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Read the given extract and answer the questions.
| The clerk figured the fare – he glanced at my fancy hat band, but he figured the fare – and I had enough for two coach tickets, one way. But when I counted out the money and looked up, the clerk was staring at me. He nodded at the bills. ‘‘That ain’t money, mister,’’ he said, ‘‘and if you’re trying to skin me, you won’t get very far,’’ and he glanced at the cash drawer beside him. Of course the money was old-style bills, half again as big as the money we use nowadays, and different-looking. |
- Why did Charley ask for two tickets? (1)
- Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option: (1)
When Charley offered money to the booking clerk, the latter stared at Charley because the booking clerk ______.
- thought it wasn't money
- did not trust Charley
- thought Charley was trying to tease him
- thought that Charley had given him less money
- Select the option that best describes Charley in this extract. (1)
He is ______.- a cheat
- gullible
- an opportunist
- an escapist
- 'If you're trying to skin me' suggests ______. (1)
Concept: The Third Level
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
When do the residents of Alsace realise how precious their language is to them?
Concept: The Last Lesson
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What were Franz's feelings as he set out for school and why?
Concept: The Last Lesson
Read the given extract and answer the questions.
| And in dark hutments, next to lines of flames of flickering oil lamps, sit boys and girls with their fathers and mothers, welding pieces of coloured glass into circles of bangles. Their eyes are more adjusted to the dark than to the light outside. That is why they often end up losing their eyesight before they become adults. |
- Complete the sentence with reference to the extract: (1)
Their eyes are more adjusted to the dark than to the light outside because ______. - Which of the following would NOT be true? (1)
- The hutments were shining and inviting.
- The children's lives were as bleak as their surroundings.
- There were no electricity connections.
- The boys and girls had got used to the dark.
- The bangle workers lose their eyesight before they become adults because ______. (1)
- they already have poor eyesight
- they work in dim light
- they are married in childhood
- they are malnourished
- Which of the following most nearly means 'adjusted' in the context of the extract? (1)
- conditioned
- favoured
- accepted
- reconciled
- 'Flickering oil lamps' suggests ______. (1)
- What is the antonym from the extract of the word 'rarely'? (1)
Concept: Lost Spring
Answer the following in about 120-150 words.
'Lost Spring' and 'Indigo' bring out how the common man is a victim of exploitation. Explain.
Concept: Lost Spring
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What vicious circle are the bangle-makers trapped in?
Concept: Lost Spring
How did Evans manage to smear himself with blood? What effect did it have on the officers?
Concept: Evans Tries an O-level
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What were Douglas's initial thoughts when he was pushed into the pool?
Concept: Deep Water
Answer the following in about 120-150 words.
How has human civilization impacted our environment? Comment with reference to the lesson "Journey to the End of the Earth".
Concept: Journey to the End of the Earth
The iron master accuses the peddler of not being quite honest. What does the peddler say to justify the situation?
Concept: The Rattrap
In Edla's dealing with the peddler, she was compassionate and generous. Discuss with reference to the story "The Rattrap".
Concept: The Rattrap
Read the given extract and answer the questions.
| “I am thinking of this stranger here,” said Edla. “He walks and walks the whole year long, and there is probably not a single place in the whole country where he is welcome and can feel at home. Wherever he turns he is chased away. Always he is afraid of being arrested and cross-examined. I should like to have him enjoy a day of peace with us here – just one in the whole year.” |
- Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate option: (1)
Edla wished the Pedlar to have a peaceful day because ______.
- the Pedlar had worked for Edla
- the Pedlar had not been released from jail
- the Pedlar had been staying at the forge
- the Pedlar had always been looked with suspicion
- Select a suitable word from the extract to complete the analogy. (1)
single : multiple :: abroad : ______. - In the above extract, Edla comes across as ______. (1)
- conscientious
- pretentions
- compassionate
- selfless
- Based on the above extract, choose the statement which is true. (1)
- Relationships are rattraps.
- Money is important in the world.
- Criminal is not born but made.
- Christmas is a time of charity.
- In the context of the given extract, which day is referred to in the expression 'just one in the whole year'? (1)
- What does the expression 'he is cross examined' suggest? (1)
Concept: The Rattrap
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Explain the metaphor of the rattrap.
Concept: The Rattrap
Answer the following in about 120-150 words.
After seeing off the enemy soldier, Dr. Sadao must have felt relieved. He was able to uphold the oath that he had taken as a doctor. Dr. Sadao made an entry into his daily diary explaining the dilemma faced by him and how he resolved it.
Imagine yourself to be Dr. Sadao and express his thoughts.
(You may begin like this: I was able to uphold the oath that I had taken as a doctor ....)
Concept: The Enemy
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Who was Edla Willmansson? Why did she visit the forge at night?
Concept: The Rattrap
Answer the following in about 120-150 words.
Dr. Sadao is torn between his duty as a doctor and his responsibility as a patriotic citizen. Elaborate.
Concept: The Enemy
How did Mr. Lamb's conversation and company change Derry's desire to isolate himself from the world?
Concept: On the Face of It
Gandhi not only alleviated the economic conditions of the Champaran people but also their social and cultural background. Justify.
Concept: Indigo
Read the given extract and answer the questions.
| Mr. Lamb: | Well, that needn’t stop you, you needn’t mind. |
| Derry: | It’d stop them. They’d mind me. When they saw me here. They look at my face and run. |
| Mr. Lamb: | They might. They might not. You’d have to take the risk. So would they. |
| Derry: | No, you would. You might have me and lose all your other friends, because nobody wants to stay near me if they can help it. |
| Mr. Lamb: | I’ve not moved. |
| Derry: | No.... |
| Mr. Lamb: | When I go down the street, the kids shout ‘Lamey-Lamb.’ But they still come into the garden, into my house; it’s a game. They’re not afraid of me. Why should they be? Because I’m not afraid of them, that’s why not. |
- The kids tease Mr. Lamb but still come into his garden. Why? (1)
- Choose the best option that describes Mr. Lamb. (1)
- headstrong
- pessimist
- negligent
- positive
- Choose the correct option with reference to the extract: (1)
'What makes Derry tell Mr. Lamb that if he comes, others would stop coming?
- Mr. Lamb would not let others come.
- They would be repulsed by Derry.
- Mr. Lamb will have to choose between him and others.
- Derry would flare up.
- What does Mr. Lamb mean by 'They might, they might not'? (1)
Concept: On the Face of It
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Describe the role of Raj Kumar Shukla in Indigo.
Concept: Indigo
