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Part-C
Authors and their Literary Works

1. Match the Poems with the Poets

1. A psalm of Life H.W. Longfellow
2. Be the Best Douglas Malloch
3. The cry of the children Elizabeth Barret Browning
4. The Piano D.H.Lawrence
5. Manliness Rudyard Kipling
6. Going for water Robert Frost
7. Earth Khalil Gibran
8. The Apology Ralph Waldo Emerson
9. Be Glad your Nose is on your face Jack Prelutsky
10.
The Flying Wonder Stephen Vincent Benet
11.
Is Life But a Dream Lewis carol
12.
Be the Best Douglas mallock
13.
O captain My Captain Walt Whitman
14.
Snake D.H.Lawrence
15.
Punishment in Kindergarten Kamala Surayya
16.
Where the Mind is Without fear Rabindranath
Tagore
17.
The Man He Killed Thomas Hardy
18.
Nine Gold Medals David Roth
2. Which Nationality the story belongs to?
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2.
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6.
7.

The selfish Giant Ireland

The Lottery Ticket Russia
The Last Leaf U.S.A
How the Camel got its Hump India
Two Friends France
The Refugee China
The Open Window Myanmar(Burma)

3. Identify the Author with the short story

1. The selfish Giant Oscar Wilde
2. The Lottery Ticket Anton Chekhov
3. The Last Leaf OHenry
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4. How the Camel got its Hump Rudyard Kipling
5. Two Friends Guy De Maupassant
6. Refugee Pearl . S. Buck
7. The Open Window Saki (Hector Hugh Munro)
8. A Man who Had no Eyes Mackithlay Kanton
9. The Tears of the Desert Paulo Coelho
10.
Sam Tammy Ruggles
11.
The Piano Rob Reilly
12.
The face of Judas Iscariot Bonnie chamberlain
13.
Swept Away Susannah Hickling
14.
A close encounter Rex Coker
15.
Caught Sneezing Oscar Wilde
16.
The Wooden Bowl Usha Bansal
17.
Swami and the sum R.K. Narayan

5.Which Nationality the Poet belongs to ?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Robert Frost America

Archibald Lampman Canada
D.H. Lawrence Britain
Rudyard Kipling British
Indian
5. Kamala Das India
6. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Britain
7. Famida Y. Basheer India
8. Thomas Hardy Britain
9. Khalil Gibran America &
Lebanon
10.
Edgar A. Guest
America
11.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
America
12.
Jack Prelutsky
America
13.
F. Joanna America
14.
Stephen Vincent Benet
America
15.
William Shakespeare British
16.
William Wordsworth
British
17.
H.W. Long Fellow
America
18.
Annie Louisa walker
Britain & Canada
19.
Walt Whitman

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Kamala Das India

V.K. Gokak India
Famida Y. Basheer India
Rudyard Kipling British
Indian
William Shakespeare - British
William Wordsworth British
D.H. Lawrence Britain
Thomas Hardy Britain
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Britain
Annie Louisa walker Britain
& Canada
Archibald Lampman Canada
Robert Frost America
Walt Whitman America
Edgar A. Guest America
Ralph Waldo Emerson
America
Jack Prelutsky America
H.W. Long Fellow America
Stephen Vincent Benet
America
F. Joanna America
Khalil Gibran America &
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America
20.
V.K. Gokak India

11. Match the Characters with Relevant Story Title:

1. The Selfish Giant 3 (Giant, Little boy(god), Children)
2. How the camel got its hump 5 (Camel, Dog, Djinn(Incharge,all
deserts), Horse, Ox)
3. The Lottery ticket 2 (Ivan Dmitritch, Masha)
4. The Last Leaf 4(Sue, Johnsy, Behrman(Painter), Doctor)
5. Two friends 5( Monseiur Morrissot(Watch Maker), M.
Sauvage(Drapper), Colonel Dumoulin,Prussian Officers and soldiers)
6. Refugee 5 (Refugees, Oldman, Grandson, Passerby, Noodle
vendor)
7. Open window 5 (Frampton Nuttel(young man), Vera(naughty
girl), Mrs.Sappleton, Three Men(Mr.Sappleton
husband and 2
brothers), Bertie(Dog))
8. Reflowering 8 ( Rowther(Blind OldMan), Appa, Amma, Ambi,
Kolappan, Gomathi, Chettiyar, Murugan)
9. The Necklace 4 (Matilda, Mr.Loisel(petty cerk), Mme.
Forestier(Matilda Friend), Members of the cabinet)
10.
Holiday 5( Phatik Chakrabarthi, Makanlal(younger brother),
Mr & Mrs. Bhisvambar(Maternal Uncle of phatik and Aunt), Widowed
Lady)

16. What is the theme observed in the Literary works?

1. Snake Kindness towards all living things.
2. The Mark of Vishnu Superstitious beliefs and their dangerous
outcome.
3. Greedy Govind One should never be greedy.
4. Our Local Team Team Spirit, Leader should lead.
5. Where the mind is without fear Be fearless in freedom.
6. Keep your spirits high Be optimistic, hopeful, courageous and
confident to achieve success. Always say Goodbye to fears, sorrows
and sufferings.
7. Be the best Be the best whatever you are. your size is not
important to win
8. Bat
9. The Piano Memories of childhood days
10.
The Model Millionaire Be kind to others. Good deeds are
always rewarded
11.
The Cry of the Children The sufferings of child workers.
12.
Migrant bird Human beings are more selfish and narrow
minded than a little bird
13.
Shilpi- Knowledge and skills are essential for every profession.
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18. To Which period the Poets belong:
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2.
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6.

William Shakespeare (1564 1616) Elizabeth age, Jacobean period.

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) Transcendentalism, 19th century.
William Wordsworth ( 1770-1850) The romantic era, Romanticism
H.W.Longfellow (1807-1882) Modern age.
Annie Louisa Walker(1836-1907) Modern age.
D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) Modern age.

19. Matching the Poets and Poems

1. Discovery Gayatri Pahlajani
2. Biking Judith Micholls
3. Inclusion Dipti Bhatia
4. Granny, Granny, please comb My Hair Grace Nicholas
5. With a Friend Vivian Gould
6. To cook and Eat Emma Richards
7. Bat Randall Jarell
8. To India My Native Land Henry Louis Vivian Derozlo
9. A tiger in the Zoo Leslie Norris
10.
No men are foreign James Kirkup
11.
Laugh and be Merry John Masefield
12.
Earth Khalil Gibran
13.
The Apology Ralph Waldo Emerson
14.
The Flying Wonder Stephen Vincent Benet
15.
Off to outer space tomorrow morning Norman
Nicholson
16.
Be the best Doughlas Malloch
17.
Is life, but a dream Lewis carrol
18.
Womens rights Annie Louisa Walker
19.
The Nation united Walt Whitman
20.
English words V.K.Gokak
21.
Snake D.H.Lawrence
22.
The man he killed Thomas Hardy

4.Whose Auto biography / Biography is this?

6.Characters, Quotes, Important Lines from the following works of Indian Authors:
7.Drama Famous lines, characters, quotes from (Julius Caesar - The Merchant of Venice)
8.Match the Places, Poet, Dramatist, Painter with suitable option
Match the following Folk Arts with the Indian State / Country
Match the Author with the Relevant Title/Character

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About the Poets 13. About the Dramatists 14. Mention the Poem in which these lines occur
15. Various works of the following Authors
Famous Quotes Who said this?

Nature centered Literary works and Global issue Environment and Conservation