TNPSC TRB TET ENGLISH 100 QUESTION AND ANSWER | 801-900
Poetry and Poets
- V.K. Gokak is a poet from Karnataka. (801)
- Robert Frost, who wrote the poem "Going For Water" (816, 865), is from The United States of America. (816, 819)
- Walt Whitman is of U.S.A. nationality. (818)
- Khalil Gibran is from Lebanon. (821)
- William Shakespeare is the author of "Sonnet No: 116" (830) and the play The Merchant of Venice. (820, 848, 886)
- The line, "It blesseth him that gives and him that takes" is found in the play The Merchant of Venice. (820)
- The lines "But mercy is above this sceptered sway" are spoken by Portia. (848)
- Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for his Gitanjali. (815, 804)
- Note: The pair H.W. Longfellow - Snake is incorrect. (804)
- The theme of 'A Psalm of Life' is Optimism. (807)
- The poem 'A Psalm of Life' is written by: H.W. Longfellow (Implied by 804)
- 'Manliness' is an extract from the poem If. (883)
- The poem 'Shilpi' is about a Sculptor. (884)
- The line "The longing in my heart, the everlasting life in my soul" is not from John Masefield's 'Laugh and be merry'. (829)
- The line "I'll be full of rooks, crannies, valleys and fountains" occurs in the poem Beautiful Inside. (822)
- The poem 'Beautiful Inside' conveys the idea that a golden heart lies concealed within the rough appearance. (875)
- The line "Echoes fade and memories die" does not belong to Shakespeare's 'Sonnet no 116'. (886)
- The poem 'Be the Best' contains the lines: "We can't all be captain, we've got to be crew, There is something for all of us here." (882)
- 'A man who had no eyes' (803) is a story written by Mackinlay Kantor. (803)
- The character Mr. Parsons is found in the lesson A Man who had no Eyes. (809)
- O. Henry wrote the short story 'The Last Leaf' (879).
- The character Johnsy in 'The Last Leaf' belonged to California. (876)
- Oscar Wilde wrote:
- 'The Selfish Giant' (847)
- 'The Happy Prince' (861)
- 'The Model Millionaire' (825, 826)
- The character Baron Hausberg appears in the story The Model Millionaire (825) and is referred to as 'an amazing model'. (826)
- 'Every Living Thing' is written by James Herriot. (880)
- In Khushwant Singh's story 'The Mark of Vishnu', a Phannyar is a snake. (805)
- Mackinlay Kantor's "A man who had no eyes" is a story written by Mackinlay Kantor. (803)
- Anton Chekhov is one of the greatest writers from Russia. (877)
- Pearl S. Buck, known for her book 'The Good Earth', had a Chinese background. (866)
- The character Brutus is not portrayed in 'The Merchant of Venice'. (806)
- The words "My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar" were spoken by Antony in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. (838, 898)
- Julius Caesar uttered the words: "Et. tu. Brute? (You too Brutus)". (839)
- 'A Race in the Space' is an interview of Kalpana Chawla. (836)
- Ahtushi Deshpande's 'To the Land of Snow' is a travelogue. (891)
- The trekking in this travelogue takes place in Milam. (802)
- 'My experiments with Truth' is the life history of Mahatma Gandhi. (862)
- Olivier Messiaen composed the Quartet for the End of Time. (814)
Sentence Structure and Type
- Simple Sentence: "Having posted the letter, I returned home." (835)
- Different Sentence Structure: "You must run fast or you will not win" is different from the others (which are participial or complex sentences). (823)
- Sentence Pattern: "The rook appears dark" has an SVC pattern (Subject-Verb-Complement). (849)
- Correct Sentence: Compare the copy with the original. (890)
- Active Voice: The active form of "The wounded man was being helped by some boys" is: Some boys were helping the wounded man. (824)
- Passive Voice: The passive voice of "He will have written a letter" is: A letter will have been written by him. (827)
- Passive Voice: The passive voice for "Will the teacher test our English?" is: Will our English be tested by the teacher? (892)
- Simile: The figure of speech in "The reddest flower would look as pale as snow" is Simile. (852)
- Metaphor: The figure of speech employed in "Let me not to the marriage of true minds" is Metaphor. (853)
- Antonym (Opposite): The antonym of "agony" is ecstasy. (840)
- Synonym (Same Meaning): The synonym for "abominable" is contemptible. (843)
- Prefix: The appropriate prefix for the word 'seen' is un- (unseen). (841)
- Suffix: The suitable suffix for "stupid" to complete the sentence "Ganga Ram died due to his stupid ----" is -ity (stupidity). (842)
- Nouns: A combination of Noun + Noun is school girl. (844)
- Plural Form: The correct plural form for "analysis" is analyses. (834)
- Plural Form: The plural form of "datum" is data. (893)
- Not a Verb: The word that is not a verb among reverberate, vibrate, immaculate, and celebrate is immaculate (it's an adjective). (831)
- Not an Adjective: The word that is not an adjective among diagnose, grandios, venomous, and verbose is diagnose (it's a verb). (888)
- Not a Noun: The word that is not a noun among cowardice, patronize, promise, and menace is patronize (it's a verb). (889)
- Idiom Completion: 'born with a silver spoon in one's mouth'. (845)
- Meaning of Phrase: The phrase 'going back on his word' means acting against one's words. (855)
- Meaning of Phrase: In Dr. Karl Paulnack's statement, "Two sides of the same coin" means similar in approach but different in aim. (828)
- Meaning of Phrase: "connect immediately" means establish a rapport with others. (856)
- Meaning of Underlined Words: In "flesh and blood," it means real and living. (857)
- Meaning of Statement: "Honest labour bears a lovely face" does not mean "Our beauty is marred when we work hard." (832)
- Meaning of Statement: "Fortune is a fickle goddess; her wheel is always revolving" means One doesn't remain fortunate for ever in life. (868)
- Meaning of Statement: "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" means Hasty action results in disaster. (869)
- Meaning of Statement: "Most of the troubles of the present day arise from the fact that instead of doing their duty, people blame others for their misdeeds" means People spend our time accusing others and shirk their duties. (878)
- Meaning of Statement: "A smiling face may hide an aching heart" means Sorrow is concealed by the smile. (887)
- Tense Form: "I shall ring you up as soon as I arrive." (859)
- Tense Form: "Rita was playing in the garden when her mother called her." (871)
- Articles: "The harder you work, the greater are the chances of your success." (860)
- Articles: "He did an experiment in the lab." (897)
- Articles: Jijabai used to tell Shivaji stories from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. This made him a noble king. Though not so powerful he was a terror to Aurangazeb. (863)
- Verb Form: "We have decided to go on a picnic this Sunday." (899)
- Prepositions: "A friend of mine returned from Moscow with a beautiful story about a missionary." (854)
- Preposition: "Suddenly, the car dashed against a tree and the wheel came off." (894)
- Preposition: "Shivani is gifted with an amazing memory power." (872)
- Prepositional Phrase: "Shoba is good at music." (881)
- Phrasal Verb: "Children must be brought up with love and care." (867)
- Phrasal Verb: "I just had to carry out the orders of my employer." (873)
- Degree of Comparison (Positive): The positive degree of "Japan is one of the wealthiest countries in Asia" is: Very few countries in Asia are as wealthy as Japan. (858)
- Question Tag: The correct question tag for "Let's complete the work immediately" is shall we? (870)
Inspirational Quotes
- Kalpana Chawla said: "I was not born for one corner, the whole world is my native land" (808) and gave the message: "The journey matters as much as the goal. Listen to the sounds of nature. Take good care of our fragile planet". (846)
- Swami Vivekananda said: "Take up one idea, Make that one idea your life-think of it dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain muscles every part of your body, be full of that idea and leave every other idea alone". (864)
- Mahatma Gandhi said: 'Ahimsa' means infinite love, which again means infinite capacity for suffering. Who but woman, the mother of man. (850)
- ZIP codes are a system of Postal codes used by the United States postal service. (812)
- The Brihadeesvarar Temple is 1000 years old. (811)
- 'Girl Star', a UNICEF project, is a series of films. (810)
- Thakazhi Sivsankara Pillai ("Thakazhi") is a celebrated contemporary Malayalam writer. (851)
- The bird the giant heard in "The Selfish Giant" was a Linnet. (813)
- Empoli is a town in central Italy. (817)
- Yaanai Malai is a monolith. (895)
- The word 'transition' in the passage about Nehru means Change. (837)
- One must devote time and energy to reach his/her goal. (833)
- The phrase "The family looked for a double bedroom -------- for three days" should be completed with the word suite. (874)
- The word to complete the sentence "I feared I would have to carry the -------- of infamy with me till my death" is weight. (900)
- The statement "Cut open bunds in the dead night! can a farmer do that?" reveals the character's honesty in "Farmer." (885)
- The rhyme scheme in the provided four-line stanza (Good men perform just deeds...) is abab. (896)
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