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ANNUAL EXAMS REVISON QUIZ - english literature

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a.     The cloud was within (a)   of where we lay, and we glared at it, all three, uncertain what horror was about to break from the heart of it.

2.

'I charge only three pies per question, and what you get ought to be good enough for your money . . .'

What is the meaning of pies?

a)

Pies is a baked dish of fruit, or meat and vegetables, typically with a top and base of pastry.

b)

Pies was a unit of British currency used in the past

c)

Pies was a unit of Indian currency used in the past

3.

Who wrote the poem 'O Captain! My Captain!' ?

(a)  

4.

'Seeking the bubble repuatation'

Identify the poetic device from the given line.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Visual Imagery

d)

Simile

5.

_________ persuades Henry Baskerville to act as a bait.

a)

Sherlock Holmes

b)

Dr. John Watson

c)

Jack Stapleton

d)

Sir Charles Baskerville

6.

'The swine had cheated me! He promised me _______'

a)

eight annas

b)

five rupees

c)

one rupee

d)

one anna

7.

'Rise up — for you the flag is ______ — for you the ______'

Fill in the Blanks

a)

raised up, bacon trills

b)

flying, bugle trys

c)

flung, bugle trills

d)

flew, bugle trills

8.

The meaning of treble is making a weak, crying sound

a)

True

b)

False

9.

“My God!” he whispered. “What was it? What in heavens name, was it?”

“It’s dead, whatever it is”

a. What does 'it' refer to?

a)

Jack Stapleton

b)

A fercious dog

c)

The hound

d)

A bear

10.

'____________ annas,' she said counting. She was overjoyed'

Fill in the Blanks

a)

Thirteen annas

b)

Twelve annas

c)

Ten and a half annas

d)

Twelve and a half annas

11.

'Walk the deck my Captain lies

Fallen cold and dead.'

Who is the 'captain' they are referring to?

a)

John Wikes Booth

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

A soldier

12.

How many stages of life are there?

a)

Six

b)

Seven

c)

Eight

d)

Five

13.

Without being able to desist also means

a)

Patter  

b)

Exultant

c)

Inexorably

d)

serrated

14.

Guru Nayak was

a)

Left for the dead and pushed into a river.

b)

Left with monks. A knife has passed through him once

c)

Left for the dead and pushed into a well. A knife has passed through him once.

d)

Left with farmers and pushed into a well.

15.

The prevailing mood in the poem is that of

a)

joy and happiness

b)

sorrow and loss

c)

universal rejoicing and personal sorrow

d)

excitment and suspence

16.

'Full of wise saws and modern instances'

Identify the stage

a)

Lover

b)

Infancy

c)

Justice

d)

Schoolboy

17.

a.     Before us lay the dark bulk of the house, its serrated roof and bristling chimneys hard outlined against the silver-spangled sky.

What is the meaning of serrated from the above line?

a)

having big sharp edges like a saw

b)

having small sharp edges like a knife

c)

having big sharp edges like a knife

d)

having small sharp edges like a saw

18.

'Punctually at ______, he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment'

Fill in the blanks

a)

midnight

b)

midday

c)

morning

d)

evening

19.

The poem is a sailor's vivid description of the crowds that gather to welcome a ship that was returned safely after a dangerous journey while he mourns over his captain's death. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

________ and _______ in the nurse's arms.

a)

Vomiting and crying

b)

Mewling and crying

c)

Vomiting and puking

d)

Mewling and puking