Ashutosh
Sarkar M.A.
SUGGESTION FOR 2018 (WBCHSE)
CLASS
–XII SUBJECT- ENGLISH B
Part—B (Marks 20)
Multiple
Choice Type Questions (MCQ) & Short Answer Type Questions (SAQ) of 1mark.
1. Complete each of the following
sentences choosing the correct option from the alternatives provided :
1x4=4
(a)
Kalam’s father started his day – (i) at
4p.m. (ii) at early morning (iii)
at 4a,m, (iv) at dawn
(b) The
ancestral house of Kalam was in – (i) the Mosque street (ii) the Mosque street
in Madras (iii) the mosque street
in Rameswaram
(c)
Rameswaram was famous to pilgrims for – (i)
the Vishnu temple (ii) the Shiva temple (iii)
the Tirupati temple (iv) the Mosque
(d) A.P J. Abdul Kalam was by birth a – (i) Telugu
(ii) Tamil (iii) Kannad
(iv) Malayali
(e)
What further arouses the narrator’s
curiosity about the girl in “The Eyes have it”? – (i) her perfume (ii) her
appearance (iii) her voice (iv) her sense of
humour
(f) The girl said she was getting off at -- (i) Dehra (ii) Mussorie (iii) Rohana (iv)
Saharanpur1
(g)
From Dehera, Ruskin Bond was going – (i) to Mussoorie (ii)
Rohana (iii) to a hill station (iv) to Saharanpur
(h)
According to the blind narrator – (i) few girls can resist flattery (ii) all girls like flattery
(iii) all girls can resist flattery (iv) no girls like flattery
(i)
When
did the girl love the hills of Mussoorie?
(i) in March (ii) in December (iii) in September (iv) in October
(j)
What did the third passenger notice in the
girl? (i) her hair (ii) her beautiful figure (iii) her beautiful
eyes (iv) her voice
(k)
The woman worked in a – (i) hotel (ii) shop
(iii) hotel bar (iv)
hotel beauty shop
(l)
What was the intension of the woman in
“Thank YouMa’am”?- (i) to punish the boy (ii) to clean his dirty face (iii) to teach him right from wrong
(iv) to hand him over to the police
(m) Where did the woman bring
the boy? –(i) to her home
(ii) to the police station (iii) to her home town (iv) to the home of the boy
(n) The
boy in Thank you Ma’am’ would never in his life – (i) like Luella Bates (ii)
remember Luella Bates (iii) dislike Luella Bates (iv) forget Luella Bates
(o)
The
boy could hardly say more than “ Thank you Ma’am” because – (i) he did not see
the lady (ii) he was very afraid (iii)
the door was shut (iv) he never saw the lady again
(p) The
boy in “Thank you Ma’am” wanted to buy a pair of – (i) red shirts (ii)
blue suede shoes (iii) faded jeans (iv) black suede
shoes
(q)
The Tsar went to the hermit – (i) alone (ii) with his
hoarse (iii) with his friend (iv) with his bodyguard
(r) The title Tsar belonged to –(i) the Prime
Minister of Great Britain (ii) the President of Russia (iii) the King of Japan (iv) the King of Russia
(s) The
most important time of the Tsar according to the hermit was – (i) the future
time (ii) the past time (iii) the
present time (iv) the time when he was digging the beds
(t)
The hermit received – (i) only the minister
(ii) only the poor people (iii) only the kings (iv) only the common people
(u) The hermit never quitted (i) the cottage he
lived in (ii) the road he could see (iii) the retreat he lived in (iv) the wood he lived in
(v)
What did the Tsar bring to the wounded man
to drink –(i) hot milk (ii) fresh
water (iii) hot water (iv) cold milk
(w) The
beard man was wounded by ---(i) the
Tsar (ii) the Tsar’s bodyguard (iii) the hermit
(iv) his brother
(x)
Leo Tolstoy’s “Three Questions” can be
taken as a –(i) Novel (ii) short
story (iii) drama (iv) Epic
(y)
Mrs.
Jones cut for Roger –(i) half of
her ten cent cake (ii) full of ten cent cake (iii) quarter of her
twenty cent cake (iv) half of her fifty cent cake
(z)
The blind girl’s voice had –(i) the ringing
of a bell (ii) the buzzing of a face (iii)
the sparkle of mountain stream
(iv) magic spell
N.B.:
Examinees are requested to go through the text attentively.
2.
Answer
any four of the following questions in a single sentence: 1X4= 4
(a)
Where did Kalam sit to eat?
Answer: Kalam normally sat on the floor on the kitchen to eat with
his mother.
(b)
Where did Kalam’s father go to collect
coconuts? Answer: Kalam’s father went to their coconut grove to
collect coconuts.
(c)
Who waited for Kalam’s father outside the
mosque after the evening prayer? Answer:
People of different religions waited for Kalam’s father outside the
mosque after the evening prayer.
(d) Who
took Kalam for the evening prayer? Answer:
Kalam’s father took Kalam to the mosque for the evening prayer.
(e)
Who got the title of ‘Bahadur’ from the
British?
Answer: One of the forebears of Abdul Kalam’s mother got the title
of ‘Bahadur’ from the British.
(f)
Name a distinguished friend of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s father. Answer: the name of the
distinguished friend of Kalam’s father was PakshiLakshmanaShastr
(g)
What did the narrator ask the new passenger
about the girl?
Ans:
the narrator asked the new passenger how the hair of the departing girl was.
(h)
Why could not the girl bear a long journey
in a train?
Ans:The
girl could not bear a long journey in a train because she could not bear to sit
long hours in a train.
(i)
When do the hills look lovely, according to
Ruskin Bond?
Ans:
According to Ruskin Bond the hills looklovely in October.
(j)
Who would come to receive the girl at
Saharanpur?
Ans:
the aunt of the girl would come to receive the girl at Saharanpur.
(k)
What did the second fellow- passenger say
to the blind narrator about the girl’s eyes?
Answer:
The second fellow-passenger told the blind narrator that the girl’s eyes were
beautiful and attractive but were of no use to her.
(l)
Why was the girl in “The Eyes Have It”
startled by the narrator’s question? Answer: The girl was startled by the
narrator’s question because she did not know that there was any one in the
compartment as she could not see even.
(m)What was the girl’s reply
when the narrator told the girl that she had an ‘interesting face’?
(n)
Answer:
The girl laughed and admitted that many of her acquaintances had already told
her that she had an ‘interesting face’
(o)
Why did learned men come to the Tsar?
Answer: the learn men came to the Tsar to get answer of his tree
questions.
(p) How was the hermit? Answer: The hermit was frail and weak.
(q)
Why did Roger try to snatch the purse o0f
Mrs. Jones? Answer: Roger tried to
snatch the purse of Mrs.Jones to buy a pair of blue suede shoes.
(r)
Why did the Tsar want to know the answers
of all his questions? Answer: the Tsar wanted to know the answers of all
his three questions because the Tsar would never fail in anything if he knew
this.
(s)
When did Roger try to snatch the purse of
Mrs. Jones? Answer: Roger tried to
snatch the purse of Mrs. Jones at about 11 o’clock at night.
(t)
How many beds had the Tsar dug? Answer:
The Tsar had dug two beds.
(u) What
was the second question of the Tsar?
Answer: The second question of
the Tsar was who the most necessary people were.
(v)
What was the first question of the Tsar? Answer:
The first question of the Tsar was what the right time for every action
was.
(w) What
was the third question of the Tsar? Answer:
The third question of the Tsar was what the most important time to do
was.
(x)
Where did Mrs. Jones turn the loose? Answer:
Mrs. Jones turned the boy loose at her large kitchenette furnished room at the
rear of his house.
(y)
How did the narrator know that the girl
wore slippers? Answer: the narrator knew that the girl
wore slippers from the sound of slippers when they slapped against her heels.
(z)
What was the price of the cake the boy was
given a part of in “Thank you Ma’am”? Answer:
The price of the cake the boy was given a part of was ten cents in “Thank you
Ma’am”.
(aa)
Who
broke the reverie of the narrator in train? Answer: The new passenger broke the
reverie of the narrator in train.
N.B.:
Students are requested to memorize excess from exercise book.
POETRY
4. Complete the
sentences which follow, choosing the correct answers from the alternatives given:
(MCQ)
1x4=4
(a) The soldier lies in the valley because he is
a – (i) winner in the war (ii) casualty of war (iii) sleeping person (iv) chocolate-cream soldier
(b) The dead soldier was – (i) not very
young (ii) middle aged (iii)
very young (iv) an aged
person
(c) The poet requests Nature – (i) to
lull the soldier to sleep (ii) to
disturb the soldier’s sleep (iii) to keep the soldier warm (iv) to make the soldier catch cold
(d) “Miniature boughs/which if unchecked
will expand again.” – the word Miniature means
(i) small (ii) very small (iii) not so big (iv) very big
(e) To kill a tree – (i) is not easy (ii) is almost impossible (iii) is a right thing (iv) takes less time
(f) A tree grows—(i) rooted deep in the
earth (ii) shedding leaves (iii)
slowly consuming the earth
(iv) eroding soil
(g) “Thou art more lovely and more temperate.” The word ‘thou’ refers to – (i) the poet’s
lady love (ii) the poet’s mother (iii)
the poet’s friend (iv) the
poet himself
(h) ‘But the eternal summer shall not
fade’ The word opposite in meaning to ‘eternal’ is – (i) universal (ii) momentary (iii)
temporal (iv) decayed
(i) “Sometime too hot the eye of heaven
shines.” The reference here is to –(i) Mars
(ii) the Sun (iii)
the Moon (iv) Jupiter
(j) Grasshoppers fly in England – (i) in
autumn (ii) in winter (iii) in spring (iv) in summer
(k) According to Keats, the music of
earth ceases – (i) in summer (ii) in winter (iii) in autumn (iv)
at no point of time
(l) A winter evening is (i) hazy (ii)
silent (iii) gloomy (iv) delightful
(m) Who represents the music of winter in
the ‘Poetry of Earth’?—(i) fly (ii) cricket (iii) bee (iv) grasshopper
N.B.: Students are requested to go
through the text attentively.
5. Answer any four of
the following questions in a single sentence each (SAQ of Poems) 1x4=4
(a) Where will green twigs rise from?
Answer: The green twigs will rise from close to the ground.
(b) In what manner does the soldier lie
in the countryside? Answer: the soldier in the countryside is
lying in as if he is first asleep.
(c) What does Shakespeare compare his
friend to? Answer:
Shakespeare compares his friend to a summer’s day.
(d) Where the grasshopper does rests at
ease in summer? Answer: In summer the
grasshopper rests at ease beneath some pleasant weeds.
(e) ‘And then it is done’— What act is
referred to here? Answer: The ‘accomplishment’
of having killed the tree is referred to here.
(f) ‘The humming insects don’t disturb
his rest”; Why? Answer: The humming insects don’t disturb his rest
because he is enjoying an eternal sleep.
(g) What shall death not brag?
Answer: d
Death
will not be able to brag about the charming existence of the poet’s friend in
his ‘shade’.
(h) What does the cricket’s song seem to
one in drowsiness half-lost? Answer:
The cricket’s song seems to be the songs of grasshopper to ‘one in drowsiness
(i) What is the smile of the dead soldier
compare to? Answer: The smile of the dead soldier is compared to
an infant’s gentle and pure smile.
(j) What is to be done with the root in
the poem “On Killing a Tree”?
Answer: The root is to be pulled
out of the anchoring earth in the poem “On Killing a Tree”.
(k) What does Keats celebrate in the poem
“The Poetry of Earth”? Answer: In the poem “The Poetry of Earth “, Keats
celebrates the music of earth through the cycle of seasons.
(l) Where were the soldier’s feet? Answer: The soldier’s feet were among the
flowers.
(m) What type of poem is ‘On Killing a
Tree’? Answer: ‘On Killing a Tree’ is an
ironical poem.
(n) What does the slow stream leave on the
bright grass? Answer: The slow stream leaves
long strands of silver on the bright grass.
(o) What is the soldier’s pillow made
of? Answer: The soldier’s pillow is made of fern.
(p) What shakes the darling buds of
May? Answer: The rough winds shake the darling buds of
May.
N.B.: Students are requested to memorize
excess from exercise book.
PLAY
5. Complete each of the following sentences choosing the correct option
from the alternatives provided: 1x4=4
(i) Lomov has come to
Chubucov to ask for- (a) the Oxen Meadows, (b) some money (c) the hands of Natalya in marriage, (d) none of the
above
(ii) The Proposal is a/an----
(a) one –act play, (b)
tragedy, (c) comedy, (d) farce
(iii) The setting of the
play is- (a) Lomov’s drawing room, (b) Museum, (c) Chubucov’s country house (d) French
(iv) The first argument is
over- (a) land, (b)
labour, (c) hunting dogs, (d) inheritance.
(v) Lomov comes to
Chubukov's house - (a) to propose to his daughter (b) for
a formal meeting (c) like a good
neighbour (d) to borrow money from Chubukov
(vi) When Lomov arrived, Chubukov was surprised by his - (a)
evening dress (b) palpitations (c) impudence (d) shyness
(vii) Chubukov is a - (a) landowner (b)
lawyer (c) merchant (d) physician
(viii) Chubukov says he will shoot Lomov like a- (a) fox (b)
partridge (c) fool (d) swan
(ix) The handsome price for squeezer, according to Lomov, may
be - (a) 20 roubles (b) 22 roubles (c) 25 roubles (d) 85 roubles
(x) In the opinion of Chubukov, Lomov's father was a - (a)
gambler (b) guzzling gambler (c) backbiter (d) great
singer
(xi) According to Natalya, Lomov's aunt was a - (a)
backbencher (b) backer (c) backbiter (d) backpacker
(xii) Who was
"double faced intriguer (a) Chubukov (b) Lomov's aunt (c) Lomov
(d) Chubukov'sfather
(xiii) "The scarecrow! - is applied to - (a)
Lomov (b) Mironov (c) Nastasya (d) Chubukov
.(xiv) "The monster!" Who is the monster referred
to here? (a) Lomov (b) Natalya (c) Chubukov (d) Mirnov
(xv) Who is described
as 'turnip-ghost' - (a) Natalya (b) Lomov's mother e dog of- (a) Natalya (b)
Lomov (c) Harness (d) Chubucov
(xvi) Lomov paid ....... for Guess -(a)125 rubles
(b) 125 pounds (c) 85 rubles(d) 85
pounds.
N.B.: Students are requested to go through the text attentively.
ENGLISH (Group-B) (New Syllabus)
Part-A (Marks: 60)
PROSE
1. Answer any two of
the following questions, each in about 100 words: 6x2=12
THE EYES HAVE IT
a) "She would forget our brief
encounter" Who said this and about
whom? What is the "brief encounter referred to here? Why did the speaker
think this?
(1+1)+2+2
Ans. The
narrator said this about the blind girl(
who had been his co-passenger during the train journey from Rohana to
Saharanpur).
The
narrator was going to Mussoorie by train. A girl got into the compartment from
Rohana station. The narrator talked with her about many things for sometime and
became curious about her looks specially
her hair. Then the girl got down at Saharanpur. This is the 'brief
encounter' referred to here.
The narrator thought this because he
probably had guessed that such casual
meetings with strangers during journeys did not leave much impression on
people's minds.
b)
"she was silent"_ Who
was silent? When did she become silent?
What guesses did the narrator make about the silence of the person spoken
of? 1+2+3=6
Ans: The girl was silent.
She became silent after hearing a discussion
about the beauty of The Hills of Mussoorie in October by the narrator.
The narrator
started discussing with the girl in such a way as if he was a sighted person
.the narrator noticed that the girl , after listening to the description of
Mussoorie ,was silent . he tired to guess why the girl became silent . he
guessed ,for perhaps his words roused some emotional feelings in the girl's
mind. he also guessed another reason for
her silence. He thought that the girl might have regarded him a romantic fool.
c ) "I'm tired of people telling me I have a
pretty face." Who said this, to
whom and when? What did
the person spoken to reply? (1+1)
+2+2=6
ANS. Ans:
The girl said this
She said this to the narrator in
the course of the train journey.
In the course of conversation,
the narrator suddenly remarked that the girl had an interesting face. The girl laughed pleasantly. Then she said it
was nice to be told that she had an interesting face. At that time she made the above remark.
OR,
The girl said this to the narrator during the train
journey.
She made the
above remark when the narrator tried to flatter her by telling her that she had
an interesting face.
From the
remark of the girl, the narrator thought that the girl had a pretty face. He
told her that an interesting face could also be pretty.
d) “She had a
beautiful eyes but they were of no use to her” – Who is the speaker? Whose eyes are referred to here? Explain the
irony of situation. Why are eyes useless
to her?
Ans: The new
passenger is the speaker here.
The girl's eyes are
mentioned here.
From the start of the journey the narrator pretended to the
girl that he was not blind. But when he asked the second co-passenger if the
girl had kept her hair short or long, the man replied that he did not notice
the girl’s hair. He only noticed the beautiful eyes of the girl which were of
no use to her as she was completely blind. The irony of the situation is that
the narrator was trying to hide his blindness from the girl who was also blind.
The eyes are useless
to the girl as she was completely blind.
e) "I wondered if
I would be able to prevent her from discovering that I was blind" Who is the speaker ? What did the speaker
want to prevent and from whom? Why did the speaker want to prevent his
identity? What did the speaker do to prevent his identity? 1+1+2+2=6
Ans: The narrator is the speaker here.
The narrator wanted to prevent his
blindness from the girl.
The narrator was
totally blind. He thought that the girl who got in his compartment, was a
sighted person. He thought if the girl could understand that he was blind, she
could disregard him. So the narrator
wanted to prevent his identity from her.
To prevent his identity the narrator planned not to get up
from his seat. Moreover, he behaved to
the girl as if he was properly sighted person.
THREE QUESTIONS
f)“You have already
been answered.” Who said this and to whom? Explain the line. / What were the three questions of the Tsar?
What answers did the hermit give to the king’s
questions?
Ans: The
hermit said this to the Tsar.
The Tsar wanted to know the reply of
three questions to succeed in life. Firstly, he wanted to know the right time
for every action. Secondly, he wanted to know the most important people for
him, and finally he wanted to know the most important work for him.
The hermit answered to the questions of
the Tsar through the direct experiences. The hermit tells the Tsar that if he
had not pitied his weakness and had not dug those two beds for him and returned
his way back that bearded man would have attacked him, and he would have
repented of not having stayed with him. So, for the Tsar the most important
time was when he was digging the beds; and the hermit was the most important
man; and to do him well was his most important business.
g) How did the enemy of the king become friend with the king
in Leo Tolstoy’ “The Three Questions”?
h) How did the Tsar nurse the wounded man?
STRONG ROOTS
i) What was Kalam’s Father’s response
to his son’s query about prayer and spirituality?/ What did Kalam father tell him
about the relevance of prayers?
Ans. Kalam went to the nearest Mosque for evening prayer with
his father. But he could not understand the Arabic chanting of the prayer. But
he convinced that this prayer directly reached the God. When he becomes old
enough he asked the relevance of prayer. His father answered that there was no
mystery in prayer. He said that prayer was a communion of the inner spirit. One
could become a part of the universe through prayer. It enables the man to go
beyond the age, Wealth, cast or creed. His father advised him not to be worried
in facing problems and suffering because in adverse situation, man can analyze
himself.
j) How did his father’s attitude to
adversity /spirituality influence the young Kalam?
Ans.
In the “Strong Roots” Kalam advised the readers how to be courageous in
troubles. His father’s deep thought influenced Kalam. His father was a very
simple man. He advises that one could be able to judge himself in adversity. He
would realize what he was and what his faults were. He could
analyse his present condition. He analyzed complicated mater in a simple
way. He told Kalam that every human being is a part of the universe. He advises
not to afraid of fusing troubles and suffering. Only then one could realise the
relevance of his sufferings. Thus the thoughts of his father influence young
Kalam highly.
k) “I have endeavoured to
understand that fundamental truths revealed to me by my father.” What was the
fundamental truth? Who revealed it to him ?
Ans. In the piece “Strong Roots”, Abdul
Kalam expressed how to achieve the dream. He followed his father Jainulabdeen
from his childhood. His father was immense wisdom and a true spirit. The
fundamental truth was that there was the existence of divine power. It helped
to overcome everyone from all confusion, misery, melancholy and failure. This
divine power is eternal. His father
explained him that through payer one could become a part of the universe. It
enables the man to go beyond the age, cast, wealth or creed. This was the
fundamental truth.
It was revealed
to Abdul Kalam by his father, Jainulabdeen.
THANK YOU MA'AM
l) Why did Roger in
“Thank you Ma’am” not run away though he found the door open?
Ans: Roger tried to snatch the purse of
Mrs. Jones to buy a pair of blue suede shoes. But he was caught red handed.
Instead of handing him over to the police, she dragged the boy into her house.
She treated Roger with motherly affection.
She asked him to go to the sink and wash his dirty face. She also
offered him a clean towel to dry his face. She also provided him food. Thus Mrs
Jones showed faith in Roger. Roger's attitude to life changed. He did not want
to break the faith of Mrs Jones. So, he did not run away though he found the
door open.
m) Why did the boy try to snatch the purse of
Mrs. Jones? How did Mrs. Jones stop Roger from snatching?
Ans:-At about eleven o’ clock when Mrs. Jones was returning
from her working place, Roger, a fourteen year old boy ran up behind her and
tried to snatch her purse. The strap of the purse broke as Roger gave the tug
from behind; and Roger’s own weight combined with the weight of the purse,
caused him lose balance. So Roger fell on his back on the sidewalk. Mrs. Jones
immediately turned around and kicked Roger with full blow right at his abdomen.
She picked him up by his shirt front and shook him vigorously until his teeth
rattled.
n) "Eat some more son" - Who is the speaker? What
is offered by the speaker to the listener? What picture of the speaker's
character is revealed in this line?
1+1+4=6
o) "I would teach you right from wrong" - Who said
this ,to whom and when? How did the
speaker transform the person spoken to here? 1+1+1+3 =6
N.B.:
Students are requested to memorize excess from exercise book.
POETRY
2. Answer any two of the following questions, each in about 100words: 6x2=12
(a) The poem “On killing a
Tree” describes man’s cruelty and violence to nature. Discuss.
Ans: “On Killing a Tree” is a sarcastic poem about man’s
indiscriminate destruction of trees. The tree is presented as an enemy to man.
Man is presented as a professional killer. For years, it has consumed the
earth’s crust. Like a thief, it has observed sunlight, air and water. It has
grown up like a giant. So the tree must be killed. But it is not an easy task.
A simple jab of knife will not do it. From close to the ground it will rise up
again. So the tree should be tied with a rope and pulled out entirely. Its
white bleeding root should be exposed. Then it should be browned, hardened and
withered. Lastly it is done. Thus man's cruelty and violence to nature is
described in "On Killing a Tree".
(b) “And then it is
done”……What does it refer to? What does the word “done” mean? Explain the
process it is done. (c) How does the
tree heal itself? (d) Describe the growth of the tree.
c) Give the central idea of
the poem “Asleep in the Valley”./ Justified the title of the poem “Asleep in
the Valley”/ How does the picture of the soldier describe the tragedy of war /
explain
Ans:- In the poem
"Asleep in the valley", Arthur
Rimbaud paints a picture of a dead Soldier. A green valley is sparking with
bright sunlight. A young soldier is sleeping in the valley with his mouth open.
A slow stream passes through the valley. Beneath his head there is a pillow
made of fern. He looks pale. He is cold. He is lying on the green grass which
is warm and full of sunlight. His feet are among the flowers. Nature should
keep him warm, otherwise he may catch cold. Nothing will wake him. There are two
red spots of blood on the side of his body which depict that the soldier is
already dead. This poem depicts the brutality of war.
(d) How does Shakespeare
immortalize his friend’s beauty? Central idea/ substance of the poem “Shall I
Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day”/
Ans:-William
Shakespeare praises the beauty of his dear friend Earl of Southampton. The poet
believes that the beauty of his friend will never fade. The sweet buds of May
can be blown down by the rough winds. The summer does not stay long. The sun
shines either too hot or sometime becomes over clouded, so all the natural
objects are subject to change and decay. But time and death will not fade the
beauty of his friend. This sonnet will immortalize the beauty of his friend.
His friend and his beauty will remain immortal to the readers of the sonnet.
The friend of the poet gets lives and will live forever in this way.
(e) Show, after Keats,
that the poetry of earth never comes to an end /How does Keats establish
continuity through the voice/ Identify the voices of the poetry in
the poem "The poetry of Earth".
How does Keats establish continuity through the voices?
Ans: In the poem
"The Poetry of Earth", the voices of poetry are the voice of the
birds, the Grasshopper and the Cricket.
In summer, the
birds feel tired by the scorching heat of the Sun. Then they take rest in the
cool shadow of trees. But music of summer cannot be stopped. The grasshopper
takes the lead. The song of grasshopper runs from hedge to hedge. Being tired
the grasshopper take rest beneath some pleasant weed. The cricket carries the
music in winter. The song of the cricket introduces warmth in the forest. Thus
Keats establishes the continuity of nature's music through these voices
N.B.:
Students are requested to memorize excess from exercise book.
THE PROPOSAL
3. Answer any one of the following
questions in about 100 words: 6x1=6
(a) Discuss the character of Lomov.
Ans : Lomov
was a young, unmarried man of thirty five. He was anxious to get married as he
had already reached a critical age. So he decided to propose a girl in the
neighbourhood. Her name was Natalya, a girl of twenty-five years old. Lomov
thought that she was a good housekeeper and was not bad looking. Further she
was unmarried. Lomov was a funny character. He was suffering from palpitation.
He behaved as if he were eccentric. He was so eager to marry Natalya. But when
he came to propose to her, he started quarrelling over trifles. He quarreled on
issues like Oxen Meadows and pet dogs named Squeezer and Guess. He even abused
Natalya and her father Chubukov while quarreling.
b) Why
does Lomov think Natalia will make an acceptable wife? Explain your answer.
Ans: Lomov is more than 35 years old
and thus he has gone beyond the normal
age of marriage. So he thinks of marriage. He also thinks that he needs to
marry to lead a quiet and regular life. Thinking a lot, he finds in Natalya an
ideal wife. Natalya is an excellent housekeeper and bad looking. She is well
educated too. Moreover, she is the only
daughter of a wealthy landowner. And she can also deal with the property. For
all these, Lomov thinks Natalya will make an acceptable wife.
c) Discuss the reason
why the marriage is important to all the characters.
Ans: The marriage proposal is indeed important to all the
characters-Lomov, Natalya and Chubukov but the reasons differ from person to
person. Firstly, Chubukov, being a father of a daughter, wanted to get Natalya
married with a wealthy person. His neighbour Lomov was the best option for him.
Secondly, Lomov is a young man of thirty five. He wants to end his bachelor
life by asking Natalya's hand in
marriage. For him, Nataly is the best option. Thirdly, Natalya wants to marry
Lomov because of his fame and fortune. Moreover these people are possessive in
nature and are proud of their possessions. So they quarrel over the possessions
of the Oxen Meadows and the comparative superiority of Guess and Squeezer.
d) Is Chubukov a sensible father? How do you know?
Ans.
Chubukov is not fully a sensible father. He knows that Natalya wants to marry
Lomov. Still he takes up the side of Natalya in quarrel with Lomov. When Lomov
claims the Meadows, he becomes angry and opposes him. He indirectly forces
Lomov to leave. He also tells Lomov not to come to his house once again. This
is not at all sensible. However, he does a sensible thing by calling Lomov
back, though he does so at Natalya's pleading. Eventually when Lomov faints, he
plays a trick on them to get the married. Thus Chubukov is relieved of his
social liability as a father.
e) Why did
the Lomov decide to propose to Natalya?
Ans: Lomov is more than
35 years old and thus he has gone beyond the normal age of marriage. Moreover,
he was suffering due to a weak heart and sleep-sickness. He wanted company and
someone to look after him, so he thinks of marriage. He also thinks that he
needs to marry to lead a quiet and regular life. Thinking a lot, he finds in
Natalya an ideal wife. Natalya is an excellent housekeeper and bad looking. She
is well educated too. Besides, she is the only daughter of a wealthy landowner.
And she can also deal with the property. For all these, Lomov decided to
propose to Natalya.
f) Chubukov says of
Natalya: “... as if she won’t consent! She’s in love; egad, she’s like a
lovesick cat…” Would
you agree? Find reasons for your answer.
Answer : Chubukov thought that Lomov was a good marriage prospect for his daughter. He had been waiting for this proposal. When Lomov expressed his doubt regarding Natalya’s consent to the proposal, Chubukov immediately told him that she was in love with him. However, this was not true. Natalya did not seem to be in love with Lomov at any point in the play. It seemed like she was more attached to her land, meadows and dogs than to Lomov. In fact, the way they kept getting into arguments about trivial matters suggests that neither Lomov nor Natalya was in love with the other.
Answer : Chubukov thought that Lomov was a good marriage prospect for his daughter. He had been waiting for this proposal. When Lomov expressed his doubt regarding Natalya’s consent to the proposal, Chubukov immediately told him that she was in love with him. However, this was not true. Natalya did not seem to be in love with Lomov at any point in the play. It seemed like she was more attached to her land, meadows and dogs than to Lomov. In fact, the way they kept getting into arguments about trivial matters suggests that neither Lomov nor Natalya was in love with the other.
g) Make
a brief sketch of social life as you see in the play. OR What aspect of the
human condition and society does the play make fun of?
f) Justify the title of the play, The Proposal by Antom
Chekhov.
GRAMMAR (10arks)
4. ( a ) Do as directed :
1 x6=6
(i)" Eat some more, son," She said. (
Turned into indirect speech)
Ans. She said politely to eat some more.
(ii) The
carriage wheels changed their sound and rhythm.( Change the
Voice)
Ans.Their Sound and rhythm were changed by the
carriage wheels.
(iii She was silent ( Rewrite as a negative
sentence)
Ans. She was not talking.
(iv) One of the most
vivid memories of my early childhood is of the two men. (Change into positive
degree).
Ans: Very few memories of my early childhood are as vivid as of the two
men.
(v) Why don't you say this to the people who
come to you for help and advice? [Split into two simple sentences]
Ans. (a) People come to you for help
and advice (b) Why don't you say this to them?
(vi) A man, getting into the
compartment, stammered an apology.[Turn into a compound sentences]
Ans.. A man got into the compartment and
stammered an apology.
(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate
articles /or prepositionns:
1x6=6
Others declared that it was impossiblee-
(i)- decide beforehand -(ii)-right time-(iii) every action; but that, not letting
oneself be absorbed -(iv)- idle pastimes, one should always attend-((v)- all that was going-(vi)
Ans: to, the, for, in, to, on
(c) Correct the error in the
following sentence by replacing the underline word with one from the options given below. 1x1=1
My
father could convey
complex spiritual conceives in very simple down- to- earth Tamil.
Options: conceptions, conceptual, concepts
Ans:
concepts.
Examinees
are requested to practice from TEST PAPERS carefully.
5. UNSEEN (10 Marks)
A. State whether the following statements are’ True’ or ‘False’. Write T for
True and F for False 1x4=4
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B. Answer each of the following in about 30 words : 2x3=6
(i)
(ii) (iii)
Examinees
are requested to practice fromTEST PAPERS carefully.
6.
(a) REPORT WRITING:
10 Marks
i.
Recently your school organized a cleaning
drive in the immediate vicinity of the school. The students and all staffs of
the school participated in the programme. Write a report on the event in about
150 words
ii.
Write a report on a Book Fair in your
district.
iii.
Write a report on Blood Donation Camp
organized by your school
iv.
Write a report on the celebration of
‘Kanyashree Divas’ / on how you observed
‘Mission Nirmal Bangla / on how you campaign ‘Safe Drive, Save Life’
v.
Write a report on prize giving ceremony of your
school
vi.
Write a report within 150 words on an
educational tour to Digha conducted by the Sub-committee of your school.
vii.
Write a report within 150 words about the
Tree Plantation Programme organized by your school.
viii.
Write a report on Teachers’ Day-5th
September.
OR
(b) LETTER WRITING:
10 Marks
i.
You are Kamal Das of Gangarampur High
school. On behalf of the school, you have purchased a cricket set from ABC
Sports CO. Ltd. Some of the equipments are found defective. Write a letter
within 150 words to the company asking for replacement o refund.
ii. The sports teachers of XYZ High School
placed an order on behalf of the school to
your Company for sports goods. There
has been a dely in suply. You, being the Sales
Manager, regret and promise
immediate delivery through a letter.
iii. Write a letter to a publisher requesting
him to send you a bulk of books for your school library in 150 words.
iv. Write a letter to the officer-in charge of
your local police station reporting that you have lost your bi-cycle. In your
letter you will mention the date and time of the loss, the place where from it
was lost, brand name and description of the bi-cycle.
v. Suppose you have lost your Higher Secondary
Certificate. Now write an application to the deputy Secretary of W.B.B.S.E. for
duplicate Certificate.
vi. Write an application for the Branch Manager
of a Bank for loan.
vii. Suppose you have lost your Madhyamik Admit
Card. Lodge an FIR with the local police station.
viii. Write a letter to Editor of a newspaper
about-- the high price of every essential commodities / reckless driving/
eve-teasing.
OR
(C) PRECIS WRITING:
10 Marks
HOW TO WRITE A PRECIS
To write a PRECIS students are
directed to follow the instructions given below.
·
Read the passage attentively.
·
Choose a
title from the key sentence of the passage.
·
Note the important points of the passage.
·
Make the PRECIS within one third of the
given words.
·
Do not add any personal comment which is
not included in the passage.
·
Do not use idiomatic or ornamental
expression.
·
Avoid any repetitions.
·
Do not use direct speech and quotations.
·
Do not write 1st person or 2ndperson.
·
Do not write ditto words from the given
passage.
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