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Class: 12th (2024-25)

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF:-
DR. NEERAJ
(DDE – DISTRICT WEST A)

Dr. Rajbir Singh Yadav

(DDE – Zone 15)

PRINCIPAL (MADHU MALTI), GGSSS, RAGHUBIR NAGAR-

1515030, ND-27
PREPARED BY
NIVEDITA(20227848)
GGSSS, RAGHUBIR Nagar 1515030
 Multiple Choice Questions based on Reference to context (01 Marks)

I. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

Q.1 A) Poor man! It was in honour of this last lesson that he had put on his fine Sunday clothes, and

Now I understood why the old men of the village were sitting there in the back of the room. It was

Because they were sorry, too, that they had not gone to school more. It was their way of thanking our
Master for his forty years of faithful service and of showing their respect for the country that was

There’s no more.

I) why does the narrator refer to M. Hamel as ‘Poor man!’?

a) He empathizes with M. Hamel as he had to leave the village.

b) He believes that M. Hamel’s “fine Sunday clothes” clearly reflected that he was not rich.

c) He feels sorry for M. Hamel as it was his last French lesson.

d) He thinks that M. Hamel’s patriotism and sense of duty resulted in his poverty.

ANS. (I) c

Q.2) Which of the following idioms might describe the villagers’ act of attending the last lesson most

Accurately?

a) ‘Too good to miss’

b) ‘Too little, too late’

c) ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth

d) Too cool for school

ANS. b

Q.3) Choose the option that might raise a question about M. Hamel’s “faithful service”.

a) When Franz came late, M. Hamel told him that he was about to begin class without him.

b) Franz mentioned how cranky M. Hamel was and his “great ruler rapping on the table”.
c) M. Hamel often sent students to water his flowers, and gave a holiday when he wanted to go

Fishing.
d) M. Hamel permitted villagers put their children “to work on a farm or at the mills” for some

Extra money.

ANS. c

Q.4) Choose the option that most appropriately fills in the blanks, for the following description of
the Given extract.

The villagers and their children sat in class, forging with their old master a

(i) _____ togetherness. In that moment, the class room stood (ii) _____. It was France itself, and the
Last French lesson a desperate hope to (iii) ______ to the remnants of what they had known and taken

For granted. Their own (iv) _______.

a) (i) graceful; (ii) still; (iii) hang on; (iv) country

b) (i) bygone; (ii) up; (iii) keep on; (iv) education

c) (i) beautiful; (ii) mesmerised; (iii) carry on; (iv) unity

d) (i) forgotten; (ii) transformed; (iii) hold on; (iv) identity

ANS. d

Q.5 Unaware of what his name represents, he roams the streets with his friends, an army of barefoot

Boys who appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon. Over the months, I have come to

Recognize each of them.

(i) What is the tone of the passage?

a. Melancholic

b. Joyful

c. Sarcastic

d. Angry

Ans: Melancholic

Q.6 How does the narrator’s knowledge of Saheb-e-Alam’s name affect their interactions?

a. It deepens their bond

b. It creates distance
 c. It causes conflict

d. It leads to confusion

Ans: a. It deepens their bond

Q.7 Which literary device is most noticeable in the description of Saheb-e-Alam and his friends?
a. Simile

b. Metaphor

c. Personification

d. Hyperbole

Ans: a.Simile

Q.8 How does the setting contribute to the overall mood of the passage?

a. It creates suspense

b. It evokes nostalgia

c. It enhances realism

d. It conveys despair

Ans: d. It conveys despair

Q 9.Then all effort ceased. I relaxed. Even my legs felt limp; and a blackness swept over my brain. It

Wiped out fear; it wiped out terror. There was no more panic. It was quiet and peaceful. Nothing to

Be afraid of. This is nice... to be drowsy... to go to sleep... no need to jump... too tired to jump... it’s nice
To be carried gently... to float along in space... tender arms around me... tender arms like Mother’s...
Now I must go to sleep... I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell.

1. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.

Statement 1: The author tried his best to jump out of water.

Statement 2: After a while, the author was not anxious in water.

a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.

b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.

c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.

d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.

Ans. D. Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.

Q.10. The ‘curtain (of life) fell’ corresponds to an aspect of

a) Geometry.

b) History.

c) Sports.

d) Drama.

Ans. D. Drama.

Q.11. The purpose of using “…” in the above passage is to

a) Show omission.

b) Indicate pauses.

c) Shorten a dialogue.

d) Replace an idea.

Ans. b) Indicate pauses.

Q.12. Which option indicates that the poet lost consciousness?

a) ‘It was quiet and peaceful.’

b) ‘I crossed to oblivion.’

c) ‘Tender arms like Mother’s.’

d) It wiped out fear

Ans. b) ‘I crossed to oblivion.’

Q13. He had naturally been thinking of his rattraps when suddenly he was struck by the idea that the

Whole world about him- the whole world with its lands and seas, its cities and villages- was nothing but

A big Rattrap. It had never existed for any other purpose than to set baits for people. It offered riches

And joys, shelter and food, heat and clothing, exactly as the rattrap offered cheese and pork, and as

Soon as anyone let himself be tempted to touch the bait, it enclosed on him, and then everything came
To an end.
i) Who is ‘he’ referred to in the extract?

a) The ironmaster b) The peddler

c) The crofter d) the narrator

Ans: b) the peddler

Q.14) The purpose of the world is to ………………….

Ans: Set bait for the people

Q.15) What does the world set as bait for people?

Ans: It offered riches and joys, shelter and food, heat and clothing, exactly as the rattrap

Offered cheese and pork .

Q.16) “The whole world with its lands and seas, its cities and villages- was nothing but a big

Rattrap”. Identify the figure of speech in the above line.

Ans: Metaphor

Q.17). “And then everything came to an end”. What is the author referring to?

Ans: The end refers to the end of control exercised by people when they are faced with

Temptations.

Q.18. He had gone to the December 1916 annual convention of the Indian National Congress party in
Lucknow. There were 2, 301 delegates and many visitors. During the proceedings, Gandhi recounted,

“a peasant came up to me looking like any other peasant in India, poor and emaciated, and said, “I
Am Rajkumar Shukla. I am from Champaran, and I want you to come to my district!” Gandhi had

Never heard of the place. It was on the foothills of the towering Himalayas near the kingdom of

Nepal.

(i) Who does ‘he’ refer to in the above extract?

a) Rajkumar Shukla
b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Rajendra Prasad

d) None of the above

Ans. b) Mahatma Gandhi

(Q.19) What was ‘he’ doing in Lucknow?

Ans. He was attending the annual convention of the Indian National Congress Party.

(Q.20) In this part of the story, Gandhi recounts…………………………

Ans. He recounts about a poor emaciated peasant who had come up to him and asked him to visit

Champaran to help the sharecroppers.

(Q.21) Complete the given analogy:

Confident: Diffident Emaciated:………..

Ans. Healthy & strong/ corpulent / fat / chubby

Q.22) Rajkumar Shukla’s met Gandhi in Lucknow because

a) He was a great admirer of Mahatma Gandhi and wished to join India’s freedom struggle.

b) He wanted Gandhi to visit Champaran to look into the problems faced by the poor

Peasants.

c) He had come to attend the annual convention of the Indian National Congress Party.

d) Both b and c.

Ans. b) He wanted Gandhi to visit Champaran to look into the problems faced by the poor peasants.

(Q.23) “Gandhi had never heard of the place.”

What do you infer from the above statement?

Ans. It suggests that Gandhi was not familiar with the place Champaran and its location.

Q.24. Gemini Studios was the favourite haunt of poets like S.D.S. Yogiar, Sangu Subramanyam,

Krishna Sastry and Harindranath Chattopadhyaya. It had an excellent mess which supplied good

Coffee at all times of the day and for most part of the night. Those were the days when Congress rule
Meant Prohibition and meeting over a cup of coffee was rather a satisfying entertainment. Barring

The office boys and a couple of clerks, everybody else at the Studios radiated leisure, a pre-requisite
For poetry. Most of them wore khadi and worshipped Gandhi but beyond that they had not the faintest

Appreciation for political thought of any kind.

(i.) Why did all the of our poets mentioned above gathered at the Gemini Studios?

Ans. All the four poets mentioned above gathered at Gemini Studios because it was an excellent place

For discussion and they felt relaxed gathering there.

Q.25. The mess at Gemini Studios………………………………..

Ans. The mess at Gemini Studios supplied good coffee at all times of the day and for most part of the
Night.

Q.26. The ‘Congress rule’ those days meant………………………….

Ans. Congress rule, those days meant ‘Prohibition

Q.27. Why was leisure, a pre-requisite for poetry?

Ans. Leisure was a pre-requisite for poetry because on the pretext of creating a poetic atmosphere, the

Entire staff except the office boys or the clerks enjoyed leisure doing nothing.

Q.28. Which of the following statements is not TRUE in the context of the above extract?

a) Gemini Studios had an excellent mess which supplied good coffee.

b) Most of the people at Gemini Studios wore khadi and worshipped Gandhi.

c) Prohibition meant meeting over a cup of coffee with entertainment.

d) They had not the faintest appreciation for any kind of political thoughts.

Ans. c) Prohibition meant meeting over a cup of coffee with entertainment.

Q.29. Find a word from the extract which means same as ‘Meeting place’.

Ans. Haunt

Q.30.She reports her husband as saying to the reporters, "Why do I refuse to be interviewed? Because it
Is immoral! It is a crime, just as much of a crime as an offence against my person, as an assault, and

just as much merit’s punishment. It is cowardly and vile. No respectable man would ask it, much less
Give it," Yet Kipling had himself perpetrated such an 'assault' on Mark Twain only a few years before.

H. G. Wells in an interview in 1894 referred to 'the interviewing ordeal', but was a fairly frequent

Interviewee and forty years later found himself interviewing Joseph Stalin.

A… “……...as an offence against my person, as an assault, and just as much merit’s punishment.” The

Tone of Kipling in the above line is of:

i Anger

ii. Annoyance

iii. Both i & ii

iv. Only (i)

Answer: iii. Both i & ii

Q.31. State whether true or false with reference to the extract:

H.G Well’s was fond of giving interviews.

Answer: False

Q.32. Complete the sentence appropriately.

Yet Kipling had himself perpetrated such an 'assault' on Mark Twain. This means…………

Answer: Kipling did not see his interview with Mark Twain as immoral or criminal.

Q.33. Identify a word from the text that means a severe trial or suffering.

Answer: Ordeal

Q.34 “She reports her husband as saying to the reporters.”

Who is referred to as “She”?

Answer: Kipling ‘s Wife

Q.35 Read the extract given below and the answer the questions that follow:

“She thinks money grows on trees, don’t she, Dad?’ said little Derek, hanging on the back of his father’s
chair. Their mother sighed. Sophie watched her back stooped over the sink and wondered at the

incongruity of the delicate bow which fastened her apron strings. The delicate-seeming bow and the
crooked back. The evening had already blacked in the windows and the small room was steamy from

the stove and cluttered with the heavy-breathing man in his vest at the table and the dirty washing piled

up in the corner. Sophie felt a tightening in her throat. She went to look for her brother Geoff.

Q.36 Choose the correct option about Sophie’s parents based on the extract given above.

a) Sophie’s parents’ marriage was an example of harmony and affection.

b) Sophie’s relationship with her parents was warm and friendly.

c) Sophie’s mother was subdued while her father was detached.

d) Sophie and her brother didn’t like to stay with their parents.

Ans-c)

Q37. Choose the option that supports the contention coming through Derek’s dialogue, “She thinks
money

grows on trees, don’t she, Dad?

a) Derek thought his sister to be unreasonable at times.

b) Derek had no faith in Sophie’s abilities to open a boutique.

c) Derek thought of his sister as someone who was realistic.

d) Derek was not at all happy about Sophie’s habit of day dreaming

Ans-a)

Q.38. It could be inferred that Sophie’s mother was fatigued and burdened. Choose the option listing
the
Elements that form the basis of this inference.
1) Her sigh

2) The delicate bow

3) The apron’s strings

4) Her crooked back

a) 1, 2

b) 3, 4

c) 2, 3

d) 1, 4

Ans-d)
Q.39 “Sophie felt a tightening in her throat.” Pick the option that lists Sophie’s feelings in this context.

1) Anxious

2) Annoyed

3) Uneasy

4) Terrified

a) Options 1 & 3

b) Options 2 & 3
c) Options 1 & 4

d) Options 2 & 4

Ans-a)

Q.40“ I looked again at her, wan, Pale

As late winter’s moon and felt that

Old Familiar ache, my childhood’s fear,

But all I said was, see you soon, Amma,

All I did was smile and smile and smile…”

i) What is the poet’s mother compared to in the above lines and why?

Ans: The poet’s mother is compared to the late winter’s moon. Both are wan, pale and lifeless. Winter

is the last season of a year and similarly the poet’s mother is also in the last stage of her life.

Q.41 Define her childhood’s fear.

Ans: The poet feared separation from her mother in her childhood. This fear resurfaces now when she
sees her mother old and approaching death.

Q.42 Identify the sentence which has the same figure of speech as in the line (underlined) above:

a) The plants were begging for water.

b) Life is a game of chess.

c) The raindrops fell from the sky like teardrops.

d) Sally sells seashells by the sea shore.

Ans: The raindrops fell from the sky like teardrops.( simile)
Q.43 Pick up the line which is an example for repetition in the above lines.

Ans: All I did was smile and smile and smile…

B) “……….. but soon

Q.44 Now we will count to twelve

and we will all keep still

for once on the face of the earth,

let’s not speak in any language;

let’s stop for a second,

and not move our arms so much.

1. Why does the poet want us to keep quiet?

Ans: The poet wants us to keep quiet so that we can do self-analysis.

Q.45 .How long does the poet exhort us to be silent?

Ans: The poet wishes that we become still till we count twelve.

Q.46 Identify the poetic device used in the last line?

Ans: Pun on the word arm. Arm here refers to use of weapons

Q.47 The poet does not want to speak in any language because-------------

Ans: it would lead to confusion and misunderstanding.

Q 48 A thing of beauty is a joy forever

Its loveliness increases, it will never

Pass into nothingness, but will keep

A bower quiet for us, and a sleep

Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
a) Why does the poet state that a thing of beauty is joy forever?

i) Because it gives us eternal and everlasting happiness

ii) Because it leaves an impact on our mind

iii) Because we are able to relive the wonderful feeling, we get from it whenever we think about it
iv) All the above

ANSWER: iv. all the above

Q.49 Explain: “Nothingness”

i) Beauty never goes off with the passing time

ii) Beauty fades away with time

ii) Refers to a freedom of the soul

iii) None of the above

ANSWER: i. Beauty never goes off with the passing time

Q.50 “A bower quiet for us”, What does it mean?

i) The stillness of the night sky

ii) Nature’s beauty performs like the shade of a tree, soothing and relaxing

iv)The quiet afternoon breeze that helps the creatures sleep

v) The quietness of nature

ANSWER: ii. Nature’s beauty performs like the shade of a tree, soothing and relaxing

Q.51. “It is in the news that all these pitiful kin

Are to be bought out and mercifully gathered in
To live in villages, next to the theatre and the stone,

Where greedy good-doers, beneficent beasts of prey

Swarm over their lives enforcing benefits

That are calculated to soothe them out of their wits,

And by teaching them to sleep all day,

Destroy their sleeping at night the ancient way”.

(i). It was in the news that……………………

Complete the given statement appropriately.

Ans. It is in the news that the poor are to be relocated to better surroundings near the theatre

and the shops.

Q.52. Which word means the same as ‘beneficent’ used in the above lines? Choose the correct option:

a) Maleficent

b) Adamant
c) Generous

d) Autocrat

Ans. c) Generous

Q.53. Who is going to exploit the rural people and how?

I. The rich and the powerful people by cheating them and making them work.

II. The politicians and the government by offering benefits that are supposed to solve their

Problems.

III. Their own people by grabbing their land and property on the pretext of helping them.

IV. The promise given to them to change their lives as shown in the movies.

(i) I, III and IV

(ii) Both I and IV
(iii)Only I and II
(iv) Both III and IV
Ans. (iii) Only I and II

Q.54 How will the greedy good-doers soothe the rural poor out of their wits?

Ans. By offering them free benefits like housing and other facilities, they rob the poor of their

voice to protest and lull them into a feeling of false security.

Q.55 Who is referred to as beasts of prey and why?

Ans. The politicians in power and in opposition and they make no difference in the conditions

Of the rural poor.

Q.56 Complete the given analogy:

Ans. All I could do was smile, and smile, and smile: Repetition, Greedy good doer……

Q.57 Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers prance across a screen

Bright Topaz denizens of a world of green

They do not fear the men beneath the tree;

They prance in sleek chivalric certainty.

i.) Who does 'denizens of a world of green' refer to?

a) Non-residents of the forests

b) Environmentalists

c) Inhabitants of the forests

d) Flora and plants

Ans: c) inhabitants of the forests

Q.58 What poetic device has been used in "bright topaz denizens"?

Ans: metaphor

Q.59 Complete the sentence by choosing the most appropriate option.

The men beneath the tree refer to ______________________________

a) Travellers

b) Tribal people
c) Forest dwellers

d) Tiger hunters
Ans: Tiger hunters

Q.60 State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE.

Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers in the panel is a reflection of the qualities of the tiger she admires who do not

fear men beneath the tree.

Ans: True
Q.61 Identify two words that shows the two opposite movement of the tigers?

Ans: Prance & sleek

Q.62 How does the poet emphasise the phrase "sleek chivalric certainty" suggested in the tigers in
the poem ?

Ans: The poet emphasises the confidence of the tiger in facing men with grace movements not in panic

or fear.

VISTAS

Q.62 Sometimes I think Grand Central is growing like a tree, pushing out new corridors and

Staircases like roots. There’s probably a long tunnel that nobody knows about feeling its way

Under the city right now, on its way to Times Square, and maybe another to Central Park. And

Maybe — because for so many people through the years Grand Central has been an exit, a way

Of escape — maybe that’s how the tunnel I got into... But I never told my psychiatrist friend about

That idea.

i) The above extract is NOT an example of ________.

a) Allegory

b) Analogy

c) Imagery

d) Metaphor

Ans: a) allegory

Q.63 Charley decided not to tell his psychiatrist friend about his idea. Choose the option that reflects
the

Reaction Charley anticipated from his friend.

a) “That’s such a lovely comparison. Why don’t you become a writer, Charley?”

b) “Oh Charley. It is so sad to see your desperation to run away! So very sad.”

c) “Maybe that’s how you entered the third level. Who would have thought?!”

d) “You need help, my raving friend. You are way too invested in this crazy world.

Ans: d) “You need help, my raving friend. You are way too invested in this crazy world.
Q.64 The idiom ‘feeling its way’ implies ______ movement.

a) swift

b) Tentative

c) circular

d) Disorganized

Ans: b) tentative

Q.65 The image of a tree to describe the Third Level lists some of the ways in which the symbolism of
a Tree is employed.Which of the following would represent an example as used by Charley in the
above extract?
a) ‘Stay grounded’ as the train station is underground.

b) ‘Connect with your roots’ as he desires to go back to his past.

c) ‘Enjoy the view’ as the station leads to all tourist sights of the city.

d) ‘Keep growing’ as the station keeps renovating and expanding.

Ans: d) ‘Keep growing’ as the station keeps renovating and expanding.

Q.66 From that day onwards it was celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram. The State

Banned tiger hunting by anyone except the Maharaja. A proclamation was issued to the effect that if

Anyone dared to fling so much as a stone at a tiger, all his wealth and property would be confiscated.

The Maharaja vowed he would attend to all other matters only after killing the hundred tigers. Initially

The king seemed well set to realise his ambition. Not that he faced no dangers. There were times when

The bullet missed its mark, the tiger leapt upon him and he fought the beast with his bare hands. Each

Time it was the Maharaja who won.

i ) “From that day onwards, it was celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram”.
The reason for the celebration by the tiger’s was_______.

Ans: The reason for celebration by tigers was that the Tiger King had banned hunting tigers in his

Kingdom and the property of those who even flung a stone at a tiger would be confiscated.

Q.67 What were the dangers faced by the Tiger King in achieving his target?

Ans: There were times when the bullet missed its mark, the tiger leapt upon him and he fought the
Beast with his bare hands.
Q.68 The Maharaja vowed he would attend to all other matters only after killing the hundred tigers.
What Does this tell us about the Maharaja?

a) he was concerned about his people

b) he was least concerned about his subjects

c) he was concerned about tigers

d) None of the above

Ans: b) he was least concerned about his subjects.

Q.69 The word closest in meaning to proclamation is

a) Manifesto b) ultimatum c) edifice d) decree

Ans: d) decree

Q. 70 ‘…… if anyone dared to fling so much as a stone at a tiger, all his wealth and property would
be confiscated’. What trait of the king is reflected in the above line?

Ans: determination

Q.71 Students on Ice, the programme I was working with on the Shokalskiy, aims to do exactly this by

Taking high school students to the ends of the world and providing them with inspiring educational

Opportunities which will help them foster a new understanding and respect for our planet. It’s been in

Operation for six years now, headed by Canadian Geoff Green, who got tired of carting celebrities and

Retired, rich, curiosity-seekers who could only ‘give’ back in a limited way. With Students on Ice, he

Offers the future generation of policymakers a life-changing experience at an age when they’re ready to
Absorb, learn, and most importantly, act.
1. Students on Ice is …………. Headed by Geoff Green.

Select the option to fill in the blank correctly.

a) A travelogue

b) An expedition

c) A globetrotting

d) A tour
Ans-b)
Q.72 Choose the option that marks the ODD ONE OUT based on your reading of the above extract.

a) Sumit donates 10% of his monthly income to the environment-friendly NGOs.

b) Manmeet and her twin plant a new plant on their birthday every year.

c) Vivek invests in eco-friendly cosmetics that are packaged in plastic containers.

d) Afsana plans to device a machine that recycles the biodegradable wastes from home.

Ans-c)

Q.73 Pick the option that characterizes the celebrities based on your understanding of the extract.

1. Overachiever
2. Zealous
3. Miserly
4. Impassive
a) 1, 2
b) 3, 4
c) 1, 3
d) 2, 4
Ans-d)

Q.74 Choose the option that lists the reasons for Green’s programme.

1. Making youngsters realize the gory reality of the planet.

2. Provoking the youth to think about the future earnestly.

3. Giving a chance of exploring the north pole to the young generation

4. Providing travel opportunities to students that were unfortunate.

a) 1, 2

b) 3, 4

c) 1, 3

d) 2, 4

Ans-a)
Q.75 Sadao knew that his education was his father’s chief concern. For this reason he had been
sent at twenty-two to America to learn all that could be learned of surgery and medicine. He had
come back at thirty, and before his father died he had seen Sadao become famous not only as a
surgeon but as a scientist. Because he was perfecting a discovery which would render wounds
entirely clean, he had not been sent abroad with the troops.

i. How has education become important to Dr. Sadao?

Ans: Sadao knew that his education was his father’s chief concern. For this reason he had been
sent at twenty-two to America to learn all that could be learned of surgery and medicine.

Q.76 Why was it necessary to retain Dr. Sadao in station?

A. Due to illness
B. Due to his father's death
C. As he was doing the research.
D. He was busy with politics
Ans: C.As he was doing the research.

Q.77 Dr. Sadao was not only a famous surgeon but also .
Ans: A Scientist

Q.78 Why were doctors sent along with the troops?

Ans: As war was going on and the doctors services were required in the war field to tend to the
wounded soldiers.
Q.79 .DERRY: What do you do all day?
MR LAMB: Sit in the sun. Read books. Ah, you thought it was an empty house, but inside,
it’s full. Books and other things. Full.
DERRY: But there aren’t any curtains at the windows.
MR LAMB: I’m not fond of curtains. Shutting things out, shutting things in. I like the light
and the darkness, and the windows open, to hear the wind.
DERRY: Yes. I like that. When it’s raining, I like to hear it on the roof.
MR LAMB: So you’re not lost, are you? Not altogether? You do hear things. You listen.
DERRY: They talk about me. Downstairs, When I’m not there.

a. What does Mr. Lamb mean by being 'lost'?

i He who ignores what others say is lost.
i. He who does not value humans and nature is lost.
ii. He who does not halt to consider wind and rain is lost.
iii. He who rejects nature and its wonders is lost.
Answer: option (ii)

Q.80 Choose the one that best represents a message from the play.
i. People's attitudes should not prevent individuals from experiencing life.
ii. What others say has no bearing on how you feel about things.
 iii. People can't be altered. One can and should only change oneself.
iv. One's opinions should not be influenced by what others say behind one's back.
Answer: option (i)

Q.81 Complete the sentence appropriately. "Shutting things out, shutting things in" suggests
that………
Answer: Curtains are used to prevent or restrict the passage of light and air into the home.

Q.82 State whether the following statement is true or false with

reference to the extract. The listener likes to hear the pitter-patter
of the rain drops.
“DERRY: They talk about me.” “They” refer to ………
Answer: True
Answer: Derry’s parents who are worried about his burnt face.

Q.83 When I heard this, I didn’t want to laugh any more, I felt terribly sad. How could they believe
that it was disgusting if one of us held that package in his hands, even though the vadai had
been wrapped first in a banana leaf, and then parcelled in paper? I felt so provoked and angry
that I wanted to touch those wretched vadais myself straightaway. Why should we fetch and
carry for these people, I wondered. Such an important elder of ours goes meekly to the shops
to fetch snacks and hands them reverently, bowing and shrinking, to this fellow who just sits
there and stiffs them into his mouth. The thought of it infuriated me.
1. The elder handing snacks reverently, bowing and shrinking to the fellow indicates that
the ‘fellow’ was
1. Condescending.
2. Unassuming.
3. Submissive.
4. Disdainful.
5. aggressive
a) 2, 3 and 6 b) 1, 4 and 5
c) 1, 4 and 6 d) 2, 3 and 4

Ans-c)

Q.84 Pick an idiom that DOES NOT describe how the author felt about this incident.
a) At the end of one’s tether b) be in a black mood
c) Up in arms d) throw up one’s hands

Ans-a)

Q.85 Based on the given context, choose the option that illustrates when a
person can be provoked, out of the examples given below.
1. The employees organised a peaceful protest outside the firm.
2. The manager ill-treated one of the employees and wrongfully terminated him.
3. The employees wrote a letter of complaint against the manager.
4. The director of the firm scheduled a meeting for reconciliation.

a) Option 1 b) Option 2
c) Option 3 d) Option 4

Ans-b

Q.86 The given extract DOES NOT talk about

a) Author’s realization of her misconception
b) Elders being ill-treated in her society.
c) The haughtiness of the ‘fellow’.
d) How the author was enraged.

Ans-b)

Q.87 The little old house was out with a little new shed, In front at the edge of the road,
where the traffic sped, A roadside stand that too pathetically pled,
It would not be fair to say for a dole of bread,
But for some of the money, the cash, whose flow supports The flower of cities from
sinking and withering faint.

(a)Why had a new shed put up by the occupants of the little old house?
Ans. The occupants of the little old house had put up the new shed to extend their
area to sell their goods to earn some money.

Q.88 What makes the poet refer to the roadside stand as ‘Pathetic’?
(i) It is very small without any adornment
(ii) It is not comfortable and attractive, looks shabby
(iii) It is situated at the edge of the highway
(iv) The roadside stand is run by small children who are
forced into child labour
Ans. (ii) It is not comfortable and attractive, looks shabby
Q.89 The purpose of putting the shed
is……………………….. Complete the
above statement with a small phrase.
Ans. To earn some money / earn livelihood/ sell goods to get cash

Q.90 Which literary device is used in the third line of the extract?
(v) Alliteration
(vi) Metaphor
(vii) Transferred epithet
(viii) personification
Ans.personification

Q.91 Pick the correct option for the name of the poet and the poem.
(ix) The Roadside Stand by Robert Forst
(x) The Roadside Stand by Stephen Spender
(xi) A Roadside Stand by Robert Frost
(xii) A Roadside Stand by Jack Finney

Q.92 The ‘Flower of cities’ refers to……………….

Ans. It refers to rich people of the society. / Wealthy persons / powerful people.

Q.93 Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her wool find even the ivory needle hard
to pull
The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand.
How does the author use evidence in the passage to highlight Aunt Jennifer's struggle?
By describing her fingers as fluttering through the wool
By mentioning the ivory needle she finds hard to pull
By referencing the weight of Uncle's wedding band on her hand
(i) By contrasting Aunt Jennifer's actions with Uncle's possessions.
Ans: B) By mentioning the ivory needle she finds hard to pull

Q.94 In the context of the passage, what is the effect of describing the needle as
"ivory"?
Ans: It emphasizes the delicacy and elegance of the needle.

Q.95 Complete the statement by choosing one of the right options given below:
The wedding band, here, symbolizes
(a)Aunt Jennifer's wealth and status in society
(b) Aunt Jennifer's commitment to her marriage
(c)Uncle's dominance and control over Aunt Jennifer
(d) Aunt Jennifer's desire for precious jewelery
Ans: C) Uncle's dominance and control over Aunt Jennifer

Q.96 State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE.

The emotional state of Aunt Jennifer is not a struggle with a difficult task after
her marriage but a peaceful life with embroidery work
Ans: False

Q.97 What is the significance of the word "fluttering" in the line "Aunt Jennifer's
fingers fluttering through her wool"?
(a) It suggests Aunt Jennifer's hands are strong and capable.
(b) It indicates Aunt Jennifer's hands are trembling or weak.
 (c) It symbolizes Aunt Jennifer's joy and excitement.
(d) It represents Aunt Jennifer's determination and resolve.
Ans: B) It indicates Aunt Jennifer's hands are trembling or weak.

Q.98 Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing a flowery band to bind us to the
earth? Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth of noble natures, of the gloomy
days, Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways made for our searching:

(i) What does “spite of despondence” mean?

(a)Mind filled with ill will and hatred for others
(b) Mind full of dreams for the future
(c) Desperate to get fame and recognition
(d)Desire to do noble deeds
ANSWER: i). mind filled with ill will and hatred for others

Q.99 What are the flowery bands that bind us to the earth?
(a) The beautiful things present in nature like flowers that we wreathe into a band
(b)The beautiful “flowery bands” that keeps us connected to the earth
(c)Both i and ii
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)

Q.100 What does the poet mean by over darkened ways?

(a) Refers to the trials and tribulations of life
(b) The path darkened by clouds
(c) Course of life full of dependence, sadness, cruelty
(d)Both i and iii

ANSWER: iv. Both i and iii

SHORT ANSWERS QUESTIONS (40-50 words) 02 MARKS

Q1. Franz didn’t learn French, whom did M. Hamel blame?
Ans: M. Hamel didn’t blame Franz for not learning but his parents who were not anxious to have
him learn. Instead they wanted him to work on a farm or at the mill to earn money. Even he blamed
himself for sending him to water the flowers instead of learning and for declaring holiday when he
wanted to go fishing.

Q2. What happened when the church clock struck twelve?

Ans: The moment the church clock struck twelve, they started prayer in the church and the trumpet
of Prussian soldiers returning from the drill sounded under their window. M. Hamel stood up and
tried to speak but his voice was choked. He gathered his strength and wrote on the black board as
large as he could Vive La France and dismissed the school.

Q3. What did M. Hamel say about the French language?|

Ans: He said that it is the most beautiful language in the world, the clearest, and the most logical.
He requested them to guard it so that they could be united and fight back for their freedom.

Q4. What was the narrator’s greatest fear as he moved towards the school?
Ans: Franz had started late for school that day and was afraid of being scolded. His fear gripped him
further for he was also unprepared. He had not learnt the rules of participles as instructed by his
teacher, thus dreaded the teacher’s anger.

Q5. Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What does this
tell us about the attitude of the Frenchmen?

Ans: This shows that the Frenchmen were full of hatred and desperation against the Germans.
Besides, they feared German atrocities. They thought that they would be forced to read German and
no one would be spared.
Q.6 What does the writer mean by saying that garbage holds different meaning for adults and
children?

Ans: Value points

For elders – rag picking – a necessary evil-only means of survival. Children look it as a gold mine-
full of unexpected surprises. There is always the hope of finding a coin or a rupee while rummaging
through the garbage. So, it’s wrapped in wonder for them.

Q.7 Why do you think Mukesh is content to dream of cars and doesn’t dream of flying a
plane?

Ans: Value points In Mukesh –we find a spark of motivation-he is ready to travel to garage-a long
way from home when asked if he ever dreams of flying airplane-he seems embarrassed and remains
silent. He is satisfied with more tangible and attainable dream of fast moving cars –something seen
on a daily basis Airplanes symbolize something distant, just like far- fetched dream- people of
Firozabad are not exposed to grand dreams like this.

Q.8 Why could the bangle-makers not organise themselves into a co-operative?

Answer: The bangle-makers are caught in a vicious web which starts from poverty to indifferences
then to greed and finally to injustice. Mind-numbing toil kills their hopes and dreams.

Q.9 Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall? Why/ Why not?

Answer: No, Saheb is not happy working at the tea stall. Even though, he now gets a fixed income
of 800 along with all his meals, he has lost his freedom and his carefree days. He is no longer his
own master and is bound and burdened by the steel canister he now has to carry.
Q.10 Is it possible for Mukesh to realize his dream? Justify your answer?
Answer: Mukesh’s determination is going to prove instrumental in helping him to realize his dream.
His dream can become a reality only if he is able to find a garage where he can be taken in as an
apprentice and then he will have to learn how to drive a car. He will then be able to graduate himself
to be a good mechanic.

Q 11.How did the near drowning experience at the pool affect him?

Value Points

● Felt weak and trembling as he walked back home

● Shook and cried as he lay on the bed

● Couldn’t eat that night

● Haunting fear gripped him for days

● Slightest exertion tired him

● Knees felt wobbly

● Sick feeling in the stomach

Q12. Why did Douglas determine to get over his fear of water when he grew older?

Value Points:

● Realized that the fear of water had gripped him firmly

● Ruied his fishing trips, deprived him of the joy of canoeing, boating, swimming.

● Could not enjoy his holidays with friends or relatives

● Came to know of the waters of the Cascades

● Wanted to get into them to overcome his fear ,tried, but terrorizing memory of the pool came back

● Fear would grip him completely, legs would become paralyzed.

● Was uncomfortable and then decided to learn swimming

Question.13 What sort of terror seized Douglas as he went down the water with a yellow glow?
How could he feel that he was still alive?

Answer: When Douglas went down the water with a yellow glow it was a nightmarish experience
for him. His legs were almost paralysed, his lungs were aching and his head was throbbing. He felt
the thumping of his heart and the pounding in his head and these made him realize that he was still
alive.

Question.14 Why did Douglas go to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire?

Answer: Douglas went to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire to test whether he still had any fear
of water. After his vigorous swimming practice he was still not very sure if his terror for water had
left him. So he wanted to try out his swimming skills at Lake Wentworth. He dived into the lake and
only after swimming across the shore and back did he feel certain his terror of water had fled.

Q.15. Why did he compare the world to a rattrap?

Ans: The peddler compared the world to a rattrap because the world was unkind to him and he
understood that everyone gets tempted and gives in at some point or the other in his life- the baits
could be riches, luxury etc.

Q.16 Why did the peddler leave the highway?

Ans: The peddler left the highway due to fear of being caught after having stolen the thirty kroners
from the crofter.

Question 17. Why did the peddler sign himself as Captain von Stahle?

Answer: Edla Willmansson had been rather nice to the peddler and had treated him with the honour
that was due to a Captain. The peddler, through this mistaken identity, got an opportunity to raise
himself and get above the petty temptations of the world. So he signed himself as Captain von
Stahle.
Question 18. What made the peddler finally change his ways?

Answer: The peddler was touched by Edla’s kind treatment. She treated him like a Captain in spite
of knowing his real identity. This awakened the latent goodness of his heart because he wanted to
show Edla he was worthy of the honour she had given him. So he finally changed his ways.

Question 19. Why did the peddler derive pleasure from his idea of the world as a rattrap?

Answer: The world had never been kind to the peddler so it gave him unwanted joy to think ill of it
by considering it as a rattrap. It became his cherished pastime to think of people he knew who had
let themselves be caught in the dangerous snare and of others who were still circling around the bait
in the rattrap.

Q20. ‘Rajkumar Shukla was an unlettered peasant from Champaran but he was resolute to
take up the Cause of poor sharecroppers at the Congress convention.’ Justify this statement on
the basis of your Reading the chapter.

Ans. Rajkumar Shukla was an unlettered peasant from Champaran who decided to complain about
the Injustice done to the poor sharecroppers by the British landlords at the Congress Convention in
Lucknow. Somebody asked him to meet Gandhi. He met Gandhi and invited him to Champaran to
see The plight of poor peasants. He is described as being resolute because even after being told
about the Prior engagements of Gandhi at Cawnpore and other parts across the country, he did not
quit. He Continued to accompany Gandhi everywhere. Furthermore, he persistently asked Gandhi to
fix a date For his visit to Champaran. Gandhi was impressed with his resolution and determination,
and finally Complied with his request to visit Champaran.

Q21. There are many events in the text that illustrate Gandhi’s method of working. Can you
identify? Some instances of this method and link them to his ideas of Satyagraha and non-
violence?
Ans. There are many instances in the narrative that can be linked to Gandhi’s idea of non-
cooperation and Satyagraha. One such instance is Gandhi’s refusal to obey the court order asking
him to Leave Champaran immediately. Besides that, Gandhi’s protest against the delay of the court
proceedings is also an instance of his belief in civil disobedience. Furthermore, Gandhi does not
falter to plead guilty in front of the court. He accepts his guilt but presents a rational case as to What
made him disobey the law. For him, truth is above everything and, thus, he decides to Follow the
voice of conscience and obey the “higher law of our being
Question 22 .Why did Gandhiji agree to the planters’ offer of a 25 percent refund to the
farmers?
Answer: Gandhiji had asked the indigo planters for a 50 percent refund to the farmers but they
offered only 25 percent. Gandhiji still agreed to their offer because for him the amount of the refund
was of less importance. More important was the fact that the planters had been forced to surrender
part of their rights. So he agreed to their settlement.

Question 23.How was Gandhiji able to influence the lawyers at Champaran?

Answer: Gandhiji chided the lawyers for over-charging the poor peasants. When the peasants were
so poor and crushed, it was inhuman to charge heavy fees from them. Gandhiji’s selfless service and
devotion to the cause of the peasants put the lawyers to shame

Question 24. What made Gandhiji demand 50% refund from the British landlords?
Answer: Gandhiji demanded 50% refund from the British landlords in the form of repayment of
money which the landlords had illegally and deceitfully extorted from the poor sharecroppers.

Question 25.“The battle of Champaran is won.” When and why did Gandhiji exclaim this?

Answer: When several prominent lawyers told Gandhiji that they were ready to follow him to jail,
Gandhiji exclaimed, “The battle of Champaran is toon”. Gandhiji made this statement because he
had been able to shake the lawyers out of their stupor and they were ready to support Gandhiji.

Question 26 Why did Gandhiji feel that taking the Cham-paran case to the court was useless?

Answer: Gandhiji felt taking the Champaran case to the court was useless as taking such cases to
the courts did little good. Where the peasants are so crushed and fear-stricken, law courts prove
useless. The real relief for these peasants was to be free from fear.

Q 27. What makes the author say that the actors were subjected to ‘the fiery misery’ in the
make-up Department’?

Answer: The make-up department had incandescent lights at all angles and around half a dozen
large mirrors. The heat produced by the lights in the make-up room brought about a lot of
discomfort to the actors in the make-up room. Hence the writer refers to this pain and trouble as
‘fiery misery’.

Q28. ‘The makeup department of the Gemini Studios was a good example of national
integration. ’Substantiate the statement with reference to the story.

Answer: The make-up department of the Gemini Studios was a classic example of national
integration. According to the author, this is so because people from different regions and religious
groups worked together in the same department. The department was headed by a Bengali who was
succeeded by a Maharashtrian. The others included a Dharwad Kannadiga, an Andhra, a Madras
Indian Christian, an Anglo-Burmese and the local Tamils.
Question 29. Who was the English visitor to the studios and what was the purpose of his visit?

Answer: The Englishman who visited the studios was Stephen Spender. He was an English poet and
the editor of a British periodical, ‘The Encounter’. He visited the studio to deliver a speech at the
invitation of Mr. Vasan who was the boss of Gemini Studios. He was unable to establish a rapport
with his dazed audience. No one really understood the purpose of his visit. Even his identity was
discovered by Asokamitran years later, that too by sheer chance.
Question 30.Why did everybody in the studio think of giving the author some work to do

Answer: The author’s job was to cut out newspaper clippings on a wide variety of subjects and store
them in files. Most people saw him doing this and considered it as useless work as they felt he was
doing next to nothing. So everyone in the studio thought of giving the author some work to do.

Question 31 .Account for Subbu’s importance in Gemini Studios.

Answer: Subbu was a multi-faceted genius. He was a poet, a writer and a great actor. He gave a new
meaning and direction not only to Gemini Studios but also to the art of film-making by using all his
energy and creativity to the company’s advantage. Moreover, because of his noble and charitable
nature he was loved by almost everyone.

Q.32 What do Rudyard Kipling and his wife express about interviews?
Ans: Rudyard Kipling and his wife passionately opposed interviews, believing them to be an
immoral And offensive act against an individual. They felt the interviews violated their privacy,
distorted their Words, forced outsider perspectives, sensationalised their life, and dehumanized
them.

Q.33 What do you know about Mukund Padmanabhan?

Ans: Mukund was knowledgeable about his career and committed to journalism. He did not make
the Interviewee uncomfortable at any point during the interview and asked only relevant, intelligent,
and Good questions. His questions were designed to elicit positive responses from Umberto and
extract the Most from his expertise and perspectives.

Question 34. What was unique and distinctive about Eco’s academic writing style?
Or
What do you learn about Umberto Eco’s distinctive style in his doctoral dissertation?

Answer: Umberto Eco’s academic writing style is personal, informal and playful. He fills his
research stories with all the trials and errors so that even his research work has the uniqueness. of
creative writing and reading. It is not only informative but also interesting.

Question 35. Why do most celebrity writers hate to be interviewed?

Answer: Most of the celebrity writers shun interviews as they feel that interviews leave a disparaging
effect on their personalities. They consider them as an encroachment on their privacy. Writers like
V.S. Naipaul feel they are being wounded by interviews and thus losing a part of themselves.

Question 36. What drawbacks of interviews have been pointed out by Lewis Carrol?
Answer: Lewis Carrol considers interviews as an ‘unwarranted intrusion’ that is immoral and an
offence against his person. He shunned interviews for fear of being projected as larger than life. His
vehement refusal for interviews
enabled him to keep his fans as well as interviews at an arm’s length.

Q.37‘Jansie , knowing they were both earmarked for the biscuit factory, became melancholy’.
What Inference about Jansie’s character is drawn from the above line?

Ans- Jansie is practical- rooted to reality-unlike Sophie.

Q.38.Why does Jansie discourage Sophie from having certain dreams?

Ans- Jansie aware of reality…Sophie building castles in air- doesn’t want her friend to get hurt

Q.39 What does Sophie think about Geoff’s job?

Ans – Very exciting -fun filled -full of freedom-meeting new people-motorcycle rides-all these were
Out of her reach.

Question 40. Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person?
Answer: For Sophie, her brother Geoff was the only person who listened to her fantasies and long
cherished dreams. She only trusted Geoff to keep all her secrets to himself.

Question .41 What is unrealistic about Sophie’s dreams of her future life?
Answer: Sophie’s dreams of her future life are far removed from her reality. She dreams of owning
a boutique, of becoming an actress but the fact was that she was earmarked for the biscuit factory.
 Sophie drifts into a world of fantasy and wants to live her dreams by stepping out of her middle-
class status.

Q.42. Why does the poet look outside the window of the car?

Ans: wants to distract herself from the uncomfortable thoughts pertaining to her mother’s Mortality ,
inevitable separation.

Q.43 What has the poet’s mother been compared to?

Ans: poet’s mother- compared to a corpse and winter’s moon- symbols of ebbing life.

Question 44. What is the significance of the parting words of the poet and her smile in ‘My
Mother at Sixty-six’?
Answer: The poet’s parting words convey the dilemma and confusion in her mind. Her superficial
smile expresses her helplessness. She is anxious about her mother’s frail health and fears that
anything can happen to her mother. But, on the other hand, she also nurtures a faint hope that her
mother survives long enough so that they can meet again.

Question 45 How did Kamala Das put away the thought of her mother’s old age?
Answer: The poet started looking out of the window because she wanted to drive away the pain and
agony she was experiencing by looking at her aged mother. She looked outside at the world which
was full of life and activity. She saw young trees running past her and merry children sprinting out of
their homes to play.

Question 46 Why did Kamala Das add the image of merry children to her poem?
Answer:The merry children symbolise the spring of life, its energy, vigour and happiness. Their image
presents a sharp contrast to the poet’s limp and ageing mother. This image is also imperative for the
understanding of the process of old age which is associated with decay. The spontaneous outpouring
of life symbolised by these children is in contrast to the poet’s mother’s passive and inactive life

Q47 What is Pablo Neruda’s complaint against fishermen? (Keeping Quiet)

Ans: The poet feels that fishermen are a threat to the marine life since they kill and hunt whales
causing their extinction.

Q48.What is the sadness that the poet refers to in the poem?

Ans: The poet refers to the sadness of failing to understand ourselves and pushing ourselves to the
brink of extinction. The poet feels that we are destroying ourselves, upsetting our harmony with
nature and Ruining the relationship we share with each other with our selfishness.

Question 49.Do you think the poet advocates total inactivity and death in the poem, ‘Keeping
Quiet’? Give reasons.
Answer:No, the poet especially says that keeping quiet should not be confused with total inactivity. He
wants no association with death. He wants to keep quiet as this will prepare mankind for introspection
and regeneration.
Question 50.What is the exotic moment the poet Pablo Neruda wishes for?
Answer: Pablo Neruda wishes for that exotic moment when mankind will be free from greed, cruelty
and harmful actions. Unnecessary rush and noise have caused unpleasantness and troubles. The poet
wishes the noise of engines and machines should cease and peace and tranquility should prevail.

Question 51 How can suspension of activities help?

Answer: Suspension of activities will give us time to introspect and reflect on our follies. It will give
us the much needed time to forget our differences, wither away our discriminations and enter into a
world of peace.

Q.52 Mention any six things of beauty that brings joy to our life.

Ans. Any object from nature is a thing of beauty, and the joy it brings surpasses eternity. The sun, the
Moon, the old and young trees, the daffodils, the ferns, the flowering musk rose, and the streams with
Clear water are all items of beauty, that provide delight and pleasure.

Q.53 Can “mighty dead” be a thing of beauty. How?

Ans. In this poem, grandeur and beauty are associated with the powerful dead. Our mighty ancestors’
Courageous actions are truly magnificent. Their unbreakable character and heroic acts revealed their
Physical and spiritual beauty.

Question 54. According to Keats, what makes man love life in spite of all its problems and
miseries?

Answer: In spite of all the problems and miseries that make man’s life gloomy and cause him
suffering and pain, he does not cease to love life because a thing of beauty removes all the sadness
that covers his spirit. The beautiful things of nature make life sweet and happy.
Question 55 Why and how is grandeur associated with the mighty dead?
Answer: Grandeur is associated with the mighty dead because of their grand deeds and achieve-
ments. Their achievements make their lives extraordinary. Therefore, the grandeur of the mighty dead
is a thing of beauty that is a source of inspiration for other.

Question 56 What is the message of the poem, ‘A Thing of Beauty’?

Answer: John Keats was a worshipper of beauty and he saw it as an everlasting source of joy and
happiness. Through his poem he conveys that a thing of beauty removes the pall of sadness and
sorrow and gives us joy and pleasure. The beauty of a thing goes on increasing and never passes into
nothingness.

Q57. What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
Ans. The folk who had put up the roadside stand expected that the city people would stop there to
buy Something or the other so that they could earn some money to support their life. They were not
seeking Any alms but the affluent passers-by considered the owners of the stand as beggars.

Q58. What is the childish longing that the poet refers to? Why is it vain?
Ans. The poor people waiting for the prospective customers is the childish longing. It is vain because
They never turn up. No one stops to enquire or buy something from their roadside stand. They keep
Waiting for whole day for ‘a squeal of brake’ but of no use. It leads them to disappointment.
Question 59 Why do the people who run the roadside stand wait for the squeal of brakes so
eagerly?
Answer The “squealing of brakes” means that a car has stopped at their roadside stand. It raises their
hopes that the city-folk have stopped there to buy something from their roadside stand and some city
money will come into their hands.

Question 60 Explain: “soothe them out of them wits” with reference to the poem The Roadside
Stand’.
Answer:The powerful men approach the country folk with false promises of providing them with
better living conditions and a better life. These innocent and simple rustics repose blind faith in their
false claims and feel soothed and satisfied. They fail to see through their crookedness and selfishness

Question 61 Why does Robert Frost sympathise with the rural poor?
Answer: Robert Frost feels an unbearable agony at the plight of the rural poor who are ignored and
neglected by the rich politicians. The Government and the party in power are indifferent to their
welfare. They fool them by making false promises and then fully exploit them to suit their own
selfish interests.

Q 62 What does Aunt Jennifer mean when her life is ringed with ordeals?
Ans : The word ringed ordeals refer to a vicious grip of her unhappy married life which she is
finding. It difficult to come out of the clutches.

Q63. How does the poet portray the legacy of Aunt through the imagery of the tigers in the
panel?
Ans: The poet portrays the legacy of Aunt as powerful and enduring through the imagery of the tigers
in the panel.

Question 64 Why and how is grandeur associated with the mighty dead?
Answer: Grandeur is associated with the mighty dead because of their grand deeds and
achievements. Their achievements make their lives extraordinary. Therefore, the grandeur of the
mighty dead is a thing of beauty that is a source of inspiration for other.

Question 65 What makes human beings love life in spite of troubles and sufferings?
Answer: It is the occasional phases of joy and happiness that make life beautiful and make human
beings love life in spite of troubles and sufferings. Natural beauty in its various forms, like the clear
rivers, the gurgling brooks and forest vegetation, motivates us to live life and moves away the pall
from our dark spirits.

Question 66 According to Keats, what spreads the pall of despondence over our dark spirits?
How is it removed?
Answer: According to Keats, suffering and pain caused by man’s malice and his evil ways spreads
the pall of despondence over our dark spirits. Man lacks noble qualities and his hostile and inhuman
nature makes the world gloomy. This can be removed by some shape of beauty that is a source of
constant joy.

Q 67. What does the third level refer to?

Ans. Third level refers to an additional floor at the Grand Central Station which originally only had
two Levels. It becomes a medium of escape for Charley.
Q 68. Do you see an intersection of time and space in the story?
Ans. First intersection being the one between the first two levels of the Grand Central Station and its
third Level which is based somewhere in the 1890s whereas the former exists in the present times.
Also ,when Charley went to buy tickets for Galesburg which existed in 1894 while he and his wife
exists in the Present times. Not to ignore the old-fashioned architecture of the third level in
contradiction to the Modern interiors of the first two levels. Lastly, the letter dated 18 th July, 1982
that Charley found also Throws light upon the intersection of time and space as both the sender
(Sam) and the receiver (Charley) Exist in the present times.

Question 69 How did Charley often get lost on the Grand Central Station?
Answer: The Grand Central Station was growing like a tree pushing out endless corridors, doorways
and stairs like roots. It had intricate and tangled pathways. The network of passages was so
complicated that instead of reaching his destination, one did tend to move up and down to look for
entries and exits. So, Charley often got lost on this station.

Question 70 Why did Charley suspect that Sam had gone to Galesburg?
Answer:When Sam disappeared all of a sudden and no one knew about his whereabouts, Charley
suspected he had gone to Galesburg as Sam was a city boy and liked Galesburg very much. Then
Charley found an envelope mailed to Sam by his grandfather from his home in Galesburg and so it
confirmed that Sam was indeed in Galesburg.

Question 71 How does Charley describe Galesburg as it used to be in 1894?

Answer: Charley describes Galesburg as a quiet, simple and peaceful place with big old frame
houses, huge lawns and tremendous trees. The summer evenings were rather long and people sat out
on their lawns in a peaceful world, men smoking cigars and women waving palm-leaf fans.

Q72. Describe the efforts made by the tiger king to achieve his target of killing a hundred
tiger?
Ans. Value Points
The tiger king started killing tigers due to prophecy by the Chief astrologer – the king would be
killed By the hundredth tiger. After taking over the state affair, he started his tiger hunt. In ten years –
killed 70 tigers – tiger population became extinct in his state – decided to marry a princess whose
state has Large no. of tigers – managed to kill 99 tigers-Tigers became extinct in his father-in-law’s
state –the King got annoyed. The dewan brought the tiger from people’s park in Madras. The king
aimed and shot At it–the bullet missed the mark- oblivious of this the king was relieved–turned to
home affairs- brought A wooden toy tiger as a gift for his son on his third birthday – a sliver pricked
his hand & he died. The Prediction proved true.

Q73. How was the king about to lose his throne and how did he save it?
Ans. Suggested Answer / Value Points
The king made a firm resolution to kill 100 tigers – banned tiger killing – even if anyone dared to
fling A stone – all his wealth would be confiscated.
- Was in danger of losing his throne – a high ranking British officer visited his state – desire for Being
photographed with the tiger, he had shot or at least with the carcass– Maharaja refused the
Permission – thinking other British officers would make similar requests – Naturally, it had
displeased The British officer – in order to resolve – sent samples of 50 diamond rings to British
officer’s wife Hoping that she would choose any 02 and return the rest– instead she thanked him for
the gift and kept All 50– the king was happy but he had to pay 3 lakh Rupees.

Q74. “The story is a satire on the conceit of those in power”. How does the author employ the
literary Device of dramatic irony in the story?
Ans. Suggested Answer / Value Points-
-The story – a satire on the conceits, whims & fancies of people in power.
-The king’s arrogance.
-his insensitivity towards the welfare of his subjects and animals.
-king spending money from the treasury to please the British officer by sending 50 diamond rings to
his Wife, so that he could save his throne
- His decree banning hunting of tigers in his kingdom
Dramatic irony – though 99 tigers were mercilessly killed by the Tiger King, he was killed by a toy
Tiger -his subjects anticipate his death while the Tiger king celebrates his triumph

Q75. There is a paradox in “The operation was successful. The Maharaja is dead” What does
the author Intend to suggest?
Ans Suggested Answer / Value Points
A tiny sliver from the 100th tiger- a toy tiger, pierced the finger of the king which developed an
infection And killed the King. The doctors operated on his finger-the operation was “successful” but
the maharaja was no more and the prediction by the chief astrologer proved to be true.

Q76. How does ‘The Tiger King’ show man’s callousness towards wildlife?
Ans. Suggested Answer / Value Points-
‘The Tiger King’ is mostly about the Maharaja’s tiger hunt of 100 tigers to avert his death. It reveals
indirectly the ruler’s appetite for tiger hunt. It doesn’t show any remorse in taking the lives of tigers.

Q77.Describe Gondwana
Ans- Gondwana is a huge landmass – a super continent, the undivided earth, which exists million of
years ago. Gondwana was centred roughly around the present day Antarctica. It had no human life,
but only flora and fauna.

Q78 .What prevented the Shokalskiy from going further? What did the captain instruct the
passengers to do?
Ans- Wedged herself into a thick white stretch of ice between the peninsula and Tadpole Island
preventing further progress-.captain ordered passengers to disembark.

Q79 For Tishani Doshi going to Antarctica was a challenge not only to her body but to her
mind also. Explain.
Ans- felt relieved to have set foot on the Antarctic continent after travelling for over 100 hours- was
amazed by its vastness and immense white landscape- endless blue horizon and the fact that it was
isolated from the rest of the world created an added sense of wonder and mystery about the
continent.
Question 80 How can a visit to the Antarctica be an enlightening experience?
Answer: By visiting the Antarctica we can understand the earth’s past, present and future. A visit
there can teach the next generation to understand and value our planet. Antarctica also holds within
its ice-cores half-million-years old carbon records which will help us to study climatic changes by
global warming.

Question 81Why is a visit to Antarctica important to realise the effect of global warming?
Answer: Antarctica is the perfect place to study the effects that global warming is causing. It is here
that one can see the effect of melting glaciers and collapsing ice-shelves and how this is likely to
raise the water levels in the sea and the ocean, as a result of which many low lying regions will be
submerged under water.

Q82. The servants decided to leave the house of Dr.Sadao. Why do you think they couldn’t
obey their Master?
Ans. The servants were patriotic and did not approve the actions of their master Dr.Sadao. They felt
That he wanted to prove that he was a genius surgeon. It was anti-patriotism to serve the Whiteman
Who was an enemy soldier.

Q83 Even after knowing that the man lying unconscious was an Whiteman- an enemy, why did
Dr.Sadao decided to treat on the Whiteman on the shore?
Ans. Dr.Sadao decided to treat the wounded White man as he was bleeding and unconsciously lying
On the sea shore. As a Doctor, he had to treat the wounded man. First, he was a doctor whose priority
Was to save life no matter who he was.

Q84 What is an ‘absolute state’? Why are assassins necessary in such a state?
Ans Value points
- An absolute state is one that is dictatorial and tyrannical and is ruled by an autocratic ruler
- Resistance of any kind is not tolerated in such a state
- During the world war two, Japan was in this state and it was necessary for rulers to keep Assassins
in order to repress and silence any kind of disgruntlement or hostility.

Question 85 Why did the General spare the American soldier? (All India 2009)
Answer: The General had his own selfish interest in sparing the American soldier. He knew Dr.
Sadao was indispensable to him and did not want him to be arrested. He did not trust other surgeons.
In his capacity as a General he should have had the American soldier arrested but he refrained from it
in his personal self-interest.

Question 86 How did Hana help Dr. Sadao while he operated upon the enemy soldier?
Answer: First Hana washes the wounded man’s face and body with warm water till it was quite
clean. She then assists Dr. Sadao during the operation even though she has never even witnessed an
operation before. She brings in the towels and though she is not comfortable at the sight of the
bleeding wound she gives anaesthesia to the patient.
Q 87 In the play, why does Derry tell Mr. Lamb that he fears looking in the mirror?
Ans. Derry has acid burns on one side of his face. He had an extremely terrible face. Everyone would
Frequently talk about his face. Derry then admits to Mr. Lamb his phobia of looking in the mirror.

Q 88 What brought Derry to the garden?

Ans Derry assumed it was a deserted place with no occupants. He wanted to learn more about the
Place. He had no desire to take the apples. He walked inside out of curiosity, as the place appeared to
Be unoccupied.
Question 89. When did Bama first come to know of the social discrimination faced by the
people of her community?

Answer: Bama was in the third standard and she used to walk from her school to her home. One day
she saw an elderly man carrying a small packet that contained some eatables. He held the packet by
its strings without touching it and extended it to the landlord who opened it and began to eat. She
thought it was something funny but Annan, her elder brother, told her that the man was not being
funny and he was in fact from a low caste because of which he couldn’t touch the food packet.

Question 90 .What qualities of Mr. Lamb attracted Derry to him?

Answer: Derry suffers from a terrible complex. But his meeting with Mr. Lamb is a turning point in
his life. He gives confidence to Derry and encourages him to develop a positive attitude towards life.
Derry’s life now has a new meaning and purpose and for this all the credit goes to Mr. Lamb’s
motivation and words of encouragement.

Question 91 What did Derry’s mother think of Mr. Lamb?

Answer: Derry’s mother did not think very highly of Mr. Lamb and claimed to have heard not really
good things about him. She had been told and warned by people about Mr. Lamb and so she tells
Derry not to go back to him. She also tried to hold him back but he does go back to Mr. Lamb.

Question 92. What consolation did people give when they saw his acid burnt face?
Answer: Derry’s face was burnt by acid on one side. When people saw Derry’s acid burnt face they
tried to console him by telling him fairy tales. They said that it was not important what he looked
like. Derry knew that people lied and showed sympathy only to comfort him and that he would not
change and would continue to look like a ‘monstrous beast’.

Q93.What did Judewin tell the narrator? What was the effect?
Ans-Judewin overheard a white woman suggesting that Zitkala's long hair will be cut-Zitkala-Sa,
became scared and apprehensive about her fate as a result of Judewin's warning.

Q 94 .How did Zitkala -Sa try to save her long hair?

Ans- determined to resist this shingling of her hair and so when she gets an opportunity-crept up the
stairs to hide under a bed in large dark room hoping that the authorities will not find her.

Q 95.“I felt like sinking to the floor”, said Zitkala -Sa . When did she feel so and why?
Ans-her blanket had been stripped from her shoulders.

Question 96 “I felt like sinking to the floor,” says Zitakala-Sa. When did she feel so and why?
Answer: Zitkala-Sa felt like sinking to the floor when the blanket she had donned over her
immodest- looking dress was stripped from her shoulders. She felt uncomfortable in her tight-fitting
clothes and because she was ill at ease.

Question 97 Why did the landlord’s man ask Bama’s brother, on which street he lived? what
was the significance?

Answer: The landlord’s man asked Bama’s brother on which street he lived in order to find out his
caste. During those times, when untouchability was prevalent, each caste lived in a particular street
and by enquiring about the street where one lived, helped to determine his caste.

Question 98 When did Bama first come to know of the social discrimination faced by the
people of her community?
Answer: Bama was in the third standard and she used to walk from her school to her home. One day
she saw an elderly man carrying a small packet that contained some eatables. He held the packet by
its strings without touching it and extended it to the landlord who opened it and began to eat. She
thought it was something funny but Annan, her elder brother, told her that the man was not being
funny and he was in fact from a low caste because of which he couldn’t touch the food packet.

Question 99 How did Zitkala-Sa try to prevent the shingling of her hair?
Answer: Zitkala-Sa disappeared unnoticed and entered a large room with three beds. She crawled
under the beds and cuddled herself in a dark comer. She could not hide there for long and was soon
dragged out. She resisted by kicking and scratching wildly but then she was tied fast in a chair and
her long and heavy hair was shingled.

Question 100 What advice did Annan offer Bama?

Answer: Annan loves his sister Bama dearly and acts as her true guide and philosopher. He told her
that being Dalits they would never be given any dignity or respect. He advised her to study and
make progress to throw away these indignities. He advises to his sister about the indigenous method
of outdoing the upper class by winning laurels in their examinations and thus earning their
admiration.