PEACEHILLS COLLEGE

SUBJECT: LITERATURE –IN-ENGLISH DURATION:2HRS CLASS:S.S.S2

1. The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is _________ (a) hyperbole (b) metaphor (c)
euphemism (d) paradox (e) oxymoron

2. The paragraph in prose can be compared to ____________ in poetry.

(a) couplet (b) line (c) stanza (d) verse (e) scene

3. A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is _____ (a) imagery (b) symbolism (c)
flashback (d) epilogue (e) picaresque

4. The whole town was present at the wedding ceremony. This is an example of _____ (a) oxymoron (b)
hyperbole (c) onomatopoeia (d)repetition (e) pun

5. In a literary work , a clown normally ___ (a) directs the action (b) creates cosmic relief (c) supports the
protagonist (d)creates the atmosphere (e)disguises as the antagonist

6. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________ (a) ballad (b)
pastoral (c) folktale (d) romance (e) eulogy

7. Any literary work which holds up a society to ridicule is a __________ (a) satire (b) fable (c) lampoon
(d) limerick (e) sarcasm

8. Pick the odd item______________ (a) elegy (b) ballad (c) metaphor (d) ode (e) none

9. An author’s story about himself is a/an _____ (a) biography (b) essay (c) diary (d) autobiography (e)
selfism

10. The feeling and attitudes of a writer are conveyed by __________ (a) mood (b) style (c) theme (d)
setting (e) language

11. Rhyming words ______ (a) have similar spellings (b) are paralled lines (c) sound alike (d) convey
meaning (e) are disjointed

12. The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is ______ (a) genre (b) verse (c) act
(d) passage (e) diction

13. A struggle between opposition forces in a literary work is the ______ (a) plot (b) conflict (c) climax
(d) denouement (e) relief

14. “Peter’s pretty partner paid the bills” is an example of _____ (a) alliteration (b) rhyme (c) satire (d)
digression (e) assonance

15. “O happy torment” is an example of (a) oxymoron (b) synecdoche (c) innuendo (d) simile (e) irony
16. A literary work written in form of a letter is ____(a) creative (b) romantic (c) tautological (d)
epistolary (e) letter writing

17. “The lawyer addressed the bench” illustrates ______(a) metonymy (b) alliteration (c) simile (d)
oxymoron (e) irony

18. The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the (a) resolution (b) enjambment (c)
denouement (d) climax (e) solution

19. A writer’s choice of words is his (a) diction (b) mood (c) tone (d) setting (e) words

20. A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humor/emphasis is (a) metaphor (b) irony (c)
simile (d) hyperbole (e) oxymoron

21. A piece of writing or speech at the beginning of a work of art is the (a) prologue (b) dialogue (c)
monologue (d) epilogue (e) introduction

22. The main objective of drama is to ____ (a) educate us (b) entertain us (c) educate and entertain us
(d) strengthen and beautify us (e) all of above

23. In literature, another name for denouement is _____(a) resolution (b) reference (c) inference (d)
deregulation (e)accusation

24. A common attribute of a play is its possession of a(n) _______ (a) conflict (b) epilogue (c) sarcasm (d)
prologue (e) epilogue

25. If the sound of a word suggests its probable meaning, we have a case of ______________(a)
euphemism (b) onomatopoeia (c) criticism (d) synaesthesia (e) litotes

26. _____ applies to both tragedy and comic plays. (a) horrifying ending (b) happy ending (c) bomb blast
(d) climax (e) plot

27. Which of the following options is the stronghold of poetry?(a) emotion only

(b) ideas only (c) beauty only (d) all of the above (e) none of the above

28. A narration is said to be an epistolary work if it is largely conceived in___________

(a) essays (b) episodes (c) arguments (d) letters (e) reports

29. In the poetic line, “I am the enemy you killed, my friend,” the literary device most noticeable there is
a/an ___(a) hyperbole

(b) oxymoron (c) synaesthesia (d) onomatopoeia (e) metaphor

30. “What is our life? A play of passion?” What is the pronounced device deployed in that single poetic
line? A/An_____ (a) simile (b)rhetorical question (c) allusive phraseology (d) metaphor (e) personage
31. ____ is a central organising element linking figure(s), action, style and language in a piece of fiction.
(a) setting (b) plot (c)synecdoche (d) theme (e) characterisation

32. The outline of a story in a logical order is referred to as ______(a) plot (b) outline

(c) storyline (d) pan-shot (e) flashback

33. A narrative poem ____(a) preaches a sermon (b) propounds a philosophy (c) tells a tale or story (d)
argues in a narrative manner

34. One of the following makes use of gesture only___________(a) Comedy (b) Lampoon (c) Mime (d)
Satire (e) Opera

35. An epilogue ________(a) introduces a play (b) develops characters (c) sums up a play (d) introduces
characters (e) plots a play

Read the extract below and answer questions 36 – 38

‘’like the dew on the thorn

Like the foam below a valley

Like the bubble on a sweet babe born

Thou art gone,for ever rarely

36. The extract arouses in the reader a feeling of ___(a) anxiety (b) sorrow (c) joy (d) hope (e)
excitement

37. One of the literary devices used in the extract is___ (a) personification (b) repetition (c) hyperbole
(d) paradox (e) irony

38. The rhyme scheme of the above extract is ___(a) abba (b) abab (c) aabb (d) abcd (e) abcc

39. ‘A joyful tear’ is an example of which figure of speech? (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) hyperbole (d)
oxymoron (e) irony

40. The principal female character in a novel is called _______(a) hero (b) villain (c) heroine (d) clown (e)
meter

41. The last part of a literary work is known as__ (a) acknowledgement (b) epilogue (c) climax (d)
prologue (e) ending

42. The character matched against the hero of a play is the_________ (a) antagonist (b) anti-hero (c)
clown (d) hypocrite (e) enemy

43. The identical sound at the end of a poem is known as (a) metre (b) rhythm (c) rhyme (d) verse (e)
sound
44. A protagonist who has a disastrous end is a _____(a) comic character (b) flat character (c) round cast
(d) tragic hero (e) disaster

SECTION B

Answer all the questions in this section.

William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Read the extract below and answer question 31-35

Theseus : But in this kind, wanting your father’s voice

The other must be held the worthier

Hermia: I wish my father look but with my eyes.

Theseus: Rather your eyes must with his judgement look

Hermia: I do entreat your grace to pardon me.

I know not by what power I am made bold,

Nor how it may concern my modesty

In such a presence here to plead my thought;

(Act 1, scene 1)

45. Hermia has……… A. agreed to let Helena have Lysander B. decided to be a nun C. told the Duke all
her secrets D. refused to marry Demetrius

46. Hermia is before Theseus because….. A. her father has forgiven her B. her father has disowned her C.
she loves Demetrius. D. she loves Lysander

47. Hermia informs the Duke that she will…… A. give up her love for Lysander B. marry Demetrius after
all C. prefer to become a nun D. retire to the forest

48. The underlined expression means….. A. ask fir time to think B. beg for mercy immediately C. revise
my stand D. defend my conviction

49. Hermia ends this speech asking……. A. how her father could be so cruel to her B. who will fetch
Lysander from the forest C. what will happen if she does not marry Demetrius D. why Helena has not
been invited

Read the extract below and answer question 36-40

He goes before me, and still dares me on;

When I come where he calls, then he is gone.

The villain is much lighter-heeled than I:

I follow fast but faster he did fly,

That fallen am I in dark uneven way

And here will rest me.

(Act 3, Scene 2)

50. The speaker is……. A. Demetrius B. Helena C. Lysander D. Hermia

51. He in the first line refers to……. A. Bottom B. Titania C. Lysander D. Puck

52. The speaker is being separated from…….. A. Helena B. Demetrius C. Hermia D. Titania

53. The speaker’s language shows…….. A. frustration B. impatience C. anger D. urgency

54. The speech is ……… A. an aside B. a soliloquy C. a dialogue D. a lyric

Read the extract below and answer questions 41-45

……To her my lord,

Was I betrothed ere I saw…;

But like in sickness did I loathe this food;

But, as in health, come to my natural taste,

Now I do wish it, love it, long for it.

And will for ever more be true to it.

(Act 4, Scene 1)

55. The speaker is…….. A. Hermia B. Demetrius C. Oberon D. Theseus

56. Her refers to…… A. Hermia B. Hippolyta C. Helena D. Titania

57. My lord refers to…….. A. Egeus B. Oberon C. Theseus D. Pyramus

58. In the second line, the character I saw is……. A. Hippolyta B. Hermia C. Thisby D. Titania

59. The speaker is unaware that this new feeling is due to……. A. Egeus’ decision not to demand his right
B. Puck’s intervention C. Lysander’s kindness D. Theseus’ threat to invoke the Athenian law

Read the extract below and answer questions 46-50.

The lunatic, the lover and the poet

Are of imagination all compact.

One sees more devil than vast hell can hold;

That is the madman. The lover all as frantic,

Sees Helena’s beauty in a brow of Egypt.

The poet’s eye, in a fine frenzy rolling

Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven,

And as imagination bodies forth.

(Act 5, Scene 1)

60. The speaker is…… A. Hermia B. Lysander C. Hippolyta D. Theseus

62. The speaker is speaking to……. A. her betrothed B. her lover C. his betrothed D. her lover

63. The underlined expression means………. A. Helena and Hermia both love Lysander B. The lover
regards what is not beautiful as beautiful C. The poet sees beauty in himself D. The lover is too restless
to see love

64. The poet’s glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven results in…… A. writing poems of
fantasy and love B. producing planets in his poetry C. writing poems about gobblins and horrors D.
conjuring up things which do not exist

65. ………come on stage just after the speech. A. Helena and Demetrius B. Hermia, Helena and Demetrius
C. Lysander, Demetrius, Hermia and Helena D. Lysander and Hermia

THEORY

Write out the Shakespearean and Speanserian Rhyme scheme