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Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
| You think... ‘Here’s a boy.’ You look at me...and then you see my face and you think. ‘That’s bad. That’s a terrible thing. That’s the ugliest thing I ever saw.’ You think, ‘Poor boy.’ But I’m not. Not poor. Underneath, you are afraid. Anybody would be. I am. When I look in the mirror, and see it, I’m afraid of me. |
- Who is the speaker and who is the speaking to? (1)
- Derry; His mother
- Derry; Mr. Lamb
- Derry; Ladies at the bus stop
- Mother; Mr. Lamb
- According to the speaker, what do people feel about him? (1)
- People are empathetic towards him.
- People are repulsed by his appearance.
- People are annoyed by his presence.
- People are unhappy at his association with his neighbours.
- Complete the following statement with reference to the extract: (1)
When I look in the mirror, and see it, I'm afraid of me ______. - Explain the following statement with reference to the given extract: (1)
You think, 'Poor boy.' But I'm not.
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Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
| The make-up department was first headed by a Bengali who became too big for a studio and left. He was succeeded by a Maharashtrian who was assisted by a Dharwar Kannadiga, an Andhra, a Madras Indian Christian, an Anglo-Burmese and the usual local Tamils. All this shows that there was a great deal of national integration long before A.I.R. and Doordarshan began broadcasting programmes on national integration. This gang of nationally integrated make-up men could turn any decent-looking person into a hideous crimson-hued monster with the help of truck-loads of pancake and a number of other locally-made potions and lotions. |
- How was there national integration long before A.I.R. and Doordarshan in the make-up department? (1)
- The staff consisted of a Bengali, a Maharashtrian, a Dharwar Kannadiga, an Andhra, a Madras Indian Christian, an Anglo-Burmese and Tamils.
- They recited slogans of national integration.
- The staff studied make-up techniques of various states.
- Their clients were from various states.
- Select a suitable word from the extract to complete the analogy: (1)
front : rear :: ravishing : ______ - Select the correct option to fill in the blanks: (1)
The make-up artists could tum ______ looking people into ______ looking men and women.- ordinary; pleasant
- ugly; good
- pleasant; ugly
- monstrous; beautiful
- The word 'pancake' in the extract most nearly means ______. (1)
- brand name
- lemon cake
- savoury
- preservative
- Based on the above extract, choose the statement that is true for the make-up department. (1)
- The make-up artists were welcomed by the actors.
- The make-up artists were poorly paid.
- The work done by the make-up artists was not appreciated.
- The department exhibited national integration.
- Bring out the irony in the above given extract. (1)
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Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
| Similarly, we have a lot of empty spaces in our lives. I call them interstices. Say you are coming over to my place. You are in an elevator and while you are coming up, I am waiting for you. This is an interstice, an empty space. I work in empty spaces. While waiting for your elevator to come up from the first to the third floor, I have already written an article! |
- Umberto Eco was ______. (1)
- a professor of semiotics, an author
- an interviewer, a novelist
- a journalist, a professor
- a publisher, an author
- Rationalise, to support the given statement: (1)
Similarly, we have a lot of empty spaces in our lives. - Rewrite the sentence by replacing the underlined phrase with its inference: (1)
I call them interstices. - On the basis of the extract, study the two statements, I and II given below: (1)
I. Umberto Eco works even in the spare time between activities.
II. Umberto Eco does not like to be interviewed.
Choose the most appropriate option:- I can be inferred from the extract, but II cannot.
- I cannot be inferred from the extract, but II can.
- I and II are true.
- II is the reason for I.
- Replace the underlined word with its antonym from the extract. (1)
Umberto Eco does not like to waste time. He writes an article while he is proceeding to the elevator. - Umberto Eco's views on his manner of work, are based on ______. (1)
- facts
- an interview
- his blog
- hypothesis
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Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What were Franz's feelings as he set out for school and why?
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What vicious circle are the bangle-makers trapped in?
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What were Douglas's initial thoughts when he was pushed into the pool?
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Who was Edla Willmansson? Why did she visit the forge at night?
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Why did Sophie wish to delve more deeply in 'her brother's affections'?
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Why do Aunt Jennifer’s tigers not fear the men beneath the tree?
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In what way did the infant Tiger King surprise the astrologer?
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How does Mr. Lamb try to put Derek at ease when he entered Mr. Lamb's garden?
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Dr. Sadao is torn between his duty as a doctor and his responsibility as a patriotic citizen. Elaborate.
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How has human civilization impacted our environment? Comment with reference to the lesson "Journey to the End of the Earth".
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"Civil disobedience had triumphed for the first time in modern India." When and how did it happen?
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Did the Tiger King manage to kill the hundredth tiger? Why/Why not?
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Why does Derry enter Mr. Lamb's garden?
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Why did the shopkeeper sell the wooden tiger at a cheap price?
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Derek wants to go back to Mr. Lamb's house against his mother's will. What does this tell you about Mr. Lamb?
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Mr. and Mrs. Agarwal of Pushp Farms, Kolkata, are hosting a party on the occasion of the twenty-first birthday of their daughter, Vinita. Write a letter of invitation to Sonakshi, their niece, giving details of the date, time and venue in about 50 words.
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It may take a long time for oppression to be resisted, but the seeds of rebellion are sowed early in life. How did Zitkala-Sa faced oppression as a child and how did she overcome it?
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