MODEL TEST PAPER 2 (Unsolved) sed on the Latest Specimen Question Paper released by CISCE] Maximum Marks: 40 Time allowed: One and a half hours Answers 10 this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 10 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The sime given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. The paper has four sections. Section A is compulsory — All questions in Section A must be answered. You must attempt one question from each of the Sections B, C and D. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ J. SECTION A Question 1 Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the question, ae the correct answer only.) (i) The contestants of the race received a standing ovation because (a) they are challenged in various ways and not used to sports. (0) they thought it more important to help than to get a medal. (©) they don’t like competition and don’t care about winning. (@) they won-gold medals in the race, ee 2 (ii) How did Abou Ben Adhem speak to the angel? (@) With humility 2 say Rudoly 2 (©) Proudly /(d) He didn’t speak at all. (ii) What is the ‘best evidence for Bradbury creating a gloomy/dreary mood in 1 “All Summer i ina Day”? Z : 5 (@) “and this was the’schoolroom of the ‘children... é (©) “She would play no games with them in the echoing tunnels of the underground (©) “the sweet crystal fall of showers... (@ “A thousand forests had been crushed under ‘the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again.” Z (iv) Why does Margot refuse to shower in the school shower rooms? (a) Water will affect her skin. (b) Other students ridicule her and single her out. (©) It reminds her of the constant rain she has come to hate. (d) She wants the others to know she is not like them, (v) Jesse Owens could not clear two of the three long-jump trials because he (a) was nervous. (b) was over-confident, (©) was angry over the ‘master race’ theory of Adolf Hitler, (4) feared that Luz Long, a German athlete, might beat him at the finals, Goyal’ ICSE English Literature Question Bank Class 10 for Semester-2 Examination it; ~\ Ir (v) What do you think was Jesse Owens’s greatest Olympic prize? (a) The gold medal he won in the long jump. (b) The win he scored over Luz Long (©) The true friendship he formed with Long, (d) He gained money in the games. J (vii) As Act IV opens, the Duke speaks to Antonio. How does the Duke feel about Antonio's predicament? (a) He doesn’t seem to care one way or the other. (b) He is angry with Antonio. (©) He hopes Antonio has to pay the forfeiture of the bond. (@) He feels pity for him. (viii) When Shylock enters the courtroom, what does the Duke suggest has been Shylock’s plan all along? (@) In the end, to show great merey toward Antonio (©) To demand the forfeiture of the bond (©) Not to arrive at court (@ To accept payment late from Antonio (x) Who are the first people to arrive back in Belmont? (a) Nerissa and Gratiano (©) Portia and Nerissa (©) Jessica and Lorenzo (@ Antonio and Bassanio (x) Lorenzo recognizes ____ and comes to greet her. (a) Nerissa’s voice (b) Portia’s voice (c) Stephano’s voice (d) Bassanio’s voice SECTION B DRAMA. (The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare - Acts 4 and 5) Question 2 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: PORTIA: Therefore prepare thee to cut off the flesh. Shed thou no blood; nor cut thou less, nor more, But just a pound offlesh : if thou tak’st more, Or less, than a just pound, be it but so much As makes it light or heavy in the substance, Or the division of the twentieth part Of one poor scruple, nay, if the scale do turn But in the estimation of a hair, Thou diest, and all thy goods are confiscate. Who are the two people in conversation? The speaker lays down a condition, what is it? [2] Gi) Another person, present here, applauds the speaker for his judgment, Who is this person? Why does he react in this manner? Ry ii) What would be the penalty if the law is broken? Give details. B) (iv) The tables have turned, How? Who is responsible for it? By im Goyal’ ICSE English Literature Question Bank Class T0 for Semestar-2 ExaminationQuesti Read! the exieaet given below and answer the questions that follow: LORENZO: — The moon shines bright: in such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees, And they did make no noise, in such a night, Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night. JESSICA: In such a night Did Thisby fearfully o’ertrip the dew, And saw the lion’ shadow ere himself, And ran dismay'd away. (i) What kind of night it is that Lorenzo is referring to? 2 (ii) What did Jessica steal from the wealthy Jew in such a night? 2) (ii) With whom did Lorenzo and Jessica compare themselves? BI Bl Who is Thisbe? What is meant by “fearfully o’ertrip the dew’? SECTION C PROSE - SHORT STORIES (Treasure Trove — A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories) ° Question 3 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: “Do the scientists really know? Will it happen today, will it?” “Look, look; see for yourself.” The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed, peering out for a look at the hidden sun, It rained. (i) Where is the story ‘All Summer in A Day’ set? Why did the children living on the planet Venus seem to be happy? a The story opens with the question ‘Ready?’ What were the characters getting ready for? (2) G (ii) How has the writer depicted the planet, Venus? How do we come to know that the story belongs to the genre of science fiction? B) (iv) Why were the characters sent on the planet Venus? Who came later on Venus and when? [3] Question 4 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: I guessed that if Long won, it would add some new support to the Nazis’ Aryan-superiority theory. Afier all, I am a Negro. A little hot under the collar about Hitler's ways, I determined to go out there and really show Der Fuhrer and his master race who was superior and who wasn't. Goyal’ ICSE English Literature Question Bank Class 10 for Semester-2 Examination 113An angry athlete is an athlete who will make mistakes, as any coach will tell you. I was no exception, On the first of my three qualifving jumps, I leaped from several inches beyond the take-off board for a foul. On the second jump, I fouled even worse. “Did I come 3000 miles for this?” 1 thought bitterly. “To foul out of the trials and make a fool of myself? (i) Why was Jesse not worried about Hitler’s declaration of the supremacy of the master’s race? (2) (ii) What surprised him? 2) (iii) “An angry athlete is an athlete who will make mistakes, as any coach will tell you.” Justify this statement. BI (iv) Why did Jesse Owens become so tense afterwards? By SECTION D POETRY (Treasure Trove — A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories) Question 5 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: And to the presence in the room he said, “What writest thou?’—The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, “The names of those who love the Lord.” “And is mine one?” said Abou. “Nay, not s0,” Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low, But cheerly still; and said, “I pray thee, then, Write me as one that loves his fellow men.” (® What does the words ‘presence’ and vision’ refer to here? What made Abou bold? (i) What is the vision doing? Why is Abou Ben curious? What does he say to the vision? (iii) Why does the vision raise its head? What did you note about its nature? (iv) What does the vision reply to Abou? What made Abou low? Question 6 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: The athletes had come from so many countries To run for the gold, for the silver and bronze Many weeks and months in training All building up to the games. (What is the reason for the coming of the athletes? How are the athletes mentioned in the extract different from the normal athletes? P] (ii) What do the word ‘gold’, ‘silver’, and ‘bronze’ stand for in the above extract? 21 ii) Describe ‘all building up’ BI (iv) How do you know that the athletes went through rigorous training? BI ia (Goyalls ICSE English Literature Question Bank Class 10 for Semester 2 Examination AB