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PAWAR PUBLIC SCHOOL, BHANDUP Class Subject Exam Marks Date Time No. of printed pages X English II Prelim 2 80 02.01.2017 2 Hours 4 Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will NOT be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. Attempt five questions in all. You must attempt ONE question from each of Sections A, B and C and any TWO other questions. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. SECTION A - DRAMA The Merchant of Venice: Shakespeare Question 1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Gratiano: That ever holds : who riseth from a feast With that keen appetite that he sits down? i) Where does this scene take place? Whom is Gratiano responding to in the above lines? When do Venus pigeons fly ten times faster? [3] ii) What has happened that makes Gratiano say so? Why does Gratiano make such an observation? [3] iii) Which other comparison apart from the one in the extract does Gratiano use to explain passion? [3] iv) Explain: All things that are, Are with more spirit chased than enjoy d. [3] v) How does Gratiano enforce the truth of the above maxim All things that are by giving the example of a ship? [4] Question 2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Shylock: To bait fish withal! If it will feed nothing else, It will feed my revenge. i) What question is Shylock responding to? Who had asked the question? [3] ii) What are the crimes which he accuses his adversary of? [3] iii) Just before the extract, Shylock uses three words to describe his adversary. What are they? [3] iv) Shylock says that he will use the bait to feed his revenge. What does the bait here refer to? What remark had Shylock made in Act I Scene 3 to hide his real intention from Bassanio? [3] v) If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that. State any one point of similarity between the Jews and the Christians as stated by Shylock. How does Shylock justify his right to take revenge against Antonio? [4] -1 - Loyalties: John Galsworthy Question 3. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Mabel: We ll fight it tooth and nail! Margaret: Mabel, you re pure wool, right through; everybody s sorry for you. Mabel: It s for him they ought i) ii) iii) iv) v) Where does the scene take place? Why does Margaret address Mable as pure wool ? Why was Mabel stunned earlier at the mention of the word court ? [3] What did Mabel wish to fight? Who is referred to as him in the last line of the extract? What has he been accused of? [3] Name the other lady who enters the scene at this time. What news does she bring that further points to him as the criminal? What bit of gossip does Margaret offer from his past? [3] Mention two ways in which Mabel s words to the other ladies reveal her fierce loyalty to him ? Which solicitor does Margaret suggest to Mabel? Why does she do so? [3] What does Dancy, who enters now, propose that they do as soon as the ladies have left? Why does Mabel object to the plan? Who enters at this point? What appeal does Mabel make to this person? [4] Question 4. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Dancy: They ll break the door in. It s no good we must open. Hold them in check a little. I want a minute or two. Mabel: [clasping him] Ronny! Oh Ronny! It won t be for long .. i) ii) iii) iv) v) What two major confessions had Dancy made to Mabel just before this extract? What did his solicitors want him to do? [3] What does Mabel say to express her loyalty to him despite his crimes? Who knocks at the door at this point? What does she do to hold them in check ? [3] Who else enters the house? What sound do they all hear? Why does Mabel faint? [3] What does Colford do with Dancy s letter? What is your opinion of Dancy in the light of his unexpected suicide? [3] Mention the different kinds of loyalties that the dramatist has touched upon in the play, providing examples to support your answer? [4] SECTION B - POETRY A Collection of Poems Question 5. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: We climbed the hill, two hundred strong, but as we cleared the crest, The night exploded and I felt this small pain in my chest. (Small Pain in My Chest by Michael Mack) - 2- i) Explain The night exploded . What was the result of that? [3] ii) What did the soldier boy do next after the night exploded? How does he describe the scene on the battlefield then? [3] iii) How does the soldier impress upon the narrator his keen sense of duty despite the small pain in his chest? What regret does he express to the narrator immediately after this? [3] iv) What seemed silly to the soldier? [3] v) Quote the lines from the poem which suggest the ebbing away of the soldier s life with a direct or indirect reference to the sun. [4] Question 6. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Still like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. (A Psalm of Life by H.W.Longfellow) i) Write down the first two lines preceding the extract to complete the stanza and then state what the poet means by the first line of the stanza. [3] ii) Explain the comparison of our hearts to muffled drums . [3] iii) What, according to the poet, is not our destined end or way? Why should we act wisely each day? [3] iv) What does the poet object to in the first stanza of the poem? What does the soul in the first stanza refer to? What does the poet call such a soul? [3] v) What metaphors has the poet used in the poem to describe life? How has the poet conveyed the idea of immortality of the soul? [4] SECTION C: PROSE A Collection of Short Stories Question 7. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Their ears flapped, their tails swung, their shadows were brilliant on the white sand, much brighter than any shadow by day. (Journey By Night by Norah Burke) i) What does their in the extract refer to? Who seemed to be their leader? What potential danger did Sher Singh sense with this leader around? [3] ii) How has the author conveyed the sense of proximity that Sher Singh had with this potential danger? [3] iii) What chilled Sher Singh with fright? [3] iv) How has the author described Sher Singh s helplessness in this situation? [3] v) Pick out any four instances from the story Journey By Night where the author has made use of colour to strengthen the visual imagery, apart from the one stated in the extract. [4] Question 8. How has the author shown that divine justice prevails and punishes humans for their greed in the story God lives in the Panch ? [16] - 3- Animal Farm : George Orwell Question 9 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: In the end they finished the harvest in two days less time than it had usually taken Jones and his men. Moreover it was the biggest harvest that the farm had ever seen. There was no wastage whatever, the hens and ducks with their sharp eyes had gathered up the very last stalk. And not an animal on the farm had stolen so much as a mouthful. All through that summer the work of the farm went like clockwork. The animals were happy as they had never conceived it possible to be. i) What problems did the animals face in the beginning? What work did the pigs do? [3] ii) Give any three examples of how the animals worked together in harmony to take care of the farm. [3] iii) What was the colour of the flag that was hoisted every Sunday? What design did it have? What was the significance of the design? [3] iv) Name three Animal Committees that Snowball organised. [3] v) Point out the differences in the characters of Snowball and Napoleon. Cite instances to support your answer. [4] Question 10. How did Frederick trick the animals? Give a detailed account of the Battle of the Windmill which was fought between the animals and Frederick and his men? [16] To Sir, With Love : E.R. Braithwaite Question 11. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Recently, Mr. Florian had fallen into the habit of dropping in on us and entering into our discussions, thus adding to them the benefit of his wide and varied interests and experiences. i) Who was Mr. Florian? Mention any two of his wide and varied interests and experieinces . [3] ii) What did the author learn from Mr. Florian in the beginning of the story about why his school was different? [3] iii) Why did Mr. Florian raise an objection when the author decided to take the children to the museum? Mention two ways in which he was proved wrong. [3] iv) How did Mr. Florian help make the discussions more interesting? [3] v) Briefly describe one incident which showed that the author had a positive influence on the children. What do you think of the author s way of treating them? [4] Question 12. With close reference to the text, show how the teacher was able to achieve success with a little determination and patience in areas of their personal hygiene and in how the boys and girls addressed each other. [16] - 4- PAWAR PUBLIC SCHOOL, BHANDUP Class Subject Exam X English II Term -1 Marks Date Time No. of printed pages 7 80 02.01.2017 2 Hours MARKING SCHEME SECTION A: DRAMA Q. 1. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow: Gratiano: That ever holds : who riseth from a feast With that keen appetite that he sits down? (The Merchant of Venice Act II Scene 6) i) Where does this scene take place? Whom is Gratiano responding to in the above lines? When do Venus pigeons fly ten times faster? [3] In a street before Shylock s house in Venice/ Salerio/ when lovers want to seal love s bonds new made (when it is a case of sealing newly-pledged love) ii) What has happened that makes Gratiano say so? Why does Gratiano make such an observation? [3] It is marvel/ that Lorenzo out dwells his hour/ For lovers even run before the clock. (Gratiano finds it strange / that Lorenzo should be later than the appointed time / as lovers always tend to come before it.) iii) Which other comparison apart from the one in the extract does Gratiano use to explain passion? [3] Where is the horse that doth untread again his tedious measures/ with the unbated fire/ that he did pace them first. (Where is the horse that can cover again the distance that he has already done / with the unimpaired energy / with which he galloped on the former journey) iv) Explain: All things that are, Are with more spirit chased than enjoy d. In all things/ there is more pleasure in the pursuit/ than in the attainment. [3] v) How does Gratiano enforce the truth of the above maxim All things that are by giving the example of a ship? [4] How like a younker or a prodigal / the scarfed bark puts from her native bay,/ hugged and embraced / by the strumpet wind. How like a prodigal doth she return/ with over weathered ribs,/ and ragged sails,/ lean, rent and beggared by the strumpet wind. (How like a youth or a spendthrift /does a flag-bedecked ship sail out from her home port, /but after being blown about and hugged/ by that harlot, the wind,/ she comes back just as a spendthrift does,/ with strained timbers/ and tattered sails./ Like the returning prodigal, the ship too is lean, torn and penniless, stripped by the harlot wind.) -1- Q. 2. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow: Shylock: To bait fish withal! If it will feed nothing else, It will feed my revenge. (The Merchant of Venice Act III Scene 1) i) What question is Shylock responding to? Who had asked the question? [3] Shylock is responding to Salerio s question./ Salerio told Shylock that he is sure if Antonio forfeits Shylock will not take his flesh and asks him,/ What s that good for? (What s that good for should be exactly the same as quoted in the book) ii) What are the crimes which he accuses his adversary of? [3] Shylock says that his adversary Antonio has disgraced him,/ hindered him half a million/ laughed at his losses and mocked at his gains/ scorned his nation/ thwarted his bargains/ cooled his friends and heated his enemies. iii) Just before the extract, Shylock uses three words to describe his adversary. What are they? [3] Shylock describes Antonio as a bankrupt / a prodigal / and a beggar. iv) Shylock says that he will use the bait to feed his revenge. What does the bait here refer to? What remark had Shylock made in Act I Scene 3 to hide his real intention from Bassanio? [3] The bait here refers to Antonio s pound of flesh . In Act I Scene 3, Shylock had said, What should I gain by the exaction of the forfeiture?/ A pound of man s flesh taken from a man/ Is not so estimable, profitable neither / as flesh of muttons, beefs or goats. (1 + + + + ) v) If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that. State any one point of similarity between the Jews and the Christians as stated by Shylock. How does Shylock justify his right to take revenge against Antonio? [4] Hath not a Jew eyes? / Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?/ Fed with the same food, /hurt with the same weapons/ subject to the same disease,/ healed by the same means, /warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer,/ (as a Christian is?) If you prick us, do we not bleed?/ If you tickle us, do we not laugh? /If you poison us, do we not die? (any one point) (1) If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge./ (1) If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by the Christian example? Why, revenge. / (1) The villainy you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. (1) - 2 - SECTION B: POETRY Q.5. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow: We climbed the hill, two hundred strong, but as we cleared the crest, The night exploded and I felt this small pain in my chest. ____Small Pain in My Chest, Michael Mack i) Explain The night exploded . What was the result of that? [3] A. It means that a bomb exploded/ there was an explosion in the darkness of the night due to which the soldier boy was hit in the chest/ sustained a fatal wound while the rest of his fellow soldiers were all killed in the explosion.. ii) What did the soldier boy do next after the night exploded? How does he describe the scene on the battlefield then? [3] A. The young soldier looked around to get some aid. When the soldier looked around, the only things he found were big, deep craters in the earth and bodies on the ground. iii) How does the soldier impress upon the narrator his keen sense of duty despite the small pain in his chest? What regret does he express to the narrator immediately after this? [3] A: The soldier tells the narrator that he kept on firing at the enemies and he tried to do his best. The regret he feels is that he had to finally sit down with the small pain in his chest. iv) What seemed silly to the soldier? [3] A. It seemed silly to him that a man his size so full of vim and zest, could find himself defeated by a small pain in his chest. v) Quote the lines from the poem which suggest the ebbing away of the soldier s life with a direct or indirect reference to the sun. [4] A. I see the sun is shining bright and yet I m feeling cold. Can it be getting dark so soon? He winced up at the sun. It s growing dim and I thought that the day had just begun. These lines from the poem suggest that life is slowing ebbing away from the soldier s body and that the darkness of death is looming over him. Q.6. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow: Still like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. _____ A Psalm of Life, H.W.Longfellow i) Write down the first two lines preceding the extract to complete the stanza and then state what the poet means by the first line of the stanza. ( 1+ 1+ + ) [3] A. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave,. The work assigned to us is too demanding as well as time-consuming/ our mission is vast. Time is passing by quickly/ life is short. ii) Explain the comparison of our hearts to muffled drums . ( + + 1 + 1) [3] A. The sound of drums played at funerals (military) are made dull by wrapping them in cloth similarly the sound of our heart beats are muffled as they are wrapped in our body. Just as the muffled drums played at funeral marches signals a death, our heart beats signify approaching death, i.e., each heart beat takes us closer to our grave. - 3- iii) What, according to the poet, is not our destined end or way? Why should we act wisely each day? ( + + 1 +1) [3] A. Enjoyment or sorrow is not our destined end or way. We should act wisely each day so that each tomorrow finds us farther than today / to make our future better than our present. iv) What does the poet object to in the first stanza of the poem? What does the soul in the first stanza refer to? What does the poet call such a soul? [3] A. He objects to being told in mournful numbers that life is but an empty dream. Soul in this stanza refers to a person/ a man who spends his time aimlessly/ is lazy/ is inactive/ who slumbers. The poet calls such a soul dead . v) What metaphors has the poet used in the poem to describe life? How has the poet conveyed the idea of immortality of the soul? [4] A. Life is presented as a battle in the world, i.e. the battlefield/ bivouac of life. It is also presented as a journey over the ocean/ life s solemn main. The poet has conveyed the idea of immortality of the soul by quoting the biblical lines Dust thou are, to dust thou returnest, was not spoken of the soul . SECTION C: PROSE Q.7. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow: Their ears flapped, their tails swung, their shadows were brilliant on the white sand, much brighter than any shadow by day. ___Journey By Night, Norah Burke. i) What does their in the extract refer to? Who seemed to be their leader? What potential danger did Sher Singh sense with this leader around? [3] A. Herd of elephants. The herd had one great old tusker with dark oily flow of musth discharge on his cheeks. In that condition he could chase and kill men, where normally he would not bother. ii) How has the author conveyed the sense of proximity that Sher Singh had with this potential danger? [3] A. The herd of elephants were so near Sher Singh that he could smell elephant, hear the squeak of sand crushed under their feet, and the brush of rough hide, one against the other. (any 2) He could see the toss and hustle of great heads and black backbones. iii) What chilled Sher Singh with fright? [3] A. The tusker seemed to have picked up their scent from the breeze with his trunk and suddenly hesitated/ paused. Then the trunk came round towards the boys. This chilled Sher Singh with fright because it meant that they were in mortal danger. iv) How has the author described Sher Singh s helplessness in this situation? [3] A. Sher Singh couldn t escape the situation. With Kunwar to carry, he could neither climb nor run. If he shouted, it could not but bring the catastrophe/disaster upon them. / it would bring the catastrophe upon them. Prayer after prayer fled up like birds from his frightened spirit. v) Pick out any four instances from the story Journey By Night where the author has made use of colour to strengthen the visual imagery, apart from the one stated in the extract. [4] A. Sher Singh, the 12-year-old boy, described as brown and cheerful; Huts of Laldwani lay in a strong orange glow; Night fell and the sky blushed purple, black; White pebbles spread along the river banks; He could see the toss and the hustle of great heads and black backbones (describing the herd of elephants); Snow- water came flooding down like boiling green milk; The doctors great gentle face looked like a brown moon. -4- Q.8. How has the author shown that divine justice prevails and punishes humans for their greed in the story God lives in the Panch ? [16] A. The theme of human greed has been brought out in the story through the characters of Jumman Sheikh, his wife Kariman and Samjhu Sahu. (3 pts 1 mark each) Jumman had an old relation, a maternal aunt, who had some property. This she had transferred to him by a deed on the understanding that she would be well looked after. So long as the deed remained unregistered none was so obliging to the old lady as her nephew, none so considerate to her. But everything changed the moment the deed was registered. Jumman, who used to wait dotingly on his old aunt, now became supremely indifferent. His wife, Kariman, went even further. She grudged even the little food that the old lady ate. No meal was now served to her without Kariman letting loose a barb or two dipped in gall or poison. The very bread that the aunt ate seemed to be seasoned with the meat of abuse. And this went on mounting, Kariman would say: How long is the old hag going to live? By giving us a few acres of waste land, she thinks she has bought us. She is a great lady who can t swallow a morsel without her dal being seasoned with ghee ! We could have purchased a whole village with the money spent on her feeding. At length, the aunt s patience gave way, and she asked Jumman to give her a small allowance to set up a separate kitchen. Jumman s tart response to it was - Does money grow on trees? The exasperated aunt then decided to take the matter before the panchayat. At the panchayat, Jumman lied stating that he had kept his word and had obeyed his aunt as he would have obeyed his mother. He further states that the aunt s property did not yield much and so it was unfair on her part to claim a monthly allowance from him. However, the panchayat opined that Jumman was liable to pay his aunt a fixed monthly allowance. Samjhu Sahu, a cart driver, carried out business between the village and the town. After a trial period, he purchased Alagu s bullock on the understanding that he would pay the price in a month s time. He thought that with Alagu Chowdhari s healthy bullock he would be able to make at least 3 to 4 trips daily to the town and back and thus swell his profits. Hoping to multiply his income several times and finding the bullock strong and hefty, Samjhu Sahu began to overwork it. The bullock was hardly allowed to rest or take its full feed. In a month, the bullock was reduced to skeleton. On one such trip, the bullock collapsed and died due to over-strain and severe punishment. Due to fear of losing his rich load and the cash on his person, Sahu decided to spend the night along the wayside. At daybreak, he was horrified to discover that his rich load and all his money was gone. After several months when Alagu reminded Sahu about the bullock s price, he and his wife flew at Alagu like mad dogs crying out that he had the cheek to demand the bullock s price after all the misfortune the animal had brought on them. When the matter was referred to the panchayat, their verdict was that Alagu was entitled to the full price of the bullock. Thus, the author has shown that divine justice prevails and punishes humans for their greed. - 5- Question 9 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: In the end they finished the harvest in two days less time than it had usually taken Jones and his men. Moreover it was the biggest harvest that the farm had ever seen. There was no wastage whatever, the hens and ducks with their sharp eyes had gathered up the very last stalk. And not an animal on the farm had stolen so much as a mouthful. All through that summer the work of the farm went like clockwork. The animals were happy as they had never conceived it possible to be. i) What problems did the animals face in the beginning? What work did the pigs do? [3] The implements had been designed for human beings and not for animals / no animal could use any tool that involved standing on his hind legs / when they harvested the corn, they had to tread it out in the ancient style since the farm possessed no threshing machine. The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others/ they were so clever that they could think of a way round every difficulty. ii) Give any three examples of how the animals worked together in harmony to take care of the farm? [3] Boxer and Clover would harness themselves to the cutter or the horse rake and tramp round the field/ every animal worked at turning the hay and gathering it / ducks carried tiny wisps of hay in their beaks / not an animal on the farm had stolen so much as a mouthful. iii) What was the colour of the flag that was hoisted every Sunday? What design did it have? What was the significance of the design? [3] Green / a hoof and a horn in white / the green signified the green fields of England, white the hoof and brown signified the future Republic of the Animals which would rise when the human race had been finally overthrown. iv) Name three Animal Committees that Snowball organised. [3] Egg Production Committee for the hens/ The Clean Tails League for the cows/ The Wild Comrades Re-education Committee to tame the rats and the rabbits/ the Whiter Wool Movement for the sheep. v) Point out the differences in the characters of Snowball and Napoleon. Cite instances to support your answer. [4] Snowball: idealistic, intelligent, enthusiastic. Napoleon: corrupt, opportunist, violent, cruel. (1 mark for adjective and 1 mark for any relevant example from the text) - 6- Question 10. How did Frederick trick the animals? Give a detailed account of the Battle of the Windmill which was fought between the animals and Frederick and his men? [16] Napoleon had sold the pile of timber to Frederick for which he demanded payment in real five pound notes, which were to be handed over before the timber was removed. Frederick had paid up and the timber was being carted away at high speed. Another special meeting was held in the barn to inspect Frederick s notes. Three days later, they discovered that Frederick had deceived them as all the bank-notes were forgeries and Frederick had got the timber for nothing. Napoleon called the animals together and pronounced the death sentence on Frederick and also warned them that Frederick and his men might make their long-expected attack at any moment. The very next morning the attack came. Frederick and his men halted about the windmill. The animals watched them, and a murmur of dismay went round. The two men with the crowbar and the hammer were drilling a hole near the base of the windmill and then packed it with blasting powder. Terrified the animals waited as it was impossible to venture out of the shelter of the buildings. After a few minutes the men were seen to be running in all directions. There was a deafening roar and the windmill had ceased to exist. At this sight the animals courage returned to them and they charged forth in a body and made straight for the enemy. This time they did not heed the cruel pellets that swept over them hail. It was a savage, bitter battle. The men fired again and again, and when the animals got to close quarters, lashed out with their sticks and heavy boots. A cow, three sheep, and two geese were killed and nearly everyone was wounded. Even Napoleon, who was directing operations from the rear, had the tip of his tail chipped by a pellet. But the men did not go unscathed either. Three of them had their heads broken by blows from Boxer s hoofs, another was gored in the belly by a cow s horn; another had his trousers nearly torn off by Jessie and Bluebell. And when the nine dogs of Napoleon s own bodyguard, whom he had instructed to make a detour under cover of the hedge, suddenly appeared on the men s flank, baying ferociously, panic overtook them. They saw that they were in danger of being surrounded. Frederick shouted to his men to get out while the going was good, and the next moment the cowardly enemy was running for dear life. The animals chased them right down to the bottom of the field, and got in some last kicks at them as they forced their way through the thorn hedge. - 7-

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