HSC Commerce Class 12 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions for English

Explain with reference to the context the following line.

To follow knowledge like a sinking star,

Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.

Explain with reference to the context the following line.

He works his work, I mine.

Explain with reference to the context the following line.

....you and I are old;

Old age hath yet his honour and his toil;

Explain with reference to the context the following line.

The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs:

the deep Moans round with many voices.

Explain with reference to the context the following line.

It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,

And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.

Explain with reference to the context the following line.

We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven;

Explain with reference to the context the following line.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

What makes Ulysses seek newer adventures?

List the roles and responsibilities Ulysses assigns to his son Telemachus, while he is away.

What is Ulysses’ clarion call to his sailors? How does he inspire them?

Listen to the poem and fill in the blanks with appropriate words and phrases. If required, listen to the poem again

Wander-thirst

BEYOND the East the sunrise, beyond the West the sea, And East and West the wander-thirst that will not let me be; It works in me like madness, dear, to bid me say good-bye; For the seas call, and the stars call, and oh! the call of the sky!

I know not where the white road runs, nor what the blue hills are; But a man can have the sun for a friend, and for his guide a star; And there’s no end of voyaging when once the voice is heard, For the rivers call, and the roads call, and oh! the call of the bird!

Yonder the long horizon lies, and there by night and day The old ships draw to home again, the young ships sail away; And come I may, but go I must, and, if men ask you why, You may put the blame on the stars and the sun and the white road and the sky.

Choose the best option and complete the sentences.

1. ______ works like madness in the poet.

1. Wander – Thirst
2. Bidding Farewell
3. Eastern Sunrise
4. Western Seas

2. A man could choose ______ as his guide.

1. the sun
2. the hills
3. a star
4. a bird

3. There is no end of ______once the voice is heard.

1. walking
2. roaming
3. talking
4. voyaging

4. The old ships return, while the young ships ______.

1. drift
2. move
3. sail
4. wander

5. The blame is on the sun, stars, the road and the ______.

1. hills
2. trees
3. seas
4. sky

Certain professionals can be identified by their appearance.

What comes to your mind first when you think of a ‘pilot’ or a ‘traffic policeman’? Discuss in pairs and share your thoughts with the class.

Let us try to picturise people in a few interesting professions (based on common perception there can be exceptions).

Mention two features of Ausable that were uncharacteristic of a detective.

What was Ausable waiting for?

Who was the Midnight Visitor? What was the purpose of his visit?

How had Max actually entered the room?

Did Max’s presence alarm Ausable?

How did Ausable describe the balcony and the manner in which one could get into his room, through it?

Where did Max try to hide himself?