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QUEEN OF ANGELS' CONVENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, BHARUCH PRELIMS EXAMINATION 2024 STD.: X ENGLISH LITERATURE MARKS: 80 19-12-2024 The paper has four Sections. Section Ais compulsory. Allquestions in Section Amust be answered. You must attenpt one question from each of the Sections B, Cand D and one other question from any Section ofyour choice. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets []. SECTION A (Attempt all questions fromthis Section) Question 1 Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate response from the choices given below (Please donot copy the question, but write down the correct answer with correct serial order) [16] i) O Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb That carries anger as the flint bears fire, What is the figure of speech used here? d. personification c. metaphor Antony: The three-fold world divided, he should stand, one of the three to share it? Who is Antony talking about? OXymoron i) a. Publius ii) b. alliteration b) Decius c. Lepidus d. Cassius What is Mount Olympus? a. A huge place in Greece where the Olympic games were conducted. b. A great mountain in Greece. C. The abode of the Greek gods and goddesses. d. (B) and (C) iv) How did Portia die? a. Killed herself by putting burning coal in her mouth. b. Killed herself by drinking poison. C Killed herself by making a snake bite her. d. One of Antony's friends killed her. Lucilius: Give the word, ho! and stand. What does Lucilius mean by word'? a. Somne sort of secret code word vi) b. Some word of identification C. A word which will indicate to the others that he is one of them. d. All the three choices listed above. How did the Count return the glove? a. Handed over lovingly. b. Knelt down to return it. C. Gave back to the king instead of the lady. d. Threw it in the lady's face without love. vii) These mnany then shall die; their names are prick a. What does the speaker mean by their names are prickd" a. Their names have been removed from the list. b. Their names have been added to the list. This paper consists of 4 printed pages. 1 C list. Their names have been ticked on the off the list. d. Their names have been rubbed vii) effect of Bhishma Lochan Which of the following is NOT an Sharma's powerful singing of Music? in Sukumar Ray's poem, The Power roadside. a. The bullock-carts line the lake b. The fishes dived below the C The trees collapse and shake. blare. d. The wretched brutes resent the ix) x) Our little lives are kept in equipoise. What does the word of 'equipoise', in the poem 'Haunted Houses'? c. equator d. equinox b. equal Balance The theme of the poem 'A Considerable Speck is: a. The speck tobe considered only if intelligent. b. Unconditional love for all regardless of intelligence. c. The speck is a tiny creature, so it's beneath the sight of poet. d. Love and hatred for materialistic world. xi) Which of these statements is NOT TRUE in the poem, When Great Trees Fall'? When great souls die the air becomes sterile. b. When great souls die our eyes can see with a hurtful clarity. When great souls die we regret momentarily only. C. d. After a period of the death of great souls peace blooms. xii) Choose the option that lists the sequence of events in the correct order: 1. She carried the gleaming cup on her back. 2. When Iwent home to tell my mother and Nana, they had not believed it at first. 3. Nana would just laugh. 'Ah, may be with legs like hers, she might as well go to school. 4. Each afternoon, she pulled one set of fresh old clothes from the big brass bow to wear. a. 1, 2,3,4 b. 3, 1, 2, 4 c. 2, 3, 1, 4 d. 3, 2, 4, 1 xiii) What does Leonard Mead love to do? xiv) a. Remaining outdoors on a misty evening. b. Walking by night or day. C. Writing an article everyday. d. Enjoying watching television programme. Select the option that shows correct relationship between statements (1) and (2). 1. How is it; you pretend to be Frenchmen, and yet you can neither speak nor write your own language? 2. Oh, how sorry I was for not learning my lessons, for seeking birds' eggs, or going xv) sliding on the Saar! b. 2 is the cause for 1 c. l is independent of 2 a. 1 is an example of 2 d.lis a contradiction of 2 "Ifound Icouldn't use it". What was it that could not be used by the photographer? a. The narrator's photograph b. The narrator's mouth c. The narrator's ears d. The narrator's eyebrows xvi) Why was the narrator gasping for breath when he reached his home? a. He was scared that old lady was following him. b. He used the stairs to reach his home on seventeenth floor C. He ran as fast as he could to escape from the fat lady d. He was thin and weak. This paper consists of 4 printed pages. 2 SECTION B DRAMA (JULIUS CAESAR) Question 2 Cassius: This is my dagger, And here nny naked breast; within, a heart Dearer than Pluto 's mine, richer than gold; Ifthat thou be'st a Roman, take it forth. I, that denied thee gold, will give my heart: Strike, as thou didst at Caesar; for, I know When thou didst hate him worst, thou lov'dst him better Than ever thou lov'dst Cassius. In what state is Cassius? Why is his heart richer than gold? i) iii) iv) v) Who is Pluto? Why is Cassius heart compared to Pluto's mine? [3] [3] When did Cassius deny gold to Brutus? Why did the latter need the gold? What [3] explanation did Cassius give for not giving the gold? What reply does Brutus give to Cassius after this extract? Does he get convinced with the answer? [3] What is the dramatic importance of this dialogue? In what way does it influence the subsequent course of action in the play? [4] Question 3 Brutus: Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here with Antony, Do grace to Caesar 's corpse, and grace his speech Tending to Caesar 's glories, which Mark Antony, By our permission, is allow 'd to make. I do entreat you, not a man depart, Save I alone, till Antony have spoke. Why does Brutus intend to 'depart alone'? why are the listeners left behind? Which error :i. of judgement made by Brutus is revealed by his instruction to the listeners? [3] ii. Give the meaning of: [3] Dograce to Caesar's corpse, and grace his speech ...not a man depart C. Countrymen iii. 1V. V. What explanation had Brutus given in his speech for the murder of Caesar? What was the reaction of his listeners? 3] Who has given Antony permission to speak? Give any two conditions under which Antony is allowed to speak. [3] State which of Caesar's glories would Antony refer to in his speech a little later? What [41 does he want to achieve by his speech? Explain in detail. SECTION C (TREASURE CHEST - SHORT STORIES) Q estion 4 As far as I could see, there was only one problem. And it had nothing to do with what I knew Nana considered as problems', or what Maami thinks of as 'the problem'. And that, I is a serious problem. Because it is always difficult to decide whether to keep quiet andnot saythink of the things any that come into my head, or say them and get laughed at. This paper consists of 4 printed pages. 3 3] i. Who is referred to as 'I' in the extract? Describe the character. ii. What was her grandmother's problem? Why was it a serious problem? As described after this extract, how would Nana react when she would say something? [3| How would Nana involve other people in her reaction? [4] Explain briefly the significance of the girl child being the narrator of the story. V. Question 5 Mr. Leonard Mead would pause, cock his head, listen, look and marchon, his feet making nonoise on the lumpy walk. For long ago he had wisely change to sneakers when strolling at night. Why does Mead malke a deliberate attempt not to produce any sound while walking? [3] Why does Mead start wearing sneakers instead of hard heels while strolling at night? [3] [3] What is suggested by Mead's act of wearing sneakers? Why is he described as a 'lone figure'? who would get startled by his walk at night? 3] Why? i iv. Explain in detail the characteristic traits/sketch of Leonard Mead as reflected in this V. 14] extract. SECTIOND (TREASURE CHEST - POEMS) Question6 Plainly with an intelligence I dealt. It seemed too tiny to have room for feet, Yet must have hada set of them complete To express how much it didn't want to die. It ran with terror and with cunning crept. i. ii. iii. iv. V. Which characteristic trait of the mite is the speaker talking about in the first line of this extract? Why? [3] Why did the speaker at first think that the mite did not have feet? What made him change his stance at the very moment? [3] What made the speaker realise that it didn't want to die"? Explain it's moves to escape. [B] What did 'it' do in the middle of the sheet of paper? Why? [B] How does the speaker deal with the mite? What makes him do so? How does the speaker's action justify the theme of the poem? [4] Question 7 There are more guests at table than the hosts Invited; the illuminated hall Is thronged with quiet, inoffensive ghosts, As silent as the pictures on the wall. Where are there more guests at the table? How do these uninvited guests behave at the table? i) ii) [3] Why are they described as quiet' and inoffensive ? State two other traits of the ghosts described in the poem. Why are they 'as silent as the pictures on the wall."? Whose 'picture' are they? iv Which figure of speech is used in this extract? Explain the figures of speech. v) In this extract, there is a reference to 'more guests'. What is said in the extract that shows that they are uninvited? This paper consists of 4 printed pages. [3] [3] [3] [4] 4
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