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Do you think that the third leve was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?
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What do you infer from Sam's letter to Charley?
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'The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress.' What are the ways in which we attempt to overcome them?
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Do you see an intersection of time and space in the story?
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Apparent illogicality sometimes turns out to be a futuristic projection? Discus.
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Philately helps keep the past alive. Discuss other ways in which this is done. What do you think of the human tendency to constantly move between the past, the present and the future?
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You have read 'Adventure' by Jayant Narlikar in Hornbill Class XI. Compare the interweaving of fantasy and reality in the two stories.
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‘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.
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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 …
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Read the given extract and answer the questions.
| The clerk figured the fare – he glanced at my fancy hat band, but he figured the fare – and I had enough for two coach tickets, one way. But when I counted out the money and looked up, the clerk was staring at me. He nodded at the bills. ‘‘That ain’t money, mister,’’ he said, ‘‘and if you’re trying to skin me, you won’t get very far,’’ and he glanced at the cash drawer beside him. Of course the money was old-style bills, half again as big as the money we use nowadays, and different-looking. |
- Why did Charley ask for two tickets? (1)
- Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option: (1)
When Charley offered money to the booking clerk, the latter stared at Charley because the booking clerk ______.
- thought it wasn't money
- did not trust Charley
- thought Charley was trying to tease him
- thought that Charley had given him less money
- Select the option that best describes Charley in this extract. (1)
He is ______.- a cheat
- gullible
- an opportunist
- an escapist
- 'If you're trying to skin me' suggests ______. (1)
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Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What extraordinary experience did Charley have when he went to the Grand station?
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Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What did Charley find in his collection of first-day covers?
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Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Why did Charley buy old-style currency?
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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?
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Describe the precautions taken by the prison officers to prevent Evans from escaping.
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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
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A flowery band to bind us to the Earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways
Made for our searching:
(i) What are we doing everyday? (1)
(ii) Which evil thing do we possess and suffer from? (1)
(iii) What are the circumstances that contribute towards making humans unhappy and disillusioned with life? (1)
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Answer the following in 125-150 words:
What made the American publisher think that the novel, ‘The Name of the Rose’ won’t sell well in America? What actually happened? What was the secret of its success?
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How did the peddler feel after robbing the crofter? What course did he adopt and how did he react to the new situation? What does his reaction reveal?
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Exploitation is a universal phenomenon. The poor indigo farmers were exploited by the British landlords to which Gandhiji objected. Even after our independence we find exploitation of unorganized labour. What values do we learn from Gandhiji’s campaign to counter the present day problems of exploitation?
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