ENGLISH (HL)

SOLUTION : PRACTICE ACTIVITY SHEET 2

[Note : Some activities are open-ended. The answers given to such activities are just as a model.]
Q. 1. (A)
A1. (1)  (i) education  entertainment  edutainment
(ii) emotion  icon  emoticon
(2) heavily – heavy, evil, have, heal
(3) The little girl went up and down the stairs all day.
(4) You know he needs all the sleep he can get.
(5) continue
A2.
(1) (a) The train had already left when I reached the station.
(b) Parents should train their children to be courteous.
(2) The boy repeated that he had to hear him and see him. It was the chance of a
lifetime.
(3) Singh has been applying it in a wide spectrum of areas.
Q. 1. (B)
(1) The sudden realization that I was alone in the garden made me nervous.
(2) modal auxiliary – may; function – permission
Q. 2. (A)
A1.   (i) The Squire’s opinion of miracles was that though they were alright, they did not
happen in their time.
 (ii) Robert accused Poulengey of being as mad as Joan.
(iii) Poulengey said that Joan’s words had put fire into him.
 (iv) Poulengey compared the Dauphin to a rat in a corner.
A2. The Dauphin was not fit to be the king and heir because he was a coward and
retreated to Chinon and spent time there like a rat in a corner. He was not able to
motivate his men or stop the English from taking Orleans.
A3. (1) cowed – frightened
(2) out of one’s mind – crazy
(3) obstinately – stubbornly
(4) wavering – hesitating
A4. (1) He will be unable to stop them.
(2) I tell you only a miracle can save our side now.
A5. 
Model Answer : I will explain to my sister the importance of extra-curricular
activities and their place in the all-round development of our personality. I will also
tell her how such activities and competitions help to build team spirit and the spirit
of sportsmanship. I will give the examples of great and successful people.

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Q. 2. (B)
B1. (1) Hemingway’s style of writing is such that a reader can read his work again and
again and find new layers of meaning every time.
(2) The relationship between the old man and Manolin is heart-warming.
B2.
straight forward
simple
sentences

Features of Hemingway’s writing style

extreme  economy
pithy
in the use of words

B3. (i) unimpressed – impress (ii) relationship – relate

(iii) inseparably – separate (iv) empathetic – empathy
B4. (i) On reading his work again and again, the reader can find new layers of meaning.
(ii) I had read this novel but I was unimpressed at that time.
B5. Model Answer : I would prefer reading a book. I like to imagine what is happening
in the story. When a film is based on a book, there are many changes made in it for
the sake of selling the film. This spoils the story line. Besides, I can read the book
alone again and again, whenever I wish to. I cannot do that for a film.

Q. 3. (A)
A1. (i) The summary of the poem is to teach a lesson to man. – False
(ii) God finally gave man the gift of rest. – False
(iii) God wants man to remember Him and turn to Him. – True.
(iv) God does not want man to be rich.– False

A2. If God had gifted human beings with ‘Rest’, they would never have cared to remember
God since they would have nothing to long for or to feel restless about. This is because
self-satisfaction and contentment would have made human beings feel complete and
pleased with themselves. They might thus lose their spiritual and moral values.
A3. Inversion : The correct prose order is : So both should be losers.

Q. 3. (B) Appreciation :
The poem ‘Night of the Scorpion’ is written by Nissim Ezekiel. The poem is written in
free verse without any rhyme scheme or metre. There are many figures of speech e.g.
Onomatopoeia like ‘and buzzed the name of God a hundred times’. Here, we feel we
can actually hear the buzzing of the prayers of the many peasants. The other figures
of speech are Metaphor, Alliteration, Simile, Antithesis, etc.
The theme of the poem is the sense of sacrifice shown by a devoted mother. Even
as she suffers the pangs of a scorpion-bite, she thanks God for sparing her children
from such an ordeal.

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Q. 4. (A)
A1. (iii) Hanmant migrated to Pune when he was in Class VI.
(ii) Hanmant got his Diploma and secured a job in Philips.
(iv) Hanmant took up a painting job to earn.
(i) Hanmant joined engineering.
A2. Hardships faced by Hanmant Gaikwad :
l Lived in a tiny one-room house in Pune.
l Even one rupee to buy a bus ticket was hard to come by.
l The only source of income was a teacher’s salary of ` 2,300 a month.
l Had to take up painting jobs to pay college fees.
A3. (i) His lifestyle remained simple.
 (ii) In spite of hardships, Hanmant secured 88% in Class X.
(iii) Hanmant accepted painting jobs.
 (iv) Hanmant had lofty ambitions.
A4. (i) 88% was secured by Hanmant in Class X.
(ii) When was Hanmant attracted towards the writings of Swami Vivekananda?
A5. 
Model Answer : When we face hardships, we work very hard to overcome these
hardships. We use our qualities of perseverance and courage. We become stronger.
These qualities which we build up during our difficult days help us to achieve success
later on in life.
Q. 4. (B) Summary :
Hard Work is the Key to Success
   Hanmant Gaikwad, who was born in Koregaon in Satara district, faced a lot of
hardships in his childhood. The family shifted to Pune when he was in class six.
Hanmant was a brilliant student. After completing his diploma, he joined Philips as
a trainee, but was not happy there. He wanted to go for a B.Tech degree. Since this
was outside the family budget, he decided to take up painting jobs to finance his
education. Later, he was attracted towards the writings of Swami Vivekananda and
formed an organization called Bharat Vikas Pratisthan.

For Q. 5, Q. 6 & Q. 7...

About Self-assessment of Writing Skills Questions...

While answering the writing skills questions, students are expected to write their thoughts in
their own words/language. Such answers are open-ended ones. Students may attempt these
questions on their own. Students may, however, study the answers given in the solved Activity
Sheet and consider the marking scheme given along with them. They can try to self-assess their
own answers. They can also get the guidance from their teacher, if necessary.
For more topics and study of writing skills questions, refer to
Navneet Writing Skills in English (HL) : Std. X.

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