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Books and Authors

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote original Panchtantra?

a)

Tulsidas

b)

Vyasa

c)

Vishnu Sharma

d)

Kalidas

2.

Which book is not written by Chetan Bhagat?

a)

Two States

b)

Half Girlfriend

c)

Five Point Someone

d)

The Three Musketeers

3.

This book is written by

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Radhakrishnan

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Sardar Patel

4.

William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, Romeo Juliet, Othello, Julius Caesar. What are these?

a)

Poems

b)

Plays

c)

Stories

d)

Novels

5.

Which of the following is not an autobiography?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which award is given to young Indian authors?

a)

Jnanpith Award

b)

Sahitya Akademi Award

c)

Yuva Puraskar

d)

Saraswati Samman

7.

Which Prize is awarded to writers of full- length Novels?

a)

Booker Prize

b)

Pulitzer Prize

c)

Costa Book Award

d)

National Book Award

8.

The book "Gulliver's Travels" was written by

a)

Alexandra Dumas

b)

Charles Lamb

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Jonathan Swift

9.

The creator of 'Sherlock Holmes' is

a)

Arthur Conan Doyle

b)

Ian Fleming

c)

Dr.Watson

d)

Shakespeare

10.

"Oliver Twist " was written by

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Plato

d)

Leo Tolstoy

11.

Who wrote" Pride and Prejudice"?

a)

Jane Austen

b)

William Shekaspeare

c)

James Joyce

d)

Lionel Messi

12.

Darrel's sister in the series Malory Towers is...

a)

Daffy

b)

Felicity

c)

Sally

d)

Alicia

13.

When was the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe written?

a)

1950

b)

1960

c)

1970

d)

1980

14.

How many books are there by Thea Stilton?

a)

32

b)

33

c)

34

d)

35

e)

36

15.

Guess the author by looking at the character:

a)

Jacob Grimm

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Wilhelm Grimm

d)

None Of them

16.

The author of the book "Ignited Minds" is

a)

Chetan Bhagat

b)

Rashmi Bansal

c)

APJ Abdul Kalam

d)

Devdutt Patnaik

17.

What does this symbol mean

a)

Catalogue

b)

Copyright

c)

Call Number

d)

Calligraphy

18.

Anne, Dick, Julian, Georgina, Timothy, Aunt Fanny and Uncle Quentin are characters from the book:

a)

The Famous Seven

b)

The Famous Five

c)

The Secret Five

d)

The Secret Seven

19.

Identify the Author of the book.

a)

O. Henry

b)

Ruskin Bond

c)

Jeff Kinney

d)

Roald Dahl

20.

Identify the Author of the book.

a)

C. S. Lewis

b)

Stephenie Meyer

c)

Mary Shelly

d)

Jeff Kinney

21.

Which author gave indian cinema 4 movies who were blockbusters?

a)

R K Narayan

b)

Chetan bhagat

c)

Gulzar

d)

None of these

22.

This author was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.

a)

R.K. Narayan

b)

Chetan Bhagat

c)

Ruskin Bond

d)

Salman Rushdie

23.

She is the Chairperson of Infosys Foundation.

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.
What was the name of the first book printed in the United States?
a)
Pamela
b)
The Whole Booke of Psalmes
c)
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
d)
Common Sense
25.
Where was the first libary of the United States established?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Boston
d)
Philadelphia
26.

Name the author:

a)

Virginia Woolf

b)

Clarice Lispector

c)

Jane Austen

d)

Anne Tyler

27.

Why do so many screenwriters and book authors look to adapt the works of Jane Austen?

a)

They have nothing else to write.

b)

They know her work appeals to a wide- range of females.

c)

They know her work has been popular in the past.

d)

They want to try something new with her work.

28.

Which of Austen's works was first adapted for the Silver Screen?

a)

Sense and Sensibility

b)

Pride and Prejudice

c)

Emma

d)

Persuasion

29.

How do screenwriters and playwrights gather material when wishing to create a work about Austen's real life where they use Jane Austen as a character?

a)

They read her autobiography.

b)

They examine copies of the letters that remained from her correspondence with her siblings.

c)

They ask her surviving relatives for interviews.

d)

They read excerpts that have been preserved from her diaries.

30.

Of Jane Austen's works, which has spawned the most modern interpretations and adaptations?

a)

Emma

b)

Sanditon

c)

Sense and Sensibility

d)

Pride and Prejudice

31.

Who is my inventor

a)

Jane Austen

b)

Brothers' Grimm

c)

Geronimo Stilton

d)

Elisabetta Dami

32.
The paper sticker attached to the spine of a book which shows the call number is called a _____.
a)

Spine Label

b)

Table of Contents

c)

Title Page

d)

Glossary

33.
The series of numbers or letters located on the spine label that helps you locate books on the library shelves is called the _____.
a)

Call Number

b)

Title

c)

Cover

d)

Illustrator

34.
The back of the title page where you can find the copyright date is called the _____.
a)

Barcode

b)

Dust Jacket

c)

Illustrator

d)

Verso

35.

Which of the following awards was named after the author of the popular The Snow Queen and The Little Mermaid?

a)

Newbery Medal

b)

Caldecott Medal

c)

Hans Christian Andersen Medal

d)

Horn Book Award

e)

Hugo Award

36.

Which of the following is a criteria of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature?

a)

Works must be written by an Asian/Pacific Islander American.

b)

Works must be solely about APIA characters, meaning no inclusion of other ethnicity.

c)

Works that have won before are not eligible.

d)

The author must have been born in Asian or the Pacific Islands.

e)

Works must be illustrated.

37.
An example of a Caldecott Medal book is...
a)
Where the Wild Things Are
b)
Farmer Duck
c)
Prince Bear Pauper Bear
d)
This Is Not My Hat
38.
A book that has attained the NCTE Orbis Pictus Awards is the
a)
Big Book of Beasts
b)
A Monster Calls
c)
Balloons Over Broadway
39.
Which of these books have attained the Kate Greenaway Award? (You may choose more than one.)
a)
A Monster Calls
b)
Where the Wild Things Are
c)
The House in the Night
d)
A Ball for Daisy
40.

The John Newberry Medal recognizes

a)

Outstanding books for young adults and children by African Americans that reflect the African-American experience.

b)

The most distinguished contribution to American literature for children

c)

To the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

d)

Children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.

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