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Do we experience things of beauty only for short moments, or do they make a lasting impression on us?
Concept: A Thing of Beauty
Read the given extract to attempt the questions with reference to context:
| Sometimes I feel myself I can hardly bear The thought of so much childish longing in vain, The sadness that lurks near the open window there, That waits all day in almost open prayer For the squeal of brakes, the sound of a stopping car, Of all the thousand selfish cars that pass, Just one to inquire what a farmer’s prices are. |
- What is the sentiment expressed in the above extract? (1)
(i) remorse
(ii) regret
(iii) empathy
(iv) disappointment
(v) guilt
Choose the correct appropriate option.
- (iii) and (iv)
- (ii) and (iii)
- (iv) and (v)
- (i) and (v)
- Identify the phrase in the extract that suggests 'innocent desires'. (1)
- The roadside stand owners pray for ______. (1)
- a relief from the heat
- free housing
- cars stopping
- benefits from pollution
- Complete the following analogy correctly: (1)
He fought like a lion : Simile :: selfish cars : ______. - On the basis of the extract, choose the correct option with reference to (1) and (2) given below: (1)
(1) The people who have put up the roadside stand keep waiting for customers.
(2) They become sad when someone turns up.- (1) is true, but (2) is false.
- (1) is false, but (2) is true.
- Both (1) and (2) are true.
- Both (1) and (2) are false.
- Fill in the blank appropriately with reference to the extract. (1)
'Squeal of brakes' implies ______.
Concept: A Roadside Stand
Explain the irony at the end of the poem, 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers'.
Concept: Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Answer the following in about 120-150 words.
'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' and 'A Thing of Beauty', can be read together to show the permanence and everlasting impact of art and of thµtgs of beauty. Comment.
Concept: Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Why do Aunt Jennifer's tigers not fear the men beneath the tree?
Concept: Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
At back of the dim class
One unnoted, sweet and young. His eyes live in a dream,
Of squirrel's game, in three room, other than this.
(a) Why is the class dim?
(b) How is the young child different from others?
(c) What is he doing?
(d) What is a tree room?
Concept: An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum
After mother Skunk and Roger Skunk return home, she hugs him before he sleeps. What does this show about mother Skunk?
Concept: Should Wizard Hit Mommy?
What impression do you form of Jack as a father? Support your answer.
Concept: Should Wizard Hit Mommy?
Describe the precautions taken by the prison officers to prevent Evans from escaping.
Concept: Evans Tries an O-level
Read the following and answer the question that follows:
The story "Deep Water" has made you realize that with determination and perseverance one can accomplish the impossible. Write a paragraph in about 100 words words on how a positive attitude and courage will aid you to achieve success in life
Concept: Deep Water
How did the instructor “build a swimmer” out of Douglas?
Concept: Deep Water
Answer the following question in 120-150 words:
George Eliot has portrayed Godfrey as a morally weak character. Comment.
Concept: Silas Marner by George Eliot
Answer the following question in 120-150 words:
Describe Marvel as an opportunist.
Concept: The Invisible Man by HG Wells
Why was the peddler surprised at the hospitality he received from the crofter?
Concept: The Rattrap
Gandhi effectively managed to redress the problems of the indigo sharecroppers with the Lieutenant Governor. What did he achieve?
Concept: Indigo
Why was Mr. Lamb’s gate always open?
Concept: On the Face of It
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What can be inferred from Rajendra Prasad’s recorded upshot of the lawyer consultations, at Motihari?
Concept: Indigo
Answer the following in about 100‒125 words.
Has Sophie met Danny Casey? What details of her meeting with Danny Casey did she narrate to her brother?
Concept: Going Places
Answer the following question in 120 − 150 words :
Everybody during the last lesson is filled with regret. Comment. (The Last Lesson)
Concept: The Last Lesson
Answer the following question in 120 − 150 words :
How different from usual was the atmosphere at school on the day of the last lesson? (The Last Lesson)
Concept: The Last Lesson
