English Medium इयत्ता १० - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English Communicative

Look at the following picture carefully.

a) What has Time been portrayed as? Why?
b) What are the other symbols associated with Time?

What are the things that last for centuries? List a few things around you that will survive four to five hundred years into the future. 

Think of things that will perish and/or be forgotten with the passage of time.

On the basis of your understanding of Shakespeare's sonnet, answer the following question by ticking the correct option.

The poet's tone in the poem is _______________________________________

On the basis of your understanding of Shakespeare's sonnet, answer the following question by ticking the correct option.

The poem is set in _____________________

Describe how the monuments and statues brave the ravages of time.

Validate the poet’s reference to Time, as being sluttish.

Answer the following question briefly.

The poet says that neither forces of nature nor wars can destroy his poetry. In fact, even godly powers of Mars is not going to have a devastating effect on his rhyme. What quality of the poet is revealed through these lines?

Shakespeare's sonnet has been divided into three quatrains of four lines, each followed by a rhyming couplet. Each quatrain is a unit of meaning. Read the poem carefully and complete the following table on the structure of the poem.

Look at the picture given below.

While on a sight-seeing tour to an old and mysterious country far away from home, you have had seen this statue. Discuss with your partner what this picture tells you about the people, the place and the ruler. Note down your ideas in the web-chart.

Write a letter to your friend about the sight you saw and your impression of it. You may create necessary details.

Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.

• The poem is set in _________________________

Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.

• The tone of the poem is _______________________________

Answer the following question briefly.

"Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Who is Ozymandias referring to when he speaks of ‘ye Mighty’? Why should they despair ? .

Answer the following question briefly.

Bring out the irony in the poem.

Answer the following question briefly.

'Nothing beside remains.' What does the narrator mean when he says these words?

Answer the following question briefly.

What message is conveyed through this poem ?

Identify and rewrite the lines from the poem spoken by the narrator, the traveller and Ozymandias:
The Narrator: ________________________________________________________
The Traveller: ________________________________________________________
Ozymandias: ________________________________________________________

Imagine that Ozymandias comes back to life and as he sees the condition of his statue, realisation dawns on him and he pens his thoughts in a diary. As Ozymandias, make this diary entry in about 150 words. You could begin like this: I thought I was the mightiest of all but…

'Ozymandias' and 'Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments' are based on the theme of Time. Compare the two sonnets in terms of the manner in which Time is treated by the poets. Write your answer in about 150 words.