Extra Board-Style Practice • Set 4
Fresh questions only • Strictly from the prescribed textbook
1 Complete the following statements
(a) The novel narrates a story with details of time, place, nature, people, their minds, gestures and ______.
(b) The novel makes life easier to understand than ______ and ______.
(c) The novel is recognized today as the most dominant literary ______.
(d) The two entirely new forms gifted by the eighteenth century to English literature were the Periodical Essay and the ______.
2 Choose the correct alternatives
(a) ‘The Turn of the Screw’ was written by ______.
(b) ‘Billy Budd’ was written by ______.
(c) ‘Death in Venice’ was written by ______.
(d) ‘Seize The Day’ was written by ______.
3 Match the following
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) The Heart of Darkness | (i) John Steinbeck |
| (b) Pearl | (ii) Joseph Conrad |
| (c) Death in Venice | (iii) Thomas Mann |
| (d) Billy Budd | (iv) Hermann Melville |
4 Complete the following statements
(a) A novella is a well-structured yet ______ narrative.
(b) A novella is often ______ or realistic in tone.
(c) A novella usually focuses on one incident or ______.
(d) A novella generally has one or two ______ characters.
5 Answer in one sentence
(a) What is the central idea of a novel called?
(b) What does the theme express in a nutshell?
(c) What creates the plot of a novel?
(d) What are the two major elements affected by setting?
6 State whether the following statements are True or False
(a) Minor characters are generally given the same importance as the important characters.
(b) Characterization is related to the plot.
(c) Setting includes climate or weather and lifestyle.
(d) Conflict in a story reduces curiosity about the plot.
7 Complete the following statements
(a) An author may use extensive vocabulary and high phrases or may be ______ and write only to the point.
(b) The author may mix different styles according to the requirement for meeting his ______.
(c) Linguistic devices can make the ______ effective.
(d) These factors decide the ‘texture’ of the narration and create an ______ on the readers.
8 Choose the correct alternatives
(a) The symbolic meaning of an allegory may be political, religious, historical or ______.
(b) The surface meaning of an allegorical novel is ______ from its symbolic meaning.
(c) A Utopia is an imaginary community or society possessing ______ qualities.
(d) Utopian themes are especially common in science fiction or ______ fiction.
9 Complete the following statements
(a) Stream of Consciousness was coined by William James in his treatise ______.
(b) The treatise was published in ______.
(c) Stream of Consciousness means the flow of ______.
(d) The novelist narrates incidents as they enter the ______ of the character.
10 Match the following
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Salman Rushdie | (i) Japan |
| (b) V.S. Naipaul | (ii) India |
| (c) Kazuo Ishigura | (iii) Trinidad |
| (d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya | (iv) Indian English novel |
11 Choose the correct alternatives
(a) A realistic novel is also called a novel of ______.
(b) The characters in a realistic novel undergo plausible and ______ experiences.
(c) The protagonist in a picaresque novel is described as eccentric or ______.
(d) The picaresque protagonist's adventures are presented in an ______ form.
12 Answer in one sentence
(a) What are the six essential elements of a novel or novella?
(b) What is meant by internal conflict?
(c) What is meant by external conflict?
(d) What does the word ‘bildungsroman’ indicate?