ry Allcreatures of the earth are equal. Pfr etiticises the human wilfulness in destroying th r : : Toying the animals, pp libieds and animals have an important role to maintain te ecological balance. the conceit of those in power ©) falsee, eon er people Coe (@ Sh fears of a iris trance ingore To expand the territory of his kingclom, ‘To become more powerful. To gota Tiger Queen’. ‘To: oe his target of killing 100 tigers by marrying a girl of the royal family with a large tiger 0 you justify the title given to the king “The Tiger King’ ? of his passion towards tigers, Because he forgot everything related to his kingdom other than indulging in the sport of “hunting, 1use he was on the spree of killing tigers and killed 100 of them. se he wanted to earn the ttle of having killed the largest number of tigers. | the state puta ban on tiger hunting ? fo prove the astrologer's prediction wrong, o prove the king’s authority. 'o show the king’s love for animals. re that only the British officers get to hunt tigers. the irony of the king’s fate ? ot indulged in tiger hunting overlooking his responsibilities towards his state, started receiving pleasure in killing, ‘the tiger king’, he lost his life toa lifeless tiger, a mere toy. sanity reached a fever pltch s , ° sentences does not use the phrase ‘reached a fever pitch’ ling reached a fever pitch, one ofthe team’s absenceBro Tee he Ft the mine Seinen: er life insectre, worrsoine fn the past congue Rs "addressed to Che, octane a Wife and Wis wien ace to experience Galesburg, of 1894, Sond Costes anne; them about his having visited the Hold Wis wife and his friends about. His wife was terribly upset. Fis yo nent’. His other friends fe 3 observed that ‘Charley find so different at the 1 s and fearful. Gradually he tarley and, "8 of time and space to Feact when he tol Yisited the third level ofthe Grand Central t friend said it was a ‘waking-dream wish arley’s way of finding solace in escapism. id level of Grand Central Station? vi Sinai ec, A et the third level” of the Grand Central ‘Station, what ey found ‘that the rooms at the third level y were smaller than those at the other levels. The oats was wooden ahd old-looking. The mann the booth ngs a green eyeshade and sleeve protectors. People atthe third tev ere old-styled. The open flame g, ‘el were wearing old-styled dresses. Locomotives as lights were used for light. ‘Charley go to the ticket window ? it was Ch, What happened at the window when he paid the itfo the ticket window to buy two tickets for the city of Galesburg, Illitois! He paid the for the tickets. The clerk stared at Charley in surprise. He nodded at the bills and that whatever he was paying was not money. It looked different from the old-style Charley against trying to deceive him. Charley turned away and got out fast. ‘the first day cover ? What was written on the paper in it? | psychiatrist friend Sam had sent him the first day cover, It contained a letter written by Ilinois. The letter said that Charley was true and that Sam himself had found ‘He wrote further that he had been at Galesburg for two weeks and it was a great between Charley and Sam ? How do you know ? sy and Sam believe that in the modern world, people lead lives, burdened by worries, etc. It is but valid for us to find an escape from such a world. “The third level! stress free world for which both Charley and Sam crave and would like to éJonging for a world like this brings them together. int 120 to 150 words.IIE '~ Ol ars, Even the currency used at “the third level” was been using and which he had in his pocket. Though the Y different, the environment there was relaxed, peaceful think about Charley's idea of “the third level” ? How did he himself get trapped Charley. Charley shared his experience of “the third him. Sam took it as “a waking-dream wish fulfilment”. He explained that the modem full of insecurity, fear, war, worries etc, Charley wanted an escape. “The third level” nedium for Charley to escape from his tension-ridden unhappy life, in this whimsical and imaginary world. He, too, led a ich made him look for a sojourn. He, too, wished to get from the harsh realities to the Telaxing world of fantasy. ‘Knew Charley was probably not right but deep in his heart, he wished Charley to be Hp ne found 4 lot of truth in the existence of “the third level” or a fanciful world nd peace. He, in fact, wrote a letter to Charley, ee es Sie es presence of the third level. He advised Charley to keep looking for “the thirdDreams can be illogical to us in the presen , : ff , ms to be logical and real oe incotpatible with his dreams. As a result, he, finds today’s harsh realities He escapes into an old world of 1894. But the o.. oat ‘thinking and bie ee sworld of fantasy. No wonder, apparent illogicajiy, bu actually in the past ut TT jection. tue ut tobe ee PO Discuss other ways in which this is done, Wh) O68 Philately helps keep the past 0°" move between the past, the present and the jy... as ieee nstanlly move between the past, the present and the 4, , Ans Itisa uma eee fram ime oe o keep is ps lv, phltely being pace ha way of Keeping the past alive. It keeps man associate... ‘woe and withthe past Photography also helps establishing this" the contemporary: present: He eel aie te Keep our past fresh. In today's high-tech age, there are video (x. Promerse movie cameras ee. which are used to record our experiences and ois., aS ee em any time in future, Thus, the human tendency to move betwee present and the future stands justified. So you i, tions, = the pass Answer the following questions in 40 to 50 words. Qu. What would you describe as your “waking-dream wish fulfilment” ? Explain, ICBSE Question Banij fulfilment’ #efets to something that may not exist in reality althoust of wish that we don’t just dream about while sleeping but itis the time, no matter what we do. Suppose I want to meet someone all the money he had from the bank to buy old-style ICBSE Question Bank) in his account, and got that he could go back to the third level again and buy the dollats bought less than twochuindred in old-style bills, F Hlucidate any two qualities, and substantiate wih {CBSE Question Bank) y in ‘The Third level’, He was a genuine friend and tried tatley had been experiencing. He | Worties of the moder life and it y, he found himself trapped in his profession and listened to his patien’s ‘sist would analyse this situation #8 a product of modern if iatrist, woul! Rec, ‘gam, being 4 payel ‘of happiness and simplicity in the present life pr, i advising me to create seen ey refugeformyself in this life itserf, "ly. would definitely ask Me™ TY uisa’s diary. What might you find in it about they, - soot from the ° eve (Q.2. Imagine that you entry based on any ofthe events from the story, ‘The Ty, ‘Compose at feast one diary [CBSE Ean, " n Bang ‘Ans. Date; June 20 Day: Monday Time: 9.00 p.m erturbed these days as the kind of situation I'm in is very difficult to deal with, ¢, Le cua abee Fass of life. He seems to be quite tunkappy with the rushiney ‘clenn life and often gets irritated with people around him finding himself helpess, te, i 4 is Ti he wants some kind of escape. He fanci ‘there is no alternative to this life, yet : 3 cles to go b, dae tinned have a life that used to exist backin 1894. He imagines about the third i. ‘the Grand Central Station, with a counter to buy ticket for Galesburg. It was so Shocking foe ‘me to know that he got exchanged whatever money he had in his account to buy the old cu, ‘notes and due to this he has suffered a major loss as well. 'm worried what is going to hapnc. y ‘have asked Sam, the psychiatrist to counsel him so that he comes out of this state of mind soon ‘Good night, dear diary! Hoping to see you tomorrow with a relaxed mind ! 33. How did Charley happen to enter the third level at Grand Central Station ? ‘Ans. One summer night, Charley worked late at the office. He was in a hurry to get uptown to hi apartment, So, he decided to take the subway from Grand Central because it was faster than the bus. He turned into Grand Central from Vanderbilt Avenue and went down the steps to the level. Then he walked down another flight to the second level , ducked into an arched doo: ‘heading for the subway — and got lost. The corridor he was in started angling left and slanting downward and he thought that was. , But he kept walking. Then he heard a sort of hollow roar ahead that meant le talking, The tunnel turned sharp left. He went down and ca third level at Grand Central Station. e ; level of the Grand Central Station. a ‘Charley found the rooms were smaller. There were gates: The information booth in the centre was wooden and old eyeshac d long black sleeve protectors. Lights lights. Then he looked around law that ce was [never séen before so many beards, side-burns and *Saw a 1894 issue of the newspaper named “The World’ whic he ticket windows to buy two tickets to an him, he stared at him as the -ain’t money, mister’. Charley turned [Station, as found by Charley’ ntral Station was quite different fewer ticket windowsthat led to the third level ate, bay tivo tickets to G a lokets to Galesburg. But he didn't ever se Heri Which Chatiey wong caragy een Iselnowsver eam "Y Would certainly like to visit ee that the third level was foe 4 Medium of escape for Charley ? Why? j the third level was a medium of escape tne C Rane a nied ae a stressful life. Wore, os e oe twas a product of Charley's. seas ile Worries about fate, trans of wa and sect Rad Be iekee wih fora wl that washoppy an re idea of the third lev ca Da by a Pehiats he a the thi level. This was ale “a wakingdreamn is, in fact, a medi Cc ens ae ‘escape from the unpleasant cruel facts of life, a refuge from Grand 1a5 no third level but Charley wanders down it in his dream (is a world of his dreams wh i IS where he enjoys comfort and peace. from Sam’s letter to Charley 2 + a : Sues aes aie ‘Sam was taken in by Charley's faricy and concept of ‘the third = ee didn’t believe in Charley’s fantasy and dismissed it as “a waking: rent”. However, slowly he felt convinced that there was a reality in the fantasy ‘where he can feel comfort and peace. It appeared from his sense of conviction as if felt that Charley was right about the third level. After all, every person in the world tensions. ‘had found the third level. There he could live a life he had dreamt—a life, free from. ‘world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress.” What are the ways in to overcome them ? n world is full of stress, insecurity and fear. T he bitter realities of life force us to find ‘result, we attempt to overcome these unpleasant realities by wishful thinking and “The old times, probably, were not so stressful. That is why perhaps our ancestors refuge from reality. Things must have been more relaxed and peaceful those days. ne New Age often finds himself sad and unhappy. He wanders down into the ‘third nothing but a medium of escape, He is transported into a world ‘of fancy and 4. We, like him, find our own ways to escape from the tedium of fast life. Some may 5] lity and others may indulge in day-dreaming, singing of painting. Stamp- ‘also provide a temporary refuge. Wishful thinking or ‘day-dreaming is perhaps the the easiest way to overcome day-to-day stress ‘of modern life. : ion of time and space in the story ? iittersection of time and space in the past and the p————— —— explain to Charly about The Third Level ? (ii) What does the psychiatrist = @ “The Third level isan imaginary Place- a haunted place: (ei ent Tid Lave “Thicke a readlt ofthe insecurities far ancl anxiety associated with modem life (to, Why did he clerk refuse to accept the money paid for the fare? {a The currency notes were smaller and belonged to modern times, () The currency notes were different in colour. (0) Charley didn’t have enough money to pay. (a) Chavley didn’ have the small money needed to pay for the tickets. (0) How do you get transported to a world of fantasy ? o eo ‘product of imagination ~The Third Level, ( Der flickering gaslights, beards, sideburns and fancy mot Sea ERCY Moustaches ofthe peor ‘The postmark at Sam’s letter. All of the above. you describe Charley's vision of his grandfather's life and times ? a the 3 5 (cB: Wistfl escapiom., Deieeeectnetay My n simplicity, ___@) Dreamy perfection. The Tied ‘refers to the third level at the Grand Central Station. AS a metaphor, wh. not explanation ofthe title? (CBSE Question Tank](®) tentative (t,t) (A, (ie) (0) i te ae cm overhead and roof the streets. And in 1894, summer evenings im M Out On their lawns, the men smoking cigars and talking quietly, the Daine-leaf fans, with the firesfies all around, in a peaceful world. To be back there with oF oe Still twenty years off, and World War IL over forty pears in the future... | wanted ICBSE Question Bank] adder. ody in particular, it isa figure of speech. option that best describes the society represented in the above extract. i (®) leisurely, sentimental given in the above extract ? s Galesburg : Archiving a Tourist Paradise me to the home you deserve : Galesburg Realtors n -a Warless Future : Technology for Peace ‘whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets” is not an example of (i metaphor. _(iid) alliteration. (®) Options (i) and (iii) (@ Options (i) and (io)——— san ftnaginative wo?“ g t (6) - waking dream wish fulfilment ° open (a) rosy world of dream fulfilment (i) Seen ‘of 1994 in the lesson? glorious time. ass nef ing et (©) Author's reminiscences of his childhood days. ; (@ Ierepresents aspeaceful period before the two world wars took place. fancy fas termed as he narrator taney atvout the Thitd Level ? ‘He wished to visit Galesburg. ° Hewanted tomect his childhood friends, (0) He wanted to relive the happy moments spent there at Galesburg @ His fancy was a result of leading a stressful life and dealing with its harsh realities, ‘Ans. (HO, Gi @. (2) @) ‘4: Somettines I think Grand Cental is growing like a tree, sr Ther’ probaby a tong nnel teanobod knows about feling is way under the cig dts way wo Ties Square, and maybe antler ro Central Park. And maybe — eoause for w people trig the yours Grand Cental igs een an elt bay) of escape — maybe thurs | ‘mel [got into. But never told my psyehitetrist friend about that idea, (CBSE Question Bank) (0 The above extract is not an example of 2 @ allegory (b) analogy (©) imagery (@ metaphor (i) Charley decided not to tell his friend about his idea. Choose the option that ‘reflects the reaction Charley anticipated from his friend. (@ “That's such a lovely comparison. Why don’t you become a writer, Charley ?” “( “OhCharley tis so sad GB oa: despeestonite sunraway! 0 very sad.” (©) “Maybe that’s how you entered the third level, Who would have thought?” (@) “Youneed help, my raving | ‘You are way too invested in this crazy thought!” Gi) ee ee that % the Ways in which the symbolism of a tree is 2a CO eS ! ‘ ‘represent an example as used by Charley in the pushing out new corridors and staircaseAnd the mat in =— ' "Po he booth Peta lin tid Ort of fickoring n° a-green iN. Then | “veshade and long black ste st ‘The oie long black sleeve protectors. Ving HOF narrator entered a, UND: they were open fame gastiahis © thing phe entrance to third level at the “ateg imere exit toa faticiful wong York central : Blight Of imagination to Gatesty, vy ible toa few people "s ri PEMOSt slevant tte of the g;, pee . “Pooks that holds true with the human tendency ep Statement from the extract gives ey; i i amast ——, Bives evidence for the third level being an imaginary e Corridor I was in began angling left and slanting downward. Bad the man in the booth wore a green eyeshade and long black sleeve protectors. They were open-flame gaslights, ion (C) and (D) (®) Option (A) and (B) evs) and (D) (@) Option (B) and (D) uld hear was the empty sound of my own footsteps’ means Station was noise free le used to walk carefully ensuring no sound of theie footsteps ‘narrator was lost in his own thoughts Narrator was on his flight of imagination to the third level ), (iti) (a), (ie) (d) er again found the corridor that leads to the third level at Grand Central Station, although enough. worried when I old her al hs and di ees the third tevel anyfriends also thought likewise. They observed that it was like Charley's stamp collecting, a ten, refuge from reality. However, Charley did not give up. The next day he bought old style currency with al] He tried to go to the third level again and again, but all in vain. Then he stopped looking level. He started collecting his stamp again. Meanwhile, his psychiatrist friend Sam Nobody knew about his whereabouts. Bee fomdenen One day Charley was going through his stamp collection: He found one first day cover dated 1694, He opened the envelope To his surpise it contained aleter written by Sam from Cai) ‘The letter said that Charley was true and that Sam himself had found the third level, He i that he had been at Galesburg for two ‘weeks and it was a great city. He advised Ch, Joking for the third level tthe found it. ‘Next day Charley went to the stamp and coin store from where he had bought the old currency, py found that Sam had also bought the old currency from there. le EEE ATREENSION Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow: 1. But that's the reason, he said, and my friends all agreed. Everything points 10 it, they claimed. 44, stamp collecting, for example; that's a temporary refuge from reality. Well, maybe, but my grandjn a didta’s need any reflide from reality; things were pretty nice ard peaceful in his day, from all T hear, ‘and he Started my collection. Tes w\niee collection too, blocks of four of practically every US. isn flrst-day covers, and so on. President Roosevelt collected stamps too, you know. © What did ‘my friends! agree to? ‘(@) The third level existed at The New York Grand Central Station. (0) Life is full of miseries. (© There's a "Potayy his savings for the disappeat Pear Wrote furthe AHeY 80 keep (© The author (@) None of the above ig on in the protagonist's mind related to the existence (© doubt (@) struggle up in the extract is hobby to sail across smoothly, the tendency to escape. ‘have their set of own problems. slanting downward and I thought that was wrong, but | iply sound of my own footsteps and | didn't pass a soul. d that means open space and people talking. The tunne! ‘the Second level, but I saw the room was smalie’ 1 ation booth in the centre was woot2 WtRopuerroN Jack Finney a see His best-known works ate science fiction and thrillers, including, Be new: dimension’. The A ‘gain. In “The Third Level’, Jack Finney treats his favourite subject atin of t "The third level is a point where the past and the present meet highlighting pres of time and space. It shows the human tendency to escape from the harsh realities of fimsjusta medium of escape for Charlie, Actually there is no third level, itis just a kind of maze Hor fiin in which he often loses his way. It provides him a base to interweave fantasy arid reality. 2 SoMMARE New York Grand Central Station has only two levels. However, Charley insists that there is the level and he has been there. This is exactly what happened. One summer night, Charley worked ‘office. He was in a hurry to get uptown to his apartment. So, he decided to take the subway ‘Central because it was faster than the bus. He turned into Grand Central from Vanderbilt ‘went down steps to the first level. Then he walked down another flight to the second into an arched doorway heading for the subway, and got lost. The corridor he was in left and slanting downward. He thought that was wrong, but he kept walking. Then of hollow roar ahead that meant open space and people talking. The tu went down a short flight of stairs and came out on