HS ABTA PAGE PAGE 133,

HS ABTA PAGE PAGE 133,

 ENGLISH (Group-B)

1. (a) Complete each of the following sentences, choosing the correct option from the alternatives provided : 1×12-12

PROSE

(i) The girl loved the hills especially in - (a) September (b) October (c) November (d) December.

Ans: (b) October

(ii) The distance from Kalam's house to Rameswaram was – (a) 15 minute walk (b) 10 minute walk (c) 5 minute walk (d) 8 minute walk. 

Ans:

(b) 10 minute walk 

(iii) "Half -nelson" is a - (a) Neck-tie (b) Hard blow (c) belt (d) Wrestling hold. 

Ans:(d) Wrestling hold. 

(iv) The profession of Mrs. Jones is (a) Hotel attendent (b) Waiter (c) Worker at a hotel beauty shop (d) None of these.

Ans:(c) Worker at a hotel beauty shop 

POETRY

(v) The Young Soldier's feet is among - (a) Grass (b) Bush (c) Fern( d)Flowers.

Ans: (d)  Flowers.

(vi) Sonnet 18 of Shakespeare follows a rhyme scheme of (a) ababcdcdefefgg (b) ababcdcdefefgh (c) abcedfghcdeghh ababbebccdcdef. 

Ans: (a) ababcdcdefefgg 

(vii) The cricket is associated with the season- Summer (b) Autumn (c) Winter (d) Spring. 

Ans:(c) Winter

(viii) The most sensitive part of a tree is (a) leaf (b) stem (c) root (d) bark.

Ans:(c) root

DRAMA

(ix) Squeezer was purchased for - (a) 85 roubles (b) 125 roubles (c) 300 roubles (d) 25 roubles.

Ans:(a) 85 roubles 

 (x) The play 'The Proposal' is set in t rural Countryside of - (a) England (b) Russia (c) India (d) German 

Ans:(b) Russia

(xi) Lomov by nature is - (a) Confident (b) Romantic . 

(c) Suspicious d)Flamboyant

Ans:(c) Suspicious 

(xii) The area of Oxen Meadows is - (a) Four dessiat (b) Five dessiatins (c) Three dessiatins (d) Two dessiatins.

Ans:b) Five dessiatins

(Short Answer type Questions)

2. Answer any four questions from 'PROSE' and four questions from 'POETRY', of the following questions, each in a complete sentence.

PROSE

(i) Who was bestowed the title of Bahadur in 'Strong Roots"?

Ans: One of Kalam's mother's forebears was bestowed the title of Bahadur in 'Strong Roots.

 (ii) Who came to see the girl off? 

Probably the girl's parents came to see the girl off.

(iii) How did the wounded man want to serve the Tsar? 

Ans: The  wounded man wanted to serve the Tsar as his most faithful slave.

(iv) Why did Roger try to snatch the purse?

Ans:Roger tried to snatch the purse because he wanted to buy a pair of blue suede shoes.

 (v) Who was Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry?

Ans: Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry,the high priest of Rameswaram temple, was close friend of Kalam's father.

 (vi) How did the narrator describe the girl's voice?

Ans: The narrator described the girl's voice as the sparkle of a mountain stream.

 (vii) Why did not the Tsar give the reward to anyone? 

Ans: The Tsar did not give the reward to anyone because the learned men answered Tsar's question differently.

(viii) Whar did Roger manage to say to Mrs. Jones at the end of the story?

Ans:Roger managed to say 'Thank you' to Mrs. Jones at the end of the story

POETRY

(ix) What do the rough winds do in Summer? 

Ans: The rough winds shake the darling buds of May in Summer.

(x) How does 'every far from fair' sometimes decline?

Ans: Every far from fair' sometimes decline by chance or nature's changing course.

(xi) Where do the curled twigs rise from?

Ans: The curled twigs rise from the bleeding bark close to the ground.

(xii) What does the phrase 'bleeding bark signify? 

The phrase "bleeding bark" in Gieve Patel's "On Killing a Tree" signifies the pain and injury inflicted on the tree when it is wounded. It also symbolizes the tree's resilience, as it tries to heal and resist destruction.

(xiii) When has the frost wrought a silence?

Ans:The frost has wrought a silence on lone winter evening.

(xiv) What does Keats celebrate in his poem *The Poetry of Earth'?

Ans:Keats celebrates the music of earth (nature) in his poem 'The Poetry of Earth'

(xv) How is the soldier lying in the valley?

Ans:The soldier is lying in the valley keeping one hand on his breast and head on a pillow made of fern.

 (xvi) Why does the Soldier look pale?

Ans: The Soldier looks pale because he is dead.

(Subjective/Descriptive Type 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:

PROSE

(i) "The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie Whose reverie is mentioned here? Who is the man? What was the

of

reverie about? How did it come to an end? (ii) "....because shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet." - Who is the speaker come whom was erevealed here did the speaker say this? Whakat here? someonbat alligad Who is the speaker and who is the person spoken to? Why did the man come running? Describe the physical state of the man. How was the by them? (iv) How daily routine? What was Dr. Kalam's ultimate message to the people for happiness and peace of mind?

POETRY

(v) "The humming insects do not distrub his rest" - Who rests and where? What puts him to rest? Why cannot the insects disturb his rest? (vi) "A voice will run" - Whose voice is referred to here? Where will the voice run? How will the voice contribute to the poetry of earth? (vii) Describe in detail the growth of a tree as stated in the poem "On Killing a tree". How does the tree heal itself? (viii) ".... and this gives life to thee..." what does 'this' refer to? Who is referred to by 'thee'? How does 'this' give life?

DRAMA

(ix) "What sort of a hunter you are?" Who is the speaker? Who is the person referred to as 'you'? What do the persons advise him instead of hunting? (x) '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 above. (xi) Give a brief sketch of the character of Chubukov in the play 'The Proposal'.

4. (a) Do as directed :

1×6=6

(i) The Tsar said, "I come to you wise man, for an answer to my questions" (Change into Indirect Speech). 

Addressing as wise man the Tsar said that he had come to him for an answer to his questions.  

(ii) The humming insects do not distrub his rest (Change the voice). 

His rest is not disturbed by the humming insects.  

(iii) He answered in a low deep voice (Use the underlined word as a noun). 

He gave an answer in a low deep voice.  

(iv) I loved the sound of her voice even the sound of her slippers (Split into two simple sentence). 

I loved the sound of her voice. I also loved the sound of her slippers.  

(v) October is the best time. (Change into positive degree). 

No other time is as good as October.  

(vi) It takes much time to kill a tree. (Change into a negative Sentence).

 It does not take much time to kill a tree. 

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and/or prepositions :

1/2×6=3

When she got to her door, she dragged boy inside, down a hall and into a large kitchenette furnished room at the rear of the house. 

(c) Correct the error in the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with the right one from the options given below : 

It could be a fascinated game, guessing what went on out there.

It could be a fascinating game, guessing what went on out there.