MCQ of Principles of Good Writing ---- L. A. Hill
1. The author, L. A. Hill, advises a would be writer to read the newspapers.
(A) carefully (b) carelessly (c) pleasantly (d) happily.
Ans. (a) carefully.
2. Newspapers depict---
(a) human joy (b) human tragedy (C) human joy and hum tragedy (d) solar system.
Ans. (c) human joy and human tragedy.
3. Examples of human joy and human tragedy, as depicted in newspapers, give us ideas for---
(a) articles (b) essays (c) short sories (D) all the three.
Ans. (d) all the three.
4. Most People are interested in the----
(A) present (b) past (c) future (d) medievalage.
Ans. (a) present.
5. A would-be writer should choose subjects of----
(a) historical interest (b) geographical interest (C) topical interest (d) social interest.
Ans. (c) topical interest.
6. A writer should write about Christmas when people are----
(a) enjoying summer vacation (b) enjoying tour (c) enjoyig puja vacation (D) making preparations for the festival.
Ans. (d) making preparations for the festival.
7. A writer should write summer holidays when--
(a) the summer is yet to come (b) the summer had passed (C) the summer is approaching (d) the summer is going on
Ans. (c) the summer is approaching
8. A writer should learn to write by---
(a) reading (b) comprehending (C) writing (d) reciting.
Ans. (c) writing
9. With the most famous writers, inspiration is----
(a) common (b) absurd (c) hard (D) rare.
Ans. (d) rare
10. It is said about writing that it is---
(a) 99 percent inspiration and 1 percent hard work
(B) 99 percent hard work and 1 percent inspiration
(c) 49 percent hard work and 5 percent inspiration
(d) 5 percent hard work and 49 percent inspiration.
Ans. (b) 99 percent hard work and 01 percent inpiration.
11. A writer should always remember the sort of practice which is---
(a) regular (b) frequent (C) regular and frequent (d) rare.
Ans. (c) regular and frequent.
12. What will appear to be difficult for the first time while writing is---
(a) clear thought (b) step-by-step thought (C) clear and step by-step thought (d) practice.
Ans. (c) clear and step-by-step thought.
13. What will improve one's ability to think clearly and logically is-
(a) clear thought (b) step-by-step thought (C) practice (d) none of these. Ans. (c) practice.
14. My freedom is limited to what is----
(a) possible (b) legal (c) possible and legal (d) constitutional.
Ans. (c) possible and legal
15. He write well, you have to be able to write
(a) clearly (b) logically (C) clearly and Logically (d) none.
Ans (c) clearly and Logically.
16. A would-be writer should choose subjects of which he has----
(A) personal experience (b) second hand information (c) estimated (d) idea.
Ans. (a) personal experience.
17. In order to increase vocabulary and to improve power of expression, a writer should read
(a) widely (b) carefully (C) widely and carefully (d) attentively
Ans. (c) widely and carefully.
18. Wide and careful reading is necessary to---
(a) increase vocabulary (b) improve power of expression (c) comprehend (D) increase vocabulary and improve power of expressio
Ans. (d) increase vocabulary and improve power of expressions
19. Note book is used to write down--
(A) words and expressions (b) idioms and phrases (c) difficult words (d) known words.
And. (a) words and expression
20. To know the exact meaning and uses of words, a writer should conduct--
(a) Philosophy (b) literature (C) a good dictionary (d) pocket dictionary
Ans. (c) a good dictionary
21. A would-be writer will find plenty of things to write about if he---
(a) remains smart (B) keeps his eyes and ears open (c) keeps himself engaged in other's business (d) continues to talk
Ans. (b) keeps his eyes and ears open
22. To write well, one should consider oneself as a/an---
(W) stranger (b policeman (c) inspector (d) officer
Ans. (a) stranger
23. One of the materials for writing is---
(a) a natural scene (b) tea-party (c) public holidays (D) a little piece of conversation
Ans. (d) a little piece of conversation.
24. A writer will find material for his work as a writer only when he is----
(A) genuinely interested (b) directly involved (c) critic (d) a scholar
Ans. (a) genuinely interested
25. If the ideas are not put down in a note book in ti these may be---
(a) recollected (B) forgotten (c) revitalised (d) come into oblivion.
Ans. (b) forgotten.
26. To be a successful writer, one must write ---
(a) intensely (b) pleasantly (C) interestingly (d) deliberately
Ans. (c) interestingly
27. Different kinds of people have---
(a) same interests (B) different interests (c) similar interest (d) none of these
Ans. (b) different interests
28. To appeal to all kinds of people is really---
(a) easy (B) difficult (c) common (d) uncommon.
Ans (b) difficult.
29. Magazines are written for----
(A) particular kinds of readers (b) special kinds of readers (c) definite kinds of readers (d) specific kinds of readers
Ans. (a) particular kinds of readers.
30. Women's magazines are meant for -
(A) women (b) children (c) grown up (d) all classes of people.
Ans. (a) women.
31. Magazine for teenagers are meant for those who are aged between---
(a) eleven and twenty (b) ten a nineteen (C) thirteen and nineteen (d) five and nineteen
Ans. (c) thirteen and nineteen
32. Principles of Good writing has reference to------ magazines.
(a) two (B) three (c) four (d) five
Ans, (b) three
33. Presentation is of very great----
(a) value (B) importance (c) meaning (d) significance in good writing
Ans. (b) importance
34. Reader's attention will be arrested in the---
(A) opening paragraph (b) middle paragraph (c) conclusions (d) main body
Ans. (a) opening paragraph
35. The conclusion leaves the reader---
(A) with a clean idea (b) with a vague idea (c) with a scientific idea (d) with a up-to-date idea.
Ans. (a) with a clean idea
36. People are interested in the problems shared by ---
(A) themselves (b) by the author (c) general people (d) others
Ans. (a) themselves
37. A would-be writer should not strive to create a/an---
(A) impression (b) idea (c) influence (d) concept
Ans. (a) impression
38. A would-be writer should----
(a) forget the readers (B) forget about himself (c) forget the past (d) all of them.
Ans. (b) forget about himself.
39. A writer should write naturally avoiding---
(a) self-interest (b) self-concentration (C) self-consciousnes (d) self-confidence.
Ans. (c) self-consciousness.
40. The fashion of modern writing is--
(A) clean plain English (b) neat and clean English (c) simple English (d) bombastic English.
Ans. (a) clean plain Enlgish.
51. The style quite out of date is----
(a) elaborate (b) decorated (c) artificial (D) elaborate and decorated.
Ans. (d) elaborate and decorated.
41. Which of the following is to be avoided while writing---
(a) jargon (b) rhetorical (c) empty verbiage (D) all of them
Ans. (d) all of them.
42. A writer should be ---
(A) definite (b) indefinite (c) particular (d) common.
Ans. (a) definite.
43. A writer should avoid----
(A) stating the obvious (b) giving the presentation (c) thinking clearly and logically
Ans. (a) stating the obvious.
44. After finishing the work, a writer should read the work -----
(A) critically (b) analytically (c) systematically (d) finely.
Ans. (a) critically.
45. The words required to replace after finishing the work are---
(a) weak (b) vague (c) inexact (d) all. (D) all
Ans. (d) all
46. Throughout his writing, a writer should use--
(a) the different style (b) the other's style (C) the same style (d) the old style.
Ans. (c) the same style.
47. If a writer is writing formally, he need not introduce----
(A) slang expressions (b) verbal expressions (c) colloquial erpressions them. (d) all of them
Ans. (a) slang expressions.
48. A mixture of style, in a work is---
(a) impossible (B) absurd (c) abnormal (d) unnatural.
Ans. (b) absurd.
49. "Special treatment was used in Hitler's----
(a) France (B) Germany (c) Russia (d) Canada.
Ans. (b) Germany
50. In wiring, long expression should be
(a) introduced (B) avoided (c) considerid (d) accepted
Ans. (b) avnidad
51. Proper paragraphing of subject is to be presented in ----
(a) coherent (b) intelligible (C) coherent and intelligible (d) incoherent units.
Ans. (c) coherent and intelligible
52. The opening paragraph should be in nature -----
(a) clean (B) expository (c) plain (d) difficult.
Ans. (b) expository
53. The last paragraph or sentence should bring the whole to a -----
(a) neat (b) satisfying (C) neat and satisfying (d) fresh end.
Ans. (c) neat and satisfying.
54. New words and expressions may be put down in the note book for -----
(a) present reference (b) Past reference (C) future reference (d) further reference.
Ans. (c) future reference.
55. A good dictionary proves ----
(a) handy with exact meanings (b) uses of words (C) handy with exact meanings and use of words (d) explanation.
Ans. (c) handy with exact meanings and use of words
56. Replacement of the wrong words by the right ones is possible by---
(a) rapid reading (B) repeated reading (c) silent reading (d) no reading at all
Ans. (b) repeated reading
5 comments:
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Good collection of questions, really praiseworthy. The answer of question 47 should be option D.
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