony?
5. What causes Spenser to take a walk by the riverside?
6. Write a note on the nymphs in “Prothalamion.”
7. Comment on the title of the poem, “Prothalamion.”
8.What was the occasion for the composition of Spenser’s “Prothalamion”?
9. What is the significance of the various flowers described by Spenser?
10. How does Spenser describe the time and season in “Prothalamion”?
Units II & III
1. Brief note on Adam and Eve.
2. Theme of disobedience and punishment in Paradise Lost book 1.
3. What characteristics does Satan have that make him a hero?
4. Who is the hero of paradise lost? Why?
5. What is main theme of paradise lost?
6. Discuss symbols in Paradise Lost book 1.
7. Root cause analysis of paradise lost by John Milton.
8. Write a short note on Satan’s Leadership.
9. How is Milton’s personality reflected in Paradise Last Book I.
10. What pictureKASC-English does Milton present of the angels in revolt? (Aided)
UNIT IV
31.Explain the metaphor used by Donne in the Holy Sonnet prescribed.
32. What are the puns found in ‘Hymn to God the Father?’
33.Explain the metaphor used by Donne in the Holy Sonnet prescribed.
34.What are the puns found in ‘Hymn to God the Father?’
35. What does Donne ask God to forgive?
36. How does Donne hope to attain salvation?
37. According to Marvell, how is nature superior to human love?
38. Write a note on the imagery in Marvell’s “The Garden.”
39. What is Marvell’s opinion about the company of women?
40. How does Marvell enjoy the rich fruits of nature?
UNIT V
41. Why does Flecknoe choose Shadwell as his successor?
42. Write a note on the virtues of Shadwell as enumerated by Flecknoe.
43.In what aspects that Shadwell resemble Flecknoe?
44.Describe the place chosen for the coronation of Shadwell.
45. To what great heroes are Flecknoe and Shadwell compared?
46. What is the state of mankind, according to Pope?
47. What are man’s limitations?
48. How does Collins describe the seasons in his poem?
49. How does Collins go to meet the goddess, Evening?
50. What are the mythological elements found in “Ode to Evening”?
Section C UNIT I KASC-English (Aided) 1.Consider Antony’s speech in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” as a masterpiece of
persuasive rhetoric.
2. How does Antony disprove that Caesar was ambitious?
3.What do you understand about the character of Antony from his funeral speech?
4.Place Antony’s funeral speech against the background of the political events that take place in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.”
5.Attempt an appreciation of Spenser’s “Prothalamion.”
6.How does Spenser set the mood for the future wedding in “Prothalamion”? 7.Attempt an appreciation of Spenser’s “Prothalamion.”
8.Consider Spenser as a pictorial poet with reference to “Prothalamion.”
9. What are the images used by Spenser in “Prothalamion”?
10. Discuss the theme of “Prothalamion.”
Units II and III
1. Comment on the opening of Paradise Lost book 1.
2. write a short note on picture of Satan reference from Paradise Lost book 1.
3. what are the conventions does Milton follow in the writing of his Paradise Lost book 1 and with what effect?
4. What purpose is served by the epic similes in book 1 of paradise lost?
5. Themes of Paradise Lost book 1.
6. Discuss Paradise Lost is a greatest English epic.
7. Milton represents not only highest but the complete type of puritanism discuss the reference from Paradise Lost.
8. Justify Milton as a great poet.
9. "Justifying the way to God to man" in Milton's paradise lost.
10. Sketch the character of Satan.
11. Brief note on Adam and Eve. KASC-English (Aided) 12. Theme of disobedience and punishment in Paradise Lost book 1.
13. What characteristics does Satan have that make him a hero?
14. Who is the hero of paradise lost? Why?
15. What is main theme of paradise lost?
16. Discuss symbols in Paradise Lost book 1.
17. Root cause analysis of paradise lost by John Milton.
18. Write a short note on Satan’s Leadership.
19. How is Milton’s personality reflected in Paradise Last Book I.
20. What picture does Milton present of the angels in revolt?
21. Examine Satan’s speeches to find out if Satan is a “Sympathetic” character.
UNIT IV
31.“Hymn to God the Father” aptly expresses Donne’s thoughts about sin and redemption- Elucidate.
32.Donne’s ‘Hymn to God the Father’ is a poem which progresses from doubt and fear to hope- discuss.
33.What are the types of sin that Donne asks God to forgive?
34.Write an essay on the literary devices used by Donne in ‘Hymn to God the Father’.
35.Attempt an appreciation of Donne’s ‘Holy Sonnet I.’
36.How is the analogy of the scales used effectively in Donne’s “Holy Sonnet I”?
37.Describe the aspects of Marvell’s involvement with nature.
38.Consider Marvell’s ‘The Garden’ as a pastoral poem.
39.Marvell’s “The Garden” is an escapist poem-Discuss.
40.Write an essay on the imagery used by Marvell in “The Garden.”
UNIT V KASC-English (Aided)
41.Bring out the satirical elements in the poem ‘Mac Flecknoe’. 42.Write an essay on the mock-heroic aspects of Dryden’s “Mac Flecknoe.” 43.Describe the coronation of Shadwell. 44.Describe the various virtues of Shadwell and his poetry. 45.How does Dryden describe the preparations made for the coronation of Shadwell. 46.How does Pope describe man’s wretched state?
47.How does Pope justify his statement: “The proper study of mankind is man”?
48.How does Collins construct Evening as an allegorical figure? 49.‘Ode to Evening is the gradual education of the poet as to the full meaning of Evening- Explain.
50.“Ode to Evening” blends the mythological aspects of the Neo-classical Age with romantic philosophy- Elucidate.
KEY
UNIT I
1. c.praise 2. c. thrice 3. b. ambition 4. c.Julius Caesar 5. d.Rome 6. b.ambition 7. b.honourable 8. d.beasts 9. b. Thames 10. c.Spenser 11. a.England 12. a.wedding 13. b.The West Wind 14. d.nymphs 15. c.Titan 16. d.green 17. a. morning 18. b.summer 19. c.flood 20. b.flasket
Units II and III
1 B 6 C 11 C 16 B 21 A 2 B KASC-English7 C 12 C 17 (Aided) A 22 C 3 D 8 C 13 C 18 C 23 B 4 B 9 B 14 A 19 A 24 C 5 D 10 B 15 B 20 A 25
Unit IV 61 b. Metaphysical 62 c. serious illness 63 a. Despair and death 64. c. the Devil 65. c. Divine 66. c.Hell 67. c.sin 68. b.door 69. c.score
70. d. scales
71. a.Petrarchan 72. b.God 73. b.cities 74. b.green 75. c. bird 76. b. Being in Paradise alone 77. a. herbs and flowers 78. b. laurel 79. b.Pan 80. c. the name of the tree
Unit V 81. c. Augustus
82. d.fat
83. c.Hannibal
84. d.Simkin’s
85. a.wage immortal war with wit 86. c.Augusta
87. d. a satire
88. b. Shadwell
89. d. Neo-classical 90. a.Alexander PopeKASC-English (Aided) 91. b.Man
92. a. prey
93. b. man
94. d. evening
95. b. hillside
96. a. a reed pipe
97. d.Evening 98. a.unnecessary repetition
99. c. middle
100. b.Ben Jonson
KASC-English (Aided) KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED)
POETRY II
QUESTION BANK
Prepared by
Dr.P.Chitra and Dr.Mangayarkkarasi K.S.
Section A (100x1=100) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
UNIT I 1. The speaker refers to themselves as worshipper in the final section in Tintern Abbey about ______a) Love b) Nature c) The river d) God
2. The name of the river mentioned in the poem Tintern Abbey is ____ a) The river Thames b) The Nile River c) The River Leffey d) A Forest Fire
3. The speaker imagines the smoke rising above the trees are ____ a) A hermit b) A bakery c) A factory d) A forest fire KASC-English (Aided) 4. The poem Tintern Abbey written in ____ verse. a) Leonine b) Blank verse c) Rhyming d) Free
5. The type of meter does the poet use in Tintern Abbey is ______a) Trochaic hexa meter b) Iambic pentameter c) Iambic tetrameter d) Dactylic trimester
6. Kubla Khan builds the dome at ___ a) Poictesme b) Guilder c) Florin d) Xanadu
7. The Abyssinian maid played a ___ instrument. a) Iyre b) Tambor c) Flute d) Dulcimer 8. The poem Kubla Khan written on ___ a) 1780 b) 1797 c) 1783 d) 1799
9. And where did Coleridge get the visions he founded his poem on ______? a) Nitrous Oxide b) Alchol c) Opium dream d) Psychosis
10. What is the sacred river in Kubla Khan where it was built? a) Jordan b) Ganges c) Alph d) Thames
11. How many miles were walled in for the dome____? a) 6 b) 10 c) 12 d) 20 KASC-English (Aided)
12. What instrument did the Abyssinian maid play ____? a) Dulcimer b) Flute c) Lyre d) Tambor
13. “O wind, If winter comes, can spring be far behind”? The mood of the poet is ____ a) Pessimism b) Optimism c) Realism d) Naturalism
14. What are “The thorns of life”? a) The difficulties b) The injuries c) The evil people d) The world
15. The locks of the approaching storm! The figure of speech used here is ____ a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Personification d) Refrain
16. Historical event inspired Shelley to write “Ode to the West Wind” is ___ a) The war of 1812 b) The French Revolution c) The Batter of Waterloo d) The Peterloo Massacre
17. Time of the year the poem Ode to the West Wind begins at ___ a) Spring b) A mix of seasons c) Winter d) Summer
18. What was the outstanding feature of the property? a) A crystal tower b) A fountain in a chasm c) A gaint ruby d) A great cedar
19. Which of the following is a notable adjective used to describe the river? a) Terrifying b) Roaring KASC-English (Aided) c) Sylvan d) Dry
20. Wordsworth wrote Tintern Abbey in ______season a) Summer b) Winter c) Spring d) Autum
UNIT II
1. In Ode to a Nightingale, the “Light-winged Dryad” is a reference to ____ a) A tree b) A drink c) The wind d) The nightingale
2. The bird’s song is referred to as both a “plaintive anthem” and a ______a) Soft incense b) High requiem c) Mused rhyme d) Murmurous haunt 3. In Ode to a Nightingale, “fancy” refers to ____ a) Desire b) Reason c) Beauty d) Imagination
4. In the final stanza of Ode to a Nightingale, the speaker is ______a) Confused b) Joyful c) Vengeful d) Calm
5. The theme of the poem Ode to a Nightingale is ____ a) Truth b) Reality c) Emotion d) Morality
6. Ode to a Nightingale was published in _____ a) 1817 b) 1819 c) 1879 d) 1997 KASC-English (Aided)
7. What feature of the portrait is particularly striking in the Last Duchess? a) Mouth b) Eyes c) Hands d) Neck
8. Who narrates the poem “My Last Duchess”? a) His visitor b) The castle’s butler c) An omniscient d) The Duke
9. Who is the subject of the painting, the duke and the visitor admire? a) The duke’s late wife b) An unrequired love of the duke’s c) The queen of England d) The duke’s mother
10. What is the word mantle as used in the poem “My Last Duchess”? a) A Shelf b) A bracelet c) A Cloak d) An Exotic fruit
11. Where did this poem “My Last Duchess” take place? a) Carentan b) Ferrara c) Amberg d) Cardiff
12. The structure of “My Last Duchess” is ____ a) Rhymed Iambic pentameter b) Free-verse c) Unrhymed iambic pentameter d) Rhymed Iambic tetrameter
13. How would the tone of the poem best be described? a) Mischievous b) Ironic c) Unsetting d) Threatening
14. The phrase “a spot of joy” is meant by ____ a) A brightness in the year b) A blush KASC-English (Aided) c) A time of merriment d) A tear
15. Considering its tone, the Duke’s monologue is best described as a __ a) Tirade b) Epitaph c) Elegy d) Charade
16. The structure of “Tithonus” is ______a) Dramatic Monologue b) Epic c) Elegy d) Satire
17. In Greek myth, who was the lover of Eos? a) Laomedon b) Tithonus c) Phaethon d) Procris
18. Lord Tennyson belongs to which period? a) Victorian b) Romantic c) Renaissance d) Modern
19. The first version of Tithonus was called as ____ a) Tennyson’s poetry b) Tithon c) Eos love d) Eternal life
20. Tithonus was published in the year ___ a) 1850 b) 1860 c) 1870 d) 1880
UNIT III
1. What is the best tone of “Dover Beach”? a) Enthusiastic b) Hopeful c) Pessimistic d) Tranquil KASC-English (Aided)
2. “Only, from the long live of spray” is an example of what? a) Alliteration b) Assonance c) Consonance d) Personification
3. What does “The Sea of faith” symbolizes? a) World without hope b) Agaean Sea c) Unwavering belief d) Religion
4. The rhyme scheme of the last stanza in Dover Beach is ___ a) Abbacddcc b) Ababcdcdd c) Varied rhyme scheme d) Free verse
5. The speaker describes the sea in the first line in the poem Dover Beach is ___ a) Calm b) Wild c) Chaotic d) Colourful
6. The speaker uses to describe the armies in the final line in the poem Dover Beach is __ a) Ignorant b) Awkward c) Awful d) Idle
7. What does Sophocles think about when he hears the waves on the Aegean? a) Grilled cheese b) Human misery c) Peaceful d) Beautiful songs
8. The poem Easter 1916 was published ___ a) 1916 b) 1917 c) 1918 d) 1919
9. W.B.Yeats compared the dead fighters to ______a) A stone b) A Sword KASC-English (Aided) c) A crystal d) A Bomb
10. The Irish were seeking independence from ____ a) France b) Britain c) Spain d) The United States
11) The theme of Easter 1916 was____ a) Peace b) Misery c) Immortality d) Sacrifice
12. The rhyme scheme of the poem Easter 1916 was ______a) ABAD b) ABAB c) ABCD d) ABBA
13. Easter 1916 is considered as ______a) Political Poem b) Spiritual Poem c) Moral Poem d) Social Poem
14. Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord was written in the year ____ a) 1888 b) 1889 c) 1890 d) 1892
15. Rhyme scheme of the poem Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord was ___ a) abbaabba ccddcd b) abbaabba cdcdcd c) Varied rhyme d) Unrhymed
16. The structure of the poem Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord was ____ a) Petrarchan or Italian sonnet b) Ode c) Elegy d) Epic
17. The first three linesKASC-English in the poem Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord (Aided) are translation of ___ a) An epic b) Latin Epigraph c) Paradise Lost d) None
18. How does he describe God in the final stanza in the poem Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord is ___ a) Sir b) Lord of life c) Master d) Father
19. The theme of Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord is ___ a) Peace b) Morality c) Theodicy d) Health
20. How many people of importance does Yeats refer to in his poem Easter 1916? a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9 UNIT IV 1. ______month is the “cruelest.” a) april b) December c) september d) may
2. Who is “known to be the wisest woman in Europe, / With a wicked pack of cards”? a) Mrs. porter b) Madame sosostris c) the typist d) Cleopatra
3. The narrator is told that he should fear death by: a) Disease b) Starvation c) Fire d) Water
4. “By the waters of ____ I sat down and wept...” a) Leman b) The Nile c) The Thames d) The Seine KASC-English (Aided)
5. Who rapes Philomela? a) Odysseus b) the typist c) Zeus d) Tereus 6. Mr. Eugenides is a: a) Witch doctor b) Merchant c) Filmmaker d) Poet
7. Who is “throbbing between two lives”? a) Tiresias b) Mr. Eugenides c) Phlebas d) The typist
8. Mr. Eugenides invites the Narrator to: a) The Cannon Street Hotel b) Venice c) The Plaza d) The Ritz Carlton
9. “When lovely woman stoops to folly” is an allusion to: a) the Koran b) Hamlet c) Oliver Goldsmith’s The Vicar of Wakefield d) Ovid’s Metamorphoses
10. “The _____ hour” is mentioned in The Waste Land a) Turquoise b) Violet c) Indigo d) Aqua
11. The opening section of “The Waste Land” is entitled: a) Shantih b) The Fire Sermon c) The Burial of the Dead d) Death by Water
12. From what has the character Albert just been released? a) his job b) the military KASC-English (Aided) c) Prison d) his marriage vows
13. While section one is primarily about death, what concern dominates section two? a) disaster b) love c) sex d) birth
14. In what season does the poem begin? a) fall b) spring c) winter d) summer
15. Who visits the typist? a) The young man carbuncular b) Mrs. Porter c) Prufrock d) A bradford millionaire
16. Where does the lover hear the damozel's voice? a) in his head b) in a bird's song c) on the wind d) on the radio
17. How long ago did the damozel die? a) ten days b) ten years c) 48 hours d) yesterday
18. Whom will the damozel ask to let her lover into heaven? a) Mary b) Moses c) Simon d) Jesus
19. What is the season in the poem “The Darkling Thrush”? a) summer b) winter c) spring d) autumn
20. When did Hardy write The Darkling Thrush? a) 1901 KASC-English (Aided) b) 1900 c) 1902 d) 1903
UNIT V 1. Who is Phlebas the Phoenician? a) a politician b) a soothsayer c) a warrior d) a drowned sailor
2. Who is the subject of the long discussion which begins section V, “What the Thunder Said”? a) Virgin Mary b) Buddha c) Jesus Christ d) Vishnu
3. Phlebas the Phoenician is killed by _____ a) fire b) water c) knife d) words 4. The section “Death by Water” contains _____ lines a) 12 b) 9 c) 10 d) 11 5. Why is April the cruelest month? a) It's wet and foggy b) It reminds you of better times c) You have to reorganize your closet d) Because a lot of people die in April 6.Who is the 'I' of the first line? a) The poet b) The hawk c) The reader d)A murderer
7. The hawk believes himself to be____ a) almighty, all powerful b) thoughtful, sophisticated c) justified, ready to argue for his rights d) ashamed, wanting to change
8. Which popular nursery rhyme is mentioned at the end of The Waste Land? a) Ring-a-roses b) London Bridge is FallinKASC-English Down (Aided) c) Humpty Dumpty d) Jack and Jill
9. What is Madame Sosostris’s special talent? a) dancing b) fortune telling c) poker d) singing 10. What genre best describes this piece? a) Fiction b) Poetry c) Literary Non-fiction d) Mystery 11. The speaker in the poem “The Unknown Citizen” is ______a) W.H.Auden b) The Unknown Citizen c) A frind of the deceased d) A government agent 12. Which best describes the tone of the narrator? a) inspiring b) critical c) efficient d) academic 13. All of the following are expectations in this society except____ a) To fight in war b) to buy the newspaper c) to have a certain number of children d) to lead a life of sobriety 14. Who is the poet of “The Unknown Citizen”? a) W.H. Auden b) Whitman c) Frost d) Kamala Das 15. The Unknown citizen is identified ______a) by his name b) by his rich cultured family c) by his code name d) by his no. 16. The Unknown citizen bears the no.____ a) JS/07/M/375 b) JS/08/M/378 c) JM/07IS1378 d) JS/07/M/378 17. The Unknown citizen is devoid of any complaint on consumption is revealed by _____ a) The Bureau of State b) Civil Servant c) Govt.Officer d) The Bureau of Statistics 18. The Unknown citizen worked ____ a) in the factory KASC-English (Aided) b) at school c) in the office d) in the AIR FORCE 19. How many times was the unknown citizen hospitalized? a) once b) twice c) thrice d) four times 20. As a union member the unknown citizen_____ a) paid no subscription b) paid subscription c) paid respect d) paid glowing tribute
Answer Key:
UNIT I
1. b) Nature 2. a) The river Thames 3. a) A hermit 4. b) Blank verse 5. b) Iambic Pentameter 6. d) Xanadu 7. d) Dulcimer 8. b) 1797 9. c) Opium dream 10. c) Alph 11. b) 10 12. a) Dulcimer 13. b) Optimism 14. a) The difficulties 15. b) Metaphor 16. a) The Peterloo Massacre 17. c) Winter 18. b) A fountain in a chasm 19. c) Sylvan 20. a) Summer
UNIT II
1. d) The Nightingale 2. b) High requiem KASC-English (Aided) 3. a) Imagination 4. a) Confused 5. a) Morality 6. b) 1819 7. b) Eyes 8. d) The Duke 9. a) The Duke’s late wife 10. c) Cloak 11. b) Ferrara 12. a) Rhymed Iambic Pentameter 13. c) Unsetting 14. b) A Blush 15. a) Tirade 16. a) Dramatic Monologue 17. b) Tithonus 18. a) Victorian 19. b) Tithon 20. b) 1860
UNIT III
1. c) Pessimistic 2. a) Alliteration 3. a) Religion 4. a) Abbacddcc 5. a) Clam 6. a) Ignorant 7. b) Human misery 8. a) 1916 9. a) A Stone 10. b) Britain 11. c) Immortality 12. b) ABAB 13. a) Political poem 14. b) 1889 15. b) abbaabba cdcdcd 16. a) Petrarchan Sonnet 17. b) Latin Epigraph 18. b) Lord of life 19. c) Theodicy 20. a) 6
UNIT IV
1. a) april 2. b) Madame sosostrisKASC-English (Aided) 3. d) Water 4. a) Leman 5. d) Tereus 6. b) Merchant 7. a) Tiresias 8. a) The Cannon street Hotel 9. c) Oliver Goldsmith’s The Vicar of Wakefield 10. b) Violet 11. c) The Burial of the Dead 12. b) the military 13. c) sex 14. b) spring 15. a) The young man carbuncular 16. b) in a bird's song 17. b) ten years 18. a) Mary 19. b) winter 20. b) 1900
UNIT V 1. d) a drowned sailor 2. c) Jesus Christ 3. b) water 4. c) 10 5. b) It reminds you of better times 6. b) The hawk 7. a) almighty, all powerful 8. b) London Bridge is Fallin Down 9. b) fortune telling 10. b) Poetry 11. a) W.H.Auden 12. d) academic 13. d) to lead a life of sobriety 14. a) W.H. Auden 15. d) by his no. 16. d) JS/07/M/378 17. d) The Bureau of Statistics 18. a) in the factory 19. a) once 20. b) paid subscription
KASC-English (Aided)
SECTION B
Unit I
(Tintern Abbey, Kubla Khan, Ode to the West Wind)
Answer the following in about 150 words each:
1. What are the main themes of Wordsworth’s “Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey”? 2. What does the poet accomplish with his address to his sister in the final stanza of the poem? 3. What is the relationship between memory and identity in this poem? 4. What does the expression “unwearied in that service” mean in “Tintern Abbey”? 5. What is the role of the imagination in “Kubla Khan”? 6. What is the significance of the title of the poem “Kubla Khan”? 7. What is the main idea of “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge? 8. What other things could the West Wind represent? 9. Why does the speaker identify so intensely with the wind? 10. What aspects of the wind does Shelly emphasize? What is his tone in this section?
Unit II
(Ode to a Nightingale, Tithonus, My Last Duchess)
1. What is the impact of the bird’s song on the poet in “Ode to a Nightingale”? 2. What is the theme of the poem “Ode to a Nightingale”? 3. What is the element of sensuousness in “Ode to a Nightingale”? 4. Describe the background of the poem “Ode to a Nightingale.” 5. What is the tone of the poem “Tithonus”? 6. What seems Aurora’s role in “Tithonus”? Who or what is responsible for his predicament? 7. What is the summary of the poem “Tithonus” by Tennyson? 8. What impression of the Duchess is the Duke trying to convey to his listener? 9. Why was the duke unhappy with his first wife? 10. What is the analysis of the character of the Duchess in “My Last Duchess”?
Unit III KASC-English (Aided) (Dover Beach, Easter 1916, Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord)
1. What is an analysis of “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold? 2. What are the themes of “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold? 3. What is a summary of “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold? 4. What does the poet mean by eternal note of silence in the poem “Dover Beach”? 5. What is the historical context of “Easter 1916”? 6. What symbolism is in “Easter 1916”? 7. What is suggested by the refrain “A terrible beauty is born” in “Easter 1916”? 8. What are the themes of “Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord” by Gerard Manley Hopkins? 9. Why might Hopkins call himself “Time’s Eunch”? 10. What is a summary of “Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord” by Gerard Manley Hopkins?
Unit IV What words does the poet use to show the birds' strength in the third stanza? What is the distinct quality of the thrush's song? What are some characteristics of Victorian poetry that are to be found in 'The Darkling Thrush'? Explain this image from "The Darkling Thrush": • "Had chosen thus to fling his soul / Upon the growing gloom." What is the central metaphor in 'The Darkling Thrush'? What are the symbols used in Hardy's "The Darkling Thrush"? What are examples of imagery used in "The Darkling Thrush?"
SECTION C
Unit I
(Tintern Abbey, Kubla Khan, Ode to the West Wind)
Answer the following in about 500 words each:
1. How is the poem “Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth a revelation of his continuously evolving relationship with nature starting from boy-hood? 2. Explain Wordsworth’s concept of the imagination in the poem “Tintern Abbey”. 3. How does Wordsworth see the nature differently as a child than as an adult? 4. How does Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “Kubla Khan” use individualism? 5. How can “Kubla Khan” be considered a dream poem? 6. How is “Kubla Khan” a Romantic poem and what are the romantic elements found in that poem? 7. How is Romanticism represented through “Ode to the West Wind”? 8. How do the natural images in ‘Ode to the West Wind’? 9. What are some lines in “Ode to the West Wind” that deal with nature, senses and emotion? 10. Why does Shelly invoke the power of the West Wind?
Unit II KASC-English (Aided)
(Ode to a Nightingale, Tithonus, My Last Duchess)
1. Describe the background of the poem “Ode to a Nightingale”. 2. How does Keats characterize the nightingale in “Ode to a Nightingale”? 3. How does Keats “Ode to a Nightingale” follow the pastoral tradition? 4. Explain the critical appreciation of John Keats’ “Ode to a Nightingale”. 5. Critically analyze the elements of imagination and reality in Keats’ “Ode to a Nightingale”. 6. How does Tennyson compare the old age and young age in “Tithonus”? 7. What was the boon granted to “Tithonus”? 8. What seems Aurora’s role in “Tithonus”? Who or what is responsible for his predicament? 9. How can “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning be viewed as an example of a dramatic monologue? 10. How does this poem “My Last Duchess” relate to the Victorian Age?
Unit III
(Dover Beach, Easter 1916, Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord)
1. How does author use imagery or figurative language to convey his attitude towards life in “Dover Beach”? 2. Critical appreciation of the poem “Dover Beach”. 3 How would you describe the mood of the poem “Dover Beach”? 4. What does the poet mean by eternal note of silence in the poem “Dover Beach”? 5. How does the poet depict the Ireland before the event in the poem “Easter 1916”? 6. What is suggested by the refrain “A terrible beauty is born” in “Easter 1916”? 7. Structure and versification in “Thou Art Indeed Just-Lord”. 8. Critically analyze the elements of imagination and reality in “Thou Art Indeed Just-Lord”. 9. A short analysis of Gerard Hopkin’s “Thou Art Indeed Just-Lord”. 10. Critical appreciation of the poem Hopkin’s “Thou Art Indeed Just-Lord”.
UNIT IV In what way is the poem "The Darkling Thrush" an attempt by the poet to search for meaning in the world? Is the poem "The Darkling Thrush" gloomy? Elucidate How does Hardy create a natural scene in the poem "The Darkling Thrush?" How does Thomas Hardy communicate his feelings in "The Darkling Thrush"? Comment on the style of "The Darkling Thrush." 'The poem "The Darkling Thrush" is in some ways an elegy for the troubled nineteenth century.' Discuss. Explain the theme of Chaos and Order in "The Darkling Thrush." Explain what the poet wants to tell us in his poem "The Darkling Thrush."
KASC-English (Aided) KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) III BA ENGLISH LIT SHAKESPEARE-I
QUESTION BANK
Prepared by
Dr.Shobha Ramaswamy
Syllabus
Unit-I Macbeth Unit-II A Midsummer Night’s Dream Unit-III Cymbeline Unit-IV Sonnets 1,6,8,29,73 Unit-V Elizabethan Theatre, Audience and Women Characters
Section A
Unit-I Macbeth 1.The play Macbeth is set in ______. a. England b.Scotland c.Ireland d.Wales
2. Macbeth starts with ______and ______. a. death and violenceKASC-English b. gods and goddesses c. marriage and(Aided) feasting d. thunder and lightning
3. Malcolm and Donalbain are the sons of ______a. Duncan b. Macbeth c. Macduff d. Banquo
4. Lady Macduff and her son were killed by ______. a. Malcolm b. Banquo c. killers hired by Macbeth d. Macbeth himself
5. “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.” These poignant words are uttered by ______a. Lady Macbeth b. Macbeth c. Malcolm d. Lady Macduff
6.At the supper table, it is alleged by Macbeth that his chair is occupied by ______a. Banquo’s ghost b. Duncan’s ghost c. Hecate d. one of the three weird sisters
7. During his second meeting with the witches, the third apparition predicts that ______a. a man of natural birth cannot harm Macbeth b. Macbeth would not be defeated until the Birnam forest moves c. Macbeth should beware of Macduff d. a war with England is inevitable.
8.Malcolm is suspicious about Macduff’s coming to England because he thinks that ______a. he is spying for Macbeth b. Macduff is equally ambitious like Macbeth c. Macduff has his own plan of becoming the King of Scotland d. Macduff’s decision to leave his wife and son unsafe in Scotland has certain secret motives.
9. Who flees Scotland immediately after Duncan’s death? a. Macbeth b. Malcolm and Donalbain c. Fleance d. Lennox
10. Who are the first characters to appear in the play Macbeth? a. Macbeth and Duncan. b. messengers. c. three Witches d. soldiers
11. What is the last vision that the witches show Macbeth? a. a procession of bloody corpses b.a stain on his hand c. Macduff's head d. Lady Macbeth
12. Who is proclaimed king after Duncan is murdered? a. Macduff b. Banquo c.Malcolm d.Macbeth
13. What can't Macbeth say when he hears the bodyguards praying? a. "God bless us" b."avaunt thee" c."amen" d."sleep no more"
14. What does Lady Macbeth say she would do with her child if she had to? a. Cut off its head b.Dash its brains out c.Abandon it d.Give up her life for it
15. The Weird Sisters greet Macbeth as ______. a. Thane of Cawdor,KASC-English Thane of Lochaber, and Thane of Glamis(Aided) b.Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Fife, and king hereafter c.Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and king hereafter d. Thane of Glamis, thane of Fife, and father of kings
16.How do the Weird Sisters greet Banquo? a."Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none." b."Hail, king hereafter!" c."O valiant cousin!" d. "Thou shalt be king of Scotland!"
17.How does Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane? a. by magic b.through a flood c. Malcolm’s army hides behind cut-off branches d. it does not come at all
18. Duncan is killed ______. a. in France b. in Macbeth’s castle c. in a battle d. in England
KASC-English (Aided) 19. Whom does Lady Macbeth blame for the murder of Duncan?
a.Duncan’s drunken chamberlains b. The porter c. Macbeth d. Fleance
20. Who kills Macbeth? a. Malcolm b.Macduff. c.Banquo d.Lady Macbeth
Unit-II A Midsummer Night’s Dream
21 . Both Lysander and Demetrius fall in love with ______after Puck sprinkles their eyes with love juice. a. Helena b. Hermia c. Hypollyta d. Titania
22. “Bottom, thou art ______.!” a. transformed b. translated c. transported d. transmuted
23.In the beginning of the play Lysander and Demetrius are in love with ______. a. Helena b. Hermia c. Hippolyta d.Titania
24. Nick Bottom is a ______by profession. a.cobbler. b.plumber c.weaver d.actor
25. Bottom's head is transformed by the mischievous Puck into that of a _____. a. goat b. b donkey c. lion d. fairy
26. Who says 'the course of true love never did run smooth' in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream? a. Lysander b. Oberon c. Bottom d. Puck
27. What is the name of the flower used to make the magical juice poured in Titania's eyes? a. Love in the mist b. Love in idleness c. Peaseblossom d. Deadly nightshade
28. What does Oberon want Titania to give him? a. her money b. her magical powers c. her attendant c. her donkey
29. Whom does HermiaKASC-English’s father want her to marry? (Aided) a.Demetrius b.Lysander c.Oberon d.Puck
30. Whom does Lysander love at the end of the play? a.Hermia b.Helena c. Titania d. no one
31.Who tells Demetrius that Lysander and Hermia are planning to elope? a.Egeus b.Theseus c.Helena d.Hermia
32. Whom does Titania fall in love with when the flower is applied to her eyelids? a.Oberon b.puck c.Bottom d. Egeus
33. What is Puck’s other name? a. Lysander b.Robin Hood c.Robin Goodfellow d.Robert Bruce
34. In what city does A Midsummer Night's Dream take place? a. London. b.Venice c.Rome d.Athens
35. Where does A Midsummer Night's Dream begin? a. In the woods b. Theseus's palace c. Demetrius's house d. a city street
36. What is Theseus's future bride's name? a. Hermia b. Helena c. Hippolyta d. Titiana
37. What does Theseus tell Philostrate to tell the people at the beginning of the play? a.To pay their taxes b. To celebrate his wedding. c. To beware of fairies d. To dream?
38. Who suggests that the audience consider whether the entire play has been a dream? a. Bottom b.Snug c.Peaseblossom d. Philostrate
39. With whom does Titania always enter the stage? a. Her husband b. Her advisors c.Her attendants d. Her fools
40. What is the name of the play staged by Bottom and his friends? a. Romeo and Juliet b. Pyramus and Thisbe c.Androcles and the Lion d. Antony and Cleopatra
Unit-III Cymbeline
41. Cymbeline refuses to pay tribute to ______. a. Caesar b.Cleopatra c. Iachimo d. Posthumus
42. The wicked queen asks her physician for ______. a. medicine b. tonic c. poison d.advice
43.Posthumus throws a challenge regarding the virtue of Imogen to ______. a. Philario b. Pisanio c.Iachimo d.Cloten
44. ______carried away the two sons of Cymbeline. a. Belarius b.PhilarioKASC-English c. Lucius d. The Romans (Aided)
45. Imogen dresses up as a _____. a.king b. girl c.boy d. saint
46. Which country does Cymbeline rule? a.England b.Scotland c. France d. Italy
47. Whom does Cymbeline want his daughter, Imogen, to marry? a.Posthumous b.Belarius c.Cloten d.Iachimo
48. Whom does Imogen marry without her father’s consent? a. Lucius b. Fidele c. Posthumous d.Cloten
49. Why is Posthumous exiled? a. Because he tried to kill Cymbeline b.He was on the side of the Romans c.He married Imogen d. He fought with Cloten
50.What did Cymbeline give his wife before his departure? a. a handkerchief b. a locket c.a ring d. a bracelet
51. After being exiled, Posthumus goes to which country? a. Ireland b.Spain c.Italy d.India
52. Iachimo and Posthumus make a wager on whether or not Iachimo will be able to do what? a. Seduce the Queen b. Seduce Imogen c.Defeat Posthumus in a duel d. Defeat Philario in a duel
53. In order to gain entrance to Imogen's bedroom, Iachimo conceals himself in what? a. A trunk b. A sack c. A trap door d. cupboard
54. Iachimo claims that his truck contains what? a.jewels b.snakes c.himself d. documents
55. What does Iachimo steal from Imogen? a. a ring b.a bracelet c. a handkerchief d. a scarf
56. How does Iachimo gains access to Imogen’s bedchamber ? a.by climbing her balcony b. by breaking her window c. by hiding in a trunk c. through bribing her maids.
57. What does Posthumus decide to do when he is convinced of Imogen’s betrayal? a. divorce her b. kill her c. invade her country d.leave the country
58. What does Piscanio convince Imogen to do? a. marry Cloten b.Kill herself c.Contact the Queen d. Disguise herself as a boy
59. While in disguise, what name does Imogen take? a. Guidivarus b. Fidele c.Cymbeline d.Ganymede KASC-English (Aided) 60. What is the true identity of Guiderius and Arviragus? a. They are Cymbeline's long-lost sons and Imogen's brothers. b.They are Belarius's long- lost sons and Pisanio's brothers. c.They are the Queen's exiled sons. d.They are Posthumus's long-lost brothers.
Unit-IV Sonnets 1,6,8,29,73 61.Shakespeare asks the ______to get married in Sonnet I. a. young girl b. Fair Youth c. Dark Lady d. queen
62. In Sonnet VIII, a ______is compared to an instrument playing sweet music. a. poem b. single person c. queen d. family
63. The speaker compares his good mood to ______at the end of the sonnet 29. a. sunshine b. a lark c. a prayer d. money
64. In sonnet 73, Shakespeare uses ______image to create a metaphor for growing old. a. the setting sun b. a tree b. flowers c. the moon
65.Shakespeare’s Sonnet 1 tells about the story of the poet’s growing affectation for a______. a.dark lady b. fair lady c. young man d.a old friend
66.In Sonnet No.29, Shakespeare attempts the speakers emotion as ______a.happy b.peaceful c.sorrow d.depression
67. In Sonnet No.29, Shakespeare feels in disgrace with______. a.men’s eyes b.human thoughts c.heart d.a girl
68 .In Sonnet 6, Shakespeare develops the metaphor of ______. a.distillation b.evaporation c.condensation d.extraction
69 .The fair youth is asked to make a vial that will contain his ______a.beauty b.life c.love d.wealth
70. What reminds the fair youth that he is single and has no lover ? a.music b.job c.nature d.rose
71.Shakespeare tells that key to live a harmonious and peaceful life is______. a.family b.love c.father d.mother
72.Sonnets 1-17 are referred to as the ______a.procreation sonnets b.alliteration sonnets c.love sonnets d.desire sonnets
73. In sonnet No____, the speaker compares himself to the glowing remnants of a fire. a.73 b.6 c.29 d.8
74. The poet says that the love must be strengthened by ______. a.virtue b.knowledge c.power d.love KASC-English (Aided) 76.Shakespeare advices the fair youth to ______. a. go abroad b. get married c.to get into politics d. to write plays
77. Shakespeare’s sonnets follow the rhyme scheme_____. a.abba abba cde cde b.abab cdcd efef gg c. abba abba cdc cdc d. abab bcbc cdcd efg
78. Shakespeare is believed to have written a total number of _____ sonnets. a. 154 b.134 c.162 .270 79. The sonnets of Shakespeare are addressed to either ______. a. a fair lady or a knight. B. a dark lady or a poet c. a fair youth or a dark lady d. a dark youth or a fair lady
80. Shakespeare’s sonnets include a dedication to ____. a. Queen Elizabeth b. King James c. Sir W.S. d. Mr.W.H.
Unit-V The Elizabethan theatre, audience and women characters Section A
81.The early part of the Elizabethan age was a period of ____.
a. film actors b. permanent theatre employees c.strolling players d. minstrels
82.After James I took over their patronage, the Chamberlain’s Men were known______.
a.James’s Men b.Admiral’s Men c. Shakespeare’s Men d. King’s Men
83.The first permanent theatre was built in the year _____.
a.1468 b.1596 c.1660 d.1789
84.The first permanent theatre was known as _____.
a.The Swan b.The Globe c. The Fortune d. The Theatre
85._____ built the first indoor playhouse in 1608.
a. James Watt b. John Knox c. James Burbage d. Elizabeth I
86. ______were sometimes used to announce the location of the action.
a. bit notices b. placards c. backdrops d. guardsmen
87. In the Elizabethan theatre, the end of a scene was often indicated by a ____.
a. Narrator b. rhyming couplet c. shout d. curtain drop
88.In the Elizabethan plays, female characters were played by______. a. young girlsKASC-English b. young boys c. foreigners d. eunuchs (Aided) 89.The audience of the Elizabethan age was drawn from______.
a. the upper class b. the lower class c. the middle class d. from all classes
90. Those who could pay well were seated in the _____.
a. galleries b. pit c. terrace d. green room
91.The _____ paid just a penny to watch the performance.
a. aristocrats b. royalty c. groundlings d. dramatists
92.The Spanish Tragedy was written by ____. a.Marlowe b. Kyd c. Green d. Nash
93._____ was the author of Dr.Faustus.
a.Shakespeare b. Ben Jonson c. Marlowe d.Dr.Johnson
94.The ______were the contemporaries of Shakespeare.
a. University Wits b. Metaphysical Poets c. Cavalier Poets d. Greek dramatists
95. Miranda is the heroine of Shakespeare’s ______.
a.Cymbeline b.Pericles c. A Winter’s Tale d. The Tempest
96. ______is a witty character found in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
a. Gertrude b. Beatrice c.Perdidta d. Rosalind
97. ______is an innocent character killed by her suspicious husband.
a. Imogen b. Nerissa c. Emilia d. Desdemona
98. Cordelia is the only daughter who has affection for her father, ______.
a.Macbeth b. King Duncan c.King Lear d. Egeus
99. Twelfth Night portrays the ______of Viola for the Duke of Illyria.
a. one-sided love b. hatred c. sisterly love d. affection
100. Rosalind disguises herself as a ______in As You Like It.
a. princess b. witch c. king d. boy
UNIT-I
Macbeth 1. b.Scotland KASC-English (Aided) 2. d. thunder and lightning 3. a. Duncan 4. c. killers hired by Macbeth 5. a. Lady Macbeth 6. a. Banquo’s ghost 7. b.Scone 8. a. he is spying for Macbeth 9. b. Malcolm and Donalbain 10. c. three witches 11. d. Hecate 12. c.Malcolm 13. c."amen" 14. b. Dash its brains out 15. c.Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and king hereafter 16. a."Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none." 17. c.Malcolm’s army hides behind cut-off branches 18. b. in Macbeth’s castle 19. Duncan’s drunken chamberlains 20. b.Macduff
Unit-II A Midsummer Night’s Dream 21. a.Helena 22. b. translated 23. b. Hermia 24. c.weaver 25. b. donkey 26. a.Lysander 27. b. Love in idleness 28. c. her attendant 29. a.Demetrius 30. b.Helena 31. c.Helena 32. c.Bottom 33. c.Robin Goodfellow 34. d.Athens 35. b. In Theseus's palace 36. c. Hippolyta 37. b. To celebrate his wedding. 38. C.Puck 39. c.Her attendants 40. b. Pyramus and Thisbe
Unit III- Cymbeline 41. a. Caesar 42. c. poison 43. c.Iachimo 44. a. BelariusKASC-English (Aided) 45. c.boy 46. a.England 47. c.Cloten 48. c. Posthumous 49. c.He married Imogen 50. d. a bracelet 51. c.Italy 52. b. Seduce Imogen 53. d. A trunk 54. a. Jewels 55. b.a bracelet 56. c. by hiding in a trunk 57. b. have her killed 58. d. Disguise herself as a boy 59. b. Fidele 60. a. They are Cymbeline's long-lost sons and Imogen's brothers
Unit-IV Sonnets 1,6,8,29,73
61. b. Fair Youth 62. d. family 63. b. a lark 64. c. flowers 65. c. young man 66. d.depression 67. a.men’s eyes 68. a.distillation 69. d. beauty 70. a.music 71. a.family 72. c. procreation sonnets 73. a. 73 74. d.knowledge 75. c.1609 76. b. get married 77. a.abba abba cde cde 78. b.154 79. c. a fair youth or a dark lady 80. d. Mr.W.H.
Unit V – Elizabethan Theatre, Audience and Women Characters KASC-English (Aided) 81. c. strolling players
82. d. King’s Men
83. b.1596
84. b. The Globe
85. c. James Burbage
86. b. placards
87. b. rhyming couplet 88. b. young boys
89. d. from all classes
90. a. galleries
91. c. groundlings
92. b. Kyd
93. c. Marlowe
94. a. University Wits
95. d. The Tempest
96. b. Beatrice
97. d. Desdemona
98. c.King Lear
99. one-sided love
100. d. boy
Section B
Unit I- Macbeth 1. Write a note on the setting of the opening scene of Macbeth. 2.How do the weird sisters greet Macbeth and Banquo? 3.Why does Macbeth start to believe in the witches? 4.How does Lady Macbeth convince her husband to commit the murder? 5.Write a note on the significance of the sleepwalking scene in Macbeth. 6.What are the predictions made by the Apparitions? 7.What is the significance of the knocking at the gate in Macbeth? 8.Write a note on theKASC-English role of Banquo in Macbeth. (Aided) 9. How do the warnings of the apparitions come true? 10.Give a brief account of Macbeth’s final moments.
Unit II- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
11. How do you interpret the title A Midsummer Night’s Dream? 12.What is the role of the love juice in A Midsummer Night’s Dream? 13. Write a brief note on the first scene of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 14. Describe the transformation of Nick Bottom. 15. What leads to the quarrel between Oberon and Titania? 16.What is the result of the quarrel between the king and the queen of the fairies? 17. Why do the lovers enter the forest in A Midsummer Night’s Dream? 18. What is the advice given by the duke to Hermia? 19.Write a note on the character of Demetrius. 20.Write a note on Puck.
Unit III-Cymbeline
21. Write a note on the use of disguise in Cymbeline. 22. Comment on the happy ending of Cymbeline. 23. How did Iachimo gain access into the bedchamber of Imogen? 24.Sketch the character of Cloten. 25.What are the plots hatched by the wicked queen? 26. Briefly describe the wager scene in Cymbeline. 27.What is the role of the Lucius in the play Cymbeline? 28. How did Imogen meet her brothers? 29.How does Iachimo convince Posthumous that his wife is unfaithful? 30. What is the role of Piscanio in the play Cymbeline?
Unit IV- Sonnets 1,6,8,29,73
31. Write a note on Sonnet 1. 32. Give the gist of Sonnet 6. 33. Write briefly about the structure of the Shakespearean sonnet. 34.How does Shakespeare use the metaphor of distillation in Sonnet 6? 35.Write a note on the theme of music in Sonnet 8. 36. Write a note on the imagery and symbolism in Sonnet 73. 37. What is the theme of Sonnet 29? 38. Briefly sum up the salient points of Sonnet 73. 39. What do you learn about the Fair Youth through the sonnets prescribed? 40. Write about the metaphor of distillation mentioned in the Sonnet 6.
Unit IV – Shakespeare’s Theatre, Audience and Women Characters
41. Write a note on the stage properties of Shakespeare’s time. 42. How was time and place indicated on the Shakespearean stage? 43. Write a note on the use of costumes in the time of Shakespeare. 44. What were theKASC-English important playhouses of the Elizabethan (Aided) Age? 45. Categorize the Elizabethan audience. 46.Comment on the immediacy between the actors and the audience . 47. Write a note on the social differences prevailing in the Shakespearean theatre. 48. Write a note on Portia and Calpurnia in Julius Caesar. 49. Write a note on the character of Rosalind in As You Like It. 50. What was the practical reason for the use of disguise by women characters in Shakespeare’s plays?
Section C Unit I - Macbeth 1.Analyse the character of Macbeth. 2.Is Lady Macbeth to blame for King Duncan’s death? Discuss. 3.What is the role of the supernatural element in Macbeth? 4.Trace the events leading to the murder of Duncan. 5. Macbeth is often cited as a famous example of what the American sociologist Robert Merton called a “self-fulfilling prophecy.” Discuss how the mechanism of the witches’ prophecy works in terms of its self-fulfillment. 6.Macbeth is the one to express doubts over murdering Duncan but it is Lady Macbeth on whom the burden of crime takes its toll. How do the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth develop differently over the course of the play? Why? 7.What is the significance of Macbeth’s vision of the dagger and of Banquo’s ghost in the play?
8.Is character or fate the reason for the tragedy of Macbeth? Discuss.
9.Write an essay on the soliloquies in Macbeth. 10. Consider Macbeth as a Shakespearean tragedy.
Unit II- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1.The fairy world in A Midsummer Night’s Dream plays a pivotal role. Justify this statement. 2.“The course of true love never did run smooth.” Elucidate with reference to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 3.What is the importance of the sub-plot in A Midsummer Night’s Dream? 4.Atmosphere is of foremost importance in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Justify. 5.Elaborate upon the title of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 6.Write an essay on the significance of the play within the play in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 7.Highlight the comic elements in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 8.A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare’s comment on love. Elucidate. 9.Compare and contrast the characters of Hermia and Helena. 10.A Midsummer Night’s Dream describes several pairs of lovers. Which do you consider as the best and why?
Unit III- CymbelineKASC-English (Aided)
1.How is Cymbeline representative of the last phase of Shakespeare’s writings? 2.Assess the character of Imogen. 3.Describe Imogen’s life in the forest. 4.What is the role of the wicked queen in the plot of Cymbeline? 5.Cymbeline has several fairy-tale elements embedded in its plot. Explain. 6.Does Posthumus deserve Imogen? Discuss. 7.Consider Cymbeline as a tragic-comedy. 8.In Cymbeline, women are given more prominence than men. Justify. 9.What is the role played by disguise in Cymbeline? 10.Comment on the denouement in Cymbeline.
Unit IV – Sonnets 1,6,8,29,73
1.What is the consolation drawn by Shakespeare as expressed in Sonnet 29? 2.Attempt an appreciation of the sonnets prescribed for study. 3.How does Shakespeare use imagery and metaphor in his sonnets? 4.What are the characteristics of the Shakespearean sonnet? 5.Examine the role of friendship as seen in the sonnets under study. 6.Attempt an appreciation of Sonnet 73. 7.What is the message given by Shakespeare from the Sonnet I? 8.What is the general aim of Shakespeare’s sonnets 1,6 and 8? 9.Write an essay on Shakespeare as a sonneteer with reference to the poems prescribed. 10.Shakespeare’s sonnets are more personal than his plays. Justify.
Unit V - Elizabethan Theatre, Audience and Women Characters 1.Describe Shakespeare’s Theatre. 2.What were the characteristics of the Elizabethan theatre? 3.Describe a typical Elizabethan stage performance. 4.How did the Elizabethan theatre influence Shakespeare’s plays? 5.Where were the plays of the Elizabethan era performed and at what time? 6.Explain the stratification of Shakespeare’s Audience. 7.How did Shakespeare cater to all sections of his audience? Give examples. 8.“Shakespeare has no heroes but only heroines.” What is your opinion of Dr.Johnson’s statement? 9. Attempt an appreciation of the women characters in any one of Shakespeare’s comedies. 10. Write an essay on any one of Shakespeare’s tragic heroines.
KASC-English (Aided)
KASC-English (Aided)
KASC-English (Aided) KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED)
I BA ENGLISH LITERATURE 18UEL1A1
SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND
UNIT I The Renaissance The Reformation East India Company Colonial Expansion UNIT II Puritanism The Civil War and it Social Significance The Growth of Political parties in England
UNIT III Coffee Houses Queen Anne’s England The Agrarian Revolution Industrial Revolution]
UNIT IV The Humanitarian Movement The Reform Bills The French Revolution UNIT V Victorian England The World Wars The Welfare state Trade Unionism in England KASC-English (Aided) Staff-in-charge: Dr. Shobha Ramaswamy Dr. Mangayarkkarasi K.S. Section A (100x1=100)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
UNIT I
1. The term “Renaissance” refers to a ______movement. a) Religious b) cultural c) social d) politiacal
2. Renaissance marked the end of ______a) early ages b) middle ages c) medievalism d) science
3. The term “Renaissance” refers to ______a) revival of learning b) revival of church c) revival of barbariance d) reformation of church
4. ______were the first Renaissance humanists. a) Petrach and Boccaccio b) Dante and Plutarch c) Erasmus and Colet d) Michelangelo KASC-English (Aided) 5. ______is famous for his work Madonna. a) Raphael b) Michelangelo c) Leonardo Da Vince d) Christopher Columbus
6.______is credited for making English a vernacular language. a) Spenser b) Chaucer c) Milton d) John Hawkins
7. During the Age of Renaissance ______became ‘a nest of singing birds.’ a) France b) Germany c) England d) Spain
8. ______proved that Sun was in the centre of the solar system a) Newton b) Columbus c) Copernicus d) John Guttenberg
9. ______brought the printing press to England. a) John Guttenburg b) Queen Elizabeth c) William Caxton d) Christopher Columbus
10. The famous statue of Mosses is a work of ______a) Raphael b) Michelangelo c) Leonardo Da Vinci d) Christopher Columbus
11. Reformation is a ______Movement. a) Economic b) Social c) Religious d) political
12. Reformation was initiated by ______. a) The King of England b) Pope of Rome c) Martin Luther d) Ferdinand Magellan
13. ______condemned the act of Martin Luther. a) The church of EnglandKASC-English (Aided) b) King Henry VIII c) King Edward VI d) King Henry VII
14. The Church was indulging in sale of ______. a) land b) property c) indulgences d) church accessaries
15. Reformation Parliament was summoned by ______a) King Edward VI b) King Henry VII c) King Henry VIII d) Queen Mary I
16. The English East India Company was established in ______a) 1600 b) 1650 c) 1700 d) 1673
17. Danes established their trading centres at ______a) Tranquibar b) Srirampur c) Tanjore d) all the above
18. The battle of Plassey was fought in ______. a) 1767 b) 1757 c) 1797 d) 1756
19. During 19th century, Asian and African rulers usually desired transfer of which of the following western technologies? a) Medicines b) weapons c) navigational instruments d) chemical fertilizers
20. “Extraterritoriality”can best be described as which of the following? a) exemtion of foreegners from the laws of the country in which they live b) expansion of a country’s international borders to natural boundaries c) establishment of a government in exile d) acquisition of new colonies or territories
UNIT II 1. Puritans did not want ______a) a church composedKASC-English automatically of all members of society (Aided) b) to have an educated clergy c) to be safe from Indian attacks d) to abolish the Popish hierarchy and rituals of the Church of England
2. Puritans leaders ______a) rejected the doctrine of the convenant of grace b) punished Quakers for actively practicing their religion c) were generally lazy and uninterested in learning d) clearly distinguished between religious and civil authority and law
3. What was the purpose of the halfway Covenant? a) To destroy the power of the puritan Church b) To assist the rising Congregational Church c) To burn witches d) To maintain the power of the Puritans in a time of declining membership
4. The Civil War that broke out in _____ between Charles I and the Parliamentarians created a vertical split in the country. a) 1643 b) 1642 c) 1624 d)1664
5. The King Charles I was suppored by ______. a) Cavaliars b) Roundheads c) Flathheads d) Protestants
6. The Parliament at the time of King Charles I was supported by ______. a) Cavaliars b) Roundheads c) Flathheads d) Protestants
7. The ______parts of England supported the king Charles I. a) Northern and Western b) Northern and Eastern c) Southern and Eastern d) Southern and Western
8. The ______parts of England supported the Parliament a) Northern and Western b) Northern and Eastern c) Southern and Eastern d) Southern and Western
9. One of the major causes of the Civil War was ______. a) Charles I imposed heavy taxes b) Charles II ImposedKASC-English heavy taxes (Aided) c) Prince Rupert imposed heavy taxes d) Charles I did not impose heavy taxes
10. One of the major causes of the Civil War was ____. a) Charles I’s sympathetic treatment of Catholics and aversion towards puritans b) Charles I liked bothe Catholics and Puritans c) Charles I’s aversion towards Catholics d) Charles II’s aversion towards puritans
11. One of the major causes of the Civil War was _____. a) Charles I’s clashes with parliament b) Charles I’s co-operations with parliament c) Charles II’s clashes with parliament d) Charles II’s co-operations with parliament
12. One of the major causes of the Civil War was ______. a) Charles I’s costly and unsuccessful foreign wars b) Charles’s successful foreign wars c) Charles I did not fight a foreign war d) Charles II’s costly foreign wars 13. One of the major causes of the Civil War was ______. a) Charles’s blind support of his toadies like Buckinham, Wentworth and archbishop Laud b) Charles I did not support his toadies c) Charles II’s blind support of his toadies d) Charles I did not have any toady.
14. In the course of the Civil War, King Charles I was ______in the initial stage. a) defeated b) victorious c) struggling hard d) afraid
15. In the course of the Civil War, King Charles I won the battles of ______in the initial stages. a) Marston Moor b) Newbury c) Edgehill and Chalgrove d) Naseby
16. In the course of the Civil War, The Royal Army got defeated at ______. a) Marston Moor, Newbury and Naseby b) Edgehill c) chalgrove d) Goosebury
17. Oliver Cromwell’s followers were called ______a) Ironsides b) strong sides c) falcons d) hawkers KASC-English (Aided)
18. Charles I surrendered to the Scots in a) 1644 b) 1645 c) 1646 d) 1647
19. After the escape of Charles I, he was again captured in _____. a) Hamilton b) Warrington d) Washington d) Bridgestone 20. Pride’s Purge is the forcible ejection of the ______. a) Independents b) Rump c) Hump d) Presbyterians
UNIT III 1. Elizabeth I was the daughter of _____ a) King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York b) King George V and Mary c) King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn d) King Henry VII and Elizabeth of Norfolk
2. Elizabeth I was the last of ______dynasty a) Tudor b) York c) Lancanshire d) Stuart
3. Elizabeth was fluent in _____ languages a) Ten b) six c) fourteen d) nine
4. Elizabeth I was the first ruler to establish ______a) Coffee houses b) Church of England c) Church of Rome d) Republicans
5. The supports of Queen Elizabeth I were known as _____ a) Republicans b) Reformists c) Anglicans d) Catholics KASC-English (Aided)
6. Queen Elizabeth I was a ______by faith a) Catholic b) Protestant c) Jew d) Anglican
7. Elizabeth I restored Protestanism through ______a) Anglican settlement b) victory over Spanish Armada c) Terror d) Catholics 8. Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh and Humphrey Gilbert were famous _____ who lived during Elizabethan Age a) Scientists b) Explorers c) Minister d) Physician
9. Sir Humphrey Gilbert was a half-brother to ______a) Vasco da Gama b) Francis Drake c) Walter Raleigh d) Francis Drake
10. Elizabeth I was fond of ______a) Theatre b) Coffee shops c) Explorations d) Inventions
11. Queen Elizabeth I left ______for her successor a) America b) Debts c) Abundant Treasury d) Scientists
12. The year 1688 marked ______a) Discovery of America b) Exposure of the Babington Plot c) Defeat of Spanish Armada d) Terror
13. In Queen Anne’s England, agriculture and commerce ______a) did not improve b) flourished c) failed to progress d) were the problemsKASC-English (Aided) 14. In Queen Anne’s England, the government ______for the education of the poor. a) took several initiatives b) took a few initiatives c) did nothing d) struggled
15. Queen Anne’s greatest achievement was the _____ a) separation of England and Scotland b) Union of England and Scotland c) Union of England and France d) Separation of England and France
16. The Button’s coffee house functioned as a _____ to Will’s Coffee house a) friend b) rival c) companion d) tea house
17.Transport facilities ______during Queen Victorian’s England. a) Increased tremendously b) increased slowly c) not increased d) decreased
18. Chloroform was discovered by Dr. ______a) Milton b) Simpson c) Tungsten d) Sir Ronald Ross
19. The causes of Malaria was discovered by Dr. _____ a) Milton b) Simpson c) Tungsten d) Sir Ronald Ross
20. ______was the called the Railway King of England. a) Milton b) Simpson c) Tungsten d) George Hudson
UNIT IV 1. Margaret Thatcher became the Prime Minister in _____ a) 1971 b) 1973 c) 1975 d) 1979
2. According to theKASC-English National Insurance Act, _____ had to pay (Aided) a small sum to the government a) everybody b) every adult c) every infant d) every lady
3. The _____ provided small sums to every family for each child (except the first) until the child reached the age of fifteen. a) Family Allowance Act b) The National Health Service Act c) The National Insurance Act d) Family Insurance Act
4. Who was the successor of Louis XIV? a) Louis XVI b) Louis XVII c) Louis XV d) Louis XVIII
5. Who was the successor of Louis XV? a) Louis XVIII b) Louis XIX c) Louis XVI d) Louis XVII
6. The first reform bill was passed in ______a) 1830 b) 1832 c) 1918 d) 1936
7. The Bastille symbolised ______a) benevolence of the king b) despotic power of the king c) armed might of France d) prestige and power
8. French legacy to the world ______a) Democracy b) Socialism and nationalism c) Republicanism d) Liberty, Freedom and Equality
9. Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon? a) Fall of the Jacobin government b) Robespierres Reign of Terror c) Political instability of the Directory d) Nationalist forces
10. France on 21st September, 1792 was declared as ______a) Socialist State KASC-English (Aided) b) Democracy c) Communist State d) Republic
11. The French Revolution began on ______a) July 14, 1789 b) July 30, 1798 c) May 21, 1743 d) May 23, 1759
12. Which of the following fort was seized by the revolutionaries and set free the prisioners? a) Red fort b) William fort c) St. George fort d) Bastille fort
13. In how many estates French society was divided? a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 2
14. Which of the following were the estates of French society? a) First Estate b) Second Estate c) Third Estate d) All the above
15. Who among the following consisted in the First Estate? a) Nobles and Landlords b) Priests and Church officials c) Common People d) Middle class people
16. Who among the following consisted in the Third Estate? a) Nobles and Landlords b) Priests and Church officials c) Common People d) Middle class people
17. Which of the following is true about the Clergy and Nobles and Landlords? a) Higher positions in the government were reserved for them b) They were exempted from paying many of the taxes c) They enjoyed number of privilages d) All the above
18. Which of the following tax is collected by the Church for providing community services? a) Bagha b) Tith c) Fude KASC-English (Aided) d) Kara
19. Which of the following is true about the Third Estate? a) It was consisted 95% of the French population b) They had to pay numerous taxes c) Their economic life was miserable d) All the above
20. Louis XVI came to throne in ______a) 1773 b) 1782 c) 1767 d) 1770 UNIT V 1. A railway commission was formed in _____ to standardize tariff during Queen Victorian’s England. a) 1837 b) 1873 c) 1877 d) 1888
2. During Queen Victorian’s England, the Penny Post came into existence in _____ a) 1839 b) 1840 c) 1841 d) 1842
3. In the 1870’s ______developed methods of sending many messages simultaneously over the same wire a) Albert and Edison b) Stearns and Mathew c) Stearns and Rowland Hill d) Stearns and Edison
4. Alexander Graham Bell, an American, opened a telephone exchange in _____ in 1879. a) Brimingham b) Yorkshire c) London d) Oxford
5. During Queen Victorian’s England, the ______replaced painting. a) Camera b) drawing c) varnishing d) distempering
6. The First world War began in ______a) 1914 b) 1915 KASC-English (Aided) c) 1916 d)1917
7. The total number killed in the First World War was about _____ a) 6 million b) 7 million c) 8 million d) 9 million
8. With the defeat of _____ the First World War came to an end. a) Germany and Australia b) Germany and Austria c) Germany and France d) France and Austria
9. The First World War came to an end in ______a) 1918 b) 1915 c) 1916 d)1917 10. The treaty of Versailies was signed in ______a) 1918 b) 1915 c) 1916 d)1919
11. ILO means ______. a) International Labour Organisation b) International Legislative Organisation c) Internal Labour Organisation’ d) Internal Labour Organisation
12. The First World war was believed to be a _____ a) War to begin wars b) war to end wars c) war to make wars d) war to control wars
13. With the surrender of _____ the Second World War came to an end. a) Germany and Australia b) Germany and Japan c) Germany and France d) France and Austria
14. The Second World War came to an end in _____ a)1944 b) 1946 c) 1945 d) 1949 KASC-English (Aided) 15. The Second World War brought about an end to European supremacy over ______a) Africa b) Australia c) America d) Asia
16. The _____ emerged as the biggest power after the First World War. a) The United States b) the Soviet Union c) Uganda d) India
17. Despite its darker side, the Second World War is often called a _____. a) War of captivity b) the Soviet union c) War of confinement d) war of kindness
18. The _____ emerged as the biggest power after the Second World War. a) The United States b) the Soviet Union c) Japan d) Germany
19. UNO was set up in _____ a) 1935 b) 1938 c) 1942 d) 1945
20. In ______, the Labour Party came to power. a) 1935 b) 1938 c) 1942 d) 1945
Section B (50X5=250) Answer the following questions in about 150 words each wherever necessary:
UNIT I 1. Write a short note on Caxton and his printing press. 2. Give a brief account on Renaissance and painting 3. Give a short note on Renaissance and Science. 4. Write a note on Ersmus. 5. Give brief note on Grammar school 6. What is Reformation? 7. What were the important inventions and discoveries during the period of Renaissance? 8. How did Copernicus contradict Ptolemy? 9. Why was the EastKASC-English India Company established? (Aided) 10. What is colonial expansion?
UNIT II 1. Write a note on life in England during the Puritan rule. 2. What led to the establishment of political parties in England? 3. Write a note on the effects of the Civil War. 4. What were the circumstances that led to the Civil War? 5. What led to the establishment of political parties of England? 6. What were the most important effects of the Civil war? 7. What is the difference between a conservatives and liberals? 8. What was the Puritan contribution to literature? 9. Write a note on Conservatives and Liberals. 10. Write a note on the Exclusion Bill. UNIT III 1. Write a note on the social hierarchy during the rule of Queen Anne. 2. How did the Coffee Houses help the literary men? 3. Why was English agriculturalist Jethro Tull significant to the Agrarian Revolution? 4. How did the Agricultural Revolution lead to the Industrial Revolution? 5. Write a brief note on Sports and pastimes during Queen Anne’s period. 6. Give a brief account on the Education system during Age of Queen Anne. 7. Write a note on the revolution in English methods of stock breeding. 8. Write a note on the Industrial Revolution in coal and Iron industries in England. 9. Write a note on the coffee house of the clergies 10. Write a note on the coffee houses of the literary men.
UNIT IV 1. What were the developments brought about in the 18 th century in the field of medical service? 2.Write short notes on the anti-slavery movement 3. Write short notes on Chartist Movement. 4. Write short note on Second Reform Bill 5. What was the result of the third Reform Bill? 6. When was the main reason for the passing of the first Reform Bill? 7. What was the effect of the corn Law of 1815? 8. Write a short notes on aftermath of French Revolution. 9. What were the causes for the French Revolution? 10. Describe the course of the French Revolution.
UNIT V 1. What were the problems of Victorian age women? 2. What caused poverty in Victorian times? 3. Write a short note on the suffrage after the First World War. 4. How did the Second World War affect England? 5. What was the cause for the First World War? 6. What is the concept of a welfare state? 7. What is Commonwealth? 8. Write short notes on amalgamated unions. 9. Write a note on Labour Party? 10. Write a note onKASC-English the General strike of all Trade Unions. (Aided)
Section C (50X8=400) Answer the following questions in about 500 words each wherever necessary:
UNIT I 1. Write an essay on Renaissance. 2. Write an essay on the Renaissance in England. Write an essay on the administration of the East India Company and Crown during the British rule in India. 3. Write an essay on Reformation Parliament. 4. Write an essay about King Henry VII and the Reformation 5. How did East India Company transform from Trading company to military power? 6. Give a brief history of British East India Company. 7. How did the western education change the attitude towards education in India? 8. Which educational policy do you think, introduced by the British would have been more favourable for Indians? Give reasons for your answers. 9. Write an essay on British Colonial Expansion in the 17th century. 10. “Colonialism is the mother of terrorism.” – Discuss.
UNIT II 1. Puritanism became a way of life and a way of religion. 2. Write an essay on the Civil War and its social consequences. 3. How did the party system evolve in England politics? 4. How did Puritanism influence the lives of the English people? 5. Describe the struggle between the King and Parliament in the 17th century. 6. Trace the growth and development of political parties in England. 7. What are the political, social and economic effects of the civil war? 8. How did the party system evolve in English politics? 9. Imagine yourself in Puritan England. Describe one day in your life. 10. Estimate the significance of the struggle between the King and Parliament in the 17th century.
UNIT III 1. “Coffee houses played a prominent role in promoting social life in the country – Elucidate. 2. Discuss the general features of Queen Anne’s age. 3. Give a detailed account of the Coffee-houses in the Queen Anne’s England. 4. Analyse the importance of the coffee houses in promoting social life in England. 5. Discuss the contributing factors in the Agricultural Revolution. 6. Trace the course of the Industrial Revolution in England. 7. Do you think the Industrial Revolution impacted working-class people in a positive or negative way? 8. “Coffee House as the centre of social life.” – Justify. 9. “Coffee houses played a prominent role in promoting social life in the country”-Elucidate. 10. Describe the effects of the Industrial Revolution.
UNIT IV 1. Write an essay on the Humanitarian movements. 2. What were the main humanitarian movements in England? 3. Write a short noteKASC-English on the anti-slavery movement. (Aided) 4. Write an essay on the Reform Bills. 5. Write an essay about the ‘Era of Reforms.’ 6. What are the main features of The Reform Bills in 1832? What was its impact on Victorian Society? 7. Write an essay on the effects of the French Revolution. 8. Write short notes on Edmund Burke’s ‘Reflections on the French Revolution’ 9. Write an essay on Incompetence of the monarchy of Louis XV. 10. Write an essay on the Role of the French Philosophers.
UNIT V 1. “Victorians loved their Romantic poetry. If they were so interested in the previous generation's poetry, does it still make sense to separate the two groups?” – Explain. 2. If you were defining Victorian literature by its major works instead of by Queen Victoria's life, which texts would you choose? 3. Write an essay on the effects of World War II. 4. Write an essay on life between the two World Wars. 5. What do you understand about the Victorian Age. 6. Describe Science as savior and destroyer in the Victorian age? 7. Trace the impact of the Word Wars on England. 8. How did the concept of Welfare State benefit the people of England? 9. How did the Trade Unionism grow in England? 10. Write a essay on the Trade Unionism in England.
Answer Key: UNIT I 1. b) cultural 2. b) middle ages 3. a) revival of learning 4. a) Petrach and Boccaccio 5. a) Raphael 6. b) Chaucer 7. c) England 8. c) Copernicus 9. c) William Caxton 10. a) Raphael 11. c) Religious 12. c) Martin Luther 13. b) King Henry VIII 14. c) indulgences 15. c) King Henry VIII 16. a) 1600 17. d) all the above 18. b) 1757 19. b) weapons 20. a) exemption of foreigners from the laws of the country in which they live
UNIT II 1. a) a church composed automatically of all members of society 2. b) punished QuakersKASC-English for actively practicing their religion (Aided) 3. d) To maintain the power of the Puritans in a time of declining membership 4. b) 1642 5. a) Cavaliars 6. b) Roundheads 7. a) Northern and Western 8. c) Southern and Eastern 9. a) Charles I imposed heavy taxes 10. a) Charles I’s sympathetic treatment of Catholics and aversion towards puritans 11. a) Charles I’s clashes with parliament 12. a) Charles I’s costly and unsuccessful foreign wars 13. a) Charles’s blind support of his toadies like Buckinham, Wentworth and archbishop Laud 14. b) victorious 15. c) Edgehill and Chalgrove 16. a) Marston Moor, Newbury and Naseby 17. a) Ironsides 18. c) 1646 19. b) Warrington 20. d) Presbyterians
UNIT III 1. c) King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn 2. a) Tudor 3. b) six 4. b) Church of England 5. c) Anglicans 6. b) Protestant 7. a) Anglican settlement 8. b) Explorers 9. c) Walter Raleigh 10. a) Theatre 11. b) Debts 12. c) Defeat of Spanish Armada 13. b) flourished 14. c) did nothing 15. b) Union of England and Scotland 16. b) rival 17. a) Increased tremendously 18. b) Simpson 19. d) Sir Ronald Ross 20. d) George Hudson
UNIT IV 1. d) 1979 2. b) every adult 3. a) Family Allowance Act 4. c) Louis XV 5. c) Louis XVI 6. b) 1832 7. b) despotic powerKASC-English of the king (Aided) 8. d) Liberty, Freedom and Equality 9. c) Political instability of the Directory 10. d) Republic 11. a) July 14, 1789 12. d) Bastille fort 13. a) 3 14. d) All the above 15. b) Priests and Church officials 16. c) Common People 17. d) All the above 18. b) Tith 19. d) All the above 20. a) 1773 UNIT V 1. b) 1873 2. b) 1840 3. d) Stearns and Edison 4. c) London 5. a) Camera 6. a) 1914 7. d) 9 million 8. b) Germany and Austria 9. a) 1918 10. d)1919 11. a) International Labour Organisation 12. b) war to end wars 13. b) Germany and Japan 14. c) 1945 15. d) Asia 16. a) The United States 17. b) the Soviet union 18. b) the Soviet Union 19. d) 1945 20. d) 1945
KASC-English (Aided) [Type text]
KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) Skill Based Subject II
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
Question Bank
Prepared by
Dr.P.Sujatha
Objective:
To help the students build a positive personality
To inculcate positive attitudes and values for holistic living
Unit I -Chapter I Importance of Attitude
Chapter II –How to build a positive attitude
Unit II -Chapter III-Success
Chapter IV-What is holding us back?
Unit III -Chapter V-Motivation
Chapter VI-Self-Esteem
Unit IV
Chapter VII-Importance of Interpersonal skills Chapter VIII-TwentyKASC-English five steps to building a positive personality(Aided) Chapter IX-Sub conscious Mind and Habits
Unit V
Chapter X- Goal setting
Chapter XI-Values and Vision
Prescribed Text: Shiva Khera-You Can Win, Macmillian,2009 [Type text]
Section A-Choose the right options:
UNIT-I
1. You can win is all about that ______% of success.
a) 15% b) 50% c) 75% d) 85%
2.______is the most important word in the English language.
a) Success b) Attitude c) Lose d) Win
3. TQP stands for? a) Total Quantity People b) Total Quality People c) The Quotes Page d) Trim Qualification Program
4. In a ______environment a marginal performer’s output goes up.
a) Negative b) Positive c) Equal d) Both
5. Negative attitudes create a ______environment.
a) Bitterness b) Resentment c) Unpleasant d) Ill health
6. Negative people will always ______
a)Un happy b) High stress c) Criticize d) Un healthy
7. The Foundation of success, regardless of your chosen field is______
a) Approach b) Attitude c) Environment d) Experience
8. Attitude is such a ______factor in success.
a) HardKASC-English b) Critical c) Easy d) Medium (Aided)
9.______is more valuable than capital or equipment.
a) Customer b) Creditors c) Debtors d) People
10. People can be your biggest ______.
a) Machinery b) Equipment c) Capital d) Asset
11. Great organizations are measured by ______.
a) Feelings b) Attitudes c) Relationships d) Both. [Type text]
12. In a ______environment a good performer’s output goes down.
a) Negative b) Positive c) Equal d) Both.
13.______ought to teach us not only how to make a living but also how to live.
a) Experiences b) Education c) Attitude d) Success
14. If your attitude is negative, your life is ______.
a) Happy b)Un happy c) Moderate d) Restricted
15. Procrastination leads to a ______attitude.
a) Positive b) Negative c) Criticize d) Optimist
16. Robert Fulton invented the ______.
a) Rocket b) Air plane c) Cycle d) Steam boat.
17. “Never leave till tomorrow, which you can do today” who told this?
a) Benjamin Franklin b) James Albert c) Norman Vincent Peale d) Theodare Roosevelt.
18.______is the way we feel about ourselves.
a) Positive attitude b) Negative attitude c) Self-esteem d) Pornography
19.______is nothing short of dehumanizing women and children.
a) Self-esteem b) Education c) Knowledge d) Pornography
20. Life is a ______course.
a) Positive b) Negative c) Obstacle d) Productivity
UNIT-II KASC-English (Aided)
21.______is simply result of making a few mistakes repeatedly.
a) Success b) Failure c) Clues d) None of the above
22. Success is the ______realization of a worthy goal.
a) Summarizes b) Progressive c) Recognition d) Satisfaction
23. “ A duty which becomes a desire will ultimately become a delight” who said this ______[Type text]
a) George Gritter b) Abraham Lincoln c) Vince Lombardi d) Andrew cornegie
24.______is the sum total of person’s values, beliefs and personality.
a) Character b) Hard work c) Responsibility d) Positive Believing
25.______means that success is a journey not destination.
a) Summarizes b) Progressive c) Recognition d) Satisfaction
26.______means it is an experience outside forces cannot make me feel successful.
a) Success b) Failure c) Clues d) Realization
27. ______is the foundation upon which all else is built.
a) Character b) Hard work c) Responsibility d) Positive Believing
28. A ______attitude prevents people from accepting responsibility for their circumstances.
a) Self-esteem b) Fatalistic c) Knowledge d) Pornography
29.______is awareness of areas of ignorance.
a) Experiences b) Knowledge c) Attitude d) Success
30.______is lack of self respect and self worth.
a) Poor Self-esteem b) Education c) Knowledge d) Pornography
31. ______takes discipline and is more important than erratic effort.
a) Feelings b) Attitudes c) Relationships d) Consistency.
32. ______takes self-control, sacrifice and avoiding distractions and temptations.
a) Positive KASC-English b) Discipline c) Criticize d) Optimist (Aided)
33. ______can be real or imaginary.
a) Happy b) Unhappy c) Fear d) Restricted
34.______results in insecurity, lack of confidence and procrastination.
a) Success b) Failure c) Fear d) None of the above.
35.______means learning from our mistake. There is nothing wrong with making mistakes. [Type text]
a) Preparation b) Discipline c) Criticize d) Optimist
36.______comes from preparation which is nothing but planning and practicing.
a) Summarizes b) Confidence c) Recognition d) Satisfaction
37.______is not a matter of luck, but of laws.
a) Success b) Failure c) Clues d) None of the above
38. Faith without action is ______
a) Feelings b) Attitudes c) Relationships d) Delusion.
39.______does not wait for miracles but produces them.
a) Faith b) Education c) Attitude d) Success
40.______does not mean gambling foolishly and behaving irresponsibly.
a) Summarizes b) Confidence c) Risk taking d) Satisfaction
UNIT-III
41.______is a drive that encourages action or feeling.
a) Inspiration b) Motivation c) Fear d) Incentive.
42. The greatest enemy of motivation is ______.
a) Complacency b) Lack of effort c) Fear d) Attitude
43.Motivation classified into ______types.
a) 2 b) 4 c) 3 d) 1
44.______motivationKASC-English is the inner gratification. (Aided)
a) Internal b) External c) Fear d) Incentive
45.______is shaped by your thoughts, relationships and experiences.
a) Self-esteem b) Motivation c) Inspiration d) Recognition
46.______means that you believe in yourself and know that you are a great addition to this world.
a) High self-esteem b) Low self-esteem c) Motivation d) Responsibility [Type text]
47. ______means that you don’t believe in yourself, often you compare yourself to other people.
a) High self-esteem b) Low self-esteem c) Motivation d) Responsibility
48. ______motivation is seen when a person undertakes an activity for its own sake without any sort of external reward.
a) Internal b) External c) Fear d) Incentive
49. ______motivation refers to behavior that is driven by external rewards such as money, fame, grades, and praise.
a) Internal b) External c) Fear d) Incentive
50.______motivation is concerned with the way goals influence behavior.
a) Internal b) External c) Fear d) Incentive
51.______is the act or power of exercising an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions.
a) Inspiration b) Motivation c) Fear d) Incentive.
52. ______motivation comes from within such as pride, a sense of achievement, responsibility and belief.
a) Internal b) External c) Fear d) Incentive
53. The most important Internal motivators are______.
a) Recognition b) Responsibility c) a and b d) None of the above. 54.______KASC-English means being appreciated, being treated with(Aided) respect and dignity. a) Recognition b) Responsibility c) Motivation d) None of the above.
55.______gives a person a feeling of belonging and ownership.
a) Motivation b) Responsibility c) Self-esteem d) Inspiration.
56.______is the evident in respect for One’s self, others, Property, Law, Parents and one’s country.
a) High self-esteem b) Low self-esteem c) Motivation d) Responsibility
57.______could lead to extremes of behavior. [Type text]
a) High self-esteem b) Low self-esteem c) Motivation d) Responsibility
58.______is thought.
a) Motivation b) Responsibility c) Self-esteem d) Inspiration.
59.______is action.
a) Motivation b) Responsibility c) Self-esteem d) Inspiration.
60.______is like fire- unless you keep adding fuel to it, it dies.
a) Motivation b) Responsibility c) Self-esteem d) Inspiration.
UNIT IV
61. ‘You Can Win’ is all about ______.
a) life b) attitude c) success d) faith
62. According to Shiv Khera, Knowledge is ______.
a) power b) education c) courage d) information
63.______is the way we feel about ourselves.
a) Self-esteem b) Positivity c) Intelligence d) Gratitude
64. The application of education and knowledge without ______is meaningless.
a) emotion b) ignorance c) thinking d) commonsense
65. Continuous positive education leads to ______thinking.
a) positive b) emotional c) lucid d) good
66. The biggest hurdleKASC-English in building a positive personality is ___. (Aided)
a) Ego b)Close mind c) Pride d) Envy
67. Charisma without ____ is like good looks without goodness.
a) trouble b) value c)income d)maturity
68. People confuse goals with dreams and ______.
a) wishes b) money c) health d) wealth [Type text]
69. Goals without ______are empty dreams.
a)money b) history c) action d)events
70. ____ is a criticism with a spirit of helpfulness rather than as a put-down.
a) constructive criticism b) Negative Criticism c) Satire d) Metonymy
71. The Quality of a Good Character is ______.
a) Honesty b) Money c) Health d) Listener
72. Responsible behavior is to accept accountability and that represents ____.
a) maturity b) Money c) Health d) Honesty
73. _____is a greater compliment than love.
a) Trust b) stress c ) Irritation d) self esteem
74. An inability to accept constructive criticism is a sign______.
a) poor self-esteem d) Accountablity c) Honesty d)complaints
75. A ____costs nothing, but it creates much.
a) smile b) Trust c) love d) stress
76. An exchange of ignorance is called as _____.
a)argument b) discussion c)Ignorance d) debate
77. a ____is an expression of logic.
a)discussion b) argument c)Ignorance d) debate
78. ____can lead to KASC-Englishslander and defamation of character. (Aided)
a) Gossip b)Listener c)Egoistic d)pride
79. A promise is a statement of _____.
a)intent b) conviction c) act d)Kind
80. ______comes out of character and leads to conviction.
a) Commitment b) promise c)Gossip d)arugument [Type text]
UNIT V
81. _____improves our personality and builds character.
a) Gratitude b) Honesty c) Kindness d) Trust
82. ______weakens a person's case and makes him lose credibility.
a) Exaggeration b) Sincere c) Gratitude d) Trust
84. _____is an offshoot of deep moral behavior.
a) Courtesy b) Humility c) Patience d) Commitment
85. The process of creating and seeing a mental picture of the kind of thing you want to have or do, or the kind of person you want to be is called _____.
a) Visualization b) Auto suggestion c) conditioning d)goals
86. The sum total of our habits is ______.
a) Character b)Honesty c)Ego d) pride
87. The way to program and condition our mind to make a statement into a self-fulfilling prophecy is ____.
a) Auto-suggestion b) Visualization c) conditioning d)Goals
88. It is passion, not wishing, that turns dreams into reality is known as _____.
a) Auto-suggestion b) Visualization c) conditioning d)Goals
89. ____alone is a very important characteristic of a positive personality. a)Empathy KASC-English b)sympathy c) Intrapersonal Skills (Aided) d)Pride 90. Which teaches a person the value of money?
a) Hard work b)Status c)food d)attitude.
91. A ______implies putting the other person's needs ahead of one’s own.
a) commitment b)lethargic c)honesty d)Self esteem
92. A society becomes good or bad, based on the _____of individuals.
a) ethical values b) honesy c) positive criticism d)Goals [Type text]
93. Ethics cannot be generalized but vary from situation to situation, and person to person is called _____.
a) situational ethics b) ethical values c)Visions d)values
94. _____leads to negative goal-setting.
a) Worry b)happiness c)self- esteem d)hardwork
95. An integral part of a good value system is______.
a)commitment b)lethargic c)honesty d)Self esteem
96. The process of making a choice between the two commitments would involve priority, _____and duty.
a) responsibility b) ethical values c)Visions d)values
97.______are dreams with a deadline and an action plan.
a) Goals b) ethical values c)Visions d)values
98. ______is the result of repeated conscious effort until it becomes a habit.
a) Excellence b)responsibility c)Visions d)values
99. Honesty and _____are both the result of our belief system and practice.
a) integrity b)responsibility c)Visions d)values
100. A pleasing personality is flexible and _____while maintaining composure.
a) adaptable b)lethargic c)honesty d)Self esteem KASC-English (Aided) Section B
UNIT- I
1.What is TQP? 2.Explain the triple E’s of Attitude? 3.List out the five benefits of positive attitude? 4.Give a short note on positive attitude. 5.Describe the consequences of a negative attitude? [Type text]
6.What is self-Esteem? 7.List out the consequences of pornography? 8.What are the importances of attitude to Organization? 9.How do we build positive Self-Esteem? 10.List out the steps of attitude change?
UNIT-II
11.Write a short note on “Success”. 12.List out the obstacles of success? 13.Definition of success? 14.List out the qualities of make a person successful. 15.Give a short note on “Failure”. 16.List out the best way to handle a mistake? 17.How do we measure success? 18.What is a pleasant personality of character? 19.Write a short note on positive believing? 20.What are the qualifications of hardworking people?
UNIT-III 21.Define Motivation? 22.List out the four stages from motivation to de-motivation? 23.Give a short note on “Message”. 24.Difference betweenKASC-English positive self-esteem and negative self-esteem? (Aided) 25.Write a short note on “Discipline”. 26.List out the classification of motivation? 27.What is fear motivation? 28.List out the advantages and disadvantages of fear motivation? 29.Give a short note on “Incentive Motivation”. 30.List out the advantages of low self-Esteem?
UNIT IV [Type text]
31. Write the difference between Selfishness and Self-Interest?
32. Write a note on factors that prevent building and maintain positive relationships?
33.Write a note on the importance of interpersonal skills?
34. Explain any seven steps that make a person successful?
35. What are the factors that build trust?
36. Write a note on the difference between ego and pride?
37. What is constructive criticism?
38.Write a note on a good listener?
39.Discuss the Steps to Opening a Discussion?
40.Discuss in detail about the conscious and subconscious mind?
Unit V
41. Write a note on forming positive habits?
42. What is auto-suggestion? Make a list of your auto-suggestions
43. Write an essay Goal settings and its way with examples?
44. Why Don't More People Set Goals?
45. How do we judge our value system?
46. Write a note on commitment? Discuss about commitment to values. 47. Write a short noteKASC-English on ethics and Legality? (Aided) 48. Discuss on “Winning Is An Event; Being A Winner Is A Spirit”
49. What affects Ethics?
50. Write a note on Vision and ethics in business?
SECTION C
UNIT-I
1.Write an Essay on the benefits of a positive Attitude? 2.Explain the 8 steps of attitude change. [Type text]
3.Write an Essay on TQP (TOTAL QUALITY PEOPLE). 4.What is pornography? Explain their consequences. 5.Write an Essay of factors determine your attitude. 6.What is self-esteem? How do we build positive self-esteem? 7.What are the benefits of positive attitude for people and Organization? 8.Explain the consequences of a negative and positive attitude. 9.Write an Essay on the importance of attitude to Organization. 10.Define Attitude? Explain the how attitude contributes to success.
UNIT-II
11.What is success? Explain their Obstacles. 12.Explain the Qualities of make a person successful? 13.Difference between positive thinking and positive believing. 14.Explain the reasons of Failure. 15.Explain the pleasant personality of character. 16.Define hard work? Explain their Qualifications. 17.What is fear? Explain the common fears. 18. Define “Success”? Explain their Obstacles. 19.Write an Essay on “Fatalistic Attitude”. 20.What is Character? Explain what is pleasant personality with character? UNIT-III 21.Difference between Inspiration and Motivation. 22.Explain the De-motivatingKASC-English Factors. (Aided) 23.What is High Self-esteem? Explain their benefits. 24.Difference between High and Low Self-Esteem? 25.Explain the causes of Low Self-Esteem. 26.What is positive Self-esteem? Explain the steps to building a positive self-esteem. 27.Define “Motivation”? Explain their classification. 28.What is fear motivation? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of fear motivation. 29.Explain the four stages from motivation to De-motivation. [Type text]
30.What is Low Self-esteem? Explain causes of Low Self-esteem.
Unit IV
31.Write a note on Visualization?
32. How can we use auto-suggestions to eliminate negative habits and develop positive ones?
33. What is the difference between a promise and a commitment?
34. Write a note on the Gigo Principle?
35. Write a note on building a pleasing personality?
36. Write a note on Subconscious mind and its habits?
37. What is the Difference Between Sympathy and Empathy?
38. Write a note on the healing power of humor?
39.Write a note on Courtesy and manners?
40. What is the Difference Between an Argument and a Discussion?
Unit V
41. Write an detailed essay on values and vision?
42. What makes a commitment worth keeping?
43. Write a note on Ethics and its types?
44. What is the difference between winning and being a winner? 45. "Winners don't doKASC-English different things, they do things differently."-Elucidate (Aided) 46. Write an essay on commitment to values?
47. How do we put our value system to the test? Discuss with examples.
48. Explain the importance of goals? Goals Should Be Consistent with Our Values-Explain
49. Write a note on goal-setting and achieving your goals?
50. Write a note on meaningless goals?
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KASC-English (Aided) KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (AIDED) Women’s Writings in English
Question Bank
Prepared by
Dr.Mangayarkkarasi K.S. Dr. P.Chitra
SECTION A
Choose the right answer from the options given:
UNIT I – Poetry
1. The Goddess of love wants the______.
a) goddess of stars b) goddess of heaven c) goddess of flowers d) None
2. In the Poem “Lotus” who is main character_____.
a)Flora b)Sun c)Moon d)Lora
3. The two flowers that are merged each other______.
a)Jasmine and rose b) tulip and rose c) Lily and Roses d) None
4. The Lotus flowers as a symbol of ______.
a)Hindu faith b) Buddism c)Jainism d) Sikkism
5. The two mythology combined in the poem “ the lotus “ is _____. a)Latin and RomanKASC-English b) French and latin c)Greek and Latin d)(Aided) none 6. Emily Dickinson belongs to______.
a) Japan b) America c)Britain d) Canada
7. The Poem After great pain a formal feeling comes describes______.
a)Joy b)pleasure c) Sufferings d)Anxiety
8. The term “formal feeling” contrast strongly with the idea of ______.
a) Great pain b)little messy c) strong emotion d) great victory 9. Rossetti’s family friend was author_____.
a) Johnson b) Lewis Carol c) Mathew d) Emily
10. The pen name of Rossetti is_____.
a) Allen poe b) charol c) Ellen Alleyne d)Lewis
11. The strong impact of ____on Sarojini Naidu’s poem The Queen Rival
a)Islam and Persian b)Muslim and Jainism c)Nepal and Bengal d)Hindu and Buddha.
12. The Queen Rival in ______narrative form.
a) lyre b)sonnet c)Folk Ballad d) none
13. Tired of her beauty represents in the Queen Rival _____.
a) Queen Gulnaar b) Queen Taqua c)Queen Elizabeth d)Queen mario
14. The Seven hand maids for his queen by ____.
a) King James b) King Feroz c) King albert d)King John
15. King Feroz spoke to ______in the poem ‘The Queen Rival’
a)King John b)Chief Vizier c)Chief Ezer d)King Luiz
16. The Vesper call given by ______new moon.
a)eigth b)seven c)three d)four
17. The Young queen eyed like the ______.
a)Twinkling star b)Dignified star c)Loving star d)Morning star 18. Seven Hand maidsKASC-English meet for the ______. (Aided) a)Paris queen b)Ziberian queen c)Persian queen d)King
19. The Laugh of Queen Gulnaar compaired to tremulous ______.
a)Rose b)Lily c)Lotus d)Sunflower
20. The Phantom symbolizes _____image.
a) Typical b) logical c) Stereotypical d) Rough
KEY ANSWERS
1. c) goddess of flowers 2. a)Flora 3. c) Lily and Roses 4. a)Hindu faith 5. c)Greek and Latin 6. b)America 7. c) Sufferings 8. a)Great pain 9. b)Lewis Carol 10. c)Ellen Alleyne 11. a)Islam and Persian 12. c)Folk Ballad 13. a)Queen Gulnaar 14. b) King Feroz
Unity-II-Prose
21. Victorian Phantom known as the ______
a)Angel in the house b)Angel in the Paradise c)Angel in the Heaven d)Angel in the Hell
22. Secretary told about ______society.
a)Literate b)Women c)Male d)Professional
23. The family peace will not be broken by the scratching of a ______.
a) Nail b)Table c)Pen d)Wall
24. Virgina Woolf’s novel was reviewed by ______. a) Famous Man b)FamousKASC-English Women c)Her Own Father d)Her (Aided) sister 25. Virgina admire Women’s ______.
a)Beauty b)Different profession c)Different thinking d)Skills
26. “My time is up; and I must cease” said by ______.
a)Women b)Society c)Author d)None of them
27. Women are against with ______.
a)Indomitable rules b)Strong will c)Formidable Obstacles d)Dreams 28. Author in ‘Professions for Women’ says about “solve” as ______.
a)Problems b)Own experience c)Tasks d)Truth
29. Women won ______by their own owned by men.
a)Problems b)Freedom c)Dreams d)Love
30. In ‘Profession for Women’ ,women imagination said as unchecked ______.
a)Rock and Cranny b)Hill and Cranny c)Brush and Flash d)Rock and Sand
31. “Negro in the United States” said by ______.
a)Zora Neale b)Virgina Woolf c)Catherin d)Emile
32. White People pass throw ______.
a)Nigeria b)Orlando c)Black society d)Northern land
33. Zora Neale Huston lived in ______on her thirteenth year.
a)America b)Africa c)Eatonvile d)West Indies
34. The correct statement in the prose ‘How it feels to be colored me’ indicates generation’s of slavery.
a)Myself going to be slave b)Slavery is sixty c)Grand daughter of slaves d)none
35. ‘I do not always feel colored’ said by ______
a)Speaker b)Slaves c)Grand daughter d)Men
36. The white person compare to contrast on ______a)Midst and sharp KASC-Englishof colored people b)Slaves c)Themselves (Aided) d)none 37. ‘Music’ as ______in the prose, How it feels to be colored me.
a)Purple and Red emotion b)Lips of color c)Face beauty d)Ears plessure
38. “Beside the waters of the Hudson” author feels her ______.
a)Emotion b)Race c)Inner Sense d)Fury
39. Broken glass, lengths of string, knife-blade, old shoes denotes ______
a)Slaves b)Whites c)Old man d)Society 40. My face is painted ______.
a)Blue and Black b)Red and Yellow c)White and Red d)Red and Black
Key answer:
Unit III-Drama
41. When did a raisin in the sun open on Broadway? a)1954 b) 1975 c)1963 d)1959 42. Which of the following is not a drama written by Lorraine Hansberry? a)Les Negres b)The sign in Sidney Brustein's window c)The drinking gourd d)Les Blancs 43. Lorraine Hansberry was the first African-American and the first woman to win: a) The drama desk award b)A tony award c)A Grammy d)The drama circles critics award 44. Which of the following plays were not being run on Broadway while a raisin in the sun was playing? a) Eugene o' neill's a touch of the poet b)Arthur miller's the crucible c) Archibald macleish's j. B. d)Tennessee williams' sweet bird of youth 45. How much is the insurance check for? a)$15,000 b)$8,000 c)$10,000 d)$11,000 46. Where does the play take place? a)Philadelphia b)Baltimore c)Chicago d)Detroit 47. Walter is: a) A chauffeur b) A garbage man c) A waiter d)A cook 48. Walter wishes to invest the check in: a) A liquor store b)A dry cleaning business c)A restaurant d) A construction company 49. Mama objects to Walter's investment idea because: a) Of her religious convictions b) They have tried to invest in the business before and failed c) She does not want to spend the money but rather put it in a savings account d) Her husband did not want the money invested 50. Beneatha is: KASC-English (Aided) a)Unemployed b)A college student c)Medical student d)A nurse 51. Ruth is: a) A nanny b) A cook c)A cleaning woman d)A teacher 52. How many bedroom(s) does the apartment actually have? a) 0 b)3 c)1 d)2 53. Where does Travis sleep? a) In his bedroom b) With his grandmother c) With his parents d) On the living room couch 54. With whom do the youngers share their bathroom? a) Asagai b) The Murchisons c)The Johnsons d)No one 55. Why does Travis ask for fifty cents? a) He wants a toy b) He needs it for school c)He needs it to buy lunch d)He needs cab fare 56. How much money does Walter give his son? a)Fifty cents b) None c)Twenty-five cents d)A dollar 57. What does Ruth prepare for Walter's breakfast? a)Bacon and toast b)Cereal c)Poached eggs d)Scrambled eggs 58. Why does mama slap beneatha? a) Beneatha refuses to marry wealthy George Murchison b) Beneatha is pregnant c) Beneatha is dating Agasai d) Beneatha says there is no god 59. Why does Ruth faint? a) She is not eating properly b)She is diabetic c) She is pregnant d)She does not want to go to work 60. Who sleeps in the converted "breakfast nook"? a)Ruth and Beneatha b)Mama and Beneatha c) Walter and Beneatha d)Walter and Ruth
Key answer 41. d)1959 42. a) Les Negres 43. d) The drama circles critics award 44. b) Arthur miller's the crucible 45. c) $10,000 46. c) Chicago 47. a) A chauffeur 48. a)A liquor store 49. a) Of her religious convictions 50. c) Medical studentKASC-English (Aided) 51. b) A cook 52. c) 1 53. d) On the living room couch 54. c)The johnsons 55. c)He needs it to buy lunch 56. d)A dollar 57. d)Scrambled eggs 58. b)Beneatha is pregnant 59. c)She is pregnant 60. d)Walter and ruth
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Unit IV-fiction
I. Choose the best answer in the following
61. Helen Burns is ___ close friend at the Lowood School a) Bertha’s b) Jane’s c) Bessie’s d) Eliza
62. Alice Fairfax is the housekeeper at ____ a) Thornfield b) Lowood c) Gateshead d) Morton
63. Who sets the fire in Rochester’s Bedroom? a) Jane b) Bertha c) Grace Poole d) Mrs. Fairfax
64. How does John Reed apparently die? a) He has a stroke b) He commits suicide c) None d) He falls from the roof of Thornfield
65. Rochester married Bertha Mason in ____ a) Jamaica b) Maderia c) Bermuda d) Paris
66. Which teacher is kind to Jane at Lowood? a) Miss Temple b) Miss Ames c) Mr. Brocklehurst d) MNone
67. The servant at Gateshead is _____ a) Bessie b) Mrs. Reed c) Mrs. Fairfax d) Georgiana
68. The colour of theKASC-English room Jane is locked in Gateshead is _ (Aided) a) Blue b) Brown c) Red d) None
69. Jane’s position at Thornfield is __ a) Maid b) Governess c) Cook d) Seamstress
70. Adele’s mother is _____ a) Celine Varens b) Miss Ingram c) Bertha Mason d) Mrs.Fairfax
71. What job did St.John find for Jane after she was taken in? a) A Teacher b) A servant c) A governess d) A dress maker
72. What happens to Thornfield Hall by the end of the book? a) There are new owners b) There is a fire c) There is an earthquakes d) There is a flood
73. What is Adele Varens’ relationship to Edward Rochester? a) Daughter b) Niece c) Sister d) Ward
74. Where does Jane end up after she escapes Thornfield? a) At the home of the River family b) At the estate c) In India d) In London
75. Where is Jane sent after Gateshead? a) Chesterfield b) Lowood School c) Redding school d) The orphanage
76. Who is Jane’s friend who dies in her arms? a) Alice b) Eliza c) Georgiana d) Helen
77. What type of novel is Jane Eyre? a) Romantic b) Gothic c) Romantic and Gothic d) Western
78. How many years did Jane stay at Lowood School? a) 10 b) 9 c) 8 d) 11
79. What was Mr. Brocklehurst job? a) Teacher b) Mailman c) Superintendent d) Clergyman
80. From what disease did Helen Burns die? a) Typhus b) InfluenzaKASC-English c) Tuberculosis d) Diptheria (Aided) Key Answers
61. b) Jane’s
62. a) Thornfield
63. b) Bertha
64. b) He commits suicide
65. a) Jamaica 66. a) Miss Temple
67. a) Bessie
68. c) Red
69. b) Governess
70. a) Celine Varens
71. a) A Teacher
72. b) There is a fire
73. d) Ward
74. a) At the home of the River family
75. b) Lowood School
76. c) Georgiana
77. b) Gothic
78. c) 8
79. c) Superintendent
80. a) Typhus
Unit V-Short Stories
I. Choose the best answer in the following
81. The author of the short story “No Witchcraft for Sale” is _____ a) Doris Lessing b) KASC-EnglishWalt Whitman c) Browning d) Charlote Bronte(Aided) 82. The name of the married couple who own the farm is ____ a) Jim b) Teddy c) Gideon d) Farquars
83. The Farquars’ African native cook is ____ a) Gideon b) Jim c) Troy d) Teddy
84. The name of the boy in No Witchcraft for Sale was _____ a) Little Red Head b) Little Yellow Head c) None d) L:ittle Brown Head 85. Doris Lessing was born in ______a) Persia b) America c) Canada d) London
86. Pratima is Jayanti’s maternal aunt, ______of her mother. a) sister b) cousin c) none d) friend
87.Bikram is ______husband. a) Jayanthi’s b) Pratima’s c) Rita’s d) None
88. Arranged Marriage was published in ____ a) 1995 b) 1994 c) 1993 d) 1992
89. Arranged Marriage contains ____ short stories. a) 10 b) 12) c) 11 d) 13
90. Shashi Deshpande’s first book was ______, a collection of short stories. a) The Legacy b) The Legend c) None d) That Long Silence
91. The author of the short story “I Want….” is _____ a) Shashi Deshpande b) Walt Whitman c) Browning d) Charlote Bronte
92. Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs was written by ______
a) Shashi Deshpande b) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni c) Browning d) Charlote Bronte
93. Who owned the Lakshmi Motor Works in Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs? a) Mr. Bhalani b) Mr.Ram c) Mr. Bikram d) None 94. Jayanti’s home townKASC-English is______(Aided) a) Calcutta b) Chennai c) Mumbai d) None
SECTION B
Answer the following in about 150 words each:
UNIT I- Poetry
1. Write a short summary on Tora Dutt The Lotus.
2. Who approached to flora for a flowers and why?
3. What do the roses and lily symbolize.
4. How was queenliest flower created and why?
5. Short analysis of Emily dickinson’s After great pain a formal feeling comes.
6. What is the theme of Emily Dickinson After great pain a formal feeling comes.
7. Write a short note on poetical elements found in the poem Emily Dickinson After great pain a formal feeling comes.
8. How is death’s character ironic in Emily Dickinson After great pain a formal feeling comes.
9. How long did the journey take to reach Up Hill in the Poem Up Hill.
10. Why is the speaker in ‘Up Hill’ by Christina Rossetti so sure that the Journey will be dark?
UNIT II PROSE
11. Write a note on Virginia Woolf?
12. Brief the statement, how Virginia Woolf produced her prose ‘Professions for Women’?
13. Write a short note on Women and her writing?
14. What is Virginia Woolf opinion as professions. 15. Draw a short outlineKASC-English of “Profession for women” by Virginia (Aided) Woolf. 16. Write a short note on “How it feels to be colored me” by Zora Neale
17. What is the outline given by Zora about colored society?
18. What comparison given by Zora about white and Colored people?
19.Account the importance of colour and racism in the essay “How it feels to be colored me”
20.Attempt a note on the experiences of racial segregation felt by Zora in her essay “How it feels to be colored me”
Unit III Drama 21. What does Mama say is dangerous?
22. What is Mama's dream in a raisin in the sun?
23. How is beneatha different from her family?
24. Why does Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father's memory?
25. Why is beneatha so interested in Joseph Asagai?
26. Write a short note on Mama character?
27. Write about a serious conversation on between Mama and Beneatha?
28. Write about the dreams of family and the clash between dreams?
29. Sketch the character of Walter?
30. Brief note on life of Walter’s Family?
Unit IV-fiction
31. Why is Mrs. Reeds is so cruel to Jane?
32. What did Jane treat unjustly as a child at Gateshead?
33. What are feminist perspectives on Jane Eyre?
34. What are the conflicts in Jane Eyre?
35. How does Mr. Rochester compare to St. John Rivers?
36. Why is Jane unable to stay with Mr. Rochester after his marriage to Bertha Mason is revealed? 37. How does the novelKASC-English relate to Charlotte Brontë's personal life?(Aided) 38. Sketch the character of Jane.
39. Write a note on Mr. Rochester
40. How does Jane get along with Mary and Diana?
Unit V Short Stories
41. Write a note on the title of the short story “I Want…” by Shashi Deshpande.
42. What is the theme and message of Doris Lessing’s “No Witchcraft for Sale”? 43. Sketch the character of Mr. and Mrs. Farquar in “No Witchcraft for Sale”.
44. Write a note on Gideon in “No Witchcraft for Sale”.
45. Sketch the character of Jayanti in Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs.
46. Explain search of identity in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs.
47. Write a note on Shashi Deshpande.
48. The role of the women in the short story “I Want…” by Shashi Deshpande.
49. What is the theme and message of the short story “I Want…” by Shashi Deshpande.
50. Justify the title “No Witchcraft for Sale” by Doris Lessing’s.
SECTION C
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each:
UNIT I – Poetry
1. Summarize Tora Dutt’s Poem The Lotus. 2. Explain why The Lotus in the poem called as queenliest flower?give reason with poem lines? 3. Explain the major theme in ‘Because I could not stop for death’ 4. Give in detail structure how death’s character said in Ironic in the poem of Emily Dickinson After great pain a formal feeling comes. 5. Detail note of Poetical structure and theme of Emily Dickinson’s After great pain a formal feeling comes. 6. Write a short note on the symbolism in Christina Rossetti’s poem Up Hill
7. Analysis the KASC-Englishpoem The Queen of Rival by Sarojini Naidu? (Aided)
8. Detail note on personification made in the poem The Queen of Rival by Sarojini Naidu?
9. Summarize the theme of the poem My Daughter’s Boyfriend.
10. Compare and contrast the poem Profession for women by Virginia Woolf in present day concept.
Unit II Prose 11. Consider “Professions for Women” as a path-breaking speech.
12. Discuss the background against which Virginia Woolf produced her prose ‘Professions for Women’
13. Write an essay on Women and her writing.
14. What is Virginia Woolf opinion on professions for women?
15. Summarise “Profession for women” by Virginia Woolf.
16.Justify the title “How it feels to be colored me” by Zora Neale.
17. What is the opinion of Zora about colored society?
18. What is the comparison given by Zora about white and Colored people?
19.Bring out the importance of colour and racism in the essay “How it feels to be colored me”
20.Give instances of racial segregation felt by Zora in her essay “How it feels to be colored me”
Unit III Drama
21. Why does ruth scramble walter’s eggs, even though he says does not want them scrambled? What does this indicate about their relationship and about whether or not they try to listen to one another?
22. Why does ruth tell travis to get his mind off the money that is coming the next day? What does this indicate about travis?
23. Why does walterKASC-English give his son more money than he needs for(Aided) school? How does this leave walter, in terms of money he himself needs in order to get to work? What does this indicate about walter’s personality?
24. What rift is indicated between ruth and walter when she says to him, “you mean graft?”, when he talks of how he plans to get his liquor store license approved? How does this relate to the state of their marriage? 25. What do you think the significance of beneatha’s name might be? What words does her name sound like? What might the author be conveying about beneatha and her effect on other people by giving her this name?
26. If you were to draw a conclusion about why walter is so concerned with how much money beneatha’s schooling will cost. Aside from his wanting money for the liquor store, what might it be? Why might he be so resentful of his sister wanting to continue her education so far as to go to medical school?
27. Why do ruth and walter refer to themselves as “colored,” rather than “black”?
28. Summarize the dreams in A Raisin in the Sun.
29. Explain the Walter Act in A Raisin in the Sun.
30. Sketch out the play A Raisin in the Sun.
Unit IV-fiction
31. How is Rochester portrayed as a loving person in Jane Eyre?
32. How is Jane Eyre presented as a strong female character throughout the novel?
33. How does Charlotte Bronte incorporate elements of the Gothic tradition into the novel?
34. How does the novel comment on the position of women in Victorian society?
35. Compare and contrast Rochester and St. John Rivers. What are their strengths and weaknesses? Why does Jane choose Rochester over St. John? 36. Discuss the representationKASC-English of foreigners in the novel — Bertha (Aided) and Richard Mason, Céline and Adèle Varens. How are the colonies represented?
37. Analyze the importance of the five major places Jane lives on her journey: Gateshead, Lowood, Thornfield, Moor House/Marsh End, and Ferndean. What do their names signify?
38. Discuss two scenes that show the ambiguity of Jane's social class. What are Jane's opinions of the upper classes and the lower classes?
39. Explore Jane's ideas of religion. What does she learn about Christianity from Helen Burns, Mr. Brocklehurst, and St. John Rivers? 40. Discuss the representations of the various women in the novel: Mrs. Reed, Miss Temple, Bertha Mason, and Diana and Mary Rivers. What does Jane learn about proper feminine behavior from these women?
Unit V Short Stories
41. Shashi Deshpande’s short story “I Want…” is a tale of compromise – Justify.
42. Describe the culture clash between the two parties in Doris Lessing “No Witchcraft for Sale.”
43. Write a summary and structure of “No Witchcraft for Sale” by Doris Lessing.
44. Describe the clash of culture in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs.
45. Discuss the narrator’s mental makeup in the story Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs.
46. Pedagogical strategies in discussing Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs.
47. In “Silver Pavement, Golden Roofs,” Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has presented the humiliating racial discrimination in the American society. Explain.
48. Justify the title “I Want…” by Shashi Despandea.
49. Write an essay on Shashi Deshpande’s short story “I Want…”
50. Explain the theme in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs.
KASC-English (Aided)