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Olympiad (Class 6) Language and Literature — practice questions

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A written work is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. What is it called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which form of literature is mainly meant to be performed on a stage?Read the answer and worked solution →A play written mainly to be read, not performed, is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which kind of book tells a story using artwork, dialogue and text together?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a form of non-fiction writing?Read the answer and worked solution →Works created only for digital devices form which genre of literature?Read the answer and worked solution →Which feature usually sets poetry apart from prose?Read the answer and worked solution →Which literary form is believed to be the earliest example of literature?Read the answer and worked solution →How were Vedic texts kept accurate before they were written down?Read the answer and worked solution →The word literature comes from the Latin litera. What does litera mean?Read the answer and worked solution →Sanskrit literature begins with the oral literature of which text?Read the answer and worked solution →Who composed the Sanskrit epic Ramayana, according to tradition?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sage is credited with composing the Mahabharata?Read the answer and worked solution →Which poet wrote the Sanskrit epic Raghuvamsha?Read the answer and worked solution →Whose Ashtadhyayi standardised Classical Sanskrit grammar?Read the answer and worked solution →The Sulba Sutras are among the earliest Indian texts on which subject?Read the answer and worked solution →Who became India's first Nobel laureate in literature in 1913?Read the answer and worked solution →As of 2026, how many languages does India's Eighth Schedule list?Read the answer and worked solution →As of 2026, Sahitya Akademi recognises how many literary languages?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the earliest existing literary work in the Kannada language?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair were the most famous figures of medieval Hindi poetry?Read the answer and worked solution →Marathi literature began with saint-poets like Tukaram, Ramdas, Eknath and who?Read the answer and worked solution →Tamil Sangam literature belongs roughly to which span of time?Read the answer and worked solution →Which group of Vaishnava saints in early Tamilakam composed bhakti poems?Read the answer and worked solution →Which collection of tales is part of the canonical Pali literature?Read the answer and worked solution →In which language was the moral story book Panchatantra composed?Read the answer and worked solution →Who invented movable type in Europe around 1450?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chinese inventor made earthenware movable type around 1045?Read the answer and worked solution →Books printed in Europe before 1501 are known by which name?Read the answer and worked solution →In which country did newspaper publishing begin in 1609?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A written work is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. What is it called?

  1. Novella
  2. Fable
  3. Sonnet
  4. Epic
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Correct answer: A. Novella

A novella sits between the short story and the novel, usually 17,000 to 40,000 words.

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Which form of literature is mainly meant to be performed on a stage?

  1. Diary
  2. Essay
  3. Drama
  4. Biography
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Correct answer: C. Drama

Drama is written for performance, chiefly as dialogue between characters.

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A play written mainly to be read, not performed, is called what?

  1. Memoir
  2. Closet drama
  3. Ballad
  4. Libretto
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Correct answer: B. Closet drama

A closet drama has its meaning fully realised on the page, so it is meant for reading.

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