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SMT. SULOCHANADEVI SINGHANIA SCHOOL, THANE Class Subject Exam Date Marks Time 10 ENGLISH II PRELIM II 04.02.17 80 2 hrs SECTION A DRAMA The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Sections A, B and C and any two other questions. Question 1 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Bassanio : This ring, good sir? Alas! It is a trifle! I will not shame myself to give you this. Portia : I will have nothing else but only this; And now methinks I have a mind to it. i. What does Portia say about the payment for her services? How does Bassanio insist that Portia should take something as a token of gratitude? (3) ii. What does Portia ask Antonio and Bassanio to give her as a token? Who else in the play gives away a ring? What reason does this person give for his action? (3) iii. Why does Bassanio hesitate to comply with Portia s request? What does he offer to do instead? Why does he later change his mind? (3) iv. What had Bassanio promised Portia when she first gave him the ring? In the last scene of the play, how was Antonio able to convince Portia that Bassanio will never again break his promise to her? (3) v. How does Portia reveal that she had disguised herself as a lawyer? What does Antonio mean when he says Portia has given him his life and living? What good news does Nerissa give Lorenzo? (4) Question 2 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Antonio : Grieve not that I am fall n to this for you. For here Fortune shows herself more kind Than is her custom. i. When and to whom does Antonio speak these lines. What is meant by Grieve not that I am fallen to this for you ? (3) ii. How is Fortune usually represented? Why does Antonio feel that Fortune is being kind to him? (3) iii. What does Antonio tell Bassanio to convey to his wife? What is it that Bassanio must not regret and that Antonio does not repent? (3) iv. What offer do Bassanio and Gratiano make after this extract to save Antonio ? What is Shylock reaction to this? (3) v. Throw some light on the bond of friendship between Bassanio and Antonio, giving various instances from the scene. (4) SECTION B POETRY A Collection of Poems Question 3 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Let us then be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait. (A Psalm of Life by H.W.Longfellow) i. What does the poet say in response to mournful complaints? Explain the Biblical reference made here. (3) ii. What is the nature of time according to the poet? What effect does this have on the human body? (3) iii. What is our destined end or way? (3) iv. How does the poet advocate bravery and heroic action? (3) v. How, according to the poet, can one be inspired by great people? How can one in turn inspire others? (4) Question 4 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: I believe I can claw into the earth s belly Pick up the priceless gems And adorn myself with them. (I Believe byBrucellish K. Sangma) i. Explain the extract in your own words. (3) ii. What does the poet think will happen if a pebble is thrown upward? Explain the symbolism used. (3) iii. What ability does the poet talk about when she says, I can dive into the depths ? (3) iv. What is the reference to human angels and life s treasures? (3) v. Comment on the use of Anaphora in the poem. How does the emphasis shift in the concluding stanza of the poem? (4) SECTION C PROSE A Collection of Short Stories Question 5 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: With one bullock dead, Alagu had now no use for the other. For long he tried hard to secure another bullock to make up his pair, but without success. He therefore decided to sell it. i. How was a rift caused between Alagu and Jumman? (3) ii. Where had Alagu purchased the bullocks from? Why were they the envy of the whole village? How did the death of the bullocks intensify the conflict between Alagu and Jumman? (3) iii. Whom did Alagu sell the other bullock to? What were the conditions of the sale? How did this man treat the bullock? (3) iv. Why the panchayat meet for the second time? (3) v. How did Alagu and Jumman reconcile? (4) Question 6 My Lost Dollar is an amusing account of the author s efforts to retrieve a dollar lent to his friend. Elucidate. (16)
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