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Why did Michael and his father go to the computer fair?
Concept: Virtually True
Why did the news of Shultz's miracle recovery shock Michael?
Concept: Virtually True
In ‘Virtually True’ why did the newspaper article “Miracle Recovery” catch Michael’s attention?
Concept: Virtually True
Answer the following question:
How do we know that Michael's father was fascinated by computers?
Concept: Virtually True
In the story, Virtually True, Michael said, "That's what I like about computers. The more futuristic they get, the better you can understand the past." Explain what he meant.
Concept: Virtually True
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
"You must make your public happier :
Give them something, sharper, snappier.
We must aim for better billings."
(a) Identify the speaker of the above lines.
(b) Who does 'we' refer to?
(c) What must be done for 'better billings'
(d) What trait of the speaker's character is revealed through the above lines?
Concept: The Frog and the Nightingale
Even though both, the frog from Vikram Seth’s poem, The Frog and the Nightingale and Abel's children from the play, The Dear Departed, display greed, there are differences. Elaborate, in about 150 words, how the greed of the frog and that of Abel's children differ in motivation, actions, relationship, and consequences.
Concept: The Frog and the Nightingale
In “Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments”, how does the poet justify that his verse will live on forever ?
Concept: Not Marble, Nor the Gilded Monuments
What feelings does the partially destroyed statue of Ozymandias convey?
Concept: Ozymandias
What is ironic about the inscription on the pedestal of Ozymandias?
Concept: Ozymandias
What quality of King Ozymandias does the poem reflect ?
Concept: Ozymandias
"The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed". Whose hand and heart are referred to in this line ? Why ?
Concept: Ozymandias
Did the sculpture of Ozymandias fulfil the purpose for which it had been built ? Give reasons.
Concept: Ozymandias
Answer the following in 100-200 words :
Time humbles even the greatest of the great. One should cultivate the quality of humility. Describe how time has reduced the mighty Ozymandias to nothing.
Concept: Ozymandias
In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. In your answer sheets, remember to write the missing word along with the word that comes before and after it, as shown below. The first one has been done as an example.
| No. | Text | Word before | Omission | Word after |
| e. g. | Ever wondered sleep deficit? Well, | wondered | about | sleep |
| i. | sleep deficit a common problem among | |||
| teenagers today, with many staying up late | ||||
| ii. | to use electronic devices. This lead to | |||
| iii. | difficulty in concentrating, mood swings, even | |||
| iv. | It's important for teens to prioritize sleep | |||
| to ensure their overall health and well-being. |
Concept: Avoiding Repetition - Substitution and Omission
How effective is the use of the phrase "Nothing beside remains" in conveying the theme of the transience and impermanence of power and human achievement, in Ozymandias by P.B.Shelley?
Concept: Ozymandias
What was the crime committed by the mariner?
Concept: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Why were the mariners angry with the Ancient Mariner?
Concept: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Why does the ancient Mariner compel the wedding guest to listen to his story?
Concept: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
