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ENGLISH (Group-B)
1. Complete each of the following sentences, choosing the correct option from the alternatives provided:
PROSE
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(i) The Sun in Mussoorie is described as (a) Bright (b) Cloudy (c) Dim (d) Delicious.
(ii) Adversity always presents apportunities for - (a) Imagination (b) Introspection (c) Immortality (d) Immigration.
(iii) Half-Nelson is related to - (a) Cricket (b) Wrestling (c) Tennis (d) Rugby.
(iv) The bearded wounded man came running-(a) At night (b) At noon (c) At dawn (d) At dusk.
POETRY
(v) "And then it is done". Here it refers to (a) Healing of the bark
(b) Uprooting of the tree (c) Rejuvenation of the tree (d) Killing of a tree.
(vi) The soldier sleeps - (a) On the hill (b) In Sunlight (c) Under a tree in the valley (d) On the river sand.
(vii) The gold complexion of the sun gets affected - (a) Sometimes (b) Often (c) Hardly (d) Always.
(viii) The grasshopper sings in- (a) Riverside (b) Grassy land (c) Under cooling shade (d) A meadow.
DRAMA
(ix) The name of the field adjacent to Oxen Meadows is - (a) Wildwood (b) Birchwoods (c) Marusinsky (d) None of these.
(x) Chubukov thinks that Guess (a) Is short in the muzzle (b) Has bigger jaw (c) Is bad breed (d) Cannot bark.
(xi) The peasants of Natalya's father's grand- father had the free access to use the Meadows for- (a) 35 years (b) 40 years (c) 30 years (d) 25 years.
xii) "He's old and as ugly as a worn- out cab horse." Here 'he' is (a) Guess (b) Lomov's grandfather (c) Count's dog (d) Squeezer.
(Short Answer Type Questions)
2. (a) Answer any four questions from PROSE and four questions Prem POETRY of the following questions,each in a complete 1×8-8 sentence.
PROSE
(1) "We'll soon be at your station" What is the station spoken of here?
Ans:The station of Saharanpur is spoken here.
(ii) What is the advantage of adversity?
Ans:Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.
(iii) What 'safe remark" did the narrator make about the girl?
Ans: The narrator told the girl that she had an interesting face. This was the safe remark.
(iv) How was the childhood of Kalam?
Ans: The childhood of Kalam was very secure,materially and emotionally.
(v) What did Mrs. Jones's purse contain?
Ans: Mrs. Jones's purse contained everything except hammer and nails.
(vi) Why did the Tsar go to the hermit?
Ans: The Tsar went to hermit to get the answer of his three questions.
(vii) How did Roger look like?
Ans: Roger looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen,frail,willow wild, in tennis shoes and blue jeans.
(viii) Why was the bearded man attacked by the bodyguard of the Tsar?
Ans: The bearded man was attacked by the bodyguard of the Tsar because he was the enemy of the Tsar. According to bearded man the Tsar killed his brother and seized his property.
POETRY
(ix) How can a tree be killed ultimately?
Ans: A tree can be killed ultimately by uprooting, scorching, choking, browning, hardening, twisting and withering.
(x) What does the river leave on the valley?
Ans: The river leaves on the valley long stands of silver
(xi) How can a tree be uprooted?
Ans:A tree can be uprooted by roping tightly( to pull out and snap out.)
Or.
It is roped tightly to pull out and snap out entirely to do it.
(xii) "...they fill the hollow..." What does the word 'hollow' mean here?
Ans: Here the word 'hollow' means valley.
(xiii) How do the darling buds of May' get affected?
The darling buds of May' get affected by rough winds.
(xiv) Whose voice shall run from hedge to hedge?
Ans: The grasshopper's voice shall run from hedge to hedge.
(xv) "So long lives this, and this gives life to thee" What does 'this' indicate?
Ans: Here 'this' indicates the Sonnet No. 18 of Shakespeare.
(xvi) Who sings among the grassy hills?
Ans : The grasshopper sings among the grassy hills.
(Subjective/Descriptive Tye Questions)
3. Answer any two questions from PROSE, two questions from POETRY and one question from DRAMA of the following questions, each in about 100 words: 6×5=30
PROSE
(i) She was an interesting girl"
- (a) Who said this, to whom and when?
(b) What else did the person say?
(d) What reply did he get?
(ii) "I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths." - (a) Who is 'T' here? (b) What is referred to here as fundamental truths'? (c) Who revealed the truths to him? (d) What did the speaker feel about it? (iii) "I would teach you right from wrong." (a) Who said this, to whom and when? (b) How did the speaker transform the person spoken to here? (iv) Why did the bearded man become an enemy of the Tsar? What did the man swear and resolve to do? Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar and what did the Tsar promise him?
POETRY
(v) Justify the title of the poem 'On Killing a Tree'.
(vi) "In his side there are two red holes" - (a) Who is the person referred to here? (b) What do the 'two red holes' signify? (c) What attitude of j the poet to war is reflected here? (vii) "And seems to one in drowsiness half-lost the Grasshopper's among some grassy hills." - (a) Who is "one"? (b) What vision is referred to here? (c) Why does the 'one' have
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such a vision? (viii) "So long lives this and this gives life to thee-" (a) What is meant by 'this" (b) Whom does 'this' give life to? (c) How long is 'this' expected to live? (d) In what way does it give life to the person?
DRAMA
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(ix) "Forgive us Ivan Vassilevitch, we were all a little heated". Who are referred to by 'us'? Why were the persons referred to all a little heated? Who is the speaker? Why does the speaker ask for forgiveness? (x) "And it's impossible for me not to marry." Why is the speaker so interested to marry? Whom does he want to marry? Why? (ii) "She's like a love-sick cat", Who said this and about whom? Analyse the character of the person referred to here under the light of the comment.
4. (a) Do as directed:
1×6=6
(i) "Are you going all the way to Dehra?" - I asked. (Change into indirect speech).
I asked if she was going all the way to Dehra.
(ii) Do you need somebody to go to the store? (Change the voice).
Is somebody needed by you to go to the store?
(iii) He received none but common folk. (Turn into an affirmative sentence).
Ans:He received only common folk.
(iv) There was a very old mosque in our locality where my father would take me for evening prayers. (Split into two simple sentences).
Ans:There was a very old mosque in our locality.My father would take me there for evening prayers.
(v) But I knew she wore slippers. (Turn into a complex sentence).
Ans: But I knew that she wore slippers.
(vi) He's as ugly as a worn-out cab horse (Change into comparative degree).
Ans :A worn-out cab horse is not uglier than he.
(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and/or prepositions :
Having taken leave of the wounded man, the Tsar went out into the porch and looked around for the hermit. Before going away he wished once more to beg an answer to the questions he had put.
(c) Correct the error in the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with the right one from the options given below:
1×1=1
Her voice had the sparkled of a mountain stream. [Options: sparkle/ spark/sparkling]
Her voice had the sparkle of a mountain stream.
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