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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
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
| You think... ‘Here’s a boy.’ You look at me...and then you see my face and you think. ‘That’s bad. That’s a terrible thing. That’s the ugliest thing I ever saw.’ You think, ‘Poor boy.’ But I’m not. Not poor. Underneath, you are afraid. Anybody would be. I am. When I look in the mirror, and see it, I’m afraid of me. |
- Who is the speaker and who is the speaking to? (1)
- Derry; His mother
- Derry; Mr. Lamb
- Derry; Ladies at the bus stop
- Mother; Mr. Lamb
- According to the speaker, what do people feel about him? (1)
- People are empathetic towards him.
- People are repulsed by his appearance.
- People are annoyed by his presence.
- People are unhappy at his association with his neighbours.
- Complete the following statement with reference to the extract: (1)
When I look in the mirror, and see it, I'm afraid of me ______. - Explain the following statement with reference to the given extract: (1)
You think, 'Poor boy.' But I'm not.
Concept: On the Face of It
Answer the following question in about 120-150 words.
"Civil disobedience had triumphed for the first time in modern India." When and how did it happen?
Concept: Indigo
The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.
Concept: Poets and Pancakes
Answer the following in about 120-150 words.
Both Bama and Zitkala-Sa were from marginalised communities. They challenged the system to bring dignity into their lives. Justify.
Concept: We Too Are Human Beings
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
| “Because we are born into this community, we are never given any honour or dignity or respect; we are stripped of all that. But if we study and make progress, we can throw away these indignities. So study with care, learn all you can. If you are always ahead in your lessons, people will come to you of their own accord and attach themselves to you. Work hard and learn.” |
- Who is the speaker? Who is he speaking to? (1)
- Appa; Bama
- Bama; Amma
- Bama; The Zamindar
- Annan; Bama
- Select the option that best describes the speaker in the above extract: (1)
I. marginalized
II. practical
III. idealistic
IV. curious
V. aggressive
Select the most appropriate option:- I and II
- III and IV
- II and IV
- IV and V
- Complete the following statement with reference to the community: (1)
The treatment meted out to the community was ______. - Which of the following summarizes the author's opinion about the study? (1)
- Childhood should be spent in experiential learning.
- Studying is better than playing.
- Studying is essential to the nation's development.
- Studying leads to social reforms and progress.
Concept: We Too Are Human Beings
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
| The make-up department was first headed by a Bengali who became too big for a studio and left. He was succeeded by a Maharashtrian who was assisted by a Dharwar Kannadiga, an Andhra, a Madras Indian Christian, an Anglo-Burmese and the usual local Tamils. All this shows that there was a great deal of national integration long before A.I.R. and Doordarshan began broadcasting programmes on national integration. This gang of nationally integrated make-up men could turn any decent-looking person into a hideous crimson-hued monster with the help of truck-loads of pancake and a number of other locally-made potions and lotions. |
- How was there national integration long before A.I.R. and Doordarshan in the make-up department? (1)
- The staff consisted of a Bengali, a Maharashtrian, a Dharwar Kannadiga, an Andhra, a Madras Indian Christian, an Anglo-Burmese and Tamils.
- They recited slogans of national integration.
- The staff studied make-up techniques of various states.
- Their clients were from various states.
- Select a suitable word from the extract to complete the analogy: (1)
front : rear :: ravishing : ______ - Select the correct option to fill in the blanks: (1)
The make-up artists could tum ______ looking people into ______ looking men and women.- ordinary; pleasant
- ugly; good
- pleasant; ugly
- monstrous; beautiful
- The word 'pancake' in the extract most nearly means ______. (1)
- brand name
- lemon cake
- savoury
- preservative
- Based on the above extract, choose the statement that is true for the make-up department. (1)
- The make-up artists were welcomed by the actors.
- The make-up artists were poorly paid.
- The work done by the make-up artists was not appreciated.
- The department exhibited national integration.
- Bring out the irony in the above given extract. (1)
Concept: Poets and Pancakes
