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STD:IX 3-03-21 KAPOLVIDYANIDHI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (ICSE) TEMPLE OF KNOWLEDGE Dur: 2hrs. Mks:80 SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION LITERATURE IN ENGLISH 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 reading time. One question from each section is compulsory. Attempt five questions in all. Section A-(DRAMA) ( The Merchant of Venice) Question 1 Read the extract and answer the questions . Shylock : No news of them? Why so: and I know not what's spent in the search: why,How loss upon loss! the thief gone with so much, and so much, and no revenge : (16) 1) Who is the thief referred to in the extract? Why does Shylock call this person a thief? 3 2) Who is Shylock speaking to? What news about thief does this person give to Shylock? 3 3) Why does Shylock say 'no satisfaction, no revenge.'?How does Shylock react when he hears about 3 his losses ? 4) What information about Antonio does Shylock get in this scene from the person spoken to? How 3 did this person get this information? 5) What are Shylock's instruction to the person at the end of the scene? What are his plans for 4 Antonio? Why? Question 2 (16) Read the extract and answer the questions that follow Why, look you, how you storm! I would be friends with you and love your love, Forgot the shames that you Stain'd me with Supply your present wants, and take no dolt 1) Where does the scene take place? Who is the speaker and to whom is he talking? 3 2) What are the 'shames' which the speaker says that he has stained with ? 3 3) What were the 'present wants'? Who is in need of it and Why? 3 4) Explain ' This is kind I offer, What does the speaker propose to do immediately after this? 5) Comment on the character of Shylock based on this Scene . 3 4 Page of 5 Question3 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) (16) Read the extract and answer the questions that follow. "O, ten times faster Venues "Pigeons fly To seal love' bonds new-made, than they are wont To keep obliged faith unforfeited ! Where does the scene take place? Who has not dwelt this hour? Normally what do lovers do as far as the appointed time is concerned? 3 Who is Venus? How do Venus pigeons behave as far as love is concerned? 3 " All things that are, are with more spirit chased than enjoyed.' Explain the statement from 3 Gratiano's point of view? How does Gratiano explain the state of people in love? How do they behave? 3 What is Jessica's role in the masque? What does she have to say regarding this role? What is your 4 opinion of Jessica? Question4 Section B-( POETRY) (A Collection of Poems) Read the extract and answer the questions that follow. BangIe sellers are who bear (16) Our shining loads to the temple fair Who will buy these delicate, bright. Rainbow tinted circles of lights? 1) Which hues of bangles are cherished by a bride? What do they symbolize ? 3 2) Which coloured bangles rate suitable for middle aged women?Why? 3 3) Describe the bangles suitable for maidens. 3 4) Explain the meaning of- 3 (a) Shining load (b) Rainbow- tinted circles of light. (c) Lustrous tokens of radiant lives. 5) Describe the role of bangles in all the stages of women's life. How is this traditional value of bangles has undergone change in the present scenario? Page of 5 4 Question 5 Read the extract and answer the questions that follow. His blessings on the neighbourhood, (16) The third one sat in starred clothes He gave his coat a hitch. Why should his log be put in use To warm the idle rich? 3 1) Who is referred to as the third man? Where was he sitting? Why was he there? 2) Who is the first person? What did she see? What does this tell us about her? 3 3) What opinion do you form of the last person from the description in the poem? What was his 3 reason for not giving his log? 4) What were the rich man's thoughts? Why he could not put the log of wood in the dying fire? 5) What happens to all these people in the end? Who was responsible for their downfall? What is the 3 4 message of the poem? Question 6 (16) Read the extract and answer the questions that follow. The waves beside them danced, but they Out- did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not be gay, In gazed and gazed -but little thought. 1 Who was competing with the daffodils in dancing? Who's dance was better and who 3 won? 2 3 Give the meaning of 'Jocund Company ".How will any poet be affected in such a company? Why does the poet say "I gazed . had brought "? In what way did the gaze affect the 3 3 poet when he was alone? 4 Bring out how Wordsworth has used Personification in the poem by explaining any two Page of 5 3 relevant lines from the poem. 5 Which "show " keeps the poet mesmerized? What question arises in his mind? How can 4 nature cast an impact on us? (Section C- PROSE) (A Collection of Short Stories) Question7 Read the extract and answer the questions. What are you doing out here, boy? asked Mr. Oliver sharply, moving closer so that he could recognize his miscreants. (16) Who was Mr Oliver? What was his profession? How did he use to spend his evening? 3 2 On which lines the school was run? What kind of students studied in that school? What was the uniform of the school? 3 3 Describe the encounter of Mr. Oliver with the boy ? 3 4 In what condition did the watchman find Mr.Oliver ?What did the watchman ask, Mr.Oliver? How did Mr.Oliver behave on seeing the watchman? 3 5 How does Ruskin Bond create an atmosphere of strangeness, mystery and supernaturalism in the story"A face in the Dark"? 4 1 Question8 (16) Read the extract given below and answer the questions "What is to be done with the children? "That was the chief question. The dead mother would go underground, and be forever beyond all care or concern of the villagers. But the children must be left to starve. 1 What are the factors led to the mother's death ? Describe the manner in which she died ? 3 2 Name the three children she left behind ? Mention any one fact that you know about each of them ? 3 3 The villagers agreed there was only one thing to be done about the youngest child- what was that ? 3 4 Who finally took the youngest child away?Where was the child taken to ? How long did the child remain in that place? 3 5 How did the villagers treat the dead women when she was alive? In what way did their attitude towards her change after her death? What does this reveal of human nature? 4 Page of 5 Question 9 Read the extract and answer the questions that follow. A red-faced man who had been driving it, got down and went round it, stopping, looking (16) and poking under the vehicle, then up he straightened himself up,looked at dashboard stared in Muni's direction and approached him. 1) Why did Muni mistake the foreigner for the police officer? What crime did he think the foreigner 4 had been sent to investigate? 4 2) What information does Muni give to the foreigner about the statue? 3) What was the underlying cause for all the misunderstanding between Muni and the foreigner? 8 What happened after the foreigner had paid Muni hundred rupees? Do you think Muni's wife was justified in his actions? Give reasons for your answer. . ***************************************************************************************** Page of 5 Page of 5 Page of 5
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