Higher Secondary ABTA PAGE -102
ABTA Higher Secondary 2023
Page-102
2.(a) Answer any four of the following questions, each in a complete sentence: 1x4=4
(i) What were the eyes of the narrator in 'The Eyes Have It' sensitive to?
Ans: In 'The Eyes Have It',the eyes of the narrator were sensitive only to light and darkness.
(ii) What, according to Abdul Kalam's father, does adversity always present?
Ans: According to Abdul Kalam's father, adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.
(iii) What did Mrs. Jones give Roger to eat?
Ans: Mrs. Jones gave Roger lima beans, ham, cocoa and cake.
(iv) Why did the Tsar decide to consult the hermit?
Ans:The Tsar decided to consult a hermit because the hermit was widely renowned for his wisdom.
(v) What made the girl startled?
Ans:The narrator's voice made the girl startled. Actually the girl did not know anyone else was there.
(vi) What did Kalam try to emulate throughout his life?
Ans: Kalam tried to emulate his father throughout his life in his own world of science and technology.
(vii) "And he did not want to be mistrusted now"- To whom it refers and why?
Ans: It refers to Roger./Here Roger is referred to here.He wants to win Mrs. Jones's trust.
(viii) What was the third questions of the Tsar?
Ans :The third question of Tsar was how he could know what was the most important thing to do.
(b) Answer any four of the following questions each in a complete sentence. 1x4=4
(i) What type of poem is 'On killing a Tree'?
Ans:' On killing a Tree ' is an ironical poem.
(ii) What is the soldier's pillow made of?
Ans: The soldier's pillow is made of fern.
(iii) Who takes the lead in 'Summer Luxury'?
Ans: The grasshopper takes the lead in 'Summer luxury'.
(iv) "... a voice will run" - Whose voice is referred to here?
Ans: The grasshopper's voice is referred to here.
(v) "But this alone won't do it." - What does 'this' refer to?
Ans: Here 'this' refers to the act of hacking and chopping.
(vi) What does 'two red holes' indicate?
Ans:The word 'two red holes' indicates two bullet wounds.
(vii) Why does every fair object lose its fairness?
Ans:Every fair object loses its fairness by chance or nature's changing course.
(viii) What does Keats celebrate in the poem 'The Poetry of Earth?
Ans:Keats celebrates the music of earth in the poem 'The Poetry of Earth'.
6.
i) I asked if she was going all the way to Dehra.
ii) Is the poetry of earth ceasing ever?
iii) I wanted a pair of suede shoes which was blue in colour.
iv) The ground was being dug by the hermit.
v) My heart is palpitating. I cannot continue this discussion
Vi) No other time is as good as October.
b. I moved easily along the birth and felt for the window ledge. The window was open and I faced it making a pretence of studying the landscape. I heard the panting of the engine, the rumble of the wheels, and in my mind's eyes I could see telegraph posts flashing by.
C. He looked as if he were fourteen and fifteen.
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