Maharashtra State Board Class 12th English Sample Paper Set 2 with Solutions Answers Pdf Download.
Maharashtra Board Class 12 English Model Paper Set 2 with Solutions
Section I: Prose
(Reading for Comprehension, Language Study, Grammar, Note-making, Mind Mapping)
Question 1.
(A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
What struck me particularly was the ease with which he got through his work. If bad manners are infectious, so also are good manners. If we encounter incivility most of us are apt to become uncivil, but it is an unusually uncouth person who can be disagreeable with sunny people. It is with manners as with the weather.
“Nothing clears up my spirits like a fine day,” said Keats, and a cheerful person descends on even the gloomiest of us with something of the benediction of a fine day. And so it was always fine weather on the polite conductor’s bus, and his own civility, his conciliatory address and good-humoured bearing, infected his passengers. In lightening their spirits he lightened his own task. His gaiety was not a wasteful luxury, but a sound investment.
Question A1.
True/False
Read the following sentences and state whether they are true or false. Correct the false statements and rewrite them.
(a) We can get back the civilities of life by invoking the law.
(b) To make life kindly and tolerable for each other we must get the common civilities back.
(c) Law is a necessary institution for a society because it is somewhat lower than the angles.
(d) In the time of Lord Chesterfield, the London streets were paved with beautiful pavements.
Answer:
(a) False
(We cannot get back the civilities of life by invoking the law)
(b) True
(c) True
(d) False
(In the time of Lord Chesterfield London streets were without pavements)
Question A2.
Rearrange:
Rearrange the following statements in order of their occurrence in the extract.
(a) “I always do”, said Chesterfield, stepping with a bow into the road.
(b) Nor will the lift-man’s way of meeting moral affront by physical violence help us to restore the civilities.
(c) We cannot get them back by invoking the law.
(d) The polite man may lose the material advantage, but he always has the spiritual victory.
Answer:
(c) We cannot get them back by invoking the law.
(b) Nor will the lift-man’s way of meeting moral affront by physical violence help us to restore the civilities.
(d) The polite man may lose the material advantage, but he always has the spiritual victory.
(a) “I always do”, said Chesterfield, stepping with a bow into the road.
Question A3.
Guess:
Read the following sentences and write down what it means.
(a) The law is a necessary institution for a society that is still somewhat lower than the angels.
(b) I suggest to him, that he would have had a more subtle and effective revenge if he had treated the gentleman who would not say “Please” with elaborate politeness.
Answer:
(a) A society is not perfect and there will always be some individuals who are habitual offenders going around hurting people either physically or emotionally. So law is a necessary institution needed for the society to keep such people in control.
(b) Here the writer wants to suggest to the young lift-man that he could have taken a more effective revenge by making the passenger feel guilty of his brash behaviour by simply being polite to him.
Question A4.
Personal response:
Suppose that you have lost your ATM card at a restaurant where you have gone along with your family for enjoying a delicious meal and you are falling short of a small amount of money to square the amount. How will you handle the situation?
Answer:
Normally I do not go to restaurants which are not known to me. I always pay my bill ia cash. On a certain special day if I go to a restaurant along with my family, I pre-intimate the manager to arrange a separate table for us. Now if at the end of a sumptuous and delicious meal I realise that I have forgotten my ATM card and I am falling short of ready cash, I would straightaway go to the manager and tell him about my problem.
With a goodwill that I carry, he would certainly consider my fault with politeness and allow me to go. Considering my polite way of taking, I am sure he would understand that I would clear the amount in the soonest possible time.
Question A5.
Language Study:
1. “I never give the wall to a scoundrel.” Change the sentence into an imperative sentence.
2. We cannot get them back by invoking the law. Remove the third person pronoun with appropriate noun from the extract.
Answer:
1. Never give the wall to a scoundrel.
2. We cannot get the civilities back bv invoking the law.
Question A6.
Vocabulary:
Match the following words in column A’ with their meanings in column
| Column A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| (a) Moral affront | (i) a rude insensitive man |
| (b) Civilities | (ii) a wicked person |
| (c) Boor | (iii) insult to self-dignity |
| (d) Scoundrel | (iv) showing politeness |
Answer:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| (a) Moral affront | (iii) insult to self-dignity |
| (b) Civilities | (iv) showing politeness |
| (c) Boor | (i) a rude insensitive man |
| (d) Scoundrel | (ii) a wicked person |
(B) Grammar/Language Study (Non-Textual Grammar)
Do as directed:
Question B1.
1. Hearing the sound of music, Dilip had an idea. (Rewrite as a compound sentence).
2. The students could not ask any question to the teacher. (Rewrite using unable to)
3. Rohan said, “Father, I will try to complete this work.” (Rewrite in indirect speech)
Answer:
1. Dilip heard the sound of music and had an idea.
2. The students were unable to ask any question to the teacher.
3. Rohan told his father that he would try to complete that work.
Question B2.
Spot the error in the given sentences and rewrite the correct sentences:
I picked some delicious fruits and had eaten them.
Answer:
I picked some delicious fruits and ate them.
Question 2.
(A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
It is a matter of general agreement that the war has had a chilling effect upon those little everyday civilities of behaviour that sweeten the general air. We must get those civilities back if we are to make life kindly and tolerable for each other. We cannot get them back by invoking the law. The policeman is a necessary symbol and the law is a necessary institution for a society that is still some—what lower than the angels.
But the law can only protect us against material attack. Nor will the lift-man’s way of meeting moral affront by physical violence help us to restore the civilities. I suggest to him, that he would have had a more subtle and effective revenge if he had treated the gentleman who would not say “Please” with elaborate politeness. He would have had the victory, not only over tjpe boor, but over himself, and that is the victory that counts. The polite man may lose the material advantage, but he always has the spiritual victory. I commend to the lift-man a story of Chesterfield.
In his time the London streets were without the pavements of today, and the man who “took the wall” had the driest footing. “I never give the wall to a scoundrel,” said a man who met Chesterfield one day in the street. “I always do,” said Chesterfield stepping with a bow into the road. I hope the lift-man will agree that his revenge was much more sweet than if he had flung the fellow into the mud.
Question A1.
Rewrite the following sentences as per their occurrence in the extract:
(a) “Nothing clears up my spirits like a fine day”.
(b) If bad manners are infectious, so also are good manners.
(c) In lightening their spirits he lightened his own task.
(d) If we encounter incivility most of us are apt to become uncivil.
Answer:
(b) If bad manners are infectious, so also are good manners.
(d) If we encounter incivility most of us are apt to become uncivil.
(a) “Nothing clears up my spirits like a fine day”.
(c) In lightening their spirits he lightened his own task.
Question A2.
Explain:
The writer says, “ ……. and a cheerful person descends on even the gloomiest of us with something of the benediction of a fine day.
Answer:
A happy and fun-loving person comes as a blessing to the unhappiest person as an angle.
Question A3.
Give reason:
His gaiety was not a wasteful luxury, but a sound investment.
Answer:
His bright and happy behaviour wasn’t an effort in waste, but it kept everyone happy and this is the result due to his civil manners. In a congested bus this was a good way to keep away the possibilities of quarrels owing to gloomy moods that the passenger might be in.
Question A4.
Personal response:
Nor will the lift-man’s way of meeting moral affront by physical violence help us to restore the civilities. Express your opinion.
Answer:
We cannot correct an uncivil man who has t insulted and hurt out self-dignity by physical violence. It will put us into more trouble as the law does not allow physical violence and it cannot take action against uncivil behaviour.
Question A5.
Grammar:
Do as directed
1. When the tower tumbles, he learns to approach the task in a different way. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘as soon as’)
2. Ordinary toys help in the child’s psychological and physical development. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘not only but also’)
Answer:
1. As soon as the tower tumbles, he learns to approach the task in different way.
2. Ordinary toys not only help in the child’s psychological development but also in physical development.
Question A6.
Vocabulary:
| Verb | Noun | Adjective |
| development | ||
| entertain |
Answer:
| Verb | Noun | Adjective |
| develop | development | developing |
| entertain | entertainment | entertaining |
(B) Summary Writing
Write the summary of the above extract with a suitable title, with the help of the given points / hints.
toys going electronic — development of the child—vital skills — advantages gained — encourage imagination and creativity — approach of psychologists.
Answer:
Today, high tech electronic toys have replaced old- fashioned toys. Although instantly attractive and entertaining, they seldom help to contribute to child’s psychological and physical development. The old toys entertained and taught children to focus their attention, improve hand and eye co-ordination and visualise a goal. So psychologists suggest to produce toys strengthening children’s ability to think and act.
(C) Mind-mapping
Develop a Mind-Mapping using your ideas and concepts to develop the topic ‘Flowering Plants’.
(i) Using the title connect your thoughts.
(ii) Use your own design for branching and general structure.
(iii) Try marking 2-3 main and 2-3 subbranches.
Answer:
Section II : Poetry
(Poetry and Appreciation)
Question 3.
(A) Complete the web diagram keeping in view money doesn’t bring happiness:
Much have I thought of life, and seen
How poor men’s hearts are ever light;
And how their wives do hum like bees
About their work from morn till night.
So, when I hear these poor ones laugh,
And see the rich ones coldly frown
Poor men, think I, need not go up
So much as rich men should come down.
Question A1.
Answer:
Question A2.
Analyse the line-Poor men, think I, need not go up So much as rich men should come down.
Answer:
Here the poet William H. Device wants to say that poor people do not need to go up in their moral values, they are hard-working people; it is the rich who enjoy the fruits of the hard work done by the poor people. They need to cleanse their morals by being kind and appreciative of the hard work that poor men do to their living through honest means. The rich men need to be down to earth.
Question A3.
Personal response:
From the father’s behaviour in the extract, express your opinion on the nature of the family members.
Answer:
The extract shows the family members to be selfish and uncaring as the father eats stale food. If he has a wife, she doesn’t seem to care about his well being. The children never share light moments or conversation with their father. The extract sympathises with the old and neglected people depicting the alienation and loneliness of the father. How the father gradually ceases to matter to his children arouse sympathy among the readers.
Question A4.
Poetic Device:
Identify and explain the figures of speech used in the following lines.
(a) I see him drinking weak tea, eating a stale chapati
(b) Static on the ratio
Answer:
(a) Synecdoche : Here ‘stale chapati’ stands for stale food or the part symbolizes the whole which is ‘food’.
(b) Onomatopoeia: The word ‘radio’ suggests the sound and meaning.
Question A5.
Use the following words and compose 2-4 lines on your father using your imagination.
[unselfish, hard-working, respected]
Answer:
Father
Father is upright and always respected,
By each friend and family.
He is unselfish and truly caring,
Earnest as well as hard-working.
B. Read the extract and write the appreciation based on the points given below:
Weavers, weaving at break of day,
Why do you weave a garment so gay?
Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild,
We weave the robes of a new-born child.
Weavers, weaving at fall of night,
Why do you weave a garment so bright?
Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green,
We weave the marriage-veils of a queen.
Weavers, weaving solemn and still,
What do you weave in the moonlight chill ………
White as a feather and white as a cloud,
We weave a dead man’s funeral shroud.
Points:
- About the poem, significance of the title.
- Form of the poem, theme and its significance.
- Poetic style, language features/poetic devices.
- Inspirational message, values, morals reflected.
- Your opinion and critical evaluation of the poem.
Answer:
The poem, ‘India Weavers’, is composed by Sarojjni Naidu. This poem is about the work done by the Indian craftsmen on their looms. The poem contains three stanzas and these stanzas represent three different stages of life. There are three questions posed about their weaving of certain cloth, time and purpose and the weavers provide answers to them.
The colours of the cloth woven are associated with both marriage and death. First stanza deals with cloth for a newborn child, second stanza refers to cloth for a queen or a bride and the last stanza mentions the cloth for a dead man. There are three four lined stanzas having dialogues. The conversational tone offer a flow to the entire peom.
The poem is metaphorical as the ‘dawn’ stands for the new life or a newborn while ‘dusk’ stands for marriage- and ‘white’ stands for death.
Section III: Writing Skills
Question 4.
Complete the activities as per the instructions given below: (16)
(A) Attempt any ONE of the following:
Drafting virtual messages / Statement of Purpose / Group Discussion.
Read the conversation given and write the message of Mrs. Sarkar.
Rakesh : Hello, may I speak to Dr. Sarkar?
Mrs. Sarkar: He has gone to the hospital to attend the OPD. May I know who is speaking?
Rakesh : Yes I am Rakesh Sood. My wife has been having a severe headache since yesterday. Since this morning she has also developed a high temperature. I would be very grateful if the doctor could come over to our place to examine her.
Mrs. Sarkar : Of course. Please let me note down your address.
Rakesh: It is B-49, New colony.
Mrs. Sarkar: I will give him your message as soon as he ‘ returns.
Mrs. Sarkar had to leave for the school where she teaches. So, she wrote a message for her husband. Draft the message in not more than 50 to 75 words.
OR
Statement of Purpose:
University of Bath, UK is one of the leading universities for Business Studies. You belong to a business family, wishing to start your own business and carry forward your family business in future. In your junior college, you have opted for commerce, scored well in std. X Board Examination. You made profit in the stall you had put up in the business fair organised by your college. Your hobbies are playing cricket, reading detective novels etc. You get along well with people.
Now, prepare a suitable statement of purpose in about 150 words. .
OR
Group Discussion:
An economically deprived girl in your class, who has received admission in a reputed college abroad, needs monetary help to pursue further studies there. Have a group discussion amongst your friends to seek solution to help her. Write four or five views in the form of dialogues.
Answer:
OR
Statement of Purpose
My family has a business tradition and my father is the third generation in it. I belong to such a background where even my relatives are also in some or the other business. Obviously, I have never deviated from the thought of doing my own business.
Though our family business is going on well, I am aware that the business world is changing very quickly nowadays. I wish to keep myself abreast with this changing scenario and the newer developments that are coming up in the business world. So I aspire to get degree in Business Studies from a truly prestigious institute as yours.
My overall performance in the board examination of std.X was really good and my scores in Maths and English were impressive. I opted for the commerce stream in the junior college. My favourite area of study is Accountancy and I really feel at ease with analysis of balance sheets, trade, stocks, etc. These words are used in all our family and social gatherings.
A businessman needs a cool temperament as agitation can’t lead a person to take right decisions. I have the ability to keep my temper cool even in very disturbing situations. So I am able to evaluate all pros and cons of any situation. Because of such quality, I was selected as the captain of our college cricket team as it requires to make quick and effective decisions.
Just believing in the fact that I am gifted with qualities to become a good businessman is boastfulness. So I need to prove it and fortunately I had on opportunity knocking on my door during the business fair that was organised by our college. I wanted to have a stall selling helmets but the principal didn’t accept it.
Somehow I got the permission after persistent efforts. I exchanged the old helmets and with new ones and my friends just had to pay the difference because of my tie-up with the helmet dealer. I also offered a small sack as a gift for the buyers. Luckily my venture succeeded and I received a good profit and satisfaction.
This experience has made me realise what I should do. Your reputed institute can offer me what I am searching for. I wish to have not just a degree but the guidance of the experienced and tactful faculty of your institution which will offer me the right exposure. I want to learn new things as I feel that business means enjoying each moment of taking correct decisions. I must get admitted to an institution like yours to achieve my goal.
OR
Anushka : Good afternoon, Isha. Do you know Vaishali? She got an admission in one of the reputed colleges of the USA. I feel that all of us should try to help her monetarily.
Isha : Has everyone decided about it ?
Anushka: Yes. We have decided so.
Isha: Great! When is she leaving?
Anushka : Next month. What have you decided ” about offering the monetary help to her?
Isha : I will certainly do something about it. I have planned to tell this to shalini. Her father is a well known and influential businessman. I am sure he will help us. Besides, I am going to ask my friends, to help in getting scholarship for her. We all will contribute for her. We all will contribute for her. Anushka: That will be great. Our college and other friends are also trying to arrange funds for her.
Prof. Patil: Why are you all not in your classroom? Amaraja : Sir, we all are discussing about what we can do to get help for Vaishali.
Prof. Patil: Don’t worry. The bank is ready to offer scholarship to her to assist her. Afterall, she is a very bright student.
All girls : Wonderful, Sir! It will certainly solve her problems.
(B) Attempt any ONE of the following:
E-mail Writing:
You are Raghav and want to send an e-mail to the Editor, The Times of India about the insanitary conditions of your locality. You want to publish the news about it in the newspaper (in about 100-150 words).
OR
Report Writing:
Environmental Protection Exhibition was held in your city. You visited the exhibition and liked it. Write a report on it (150words).
OR
Interview:
Imagine you are supposed to interview a person who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Frame a set of 8 to 10 questions to interview him/her.
Answer:
1. To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Insanitary conditions in Kothrud area
Dear Sir,
I am Raghav, a resideht of kothrud area. I want to draw your attention towards a serious issue as our area has been facing insanitary conditions for the last three weeks. So, I want to awake the concerned authorities by having it published in your esteemed newspaper.
Our locality has become unhygienic and the residents find it hard to walk and live. The drains are choked and garbage is lying everywhere. It causes foul smell everywhere. Dirty water overflow on roads. Stray animals and pigs scatter the garbage. Consequently mosquitoes and other insects breed on these heaps.
Due to this, residents are facing many health hazards. If immediate steps are not taken, there may be spread of infections. Frequent complaints to the authorities have fallen on deaf ears. So, I request you to publish this to make the concerned authorities take some immediate steps and action.
Thanking you,
Regards,
Raghav
OR
Environmental Protection Exhibition
Pune, May 10,20XX, -By Staff Reporter
The Environmental Protection Exhibition was held at Sonal Hall yesterday by Om Environment Group. The exhibition displayed many posters charts and scientific instruments which were clearly focusing on the threat to our environment. There were many stalls arranged to create awarness about environment and the need for its conservation. There were certain themes given by the organisers.
The leading themes of the exhibition were protection of forests, keeping water resources like rivers and lakes, well cleaned and decreasing the level of pollution. Some nature lovers and environmentalists gave demonstrations about controlling pollution and flourishing environment. They appealed to all the audience present to plant more and more trees and keep the environment healthy.
Each visitor was given a sapling. The exhibition was truly informative and it highlighted the urgent need to protect the environment. Many school and college students visited the exhibition and they were told about the importance of the environment. There was a group that mined on the topic—’conservation of the environment’.
It was appreciated by everyone. The organisers and the environmentalists appealed the youngsters to play an effective role in creating awareness about the concerns of environment. Everyone was given pamphlet about environmental conservation.
All the people present learned about the importance of cleanliness, plantation of trees, conservation of environment, etc.
OR
Good morning, Sir. I still can’t believe that a Nobel laureate like you is here to share his thoughts with us. May I ask you a few questions?
- Could you please tell us about your early life and early education?
- What challenges did you face in your career?
- Would you explain the nature of your work?
- Who inspired you to continue your work?
- What feelings do you have while working for the people?
- What co-operation do you get from the society and the government?
- What different projects are you leading at present?
- How long have you been active in social work?
- What is the reaction of your family members to your work?
- What message would you like to give to young generations to take up social work?
Thank you for sparing your valuable time for us.
(C) Attempt any ONE of the following:
Speech Writing:
Write a speech on ‘An Indian Farmer’ in about 100-150 words.
OR
Compering:
Imagine that you are a compere of ’Nation Film fare Award’. Prepare a script for compering the function in about 150 words, with the help of the following points:
- Introduction
- Welcome speech-welcome to all guests
- Lighting the lamp
- Main events
- Vote of thanks
OR
Expansion of Idea:
Expand the following idea in about 100-150 words by using the points.
‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty’.
- Meaning of the proverb
- Significance of the proverb
- Add your own points
Answer:
Respected teachers and my friends,
Today I am standing before you to express my views on the topic—An Indian farmer.
About 70% people of our nation are involved in agriculture. If Indian economy is taken into account, a farmer can be seen as the backbone of our country.
An Indian farmer leads a very simple but arduous life. He works in field throughout the year bearing all the changing climatic conditions. He really works hard for ploughing the land, sowing the seeds and growing crops. Whatever he produces is essential for the livelihood of all.
Farmer’s family However, entirely rely on crops for their livelihood. However, the condition of small land holders and marginal farmer is not good at all. They take loans from banks which they cannot repay without working extra hours. An Indian farmer adjust’himself in every situation. A farmer can rightly be called a hero behind the curtain for providing us food.
OR
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Today we have come together for ‘National Film fare Award’.
Every year, this award ceremony is held and the whole film fraternity comes together & honour the most deserving one. Now, I request the sensor members and the honourable cultural minister Mr. Yadav to come on the stage-to light the lamp and inaugurate the National Film fare Award Ceremony.
Please put your hands together to welcome all the dignitaries.
Thank you. Now lets begin with the main event.
Ladies and gentlemen, let’s welcome a group of dancers to make us sway on the rhythm of ‘Fusion’. What a wonderful performance!
Now I would like to call upon the stage, Ms. Torita Banerjee to offer the best film award.
A big round of applause for the winners.
Thank you all. Now the famous singer Prathamesh Laghale will present songs for us, let’s welcome him.
Thanks Prathamesh, you have mesmerised us. Hope you all enjoyed it.
Now, I request the organiser Mr. Rajat kumar to express a vote of thanks.
OR
Beauty is truth, Truth beauty
This proverb is a beautiful expression of John Keats in his poem ‘Ode On A Grecian Urn’. This proverbial expression clearly conveys the fact that beauty around us is the truth and nothing else is really greater than truth. The real beauty never lies in any particular object but it lies in the lasting impact or durability of it.
The poet really wants to emphasise the idea that truth in this would never perishes but stays permanent in the world. There are many things around us which look beautiful but their beauty is transient. The poet is not ready to consider anything as equal to as truth. Outward appearances can prove to be deceptive so .there is a need of looking into the inner or core beauty. Truth and beauty gives pleasure.
Truth is always the ultimate reality. Beauty and truth never lose their nobility or sublimity. So, it is rightly said that ‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty’.
(D) Attempt any ONE of the following:
Film Review:
Write review of a film that you have recently seen, based on any four of the following points:
- Name the characters
- Type/Genre of the film
- Story line/Theme
- Special features/Novelties
- Music/Dance/Songs/Direction/Production
- Would you recommend others to watch it? Why?
OR
Blog Writing:
Write a blog in proper format on ‘Personality Development’ in about 150 words.
OR
Appeal:
Prepare an appeal on the topic ‘Books-Our Best Friends’ with the help of the following points:
- Importance of books
- Catchy slogan
- Convey people to read
- Read books to be perfect
- Add your own points
Answer:
Film Review
The feature film ‘Super 30’ is a noteworthy film throwing light on the dedication and devotion of an IITian. The characters and roles played by the artists are Anand Kumar (Hrithik Roshan), Lallanji (Aditya Srivastava), Supriya (Mrunal Thakur), etc.
This film is actually a biopic of Anand Kumar who started a batch of 30 students to make them I ITians. Young Anand, a son of a postman, is extremely brilliant in Maths and desires to study in Cambridge University. Though he gets the admission, his poverty makes him lose it. While working for livelihood, the administrator, Lallanji gives him a break to teach students at an IIT coaching centre.
But when he sees poor students, he gets upset and decides to use his talent for them. He starts his own coaching institute in Patna, though he has to face obstacles. He selects only 30 students and it is remarkable to see what actually happens.
Language used by the characters in the film belongs typically to Bihar. Even the appearances of the artists are very typical. The duo Ajay-Atul has composed music for the film. Farah Khan has directed the dance sequences. The director of the film Vikas Behl has done an excellent job.
I would certainly recommend the film as a must watch. It is because this is based on the real story of a dedicated teacher, Prof. Anand Kumar of Bihar. The way he shapes the career of the needy students selflessly is a lesson to be learnt.
OR
Personality Development
Personality is what makes a person unique. Personality development is the enhancement of some definite skill, essential for happiness and success in life.
Personality doesn’t mean only physical fitness and charming look, but it means the development of body, mind and soul or the development of the organised pattern of behaviour and a broad outlook. The attitude that we possess is also very important. The right attitude helps in taking the right decisions.
Anyone with a desire to develop the personality should be called optimistic. Such positive attitude towards life is always satisfying and rewarding. There is a need of cultivating positive traits for the development of personality. A good personality needs to be acquired and developed.
There are certain barriers in personality development. To overcome these barriers, we need to adjust with the surrounding.
OR
Section IV: Literary Genre-Novel
Question 5.
(A) Complete the activities given below as per the instructions:
Question 1.
Match the following items from column-A with those from column-B:
| Column ‘A | Column ‘B’ |
| (a) Mary Morstan | (i) Miguel de Cervantes |
| (b) Thomas Flannagan | (ii) The Sign of Four |
| (c) Pamela Dare | (iii) Around the World in Eighty Days |
| (d) Don Quixote | (iv) To Sir, With Love |
Answer:
| Column ’A’ | Column ’B’ |
| (a) Mary Morstan | (ii) The Sign of Four |
| (b) Thomas Flannagan | (iii) Around the World in Eighty Days |
| (c) Pamela Dare | (iv) To Sir, With Love |
| (d) Don Quixote | (i) Miguel de Cervantes |
Question 2.
Pick the odd one out:
(a) Phileas Fogg, Passepartout, Aouda, Detective Fix
(b) D.H. Lawrence, Daniel Defoe, Walt Whitman, Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott
(c) Tale of Genji, Oroonoku, Charles Dickens, Billy Budd
(d) Suez, Bombay, Lucknow, San Franscisco, Liverpool
Answer:
(a) Aouda
(b) Walt Whitman
(c) Charles Dickens
(d) Lucknow
(B) Answer in about 50 words the questions below:
Question 1.
E.R. Braithwaite is a true gentleman in real life. Give some instances where he shows true gentle manliness.
Answer:
After retiring from the Royal Airforce , E.R. Braithwaites extensive experience and education was of no use in job interviews where he was informed that the job was already filled or he was overqualified for it. Yet this terrible sense of betrayal never made him lash out physically and rarely does he counter even verbally. He exhibits patient endurance at times . At other times he describes the rage inside him transforming into hatred that he wants to hurt those who treat him unfairly. Yet he never adopts unsocial ways to express his anger.
Question 2.
Why was Denham’s report a bit of a shock?
Answer:
Denham’s report was a bit of a shock because it severely criticised the general pattern of P.T. and games. emphasizing the serious limitations of space obtaining and the effect of that limitations on the games activities. He complains that the PT. was ill-conceived and pointless and the routine was
monotonous. He could find no advantage of doing P.T.A game instead was a better option for the senior boys.
(C) Answer the questions given below.
Question 1.
James Strand is not a major character of Around the World in Eighty Days’. Explain the reason for it.
Answer:
James Strand is not a major character in Around the World in Eighty Days’ He is the robber, who had robbed the Bank of England and was arrested
three days before Fogg’s mistaken arrest. James is only mentioned in the novel at the time of his arrest. Thus, he is not a major character.
Question 2.
Describe the importance of ‘Liverpool’ in the development of the plot and behaviour of the characters in ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’.
Answer:
Liverpool is the final stop in Fogg’s eighty-day journey before he returns to London. It is of particular importance to Detective Fix because it marks Fogg’s arrival in England, where Fix has the authority to arrest him. This arrest severely delaýs Fogg’s plans to reach the Reform Club before the deadline and he almost loses the bet.
(D) Answer the questions given below in about 50 words:
Question 1.
Who is the wooden-legged man? How did he lose his leg?
Answer:
The wooden-legged man was Jonathan Small. He was a soldier of the Third Buffs in India. He lost his leg in a swimming accident to a crocodile. Later he
became an overseer on a tea plantation. During the Indian Rebellion he had to flee for his life to the Agra fortress. He was sentenced to serve in Andaman Islands. After 20 years he had to resign. When Sholto double-crossed him, he vowed vengeance. He escaped the Andaman Islands after killing a prison guard.
Question 2.
How is the shallowness of wealth brought about in the novel The Sign of Four?
Answer:
The novel, The Sign of Four dwells on the theme of shallowness of wealth and the destruction that can come through it. The Agra treasure directly
and adversely affects everyone. In the course of the story, the Sheik’s emissary and Bartholomew are both murdered for the treasure. Tonga is killed
while fleeing with it. Small is sentenced for life imprisonment, Apart from this both, Thaddeus and his father spent their lives constantly paranoid about wooden legged men, and about strangers in general.