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Questions Related to biography and autobiography

An autobiography is usually written in ____________ .

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  1. First person

  2. Second person

  3. Third person

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The correct answer is Option A.
An autobiography is the type of biography which tells the life story of the author. It is the written record of the author's life. Since, it is the author's own record, autobiographies are always written in first person.
Options B, C and D are incorrect as they do not stand appropriate to the given context.

"He was born in Delhi in 1966, at St. Mary's hospital."

The given is a line from a/an _______________. 

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  1. Biography

  2. Autobiography

  3. Essay

  4. Epilogue

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option A.

A biography is the story of a person written by someone else. It is a third person account.
The given line is the third person and is a description of someone's life.
Hence Option A is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
AUTOBIOGRAPHY is story of one's life written by the person himself. It is a first person account.
ESSAY is an academic writing.
EPILOGUE is a conclusion written at the end of a book.

On which of the following option(s) may a biography suitably be written? 

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  1. A popular singer

  2. Your own life and experiences

  3. Yourself

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Biography means the account of someone's life written by someone else. Option A is the correct answer as the biography will be about the popular singer written by someone else.

Options B and C are incorrect as they suggest one's own life experience, which is not applicable in writing a biography. Option D is incorrect because the correct answer has already been chosen. 

Out of the given options, what would you not include in a biography?

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  1. The date of birth of a person

  2. The achievements of the person

  3. Details of the person's career

  4. Your views on the person's life choices

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option D.

A biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else.
It is only the story of the person and does not include the writer's personal views of the writer.
The given question is on what is not included in a biography. Thus as explained above Option D is the correct answer.

'I was fickle and unsure of myself at that age. It would take a few more years of living in the shadows of my parents and siblings before I realized I needed to change.'
This could be an extract from a/an ___________ .

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  1. Historical biography

  2. Autobiography

  3. Epilogue

  4. Professional biography

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is Option B.
An autobiography is the type of biography which tells the life story of the author. It is the written record of the author's life. Since, it is the author's own record, autobiographies are always written in first person. We find here that the author uses 'I' to depict himself in the given situation.
Options A, C and D are incorrect as they do not adhere to the format of writing given in the context.

A biography of a famous king who ruled in the past is called a ____________ biography.

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  1. Literary

  2. Fictional

  3. Historical

  4. Reference

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The correct answer is Option C.
A historical biography is a reconstruction of a human life and a representation of a historical individual.
Options A, B and D are incorrect as they do not adhere to the format of biography mentioned in the context.

You have been asked to write an autobiography of a book.
Which of the following will you not include in the autobiography? 

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  1. My job is to impart knowledge to others.

  2. Although my pages may turn yellow and old, my words will remain timeless.

  3. A book is an invaluable companion.

  4. I have seen decades of generations.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The correct answer is Option C.
An autobiography is the type of biography which tells the life story of the author. It is the written record of the author's life. An autobiography should always use first person as the author refers to himself/herself, but Option C does not adhere to this format.
Options A, B and D are incorrect as all the sentences are appropriate and adheres to the format of an autobiography.

While writing an autobiography, you should not do which of the following?

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  1. Include only significant experiences

  2. Include a few minor experiences

  3. Include only positive experiences

  4. Include both positive and negative experiences

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The correct answer is Option C.
An autobiography is the type of biography which tells the life story of the author. It is the written record of the author's life. An autobiography should include all the significant incidents in the author's life, be it positive or negative, good or bad. Every experience has its own significance in an individual's life. So only positive experiences should not be included in a autobiography.
Options A, B and D are incorrect as they adhere to the format of writing an autobiography.

You are a mountain climber. You want to tell the world about the challenges you have faced while climbing mountains. Which of the following would you write your experiences in?

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  1. Fictional biography

  2. Historical biography

  3. Autobiography

  4. Epilogue

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The correct answer is Option C.
An autobiography is the type of biography which tells the life story of the author. It is the written record of the author's life.
So, if you want to tell about your challenges to the world, it would be your autobiography.
Options A, B and D are incorrect as they do not adhere to the format of writing mentioned in the given context.

An autobiography is often organized by _________ order.

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  1. time

  2. place

  3. character

  4. achievement

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The correct answer is Option A.
An autobiography is the type of biography which tells the life story of the author. It is the written record of the author's life.
The events in an autobiography is arranged according to the scale of time, i.e., one's experiences when he/she was young to how they changed as they grew up.
Options B, C and D are incorrect as they do not signify the correct format of autobiography writing.