Tennyson’s ‘In Memoriam’ is an elegy on the death of –
a) John Miltonb) John Keatsc) Arthur Henry Hallamd) Sydney Smith Answer: c) Arthur Henry Hallam
English
William Shakespeare was born in –
a) 1616b) 1664c) 1564d) 1493 Answer: c) 1564
Which of the following is an American poet?
a) Robert Frostb) W.B. Yeatsc) Emily Dickinsond) Langston Hughes Answer: b) W.B. Yeats
‘The Rape of the Lock’ by Alexander Pope is a/an –
a) epicb) balladc) mock-heroic poemd) elegy Answer: c) mock-heroic poem
An extra message added at the end of a letter after it is signed is called –
a) corrigendumb) postscriptc) NBd) RSVP Answer: b) postscript
Change the voice: ‘Who is calling me?’
a) By whom am I called?b) By whom I am called?c) By whom am I being called?d) Whom am I called by? Answer: c) By whom am I being called?
We must not be late, else we will miss the train. This is a –
a) compound sentenceb) complex sentencec) simple sentenced) interrogative sentence Answer: a) compound sentence
‘He ran with great speed.’
The underlined part of the sentence is a – a) noun phraseb) adverb phrasec) adjective phrased) participle phrase Answer: b) adverb phrase