Narrator’s Voice in Storytelling – MCQ

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Narrator’s Voice in Storytelling – MCQ

1. The narrator’s voice refers to

a) the theme of the story
b) the way a story is told
c) the length of the story
d) the title of the story

2. Which of the following is NOT part of the narrator’s voice?

a) Point of view
b) Tone
c) Language
d) Printing style

3. The narrator’s voice mainly helps the reader or listener to

a) memorise facts
b) understand the story
c) count characters
d) identify the author

4. In oral storytelling, the story exists mainly through

a) books
b) written language
c) human voice and performance
d) silent reading

5. Which element is most important in oral storytelling?

a) Grammar
b) Narrator’s voice
c) Page layout
d) Footnotes

6. “Voice as performance” includes

a) punctuation
b) spelling
c) tone, pitch, pauses
d) chapter division

7. In Kathaprasangam, the narrator

a) reads silently
b) never changes voice
c) raises and softens the voice
d) avoids emotion

8. Multiple voices in oral storytelling mean

a) many narrators
b) many books
c) one narrator using different voices
d) recorded sound

9. Harikatha involves shifting voices of

a) animals only
b) gods, kings, and common people
c) children only
d) historians

10. Which art form mixes narration with music?

a) Novel
b) Essay
c) Harikatha
d) Newspaper

11. Direct address to the audience is common in

a) written novels
b) oral storytelling
c) academic essays
d) textbooks

12. Village storytellers keep the audience engaged by

a) avoiding questions
b) speaking fast
c) asking questions and pausing
d) reading silently

13. Repetition in oral storytelling mainly helps

a) printing
b) memory and rhythm
c) grammar rules
d) punctuation

14. Panchatantra and Jataka tales use repetition to

a) confuse listeners
b) add moral and rhythm
c) increase length
d) avoid meaning

15. Oral storytelling is described as

a) fixed and stable
b) silent and rigid
c) vibrant and evolving
d) private and written

16. In written storytelling, the narrator’s voice is created through

a) gestures
b) facial expressions
c) language and structure
d) audience response

17. The narrator’s voice in written storytelling

a) changes every reading
b) depends on audience reaction
c) remains fixed on the page
d) is spoken aloud

18. First-person narration uses

a) he/she
b) they
c) I
d) you

19. Third-person narration refers to

a) “I”
b) “we”
c) “he/she”
d) “you”

20. Karukku is best described as

a) a novel
b) a poem
c) an autobiographical narrative
d) a drama

21. The narrator’s voice in Karukku is

a) impersonal
b) third-person
c) first-person
d) comic

22. Malgudi Days is a

a) novel
b) autobiography
c) collection of short stories
d) poem

23. The narrative voice in Malgudi Days is

a) angry and harsh
b) gentle and humorous
c) tragic and dark
d) violent

24. Cultural language in written storytelling includes

a) footnotes only
b) foreign words only
c) regional words and idioms
d) numbers and symbols

25. Midnight’s Children is a

a) short story
b) autobiography
c) novel
d) essay

26. The narrator’s voice in Midnight’s Children

a) avoids history
b) mixes English with Indian expressions
c) uses only formal English
d) has no cultural reference

27. Written storytelling guides interpretation mainly through

a) performance
b) gestures
c) words
d) audience reaction

28. Oral storytelling is best described as

a) textual
b) interactive
c) silent
d) fixed

29. Written storytelling is described as

a) flexible
b) performative
c) carefully crafted and stable
d) changing with audience

30. The narrator’s voice is important because it

a) decorates the story
b) controls page numbers
c) shapes meaning and understanding
d) replaces the story

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Answer Key

1. b

2. d

3. b

4. c

5. b

6. c

7. c

8. c

9. b

10. c

11. b

12. c

13. b

14. b

15. c

16. c

17. c

18. c

19. c

20. c

21. c

22. c

23. b

24. c

25. c

26. b

27. c

28. b

29. c

30. c