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Answer the following question in 120-150 words :
It is not unusual for a lower middle class girl to dream big. How unrealistic were Sophie's dreams ?
Concept: Going Places
Answer the following question in 120 − 150 words:
It is normal for adolescents to fantasise and indulge in hero worship. How far is it true of Sophie?
Concept: Going Places
Why did Jansie not approve of Sophie’s dream ?
Concept: Going Places
Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?
Concept: Going Places
Do you think that the third leve was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?
Concept: The Third Level
‘It’s easy to judge others and give advice, but much more difficult to apply it to ourselves.’ Elaborate with reference to the character of Sam in The Third Level.
Concept: The Third Level
Answer the following question in about 120-150 words.
In the story, ‘The Third Level’ by Jack Finney, Charley is obsessed with finding the third level. In an attempt to thrash out whether this obsession is a good quality or a harmful one, Charley’s wife expresses her thoughts in a diary entry.
As Louisa, Charley’s wife, write this diary entry. Support your response with reference to the story.
You may begin this way:
I have been married to Charley for a few years now and I have always known him to be an intelligent man with an imaginative mind. However, his recent obsession with finding the Third Level has …
Concept: The Third Level
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What extraordinary experience did Charley have when he went to the Grand station?
Concept: The Third Level
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What did Charley find in his collection of first-day covers?
Concept: The Third Level
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Why did Charley buy old-style currency?
Concept: The Third Level
Answer the following in 120-150 words:
Giving a bribe is an evil practice. How did the Tiger King bribe the British officer to save his kingdom ? How do you view this act of his ?
Concept: The Tiger King
The Tiger King wanted to protect himself from a tiger attack. Describe the difficulties created by him for his officials and subjects.
Concept: The Tiger King
Comment on any one aspect of the writing style of the author, Kalki in The Tiger King.
Concept: The Tiger King
Read the given extract and answer the questions:
| In other words, the Tiger King is dead. The manner of his death is a matter of extraordinary interest. It can be revealed only at the end of the tale. The most fantastic aspect of his demise was that as soon as he was born, astrologers had foretold that one day the Tiger King would actually have to die. “The child will grow up to become the warrior of warriors, hero of heroes, champion of champions. But...” they bit their lips and swallowed hard. When compelled to continue, the astrologers came out with it. “This is a secret which should not be revealed at all. And yet we are forced to speak out. The child born under this star will one day have to meet its death.” |
- Complete the sentence appropriately. 1
The author’s purpose in using foreshadowing, is to ______. - In the given extract, what emotion were the astrologers feeling when they "bit their lips and swallowed hard"? 1
- Humiliation
- Disbelief
- Grief
- Unease
- Which trait are the astrologers lauding when they say "warrior of warriors, hero of heroes, champion of champions"? 1
- How is the line, "the most fantastic aspect of his demise", an example of contrast? 1
Concept: The Tiger King
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Do you agree with the Tiger King's statement?
You may kill even a cow in self-defence.
Concept: The Tiger King
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What did the Maharaja and dewan do to avoid the danger of losing the throne?
Concept: The Tiger King
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What did the Maharaja do to realize his ambition of killing a hundred tigers?
Concept: The Tiger King
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
In what way did the infant Tiger King surprise the astrologer?
Concept: The Tiger King
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Did the Tiger King manage to kill the hundredth tiger? Why/Why not?
Concept: The Tiger King
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Why did the shopkeeper sell the wooden tiger at a cheap price?
Concept: The Tiger King
