1. Read the passage given below.
1 Style is a way of writing, a manner of expressing one's thoughts and feelings in words. The matter
remaining the same, the manner may change. It may be high sounding. It may be simple and yet emotional,
It may be plain, just a brief statement without feeling. may show a lack of decency. The same fact may
have a different effect on a different reader because of variations in styles.
2 Some simple people think that style, or what they might call 'good style' or 'literary style', is something
that can be added to plain thoughts or plain statement facts, as icing can be put on to a cake. A student
once said to me, "I have written my report, but I have brought it to you to put some style into it." I could
not put style into it. It was already written in a certain style, though it may not have been a very good style.
I could have re-written it in a different style. Then it would have been my arrangement of facts, my choice of
words, my style. As a man thinks and feels, so will he write. If his thoughts are muddled, his style will also
be muddled. If his thoughts are sharp and clear, his writing will also be sharp and clear.
3 There is another common use of the word style'. You may have been told at some time by a history teacher
when he returned your essay, "your facts are quite correct but your style is poor. He probably meant by this,
not that your essay did not adequately express your personality, but that your facts were not well expressed
and not arranged in a logical sequence of apt and agreeable words. In this sense, the word "style' is often
used to mean good clear English. Raymond Chapman states, "Bad writing is caused not so much by mis-
takes in grammar as by weakness in style." Weakness in style here means clumsiness in expression, lack of
precision and accuracy.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY TEN questions from the twelve that
follow.
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iv. What is the main reason of bad writing, according to Chapman?
(a) Mistakes in grammar.
(b) Weakness in style.
(c) Both (a) and (b).
(d) None of these three.
v. Style in writing adds ....
(a) expression (b) information (c) facts (d) all of these three.
vi. Style can be
(a) high sounding (b) simple (c) emotional (d) all of these three.
Answers
Answer:
1 none of these
2.all of these three
3. all of these three
Answer:
(iv) (c) Both (a) and (b).
(v) (d) all of these three.
(vi) d) all of these three.
Explanation:
(iv) Style is a way of writing and a way of expressing one's thoughts and feelings in words, according to the material provided. Even when the situation is unchanged, the approach could change. It could have a high pitch. It could be straightforward, just a quick sentence devoid of emotion, or simple yet emotionally charged. may imply a lack of morality. Because writing styles varies, the same truth could have a different impact on various readers.
(v) He once received a message from a student saying, "I have prepared my report, but I have brought it to you to add some style." He was unable to add style to it. Even though it might not have been a good style, it had already been written in a particular manner. He could have changed the way he wrote it. Then it would have been his choice of words, his way of putting things, and his manner. A man writes what he thinks and feels. His manner will be jumbled if his thoughts are muddled. His writing will be sharp and clear if his thoughts are sharp and clear.
(vi) Raymond Chapman states, "Bad writing is caused not so much by mistakes in grammar as by weakness in style." Here, a lack of style refers to expression that is awkward and inaccurate.
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