Extra Board-Style Practice Questions
Practice questions based only on the prescribed textbook chapter
1 Choose the correct alternative
(a) The present English word ‘novel’ is derived from the Italian word ______.
(b) The European novel is often said to begin with ______.
(c) The novel originated as a literary form in England after ______.
(d) The eighteenth-century new literature was characterized by the spirit of ______.
2 Complete the following statements
(a) A Novel is a relatively long narrative fiction which describes ______.
(b) The collection of tales known as Greek Romances dates from the ______ century.
(c) The appearance of newspapers and magazines attracted a large number of readers from the ______ class.
(d) Increase in trade and commerce, along with the Industrial Revolution, gave rise to the ______ class.
3 Match the following
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Don Quixote | (i) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya |
| (b) Rajmohan’s Wife | (ii) Miguel de Cervantes |
| (c) Frankenstein | (iii) John Bunyan |
| (d) The Pilgrim’s Progress | (iv) Mary Shelley |
4 Complete the following statements
(a) The word ‘novella’ originated from the Italian word ______.
(b) A novella is shorter than a full-length novel and longer than a ______.
(c) A novella usually focuses on one incident or issue with one or two ______.
(d) ‘The Heart of Darkness’ is written by ______.
5 Choose the correct alternative
(a) The reader follows the actions of one main character throughout the novel. This character is called the ______.
(b) The character or entity or force in conflict with the protagonist is known as the ______.
(c) The background in which the story takes place is called ______.
(d) The struggle between the opposite forces in the story is called ______.
6 State whether the following statements are True or False
(a) Plot may be simple or complex.
(b) Setting includes only the place where the story takes place.
(c) Conflict provides interest and curiosity about the plot.
(d) Style refers to the language and techniques used by the author for narration.
7 Match the following
| Type of Novel | Description |
|---|---|
| (a) Historical Novel | (i) Narrative through correspondence or documents |
| (b) Epistolary Novel | (ii) Set in a period earlier than that of the writing |
| (c) Allegorical Novel | (iii) Story bearing more than one level of meaning |
| (d) Utopian Novel | (iv) Imaginary community possessing ideal qualities |
8 Choose the correct alternative
(a) The word ‘picaresque’ originated from the Spanish word ______.
(b) The word ‘epistolary’ derives from the Latin word ______.
(c) The phrase ‘Stream of Consciousness’ was coined by ______.
(d) The German word ‘bildungsroman’ indicates ______.
9 State whether the following statements are True or False
(a) The realistic novel is also called a novel of manner.
(b) The picaresque novel presents the protagonist in an episodic form.
(c) Gothic novels include supernatural elements and haunted buildings.
(d) An autobiographical novel is based on the life of another author.
10 Complete the following statements
(a) Science fiction deals with imaginative concepts such as futuristic setting, futuristic science and technology, space travel, ______ and extraterrestrial life.
(b) The pulp fiction era provided a building ground for ______ novels and science fiction.
(c) Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and ______ fiction.
(d) ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelly is considered the first novel based on ______.
11 Choose the correct alternative
(a) The first novel in English written by an Indian was ______.
(b) The major trio of Indian English novelists were Mulkraj Anand, R.K. Narayan and ______.
(c) Virginia Woolf is the pioneer of the ______ technique in English novel.
(d) Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple were created by ______.
12 Pick out the odd element
(a) Theme, Plot, Character, Picaresque.
(b) Spanish, Latin, German, Realistic.
(c) Joseph Conrad, Henry James, Thomas Mann, William James.
(d) Gothic, Historical, Epistolary, Protagonist.