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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
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