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ICSE Class X Notes 2024 : English Paper 2 (English Literature) : English 1

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RK Academy Subject: English Literature Prelims 3 Standard: 10th ICSE Marks: 80 Student Name: ______________________________________ Time: 2hrs Date: 20/02/2025 This paper has four sections. Section A is complusory All questions in Section A must be answered. You must attempt one question from each of the Section B, C and D and one other question from any Section of your Choice. The Intended marks for each questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. SECTION-A (Answer all questions from this Section) Question 1. Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate response from the choices given below. [16] (Please do not copy the question - simply write out in correct serial order the appropriate word or phrase). (i) Who among the following through his dialogue shows that he possibly knows about the conspiracy to kill Caesar? (a) Publius Lena (ii) (b) Popilius Lena (c) Antony (d) Artemidorus How would the citizens respond according to Antony if he reads out Caesar s will in Julius Caesar Act 3 Scene 2? (a) They decide to burn Caesar s body at the holy place and with the brands set fire to the traitor s houses. (b) They decide to crown Antony as king. (c) They ask Antony to make Lepidus and Octavius Caesar to be a part of the triumvirate. (d) They will go and kiss Caesar s wounds and beg a hair of him to be kept as an inheritance. (iii) Why flimsy reason do the citizens give to attack Cinna the poet in Julius Caesar Act 3 Scene 3? (a) because he is a bachelor. (b) he shares his name with Cinna the conspirator. (c) for the bad verses in his poems. (d) he dared to dream about dining with Caesar. (iv) Which of the following is NOT an example of irony? (a) Brutus holds a grudge against Cassius for not sending him the gold. (b) Antony shows reluctance to read the will to the people. (c) Brutus proclaims himself as a strong believer in stoicism. (d) Antony compares the conspirators killing of Caesar to apes and hounds. (v) Which of the following sentences does Mark Antony use to describe Lepidus in Act IV Scene I? (a) He needs to be taught and trained. (b) High-spirited fellow with ideas of his own. (c) He innovates trends and fashion. (d) He is a strong part of the triumvirate. (vi) That carries anger as the flint bears fire. Which of the following uses the same literary device as given above? (a) The man fought as bravely as a lion. (b) Shakespeare was the Kalidas of English literature. (c) The sky was dotted with fluffy, white clouds. (d) The juicy apple tasted sweet. (vii) Select the option that gives the correct relationship between the two statements from the story The Girl Who Can: (1) Legs that have meat on them with good calves to support solid hips... to be able to have children. (2) Even though some legs don t have much meat on them, to carry hips they can run. Thin legs can run ..then who knows?... (viii) (a) (1) is independent of (2) (b) (1) is true and (2) is false (c) (1) is an example of (2) (d) (1) and (2) are contradictions of each other. In the story With the Photographer, what response did the narrator give when the photographer said, I still don t quite like the face, it s just a trifle too full, but.. ? (a) The narrator answered quietly, I know. I have always known it. (b) The narrator with emotional dignity said, Stop. This face is my face (c) The narrator said with a withering scorn, Listen! I came here for a photograph. (d) The narrator with a withering scorn told, Dip the photograph in sulphide, bromide, cowhide. (ix) Which of the given options lists the sequence of events in the correct order in Julius Caesar Act V Scene 3? 1. Cassius remarks, My life is run his compass. 2. Cassius asks Pindarus to run the sword into his bosom while he covers his face. 3. Cassius asks Pindarus to descend from the hill. 4. Messala calls error as melancholy s child. (a) 2, 4, 3, 1 (x) (b) 2, 1, 3, 4 (c) 1, 2, 4, 3 (d) 1, 3, 2, 4 Choose the correct option which shows the relationship between the two statements: 1. Martin remarks I am not afraid . 2. Martin takes the stairs to reach his home. (a) 1 is the cause of 2 (b) 1 is a contradiction of 2 (c) 2 is an example of 1 (d) 1 is independent of 2 (xi) Choose the right sequence of events in the story The Pedestrian 1. Leonard Mead whispered to every house on every side as he moved. 2. Leonard Mead listened to the faint push of his soft shoes through autumn leaves. 3. Leonard Mead would see the cottages and homes with their dark windows. 4. Leonard would feel that his lungs were blazing like a Christmas tree. (a) 2, 1, 3, 4 (xii) (b) 3, 4, 2, 1 (c) 4, 1, 3, 2 (d) 1, 3, 2, 4 According to the H.W. Longfellow s poem Haunted Houses , select the right option. 1. Assertion: The ghosts seen by the speaker are scary. 2. Reason: They make their presence felt heavily in a tactile manner (a) 1 and 2 are false (b) 1 is false and 2 is true (c) 1 and 2 exhibit the true essence of the poem. (d) 1 is the cause of 2 (xiii) Select the option that shows the correct relationship between statements I and II. Statement 1: Brutus was a believer in the stoic philosophy. Statement 2: Brutus says he bears too noble a mind to be taken as a captive through the streets of Rome. (a) Statement II illustrates Statement I. (b) Statement II contradicts Statement I. (c) Statement I is true, and Statement II is false. (d) Statement I is false, and Statement II is true. (xiv) Which of the following sayings does the poem When Great Trees Fall justify? (a) Silence is Golden (b) Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned (c) Death may not be the greatest of all blessings. (d) Time heals all wounds. (xv) What surprised Franz the most in the short story The Last Lesson ? (a) M. Hamel was immaculately dressed (b) The school was solemn and quiet (c) The village people were sitting on the back benches (d) All of the above (xvi) What point does the poem The Power of Music make? (a) Bad singing leads to brutal violence. (b) Bad singing can hold an audience spellbound (c) The divine art of music can be destructive when in bad hands (d) Bad singing makes the audience feel imprisoned. SECTION-B (Answer one questions from this Section) DRAMA (Julius Caesar) Question 2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : Brutus Then none have I offended. I have done no more to Caesar, than you shall do to Brutus. The question of his death is enroll d in the Capitol; his glory not extenuated, wherein he was worthy; nor his offences enforc d, for which he suffered death. Questions: (i) Explain Then none have I offended . [3] (ii) How was Brutus speech out of place for the audience? [3] (iii) How do the reactions of the public prove that the speech given by Brutus failed to cut across? [3] (iv) Explain: The question of his death suffered death. [3] (v) How does Brutus speech prove that he was a better philosopher than an able statesman or political leader? [4] Question 3. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : Brutus There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood leads on the fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. Questions: (i) Whom is Brutus speaking to and in what context? Where is he? [3] (ii) What are Brutus and the listener talking about? [3] (iii) Does the listener assent to the suggestion given by Brutus? What does this show about his attitude towards Brutus? [3] (iv) Why does Brutus stay with his views? [3] (v) What do you understand of Brutus from this extract? [4] SECTION-C (Answer one questions from this Section) PROSE SHORT STORIES (Prose) Question 4. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : I find something quite confusing in all this. That is, no one ever explains to me, why sometimes I shouldn t repeat somethings I say. Questions: (i) What is confusing for the narrator? [3] (ii) What is the narrator forbidden to do? [3] (iii) Explain the significance of the title The Girl Who Can . How does the story address societal expectations for women? [3] (iv) What is the importance of the big brass bowl in the story? [3] (v) How do we understand the importance of self-belief through this story? [4] Question 5. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : To enter out into that silence that was the city at eight o clock of a misty evening in November, to put your feet upon that buckling concrete walk, to step over grassy seams and make your way, hands in pockets, through the silences, that was what Mr. Leonard Mead most dearly loved to do. Questions : (i) Who was the pedestrian? [3] (ii) What did Leonard love? [3] (iii) Which year is mentioned in the story? Why was Leonard alone? [3] (iv) What did Leonard use to see on his way? [3] (v) What techniques and imagery does Ray Bradbury use in The Pedestrian, and how does it relate to dystopia? [4] SECTION-D (Answer one questions from this Section) POETRY Question 6. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : Ramped and roared the lions, with horrid laughing jaws; They bit, they glared, gave blows like beams, a wind went with their paws; With wallowing might and stifled roar they rolled on one another; Till all the pit with sand and mane was in a thunderous smother; The bloody foam above the bars came whisking through the air; Said Francis then, Faith, gentlemen, we re better here than there. Questions: (i) How does the poet use imagery to create a vivid sense of drama and tension throughout the poem? (ii) [3] We re better here than there . What was the reason for the speaker to say the above line? Explain the line. [3] (iii) Who overheard the speaker and what did she think after this? [3] (iv) What motivated the lady to throw her glove into the lion pit? [3] (v) How is dramatic tension built in the poem leading the lady to set up a deadly challenge for her lover? [4] Question 7. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : The bullock -carts are overturned, and horses line the roadside; But Bhisma Lochan, unconcerned, goes booming out his broadside. The wretched brutes resent the blare the hour they hear it sounded, They whine and stare with feet in air or wonder quite confounded. Questions : (i) Why does the poet say Bhisma Lochan, unconcerned, goes booming out his broadside ? [3] (ii) What metaphor does the poet use for Bhisma Lochan Sharma s singing? [3] (iii) What actions of the animals highlight their confusion at his loud voice? [3] (iv) How do the horses lining the roadside react to his singing? Why does the poet say Bhisma Lochan, unconcerned, goes booming out (v) his broadside ? [3] Is music able to cause anxiety? Do you agree? [4] ALL THE BEST

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