Total Marks Newstead Girls’ College Grade 1 1 First Term Evaluation - 2023 (2023 Jul Appreciation of English Literary Texts [ Time : 3 hours Name: Class : Date Part I 1. _ Section A- Answer all questions. Read the following extracts and answer the questions given below each extract. |. ‘In fine, we thought that he was everything To make us wish that we were in his place.’ a) Name the work that carries these lines. Name the writer. b) Who are ‘we’ referred to here? ¢) Whatis meant by ‘in fine’? d) What is the idea of ‘we’ towards ‘he’? I. ‘There's nothing you can do to help us Its good to know some lines haven’t yet been cut’. 2) Name the poem from which these lines are taken and name the poet. b) Who speaks these words? To whom are they spoken? ©) Why does the speaker need help? 4) — Whatis meant by ‘some lines haven't yet been cut’? (05 Marks) ll ‘In the dressing room there is a mixture of emotions: anger, relief and joy’. a) _ In which work do these lines appear? Who is the author? b) Who are there in the dressing room? ¢) What did compel them to arrive at the dressing room? 4) Why could it be there the mixture of emotions? (05 Marks) 'V. ‘Tea that evening was partaken of in a fearsome silence’, a) From which text has this extract been taken? Name the writer. b) Whats the literary device used in the underlined phrase? cc) Whoare gathered there at this moment? d) What is the situation described here? (05 Marks) Scanned with CamScanner‘from somewhere and unnoticed she appeared. like a wind, Since then. This lazy fellow has G > Dokl of a chee been coining money without lifting a finger over. my a) From which work is this extract taken? Who wrote it? b) Whois the speaker? Whom are the words spoken to? c) Name the literary device used in the underlined phrase. d) Whatis the attitude of the speaker towards ‘this lazy fellow' mentioned there in the lines? (05 Marks) Vi. ‘Ishan’t have any peace until I've made a hole in your forehead and that forehead which | hate so much’ a) From which is this line take? Who wrote it? b) Whois the speaker? Whom are the words spoken to? ©) Why does the speaker say so? d) What aspect of the speaker's character is reflected in these words? (05 Marks) SECTION B- Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it. ‘AN 1801, (1 Come tw your college and speak to those people.” The Boy looked up angniy. \n Ts. anxiety to communicate a new idea to his father, he had become brusque and aggressive. His face was flushed. "So early in the morning, and the boy showing such a temper!" Jagan reflected as if temper had an approved timetable. "All right, get on with your eating. We'll talk of these things later," he mumbled when he should have said, "Swallow your food and run off to your class." What is the situation described here? Why did the boy get angry? Explain the meaning of these words a) temper b) mumbled Analyze the qualities of Jagan paying your attention to the last two lines of the passage. (10 Marks) Scanned with CamScannerPART II ‘Answer four questions selecting one each from the four sections — Poetry, Prose, Drama and Fiction. L Poetry Alfred Lord Tennyson shows a real picture of nature using his poem. Discuss. “Consequences of short-sighted decisions caused by rage have painful and tragic ends”. Explain your views with examples from Farewell to Barn and Stack and Tree. “Violence makes man mechanical and insensitive, making his fellowmen victims in its disastrous consequences”. Examine this statement providing examples from the poem, The Terrorist, He is watching. The poem ‘Richard Cory’ challenges the general perception of a gentleman in modern society. Do you agree? Discuss how the poet ut Camel's Hump’. fe the Camel’s hump to convey them theme in the poem, ‘The (15 Marks) 10. 1. 12. 13, 3] Prose humane stromata to cave the life of their loved ones. Is this true? Discuss your view taking examples from “Wave” by Sonali Daraniyagala. “Kumar Sangakkara’s speech does not only instill courage among cricketers but also it evokes the feeling of patriotism among all Sri Lankans”. Comment. “When children do not blindly follow the adults, they are known as disobedient ones.” Do you agree? Give your views with examples from The Lumber Room by Saki. “Nature perpetually demonstrates unconditional love”. Analyse this statement pertaining to “The Nightingale and Rose”. (15 Marks) Drama | “anton Chekov’s The Bear is a good example for inconsistent nature of human mind and behavior”. Explain providing evidence from the drama. “Love is the foundation of happiness and peace”. Discuss this statement wit ith reference to the character of Tsu in the play Twilight of a Crane. (15 Marks) Fiction “The relationship between Jagan and Mali exhibit Its a triggering generation gap”? Comment with reference to the chapters 1 - 3 in The Vendor: ‘ of Sweets. (25 Marks) Scanned with CamScanner