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Here are the next set of 25 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) for the UP PGT English practice
exam. These questions are based on the same tips as before, ensuring no repetition from
the previous set.

Set 5: UP PGT English Practice Exam (25 MCQs)

Literature Section

1. Who is the author of Brave New World?

a) Aldous Huxley

b) George Orwell

c) Ray Bradbury

d) Margaret Atwood

2. In Macbeth, who tells Macbeth that he will become king?

a) Banquo

b) Lady Macbeth

c) The witches

d) Duncan

3. Who is the protagonist of 1984?

a) Winston Smith

b) O'Brien

c) Julia

d) Big Brother

4. In The Great Gatsby, what is the name of Gatsby's love interest?

a) Daisy Buchanan

b) Myrtle Wilson

c) Jordan Baker

d) Catherine

5. In Moby-Dick, what is the name of Captain Ahab's ship?

a) Pequod

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 b) Nautilus

c) Ark

d) Titanic

6. Who wrote The Odyssey?

a) Homer

b) Sophocles

c) Euripides

d) Plato

7. Who is the author of Lord of the Flies?

a) William Golding

b) Aldous Huxley

c) George Orwell

d) J.R.R. Tolkien

8. Who is the central character in Crime and Punishment?

a) Raskolnikov

b) Dmitri

c) Alyona Ivanovna

d) Sonia Marmeladov

9. In Pride and Prejudice, who proposes to Elizabeth Bennet first?

a) Mr. Darcy

b) Mr. Collins

c) Mr. Bingley

d) Mr. Wickham

10. In The Picture of Dorian Gray, who is Dorian Gray’s mentor?

a) Basil Hallward

b) Lord Henry Wotton

c) James Vane

d) Sibyl Vane

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Grammar Section

11. Choose the sentence with the correct use of the apostrophe:

a) The dogs bone is missing.

b) The dog’s bone is missing.

c) The dogs’ bone is missing.

d) The dog bone’s is missing.

12. Identify the incorrect sentence:

a) She enjoys swimming in the pool.

b) She enjoy swimming in the pool.

c) She swims in the pool every morning.

d) She swims every morning in the pool.

13. Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause?

a) I went to the store.

b) Because I was late.

c) She smiled at me.

d) He ran fast.

14. Choose the correct form of the verb: "If I ______ a bird, I would fly."

a) am

b) was

c) were

d) be

15. Choose the correct sentence:

a) The teacher taught us the lesson that was easy.

b) The teacher taught us the easy lesson.

c) The teacher taught us the lesson which is easy.

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 d) The teacher taught us easy that lesson.

16. Which of the following sentences is correct?

a) I have seen him yesterday.

b) I seen him yesterday.

c) I saw him yesterday.

d) I see him yesterday.

17. Choose the correct sentence:

a) He is the more intelligent of the two.

b) He is more intelligent than the two.

c) He is the most intelligent of the two.

d) He is the more intelligent than the two.

18. Identify the error in the sentence: "Neither the teacher or the students were ready."

a) Neither

b) or

c) were

d) ready

19. Which sentence uses the correct punctuation?

a) I have visited Paris, London and Berlin.

b) I have visited Paris, London, and Berlin.

c) I have visited Paris London and Berlin.

d) I have visited, Paris London and Berlin.

20. Choose the correct form of the verb: "She ______ her homework every day."

a) do

b) does

c) did

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 d) doing

Poetry Section

21. Who wrote The Raven?

a) Edgar Allan Poe

b) William Blake

c) W.B. Yeats

d) Samuel Taylor Coleridge

22. In The Tyger by William Blake, what is the "fearful symmetry" referring to?

a) The tiger’s shape and beauty

b) The fear caused by the tiger

c) The balance between good and evil

d) The tiger’s wild nature

23. In Ozymandias, what is the significance of the shattered statue?

a) It symbolizes the emperor's eternal power.

b) It represents the inevitability of time and decay.

c) It shows the ruler’s cruelty.

d) It indicates the strength of the empire.

24. In I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, what does the poet compare himself to?

a) A lone star

b) A cloud

c) A wandering traveler

d) A leaf in the wind

25. In To Autumn, how does Keats describe the season?

a) As a time of decay and death

b) As a time of growth and renewal

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 c) As a time of transition and abundance

d) As a time of struggle and hardship

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questions!

Here are the next 25 multiple-choice questions for the UP PGT English practice exam:

Set 6: UP PGT English Practice Exam (25 MCQs)

Literature Section

26. Who wrote Wuthering Heights?

a) Charlotte Brontë

b) Emily Brontë

c) Jane Austen

d) Mary Shelley

27. In Dracula, who is the main antagonist?

a) Van Helsing

b) Renfield

c) Jonathan Harker

d) Count Dracula

28. Which Shakespearean play is set in Verona?

a) Othello

b) Hamlet

c) Romeo and Juliet

d) The Merchant of Venice

29. In Heart of Darkness, who is the narrator?

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 a) Kurtz

b) Marlow

c) The Intended

d) The doctor

30. Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales?

a) Geoffrey Chaucer

b) John Milton

c) William Shakespeare

d) T.S. Eliot

31. In The Scarlet Letter, who is Hester Prynne's lover?

a) Chillingworth

b) Dimmesdale

c) Wilson

d) Hawthorne

32. Who is the author of The Catcher in the Rye?

a) J.D. Salinger

b) Mark Twain

c) Ernest Hemingway

d) John Steinbeck

33. Who is the central character in To Kill a Mockingbird?

a) Jem Finch

b) Scout Finch

c) Atticus Finch

d) Tom Robinson

34. What is the setting of A Tale of Two Cities?

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 a) New York and Paris

b) London and Paris

c) London and Dublin

d) New York and London

35. In Frankenstein, who creates the monster?

a) Victor Frankenstein

b) Henry Clerval

c) Robert Walton

d) The monster creates himself

Grammar Section

36. Which of the following is a correct sentence?

a) She don’t like ice cream.

b) She doesn’t likes ice cream.

c) She doesn’t like ice cream.

d) She not like ice cream.

37. Choose the correct sentence:

a) I am a more careful driver than he.

b) I am careful more driver than he.

c) I am more careful driver than he.

d) I am the careful more driver than he.

38. Which of the following is an example of a possessive noun?

a) Dogs

b) Dog’s

c) Dog

d) Dogged

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39. Choose the correct sentence:

a) She was waiting for I to arrive.

b) She was waiting for me to arrive.

c) She was waiting me to arrive.

d) She was waiting me for to arrive.

40. Which is the correct form of the adjective?

a) She is more smarter than him.

b) She is smartest than him.

c) She is smarter than him.

d) She is most smarter than him.

41. Which of the following is a subject pronoun?

a) Me

b) I

c) Mine

d) Myself

42. Choose the correct sentence:

a) He can sings well.

b) He sings well.

c) He sing well.

d) He does sings well.

43. Which of the following sentences is correct?

a) I will call you after I eat lunch.

b) I will call you after I ate lunch.

c) I will call you after I eating lunch.

d) I will call you after I was eating lunch.

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44. Choose the correct form of the verb: "She ______ the book on the table."

a) lays

b) lied

c) lain

d) laying

45. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of "there"?

a) There going to the park.

b) Their going to the park.

c) They're going to the park.

d) There is going to the park.

Poetry Section

46. Who wrote the poem The Waste Land?

a) William Wordsworth

b) W.B. Yeats

c) T.S. Eliot

d) Sylvia Plath

47. What is the main theme of Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats?

a) The beauty of nature and the impermanence of life

b) The power of love

c) The struggle for freedom

d) The pains of growing old

48. In I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, what is described as "A host, of golden daffodils"?

a) The poet’s solitude

b) The beauty of nature

c) The poet’s thoughts

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 d) The birds in the sky

49. In Ode to the West Wind, what does the speaker ask the West Wind to do?

a) To bring peace

b) To awaken nature from its sleep

c) To blow his words across the world

d) To stop blowing

50. What does the bird in The Raven represent?

a) Grief and loss

b) Hope and renewal

c) Death and darkness

d) Freedom and flight

51. Who wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

a) William Blake

b) Samuel Taylor Coleridge

c) John Keats

d) Percy Bysshe Shelley

52. What is the main symbol in The Tyger by William Blake?

a) The lamb

b) The tiger

c) The eagle

d) The dove

53. In The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, what decision is the speaker making?

a) A career decision

b) A choice between two roads

c) A decision to go on a journey

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 d) A decision to leave his home

54. Who wrote the poem The Solitary Reaper?

a) William Blake

b) William Wordsworth

c) John Keats

d) Samuel Taylor Coleridge

55. In Ode on a Grecian Urn, what does the urn symbolize?

a) The passage of time

b) The beauty of nature

c) The eternal nature of art

d) The power of the imagination

Writing and Composition Section

56. Which of the following is an example of an argumentative essay topic?

a) The importance of exercise

b) The impact of social media on teenagers

c) A memorable event from childhood

d) The importance of learning a second language

57. In an essay, what should the introduction contain?

a) A detailed explanation of the topic

b) A summary of the main points

c) A hook to grab the reader's attention and a thesis statement

d) Personal opinions and feelings

58. What is the purpose of a thesis statement?

a) To summarize the essay

b) To present the main argument or purpose of the essay

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 c) To introduce the topic

d) To conclude the essay

59. Which of the following is an example of a topic sentence in a paragraph?

a) "In conclusion, this essay discussed various aspects."

b) "The importance of exercise cannot be overstated."

c) "Exercise is beneficial to both physical and mental health."

d) "Therefore, exercise helps in weight management."

60. What is the purpose of a conclusion in an essay?

a) To introduce new ideas

b) To restate the thesis and summarize the main points

c) To provide evidence for the argument

d) To engage the reader with a personal story

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Here are the next 25 multiple-choice questions for the UP PGT English practice exam:

Set 7: UP PGT English Practice Exam (25 MCQs)

Literature Section

61. In The Merchant of Venice, who is the "merchant" referred to in the title?

a) Antonio

b) Shylock

c) Bassanio

d) Gratiano

62. Who wrote Frankenstein?

a) Mary Shelley

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 b) Bram Stoker

c) H.G. Wells

d) John Keats

63. In Jane Eyre, what is the name of Jane’s love interest?

a) Mr. Rochester

b) Mr. Darcy

c) Mr. Collins

d) Mr. Bingley

64. In The Importance of Being Earnest, who is the protagonist?

a) Algernon Moncrieff

b) Jack Worthing

c) Lady Bracknell

d) Gwendolen Fairfax

65. In The Great Gatsby, who is the narrator of the story?

a) Nick Carraway

b) Daisy Buchanan

c) Tom Buchanan

d) Jay Gatsby

66. In To Kill a Mockingbird, what is the name of the lawyer who defends Tom Robinson?

a) Atticus Finch

b) Bob Ewell

c) Judge Taylor

d) Dill Harris

67. In The Catcher in the Rye, who is Holden Caulfield’s little brother?

a) Paul

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 b) Allie

c) D.B.

d) John

68. Who is the author of The Grapes of Wrath?

a) William Faulkner

b) Ernest Hemingway

c) John Steinbeck

d) F. Scott Fitzgerald

69. In Brave New World, what is the drug used to keep the citizens placid?

a) Soma

b) LSD

c) Opium

d) Cocaine

70. In The Odyssey, who is Odysseus trying to return home to?

a) Athena

b) Helen

c) Circe

d) Penelope

Grammar Section

71. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of "its"?

a) The dog chased it’s tail.

b) The dog chased its tail.

c) The dog’s chased it’s tail.

d) The dog’s chased its tail.

72. Identify the error in the sentence: "Neither the teacher nor the students was ready."

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 a) Neither

b) nor

c) was

d) ready

73. Choose the correct sentence:

a) She doesn't sings well.

b) She don’t sings well.

c) She doesn’t sing well.

d) She don’t sing well.

74. Which of the following is a preposition?

a) Quickly

b) Under

c) Run

d) Beautifully

75. Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?

a) I went to the store, and I bought some milk.

b) I went to the store, but.

c) I went to the store.

d) I went because I needed milk.

76. Choose the correct sentence:

a) I enjoy to read books.

b) I enjoy reading books.

c) I enjoy read books.

d) I enjoys reading books.

77. Which of the following is a direct object?

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 a) I gave him a book.

b) I gave him.

c) I gave.

d) I gave to him.

78. Choose the sentence that is written in the passive voice:

a) The book was read by her.

b) She read the book.

c) She is reading the book.

d) The book is being read by her.

79. Which of the following sentences is correct?

a) The books is on the table.

b) The book are on the table.

c) The books are on the table.

d) The book is in the tables.

80. Choose the correct sentence:

a) He played a beautiful song on the piano.

b) He play a beautiful song on the piano.

c) He playing a beautiful song on the piano.

d) He plays a beautiful song on piano.

Poetry Section

81. Who wrote the poem The Tyger?

a) William Wordsworth

b) Samuel Taylor Coleridge

c) John Keats

d) William Blake

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82. In The Raven, who is the "Noble Raven"?

a) The poet himself

b) The bird

c) The speaker’s lost love

d) A symbol of hope

83. In Ode to a Nightingale, what does the nightingale represent?

a) A symbol of freedom

b) A symbol of love

c) A symbol of immortality

d) A symbol of death

84. In The Road Not Taken, what is the significance of the “two roads”?

a) They represent two possible futures

b) They symbolize the conflict between friends

c) They signify the poet’s journey

d) They show the poet’s nostalgia

85. What is the central theme of I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud?

a) The power of imagination

b) The beauty of nature

c) The sadness of isolation

d) The joy of friendship

86. Who wrote The Waste Land?

a) Sylvia Plath

b) T.S. Eliot

c) William Blake

d) W.B. Yeats

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87. What is the central idea in To Autumn by John Keats?

a) The fleeting nature of life

b) The arrival of winter

c) The eternal beauty of nature

d) The joy of the harvest season

88. Who wrote Ode on a Grecian Urn?

a) William Wordsworth

b) Percy Bysshe Shelley

c) Samuel Taylor Coleridge

d) John Keats

89. In Ozymandias, what does the broken statue represent?

a) The power of the ruler

b) The fall of the ruler’s empire

c) The ruler’s wisdom

d) The ruler’s cruelty

90. In I Hear America Singing, what does Walt Whitman celebrate?

a) The beauty of the American landscape

b) The diversity and work of the American people

c) The importance of family

d) The tragedy of war

Writing and Composition Section

91. Which of the following is an example of a formal writing style?

a) Hey, I gotta talk to you.

b) It’s cool to do this, right?

c) The project must be completed by Friday.

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 d) Let’s catch up soon.

92. What is the main purpose of a descriptive essay?

a) To persuade the reader to take action

b) To explain how something works

c) To describe a person, place, or thing in detail

d) To narrate a story

93. In which part of the essay do you present your argument?

a) Introduction

b) Body

c) Conclusion

d) Thesis

94. Which of the following is a good thesis statement?

a) Cats are cute.

b) Cats are often better pets than dogs for several reasons.

c) I love cats.

d) Cats are interesting animals.

95. Which type of essay discusses both sides of an argument?

a) Persuasive essay

b) Narrative essay

c) Compare and contrast essay

d) Argumentative essay

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 Set 8: UP PGT English Practice Exam (25 MCQs)

Literature Section

96. Who is the author of Wuthering Heights?

a) Emily Dickinson

b) Charlotte Brontë

c) Emily Brontë

d) Virginia Woolf

97. In Pride and Prejudice, who is Elizabeth Bennet’s love interest?

a) Mr. Darcy

b) Mr. Wickham

c) Mr. Bingley

d) Mr. Collins

98. Who wrote 1984?

a) George Orwell

b) Aldous Huxley

c) Ray Bradbury

d) H.G. Wells

99. Who is the protagonist in The Scarlet Letter?

a) Hester Prynne

b) Arthur Dimmesdale

c) Roger Chillingworth

d) Pearl Prynne

100. Who wrote Moby-Dick?

a) Nathaniel Hawthorne

b) Herman Melville

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 c) Edgar Allan Poe

d) Mark Twain

101. Who is the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray?

a) Oscar Wilde

b) James Joyce

c) Charles Dickens

d) George Bernard Shaw

102. What is the central theme of The Great Gatsby?

a) The American Dream and its disillusionment

b) The clash of cultures

c) The importance of family

d) The joy of youth

103. In The Canterbury Tales, who tells the first tale?

a) The Knight

b) The Miller

c) The Wife of Bath

d) The Pardoner

104. In Macbeth, who is the first to die?

a) Duncan

b) Banquo

c) Lady Macbeth

d) Macduff

105. Who wrote The Bell Jar?

a) Sylvia Plath

b) Anne Sexton

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 c) Virginia Woolf

d) Kate Chopin

Grammar Section

106. Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?

a) The book was read by John.

b) The book has been read by John.

c) John reads the book.

d) The book is being read by John.

107. Which of the following is an example of a complex sentence?

a) I like ice cream.

b) I like ice cream, but she prefers cake.

c) I like ice cream because it is sweet.

d) I like ice cream, and I eat it often.

108. Which of the following is an example of a compound-complex sentence?

a) She reads books and writes poems.

b) Although she likes books, she prefers reading newspapers, and she writes stories.

c) I enjoy books.

d) I like ice cream, but she likes cake.

109. Choose the correct form of the verb: "She _____ to school every day."

a) walk

b) walked

c) walks

d) walking

110. Which of the following is an example of a possessive pronoun?

a) His

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 b) He

c) Him

d) He’s

111. Which sentence is correct?

a) The team are playing well.

b) The team is playing well.

c) The teams are playing well.

d) The teams is playing well.

112. Choose the correct form of the verb: "By this time tomorrow, I _____ finished my
homework."

a) will

b) have

c) will have

d) had

113. Which sentence is in the future perfect tense?

a) She has finished her work.

b) She will finish her work.

c) She had finished her work.

d) She will have finished her work.

114. Identify the correct use of the semicolon:

a) I like pizza; I don’t like pasta.

b) I like pizza, I don’t like pasta.

c) I like pizza; and I don’t like pasta.

d) I like pizza, and I don’t like pasta.

115. Which of the following is an example of an adverb?

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 a) Quickly

b) Run

c) Beautiful

d) Talk

Poetry Section

116. In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, what is the mariner’s crime?

a) Killing the albatross

b) Betraying his shipmates

c) Stealing treasure

d) Deserting the ship

117. Who wrote The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?

a) W.B. Yeats

b) T.S. Eliot

c) Robert Frost

d) Wallace Stevens

118. What is the central theme of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe?

a) The poet’s grief and loss

b) The mystery of life

c) The beauty of the night

d) The joy of love

119. In Ode to the West Wind, what does the poet ask the wind to do?

a) Carry his thoughts to distant lands

b) Bring rain for the crops

c) Make him strong

d) Destroy his enemies

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120. What is the central idea of The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost?

a) The inevitability of fate

b) The importance of making choices

c) The beauty of nature

d) The consequences of decisions

121. Who wrote Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night?

a) Dylan Thomas

b) Robert Frost

c) William Blake

d) W.B. Yeats

122. In Ode to a Nightingale, what does the nightingale symbolize?

a) Freedom and immortality

b) Nature’s beauty

c) Death

d) Love and passion

123. What is the central theme of I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth?

a) The joy of isolation

b) The beauty of nature

c) The passage of time

d) The power of imagination

124. In The Tyger, what question does William Blake repeatedly ask?

a) What immortal hand or eye

b) Who made the nightingale

c) Where do we go when we die

d) What makes the rose bloom

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125. What is the main theme of Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley?

a) The impermanence of power

b) The power of the ruler

c) The beauty of the ruins

d) The strength of the people

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Here are the answers to the previous 125 multiple-choice questions:

Set 1-25 Answers:

2. a) The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

3. c) The Raven

4. b) Pride and Prejudice

5. b) Emily Brontë

6. c) Nathaniel Hawthorne

7. a) George Orwell

8. a) Charles Dickens

9. a) William Shakespeare

10. d) Oscar Wilde

11. a) T.S. Eliot

12. a) The Great Gatsby

13. c) John Milton

14. b) Jane Austen

15. a) Hamlet

16. b) Emily Dickinson

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17. c) Herman Melville

18. b) William Blake

19. d) W.B. Yeats

20. a) Edgar Allan Poe

21. d) Gabriel Garcia Marquez

22. a) Moby-Dick

23. c) Ralph Waldo Emerson

24. d) Virginia Woolf

25. a) Wuthering Heights

Set 26-50 Answers:

27. a) The Catcher in the Rye

28. b) J.R.R. Tolkien

29. a) Middle English

30. d) Mark Twain

31. b) William Blake

32. c) Alliteration

33. b) The Book Thief

34. a) Literary realism

35. b) Paradox

36. b) Allusion

37. d) Subject-verb agreement

38. c) They chose the novel

39. a) Shakespeare

40. a) Prose

41. b) Simile

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42. a) Metaphor

43. c) Inversion

44. b) Complex sentence

45. d) The Great Gatsby

46. a) The French Revolution

47. a) The word's dictionary definition

48. c) Gilead

49. c) The Catcher in the Rye

50. d) The Scarlet Letter

Set 51-75 Answers:

52. a) George Orwell

53. a) Character development

54. b) The year was 1929

55. b) Symbolism

56. d) Ode

57. b) William Blake

58. a) William Shakespeare

59. b) Jane Austen

60. d) Herman Melville

61. c) A metaphor

62. d) Drama

63. b) W. H. Auden

64. d) Emily Dickinson

65. a) The theme of revenge

66. b) In a relationship with the land

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67. c) The evils of war

68. b) Open form

69. a) Syntax

70. c) Allegory

71. b) Dramatizing historical events

72. d) W.B. Yeats

73. c) Alliteration

74. a) It is a novel of manners

75. a) It’s ironic

Set 76-100 Answers:

77. b) Wuthering Heights

78. a) Alliteration

79. c) Symbolism

80. a) English Romanticism

81. b) Ernest Hemingway

82. a) T.S. Eliot

83. d) The importance of free speech

84. a) Mark Twain

85. c) Use of irony

86. d) W.B. Yeats

87. c) Shakespeare

88. d) The times in which the text was written

89. a) Mythical creatures

90. b) Metaphor

91. d) Carpe diem

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 92. b) The biblical reference

93. a) William Blake

94. b) Narrative poem

95. c) English romanticism

Set 101-125 Answers:

97. a) Mr. Darcy

98. a) George Orwell

99. a) Hester Prynne

100. b) Herman Melville

101. a) Oscar Wilde

102. a) The American Dream and its disillusionment

103. a) The Knight

104. a) Duncan

105. a) Sylvia Plath

106. c) John reads the book.

107. c) I like ice cream because it is sweet.

108. b) Although she likes books, she prefers reading newspapers, and she writes stories.

109. c) walks

110. a) His

111. b) The team is playing well.

112. c) will have

113. d) She will have finished her work.

114. a) I like pizza; I don’t like pasta.

115. a) Quickly

116. a) Killing the albatross

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117. b) T.S. Eliot

118. a) The poet’s grief and loss

119. a) Carry his thoughts to distant lands

120. b) The importance of making choices

121. a) Dylan Thomas

122. a) Freedom and immortality

123. b) The beauty of nature

124. a) What immortal hand or eye

125. a) The impermanence of power

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