HSC Arts कक्षा ११ - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

Read the given passages and rewrite them using the direct speech.

The cyclist warned the driver not to move his car till the police arrived. The driver pleaded that it was not his fault; he was ready to pay a hundred rupees to repair the damaged cycle. The cyclist refused the money and insisted that the police be called.

Read the given passages and rewrite them using the direct speech.

The striking workers demanded an increase in salary and asked for the withdrawal of all cases. They threatened to continue the strike if the demands were not met. The manager insisted on them calling off the strike and invited them for a discussion. He agreed to listen to their demands.

Identify the following personalities and their fields of achievement.

	Name	Field

1. Mention a remarkable achievement of any of these personalities.
2. What quality do you admire the most in each of these achievers?
3. What are the qualities that you may share with them?
4. Name a few more popular personalities who have made our nation proud.

1. ______.
2. ______.
3. ______.
4. ______.

Which line is repeated in the poem? What is the effect created by this repetition?

Who are the ‘deserving ones’?

Which quality does the speaker wish to nourish? What is his mission?

Which path should we follow in life?

What does ‘Everest’ in the title stand for?

What does ‘hillock’ refer to in the line ‘Every hillock has a summit to boast!’?

Why does the speaker say ‘Everest is not the only peak’?

What does the ladder symbolize?

Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

Our nature it is that whatever we try We do with devotion deep and true.

1. Who does ‘we’ refer to?
2. How should we carry out our duties?

Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

Defeat we repel, courage our fort;

1. How do we react to defeat?
2. Which is considered as our stronghold?

Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

We are proud of the position we hold; humble as we are

1. What is the speaker proud of?
2. How is the speaker both humble and proud?
3. Pick out the alliteration in these lines.

Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

He, who does not stoop, is a king we adore. We bow before competence and merit;

1. Who is adored as a king?
2. What is the figure of speech used in the first line?

Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

Honour is a property, common to all: In dignity and pride no one need to be poor.

1. Who are considered rich?
2. What is their asset?

In what way is every hillock similar to Everest?

The poem does not focus on the destination but the journey towards it. Discuss

Creative Activity

• Write eight words you associate with success.
• Use the words to write eight lines that mean success to you or how success makes you feel.
• Arrange your lines into a poem.
• Share your poem with the class and post a copy on the notice board.

Discuss the following topics in groups of five and choose a representative to sum up the views and share them with the class.

To succeed in life, one must have a single-minded devotion to duty.