English 2021 - Test Booklet - Subject Code 09 - Instructions to Candidates

Sep 20, 2026

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English 2021 examination test booklet for Subject Code 09, English, for lecturers of non-government aided colleges of Odisha. Provides pre-exam instructions: verify pages, replace defective booklets, write only roll number on the booklet box, and mark exactly one answer per question on the OMR sheet using a black ball point pen. Includes marking scheme with equal marks and negative marking, guidance to fill particulars from the admit card, and rules for submitting the original OMR sheet.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time40 min

AccessFree to download

Instructions to Candidates

Examination Checking and Submission Rules

Marking Method and Negative Marking

English Questions (Sample)

Chaucer and Canterbury Pilgrims

Printing Press and Literary Works

Shakespeare and Dramatic Terms

Poets and Literary Criticism

Subject Code:09 Time Allowed:2 Hours :INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: 1. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION,YOU SHOULDCHECKTHATTHISTESTBOOKLET CONTAINS15 PAGESANDDOESNOTHAVEANYUNPRINTEDORTORN OR MISSING PAGES OR ITEMS ETC.IF SO,GET IT REPLACED BY A COMPLETE TESTBOOKLET. 2.You have to enter your Roll No.on the TestBooklet in the Box provided alongside.DONOT write anything else on the Test Booklet. 3.The Test Booklet contains 100 questions.Each question comprises four answers.Youhave to select the correct answer which you want to mark(darken)on the Answer Sheet(OMR Sheet).In any case choose ONLY ONE answer for each question.If more thanone answer is darkened,it will be considered as wrong. 4.You have to mark(darken)all your answers only on the OMR Answer Sheet usingBLACK BALL POINT PEN provided by the State Selection Board.You have to do roughwork only in the space provided at the end of the Test Booklet.See instructions in theAnswer Sheet. 5. All questions carry equal marks i.e.of one and half mark for each correct answer and eachwrong answer will result in negative marking of 0.50 mark. 6.Before you proceed to mark (darken)the answers in the OMR Answer Sheet to thequestions in the Test Booklet,you have to fill in some particulars in the Answer Sheet asper the instructions in your Admit Card. 7.On completion of the examination,you should hand over the original Answer Sheet(OMR Sheet)issued to you to the Invigilator before leaving the Examination Hall.You areallowed to take with you the candidate's copy (carbon copy)of the OMR Answer Sheetalong with the Test Booklet for your reference. Candidate's full signature IW-16/19 2021 # DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTILYOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO 0283 TEST BOOKLET SI.No.. Subject :English LECTURERS FOR NON-GOVT.AIDED COLLEGES OF ODISHA Maximum Marks:150 | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | SEAL Invigilator's signature (Turn over) 1. Where did Chaucer's Pilgrims gatherbefore undertaking their journey toCanterbury?(A)Mission Rue Inn(B)Pirates Cove Inn(C)Tabard Inn(D)Fish Inn 2. Who did establish the first printing press in England?(A)Johann Gutenberg(B)William Caxton(C)Robert Large(D)Colard Mansion 3. The Pilgrims Progress,a Christian allegory,was written by:(A)John Bunyan(B)Thomas Brown(C)John Calvin(D)Thomas More 4. In the 16th century,Francis Bacon'sworks were influential for:(A)Consolidation of Monarchy(B)Scientific method(C)Political revolution(D)Geographical exploration IW-16/19 5. In which play of William Shakespearethe quote “Brevity is the soul of wit”does appear?(A)Macbeth(B)King Lear(C)Hamlet(D)RichardIⅢ 6. An act of speaking one's thoughtsaloud when by oneself or regardlessof any hearers,by a character in aplay,is called:(A)Speech(B)Address(C)Monologue(D)Soliloquy 7. Oroonoko,a novel published in1688,was written by:(A)Jane Austen(B)Eliza Haywood(C)Aphra Behn(D)Hannah Webster 8. The English Revenge Tragedy isinfluenced by the dramatic works of:(A)Cicero(B)Seneca(C)Vico(D)Boccaccio Contd. (2) 9. Christopher Marlowe belongs to agroup of 16th century playwrightscalled the:(A)Oxford Group(B)Dramatists of passion(C)Bohemian(D)University Wits 10.Who says in Milton's Paradise Lostthat“The mind is its own place,andin itself/Can make aheaven of hell,a hell of heaven."?(A)Beelzebub(B)Satan(C)Belial(D)Moloch 11.Edmund Spenser's The ShepheardesCalender belongs to the genre of:(A)Epic Poetry(B)Pastoral Poetry(C)Lyric Poetry(D)Romance Poetry 12.Agroup of poets known as "The Tribeof Ben"are the:(A)Metaphysical poets(B)Classical poets(C)Cavalier poets(D)Romantic poets IW-16/19 13."Wit"and"Conceit"characterise atradition of poetry in Englishliterature.This tradition of poetry iscalled: (A)Elizabethan Sonnet(B)Medieval Ballad(C)Metaphysical Poetry(D)Satirical Poetry 14."To His Coy Mistress"is a poemwritten by: (A)Andrew Marvell(B)

FAQs

What should candidates do immediately after the exam starts?

Check that the test booklet has 15 pages and no unprinted, torn, or missing pages/items, and get it replaced if any issue is found.

How should answers be marked on the OMR sheet?

Select and darken exactly one correct option for each question on the OMR answer sheet using the black ball point pen provided.

What is the marking scheme and the consequence of marking wrong answers?

Each correct answer gives 1.5 marks, and each wrong answer results in negative marking of 0.50 mark.

Sep 20, 2026

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