CBSE Class 11 English Core

Sample Paper 03 (2019-20)

Maximum Marks: 80
Time Allowed: 3 hours

General Instructions:

i. This paper is divided into three sections: A, B and C. All the sections are compulsory.
ii. Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.
Read these instructions very carefully and follow them faithfully.
iii. Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.

Section A

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

Research has shown that the human mind can process words at the rate of about 500
per minute, whereas a speaker speaks at the rate of about 150 words per minute. The
difference between the two, at 350, is quite large.

So, a speaker must make every effort to retain the attention of the audience and the
listener should also be careful not to let his mind wander. Good communication calls
for good listening skills. A good speaker must necessarily be a good listener.

Listening starts with hearing but goes beyond. Hearing, in other words, is necessary,
but is not a sufficient condition for listening. Listening involves hearing with
attention. Listening is a process that calls for concentration. While listening, one
should also be observant. In other words, listening has to do with the ears as well as
with the eyes and the mind. Listening is to be understood as the total process that
involves hearing with attention, being observant and making interpretations.

Good communication is essentially an interactive process. It calls for participation

and involvement. It is quite often a dialogue rather than a monologue. It is necessary
to be interested and also show or make it abundantly clear that one is interested in

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 knowing what the other person has to say.

Good listening is an art that can be cultivated. It relates to skills that can be
developed. A good listener knows the art of getting much more than what the speaker
is trying to convey. He knows how to prompt, persuade, but not to cut off or interrupt,
what the other person has to say. At times the speaker may or may not be coherent,
articulate or well-organised in his thoughts and expressions. He may have it in his
mind and yet he may fail to marshal the right words while communicating his
thoughts. Nevertheless, a good listener puts him at ease, helps him articulate and
facilitates him to get across the message that he wants to convey. For listening to be
effective, it is also necessary that barriers to listening are removed. Such barriers can
be both physical and psychological. Physical barriers generally relate to hindrances to
proper hearing, whereas psychological barriers are more fundamental and relate to
the interpretation and evaluation of the speaker and the message.

1. On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, make notes on it using
headings and sub-headings. Use recognizable abbreviations (wherever necessary-
minimum four) and a format you consider suitable. Also supply an appropriate
title to it.
2. Write a summary of the passage in about 80 words.

2. Read the following passage carefully: (12)

Indian Classical Dances

I. What is classical dance? A dance which is created or choreographed and

performed according to the tenets of the Natya Shastra is called a classical dance.
The two broad aspects of classical dancing are the tandava and the lasya. Power
and force are typical of the Pandava; grace and delicacy, of the lasya. Tandava is
associated with Shiva, and lasya with Parvati. The Dance which is pure movement
is called nritta, and dance which is interpretative in nature is called nritya. Dance
in the classical tradition has to have years of training before he or she can begin to
perform on the stage.
II. What are the main schools of classical dancing? The four main schools of classical
dancing in India are Bharata Natyam, Kathakali, Manipuri, Kathak. Bharat

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 Natyam is the oldest and most popular dance-form of India. Earlier, it was known
by various names. Some called it Bharatam, some Natyam some Desi Attam and
some Sadir.
III. The districts of Tanjore and Kanchipuram of Tamil Nadu were the focal points in
the development of Bharata Natyam. I was danced as a solo performance by
devadasis (temple dancers) on all auspicious occasions. Later, kings and rich
people lent their patronage to it and it started shedding its purely sacred
character.
IV. The dancer is directed by the natuvanar, who is a musician and, invariably, a
teacher. Another musician plays the cymbals. The music for Bharata Natyam is the
Carnatic School of music. The mridangam (a drum), played on both sides with the
hands, provides the rhythm.
V. The home of Kathakali is Kerala. Kathakali literally means ‘story-play’. It combines
music, dance, poetry, drama and mime. Its present form has evolved out of older
forms such as Ramanattam and Krishnanattam.
VI. Kathakali dance-dramas last from dusk to dawn. The artistes use elaborate
costumes; mask-like make-up and towering head-dresses. The dancers are all
males. Female roles are usually played by boys. There is no stage - a few mats are
spread on the ground for the audience to sit on. The only 'stage-lighting' is a brass
lamp fed with coconut oil. Two singers provide vocal music. The chenda, a large
drum, which is beaten on one side with two slender curved sticks, is an integral
part of the Kathakali performance. A metal gong, a pair of cymbals and another
drum complete the orchestra. Besides providing the beat, they are also the means
by which all the sound-effects are created.
VII. Manipur, in the north-east, is the home of Manipuri. It has evolved out of the folk
dances of the land, which are religious in nature. Lai Haroba is the oldest dance-
drama of Manipur and is based on folklore and mythology. But Ras Leela is the
most popular one. It tells of the legendary love of Radha and Krishna. In the
Manipuri style of dancing, the accent is on grace and softness. The women's
costumes are extremely picturesque. Besides the singers, the khol, the Manjira and
the flute also accompany the dancers.
VIII. Kathak has its home in north India. 'Kathak' means 'story-teller'. In ancient times,
the storyteller used gestures and movements while narrating the great epics. In

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 the course of time, it became an elaborate art, rich in beautiful movements and
facial expressions.
IX. Later, under the Persian influence, the original dance form underwent many
changes, gradually losing its religious and moral character. It became a court
dance. Both men and women danced.
With the passing of years, the Kathak performance was reduced to being an
evening's entertainment, and the girls, who danced, were no more than pretty
entertainers.
X. Kathak, however, was revived under the patronage of the rulers of Lucknow and
Jaipur, and this gave rise to two styles known as the Lucknow Gharana and the
Jaipur Gharana. Gharana means 'house' or 'school'.
XI. In Kathak, the accent is on footwork. A dancer wears anklets with several rows of
bells and skillfully regulates their sound, sometimes sounding just one bell out of
the many on his feet. The singer who accompanies the Kathak dancer not only
sings but reproduces the drum syllables also. The sarangi, a string instrument,
provides the music at a Kathak performance.

A. Choose the most appropriate option: (1×6=6)

i. What is the Natya Shastra?

a. Scientific study of a classical dance
b. Science of dances
c. A book written by a sage
d. A book which deals with a drama
ii. Choose the appropriate meaning of the phrase- ‘The four main schools of classical
dancing in India’.
a. Places where children are taught
b. Training centres for artists
c. Groups of artists having a similar style.
d. Schools that are purely for dance
iii. When did Bharata Natyam start shedding its purely sacred character?
a. When Devadasis stopped dancing
b. When danced as a solo performance
c. When kings & rich patronised it.

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 d. When they used Carnatic music
iv. In which drama form are the dancers all males?
a. Bharat Natyam
b. Manipuri
c. Kathak
d. Kathakali
v. Which dance form has its origin in folk dance?
a. Ras Leela
b. Lai Haroba
c. Manipuri
d. Kathak
vi. In Kathak, the accent is.......
a. On the basis of dancer's anklets
b. On sound created by bells
c. On the regulation of sound
d. On footwork

B. Answer the following questions in brief: (1×4=4)

i. Where did Bharata Natyam develop?

ii. What do you know about Kathakali?
iii. What is the origin of Manipuri?
iv. How did the storytellers perform Kathak in ancient times?

C. Find words in the passage similar in meaning as (1×2=2)

i. Softness (para I)
ii. Dress (para VII)
Section B

3. You are Rahul/Rashmi. As President of the Literary Club of your school you have
organized an inter-school debate competition on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee
celebrations of your school. Write a notice in about 50 words, informing the students
of your school about the competition.

OR

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 You are P. Sharma of Varanasi. You want an English (a Mathematics) tutor for your
daughter. Write an advertisement to be published in the classified columns of a local
newspaper.

4. You are Sahil Tuteja, the Sports Secretary of your school. Write a letter to Globe
Enterprises, New Delhi, a leading firm dealing in sports goods, requesting them to
supply their trade catalogue. You may mention the items you intend to buy and ask
for a discount on the catalogue prices.

OR

Your cousin Aparna Ghose is just completing 12th standard and is keen to join a short-
term medical transcription course in computer programming. She comes across an
advertisement of ET & T Computer Education, Mansarover Garden, New Delhi. Write
a letter on behalf of Aparna to the firm imparting training in computers and enquire
about the details such as the duration of the course, fees and other facilities, etc.

5. You are Arun/Aruna Verma, living at 147, Sector 10, Rohini, New Delhi. You are deeply
troubled by the discrimination practiced against the girl child even in urban areas,
among well educated, prosperous families. The discrimination can be seen most
blatantly in matters of food and nutrition, health care, education, allowances, work at
home and freedom. Write a letter to the Editor of a national newspaper, strongly
condemning such practices.

OR

Pramod Suri, a resident of 245, Tilak Nagar, Delhi reads an advertisement for young
schoolboys/girls to market the products of a renowned company in Delhi, He decides
to apply for the same. Write Pramod’s application to the Personnel Manager, Harrison
and Simpson Ltd. 237, Nehru Place, New Delhi.

6. Our country is prone to disasters like floods, drought, cyclones, or earthquakes. Ad

hoc measures are adopted to cope with every disaster. The slow response results in
loss of human life and property. Write an article for a newspaper giving suggestions
about disaster management. You may suggest having special equipment, trained
personnel, better transport and communication, quick decisions and speedy

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 implementation. Your article should be of 150-200 words. You are Shishir/Shweta.

OR

Write a report in 150-200 words for publication in your school magazine describing
how the Teacher’s Day was celebrated in your school. You are Priyanka/Piyush of XI
A.

7. In the following passage, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the
missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes
after it in your answer sheet. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is
underlined as shown below:

Man's practice increases hard work. e.g. increases by hard

If he does not it, his practice (a) _____________

suffers. The lawyer is judged the (b) _____________

cases he wins. The writer's (c) _____________

success examined by the opinion (d) _____________

of the readers and critics.

8. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Find
the error and write the correct word in your answer sheet. The first one has been
done for you as an example.

Incorrect Correct

Louis Braille, on 1825, developed a special e.g. on in

script for the blind. It has known as a Braille script. The

(a)
letters in it are formed with

raised dots on thick paper. Blind people might (b)

read these dots by running his fingers (c)

lightly to them, across the page. (d)

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 9. Look at the sentences given below in a disorderly form. Re-order (Rearrange) them to
form meaningful sentences:

i. storehouse/this/of/hump/fats/is/a
ii. uses/this/a source of energy/long journey/as/in the desert/during/fat/its/the/came
Section C

10. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: (any two)
(1x2=2)
Now she’s been dead nearly as many years
As that girl lived. And of this circumstance
There is nothing to say at all.
Its silence silences.

i. Who has been dead and how long?

ii. What does the poet remember of ‘that girl’?
iii. How does the poet feel about ‘this circumstance’?

OR

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Eternal I rise impalpable out of the land and the bottomless sea,
Upward to heaven, whence, vaguely formed, altogether changed, and yet the same,
I descend to lave the droughts, atomics, dust-layers of the globe.
And all that in them without me were seeds only, latent, unborn;

i. There are two voices in the poem. Who do they belong to?
ii. How does the rain narrate the story of her birth and functions?
iii. What impression do you form about the speaker?
11. Answer any five of the following questions:

a. How did the narrator's grandfather appear in the portrait? Answer in the context
of The Portrait of Lady.

b. Briefly comment on the author’s physical condition in Darchen. Answer in the

context of Silk Road.

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 c. How can you infer that the father wishes his son to remain at home with him?
{Father to Son}

d. How did the narrator let Ranga have a glimpse of Ratna?

e. What did the writer know about Shahid before meeting him?

f. What do you think, induced the boys to return the horse to its owner? Answer in
the context of The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse.

12. Write a note on the concept of Shanshui. How does it illustrate the Daoist view of the
universe?

OR

Give a character sketch of Tutankham.

13. The play Mother’s Day is a humorous and satirical depiction of the status of the
woman in a family. Bring out briefly the elements of humor and satire.

OR

Suggest a few instances in The Tale of Melon which highlights humour and irony.

14. This humorous piece is an extract from a play The Browning Version, What according
to you makes this extract humorous?

OR

How does the Chinese view of art differ from The European view? Illustrate your
answer with examples.

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 CBSE Class 11 English Core
Sample Paper 03 (2019-20)

Solution

Section A

1. Title: The Importance of Good Listening

Notes:

I. Retaining audience attention

i. diff in speaking & processing words
ii. human mind processes 500 words per min
iii. speaks 150 words per min
iv. diff large
a. speaker should not let listener's mind wander
b. make efforts to retain audience attention
c. good communication key to success
II. Nuance of listening
i. hearing different from listening
ii. listening requires
a. concern
b. listen with eyes, mind & ears
c. involves complete attention
d. requires observation
e. making interpretations
III. Good communication involves
i. interactive process
ii. participation & involvement
iii. dialogue than a monologue
iv. interest
IV. Qualities of a good listener
i. art of getting much more than speaker conveys
ii. doesn't prompt

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 iii. persuades but doesn't cut off or interrupt
iv. makes speaker feel at ease
V. Barriers to listening
i. physical
a. hindrance to proper listening
ii. psychological
a. fundamental
b. related to interpretation
c. evaluation of speaker and msg
Key to Abbreviations

diff difference

min minute

& and

concern concentration

msg message

Summary:-
Good communication calls for good listening and speaking skills. To communicate
effectively, one must be able to verbalize one's own thoughts and listen to others'
thoughts responsively. Just hearing is not a suitable replacement for listening.
Listening means hearing with proper attention and with total understanding of what
is being communicated. If one listens carefully with proper attention and proper
understanding, one can respond properly. It is so said that to become a good speaker,
one has to learn the art of good listening. It is an art that can be cultivated. A listener
can prompt, persuade but not interrupt. A speaker may not always be able to convey
his thoughts through words, but a good listener puts him at ease and helps him to get
across the message he actually wants to convey.

2. A. i. (b)
ii. (d)
iii. (c)
iv. (d)

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 v. (c)
vi. (d)
B. i. Bharata Natyam developed in the districts of Tanjore and Kanchipuram of
Tamil Nadu.
ii. Kathakali literally means ‘Story-play’. Music, dance poetry, drama and mime
are the components of this form of dance e.g. Lai Haroba. Kerala is the home of
Kathakali.
iii. The folk-dances of Manipur state is the origin of Manipuri. They are religious
in nature and based on mythology.
iv. In ancient times the story-tellers used gesture and movements while
performing this form of dance. They generally narrated the great epics
through their actions.
C. i. Delicacy
ii. Costumes
Section B
3.

Literary Club
ST. THOMAS PUBLIC SCHOOL, LUCKNOW
9th July. 2019
NOTICE
INTER-HOUSE COMPETITIONS
The Literary Club is organizing an inter-school debate competition on the occasion
of the Silver Jubilee celebrations as per details are given below:
Date: 18th July 2019
Time: 11 a.m. onwards
venue: Saraswati Auditorium
Topic: "Nuclear Armament is India's best defence against cross-border terrorism".
Last date for receipt of name: 13th July up to 4.30 p.m. in the Activities Room.
Rahul/Rashmi
President

OR

WANTED LADY TUTOR

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 Wanted a lady tutor to coach a girl of class XII in English. Only ladies with a
minimum of five year’s experience of teaching S.S.C.E will be considered.
Emoluments: travelling expenses plus 2000 to 2500 p.m. depending upon the calibre
and experience. Contact: P. Sharma, 158L, Ring Road, Varanasi.

4. ABN School
Mathura
12 July 2019

Messrs Globe Enterprises

F-4, Greater Kailash-II
New Delhi

Sub: Trade Catalogue for Sports Goods

Dear Sir,
We have to buy sports material in bulk for various games and sports for our school
for the new academic session beginning w.e.f. 1st April.
We are interested in cricket bats and balls, hockey sticks, balls, goalkeeper’s full kit,
footballs, volleyballs, basketballs, table tennis balls, and bats, etc. We also need items
for uniform namely, sports T-shirts, shorts and vests of different sizes.
Your firm has been mentioned to us as one of the best dealers in sports goods. I shall
be glad if you send me your catalogue together with quotations for large quantities.
Please do mention the time required to effect delivery and the terms of payment. I
hope you will facilitate business by quoting the lowest possible rates. I am confident
that you will patronize us by giving some discount also. Please mention the rate of
discount on the catalogue prices.

Yours faithfully
Sahil Tuteja,
Sports Secretary.

OR

C-176, Lajpat Nagar

New Delhi-110024

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 5 August 2019

The Administrative Officer

ET&T Computer Education
Mansarovar Garden
New Delhi

Sub: Information Regarding Computer Programming Course

Sir,
Apropos your advertisement in the Statesman, dated 3rd August 2019 regarding a
crash course in computer programming, I solicit some information. I have just
completed my 12th standard from CBSE, New Delhi and I am interested in doing a
short-term computer programming course in the evening session. Kindly supply me
the following details:

i. Duration of short-term courses.

ii. Other courses are available.
iii. Fees to be paid—whether payment in instalments is permitted.
iv. Size of the class/group.
v. Availability of computer time.
vi. Timings of classes and frequency.

I am sending a self-addressed envelope. Please despatch the requisite information at

the earliest.

Yours faithfully,
Aparna Ghose.

5. 147, Sector 10
Rohini
Delhi-110085
23 July 2019

The Editor
The Times of India
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg

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Delhi-110002

Sub: Discrimination against the girl child

Sir,
With deep concern, I write to you hoping to remove the discrimination that exists in
our society against the girl child. It is incorrect to think that girl abuse exists only
among rural illiterate people. I was dismayed to find evidence of this unjust practice
even among educated, prosperous urban families. Daughters are not given quality
food. Milk, eggs, fruit, etc. are reserved for the boys. Girls are sent to schools which
have no claim to any quality education or facilities whereas the boys are sent to the
most exclusive 'public schools’. After school, the daughters stay at home and assist in
housework, whereas the boys go out to play, meet friends or to movies and shows.
Needless to say that girls have all kinds of restrictions on their movement regarding
meeting friends, spending leisure. No argument can justify this injustice. Girls have
the same talent, creativity and intelligence. They have more sensibility, love and
affection. We should open our minds, have positive thinking and be fair to our
daughters.

Yours faithfully,
Aruna Verma.

OR

245 Tilak Nagar

Delhi
25th July 2019

The Personnel Manager

Harrison and Simpson Ltd
237 Nehru Place
New Delhi
Sub: Outdoor Marketing Assistants

Sir,
In response to your advertisement in the Hindustan Times dated 23rd

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 July 2019 requiring young boys and girls for marketing your products in Delhi, I offer
myself as one of the candidates.
I fulfil the conditions laid down in your advertisement. I have my own scooter. I enjoy
sound health, good personality, and pleasing manners. I have reasonably good
command over Hindi and English. Although I am just 18 and have finished my
schooling from the Summer Fields Public School just this year, I have heard a lot
about your prestigious company and your products.
I think it will be an honour for me to get associated with your esteemed concern.
I do assure you of my dedicated service and wholehearted co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Pramod Suri.

6. DISASTER MANAGEMENT
(by Shishir/Shweta)

Our country is prone to disasters like floods, drought, cyclones, or earthquakes. We do

not have any clear-cut policy of disaster management nor any force to tackle the
situation. Adhoc measures are adopted to cope with every disaster. We wait and
watch for others to join the fray. There are heated arguments over jurisdiction—
centre or state liability, official assessment and surveys before any help is rushed out
to the affected area. The slow response results in the loss of precious human life and
valuable property. We must have clear-cut, well-defined guidelines for disaster
management. A well-trained task-force having special equipment and trained
personnel should be constituted. Its controlling officer should have the authority to
make decisions and ensure their speedy implementation. Better transport and
communication facilities will ensure better results. Bureaucratic set-up should not be
allowed to interfere with the work of the disaster management group.

OR

TEACHER’S DAY CELEBRATIONS

(by Priyanka, XI-A)

Teacher’s Day was celebrated by us in our school on the 5th of September. All the
teachers were our honoured guests. We, the students, organized the entire day’s

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 program. First of all, we decorated the school with banners and posters. This year’s
celebration was a special one because Mr. R.C. Mathur, our physics teacher had
received a national award for the best teacher. We invited him to the stage, read out
the citation and honoured him with a bouquet and a shawl. Then we paid our
respects to the other teachers.
After the assembly, came the most interesting part. Students of class XII went to the
other classes and ‘taught’ the children. There was a party for teachers during the
break. Our teachers were touched by our love and affection. They appreciated our
concern, and care for them.

7.

(a) not do it

(b) judged by the

(c) cases that he

(d) success is examined

8.

Incorrect Correct

(a) has is

(b) with by

(c) might can

(d) his their

9. i. This hump is a storehouse of fats.

ii. The camel uses this fat as a source of energy during its long journey in the desert.
Section C
10. i. The poet’s mother has been dead for about twelve years.
ii. She remembers how much her mother had changed from a young girl. She also
remembers the sweet laughter of her mother.
iii. She feels very sad and lonely without her mother. It is now all emptiness for her.

OR

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 i. The two voices in the poem are those of the poet and the rain.
ii. The rain rises from the earth in the form of light vapour which takes on the shape
of dark, dense clouds. The clouds after wandering all over in the sky dissolve again
into water and return to their birthplace. Thus rain gives new life and greenery to
the dry earth.
iii. The speaker ‘the rain’ gives a scientific account of her birth and gifts to the drying
earth. She tells her life-story with pride and self-praise.

11. Answer any five of the following questions:

a. His grandfather looked at least a hundred years old. He had a long white beard
covering the best part of his chest. He wore a big turban and loose-fitting clothes.
He looked too old to have a wife or children. He could have only lots and lots of
grandchildren.

b. The author was not physically well when he reached Darchen. His sinuses were
blocked due to the cold wind at Hor and he was not able to sleep well at night. The
next day Tsetan took him to the Darchen Medical College and the doctor there
gave him some medicine that gave him some relief.

c. The father finds son's interests quite different. He is home bound, whereas the son
is on the look out for fresh avenues. He aspires for a word of his own. The father
wants him to return home even if he undergoes losses by his extravagant
ventures. He is willing to make up with him if he agrees to live with him.

d. The narrator arranged the meeting very systematically. First he called Ratna on
the pretext of sending buttermilk through her. Then he asked her to sing a song.
Meanwhile, Ranga, whom he had sent for, reached the door. He became curious to
see the singer and peeped in. His presence at the door blocked the light and Ratna
stopped singing abruptly.

e. The writer knew Shahid’s work long before meeting him. He was deeply
impressed by his 1997 collection The Country Without a Post Office and had
quoted from it in an article about Kashmir. Shahid was from Srinagar and had
studied at Delhi University.

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 f. The boys were impressed by John Byro's attitude towards their parents and
family. He knew their parents very well and so believed whatever the boys said.
Secondly, the fame of their family for honesty was well-known to him. The boys
returned the horse to him for the sake of family pride and dignity.

12. A Chinese landscape goes beyond the outward appearance of an object. it represents
inner life and spirit. This Daoist view of the universe is expressed through the concept
of Shanshui.
The word Shanshui literally means ‘mountain water’ or ‘landscape’. Mountain and
water are the two complementary poles of the earth. The mountain is Yang, a vertical
and warm object reaching out to Heaven. It represents masculine energy. The water is
the female aspect of energy. She rests on the earth, damp and cool. Yang is active, Yin
is receptive. Both interact to create the world.

OR

Tutankhamun was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptians gave their kings the
title of pharaoh. Tutankhamun lived from 1370 BC to 1332 BC. His original name was
Tutankhaten. He changed his name to Tutankhamun, which means ‘living image of
Amun’. He brought back all the old laws and ways of life. He ruled for about nine
years — and then died unexpectedly. He was the last heir of a powerful family that
had ruled Egypt for centuries. His death meant the end of a dynasty. Thus his death
was a big event in history. It is even thought that he could have been murdered. His
tomb was discovered in 1922 by the British archaeologist Howard Carter.

13. The play ‘Mother's Day’ treats a serious theme in a light-hearted manner. The humour
in the play springs from an unusual situation where the personalities of two ladies
change bodies. Their subsequent behaviour, which is in total contrast to their
previous one, is a very powerful source of laughter. The ignorance of the characters
about the personality they are facing also creates humour. Suggestive dialogues also
provide a lot of fun. For example, consider the following:

i. “Mrs. Pearson if you had to live my life it wouldn’t be so bad. You’d have more fun
as me than you’ve had as you.”
ii. “It’s that silly old bag from next door—Mrs. Fitzgerald.”

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 iii. “Ticking her off now, are you, Annie?”
iv. “They call you Pompy-Ompy Pearson because they think you’re so slow and
pompous.”
The actions, gestures and reactions of the characters also provide humour. The
housewife being given orders, treated like dirt and forced to stay home every
night while other members go out to amuse themselves is sharply contrasted with
the position at the end of the play where she is the mistress of the house. Then
play also satirises the eight-hour work culture and threats to go on strike. Even the
housewife adopts this weapon.

OR

The poem is full of humour and irony from the beginning to the end. There is a king
who has a triumphal arch built on the major road of his city. But the same triumphal
arch bangs his crown off. The king wants to punish the guilty but in the end, gets
himself hanged. The king is dead but the ministers make proclamations in the name
of the king. All of these are examples of irony. And there is humour in the description
of each character. The king, the ministers, the wisest man of the city, the councillor
and ‘melon idiot’ are all fools. In fact, it is a kingdom of fools. Nothing could be more
humorous than a melon being crowned and carried to the throne reverently.

14. The play presents a funny situation. Frank, a young science teacher, finds sixteen-
year-old Taplow waiting for his master Mr. Crocker-Harris. This lower fifth form
student has been asked to come in to do extra work on the last day of the school. Mr.
Crocker-Harris is leaving the school for good the next day. Being quite busy settling
his own affairs, he has not yet arrived there. Taplow’s fears of adverse remarks about
his result make us smile.
The interaction between Mr. Frank and Taplow is quite amusing. The young science
teacher encourages Taplow’s comments on Crocker-Harris. The manner in which
Taplow imitates his master’s voice, manner of speaking and diction are quite
amusing. The sudden arrival of Millie Crocker-Harris in the midst of an imitation of a
joke surprises Frank and makes Taplow nervous. Their reactions are quite amusing.
Taplow’s unwillingness to leave the place and his fears of consequences in case his
master returns before his arrival seem genuine but funny. He feels relieved only
when Millie offers to take the blame. All these actions are seen as exaggerated and

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funny.

OR

Western figurative painting is meant to reproduce an actual view of the scene

whereas a classical Chinese landscape is based on an imaginative, inner or spiritual
approach. The Chinese art aims at achieving the essence of inner life and spirit while
the European form of art is trying to achieve a perfect illusionistic likeness.
The European painter wants the viewer to borrow his eyes and look at a particular
landscape exactly as he saw it, from a specific angle. On the other hand, the Chinese
painter does not choose a single viewpoint. His landscape is not a real one. He does
not want the viewer to borrow his eyes. He wants the beholder to enter his mind. One
can enter a Chinese landscape from any point and move across leisurely and come
back. The Chinese view of art also requires the active participation of the viewer. This
participation is both physical and mental. The stories about the paintings of Wu Daozi
and an old story from Flanders amply illustrate the difference.

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