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Tamil Nadu Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Model Question Paper 3

General Instructions:

  1. The question paper comprises of four parts.
  2. You are to attempt all the sections in each part. An internal choice of questions is provided wherever applicable.
  3. All questions of Part I, II, III and IV are to be attempted separately.
  4. Question numbers I to 14 in Part I are Multiple Choice Questions of one mark each. These are to be answered by writing the correct answer along with the corresponding – option code.
  5. Part II has got four sections. The questions are of two marks each. Question numbers 15 to 18 in Section I and Question numbers 19 to 22 in Section II are to be answered in about one or two sentences each. Question numbers 23 to 28 in Section III and IV are to be answered as directed.
  6. Question numbers 29 to 45 in Part III are of five marks each and have been divided in five sections. These are to be answered as directed.
  7.  Question numbers 46 and 47 in Part IV are of eight marks each. Question number 47 has four questions of two marks each. These are to be answered as directed.

Time: 2.30 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100

Part – I

Answer all the questions. [14 x 1= 14]
Choose the most suitable answer and write the code with the corresponding answer.
Choose the appropriate synonyms for the italicised words.

Question 1.
He saw his older brother devour his first catch.
(a) consume
(b) devein
(c) divide
(d) smell
Answer:
(a) consume

Question 2.
A half-dozen policemen emerged out of the darkness.
(a) charged
(b) exit
(c) appeared
(d) jumped
Answer:
(c) appeared

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Question 3.
Harvest was over.
(a) crop
(b) crab
(c) craze
(d) pests
Answer:
(a) crop

Choose the appropriate antonym for the italicised words.

Question 4.
In fact, I’d say it was easier for us to collaborate and work together.
(a) difficult
(b) calmer
(c) tranquility
(d) quicker
Answer:
(a) difficult

Question 5.
Your entire energy management can be taken care by automating.
(a) complete
(b) partial
(c) perfect
(d) whole
Answer:
(b) partial

Question 6.
You will persuade him to come.
(a) urge
(b) dissuade
(c) disembark
(d) distract
Answer:
(b) dissuade

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Question 7.
Choose the correct plural form of ‘goose‘.
(a) goose
(b) gooses
(c) goosies
(d) geese
Answer:
(d) geese

Question 8.
Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word- ‘lonely‘.
(a) ment
(b) al
(c) ity
(d) ness
Answer:
(d) ness

Question 9.
Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation IPKF is ………………………
(a) Institute of Peace Keeping Federation
(b) Indian Piece Keeping Force
(c) Intelligent Peace Keeping Force
(d) Indian Peace Keeping Federation
Answer:
(b) Indian Piece Keeping Force

Question 10.
Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb given below:
Shelton …………………………………. his jacket and went out.
(a) put on
(b) put down
(c) put off
(d) put aside
Answer:
(c) put off

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Question 11.
Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word ‘bow‘ to form a compound word,
(a) tail
(b) high
(c) rain
(d) hand
Answer:
(c) rain

Question 12.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition given below:
The crew started their voyage on ………………… 10 September 2017.
(a) from
(b) at
(c) on
(d) by
Answer:
(c) on

Question 13.
Complete the following sentence using the most appropriate tense form of the verb given below:
When we ………….. the Tasman Sea, we witnessed the brilliant Southern Lights from sea.
(a) will cross
(b) were crossing
(c) is cross
(d) will be crossed
Answer:
(b) were crossing

Question 14.
Choose the most appropriate linker from the given four alternatives.
Raghu added salt ……………. sugar to the milk.
(a) else
(b) so
(c) instead of
(d) but
Answer:
(c) instead of

Part – II [10 x 2 = 20]
Section – I

Answer any THREE of the following questions in a sentence or two. [3 x 2 = 6]

Question 15.
Why did Holmes want Smith to treat him?
Answer:
Holmes believed Mr. Smith, a plantation man, had foreknowledge of the eastern disease. He alone could cure him. So, he wanted Smith to treat him.

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Question 16.
Who is shot at by the grandfather? Why?
Answer:
The zither-cop was shot at by the grandfather because he was the first to go up the stairs when they heard the sound of a creaking in the attic caused by the grandfather turning in the bed.

Question 17.
What did they do when they witnessed something new in their journey?
Answer:
As they were not specialists, whenever they spotted something new in the sea, they googled and browsed information to learn more about the species.

Question 18.
When did Aditya and the narrator go to Bramhapur?
Answer:
Aditya and the narrator were returning from the site of their new factory at Deodarganj. While returning, in the month of Magha, that is January or February by the English calendar, sometime in the middle of winter, around 3.30 p.m. they went to Bramhapur.

Section – II

Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any THREE of the following. [3 x 2 = 6]

Question 19.
“She’s today’s woman. Today’s woman dear.
Love her, respect her, keep her near…”
(а) Describe today’s woman according to the poet.
(b) How should a woman be treated?
Answer:
(a) Today’s woman is a woman bom with determination, ready to take risks in life and is strong in her faith and beliefs.
(b) A woman should be treated with love and respect.

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Question 20.
“My heart was so light that I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay. ” “For all nature looked gay”.
“You sang, Sir, you say?
Go then”, says the ant, “and dance the winter away”.”
(а) Explain the phrase, ‘dance winter away’.
(b) The ant tells the cricket to “dance the winter away.” Is the usage of the word . ‘dance’ appropriate here? If so, why?
Answer:
(a) The phrase ‘dance winter away’ means dancing all through the winter season.
(b) The word ‘dance’ here means ‘merry making and wasting time.’ It is appropriate here. The irresponsible cricket does not deserve any sympathy.

Question 21.
“But remember, please, the Law by which we live,
We are not built to comprehend a lie,
We can neither love nor pity nor forgive,
If you make a slip in handling us you die!”
(a) What do you understand by the word, ‘slip’?
(b) What is the Law by which a machine lives?
Answer:
(a) A slip is nothing but a mistake.
(b) The Law is the way in which the machine is designed and programmed to work when the command is given.

Question 22.
“Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie.”
(a)’ Who is referred to as ‘our brothers’ in this stanza?
(b) What lesson can we learn from these lines?
Answer:
(a) The people who live in countries other than ours have been referred to as our brothers.
(b) These lines teach us the lesson of peace, universal brotherhood and harmony.

Section – III

Answer any THREE of the following. [3 x 2 = 6]

Question 23.
Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice.
Answer:
The novel was read by Mom in one day.
Mom read the novel in one day.

Question 24.
Rewrite using indirect speech.
“How will they get here?” asked Kalyani.
Answer:
Kalyani asked me how they would get here.

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Question 25.
Punctuate the following.
If you will sit down said Miranda I will carry your logs the while
“If you will sit down, said Miranda, “I will carry your logs the while

Question 26.
Transform the following sentence into a simple sentence.
Answer:
Unless you work hard you cannot succeed.
You cannot succeed without working hard.

Question 27.
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
(a) her glory / sincere prayers / Kali heard / and appeared / in all / Rama’s / before him
(b) unexpectedly, / instead of / laugh uncontrollably / inspiring awe / made Rama / her form
Answer:
(a) Kali heard Rama’s sincere prayers and appeared before him in all her glory.
(b) Unexpectedly, instead of inspiring awe her form made Rama laugh uncontrollably.

Section – IV

Answer the following. [1 x 2 = 2]

Question 28.
A stranger asks you the way to go to Meenakshi Temple. Help the stranger to reach his/ her destination with the help of the given road-map and write down the steps.
Answer:
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  • Go straight on N.S.K. Salai and go past the crossroad connecting P.M. Salai.
  • After the second left you will come to R.R. Road.
  • You will find Meenakshi temple on the opposite side.

Part – III [10 x 5 = 50]
Section-I

Answer any TWO of the following in utmost 10 lines. [2 x 5 = 10]

Question 29.
Was the young seagull same at the beginning and at the end of the lesson? Compare and contrast the two kinds of the same seagull in the lesson.
Answer:
No, the young seagull was not the same bird at the beginning and at the end of the lesson. In the beginning, the young seagull used to be all alone on his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had flown away the day before. He had been afraid of flying with them. Whenever he tried to flap his wings, he was seized with fear. He felt certain that his wings would never support him. His father and mother flew around calling to him shrilly.

They were constantly scolding and taunting him. They were threatening to let him starve on his ledge unless he flew away. However, the young seagull was more confident and sure of his success in the end. Maddened by hunger, he dived at the fish. After trials and errors, his wings spread outwards. He was soaring gradually downwards forgetting all his hesitations and fears. He could float on the ocean now. His success was welcomed by his family. They were praising him now and their beaks were offering him their scraps of dog-fish.
“Positivity ,confidence and persistence are
key in life – so never give up in life.”

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Question 30.
“Technology is a boon to the disabled”. Justify.
Answer:
The differently abled, Alisha and David’s life has been transformed because of Technology. It is a boon to the disabled. Assistive technology is designed to help people with disabilities. Typing was impossible, but now Dragon Dictate helps the disabled to speak for words to be printed on screen. Technology can control a computer screen even with Eye Gaze.

Technology is vital to be free and independent. For verbal communication, Liberator Communication Device, with eye movements to communicate verbally is used. It has a Bluetooth adaptor and took a couple of weeks to leam using it. Communicating with people was very difficult before. An ACTIV controller also in the headrest of a mobility chair is used to control TV, Blu-Ray and music players.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication is also the product of technological advancements and a boon to the disabled. EC02 linked to an interactive whiteboard is used to teach PE lessons. Technology also helps control the Play Station, MP3, electric wheelchair and ECO point Eye Gaze to communicate and access the computer. Thus, Technology is a boon to the disabled.
“Technology is not just a tool. It can give learners a voice
that they may not have had before.”

Question 31.
Highlight the factors responsible for the all-women Indian Navy crew to carry out their expedition.
Answer:
The support the crew members received was a major factor. When they knew that they were doing well and looked after themselves well, in spite of all apprehensions they were supportive. The crew members’ personal aim and target mattered a lot. Mostly they wanted to make sure that they complete the journey with ultimate honesty without the use of engines. Than the destination, the journey was important. So their contention was to make sure that they go by the rules of circumnavigation without any means of repulsion and anybody else’s assistance.

The presence of mind and common sense to make decisions and act quickly was an added factor. They had to quickly do an analysis of problem solving techniques. Ego should never come amidst them. Team work helped them to collaborate and work together. Mutual understanding was important too.

One would heat the water while the other would heat the gloves or even rested. Over all the confidence you had in each other than the trust and acceptance as every member of the crew to be a family was a must to carry out the expedition.
“It’s about women helping women and women doing things
together and supporting each other. ”

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Question 32.
Give an account of the last day of M. Hamel in school.
Answer:
The story described what was just another ordinary day for Franz who started very late for school that morning. Franz, who played truant with French class, feared M. Hamel’s iron rod. He came to the school thinking he would be punished as he had not leamt his lesson on participles. In fact, he was reluctant to go to school. Initially, he thought of spending the bright warm day outdoors enjoying the chirping of birds and seeing the drilling of Prussian soldiers at the back of the sawmill. On the way, Franz passed the Town hall, where he saw a large crowd reading the bulletin board which had been a source of all bad news. Franz rushed to his classroom, overseeing it for the fear of being chided.

When Franz arrived at the school, his classmates were already seated and the teacher had already started teaching. The back benches were occupied by grim and solemn villagers including the Mayor, The Postmaster, Hauser and many others. To his surprise, M. Hamel was in his Sunday clothes. Franz found M. Hamel to be kinder than usual. Franz was shocked to know that it was the last French lesson and the German teacher would start classes the next day.

He was full of regret for not learning his mother tongue and felt a sudden love for French. He even started liking M. Hamel and forgot all about his ruler. When M. Hamel asked Franz to recite the rules of participle, he was petrified. M. Hamel didn’t scold him and remarked that the only problem with people of

Alsace was procrastinating learning. He blamed parents and himself for exploiting children. Hamel then talked of the French language, calling it the most beautiful language in the world. He said that when we were enslaved knowing our mother tongue was similar to having the key to prison. As the church clock bell struck twelve, M. Hamel with a choked throat wrote on the Blackboard Vive La France!, i.e. Long Live France and dismissed the class.
“Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime.”

Section – II

Answer any TWO of the following in utmost 10 lines. [2 x 5 = 10]

Question  33.
Give summary of the poem, ‘The Grumble Family’.
Answer:
There is a family that no one ever wants to meet on Complaining Street in ‘Never-are- Satisfied’ city where River Discontent also runs. They growl at everything and hence something goes wrong. Even if their station is high or humble, they are known by the name of Grumble. The weather is always at extreme conditions and they scold at each other at both seasons. Everything is topsy-turvey with people who live on the gloomy Complaining street.

Even when they are satisfied with everything, there isn’t a doubt that they would growl about not having anything to grumble about. The strangest thing is not a single person in the Grumble family can accept the family name because no Grumbler will accept that he is a grumbler nor associated with such qualities. They are so contagious that anyone who says with them for a bit too long become a grumbler himself. Hence, it is wise to keep our feet away from Complaining Street.

Therefore, let us learn to walk with a smile on our lips and a song in our mouth even when things go against our desires. One should never belong to the family of Grumble, even if the status changes drastically.
“Be grateful and you won’t grumble.
Grumble and you won’t be grateful.”

Question  34.
‘Some crickets have four legs and some have two’. Elucidate this statement from the poet’s point of view.
Answer:
The poet is comparing the lazy crickets to the two-legged creatures – the human beings. The poetic device Metaphor is perfectly used to fit into the situation. Everyone knows that crickets have four legs. But he says some have two to compare the silly cricket to the two¬legged human-beings who sometimes are as lazy and silly as the cricket in this poem.

The poet wants to suggest that this story is not entirely a fable; rather, it is related to the real world. Surely, some people are as careless and lazy as the cricket is. Likewise, some humans like the cricket also don’t plan out for the future or for the bad times. They just enjoy the present moment. The poet is thus calling such people as mindless as the cricket.
“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.”

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Question  35.
Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below.
“If the dim past, nor holding back in fear
From what the future veils; but with a whole
And happy heart, that pays its toll
To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.”
(i) Mention the figure of speech in the third line.
(it) Pick out thexontrasting words in the above lines.
(iii) Pick out the rhyming words.
(iv) What is the rhyme scheme of the above lines?
Answer:
(i) Alliteration is the figure of speech in the third line.
(ii) The contrasting words are ‘youth’ and ‘age’
(iii) The rhyming words are fear and cheer; whole and toll.
(iv) The rhyme scheme is abba.

Question  36.
Paraphrase the following stanza.
Beside the house sits a tree.
It never grows leaves,
Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall.
It just sits there, never getting small or ever growing tall,
How could this be?
Answer:
Next to the house, is a tree. The tree too is mysterious like thee house since it has no leaves in any of the seasons. The tree is barren during winter, spring, summer and autumn. The poetess says that the tree just stays there and never grows tall nor becomes short. She wonders how a tree could survive without any leaves or without any growth.

Section – III

Answer any ONE of the following: [1 x 5 = 5]

Question 37.
Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order.
(i) This planet describes its orbit round the sun in 572 years, 194 days, 12 hours, 43 minutes, 9.8 seconds.
(if) One of the Earth Herald’s astronomers had just determined the elements of the new planet Gandini.
(iii) On the whole, Francis Bennett had reason to be satisfied.
(iv) Hurry up and tell the reportage service about it because the public has a passion for these astronomical questions.
(v) Francis Bennett was delighted with such precision.
Answer:
Rearranged number sequence: (iii), (if), (i), (v), (iv)
(iii) On the whole, Francis Bennett had reason to be satisfied.
(ii) One of the Earth Herald’s astronomers had just determined the elements of the new planet Gandini.
(i) This planet describes its orbit round the sun in 572 years, 194 days, 12 hours, 43 minutes, 9.8 seconds.
(v) Francis Bennett was delighted with such precision.
(iv) Hurry up and tell the reportage service about it because the public has a passion for these astronomical questions.

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Question 38.
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

One afternoon in the early fall, when Peter was eight years old, his mother called him from his play. “Come, Peter,” she said. “I want you to go across the dike and take these cakes to your friend, the blind man. If you go quickly, and do not stop to play, you will be home again before dark.” The little boy was glad to go on such an errand, and started off with a light heart. He stayed with the poof blind man a little while to tell him about his walk along the dike and about the sun and the flowers and the ships far out at sea. Then he remembered his mother’s wish that he should return before dark and, bidding his friend goodbye, he set out for home.

Questions
(i) Which word indicates it’s the beginning of the season Autumn?
(ii) What did Peter’s mom want him to do?
(iii) Was the little boy happy to obey his mother’s instruction?
(iv) What was the conversation Peter had with his blind friend?
(v) What was the wish of Peter’s mom?
Answer:
(i) The word ‘fall’ indicates the beginning of the season Autumn.
(ii) Peter’s mother wanted Peter to go across the dike and take the cakes to his blind friend.
(iii) Yes, the boy was happy.
(iv) Peter stayed with the poor blind man a little while to tell him about his walk along the dike
and about the sun and the flowers and the ships far out at sea.
(v) Peter’s mom wanted Peter to return home before dark.

Section – IV

Answer any FOUR of the following. [4 x 5 = 20]

Question 39.
Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given below. Fans and Air Conditioners – to fan away your sweat- to beat the heat.
Answer:

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Question 40.
You are a librarian of Chennai Public School, Chennai. Write a letter to the store manager of a bookseller placing order for some story books in English for the school library.
Answer:
Rishabh Kumar
Chennai Public School
R.K. Puram Chennai
10th May, 2020
The Store Manager .
Indian Book House
Chennai Dear Sir
Sub: Order for stoiy books
I am the librarian of Chennai Public School, R.K. Puram. Please send me the following story books at the address given above. The books should be suitable for the age group of 10 to 14 years. All the books should be sent via VPP as early as possible:

  • The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams 10 copies
  • Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl 10 copies
  • The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars 10 copies
  • The Well: David’s Story by Mildred D. Taylor 10 copies

Thanking you
Yours sincerely
Rishabh Kumar Librarian

Address on the envelope
To
Chennai Public School
R.K. Puram
Chennai

Question 41.
You are Pradeep/Asha. As President of the Dramatic Club of your school you have organized an inter-school competition in one-act plays on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of your school. Write a notice in about 50 words, informing the students of your school about this proposed event.
Answer:

Dramatic Club
J S S Public School, Erode
16 Aug. 2020
Notice

On the occasion of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the school, the Dramatic Club has
organized an inter-school competition in one-act plays as per details given below:
Date : 30 Aug 20XX Time : 10 a.m. onwards
Venue : Ashoka Auditorium Participants : Maximum 7 in a team
Last Date for the receipt of Entry forms : 25 Aug. 20XX by 4.00 pm

Pradeep/Asha
President
Dramatic Club,

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Question 42.
Write an article in about 150 -200 words on ‘Disaster Management’.
Answer:
Disaster Management
Our country is prone to disasters like floods, drought, cyclones, or earthquakes. We do not . have any clear-cut policy of disaster management nor any force to tackle the situation. Adhoc measures are adopted to cope with every disaster. We wait and watch for others to join the fray. There are heated arguments over jurisdiction—centre or state liability, official assessment and surveys before any help is rushed out to the affected area.

The slow response results in the loss of precious human life and valuable property. We must have clear-cut, well defined guidelines for disaster management. A well-trained task-force having special equipment and trained personnel should be constituted. Its controlling officer should have the authority to  take decisions and ensure their speedy implementation.

Better transport and communication facilities will ensure better results. Bureaucratic set-up should not be allowed to interfere with the work of the disaster-management group.

Question 43.
Make notes or write a summary of the following passage.
The distribution of forests among different districts of the state is very uneven. Concentration of forests is mostly in the hills of western districts and in the Javadi group of hills in Vellore district. Dense forests are also seen in Salem district. More than half of the area in the Nilgiris is under forest. Other districts hold 1% to 5% of area under forests.

Thanjavur being the alluvial plain is suitable for agriculture which has less than 1% of forest cover. The forests of Tamil Nadu have different types of trees. Most of the trees in the state shed their leaves in the dry season. Tamil Nadu has large areas of sandal wood plantations, about 5,88,000 hectares. Hard wood trees are available in the forests of Coimbatore, Nilgiris and Kanyakumari. Trees that are used as fuel are found in Madurai, Coimbatore and Thanjavur districts. Kanyakumari district has rubber plantations.
Notes
Title: Forests in Tamil Nadu
Answer:
Uneven distribution-concentration in western districts, Nilgiris, Javadi hills, Vellore and Salem-other districts have 1-5% forests. Thanjavur only 1% of land under forests.
Different kinds of trees.
Deciduous trees, Hardwood trees, Sandalwood trees and Ordinary trees for firewood available -5,88,000 hectares under sandalwood.
Spread
Hardwood trees-Kanyakumari, Coimbatore and Nilgiris Firewood-Madurai, Thanjavur and Coimbatore Rubber-Kanyakumari

Summary

Title: Forests in Tamil Nadu
Rough Draft
The distribution of forests among different districts of the state is very uneven. Forest cover is dense in šter ditticts, Javadi hills, Vellore, Nilgiris and Salem. Thanjavur has less than 1 % of forest cover. Tamil Nadu forests have hardwood, firewood and sandalwood trees. Sandalwood trees are found in and firewood are found in Kanyakumari, Coimbatore and Thanjavur. Nilgiris has goo oefarciwood, Kanyakumari has rubber plantations. Trees that are used as fuel are found in and Thanjavur districts. Kanyakumari district has rubber plantations.

Fair Draft:
Title: Forests in Tamil Nadu
Forest cover is dense in western districts, Javadi hills, Vellore, Nilgiris and Salem. Thanjavur has less than 1% of forest cover. Tamil Nadu forests have hardwood, firewood and sandalwood trees. Sandalwood trees are found in 5,88,000 hectares. Hardwood and firewood are found in Kanyakumari, Coimbatore and Thanjavur. Nilgiris has good cover of hardwood, Kanyakumari has rubber plantations.
No. of words in the Fair Draft: 57

Question 44.
Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences.
(a) The State of Karnataka, is unarguably the cradle of banking on the country.
(b) If tomorrow is declared a holiday we shall go to a one day trip.
(c) My grandfather used to go for walk every morning.
(d) Darleena and me are like sisters but from different parents.
(e) She said that she will mind if I refused her offer.
Answer:
(a) The State of Karnataka, is unarguably the cradle of banking in the country.
(b) If tomorrow is declared a holiday we shall go for a one day trip.
(c) My grandfather used to go for a walk every morning.
(d) Darleena and I are like sisters but from different parents.
(e) She said that she would mind if I refused her offer.

Section – V

Quote from memory. [1 x 5 = 5]

Question 45.
Remember, we who countries strange.
Answer:
Remember, we who take arms against each other
It is the human earth that we defile.
Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence
Of air that is everywhere our own,
Remember, no men are foreign, and no countries strange.

Part – IV

Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints. [2 x 8 = 16]

Question 46.
(a) Prospero overthrown – teenage daughter – isolated island – marooned – companion Ariel, Caliban – appropriated by Antonio – King of Naples – Ferdinand, Antonio – wrecked in sea storm – Prospero’s orders – invisible and spy – Miranda sees Ferdinand – plan works – test Ferdinand’s loyalty – menial tasks – pleasant – propose marriage – shipwrecked crew’ grieve – magical delicious banquet – Ferdinand and Miranda marry.
Answer:
The plot in the play, The Tempest, revolves around Prospero enacting his revenge on various characters who have wronged him in different ways. There was an island in the sea, the only inhabitants of which were an old man, named Prospero, and his daughter Miranda, a very beautiful young lady. She came to this island so young. Prospero had released many good spirits from a witch called Sycorax who had them imprisoned in the bodies of large trees.

These gentle spirits were ever after obedient to the will of Prospero. He creates a sea storm and makes the vessel to toss and shipwreck the crew and sends Ariel to check on his brother and other inmates of the ship. Every member thinks that he is the only one saved. Meanwhile, Ferdinand is brought before Prospero. Miranda wonders what kind of a creature he was as she has not seen any other human beings on the island. Instantly they fall in love for each other. Prospero realises their love and tests Ferdinand’s love for his daughter giving him menial tasks.

Ferdinand is found worthy by Prospero. In the end Antonio finally meets Prospero, he feels remorse for his deeds and begs pardon from Prospero. Prospero forgives him and they all leave to Milan and the wedding of Miranda and Ferdinand commences with delicious banquets.

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[OR]

(b) According to the list kept in the Bible, develop the given hints and say what you can infer of Uncle Philip’s collection of stones.
Toni’s fear – iron box explosion – found in his uncle’s Bible – list of the stones, cost – dated two years before uncle’s death – well known – enormous value – curious histories – Empress-Queen Maria Theresa – Blood ruby – murders – unequalled collection – black pearl – queer.

One fine day when Tom was already groping in fear that the iron box may explode with careless handling by someone, found between the leaves of his uncle’s Bible, a numbered list of the stones with their cost. It was dated two years before his uncle’s death. Many of the stones were well known, and their enormous value was also mentioned. Several of the rubies were described with care and curious histories of them were given in detail.

One was said to be the famous “Sunset ruby,” which had belonged to the Empress-Queen Maria Theresa. One was called the “Blood ruby,” not because of the colour but on account of the murders it had occasioned. The pearls were described with care as an unequalled collection. Concerning two of them, they seemed to have done much evil and some good. One, a black pearl, was mentioned in an old bill of sale which seemed queer.

Question 47.
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Answer:
A long time ago there lived a monster called the sphinx. She had the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a big bird. Her eyes were so fierce that nobody dared to look at her face. The sphinx sat on a cliff outside the city of Thebes. When a man passed by her, she would ask him a riddle. The man had to give the right answer, or the sphinx would eat him up. The riddle was so difficult that no one could answer it. Many men lost their lives and people were afraid to come out of their houses. Then one day a clever man wanted to answer the sphinx.

His name was Oedipus and he was not afraid of the sphinx. The sphinx stopped and asked him a riddle “what walks on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon and on three legs in the evening?”Oedipus said that it was easy. “You try and answer it!” roared the sphinx. Oedipus said, “The answer is man walks on four legs in his childhood, on two legs when grown up and on three legs during old age”. Hearing the right answer the sphinx was disappointed and very angry. She jumped off the cliff and ended her life.

Questions.
(a) How did the sphinx look like?
(b) What would the sphinx do if a man failed to give the right answer to her riddle?
(c) Why was the sphinx angry?
(d) What is the ‘third leg’ of man in his old age?
Answer:
(a) The sphinx looked like a monster with the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a big bird.
(b) The sphinx would eat up the man if he failed to give the right answer to her riddle.
(c) Hearing the right answer to her riddle from Oedipus, the sphinx was disappointed and very angry
(d) The third leg is invariably the walking stick the old man will be using in his old age.

[OR]

Read the following poem and answer the questions given below:
Mother India
Is there aught you need that my hands withhold.
Rich gifts of raiment or grain of gold?
Lo! I have clung to the East and West Priceless treasures tore from my breast.
And yielded the sons of my stricken womb To the drum – beats of duty, the sabres of doom.
Gathered like pearls in their alien graves Silent they sleep by the Persian waves,
Scattered like shells on Egyptian sands.
They lie with pale brows and brave, broken hands They are strewn like blossoms mown down by chance On the blood-brown meadows of Flanders and France.
Can ye measure the grief of the tears I weep Or compass the woe of the watch I keep?
Or the pride that trills thro’ my heart’s despair And the hope that comforts the anguish of prayer?
And the far and glorious vision I see Of the torn red banners of victory?
When the terror and tumult of hate shall cease And life be refashioned on anvils of peace,
And your love shall offer memorial thanks
To the comrades who fought in your dauntless ranks,
And your honour the deeds of the deathless ones,
Remember the blood of my martyred sons!

Questions.
(a) Why is Mother India proud?
(b) State Mother India’s vision of a new world.
(c) What does Mother India expect?
(d) Pick out words from the poem which is equivalent to
(i) commotion
(ii) friends.
Answer:
(a) Mother India is proud because of her sons’ supreme sacrifice that eternalizes them forever.
(b) Mother India envisions a new world based on peace, love and understanding.
(c) Mother India expects the world to remember the sacrifices made by her sons in the World War with gratitude.
(d) (i) Commotion – tumult
(ii) Friends – comrades

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