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PREPARATORY EXAMINATIO SUBJECT CLASS-X STANDARD - ENGLISH I MARKS - 8 0 Five questions in all) least one question from each of the (Attempt at Cattempt A, BB and C a r k s for the questions in brackets () or parts sections of questions are giveu SECTION - A DRAMA The Merchant of Venice - Shakespeare Question 1 ead the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Bassanio: To you I Antonio, the most, in money and in love; And from your love I have a warranty To unburden all my plots and purposes How to get clear of all the debits I owe. Antoni0: I pray you, good Bassanio, let me know it. owe i) Describe Antonio's mood at the beginning of this scene. State any two reasons that Antonio's friends, who were present, gave to explain his mood. (3) ii) What promise did Antonio make to Bassanio immediately after this conservation? (3) ii) What did Bassanio say to Antonio about a lady richly left in Belmont?(3) iv) How did he propose to help his friend? (3) vWhat does the above extract reveal of the relationship between Antonio and Bassanio? Mention one way in which this relationship was put to the test later in the play. (4) Question 2 Arragon: What many men desire! That "many' may be meant By the fool multitude, that choose by show, Not learning more than the fond eye doth teach; Which pries not to the interior, but like the martlet Builds in the weather on the Outward wal1, in the force and road of casualty Even I will not choose what many men desire. i Why is Arragon in this place? What is the inscription that he has just read, and on which casket was it found? (3) i) List the conditions that Arragon had topromise to abide by before he was allowed to choose a casket. (3)
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