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EXAMINATION 2022-23
FIRST TERM
Sambhav Singhal CLASS-X
SUBJECT ENGLISH LITERATURE
M.M.: 80
Time: 2 Hrs.

Section Amust
is compulsory-All questions in
Section A
Note: The paper has four Sections. D and
from each of the section B, C and
be answered. You must attempt one question
The intended marks for the
from any sections of your choice.
one other question
parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
questions or
SECTION :A

(Attempt all questions from this Section) [16 x 1 = 16]

Question 1.
choices
choose the most appropriate response from the
Read the following questions and the
write out in correct serial order appro
given below. (Do not copy the question-simply
priate word or phrase)
The story, 'The Little Match Girl' belongs to
which category?
)
i)
(b) Folklore
(a) Mythology
C) Didactic Story (d) Adventure story
she died, depicts.
ii) The smile on the little match girl when
of
a relief from a life full misery
(b) relief from pain through divine redemption
(c) relief from wordly existence
(d) relief from the brutal winter
Blue Bead?
(ii) How has been Sibia described in the story The
(b) immature and naughty
(a) sweet and innocent
(d) dreamy and imaginative
So) stout and hardworking
(iv) Where does Sibia's flight of fancy take her?
(a) To the sky where birds were flying.
child
(b) To the river bank where she used to play
as a

fallen
(c) To the river where her sickle had
Sd) To the cavelets where she had put clay pots
The Patriot?
(v)What does the sun symbolise in the poem
b) glow, light and Warmth
a glory, power and immortality
(c) war, victory and power () power and end of life
(vi) What does the phrase, 'roses, roses, all the way, in the poem The Patriot', suggests?
the patriot
(a) the public's complete devotion for
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the public for the patriot

(b) the ambience created by
attitute towards celebraties
E)the public's general
throat to
(d) the public's fickle attitude. Sings' open his
Caged Bird
does the bird in the poem, 'I
Know Why the
V11) why

sing?
(a) To express his wish to lead a free life

(b) To call his partner who is far away

e) To express his rebellion against oppression

(d) To express his desire to surge high in the sky. which or

is NOT expressed through
viii) The inevitable outcome of despair of the caged bird

the expressions?
(6) nightmare
(a) grave
(c) scream another breeze
bird is a
Salarino compared the character offlown bird with
that of Shylock. The flown
(ix)
reference to
) Jessica
(a) Portia
(c) Nerissa (d) Antonio
in the play?
(x) What does Portia say about Bassanio's eyes
herself.
They have cast a spell on her and she is no longer
(b) They have confounded her in his heart
divided her
(c) They have cast a spell on her and
can't see beyond him.
(d) They have cast a spell on her that she
seek his life?
(xi) According to Antonio, why does Shylock
(a) Because he hates Antonio for personal
reasons

(b) Because that will make his community happy

from all Christians
eBecause he wants to takerevenge
debtors to move out of his clutches.
(d) Because Antonio helps Shylock's
(xii) Whom does Portia send to Padua with the letter?
(a) Dr. Bellario (b) Balthazar

(c) Nerissa (d) None of the above.

(xiii) Who tells Jessica that he thinks that
even though she married a Christian, she is still
damned?
a Launcelot (b) Lorenzo

(c) Gratiano (d) Bassanio

(xiv) Tubal informs Shylock that Jessica had

traded her mother's ring for_
(a) fine clothes J ) amonkey

(c)anecklace (d) a gondola ride

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 (xv) Which of the following was
chosen by Bassanio to win Portia?
(a) Gaudy gold
b) Pale silver
(c) Beautiful bronze
(xvi) Whom does Portia entrust the Meagre Lead
control and management of her
absence? household in her
Lorenzo
(c) Nerissa
(b) Balthazar
(d) Doctor Ballerio.
SECTION B
(Answer one or more questions from this Section)
DRAMA
(The Merchant of Venice by William
Question2. Shakespeare)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Shylock
To bait fish withal : ifit will feed
nothing
else, it will feed my revenge. He hath
disgraced me, and hindered me halfa
million; laughed at my losses, mocked at my
gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my
bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine
enemies; an what's his reason? I am a
Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew
hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections,
passions?
Who is 'He'? What does Shylock
want from him? What does Shylock mean by 'to bait
fish withal'?
3
, ) Explain in your own words any three ways in which 'he' had wronged Shylock. 3
gi) According to Shylock, in what other ways did Jews resemble Christians?
3
iv) How does Shylock use Christian example to justify his desire for revenge?
The given extract reveals two distinct emotions that
Shylock experiences. What are
they ? Give one reason to justify each of these emotions.
4
Question 3.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Portia
As from her lord, her governor, her king.
Myselfand what is mine to you and yours

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Is now converted: but now I was the lord

Ofthis fair mansion, master of
my servants,
Queen O'er myself; and even now, but now,
This house, those servants, and this same
Are yours, my lord:
myself,
)Where are Portia and Bassanio? What has just taken place whichmakes Portia to speak
these words? What was the
inscription given in the lead casket ? 3
Gh) What does Bassanio say in
praise of Portia's portrait? 3
tii) What news saddens Bassanio on this
happy occasion? What does Portia ask him to do?
3
iv Who is Balthazar?
What was the work assigned to him by Portia? 3
Where does Portia really plan to
go and why ? What does this scene reveal about the
character of Portia?
4
SECTION:C
(Answer one or more questions from this Section)
PROSE-SHORT STORIES
(Treasure Trove-A collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories)
Question 4.
Read the extract from Han Christian Anderson's
story, The Little Match Girl and answer
the questions given below:
Inthe cold and glooma poor little girl walked, bareheaded and barefoot, through the streets.
(i) Why did the little girl walked on the street with her naked feet?
iiy Describe the appearance of the little girl.
3
ji) Why was the little girl carrying matches with her? What does matches symbolise in the
story? 3
iyWhat kind of relationship did the little girl share with her father?
3
What happened to the little girl at the end of the story? Would you consider this a happy
or a sad ending? Give reasons for your answer.
4
Question 5.
Read the extract from Norah Burke's story. The Blue Bead, and answer the
below:
questions given
Such thoughts did not trouble Sibia, howeve, as she skipped
along with her sickle and home-
made hay fork beside her mother.
() What thoughts did not trouble Sibia? Why ?
3
(ii) Where was Sibia going ? Why ? 3
(ii) Who accompanied Sibia? Why couldn't she skip during her return journey? 3
iv) What was the workofthe agent ? What did he do all day?
(v) Why has Sibia called an 'immature-child woman'?

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Answer one or more questions from this Section)
POETRY

(Treasure Trove- A collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories)

Question 6.
Read the following extract from the poem 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' by Maya
Angelou, and answer the questions that follow:
A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.

gi) Describe the life of a free bird as stated in the poem.

What implied comparison is made in the following lines:
n)
"A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind"

(ii) biggest possession ofthe free bird? How?

What is the
3
iv) Explain what is meant by 'orange sun rays'.
How? 4
Who can be seen as a metaphorical caged bird with reference to this poem?
Question 7.
Read the extract from Robert Browning's poem. 'The Patriot' given below and answer the
questions that follow:
There's nobody on the house-tops now---
Just a palsied few at the windows set;
For the best of the sight is, all allow
At the Shambles' Gate--0 better yet,
By the very scaffold's foot, I trow.
SWho is the speaker? Where is he being taken? Why ? 3
g Describe the scene when he had walked down the same street a year ago. 3
ji) Where does the speaker think all the people had gathered that day ? Why does he think
so? 3
y) Describe the speaker's physical condition. 3
W h a t is the central message of the poem ? Does the poem end on a note of hope or
despair? Give one reason for your answer. 4