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Attempt FIVE questions in all
Attempt FIVE questions in all
→You must attempt one question from each of the
sections A, B, and C and any two other questions.
sections A, B, and C and any two other questions.
→The intended marks for questions or parts of
questions are given in brackets [ ]
questions are given in brackets [ ]
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SECTION
– A – DRAMA
– A – DRAMA
The
Merchant of Venice – Shakespeare
Merchant of Venice – Shakespeare
Question – 1
Read the extract given below and answer the questions
that follow
that follow
In Belmont is a lady richly left,
And she is fair and fairer than that word
Of wondrous virtues – sometimes from her eyes
I did receive fair speechless messages’
Her name is Portia, nothing undervalued
To Cato’s daughter Brutus Portia.
a)
How does Bassanio describe her beauty? (3)
How does Bassanio describe her beauty? (3)
b)
What hurdles are there to win Portia as his
wife (3)
What hurdles are there to win Portia as his
wife (3)
c)
Why does Bassanio say these to Antonio? (3)
Why does Bassanio say these to Antonio? (3)
d)
How did Antonio react to this? (3)
How did Antonio react to this? (3)
e)
How did Antonio help the speaker? (4)
How did Antonio help the speaker? (4)
Question – 2
Bassanio-
No, by
any honour, by my soul
any honour, by my soul
No woman had it, but a civil doctor
Which did he refuse three thousand ducats of me
And begged the ring……………..
a)
Acquaint us with the context of the lines?
(3)
Acquaint us with the context of the lines?
(3)
b)
Why did the civil doctor demand the ring?
(3)
Why did the civil doctor demand the ring?
(3)
c)
What role did the civil doctor play in
saving Antony? (3)
What role did the civil doctor play in
saving Antony? (3)
d)
Why did Bassonio give the ring at last (3)
Why did Bassonio give the ring at last (3)
e)
What is the truth behind the curtain? (3)
What is the truth behind the curtain? (3)
SECTION
– B – POETRY
– B – POETRY
A
Collection of Poems
Collection of Poems
Question – (3)
The boat is lowered, the boatman row
And to the Inchcape Rock they go;
Sir Ralph bent over from the boat,
And he cut the bell from the Inchcape float.
a)
Why did Sir Ralph cut the bell?(3)
Why did Sir Ralph cut the bell?(3)
b)
Who had placed the bell and why? (3)
Who had placed the bell and why? (3)
c)
How far do you find the poem to be a
didactic one? (3)
How far do you find the poem to be a
didactic one? (3)
d)
The poem is a struggle between evil and
good.Discuss (3)
The poem is a struggle between evil and
good.Discuss (3)
e)
How is poetic justice made in the poem? (3)
How is poetic justice made in the poem? (3)
Q. 4
I don’t recall what happened then, I think I must have
cried;
cried;
I put my arms around him and I pulled him to my side
and, as I held him to me,
and, as I held him to me,
I could feel our wounds were pressed.
The large one in my heart against the small one in his
chest.
chest.
a)
How was his wound larger than that of the
young soldier? (3)
How was his wound larger than that of the
young soldier? (3)
b)
Establish the poem to be an anti war poem?
(3)
Establish the poem to be an anti war poem?
(3)
c)
Did he get rest? How? (3)
Did he get rest? How? (3)
d)
How is horror of war depicted in the poem?
(3)
How is horror of war depicted in the poem?
(3)
e)
Comment on the structure of the poem (4)
Comment on the structure of the poem (4)
SECTION
– C – P-ROSE
– C – P-ROSE
Collection
of Short Stories
of Short Stories
Q. 5
The
evening was turning dark Rizwan was thinking of the unending problems back
home. His mother in, his father had died almost two years ago and his two younger
brothers had to drop out of school. I seemed now it was time to starve.
evening was turning dark Rizwan was thinking of the unending problems back
home. His mother in, his father had died almost two years ago and his two younger
brothers had to drop out of school. I seemed now it was time to starve.
1)
How can you symbolise the darkness of the
evening to the darkness of Rizwan’s life? (3)
How can you symbolise the darkness of the
evening to the darkness of Rizwan’s life? (3)
2)
Was he successful in his work? (3)
Was he successful in his work? (3)
3)
What the condition for his job? (3)
What the condition for his job? (3)
4)
How is the title of the story appropriate? (3)
How is the title of the story appropriate? (3)
5)
Describe the interview . (4)
Describe the interview . (4)
Q. 6 How is “Tiger in the Tunnel”
an inspirational story? (16)
an inspirational story? (16)
