Important Questions for CBSE Class 11 English Woven Chapter 5 - What is a Good Book?

Very Short Answer Questions  (1 Mark)

1. Word-Meaning

i. Permanence

Ans: Stability

ii. Benevolence

Ans: Kindness

iii. Redundant

Ans: Unnecessary

iv. Multitudinous

Ans: Numerous

v. Reticence

Ans: Reserve

vi. Parables

Ans: Lesson

2. When is the Most Appropriate Time to Read the Newspaper?

Ans: Breakfast is the most opportune time to read the newspaper.

3. What Does the Author Call the Volume of a Book Writer?

Ans: The author says that if a book writer could, he would speak the book and not write it. And the volume would be just a “multiplication” of his voice.

4. What is the Work of a Wise Man?

Ans: The author is alluding to a wise man's book writing. He refers to it as a work of art.

5. What is a Mere “conveyance” of Voice?

Ans: Writing a letter to a buddy who lives far away is merely a "conveyance of voice."

Short Answer Questions  (2 Marks)

1. What Does “Good Book” Mean?

Ans: The "good book" is merely the useful and enjoyable conversation of someone with whom one cannot chat in print.

2. What are the Qualities of a Good Book?

Ans: A good book's qualities are similar to a conversation with a wise friend. There are lively descriptions of journeys, as well as lighthearted and amusing assessments of issues. They could be vibrant or sorrowful novel-length story-telling.

3. What are the Peculiar Characteristics and Possession of the Present Age?

Ans: The distinctive feature and possession of the present period is that we should be grateful for books and ashamed of ourselves if we do not make excellent use of them.

4. How Do We Make the Worst Possible Use of a Book?

Ans: According to the author, allowing books to take the place of "real books" is the worst imaginable use.

5. According to the Author, How Could the Newspaper Be Good or Bad?

Ans: According to the author, the newspaper is only suitable for breakfast and cannot be read throughout the day.

Short Answer Questions  (3 Marks)

1. What Could Not be a Readable Book in a Real Sense?

Ans: According to the author, printed long letters that may provide pleasant tales of inns, roads, or the weather in a particular location, maybe a funny story and provide the true facts of such events, may be helpful for occasional reference but cannot be termed a reading book.

2. Why Does the Author Describe a Book as a Written Thing?

Ans: The author describes a book as a written thing rather than a spoken thing. He describes it as anything written for the sake of permanence rather than greater conversation. It is only printed because the author of that particular book is unable to address thousands of people at once.

3. Why is a Book Written?

Ans: A book is written to preserve the author's voice. Some people believe that the sole goal of producing a book is to increase and spread one's voice. The author has something to say that he wants to be genuine and useful, or beautiful and useful.

4. What is Right About the False Latin Quantity and What is Wrong About the False English Meaning?

Ans: It is correct that a fake Latin quantity should cause a grin in the House of Commons, but it is incorrect that a false English meaning should not cause a frown in any nation's parliament.

5. What Does the Author Ask to Pay Attention to in the Parliament?

Ans: According to the author, word emphasis should be ignored. However, the meaning needs to be scrutinized more deeply. When hundreds of words fail, a speaker's choice of fewer but more differentiated words will do the job.

Long Answer Questions  (5 Marks)

1. What According to the Author, the Writer of a Book is Bound to Say?

Ans: The author has described the book, its characteristics, and its author. He believes that the author of any book is obligated to describe the qualities of his book. The writer considers it to be only a manifestation of the thing or group of things. He believes it is a true bit of wisdom or sight that he has been given by his part of sunshine and earth. If he could, he would engrave it on a rock and refer to it as his best book. It was his relaxation; he ate, drank, and slept for it. He was torn between liking it and despising it. Every moment and memory has been worth it because of the book.

2. “but, Again, I Ask You; Do You at All Believe in Honesty Or, at All, in Kindness? or Do You Think There is Never Any Honesty or Benevolence in Wise People?” Why Did the Author Ask These Questions?

Ans: These questions are posed by the author in order to describe the characteristics of a wise writer. He asks questions and answers them on his own. He believes that no one is so miserable that they believe there is no honesty or charity in any wise man's work. The author states unequivocally that the labour of a wise man is honest and done benevolently, whether it is his book or his work of art. The text is usually littered with evil fragments- ill-executed, repetitive, and afflicted work. And if we read carefully, we will discover the true essence of "the book."

3. What is the Difference Between Education and Non-Education?

Ans: In terms of intellectual development, the author has discussed the distinction between education and non-education. He has stated that a well-educated gentleman may not be fluent in several languages. It is possible that they are not bilingual and have only read a few novels. The educated individual, on the other hand, is fluent in his native tongue. He correctly pronounces each word and learns the genuine descent of a word. He could tell the origin, meaning, and synonyms of a word just by looking at it. And an uneducated individual can memorize numerous languages, be bilingual, trilingual, or multilingual. But none of this matters if he doesn't know a single word in his own language or how to pronounce a word in any of the languages he knows correctly.

4. How Does the Author Ask One to Read a Book in Order to Come in Measure With an Educated Person?

Ans: The author instructs the reader to thoroughly read the book in order to compete with an intelligent individual. He must develop the habit of closely scrutinizing words in order to deduce their meaning. He should read the word letter by letter, not syllable by syllable. The study of books is known as "literature" because it involves the opposition of letters in the function of signs to sounds in the function of signs. The man of letters is someone who uses the proper technique. And if a person reads at least 10 pages of a good book, letter by letter – that is, with true accuracy - the person can come in measure with an educated person for the rest of his or her life.

5. Write About the Author “John Ruskin”.

Ans: On February 8, 1819, John Ruskin was born. He was a prominent Victorian-era English art critic. He was also a benefactor and art patron, as well as a draughtsman, watercolourist, renowned social thinker, and philanthropist. He wrote works on a variety of topics, including nature, art, architecture, politics, and history. His art was always distinct and characterized by purity of vision. His first book, Modern Painters, was published in 1843, and it championed modernism in the arts in works of social criticism such as "Unto this Last" in 1862 and "Sesame and Lilies" in 1871. The lesson "What is a good book?" is an excerpt from the book "Sesame and Lilies."