1. Identify the author with the story : (a)  Susannah Hickling ____________, (b)  Rex Coker ____________, (c)  Bonnie Chamberlin _________, (d)  Rob Reilly  ________________
    1.  A Close Encounter, The Piano, The Face of Judas Iscariot, Swept Away
    2.  The Face of Judas Iscariot, Swept Away, A Close Encounter, The Piano
    3. Swept Away, A Close Encounter, The Face of Judas Iscariot, The Piano
    4.  Swept Away, A Close Encounter, The Piano, The Face of Judas Iscariot 

  2. Match the name of the authors and their work in: (a)  Oscar Wilde ________, (b)  O' Henry _________, (c)  .  Pearl S. Buck ____________, (d)  · Saki _________
    1.  The Selfish Giant, The Refugee, The Open Window, The Last Leaf
    2.  The Last Leaf, The Open Window, The Selfish Giant, The Refugee
    3. The Open Window, The Refugee, The Last Leaf, The Selfish Giant
    4. The Selfish Gian, The Last Leaf, The Refugee, The Open Window
  3. When you pray he said you transcend your body and become a part of the cosmos, which knows no division of wealth, age, caste and creed. Identify the speaker
    1. Kalam's Father
    2. Dr. AP.J. Abdul Kalam
    3. Kalam's Teacher
    4. Kalam's Mother

  4. Choose the correct meaning of the words and select the code containing the answer : (a)  rumour _______, (b)  pelted _________, (c)  regime _________, (d)  oily ________
    1.  hit, flattering, rule, false story
    2.  false story, hit, flattering, rule 
    3. false story, flattering, rule, hit
    4. false story, hit, rule, flattering

  5. Kesavan Nair said he would never perpetrate that adharma. Kutty Mappila who was listening to it all, said, half soliloquising ....  The word soliloquising means
    1. not speaking to anyone 
    2. speaking to somebody
    3. speaking to others
    4. speaking to oneself

  6. And in his mantle muffling up his face. Here the word mantle indicates 
    1. Mettle 
    2. Cloak
    3. Metal 
    4. Clock 

  7. But must I confess how I liked him, How glad I was he had come like a guest in quiet, to drink at my water trough. The above lines are from the poem 
    1. The man he killed
    2. A Psalm of life 
    3. Snake
    4. Be The Best

  8. Match the characters under Column A with the relevant titles under Column B and select the correct code : (a)  Laxmi ___________, (b)  Gunga Ram  ___________, (c)  Kesavan Nair __________, (d)  Lady Anstey ____________
    1.  The Farmer, The Mark of Vishnu, To The Land of Snow, The Helping Hand
    2.  To The Land of Snow, The Helping Hand, The Mark of Vishnu, The Farmer
    3.  The Mark of Vishnu, To The Land of Snow, The Farmer, The Helping Hand
    4.  To The Land of Snow, The Mark of Vishnu, The Farmer, The Helping Hand
  9. Match the titles of the poems  with their relevant poets and select the correct code: (a)  Migrant Bird ________ , (b)  Be The Best ___________ , (c)  The Flying Wonder __________ , (d)  Laugh and be Merry ___________
    1.  Famida Y. Basheer, Douglas Malloch, John Masefield, Stephen Vincent Benet
    2.  Famida Y. Basheer, Stephen Vincent Benet, John Masefield, Douglas Malloch
    3. Famida Y. Basheer, Douglas Malloch, Stephen Vincent Benet, John Masefield
    4.  Douglas Malloch, Famida Y. Basheer, John Masefield, Stephen Vincent Benet

  10. Find out the odd pair from those given below 
    1.  Johnsy         - The Last Leaf
    2.  Phatik          - Holiday 
    3.  Ivan             - The Lottery Ticket
    4. Kaanchanai  - Reflowering