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Question 1Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In Khasi prose criticism, which term names the central idea or insight that a short story or essay communicates about life?

  1. Ka jingkren (speech)
  2. Ka jingthoh (writing)
  3. Ka jingrwai (song)
  4. Ka jingthmu (theme) Correct answer.

Explanation

Ka jingthmu is the theme, the underlying idea or insight about life that a prose piece conveys. It differs from mere subject matter because it expresses a judgement or observation the reader draws from the whole work.

Question 2Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi prose passage presents events in the order they happened, from beginning to end. Which narrative arrangement is this?

  1. Ka jingpynpaw jingmut (commentary)
  2. Ka jingpynïaid lyngkot (flashback)
  3. Ka jingpynlong kynleng (chronological order) Correct answer.
  4. Ka jingïakren paidbah (dialogue)

Explanation

Chronological order presents incidents in the sequence in which they occurred in time. A reader following such a passage moves forward with the action rather than jumping backwards or forwards.

Question 3Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In a Khasi short story, the character who opposes the main character and creates the central conflict is called:

  1. Ka nongpule (reader)
  2. Ka nongïarap (helper)
  3. Ka nongïaleh (antagonist) Correct answer.
  4. Ka nongthoh (author)

Explanation

The antagonist is the force or character that stands against the protagonist and generates conflict. Recognising this role helps a reader explain why tension rises in the plot.

Question 4Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

Which feature most clearly marks a piece of Khasi prose as an essay rather than a short story?

  1. It contains many characters who speak to one another.
  2. It ends with a surprising twist in the action.
  3. It describes a single scene with sensory detail.
  4. It develops a viewpoint through reasoned discussion rather than a plot of events. Correct answer.

Explanation

An essay argues or reflects on a subject, organising ideas rather than narrating a chain of events. The presence of reasoning and a stated viewpoint, not characters or scene, is the decisive marker.

Question 5Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi prose writer describes a village market so that the reader can almost smell the fish and hear the bargaining. Which quality of prose is being praised?

  1. Ka jingpynpaw da ki jingïohi (vivid sensory description) Correct answer.
  2. Ka jingpynïaid ia ki jingthoh (paragraphing)
  3. Ka jingkren shaphang ka histori (historical commentary)
  4. Ka jingpyndonkam ia ki ktien (vocabulary range)

Explanation

Vivid sensory description appeals to sight, smell, sound and touch so that a scene becomes concrete for the reader. This is distinct from commentary, structure or mere word choice.

Question 6Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In Khasi literary discussion, what is meant by ka jingïasyriem (setting) of a prose work?

  1. The moral lesson the writer intends
  2. The sequence of events in the plot
  3. The manner in which characters speak
  4. The time and place in which the action occurs Correct answer.

Explanation

Setting refers to the time and place, including social surroundings, within which the action unfolds. It shapes atmosphere and often influences the choices characters make.

Question 7Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

Which sentence uses the Khasi word 'khyndiat' correctly to mean 'a little' in a prose description?

  1. Khyndiat ki ïaid sha ka jingïalang.
  2. Khyndiat ka ïing ka long kaba ïar.
  3. Khyndiat u thoh ia ka shithi.
  4. Don khyndiat ki khun shynrang ha ka ïing. Correct answer.

Explanation

'Khyndiat' functions as a quantifier meaning a small amount or few, so it naturally precedes a noun phrase such as 'ki khun shynrang'. The other sentences place it where a quantifier does not fit the intended meaning.

Question 8Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi prose passage ends with the narrator saying that the old man's lamp went out just as dawn came. This detail most likely functions as:

  1. a hint about the old man's occupation
  2. a factual note about the price of oil
  3. a proof that the narrator was present
  4. a symbol marking the end of one phase and the start of another Correct answer.

Explanation

The dying lamp at dawn is a symbolic contrast between ending darkness and coming light, often signalling transition. Symbolic details carry meaning beyond their literal reference.

Question 9Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

Read this situation: a Khasi story shows a son leaving his village and, in the final paragraph, returning to find his mother's chair empty. Which feeling does the ending most strongly create?

  1. Ka jingïarap (helpfulness)
  2. Ka jingkmen (joy)
  3. Ka jingbitar (anger)
  4. Ka jingsngewsih (sorrow) Correct answer.

Explanation

An empty chair associated with a mother signals loss or absence, and the return of the son sharpens the sense of grief. The emotional effect is produced by the contrast between departure and return.

Question 10Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In Khasi prose, the narrator who knows the thoughts of every character and reports them freely is called:

  1. Ka nongïathuh shaphang ka jinglong (first-person narrator)
  2. Ka nongïathuh khlem jingmut (unreliable narrator)
  3. Ka nongïathuh jingmut baroh (omniscient narrator) Correct answer.
  4. Ka nongïathuh na ka bynta kiwei (second-person narrator)

Explanation

An omniscient narrator has access to the inner lives of all characters and can move between them. This distinguishes it from narrators limited to one viewpoint or to their own experience.

Question 11Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi essay opens with a short anecdote about a farmer, then draws a general lesson about patience, and closes by urging readers to act. Which structure does this follow?

  1. Chronological narrative with a twist ending
  2. Introduction with illustration, development of a general point, concluding appeal Correct answer.
  3. Dialogue-driven scene with no commentary
  4. Description of a place followed by a list of facts

Explanation

The passage moves from a concrete illustration to a general principle and ends with an appeal to the reader. This is a classic essay structure of introduction, development and conclusion.

Question 12Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

Which statement best explains why a Khasi prose writer might use short, clipped sentences during a scene of sudden danger?

  1. To show that the characters are uneducated
  2. To quicken the pace and convey urgency Correct answer.
  3. To reduce the number of characters
  4. To make the setting less important

Explanation

Short sentences reduce the time a reader spends between events, creating speed and tension. Sentence rhythm is thus a deliberate tool for controlling pace rather than a comment on characters' education.

Question 13Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi character is described as generous to neighbours but harsh to his own family. Which term best names this kind of character?

  1. Ka jinglong kaba shaiñ (a complex, round character) Correct answer.
  2. Ka jinglong kaba pher (a flat character)
  3. Ka jinglong kaba ïeng (a static character)
  4. Ka jinglong kaba shu thaw (a stock figure)

Explanation

A round character shows mixed or contradictory traits that resist simple summary. The contrast between public generosity and private harshness is exactly such complexity.

Question 14Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In a Khasi prose passage, the writer repeats the image of a river throughout. Which observation about this repetition is most defensible?

  1. It shows the writer has a small vocabulary.
  2. It creates a unifying motif that links the different parts of the piece. Correct answer.
  3. It proves the story is set in a village.
  4. It indicates that the passage is an essay.

Explanation

A recurring image functions as a motif, tying sections together and building meaning through accumulation. Repetition of this kind is a structural and thematic device.

Question 15Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

Which of these best describes the function of a turning point (ka jingkylla) in a Khasi short story?

  1. It states the moral in a single sentence.
  2. It introduces the setting for the first time.
  3. It redirects the action and changes the direction of the conflict. Correct answer.
  4. It lists the characters in order of importance.

Explanation

The turning point is the moment when the course of events shifts, often resolving or intensifying the conflict. It is a structural hinge rather than an introduction or a summary.

Question 16Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi prose writer addresses the reader directly with 'phi' in the middle of a narrative. What effect does this most likely produce?

  1. It draws the reader into the text and creates intimacy or persuasion. Correct answer.
  2. It proves that the story is autobiographical.
  3. It signals that the story is about to end.
  4. It shows that the writer has forgotten the characters.

Explanation

Direct address to the reader breaks the fictional frame and invites involvement, often to persuade or to create closeness. It is a deliberate rhetorical choice.

Question 17Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

Which Khasi expression would a critic most appropriately use to describe a prose style that is clear and easy to follow?

  1. Ka jingthoh kaba jyrngam (obscure writing)
  2. Ka jingthoh kaba lyngkot (brief writing)
  3. Ka jingthoh kaba jrong (elevated writing)
  4. Ka jingthoh kaba shai (clear writing) Correct answer.

Explanation

'Kaba shai' means clear or bright and is the natural description of prose that is easy to follow. Clarity is a distinct quality from elevation or brevity.

Question 18Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi story presents a narrator who claims to know everything but repeatedly contradicts himself about dates. How should a reader respond critically?

  1. Ignore the dates because dates never matter in prose.
  2. Question the narrator's reliability and consider why the writer built in the inconsistency. Correct answer.
  3. Accept every statement because the narrator is omniscient.
  4. Assume the writer made careless errors and stop reading.

Explanation

Contradictions in an omniscient voice invite scrutiny of the narrator's reliability and of the writer's purpose. Critical reading asks what effect the inconsistency produces rather than dismissing it.

Question 19Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

When a Khasi prose passage uses 'kum ka mynnor' (like a dream) to describe a remembered childhood, the comparison is an example of:

  1. Ka jingkren (personification)
  2. Ka jingïanïaid (simile) Correct answer.
  3. Ka jingïarap (metaphor)
  4. Ka jingrwai (alliteration)

Explanation

A simile makes an explicit comparison using a word such as 'kum' (like). The presence of the comparison marker distinguishes it from a direct metaphor.

Question 20Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi essay argues that village markets should be preserved, then concedes that they face real problems with sanitation before proposing improvements. Which quality does this concession give the essay?

  1. Ambiguity about the topic
  2. Repetition that weakens the argument
  3. Balance that strengthens credibility Correct answer.
  4. A shift into fictional narrative

Explanation

Acknowledging a counter-point and answering it gives an argument balance and makes the writer seem fair-minded. The concession is then resolved by the proposed improvements.

Question 21Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In Khasi prose appreciation, what does 'ka jingpyrkhat shaphang ka jinglong briew' refer to when critics discuss a story?

  1. The price at which the book was sold
  2. The work's insight into human nature Correct answer.
  3. The length of the sentences used
  4. The number of pages in the book

Explanation

This phrase concerns reflection on human nature, a central concern of serious prose fiction. Critics use it to assess depth of characterisation and theme.

Question 22Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

Two Khasi prose passages describe the same flood. The first lists water levels and damaged crops; the second follows one family's fear through the night. What is the main difference between them?

  1. The first uses dialogue; the second uses none.
  2. The first is fictional; the second is factual.
  3. The first is a poem; the second is prose.
  4. The first is expository and factual; the second is narrative and experiential. Correct answer.

Explanation

The first passage reports information, while the second immerses the reader in a particular experience. The difference lies in mode of presentation rather than in truth or genre.

Question 23Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi short story leaves the fate of its main character unresolved. What is the most defensible critical judgement of such an ending?

  1. It shows that the character was unimportant.
  2. It is always a sign that the writer lost the manuscript.
  3. It proves the story has no theme.
  4. It may be deliberate, inviting the reader to weigh possibilities the text has set up. Correct answer.

Explanation

An open ending can be an artistic choice that leaves the reader to complete the meaning from clues already given. Judging it requires attention to what the text has prepared, not assumptions about the writer's competence.

Question 24Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A critic claims a Khasi prose work is powerful because its imagery is drawn from everyday village life. Which evidence would best support this claim?

  1. Counting how often the word 'village' appears
  2. Noting the number of chapters in the work
  3. Quoting passages that compare feelings to grinding grain, fetching water and tending fires Correct answer.
  4. Reporting the author's year of birth

Explanation

The claim concerns imagery drawn from daily labour, so the strongest evidence is quoted imagery of that kind. Mere frequency counts or biographical facts do not demonstrate the quality of the images.

Question 25Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In a Khasi prose passage, the writer shifts from past tense to present tense at the moment of a character's death. What is the most likely purpose of this shift?

  1. To make the moment feel immediate and overwhelming Correct answer.
  2. To mark the beginning of a new chapter
  3. To show that the narrator is confused about grammar
  4. To indicate that the death happened earlier than described

Explanation

A shift into the present tense can collapse the distance between reader and event, heightening intensity at a crucial moment. Tense is thus used expressively rather than merely to fix chronology.

Question 26Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In Khasi prose criticism, what does 'ka jingïarap jong ka jingthoh' most directly concern when a critic evaluates a story?

  1. The number of Khasi proverbs quoted by the narrator
  2. The number of characters who speak in the story
  3. The length of the paragraphs in each chapter
  4. The way the writer arranges incidents and details so that each part supports the whole narrative Correct answer.

Explanation

Ka jingïarap jong ka jingthoh has to do with how the parts of a piece work together, so a critic looks at whether incidents, details and paragraphs support the central movement of the story. Counting characters, measuring paragraph length or tallying proverbs describes surface features and does not show how the writing holds together.

Question 27Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi prose writer describes a market scene by naming the vegetables sold, the coins exchanged and the cries of the vendors. Which quality of prose description does this chiefly illustrate?

  1. Ka jingkren shaphang ka jinglong blei
  2. Ka jingthoh shaphang ka jinglong mynsiem
  3. Ka jingpynmlien shaphang ka jingim kaba shisha Correct answer.
  4. Ka jingïarap ha ka rukom pyrkhat

Explanation

Naming goods, coins and vendors' cries anchors the scene in observable daily life, which is what ka jingpynmlien shaphang ka jingim kaba shisha (the concreteness of real life) names. The other labels point to inner feeling, argumentative structure or religious language, none of which the passage emphasises.

Question 28Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In a Khasi short story, the writer gives the reader a hint early on about an event that will only be explained at the end. What is this technique called in prose appreciation?

  1. Ka jingkynthoh kyllain
  2. Ka jingpyni lypa
  3. Ka jingïohthait
  4. Ka jingpynkhreh mynshuwa Correct answer.

Explanation

Ka jingpynkhreh mynshuwa (foreshadowing) is the planting of an early hint whose meaning becomes clear later, and it is a standard term in Khasi prose appreciation. Ka jingïohthait is relief or rest, ka jingpyni lypa suggests showing something briefly, and ka jingkynthoh kyllain is a digression, none of which names the delayed hint.

Question 29Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi prose passage describes an old woman who speaks little but whose hands are always working. The writer never states her feelings directly. Which term best describes this method of character presentation?

  1. Ka jingthoh shaphang ka jinglong kam
  2. Ka jingpyni ia ka jinglong briew da ki kam Correct answer.
  3. Ka jingkren shaphang ka jinglong pyrthei
  4. Ka jingpynpaw pynban ia ka jinglong briew

Explanation

Revealing character through actions rather than direct statement is ka jingpyni ia ka jinglong briew da ki kam, the indirect method of characterisation. The other labels refer to a direct declaration of character, a comment on the world, or a description of work itself, none of which captures the indirect method.

Question 30Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

Which statement correctly describes the difference between ka jingkren (dialogue) and ka jingkynthoh (commentary by the narrator) in Khasi prose?

  1. Ka jingkren is spoken by characters, while ka jingkynthoh is the narrator's own remark to the reader Correct answer.
  2. Ka jingkren is the writer's opinion, while ka jingkynthoh is what the characters say
  3. Ka jingkren is always written in verse, while ka jingkynthoh is always in prose
  4. Ka jingkren belongs only to essays, while ka jingkynthoh belongs only to short stories

Explanation

Ka jingkren is the speech of characters within the story, and ka jingkynthoh is the narrator's own aside or remark addressed to the reader. The remaining options reverse the two terms or attach them to genres and verse forms, which is not how the terms are used.

Question 31Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi prose passage begins: 'Ka lyngkha ka la ïeng ha ka jingjemnud.' What does this sentence chiefly contribute to the opening of the story?

  1. Ka jingpyni ia ka jinglong ka jingïarap
  2. Ka jingpynpaw ia ka jinglong ka jaka bad ka mynsiem Correct answer.
  3. Ka jingpyni ia ka jinglong ka jingkren
  4. Ka jingpyni ia ka jinglong ka jingthoh

Explanation

The sentence places a moonlit scene before the reader and sets a calm mood, so it works on both place and atmosphere. The other options describe speech, writing style or structural coherence, none of which an opening description of moonlight directly establishes.

Question 32Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In Khasi prose appreciation, what is meant by 'ka jingïaiñ ia ka jingthoh' when a critic speaks of a well-made story?

  1. The number of times the title is repeated
  2. The number of characters who die in the story
  3. The number of pages the story occupies
  4. The balance and proportion of the parts of the narrative Correct answer.

Explanation

Ka jingïaiñ ia ka jingthoh refers to the balance and proportion among the parts of a piece, so that no section is over-weighted and each contributes to the whole. Page count, title repetition and the death toll are external counts that do not measure proportion.

Question 33Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi prose writer describes a character's anger by saying the man's voice 'rose like smoke in a closed room.' Which feature of prose style is chiefly at work here?

  1. Ka jingpynpaw ia ka jinglong ka jingthoh
  2. Ka jingkren shaphang ka jinglong ka jingim
  3. Ka jingthoh shaphang ka jinglong ka jingïarap
  4. Ka jingpynïasnoh ia ka jinglong mynsiem bad ka dur Correct answer.

Explanation

The comparison links an inner state, anger, to a concrete image, smoke trapped in a closed room, which is ka jingpynïasnoh ia ka jinglong mynsiem bad ka dur. The other options name comment on life, structural coherence or style in general, none of which describes the fusion of feeling and image.

Question 34Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

Read this passage: 'U Bah Sngi u la ïaid sha ka jingïap. Ka jingïap ka la ïoh ia u ha ka jingïaid.' Which observation best describes the effect of repeating 'ka jingïap' in this way?

  1. Ka jingpynïaroh ia ka jinglong kaba pynïap ia ka jingïarap
  2. Ka jingpynïaroh ia ka jinglong kaba ïarap ban pynpaw ia ka jingïap kaba lah ban ïoh ia u briew Correct answer.
  3. Ka jingpynïaroh ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jingkren
  4. Ka jingpynïaroh ia ka jinglong kaba pynïap ia ka jingthoh

Explanation

Repeating the word for death as the subject of a second clause turns death into an active force that catches the man, which strengthens the sense of inevitability. The other options treat the repetition as making the writing dull, improving dialogue or harming coherence, none of which fits the rhetorical effect described.

Question 35Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi essay argues that young people should learn traditional weaving, then admits that modern schools have little time for such crafts. What is the function of the admission within the essay?

  1. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jingïarap
  2. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jingkren
  3. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïap ia ka jingthoh
  4. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jingïarap jong ka jingkren Correct answer.

Explanation

Conceding a real difficulty and then answering it is the classic move of strengthening an argument, because the writer shows awareness of objections. The other options describe dullness, improved dialogue or mere structure, none of which names the function of concession in argument.

Question 36Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In a Khasi short story, the writer suddenly moves from a slow, detailed description of a village to a single short sentence reporting a death. What does this change of pace most likely achieve?

  1. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jinglong mynsiem Correct answer.
  2. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jingkren
  3. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïap ia ka jingthoh
  4. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïap ia ka jingïarap

Explanation

A long, slow description followed by a bare short sentence produces a shock of contrast that intensifies the emotional impact of the death. The other options describe dullness, improved dialogue or structural weakness, none of which explains the deliberate contrast in pace.

Question 37Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

Which statement best explains what a Khasi critic means when saying a prose work has 'ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jingim'?

  1. The work is written entirely in dialogue
  2. The work presents life as it is lived, with its ordinary details and contradictions Correct answer.
  3. The work avoids all mention of ordinary people
  4. The work is set in a foreign country

Explanation

Ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jingim names lifelikeness, the quality of presenting life with its ordinary detail and contradiction. Avoiding ordinary people, using only dialogue or choosing a foreign setting are separate choices that do not define lifelikeness.

Question 38Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi prose passage describes a father who forbids his daughter to leave the village, and later shows the same father weeping when she goes. Which critical observation is best supported by this pairing?

  1. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jingkren
  2. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïap ia ka jingïarap
  3. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïap ia ka jingthoh
  4. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jinglong briew Correct answer.

Explanation

The contradiction between the father's prohibition and his grief reveals a divided character, which is what ka jinglong briew (human character) concerns. The other options name dullness, structural weakness or improved dialogue, none of which the paired scenes support.

Question 39Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In Khasi prose, what is the difference between ka jingkynthoh shaphang ka jinglong briew and ka jingkynthoh shaphang ka jinglong pyrthei?

  1. The first comments on human character, the second on the state of the world Correct answer.
  2. The first comments on the narrator, the second on the reader
  3. The first comments on grammar, the second on punctuation
  4. The first comments on the weather, the second on human character

Explanation

The two phrases distinguish commentary on human nature from commentary on the condition of the world, a distinction critics use when judging what a story is finally about. The other options swap the terms or attach them to grammar and reader address.

Question 40Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi short story is told by a narrator who is also a character in the events and admits he may have forgotten details. What is the most defensible critical judgement of this narrator?

  1. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïap ia ka jingthoh
  2. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jingïarap
  3. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jinglong briew Correct answer.
  4. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jingkren

Explanation

A narrator who admits uncertainty becomes a limited and human presence, so the admission shapes our sense of his character rather than merely his reliability. The other options treat the admission as dullness, structural strength or dialogue, none of which fits the effect of a fallible first-person voice.

Question 41Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

Which Khasi term would a critic most appropriately use to describe a prose style that is plain, direct and free of ornament?

  1. Ka jingthoh kaba rhem
  2. Ka jingthoh kaba ïap
  3. Ka jingthoh kaba jyrngam
  4. Ka jingthoh kaba suk Correct answer.

Explanation

Ka jingthoh kaba suk names a plain, easy and unornamented style, which matches the description. Ka jingthoh kaba rhem suggests an ornate style, ka jingthoh kaba jyrngam suggests confusion, and ka jingthoh kaba ïap suggests deadness, none of which fits plainness.

Question 42Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi prose passage describes a flood by listing water levels and damaged crops; a second passage describes the same flood through one family's search for a missing child. Which comparison is most defensible?

  1. The first is report-like and the second is dramatised through a single experience Correct answer.
  2. The first is fictional and the second is factual
  3. The first is poetry and the second is prose
  4. The first is dialogue and the second is narration

Explanation

Listing measurements gives a report-like account, while following one family's search dramatises the event through individual experience. Fiction versus fact, poetry versus prose and dialogue versus narration are not the distinction the two passages display.

Question 43Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In Khasi prose appreciation, what does 'ka jingïarap jong ka jingkren' refer to when critics discuss a story's dialogue?

  1. How well the speech of characters fits their station, mood and situation Correct answer.
  2. How often the narrator interrupts the speech
  3. How loudly the characters speak
  4. How many lines of speech appear in the story

Explanation

Ka jingïarap jong ka jingkren judges whether speech suits the speaker's station, mood and situation, which is the critical question about dialogue. Counting lines, measuring loudness or tallying interruptions are quantitative details that do not assess appropriateness.

Question 44Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi story ends with the main character's fate unresolved. Which critical judgement is most defensible?

  1. The ending is open, so the story cannot be discussed by critics
  2. The ending is open, and its value depends on whether the uncertainty illuminates the story's central concern Correct answer.
  3. The ending is open, so the writer must have forgotten to finish
  4. The ending is open, so the story has no meaning at all

Explanation

An open ending is a deliberate choice whose worth is judged by whether the uncertainty serves the story's central concern, not by the mere absence of a conclusion. Claiming the story has no meaning, that the writer forgot, or that criticism is impossible all ignore how open endings can work.

Question 45Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A critic says a Khasi prose work is powerful because its imagery comes from everyday village life. Which evidence would best support that claim?

  1. The writer compares grief to a broken water pot and joy to ripening rice Correct answer.
  2. The writer quotes three Khasi proverbs in the first paragraph
  3. The writer names five characters in the opening scene
  4. The writer uses long sentences throughout the story

Explanation

Comparisons drawn from pots and rice are images taken from village life, so they directly support the claim about imagery. Quoting proverbs, using long sentences or naming many characters are separate features that do not demonstrate the source of the imagery.

Question 46Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi prose writer shifts from past to present tense at the moment a character dies. What is the most likely purpose of this shift?

  1. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïap ia ka jingthoh
  2. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jinglong mynsiem Correct answer.
  3. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïap ia ka jingïarap
  4. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jingkren

Explanation

Moving into the present tense at a death makes the moment feel immediate and heightens its emotional force, which is an effect on the reader's feeling. The other options describe dullness, improved dialogue or structural weakness, none of which explains a deliberate tense shift.

Question 47Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

In Khasi prose criticism, what does 'ka jingpyrkhat shaphang ka jinglong briew' examine when applied to a story?

  1. The dialect spoken by the narrator
  2. The number of human characters in the story
  3. The moral and psychological insight the story offers about human beings Correct answer.
  4. The historical period in which the story is set

Explanation

The phrase concerns the insight a story offers into human nature, whether moral or psychological. Counting characters, dating the setting or identifying a dialect are separate matters that do not address insight into human beings.

Question 48Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi essay opens with an anecdote about a farmer, draws a general lesson about patience, and closes by returning to the farmer. Which structural pattern does this follow?

  1. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jingïarap Correct answer.
  2. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïarap ia ka jingkren
  3. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïap ia ka jingthoh
  4. Ka jingpynïarap ia ka jinglong kaba pynïap ia ka jingïarap

Explanation

Opening and closing with the same figure while placing the general lesson in between is a circular or frame structure that gives the essay coherence. The other options name dullness, dialogue or structural weakness, none of which describes this deliberate return.

Question 49Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

A Khasi narrator claims to know everything but contradicts himself about dates. How should a critic most appropriately treat this contradiction?

  1. As evidence that the story is not really Khasi prose
  2. As a possible deliberate sign of a fallible narrator, to be judged by its effect on the story Correct answer.
  3. As proof that the writer was careless and the story is worthless
  4. As a detail that must be ignored in criticism

Explanation

Contradictions in an omniscient-seeming narrator may be deliberate signals of fallibility, and the critic judges them by their effect on the story rather than dismissing the work. Assuming carelessness, denying the work's place in Khasi prose or ignoring the detail all close off analysis prematurely.

Question 50Prose (Khasi literature) - comprehension and appreciation

Two critics disagree about a Khasi short story: one praises its village imagery, the other says the same imagery is decorative. Which consideration would best settle the disagreement?

  1. Which critic has read more Khasi short stories
  2. How many pages the story contains
  3. Which critic writes in a plainer style
  4. Whether the images contribute to the story's meaning or merely ornament the surface Correct answer.

Explanation

The disagreement turns on whether the images do work in the story or merely decorate it, so the question to settle is their contribution to meaning. A critic's reading history, prose style or the story's length cannot decide whether imagery is functional.