Question

Complete the activities given below as per the instructions: 
(i) Match the following items from column-A with those from the column-B: 
\[\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \textbf{Column 'A'} & \textbf{Column 'B'} \\ \hline \text{(a) Murasaki Shikibu} & \text{(i) The Pilgrim's Progress} \\ \hline \text{(b) Jonathan Swift} & \text{(ii) Gulliver's Travels} \\ \hline \text{(c) John Bunyan} & \text{(iii) The Tale of Genji} \\ \hline \text{(d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay} & \text{(iv) Rajmohan's Wife} \\ \hline \end{array}\]
(ii) Pick the odd word out: 
(a) Amit Ghosh, Vikram Seth, Henry Fielding, Anita Desai 
(b) plot, novella, setting, theme 
(c) place, time, climate, epistolary 
(d) horror, mystery, picaresque, thriller

Hint:

For matching and odd word tasks, identify common characteristics (e.g., nationality, category) to find connections or differences.

Answer 1

(i) Match: 
\[\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \textbf{Column 'A'} & \textbf{Column 'B'} \\ \hline \text{(a) Murasaki Shikibu} & \text{(iii) The Tale of Genji} \\ \hline \text{(b) Jonathan Swift} & \text{(ii) Gulliver's Travels} \\ \hline \text{(c) John Bunyan} & \text{(i) The Pilgrim's Progress} \\ \hline \text{(d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay} & \text{(iv) Rajmohan's Wife} \\ \hline \end{array}\] 
- Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji, a classic Japanese novel. 
- Jonathan Swift authored Gulliver's Travels, a satirical adventure. 
- John Bunyan wrote The Pilgrim's Progress, an allegorical Christian work. 
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Rajmohan's Wife, an early Indian English novel. 

(ii) Odd word out: 
(a) Henry Fielding: Amit Ghosh, Vikram Seth, and Anita Desai are Indian authors; Henry Fielding is British. 
(b) novella: Plot, setting, and theme are narrative elements; novella is a form of fiction. 
(c) epistolary: Place, time, and climate are setting components; epistolary is a narrative style (letter-based). 
(d) picaresque: Horror, mystery, and thriller are modern genres; picaresque is a historical narrative style about a rogue's adventures.