HS ABTA PAGE 122
1. Complete each sentence by choosing the correct option from the alternatives provided:
PROSE
(i) The girl in The Eyes Have It was happy because it was a -
Answer: (b) short journey
(ii) According to Jainulabdeen, prayer made possible a communion -
Answer: c) of the spirit between people.
(iii) The colour of the jeans that the boy was wearing was -
Answer: (a) blue
(iv) The Tsar went to visit the hermit -
Answer: (a) alone
POETRY
(v) "But this alone won't do it" - 'it' refers to -
Answer: (a) killing of a tree
(vi) The phrase 'long strands of silver' actually refers to the -
Answer: (c) stream
(vii) "This gives life to thee" - 'Life' here suggests -
Answer: (b) immortality
(viii) The silence in The Poetry of Earth has been wrought by -
Answer: (c) frost
DRAMA
(Ix)
Answer: (c) shelling peas
(X) Chubukov’s mother is described as -
Answer: (b) hump-backed
Xi)Late aunt and her husband
(xi) The expression 'demon of contradiction' means -
Answer: (a) a mood of argument
2. Answer in a sentence:
PROSE
(i) How did the narrator of The Eyes Have It know that the girl wore slippers?
Answer: The narrator of The Eyes Have It knew that the girl wore slippers by the sound they made.
(ii) What did the narrator of The Eyes Have It want to know from the new passenger?
Answer: The narrator wanted to know whether the girl had kept her hair long or short.
(iii) People of different religion would be waiting outside the mosque.
(iv )
According to Kalam's father one should look for someone to get help.
According to Kalam's father one should try to understand the relevance of his suffering and then look for someone to get help.
(V)
Answer: The boy was given half of her ten cent cake.
(v) What was full name of Mrs. Jones in Thank You Ma’am?
Answer: The full name of of Mrs. Jones in Thank You Ma’am was Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.
(vi) Why did the learned men come to the Tsar in Three Questions?
Answer: The learned men came to the Tsar to answer his three questions.
(vii) What did the wounded man promise to the Tsar in Three Questions?
Answer: The wounded man promised to serve the Tsar faithfully for saving his life.
POETRY
(ix) How, according to Gieve Patel, has the tree grown?
Answer: According to Gieve Patel, the tree has grown slowly by consuming the earth and absorbing sunlight and air.
(x) Which expressions suggest that the tree is personified in the poem On Killing a Tree?
Answer: Expressions like "leprous hide" and "bleeding bark" personify the tree in the poem.
(xi) What is the verse form of the poem Asleep in the Valley?
Answer: The verse form of the poem Asleep in the Valley is a (Italian /Petrarchan Sonnet) sonnet.
(xii) What does the concluding line of the poem Asleep in the Valley reveal?
Answer: The concluding line reveals that the soldier is dead, with two bullet wounds on his side.
(xiii) "And often is his gold complexion dimmed." - Whose complexion is referred to here?
Answer: The complexion of the sun is referred to here.
The complexion referred to here is that of the sun.
(xiv) What is meant by 'summer's lease' in Shakespeare's Sonnet No. 18?
Answer: 'Summer's lease' refers to the short duration of summer.
(xv) "... he has never done with his delights..." - Whose delights are spoken of here?
Answer: The delights of the grasshopper are spoken of here.
(xvi) What seasons do the Grasshopper and the Cricket symbolize?
Answer: The Grasshopper symbolizes summer, and the Cricket symbolizes winter.
3. Answer in about 100 words:
PROSE
(i) "I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths revealed to me by my father." Who was the son? Who was the father? What were the 'fundamental truths'?
(ii) "She had beautiful eyes, but they were of no use to her." Whose eyes are mentioned here? Why were her eyes useless? Bring out the irony of the situation.
POETRY
(v) "In his side there are two red holes." Who is the person referred to here? What do the 'two red holes' signify? What attitude of the poet to war is reflected here?
(vi) "... and this gives life to thee." What does 'this' refer to? Who is referred to as 'thee'? How does 'this' give life?
4(a) Do as directed:
(i)The hermit lived in a wood which he never quitted.
Answer:
(i)The hermit lived in a wood which was never quitted by him
A wood in which he lived was never quitted by the hermit.
(ii)"I didn't see you either," I said, "but I heard you come in."
Answer:I said that I hadn't seen her either, but I had heard her come in.
(iii)Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.
Answer: Adversity never fails to present opportunities for introspection.
(iv) The hermit listened to the Tsar but answered nothing.
Answer:Though the hermit listened to the Tsar, he answered nothing.
(v)They seemed anxious about her comfort.
Answer: They seemed to have anxiety about her comfort.
(vi) The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie.
Answer: A man entered the compartment. He broke into my reverie.
4(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and/or prepositions:
The Tsar went up to him and said: "I have come to you , wise hermit,to ask you answer three questions: How can I learn to do the right thing at the right time?"
4(c) Correct the error:
Sentence: And hide in cool trees.
Corrected sentence:And hide in cooling trees.
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