Assignment

Class:12 Subject: English

UNIT 1
PART – A
I. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Then as trade slackened we went over.

(a) fastened (b) reduced(c) hastened (d) appeared
2. I felt I could not bear to intrude upon this happy family party.
(a) enter without permission (b) enter with permission (c) join (d) disturb
Choose the most appropriate antonyms for the underlined word in the following sentences:
3. Food so scarce and dear, we could not keep going.
(a) cheap (b) costly (c) favourite (d) delicious
4. Our destinations would be some humble dwellings.
(a) polite (b) proud (c) costly (d) vulgar
Form a new word by adding a suitable “prefix” to the underlined word.
5. We should obey the road rules.
(a) un- (b) mis- (c) non- (d) dis-
6. He doesn‟t know how to manage the time.
(a) dis- (b) mis- (c) im- (d) un-
Form a new word by adding a suitable “suffix” to the underlined word.
7. She did that just to annoy me.
(a) -ful (b) -ance (c) -ly(d) –ity
8. She had high fever.
a) -ish (b) -ment (c) -ity (d) –ness
Replace the underlined word with a suitable phrasal verb.
9. The Chauffeur stopped the car near the hotel.
(a) drew on (b) drew off (c) drew in (d) drew up
10. I became unconscious inside the bus as it was congested.
(a) passed up (b) passed out (c) passed on (d) passed over
 PART - B
II. Very Short Answer.
1. Why was Nicola not pleased when Jacopo asked the narrator to drive them to Poleta?
2. Why did the author not speak to the boys on their return journey?
3. What was Lucia suffering from?
4. Change the direct speech into Reported form for the following sentences:
5. The teacher said to the students, “How many of you did attend the zoom class?”
6. Gopu said to Rani, “Do you attend the zoom class regularly?”

PART – C
III. Short Answer
1. Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.
2. What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?
3. How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?
4. Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
5. Were the boys saving money to go the States? How do you know?

PART – D
IV. Write in detail.

1. Justify the title of the story „Two Gentlemen of Verona‟.

2. Write a letter to your relative or friend who is admitted in hospital for treatment of
Corona. Advise him/her not to worry about the illness and be positive. Assure him/her
of your psychological and financial help during the crisis.
 Assignment
Class:12 Subject: English
UNIT 1

PART – A
I. Multiple Choice Questions
1. How did the soldiers spend the summer days?
(a) relaxing (b) full of worries c) with fear
2. What was challenging?
a) the enemy b) height of the castle c) the captain
3. What happened to the castle?
a) captured b) destroyed in fire c) locked
4. What does „friendly allies‟ mean?
a) friends who help b) supporting nations c) friends who advice
5. What could the soldiers watch from the turret wall?
a) mountains b) rivers c) mowers
6. What is „provender‟ mean?
a) food b) army c) weapons
7. What is a „citadel‟?
a) museum b) strong fort c) gallery
8. Where was the enemy?
a) 3 miles way b) half a mile away c) one mile away
9. “Grew thin and treacherous as air” - What is the figure of speech employed here?
a)simile b) metaphor c) personification
10. Who was their real enemy?
a) silver b) gold c) money
PART - B
II. Very Short Answer.
1. Who is the narrator in the poem? How long had the soldiers been in the castle?
2. Why were the secret galleries bare?
3. Explain the phrase „load on load‟ in the line “with our arms and provender load on load”
4. Why couldn‟t the soldiers do anything?
5. What is bait? Who received the bait?
 PART – C
III. Short Answer

1. How the soldiers and what were was their firm belief?
2. What is a wicket gate and why was the gate wicked?
3. How did the enemies enter the castle? Who did the wicked thing?
4. What was the shameful act? Why didn‟t the narrator want to tell the tale to anybody?
5. Who had let the enemies in and what was the consequence?

PART – D
IV. Write in detail.

1. How safe was the castle? How was it conquered?

2. „Human greed led to the mighty fall of the citadel‟. Explain.
 Assignmentsss
Class:12 Subject: English

UNIT 1

PART – A

I. Multiple Choice Questions

1. “God Sees the Truth, But Waits” is a story written by __________
(a) Tennyson (b) Leo Tolstoy (c) Chetan Bhagat (d)Yann Martel
2. How many years Aksionov spend in Siberia?
(a) 26 (b) 35 (c) 43 (d) 13
3. Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov is a merchant in __________
(a) Rome (b) Vladimir (c) Washington (d) Vatican
4. The story takes the parable of ___________
(a) Forgiveness (b)remembrance (c)cheating (d)jealous
5. Aksionov gave up his __________ habit after marriage.
(a) over eating (b) teasing others (c)drinking (d)cheating
6. Who was murdered and robbed?
(a)vendor (b)dentist (c)Physician (d) Merchant
7. Akisionov‟s wife stopped him from going to the ____________
(a)fair (b)shop (c)ground (d)bar
8. Maker Semyonich is a ___________
(a) jailer (b) police (c)prisoner (d)player
9. Who killed the merchant?
(a) Akisionov‟s wife(b) Akisionov‟s friend(c) Akisionov‟s wife(d) Maker Semyonich
10. The tunnel was made by ______________
(a) Akisionov (b) Maker Semyonich (c) Jailer (d) Cook

PART - B
II. Very Short Answer.
1. What made Akisionov leave the inn before dawn?
2. What is the importance of Akisionov wife‟s dream?
3. What made Akisionov spend his life in jail?
4. Did Akisionov released from imprisonment? Why?
5. What made Akisionov think that Maker was the real murderer?
 PART – C
III. Short Answer
1. Write the circumstances that led Akisionov‟s imprisonment?
2. Did the police officer have sufficient evidence to convict Akisionov?
3. What impact did the book “The lives of Saints” have on Akisionov?
4. Pick out the clues that convey that Maker recognized Akisionov?
5. Why did Akisionov give up sending pettions?

PART – D
IV. Write in detail.

1. Describe the character sketch of Akisionov.

2. Describe the life of Aksionov in prison.