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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.
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