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HIRANANDANI FOUNDATION SCHOOL, THANE Second Preliminary Examination January 2024 Subject: English II (Literature) Std: X Time: 2 hours Max, marks: 80 Date:04/01/2024 Note: Answers to this paper 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 thepaper is the time allowed forwriting the answers. This paper has 4sections. Section Ais compulsory- Al questions in Section Amust be attempted. You must attempt one questionfromSection B. Cand Dand one other question from any section ofyour choice. The intended marksfor questions are given in brackets []. This paper consists of5printed Section A (Attempt all questions from this section) Question 1 Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate response given below (Please do not copy the question - simply write in correct serial order the appropriate word or phrase) [16] (i) Tubal reports Jessica has stolen a ring of Shylock's. What does she trade the ring for? a. A monkey b. Fine clothes C. Portia's ring d. Thousand Ducats ( ) What piece of bad news interrupts the celebrations at Belmont? a. Outbreak of War b. Antonio's Bankruptcy c. Shylock's arrival. d. Gratiano and Nerissa's engagement (ii) What does Shylock accuse Salarino of in Act III scene I? a. Providing Antonio a place to hide out. b. Trying to undo the bond. c. Knowing Jessica was leaving. d. Knowing where Jessica was hiding. (iv) What does Portia give Bassanio asking him to swear never to part with it? a. Her love b. A lock of her golden hair c. The lead casket d. The ring (v) What does Shylock do in anticipation of the judgenment? a. Whets his knife b. Buys some spices. c. Writes an apology. d. Looks out of the window. (vi) What does to do for Bassaniobeg the court Antonio'ssake? a. Kill Shylock b. Bend the rules. c. Give Shylock money. knife. d. Take Shylocks from gratitudedoes Portia ask of tokens What (vii) Antonio and Bassanio? a. Letter ofthanks b. Diamonds and rubies c. Gloves and ring d. Boots and ring. (vii ) What does against any future Antonio offer as a bond indiscretion of Bassanio? a. His chest of gold. b. His flesh c. His estate d. His soul as the one contain the sae literary device lines following the (ix) Which of Browning's poem The Patriot? sway." and The house roof seemed to heave in Robort surface of water. a. The light danced on the white foam flew. b. A fair breeze blew, the could eat an elephant. c. I'm so hungry that I like cats and dogs all the time. fight I d. My brother and (x)Where did the poet see the daffodils? the tree a. Beside the sea and beneath the trees beneath and lake b. Beside the c. In the garden d. Beside the saplings Olympics? (xi)What is the meaning of'Special athletes. a. It is meant for above sixty plus category athletes. b. Itis meant for special social athletes. abled c. It is meant for differently athletes. fastest the for d. It is meant relationship between statements (1) and (2) from (xii) Select the option that shows the correct 'All Summer in a Day 1. "Will it be seven more years?" her." 2. "She's still in the closet where we locked a. 2 is the cause for I b. 1is the cause for 2. c. 2is independent of 1. d. 2 is in contrast of 1. student at Ohio State (xiii) What was Jesse Owen's achievement wlhen he was a University? a. He had set the world record of 25 feet. b. He had set the world record of 26 feet. c. He had sct the world record of 26 feet inches. d. 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