ENGLISH LITERATURE

Mock Test E02: English–II

Date: 22 December, 2024
Recommended Time: 2 hours Max. Marks: 80
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 this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
The paper has four Sections.
Section A is compulsory – All questions in Section A must be answered.
You must attempt one question from each of the Section B, C and D and one other question from any
Section of your choice
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
SECTION A
(Attempt all questions from this Section.)
Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [16]
(Do not copy the question, write the correct answers only)
i) “Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!
Over thy wounds now do I prophesy….”
a) enraged b) sorrowful c) anxious d) frustrated

ii) When Antony says, ‘This is a slight is a slight unmeritable man, / Meet to be sent on
errands’ he refers to .
a) Lepidus b) Octavius c) Pindarus d) Lucilius

iii) What is Cassius's reaction when Popilius wishes him well in his "enterprise"? (Act 3 Sc 1)
a) Cassius ignores Popilius, knowing he isn't aware of the conspiracy
b) Cassius privately fears that Popilius has discovered the conspiracy
c) Cassius thanks Popilius, assuming he's talking about Cassius's own political campaign
d) Cassius realizes that Popilius is going to join in the assassination

iv) In Act 4 of Julius Caesar, who forms the second Triumvirate?

a) Brutus, Cassius and Lepidus b) Octavius, Antony and Lepidus
c) Crassus, Brutus and Antony d) Octavius, Brutus and Cassius

v) How does Brutus respond to Cassius’ accusation that he doesn’t love him? [Act 4 Sc 3]
a) He apologises and promises to be a better friend
b) He denies it but acknowledges that he doesn’t like Cassius’ faults
c) He agrees with Cassius and says he will try to be more loving
d) He ignores the accusation and changes the subject.

vi) Why does Antony view Lepidus as unsuitable member of the triumvirate?
a) He thinks Lepidus is weak and untrustworthy to be a part of the triumvirate.
b) He believes Lepidus is way to ambitious and would sabotage the triumvirate
c) He thinks Lepidus lacks the skills required to be a part of the triumvirate.
d) He fears Lepidus will betray them in their future plans as a triumvirate.

vii) What does the line 'All that has been is visible and clear' from ‘Haunted Houses’ suggest
about the speaker's perception?
a) The speaker can see into the future
b) The speaker is haunted by past mistakes
c) The speaker has a heightened awareness of the past
d) The speaker is losing touch with reality.

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viii) The poem ‘A Considerable Speck’, captures .

a) The journey of a mite across a sheet of paper
b) the poet’s determination to kill the mite
c) the poet’s encounter with a gigantic fly
d) the mite’s attempt to escape from the fly

ix) Concluding his last lesson by writing ‘Vive La France!’ on the blackboard shows that M.
Hamel:
a) wanted to teach French participles through it.
b) was overwhelmed with emotions.
c) was keen on not leaving the country.
d) wanted to distract all attending class that day.

x) Choose the option that lists the sequence of events from ‘When Great Trees Fall’
1. Lions burrow down, elephants lumber
2. Rocks on distant hill shutter
3. Little things recoil into silence
4. Breathing becomes difficult due to rarefied and sterile air.
a) 2, 1, 3, 4 b) 1, 2, 3, 4 c) 2, 3, 4, 1 d) 1, 3, 4, 2

xi) Select the option that shows the correct relationship between (1) and (2) from ‘With the
Photographer’
Statement 1: The photographer was a drooping man - his body was bent. His eyes were dim
like the eyes of a natural scientist. He was wearing a gray suit.
Statement 2: The author went to the photo studio to have his photograph taken.
a) 1 is the cause for 2 b) 1 is an example of 2
c) 1 is independent of 2 d) 1 is a contradiction of 2

xii) What was Mr Mead’s reaction when the police car approached him?
a) He ran away.
b) He argued with the car.
c) He was entranced and drawn towards the light.
d) He hid behind a tree.

xiii) In the sentence, “Martin’s footsteps echoed behind him on the cement, as though there
was another person climbing, getting closer,” what does echoed imply?
a) The sound of Martin’s steps was loud and clear.
b) The sound of Martin’s steps was soft and almost unheard.
c) The sound of Martin’s steps was magnified and seemed to follow him.
d) The sound of Martin’s steps was faint and distant.

xiv) Adjoa is selected to represent her school in .

a) state games b) international games
c) national-level games d) junior district games

xv) How did the king react when he looked at De Lorge’s beloved?
a) He smiled b) He sighed c) He laughed d) He frowned

xvi) Which of these statements is NOT true?

a) Human listeners cannot tolerate Bhisma’s noisy singing.
b) Animals too protest against Bhisma’s noisy singing.
c) Only the sky remains watching carelessly.
d) Big trees and buildings collapse under the impact of Bhisma’s loud voice.

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SECTION B
(Answer one or more questions from this Section.)
DRAMA
(Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare)
Question 2
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Brutus : I did send to you
For certain sums of gold, which you denied me;
For I can raise no money by vile means:
By heaven, I had rather coin my heart,
And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring
From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash
By any indirection.

i) To whom are these words addressed?

Why is Brutus angry with this person? [3]

ii) How does this person feel when he hears these words?
What does he say to defend himself! [3]

iii) Why did Brutus need 'certain sums of gold'?

Why was he unable to raise these sums of money? [3]

iv) Earlier in this scene, Brutus refers to Lucius Pella.

What had he been accused of!
Who had supported him and how? [3]

v) Mention any two aspects of Brutus' character that are revealed in the above extract.
What do you understand about the relationship between Brutus and the person he
addresses? [4]

Question 3.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Brutus : Fates, we will know your pleasures.
That we shall die, we know; ‘tis but the time
And drawing days out, that men stand upon.
Cassius : Why, he that cuts off twenty years of life
Cuts off so many years of fearing death.

i) When does this conversation take place? In what state of mind are Brutus and Cassius?
[3]

ii) What is meant by the “Fates”? State in your own words what the Fates were responsible
for. According to the extract, what do men know and what do they fear? [3]

iii) What positive note does Casca strike in the death of Caesar? What does Brutus feel
about it? [3]

iv) After the extract, what does Brutus ask the Romans to do? In what way does this seem to
be a fulfillment of Calpurnia’s dream? [3]

v) State briefly the role played by the assassination of Caesar in the story-line of Julius
Caesar. [4]

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SECTION C
(Answer one or more questions from this Section.)
PROSE-SHORT STORIES
(Treasure Chest - A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories)
Question 4
Read the following extract from ‘The Pedestrian’ and answer the questions given below:
"He would stand upon the corner of an intersection and peer down long moonlit avenues of
sidewalk in four directions, deciding which way to go, but it really made no difference;"

i) What was Leonard Mead's occupation?

What did he love to do?
When is the story set? [3]

ii) To what does Mead compare his walk through the empty streets?
Mention TWO reasons he gives for making this comparison? [3]

iii) Why had Mead decided to change his footwear from hard-heeled shoes to sneakers? [3]

iv) What happened quite suddenly as he was making his way home'?
What was Mead's immediate reaction? [3]

v) Why was Mead taken away by the police car?

Would you call this a horror story or a piece of science fiction?
Give reasons for your answer. [4]

Question 5
Read the extract from ‘The Photographer’ and answer the questions given below:
Snick
The photographer had pulled a string. The photograph taken. I could see the machine still
staggering from the shock.
“I think,” said the photographer, pursing his lips in a pleased smile, “that I caught the features
just in a moment of animation.”
“So!,” I said bitingly, – “features, eh? You didn’t think I could animate them, I suppose? But let
me see the picture.”

i) Why did the photographer take a long time to photograph Leacock? When the narrator
spoke ‘bitingly’, what does it tell about his feeling? [3]

ii) Why was the photographer pursing his lips in a pleased smile? [3]

iii) What was the moment of animation? [3]

iv) Why did he want to see the picture? [3]

v) Stephen Leacock’s visit to the photo studio turns out to be an annoying experience for
him. Discuss citing relevant instances from the story. [4]

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SECTION D
(Answer one or more questions from this Section.)
POETRY
(Treasure Chest – A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories)
Question 6
Read the following extract from the poem ‘The Glove and the Lions’ and answer the
questions that follow:
De Lorge’s love o’ erheard the King. A beauteous lively dame
With smiling tips and sharp bright eyes. Which always seemed the same:
She thought, the Count my lover is brave as brave can be;
He surely would do wondrous things to show his love of me;
King, ladies, lovers, all look on; the occasion is divine;
I’II drop my glove, to prove his love; great glory will be mine.

i) What kind of show was witnessed by the king and his courtiers? What had distracted the
king’s attention? [3]

ii) What did De Lorge’s beloved think about him? What was she sure of? [3]

iii) What thought struck her? What was her real intentions? [3]

iv) What happened when the lady threw her glove into the pit and smiled at her lover? [3]

v) What is the reaction of King Francis after Count de Lorge throws the glove back at the
lady in "The Glove and the Lions"? [4]

Question 7
Read the following extract from ‘A Considerable Speck’ and answer the questions that
follow:
Plainly with an intelligence I dealt.
It seemed too tiny to have room for feet.
You must have had a set of them complete
To express how much it didn’t want to die.
It ran with terror and with cunning crept.
It faltered : I could see it hesitate:

i) What do you mean by ‘an intelligence’ in Line 1? Why does the poet assert this? [3]

ii) What was it that refuted the poet’s thinking that the mite had ‘no room for feet’? [3]

iii) ‘It ran with terror and with cunning crept’. Explain. [3]

iv) What is it that the poet satirizes later in the context? Why? [3]

v) Explain briefly how does this extract justify the title of the poem. [4]

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