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ICSE Class X Prelims 2021 : English Paper 2 (English Literature) (Sat Paul Mittal School, Ludhiana)

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Sat Paul Mittal School Pre-board II - 2020-21 Class: X Subject: English Literature Time Allowed: 2 hrs Max. Marks: - 80 NOTE: 1. This Question Paper consists of four printed pages. 2. Total No of Questions: 9 General Instructions Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. Attempt five questions in all. You must attempt one question from each of the Sections A, B and C and any two other questions. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in the brackets [] Section A Play: The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Question 1: Read the extract carefully and answer the questions that follow: [16] Portia: By my troth, Nerissa, my little body is aweary of this great world. Nerissa: You would be, sweet madam, if your miseries were in the same abundance as your good fortunes are; and yet, for aught I see, they are as sick that surfeit with too much as they that starve with nothing. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Where is the scene taking place? Explain the line By my troth, Nerissa, my little body is aweary of this great world. [3] Why can Portia not choose a husband of her choice? [3] When Nerissa asks Portia whether she would refuse to follow her father s will when the young German chose the right casket, what is Portia s reply? [3] What does Nerissa say about a certain Venetian? What is Portia s reply? [3] How does the scene end? Is Portia willing to meet the next suitor? [4] Question 2: Read the extract carefully and answer the questions that follow: Arragon: What many men desire! That many may be meant By the fool multitude, that choose by show, Not learning more than the fond eye doth teach; Which pries not to the interior, but like the martlet,Builds in the weather on the outward wall, Even in the force and road of casualty. I will not choose what many men desire, (i) [16] Why is Arragon in this place? What is the inscription that he has just read, and on which casket (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) was it found? [3] List the conditions that Arragon had to promise to abide by before he was allowed to choose a casket. [3] Explain in your own words, the comparison that Arragon makes between the martlet and the foolish multitude. [3] Which casket does Arragon eventually choose? What does he find inside the casket that he chooses? [3] How does Arragon respond when he discovers that he had made the wrong choice? What does this reveal about Arragon s character? [4] Question 3: Read the extract carefully and answer the questions that follow: Shylock: Goaler, look to him; tell not me of mercy This is the fool that lent out money gratis: Goaler, look to him, Antonio: Hear me yet, good Shylock. Shylock: I ll have my bond; speak not against my bond: I have sworn an oath that I will have my bond. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) [16] Where does the above conversation takes place? Account for the presence of the Gaoler . [3] What things in relation to Antonio does Shylock tell to the Goaler? [3] What reasons does Antonio give for Shylock wanting to see him dead? [3] In the course of his conversation, Shylock reiterates the phrase I ll have my bond at least a couple of times more. What does this indicate? What had Jessica overheard Shylock share with his fellow Jews when she was in Venice? [3] Salarino is optimistic regarding the execution of the bond . What is the hope that he harbours? How does Antonio respond to this hope? [4] Section B - Poetry Question 4: Read the extract carefully and answer the questions that follow: [16] And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh Tis some poor fellow s skull, said he, Who fell in the great victory. (After Blenheim, Robert Southey) (i) Who is the old man? Who were playing near him? [3] (ii) What incident prompted the old man to give an account of the Battle of Blenheim? Where did this incident take place? [3] (iii) How did the battle affect the old man s family? [3] (iv) Name the two countries that fought each other in the battle. Which army won? [3] (v) Point out the refrain in the poem. What effect does the refrain have on the reader? What do you think is the poet s attitude to war? [4] Question 5: Read the extract carefully and answer the questions that follow: [16] Alack, it was I who leaped at the sun To give it my loving friends to keep! Nought man could do, have I left undone: And you see my harvest, what I reap This very day, now a year is run. (The Patriot, Robert Browning) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Which Greek mythology is referred to in the extract? Which moral lesson does the mythology convey with connection to the patriot? [3] Within a span of one year, the patriot experiences both love and lovelessness. How was everything with the patriot a year ago? [3] Where were all the loving friends now? What was the best of the sight they wait? In what mood is the speaker now? [3] Which phrase in the poem is an example of pathetic fallacy? Give the symbolic meaning of rain as conveyed in the poem. [3] I am safe so . What irony is involved here? How does the last lines of the poem reflect Browning s optimistic philosophy of life? [4] Question 6: Read the extract carefully and answer the questions that follow: [16] All round the field spectators were gathered Cheering on all the young women and men Then the final event of the day was approaching The last race about to begin. (Nine Gold Medals, David Roth) (i) Who were the young men and women ? Where had they come from? How had they prepared themselves for the event? [3] (ii) What event is referred to by the poet? What signal were they waiting for? What was the temperament of the spectators? [3] (iii) During the race, who had the bad luck? What happened to him? How did he respond? [3] (iv) What strange thing happened during the race? [3] (v) How is the poem a song celebrating basic human values in sports? [4] Section C - Prose Question 7: Read the extract carefully and answer the questions that follow: [16] I wasn t too worried about all this. I d trained, sweated and disciplined myself for six years, with the Games in mind. While I was going over on the boat, all I could think about was taking home one or two of those gold medals. I had my eye especially on the running. (My Greatest Olympic Prize, Jesse Owens) (i) Why was Jesse not worried about the Hitler s declaration of the supremacy of Master s race? [3] (ii) What was he in for a surprise? [3] (iii) An angry athlete is an athlete who will make mistakes, as any coach will tell you . Justify this statement [3] (iv) How did Jesse Owens react after making mistakes? What questions did he ask himself? [3] (v) What was Coubertin s belief? Who became the epitome of this belief and how? [4] Question 8: Read the extract carefully and answer the questions that follow: [16] There was reason in that, but still, it didn t satisfy. The day following the day of death was made the day of burial. A few neighbours were at the miserable hovel, but none followed dead cart as it bore the unhonored remains to its pauper grave. Farmer Jones, after the coffin was taken out, placed John in his wagon and drove away, satisfied that he had done his part. Mrs. Ellis spoke to Kate with a hurried air, Bid your sister good bye, and drew the tearful children apart ere scarcely their lips touched in a sobbing farewell. Hastily others went out, some glancing at Maggie, and some resolutely refraining from a look, until all had gone. She was alone! (An Angel in Disguise, T.S. Arthur) (i) What suggestion was given earlier about taking care of Maggie? Why do you think that they were not satisfactory? [3] (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Whose burial is being talked about in the extract? How did the deceased person die and in whose presence? [3] Why did farmer Jones and Mrs. Ellis take in John and Kate, respectively? Why was Maggie left behind? [3] Who believed it to be cruel to leave Maggie alone? What did Maggie ask him in terror? How did he respond? [3] How is Mrs Jane Thompson character portrayed by the author in the story? [4] Question 9: Answer the following questions with reference to Ernest Hemingway Old Man at The Bridge. [16] (i) Who was sitting by the roadside? How has the narrator described him? [4] (ii) What statements from the story convey that the victim in the story is about to give up on life? Quote specific statements to back your answer. [4] (iii) Without a single shot fired or a drop of blood being spilled in the story the author portrays where the true destruction of war lies. How does the story highlight the destruction? [8]

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