PG ENGLISH WEEKEND TESTS AND GRAND TESTS
(7-12)
Practice Test-7
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1. The
first English Play in Blank verse is:
a. Hamlet
b. Gorboduc
c. Spanish Tragedy
d. Beowulf
2. Who introduced
Blank verse into English Poetry
a. Chaucer
b. Thomas Wyatt
c. Earl of Surrey
d. Marlowe
3. The
Peasants Revolt took place in the year
a. 1215
b. 1300
c. 1345
d. 1381
4. Who is
the author of “A Room of One’s Own”
a. E. M. Forster
b. Sylvia Plath
c. D. H. Lawrence
d. Virginia Woolf
5. The
theory of Mimesis was introduced by
a. Plato
b. Aristotle
c. Homer
d. Dryden
6. The line “If music be the food of love,
play on” appears in Shakespeare's
a. A midsummer Night’s Dream
b. As You Like It
c. Twelfth Night
d.
The Tempest
7. The authorised version of the Bible was
written in the year-----
a. 1598
b. 1602
c. 1608
d. 1611
8. The major theme of Milton’s Paradise Lost
is
a.Mourning a death
b. Saton’s Disobedience
c. Fall of Man
d. The Creation of Man
9.What is the subtitle of Hardy’s “Tess of the d’Urbervilles”
a. Virtue Rewarded
b. Mistakes of a night
c. A pure woman faithfully presented
d. A tragic Comedy
10. Who
wrote the famous line “God made the country and Manmade the Town”.
a. William Blake
b. William Cowper
c. William Collins
d. William Words Worth
11. Which
is Shakespeare's shortest Tragedy
a. Hamlet
b. Othello
c. King Lear
d. Macbeth
12.
Dr. Johson’s dictionary was published in the year
a. 1735
b. 1745
c. 1750
d.1755
13. What
is the name of the Wife of Bath in Canterbury Tales.
a. Alison
b. Eglantine
c. Beatrice
d. Emily
14. Which
is the last tale in the Canterbury Tales?
a. The cook’s Tale
b. The Pardoner’s Tales
c. The Pearson’s Tale
d. A tale of Sir Thomas
15. The
only literary Epic in English is
a. Beowulf
b. The Faerie Queen
c. Hyperon
d. Paradise Lost
16. The
name of Belinda’s pet dog in Pope’s The Rape of the Lock is
a. Plume
b. Shock
c. Lock
d. Brown
17. the
heroic couplet was introduced in English poetry is
a. Chaucer
b. Ben Jonson
c. Alexander Pope
d. John Milton
18. In which year did the first issue of The
Tattler come out?
a. 1701
b. 1706
c. 1709
d. 1711
19. Who accompanied Words Worth and his visit to
Tintern Abbey
a. Colleridge
b. Dorothy Words Worth
c. Mary
d. Sara
20. In which year was the Globe Theatre built?
a. 1569
b. 1579
c. 1589
d. 1599
21. George Eliot’s Romola is a historical novel
set in the
a.15th Century
b. 16th Century
c. 17th Century
d.
18th Century
22. What is the metrical form of Words Worth’s
The prelude
a. Heroic Couplet b. Blank verse
c.
Spenserian Stanza d. Rhyme Royale
23. The War of Roses took place during the period
a. 1380-1455 b. 1455-1485
c.
1425-1485 d. 1425-1455
24. “A New Way to Pay Old Debts” is an English
Renaissance play by
a.Marston b. Tourneur
c.
Messinger d. Dekker
25. Who does Words Worth call “Sweetest Thing
that Ever Grew”?
a.Solitary Reaper b. Mountain Roe
c. An Eight Year Old Child d. Lucy gray
26. Arrange the following books in Chronological Order: i. Astrea Redux ii. Paradise Regained iii. The Way of the World iv. Anatomy of Melancholy
a. iv, I, ii, iii
b. iv, iii, I, ii
c. I, iii, ii, iv
d. iii, I, iv, ii
27. In which of the following plays does
couplet’s orchard figure
a.Romeo& Juliet
b. The Merry Wives of Windsor
c. As You Like It
d. Henry V
28. Who praised additions style as “The Model of
the Middle Style”?
a.Alexander Pope b. Jonathan Swift
c. Mathew Arnold d. Samuel Johnson
29. Thomas More’s Utopia was originally written
in
a. Greek b. Latin
C.
English d. French
30. Who wrote the play the Return of Ulysses?
a.Tennyson b. Christopher Frye
c.
JM Synge d. Robert Bridges
31. Closet Drama, which is meant for reading
alone was popular during the period
a.Restoration b. Neo Classical
c. Romantic d.
Modernist
32. Who is known as the English Virgil?
a.Chaucer b. Lydgate
c.
Milton d.
Spenser
33. The first pastoral romance in English is
a.The Romance of the rose b. Sydney’s Arcadia
c.
The Shepherd’s Calendar d. As
You Like It
34. Astrophel & Stella is a Pastoral Elegy written
by Spenser in memory of
a.Sydney b. Shakespeare c. Thomas Wyatt d.
Queen Elizabeth
35. Circulating Libraries came into vogue in
Brittan during the
a. 1850s b.
1800s c. 1780s d. 1660s
36. There are -----books in paradise lost
a.10 b.
12 c. 24 d.25
37. Jill and a Girl in winter are novels by
a.Graham Green b. HG Wells
c.
Kingsley Amis d. Philip Larkin
38. Which day is celebrated as Bloom’s Day
a.16th June b. 16th July
c.
14th June d. 14th July
39. The
Neo classical writers were mainly concerned with
a. Love b. Human Nature
c. Aesthetic Beauty d. art & culture
40. The title of the novel Vanity Fair is borrowed from
a. Bunyan’s Piligrims Progress b. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
c. Hardy’s Tess d. Austin’s Pride & Prejudice
41. Who
calls Francis Bacon “The wisest, brightest and Meanest of Man Kind”?
a. Johnson b. Pope
c.
Coleridge d. Arnold
42. In
Gulliver’s Travels, Laputa is a
a. An Island of Magicians b. A mountain
c. An Underground Kingdom d. A flying Island
43. World
within the World is the autobiography of
a. Stephen Spender b. DH Lawrence
c. Kingsley Amis d.
Dylan Thomas
44.
Cambridge, the second oldest University in the English-speaking world was
established in
a. 11th Century b. 12th Century
c. 13th Century d. 14th Century
45. Expressionism originated in
a. France b. Germany
c.
Italy d. England
46. The following English Poetic movements was
influenced by the Japanese verse form haiku.
a. Symbolism b. Imagism
c. the
movement d. Pre Raphaelites
47. Renaissance is a word that means ‘rebirth’
a. Greek b. French
c.
Latin d. German
48. In
which year was the first reform act introduced
a. 1825 b.
1832 c. 1867 d. 1884
49. Samuel
Butler’s Hudibrass is an attack
a. Kingship b. Puritanism
c.
Colonialism d. Chivalry
50. How
many works did Caxton translate into English
a. 20 b.
27 c. 16 d. 24
51.
Cultural Poetics is a term that has been used in the place of
a. Cultural Studies b. Cultural Industry
c. New Historicism d. Dialectical Materialism
52. Chaucer’s Canterbury tales is based on
a. Aristo’s Orlando Furioso b. Dante’s Divine Comedy
c.
Boccaccio’s Decameron d.
Montaigne’s Essays
53. Pears
the Ploughman was written by
a. William Longland b. Chaucer
c.
Thomas Wyatt d. John Gower
54.
Sidney’s Apology for Poetry is a reply to
a. Four ages of Poetry b. The School of Abuse
c. A Modal Proposal d. None of the above
55.
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is subtitled as
a. A Trivial Comedy b. What You will
c. A. Tragic Comedy d. What Will You
56. Who is
known as Father of Poetry
a. William Shakespeare b. Chaucer
c.
Bacon D. Tindale
57. Who is
Known as Father of Prose
a. William Shakespeare b. Chaucer
c.
Bacon D. Tindale
58. Who is
known as Father of Essays
a. William Shakespeare b. Chaucer
c.
Bacon D. Tindale
59. Who is
known as Father of Drama
a. William Shakespeare b. Chaucer
c.
Bacon D. Tindale
60. The
term Augustan Age was first used by
a. John Webster b. John Milton
c. Dr.
Johnson d. Pope
61. The
Restoration period is also known as
a. The Classical Age b. The Age of Pope
c. The Age of Milton d. The Age of Sensibility
62. The
Augustan Age is also known as
a. The Classical Age
b. The Age of Pope
c. The Augustan Age
d. All the above
63. Age of
Dryden is also known as
a. The Classical Age
b. The Age of Pope
c. The Age of Milton
d. The Age of Sensibility
64.
Herioc Couplet was introduced during
a. The Classical Age
b. The Age of Pope
c. The Age of Milton
d. The Age of Sensibility
65. Shakespeare wrote ________ poems
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
66. Ben Johnson’s The Silent Women is
a. Prose
b. Comedy
c. Tragic Comedy
d. Prose comedy
67. Of Studies is written by
a. John Dryden
b. Shakespeare
c. Francis Bacon
d. Ben Jonson
68. Who is the blind poet from the following
a. Pope
b. Milton
c. Words Worth
d. TS. Eliot
69. Milton’s Paradise Lost is published in the
year
a. 1657
b. 1667
c. 1677
d. 1687
70.
“Great Poetry is the Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful thoughts” said by
a. Milton
b. Words Worth
c. Shakespeare
d. Arnold
71.
element of kindness is there in his
personality.
a. a
b. an
c. the
d. No article
72. Mukesh Ambani is industrialist.
a. a
b. an
c. the
d. No article
73. Vineeth always thinks in different way
a. a
b. an
c. the
d. No article
74. Lalitha has gone to university to pay her son’s fee
a. a
b. an
c. the
d. No article
75. I will have to go to the theatre bus.
a. on
b. by
c. to
d. of
76. Follow the lesson page 30.
a. in
b. by
c. on
d. of
77. I prefer tea coffee.
a. on
b. by
c. to
d. of
78. Swathi is fond sweets.
a. on
b. by
c. to
d. of
79. Raju speaks English fluently, .................. ?
a. aren’t they?
b. aren’t he?
c. Doesn’t he?
d. does he?
80.
Stories (like) by children very much.
a. are liked
b. liked
c. has liked
d. likes
81. The President of India (visit) Hyderabad shortly.
a. visits
b. will visit
c. visited
d.
is visiting
82. I_________(buy) a phone yesterday.
a. buy
b. will buy
c. bought
d,
has bought
83.
If you answer all questions, you will get a job. (Identify the sentence)
a. Simple
b. Complex
c. Compound
d. Compound -complex
84.
Blind people need our help. (Identify the sentence)
a. Simple
b. Complex
c. Compound
d. Compound -complex
85.
He was lazy, yet luck favored him. (Identify the sentence)
a. Simple
b. Complex
c. Compound
d. Compound -complex
86.
As I was feeling sick, I could not wakeup early in the morning. (Identify the
sentence)
a. Simple
b. Complex
c. Compound
d. Compound -complex
87.
Rahul will pass the message. (change the voice)
a. The message will passed by Rahul.
b. The message would be passed by
Rahul.
c. The message will pass by Rahul.
d.
The message will be passed by Rahul.
88.
His hard work satisfied me.
a. I was satisfied for his hard work. b.
b, I
was satisfied by his hard work.
c. I was satisfied with his hard work
d. I was satisfied at his hard
work.
89. His comment hurt me deeply.
a. I was hurt deeply by his comment
b. I could be hurt deeply by his
comment.
c. His comment was hurtful.
d. I should not be
hurt by his comment.
90. Sita was reading the Gita.
a. The Gita was being read by Sita.
b. The
Gita were being read by Sita.
c. Gita was being read by Sita.
d. The
Gita was read by Sita.
91. He said to her, "Are you coming to the
party?"
a. He told her if she was coming to the party.
b.
He asked her if she was coming to the party.
c. He asked her if she will be coming to the party.
d.
He asked her whether she was coming to the party.
92. "Please don't go away", she said.
a. She begged me not to go away.
b.
She begged that I not go away.
c. She said to please her and not go away.
d.
She told me not to go away.
93. My friend said to me, "Has your father
returned from Calcutta".
a. My
friend enquired me if his father had returned from Calcutta.
b. My
friend asked me if my father had returned from Calcutta.
c. My
friend said to me that my father has returned from Calcutta.
d. My
friend told me that his father had returned from Calcutta.
94. Rajesh said, "I bought a car
yesterday."
a. Rajesh
told that he had bought a car yesterday.
b. Rajesh
said that he bought a car the previous day.
c. Rajesh
said that I have bought a car the previous day.
d. Rajesh
said that he had bought a car the previous day.
95. Andi is 165 cm tall. Donna is 167 cm tall.
So, Donna is than Andi.
a. Taller
b. Bigger
c. Shorter
d. Smaller
96. My father is 45 years old. My mother is 46
years old. So, my mother is than my
father.
a. Older
b. Younger
c. Stronger
d. Taller
97.
An elephant is than a cow.
a. Smaller
b. Bigger
c. Longer
d. Shorter
98. A horse runs than
a buffalo.
a. Cleaner
b. Bigger
c. Faster
d. Slower
99.
He has gone to his village yesterday? (Identify the correct form)
a. He had gone to his village yesterday.
b.
He didn’t go to his village yesterday.
c. He went to his village yesterday.
d. He has gone to his village yesterday.
100.
Radha was working in a company for last 4 years. (Identify the correct form)
a. Radha
is working in a company for last 4 years.
b. Radha
have been working in a company for last 4 years.
c. Radha
was working in a company for last 4 years.
d. Radha
has been working in a company for last 4 years.
Key:
Practice
Test-8 _______________________________________________________________________________
1.
What is the theme of the “The Cenci” by Shelley?
a) Incest
b) Innocence
c) Sacrifice
d) Justice
2.
“Adonais” is an elegy of which poet?
a) P.B.Shelley
b) John Keats
c) Charles lamb
d)Jane Austen
3.
Who is regarded as the greatest lyricist in English?
a) P.B.Shelley
b)T.S.Coleridge
c) Samuel Taylor
d)
William Wordsworth
4.
In “Julian and Maddalo”, Julian is Shelley and who is Maddalo?
a) Lord Byron
b) Charles Dickens
c) Andrew Marvell
d) Thomas Gray
5.
Which poem of Shelly is directly influenced by the French Revolution?
a) The Two Spirits
b) The Revolt of Isla
c) To Night
d) Defense of poetry
6.
Who said “Keats had Flint and iron in
him"?
a) Charles Lamb
b) Percy Bysshe
c) Mathew Arnold
d) Sir Walter Scott
7.
In which Ode does Keats refer to Ruth?
a) Ode to Psyche
b) Ode to Autumn
c) Ode on Fancy
d) Ode to a Nightingale
8.
“A thing of beauty is a joy for ever… “ is found in which works of Keats?
a)Hyperion
b)lamia
c) Sleep and poetry
d)Endymion
9.Which
poem of Keats is referred to by Prof.Yarred as that epitome of the
romantic temper?
a) Endymion
b)The eve of St.Mark
c) La Belle Dame Sans Merci
d) The Cap and Bells
10.
What is the second version of “Hyperion Keats is called?
a) The Fall of Hyperion
b) Otho the Great
c) To Homer
d) On the sea
11.
What is Jane Austen’s favorite weapon?
a) Obsurity
b) Seriousness
c) Irony
d)Exaggerations.
12.
How many novels were written by Jane Austen?
a) 7
b)6
c) 5
d)8
13.
What is the Key note of Jane Austen’s novels?
a)Realism
b) Unrealism
c)Adaptation
d)exaggeration
14.
What is the original title of “Pride and Prejudice”
a) First Lessons
b) First impressions
c) First Lovers
d) First influence
15) Which
is the best novel by Jane Austen from a literary point of view?
a) Pride and Prejudice
b) Emma
c) Mans field Park
d) Northanger abbey
16).What
is the Principal theme of Jane Austen’s novels?
a)Fighting
b)Politics
c) Matrimony
d)Religion
17.
Who is known as “Royalist writer”? _____
a) William Haziltt
b) Charles Lamb
c) Robert Browning
d) Lord Tennyson
18.
Which of the Hazilitt’s work contains general essays?
a)Table talk
b) Liber Amoris
c)Literary remains
d) Characteristics
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19) Who is Hazlitt's serious rival? |
a) S.T.Coleridge
b) John Dryden
c)George Eliot
d) Ben Johnson
20.
Which work of William Hazlitt was published posthumously?
a) Literary Remains
b)Political Essays
c) The Spirit of the Age
d)The Round table
21.
Who brought Jane Austen to limelight by his admiration in his magazine?
a) Dr. Johnson
b)Walter Scott
c) Mathew Arnold
d)Williams
22.
How can William Hazlitt's style be described?
a) Religious
b)Business relations
c) Colloquial informality
d) Love
23.
Which work reveals Browning’s admiration for P. B. Shelly?
a)Pauline
b)Pippa passes
c)In a Balcony
d)Men and Women
24.
Mathew Arnold’s poetry is characterized by….?
a)Middle classes
b)Liberty
c) A brooding paralysis of action
d) Religion
25.
How does Arnold define the Poetry?
a) It’s a criticism of life
b) It’s a criticism of education
c) The middle class
d) Simple
26.
Which is the most readable of Browning’s dramas?
a) Soul
b) My last Duchess
c) Pippa Passes
d)A Blot in the Scutcheon
27. Who wrote the poem “Empedocles on Etna”?
a) Thomas Carlyle
b) Robert Browning
c) Mathew Arnold
d)
Jane Austen
28. Which of Robert Browning’s work was responsible for eclipsing his reputation for over twenty years?
a) My star
b)Epistle
c) Jocoseria
d)
Sordello
29.In
which, Browning analyses the soul of an artist, painter? ..
a)Andre del sarto
b)Caliban
c) karshish
d)Abt.Vogler
30.
Which poem of Arnold’s shows the most Victorian loss of faith?
a) Dover Beach
b) Human Life
c) The Future
d) Morality
31.
Which work made Carlyle first famous?
a) German Literature
b) Hero as king
c) The French Revolution
d) Essays on burns
32.
Which elegy of Arnold is classed with Milton’s Lycidas and Shelly’s Adonais?
a) Thyrsis
b) A southern Nights
c) Rugby chapel
d) The Scholar Gipsy
33.
What is Thomas Carlyle’s nick name ?
a)Jerry
b)Hero
c) Tom the Tearful
d)
Leader
34.
When was Mathew Arnold born?
a) 1822
b) 1841
c) 1861
d)
1853
35.
Who is considered to be the prophet and censor of the 19th century?
a) Mathew Arnold
b) John Dryden
c) Charles Dickens
d) Thomas Carlyle
36.
What was the pen name of Charles Dickens?
a) Boz
b) Minns
c) Oliver
d)Odd
37.
Which is the unfinished novel of Charles Dickens?
a)The Mystery of Edwin Drood
b) Hard Times
c)The Haunted man
d)The Battle of Life
38.
Which is the first sketch of Charles?
a) Seymour
b)Oliver Twist
c) Mr.Minns
d)Bleak House
39.
When did Charles wrote “ American Notes”
a) 1842
b) 1843
c) 1853
d) 1848
40.
In which novel does Dickens attack the current concepts of political
economy?
a) Hard Times
b) Little Dorrit
c) The chimes
d) American Notes
41.
What does the title “Sartor Resartus” by Carlyle mean?
a)The Tailor patched up
b)The Sailor
c) The Poet
d)The
Hero
42.
Which novel is an unfinished one by Thackeray?
a)Vanity Fair
b)The Virginians
c) The New comes
d) Dennis Dual
43.
To which magazine Thackeray regularly contributed?…
a)Greek magazine
b)Barry magazine
c)Frazer’s magazine
d)Jack’s magazine
44. Which is the first publication of
Thackeray?
a) Flore et Zephyr
b)Varity Fair
c)Barry London
d)Men’s wives
45.
When did Tennyson became Poet Laureate?
a)1848
b)1846
c)1845
d)1850
46.
Where was William Makepeace Thackeray born?.
a) England
b)Italy
c)America
d) India
47.
Which wars figure in Tennyson’s poetry?
a) The Crimean wars
b)The German wars
c) The French Wars
d) The Russian wars
48.
Who described Tennyson’s work as “poetry of drawing room”?
a)Jane Austen
b)Charles lamb`
c) Robert Browning
d) John Dryden
49.
Which work earned Tennyson the chancellor’s medal while at Cambridge?
a) The Foresters
b)The Ballads
c) Timbuctoo
d)Revenge
50.
Whom did Tennyson succeed to became Poet Laureate?
a) Words worth
b) T.S.Eliot
c) Arthur Hallam
d) Keats
51.
Sir Watter Scott’s Style is….
a) Defective
b) Effective
c) Tiresome
d) Bad
52.
Lord Byron’s "The Giaour" refers to whom
a) Politicians
b) Christians
c) Muslims
d)Non-Muslims
53.
Historical facts are introduced by whom?
a) Charles Leuer
b)Sir Walter Scott
c)James
d)
Lord Byron
54.
Who said “ I woke one morning to find
myself famous”?
a) Sir Walter Scott
b) Lord Byron
c) Pope
d) Percy Bysshe
55.
To Whom Scott had infinite sympathy?
a) Poor people
b) Rich people
c) Aristocrats
d) Middle class People
56.
When did Sir Walter Scott leave Poetry?
a) Before 1814
b) After 1814
c) Early Quarter of 1814
d)Mid 1814
57)
Into how many periods Coleridge’s poetic career is divided?
a) 4
b)3
c) 2
d)5
58)
How does Scott reveal his characters?
a) Narration
b)Song
c) Dialogue
d)Action
59)
To whom, Bryon is often compared?
a) Scott
b) Keats
c) Browning
d)Shell
60.
According to whom , poetry should be “ either good sense or music”…
a) Samuel Taylor
b) S.T.Coleridge
c) Oliver Goldsmith
d) Thomas Hardy
61.
Who wrote “Lyrical Ballads”?
a) Wordsworth and Coleridge
b)R.K.Narayan
c)George Eliot
d)Mulk Raj
Anand
62.
How many political sonnets did Wordsworth compose?
a)69
b)34
c) 52
d)48
63.’She
stoops to conquer ‘is written by whom?
a)Oliver Goldsmith
b)S.T.Coleridge
c)Samuel Johnson
d)William Blake
64.According
to Samuel Johnson ,what is ”
Rasselas “….
a) Poem
b) Tragedy
c)Romance
d)Novel
65).
Which country did Oliver Goldsmith
belongs to ?
a) Italy
b) Rome
c) Germany
d)Ireland
66.Who
compiled Dictionary in English?
a) Shakespeare
b) Samuel Johnson
c) G.B.Shaw
d) Chaucer
67.
Who wrote “Nuns Fret Not At Their Convent’s Narrow Room" sonnet?
a)William Wordsworth
b) Lord Byron
c)John Donne
d)Robert Browning
68.
“God and the Bible" is written by whom?
a) Mathew Arnold
b) Dr. Johnson
c) Lord Byron
d) S.T.Coleridge
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69. Robert Browning , as a poet ,is
an…? |
a) Organist
b) optimist
c) Occultist
d)
Impressionist
70.
How many lines does a sonnet has?
a) 16 lines
b)14 Lines
c) 18 Lines
d)
25 Lines
71.
Pope was a master of…
a) heroic Coupled
b)Pastorals
c) Limericks
d)Blank verse
72.
To err is human ,to forgive divine “is
an example of what ?
a) Antithesis
b) Oxymoron
c) Pun
d) Onomatopoeia
73. Who influenced most the satirical works of
Pope?
a) Aristotle
b)Chaucer
c)Horace
d)No one
74.
‘A Tale of a Tub ’ is a satire on what?
a) Temple
b) Mosque
c) Church
d) Park
75.’Who
is author of “Gulliver Travels”?
a) Pope
b) Arbutnot
c) Swift
d)
Burton
76.
Who paid printing charges for Blake’s “Poetical sketches “in 1783?
a) Relatives
b)Wife
c) Brothers
d) Friends
77. With what does Blake deals on the naturalistic side?
a) Phases of tour
b) Phases of life
c) Phases of journey
d) Phases of experience
78.
Which was the first play of John Dryden?
a) The Wild Gallant
b)Rival Ladies
c)Secret Love
d)Absolom
and Achitophel
79.
Which was Dryden appointed as the poet
laureate?
a)1670
b)1681
c) 1663
d)1664
80.
What was the familiar subject of
William Congreve in Comedies?
a)Love
b) jealousy
c)Hatredness
d) Terrific
incidents
81. What was Thomas Gray’s poetic style …………?
a)Original
b)Old
c) New
d)Artificial
82.
What is an Elegy?
a) Narrative Poem
b) Song of victory
c) A song of sorrow
d) A song of happiness
83.
What are cones?
a)Apple fruits
b)Pine fruits
c)Walls
d)
Neighbours
84.
Pick the odd man out?
a) Late
b) Fate
c) Sat
d) stale
85.
The word “rear “Rhymes with....
a) Care
b) Clear
c) Fare
d)
Dare
86.
Who is author of Odes on Spring.
a) Thomas Gray
b) Samuel Johnson
c) Jonathan Swift
d)William
Blake
87.
Where was Thomas Gray Born?
a)London
b)Eton
c)Cambridge
d)France
88.
Whose novels are called “Waverly Novels?
a) Fielding
b) Sir Walter Scott
c)Jane Austen
d) Thomas Hardy
89. Who calls imagination “ a magical and synthetic power”?
a)William Wordsworth
b)T.S.Eliot
c)John Keats
d )S.T.Coleridge
90.
Identify the error?
I
got Quite
Good Result in the
Last examination.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
91.Pickout
the appropriate synonym of the word “Regale”
a) Flatter
b)Bore
c) Entertain
d)Fix
92.
Believe ,me ,I am all at sea. choose the
correct meaning of the underlined idioms…
a) Out of Reach
b) drowning
c) Puzzled
d)
Very happy
93.
Fill in the blank….
At the
harbor I saw a ……….. Of ships
a) Group
b) Crowd
c)Squadron
d)Fleet
94.
I …………. his proposal.
a) agree with
b) agree upon
c)agree at
d)agree to
95.
A good judge never gropes…. the conclusion..
a) to
b)at
c)on
d)for
96.
Pick the incorrectly spelt word ………..
a) Canine
b) Conjecture
c)Affeminate
d)Hypothesis
97.
One Who believes in God………….
a) Agnostic
b) Theist
c) Secularist
d)
Devotee
98.
What is My Opic…
a) Far-Sighted
b) Near –sighted
c) Far-flung
d) Obvious
99.
Parody is a form of………
a) Burlesque b) Imitation
c) Both a & b d) none of these
100.
What is the art of letter writing is known as?
a) Epistolary b) Communication
c) Reporting d) Graphic Display
KEY
Practice Test-9
________________________________________________________________________
1.The word Renaissance has been
applied in the---------------- century
a) 18 b) 20
c)21 d)23
2.
Renaissance is a -------- word
a) Latin b)Greek
c)French d)English
3.Renaissance means ----------
a) Rebirth b) ready
c) re-join d)refresh
4. ----------- was a period of great
illumination in the life of humanity
a) Romantic period b) Middle English period
c) Old English period d) Victorian period
5.The monster Grendel appears in the poem -------
a)Widsith b) Doer’s lament
C) Beowulf d)Waldere
6.The poem Widsith ,probably the
oldest in English is about -------
a)Fight between Kung and monster
b)Personal
account of the minstrel’s life
c)Account of life of king
d)None of the above
7.The three ------- tribes came to
England in the middle of the 5th century
a)French b) Italian
c)Greek d)Germanic
8.Which Germanic tribes came to
England in the middle of the 5th century-------
a)Jutes and Angles b)Saxons
c)a and b d)jutes
9 .Who is called “The father of our
English according to William J lock
---
a)Caedmon b) Cynewulf
c)Bede d) King Alfred
10.Who wrote Ecclesiastical history of
English people--
a)Caedmon b)Cynewulf
c)Bede d)King Alfred
11.Who contributed to English /Saxon
chronicles?
a)Caedmon b)Cynewulf
c)Bede d)King Alfred
12.
Norman conquest-------
a)Battle of Hastings,1066 b)Battle of Wedmore,878
c)Battle of Northumbria,867 d)None
of the above
13.------is considered as national
Epic of England.
a)Widsith b)The Christ
c)Beowulf d)dream of the rood
14.In old English period who settled
down in the north------
a)Angles b)Saxons
c)Jutes d)b and c
15.Who attacked romans in old English
period-----
a) Visigoths b) Celts
c) Greeks d)None
of the above
16.Who is known as the father of
English?
a) Shakespeare b)Chaucer
c)T.S. Eliot d)john Milton
17.Who introduced the heroic couplet
in English?
a)Chaucer b)Shakespeare
c)Arnold d)john
Donne
18.who called Chaucer “the father of
English poetry ”
A)Chaucer b) Ben Johnson
c) Mathew Arnold d) Christopher Marlowe
19.
In “the book of the duchess “Chaucer made use of the _____
a)six syllabic lines b)seven syllabic lines
c) ten syllabic lines d)
eight syllabic lines
20.Chaucer’s poetic career is divided
into ______
a) 4periods b)3 periods
c)2
periods d)1
period
21. Geoffrey Chaucer
a) 1360-1400 b) 1340-1460
c)1340-1400
d)1400-1560
22. Chaucer called as “grandfather of
_____”
a) Novel b) essay
c) drama d) poem
23.who is “ morning star of
renaissance”
a) Arnold b) William Blake
c)
Chaucer d) john Dryden
24.”the book of the duchess
(1369)”written by
a)Chaucer b) john Milton
c) john Donne d)
none of the above
25. Chaucer’s first poem is
a) Troilus
and Criseyde b)
The romaunt of the rose
c) the legend of the good women d) the house of fame
26.”hore stormy people” refers to
the____
a) French revolt b) Russian revolt
c) Peasants revolt d) industrial revolt
27.
Chaucer was born during the reign of ___
a) Richard –ll b) henry –lV
c) Edward –lll d) none of the above
28. Chaucer used his rhyme -royal
stanza in his ____
a) The Romaunt
of the rose b) the legend of good women
c) the house of fame d) Troilus and Criseyde
29.
In the prologue to the Canterbury tales, Chaucer used the ___
a) ten syllabic lines b) seven syllabic lines
c) eight syllabic lines d) six
syllabic lines
30. Chaucer was the first poet to be
buried in _____
a)Highgate
cemetery b)bun hill fields cemetery c)
west minister abbey d) none of the
above
31. longest tale of “the prologue to
Canterbury tales ” is __
a)miller’s
tale b) knight’s tale c)parson’s tale d)shipman’s tale
32.the general prologue of “the
Canterbury tales “contains ___lines
a)838 b)598
c)987 d)858
33.how many ladies are there in the prologue
a)2 b)1
c)5 d)4
34.the tale which is a high romance
told in heroic couplet in Canterbury tales
a)the Knight’s tale b)Shipman’s tale
c) parson’s tale d) the Tale of Melibee
35.the tale about seven deadly sins
a)the reeve’s tale b) the parson’s tale
c) knight’s tale d)miller’s tale
36.in Canterbury tales the squire is
son of ___
a) parson b) miller
c)knight d) none of the
above
37.the knight’s tale is based on
boccasio’s ___
a) filocolob)teseida
c)Decameron d) la caccia di
Diana
38.how long does Beowulf reign as king
of the geats ?
a) 30 years b) 40 years
c) 50 years d)60 years
39 .Beowulf belongs to ___
a)swedes b)danes
c)anglo
–saxons d)geats
40.what is naegling in beowulf ?
a)
goblet b) a diamond ring c) horse d)
a sword
41.beowulf was the ___of geatish king
hygelac
a).son b) brother c) cousin d) nephew
42.how many warriors did beowulf took
along with him ?
a)10 b)
14 c) 15 d)20
43.what gift did Horthger gave to
beowulf ?
a)eight
horses b) weapons and armor c)treasure d)all of the above
44.from about when does the only
existing Beowulf manuscript date?
a)700 A.D. b)1000
A.D. c)700 B.C. D)50
A.D.
45.which of the following is a trait
of an epic hero ?
a) of
Nobel birth b) traits reflect
societal ideals
c)performs
deeds requiring great courage and strength d) all of the above
46.in the roman conquest the Britons
fought bitterly against the ___conquerors
a)angels b) Britons c) Greeks d)none of the above
47.in old English period Anglo Saxons
ruled England till ___
a)
670A.D. B)1066
A.D. c)1606A.D. D)1660
A.D.
48. where did the renaissance start
from
a) England b) German c) Italy d)Greek
49. Renaissance reached it’s peak at
the end of ___
a)15th
century b)14th
century c) 13th century d)16th century
50.renaissance was opposed to medieval thoughts and ____
A
)practices b)
people c)
atmosphere
d)hierarchy
KEY
1)B 2)C 3)A 4)C
5)C 6)B 7)D 8)C 9)C
10)C
11)D 12)A 13) C 14)A 15)A 16)B
17)A 18)C 19)D 20)B
21)C 22)A 23)C 24)A 25)B 26)
C 27) C 28)D 29) A 30)C
31) B 32) D 33) A 34) A 35)B 36)A
37)B 38) C 39)D 40)D
41) D 42)B 43) D 44) B 45) D 46)D 47) B 48)C
49) A 50) A
Practice
Test-10
1.
Onions cost Rs.10 _________________ kilo.
a)
an b) a c) the d)
No article
2.
__________Silver is not expensive metal.
a)
No article b)an c) the d)
a
3.
Srinivas has been living in _________________
U.K. for 15 years.
a)
the b) No article c) a d)
an
4.
_______poor are the cursed people of the
society.
a)
a b)
the c)
No article d) an
5.
________Bhagavad Gita is _______ epic.
a)
No article, a b)The,
an c) A, the d) A, an
6.
Picasso is ______ artist.
a)
an b) a c) the d)
No article
7.
_____more you know, _______more you enjoy.
a)
No article, a b)The,
an c) A, the d) The, the
8.
She is ______ honest woman.
a)
a b)
the c)
an d) No article
9.
He thinks he is ____________Newton.
a)
the b)
a c) No Article d) an
10. Honesty is
________ best policy.
a)
a b)
an c) No Article d) the
11. She is
______ European Scientist.
a)
a b)
the c)
No Article d) an
12. _______Tatas
are the pioneers of Steel Industry.
a)
a b)
an c)
the d) No article
13. It rained
all _______day due to depression in the Bay of Bengal.
a)
an b)
an c)
the d) No article
14. Vineetha
always thinks in ________ different way.
a)
an b)
the c)
No article d) a
15. _______employee
who has directed me is ______ honest man.
a)
No article, a b)
An,an c) A, a d) The, the
16. ___________French
was at war with the English for 100 years.
a)
The b)
A c)
No article d) An
17. The matter
is known _______me.
a)
to b)by c) with d) on
18. I will
have to go to the library _______foot.
a)
to b)by c) with d) on
19. Children
are fond _________ sweets.
a)
to b)by c) of d) about
20. There is a
reference ________ the drug ____ page 33 in chapter 6.
a)
at, by b)to,
on c)on, to d) in, about
21. The
students distributed chocolates __________ themselves.
a)
between b)by c) among d) about
22. The girl
sat down _________the lake.
a)
beside b)besides c) in d) on
23. Sujatha is
fluent ________ English.
a)
to b)in c) with d) about
24. The tiger
jumped ___________ the wall.
a)
to b)about c) with d) over
25. He was
arrested __________ helping the culprits.
a)
for b)in c) from d) by
26. He was
tired _________ the work. ( )
a)
with b)from c) of d) in
27. Rani put
up ________ her brother in Hyderabad. ( )
a)
at b)of c)along d) with
28. Manu has
been living at Dubai _______2005. ( )
a)
for b)since c) with d) on
a) to b)by c) than d) on
30. We
insisted ____ going out for a walk.
a)
for b)
by c)
with d) on
31. They left
_____midnight ______ their village.
a)
to, in b)
in, with c)
about, across d) at, for
32. The
students should abide ______ the rules of Institution.
a)
with b)
about c) by d) for
33. Akbar
_________ India long ago.
a)
rules b)
has been ruling c) ruled d) is ruling
34. Shreyas
___________here since 3 o clock.
a)
has been sleeping b) sleeps c)
slept d) had slept
35. The maid
broke the cup while she __________ it.
a)
washing b)was
washing c) washes d)
washed
36. Both the
boy and his brother _______ in the house yesterday.
a)
was b)were c) are d) will be
37. I
__________ an Entrance Exam now.
a)
writing b)
wrote c) has written d) am writing
38. They
____________ last week.
a)
are arrested b)will
be arrested c) were arrested d) is
arrested
39. She usually
__________ in the front row.
a)
sits b)sitting c) sat d) has sat
40. The car
broke down while they ___________from Hyderabad.
a)
driving b)were driving c)
drove d)is driving
41. Anil
________suffering from illness when we visited him last year.
a)
is b)was c) has been d) had been
42. Water
_________at 100 °C.
a)
is boiling b)has
been boiling c) was boiling d) boils
43. One of my
friends _______ Group-1 post.
a)
have got b)has
got c) is getting d) got
44. Madhuri
_______________ the letter just now.
a)
posting b)posts c) has posted d) posted
45. Ms.Revathi
__________ her mother.
a)
has resembled b)has been resembled c)resembles d)
is resembled
46. The
program ______ to an end.
a)
was coming b)coming c) have been coming d) have come
47. They sold
their old TV two months ago. They ______ a new one yet.
a)
have bought b)haven’t
bought c) bought d) had bought
48. When we
__________ the station, the train had already left.
a)
reached b)
was reaching c) are reaching d) has reached
49. They asked
me what ________.
a)
my name was b)is
my name c) has been my name d) was my name
50. Choose the
correct sentence.
a) I am
understanding your problem.
b) The
Moon is moving round the Earth.
c) I
differ from you on this point.
d) The
girl is drawing a picture every morning.
Key
|
1)b |
2)a |
3)a |
4)b |
5)b |
6)a |
7)d |
8)c |
9)b |
10)d |
|
11)a |
12)c |
13)d |
14)d |
15)b |
16)a |
17)a |
18)d |
19)c |
20)b |
|
21)c |
22)a |
23)b |
24)d |
25)a |
26)c |
27)d |
28)b |
29)a |
30)d |
|
31)d |
32)c |
33)c |
34)a |
35)b |
36)b |
37)d |
38)c |
39)a |
40)b |
|
41)d |
42)d |
43)b |
44)c |
45)c |
46)a |
47)b |
48)a |
49)a |
50)c |
Practice Test-11
_____________________________________________________________________________
1.
Shakespeare was born at
A.
Wakefield B. Stratford-on-Avon C. Amherst D. Yorkshire
2. The
name of the house of Shakespeare is
A.
New Palace B. Royal Palace C. Hamlet House D. White House
3.
Shakespeare wrote ………………… Sonnets
A.144
B. 154 C. 37 D. 160
4. The
first independent and original work of Shakespeare is
A.
Love’s Labor Lost B. Measure of Measure C. Hamlet D. The Tempest
5. The
first successful historical play of Shakespeare is
A.
Richard III B. Henry IV C. Hamlet D. Henry V
6. Hamlet,
Macbeth, King Lear and Othello are Shakespeare's
A.
Last plays B. Histories C. Tragi-Comedies D. Great Tragedies
7. Richard
11 is written by
A.
Shakespeare B. Marlowe C. Ben Jonson D. Lyly
8.
Shakespeare‟s last plays, i.e. Cymbeline, The winter‟s Tale and The tempest are
also called
A.
Dramatic Romance B. Great Tragedies C. Pure Comedies D. Dark Comedies
9.
Spenser‟s The Fairy Queens is
A.
A Novel B. An Elegy C. A Romantic Epic D. A collection of sonnets
10. Who
wrote The Shepherd‟sCalender
A.
Sidney B. Arnold C. Shakespeare D. Spenser
11. Which
of the following is Spencer‟s collection of 88 sonnets about his wife , Elizabeth Boyle
A.
The Amoretti B. Epithalamion C. The Complaints D. Prothalamion
12.
Spenser‟s sonnets contain
A.
Eight lines B. Twelve lines with a couplet C. Three quartrains and a couplet D.
Seven couplets
13. Who
called the Spenser “The poet‟s Poet” [ ]
A.
Charles Lamb B. Sidney C. Lowell D. Lyly
14. Who is
called the “Prince of Poets of his Times” [ ]
A.
Sidney B.
Spenser C. Marlowe D. Lyly
15. The
Sonnet – Sequence Astrophel and Stella is written by [ ]
A.
Spencer B.
Shakespeare C. Sir Thomas Moore D. Sir Philip Sidney
16. How
many sonnets of Shakespeare are addressed to the Fair Youth [ ]
A.
12 B. 154 C.126 D. 88
17. How
many sonnets of Shakespeare have been addressed to the Dark Lady [ ]
A.
126 B. 28 C. 88 D. 154
18.
Arcadia is written by [ ]
A.
Sir Philip Sidney B.
Shakespeare C. Greene D. Spenser
19.
Rosalynde which had influence on Shakespeare‟s play As You Like It written by [ ]
A.
Thomas Nashe B. Jhon Lyly C. Thomas Lodge D. Jhon Milton
20. Who is
generally regarded as the Father of English Essay. [ ]
A.
Lodge B. Lyly C. Greene D. Bacon
21. Who
among the University Wit collaborated with Shakespeare in Henry IV? [ ]
A.
Thomas Lodge B. Thomas Kyd C. George Peele D. Thomas Nash
22.
Everyman in His Humour, Everyman out of His Humour, The Alchemist are the works
by [ ]
A.
Ben Jonson B. DR. Jhonson C. Shakespeare D. Marlowe
23.
Astrophel and Stella is a collection of……………..sonnets [ ]
A.88
B. 154
C. 108 D. 126
24. Who
wrote the Holy Sonnets [ ]
A.
Donne B. Dryden
C. Shakespeare D. Spenser
25. A
collection of Sonnets of Shakespeare was published in 1609 by [ ]
A.
Mr. W.H. B.
Thorndike C. Thomas
Thorpe D. Caxton
26. Poets
like Donne, Marveli, Cowley and Herbert belong to the ……… school of poetry [
]
A.
Lyrical B.
Sonnet form C. The Narrative D. Metaphysical
27.
Measure for Measure and Hamlet are Shakespeare‟s [ ]
A.
Roman Plays B. Problem Plays C. Great Tragedies D. Tragi-comedies
28. When
was the first collection of Bacon‟s essays published [ ]
A.
1597 B. 1605 C. 1625 D. None of these
29. Which
is the first play in which Blank Verse was first used [ ]
A.
Comedy B. The Spanish Traged C. Tragedy of Trancerd and Gismund D. Garbouduc
30. Who
can be called the originator of the Picaresque Novel [ ]
A.
Daniel Defoe B.ThomasNashe C. Charles Dickens D. None of these
31.
Cymbeline is the line play written by [ ]
A.
Marlowe B. Ben Jhonsan C. Shakespeare D. Lyly
32. Which
of the Shakespeare‟s plays suggests Colonialism [ ]
A.
Cymbeline B. Macbeth C. Hamlet D. The Tempest
33.
Shakespeare used prose for [ ]
A.
Tragedies B. Chorus C. Comic Scenes D. Play with in play
34. Which
play did Shakespeare leave unfinished [ ]
A.
Timon of Athens B. Coriolanus C. Titus Andronicus D. None of these
35. The
first Folio edition of Shakespeare‟s plays was printed in [ ]
A.
1616 B. 1600 C. 1623 D. 1660
36.
Pericles is written by [ ]
A.
Marlowe B. Shakespeare C. Bacon D. Lyly
37. Merry
Wives of Windsor is written by [ ]
A.
Shakespeare B. Marlowe C. Milton D. Ben Jonson
38. Brutus
is a character from Shakespeare‟s play [ ]
A.
Hamlet B. Othello C. Macbeth D. Julius Caesar
39. Where
was Francis Educated [ ]
A
.Cambridge B. London C. France D. None of these above
40. When
did Francis Bacon become Attorney General [ ]
A.
1617 B. 1618 C. 1613 D. 1619
41. The
word “essay” was first used by – [ ]
A.
Montaigue B. Bacon C. Fransic D. Above all
42. In
which countries did Bacon get fame on his essays [ ]
A.
England B.
England and Even abroad C.
Britain D. Above all
43. Which
metaphysical poet was famously known for writing „pattern poetry‟ [ ]
A.
George Herbert B. Robert
Herrick C. Andrew Marvell D. Henry Vaughan
44. Who
was the founder of the metaphysical school of poetry? [ ]
A.
John Lily B. John
Donne C. Marlowe D. Henry
45. The
Cavalier poets, a school of English poets belong to the- [ ]
A.
14th century B.11TH century C.17TH century D.18TH
century
46. Robert
Herrick (1591-1640), Richard Lovelace (1617-1657), Tomas Carew (1595-1640), Sir
John Suckling (1609-141) are the best known- [
]
A.
University wits B. Cavalier
poets C Metaphysical poets D. Victorian poets
47. The
university wits were a group of authors who got their education from [ ]
A
. Germany B. Egypt C. oxford and
Cambridge D. University
48. Lyly,
Greene, peele, kyd, Marlowe and Thomas lodge belong to the group of authors
called- [ ]
A.
Metaphysical poets B. Cavalier poets C. University wits D. Victorian poets
49.
Reformation, a movement began in- [ ]
A.
Egypt B.
Germany C. Japan D. England
50. Who
was the leader of reformation movements? [
]
A.
Martin Luther B.
Bacon C
.Johnson D.
Marlowe
KEY
1. B 2.A
3.B 4.A 5.A6.D 7.A 8.A 9.A 10.D11.A 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.D16.C 17.B 18.A 19.C 20.D
21.A 22.A
23.C 24.A 25.C26.D 27.B 28.A 29.D 30.B31.C 32.C 33.C 34.A 35.C36.B 37.A 38.D
39.A 40.C
41.B 42.B
43.A 44.B 45.C46.B 47.C 48.C 49.B 50.A
Practice
Test-12
1.
The monster Grendel appears in the poem.
( )
a)Widsith b. Doer’s Lament c. Beowulf d. Waldere
2.
The three _____tribes came to England in the middle of the 5th
century. ( )
a)French b. Italian c. Greek d.
Germanic
3.
Who wrote Ecclesiastical history of English people? (‘ )
a)Caedmon b. Cynewalf c. Bede d. King Alfred
4.
The didactic poem, Christ is written by? ( )
a)Caedmon b. Cynewulf c. Bede d. King Alfred
5.
Who translated Bede’s history in Anglo-Saxon period? ( )
a)Caedmon b. Cynewulf c. Bede d. king Alfred
6.
Alfred became the king of Wessex in? ( )
a)871 b.901 c.
547 d.878
7.
Timeline of Anglo-Saxon or old English period is ____. ( )
a)550-1077 b. 400-1000 c. 450-1066 d. 450-1100
8.
Who is the inventor of printing through movable types? ( )
a)Edmund Spencer b. Gutenberg c. Christopher d. Dr.Faustus
9.
Which word means rebirth? ( )
a)Humanists b. revival c. Newland d.
renaissance
10. Who is the great
genius of the Elizabeth Age? ( )
a)Elizabeth I b. Faerie Queen c. Volpone d. William Shakespeare
11. The excellent of
human mind is celebrated in __ century. ( )
a)18th
century b. 17th century c. 16th century d. 19th century
12. Who wrote
“Tristram Shandy”? ( )
a)LawrenceSterne b.
Lawrence Sterne c. Lawrence Sterne d. Lawrence stem
13. Who tells the
last tale in Chaucer’s Canterbury tales? ( )
a)The Monk b. The Parson c. The Prioress d. The Nun
14. Chaucer is known
much for _________. ( )
a)Realism b. Dialogue c. Action d.
Uniformity
15. Who is known as
the father of the English? ( )
a)Langland b. Chaucer c. Edward III d.
More
16. How many are
there in the prologue? ( )
a)25 b.29 c. 31 d. 39
17. Who is the
messenger of the Fairles in the Tempest? ( )
a)Caliban b. Juno c. Iris d.
Ariel
18. What is the first
Canterbury Tale? ( )
a)The cook’s tale
b. the knight tale c. the reeve’s tale d. the miller’s tale
19. Who farts in
Absolon’s face? ( )
a)Alison b.
Grevase c. John d. Nicholas
20. How many husbands
has the wife of Bath had? ( )
a)2 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3
21. The wife of Bath
claims to hate__________. ( )
a)Eating b.
men c. cattle d. clerks and glossing
22. The Host’s name
is ______________. ( )
a)Roger Warren b. Geoffrey Chaucer c. Roger of
ware d. Harry Bailey
23. Which pilgrim
throws a book into the fire? ( )
a)The Miller
b. The Wife of Bath c. The Reeve d. The Shipman
24. Who dies at the
end of the knight’s Tale? ( )
a)Hippolyta b. Thesus c. Palomon d. Arote
25. He is __________
doctor. ( )
a)A b. an c. some d. his
26. He is holding
____________umbrella. ( )
a)A b. an c. some d. at
27. We walk the dog
three times ____________day. ( )
a)The b. in c.
an d. a
28. There are sixty
minutes in ______________hour. ( )
a.
Up b.
the c. an d. a
29. He ate
________kilo of ice cream yesterday evening. ( )
a.
An b.
a c. two d. some
30. He likes playing
_______guitar. ( )
a.
the b.
a c. two d. some
31. which is
____largest desert in the world? ( )
a.
a b. an c. the d.at
32. I’d rather be
single __________in a bad relationship. ( )
a.
Besides b. instead c. than d. of
33. Using your cell
phone while driving is ______the law. ( )
a.
Against b. beyond c. despite d.
up
34. After payment you
will receive the product ____10 business.
( )
a.
During b.
inside c. within d. that
35. I have no
experience, so I’m _____ a disadvantage when it comes to this job.( )
a.
At b.
in c. with d. of
36. I read a great
book ____John Girisham. ( )
a.
By b.
of c. via d. down
37. My grandparents
lived in that same house _____ages.
( )
a.
For b.
over c. since d. of
38. He's Italian? For some reason I was _______
the impression that he was Spanish. ( )
a.
In b.
under c. with d. down
39.
Where's Roberta?
She should have gotten here ______ now.
( )
a.
By b. to c. until d. up
40.
We've put a lot
of effort ______ this project. ( )
a.
Inside b. into c. within d. up
41.
____She’s a
little shy, she's a wonderful person once you get to know her. ( )
a.
Although b. besides c. inspite of d.
above
42.
What ____________doing? ( )
a.
You have been b. you been c. have you been d. been you
43.
I‘ve been playing
football_________. ( )
a.
Two hours b. yesterday c. all day d.
tomorrow
44.
A. what ___? B.
He’s an engineer . ( )
a.
Does your father
doing b.
is your father do
b.
c. is
your father doing d. does your father do
45.
Why
___________sunglasses? ( )
a.
Do you wear b. are you wearing c. do you wearing
d. are you wearing
46.
A. How often
____to the cinema? B. About once a month. ( )
a.
Do you going
b. are you going c. do you
go d. are you go
47.
_________ a
really good book at the moment. ( )
a.
I reading b. I’m reading c. I read d.
reading
48.
Where _____ you
born? ( )
a.
Were b. have c. are d. did
49.
Oh no !__________
my keys! ( )
a.
I lost b. I’ve lost c. I went d. down
50.
______to the
cinema yesterday. ( )
a.
I went b. I’ve gone c. I’ve been d. are
51.
In which year was
William Shakespeare born? ( )
a.
1534 b. 1564 c. 1594 d. 1524
52.
In which play
would you find a character called starveling? ( )
a.
The merry wives
of Windsor b. Othello c. A midsummer nights bream d. King Lear
53.
What is name of
the poet who created the term “Metaphysical poets”? ( )
a.
John Dryden b. Samuel Johnson c. John Donne d. none
54.
Who wrote “Mirror
for Magistrates”? ( )
a.
Thomas
Sacville b. Thomas Wyatt c. Thomas Lodge d. Thomas kyde
55.
Philip Sidney was
born on 30th November ______. ( )
a.
1553 b. 1554 c. 1555 d. 1550
56.
Ástrophel and
Stella’ is a __________. ( )
a.
Allegory b. epic c. sonnet d. ballad
a.
An allegory b. an epic c. a ballad d. a sonnet
58.
In whose reign
morality plays began? ( )
a.
Henry five b. Elizabeth one c. Henry six d.
Henry eight
59.
‘Paradise lost’
was lost by _________. ( )
a.
Eve b. Adam c. both a and b d. Satan
60.
Francis Bacon
died in __________.
a.
1616 b. 1626 c. 1648 d.
1650
61.
When was Ben
Johnson born? ( )
a.
1637 b. 1572 c. 1575 d.
1580
62.
What is Johnson
best known for? ( )
a.
Writing books b. playing the guitar c. singing d. satirical plays
63.
How many books
were originally planned to form the work “The Faerie Queene?
( )
a.
18 b. 08 c. 23 d. 12
64.
Under which
Pseudonym the work ‘The Shepheardes Calendar was published. ( )
a.
Edward b. Johnathan c. Immanuel d. Immerito
65.
In which work
Edmund Spenser celebrates his marriage with Elizabeth Boyle? ( )
a.
Prothalamion b. Faerie Queene c. Epithalamion d.
Amoretti
66.
Which one of the
following rhyme scheme is the rhyme scheme Spenserian stanza? ( )
a.
Ab cd bccde b. abba bccb d c. ab bc cd def d. ab ab bc bc c
67.
How many lines are in Spenserian stanza? ( )
a.
9 b. 12 c. 24 d. 8
68.
The first
and last stanzas of Donne’s Batter my
Heart include a large
number of ( )
a.
Nouns b. verbs c. adjectives d. adverbs
69.
Our task had been
completed before sunset. ( )
a)We completed
our task before sunset.B)We have completed our task before sunset.
c)We complete our
task before sunset. D)We had completed
our task before sunset.
70.
The boy laughed at the beggar. ( )
a)The beggar was
laughed by the boy. B.
The beggar was being laughed by the boy.
b)The beggar was
being laughed at by the boy. D.The
beggar was laughed at by the boy.
71.
They drew a
circle in the morning. ( )
a)A circle was
being drawn by them in the morning.b)A circle was drawn by them in the morning.
c)In the morning
a circle have been drawn by them. D)A
circle has been drawing since morning.
72.
My uncle promised
me a present. ( )
a)A present was
promised by my uncle to me.B)I was promised a present by my uncle.
c)I had been
promised a present by my uncle. D)I was promised by my uncle a present.
73.
Who taught her
such things? ( )
a.Who was she
taught such things by? B.She was
taught such things by whom?
c. By whom she
was taught such things? D.By whom was she taught such things ?
74.
He made us work. ( )
a.We were made to
work by him. B.We would work
by him.
c.We might work
by him. D.We
have to work by him.
75.
By whom is the
child being fed? ( )
a.Who is feeding
the child? B.Who has fed the
child?
b.Who was feeding
the child? D.Who has been feeding
the child?
76.
I cannot draw
this picture. ( )
a)This picture
cannot be drawn by me. B)This picture
cannot be drawn by I.
c)This picture
could not be drawn by me. D)This picture could not be drawn by I.
77.
It interests me. ( )
a.I have been
interested in it. B.I will be
interested in it.
c.I was
interested in it. D.I am
interested in it.
78.
Finish the game. ( )
a)The game had to
be finished b.Let the game be finished
c)The game
should be finished d.Let the game finish
79.
How was it
managed by you? ( )
a)How have you
managed it? B.Did you manage it?
c)How did you
manage it? d.Was it managed by
you?
80.
She said to me,
“start.” ( )
a)She forbade me
to start. B.She asked me to start.
c)She requested
me to start. D.She advised me to start.
81.
I said to him,
‘Good morning, how do you do.’ ( )
a)I said to him that good morning how he did.B)I
wished him good morning and asked him how he did.
c)I told him good morning and asked him how he
did. D)I said to him good morning and asked him how he did.
82.
Hari said,”How
clever I am.” ( )
a.Hari exclaimed
that he was very clever. B.Hari
said he was very clever.
c.Hari exclaimed
that he is very clever. D.Hari asked
that how clever he was.
83.
“Please don’t go
away “, she said. ( )
a.
She begged me not
to go away. B.She begged
that I not go away.
c.She said to
please her and not to go away. D.She
told me not to go away.
84.
If Raju___ in our
team, we ____. ( )
a.
Were, would him b. were, would have won c. were, will win d. were, win.
85.
If they _____the
Principal, she would have helped them. ( )
a.
Met b. had met c. have met d. meet.
86.
Most of the time
we ______in the park. ( )
a.
Were sat b. sitting c. was sitting d. were sitting.
87.
Yesterday, at
six. I ____dinner. ( )
a.
Was preparing b.
was prepare c. was prepared d. did prepare.
88.
____ you doing
your homework at six o’clock last night? ( )
a.
Are b. did c.
have d.were.
89.
We _____our
school when he came in. ( )
a.
Talked b. were talking c. were talked d. talking.
90.
Why _____he
having lunch at 4pm? ( )
a.
Was b. does c. were d. with.
91.
Was he not
________his homework? ( )
a.
Doing b. do c. done d. will do.
92.
Snow ___________lightly. ( )
a.
Fell b. was falling c. is falling d. will fall.
93.
Last Monday, I
_____my bills and left. ( )
a.
Were paying b. was paying c. paid d.
paying.
94.
I _______when a
plate crashed. ( )
a.
Was cooking b. cooking c. cooked d. were cooking.
95.
As they
_______down the road, they found an owl. ( )
a.
Were walking b. was walking c. walked d.
walking.
96.
Horthgar is the
king of _____________ ( )
a.
Danes b. Swedes c. Anglo-Saxon d. Geats
97.
Beowulf was the
______of Geatish king Hygelac. ( )
a.
Son b.
brother c.
cousin d. nephew.
98.
What is Naegling
in Beowulf? ( )
a.
Goblet b. a diamond
ring c. a horse d. a sword.
99.
Who is the
successor of Beowulf? ( )
a.
Beow b. unferth c. Wiglaf d. Horthgar.
100. Grendel is believed to be the descendant of
the _____ ( )
a.
Abel b. Moses c. Cain d. Abraham.
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