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ICSE Prelims 2017 : English Paper 2 with answers (English Literature) (Pawar Public School (PPS), Bhandup, Mumbai)

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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 -

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