Literature Section

(Poetry)
DUST OF SNOW

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1. Read the extract given and answer the following questions.

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Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
(i) Heart here means the whole body. The poetic technique thus employed here is: 1

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a) Transferred epithet
b) metaphor
c) synecdoche
d) oxymoron
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(ii) ' Had saved some part of the day ' means: 1
a) had saved money
b) had saved himself from wasting time in repenting
c) had saved herself from disease
d) had saved himself from falling
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(iii) I am the medium to change in the thought process of the poet. Guess who I am: 1
a) Crow
b) Hemlock tree
c) Snow
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d) Melancholic element
(iv) Identify the poetic device used in the line ' And saved some part'. 1
a) enjambment
b) simile
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c) alliteration
d) hyperbole
(v) Rue means: 1
a) happy
b) regret
c) angry
d) Weak

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 MARKING SCHEME

1. (i) c) Synecdoche
(ii) b) had saved himself from wasting time in repenting
(iii) d) melancholic element
(iv) c) alliteration

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(v) b) regret

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FIRE AND ICE
1. Read the extract given and answer the following questions.
But if it had to perish twice.
I think I know enough of hate

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To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
(i) ‘It' here means: 1
a) heaven b) world
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c) hell d) animal
(ii) Ice symbolises: 1
a) love b) desire
c) hatred d) jealousy
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(iii) The central idea of the extract is: 1

a) hatred can destroy the world
b) love can destroy the world
c) ice can cool the world
d ) ice is great
(iv) Ice is also great for destruction. What can we infer here-? 1
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a) ice and fire equally capable

b) only ice is capable
c) only fire is capable
d ) both are incapable
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(v) The rhyming scheme is:

a) abcba b) ababa
c) bacab d) cabab

MARKING SCHEME
(i) b) World
(ii) c) hatred
(iii) a) hatred can destroy the world
(iv) a) ice and fire equally capable
(v) b) ababa

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 A Tiger in The Zoo
Multiple choice questions
Q1. What message does the poet want to convey through the poem? 1M
i. It is cruel to keep animals away from their natural habitat
ii. Tigers become ferocious when kept in enclosures.
iii. It is enjoyable to watch tigers when they are in the wild.

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iv. Tigers are selective of entertaining visitors who visit the zoo

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Q2 Which of these describes the “tiger in the jungle” most aptly? 1M
i. Locked in the cell
ii. Behind the bars
iii. Looking at the sky

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iv. Baring his fangs

Q3 The poem talks in parallel about 1M

i. Life of tiger in wild and jungle
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Life of tiger in the wild and in a cell
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Importance of forests vs benefits of houses
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The behaviour of tiger in the wild and in the house.
iv.
Q4. Why did the tiger lurk in the shadow? 1M
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i. He was adamant to find his escape from jungle.

ii. He wanted to find his prey.
iii. He found the grass to be comfortable.
iv. He had made it his habitat.
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Q5. Why does the tiger express his rage quietly? 1M

i. He is helpless and his strength cannot be shown.
ii. He is not interested in trying to escape
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iii. He finds that it is a comfortable place even if it’s limited.

iv. He wants to wait patiently and subdue his anger.

ANSWER KEY
1 It is cruel to keep animals away from their natural habitat
2 Baring his fangs
3 Life of tiger in the wild and in a cell
4 He wanted to find his prey.
5 He is helpless and his strength cannot be shown.

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 HOW TO TELL WILD ANIMALS

Q1. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow
If strolling forth, a beast you view,
Whose hide with spots is peppered,

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As soon as he has lept on you,
You’ll know it is the Leopard.

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’Twill do no good to roar with pain,
He’ll only lep and lep again.

(i) Given below are four examples of activities that Ruchika does. Choose the option that

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correctly demonstrates ‘strolling’
(a) Ruchika runs with a great speed after being chased by a cow
(b) Ruchika walks in the garden, relaxing while listening to her favourite music
(c) Ruchika skids sharply as she pushes the trolley
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(d) Ruchika rushes to switch off the lights as the family moves out.

(ii) Which option lists the statement that is NOT TRUE according to the extract
(a) the poet asks the reader to hide on seeing the leopard
(b) the poet cautions the reader about a leopard when walking through its
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territory
(c) the poet informs the reader that a leopard can launch repeated attacks
(d) the poet tells the reader that a leopard attack can result in pain
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(iii) The repetition used in ‘he’ll only lep and lep again’ is an example of
(a) metaphor (b) satire (c) allusion (d) poetic licence
(iv) Choose the option that matches with the rhyme scheme of the extract
1. proud loud child wild Jungle mingle 2. wild Jungle child mingle loud proud 3. wild
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proud child loud Jungle mingle 4. loud Jungle wild child mingle proud
(a) option 1
(b) option 2
(c) option 3
(d) option 4

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 (v) Choose the option listing the stanza that would follow the given extract
1. The Leopard stalks on silent paws
With deadly armor a fangs and claws
He lies in his tree perch throughout the day
Sleeping and resting the hours away

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2. A spotted leopard in a banyan tree

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Kept his yellow carnivore-ic eyes on me
I knew better than to move fast or try to flee
His eyes narrowed, but i refused to see
How fast that cat was chasing after me
If I can just get to that tall tall…..

if you’re in a dream or reality

and you’ll feel Clawed and pawed I bet
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3. his claws and paws will make you forget
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this a beast that runs and strikes fast
if you’re caught you sure wont last

4. the Leopard and the lion chose to become friends

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for they were all proud of claws on the paws

they each glorified one another for their mighty
ability to live on meat of other fauna throughout a year
they each admired one another for running speed
they each remained firm and loyal to one rule
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Lions don't eat leopards neither leopards eat lions

(a) option 1
(b) option 2
(c) option 3
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(d) option 4

ANSWER KEY
Q1.
(i) (b) Ruchika walks in the garden, relaxing while listening to her favourite
music
(ii) (a) the poet asks the reader to hide on seeing the leopard
(iii) (d) poetic licence
(iv) (c) option 3
(v) (c) option 3

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 THE BALL POEM
A. Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract.
What is the boy now, who has lost his ball,
What, what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then
Merrily over- there it is in the water!

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1. The poem begins with a question. Based on your reading of the poem, the
speaker

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a) wants the boy to answer the question.
b) expects the passers-by to respond.
c) is looking for answers in a self-help book.
d) is thinking to himself.

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2. The poet seems to have indicated the merry bouncing of the ball to
a) create a sense of rhythm in these lines.
b) support the happiness of the experience of playing.
c) contrast with the dejected feeling of the boy.
d) indicate the cheerful mood of the boy.
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3. Choose the situation that corresponds to the emotion behind the
exclamation mark in the poem.
(1) Hey! Hey! That’s no way to dispose off the garbage. Have you no community sense?
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Please put it in the bin.

(2) I knew it! I knew he’ll fare well in his auditions for Young Chef. Now, we prepare for the
semi-finals.
(3) I don’t know where I’ve placed my ID-card. Let me check the bag once more. Ah, finally!
(4) I’ve been trying to call mom for the past 20 minutes and can’t get through. I don’t know
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how… Aarrgh! Again!

a) option 1
b) option 2
c) option 3
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d) option 4

B. Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract.

An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy As he stands
rigid, trembling, staring down All his young days into the
harbour where His ball went. I would not intrude on
him;
4. The poet uses the ball as a symbol of the little boy’s :
a) sense of adventure
b) carefree childhood days
c) ability to bounce back
d) extended family

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 5. The poet feels that there is no point consoling the boy as:
a) it would give him false hope.
b) he might demand for a new ball.
c) it might distress him further
d) whatever he has lost, is irretrievable.

ANSWERS

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1. d) is thinking to himself.

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2. c) contrast with the dejected feeling of the boy.
3. c) option 3
4. b) carefree childhood days.
5. d) whatever he has lost, is irretrievable.

ac CHAPTER:AMANDA
Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow— MCQ (5 QUESTIONS)
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Stanza 1
'Don't bite your nails, Amanda!

Don't hunch your shoulders, Amanda!

Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
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Amanda!"

Question 1: Who is speaking to Amanda?

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(i) Amanda's teacher

(ii) Amanda's mother
(iii) Amanda's elder sister
(iv) Amanda's father
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Answer: (ii) Amanda's mother

Question 2: How is Amanda feeling?

(i) She is feeling happy.

(ii) She is in a thoughtful mood.
(iii) She is sulky and feeling a bit low.
(iv) She is depressed.

Answer: (iii) She is sulky and feeling a bit low.

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 Question 3: What was Amanda's posture?

(i) She was sitting straight

(ii) She was lying on the bed
(iii) She was standing straight
(iv) She was sitting in a lazy dropping way
Answer: (iv) She was sitting in a lazy dropping way

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Question 4: Which of the following things Amanda's mother didn't tell her to do?

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(i) stop biting her nails
(ii) hunch her shoulders
(iii) stop slouching
(iv) sit up straight
Answer: (ii) Hunch her shoulders

Stanza 2 of Amanda
("There is a languid, emerald sea,
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where the sole inhabitant is me
a mermaid, drifting blissfully.)"
Question 1: Give the word from the passage which means the same as 'free flowing act of going with mentioned force'.

(i) languid
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(ii) drifting
(iii) emerald
(iv) blissfully

Answer (ii) drifting

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Question 2: Why are the lines given in brackets?

(i) they are not very important.

(ii) they were added after the poem had already been written.
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(iii) these reflect the inner thoughts of Amanda.

(iv) these lines do not carry any meaning.

Answer (iii) these reflect the inner thoughts of Amanda

Question 3: What is the role of mermaid here?

(i) Mermaid is Amanda's favourite fantasy character.
(ii) Amanda loves watching a mermaid drifting in water.
(iii) Amanda longs to be free like a mermaid which sails effortlessly in the sea.
(iv) Amanda wants to sail with a mermaid in the deep sea water.

Answer (iii) Amanda longs to be free like a mermaid which sails effortlessly in the sea

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 Question 4: Why does Amanda want to be the sole inhabitant in the sea?

(i) she loves to be in the water.

(ii) she doesn't like the company of anyone.
(iii) she loves to swim like a mermaid.
(iv) she is fed up of the constant nagging of the elders.

Answer (iv) she is fed up of the constant nagging of the elders

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Stanza 3 of Amanda

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"Did you finish your homework, Amanda?
Did you tidy your room, Amanda?
I thought I told you to clean your shoes,
Amanda!"
Question 1: Which poetic device is used in line 3 and 4?

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(i) Alliteration
(ii) Simile
(iii) Metaphor
(iv) Personification
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Answer (i) Alliteration

Question 2: Who is the speaker here?

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(i) Amanda
(ii) Amanda's mom
(iii) Amanda's brother
(iv) Amanda's uncle
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Answer (ii) Amanda's mom

Question 3: What has the other person told Amanda to do?

(i) swim like a mermaid

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(ii) clear her house

(iii) sing a song
(iv) finish her homework

Answer (iv) to finish her homework

Question 4: What do you get to know about the speaker from these lines?
(i) loves Amanda
(ii) is very sweet
(iii) is always rebuking Amanda
(iv) is trying to inculcate good habits in her

Answer (iv) is trying to inculcate good habits in her

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 Stanza 4 of Amanda
"(I am an orphan, roaming in the street, I
pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)"

Question 1: Who is the speaker here?

(i) Amanda

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(ii) the poet
(iii) Amanda's friend
(iv) Amanda's mom

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Answer (i) Amanda

Question 2: Why does she call herself an orphan?

(i) her parents don't love her.

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(ii) her parents are dead.
(iii) her parents don't live with her.
(iv) the mere presence of her parents around her distresses her.

Answer
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(iv) the mere presence of her parents around her distresses her.
Question 3: What does she wish to do while roaming in the street?
(i) She wishes to watch people's activity.
(ii) She wants to sit silently on the road.
(iii) She wants to create designs on the road with her feet.
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(iv) She wants to observe the beauty of nature.

Answer (iii) She wants to create designs on the road with her feet.

Question 4: Why does Amanda say 'freedom is sweet?

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(i) she is not allowed to go out of her house.

(ii) she is always doing things which her parents like.
(iii) she has to study all the time.
(iv) she doesn't have the freedom to act in the way she wants to.
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Answer (iv) she doesn't have the freedom to act in the way she wants to.

Stanza 5 of Amanda
Don't eat that chocolate, Amanda!
Remember your acne, Amanda!

Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you,

Amanda!

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 Question 1: Which poetic device is used in line 1?
(i) Simile
(ii) Metaphor
(iii) Alliteration
(iv) Imagery

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Answer (iii) Alliteration

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Question 2: Why is Amanda not allowed to eat a chocolate?

(i) she has gained a lot of weight.

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(ii) she gets pimples on her face.

(iii) her teeth are rotten.

(iv) she gets a toothache very often.
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Answer (ii) she gets pimples on her face
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Question 3: What does the speaker want Amanda to do?

(i) finish her homework.

(ii) talk to her nicely.

(iii) look at her while she was talking to her.

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(iv) obey all her orders.

Answer (iii) look at her while she was talking to her

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Question 4: What do these lines tell us about the speaker?

(i) very rude

(ii) very authoritative

(iii) a disciplinarian
(iv) very calm

Answer (iii) a disciplinarian

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 Stanza 1
'Don't bite your nails, Amanda!
Don't hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!"
Question 1: Who is speaking to Amanda?
(i) Amanda's teacher

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(ii) Amanda's mother
(iii) Amanda's elder sister

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(iv) Amanda's father
Answer: (ii) Amanda's mother

Question 2: How is Amanda feeling?

(i) She is feeling happy.

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(ii) She is in a thoughtful mood.
(iii) She is sulky and feeling a bit low.
(iv) She is depressed.

Answer: (iii) She is sulky and feeling a bit low.

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Question 3: What was Amanda's posture?
(i) She was sitting straight
(ii) She was lying on the bed
(iii) She was standing straight
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(iv) She was sitting in a lazy dropping way

Answer: (iv) She was sitting in a lazy dropping way

Question 4: Which of the following things Amanda's mother didn't tell her to do?
(i) stop biting her nails
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(ii) hunch her shoulders

(iii) stop slouching
(iv) sit up straight

Answer: (ii) Hunch her shoulders

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Stanza 2 of Amanda
("There is a languid, emerald sea,
where the sole inhabitant is me
a mermaid, drifting blissfully.)"
Question 1: Give the word from the passage which means the same as 'free flowing act of going with mentioned force'.
(i) languid
(ii) drifting
(iii) emerald
(iv) blissfully
Answer (ii) drifting

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 Question 2: Why are the lines given in brackets?
(i) they are not very important.
(ii) they were added after the poem had already been written.
(iii) these reflect the inner thoughts of Amanda.
(iv) these lines do not carry any meaning.

Answer (iii) these reflect the inner thoughts of Amanda

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Question 3: What is the role of mermaid here?
(i) Mermaid is Amanda's favourite fantasy character.

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(ii) Amanda loves watching a mermaid drifting in water.
(iii) Amanda longs to be free like a mermaid which sails effortlessly in the sea.
(iv) Amanda wants to sail with a mermaid in the deep sea water.

Answer (iii) Amanda longs to be free like a mermaid which sails effortlessly in the sea

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Question 4: Why does Amanda want to be the sole inhabitant in the sea?
(i) she loves to be in the water.
(ii) she doesn't like the company of anyone.
(iii) she loves to swim like a mermaid.
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(iv) she is fed up of the constant nagging of the elders.

Answer (iv) she is fed up of the constant nagging of the elders

Stanza 3 of Amanda
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"Did you finish your homework, Amanda?

Did you tidy your room, Amanda?
I thought I told you to clean your shoes,
Amanda!"
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Question 1: Which poetic device is used in line 3 and 4?

(i) Alliteration
(ii) Simile
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(iii) Metaphor
(iv) Personification

Answer (i) Alliteration

Question 2: Who is the speaker here?

(i) Amanda
(ii) Amanda's mom
(iii) Amanda's brother
(iv) Amanda's uncle

Answer (ii) Amanda's mom

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Question 3: What has the other person told Amanda to do?

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(i) swim like a mermaid
(ii) clear her house
(iii) sing a song
(iv) finish her homework

Answer (iv) to finish her homework

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Question 4: What do you get to know about the speaker from these lines?
(i) loves Amanda
(ii) is very sweet
(iii) is always rebuking Amanda

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(iv) is trying to inculcate good habits in her

Answer (iv) is trying to inculcate good habits in her

Stanza 4 of Amanda
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"(I am an orphan, roaming in the street, I
pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)"
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Question 1: Who is the speaker here?

(i) Amanda
(ii) the poet
(iii) Amanda's friend
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(iv) Amanda's mom

Answer (i) Amanda

Question 2: Why does she call herself an orphan?

(i) her parents don't love her.
(ii) her parents are dead.
(iii) her parents don't live with her.
(iv) the mere presence of her parents around her distresses her.

Answer
(iv) the mere presence of her parents around her distresses her.
Question 3: What does she wish to do while roaming in the street?
(i) She wishes to watch people's activity.
(ii) She wants to sit silently on the road.
(iii) She wants to create designs on the road with her feet.
(iv) She wants to observe the beauty of nature.

Answer (iii) She wants to create designs on the road with her feet.

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 Question 4: Why does Amanda say 'freedom is sweet?
(i) she is not allowed to go out of her house.
(ii) she is always doing things which her parents like.
(iii) she has to study all the time.
(iv) she doesn't have the freedom to act in the way she wants to.

Answer (iv) she doesn't have the freedom to act in the way she wants to.

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Stanza 5 of Amanda
Don't eat that chocolate, Amanda!

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Remember your acne, Amanda!
Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you,
Amanda!

Question 1: Which poetic device is used in line 1?

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(i) Simile
(ii) Metaphor
(iii) Alliteration
(iv) Imagery
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Answer (iii) Alliteration

Question 2: Why is Amanda not allowed to eat a chocolate?

(i) she has gained a lot of weight.
(ii) she gets pimples on her face.
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(iii) her teeth are rotten.

(iv) she gets a toothache very often.

Answer (ii) she gets pimples on her face

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Question 3: What does the speaker want Amanda to do?

(i) finish her homework.
(ii) talk to her nicely.
(iii) look at her while she was talking to her.
(iv) obey all her orders.
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Answer (iii) look at her while she was talking to her

Question 4: What do these lines tell us about the speaker?

(i) very rude
(ii) very authoritative
(iii) a disciplinarian
(iv) very calm

Answer (iii) a disciplinarian

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 THE TREES
i “All nights the roots work 1
Disengage themselves from the cracks
In the veranda floor

Who composed these lines?

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a)Robert Frost
b) Carolyn Wales

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c)Ogden Nash
d)Andrienne Rich

ii Who has been personified in the line “no Sun bury it’s feet in shadow “ 1
a) sun
b) feet

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c) shadow
d)none of the above

iii It’s piece flash now in the…… 1

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a)crown
b) branches
c) leaves
d) fruits

iv The moon is broken like a…… 1

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a) crystal
b) glass
c) mirror
d)toy
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v The figure of speech used in the line “still reached like a voice into the room” 1
a) imagery
b) simile
c) alliteration
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d) metaphor

ANSWER KEY
(i) d)Andrienne Rich

(ii) d)none of the above

(iii) a)crown

(iv) c) mirror

(v) b) simile

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Chapter: Fog

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EXTRACT BASED QUESTIONS
Q.1 Read the given extracts below and answer the questions that follow: 5
The fog comes

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on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbour and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.

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(i) What is the primary metaphor used to describe the fog in the poem? 1

a) A creeping shadow
b) Little cat feet
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c) A rolling mist
d) Silent haunches
(ii) The fog after sitting over the harbour and city_______________

a) dissipates
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b) thickens
c) moves on
d) engulfs the surroundings
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(iii) Which phrase suggests the quiet and still nature of the fog? 1

a) "On little cat feet"

b) "Sits looking"
c) "Over harbour and city"
d) "Moves on"
(iv) What is the significance of the fog sitting "on silent haunches"? 1

a) It waits patiently
b) It observes keenly
c) It prowls stealthily
d) It signifies tranquillity
(v) In the third line, what does the pronoun ‘it’ refer to? 1
a) cat b) fog c) harbour d) city

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 Q.2 The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbour and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
(i) How does the fog come? 1

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a) Rapidly b) Quietly c) Loudly d) Swiftly

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(ii) Where does the fog sit? 1
a) On rooftops
b) Over hills
c) Over harbour and city
d) In the forest
(iii) What does the fog do after sitting? 1

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a) Expands b) Evaporates c) Observes d) Moves on
(iv) The fog is ____________ while overlooking the harbour and city? 1

a) Napping b) Playing c) Looking d) Flying

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(v) How does the fog's movement contribute to the imagery of the poem? 1
a) It suggests rapid dispersal
b) It conveys a sense of laziness
c) It implies a graceful departure
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d) It symbolizes overwhelming presence

Q.3 The fog comes

on little cat feet.
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It sits looking
over harbour and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
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(i) How does the fog move on? 1

(a) Faster (b) Making noise (c) slowly. (d) Softly.
(ii) What is the fog compared to? 1
(a) A dog (b) A cat (c) A rat (d) A lion
(iii) After sitting, the fog _ 1
(a) Disappears (b) sits there only (c) moves on (d) gets dense
(iv) What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? 1
(a) ababab (b) aababa (c) aabaab (d) no rhyme scheme
(v) Where does the fog arrive? 1
(a) city (b) harbour (c) village (d) both 1 and 2

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 ANSWER KEY

EXTRACT BASED QUESTIONS

Q.1 i. b) Little cat feet 1
ii. d) engulfs the surroundings 1

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iii. a) "On little cat feet" 1
iv. a) It waits patiently 1

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v. b) fog 1
Q.2 i. b) Quietly 1
ii. c) Over harbour and city 1
iii. d) Moves on 1

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iv. c) Looking 1
v. c) It implies a graceful departure 1
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Q.3 i. (c) slowly.
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ii. (b) A cat
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iii. (c) moves on
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iv. (d) no rhyme scheme
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v (d) both 1 and 2
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A TALE OF CUSTARD THE DRAGON

1. Read the extract and answer the questions given below them: 5X1=5
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“ Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,

And little mouse Blink strategically mouse holed.
But up jumped Custard , snorting like an engine,
Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon ,
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With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm,

He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm.”

a) Match the figures of speech with their correct definitions that have been used by the poet in the
given extract.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
A alliteration 1 words like and like used repetitively
B repetition 2 Repetition of the sounds ‘k’ and ‘s’
C onomatopoeia 3 Repetition of the sounds ‘n’ and ‘el’

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 D consonance 4 Use of sounds words like clatter, snorting,
jangling, etc.

A B C D
a 1 3 2 4
b 2 1 4 5
c 3 2 1 4

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d 4 3 2 1

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b) Who trickled down to the bottom of the household?
i) Custard
ii) Pirate
iii) Blink
iv) Ink

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c) How did Custard face the pirate?
i) with fear
ii) menacingly
iii) with courage
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iv) boldly
d) How did Custard look like when he clashed with the pirate?
i) like a robin falling on a worm
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ii) like a rabbit jumping on the grass

iii) Like a mouse on the sack

iv) Like a pirate on a ship.

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e) Select the appropriate option that supports the idea in the extract.
i) You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
ii) Fear has a large shadow, but he himself is strong.
iii) Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.
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iv) Courage doesn’t mean you are not afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.

MARKING SCHEME
a) (b) 2, 1, 4, 3
b) Iv) Ink
c) ii) menacingly
d) i) like a robin falling on a worm
e) iv) Courage doesn’t mean you are not afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.

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 FOR ANNE GREGORY
Q.1 Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each: -
(a) Why will a young man love Anne? 3M

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(b) Why will the young man be thrown into despair? 3M

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(c) According to Anne, how will the young man love her for herself alone? 3M
(d) What is the main idea conveyed in this poem? 3M
(e) What was the reply of the poet when he heard the idea of the lady about 3M

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getting true love?
Answer the following in 100-120 words each:
Q.2
What is the nature(type) of this poem? Explain.
(a) 6 M
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What is the most important thing for you, ‘beauty’ or ‘behaviour’?
(b) 6M
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ANSWER KEY
Q! (a) The poet says that the young man does not love Anne Gregory truly. According 3M
to the poet the young man loves Anne for her yellow and beautiful hair. He loves
her external beauty.
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(b) The young man loves Anne Gregory. They love Anne for her external beauty, he 3M
is attracted towards her yellow hair. He will be thrown into despair If Anne
rejects his love.
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(c) According to Anne, if she makes herself look less attractive by getting her hair 3M
dyed then the young man may love her for her real beauty and not for her looks.
The main idea conveyed in this poem is that people love one another but not
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truly, their love is incomplete as they love the appearance or physical aspect of a
person. It is only God who does not love all beings for their appearance.

He replies that he had heard from a religious man that he had found a religious
(e) 3M
text which declares that God loves you for yourself alone and not your yellow
hair.

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 Q2 6M
(a) This poem written by W.B Yeats is a conversational poem. The poet uses a
conversation of his with a young lady to convey a very realistic idea about the
nature of human beings and their love for one another.

In the beginning of the poem the poet says to the young lady that a young man

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may feel sad after you reject his love but remember if he is sad that does not

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mean he loves you. He just loves your yellow hair which is your external beauty.

To this the lady replies by saying that she could get a man who loves her for his
inner quality by getting her hair dyed in some different colors.

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After this the poet declares that a religious man told him that he found a
religious text which declares that it is God who does not love human beings for
their appearance alone but he loves them as the way they are.
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Expected and Relevant points for this question can be-
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*The most important thing is the behaviour of someone.

*Beauty can be enhanced with the help of make-up, ornaments and in some
other ways but Behaviour can only be enhanced if a person really wishes to do so.
In that case he/she needs to be pure, kind and true from his/her heart.
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* Beauty is temporary but the behaviour is permanent. After some time the
beauty of a person can be degraded due to age, accident or any other way but
the behaviour of a person can always glorify itself with the passage of time. It
does not get old but gets better if someone wants it to be.
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*Any other relevant points

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