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Answer the following questions in 30-40 words :
How did Richard Ebright's mother help him?
Concept: The Making of a Scientist
Justify how ‘Animals’ by Walt Whitman is a criticism of mankind and its ways.
Concept: Animals
Read the following extract and do the given activities.
A1. State whether the following statements are true or false: (2)
- Animals show their relations to us.
- Humans have given up many good qualities.
- Animals sweat and whine about their condition.
- Animals are placid and self-contained.
| I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain'd, I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition, They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things. Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago, Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth, So they show their relations to me and I accept them, They bring me tokens of myself, they evince them plainly in their possession. I wonder where they get those tokens, Did I pass that way huge times ago and negligently drop them? |
A2. Answer the following question with the help of the given extract: (2)
(i) What craze do animals never display? Why?
A3. Pick out one example of Rhetorical question from the extract. (1)
Concept: Animals
Validate the importance of small, fun learning tasks towards successful careers, in the context of Richard Ebright in The Making of a Scientist.
Concept: The Making of a Scientist
Mijbil and the Tiger, both were looked after by humans. Assume they both meet each other in the zoo and have a conversation about their lifestyle and feelings. Write this conversation as per your understanding of Mijbil the Otter and A Tiger in the Zoo.
[You may begin like this
Tiger: Thanks for visiting me, though I don’t usually like visitors.
Mijbil: Oh? I would love visitors, I think.]
Concept: Mijbil the Otter
Why does the poet wish to 'turn' and live with animals?
Concept: Animals
What did Ebright learn from his failure at the Science fair?
Concept: The Making of a Scientist
Mention any two reasons why Walt Whitman appreciates animals more than humans.
Concept: Animals
Why did Ebright start a project of tagging butterflies?
Concept: The Making of a Scientist
List any two things that animals do and humans don't.
Concept: Animals
How was 'The Tuavels of Monarch X' a turning point in Ebright's life?
Concept: The Making of a Scientist
Walt Whitman speaks of the human race with a tinge of sarcasm. Which are the two reasons that you agree with?
Concept: Animals
What role did Ebright's mother play in his success?
Concept: The Making of a Scientist
What two attributes of the Animals please the poet?
Concept: Animals
How did Ebright get the idea of his new theory about cell life?
Concept: The Making of a Scientist
'They do not sweat and whine about their condition.' What human traits does the poet condemn in these lines?
Concept: Animals
Why did Viceroy butterflies copy the Monarchs?
Concept: The Making of a Scientist
Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
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The question he tried to answer was simple: What is the purpose of the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa? “Everyone assumed the spots were just ornamental,” Ebright said. To find the answer, Ebright and another excellent science student first had to build a device that showed that the spots were producing a hormone necessary for the butterfly’s full development. This project won Ebright first place in the county fair and entry into the International Science and Engineering Fair. There he won third place for zoology. He also got a chance to work during the summer at the entomology laboratory of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. |
i. State any one inference about Dr Urquhart from the given context: (1)
Everyone assumed the spots were just ornamental,” Ebright said.
“But Dr Urquhart didn’t believe it.”
ii. State TRUE or FALSE. (1)
None of the terms (a) -(d) below, can be applied to the question - What is the purpose of the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa?
- A hypothesis - a proposed explanation for a phenomenon
- An assumption - something that is taken for granted or assumed to be true without proof
- A premise - a proposition that forms the basis of an argument
- A theory - a well-substantiated explanation for a natural phenomenon
iii. Ebright's approach towards finding the purpose of the gold spots on a monarch pupa was highly effective. Elaborate in about 40 words with reference to the extract. (2)
iv. Which phrase would correctly substitute 'a chance' in the given sentence from the extract. (1)
He also got a chance to work during the summer at the entomology laboratory of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
Concept: The Making of a Scientist
Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
| The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbour and city on silent haunches and then moves on. |
- In what way does the language used in this poem challenge traditional ideas of what poetry should be? (1)
- What is the significance of the use of the word "little" to describe the fog in the poem and how does this word choice contribute to the overall mood and tone of the poem? Answer in about 40 words. (2)
- Complete the sentence with the appropriate option.
The lines from the poem tell us that the city is ______. (1)
- hilly
- coastal
- industrial
- under-developed
- Identify the type of imagery used in the lines of the poem. (1)
Concept: Fog
Read the following extract and answer the questions:
| For the first twenty-four hours, Mijbil was neither hostile nor friendly; he was simply aloof and indifferent, choosing to sleep on the floor as far from my bed as possible. The second night Mijbil came on to my bed in the small hours and remained asleep in the crook of my knees until the servant brought tea in the morning, and during the day he began to lose his apathy and take a keen, much too keen, interest in his surroundings. I made a body-belt for him and took him on a lead to the bathroom, where for half an hour he went wild with joy in the water. |
- Which of the following is not a reason why Mijbil came onto Maxwell’s bed in the small hours? (1)
- He had started taking interest in his surroundings.
- He was becoming friendly with Maxwell.
- He wanted to play with Maxwell on his bed.
- He wanted to feel safe and not remain indifferent.
- Maxwell says that Mijbil was neither hostile nor friendly, he was simply aloof and indifferent for the first twenty-four hours. Give reasons in not more than 40 words. (2)
- Read the following descriptions (A) - (D) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the extract. (1)
- Owning a pet is tedious and needs commitment.
- A pet needs his own space and time to get adjusted to his owner’s environment.
- Maxwell decided to bring Mijbil because he was very sad to lose his dog.
- Maxwell and Mijbil loved travelling.
- Which characteristic trait of otters is revealed when Mijbil is taken to the bathroom? (1)
Concept: Mijbil the Otter
