Model 9 HS 2nd Yr Pre Test 2021
*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’s opinion about different kinds of
wars ?
(v) What is the significance of the parting words of the
speaker and her smile in ‘My Mother at Sixty-six’ ?
3. Answer any five of the following questions :
(a) What is the name of the river mentioned in ‘‘The Last
Lesson” ?
(b) Where does Saheb originally hail from ?
(c) Which country had developed synthetic indigo ?
(d) Where did Gandhi stay in Muzaffarpur ?
(e) Who is Darek ?
(f) What did Sophie dream of ?
(g) Name the book from which “Memoirs of a Chota Sahib’’
is taken.
4. Answer any five in 30-40 words :
(a) What words did M. Hamel write on the blackboard
before dismissing the last class ? What did they mean ?
(b) What would Franz love to do on that sunny morning
instead of going to school ?
(c) What is the actual name of Saheb ? What does it signify ?
(d) How was a solution to the problem of indigo share-
croppers of Champaran found ?
(e) Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story
with Danny ?
(f) Give a brief description of the Peacock Island.
(g) What is a marboat and how is it operated ?
5. Answer any one of the following questions in 80-100 words :
(a) Describe the character of Sophie’s father and the role
played by him in the story “Going Places”.
OR
(b) Describe the exploitation of the indigo sharecroppers by
the English landlords. How did Gandhi help them to get
an honourable settlement ?
6. Answer any one of the following questions in 125-150 words :
(a) Write a character-sketch of Dr. Sadao Hoki as depicted
in “The Enemy”.
OR
(b) “Though both Mr. Lamb and Derry suffer from a
physical disability, their attitude to life is different.”
Justify the relevance of this statement with reference to
the story “On the Face of it”.
7. Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words :
(a) What did the Maharaja decide to do when he
remembered the astrologer’s prediction ?
(b) Who was Hana ? What did she notice coming out of the
mist ?
(c) How did Derry get his face burnt ?
(d) Why was Zitkala Sa in tears on the first day in the land
of apples ?
(e) What is the meaning of ‘Domahi’ ? What do people
usually have for lunch on that day ?
(f) How is the delicacy ‘Sunga-pitha’ prepared?
**Some more Suggestions*
1. Water is precious and each one of us must stop its wastage.
Prepare a poster in not more than 50 words urging people to
employ various methods of rain-water harvesting in their own
locality.
OR
Write a classified advertisement for the ‘Lost and Found’
column of a local newspaper stating the loss of your cell phone
while travelling in the local bus. You are Anwesha / Abhilash.
(Word Limit : 50 words)
2. Your college has recently celebrated “Tree Plantation Week”
organizing a number of inter-college competitions highlighting
the ecological balance. As the Secretary of the Eco-Club of
your school, prepare a report in 100-125 words, suitable to be
published in your college magazine. You are Nilim/Nilima.
3. You are Asha / Amit. You have seen an advertisement for the
post of a Sales Executive in a reputed company. Write an application, along with your detailed resume, to the Regional Director of the company in response to the advertisement applying for the post.
OR
You are Aruna / Arun living in College Road, Silchar. Write a letter to the Editor of "The Sentinel" drawing the attention of the concerned authority to the poor condition of water supply in your locality.
*More Suggestions*
Q. 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.”
(i) What do we do everyday?
(ii) What removes the pall from the dark spirits?
(iii) What is the message expressed in these lines?
(b) "Driving from parent's
home to Cochin last Friday
morning, I saw my mother,
beside me,
doze, open mouthed, her face
ashen like that
of a corpse..."
(i) Where was the speaker driving to?
(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 ?