BA Second Year (Sem 3 & 4) English (Compulsory) – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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In standard British English (Received Pronunciation), how many diphthongs are there?
Chapter 1: Speech Sounds of English: Vowels and Consonants
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Answer: B. 8
RP has 20 vowel sounds: 12 pure vowels (monophthongs) and 8 diphthongs; 24 is the number of consonant sounds.When 'record' is used as a noun (as in 'a record of the meeting'), which syllable carries the stress?
Chapter 2: Syllable, Word Stress and Intonation
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Answer: A. The first syllable
In many two-syllable words the noun is stressed on the first syllable (REcord) and the verb on the second (reCORD).How many morphemes are there in the word 'unhappiness'?
Chapter 3: Morphology: Morphemes and Word Formation
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Answer: D. 3
un- (bound prefix) + happy (free root) + -ness (bound suffix) = 3 morphemes.As a general rule, a précis should be about how long compared with the original passage?
Chapter 7: Precis Writing
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Answer: C. One-third of it
A précis keeps only the main ideas, so it is usually about one-third of the original length.In a formal report, the section that briefly states what the report found and recommends, usually placed at the very beginning, is called the:
Chapter 5: Report Writing
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Answer: A. Executive summary
The executive summary gives the main findings and recommendations in brief so a reader can grasp the report quickly.'Her smile was like sunshine after rain.' Which figure of speech is used here?
Chapter 12: Figures of Speech
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Answer: C. Simile
A simile compares two different things directly using 'like' or 'as'.Which of these phrases is an example of an oxymoron?
Chapter 12: Figures of Speech
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Answer: D. deafening silence
An oxymoron puts two opposite words side by side; 'deafening' and 'silence' contradict each other.In English verse, an iamb (iambic foot) consists of:
Chapter 13: Elements of Poetry: Rhythm, Metre, Rhyme and Stanza
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Answer: B. an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one
An iamb is da-DUM: unstressed then stressed; stressed then unstressed is a trochee.A Shakespearean (English) sonnet is arranged as:
Chapter 14: Forms of Poetry
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Answer: C. three quatrains and a rhyming couplet
The Shakespearean sonnet has 14 lines: three quatrains (abab cdcd efef) and a final couplet (gg); the octave + sestet form is Petrarchan.In Aristotle's theory of tragedy, the error or flaw in the hero that leads to his downfall is called:
Chapter 16: Types of Drama: Tragedy and Comedy
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Answer: D. hamartia
Hamartia is the hero's tragic error; catharsis is the purging of pity and fear in the audience.
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