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ST. STEPHEN S SCHOOL, DUM DUM PRE BOARD EXAMINATIONS: 2020-2021 SUBJECT - ENGLISH 2: Literature Class: X Time: 15 mins Reading 2 Hours Writing F.M.: 80 Scanning & Making PDF: 30 minutes Attempt any five questions choosing at least one from each section. SECTION A DRAMA The Merchant of Venice: Shakespeare Question 1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Portia: O me, the word choose ! I may neither choose whom I would, nor refuse whom I dislike (i) Who is Portia talking to and what does the person say to cheer up Portia? [3] (ii) Why does Portia disapprove of the county Palatine? Who would she rather [3] marry? (iii) State any one characteristic of Falconbridge as described by Portia. [3] (iv) Whom does Portia ultimately marry? Who were the two other suitors who took the test? [3] (v) What do these suitors ultimately decide? Why? Who enters just after this? [4] Question 2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: O sinful thought! Never so rich a gem Was set in worse than gold. (i) Who is the speaker of the above lines? Explain what is implied by sinful thought ? Protect by PDF Anti-Copy for Android (Update to Pro to remove watermark) [3]
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