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The Shri Ram School Moulsari Campus Pre-board Examination 2023-24 Class XII English Literature M.M: 80 Time: 3hours Answers must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of the paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. The question paper contains 6 printed sides. Answer all questions in Section A and Section B The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. SECTION A 20 Marks Question 1. Choose the correct options for the following questions: (i) Caliban: [10] I thank my noble lord. Wilt though be pleased to hearken once again to the suit I made thee? What had Caliban asked Stephano to do? (a) Bite Trinculo to death. (b) Prevent Trinculo from mocking him. (c) Take revenge on Prospero on Caliban s behalf. (d) Become the ruler of the island with Caliban as his servant. Integrity Sensitivity TSRSm/PC/PB/XII- Eng Lit/2023-24 Pursuit of excellence Pride in one s heritage Page 1 (ii) Why does Ceres call Iris many-coloured messenger ? (a) Because she wears colourful clothes. (b) Because her sign is the rainbow. (c) Because she represents coloured flowers. (d) Because she only appears when it rains and there is a rainbow. (iii) How does Prospero plan to renounce his magic? (a) Break his magic stick, bury it deep into the earth and sink his magic book in the ocean. (b) Sink his magic stick in the ocean, tear up his magic book and bury it deep into the earth. (c) Burn his magic book, break his magic stick and sink it into the ocean. (d) Burn his magic stick, tear up his magic book and sink it in the ocean. (iv) Ferdinand: this famous Duke of Milan Of whom I have heard so often renown But never saw before of whom I have Received a second life; What feelings towards Prospero does Ferdinand reveal in this speech? (I) Admiration. (II) Love. (III) Awe. (IV) Gratitude. (a) (II) and (III). (b) (I), (II) and (IV). (c) (III) and (IV). (d) (I), (III) and (IV). Integrity Sensitivity TSRSm/PC/PB/XII- Eng Lit/2023-24 Pursuit of excellence Pride in one s heritage Page 2 (v) Which of the following words best describes the doll Fritz, in the short story Fritz? (a) Amusing (b) Magical (c) Entertaining (d) Mysterious (vi) In the short story The Singing Lesson, why would the girls think Meady is in a wax ? (a) She asked them very sharply to be quiet. (b) She ignored Mary Beazley. (c) She made them sing a lament with no expression. (d) She spoke to them in a strange stony tone. (vii) In the short story Quality, why does the narrator state that one entered the bootmaker s shop restfully, as one enters a church ? (a) The atmosphere of the bootmaker s shop made one sleepy. (b) The ambience of the bootmaker s shop was calm and peaceful. (c) The atmosphere of the bootmaker s shop made one feel holy. (d) The bootmaker s shop was designed like a church. (viii)Which set of words given below best describes the scenery depicted in the poem The Darkling Thrush? (a) Ghostly, desolate, shrunken, full-hearted. (b) Desolate, haunted, ecstatic, bleak. (c) Haunted, fervourless, bleak, grey. (d) Ghostly, fervourless, grey, ecstatic. (ix) To what does the speaker compare the bent birches in the poem Birches? (a) Crystal shells that avalanche and shatter the branches. (b) Withered bracken that drag because of their load. (c) Girls drying their long hair in the sun. Integrity Sensitivity TSRSm/PC/PB/XII- Eng Lit/2023-24 Pursuit of excellence Pride in one s heritage Page 3 (d) Boys conquering trees by climbing them. (x) And he dropped his medals down into her hand. In the above line from the poem John Brown, which literary device has the poet used? (a) Metaphor (b) Simile (c) Analogy (d) Irony Question 2 Complete the following sentences by providing a reason for each in brief. Do not write the question. [10] (i) In Act III Scene iii of The Tempest, Gonzalo admires the spirits who bring the banquet because __________________________________________ . (ii) In Act IV Scene i of The Tempest Prospero says Nurture can never stick because ___________________________________________________ . (iii) In Act V Scene i of The Tempest, Caliban says he will be wise henceforth because ___________________________________________________ . (iv) In the Epilogue of The Tempest, Prospero requests the audience for mercy because ___________________________________________________ . (v) In the short story The Singing Lesson, Miss Meadows stared at the Science Mistress with hatred because __________________________________ . (vi) In the short story Quality, when Mr. Gessler said Dose are not my boods the narrator felt guilty because _________________________________ . (vii) In the short story B. Wordsworth, the boy narrator says that the world became a most exciting place because ___________________________ . (viii) In the poem Dover Beach, the poet appeals to his love saying they should be true to one another because _________________________________ . (ix) In the poem The Dolphins, the dolphin narrator says we will die here because ___________________________________________________ . (x) In the poem John Brown, the mother bragged to her neighbours because __________________________________________________________ . Integrity Sensitivity TSRSm/PC/PB/XII- Eng Lit/2023-24 Pursuit of excellence Pride in one s heritage Page 4 SECTION B -60 Marks The Tempest: William Shakespeare Question 3 (i) Referring closely to Act III Scene iii of the play The Tempest, discuss the reactions of the members of the royal party when the banquet suddenly appears before them. Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 100150 words. [5] (ii) Analyse Prospero s character traits with reference to his treatment of Ferdinand and Caliban in Act IV Scene i of The Tempest. Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 100-150 words. [5] (iii) (a) Referring closely to Acts III, IV and V of the play The Tempest, critically analyse the theme of crime and punishment brought out in them. Write your answer in 200-250 words. [10] OR (b) What is the significance of Ariel s music with reference to events in Acts III, IV and V of the play The Tempest? Write your answer in 200250 words. [10] ECHOES: PROSE Question 4 (i) With reference to any two supporting details from the short story Quality, explain in 100-150 words the narrator s perception of the Gessler Brothers work ethic. [5] (ii) Examine the theme of friendship as displayed in the relationship between Shankar and Jayanto in the short story Fritz. Write your answer in 100-150 words. [5] (iii) (a) How did the friendship between the narrator and B. Wordsworth enrich each one s life as portrayed in the short story B. Wordsworth? Write your answer in 200-250 words. [10] Integrity Sensitivity TSRSm/PC/PB/XII- Eng Lit/2023-24 Pursuit of excellence Pride in one s heritage Page 5 OR (b) Analyse Miss Meadows conventional views about marriage and social expectations as shown in the short story The Singing Lesson. Write your answer in 200-250 words. [10] REVERIE: POETRY Question 5 (i) In the poem Dolphins, how has the narrator evoked memories of past freedom to depict his sense of present confinement? Write your answer in 100-150 words. [5] (ii) In the poem Birches, what positive images of nature has the poet used to convey his message? Write your answer in 100-150 words. [5] (iii) (a) In the poem John Brown, how does the poet use irony to convey his anti-war sentiments? Write your answer in 200-250 words. [10] OR (b) In his poem Dover Beach, how does Matthew Arnold present the human feeling of sadness through the image of the sea? Explain in in an answer of 200-250 words. [10] Integrity Sensitivity TSRSm/PC/PB/XII- Eng Lit/2023-24 Pursuit of excellence Pride in one s heritage Page 6
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