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FIRST TERMINAL EXAMINATION- 2021-2022 SUBJECT -ENGLISH LITERATURE TOTAL MARKS: 50 TIME: 1:30 mins CLASS: 9 DATE: 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. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets []. *** Attempt 3 questions in all ****** You must attempt at least one question from each of the Sections A, B and C SECTION A DRAMA Answer any 1 question from this Section. QUESTION 1 ANTONIO Believe me, no. I thank my fortune for it My ventures are not in one bottom trusted, Nor to one place, nor is my whole estate Upon the fortune of this present year. i. Where does the scene take place? Whom does Antonio discuss his melancholy with in the beginning of the scene? 2 ii. Who arrives a little later ? Which words/phrases are used to describe them? 3 iii. What are the ways that the Antonio is made to feel happy? Who is Antonio s best friend in this play? 3 iv. What are the major concerns that is expressed about Antonio a little earlier in the scene? 3 v. What does Antonio say about his ventures? 3 vi. What does the following phrases mean: 4 a. Argosies b. Petty traffickers c. Peering d. Woven wings Question 2 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. Who is the madam mentioned here in this extract? Where are they now? 2 ii. What makes her madam sad and tired? iii. What is happiness according to Nerissa? What makes one suffer the most? Who lives longer according to Nerissa? 3 iv. What was the condition laid down in order to marry madam ? 3 v. Name any 3 suitors who had come to marry ? 3 vi. Explain the following: 3 4 a. Meshes of good council b. Cold decree c. Death head d. Throstle SECTION A POETRY Answer any 1 question from this Section. Question 3. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; - Daffodils, William Wordsworth. i. What does They refer to? Where are they found? [3] ii. Explain the following phrases: [3] a. Milky way b. Jocund company c. Margin of bay iii. iv. What does the poet compare daffodils to? Why does he make such a comparison? [3] Identify the figure of speech used in the following: [3] a. Fluttering and dancing in the breeze b. Continuous as the stars they shine c. Ten thousand at a glance I saw v. What kind of a poem is it? How does the poet feel in the beginning of the poem? What makes the poet change his mood towards the end of the poem? [4] Question 4 Some are purple and gold flecked grey For she who has journeyed through life midway, Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest, And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast, And serves her household in fruitful pride, And worships the gods at her husband's side. The Bangle Sellers- Sarojini Naidu i. Who wears the above mentioned bangles? What does purple and grey coloured bangles signify? [3] ii. What does the poem glorify in the poem? What does the colour of bangles signify? Mention the bangles worn by a married woman? [3] iii. The poem is in the form of a Lyric. In this context mention any 3 figure of speech used in the poem ? [3] iv. Who are the potential buyers mentioned earlier by the poet? Identify the phrase that show that the sellers have difficult task while selling their ware? [3] v. Explain the following phrases: a. Rainbow tinted circles of light b. Like a bridal laughter and bridal tear c. Journeyed through life midway d. The buds that dream SECTION B PROSE Answer any 1 question from this Section. A Collection of Short Stories Question 5. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Muni wanted to enjoy life, but now he has lost his riches, he had no option but to remember his past with regret. [4] A Horse and Two Goats R.K Narayan i. What is the name of the village referred to here? What was it famous for? Name it s neighbouring village. [3] ii. How were the houses different from each other? Where did Muni live? [3] iii. What the first meal of the day for the old couple? [3] iv. Why was Muni s daily routine? What shows that he was once a prosperous man? [3] v. Mention any two incidents that was humorous according to you in the story. [4] Question 6 What are you doing out here, boy? asked Mr Oliver sharply, moving closer so that he could recognize the miscreant. A Face in the Dark Ruskin Bond i. Who was Mr. Oliver? What was regular habit? [3] ii. Why was the school called The Eaton of the East ? [3] iii. Why did most people keep out on to the main road while travelling at night? [3] iv. What made Mr. Oliver stop all of a sudden? What was his reaction after he stopped in between the forest? What did he inquire? [3] v. What was so strange about what he had seen? How did he feel after this encounter? Whom did he encounter next? ************************************* [4]
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