Enhances critical thinking!
Discourses and composition are vital in English language “development as they facilitate effective communication and expression of ideas. Through discourses, individuals learn to navigate various contexts and genres, enhancing their language proficiency and critical thinking skills. Composition, on the other hand, hones writing abilities, fostering clarity, coherence, and persuasiveness in conveying thoughts. Together, they empower individuals to engage meaningfully in academic, professional, and social spheres, enriching both personal and collective understanding.
1. While writing the precis of a passage, you must reduce the passage to…
1) One-fifth its length
2) One-fourth its length
3) One-third its length
4) Half its length
2. Choose the appropriate reply to an invitation.
1) Thanks, I’d love some
2) Sorry, I’m afraid I am not free
3) I was terribly sorry to hear that
4) That’s very kind of you
3. The function of the body paragraphs in an essay is
1) To discuss the details of the writer of the essay
2) To help readers to stop reading
3) To discuss the evidences introduced in this statement
4) To describe the skills of the author of the essay
4. Presentation of ideas with clarity, connectivity and thoroughness is...
1) revision 2) comprehension
3) cohesion 4) comparison
5. Your curriculum vitae must include...
1) A list of marital status, email Id, habits, salary
2) A list of hobbies, siblings
3) A list of financial status, habits
4) A list of your biodata, education, previous jobs, interests etc
6. Brevity is one of the features of...
1) drama 2) placard
3) dairy 4) letter
7. The following is a personal writing
1) an editorial on politics
2) an autobiography
3) an essay on poverty
4) A letter of coma report on sports event
8. The following is not a part of biographical sketch
1) The date and place of birth
2) The details of parents
3) The achievements of the person
4) The details of the rich people in the village
9. The following is important in the process of “note making”
1) Suggesting a suitable title
2) Identifying compound sentences
3) Providing many more examples
4) Deleting important points
10. While writing a precise
1) We should reduce the length of the passage to 1/3rd of original
2) We should delete the important questions
3) We may change writer’s point of view
4) We can delete sentences we don’t know
11. Our classroom is located on the first floor of our school building. It's quite large and spacious. It has two doors and five big windows.
The above message can be
1) A diary entry
2) A description of classroom
3) A biography of classroom
4) A poster in classroom
12. Choose the discourse you write when you want to keep your feelings in a written form
1) A dairy 2) A letter
3) A news report 4) A story
13. The following doesn’t have the date of writing
1) Dairy entry 2) News report
3) A letter 4) The essay
14. A notice can be any of the following
1) A written statement
2) Information given in advance
3) A decision 4) A warning
15. The features of a good paragraph are the following except
1) unity 2) order
3) variety 4) structure
16. Which of the following should be used in precis writing
1) First person point of view
2) Second person point of view
3) Third person point of view
4) All of the above
17. In a story, the background where the action takes place is called
1) resolution 2) Omniscient
3) setting 4) flashback
18. Choose the discourse you write when you want to share your personal feelings with someone.
1) A dairy 2) A news report
3) A letter 4) A biography
19. This morning I visited my old friend. I felt overjoyed. I remembered my moments with him.
1) A complaint letter 2) A news report
3) A letter 4) Dairy entry
20. What is the main difference between the story and narration?
1) Story is written in subject manner, narration is written in the formal way
2) Story has the theme, but narration has no theme
3) Story is written in a loose style, narration is written in periodic style.
4) None of the above
21. ........... is a mere sequence of events in time into the organized and meaningful structure of a literary plot.
1) narration 2) story
3) description 4) note making
22. In dairy writing one should
1) not be factual
2) be brutally honest and express all feelings, thoughts and opinions.
3) Record events that bring only happy moments
4) Record events only that brings sad memories.
23. In a story the narrator uses he/she. And he is an outside observer.
This type of narration is...
1) Direct narrative 2) Straight narrative
3) A third person narrative
4) A first person narrative
24. The aim of an argumentative essay is
1) To inform the data
2) To convince the reader that the position you have taken on subject is right.
3) To describe the person you know
4) To describe the features of old man
25. An autobiography is written
1) From the reader’s point of view
2) From the third person point of view
3) From the first person point of view
4) From the critic’s point of view
26. Formal statements relating to a person’s character, abilities and achievements in a job application is called
1) public institutions
2) qualifications
3) testimonials
4) additional qualifications
27. While writing a précis, the purpose of changing compound and complex sentences into simple sentences is
1) To make meaning clearer
2) To make sentences shorter
3) To make readers curious
4) To increase the length of sentence
28. The purpose of dairy writing is
1) To improve formal writing
2) To improve memory
3) To improve handwriting
4) To recall the past and look forward to the next day.
29. Choose the correct complementary close for a personal letter to an intimate friend
1) Your sincere friend
2) Yours sincerely
3) Yours affectionately
4) Yours faithfully
30. The essay that is to explain a subject or interpret a concept is...
1) A biographical essay
2) An expository essay
3) An argumentative essay
4) A narrative essay
31. The following comes first in a short story
1) Narrative lead
2) Introduction of the main character
3) The problem faced by the main character
4) The closing
32. The high point or turning point in a short story is called
1) A challenge 2) An obstacle
3) A beginning 4) A climax
33. The following is a form of introspection
1) A drama without characters
2) An autobiography
3) An essay on child labour
4) An article on water pollution
34. The purpose of replacing long phrases with single words while writing a précis is
1) To reduce the length
2) To explain meaning
3) To increase the length
4) To invite readers attention
Answers
1-3; 2-3; 3-3; 4-3; 5-4; 6-2; 7-2; 8-4; 9-1; 10-1; 11-2; 12-1; 13-4; 14-3; 15-4; 16-3; 17-3; 18-3; 19-4; 20-2; 21-2; 22-2; 23-3; 24-2; 25-3; 26-3; 27-2; 28-4; 29-3; 30-2; 31-1; 32-4; 33-2; 34-1.
Writer: Putnam Ravi Kumar
