12 English Q.bank

QUESTION
BANK
CLASS - XII
ENGLISH
Dr Jatinder Kaur (HOS – SOE, MPK)
Ms. Anjali Chauhan (Lecturer English – SOE, MPK)
Mr. Navnit Singh (Lecturer English – SOE, MPK)
FLAMINGO
THE LAST LESSON
MCQs (1 mark)
1. The last lesson is set in the days of …
a. First world war
b. Second world war
c. Civil War
d. Franco – Prussian war
2. “I had the strength to resist,” What did Franz resist?
a. chirping birds
b. drilling Prussian soldiers
c. warm day outdoors
d. all of the above
3. “There was a crowd in front of the bulletin board”. Where was that bulletin board?
a. town hall
b. school garden
c. sawmill
d. classroom
4. The expression ‘thunderclap” in the lesson means ___.
a. loud but not clear
b. loud and clear
c. startling and unexpected
d. unpleasant
5. Franz was feeling regretful and sad for
a. reaching late
b. not learning participles
c. change of the Government
d. not learning his mother tongue
6. When they came to attend the last lesson, feeling of _________________ was
expressed by the villagers
a. regret for not learning French
b. thanking their master for his forty years of faithful service
c. respect for the country that was theirs no more.
d. all of the above
7. M. Hamel is pale as he
a. feels emotional and heart-broken.
b. is unwell.
c. is annoyed.
d. doesn’t like the sound of the trumpets.
8. The grave and gentle tone in which M. Hamel spoke after getting the order from
Berlin was due to:
a. his patriotic feeling for his country
b. his love for his mother tongue
c. the grief of not being able to teach French in future
d. all of these
9. M. Hamel wanted to _____________ from the students on the last day of French
lesson?
a. give him a farewell.
b. oppose the order from Berlin.
c. be very attentive.
d. guard their language.
10. ____________________had been put up on the bulletin-board at the town-hall
a. the news of the lost battles
b. the draft of the commanding officer
c. the order from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and
Lorraine.
d. all of these
11. 'Angelus' refers to
a. sound of church bell ringing.
b. roman catholic prayer.
c. sound of thanks giving.
d. a prayer sung in a group.
12. ________________were taken for granted by the people of Alsace.
a. teachers of the school
b. time and school
c. people around
d. money and power
13. _______________ occupied the back benches in the class.
a. weak students
b. teachers
c. village elders
d. monitors of the class
14. “When people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language it is as if
they had the key to their prison” It is as if they have the key to the prison as long as
they:
a. do not lose their language .
b. are attached to their language.
c. quickly learn the conqueror’s language.
d. None of these
15. Concluding his last lesson by writing ‘Vive La France!’ on the blackboard shows that
M. Hamel:
a. was overwhelmed with emotions.
b. wanted to distract all attending class that day.
c. was keen on not leaving the country.
d. wanted to teach French participles through it.
Short answer type questions (2 marks)

1. Why did the Franz not want to go to school that day?
2. How was M. Hamel dressed differently that day?
3. How did the order from Berlin change the situation in the school?
4. What did the narrator wish when he was asked to recite the rules pf the participle
by the teacher? How did he actually recite?
5. What made M. Hamel cry towards the end of the lesson?
3 marks questions
1. Who were sitting on the back benches during M. Hamel’s Last lesson? Why?
2. “he had courage to hear every lesson to the very last.” What led Franz to make this
remark.
3. “we all have a great deal to reproach ourselves with”, said M Hamel. Comment
4. How did M. Hamel display his love for the French Language?
Long Answer Type Question – 5 marks

1. Give Character Sketch of M. Hamel
2. Our native language is part of our culture and we are proud of it. Describe how
regretful M Hamel and village teachers are for having neglected their language.
LOST SPRING
MCQs (1 mark)
1. Name the author of ‘Lost Spring’ is
A) William Douglas
B) Kamla Das
C) John Macharthur
D) Anees Jung
2. Author of Lost Spring was born in
A) United states of America
B) Rourkela
C) Hyderabad
D) New Delhi
3. The narrative in Lost Spring’ is an excerpt from ____________
A) last Chance- Stories of Stolen Childhood
B) lost Childhood-Memories of two boys
C) lost Spring- Stories of Stolen Childhood
D) last Lesson-Freedom from Exploitation
4. The Author speaks about ___________in Lost Spring.
A) fear of Children
B) Seemapuri and Firozabad
C) exploitation of poor children
D) all of the above
5. Theme running through the narrative in Lost Spring is….
A) lost childhood of poor children
B) Seemapuri and Firozabad
C) Saheb and Mukesh
D) none of the above
6. _____________ compels the people to undergo life of exploitation
A) overconfidence
B) extreme poverty
C) negligence
D) corruption
7. The adults of the Seemapuri viewed garbage as a means of …
A) entertainment
B) joy
C) sorrow
D) survival
8. The children of Seemapuri viewed garbage as means of …
A) entertainment
B) time pass
C) playing
D) A wonder
9. When Mukesh said “ I want to be Motor Mechanic” author realised that Mukesh is
______________.
(a) innovative
(b) insist of being his own master
(c) progressive
(d) defiant boy
10. __________________ of Mukesh is manifested when he answered author looking

straight into her eyes “I will learn to drive Car”
(a) determination
(b) defiant attitude
(c) slothfulness
(d) all of the above
11. Author compared Dream of Mukesh of becoming a Motor Mechanic to __________.
(a) looming plant
(b) mirage amidst sand of desert
(c) mirage amidst dust of Firozabad streets
(d) mirage amidst garbage of Seemapuri
12. Mukesh lives in _________

(a) Faizabad
(b) Firozabad
(c) Firozpur
(d) Seemapuri
13. Firozabad is famous for it ___________
(a) traditional clay work
(b) bangles making
(c) handloom industries
(d) leather Industries
14. Mukesh’s family and every other family of Firozabad are engaged in ________ for
generations
(a) farming
(b) bangle making
(c) handloom industries
(d) leather Industries
15. According to author, Children like Mukesh in Firozabad used to work in
___________
(a) cells without air and light
(b) furnaces with high temperature
(c) dingy cells
(d) all of the above

1. Mention the irony in Saheb-e-alam name.
2. Why did author says “ garbage to them is gold”
3. Why does Mukesh’s dream of becoming motor mechanic looks like a mirage to the
author?
4. What Mukesh’s father achieved in life despite years of hard labour?
5. Why are the eyes of bangle makers in Firozabad more adjusted to the dark than to
the light
3 marks questions
1. Explain the use of literary device in the sentence “an army of barefoot boys who
appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon”
2. Why does the author describe slum children of seemapuri as partners in survival
3. “I will go inside when no one is around” where did sahib go? Why?
4. Why did people involved in bangle making work end up losing their eye sight?
1. The bangle makers Of Firozabad make beautiful bangles and everyone happy, but
they live and die in squalor. Elaborate?
2. What kind of life did children of Seemapuri lead?
DEEP WATERS
MCQs (1 mark)
1. Name the author of Deep Water.
A) William Douglas
B) Franklin D Roosevelt
C) William Wordsworth
D) Louis Fisher
2. Douglas mother continuously warned him about going to …
A) beach
B) YMCA pool
C) Yakima River
D) Wentworth lake
3. Douglas hated while going into the waters of YMCA because of …….
A) his skinny legs
B) dirty water of YMCA pool
C) other children in the pool
D) all of the above
4. When Douglas visited beach in California along with his father, aversion to water was
caused due to ……
A) sound of the waves hitting the beach
B) big sharks present in the sea water
C) overpowering force of the waves
D) all of these
5. “Hi, Skinny! How’d you like to be ducked? These words are said by ……
A) eighteen year boy at YMCA pool
B) instructor at the training centre
C) father at beach
D) friend in the school
6. Douglas tried to learn swimming in YMCA pool before the misadventure. Choose the
correct option
A) paddled with his water wings
B) he would watch other boys
C) tried to learn by aping other boys
D) all of the above
7. The boy of Eighteen years _______________________at YMCA pool. Fill in the
blanks.
A) tossed Douglas into shallow end of pool
B) tossed Douglas into the deep end of pool
C) asked Douglas to swim in the water
8. Douglas _________________ when that boy ducked him in YMCA pool?
A) swallowed water
B) was frightened
C) planned a strategy to escape out of water
D) all of the above
9. __________________made Douglas panicky after he pushed himself up from the
bottom of the pool.
(a) Find nothing to hold on
(b) Contrary to what he thought he coming up slowly
(c) Swallowing much water
(d) His lung which were ready to burst
10. Douglas tried to ___________ after he become panicky in the water at YMCA pool?
A) yell
B) reach up as if to grab a rope
C) searched for the water wing
D) all of the above
11. What did Douglas felt when he reach the surface of the water in YMCA pool?
A) felt a force pulling him down
B) felt his leg hung as dead
C) felt his leg as if paralyzed
D)all of the above
12. What did Douglas experience while going under water for the second time?
A) felt his lungs ached and head throbbing
B) felt dizziness
C) experienced stark terror
D) all of the above
13. How did stark terror affect Douglas while he was in water at YMCA pool?
A) tried to call for mother
B) he shook and trembled
C) his arms and legs would not move
D) all of the above
14. “I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell”. What does oblivion mean?
(a) state of comma

(b) changing room
(c) unconsciousness
(d) death
15. What did Douglas experience in home after the misadventure at YMCA pool?
A) felt weak and trembling
B) shook and cried in bed
C) slightest exertion upset him
D) all of the above

1. ‘I was frightened, but not yet frightened out of my wits” what does not yet
frightened out of my wit imply?
2. How was Douglas experience, during third time in the water at YMCA pool, different
from first and second time?
3. why did Douglas decide to engage an instructor?
4. how did Douglas make sure that he conqured the old terror?
5. “I jumped with everything I had” why did Douglas jump? Did The jump make any
difference?
3 marks questions
1. “I had experience both sensation of dying and terror that fear of it can produced”
When did Douglas experience sensation of dying and terror that fear of death
produce?
2. Describe the big bully who threw Douglas into water at YMCA pool?
3. How did the Terror seized during YMCA misadventure affected Douglas normal life
as an adult?
4. Why was douglas determined to get over his fear of water?

1. How did the instructor "build a swimmer" out of Douglas?
2. What different values and traits of Douglas’ character helped him to come out as
victor out of his ordeal
RATTRAP
MCQs (1 mark)
1. Rattrap is written by
a. Swedish writer Selma Lagerlof
b. Indian writer Anees Jung
c. British poet John Keats
d. American writer William Douglas
2. Complete the sentence: Instead of the ________________ which ordinarily met him,
was an old man.
a. sweet faces
b. happy children
c. sour faces
d. helpless elders
3. Choose the correct option.
The old was hospitable to the peddler. He ….
a. served him supper of porridge
b. carved off tobacco roll
c. played mjolis with a pack of cards
d. all of the above
4. The ironmaster was inviting the peddler to celebrate…
a. Ester
b. Christmas
c. Sunday
d. Thanksgiving
5. What did the man sell to earn his living?
a. food
b. iron
c. rattraps
d. letters
6. Sweden Mines are rich in…
a. brass
b. copper
c. teel
d. iron ore
7. In what manner has the story been narrated?
a. non-fictious style
b. realistic manner
c. fairy tale manner
d. none of these
8. What is the message of the story?
a. love and kindness are powerful reformers.
b. kindness is powerless
c. kindness encourages thieves
d. thieves need reprimand
9. In peddler's view, the world looks like a …
a. rat
b. jungle
c. jigsaw
d. rattrap
10. According to the seller what leads us to various miseries?
a. attractions
b. people
c. friends
d. wishes and greed of comfort
11. _______________offered shelter to the Peddler?
a. an old beggar
b. an old friend
c. an old milkman
d. an old Crofter
12. How did Crofter treat the Peddler?
a. very rudely
b. in a strange manner
c. friendly manner
d. none of these
13. Why did the Peddler decline the invitation of ironmaster?
a. he had stolen money
b. he wanted to run
c. he wanted to hide money
d. he wanted to remain at the mill
14. When does the ironmaster realise his mistake?
a. when the peddler speaks
b. when he sees an old photograph
c. when the peddler changes clothes and cleans his face
d. all of these
15. Edla pleaded her father not to send the Vagabond away because …
a. of her father
b. he resembled her father's friend
c. she liked him
d. of sympathy and his poor life condition

1. Describe the appearance of the peddler.
2. How was the whole world a rattrap?
3. How did the peddler steal old crofter’s thirty kronor?
4. Why did the ironmaster look at the peddler closely?
5. Why did the stranger decline the invitation?
3 marks questions
1. Explain the working of Ramsjo Ironworks.

2. What made the peddler accept Edla Willmansson’s invitation?
3. “Edla sat and hung her head even more dejectedly than usual” Which two reasons
forced her to behave in that manner?
4. Why was Edla happy to see the gift left by the peddler?
5. Why did the peddler sign himself as captain Von Stahle?

1. To be grateful is a great virtue of a gentleman. How did the peddler show his
gratitude to Edla?
2. Justify the title of the story "The Rattrap". Or Do you think the title "The Rattrap" is
appropriate? Give examples from the text in support of your view.
INDIGO
MCQs (1 mark)
1. Indigo is an excerpt from which book of the author?
a. Men and Politics
b. Life of Lenin
c. The Life of Mahatma Gandhi.
d. None
2. Why did Mr. Shukla meet Gandhiji?
a. to seek his guidance for his own upliftment
b. to get ideas to be famous
c. to learn the art of speaking
d. to seek his help for the poor sharecroppers
3. Why did the British want the peasant to pay compensation?
a. because they wanted free themselves
b. because they got orders from the British headquarters
c. because they were leaving India
d. to give 15% of landholding and entire Indigo harvest
4. M.K. Gandhi fought in Champaran to
a. secure justice for the oppressed
b. get popularity
c. show power
d. boast of his intelligence
5. What problems were faced by the Champaran Indigo sharecroppers?
a. extreme poverty
b. forced to grow Indigo
c. unable to raise voice
d. illiteracy
6. Gandhiji decided to go to Muzaffarpur to…
a. have detailed information of the sharecroppers of Champaran
b. have information about lawyers
c. know different capacities of the people
d. have a personal bond with the people
7. Gandhiji stayed for two days at
a. a peasant's house
b. Rajkumar Shukla’s House
c. Rajendra Prasad’s house
d. Prof. Malkani's house
8. How did Gandhi address the actions of the people of Motihari ?
a. as liberation from the fear of the British
b. by calling them courageous
c. by chiding the lawyers
d. none
9. Why did Gandhiji protest at Motihari court house?
a. to be famous
b. to show his power
c. to humiliate the British
d. to protest the court's order to postpone the trial
10. Who was Sir Edmund in the lesson Indigo?
a. a British lawyer
b. a British Businessman
c. a British Politician
d. an Administrator in Indian Civil Services
11. “this settlement was adopted unanimously by the commission.” Which settlement is
being referred to?
a. return 25% of the money to the sharecroppers.
b. to pay compensation for the being released from 15% arrangement.
c. to grow indigo on 15% of the peasants’ holdings
d. return 75%of the money to the sharecroppers.
12. Kasturba helped Gandhiji by
a. speaking to the people
b. walking with him
c. moving here and there
d. teaching Ashram rules and cleanliness
13. The purpose of the advocates of home rule was to
a. get money
b. be popular
c. instigate the people
d. encourage people to participate in the freedom movement
14. Whom did Gandhiji send a telegram to ?
a. Sir Edmund
b. British Government
c. peasants
d. Prof. J.B Kriplani
15. The government was baffled because of…
a. lawyer's power
b. farmers
c. sharecroppers
d. the success of Satyagrah movement by peasants

1. Why did the servants mistake Gandhiji to be a peasant?
2. Why was Gandhiji called a champion of sharecroppers?
3. Why did Gandhiji meet the secretary of the British landlord association on arriving in
Champaran? What was the outcome?
4. Why did the peasants who signed the agreement wanted their money back?
5. What was the ‘conflict of duties’?
3 marks questions
1. What kind of reception was accorded to Gandhi ji in Motihari?
2. Why did Gandhiji agree to the planters’ offer of a 25% refund to the farmers?
3. How was Gandhiji able to influence the lawyers at Champaran?
4. While at Champaran how did Gandhiji keep a long distance watch on his ashram?

1. Give an account of Gandhiji's efforts to secure justice for the poor indigo
sharecroppers of Champaran.
2. Self-reliance, Indian Independence and help to sharecroppers were all bound
together. Elucidate with reference to the lesson 'Indigo'.
POETRY - FLAMINGO
MY MOTHER AT SIXTY - SIX
MCQs (1 mark)
1. The poet was leaving the house of
(a) her parents
(b) her aunt
(c) her in-laws
(d) her nephew
2. She was going to
(a) Goa
(b) Mumbai
(c) Cochin
(d) Kolkata
3. The poet was driving towards the
(a) railway station
(b) bus-stand
(c) airport
(d) metro station
4. The person in the car, beside the poetess, was,
(a) her aunt
(b) her niece
(c) her uncle
(d) her mother
5. The poetess says her mother looked pale like a
(a) corpse
(b) ghost
(c) malnourished child
(d) anaemic person
6. Poet Kamla Das She soon put that thought out of her mind and
(a) smiled
(b) laughed heartily
(c) cried bitterly
(d) looked out of the window
7. What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?
A) losing her mother
B) heart attack
C) headache
D) children screaming at her
8. What is the significance of the title My Mother at Sixty Six?
A) poet’s fear of losing her old mother
B) poet’s fear of moving fast
C) poet’s inability to express her feelings
D) all of these
9. What was the expression of the poet's face while parting from her mother?
A) satirical
B) funny
C) sad
D) smiling
10. What does the expression smile, smile and smile signify?
A) poet was going home and was elated
B) poet was happy
C) poet was hopeless
D) poet's desperate efforts to hide her fears
11. What does the poem revolve around?
A) poet's fears
B) poet's love for her mother
C) theme of old age
D) all of these
12. The tone of the poem towards the end is?
A) Sad
B) Hopeless
C) cheerful
D) resignation with acceptance
13. Why did the poet look at her mother again?
A) because she was busy
B) because she was going away
C) because she wanted to stay back
D) because of fear and insecurity
14. Why has the poet used the imagery of merry children spilling out of their homes?
A) to show hope
B) to show happiness
C) to show youthfulness of her age
D) to show hope and happiness in children

1 What were the poet’s feelings at the airport? How did she hid her emotions?
2 What do the parting words of Kamala Das and her smile signify?
3 Why has the poet’s mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon?
4 What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels? *
5 What does the phrase, ‘familiar ache’ mean ?
3 marks questions
1. How was the scene outside the car different from the scene inside in the poem ‘My
Mother at Sixty Six’?
2. What were Kamala Das’ fears as a child? Why do they surface when she is going to the airport?
3. Why has the poet compared her mother in the late winter’s moon?
4. What is significance of the parting words of the poet and her smile in My Mother at
sixty Six?
1 Analyse the concept of losing our dear ones on account of old age in the context of the
poem.
AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM IN A SLUM
MCQs (1 mark)
1. Who has written the poem Elementary School Classroom in a Slum?

A) Kipling
B) Wordsworth
C) Kamlanath
D) Stephen Spender
2. What theme did the poet concentrate on in the poem?
A) themes of social injustice and class inequalities.
B) theme of children and their happiness
C) theme of insecurities
D) none
3. What does the poet portray in the poem?
A) young minds
B) playfulness of the children
C) questions of children
D) the plight of young children in the slums
4. What kind of life do the children living in slums have?
A) full of love
B) full of care and warmth
C) Hopeless and full of struggle
D) all of these
5. The poet compares the colour of walls with?
A) rotten fruits
B) stale chapatis
C) rotten vegetables
D) sour cream
6. What are the poetic devices used in the poem?
A) alliteration and simile
B) metaphor and imagery
C) synecdoche, and irony
D) all of these
7. What do the words “Their future is painted with fog” convey?
A) no love and care
B) no warmth
C) no hard work
D) no hope of improvement
8. What do the faces of children in the slum areas reflect?
A) happiness
B) their aspirations
C) their energy
D) sadness and lack of enthusiasm
9. What is ironical about the wall hangings and donations in the classroom?
A) set up in very clean environment
B) completely opposite to the needs of the children in the classroom
C) set up in happy environment
D) set up in gloomy set up
10. What does paper-seeming boy mean?
A) had a paper in his hand
B) was as thin as a sheet of paper
C) was white in colour like a sheet of paper
D) all of these
11. What is the Tree Room in the poem?
A) a tree - shaped room
B) a room on a tree where squirrels play
C) a room on a tree where rats play
D) a room on a tree where pigeons play
12. What do Catacombs signify?
A) relevance of the map hanging on the wall of the classroom
B) confinement to the slums, the maps being irrelevant
C) importance of the school
D) death
13. Why are the pictures and maps meaningless?
A) they are fake and show a false thing
B) they are old and have faded away
C) they show vastness which is opposite to the world and needs of the children in
the classroom
D) all of these
14. How can powerful people help the poor children?
A) by fighting with the government
B) by fighting with the powerful
C) by bridging gaps of inequalities and injustice
D) by fighting with the rich
15. “Far far from gusty waves these children’s faces.
Like rootless weeds, the hair torn round their pallor”: what do these words express?
A) poor state of the classroom
B) poor plight of children's homes
C) poor plight of teachers
D) poor plight of the slum children
1. Why is the head of the tall girl weighed down?

2. Describe the appearance of the children.
3. Why is he called ‘unlucky heir'?
4. Who sits at the back of the class, unnoticed? How is he different?
5. Explain: “His eyes live in a dream.”
3 marks questions
1. Explain “like rootless weeds”.
2. “On sour cream walls, donations” explain.
3. What does “Shakespeare’s head” suggest?
4. Why does the port mention ‘Tyrolese valley’?

1. Describe the children sitting in An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum
2. Write the central idea of the poem An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum
KEEPING QUIET
MCQs (1 mark)
1. The poem keeping quiet speak about…
A) the necessity to be happy
B) the necessity to introspect , understand and have feelings of brotherhood
C) the necessity to work quietly
D) none
2. The poet feels _____________is needed to be at peace.
A) meeting with people
B) talking with people
C) interaction with the people
D) Soul searching
3. According to the poet _______________ creates barriers.

A) interactions
B) reactions
C) fighting
D) languages
4. The poet ask people not to speak because …
A) it creates noise
B) he doesn't like noise
C) it makes things unpleasant
D) it creates barriers or obstacles in the form of misunderstanding amongst people
5. How is keeping quiet related to life and can change attitude?
A) it helps to think and search soul
B) helps to scratch one's soul
C) helps to develop new thinking process
D) all these
6. Keeping quiet will protect our environment
A) by creating peace and brotherhood feelings
B) by creating no noise
C) by not fighting among themselves
D) none
7. _____________ is destroying the environment
A) unthoughtful actions
B) violent actions
C) speaking without thinking
D) all of the above
8. The poem Keeping Quiet teach us …
A) how to maintain silence
B) not to make noise
C) speaking creates noise
D) to be peaceful , thoughtful and have feelings of brotherhood
9. ‘Not move our arms.' This expression refer to
A) sit quietly
B) stand quietly
C) to be inactive
D) sitting still without any movement
10. Silence is treated as a big issue as
A) it helps to search our soul
B) helps us to analyse our actions
C) helps us to be thoughtful and find our true self
D) all of the above
11. __________________ should not be confused with total inactivity or death.
A) no movement
B) a statue
C) talking people
D) Stillness and silence
12. A cure or an antidote to violent actions is
A) speaking practice
B) wise words
C) polished language
D) practice of silence
13. The sadness in the poem that the poet speaks about is …
A) violence because of inconsiderate behaviour of the people
B) unnecessary movements
C) speaking aloud
D) fighting
14. The earth symbolises …
A) perseverance and new beginning from seemingly stillness
B) stillness of the body and soul
C) greenery of the world
D) prosperity of some rich people
15. _______________ is always alive even when everything seems to be dead or still?
A) mountains
B) rivers
C) Sun
D) Earth

1 Why does the poet ask the readers to "keep still" in the poem “Keeping Quiet”?
2 What does the poet mean by ‘let’s not speak in any language in the poem “Keeping
Quiet”?
3 Which exotic moment is referred to in lines “It would be an exotic moment without
rush, without engines,” in the poem “Keeping Quiet”?
4 Why would that moment be strange in the poem “Keeping Quiet”?
5 What could be the ideal situation?
3 marks questions
1. What does the poet means by ‘without rush, without engines?
2. What doe poet imply by : 'Victory with no survivors
3 What would happen when men ‘put on clean clothes’
4 How according to poet can bring ‘all (men) be together’ in the poem “Keeping
Quiet”?
5 Long Answer Type Question – 5 marks

1. How is the poet’s appeal for keeping quiet different from absolute sluggishness ?
A THING OF BEAUTY
MCQs (1 mark)
1. The ‘endless fountain in the poem “A thing of Beauty” gets its immortal drink from
(a) The river banks
(b) The tap
(c) The waterfall
(d) Heaven’s brink
2. ‘Immortal Drink’ of the endless fountain in the poem “A thing of Beauty” refers to
(a) The continuous flow of sacred or holy water
(b) Water of Ganges
(c) Water from the Yamuna
(d) Water from the tap
3. The things that are read or heard by us in the poem “A thing of Beauty” are
(a) plays and classical music
(b) novels and songs
(c) lovely tales
(d) poetry and western music
4. Grandeur in the poem “A thing of Beauty” the poet is talking about is …
(a) Dooms of mighty dead
(b) Tombs of our ancestors
(c) Grand palaces
(d) Grand towers
5. What makes a cooling covert in the hot season in the poem “A thing of Beauty”?
(a) The sheep
(b) The daffodils
(c) The dogs
(d) The clear rills
6. ‘Clear rills’ in the poem “A thing of Beauty” refers to
(a) Clean windows
(b) Streams of clear water
(c) Clear thoughts
(d) Clear solutions
7. ‘Sheep’ in the poem “A thing of Beauty” refers to
(a) Mountainous animals
(b) Human beings
(c) Harmless creatures
(d) Animals of prey
8. ‘sprout a shady boon for sheep.’ in the poem “A thing of Beauty” implies
(a) human beings
(b) creepers
(c) trees new and young
(d) trees old and young
9. From our dark spirits’ in the poem “A thing of Beauty” refers to
(a) our dampened and demoralized spirits
(b) dark coloured ghosts
(c) unhappy moments
(d) the happy side of our personality
10. ‘of all the unhealthy’ in the poem “A thing of Beauty” implies
(a) ill health
(b) pain
(c) neglect
(d) suffering
11. __________ is implied by ‘Spite of despondency’ in the poem “A thing of Beauty”
(a) sadness and depression
(b) health and wellbeing
(c) suffering and pain
(d) hatred and greed
12. Every morning, we all are_______ in the poem “A thing of Beauty”
(a) brushing our teeth
(b) having breakfast
(c) wreathing a flowery band
(d) getting ready to go to work
13. ‘Full of sweet dreams’ in the poem “A thing of Beauty” refers to_______
(a) pleasant and peaceful sleep
(b) disturbed sleep
(c) nightmares
(d) wishes coming true
14. Beautiful things never ‘pass into nothingness’ in the poem “A thing of Beauty” implies that these
(a) never increase
(b) never fade away
(c) always bring unhappiness
(d) create unpleasantness between friends
15. According to the poet, a thing of beauty is
(a) never joyful
(b) creates sadness
(c) a joy forever
(d) horrible to look at

1. Why is ‘grandeur’ associated with the ‘mighty dead’ in the poem “A thing of Beauty”
2. What does Keats consider an endless fountain of immortal drink and why does he
call its drink immortal?
3. Why does the loveliness of the thing of beauty increase?
4. What will never pass into nothingness in the poem “A thing of Beauty”?
5. What does the thing of beauty keeps for us in the poem “A thing of Beauty”?
3 marks questions
1 Why does Keats associates ‘grandeur’ with mighty dead?
2 Name a thing which the poet considers beautiful in the poem “A thing of Beauty”?
3 What does Keats mean by line ‘a sleep full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet
breathing’
4 What makes human beings love life inspite of troubles and sufferings in the poem “A
thing of Beauty”

1. What are the poetic devices used in the poem.
AUNT JENNIFER’S TIGERS
MCQs (1 mark)
1. Wedding ring represents…

a. Unparalleled Beauty of herself and enjoyment of married life
b. expenses of married life and never ending happiness
c. unnecessary pressures of her dominant husband and responsibilities of married
life
d. none of the above
2. Tigers are given the name ‘Aunt Jennifer's tigers’ because she
a. created them as an expression to her inner feelings
b. brought them as a desire to be strong
c. bought them to fulfil the need of a pet
d. nurtured them to be happy
3. After her death, Jennifer's terrified hands would tell…

a. story of her life
b. her constrained married life
c. her strength to find her ways and beat the fears
d. All these
4. __________________ is presented through uncle's character?

a. Male strength
b. Man is powerful
c. man is like tigers
d. male chauvinism
5. The tigers are sleeping…
a. on the trees
b. on the mountain
c. top in the cage
d. in the caves
6. Aunt is ___________________ in the poem.

a. Cooking
b. Embroidery
c. Reading
d. Sleeping
7. Aunt Jennifer's tigers are different from her because …
a. aunt lives in a city and tigers in forests
b. aunt is old and tigers are young
c. tigers are courageous and carefree and aunt is terrified
8. The tone of the poem towards the end is …
a. Happy
b. resolving
c. hopeful
d. sad and tensed
9. The poet is conveying __________________through aunt Jennifer's tiger.
a. wild life
b. courageous tigers
c. tigers and their courage
d. female existence and their fear of men
10. ______________________is still fresh in Jennifer's mind?
a. happy moments
b. early days of marriage
c. uncle's attitude
d. the old unhappy memories
11. The purpose of creating animals which are completely a contrast to aunt's character
is…
a. to show her strength and ability of not giving up in the face of difficulties
b. to show her courage and fear in happy days
c. her fears and strengths in the days of birthday
12. The ordeals aunt Jennifer is surrounded by
a. wild animals
b. old people
c. a heavy crowd
d. heavy responsibilities of married life
13. In the 3rd stanza, Aunt Jennifer is terrified of…
a. tigers
b. her death
c. her old age
d. her dominant husband
14. She is finding the needle so hard to pull because of
a. fluttering fingers
b. trembling hands
c. her fears
d. the heavy weight of her marriage ring
15. ___________________ echoes through her work?
a. A strong resistance to racism and militarism
b. her love for poetry
c. her passion of essay writing
d. her wish to publish her work

1. What does prancing tigers symbolize?
2. Why do the tigers not fear the man beneath the tree?
3. Why are the tigers called 'Aunt Jennifer's tigers'?
4. What does the poem tell us about Aunt Jennifer?
5. Explain: "The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band'?
3 marks questions
1. What does 'ringed with ordeals' imply?
2. Why did Aunt Jennifer choose to embroider tigers on the panel?
3. Why do you think Aunt Jennifer's hands are 'terrified' when her mortal remains are
kept in the coffin?
4. Do you think the women of Aunt Jennifer's generation succeeded in their fight for
freedom?

1. In a society, where women usually face oppression from men, what, according to
could be done for uplifting the position of women like Aunt Jennifer?
THE THIRD LEVEL
MCQs (1 mark)
1. The author of The Third Level is

a. George Orwell
b. Agatha Christie
c. James Joyce
d. Jack Finney
2. The meaning of 'Waking dream wish fulfillment" is…
a. a pleasant wish that makes one forget the present
b. a pleasant wish that takes one to the future
c. A pleasant wish which inspires to work
d. a pleasant wish that makes one forget the past
3. The theme of the lesson is
a. human tendency of escapism because of the harsh realities of the present
b. time travelling
c. theory of escapism
d. a dialogue between a patient and a psychiatrist
4. Sam's letter to Charles represents
a. A blend
b. an acceptance to visit
c. a proof of his fantasy
d. a blend of reality with fantasy
5. The significance of 1894 in the lesson is that
a. it was past
b. Authors' parents were alive
c. Author's childhood time
d. representing a peaceful , romantic living time
6. Charley visited Sam to
a. consult the incident of Third level incident at Grand Central Station
b. invite him
c. invite him to accompany at Galesberg
d. guide him in Galesberg
7. Charlie reached the Third Level in
a. his fantasy he takes a subway or a corridor faster than a bus
b. a superfast train
c. jetways
d. an escalator
8. Charley saw _________________at the Third Level
a. flickering gas lights and people with funny mustaches
b. brass spittoons
c. men wearing a tan gabardine suit and a straw
d. All these
9. Louisa, Charley's wife was worried
a. Knowing the incident of Third Level
b. for not getting tickets
c. tickets were delayed
d. Sam was scaring
10. First Day Cover is a
a. new stamp gets the Postmark and date
b. gift
c. gift wrapper
d. gift wrapped in a beautiful wrapper
11. In his stamp collection, Charley found…
a. old addresses
b. hair styles
c. old letters
d. First day cover
12. 'First Day cover was sent by _____________and __________________
a. Sam's father in 1888
b. Sam's uncle in 1988
c. Sam's friend in 2021
d. Sam a psychiatrist in 1894
13. The letter stated that
a. everything is okay and the third level does not exist
b. Sam is joining them and the third level does not exist
c. Third level do exist and Charle was advised to keep looking at this worth seeing
place
d. None of the above
14. According to the letter, Sam was invited for a
a. Birthday party
b. tea party
c. bachelor's party
d. lemonade party
15. What kind of appearances people had at Third level and why did the clerk refuse to
accept money?
a. funny and clerk refused to accept money because it was currency of modern
times
b. weird and notes were big
c. weird and notes were torn
d. weird and notes were wet

1. How did Charley's wife and his friends react when he told them about his having
visited the third level of the Grand Central Station ?
2. What happened at the window when he paid the money?
3. Why did the psychiatrist's analysis make Louisa lose her temper?
4. Stamp-collecting too was described as a medium of escape by the psychiatrist and
Charley's friend. Why did Charley's grandfather, who lived in the good old days,
when life was tension-free, pursue this hobby?
5. Why did he decide to take the subway from the Grand Central Station?
3 marks questions
1. How did Charley reach the third level?
2. ‘But I never told my psychiatrist friend about that idea.' What did Charley not tell his
psychiatrist? Why?
3. What sort of dresses and appearances did Charley come across on the third level?
4. Why could Charley not reach the third level again?

1. Bring out the contrast between the world the Charley lived in and the one that he
strayed into.
2. How did Charley happen to enter the third level at Grand Central Station?
THE ENEMY
MCQs (1 mark)
1. Sadao found upon examining the unconscious man lying on beach that he was
a) A British soldier
b) Blood flowed flesh
c) A black man
d) their enemy
2. _____________________ confirmed that the wounded white man was American
prisoner of war
a) White shin of the face
b) Golden hairs on the skull of the man
c) Lettering on the battered cap of the wounded white man
d) Golden beard of the wounded man
3. Sadao and Hanna felt____________ toward the wounded white man
a) merciful
b) compassionate
c) curiously repulsed
d) kindness
4. What reason did Sadao give for handing the American prisoner of war to Japanese
police?
a) Care nothing for him
b) he is my enemy
c) All Americans are my enemy
d) All of the above
5. Sadao could not hand over the American to Police because
a) he is wounded
b) his face seemed foolish
c) he is a common fellow
d) all of the above
6. The Japanese couple thought of ______________________________in not handing
over the American to police
a) servant might be not convinced of their decision
b) future of children might be endangered
c) Sadao’s position might be endangered
d) all of the above
7. Sadao and Hanna kept American in.…

a) guest house
b) Sadao’s father’s room
c) common room
d) servant quarter
8. Hanna did not want Sadao to wash American because she
a) didn’t want that Sadao be unnecessary tired of washing
b) wanted to do it herself
c) didn’t want Sadao to do such work as washing
d) all of the above
9. Sadao thought of _______________ for American soldier.
a) operation
b) medication
c) letting the wound heal itself
d) all of the above
10. When Hanna asked her to wash American Prison Yumi said that…
a) she was a poor person
b) it was not her work
c) she had nothing to do with it
d) All of the above
11. Hanna reacted to Yumi’s refusal to wash American by
a) trying to explain their intention
b) Feeling compelled to wash American alone by herself
c) Responding with dignity and feelign superior to Yumi
d) all of the above
12. ____________________________when she saw the open deep wound of American
prisoner.
a) Hanna’ face become that of colour of sulphur
b) Hanna clapped her hands to her mouth and went out of room
c) Hanna vomited
d) All of the above
13. “……... I am not doing this for my pleasure. …..i do not know why I am doing.” He was
……
a) helping Hanna in house hold work
b) operating General
c) operating American
d) all of the above
14. According to the American Professor of Anatomy, surgeon’s cardinal sin is…..
a) indifference to human body
b) ignorance of human body
c) lack of sympathy for human body
d) apathy for human body
15. The messenger came to the doctor to…..
A) meet him
B) get himself checked
C) to inform about the General's pain
D) All of these

1. What made Sadao impatient and irritable with the man while operating upon him?
2. What was she thinking when she saw he piteous thin face of American while she was
giving him anesthesia?
3. What made Hanna Think that Japanese army might be cruel?
4. What made Hanna think that American would have been tortured?
5. what was old gardener thoughts about Sadao treating Tom?
3 marks questions
1. What plan did the old General suggest for getting rid of the man?
2. Why did Dr Sadao tell the General everything about the man he had operated upon?
3. Why had Hana to wash the wounded man herself?
4. How was the plan of the prisoner's escape executed?

1. Do you agree that ‘Hana was a loving, caring, devoted and obedient wife who was quite
anxious about her husband's wellbeing, position and reputation. If yes/No give reasons.
2. How can you say that Dr Sadao's father was a Japanese to the core?
SHOULD WIZARD HIT MOMMY?
MCQs (1 mark)
1. The author of the lesson Should Wizard Hit Mommy is …

a. John Updike
b. John Donne
c. William Blake
d. John Williams
2. This story about….
a. worldview of a little girl and her curious questions to her father
b. worldview of children
c. world of wizards
d. all these
3. Roger wanted to smell like….
a. Marigold
b. Sunflower
c. Jasmine
d. Rose
4. Roger Skunk visited the owl to
a. be his friend
b. talk to him
c. learn the art of flying
d. seek his advice to solve his problem
5. The wise owl advised Roger Skunk to….
a. visit his friends
b. think deeply
c. consult his mother
d. consult the wizard
6. The wizard demand ____________ to make Roger smell like a rose.
a. 10 pennies
b. 4 pennies
c. 5 pennies
d. 7 pennies
7. Roger could pay ______________.
a. 7 pennies
b. 6 pennies
c. 8 pennies
d. 4 pennies
8. Roger could find so many new friends to play happily because of new…
a. dishes
b. clothes
c. appearance
d. rosy smell
9. In the original story, ______________ hit _____________.
a. Roger, his mom
b. Roger, the wizard
c. Wizard, Roger's mom
d. Roger's mom, the wizard
10. The part of the story, Jack himself enjoys the most is when…..
a. Roger requests the wizard
b. Roger finds coins from the magic well
c. he imitates wizard's voice
d. Jo interrupts the story
11. The wizard suggested Roger to get remaining three coins from……
a. a tree
b. a river
c. from the ocean
d. from a magic well
12. Roger Skunk found the owl........
a. at the tip-top of a tree
b. at the end of the branch
c. in the nest
d. in the thickness of the tree
13. 'JO' is __________________ by nature.
a. inquisitive
b. irritating
c. cooperative
d. rude
14. Claire was_______________ down stairs as Jack was telling stories to his daughter.
a. cleaning cobwebs
b. colouring walls
c. painting furniture
d. painting fab
15. 'Jack answered to Jo curtly' - Synonym of CURTLY is....
a. sweetly
b. softly
c. rudely
d. friendly

1. Why does father have to tell Jo stories in the evenings and for Saturday naps?
2. Father has felt empty after two years of story-telling to Jo. What idea do you form
about his skill in the art of story-telling?
3. Why was story-telling 'especially fatiguing' for Jack on Saturdays?
4. Do you think the father in the story is, more or less, an alter ego of the author, as far
as the childhood is concerned?
5. What was Roger Skunk's problem?
3 marks questions
1. How was Jo affected by Jack's story-telling?

2. How would you describe the state of mind of the father when he finds himself tied
to the daughter, while his pregnant wife is painting downstairs?
3. What impression do you form about the little girl Jo when she protests against her
father's mistake of using the name Roger Fish for Roger Skunk?
4. The Skunk accepts Mom's order like a tame lamb and follows her to the wizard
without demur, but Jo chooses to differ from her father with regard to changing the
rose smell. How would you account for this difference in attitude between the two?

1. In case of difference in opinion it is generally adults who have his way. Comment on
how Jack justifies the mother Skunk's action.
2. Different generations can have different views. Such differences should be
respected. What is the difference between Jo’s and Jack’s views on Roger Skunk
story?
ON THE FACE OF IT
MCQs (1 mark)
1. ____________________was common between Derry and Mr. Lamb?
A) visual impairment
B) physical impairment
C) being victims of war
2. Derry entered Lambs garden ___________________
a) thinking that garden was an empty space
b) to see Lamb
c) to get some apples
d) none of the above
3. Derry was…..
A) a boy of 14 whose face was burnt by acid
B) a small boy of 10 who was innocent
C) a boy of 10 who was visually impaired
D) a young boy of 12 who loves apples
4 Mr. Lamb kept himself busy….
(a) by reading books
(b) by chatting with people
(c) by pulling down the ripe crab apples of his garden
(d) All of the above
5 According to Derry he could see what people think, irrespective of
a) what they say
b) how thy look
c) how they pretend
d) all of the above
6 According to Derry, people thought that he is __________
a) a terrible thing
b) the ugliest thing I ever saw
c) a poor boy
d) all of the above
7 According to Derry, people__________
a) are afraid of him
b) ignore him
c) hate him
d) enquire about him
8 I got acid all down that side of my face and……….it ate my face. It ate me up. Here ‘me’
implies……
a) His whole being and personality
b) His whole body
c) Whole one side of his face
d) All of the above
9 Derry thought that lamb’s tin leg do not affect him much as compared to his burnt face
affect him as
a) Tin leg is covered by trouser
b) No one is able to see it
c) No one stares at it
d) All of the above
10 Lamb said that Some stare at his tin leg. Some don’t. In the end, they got tired of staring.
There are plenty of other things to stare at. According to Derry, _________________
is/are thing to stare at.
a) His face
b) Lamb’s garden
c) Beautiful mountain
d) Beautiful moon
11. Mr. Lamb kept the door of his garden open to …
A) keep an eye over his garden
B) be safe
C) chat with the people and the children who come there to take fruit
D) none
12 Children call Mr. Lamb, Lamey Lamb because
A) they didn't like him
B) he stopped them from taking apples
C) he spoke rudely
D) of his broken leg in a bomb explosion
13 Mr. Lamb did not feet hurt by children’s comments because he
A) thought that it suits him
B) loves children
C) likes them
D) want them to play in his garden
14 Mr. Lamb grows __________ in his garden.
A) Apples
B) Oranges
C) Cherry
D) grapes
15 Mr. Lamb plucked apples with the help of
A) Children
B) servants
C) visitors
D) a ladder and a stick

1. “So you will. But the world won’t. The world’s got a whole face, and the world’s
there to be looked at” what did lamb mean to say through these lines?
2. What were the women at the bus stop talking about?how did Derry recto it?
3. What message did Lamb want to convey to Derry by the example of a man who
locked himself in room?
4. What message is there for Derry in illustration of buzzing and humming of bees
5. Which world Lamb refer to in his statement, “What kind of a world would that be”
3 marks questions
1. How did Mr. Lamb get one of his legs blown off? What do children call him?
2. How would you explain Mr. Lamb’s expression, “I am old you are young. You have
got a burnt face I have got tin leg. Not important”?
3. “Why is one green growing plant called a ‘weed’ and another flower? What does
Mr. Lamb mean by this statement?
4. What does Mr Lamb tell Derry he can do?
5. “There are some people I hate”. how does Mr Lamb react to this statement of Derry?

1 Both Derry and Lamb are victims of physical impairment, but much more painful for
them is the feeling of loneliness. Comment
2 What is it that draws Derry toward Lamb in spite of himself?
EVANS TRIES AN O-LEVEL
1. The Governor of ---------- contacted the Secretary of Examination on the telephone
a. Newbury Prison
b. Radcliff Prison
c. Elsfield Prison
d. Oxford Prison
2. Evans had escaped from jail -----
a. 3 times
b. 4 times
c. 5 times
d. 2 times
3. The Governor told the Secretary of the Examination Board that Evans
(i) is a pleasing person and can imitate stars and
(ii) was star of Christmas concert and a kleptomaniac
(iii) was a kleptomaniac and a trouble
(iv)can imitate stars and has a unpleasant personality
Choose the correct combination
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (iii) and (iv)
4. Evan wanted to appear in O Level ------------ Examination
a. Italian
b. French
c. Spanish
d. German
5. The Secretary agreed to make an arrangement of a person from -------- to act as an
invigilator
a. St. Agnes Mags
b. St. Francis Mags
c. St. Mary Mags
d. St. Xavier Mags
6. The Governor had got Evans cell ___ because he did not want to take chances with
Evans, the jailbird.
a. bugged
b. guarded
c. catched
d. locked
7. The officers who visited Evans before the examination were
a. Carter and Bell
b. Jackson and Stephens
c. Jackson and Bell
d. Jackson and Carter
8. Jackson instructs Stephen to take away, Evans
a. cap
b. razor
c. blanket
d. the knife
9. The precautions taken by the authorities to conduct the examination smoothly were
a. the Governor personally supervised security
b. Evan’s cell was checked thoroughly
c. all belongings were taken away from Evan, The invigilator was frisked and a police
officer was posted to keep a vigil
d. all these
10. Evans requested not to take off his hat because he
a. was feeling cold
b. wanted to look smart
c. loved to wear it
d. considered it lucky for himself
11. The invigilator was frisked to
a. to ensure that he had no dangerous material with him
b. to check his true identity
c. to check if he was not carrying any gun
d. to check if he was not carrying any eatables
12. The small brown suitcase that Mcleery carried had
a. sealed question papers
b. yellow invigilation form
c. special authentication card
d. all of these
13. McLeery said he was suffering from ------ and had brought a rubber ----------
a. diabetes, ring
b. cough, inhaler
c. piles, ring
d. cold, inhaler
14. The examination started at --------------
a. 9:15 am
b. 9:25 am
c. 9:35 am
d. 9:45 am
15. Evans Tries an O Level is the/a ------------------- between the criminal and the jail
authorities
a. discussion
b. satire
c. battle of wits
d. conflict of interest

1. How do you account for the fact that Evans selected German only for his O-level
examination?
2. How far do you think Jackson is justified in his apprehension that ‘someday Evans
might cut his bloody throat'?
3. Which traits of Evans's character are exhibited from his understanding about Jackson
that he had 'a tiny core of compassion for him'?
4. What did the call regarding the correction slip really want to convey?
5. Was the phone call from the Magistrates’ Court genuine or just a ploy of Evans's
gang?
3 marks questions
1. How did the Governor react to the two phone calls he received in quick succession?
2. Jackson is really a 'Moron' and careless enough to mistake a stranger's voice on
phone to be the Governor's. Discuss
3. What does the Governor want Carter to do and why?
4. By presuming that Evans had kept the "clerical paraphernalia" hidden in the cell,
what obvious blunder is the Governor committing?

1. Give an account of the blunders committed by the prison authorities which resulted
in making Evans's escape-plan a success.
2. Elaborate the theme of the story and also draw out the message intended by the
writer.
ANSWER KEY
THE LAST LESSON
MCQs
MCQs : The Last Lesson
1 d 6 d 11 b
2 d 7 d 12 b
3 a 8 a 13 c
4 c 9 d 14 a
5 d 10 d 15 b
2 marks questions
1. Late – afraid of his teacher – did not learn rules of participle
2. In his best attire which he otherwise wore only on special days like inspection and
prize days - Beautiful green coat, frilled shirt and little black little silk cap, all
embroidered. He did so because he wanted to devote his best to his last lesson.
3. Replace teaching of French with German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine –
patriotic sentiment awakened -teachers and students devoted rapt attention to
their last French lesson.
4. Recite rules flawlessly – got all mixed up - stood quietly – guilt ridden about his
carelessness for their language
5. Taught French for 40 years -reflection for patriotism – overcome with emotions –
broke down – could not speak – Wrote Vive La France.
3 marks questions
1. Old and eminent people of village – as a mark of love and respect for mother
tongue and teacher – gloomy, feeling guilty – full of repentance – they had ignored
their language
2. Came to know it was the last lesson – felt grat love for mother tongue – realised his
loss- sense of love and interest for mother tongue – could hear every lesson to the
last.
3. Repentance at the lost opportunity to learn French – adults, teacher and children –
preferred working at farm or mill – Teacher sent children on errands.
4. Dedicated every single second to make his last lesson interesting – make them love
appreciate and learnt it – devoted time to grammar, writing, history – made
students realise its worth.
5 marks questions
1. A French school teacher in a village of French District – taught for last 40 years – love
his profession – deep sense of respect for his mother tongue – always been strict in
imparting knowledge of language – discontinuation of French shattered him – broke
down at the end – tormented by the fact that people have become indifferent to the
language – appealed to keep the language live – blamed parents students and
himself for neglect – Vive La France
2. Filled with regret – reason behind full attendance and discipline in school – earlier
language taken for granted – students tried to evade school – half-heartedly learnt
the lessons – teacher resorted to ruler for discipline – school was different on the
last day – regretful for procrastinating the need to learn their language – knew last
lesson wont suffice.
Lost Spring
MCQs
MCQs : Lost Spring
1 a 6 b 11 c
2 b 7 d 12 b
3 c 8 d 13 b
4 c 9 a 14 b
5 a 10 b 15 d
2 marks questions
1. Saheb-e-alam means Lord of Universe but sahib is rag picker
2. Garbage is the means of survival and daily bread
3. Because of social and economic condition
4. Manage to teach art of bangle making
5. They work in dark hutments
3 marks questions
1. Metaphor: an army of barefoot boys –it describe the large groups of boys
Smile: appear like the morning birds-boys are compared to chirpy birds
2. Children take up menial jobs to keep themselves live and to share the burden of
parents
3. Go inside Tennis club - interested in games - does not go inside when someone is
around as he fear that somebody might ask him to go out of the club
4. They end up losing their eye sight as sit next to flames of flickering oil lamps in dark
hutments - dust of polishing of bangles
5 marks questions
1.
• People engage in bangle making
o are born in poverty, live in poverty and die in poverty.
o Work in ill lit, ill ventilated dingy hovels.
o Works around furnace with high temperature
• In spite of hard labour throughout the day, the return is meagre
• Lane in their locality are stinking and choked with garbage
• Hovels have crumbling walls, wobbly doors and windows.
• Had not enough money to have food to satisfy hunger to start some new work
• Caught up in vicious circle of
o middleman, policemen, keeper of law, bureaucrats and politicians
o poverty and caste stigma
• if dares to form cooperative than had constant fear of being hauled, beaten of jailed
by police
2.
• Migrants from Dhaka, Rag pickers, scrounging in garbage heaps, partners with
parents in survival, had no access to formal schooling, live in squalid condition,
barefoot.
Deep Water
MCQs
MCQs : Deep Water
1 A 6 D 11 D
2 C 7 B 12 D
3 A 8 D 13 D
4 C 9 B 14 C
5 A 10 D 15 D
2 marks questions
1. He could still make use of his senses and think
2. During first and second time he was terror struck but during third he was feeling
peace
3. To fight fear of water and to learn how to swim
4. He decided to dive into Lake Wentworth and swam miles the lake
5. He jumped to come up at the surface of the water. No it didn’t make any difference.
3 marks questions
• Felt sensation of dying while going under water third time - felt terror that fear
of death produce while going under during first and second time.
• Big bruiser of the boy - had a hairy chest and ripping muscles - irresponsible ,
foolish boy threw Douglas into water for fun
• ruined his fishing trips - deprived him of the joy of sports like canoeing , boating,
rowing - deprived of the joy of wading through water and swimming.
• Had misadventure at YMCA pool when he almost drowned and nearly died -
Developed fear of water which hampered his joy of various sports - Did not want to
live with this handicap - he was determined to overcome it at any cost
5-marks questions
1. Instructor helped him - practice 5 days a week-1hour each day - use belt and rope to
teach swimming - to exhale under water and inhale above water - to coordinate Limb
movements - Taught different strokes-crawl stroke, breaststroke, side stroke& back
stroke
2. Values and traits of Douglas’ character which helped him to come out as victor out
of his ordeal - adventurous by nature - had a zest for life - courageous/bold –
indomitable - spirit-to overcome his fear - not frightened by crisis-accepted it as a
challenge.
The Rattrap
MCQs
MCQs : The Rattrap
1 A 6 D 11 D
2 C 7 C 12 C
3 D 8 A 13 A
4 B 9 D 14 C
5 C 10 D 15 D
2 marks questions
1. His clothes were in rags, cheeks sunken and hunger gleamed in his eyes.
2. set baits for people - offered riches and joys, shelter and food, heat and clothing,
exactly as the rattrap offered cheese and pork, if tempted to touch the bait -
everything came to an end.
3. came back after an hour—smashed a windowpane—stuck in his hand—and got hold
of the pouch with thirty kronor—took the money—hung the pouch back in its place.
4. some resemblance of his friend, Nils Olof who was a captain and resigned from
regiment
5. He was afraid of being caught for stealing thirty kronor—he wanted to just sleep for
the night at the forge and leave inconspicuously.
3 marks questions
1. The Ramsjo Ironworks were a large plant, with smelter, rolling mill, and forge. In the
summertime long lines of heavily loaded barges and scows slid down the canal,
which led to a large inland lake, and in the wintertime the roads near the mill were
black from all the coal dust which sifted down from the big charcoal crates
2. She spoke in very friendly manner—he felt confidence in her – she promised him
that he would be allowed to leave them as freely as he came – she wanted him to
celebrate Christmas with them.
3. Edla learnt at the church that old crofter had been robbed – robbery was committed
by the man who went around selling rattraps – she had served a cheat thinking him
to be mare unfortunate soul.
4. Her kindness and trust in him made him change his ways – he left behind a gift – he
did not try to steal anything – returned the money of the old crofter.
5. Accepted in the house mistaking him to be a captain – change in character due to
Edla’s compassion, kindness and generosity – became brave to confess his guilt –
and returned the money- this made him a real captain.
5 marks questions
1. Gratefulness a virtue of a gentleman - The peddler behavined like one. Instead of
stealing at Willmansson's, left a rattrap -Christmas present for Edla - a note
expressing his thankfulness for the hospitality and warmth - admired Edla for -
treating him like a true Captain - power to clear himself by raising him honourably
and lovingly - admitted his past follies – returned the thirty kronor of the crofter -
requested Edla to restore the money to its rightful owner - upheld the belief - to be
grateful is a great virtue of a gentleman.
2. story is about a rattrap peddler - his philosophy of the world being a rattrap - title as
a metaphor to highlight human predicament- a rat is be fooled by the bait planted in
the trap - human beings fall prey to the trap of material benefits - the incident of a
man getting trapped due to his avarice - the resilience that he exhibits by returning
the stolen money and hence relieving himself from the trap leaves a justified
message - the title highlights the intended theme, introduces the major character -
arouses curiosity in the reader to explore the life of the peddler. Selma Lagerlöf, the
writer, desired to convey a philosophical meaning and this title conveys it pointedly.
Indigo
MCQs
MCQs : Indigo
1 C 6 A 11 A
2 D 7 D 12 D
3 D 8 A 13 D
4 A 9 D 14 A
5 B 10 D 15 D
2 marks questions
1. Gandhiji was lean and looked poor and impoverished as Shukla. He used to dress
simply in cotton dhoti.
2. He had come to help indigo sharecroppers, to get them justice, to set them free from
the exploitation of the British landlords.
3. Gandhiji tried to understand the viewpoint of the landlords as well. Secretary
refused to reveal any information and called him an outsider.
4. Peasants who signed the agreement of compensation come to know that Germany
and developed synthetic indigo and natural indigo was no longer profitable to the
landlords.
5. Gandhi ji was a law abiding citizen but he wanted to render humanitarian and
national service as demanded by his conscience. He decided to listen to his
consciousness and help Champaran sharecroppers.
3 marks questions
1. He was received enthusiastically. His mass appeal made the authorities nervous-
authorities tried to stop him from visiting a victim cropper and served him with a
notice to quit Champaran.
2. Gandhiji asked for a 50 percent - offered only 25 percent - still agreed to their offer -
the amount of the refund was of less importance - More important was the fact that
the Britishers had been forced to surrender part of their rights. So he agreed to their
settlement.
3. chided the lawyers for over-charging the poor peasants - the peasants poor and
crushed - inhuman to charge heavy fees from - Gandhiji’s selfless service and
devotion to the cause of the peasants put the lawyers to shame.
4. Regular instructions by mail - asked for financial accounts - wrote to the residents
that it was time to fill in the old latrine trenches and dig new ones.
5 marks questions
1. In 1916, during the annual meet of the Indian National Congress at Lucknow,
Gandhiji met a poor farmer from Champaran - told him about the plight of the
sharecroppers - requested him to visit his state - after persistent efforts of Rajkumar
Shukla - Gandhiji finally went to - the arable land in was divided into large estates
owned by British landlords - landlords had compelled the peasants to grow indigo on
15% of their land - surender it as rent - with the invention of synthetic indigo in
Germany - the landlords got the agreement signed by farmers for compensation -
Gandhiji collected facts - was asked to go back - when he refused - summoned to
court - due to the massive support of farmers - the case was dropped - the first
triumph of civil disobedience - committee formed after Gandhiji met the Lieutenant
Governor four times - Gandhiji accepted 25% refund of the money to break the
deadlock - instilled confidence in farmers - the landlords relinquished their claims
over the estates.
2. Gandhiji came to know about the long-term contract - sharecroppers were supposed
to grow indigo on 15% of the land and give it as rent - advent of synthetic indigo in
Germany - landlords got the compensation agreement signed by these peasants -
later on felt cheated. Gandhiji's first triumph in the form of civil disobedience at
Motihari laid the foundations of the Indian Independence Movement - this brought a
good result for sharecroppers in the form of a committee through which 25% money
was given by the landlord - refused to keep Andrews at Champaran - emphasized the
importance of self-reliance - trained the peasants to be self- reliant
My Mother At Sixty-Six
MCQs
Answer Key MCQ:- My Mother at Sixty Six
1 A 6 D 11 D
2 C 7 A 12 D
3 C 8 A 13 D
4 D 9 C 14 D
5 A 10 D 15
2 marks questions
1. she might not see her again. She hid her emotions by smiling
2. hope of meeting inspite of fear that his mother might die
3. because of old age she is losing the vitality of life
4. familiar childhood fear
5. pain and agony that the poet often felt that one or the other day she had to suffer
due to the separation from her mother
3-marks questions
1. The scene outside was totally in sharp contrast to the scene inside. The poet’s pale and aged
mother was compared to the late winter’s moon. The young running trees outside implies
that youth passes away very quickly. Thus, the running trees and happy children presented a
sharp contrast to the sickmother
2. As a child Kamala Das had a mysterious premonition that she would lose her mother or
would be separated from her. Once again the poet is to leave her mothr s she is going away
and is again gripped by the familiar pain of parting. These feelings are even more intense as
her mother has grown old and frail. Her fear surface now as she looks at her old mother with
open mouth in her car.
3. Poet compared her mother in the late winter’s moon to convey the idea of her old age. The
late winter moon is dull and shrouded. It is always under the threat of dark clouds, similarly
the poet’s mother who now sixty six, looks pale and devoid of exuberance. She has lost her
strength and shine of youth. She could any time be swept away by death. Hence the
comparison is quite appropriate and the smile used is apt and effective
4. The poet’s parting words ‘See you soon Amma’ imply dilemma and confusion in her
mind. Her heart aches to see her pale mother’s face which reminds her about her
aging and ultimate end. She was flying to distant land and was not sure whether the
two would meet again. Her smile means to hide this pain and the fear the poet has
been nurturing. The smile must have been comforted the old women even if it was a
hollow.
5-marks question
1. The poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’ brings out the natural fear of losing our parents, which is
common to the hearts of all humans.
o Ageing is natural and unavoidable part of human life which one has to accept. It is
generally through the process of aging that one goes to one’s final rest.
o In the poem the poet witnesses her mother through the process of aging. She has grown
old and has a pale and weak face.
o She tries to escape such this fear by diverting her attention to things outside the car but
find herself again face to face with the fear at the airport.
o The poet also recalls how even as a child she has experienced the fear of losing her
mother.
o Now her fear has changed into the fear of losing her mother to death.
o But she ends the poem by a such words as ‘see you Amma” and with the smile which
are give a sense of positive note.
An Elementary Classroom in a Slum

MCQs
MCQs : An Elementary Classroom in a Slum
1 D 6 D 11 B
2 A 7 D 12 B
3 D 8 D 13 C
4 C 9 B 14 C
5 D 10 B 15 D
2 marks questions
1. she is depressed - burden of sad thoughts - burdened by the load of poverty and trial
and tribulations of life.
2. Pale with unkempt and untidy hair scattered all over.
3. He will inherit poverty, disease and despair from his parents
4. A sweet young pupil sits at the back of the dimly lit class. He is different from the
others because his eyes are gleaming with the dreams of his future. The filth and
depravity of his life has still not ruined his hopes.
5. child’s eyes are - dream about the bright future. - not sad or morbid like the eyes of
others
3 marks questions
1. Simile. Unkempt hair of the children are compared to unwanted weeds that lay
scattered in the absence of the roots. Their hair cover their weak, under nourished
face in a similar manner.
2. Ill maintained infrastructure of the slum. Sour cream walls adds to the pale and sad
appearance – walls bear the names of the people who had donated funds to the
school – perhaps the funds were either too meagre or were not fully utilized to paint
the walls brightly.
3. Irony. Value of education is minimal in slum school – reference to Shakespeare raise
false hopes. Primary concern of the children is food to satisfy their hunger not the
imaginary world painted by Shakespeare.
4. Natural beauty of Tyrolese valley which is full of flowers—stands for heavenly
splendour. –used to draw the attention to the slum children who pass most of their
lives raking in garbage and never get chance to enjoy the beauty of mountains and
valleys.
5 marks questions
Ans. 1.
• The children of the classroom were mostly malnourished.
• The tall girl of the classroom
o has her head weighed-down.
o burdened with family pressures and poverty.
• Another boy,
o is as thin as paper
o has got twisted bones, inherited from father.
o eyes are bulged out like that of rats
o inherited gnarled disease sitting in his desk in spite of his lessons.
• Another sweet and young boy at the back
o is unnoticed by others, have sparkling eyes with lots of dreams. He is as
o lively as that of the squirrels
o not interested in staying inside the classroom.
ANS 2. children who are living in a slum - suffering from malnutrition - In their classroom -
many beautiful pictures - an open handed map and the bust of . Shakespeare. The poet
wants that these children should be taken out of their slum and they should be shown green
fields and be allowed to run freely - he appeals to the officials to do some-thing for the
children.
The poet says that only those people can create history who can enjoy anything under the
sun. Therefore, the poet wants that these children should also be provided proper facilities
so that they can grow into useful citizens.
Keeping Quiet
MCQs
MCQ:- Keeping Quiet

1 B 6 A 11 D
2 D 7 D 12 D
3 D 8 D 13 A
4 D 9 D 14 A
5 D 10 D 15 D
2 marks questions
1. Poet wants to promote peace and brotherhood in the world and he feels that as long
as men are expressing their views, differences and unrest will prevail. Thus poet
wants earth to keep quiet and defeat restlessness created by noise
2. By ‘let’s not speak in any language’ poet means to stop communication which
alienate others human beings from us
3. When man would introspect himself and would then leave the differences, he would
be at peace with all mankind. Such an experience of being in peace with all is
referred to here as exotic moment
4. Such a moment when man will at peace with all mankind would be strange as men
has never in its history has seen such a moment. It would be a new experience for
him so such a moment would be strange to him
5. Happy people walking hand in hand, under shady trees, relaxing for few moments
would be the ideal situation
3 marks questions
1. The expression ‘ …rush, …engines’ are symbolic of the hubbub of modern life - In the
modern world, there is a rat-race to outshine others - Life would be peaceful without
such rat-race to outshine others.
2. Poet talks of :prepare green wars (it may war against nature) - wars with gas (it may
refer to chemical war) - wars with fire (it may referto conventional war). Such wars
would have devastating effects as these have the potential to destroy whole
mankind - thus there will be no survivors to enjoy victory - 'Victory with no
survivors’ means There will be no survivors to enjoy the victory.
3. When men put on clean clothes - they would adopt a fresh approach towards life
and thus - halt their destructive activities - sense of belonging will develop amongst
themselves.
4. “All be together’ means all
i. men at peace with each other and
ii. no one is in the rat race to outshine each other.
5 marks question
1. The poet, in his appeal for keeping quiet, emphasizes
a. the importance of self-introspection in a man’s life.
b. understand ourselves and
c. analyze our actions.
The poet’s appeal for a moment of silence or stillness cannot be mistaken as an appeal for for
inactivity or absolute sluggishness. - He appeals for the keeping quiet where people are not obsessed
with work and but give a personal moment of time to think about their actions - This moment of
silence will help them to overcome their woes and defects - The poet site an example of Earth which
seems to be apparently still but it actually produce life in the form of plants
A Thing of Beauty
MCQs
MCQ :- A Thing of beauty

1 D 6 B 11 A
2 A 7 B 12 C
3 C 8 D 13 A
4 A 9 A 14 B
2 marks questions
5 D 10 A 15 C
1. Grandeur is associated with them
because our past is full of stories of their glory
2. nature is endless fountain of immortal drink, because a man can get nest, relief, and
power in the company of nature
3. Loveliness of the thing of beauty increase because it never ceases to provide joy. It
goes on providing us joy forever, till eternity
4. The thing of beauty will never pass into nothingness
5. The thing of beauty will keep a bower quite and a sleep for us,
3 marks questions
1. Mighty dead refers to those great men who glorified death by embracing it most
gracefully . Grandeur is associated with them because he saw spiritual and moral
beauty in their death
2. Sun, Moon, Trees old, and young, Daffodils with the green world they live in; Clear
rills, The mid forest brake, Grandeur of the dooms of the mighty dead; All lovely tales
that we have heard or read
3. Keats by line ‘a sleep full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing’ - means
a state of emotional well-being and healthy body - disease free
4. Life is full of troubles and pain, loss of faith and hope, despondency and
disappointment - Sublimating influence of beautiful thing around us removes the
gloom caused by suffering and trouble and make human love life
5 marks questions
1. The poem is rich in images and the use of various poetic devices. For example,
We find alliteration in
• ‘simple sheep’ which actually refers to common man and
• ‘noble natures‘
• cooling covert’’
Metaphor is seen in
• ‘moves the pall’ where our souls steeped in sadness and hopelessness are compared to dead
bodies covered with a shroud.
• ‘immortal drink’, a feeling of immense joy has been compared to a drink that flows down
from heaven’s brink, like an endless fountain.
The poem abounds in the use of imagery, as in
• ‘flowery bands’,
• ‘daffodils with the green world they live in’,
• ‘clear rills’, and
• ‘endless fountain.’
Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers

MCQs
MCQs : Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
1 C 6 B 11 A
2 A 7 C 12 D
3 D 8 D 13 D
4 D 9 D 14 D
5 D 10 D 15 A
2 marks questions
1. the spirit of freedom which remains subdued within Aunt Jennifer because of the
fear of her husband - she expresses her desire to be fearless and courageous
2. Unlike Aunt Jennifer, the tigers are fully aware of their physical strength and power
3. They have been made by Aunt Jennifer - manifestation of her feelings that she
cannot express in any other way
4. a very talented woman - bubbling with creative energy - doing needlepoint to a
panel that will be placed in a pillow, quilt or screen of some kind for the home
5. the immense pressure that Aunt Jennifer bears while fulfilling her duties as a
married woman - not allowed to speak or to lead life by her choice - Uncle has an
absolute authority over aunt's mind, spirit and body.
3 marks questions
1. the victimization and oppression that trapped Aunt Jennifer throughout her life. Her
troubles were so many and so often – will remain trapped in the chains of servility
even after her death.
2. appear to be masculine figures - Aunt Jennifer seems to be living out her desires
through the tigers - Her desires are that of confidence and lack of fear - by imbibing
these qualities within herself she wants to revolt against her oppressors using their
own weapons
3. Due to the sufferings she underwent as a woman. - Even in her death - must conform
to the patriarchal society in which she lived - The ring symbolizes the weight she
must bear dead or alive. Just as she created and controlled her needlework, society
and gender roles created and controlled her
4. No - Even in her death Aunt Jennifer wore the wedding ring. She never got to see
women standing strong and proud because they were simply women. She missed
out on watching women become astronauts, businesswomen, artists, and
policewomen
5 marks questions
• Though the poem ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tiger’ talks about the suppressed state of women
in their marriage, but it does not talk about the solution to the problem
• God has made man and women equal
• Aunt Jennifer is afraid of her husband because he dominates all parts of her life; she
cannot take any decisions on her own. Thus, she expresses her suppressed desires
through her knitting
• Following things can be focuses upon
2. Education for women,
3. Financial independence
4. Women be given equal opportunities equal to men in life,
• in upbringing,
• education
• employment.
4 Empowerment of women to take their own decisions in life.
The third Level

MCQs
MCQs : The third Level
1 D 6 A 11 D
2 A 7 A 12 D
3 A 8 D 13 C
4 D 9 A 14 D
5 D 10 A 15 A
2 marks questions
1. wife was terribly upset - psychiatrist friend said it was a 'waking-dream wish
fulfilment - other friends observed that it was Charley's way of finding solace in
escapism.
2. The clerk stared at Charley in surprise - told Charley that whatever he was paying
was not money - looked different from the old-style bills - warned Charley against
trying to deceive him - Charley turned away and got out fast
3. leading a happy married life - couldn't tolerate the psychiatrist's observation about
Charley being an unhappy man.
4. didn't need to pursue philately as a 'temporary refuge from reality' - took up this
hobby to make his leisure hours a more productive and a fulfilling experience.
5. He wished to return to his loving wife, Louisa and to the comfort of his home - the
bus would have taken longer to cover the distance.
3 marks questions
1. In his hurry - came to Grand Central from Vanderbilt Avenue – took two flights of
stair to reach second level to catch the train - got lost while ducking into an arched
doorway which led to the subway and he found himself into a tunnel. The tunnel
took him to another flight of stairs at the end of which he found himself on the third
level.
2. Charley did not tell his psychiatrist friend about his notion that a long unknown
tunnel ran under the city and that Grand Central offers a way of escape through its
tunnels. Charley did not share this idea with the psychiatrist because he did not want
the latter to think of him as crazy and make fun of him as an escapist.
3. men and women wearing 19th century dresses - fancy moustaches, beards and
sideburns -tiny lapels, four-button suits, derby hats and pocket gold - fancy cut
sleeves and long skirts with high-buttoned shoes.
4. despite his best efforts he failed to locate the tunnel - A more rational explanation is
that he could never experience the same level of consciousness which had
transported him earlier to the third level of Grand Central.
5 marks questions
1. world full of insecurity, fear, war and worry – a fast pace of life always left man
running a race against time - a desire for escape. The world that he strayed into
lacked in sophistication - free from the complexities of life - Simplicity,
tranquility, peace and serenity pervaded this - big old frame houses with
sprawling lawns - streets lined with massive trees with their branches forming a
canopy – people had ample leisure time and liked to socialise - no mad rush - not
torn with war - two worlds of Charley - in complete contrast to each other.
2. worked late at the office - in a hurry to get uptown to his apartment - decided to
take the subway from Grand Central because it was faster than the bus - turned
into Grand Central from Vanderbilt Avenue - went down the steps to the first
level - walked down another flight to the second level - ducked into an arched
doorway heading for the subway – and got lost. The corridor he was in started
angling left and slanting downward and he thought that was wrong. But he kept
walking. Then he heard a roar ahead that meant open space and people talking.
The tunnel turned sharp left. He went de a short flight of stairs and came out on
the third level at Grand Central Station
The Enemy
MCQs
MCQ: The Enemy
1 C 6 D 11 D
2 C 7 B 12 D
3 C 8 C 13 C
4 D 9 D 14 D
5 D 10 D 15 D
2 marks questions
1. His inability to be with his wife while she was vomiting outside the room.
2. She was thinking about the contradiction between the realities and the official
report of the Japanese army
3. She thought that –if a man be so cruel to a woman in his power, that he would beat
her, than would he not be cruel to enemy.
4. She noticed deep red scars on his neck, just under the ear
5. It is clear what he ought to do. But he is not doing that what he ought to do
3 marks questions
1. General suggested killing the man - Offered to send assassins -Trick of inward bleeding -
Leave the outer partition open
2. wanted to get rid of the man for his wife - his loyalty towards his country - Since
operated, could not kill POW
3. Yumi refused to wash - Fierce look of Yumi made Hana afraid - Hana had no option
4. Dr Sadao provided essentials to man - Flashlight to signal - Dressed in Japanese style -
Head covered
5 marks questions
1. Key points
• Hana understood her husband very well
• Sentimental, pragmatic approach
• Maintained her dignity
• Devoted wife
• Ideal life partner
2. Key Points
• Sadao's father dreamt of bright future of Japan.
• He was serious about his son’s education and spent infinite pains upon him.
For the sake of the best possible medical education, he sent his son to
America.
• As his father would never have received her daughter law unless she had
been pure Japanese in her race, Sadao when met Hana did not fall in love
until he was sure that she was a Japanese..
• Their marriage was arranged in the old Japanese way
• Floor of his room was deeply matted.
• He would never sit on chair or sleep in a foreign bed in his house.
• The quilt was covered with flowered silk and the lining was pure white silk.
Should Wizard Hit Mommy?

MCQs
MCQs : Should Wizard Hit Mommy?
1 A 6 D 11 D
2 A 7 D 12 D
3 D 8 D 13 A
4 D 9 D 14 C
5 D 10 C 15 C
2 marks questions
1. set in an American background - Saturdays and Sundays are holidays - make his four-
year-old daughter have a nap on Saturdays and go to bed at night on other days by
narrating a story
2. effective in the art of story-telling - he improvises and includes dramatic sound
effects and gestures in every story - stories lack variety - he has run short of ideas
3. Saturday story-telling exercise - very lengthy and tiring for the father - the child had
grown up - refused to sleep even after a long session of story-telling
4. Yes. John Updike suffered from 'psoriasis' and stammering during his childhood -
humiliated and ridiculed by his classmates - In the story Jo's father recalls certain
moments of 'humiliations of his own childhood'
5. he smelled awful - as a result nobody would befriend him.
3 marks questions
1. immensely engrossing - liked dramatized narration through gestures and by
changing voice, the predictable way the story would unfold, for it allowed her to
make guesses, draw conclusions and ask questions.
2. in the quagmire of two responsibilities. Neither can he leave his daughter, who
seems to be half-way asleep, nor can he help his pregnant wife, Clare, shuffling and
painting furniture downstairs all by herself.
3. Jo, like all children, has a flair for listening to stories in rapt attention. She creates a
simultaneous visual image of the story being narrated to her. So, she can easily
detect any deviations or an error made by her father and does not hesitate to check
him
4. Attitudes are shaped by experiences of life. Jack adored his mother for having taught
him the art of dealing with hurt and humiliation. Hence he devises an obedient
character like Roger Skunk. Jo has no humiliation or hurt to deal with. She is curious
and is naturally different.
5 marks questions
1. adult who have their ways - Jack tries to have his way and justify the mother
Skunk's action by telling Jo that "It's Daddy's story" - threatens her – “shall
daddy not tell any more stories?"- Still the little girl insists on changing the end -
Jack justifies his stance by extending the story - mother Skunk hugs Roger Skunk -
expresses her love for him - he now smelled like her little baby Skunk - To settle
Jo's apprehensions about the other animals rejecting the Skunk for his foul smell,
Jack tells her that gradually they too accepted him - He stands by his ending to
the story- he subconsciously wanted to teach his daughter about his personal
views on mothers being right always. However, he does not succeed, for little Jo
orders him to change the story the next day.
2. Difference in view and opinion is due to age, environment and situations - Jo
wanted Roger Skunk to retain his sweet smell of roses - Jo - a small child -
everything in life is beautiful - friends an integral part of life - Roger Skunk not
having any friends could not be tolerated. Jack - an experienced and mature
adult - wished to teach life’s harsh realities to his daughter - insisted that Roger
Skunk gets his foul smell back - both were right in their own point of view and
both were reacting according to their age
On the Face of it
MCQs
MCQ:-On The Face of It
1 B 6 D 11 C
2 A 7 A 12 D
3 A 8 A 13 A
4 D 9 D 14 A
5 D 10 A 15 D
2 marks questions
1. When Derry got disappointed by the fact he would remain same forever, Lamb
encourages him by say these lines which means that world have many thing that can
be admired
2. Talking about Derry’ burnt face and that only mother could love such a face. Derry
felt it to be cruel
3. Isolating oneself from all was absurd
4. It depend on Derry to consider something music and lead a joyful life or consider it
noise and lead a sorrowful life
5. World, where all the handicapped were to live together
3 marks questions
1. Mr. Lamb's leg was blown off by a bomb - The children call him "Lamey- Lamb."
2. Through this expression, Mr Lamb wants to make Deery understand that everyone
has some reason to this dislike oneself. But, such a feeling is irrelevant. One should
expect oneself as one is, should not feel inferior to others and live life with a positive
attitude without paying heed to the negative comments made by the people
3. Mr Lamb tells Derry that the latter has got arms, legs, eyes, ears, a tongue and a
brain with which he can get on in life like other boys. He could even do better than
most others only if he so choose and set his mind to it
4. Mr Lamb believes that hatred is man’s world's worst enemy. So when Derry said
there are some people I hate, Mr Lamb remarks that hatred is more damaging than
any bottle of acid. Acid can burn physically but hatred can burn away emotionally
and spiritually
5 marks questions
1. Mr.Lamb &Derry- having different sorts of physical disabilities.
a. Lamb had a tin leg while
b. Derry acid burnt face
• both suffered alienation from society.
• not accepted by society
• Loneliness caused constant pain for Derry but Mr. Lamb reconciled-
• both expected a kind &considerate behaviour from others but not sympathy
• Derry dislikes being pointed at, nicknamed, mocked at or made fun of;
• Derry sensitive about mother kissing only on other cheek.
• Mr. Lamb reconciled
2. Empathy of Lamb; Lamb understand emotions of Derry

• Lamb speak through a different perspective which touches him
o that matters
o Things that that nobody else has ever said
o Things he want to think about
• For example:-Lambs speaks from a different perspective about

o Friendship does not depends upon conditions
o World
o Beauty and ugliness are relative
o Everyone is equal, god has made all equal-same plant is weed for some
but it is flower for other
o Sees that Derry has whole body, apart from half burnt face, with which he
can do every thing
o If nobody want to kiss him that he could love someone
Evans Tries an O- Level

MCQs
MCQs : Evans Tries an O- Level
1 D 6 A 11 A
2 A 7 B 12 D
3 A 8 B 13 C
4 B 9 D 14 A
5 C 10 D 15 B
2 marks questions
1. the only candidate offering this subject - had an excellent rapport with the German
tutor, who would eventually be instrumental in his escape
2. Evans was a sharp criminal - would never harm himself - likely to use insignificant
weapons. like razors for other purposes; the way he does by clipping off his hair to
his advantage
3. superb skill in evaluating people - his keen psychological insight and accurate sense
of observation since Jackson did have compassion for him
4. convey to Evans that he should go to Hotel Golden Lion after his escape
5. a hoax telling the Governor that the Magistrates' office required a prison van and a
couple of prison officers in connection with a remand case
3 marks questions
1. with extreme caution – at 9:40 am call from the Secretary Examinations Board was
cross-checked by dialling the number of the Examinations Board that was found be
engaged. The second call from the Magistrate court was also thought to be a hoax
but the Governor told himself not to be so silly and not to let his imagination run
riot.
2. As an officer of the prestigious Oxford Prison, Jackson should have been more
vigilant. His mistaking a stranger's voice on the phone as the Governor's and calling
Stephens excitedly shows his immaturity. By playing into the hands of the criminals,
he really becomes a moron
3. Governor wants him to accompany the injured man as he is the only one who seems
to know what's happening and may be in a position to help in locating the fugitive.
4. The Governor is still taking everything on its face value. It is surprising that even he,
the most seasoned officer, does not doubt the antecedents of McLeery and fails to
see that McLeery is an accomplice of Evans who has smuggled in the clerical
paraphernalia
5 marks questions
1. German tutor's entry - nobody verified his antecedents or his activities in jail.
McLeery's credentials - not verified properly - On the examination day, Jackson did
not get Evans's 'bobble- hat' removed - Stephens must not be shifted from the cell,.
Jackson should have searched McLeery thoroughly - the rubber-ring should have
been given a closer look. Rather than getting flustered, a thorough examination of
the wounded man would have checked Evans's escape - Superintendent Carter's
complacency and the Governor's casual approach - After recapturing Evans, the
Governor should have personally accompanied him to the jail rather than entrusting
him to unfamiliar van occupants
2. account of the jail- break by a criminal who has successfully broken jail thrice on -
glimpse into the mind of a criminal - dexterity at executing his manipulative plans is
so perfect that though befooled at his hands, the officials can't help secretly admire
his ingenuity - theme of interplay between the criminals and the law- keepers. Both
strive to uphold their respective - message that presence of mind, a cool head, well-
planned and well-turned moves - give an edge over others - never take rivals for
granted - never jump to hasty conclusions - multi-dimensional approach is very
important.

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