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Which of the following would you ask yourself while writing an autobiography? 

biography and autobiography writing english

  1. How old are you?

  2. What is your name?

  3. Why do you wish to write an autobiography?

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct option is Option D.

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 details about the author and the incidents in the author's life. An autobiography is always written with a purpose.
Options A, B and C are incorrect as each of these are only particular details which are to be mentioned in an autobiography and all of it together makes an autobiography.

The following are taken from Nelson Mandela's Autobiography 'The Long Walk to Freedom': 
1. As long as I obeyed my father and abided by the customs of my tribe, I was not troubled by the laws of man or God. 
2. But then I slowly saw that not only was I not free, but my brothers and sisters were not free. 
3. I was born free free in every way that I could know. 

Which is the best order of these lines?

biography and autobiography writing english

  1. 1, 2, 3

  2. 1, 3, 2

  3. 2, 1, 3

  4. 3, 1, 2

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option D.
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 and the correct order in the given context is given in Option D.
Options A, B and C are incorrect as they do not signify the correct order of autobiography writing.

The following is an excerpt from 'Anne Frank The Diary Of A Young Girl':
Mr. Bolkestein, the Cabinet Minister, speaking on the Dutch broadcast from London, said that after the war a collection would be made of diaries and letters dealing with the war. Of course, everyone pounced on my diary.
Which kind of text is this? 

biography and autobiography writing english

  1. Fiction novel

  2. Fictional biography

  3. Autobiography

  4. Travelogue

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Correct Option: C

Here is a list of things you could include in an autobiography. Place them in the most appropriate order in which you would write them.
1. I was a shy child.
2. I was born in a small house on Somerset Road, Nashville. 
3. I was four when my parents sent me to study at my grandparents home.

biography and autobiography writing english

  1. 1, 2, 3

  2. 1, 3, 2

  3. 2, 3, 1

  4. 3, 2, 1

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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.
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 and the correct order in the given context is given in Option C.
Options A, B and D are incorrect as they do not signify the correct order of autobiography writing.

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

biography and autobiography writing english

  1. I had always wanted to become a reporter.

  2. This reporter was very popular in her time.

  3. There were times when I wanted to change my career.

  4. Some of my articles went unpublished at that time.

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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. An autobiography should always use first person as the author refers to himself/herself, but Option B does not adhere to this format.
Options A, C and D are incorrect as all the sentences are appropriate and adheres to the format of an autobiography.

What are the requirements for writing a biographical sketch of a person?
Please select from the options given below:

biography and autobiography writing english

  1. In-depth research

  2. List of achievements and influences

  3. Logical arrangement of information

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option A - A person has to research in depth about the person before writing a biography. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option B - A person's list of achievements and influences are extremely important in a biography as the people love reading about these important details. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option C - All the information given in a biography are logically arranged by the writer for the readers to enjoy reading about the person's life in an ascending order. Thus option C is incorrect.
Option D - As all the options are vital, option D is the correct answer.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He asked his friend to speak _____ on the telephone.

comparison of adverbs adverb english

  1. clear

  2. more clearly

  3. very clear

  4. too clearly

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
In the above statement, the subject is asking his friend to speak in a specific manner. Thus, the answer must an adverb that modifies the verb 'speak'.
Option A is incorrect. 'clear' is incorrect as the word is in its noun form whereas the answer is required to be an adverb.  
Option B is correct. 'more clearly' is in the adverb form. Further, it also indicates a specific manner in which the subject can ask his friend to speak. 
Option C is incorrect. 'very clear' is in its noun form whereas the required answer has to be in the adverb form
Option D is incorrect. 'too clearly' is in adverb form but, 'too' is used to indicate extreme condition. Asking someone to speak too clearly does not make sense. Thus, 'too' does not fit very well in the sentence.

State whether true or false:
Only adverbs of manner, degree and time have degrees of comparison.

comparison of adverbs adverb english

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The statement is true because not all adverbs can have degrees of comparison. Only adverbs of time, manner and degree such as early, swiftly, quickly etc can have degrees of comparison. Adverbs such as now, where and then do not have degrees of comparison.

Fill in the blank with the correct option.
The ______ degree of comparison is used when there is no comparison being made.

comparison of adverbs adverb english

  1. positive

  2. comparative

  3. superlative

  4. predicative

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option A is the correct answer because the positive degree of comparison is used when no comparison is being made in a sentence. 
For example: He ran fast. (no comparison)
Option B and C are wrong because the comparative and superlativr degrees are used when two and more than two things respectively are being compared.
Option D is wrong because it is not a degree of comparison.

Fill in the blank with the correct option.
The superlative degree of the adverb "early" is ______.

comparison of adverbs adverb english

  1. most early

  2. most earliest

  3. earlier

  4. earliest

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option D is the correct answer because the superlative degree is formed by adding "est" to the adverb "early."
Options A, B and C are incorrect because they are not the correct superlative degrees.