Question Bank HSC Solved SET 6: Q. 5 NOVEL Q. 5 A Complete the activities given below as per the instructions. (4 Marks) by Mrs. Premjit Sunil Gatigante
QUESTION BANK FOR SYJC (HSC EXAMINATION) SUBJECT- ENGLISH
SECTION IV: STUDY OF LITERARY GENRE
SET 6: Q. 5 NOVEL (16 Marks)
Q 5 A History of Novel (4.1)
Q. 5 A Complete the activities given below as per the instructions. (4 Marks)
1. Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the sentence:
i. Eighteenth century gifted mankind with….
a) Drama and poetry
b) Novel and drama
c) Poetry and novel
d) Novel and periodical essays
Answer : - d) Novel and periodical essays
ii. Novel soon became dominant literary genre as it ….
a) Helped people to live a more purposeful life.
b) Caught the intellectual, sentimental and realistic spirit.
c) grew gradually and gained popularity.
d) All of these.
Answer : - d) All of these.
iii. Indian writers in English Novel initially wrote about the theme of …..
a) Domestic violence.
b) Nationalistic and Social virtues.
c) Scientific theories.
d) Psychological insights.
Answer : - b) Nationalistic and Social virtues.
iv. Gothic novel contains …….
a) Terror and supernatural.
b) Mystery and thriller.
c) Horror and haunted buildings.
d) All of these.
Answer : - d) All of these.
v. Strike out the unnecessary
Detective fiction is ….
a) A sub-genre of crime fiction.
b) Agatha Christie mastered the art of crime fiction.
c) Detectives can be professional or amateur.
d) Protagonist is a necessarily an eccentric person.
Answer : - d) Protagonist is a necessarily an eccentric person.
2. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct alternative.
1) A novel is relatively a............narrative. (Short / long /descriptive)
1) A novel is relatively a long narrative.
2) English word ‘Novel’ is derived from the Italian word.............(Novella, Novelle, Novellus)
2) English word ‘Novel’ is derived from the Italian word Novella.
3) Geoffrey Chaucer wrote.............................(Morte De Arthur, The Canterbury Tales, Tale of Genji)
3) Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales.
4) The Tale of Genji by Muraski Shikabu was published in the year …… (1010, 1605, 1050, 1600)
4) The Tale of Genji by Muraski Shikabu was published in the year 1010.
5) ‘The Pilgrims Progress’ is a Novel written by …......(John Bunyan, Aphra Behn, Daniel Defoe)
5) ‘The Pilgrims Progress’ is a Novel written by John Bunyan .
6) ………is the pioneer of the ‘Stream of Consciousness’ novel. (Agatha Christie, Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf)
6) Virginia Woolf is the pioneer of the ‘Stream of Consciousness’ novel.
7) The first Indian English novel ‘Rajmohan’s wife’ was written by ….........(Mulkraj Anand, R.K.Narayan, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya)
7) The first Indian English novel ‘Rajmohan’s wife’ was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya.
8) Joseph Conrad wrote the novella named as ……. (Billy Budd, The Heart of Darkness, Pearl)
8) Joseph Conrad wrote the novella named as The Heart of Darkness, Pearl.
9) Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction dealing with......... (Futuristic settings, death and decay, earlier period than of writing)
9) Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction dealing with Futuristic settings.
10) The famous trio of Indian writers is ………… (Mulkraj Anand, R.K.Narayan, Raja Rao / Amitav Ghosh, Manohar Malgaonkar, Mulkraj Anand / Amitav Ghosh ,R.K.Narayan,Arvind Adiga)
10) The famous trio of Indian writers is Mulkraj Anand, R.K.Narayan, Raja Rao.
3. Chronological Order
1. Write in chronological order
a) Murasaki Shikibu’s Tale of Genji
b) Greek Romances
c) The appearance of magazines and newspapers
d) Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales
Answer : -
b) Greek Romances
a) Murasaki Shikibu’s Tale of Genji
d) Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales
c) The appearance of magazines and newspapers
2. Write in chronological order
a) Industrial Revolution
b) Drama and Poetry started fading away
c) Novel gained popularity
d) The rise of middle class
Answer : -
a) Industrial Revolution
d) The rise of middle class
b) Drama and Poetry started fading away
c) Novel gained popularity
3. Given below are some novels, events and writers of Indian English. Arrange them in chronological order.
a) Rise of famous Indian Trio
b) Nayantara Sahgal, Arun Joshi, Manohar Malgaonkar
c) Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, Kiran Nagarkar
d) Rajmohan’s Wife by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
Answer : -
d) Rajmohan’s Wife by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
a) Rise of famous Indian Trio
b) Nayantara Sahgal, Arun Joshi, Manohar Malgaonkar
c) Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, Kiran Nagarkar
4. Given below are some Novels in English literature. Arrange them in their order of their appearance.
a) The Pilgrim’s Progress and Oroonaku
b) Ecologues and Morte De Arthur
c) Pamela and Gulliver’s Travels
d) The Tale of Genji and Don Quxiote
Answer : -
b) Ecologues and Morte De Arthur
a) The Pilgrim’s Progress and Oroonaku
c) Pamela and Gulliver’s Travels
4. State whether the following sentences are True or False
1. Novel is recognized as the most dominant literary genre in modern times. True
2. A Novel is relatively a short narrative. False
3. ‘Tale of Genji’ is described as world’s first novel. True
4. Middle class people had a little interest in romances and tragedies. True
5. Novel gave voice to the aspirations and longings of middle class. True
6. The women novelists haven’t contributed significantly in English Literature. False
7. Novella is greater in length than Novel. False
8. Setting doesn’t affect plot or characters. False
9. The struggle in opposite forces in a story is called as conflict. True
10. Epistolary Novel is a series of correspondence, other documents and diary entries as well.True
5. Match the following
1. Match essential elements of the novel in column A with relevant points in column B.
A B
1. Theme a) can be a thumbnail
or deep detailed sketch
2. Plot b) the background of
the story
3. Character c) philosophical statement, a
central idea
4. Setting d) Course of the events
Answer: -
A B
1. Theme c) philosophical statement, a central idea
2. Plot d) Course of the events
3. Character a) can be a thumbnail or deep detailed sketch
4. Setting b) the background of
the story
2. Match the following
A B
1. Theme a) philosophical statement, a central idea
2. Plot b) the struggle in between opposite forces
3. Conflict c) techniques of the narration
4. Language,
Style d) Course of the events
Answer: -
A B
1. Theme a) philosophical statement, a central idea
2. Plot d) Course of the events
3. Conflict b) the struggle in between opposite forces
4. Language, c) techniques of the narration
Style
3. Match the following
A B
1. Agatha Christie a) stream of consciousness
2. William James b) crime fiction
3. George Eliot c) science-based novels
4. Mary Shelly d) psychological novels
Answer: -
A B
1. Agatha Christie b) crime fiction
2. William James a) stream of consciousness
3. George Eliot d) psychological novels
4. Mary Shelly c) science-based novels
4. Match the following
A B
1. Virginia Woolf a) gothic novels
2. Mary Shelly b) novel of manners
3. Frances Burney c) science-based novels
4. Ann Radcliffe d) stream of consciousness
Answer: -
A B
1. Virginia Woolf d) stream of consciousness
2. Mary Shelly c) science-based novels
3. Frances Burney b) novel of manners
4. Ann Radcliffe a) gothic novels
5. Match the following
A B
1. Rise of the middle-class a) 18th century literature 2. The spirit of realism
and denial of romanticism b) Industrial Revolution
3. Novel and periodical essay c) Stories of ideal love and adventures
4. The tales of Greek romances d) Novel as a literary genre
Answer: -
A B
1. Rise of the middle-class b) Industrial Revolution 2. The spirit of realism
and denial of romanticism d) Novel as a literary genre
3. Novel and periodical essay a) 18th century literature
4. The tales of Greek romances c) Stories of ideal love and adventures
6. Match the following
A B
1. The flow of thoughts a) Bildungsroman novel
2. The internal life of the
protagonist b) Stream
of Consciousness
3. The novel based on
the life of the author c) Psychological novel
4. The growth of protagonist’s
mind, spirit and characters d) Autobiographical novel
Answer: -
A B
1. The flow of thoughts b) Stream
of Consciousness
2. The internal life of the c) Psychological novel
protagonist
3. The novel based on d) Autobiographical novel
the life of the author
4. The growth of protagonist’s a) Bildungsroman novel
mind, spirit and characters
7. Match the following
A B
1. Daniel Defoe a) Gulliver’s Travels
2. Jonathan Swift b) Robinson Crusoe
3. Samuel Richardson c) The Pilgrim’s Progress
4. John Bunyan d) Pamela
Answer: -
A B
1. Daniel Defoe b) Robinson Crusoe
2. Jonathan Swift a) Gulliver’s Travels
3. Samuel Richardson d) Pamela
4. John Bunyan c) The Pilgrim’s Progress
8. Match the following
A B
1. Picaresque Novel a) bears more than one layers of meaning.
2. Historical Novel b) speculative fiction
3. Allegorical Novel c) adventures of an eccentric protagonist
4. Utopian Novel d) set in an earlier period than of the writing.
Answer: -
A B
1. Picaresque Novel c) adventures of an eccentric protagonist
2. Historical Novel d) set in an earlier period than of the writing.
3. Allegorical Novel a) bears more than one layers of meaning.
4. Utopian Novel b) speculative fiction
9. Match the following
A B
1. Thomas Mann a) The Heart of Darkness
2. John Steinbeck b) The Turn of the Screw
3. Henry James c) Death in Venice
4. Joseph Conrad d) Pearl
Answer: -
A B
1. Thomas Mann c) Death in Venice
2. John Steinbeck d) Pearl
3. Henry James b) The Turn of the Screw
4. Joseph Conrad a) The Heart of Darkness
6. Complete the sentence:
1. The Periodical Essay and Novel are the gifts of 18 th century. (18 th century/ 17 th century /19 th century)
2. A Novel is relatively a long narrative fiction. (a short narrative fiction/ a long narrative fiction / a fiction of moderate length)
3. The industrial revolution gave birth to middle class. (poor class/ middle class/ rich class)
4. Appearance of newspaper in 18 th century attracted a large number of readers from middle class. (poor class/ middle class/ rich class)
5. Rise of Novel as a literary genre resulted in lowering the importance of Drama and Poetry. (poetry/ drama/ Drama and Poetry)
6. Salman Rushdie, V. S. Naipaul, Kazuo Ishigura are immigrant authors. (Indian authors/ immigrant authors/writers of Indian origin)
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