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I My grandfather’s portrait hung above the mantelpiece in the drawing room. He
wore a big turban and loose-fitting clothes. His long, white beard covered the best
part of his chest and he looked at least a hundred years old. He did not look the
sort of person who would have a wife or children. He looked as if he could only
have lots and lots of grandchildren. [3 Marks]
1. How did Khushwant Singh portray his grandfather in the lesson?
A. A funny man
B. An imposing personality
C. A dignified man
D. A strange personality
2. The point Khushwant Singh is making is that
A. Grandfather was a true head of the family
B. Khushwant Singh knew his grandfather well
C. Grandfather was inscrutable as a person
D. Khushwant Singh’s family was a huge one.
3. The phrase best part of his chest means the same as
i. I'm sorry I'm late—my doctor's appointment took the best part of an hour.
ii. No, the cream filling is definitely the best part of this dessert!
iii. The introduction was the best part of your term paper. After that, it
meandered for a while.
iv. He had lived there for the best part of fifty years.
A. i, iv
B. ii, iii
C. ii,iii,iv
D. i,ii,iv
II Then I remembered we had another electric pump under the chartroom floor. I
connected it to an out-pipe, and was thankful to find that it worked. The night
dragged on with an endless, bitterly cold routine of pumping, steering and working
the radio. We were getting no replies to our Mayday calls — which was not
surprising in this remote corner of the world.[3 Marks]
1. The writer remembered the other electric pump because
A. He had been to busy handling the boat to realise there was a leak
B. The pump was buried under the debris and not visible
C. The main electric pump had short circuited
D. Larry and Vigil had asked for the other pump
2. The night dragged on suggests
A. The crew was making Mayday calls
B. The tension of the night was intense
C. The boat was making slow progress
D. The tedious and continuous work to save the boat
3. The May Day calls would have helped the people on the boat
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A. As the rescue ships would have reached the boat
B. The instructions to save the boat could have been provided on the radio
C. The morale would have been boosted
D. The food and other essentials could have been supplied.
III ‘It is not convenient for me now,’ said the woman. ‘I can’t see you. Another time.’
She nodded and cautiously closed the door as though no one inside the house
should be disturbed. I stood where I was on the step. The curtain in front of the bay
window moved. Someone stared at me and would then have asked what I wanted.
‘Oh, nothing,’ the woman would have said. ‘It was nothing.’[4 Marks]
1. The woman finds it inconvenient to see the visitor.The reason is that
A. She has too many household chores to perform and her daughter is waiting
upstairs
B. She is scared of meeting a Jewish woman for the fear of being arrested
C. She has mal intentions of turning way from her responsibility as a fellow human
being
D. The visitor has dangerous intentions
2. The behaviour of the woman can best be described as ____________
3. Why did the woman close the door cautiously?
A. She did not want the truth to be revealed to her family
B. She did not wish to disturb the family
C. She was scared of the visitor
D. She was a calm and patient woman
4. Someone stared at me and would then have asked what I wanted. ‘Oh, nothing,’ the
woman would have said. ‘It was nothing.
The above lines suggest that the writer is
A. Understanding and caring
B. Burdened with many confusing thoughts
C. Trying to move on in life
D. Slowing healing
IV. That year we lived at the edge of town, on Walnut Avenue. Behind our house was the
country: vineyards, orchards, irrigation ditches, and country roads. In less than three
minutes we were on Olive Avenue, and then the horse began to trot. The air was new and
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lovely to breathe. The feel of the horse running was wonderful. My cousin Mourad who
was considered one of the craziest members of our family began to sing. I mean, he began
to roar.[4 Marks]
1. The area in which the boys lived would have affected them in the following way:
A. Made the hardworking children of cultivators of land
B. Given them country rudeness and roughness of manners
C. Made them wary of the city people
D. Gave them freedom for outdoor activities
2. The air was new and lovely to breathe.This means
i. The day was just dawning
ii. The countryside always has fresh air
iii. The experience of being a child madeeverything beautiful
iv. The enjoyment of the ride and the fresh air was a good experience
v. The children were glad to break rules
A. ii, iii, v
B. i, iii, iv
C. i,ii,iii
D. ii, iv, v
3. The narrator is ____________
4. Mourad is crazy because ____________
LITERATURE (POETRY)
1. “Now she’s been dead nearly as many years as that girl lived.
And of this circumstance
There is nothing to say at all.
Its silence silences.”
i) Who does ‘she’ refer to?
(a) The poet’s dead aunt
(b) The poet’s dead mother
(c) The poet’s dead cousin
(d) The poet’s sister
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ii) Why is there nothing to say about the death of the poet’s mother?
(a) Because the poet is confused
(b) Because the poet was not in her senses when her mother expired
(c) Because the death of the poet’s mother has left a deep void in the poet’s heart
(d) Because the poet did not have a good relationship with her mother
iii)Which word in the extract means the same as “events that change your life, over which
you have no control”?
(a) Silences
(b) Circumstances
(c) Situation
(d) Circumstance
2. Then with eerie delicate whistle-chirrup whisperings
She launches away, towards the infinite
And the laburnum subsides to empty.
i) What does the poet mean by ‘She launches away’?
a) To bring out how the bird flies down the tree
b) To signify a new beginning
c) To describe how the bird launches her younger ones into the sky
d) To bring out the mystery of the bird
ii) What does the word ‘Infinite’ mean?
a) Never ending
b) Endless
c) Eternal
d) All of these
iii) What does the line ‘Laburnum subsides to empty’ mean?
a) It means that the tree becomes insignificant
b) The bird infused life in the tree
c) It means that the tree once gets ready for winter
d) All of these
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Short Answer type question -40-50 words
The Portrait of A Lady
2. Mention some incidents from the lesson that show that the grandmother loved her
grandson intimately.
3. What is the difference between village school education and urban school education
brought by the lesson?
4. What does the sparrow’s behaviour highlight?
5. Mention some instances to show that the grandmother was highly composed and patient.
We’re Not Afraid to Die
1. What was the object behind the writer’s undertaking the journey
2. Describe the Wave walker
3. Comment on the mood of the sea on 2nd January 2010? How did the writer and his
family and the crewmen prepare for that?
4. List the steps taken by the captain
a) to protect the boat when rough weather began
b) to check the flooding of the water in the ship
The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
1. Why was it difficult for Aram to believe the sight of his cousin Mourad with the
beautiful
2. white horse?
3. Where had Mourad been hiding the horse?
4. What did the farmer John Byro tell the two boys when one day they accidentally met
him with hishorse in their custody?
The Address
1. I was in a room I knew and did not know." Why does the narrator say that she was in
a room which she knew and yet she did not know?
2. Why does the narrator come back without claiming her belongings?
Mother’s Day
1. What is Mrs. Fitzgerald’s opinion about Charley Spence?
Long Answers 120-150 words
1. The story "The Address" is divided into Pre-War and Post-War times. What hardships
do you think the girl underwent during these times?
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2. What picture of corrupt human mind you find portrayed in the character of Mrs.
Dorling. What is your idea about her daughter?
3. Mourad was the natural descendant of the crazy streak of uncle Khosrove. Explain
the statement giving instances from the story, „The Summer of the Beautiful White
Horse‟.
4. I knew my cousin Mourad enjoyed being alive more than anyone else who had ever
fallen into the world by mistake.‟ Explain the statement with help of the instances
from the story.
5. Do you feel that Mrs. Pearson will really be able to keep her family members on track
or you feel Mrs.
6. Fitzgerald’s good work will be wasted in due course of time?
