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ENGLISH PAPER 2 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH (Prescribed Textbooks) (Maximum Marks: 100) (Time allowed: Three hours) (Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper. They must NOT start writing during this time.) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Answer Question 1 from Section A (Compulsory) and four questions from Section B choosing at least one question from each of the three prescribed textbooks. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SECTION A TEMPEST Shakespeare Question 1 Choose two of the passages (a) to (c) and answer briefly the questions that follow: (a) Miranda : O, I have suffered With those that I saw suffer! A brave vessel, Who had, no doubt, some noble creature in her, Dashed all to pieces. O, the cry did knock Against my very heart! Poor souls, they perished! Had I been any God of power, I would Have sunk the sea within the earth or ere It should the good ship so have swallow d and The fraughting souls within her. (i) Where is Miranda? What has she seen that makes her suffer? [1] (ii) Name the noble creatures referred to in the extract. How were they in the brave vessel? [2] (iii) Which characteristics of Miranda become evident in the extract? [2] (iv) How is the brave vessel about to be dashed to pieces? Who is responsible for the destruction? Why would he cause such a destruction? [2] (v) Why is Miranda ignorant of who Prospero was? What are the things that were necessary for Prospero to practise his magic art? [2] (vi) Give the meanings of the following words as they are used in the context of the passage: [1] (a) dashed (b) fraughting -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER CLASS XI - 2020 (b) Alonso : So is the dear st o th loss Gonzolo : My Lord Sebastian, The truth you speak doth lack some gentleness, And time to speak it in: you rub the sore When you should bring the plaster. Sebastian : Very well. Antonio : And most chirurgeonly! (i) Where does the scene take place? Other than the speakers in the extract, which other characters are present in the scene? [1] (ii) What loss does Alonso refer to in the first line of the extract and why? [2] (iii) What does Gonzalo mean when he tells Sebastian, you rub the sore when you should bring the plaster. ? [2] (iv) What has Sebastian spoken just before the extract for Gonzalo to chastise him in this manner? [2] (v) What does Gonzalo mean when he tells Sebastian that his truth lacked the, time to speak it in ? [2] (vi) Give the meanings of the following words as they are used in the context of the passage: [1] (a) gentleness (b) chirurgeonly (c) Caliban : Art thou afeard? Stephano : No, monster, not I. Caliban : Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears, and sometimes voices That, if I then had waked after long sleep, Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming, The clouds me thought would open and show riches Ready to drop upon me; that, when I waked, I cried to dream again. (i) What has just happened due to which Caliban tells Stephano not to be afraid? What is the attitude of Trinculo and Stephano to what they hear? [1] (ii) What does Caliban say about the sounds on the island? [2] (iii) What is meant by twangling instruments ? Describe the effect of the sounds on Caliban. [2] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER CLASS XI - 2020 (iv) Against the background of the extract, explain why the island is known to be enchanted? [2] (v) What does Stephano say about the music on the island? Where is the sound leading them? What do these three conspirators plan to do? [2] (vi) Give the meanings of the following words as they are used in the context of the passage: [1] (a) twangling (b) methought SECTION B (Answer four questions in all, choosing at least one question from each of the three prescribed textbooks) THE TEMPEST Shakespeare Question 2 (a) Give a vivid account of the first meeting between Miranda and Ferdinand. [8] (b) How had Prospero engineered their meeting and attraction for one another? [6] (c) What does the conversation between the two young people tell you about their natures? [6] Question 3 [20] Discuss how Act III, Scene i, brings out the love between Ferdinand and Miranda. Why is the scene significant? ECHOES Question 4 (a) Referring closely to the story The Chinese Statue , relate how Sir Alexander Heathcote came into the possession of the Chinese statue. [8] (b) How was the generosity of the old craftsman reciprocated? [6] (c) What was the reason for the statue to be auctioned? [6] Question 5 [20] In the story Salvatore by W. Somerset Maugham, how does the narrator depict that even though the protagonist faced a number of disappointments in life, he was an example of radiance and goodness? Question 6 [20] The story Quality depicts the struggle of a lone artist for survival in the world of vulgar commercialism using cheap methods of cut-throat competition and mass production. Discuss. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER CLASS XI - 2020 REVERIE Question 7 (a) Referring closely to the poem John Brown , describe how the mother of John Brown glorified war and heroism. [8] (b) When did the son realise the futility of war and what was the realisation? [6] (c) How did John Brown repay his mother for her lopsided view about the glory of war? [6] Question 8 [20] With appropriate textual references, establish The Spider and the Fly as a cautionary tale for the na ve and the innocent. Question 9 [20] The Gift of India starts as a celebration of India s contribution to the causes of others but ends as a cry against war and destruction. Discuss with close reference to the text. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER CLASS XI - 2020
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