LT Grade English MCQs Mock Test 21

Who defined Romanticism as the Renaissance of wonder?

a. Pater

b. Wordsworth

c. Keats

d. Theodre Watts Dunton

Who defined Romanticism as addition of strangeness to beauty?

a. Pater

b. Dunton

c. Keats

d. Wordsworth

The following lines form a part of "Stunned and dazed as I was, I pulled myself together sufficiently to hand my card, nonchalantly (I hope)... Picture after picture was put up and sold, but I saw none of them."

A. Tight Corners

B. The last Leaf

C. The Luncheon

D. none of these

How many guineas for offered to the author by the a messenger of gods' (for the picture)?

A. 50 guineas

B. 100 guineas

C. 70 guincas

D. 80 guineas

The book 12 Million Black Voices is generally written from the

A. First person plural voice (point of view)

B. Second person plural voice

C. Third person plural voice

D. None of these

Talented Tenth" is a term used in

A. The Waste Land

B. Ulysses

C. Mrs. Dalloway

D. 12 Million Black Voices

What is the name of the lady (female admirer) in the story The Luncheon?

A. Catherine

B. Shelley

C. Merry

D. Not given

Which story begins with the lines: "I caught sight of her at the play and, in answer to her beckoning, I went over during the interval and sat down beside her."

A. The Luncheon

B. The Fly

C. The Diamond Necklace

D. The Gift of the Magi

Where was O. Henry born?

A. Greenbo Alabama

B. London England

C. Houston, Texas

D. Greensboro .North Carolina

What year was O Henry born?

A. 1862

B. 1850

C. 1882

D. 1832

What trait does Darcy have to get over to be with Elizabeth-

A. His inflated sense of pride

B. His showy acts of charity

C. His habit of treating women as inferior

D. His eagerness to flirt with other women

Which two characters serve as foils for Elizabeth and Darcy-

A. Collins and Mary

B. Catherine and Lydia

C. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet

D. Jane and Charles Bingley

Which of the following best describe Mr. Bennett's behavior throughout the novel-

A. Bawdy and inappropriate

B. Haughty and contemptuous

C. Detached and sarcastic

D. Sincere and emotional

This novel of Dickens takes place primarily in London and Paris in the latter half of the eighteenth century; it spans a time period of roughly 36 years, with the (chronologically) first events taking place in December 1757 and the last in either late 1793 or early 1794. The novel is-

A. A Tale of Two Cities

B. The Signal-Man

C. The Mystery of Edwin Droodn

D. Little Dorrit

What is the name of Miss Havisham's manor?

A. Satis House

B. Lockmont

C. Larchmont

D. Satyr House

What opposing forces do Henchard and Farfrae represent, respectively?

A. Rural and urban

B. Capitalism and socialism

C. Tradition and innovation

D. Public and private

What bird does Henchard give Elizabeth-Jane on her wedding day?

A. A crane

B. A goldfinch

C. A robin

D. A dove

Who is in charge now?

A. The pigs, who are all equally important.

B. The pigs, with Napoleon at the top

C. Moses

D. Mr. Whymper

Why is it so hard for the animals to build the windmill?

A. There's a saboteur who keeps knocking it down.

B. They can only break stone by pulling it up a hill and dropping it back down.

C. They don't know how to do it now that Snowball is gone.

D. Boxer is injured and he was the strongest and hardest working of them all.

How does Napoleon plan to get supplies the animals can't make?

A. Steal from humans

B. He decides they can do without anything they can't make themselves.

C. Trade with humans

D. Ask humans for help

Whom do the boys elect leader?

A. Ralph

B. Jack

C. Piggy

D. Simon

What does Jack's group become?

A. The gatherers

B. The littluns

C. The hunters

D. The piggies

She was seen the house. (TGT 2011)

A. entered

B. enter

C. entering

D. having entered

tigers is a dangerous sport. (TGT 2011)

A. Hunting

B. To be hunt

C. Having hunt

D. A hunt of

Johnson and Milton are (A)/ two brothers. (B) The later is a very (C)/ intelligent boy. (D)/ No error (E)

Johnson and Milton are (A)/

two brothers. (B)

The later is a very (C)/

intelligent boy. (D)/

No error (E)

There are (A) no less than (B) five assistants (C)/ in the office. (D)/ No error (E)

There are (A)

no less than (B)

five assistants (C)/

in the office. (D)/

No error (E)

Little water (A)/ that was (B) in the pot (C) evaporated. (D)/ No error (E)

Little water (A)/

that was (B)

in the pot (C)

evaporated. (D)/

No error (E)

When I entered (A)/ the class room, I found (B)/ that only few students (C)/ were present in the class. (D)/ No error (E)

When I entered (A)/

the class room, I found (B)/

that only few students (C)/

were present in the class. (D)/

No error (E)

The whole India (A)/ mourned the sad (B) and sudden demise (C)/ of Lal Bahadur Shastri. (D) No error (E)

The whole India (A)/

mourned the sad (B)

and sudden demise (C)/

of Lal Bahadur Shastri. (D)

No error (E)

Find out the mis-spelt word. (TGT 2013)

A. licentious

B. disparage

C. dilemma

D. malleable

Pick out the correct spelling of the word among the following words. (TGT 2013)

A. platitude

B. platetude

C. platitude

D. pllattitude

Find out the mis-spelt word: (PGT 2004)

A. supplementary

B. surfiet

C. surgery

D. suppurate

How would you like to characterize the speaker of lines?

A. He is a melancholy person

B. He was diffident regarding his selection as a lover by his lady-love but is now surprised at her choice of him

C. He is skeptical by nature

D. He is despondent

Read the lines and answer the question. Created half to rise and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all. Which of the following statement best articulates the human condition, suggested in the above lines?

A. Man is a mysterious being, defying all logic

B. Man's state in the world is paradoxical

C. Man is doomed to failure

D. Man is a social being

Read the following passage and answer the question that follow it: "But the ten poets represented in the following pages all share a technical master of English verse and a broad enough thematic concern to make them worthy of the attention of a wide audience." (PGT 2000) To which of the following categories does the book alluded to in the above statement belong?

A. An anthology of poetry

B. An anthology of critical essays on some poets

C. A book of English prosody

D. A treatise on poetry and its nature

Directions (36-42): Find the incorrect One Word for the explanation.

A. One who is neither intelligent nor dull: Mediocrecy

B. One who is new to a profession: Novice

C. One who is not the citizen of country: Alien(T-04)

D. One who is opposed to war (PGT-09): Pacifist