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Chapter: 1 History of Novel· Genre-Drama

Complete the activities given below as per the instructions : (4 marks)(i) Match the columns : (2)‘A’‘B’(1) Realistic Novel(a) Mystery, horror(2) Historical Novel(b) An eccentric or disreputable protagonist(3) Gothic Novel(c) Set on a past period(4)…

Q.5 (A) Complete the activities given below as per the instructions : (4 marks)

(i) Match the columns : (2)

‘A’‘B’
(1) Realistic Novel(a) Mystery, horror
(2) Historical Novel(b) An eccentric or disreputable protagonist
(3) Gothic Novel(c) Set on a past period
(4) Picaresque Novel(d) The effect of realism

(ii) Choose the correct alternatives and rewrite the sentences : (2)
(a) ______ was one of the major trio writers in Indian English. (Vikram Seth, R.K. Narayan, Amitav Ghosh)
(b) ______ is an immigrant author. (Salman Rushdie, Manohar Malgaonkar, Anita Desai)
(c) The phrase ‘Stream of consciousness’ was coined by _____ . (Harper Lee, Walter Scott, William James)
(d) E. M. Forster is well known for his ______ . (Novels, Essays, Stories)

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Answer: (i) 1–d, 2–c, 3–a, 4–b. (ii) (a) R.K. Narayan (b) Salman Rushdie (c) William James (d) Novels.

(i)

‘A’‘B’
(1) Realistic Novel(d) The effect of realism
(2) Historical Novel(c) Set on a past period
(3) Gothic Novel(a) Mystery, horror
(4) Picaresque Novel(b) An eccentric or disreputable protagonist

(ii)
(a) R.K. Narayan was one of the major trio writers in Indian English. (The trio : Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan and Raja Rao.)
(b) Salman Rushdie is an immigrant author.
(c) The phrase ‘Stream of consciousness’ was coined by William James.
(d) E. M. Forster is well known for his Novels.

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