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ICSE Class X Prelims 2021 : English Paper 2 (English Literature) (Gundecha Education Academy, Mumbai)

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GUNDECHA EDUCATION ACADEMY FINAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION-2020-2021 SUBJECT: ENGLISH LITERATURE CLASS: X DATE: 18/02/2021 Time: Two hrs. Marks: 80 Candidates are required to follow the instructions mentioned below: i. Write the answers on Perforated Sheets / Full-scale Papers. ii. Use black / blue ball-point pen for writing the answers. Write your full name, Class along with Batch No.(X PE B- 1/ X PE B-2), Subject and Date on the top of every Answer Paper. iii. Write the Page No. on the top of every Answer Paper in the form of 1/5, 2/5, 3/5 etc .. iv. Once all the questions are attempted, the student should scan the answer sheets and convert to a single PDF with the answer sheets in sequence. This must be sent to the email id provided by the teacher. v. Students are requested to send the papers to the following Email id XA:angrezi2020@gmail.com, X Bmenonrevs1705@gmail. , X C,D,E preeti71003@gmail.com vi. All the scanned pages should be only in one PDF File and named as Your name Subject date . NAME GROUP SUBJECT200121 . vii. For example, if Shreya Chopra was submitting her Physical education paper, then pdf file name must be SHREYA CHOPRA XB PHYSICAL EDUCATION 200121 . Answer any five questions. The intended marks for questions are given in brackets [ ]. This Paper consists of 4-printed pages. Attempt at least one question from each section SECTION A DRAMA Q1.Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow: [16] Gratiano: There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond, And do a willful stillness entertain, With purpose to be dress d in a opinion Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit, As who should say, I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips let no dog bark! a)In whose company is Gratiano? What has provoked him to give a long lecture? [3] b)Why do some people, according to Gratiano, try to look serious? [3] c). I am Sir Oracle And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark . With reference to this line answer the question given below. When does Gratiano utter these words, and in which context? d)What impression does Gratiano leave on Antonio and his friends? What do they comment? [3] [3] e).What is the advice given by Gratiano to the listener? [4] Q2. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:- [16] Arragon : How many then should cover that stand bare ! How many be commanded that command! How much low peasantry would then be glean d From the true seed of honour ! and how much honour . Pick d from the chaff and ruin of the times To be new varnish d! Well, but to my choice : Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves I will assume desert. a)In which context does the prince speak these words? b)What did he say about merit? c)Who should cover? What does it mean? d)What s the meaning of low peasantry gleaned and the chaff and the ruins of times ? e)What does the speaker think of himself in this scene? What does he realize at the end of the choice? FINAL PRACTICE PRELIM 2020-21 1/4 pages [3] [3] [3] [3] [4] Q3. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:- [16] PORTIA: Tarry a little. There is something else. This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood. The words expressly are a pound of flesh. Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh, But in the cutting it if thou dost shed One drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods Are by the laws of Venice confiscate Unto the state of Venice. a)Where is this scene enacted in the play? Who all are present? [3] b) Which bond is the speaker referring to? What is the condition laid down by her? [3] c) Another person present there applauds Portia for her judgement. How and why does he praise Portia? [3] d) What hold did the Venetian law have over Shylock? What was the penalty attached to it? [3] e) How had Portia earlier tried to influence Shylock to show mercy ? What were the qualities of mercy enumerated by her? [4] SECTION B POETRY-THE TREASURE TROVE Q4. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:- [16] That s how the race ended, with nine gold medals They came to the finish line holding hands still And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces Said more than these words ever will. -NINE GOLD MEDALS B-David Roth a)Who were the athletes ? Why was it termed Special Olympics ? [3] b)Were all contestants determined to win? How do we infer this? [3] c)What was the strange twist that happened at the beginning of the race? What were the reaction of the participants? [3] d)How did the race end? [3] e)Why were the faces of the nine participants beaming? Which important lesson about life has been brought out by the poet through these lines? [4] Q5. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: [16] It was roses, roses, all the way, With myrtle mixed in my path like mad: The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway, The church-spires flamed, such flags they had, A year ago on this very day. -THE PATRIOT-Robert Browning a). What does the speaker talk about in these lines? What does the third line suggest here?Describe the dominant mood of this stanza. [3] b)What does the phrase the church-spires flamed imply? When did the event, being recalled here,take place? [3] c) The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway . Explain with reference to the figure of speech used. [3] d)What kind of poem is The Patriot ? Why is the patriot not named? [3] e)What significance does the line A year ago on this very day present in the context of the poem? [4] FINAL PRACTICE PRELIM 2020-21 2/4 pages Q6. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:- [16] 'And everybody praised the Duke Who this great fight did win.' 'But what good came of it at last?' Quoth little Peterkin. 'Why that I cannot tell,' said he, 'But 'twas a famous victory.' -AFTER BLENHEIM-Robert Southey a)Who was Kaspar? What had happened at Blenheim? b)Which qualities of young children are brought out by the poet through the poem?Give an example. c) How was the great victory a personal tragedy for Kaspar s family? d) What is the refrain used by Kaspar? What made Kaspar praise a horrible incident ? e) Why did his grandchildren fail to understand his viewpoint? What are the themes addressed by the poet through the children? . [3] [3] [3] [3] [4] SECTION C PROSE-THE TREASURE TROVE Q7.Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:- [16] If you are rested I would go, I urged. Get up and try to walk now. Thank you, he said and got to his feet, swayed from side to side and then sat down backwards in the dust. I was taking care of animals, he said dully, but no longer to me. I was only taking care of animals. There was nothing to do about him. It was Easter Sunday and the Fascists were advancing toward the Ebro. It was a grey overcast day with a low ceiling so their planes were not up. That and the fact that cats know how to look after themselves was all the good luck that the old man would ever have. -OLD MAN AT THE BRIDGE-Ernest Hemingway a)Where was the narrator and why? When he spoke to the old man about the pigeon cage, what does this reveal about him? [3] b) What is meant by the line There was nothing to do about him. ? [3] c) Why might the old man need good luck at the end of the story? [3] d)What were the reasons preventing the old man from taking the soldier s advice? [3] e)The old man in the story said that he had no politics. Which theme of the story has been highlighted?[3] Q8. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:- [16] To us the ashes of our ancestors are sacred and their resting place is hallowed ground. You wander far from the graves of your ancestors and seemingly without regret. Your religion was written on tablets of stone by the iron finger of your God so that you could not forget. The Red man could never comprehend or remember it. Our religion is the traditions of our ancestors-the dreams of our old men given them in solemn hours of the night by the Great Spirit, and the visions of our sachems, and is written in the hearts of our people. -CHIEF SEATTLE S SPEECH-Henry Smith a)What was this speech in response to? What was the occasion? [3] b)Why did the Chief believe that the Great Chief in Washington was being benevolent? [3] b) Whom did the Chief blame for the early demise of the Red Indians? What were his views about war? [3] c)How does the Chief compare the religion of the Red Man and the White Man? [3] d) According to the Chief, why couldn t the Indians and the white settlers be brothers? [3] e) What was the emphasis in the speech given by Chief Seattle? What did he warn the white man about the future? [4] FINAL PRACTICE PRELIM 2020-21 3/4 pages Q9.Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:- [16] My dear Miss Fairchild. said Easton ,calmly. I had to do something .Money has a way of taking wings unto itself ,and you know it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington I saw this opening in the West, and- well....... HEARTS AND HANDS- O Henry a) Where was Mr. Easton and where was he headed? Whom did he meet ? [3] b) What is meant by our crowd in London ? What had Mr. Easton done to be a part of it? [3] c) What did Mr. Easton mean when he said that his butterfly days were over? What was the opening in the West he was talking about? [3] d) Who was accompanying Mr. Easton? How did he save Mr. Easton from an embarrassing situation? [3] e) Mention the main themes of the story Hearts and Hands with reference to the plot. **********************GOOD LUCK!****************************** FINAL PRACTICE PRELIM 2020-21 4/4 pages [4]

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