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PATRONHon’ble Shri. N.R.Murali

Dy. Commissioner, KVS, R.O.Kolkata

Convener1. Shri. T. BRAHMANANDAM , AC , KVS , R.O.KolKATA2. SHRI. M. SAHU, AC, KVS , R.O.KOLKATA3. SHRI. G.C.GORAIN, AC, KVS, R.O.KOLKATA

PROJECT LEADERMrs. Sangita Roy, Principal KV Asansol

TEAM MEMBERS01 MRS. MUN MUN BANERJEE, PGT(ENG) K V COMMAND HOSPITAL 02 MR. S.M.S ALAM, PGT(ENG), K V FORT WILLIAM03 MR. N.N. MANDAL, PGT(ENG), K V BARRACKPORE AFS04 MR. OM PRAKASH RAI, PGT(ENG), K V DUM DUM05 MRS. SAMPA GARAIN, PGT(ENG), K V COSSIPORE06 MRS. RANU BANERJEE , PGT(ENG), K V ASANSOL

COMPUTER HANDSMR. SANTANU MAHATA

MRS. PAROMITA MAZUMDAR

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EXTRACT TYPE QUESTIONS

POEM QUESTIONS 1ST YEAR 2ND YEAR

3RD YEAR

1. MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX

1. …….but soon put that thought away and looked out at young trees sprinting, the merry children spilling out of their homes,……

(a) Which thought did the poet put away? (1)

(b)What do the ‘sprinting trees’ signify? (1)

(c) What are ‘the merry children spilling out of their homes’ symbolic of? (2)

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2. andlooked out at youngtrees sprinting, the merry children spillingout of their homes, but after the airport'ssecurity check, standing a few yardsaway, I looked again at her, wan, paleas a late winter's moon and felt thatold familiar ache,….

(a) How can the trees sprint?(1)

(b)Why did the poet look at her mother again? (1)

(c) What did she observe? (1)(d) Identify the figure of

speech used in these lines. (1)

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3. that she, looked as old as she was but soon

put that thought away, andlooked out at youngtrees sprinting, the merry children spillingout of their homes,

(a) What did the poet realize ?

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PATRONHon’ble Shri. N.R.Murali

Dy. Commissioner, KVS, R.O.Kolkata

Convener1. Shri. T. BRAHMANANDAM , AC , KVS , R.O.KolKATA2. SHRI. M. SAHU, AC, KVS , R.O.KOLKATA3. SHRI. G.C.GORAIN, AC, KVS, R.O.KOLKATA

PROJECT LEADERMrs. Sangita Roy, Principal KV Asansol

TEAM MEMBERS01 MRS. MUN MUN BANERJEE, PGT(ENG) K V COMMAND HOSPITAL 02 MR. S.M.S ALAM, PGT(ENG), K V FORT WILLIAM03 MR. N.N. MANDAL, PGT(ENG), K V BARRACKPORE AFS04 MR. OM PRAKASH RAI, PGT(ENG), K V DUM DUM05 MRS. SAMPA GARAIN, PGT(ENG), K V COSSIPORE06 MRS. RANU BANERJEE , PGT(ENG), K V ASANSOL

COMPUTER HANDSMR. SANTANU MAHATA

MRS. PAROMITA MAZUMDAR

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How did she feel ? (2)(b) What did she do then ? (1)(c) What did she notice in the

world outside ? (1)

2. AN ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL CLASSROOM

IN A SLUMAN

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CLASSROOM IN A SLUM

1. Break O break open till they break the town

And show the children to green fields, and make their worldRun azure on gold sands, and let their tongues ;run naked into books the white and green leaves open,History theirs whose language is the sun. (A) to whom does ‘they’ refer? 1(b) What would they break? 1(c) What other freedom should they enjoy? 2

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2. Surely, Shakespeare is wicked, the map a bad example,

With ships and sun and love tempting them to steal-For lives that slyly turn in their cramped holes From fog to endless night? On their slag heap, these children Wear skins peeped through by bones and spectacles of steelWith mended glass, like bottle bits on stones.

(a) Why is Shakespeare described as wicked? (2)

(b)Explain: ’from fog to endless night’. (1)

(c) What does the reference to ‘slag heap’ mean? (1)

2011(2)

3. On their slag heap, these childrenWear skins peeped through by bones and spectacles of steelWith mended glass, like bottle bits on stones

(a) Who are these children?(10(b) What is their slag heap(1)

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(c) Why are their bones peeping through their skins? (1)

(d) What does ‘with mended glass’ mean?(1)

4. . And yet, for theseChildren, these windows, not this world, are world,Where all their future's painted with a fog,A narrow street sealed in with a lead sky,Far far from rivers, capes, and stars of words(a) Who are these children?

(1)(b) What is their world like?

(1)(c) What kind of future does

the poet foresee for them? (1)

(d) Why does the poet say that the narrow street is sealed? (1)

5. Unless, governor, teacher, inspector, visitor,This map becomes their window and these windowsThat shut upon their lives like catacombs,Break O break open 'till they break the townAnd show the children green fields and make their worldRun azure on gold sands, and let their tonguesRun naked into books, the white and green leaves openHistory is theirs whose language is the sun.(a) Who can improve the lot

of the slum children?(b)What kind of life do they

lead?(c) What is the poet’s appeal

to persons of power and influence? (1)

(d)What do the ‘the white

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and green leaves’ refer to? (1)

6. Far far from gusty waves these children's faces.Like rootless weeds, the hair torn around their pallor.The tall girl with her weighed-down head. The paper-seeming boy, with rat's eyes

(a) What are the children compared to ? (1)

(b)Why do you think the tall girl is sitting with a weighed down head. (1)

(c) Give two phrases which tell us that the children are under-nourished ? (2)

2012 (1)

7. The stunted, unlucky heirOf twisted bones, reciting a father's gnarled disease,His lesson from his desk. At back of the dim classOne unnoted, sweet and young. His eyes live in a dream,Of squirrel's game, in the tree room, other than this.

(a)Who is the “unlucky heir” and what has he inherited ? (2)

(b)What is the stunted boyreciting ? (1)

(c)Who is sitting at the back of dim class ? (1)

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8. With ships and sun and love tempting them to steal--For lives that slyly turn in their cramped holes

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From fog to endless night?

(a)Who are ‘them’ referred to in the first line ? (1)

(b)What tempts them ? (1)(c)What does the poet say

about their lives ? (2)3. KEEPING

QUIET1. It would be an exotic moment

without rush, without engines, we would all be together in a sudden strangeness.

(a) What will happen if there is no rush or running of engines? (1)

(b)Why would it be an exotic moment? (2)How would we feel at that moment? (1)

2011(3)

2. for once on the face of the earth,let's not speak in any language;let's stop for a second,and not move our arms so much.

(a) Why does the poet want us to keep quiet ? (2)

(b)What does he want us to do for one second ? (1)

(c) What does he mean by ‘not move our arms’ ? (1)

2012 (2)

3. Perhaps the earth can teach usas when everything seems deadand later proves to be alive.

Now I’ll count up to twelve,and you keep quiet and

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I will go.

(a) What does the earth teach us ? (1)

(b) What does the poet mean to achieve by counting uptotwelve ? (1)

(c) What is the significance of keeping quiet ? (1)

4. A THING OF BEAUTY 1. A thing of beauty is a joy

for ever:Its loveliness increases; it will neverPass into nothingness; but will keep A bower quiet for us….

(a) ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’. Explain. (2)

(b)A beautiful thing will ‘never pass into nothingness’. Why? (1)

(c) What does the poet mean by ‘a bower quiet for us’? (1)

2. And such too is the grandeur of the dooms

We have imagined for the mighty dead;

All lovely tales that we have heard or read:

An endless fountain of immortal drink,

Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink.

(a)Explain : ‘the grandeur of the dooms’. (2)

(b)What does the poet mean by the mighty dead ? (1)

(c) What is the source of the endless fountain of immortal drink ? (1)

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3. A flowery band to bind us to the earth,

Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth

Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,

Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened waysMade for our searching:(a) What are we doing

everyday ? (1)(b) Which evil things do we

possess and suffer from ? (1)

(c) What are the circumstances of that contribute towards making humans unhappy and disillusioned with life. (1)

2013 (1)

4. All lovely tales that we have heard or read:

An endless fountain of immortal drink,

Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink.

(a) Name the poem and the poet. (1)

(b)What is the thing of beauty mentioned in the above lines ? (1)

(c) What image does the poet use in these lines ? (2)

2014 (Delhi)

5. AUNT JENNIFER’S

TIGERSAUNT

JENNIFER’S TIGERS

1.When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lieStill ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.The tigers in the panel that she madeWill go on prancing, proud and unafraid.

(a) Why are Aunt Jennifer’s hands terrified? (1)

(b)Why did she make the tigers?

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(2)(c) What will happen to her

tigers after her death? (1)2. When Aunt is dead her terrified hands will lieStill ringed with ordeals she was mastered byThe tigers in the panel that she madeWill go on prancing, proud and unafraid. 

(a)Why are Aunt’s hands said to be terrified?(1)

(b)Explain: ‘Still ringed with ordeals’.(1)

(c)How will Aunt’s death affect the tigers?(2)

3. Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her woolFind even the ivory needle hard to pull.The massive weight of Uncle's wedding bandSits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand. 

(a) Why are Aunt Jennifer’s fingers fluttering?(1)

(b)What is the result of the fluttering? (1)

(c) What does the massive weight of the wedding band symbolize?(1)

(d) Identify the poetic device used in the first line of the above extract. (1)

4. Aunt Jennifer’s tigers prance across a screen,

bright topaz denizens of a world of green,

They do not fear the men beneath the tree;

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they pace in sleek chivalric certainty

(a)  Why are the tigers called ‘Aunt Jennifer’s tigers?’(1)

(b)What does the prancing of the tigers suggest?(1)

(c) What is the poetic device used in the second line?(1)

(d)What is the poetic device used in the last line?(1)

They do not fear the men beneath the tree:They pace in sleek chivalric certainty. 

(a) Are Aunt Jennifer’s tigers real? Give reasons for your answer. (1)

(b)Why do the tigers do not fear the men beneath the trees? (1)

(c) What do you understand by ‘chivalric certainty’? (1)

(d)What is the poetic device used in the above lines?(1)

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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

NAME OF THE POEM

QUESTION YEAR OF BOARD QUESTION (1)

YEAR OF BOARD QUESTION (2)

YEAR OF BOARD QUESTION (3)

1. MY MOTHER

AT SIXTY-SIX

1. WHAT WERE Kamala Das’ fears as a child? Why do they surface when she is going to the airport?

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2. Why has Kamala Das compared her mother with

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‘a late winter’s moon’?3. Why has the poet brought

in the image of the merry children spilling out of their homes?

4. Why are the young trees described as sprinting?

2012 (2)

5. Why has the mother been compared with the late winter’s moon?

6. What is the ache and pain that the poet feels?

7. Why does the poet smile and what does she say while bidding goodbye to her mother?

8. What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?

9. What is the significance of the parting words of the poet and her smile, in

My Mother at Sixty-six?10.What were the poet’s

feelings at the airport ? How did she hide them ?

2012 (1)

11.How does Kamala Das try to put away the thoughts of her ageing mother ?

2014 (Delhi)

2. AN ELEMENT

ARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM IN A

SLUM

1. What message does Stephen Spender convey through the poem, ‘An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum’?

2011(3)

2. What is the theme of the poem ‘An Elementary School Classroom in a slum’?

3. How are the slum children described in the poem?

4. What do slum children inherit from their parents?

5. In what context does the poet use the term ‘gusty

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waves’?6. What is suggested by the

young boy whose eyes live in a dream of squirrel’s game in trees far away?

7. How is the comparison of the slum children with ‘bottle-bits on stones’ apt?

8. What is the significance of ‘fog’ in the poem?

9. Why is the ‘map’ a bad example?

10.How is Shakespeare ‘wicked’ for these children?

11.Who can help these children?

12.Explain: ’History theirs whose language is the sun’.

13.What might be the reasons for the tall girl to sit with her ‘head weighed-down’?

14.Why does Spender call Shakespeare wicked and the map a bad example?

15.“So blot their maps with slums as big as doom”, says Stephen Spender ?

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3. KEEPING

QUIET

1. What is the sadness that the poet, Pablo Neruda refers to in the poem, 'Keeping Quiet’?

2011(1)

2. Do you think the poet Pablo Neruda advocates total inactivity and death? Why/ Why not?

2011(2)

3. ‘Life is what it is about;….’ How is keeping quiet related to life?

2015(1)

4. How will ‘keeping quiet’ protect our environment?

2015(3)

5. Why does one feel ‘a sudden strangeness’ on counting to twelve and keeping quiet?

2015(2)

6. How can you say that the

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poet appeals for silence and stillness but does not advocate death?

7. According to Pablo Neruda, what is it that human beings can learnfrom Nature?

8. Why does the poet not want us to speak in any language?

9. What will countingupto twelve and keeping still help us achieve?

10. How can suspension of activities help ?

2012 (1)

11. What lesson does the poet ask us to learn from Nature?

12. Do you thing the poet advocates total inactivity and death ?give a reasoned answer.

2012 (3)

13. Which is the exotic moment that the poet refers to in ‘Keeping Quiet’ ?

2014 (Delhi)

4. A THING OF BEAUTY

1. What is the message of the poem ‘a thing of beauty’?

2011(1)

2. Mention any four things of beauty that add joy to our life.

2015(1)

3. What objects of nature does Keats mention as sources of joy in his poem, ‘A Thing of Beauty’?

2015(3)

4. How does the loveliness of a beautiful thing go on increasing?

5. How are we 'wreathing a flowery band to bind us to the earth'.

6. What does the poet refer to by 'unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways'.

7. In what context does the poet refer to the ‘simple sheep’

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8. How are some of the ‘tales that we have heard or read’ beautiful according to the poet?

9. What is the ‘grandeur’ associated with the ‘mighty dead’?

2012 (1)

10.How is a thing of beauty a joy for ever ?

2012 (2)

5. AUNT JENNIFER’S TIGERS

1. What kind of ordeals is Aunt Jennifer surrounded by?

2. How do the words ‘denizens’ and ‘chivalric’ add to our understanding of Aunt Jennifer’s tigers ?

2012 (1)

3. Why did Aunt Jennifer choose to embroider tigers on the panel ?

2012 (2)

4. How has Aunt Jennifer created her tigers ? What traits of the tigers do they reveal ?

2012 (3)

5. What will happen to Aunt Jennifer’s tigers when she is dead ?

2013 (1)

6. What are the difficulties that Aunt Jennifer faced in her life ?

2014 (Delhi)

7. Of what or of whom is Aunt Jennifer terrified in the third stanza ?

8. Do you sympathies with Aunt Jennifer ? What is the attitude of the speaker towards Aunt Jennifer ?

9. Describe the poetic devices used in the poem.

10.What does the poet try to convey through the poem, “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” ?

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QUESTION BANK OF PROBABLE QUESTIONS OF AISSCE, 2016

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ENGLISH CORE (301)

KOLKATA REGION

The last Lesson

SAQ OF 3 MARKS (CONTENT 2 MARKS AND EXPRESSION 1 MARK)

SET: ONE

1. Why was Franz fond of roaming near the forest?2. Why was Franz unwilling to learn the lesson on participle?3. When and where was it discussed that the discontinuing of French was disheartening

for a particular community? Discuss.4. What were the regrets of Mr. Hamel?5. Why was Franz unwilling to attend the last lesson?

SAQ OF 3 MARKS (CONTENT 2 MARKS AND EXPRESSION 1 MARK)

SET: TWO1. How did Mr. M Hamel encourage the students to respect their own language in his last lesson?2. What tempted Franz to stay away from the school? Comment.3. Did Franz get the same treatment that he expected while going to attend the last

lesson?4. Why did the people living in the vicinity attend the last lesson?5. What did Franz see through the window when he reached his school?

LAQ OF 6 MARKS (CONTENT 3 MARKS AND EXPRESSION 3 MARKS)

SET: ONE

1. How different from usual was the atmosphere at school on the day of the last lesson? (The Last Lesson)

2. Everybody during the last lesson is filled with regret. Comment .(The Last Lesson)3. How did the order from Berlin change the situation in the school? (The Last Lesson)4. What does the pigeon episode connote? Enunciate. (The Last Lesson)5. What were the challenges for Franz while studying French? (The Last Lesson)

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LAQ OF 6 MARKS (CONTENT 3MARKS AND EXPRESSION 3 MARKS )

SET: TWO

1. Why was Franz unwilling to attend the last class even though he eventually attended it? (The Last Lesson)

2. How had Mr Hamel Voiced his concern as to the betterment of the learning of French? (The Last Lesson)

3. How can you support the view that the last lesson had an ambience of high emotional interaction? (The Last Lesson)

4. Why was it decided that the teaching of French should be discontinued? Elaborate it in the light of its background happenings? (The Last Lesson)

5. The story of the last lesson is a portrayal of the learning psychology of the child in a given context. How? Elaborate.

Lost spring

SAQ OF 3 MARKS (CONTENT 2 MARKS AND EXPRESSION 1 MARK)

SET: ONE

1. What is the attitude of the family of Mukesh towards their situation?2. What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps?3. What did garbage mean to the children of Seemapuri and to their parents?4. What were the ambitions of Mukesh ?5. What was Saheb expecting to do in his life in future?

SAQ OF 3 MARKS (CONTENT 2MARKS AND EXPRESSION 1 MARK )

SET: TWO

1. Through the years rag-picking has acquired the proportions of a fine art in Seemapuri. Enunciate.

2. Why were the poor bangle sellers unable to organize themselves into a cooperative? Discuss.

3. Mention the hazards of working in the glass-bangle industry.4. The title lost spring is metaphorical. Delineate.5. Saheb-e Alam was a victim of his present circumstances. Elaborate.

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LAQ OF 6 MARKS (CONTENT 3 MARKS AND EXPRESSION 3 MARKS)

SET: ONE1. What was the role of the middle men in perpetuating the misery of the workers of the

glass-bangle industry?2. Mukesh could not realise his dream in life. What were the factors that debarred him

from this realization? 3. What was the general opinion about the workers of the glass-bangle industry? 4. The glass-bangle industry had human life debilitating circumstances. Elaborate with the

help of the text content.5. Saheb-e-Alam lost the hey days of his childhood because of the penury that he suffered

in life. This adversely affected his future. Comment.

LAQ OF 6 MARKS (CONTENT 3 MARKS AND EXPRESSION 3 MARKS )

SET: TWO1. What were the odds that Mukesh and Saheb-e-Alm struggled with. Describe in

details.2. Describe the usual life of a usual day of Mukesh. 3. What was the plight of the house where Mukesh was dwelling?4. Lost Spring is a tale that tells how penury can ruin the prospect of a pleasant

human life. Enunciate.

5. Child hood is the most precious time of the life of a person in terms of the future prospects and gains of life. Do you agree that the story of lost spring is a portrayal of this conviction . Why? Why not?

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Deep water

SAQ OF 3 MARKS (CONTENT 2 MARKS AND EXPRESSION 1 MARK)

SET: ONE

1. How did William Douglas overcome his fear of deep water?2. What was the role of the trainer in making Douglas overpower his deep-seated fear? 3. What was the incident that happened in the YMCA pool?Discuss.4. What happened with Douglas when he was swimming in the Went worth lake?5. Why did Douglas develop an aversion to deep water?

SAQ OF 3 MARKS (CONTENT 2 MARKS AND EXPRESSION 1 MARK )

SET:TWO

1. Deep water is the story where Douglas is affected by his unpleasant memories. Explain.

2. Why did Douglas get affected by his unpleasant memories while swimming in deep water?

3. Memories have a tendency to affect reasoning adversely. How can it be justified in the context of the swimming-related behaviour of Douglas?

4. The fear of Douglas was based on unpleasant memory and resulted in the diffidence of his swimming skills. Do you agree? Why? Why not?

5. Describe the plight of Douglas in lake Wentworth while he was swimming there.

LAQ OF 6 MARKS (CONTENT 3 MARKS EXPRESSION 3 MARKS)

SET: ONE

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1. What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?

2. Why does Douglas as an adult recount the child hood experience of terror in deep water?

3. All we have to fear is fear itself. What is the context? How far is it justified in the context of the lesson-Deep water?

4. Courage and optimism helped Douglas. Elaborate in the light of the text of the lesson- Deep Water.

5. What undesirable happening occurred to William Douglas while he was swimming in the pool? What was its aftermath?

LAQ OF 6 MARKS (CONTENT 3 MARKS AND EXPRESSION 3 MARKS )

SET: TWO

1. Unsavoury memories were revived when Douglas went to swim. What was the context? When did it happen? Describe the situation in details.

2. When did Douglas feel liberated in the story? Describe the occasion at length.3. Why did Douglas go to lake Wentworth in New Hampshire? How did he make his terror

flee?4. What were the concerns of Douglas while swimming in deep water? Were these

concerns logical? Enunciate.5. Douglas was a well trained swimmer but his bad memories sapped his mental strength

and in the process his behavior turned illogical and Douglas got overpowered by fear. It is reflected in his behavior. Comment.

INDIGOSHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSAnswer the following Questions in 30 to 40 words. (3marks)1. Why did Gandhiji agree to the planters offer of a 25% refund to the farmers? (2009,2013)2. How did Shukla succeed in persuading Gandhiji to visit Champaran? (2008)3. Why did Rajkumar Shukla want to take Gandhiji to Champaran?(2008)4. What made Gandhiji declare ‘the battle of Champaran is won?5. What argument did Gandhiji give for not complying with the official orders to quitChamparan?6. Why did the servants think Gandhiji to be another peasant? (2010)7. Why did Gandhiji object to CP Andrew’s stay in champaran? (2009)8. How did Gandhiji help the peasants of Champaran? (2009)

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9. How was Gandhiji able to influence the lawyers at Champaran? (2009)10. How did Champaran episode change the plight of the peasants?11. Gandhiji was involved in a conflict of duties. What did he decided in the end and why?12. Gandhiji’s politics were intertwined with practical day to day problem of the millions.Justify this statement.13. Describe the social work that Gandhiji undertook to do in Champaran.14. ‘This was typical Gandhiji pattern” observes Louis Fisher. What do you learn aboutGandhian politics from this extract?15.Why did the servants in Rajendra Prasad’s house didn’t allow Gandhiji to take water fromthe well?16.Why the magistrate release Gandhiji? (2014)17. How can you justify that Rajkumar Shukla was a resolute? (2015)18.What were the terms of the Indigo contract between the British landlords and the Indianpeasants? (2015)19. How was Gandhiji treated at Rajendra Prasad’s house? (2015)LONG ANSWER QUESTIONSAnswer the following questions in 120-150 words. (6 marks)1. Exploitation is a universal phenomenon. The poor indigo farmers were exploited by theBritish landlords to which Gandhiji objected. Even after our independence we findexploitation of unorganized labour. What values do we learn from Gandhiji’s campaignto counter the present day problems of exploitations? (2015)2. Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of 25% refund to the farmers? How did itinfluence the peasant-landlords relationship in Champaran?13. How can you say that ordinary people too contributed to to the freedom of the countryduring freedom movement? (2005)4. ‘Freedom from fear is more important than legal justice for the poor’.Do you think that the poor of India are free from fear after Independence?Describe how Champaran turned to be a turning point in Gandhiji’s life. How did thesuccess of Champaran justify the way and means adopted by Gandhiji during CivilDisobedience?5. Describe how Champaran turned to be a turning point in Gandhiji’s life. How did thesuccess of Champaran justify the way and means adopted by Gandhiji during CivilDisobedience?6. ‘Self- reliance, Indian independence and helps to the share croppers were all boundtogether’. Elucidate on the basis of reading ‘Indigo by Louis Fisher.7. How did Gandhiji use Satyagraha and Non-Violence at Champaran to achieve his goal?(2008)THE RATTRAP

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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSAnswer the following Questions in 30 to 40 words. (3marks)1. From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap? Why was heamused by the idea?2. What made the peddler think that he had fallen into a rattrap?3. What made the peddler accept Edla Wilmanson’s invitation?4. What did the peddler say in his defense when he was threatened by the ironmaster tohand him over to the sheriff?5. Why did the peddler sign himself as Captain Von Stahle?6. Justify the title of the story ‘The Rattrap’.7. What message does the story ‘The Rattrap’ convey?8. How did Edla Wilmanson intercede for the vagabond when her father asked him to leave the placeat once?9. Why was the old crofter so friendly and relaxed with the peddler?10. How did the author employ the metaphor of ‘The Rattrap’ effectively in the story? Explain withexample from the text.211. The crofter can be called a good host. Why?12. Why was Edla happy to see the gift by the peddler?13. Why did the ironmaster speak kindly and invite the peddler to his home?14. Why did the peddler decline to come home with the iron master?15. How did the peddler reach the Ramsjo Ironwork?16. Why was the crofter so friendly and talkative with the peddler?17. Edla was a better judge than her father. Justify this from the story ‘The Rattrap’.LONG ANSWER QUESTIONSAnswer the following questions in 120-150 words. (6 marks)1. Describe how the story ‘The Rattrap’ shows that basic human Goodness can be brought outby understanding and love.2.Edla proved to be much more persuasive than her father while dealing with the peddler.Comment.3.Why did the Crofter repose confidence in the peddler? How did the peddler betray that andwith what consequence.4.What impression do you form of Edla on reading the story “ The Rattrap”?5.Peddler enjoys the sympathy of readers right from the beginning of the story. Draw acharacter sketch of the peddler justifying the sympathy he generates among the readers.6.How did the peddler feel after robbing the crofter? What does his reaction highlight?

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7.Describe the peddler’s meeting with the iron master. How did he declare his invitation?8.Compare and contrast the character of the iron master with that of his daughter.9.The story’ The Rattrap’ focuses on human loneliness and the need to bond with others.Justify the statement from the story “The Rattrap”.3

GOING PLACESSHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSAnswer the following questions in 30 to 40 words (4 marks)Q1) What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of ? Why does Jansie discourage her from havingunrealistic dreams ?Q2) Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey ? (2008)Q3) Does Geoff believe what Sophie says about in her meeting with Danny Casey ?Q4) How as Sophie include her brother Geoff in her fantasy of her Future ?Q5) Why didn't Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny Casey ?Q6) What did Sophie think of Geoff ? (2008)Q7) Describe Sophie's father ?Q8) How does Sophie 's father react when Geoff tells him about her meeting with Danny Casey?Q9) "Casey must have strings of girls" warns Geoff. Why does Geoff say such things about Casey toSophie ?Q10) How does Sophie describe her imaginary meeting with Danny Casey to Geoff ? Does Geoff believeher ?Q11) Why was the visit of Sophie's father and his family to watch United 'their weekly pilgrimage' ?Q12) Sophie would sit for hours wishing Danny would come what made her sad and despondent in theend ?Q13) Did Sophie ever meet Danny Casey ? When did she actually see Casey in person? (2010)Q14) Who was Danny Casey ? Why was the members of Sophie's family so crazy after seeing him ?Q15) Jansie knows her limitations. How?Q16) Why is Sophie jealous of Geoff's silence ? How does Geoff share her secret ?Q17) How does Sophie's father react to her story of meeting with Danny Casey ? (2010)Q18) Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey ?Q19) "Damn that Geoff this was a Geoff thing not a jansie thing". Why did Sophie say so ? (2010)4

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Q20) What thoughts came to Sophie's mind as she sat by the canal?(2010)Q21) Why didn't Sophie want Jansie know about her meeting with Danny Casey?Q22) What are the adolescent issues discussed in the lesson " Going Places"?LONG ANSWER QUESTIONSAnswer the following questions in 120- 150 words. (6 marks)Q1)Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective what didhe symbolize?Q2) Compare and contrast Sophie and Jansie with relevant instances from the story "GoingPlace"?(2009)Q3) Describe Sophie's father?Q4) Dreams are not those that we see in our sleep, they should be the one's who never let us sleep?Justify this statement from the lesson "Going Place"?Q5) Sophie lives in a world full of dreams which she does not know she cannot realise. Comment.(2015)Q6) What socio-economic background did Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family'sfinancial status?Q7) Contrast Sophie's real world with her Fantasies? (2009)Q8) Do you think Sophie is the representative of unguided adolescent? Discuss.Q9) One of Your friend Studying in the city is victim of adolescent fantasizing and the hero worship.Write a letter to her making her realise the wrong path she is treading and guiding her through the rightway being true friend?Q10) "Going Places" is partly about teenage behaviour and how it affects the individual and his/herrelationship with others. Discuss?Q11) It is natural for teenagers to have unrealistic dreams what would you say are the advantages anddisadvantages of such fantasizing?Q12) What impression do you form about Sophie after Reading the story "Going Places"?Q13) The unrealistic dreams determine negativity and failure .Childhood dreams dishearten anddisappoint the people. Write an article on the topic "Horrors of unrealistic dreams" taking ideas fromthe following lines-5"For some while waiting, she imagined his coming. She watched along the canal, seeing him come out ofthe shadows, imagining her own consequent excitement.

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Q14) Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely if ever, do they forgivethem. The attitude of parents shape the child's perception. Write an article on effective parenting takingidea from the following lines..."Sophie's father was scooping shepherd's pie into his mouth as hard as he could go his plump face stillgrimy and seat marked from the day... outside the that she passed her father's bicycle dropped againstthe wall, and was glad.Q15) In this story "Going Places" the author A.R.Barton has successfully taken the reader to places.Elaborate?Q16) How did Sophie detail her meeting with Danny Casey? (2014)Q17) It is not usual for a lower middle class girl to dream big. How unrealistic were Sophie'sdream?(2015)6

VISTASQuestions that have been repeated at least three or more times

TYPE 1

Answer the following Questions in about 30-40 words: - 3 marks

Topic:- The Tiger King

a) The astrologer’s prediction about the death of the tiger king came to be true. Do you agree with this statement? Explain why or why not?

b) Describe the efforts made by the tiger king to achieve his target of killing a hundred tigers.

c) How did the tiger king acquire his name?

d) Why did the Maharaja order the Dewan to double the land tax?

e) How did the tiger king celebrate his victory over the killing of the hundredth tiger?

TYPE 2

Questions repeated one or two times 3 marks

a) Who is the Tiger King? How does he get that name?b) How did the Tiger King meet his end? What is ironical about his fate?c) What did the state astrologers say he would do “if the hundredth tiger were also

killed”?

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d) Why was the Maharaja in fear of losing his throne? How did he solve this problem?e) How did the Maharaja manage to save his throne?f) What did the high-ranking British Officer wish to do? Was his wish fulfilled?

LONG QUESTION ANSWER

Repeated three or more times 6 marks

Type 1a) Why was the Maharaja so anxious to kill the hundredth tiger?b) How did the Tiger King stand in danger of losing his kingdom? How was he able

to avert the danger?c) How did the Dewan try to help the Maharaja achieve his mission?d) How did the hundredth tiger take its final revenge upon the Tiger King?

TYPE 2Questions repeated one or two times 6 marksa) The story of “The Tiger King” is a satire on the conceit of those in power. How

does the author employ the literary device of dramatic irony in the story?b) When and why did the Maharaja decide to get married?c) Why do you think, was the Maharaja in danger of losing his throne?d) What did the British Officer’s secretary tell the Maharaja? Why did he refuse

permission?e) How did the Tiger King celebrate his victory over the killing of hundredth

tiger?f) Draw a character sketch of the “Tiger King” of Pratibandhapuram in your own

words?g) What miracle took place when the baby prince was ten days old?h) “Destiny has its own ways”. Does this proverb suitably apply in the case of the

Tiger King? Explain.

TOPIC :-The Enemy

TYPE 1

Questions repeated three or more times 3 marks

a) Why had Hana to wash the wounded man herself?

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b) Did Hana think the Japanese tortured their prisoners of war? Why?c) What explains the attitude of the General in the matter of the enemy soldier? Was it

human consideration, lack of national loyalty, dereliction of duty or simply self-absorption?

d) How was the plan of the of the prisoner’s escape executed in the story?

TYPE 2

Questions repeated one or two times 3 marksa) Describe the difficulties faced by Dr. Sadao when he tried to help the enemy

soldier?b) What was the old gardener’s reaction when Dr.Sadao gave shelter to the enemy

soldier?c) Why was Dr. Sadao not sent to the battlefield?d) How did Dr. Sadao get rid of the enemy soldier?e) Why did the General spare the American soldier?f) Why did the servants leave Dr.Sadao’s house?g) Why did the messenger come to Dr. Sadao? What did Hana think about it?h) How did Dr. Sadao ensure that the American soldier left his house but he himself

remained safe and secure?

LONG QUESTION ANSWERType 1

Questions repeated three or more times: 6 marksa) What secret plan did the General have about the American soldier staying under

the care of Dr. Sadao?b) Why did Dr. Sadao let the wounded American soldier escape? Explain

highlighting the character of Dr. Sadao?c) Why did the Servants leave Dr. Sadao’s house?d) How did Dr. Sadao get rid of the enemy soldier?e) What forced Dr.Sadao to be impatient and irritated with his patient?

TYPE 2Repeated one or two times

6 marksa) While hatred against a member of the enemy race is justifiable, especially

during wartime, what makes a human being rise above narrow prejudices?b) In what context does Hana remember General Takima? What does she infer?c) Draw a character of the old General in the lesson, ‘The Enemy’.

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d) Dr.Sadao was compelled by his duty as a doctor to help the enemy soldier. What made Hana, his wife, sympathetic to him in the face of open defiance from the domestic staff?

e) There are moments in life when we have to make hard choices between our roles as private individuals and as citizens with a sense of national loyalty. Discuss with referenceto the story you have just read.

f) What impression do you form about Dr.Sadao as a man and as a Surgeon on your reading the chapter, ‘The Enemy’?

TOPIC:- Should Wizard Hit Mommy?TYPE 1

Questions repeated three or more times: 3 marksa) Why did JO disapprove of Jack’s ending of the story of Roger Skunk?

How did she want it to end?b) How is an adult’s perspective on life different from that of a child ?

Explain with reference to the lesson, ‘Should Wizard Hit Mommy’?c) Why was Roger Skunk’s mommy angry? Does her anger seem justified?

What did she decide to do?d) Why did Roger Skunk visit the owl? What did the owl advise him?

TYPE 2Questions repeated one or two times: 3 marksa) Why did Jo think Roger Skunk was better off with the new smell?b) How did Jo want the wizard to behave when mommy Skunk

approached him?c) What part of the story did Jack himself enjoy the most and why?d) Why does Jo insist that her father should tell her the story with a

different ending?e) How did the wizard help Roger Skunk?

Long Question Answer: 6 marks

Questions repeated 3 or more times:

Type 1:

a) Why did Jo want the wizard to hit the mother?b) How does Jo want the story to end and why?c) Why did Jo think Roger Skunk was better off with the new smell?d) How did the wizard help Roger Skunk? Explain in your own words.

Type II:

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Repeated one or two times: 6 marks

a) What is the moral issue that the story should wizard hit mommy raises?

b) Why did Jo want the wizard to hit the mother?c) How was the Skunk’s story different from the other stories narrated by

Jack?d) How is an adult’s perspective on life different from that of a child?

Explain with reference to the lesson, ‘Should Wizard Hit Mommy?’e) How does Jack assert his authority as a father over his daughter?

Memories of Childhood

Type I

Short answer (30-40 Words) 3 marks each

1. Why was Zitkala-Sa in tears on the first day in the land of apples?2. What sort of shows or entertainment attracted Bama?3. Which activities of the people would Bama watch weekly in the Bazaar?4. How did Zitkala-Sa try to avoid the loss of her long hair?5. What were the articles in the stalls & shops that fascinated Bama on her way back

from school?6. What kind of discrimination did Bama and Zitkala experience? How did they respond

to their respective situations? (2009)7. What are the similarities in the lives of Bama & Zitkala though they belong to

different cultures? (2009)8. Why was Zitkala-Sa terrified when Judewin told her that her hair would be cut short?

(2010)9. What advice did Annan offer to Bama? (2011)10.What did Zitkala-Sa do to prevent her hair from being cut off? How did she react to

it? (2011)

Long Answer (120-150 Words) 6 marks each

1. We Too Are Human Beings highlights high caste- low caste discrimination in society. How do low caste people suffer on account of this? What advice is given to Bama to overcome this problem? (2015).

Type II1. What would take Bama half an-hour to cover ten minutes distance? (2005, 2007,

2008).

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Evans Tries an ‘O’ Level

Short Answers ( 30-40 words) 3 marks each

1. Who do you think has outwitted the other – Evans or the Governor? How? (2001)2. What clues did the answer sheet of Evans provide to the Governor? (2009)3. How did Mc Leery explain the semi-inflated rubber ring in his suitcase? How was the

ring ultimately used? (2010)4. How did the Governor react to the two phone calls he received in quick succession?

(2011)5. Who was Carter? What did the Governor ask him to do? (2012)6. What were the contents of the small brown suitcase that Mc. Leery carried? (2012)7. Who do you think made the call to announce a correction in the question paper?

What was its purpose?

Long Answer ( 120-150 Words) 6 marks each

1. What purpose did the question paper and the correction ship serve? How did they help both the criminal& the Governor? (2012)

2. Give a character sketch of the Governor of Oxford Prison, based on your understanding of the story, ‘Evans Tries an O-Level’.

3. Did the Governor and his staff finally heave a sigh of relief? Why / Why not?

4. What kind of a person was the governor of the prison in Evans Tries an O level? Mention any four lapses in his arrangement for Evans’s O-Level exam that helped Evans escape. (2008)

5. How was the ‘injured’ McLeery able to befool the prison officers? (2012)

6. How did Evans and his friends plan Evans’ escape most meticulously down to the minutest detail? Did they succeed? How? (2011)

ON THE FACE OF IT

TYPE I

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Short Answers ( 30-40 words) 3 marks each

1. What peculiar things does Derry notice about the old man, Lamb? (2012)

2. If you were to give a different ending to the story, ‘On the Face of It’, how would you

end it?

3. How does Derry interpret the fairy tale ‘Beauty and the Beast’? What does he feel

about himself? Was he convinced by its moral? (2013)

4. How did Mr. Lamb try to give courage and confidence to Derry? (2010)

5. Why does Mr. Lamb keep his gates open? (2011)

6. Why does Mr. Lamb keep the gate always open? (2011)

7. How does Mr. Lamb keep himself busy when it is a bit cool? (2012)

8. People are insensitive to those who have disabilities. Give instances from the story.

(2006)

9. Why does Derry tell Mr. Lamb that he is afraid of seeing himself in the mirror in the

story?

10.How does Mr. Lamb try to remove the baseless fears of Derry? (2008)

11.What did Derry’s mother think of Mr. Lamb?

12.Mr. Lamb told Derry the story of a man who hid himself in his room. Why did the

man do so and with what result? (2010)

Long Answer ( 120-150 Words) 6 marks each

1. Both Derry and Mr. Lamb are physically impaired and lonely.It is the responsibility of

society to understand and support people with infirmities so that they do not suffer

from a sense of alienation. As a responsible citizen, write in about 100 words what

you would do to bring about a change in the lives of such people? (2014)

2. What is the bond that unites the two- the old Mr. Lamb and Derry, the small boy?

How does the old man inspire the small boy? (2011)

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3. This lesson is an apt depiction of the loneliness and sense of alienation experienced

by people on account of disability. Explain. (2011)

4. What benefits did Derry reap from his association with Mr. Lamb? (2014)

5. How did Mr. Lamb’s meeting with Derry become a turning point in Derry’s life?

TYPE II

1. What is it that draws Derry towards its Lamb in spite of himself? (2004, 2005, 2006)

NOVEL

THE INVISIBLE MAN

Questions asked in 2015 -6 marks question

Answer the following questions in 120-150 words

Q1) why and how did Griffin rob the Vican’s house?

Q2) Attempt a character sketch of Mrs. Hall.

Expected/probable questions.

Q3) How did Griffin make himself completely invisible at ‘Coach and Horses’?

Q4) As a scientist how is Kemp different from Griffin?

Q5) Within a few days of his arrival people became suspicious of Griffin atIping.Why?

Q6) Attempt a character sketch of Marvel.

Q7) Griffin is a man of Science without humanity. Explain.

Q8) What sort of man is Dr.Kemp? What role does he play in the story?

Q9) Explain what role has Dr.Cuss in the development of the story? How did he excite our laughter?

Q10) Who is Bunting? How is he troubled by the Invisible man?

Q11) How is Jaffers important in the story?

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Q12) What crucial role does Thomas Marvel play in the story and what happens to him in the end?

Q13) Describe Colonel Adye’s character?

Q14) Why did the stranger cause curiosity when he came to Mrs. Hall’s inn?

Q15) What was peculiar about the stranger’s luggage?

Q16) What drawbacks of being invisible were faced by Griffin, The Invisible Man?

Q17. Why is the third chapter titled “The Furniture That Went Mad”?

Q18. Being invisible changes a person’s life. Give your views in context to the novel ‘The Invisible Man’.

Q19. Who was Dr. Kemp’s visitor? Why did he visit his house?

Q20. Was Dr. Kemp a traitor? Why/Why not?

Q21. What happened to the three volumes full of secrets in the end?

Q22. How was Griffin finally caught?

Q23. Bring out Mrs. Hallis over sociability.

Q24. Griffin’s second experiment failed. Elaborate.

Q25. What is the theme of the novel ‘The Invisible Man’?

Q26. “But’ed or no’ed, the warrant says ‘body and duty’s duty”- was Jaffer able to fulfil his duty?

Q27. How did Griffin unleash a reign of terror during his stay at Iping?

Q28. How did Griffin meet his tragic end?

Q29. What do you think was the reason behind Griffin’s murdering Wicksteed?

Q30. How was Griffin responsible for his father’s death?

Q31. Why did Griffin opt for Physics? How did he work in his field? What did he find?

Q32. Dr. Kemp was observant, scientific and thoughtful. Substantiate.

Q33. What forced Griffin to burn down the house in Great Portland Street?

Q34. Mr. Marvel was the ultimate opportunist. Comment.

Q35. Colonel Adye’s own decision was responsible for his own death. Elaborate.

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Q36. Describe the plot and the story structure of The Invisible Man.

Q37. How did Griffin escape from Dr. Kemp’s house when Adye had come quietly to arrest him?

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