The Mark on the Wall-non-fiction
English · Class 12 · CBSE
The narrator's frequent changes in thought primarily demonstrate:
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What is the primary purpose of "The Mark on the Wall"?
- To narrate an adventure story
- To explore the process of human thinking
- To criticize science
- To describe wildlife
The ending of the essay mainly emphasizes that:
- Reality eventually interrupts imagination.
- History is more important than imagination.
- Dreams are always false.
- Knowledge is impossible.
Why does Woolf choose such an ordinary object as the mark?
- To create suspense
- To show that ordinary things inspire deep thought
- To frighten readers
- To teach biology
The narrator's frequent changes in thought primarily demonstrate:
- Carelessness
- The natural movement of the human mind
- Poor memory
- Lack of education
The essay mainly explores the relationship between:
- Nature and technology
- Thought and reality
- Rich and poor
- Past and future wars
Which object finally ends the narrator's imaginative journey?
- A book
- A visitor's statement
- A clock
- A bird
What does the essay suggest about certainty?
- It always brings happiness.
- It encourages imagination.
- It may limit creative thinking.
- It solves every problem.
Virginia Woolf belonged primarily to which literary movement?
- Romanticism
- Victorian Literature
- Modernism
- Renaissance
Why is the exact identity of the mark unimportant for most of the essay?
- It cannot be identified.
- The narrator forgets about it.
- The focus is on the narrator's thoughts.
- It disappears.
Which theme is central to "The Mark on the Wall"?
- Adventure
- Human consciousness
- War strategy
- Scientific discovery
The narrator avoids immediately examining the mark because she:
- Is afraid of it
- Enjoys imagining possibilities
- Cannot see clearly
- Is too busy reading
What does the mark on the wall ultimately turn out to be?
- A nail
- A crack
- A snail
- A painting hook
Which literary technique is most prominently used in "The Mark on the Wall"?
- Allegory
- Stream of consciousness
- Satire
- Ballad
What first attracts the narrator's attention in "The Mark on the Wall"?
- A spider
- A mark on the wall
- A painting
- A window