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    The document contains questions about various poems and literary extracts. It asks the reader to summarize key details and themes. Specifically, it asks about: 1) What Abou Ben Adhem requested of the angel after learning his name was not on the list, and what this reveals about his character. 2) What the poet means by "may his tribe increase!" and why he says it, as well as the central message of the poem. 3) How the starting signal is indicated in the given literary extract and why the runners were charging ahead. 4) Whether an athlete falling during a race is unusual and what it results in.

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    The document contains questions about various poems and literary extracts. It asks the reader to summarize key details and themes. Specifically, it asks about: 1) What Abou Ben Adhem requested of the angel after learning his name was not on the list, and what this reveals about his character. 2) What the poet means by "may his tribe increase!" and why he says it, as well as the central message of the poem. 3) How the starting signal is indicated in the given literary extract and why the runners were charging ahead. 4) Whether an athlete falling during a race is unusual and what it results in.

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    The document contains questions about various poems and literary extracts. It asks the reader to summarize key details and themes. Specifically, it asks about: 1) What Abou Ben Adhem requested of the angel after learning his name was not on the list, and what this reveals about his character. 2) What the poet means by "may his tribe increase!" and why he says it, as well as the central message of the poem. 3) How the starting signal is indicated in the given literary extract and why the runners were charging ahead. 4) Whether an athlete falling during a race is unusual and what it results in.

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    (iii) What did Abou request the angel to do when he learnt that his name did not appear

    on the list?
    What does this reveal to us of Abou Ben Adhem's character? [3]

    (iv) What does the poet mean by 'may his tribe increase!'? Why do you think he says this? What
    is the central message of the poem? [3]
    Question 6
    Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
    The signal was given, the pistol exploded
    And so did the runners on hearing the sound
    But the youngest among them stumbled and staggered
    And he fell on his knees to the ground.
    (i) “The signal was given, the pistol exploded.” What does this line indicate? [2]

    (ii) Who was the unlucky one in the approaching final event? [2]
    (iii) Which phrase has been used to indicate that the race has started? Why were the runners charging
    ahead? [3]

    (iv) Do you think that the sight of an athlete falling during the course of a race is unusual? What
    does it result in? [3]

    Goyal's ICSE English Literature Question Bank Class 10 for Semester-2 Examination

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