Prose Extract Questions for The Interview
1. Others, usually celebrities who see themselves as its victims, might despise the interview as an unwarranted intrusion into their lives, or reel that it somehow diminishes them, just as in some primitive cultures it is believed that if one takes a photographic portrait of somebody then one is stealing that person’s soul.
i) Which of the following is the correct list of names that can be included in the list of ‘Others’?
a) V.S. Naipaul, Lewis Carrol, Saul Bellow
b) Denis Brian, Lewis Carrol, Saul Bellow
c) Umberto Eco, Mukund Padmanabhan, Denis Brian
d) Mark Twain, Pearl S Buck, Lewis Carrol
II) Justify the relationship between Statement (S) and Reason(R):
Statement ( S) : Some people dislike being interviewed.
Reason (R) : They did not want to reveal personal secrets.
a) The Statement(S) is correct, but it is not supported by Reason (R).
b) The Statement (S) is incorrect, but Reason (R) is correct.
c) Both Statement (S) and Reason (R) are incorrect.
d) Statement (S) is correct and it is supported by Reason (R).
III) State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE:
A few people dislike being interviewed because they feel exposed.
IV) Which of the following words is a synonym for ‘intrusion’?
a) attack b) theft c) diminishment d) crime
2. Saul Bellow, who has consented to be interviewed on several occasions, nevertheless once described interviews as being like thumbprints on his windpipe. Yet despite the drawbacks of the interview, it is a supremely serviceable medium of communication. “these days, more than at any other time, our most vivid impressions of our contemporaries are through interviews,” Denis Brian has written.
I) Justify the relationship between Statement (S) and Reason (R):
Statement (S): The interview is a serviceable medium of communication.
Reason (R): It is used effectively to interrogate people.
a) Statement(S) is correct, but it is not supported by Reason (R).
b) Statement (S) is incorrect, but Reason (R) is correct.
c) Both Statement (S) and Reason (R) are incorrect.
d) Statement (S) is correct and it is supported by Reason (R).
II) The expression, ‘thumbprints on his windpipe’ is best described as:
a) impressions of a thumbprint b) chokepoint c) painful experience d) bad experience
III) The correct antonym for the word, ‘serviceable’ is:
a) repairable b) flexible c) usable d) adaptable
IV) Fill in the blank with the correct word:
Our impressions about famous personalities is formed by ____________
3. Did you know what will happen if you eliminate the empty spaces from the universe, eliminate the empty spaces in all the atoms? The universe will become as big as my fist. Similarly, we have a lot of empty in our lives. I call them interstices. Say you are coming over to my place. You are in an elevator and while you are coming up, I am waiting for you. This is an interstice, an empty space. I work in empty spaces. While waiting for your elevator to come up from the first to the third floor, I have already written an article!
I) Fill in the blank with the correct word from the extract:
The correct alternate word for ‘empty spaces’ is ___________
II) How is Eco able to so many things in a limited time?
III) Justify the relationship between Statement (S) and Reason (R):
Statement (S): Time management is an effective way for productivity.
Reason (R): It helps you use spare time efficiently.
a) Statement(S) is correct, but it is not supported by Reason (R).
b) Statement (S) is incorrect, but Reason (R) is correct.
c) Both Statement (S) and Reason (R) are incorrect.
d) Statement (S) is correct and supported by Reason (R).
IV) State whether the statement given below is TRUE or FALSE:
Eco worked in a quiet corner away from the distractions of life.
4. Not everyone can do that of course. Your non-fictional writing, your scholarly work has a certain playful and personal quality about it. It is a marked departure from a regular academic style – which is invariably depersonalized and often dry and boring. Have you consciously adopted an informal approach or is it something that just came naturally to you?
I) State whether the statement below is TRUE or FALSE:
a) Eco had a distinct style of writing because he used fiction.
II) Which of the following options best describes Eco’s scholarly work?
a) It was not academic b) It was depersonalized
c) It was written as a narrative d) It was boring.
III) Which of the following options best describes usual scholarly work
according to the extract?
a) It is dry and boring. b) It is filled with data
c) It is depersonalized d) It can be read by anyone.
IV) Does the informal approach towards writing come naturally to Eco?
Short Answer Type Questions
Attempt the following questions within 40-50 words each. Each question is of 2 Marks.
1. Why, according to Dennis Brian is the Interview a ‘serviceable medium’?
2. Why was Lewis Carroll horrified of the interview?
3. Why does the interviewer, according to Dennis Brian hold a position of power and influence?
4. What are the different types of Interviews? Mention one interview that impressed you a lot.
5. Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed?
6. What made The Name of the Rose a great success?
Long Answer Type Questions
Attempt the following questions in about 120 to 150 words each. Each question is worth 5 Marks.
1. Why do celebrities despise being interviewed?
2. Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist or an academician?
3. How was Eco able to do so much in a limited period?
4. What is your opinion about Mukund Padmanabhan?
5. You are Mukund Padmanabhan. Write a letter to your friend describing your encounter with Eeco.
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