( AVALON HEIGHTS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL a . MOCK 2 JANUARY - 2023 Sy/ SUBJECT: ENGLISH LITERATURE (Paper 2) Grade: 10 Max. Mark:80 5.1.23 Duration: 2Hrs You will not be allowed to write in the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. ‘The time given al 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 at least one question from all the Sections B, C and D and one question from any Section of the choice. The indented marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ J SECTION A (Attempt all from this Section) Question 4 Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate response from the choices given below (Please do not copy the question ~ simply write out in serial order the appropriate word or phrase). (16) +. What are the contrasting images that we find in the poem ‘I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings"? a) How the caged bird sings and how the free bird sings. b) How the caged bird and the free bird live their lives. c) How the caged bird and the free bird look. d) How the caged bird and the free bird are treated. ‘AMIS/MOCK 2/10/ENGUISH LITERATURE/2022-23 © scanned with OKEN Scanner2. Which of the following is NOT one of the themes that relate to the story ‘The Blue Bead’? a) Survival of the strongest. b) The daily tribulations of people in the forests. c) The conflict between humans and nature. 4) The will and determination exhibited by people can help them overcome difficulties. 3.'Continuous as the stars that shine, and twinkle on the Milky Way’. Which Figure of Speech has been used in this line? a) Alliteration b) Simile c) Onomatopocia d) Metaphor 4, Which of the given do NOT align with the nature of Joe's wife? a) She had a hard heart b) She was self-afflicting, c) She was a woman of saintly temper. d) She was rude. 5. The colour of the sun when it finally came out after seven years was a) of flaming bronze b) fiery red ©) orangish yellow d) blushing pink ‘AMIS/MOCK 2/10/ENGUISH LITERATURE/2022-23 © scanned with OKEN Scanner6, The young athletes stood determined and poised for a) the race to end, b) the other athletes to run, ) the sound of the gun. d) to see their dreams of winning gold come true. 7, Abou Ben Adhem's room was a) like a lily in bloom. b) white like moonlight. c) peaceful with no sound 4d) Sreamy, 8. In ‘The Little Match Girl’, which of these shows that people tack understanding and empathy? a) ...though she tucked her title legs up under her she felt colder and colder b) She had been wearing slippers, itis true, but what good were they? c) "Whenever a star falls, a soul goes up to God.” d) Nobody had bought any [inatchsticks] from her, and no one had given her a single penny. 9, Which of these is NOT true in ‘The Patriot’? a) Some people were flinging stones at the patriot. b) The patriot had faith that God would serve him justice, ¢) Only the palsied few were at the rooftop in the second part of the poem d) The tops of churches were aflame because of the torches that had been lit to welcome the patriot. 10. How was Luz Long a poster boy for the Nazi movement? a) He fervently believed in Hitler's theories. ANIS/MMOCK 2/10/ENGLISH LITERATURE/ 2022-23 © scanned with OKEN Scannerb) He was schooled in the Nazi propaganda. c} He looked the part with his blonde hair and a lean physique. d) He was kept under wraps by Hitler. 11. What does Bassanio offer Shylock to persuade him to forfeit his bond? a) a pound of his flesh b) six thousand ducats c) three thousand ducats 4) nine thousand ducats 42. Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond, Thou but offend'st thy lungs to speak so loud:' Who said this to whom? a) Shylock to Portia b) Shylock to Gratiano c) Shylock to Bassanio ) Shylock to Antonio 13, How does Antonio plan to respond to Shylock's insistence te collect his pound of flesh? a) with resigning to his fate b) with gentle reasoning paying back the bond °) d) with a quietness of spirit 44, What, according to Portia, makes the music she and Nerissa hear (when they are returning home) more beautiful? a) the lonely setting b) the soulful surroundings [AHIS/MOCK 2/10/ENGUISH LUTERATURE/2022-23 © scanned with OKEN ScannerJ g the understanding of musie 4) the night 18. Why does Nerissa chastise her husband Gratiano, who has given away her ring? a) Nerissa claims that he had lied to her about his love when he was wooing her. b) Nerissa blames him for being careless enough to lose the ring. ¢) Nerissa blames him for breaking his promise of not parting with the ring, d) Nerissa is upset at Gratiano having followed Bassanio's suit to give away his ring. 16. Which of these did Lorenzo allude to? a) Thisbe and Pyramus b) Troilus and Cressida c) Aeson d) Aeneas SECTION B (Answer one or more questions from this Section) DRAMA (The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare) Question 2 PORTIA ‘Away, then. |am locked in one of them. If you do love me you will find me out— Nerissa and the rest, stand all aloof. Let music sound while he doth make his choice. ‘AHIS/MOCK 2/10/ENGLISH LITERATURE/2022-23 © scanned with OKEN Scanneri i son? i. Who is Portia speaking to? What is one of them? What is the choice expected of the per i 3 Portia says ‘if you Jove me’. Do you think the person loved her? Give reasons. 3] 3 ii. What music should be played if the person loses? Why? 8] 3 iii, Later, with whom is the person spoken to compared? Why? 8] iv. When rejecting one of the caskets, the person being spoken to refers to beauly. Explain et he said, v. What was the warning conveyed through the song? Identify the parts thal most conveyed the warning. 14] Question 3 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Lorenzo: In such a night did Jessica steal from the wealthy Jew And with an unthrift love did run from Venice As far as Belmont. Jessica: In such a night Did young Lorenzo swear he loved her well, Stealing her soul with many vows of faith, And ne'er a true one. (i) What kind of night it is that Lorenzo is referring to? Where have Jessica and Lorenzo come from? Why have they come there? (3) (i) Apart from stealing away from the wealthy Jew, what material things had Jessica stolen in such a night? (3) (iii) How had Jessica's father reacted to her elopement? (3) AHIS/MOCK 2/10/ENGLISH LITERATURE/2022-23, © scanned with OKEN Scanner(iv) Later in the scene, Lorenzo explai . xplains to Jes: n pains 2iso Ne music in them, Explain what he said, ——r 8 (Vv) Furth i ‘ s wt Wer into the scene, Lorenzo explains to Jessica the importance of music. What, according to . are some of the powers of music? What does Jessica cay about music? 4] SECTION C (Answer one or more questions from this Section) PROSE ~ SHORT STORIES (Treasure Trove — A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories) Question 4 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Idleness, vice and intemperance had done their miserable work, and the dead mother lay cold and still amid her wretched children, (i) How did the mother die? What has been said about death immediately after the given extract? Describe her hovel G1 «ii) Why was Maggie considered lo be "hopelessly diseased’? GB) (ii) Why do you think Mr. Thompson stood with a ‘puzzled air’? What thought terrified Maggie? What did she exclaim to Mr, Thompson? i] (iv) What was the reaction of Mrs. Thempson when the sick child was brought in? What reasons did Joe Thompson for bringing Maggie home? fo} (v) How had the mother been treated earlier by the neighbours? How did this change after her deatn? What character traits will you assign the neighbours based on their actions in the story? (4) Question 5 Iwas in for a surprise. When the time came for the broadjump trials, | was startled to see a tall boy hitting the pit at almost 26 feet on his practice leap! (i) Who was the ‘tall boy’ Jesse Owens was talking about? Describe him. Whet was the broad-jumps trial for? (31 [AHIS/MOCK 2/10/ENGLISH LITERATURE/2022-23 © scanned with OKEN Scannerad-jump? Where would he compete with the (ii) What was the past record set by Jesse Owns in bro 8 ‘tall boy’? What were the expectations owing to his past record? i i his own (ii) How had the speaker performed in the first two tials? What was his reaction towards his 7 performance? (iv) Name and elucidate the theory spoken about in the short story. Who promoted it? How did it pl affect Jesse Owens? [4] (v) How did the ‘tal! boy help Jesse Owens? What does this tell us about him as a person? SECTION D (Answer one or more questions from this Section) PROSE - POETRY (Treasure Trove — A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories) Question 6 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, ‘What writest thou?” - (i) Explain the opening line of the extract. Who is referred to as ‘presence’? What other word is used for the ‘presence’? How did the presence reply to Abou? iS) (ii) What answer did the presence give Abou? What did Abou want to know further? What did Abou feel when the presence replied? For how long did he fee! that? (3) (ii) What type of poem is this? What request is made by Abou to the presence? Mention two archaic words from the poem apart from the ones in the extract. 13) (iv) What blessing does Leigh Hunt give to Abou in the first line of the poem? What does it mean? Why does the poet want us to follow Abou's example? On whose life is the character Abou Ben Adhem modeled? (3) (v) Abou makes a request to the ‘presence’. Explain the series of events after that. (4) ‘AMIS/ROCK 2/10/ENGLISH LITERATURE/2022-23, © scanned with OKEN Scanner' Question 7 Read the extract from Robert Browning's poem, ‘The Patriot’ given below and answer the questions that follow: Alack, i! was I who leaped at the sun, To give it my loving friends to keep! Nought man could do have I left undone: And you see my harvest, what I reap This very day, now a year is run, i) Who is narrating his woe in the poem? What is the rhyming scheme of the poem? Identify and explain the earlier reference made to sun in the poem. 8) (ii) Explain the meaning of the line ‘twas / who leaped at the sun to give it my loving friends to keep’. Explain what was alluded to, What does this line hint at about the character of the speaker? (3) (iii) How was tine speaker welcomed a year ago? 13] (iv) What had the speaker done for having such a contrast in the behavior of the people towards him? What were the repercussions of his deeds? (3) (v) Explain any one theme of the poem. With evidence, state what genre this poem belongs to. [4] AHIS/MOCK 2/10/ENGUISH LITERATURE/2022-23 © scanned with OKEN Scanner