Dr.M.Mazumdar

Weimar Classicism Storm and Stress Movement German Romanticism Gerter's The Sorrows of Young Werther Thomas Mann Guntur Grass's Tin Drum Exit Literature Anne Frank German Critics-Walter Benjamin. Herman Hesse-Nobel Kafka-20th century prototypes

*Suggestions for English Pre-Final Examination*  1. Read one of the following extracts and answer the questions that follow : (a) ‘‘Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth, Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways Made for our searching : yes, in spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From our dark spirits.” (ii) What did she notice when her mother sat beside her ?  (iii) Find two words from the passage that mean ‘sleep lightly’ and ‘dead body’.  (iv) Why was her mother’s face like that of a corpse ? 2. Answer any three of the following questions in 30-40 words : (i) How did the travellers on the highways react to the roadside stand ? (ii) What, according to Keats, makes human beings love life in spite of all its problems and miseries ? (iii) Why quietness would be an exotic moment for the speaker in ‘Keeping Quiet’ ? (iv) What is Pablo Neruda

HS 2nd Year Test 2022 Alternative English Full Marks-100 Pass Marks-30 Time-3 hrs Group-A 1. Answer the following in just one line:1x5=5 A. For how long did Narayan use his car? B. How many cyclists collided before Narayan's car? C. What is the full name of Mriganko Babu? D. Name the magazine that asked Mriganko Babu for a story. E. Who wrote "On Not Being a Philosopher"? ___________________ 2. Answer any five from the following:3x5=15 A. What did R. K. Narayan do to turn his energies again to write stories? B. What does Narayan begin to fear after every visit to the workshop? C. How, according to Narayan did his friend spend his leisure hours? D. Why did Mriganko Babu never consult the almanac before travelling anywhere? E. Why did the driver go to Panagarh? F. Who is Zeus? G. How did the Verger regard his official dress? H. What did Jim do to get a gift for Della? ______________ 3. Give brief answers to any three of the following:4x3=12 A. What are the reasons for the a