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GROUP – A
1. Answer any five of the following:
(a) What is the full name of the verger in the short story by the same name?
Ans: The full name of the verger is Albert Edward Foreman.
(b) Where does the verger work?
Ans: The verger works at St. Peter Neville Square,
(c) For how long, during Narayan’s ownership of the car, was the airconditioner switched on?
Ans: During Narayan’s ownership of the car, the air-conditioner was switched on for only thirty minutes.
(d) What does an automobile mean to Narayan?
Ans: An automobile means the means to an end for Narayan.
(e) Who is the author of the story, ‘The Scarecrow??
Ans: Satyajit Ray is the author of the story, “The Scarecrow”
(f) Whom did Mriganko Babu’s father call in to find the lost watch?
Ans: Mriganko Babu’s father called a witch doctor to find the lost watch.
(g) What is the full name of Jim in the story, The Gift of the Magi’?
Ans: Jim’s full name in the story is, James Dillingham Young
(h) How much used Jim to earn earlier?
Ans: Earlier Jim used to earn thirty dollars per week.
(i) What is the name of the American poet philosopher whose work Rob- ert Lynd has read?
Ans: The name of the American poet philosopher whose work Robert Lynd has read is Emerson.
(j) Whom does Lynd want to conduct the laborious quest for wisdom?
Ans: Lynd wants the philosophers to conduct the laborious quest for wisdom.
2. Answer any five of the following:
(a) What was the discovery that astonished the vicar?
Ans: The vicar was astonished at the discovery that the verger could neither write nor read.
(b) What was the verger told by the vicar in the vestry?
Ans: The vicar told that for being an illiterate, the verger could not be allowed to continue his job in the church and hence asked him to learn to read and write.
(c) What made Narayan fear, he would soon become bankrupt?
Ans: On hearing the rate of the automobiles at the workshops which he was obliged to visit, the author began to fear that he would soon become bankrupt.
(d) Who fell on Narayan’s car when it was parked in front of the hospital?
Ans: Two cyclists fell on Narayan’s car when it was parked in front of the hospital.
(e) Why did Mriganko Babu go to Durgapur?
Ans: Mrigankoshekhar Mukhopadhyay was a famous and popular writer. A club in Durgapur had invited him to a cultural function, in order to felicitate him. Therefore, he went to Durgapur
(f) Who was Abhiram?
Ans: Abhiram was a servant of Mriganko Babu. He served his family for long twenty years.
(g) Who were the Magi?
Ans: The Magi were the three wise men who travelled from the East to Jerusalem. They were guided by a star to see the infant Jesus. They carried precious gifts for Christ
(h) What did Jim do to get a gift for Della?
Ans: Jim sold his most treasured watch, a family heirloom which even king Solomon might have been envious of. And with that money he bought a gift for Della.
| S.L. No. | CONTENTS |
| Chapter – 1 | The Verger |
| Chapter – 2 | The Testament Of A Walker |
| Chapter – 3 | The Scarecrow |
| Chapter – 4 | The Gift Of The Magi |
| Chapter – 5 | On Not Being A Philosopher |
| Chapter – 6 | Sita |
| Chapter – 7 | The Brook |
| Chapter – 8 | Ozymandias Of Egypt |
| Chapter – 9 | La Belle Dame Sans Merci |
| Chapter – 10 | Village Song |
(i) In what context does Lynd mention Solomon?
Ans: Lynd desired for wisdom as eagerly as Solomon. Lynd had the idea that wisdom is to be found somewhere in a book; and to be picked as easily as a shell from the sand.
(j) Who is Zeus?
Ans: Zeus is the king of the Greek pantheon of gods and goddesses. He symbolizes power and order.
3. Answer any three of the following:
(a) Narrate the circumstances under which the verger had to lose his job at St. Peter’s.
Ans: After the new vicar was appointed, the verger came in trouble with him. The new vicar represented the new, educated generation. He wanted all of the workers of St. Peter’s to be educated. Foreman, the verger was an illiterate person and the new vicar wanted his verger to be literate. For the vicar, it is impossible to have a verger who cannot read and write. He gave Foreman an option to learn the alphabets in three months. But for Foreman he did not need any education to help him do his job better. He in fact went to the two church wardens to ask for their support. But he was shocked to find them agreeing with the vicar instead. Therefore, for the verger there was only way left to have some education to continue with his job. The vicar gave him three months time to learn reading and writing. Foreman rejected the option on the ground that he was too old to learn new things and therefore he resigned the job.
(b) Why, do you think, the author, R.K. Narayan, regards himself as a fanatic in the context of walking?
Ans: The author regards himself a ‘fanatic’ in regard of walking, and he doesn’t regret it. He lacks automobile sensibility but he doesn’t mind it. The petrol hike or uproar of petrol price could never bother him because he believed that he has his two legs which can take him to wherever he wants to go, and they can operate without petrol or gas.
The most ambitious work he has been planning for years to be called “Testament of a Walker”. Whether written or not, this philosophy is deeply rooted in him. Once he used to walk ten miles a day, morning or evening Though on a lesser scale, when he was having a car he used to continue with his habit of walking. If he is compelled to stay indoors because of the bad weather, he could still get the mileage out in his veranda, making odd up and down paces like a bear in his cage.
(c) What happened to Abhiram after he left Mriganko Babu?
Ans: When Abhiram was accused of stealing, he had to lose his job and move back to his village. There he was soon afflicted with dropsy. He suffered and died. He was very sad that he could not prove his innocence to his masters.
(d) Show how the twist in the tale makes the story of Jim and Della a moral lesson.
Ans: “The Gift of the Magi” is one of the best stories of O’ Henry. It tells a story about Jim and Della who are very poor. They are so poor that they can’t even afford gifts for each other. But they loved each other very much. So they sell off their most precious possessions to buy Christmas gifts for each other. And the sad part is none of them know about the sacrifice when they were being made. On the eve of Christmas, Della parts with her beautiful hair. For Jim, Della’s long and lovely hair was beautiful enough to make the Queen of Sheba jealous. On the other hand, Jim parts with his watch, a family heirloom which even King Solomon might have been envious of.
The ironic ‘twist in the tale’ is that both of them trade off the very treasures each of them possessed and for which the gifts were meant. And they had to wait one more year to use their gifts. The story ends with a moral lesson of what constitutes the true spirit of gifts giving on Christmas Selflessness and a desire to see the loved ones who receive the gifts happy are the inherent themes of the story. Sacrifice complements the beauty of the story. What makes the story more beautiful is that both the lovers made sacrifices to see and please the other.
(e) Why does Robert Lynd end his essay with the phrase, “it was only a dream”?
Ans: The author feels that it would be possible to follow Epictetus’ path in a world where nothing happens. But on Earth, where a lot of disagreeable things happen, it is quite next to impossible. Most of us know that the philosophers are right enough when they say that most of the things we bother about are not worth bothering about. Philosophers like Socrates and Epictetus were right in their indifference to external things, yet most of us would not welcome if someone welcomes such philosophy into practice, even though we call them wisdom. Hence, bringing such philosophy into practice ‘was only a dream”.
4. Explain with reference to the context any two of the following:
(a) “He’s been nagging them he’as,” said the verger to himself.
Ans: The quoted line is taken from the story “The Verger”, written by William Somerset Maugham. Here the speaker is the verger himself and he is speaking to himself. Here he is referred to the vicar and ‘them’ is referred to the two church wardens.
When the vicar found out that the verger of St. Peter Neville Squire could neither write nor read, he was very much shocked. But, as he was an educated person and believed in the enlightenment of education, he preferred the verger to have an education. But the verger told that his days have passed by very smoothly without having the knowledge of how to read or write. Hence, he rejected the vicar’s offer of acquiring a three months education. As he has known the two church wardens since a very long time, he believed that they would stand for him. But he saw them supporting the new vicar’s opinion and that is when he thought that they were actually forced by the new vicar to do so.
(b) I lack automobile sensibility and so not regret it.
Ans: The quoted line is taken from the prose piece “Testament of a Walker”. written by R K Narayan. Narayan, through the line wants to convey his lacking of automobile sensibility.
The above quoted line was told while referring to Narayan’s lack of sensibility towards automobile. Narayan describes the reasons for his impervious attitude towards his car. The high maintenance cost of his imported car became a burden for him. He started to worry about his financial condition due to his car. He always loved to lead a simple life. But after owning the imported car, a simple and easy going life remained a dream only. Because of his car his privacy and his walking habits and interests were lost. He always liked walking and regarded it to be men’s ultimate destiny Hence he is indifferent at the mention of any petrol ‘hike’ or the uproar of the petrol price, because he believes that he doesn’t need to worry about such matters when he is having two legs given by the God.
(c) Mriganko Babu tried very hard but failed to remember. Yet, he felt sure that he had seen someone wear such a shirt, a long time ago.
Ans: These lines occur when Mriganko Babu felt that the scarecrow was making some movements. When Mriganko Babu saw the scarecrow, he felt that he had seen the shirt before which the scarecrow was wearing. He tried to recall the person whom he had seen wearing that particular shirt, but could not. Suddenly he felt as though the scarecrow made some movement. Then he thought that it was his imagination. But then he saw that the scarecrow actually came to life and moving towards him. The scarecrow came near Mriganko Babu and introduced him as Abhiram, an old servant who served Mriganko Babu and his family for long twenty years and lost his job due to some criminal activities which actually had nothing to do with Abhiram. Seeing a scarecrow coming to life, moving towards him and talking to him made Mriganko Babu’s heart beat faster.
(d) Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a grey cat walking a grey fence in a grey backyard.
Ans:Ans. The quoted lines is an excerpt from the wonderful story “The Gift of The Magi”, written by O’ Henry.
The above quoted line expresses Della’s mind when she found out that she could save only 1.87 dollars which can in no way bring her a nice gift for Jim. That morning everything looked grey to Della. It was because she was sad to find out that she could save only 1.87 dollars with which she was in no way able to buy any gift for her Jim. This thought made her so sad that everything became colorless and dull to her.
5. Answer any five of the following:
(a) Who is the fair lady the narrator speaks of in Toru Dutta’s poem?
Ans: Sita is the fair lady that the narrator speaks about in Toru Dutta’s poem.
(b) Where are the three happy children?
Ans: The three happy children are in a darkened room.
(c) What bird skims over the brook?
Ans: Swallows skims over the brook.
(d) What flowers grow by the brook for happy lovers?
Ans: The flowers that grow by the brook for the happy lovers are the forget- me-nots.
(e) Where does the traveller in Shelly’s poem come from?
Ans: The traveller in Shelley’s poem comes from an antique land.
(f) Which country is reffered to as an antique land?
Ans: Egypt is referred to as an antique land.
(g) Who are the opening lines of ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ addressed to?
Ans: The opening lines of the poem, “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” are addressed to the Knight at Arms.
(h) Whom did the knight meet?
Ans: The knight met a lady/ a faery’s child/ a beautiful lady/.La Belle Dame Sans Merci.
(i) What tempted the village girl to tarry?
Ans: The boatman’s song tempted the village girl to tarry.
(i) What is it that might smite the village girl?
Ans: An evil spirit might smite the girl.
6. Answer any four of the following:
(a) Name the birds and animals mentioned in Toru Dutt’s poem.
Ans: White swans, peacocks and wild deer are the birds and animals mentioned in the poem.
(b) What is a brook?
Ans: A brook is a small stream that originates from the highest hill ranges where the water birds dwell.
(c) What did the traveller come upon in the desert?
Ans: The traveller came across a broken statue in the desert. He saw two vast and trunk-less legs, standing on a pedestal, in the desert. And there was a half sunk visage (face) near there the pedestal.
(d) What did the lady give to the knight at Arms?
Ans: In return of the gift from the knight, the lady gave him some sweet roots, wild honey and manna dew.
(e) What are the shawdows of the evening compared to in ‘Village Song”?
Ans: The black birds in the poem are compared to the shadows of the evening
7. Answer any three of the following:
(a) How are the children affected by the mother’s song?
Ans: The effect of the story was so strong that all her three children started crying whenever their mother mentioned the pain and sadness of Sita. They were moved. The children were imagining Sita weeping in a deep dark forest. They were touched with her sadness. They too felt sad for her. And with every single drop of tear that fell from Sita’s eyes, three more pairs of eyes were shedding tears.
(b) Describe the journey of the brook till it reaches Philip’s farm.
Ans: The poet gives a description of the brook in the early part of the poem. The journey of the brook begins in the highest hill ranges which are dwelling places of water birds like coot and heron. Then it hurries down the hills and slips by the ridges. It then flows down the narrow hills and through tiny villages, farms and fields in the brimming sunlight, and at night shattering, gurgling and bubbling as it flows downwards in a curving movement, As the brook flows down, it makes different sounds. It makes different sound when its water moves in spiral and becomes angry. When it flows on the pebbles, it creates varied sounds.
(c) What do the “wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command” signify?
Ans: “Wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command” signifies the pride and cruelty of king Ozymandias. The moods of tyrants will survive on the visage of the statue of king Ozymandias. His tyranny, cruelty and boastfulness could clearly be seen in the face of the statue.
(d) Attempt a description of the dream that the knight has in the cave.
Ans: The beautiful lady took the knight to her elfin grot and there she spoke her grief out to the knight. The knight consoled her and caressed her. She then lulled him asleep There in the lady’s cave, the knight had a strange dream. He saw a number of kings, princes and warriors in his dream. All of them were looking death-pale. With their gnarled lips, their faces seemed horrible to look at. All of them were warning the knight that he had fallen in the trap of the beautiful lady who had no mercy.
(e) Briefly describe the fears of the village maiden.
Ans: The girl was afraid as darkness approached rapidly. The hooting of the white crane frightens her. She was afraid that some serpent might sting her. She also feared that an evil spirit haunting the place would cast witched charm on her and she would die. Later in the poem, we find her being afraid of the worsening weather. She feared where to shelter and protect herself from getting struck by the lightning and how to escape the storm. She was also afraid that there was no moonbeam to guide her lone, long and dark path.
8. Explain with reference to the concept on any one of the following:
(a) I chatter over stony ways,
In little sharps and trebles.
I bubble into eddying bays,
I babble on the pebbles.
Ans: The quoted lines are taken from the poem, “The Brook”, composed by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
The poet gives a description of the brook in the early part of the poem. The journey of the brook begins in the highest hill ranges which are dwelling places of water birds like coot and heron. Then it hurries down the hills and slips by the ridges. It then flows down the narrow hills and through tiny villages, farms and fields in the brimming sunlight, and at night shattering, gurgling and bubbling as it flows downwards in a curving movement.
As the brook flows down, it makes different sounds. It makes different sound when its water moves in spiral and becomes angry. When it flows on the pebbles, it creates varied sounds.
(b) The hand that mock’d them and the heart that fed.
Ans: These lines occur when the traveller tells ud what he saw in the antic land. The poem begins with a condensed and vigorous account of what the traveller saw in addition to the two huge legs standing in the desert, a shattered visage, a pedestal and on it a boastful inscription. Shelley puts the words of the inscription ineffectively ironic contrast with the surrounding. The ruler of the world “ye Mighty”, are told by Ozymandias, the king of kings, to look upon his works and despair of emulating them. Now one looks and sees nothing whatsoever. Instead of the architecture marvels promised by the inscription “The lone and level sands stretch far away”. Just as the sculptor mocked Ozymandias by putting on the face of the colossal monument a “frown/And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command”, so time as also mocked him by reducing his vain boast to nothingness. The works that were to be the despair of other pharaos, have completely disappeared. Even the gigantic statue of himself that he had erected, has been reduced to two legs, a shattered face and a pedestal.
(c) And this is why I sojourn here,
Alone and palely loitering.
Though the sedge has wither’d from the Lake
And no birds sing.
Ans: The quoted lines is an excerpt from the poem, “La Belle Dame Sans Merci”, composed by John Keats.
There are many signs provided by the poet that show us that the knight was suffering We find him loitering about on the shore of the lake. He was all alone there. He looked very much tired and worn out. Even the natural scene that surrounds the knight was not favourable enough. That was a withered place where the knight was loitering. He was looking all pale. The rose like colour was fading from his cheeks and he was very much tensed and worried about something, and that could be seen in his forehead. It could be read from his face that he had lost the peace of his mind and hence he was unrest.
GROUP – B
(VIBGYOR & EFFUSIONS)
9. Change any five of the following sentences as per the directions given in brackets without changing their meaning:
(a) Only corrupt people are protesting against demonetization. (Changing into negative)
Ans: but corrupt people are protesting against demonetization.
(b) Is there any nation in the world that is not taking notice of India today? (Changing into affirmative)
Ans: All nations are taking notice of India today.
(c) The nation is taking big strides to turn digital. (Changing into interrogative)
Ans: Is the nation taking big strides to turn digital?
(d) I left my phone behind at your place. (Change into interrogative)
Ans: Did I leave my phone behind at your place?
(e) Who does not know that the sun shines in the East? (Changing into affirmative)
Ans: Everybody knows that the sun rises in the east.
(f) She is known to me. (Change into active)
Ans: I know her.
(g) He placed the book on the table. (Change into passive)
Ans: The book was placed on the table by him.
(h) Wasn’t Kothanodi a unique film? (Change into assertive)
Ans: Kothanodi was a unique film.
10. Add tag questions to any five of the following sentences:
(a) The new five hundred rupee note is smaller than the old one,
Ans: The new five hundred rupee note is smaller than the old one, isn’t it?
(b) Your house faces the river,
Ans: Your house faces the river, doesn’t it?
(c) We will go for the movie together,
Ans: We will go for the movie together, won’t we?
(d) They are going to Gangtok on an excursion,
Ans: They are going to Gangtok on an excursion, aren’t they?
(e) Rome was not built in a day,
Ans: Rome was not built in a day, was it?
(f) Our winters are very pleasant,
Ans: Our winters are very pleasant, aren’t they?
(g) You will show me your new bike,
Ans: You will show me your new bike, won’t you?
(h) Your computer hasn’t crashed,
Ans: Your computer hasn’t crashed, has it?
11. Fill in any five of the blanks in the sentences given below with suitable prepositions:
(a) A bird _____ hand is worth two in the bush.
Ans: in
(b) Seeing the lion, the leopard ran _____ the tree.
Ans: up
(c) The rangers drove the rhino ______ the enclosure.
Ans: into
(d) I have left your watch _______ the drawer.
Ans: in
(e) Who stole the cookie ______ the cookie jar?
Ans: from
(f) He dived _______ the swimming pool.
Ans: into
(g) I had just a few coins left ______ my pocket.
Ans: in
(h) The grocer’s shop is just two blocks _____ the road.
Ans: down
12. Rewrite any five of the following sentences using the verbs given in brackets in their correct forms:
(a) He ______ (commute) by bus every day.
Ans: He communicates by bus every day.
(b) By the time the police arrived, the thief ______ (flee)
Ans: By the time the police arrived, the thief had fled.
(c) Reliance Jio ______ (offer) free services upto April next year.
Ans: Reliance Jio is offering/ was offering/ had offered free services upto April next year.
(d) Jayalalitha _____ (pass) away in December.
Ans: Jayalalitha passed away in December.
(e) The harder he ______ (try) the better he gets.
Ans: The harder he tries the better he gets.
(f) We _____ (go) to Shimla last winter.
Ans: We went to Shimla last winter.
(g) It ______ (snow) heavily when we got there.
Ans: It was snowing heavily when we got there.
(h) We ______ (hunt) high and low for a foot to fit the slipper.
Ans. We haunted high and low for a foot to fit the slipper.
13. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
The mountains that clustered around Baffert were mauve and grey in the dim morning light, striped and patterned with deep purple and black in the valleys, where it was still night. The sky was magnificent, black in the West where the last stars quivered, jade green above me, fading to the palest kingfisher blue at the eastern rim of hills. I leant on the wall of the verandah where a great web of bougainvillea had grown, like a carelessly flung cloak of brick-red flowers, and looked down the long flight of steps to the road below, and beyond it to the Fun’s courtyard. Down the road, from both directions, came a steady stream of people, laughing and talking and beating on small drums when the mood took them. Over their shoulders were Long wooden poles, and tied to these with creepers were big conical bundles of dried grass. The children trotted along carrying smaller bundles of their saplings. They made their way down past the arched opening into the Fun’s courtyard and deposited their grass in heaps under the trees by the side of the road. Then they went through the arch into the courtyard and there they stood about in chattering groups, occasionally a flute and a drum would make up a brief melody, and then some of the crowd would break into a shuffling dance, amid handclaps and cries of delight from the on-lookers. They were a happy, excited, eager throng.
(a) What is the name of the place being described?
Ans: The name of the place being described id Baffert.
(b) Attempt a description of the sky.
Ans: The sky was magnificent, black in the west where the last stars quivered, jade green above the onlooker, fading to the palest kingfisher blue at the eastern rim of hills.
(c) What are colours mentioned in the piece?
Ans: The colours mentioned in the piece are: Grey as seen in the morning light, pattered with deep Purple and Black, jade Green and palest kingfisher Blue etc. in the sky; and there are brick-Red flowers.
(d) Where is the author and what is he doing?
Ans: The speaker is at Fon’s place or to say in Fon’s courtyard. He is leaning on the wall of the verandah where a great web of bougainvillaea had grown.
(e) What were the people carrying on their shoulders?
Ans: The people were carrying on their shoulders long wooden poles to which big conical bundles of dried grass were tied with creepers. And the children with them were carrying smaller bundles of their saplings.
(f) Describe the scene in the Fon’s courtyard.
Ans: A huge crowd gathered in Fon’s courtyard. There in Fon’s courtyard, the heaps of grass were deposited under the trees which were standing by the side of the road. The people who brought the bundles of grass, went through the arch into the courtyard and there they stood about in chattering groups. Occasionally, a flute and a drum made up a brief melody. Some of the crowd broke into a shuffling dance to which others began to cheer with handclaps and cries of delights. An occasion was celebrate with great enthusiasm, excitement and happiness.
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