CLASS 12 ENGLISH NOTES

- September 01, 2020

CLASS 12 ENGLISH NOTES

PROSE

Lesson-1

THE EYES HAVE IT

Most Important MCQ Type Questions:-

1)Who is the author of the story “The Eyes Have It”? –

a) APJ Abdul Kalam

b) Langston Hughes

c) Leo Tolstoy

d) Ruskin Bond.

Answer: d) Ruskin Bond.

2)“The Eyes Have It” is a/an –

a) essay

b) humorous piece of writing

c) travelogue

d) short story.

Answer : d) short story.

3)The narrator was all alone in the train compartment up to –

a) Dehra

b) the station next to Rohana

c) Rohana

d) the station before Rohana.

Answer: c) Rohana.

4)The narrator first discovered that the girl –

a) had a sweet voice

b) could laugh sweetly

c) had worn slippers

d) had an interesting face.

Answer: c) had worn slippers.

*5) Where was the narrator going by train?-

a) Saharanpur

b) Mussoorie

c) Rohana

d) Dehra.

Answer: Mussoorie.

6)At that time the narrator was –

a) not blind

b) completely blind

c) partially blind

d) fully sighted.

Ans: b) completely blind.

7)The new fellow traveller’s remark took the narrator by surprise because –

a) he said that he did not notice the girl’s hairstyle

b) he said that there was no girl at all

c) he said that he had seen a boy instead

d) he said that the girl had no sense of humour.

Ans: a) he said that he did not notice the girl’s hairstyle.

* 8)The girl was going to –

a) Dehra

b) Mussoorie

c) Sahararanpur

d) Rohana.

Answer: c) Saharanpur.

* 9)According to the girl, Mussoorie is very beautiful specially in the month of –

a) December

b) November

c) September

d) October.

Answer: d) October.

10)According to the narrator –

a) All girls can resist flattery

b) few girls can resist flattery

c) no girl likes flattery

d) all girls like flattery.

Answer: b) few girls can resist flattery.

* 11)The narrator made a mistake when –

a) he asked the girl about her destination

b) he asked the girl about her age

c) he asked the girl about her family members

d) he asked the girl about the sights outside.

Answer: d) he asked the girl about the sights outside.

12)The blind girl said that she loved the – (2017)

a) tree

b) animals

c) hills

d) forests

Ans: c) hills.

13)“But why are you so serious?” – Who asked this question? –

a) the new fellow traveller of the narrator

b) the girl

c) the narrator

d) the girl’s parents.

Ans: b) the girl.

14)The couple who saw her off were probably her –

a) relatives

b) friends

c) parents

d) grandfather and grandmother

Answer: c) parents.

*15) The narrator was all alone in the train compartment up to –

a) Dehra

b) the station next to Rohana

c) Rohana

d) the station before Rohana.

Answer: c) Rohana.

16)According to Ruskin Bond, the best time for visiting the hills is – (2015)

a) September

b) October

c) November

d) December

Ans: b) October.

17)The narrator was curious about the –

a) girl’s face

b) girl’s eyes

c) girl’s hair

d) girl’s aunt

Ans: c) girl’s hair.

18)According to the narrator, the girl had a/an –

a) interesting face

b) beautiful face

c) pretty face

d) innocent face

Answer: a) interesting face.

* 19)The narrator first discovered that the girl –

a) had a sweet voice

b) could laugh sweetly

c) had worn slippers

d) had an interesting face.

Ans: c) had worn slippers.

*20) The girl liked –

a) long journey

b) journey by day

c) short journey

d) journey at night.

Answer: c) short journey.

21)The couple was very anxious about the girl’s –

a) comfort

b) health

c) journey

d) sitting arrangement

Ans: a) comfort.

22)The girl was expected to be received by her –

a) friend

b) parents

c) uncle

d) aunt

Ans: d) aunt.

23)“You must be disappointed.” – Who said this? –

a) the girl’s parents

b) the man

c) the girl

d) the girl’s aunt.

Answer: b) the man.

24)“That always happens.” – here that refers to –

a) animals movement

b) movement of the telegraph posts

c) movement of the trees outside and the stillness of the passengers inside

d) the painting of the engine.

Ans: c) movement of the trees outside and the stillness of the passengers inside.

25)The word `reverie’ means –

a) fancy

b) daydream

c) fantasy

d) tales.

Ans: b) daydream.

26)“Then I made a mistake.” – The mistake that the narrator made was –

a) to ask a wrong question

b) to behave rudely with the girl

c) to let slip the fact that he could not see

d) to crack a joke.

Ans: a) to ask a wrong question.

27)The narrator wondered if the girl thought him to be a –

a) brilliant person

b) cruel person

c) romantic fool

d) fool.

Ans: c) romantic fool.

28)According to Ruskin Bond, the best time for visiting the hills is –

a) January

b) November

c) December

d) October

Ans: d) October.

29)The girl wanted to know from the narrator if he saw any –

a) animals

b) mountains

c) rivers

d) forests

Answer: a) animals.

30)The narrator felt that the remark he made about the face of the girl was –

a) safe

b) interesting

c) unconventional

d) extraordinary

Ans: a) safe

31)The thought of laughter only made the narrator –

a) troubled

b) troubled and lonely

c) hesited

d) crying

Answer: b) troubled and lonely.

32)The girl who was tired of people telling her that –

a) she had an interesting face

b) she had an ugly face

c) she had a pretty face

d) she had a charming face.

Ans: c) she had a pretty face.

33)What tantalized the narrator was the – (2020)

a) ringing laugh of the girl

b) sweet talk of the girl

c) melodious voice of the girl

d) perfume of the girl’s hair

Ans: d) perfume of the girl’s hair.

34)The original title of the story “The Eyes Have It” is –

a) The Eyes Are Not There

b) The Eyes Are Not Here

c) The Eyes Are Here

d) The Eyes Are Not Here

Ans: b) The Eyes Are Not Here.

35)According to Ruskin bond few girls can resist –

a) flattery

b) insult

c) temptation

d) love

Ans: a) flattery.

36)The girl was given detailed instructions by her –

a) brother

b) the narrator

c) mother

d) aunt

Ans: c) mother.

37)The narrator praised the girl’s beauty saying that –

a) she had a sweet voice

b) she had a pretty face

c) her hair was beautiful

d) she had an interesting face.

Ans: d) she had an interesting face

Most important SAQ

1)At which station did the girl get into the train? [H.S. – 2015]

Ans. The girl got into the train from Rohana.

2)Who came to see the girl?

Ans. The couple who came to see the girl off were probably her parents.

3)How did the narrator feel that the couple were his parents?

Ans. The narrator felt so because they were very anxious about her comforts.

4)What did the girl instruct the girl?

Ans. The woman instructed the girl where to keep her things, when not to lean out, and how to avoid speaking to stranger.

5)What were the eyes of the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ sensitive to? [H.S. – 2017]

Ans. The eyes of the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ were sensitive only to light and darkness.

6)Why was the narrator unable to tell anything about the look of the girl?

Ans. The narrator was unable to tell anything about the girl because he was completely blind.

7)How did the blind narrator know that the girl wore slippers?

Ans. The blind narrator knew that the girl wore slippers because they slapped against her heels.

8)What did the narrator like about the girl when he met her?

Ans. The narrator liked the sound of her voice and the sound of her slippers when he met the girl.

9)Whose voice startled the girl?

Ans. The voice of the narrator startled the girl.

10)Why was the girl startled by the voice of the narrator?

Ans. The girl was startled by the voice of the narrator because she did not feel the narrator sitting in a dark corner.

11)Why did the narrator think that his voice must have startled the girl? [H.S. – 2020]

Ans. The narrator thought that his voice must have startled the girl because she gave a little exclamation before answering his question.

12)What remark did the narrator make about people with good eyesight? [H.S. -2018] Or what do people with good eyesight fail to see?

Ans. Bonds observes that people with good eyesight often fail to see what is right in front of them as they have too much to take in.

13)What do the people, who cannot see or see very little, take in?

Ans. The people who cannot see or see very little have to take in only the essentials by their remaining senses.

14)What was the narrator preventing from the girl to be discovered?

Ans. The narrator was preventing his blindness from the girl to be discovered.

15)Where was the girl in the story ‘The Eyes Have It’ getting off? [H.S. – 2019]

Ans. The girl in the story ‘The Eyes Have It’ was getting off at Saharanpur.

16)Who would receive the girl at the destination? [H.S. – 2015]

Ans. The girl’s aunt would receive her at the destination.

17)What does the narrator think about the aunts? Or. Who did the narrator of ‘The Eyes Have It’ think to be formidable creatures? [H.S. – 2019]

Ans. The narrator thinks that aunts are usually formidable creatures.

18)Where was the narrator going?

Ans. The narrator was going to Dehra and then to Mussooie.

19)What according to the narrator in Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ is the best time to visit the hills? [H.S. – 2016]

Ans. October is the best time to visit the hills.

20)Why did the girl consider the girl that the narrator was lucky?

Ans. The girl considered that the narrator was lucky because the narrator was going to Mussoorie and she loved that place, especially in October.

21)Why is the October is the best time in the hills?

Ans. October is the best time in the hills because the hills are covered with wild dahlias, the sun is delicious and the roads are quiet.

22)How can one enjoy the nights in the hills?

Ans. One can enjoy the nights by sitting in front of a long fire and drink a little brandy.

23)Why did the narrator wonder that the girl might think him a romantic fool?

Ans. The narrator wondered that the girl might think him a romantic fool because she was silent when the narrator was describing the loveliness of the hills of Mussoorie.

24)’Then I made a mistake’. – What mistake did the speaker make?

Ans. The speaker made a mistake by asking the girl what it was like outside.

25)Why did the narrator face the window?

Ans. The narrator faced the window to make a pretence of studying the landscape.

26)Why did the narrator make a pretence of studying the outside landscape?

Ans. The narrator made a pretence of studying the outside landscape in order to conceal his blindness.

27)What did the narrator hear sitting in the train?

Ans. The narrator heard the panting of the engine and the rumbling of the wheels.

28)What could the narrator see in his mind’s eyes?

Ans. The narrator could see the telegraph posts were flashing by in his mind’s eye.

29)’I answered quite confidently’ – What did the narrator answer quite confidently?

Ans. The narrator answered quite confidently that he did not see any animals.

30)Why did the narrator answer quite confidently?

Ans. The narrator answered quite confidently because he knew that there were hardly any animals left in the forest near Dehra.

31)Why was the narrator becoming quite daring?

Ans. The narrator was becoming quite daring as he remarked the girl to have an interesting face.

32)When did the girl laugh pleasantly?

Ans. When the narrator complemented the girl for her interesting face, she laughed pleasantly.

33) By what the girl tired of?

Ans. The girl was tired of people telling her that she had a pretty face.

34)How did the girl describe the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’? [H.S. – 2018]

Ans. The girl described the narrator as a gallant young man and a serious fellow.

35)Why did the girl consider the narrator as gallant young man?

Ans. The girl considered the narrator as a gallant young man because he remarked quite daringly on her interesting face.

36)What made the narrator feel troubled and lonely?

Ans. The thought of laughter made the narrator feel troubled and lonely.

37)What could’nt the girl bear in a train journey ?

Ans. The girl could not bear to sit for more than two or three hours in a train.

38)Why was the narrator prepared to sit in the train for any length of time?

Ans. The narrator was prepared to sit in the train for any length of time to listen to her talking.

39)How did the narrator in The Eyes Have It’ describe the voice of the blind girl? [H.S. – 2017]

Ans. The narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ described that the girl’s voice had the sparkle of a mountain stream.

40)What was the impact of the brief encounter on the narrator?

Ans. The girl would forget their brief encounter after leaving the train but it would stay with the narrator for the rest of the journey and for sometime after.

41)What did the narrator wonder about the hair of the girl?

Ans. The narrator wondered if she wore her hair in bun or it was plaited or hanging loose over her shoulders or cut very short.

42)What did they hear when the train drew slowly into the Saharanpur station?

Ans. They heard the shouting of porters and vendors and a high-pitched female voice near the carriage door when the train drew slowly into the Saharanpur station.

43)Whose voice was heard near the carriage door?

Ans. The voice of the girl’s aunt was heard near the door.

44)What made the narrator tantalising to touch the hair of the girl?

Ans. The perfume from her hair made the narrator tantalising to touch the hair of the girl.

45)What is the impact of the perfume from the girl’s hair on the narrator?

Ans. The perfume from the girl’s hair was so tantalising to the narrator that he prompted to touch the hair.

46)Who stammered an apology?

Ans. A man who had just entered the train after the girl’s departure, stammered an apology.

47)’Once again, I had a game to play.’ – What game did the narrator play?

Ans. The narrator would play a game of deceit in concealing his blindness.

48)Who broke into the narrator’s reverie? [H.S. – 2016]

Ans. A man who just entered the compartment broke into the narrator’s reverie.

49)’You must be disappointed.’ – Who said this and why?

Ans. The new passenger said this because he was not nearly as attractive as the girl who had just left.

50)What did the narrator ask to the new fellow-traveller about the girl? [H.S. – 2020]

Ans. The narrator asked the new passenger if the girl’s hair was long or short.

51)’But they were of no use of her.’ – Why were ‘they’ of no use to her.

Ans. ‘They’ i.e. the eyes which were of no use to her because she was completely blind.

Lesson-2
STRONG ROOTS

Extra important MCQ

1. APJ Abdul Kalam was born in –

a) a middle-class family.

b) a rich and affluent family.

c) an aristocratic family.

d) a very poor family.

Ans: a) a middleclass family.

2. At present the capital city of Tamil Nadu is –

a) Madras

b) Chennai

c) Tribandam

d) Delhi.

Ans: b) Chennai.

3. People sat outside the mosque and waited for Kalam’s –

a) mother

b) friend

c) father

d) the narrator

Ans: c) father.

4. Kalam was born in

a) Madras.

b) Chennai

c) Delhi

d) Bangalore.

Ans: b) Chennai.

5. A.PJ Abdul Kalam is –

a) the one of the two sons of

b) the single son in the family.

c) one of the many children of

Jainulabdeen.

d) the eldest and tallest child of Jainulabdeen.

Ans: c) one of the many children of Jainulabdeen.

6. Kalam lived in –

a) in his mother’s house.

b) a timeworn house of his father.

c) a dilapidated building of his

father’s father.

d) in his ancestral house.

Ans: in his ancestral house.

7. Kalam in his childhood was provided with –

a) material wealth

b) money

c) food, medicine and clothes

d) all the above.

Ans: c) food, medicine and clothes

8. The father of Kalam led –

a) a very secure and peaceful life.

b) a very luxurious and peaceful life.

c) a very fast and laborious and peaceful life.

d) a very austere and peaceful life.

Ans: d) a very austere and peaceful life.

9. Kalam is respectful to his father because –

a) his father was very laborious.

b) his father used to read namaz everyday before dawn.

c) his father sold all his valuables to educate him.

d) his father led an honest and austere life.

Ans: d) his father led an honest and austere life.

10. Out of the most vivid memories of Kalam’s early childhood is of –

a) two men discussing political problems

b) two men discussing economic matters

c) two men discussing spiritual matters

d) two men discussing Hindu-Muslim unity.

Ans: c) two men discussing spiritual matters.

11. A dollop of fresh coconut chutney means –

a) a heavy amount of coconut chutney.

b) a very negligible amount of coconut chutney.

c) a certain amount of coconut chutney.

d) a meagre amount of coconut chutney.

Ans: c) a certain amount of coconut chutney.

12. Kalam is spiritual because –

a) he preaches spirituality to the world

b) he is very liberal in thought

c) he goes to the mosque for evening prayer.

d) he believes in the existence of the define power.

Ans: d) he believes in the existence of divine power.

13. According to Kalam’s father, when we pray we transcend our body and become a part of the –

a) cosmos

b) family

c) earth

d) world

Answer: a) cosmos.

14. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born to –

a) parents of bright complexion

b) short but handsome parents

c) parents of dark complexion

d) tall and handsome parents

Ans: d) tall and handsome parents.

15. One of the forebears of Kalam’s mother was awarded by the British the title of –

a) Rai Bahadur

b) Bahadur

c) Bharat Ratna

d) Padmashree.

Ans: b) Bahadur.

16. The ancestral house of APJ Abdul Kalam is situated on

a) the church road in Rameshwaram

b) the Mughal Road in Rameshwaram

c) the Shiva temple road in Rameshwaram

d) the mosque Street in Rameshwaram

Ans: the mosque Street in Rameshwaram.

17. Kalam was convinced that there exists –

a) a divine power

b) a magical power

c) an economical power

d) a natural power

Ans: a) divine power.

18. Kalam’s father used to get up from bed at –

a) 4:00 a.m.

b) 5:00 a.m.

c) 6:00 a.m.

d) 7:00 a.m.

Ans: a) 4:00 a.m.

19. Kalam’s father used to avoid –

a) all social festivals

b) all essential comforts and luxuries

c) all inessential comforts and luxury

d) all luxurious items

Ans: c) all inessential comforts and luxury.

20. For Kalam’s father, Jainulabdeen, the author’s mother was an –

a) ideal companion

b) ideal helpmate

c) ideal teacher

d) ideal friend.

Ans: b) ideal helpmate.

21. Adversity always provides opportunities for –

a) retrospection

b) circumspection

c) inspection

d) introspection

Ans: d) introspection

22. APJ Kalam’s father started his day by –

a) reading the namaz

b) taking breakfast

c) running four miles

d) going to coconut grove.

Ans: a) reading the namaz.

23. APJ Abdul Kalam’s locality was predominantly –

a) Hindu

b) Christ

c) Buddhist

d) Muslim

Ans: d) Muslim.

24. Kalam’s father said that for the distressed people he acted as –

a) a go-between

b) a priest

c) a mentor

d) a guru

Ans: a) a go-between.

25. “When you pray, you become a part of ——”

a) the divine

b) the cosmos

c) the God

d) the universe

Ans: b) the cosmos.

26. Kalam’s austere father did not like –

a) essential comforts

b) material wealth

c) luxuries

d) Arabic prayer.

Ans: c) luxuries.

27. Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was –

a) a guide of Kalam

b) the high priest of the Shiva temple

c) a wise man

d) a political leader.

Ans: b) the high priest of the Shiva temple.

28. Jainulabdeen possessed a great –

a) western education

b) wisdom

c) Indian culture

d) innate wisdom.

Ans: d) innate wisdom.

29. Every recurrent anguish, longing and desire –

a) finds special friend

b) finds hindrances

c) finds a physician

d) finds its special helper.

Ans: d) finds its special helper.

30. “This water was then carried home for invalids.” – Hear the word ‘invalid’ means –

a) illogical

b) inessential

c) infirm and incapable persons

d) worthless.

Ans: c) infirm and incapable persons.

31. “My mother’s lineage was the more distinguished.” – Here the word ‘lineage’ means –

a) parents

b) list

c) ancestry

d) life

Ans: c) ancestry.

32. Kalam usually ate with his mother –

a) sitting on the floor

b) with the banana leaves

c) aromatic sambar and rice

d) all the three

Ans: a) sitting on the floor.

33. Kalam’s father believed that for the people in disstress, he was –

a) a mere mediator

b) greater than God

c) mere onlooker

d) a trouble

Answer: a) a mere mediator.

34. The opposite word of ‘manifest’ is –

a) reflected

b) dormant

c) revealed

d) regulated

Ans: b) dormant.

35. The word ‘introspection’ means –

a) self-analysis

b) self-effacement

c) self-revelation

d) self-expression.

Ans: a) self-analysis.

36. Kalam’s father would take him to the mosque for –

a) pre-dawn prayers

b) evening prayers

c) midday prayers

d) afternoon prayers a

Ans: b) evening prayers.

37. Kalam’s ancestral house was built in –

a) mid 19th century

b) late 19th century

c) early 20th century

d) early 19th century

Ans: a) mid 19th century.

38. The coconut grove, where Abdul Kalam’s father used to walk down every morning was about –

a) one and a half miles

b) three miles

c) four miles

d) four and a half miles

Ans: c) four miles.

39. Abdul Kalam’s father would convey complex spiritual concepts in simple, down-to-earth –

a) Arabic

b) Urdu

c) Tamil

d) Telugu

Ans: c) Tamil.

40. The words of Abdul Kalam’ father filled him with a strange energy and –

a) relief

b) enthusiasm

c) perseverance

d) determination

Ans: b) enthusiasm.

41. APJ Abdul Kalam generally ate from –

a) dish

b) plate

c) bowl

d) banana leaf

Ans: d) banana leaf.

42. APJ Abdul Kalam’s father used to get up from bed at –

a) 7 a.m.

b) 6 a.m.

c) 5 a.m.

d) 4 a.m.

Ans: d) 4 a.m.

43. According to APJ Abdul Kalam, the divine power can lift one up from –

a) confusion and misery

b) melancholy

c) failure

d) all the above

Ans: a) all the above.

44. Which title was bestowed on Kalam’s mother lineage by the British? –

a) Bahadur

b) Roy Chaudhary

c) Raja

d) Roy Bahadur

Ans: a) Bahadur.

45. Kalam’s father maintained his routine bound life –

a) upto sixties

b) even in his late sixties

c) even in his early seventies

d) even in his late seventies

Ans: b) even in his late sixties.

46. “ Strong Roots” is a/an—

a. autobiography

b. biography

c. travelogue

d. short story

Ans :(a) autobiography

47. According to Kalam “Strong Roots” refers to his—

a. religion

b. love for science

c. country

d. family background

Ans :(d) family background

48. Essay “Strong Roots” is an excerpt from—

a. My Father

b. My Childhood

c. Wings of Fire

d. Malgudi Days

Ans :(c) Wings of Fire

49.“…..the erstwhile Madras state ” suggests—

a. former Madras

b. recent Madras

c. outside Madras

d. Madras before Independence

Ans :(a) former Madras

50.“He possessed great innate wisdom” ,here the word ‘ he’ refers to —

a. Kalam’s mother

b. Kalam’s father

c.Kalam’s teacher

d. Kalam himself

Ans:(b) Kalam’s father

51.Essay “Strong roots” is taken from

a. Wings of fire

b. Ignited Mind.

c. Turning Points

d. My life: an illustrated Autobiography.

Ans: a. Wings of fire

52.Essay “Strong Roots” is written by—

a. AJC Bose

b. APJ Abdul Kalam

c. RK Narayan

d. Rabindranath Tagore

Ans :(b) APJ Abdul Kalam

53. APJ Abdul Kalam was born in —

a. Delhi

b. Pune

c. Rameswaram

d. Hyderabad

Ans: (c) Rameswaram

54. APJ Kalam was born in

a. Upper class family.

b. Lower class family.

c. Middle class family.

d. Very rich family.

Ans: (c) Middle class family.

55. Kalam began his career at—

a. Kanpur IIT

b. Delhi University

c. IIT Madras

d. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Ans :(d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

56. Kalam usually ate sitting on

a. a cot

b. the dining table

c. a chair

d. the kitchen floor

Ans:(d) the kitchen floor

57. His mother would serve him rice on a

a. plate

b. banana leaf

c. bowl

d. dish

Ans :(b) banana leaf

58. The Shiva Temple of Rameswaram was about

a. a ten-minute walk from Kalam’s ancestral house

b. a five-minute walk from his place of work

c. a five-minute walk from the Mosque Street

d. ten kilometers away from Kalam’s home

Ans : (a) a ten-minute walk from Kalam’s ancestral house.

59. The locality where Kalam lived was predominantly

a. Christian

b. Hindu

c. Muslim

d. Parsee

Ans : (c) Muslim

60. Kalam and his family lived in a large pucca house made of

a. cement and brick

b. cement and mud

c. mud and brick

d. limestone and brick

Ans :(d) limestone and brick

61. Kalam’s mother Ashiamma was his father’s ideal —

a. wife

b. guide

c .friend

d. helpmate

Ans :(d) helpmate

62. Ashiamma everyday fed—

a. all their relatives

b. her family

c. all their neighbours

d. outsiders with her own family

Ans :(d) outsiders with her own family

63.One of the forebears of Kalam’s mother was awarded by the British the title of—

a. Raibahadur

b. Bahadur

c. Padmashree

d. Bharat Ratna

Ans:(b) Bahadur

64.The house in which Kalam lived was built in the middle of the

a. 17th century

b. 19th century

c.20th century

d. 21st century

Ans :(b) 19th century

65. Rameswaram was famous to pilgrims for the

a. Vishnu temple

b. Shiva temple

c. Jaganath temple

d. Kali temple

Ans :(b) Shiva temple.

66. How does Kalam describe his neighbourhood?

a. a predominantly Muslim locality close to the famous Shiva temple where Hindu families lived

amicably with their Muslim neighbours

b. an urban locality where all people lived in high-rise apartments near the Shiva temple

c. a predominantly Christian locality with very few Hindu families living on the fringes

d. a predominantly Hindu locality close to the famous Shiva temple where the Muslim population

was thinly spread.

Ans : (a) a predominantly Muslim locality close to the famous Shiva temple where Hindu families

lived amicably with their Muslim neighbours.

67.Kalam’s father was well-known in their locality as he was a

a. successful doctor b. respected teacher

c. wealthy moneylender

d. healer who prayed for the well being of his fellow men

Ans :(d) healer who prayed for the wellbeing of his fellow men.

68. Kalam’s father would take him to the mosque for

a. pre- dawn prayers

b. midday prayers

c. evening prayers

d. afternoon prayers

Ans :(c) evening prayers

69. The language in which the prayers were chanted in the mosque was

a. Persian

b. Urdu

c .Arabic

d. Tamil

Ans :(c) Arabic

70. Kalam’s father began his day at

a.4.P.M

b.5 A.M

c. 4 A.M

d. 6 A.M

Ans: (c) 4 A.M

71. Jainulabdeen was acknowledged as a spiritual person because

a. he was very knowledgeable about spiritual matters.

b. he worked at the local mosque

c. he read the namaz before dawn

d. the priest of the Rameswaram temple had discussions with

Ans : (a) he was very knowledgeable about spiritual matters him

72. People sat outside the mosque and waited for

a. the narrator

b. the Imam

c .Jainulabdeen

d. Ashiamma

Ans:(c) Jainulabdeen.

73. The water sanctified by Kalam’s father was carried home for

a. little children

b. young men

c. invalids

d. offering prayers

Ans :(c) invalids

74. What was the name of the high priest of Rameswaram temple ?

a. Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry

b. Rama Sastry

c. Jagat Sastry

d. Ramdas Sastry

Ans:(a) Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry

75. Kalam asked his father about the

a. effects of meditation

b. relevance of prayers

c. cosmos

d. Almighty

Ans:(b) relevance of prayer.

76. Kalam’s father believed that with prayer one transcends his body to become a part of

a. the cosmos

b. the universe

c. divine elements

d. the earth

Ans:(a) the cosmos

77.The complex spiritual concepts were conveyed by Kalam’s father in simple down to earth

a. Hindi

b. Bengali

c. Tamil

d. Telegu

Ans:(c) Tamil

78.The word ‘ introspection’ suggests

a. the process of self judgement

b. the process of judging others

c. the significance of the Gita

d. the method of reading religious books

Ans:(a) the process of self judgement.

Yearwise important

short question

answer

1)What is the source of ‘Strong Roots’?

Ans. ‘Strong Roots’ is taken from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s autobiography, Wings of Fire(1999)

2)In which town was Dr APJ Abdul kalam born? [H.S. -2016]

Ans. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was born in the island town of Rameswaram in the erstwhile Madras state.

3)Who were Kalam’s parents?

Ans. Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma were Kalam’s parents.

4)In whom did Abdul Kalam’s father have an ideal helpmate? [H.S. – 2015]

Ans. Abdul Kalam’s father had an ideal helpmate in his wife, Ashiamma.

5)What according to Kalam, did his father possess?

Ans. Kalam’s father possessed great innate wisdom and generosity of spirit.

6)How many people did Kalam’s mother feed every day?

Ans. Kalam’s mother fed every day more outsiders than the total number of family members.

7)Who was bestowed the title of Bahadur in ‘Strong Roots’? [H.S. – 2017]

Ans. One of Kalam’s mother’s forebears was bestowed the title of ‘Bahadur’.

8)How was Abdul Kalam’s mother’s lineage different from his father’s? [H.S. – 2020]

Ans. Abdul Kalam’s mother’s lineage was more distinguished than his father’s as one of her forebears was bestowed the title of ‘Bahadur’ by the British.

9)Where did Kalam live?

Ans. Kalam lived in their ancestral house.

10)Describe the ancestral house of Kalam? [H.S. – 2018]

Ans. The ancestral house of kalam was a fairly large pucca house made of limestone and brick on the Mosque Street of Rameswaram.

11)What did Kalam’s father use to avoid? [H.S. – 2019 & 2022]

Ans. Kalam’s father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.

12)When was Kalam’s ancestral house built?

Ans. Kalam’s ancestral house was built in the middle of the 19th century.

13)How was Kalam’s childhood?

Ans. APJ Abdul Kalam had a secure childhood both materially and emotionally.

14)With whom did Kalam eat?

Ans. Kalam normally ate with his mother.

15)Where did Kalam usually eat in his childhood?

Ans. Kalam usually ate on the floor of the kitchen in his childhood.

16)What food did Kalam’s mother serve him?

Ans. Kalam’s mother served him rice, aromatic sambar, a variety of homemade pickles and fresh coconut chutney.

17)What made Rameswaram famous to pilgrims?

Ans. The Shiva temple made Rameswaram famous to pilgrims.

18)How far was Rameswaram temple from Kalam’s house.?

Ans. Rameswaram temple was about ten minutes walk from Kalam’s house.

19)How was the locality of Kalam?

Ans. The locality of Kalam was predominantly Muslim but many Hindu families lived there peacefully.

20)How did the Hindus and Muslims live in Kalam’s locality?

Ans. Hindu families lived amicably with their Muslim neighbours.

21)Where would kalam’s father take him in the evening?

Ans. Kalam’s father would take him to an old mosque in the evening.

22)Why did Kalam not understand the prayer?

Ans. Kalam did not understand the prayer as it was chanted in Arabic.

23)What did Kalam tell about the Arabic prayer?

Ans. Kalam told that he did not understand the meaning of the Arabic prayers but he was convinced that they reached God.

24)Who wanted Kalam’s father outside the mosque?

Ans. People of different religions wanted Kalam’s father outside the mosque.

25)What did the people offer Kalam’s father outside the mosque?

Ans. The people offered Kalam’s father bowls of water outside the mosque.

26)How did Kalam’s father sanctify water?

Ans. Kalam’s father used to sanctify the water by dipping his fingertips and saying a prayer.

27)Why did the people carry the sanctified water?

Ans. The people carried the sanctified water for invalids at home.

28)Who was the high priest of Shiva temple in ‘Strong Roots’? [H.S. – 2015, 2017 & 2022]

Ans. Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was the high priest in Shiva temple in ‘Strong Roots’.

29)Who was a very close friend of Abdul Kalam’s father? [H.S. – 2020]

Ans. Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was a very close friend of Abdul Kalam’s father.

30)Whom did Kalam consider to be a very close friend of his father? [H.S. – 2019]

Ans. Kalam considered Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, the high priest of Rameswaram temple to be a very close friend of his father.

31)What was one of the most vivid memories of Kalam’s early childhood?

Ans. One of the most vivid memories of Kalam’s early childhood was of the two men, Kalam’s father and Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry discussing spiritual matters in their traditional attire.

32)What does Kalam’s father say about the relevance/importance of prayer? [H.S. – 2018 & 2022]

Ans. According to Kalam’s father, prayer made possible a communion of the spirit between people.

33)What, according to Kalam’s father, happens when we pray?

Ans. According to Kalam’s father, when we pray we transcend our body and become a part of cosmos.

34)How would Kalam’s father convey complex spiritual concepts?

Ans. Kalam’s father would convey complex spiritual concepts in very simple, down-to-earth Tamil.

35)What according to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s father, does adversity always present? [H.S. – 2016]

Ans. According to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s father, adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.

36)What according to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s father, do human beings do whenever they find them alone?

Ans. According to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s father human beings look for company whenever they find them alone.

37)What do human beings do when they reach an impasse?

Ans. When human beings reach an impasse, they look for someone who can show them the way out.

38)What was the role of Kalam’s father for people in distress?

Ans. Kalam’s father played the role of a go-between(mediator) to propitiate demonic forces with prayers and offerings.

39)When did Kalam’s father start his day?

Ans. Kalam’s father started his day at 4.00 a.m.

40)How did Kalam’s father start his day?

Ans. Kalam’s father started his day by reading the namaz before dawn.

41)What did Kalam’s father use to do after namaz?

Ans. Kalam’s father used to walk four mile to their groove after namaz.

42)When did Kalam’s father take his breakfast?

Ans. After returning from the coconut grove, Kalam’s father took his breakfast.

43)How long did Kalam’s father maintain his routined life?

Ans. Kalam’s father maintained his routined life up to the late sixties.

44)How did Kalam try to emulate his father?

Ans. Kalam tried to emulate his father in his own world of science and technology.

45)What is Kalam’s opinion about divine power?

Ans. APJ Abdul Kalam feels convinced that there exists a divine power that can lift us from our confusion, misery, melancholy and failure and guide us to our true place.

THREE QUESTIONS

BY LEO TOLSTOY

Long Question answer

1. Sketch the character of the Tsar.

Ans. The Tsar of the story “Three Questions” is a ruler but not an autocrat( स्वेच्छाचारी शासक ). His personality includes achiever, challenger, leader, thinker but optimist(आशावादी), helper and peacemaker. He seemed to be an autocrat when he wanted the answer to his three questions so that he wouldn’t fail. But his actions, his compassionate( दयालु ) nature, his forgiving attitude clearly proves that he wanted success not only for any selfish reason but for the human welfare. He showed his foresightedness(दूरदर्शिता)and intelligence in choosing the wise hermit. Finally at hermitage (आश्रम)

he not only got the answers practically through some events but also became a friend with his enemy by saving his life and forgiving him.

2. i) Who was the bearded man?

ii) Why did he ask for the Tsar’s forgiveness? iii) What did the Tsar do to show his forgiveness?

Ans. i) The bearded man was a sworn(शपथ ली)

enemy of the Tsar came to avenge( बदला लेना)for putting his brother to death and seizing his property.

ii) He asked for the Tsar’s forgiveness as the Tsar had saved his life. He came there for taking his revenge from the Tsar but instead the Tsar helped him to get well.

iii) The Tsar showed his forgiveness by promising him to send his own doctor and servants to look after him. He also promised to return his property. Thus even though unknowingly, the Tsar saved his life by healing his wound.

3. How did the hermit explain the three questions of the Tsar?

Or Discuss the explanation of the answers of the Tsar by the hermit in your own words.

Ans. The Tsar’s quest(खोज ) to find the answers took him to the wise hermit. He instead of answering the questions directly let the Tsar experience and realise it through some events.

Finally the hermit explained that the most important time is present time, the person is one with whom he is and the action is to do well to him. According to the hermit God has created human beings for the sole(एकमात्र ) purpose of doing well. When we use our present effectively for human welfare our action will yield good result irrespective of person or time. So the Tsar instead of pondering over(टटोलना ) the three questions,he should fulfil God’s purpose and reap(काटना ) good result.

4. “Forgive me”, said the bearded man. --- Why did the man ask for the Tsar’s forgiveness? Explain.

Ans. The bearded man was the enemy of the Tsar sworn to avenge on the Tsar because he had executed his brother and seized his property. The man came to know that the Tsar had gone alone to visit the hermit and he resolved to kill the Tsar on his way back. But as the day passed the Tsar did not return. So the man came out of his ambush and came upon the Tsar’s bodyguards who recognizing him wounded him. The man somehow escaped from them and reached the hermitage. There the Tsar dressed his wounds and saved his life. So the man begged an apology(क्षमायाचना ) of the Tsar.

5. How did the king make peace with his enemy or the bearded man?

Ans. At the day’s end when the Tsar felt fatigued they spotted a wounded man rushing towards them. At once the Tsar began to nurse his wound. The Tsar, not knowing who the wounded stranger was, helped him out of danger. Apparently the stranger came to avenge on the Tsar for killing his brother and seizing his property. So the Tsar’s kind gesture

broke the ice. The bearded man admitted folly( मूर्खता)

and promised to be the Tsar’s slave for the rest of his life and make his sons his slave to show his gratitude. The Tsar was too touched at this to promise not only to get his servants and doctor attend but also return his property. Thus he made peace as well as friends with his enemy.

6. What were the three questions of the Tsar? Why did he want know the answers? What did the Tsar do finally to find the proper reply? What reply did he get from the hermit?

Ans. i) The three question of the Tsar were --- the right time for every action, the most important person for him, and the most important action for him.

ii) The Tsar wanted to know the reply of the three questions to succeed in anything he might undertake.

iii) Finally in order to find proper answers he went to a hermit widely known for his wisdom.

iv) The hermit at first let the Tsar experience it through some events and then explained that the right time for every action is ‘now’ or the present time. The most important person is one with whom he is now and the most important action is to do the person good.

7. What were the good things that the Tsar did in hermitage?

Ans. The Tsar, at seeing the old hermit digging beds with immense difficulty, immediately offered to help. Since it was hot and the Tsar continued digging, the hermit advised him to stop for a rest. But the Tsar paid no heed(सावधान) and continued digging until exhaustion(थकावट ) did him in.

When he spotted a wounded man fainting before them, the Tsar at once set himself to dress his wounds. He repeatedly dabbed and dressed the wound with his handkerchief and towel till the man stopped bleeding. The next morning listening to the man’s story the Tsar forgave him, made peace with him, and befriended him. He also promised to get him cured and return his property.

8. What was the first question of Tsar? What was the reply from the learned men of the Kingdom?

Ans. The first question was 'What was the right time for every action'.

The Tsar announced it throughout his kingdom. All the learned men came to the Tsar to answer his questions. Some said, one must draw up in advance a table of days, months and year. Some said, one should attend the works that were coming and then do what was the most needed. Some said that the Tsar should engage a council. The councillor would help him to fix proper time. Some said that it was impossible to know the right time for a particular man. Some said that only magicians knew the right time for every action. As the answers were different, Tsar agreed with none.

MCQ type questions and answers:

1)The Tsar is a king of - Russia

2) The short story 'three questions' is written in a form of--- a parable

3) the Tsar wanted to know the answer to his---- three questions.

4) in his first question the Tsar wanted to know about--- right time.

5) the answers of each of the Scholars to the questions were--- different.

6) some suggested that the Tsar should keep a Council of - - - wise men.

7) according to some learned people, persons who could tell about future were - - - - magicians.

8) different answers came from the learned men about---- all the three questions.

9) the Tsar wanted to know the answers of his questions to--- get success in life.

10) the second question of the Tsar was about right - - - - person.

11) the three questions occured in the mind of the---Tsar.

12) the third question of the Tsar was about - - - the most important work.

13. The Tsar promised to wounded man to -
a) release his brother
b) restore his property
c) care him
d) look after his children.

14. After the man revived he asked for -

a) milk b) drink c) food d) forgiveness.

15. The bearded man had a severe wound in his -

a) head b) hand c) stomach d) breast.
16. The Tsar went to visit the hermit with -

a) alone b) his bodyguard c) the priest d) bearded man.

17. To find out the right answers, the Tsar decided to consult with - a) a doctor b) a magician c) a teacher d) hermit.
18. The hermit was working with a -

a) sickle b) sword c) spade d) knife.
19. The first question of the Tsar is about the -a) right people b) right time c) right thing to do d) right rules.
20. The Tsar wanted answers to three questions so that he would be -

a) powerful b) successful c) rich d) more intelligent.

21. The Tsar asked the hermit -

a) one question b) two question c) three question d) four question.

22. The man was wounded by the -

a) hermit b) Tsar c) Tsar's bodyguard d) The narrator.

23. The Tsar bandaged the wound of bearded man with - a) his shirt b) his hand gloves c) his towel d) his handkerchief.

24. The Tsar repeated his questions after he had dug - a) two beds b) three beds c) four beds d) all beds.
25. When the Tsar approached the hermit, he was -

a) reading a book. b) cutting a tree c) sowing seeds d) digging the earth.

26. The hermit was famous for -

a) a simple man b) a common folk

c) a wise man d) a rich man.
27. The hermit lived in -

a) a cave b) a pucca house

c) shiva temple d) a wood.

28. 'Three question is a - a) lyrical b) folktale c) bibical story d) short story

29. The hermit was

a) tall and weak b) short and weak

c) frail and strong d) frail and weak.

30. The hermit never quitted a) the cottage he lived in b) the wood he lived in

c) the home he lived in d) the village he lived in

31. "Here comes someone running." 'here 'someone' refers to the

a) Tsar b) hermit c) bearded man d) Tsar's body guard.
32. As the man looked at the Tsar, his eyes were -

a) dim b) flashing c) shininng d) bright.
33. The season when the Tsar went to meet the hermit was

a) summer b) autumn c) spring d) winter

34. The answers that the Tsar got from the learned men, were all

a) different b) incorrect c) similar d) d) correct

35. The wounded man was actually a) enemy of the hermit B) enemy of the Tsar C) friend of the Tsar d) disciple of the Tsar

36. The most necessary is he a) with whom you work b) with whom you are c)with whom you live d) who helps

37.The title Tsar belonged to-

(a) The prime Minister of Britain

(b) The president of Russia

(d)The king of Russia

38. The hermit received none but

(a) rich people

(b) poor people

(d) common folk

39. The Tsar asked the hermit
(a) one question (c) three questions

(b) two questions (d) four questions

40.The answer of the scholars/ learned men

were

(a) uniform (c) identical

(b) different

(d) alike

41. The Tsar went to visit the hermit

(a) in a car (c) on a horse

(b) in a chariot

(d) on a mule

42. The bearded man was wounded by

(a) the Tsar's son

(b) the Tsar's friend

(d) the Tsar

43. The hermit was known for his

(a) wit

(b) wealth

(d) wisdom

44. The man had a severe wound in his

(a) head

(b) hand

(d)legs

45. The Tsar removed the blood soaked

bandage

(a) once

(b) twice

(d) several times
46. The Tsar slept profoundly because

(a) he was tired

(b) he had nothing to do

(d) he took some sleeping pill

47. The Tsar was very glad because
(a) he had found his enemy

(b) his enemy had become his friend (c) his bodyguard wounded the man

(d) he had a good dinner

48. As the man looked at the Tsar his eyes
were-
(a) dim

(b) flashing (d) bright

49. The Tsar wanted answers to three questions so that he could be

(a) powerful (c) rich

(b) successful

(d) intelligent

50. The Tsar changed the bandage

a) two times b) three times c) four times d) several times.
51. The Tsar lied down on -

a) the floor b) the threshold c) the bench d) the cane chair.

(20) The wise men felt that people who know beforehand what was going to happen were -

(a) Soothsayers

(c) Astrologers

(b) Fortune tellers

(d) Magicians

(21) It was suggested that in order to know the right time for every action, one must consult -

(a) Priests

(c) Warriors

(b) Magicians

(d) Hermits

(30) 'Forgive me'. The quoted remark is made

one of the Tsar's –

(a) Bodyguards

(c) Enemies

(b) Councilors

(d) Friends

(31) On waking the wounded man asked for –

(a) Something to drink

(c) Revenge

(b) Forgiveness

(d) shelter

Questions and
answers(S.A.Q)

1)What was the first question of the Tsar?

Ans. The first question of the Tsar was – “What was the right time to begin anything?”.

2)What was the second question of the Tsar? [H.S. = 2020]

Ans. The second question of the Tsar was – “who were the right persons to listen to?”.

3)What was the third question?

Ans. The third question of the Tsar was – “what was the most important thing to do?”.

4)Why did the Tsar want to know the answers to his questions?

Ans. The Tsar wanted to know the answers to his questions because he would then never fail in anything.

5)What did the Tsar proclaim throughout his kingdom?

Ans. The Tsar proclaimed throughout his kingdom that he would give a great reward to anyone who would answer his questions perfectly.

6)Who answered the Tsar’s questions differently?

Ans. The learned men answered the Tsar’s questions differently.

7)How would a council of wise men help the Tsar?

Ans. The council of wise men would help him to fix the proper time for everything.

8)Why should the Tsar consult magicians?

Ans. The Tsar should consult the magicians because they could only tell the right time for every action beforehand.

9)Who would be the most important man according to the learned men? Or. What were the answers to the Tsar’s second question suggested by the learned men?

Ans. According to the learned men, the most important man would be the councillors, the priests, the doctors and the warriors.

10)What would be the most important occupation for the Tsar advised by the learned men?

Ans. According to the learned men, science, skill of warfare, and religious worship would be the most important occupation for the Tsar.

11)Why did the Tsar agree to none of them?

Ans. The Tsar agreed to none of them because the answers of the learned men were different.

12)Why did the Tsar give the award to none of the scholars?

Ans. The Tsar gave the reward to none of the scholars because he was not satisfied with their answers.

13)Why did the Tsar decide to consult the hermit?

Ans. Being dissatisfied with the answers of the wise men, the Tsar decided to consult with the hermit because he was widely renowned for his wisdom.

14)Where did the hermit live in ‘Three Questions’? [H.S. = 2017]

Ans. The hermit lived in a wood.

15)Whom did the hermit receive? [H.S. =2016]

Ans. The hermit received none but common folk.

16)Why did the Tsar put on a simple cloth before meeting the hermit? [H.S. = 2018 & 2022]

Ans. The Tsar put on a simple cloth before meeting the hermit because the hermit received only the common men.

17)How did the Tsar meet the hermit? [H.S. = 2018]

Ans. Putting on simple clothes and leaving his bodyguard, the Tsar went on alone to meet the hermit.

18)What was the hermit doing when the Tsar came to visit him? [H.S. = 2015]

Ans. The hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut when the Tsar came to visit him.

19)Who turned the little earth?

Ans. The hermit turned the little earth.

20)Why did the hermit breathe heavily?

Ans. The hermit breathed heavily because he was frail and weak and could not tolerate the toil of digging.

21)What did the hermit do after listening to the Tsar’s questions?

Ans. After listening to the Tsar’s questions, the hermit answered nothing and recommenced his digging.

22)What did the hermit do before recommencing digging?

Ans. The hermit spat on his hands before recommencing his digging.

23)How did the Tsar help the hermit?

Ans. The Tsar took the spade from the hermit and started digging for him.

24)When did the Tsar stop digging and asked the questions for the second time?

Ans. When the Tsar had dug two beds, he stopped digging and asked the questions for the second time.

25)How long did the Tsar dig the beds?

Ans. The Tsar dug the beds till the sun-set.

26)Who came running?

Ans. A bearded man came running.

27)From where did the wounded man come running out?

Ans. The wounded man came running out of the wood.

28)Which part of the body of the bearded man was injured in the story ‘Three Questions’? [H.S. = 2017]

Ans. The stomach of the bearded man was injured in the story ‘Three Questions’.

29)Describe the wound of the bearded man?

Ans. The bearded man had a large wound on his stomach and blood was flowing profusely from it.

30)What happened to the wounded man as soon as he reached the Tsar?

Ans. As soon as the bearded man reached the Tsar, he fell fainted on the ground moaning feebly.

31)Who unfastened the man’s clothing?

Ans. The Tsar and the hermit unfastened the man’s clothing.

32)How did the Tsar take care of the wounded man?

Ans. The Tsar washed and bandaged the wound of the bearded man again and again till the blood ceased flowing.

33)By which did the Tsar bandage the wound?

Ans. The Tsar bandaged the wound with his handkerchief and the towel of the hermit.

34)What did the bearded man ask for when he revived?

Ans. The bearded man asked for something to drink when he revived.

35)Why was the Tsar so tired?

Ans. The Tsar was so tired because he had dug the earth the whole day.

36)Where did the Tsar fall asleep? [H.S. = 2015]

Ans. The Tsar fell asleep on the threshold of the hermit’s hut.

37)Why did the bearded man want to take revenge? [H.S. = 2016] Or. Why did the bearded man resolve to kill the Tsar?

Ans. The bearded man wanted to take revenge on the Tsar because he had executed his brother and seized his property.

38)Where did the bearded man resolve to kill the Tsar?

Ans. The bearded man resolved to kill the Tsar on his way back from the hermit.

39)Who wounded the bearded man?

Ans. The bodyguard of the Tsar wounded the bearded man.

40)What did the bearded man promise the Tsar? [H.S. =2020]

Ans. The bearded man promised the Tsar to serve as the most faithful servant and he would employ his sons to do the same.

41)Why was the Tsar very glad?

Ans. The Tsar was very glad because his enemy had become his friend.

42)What did the Tsar promise to the bearded man?

Ans. The Tsar promised the bearded man to restore his property.

43) What was the hermit doing when the Tsar came to take leave of him? [H.S. = 2019 & 2022]

Ans. When the Tsar came to take leave of the hermit, he was sowing seeds in the beds sitting on his knees.

44) What was the most important man when the Tsar was digging the bed?

Ans. When the Tsar was digging the bed, the most important man was the hermit.

45) What was the most important affair or business when the Tsar was digging the bed?

Ans. The most important affair or business was to help the hermit when the Tsar was digging the bed.

46) What was the most important time when the bearded man ran to them?

Ans. The most important time was when the hermit and the Tsar were attending to his wounds.

47) Who was the most important man when the bearded man ran to them?

Ans. It was the bearded man.

48) What was the most important business when the bearded man ran to them?

Ans. The most important business was to take care of the bearded man when he ran to them.

49) What are the ultimate answers to the three questions that the Tsar got from the hermit?

Ans. a) The most important man is he with whom we are dealing with.

b) The most important time is now.

c) The most important affair is to do good for one with whom we are dealing in the present.

50) What, according to the hermit, is the most important thing to do? [H.S. =2019 & 2022]

Ans. See Question No. 49 (c)

Thank You Ma’am’ by

Langston Hughes –

Questions and

answers(S.A.Q)

1)When and where did Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones meet? [H.S. – 2019]

Ans. Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones met at 11 o’clock at night on a street.

2)What was Mrs. Jones carrying?

Ans. Mrs. Jones was carrying a large purse.

3)What did the purse contain?

Ans. The purse contained everything in it except hammer and nails.

4)Where did Roger fall on losing his balance? [H.S. – 2016]

Ans. Roger fell on losing his balance on the sidewalk.

5)What did Mrs. Luella Jones ask the boy to pick up? [H.S. – 2018]

Ans. Mrs. Luella Jones asked the boy to pick up her pocketbook

6)Why did Mrs. Jones call the boy a liar? [H.S. – 2020]

Ans. Mrs. Jones called the boy a liar because the boy told her that he had not aimed to snatch the pocketbook.

7)How was the face of the boy?

Ans. The face of the boy was dirty.

8) “I got a great mind” – What did Mrs. Jones want to do?

Ans. Mrs Jones wanted to wash the dirty face of the boy.

9)Why did Mrs. Jones want to take Roger home?

Ans. Mrs. Jones wanted to take Roger home to wash his dirty face.

10)What shoes and jeans was Roger wearing? [H.S. – 2019

[H.S. – 2019]

Ans. Roger was wearing blue jeans and tennis shoes.

11)According to Mrs. Jones how old was the boy? [H.S. – 2017]

Ans. According to Mrs. Jones, the boy was fourteen and fifteen.

12)How did the boy look?

Ans. The boy looked frailed and willow-wild in tennis shoes and blue jeans.

13)What would Mrs. Jones teach the boy?

Ans. Mrs. Jones would teach the boy right from wrong.

14)What was the full name of Mrs. Jones? [H.S. – 2017]

Ans. The full name of Mrs. Jones was Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.

15)Why did Roger not have his supper? Or. Why was Roger hungry?

Ans. Roger did not have his supper because there was nobody at his house to cook for him.

16)Why did Roger want to snatch the large purse of Mrs. Jones? [H.S. – 2015]

Ans. Roger wanted to snatch the large purse of Mrs. Jones to buy a pair of blue suede shoes.

17)Where was Mrs. Jones sitting in her room?

Ans. Mrs. Jones was sitting on the day-bed in her room.

18)What were there behind the screen in Mrs. Jones’ room? [H.S. – 2017]

Ans. There were a gas plate and an icebox behind the screen in Mrs. Jones’ room.

19) Why did Mrs. Jones ask Roger to comb his hair?

Ans. Mrs. Jones asked Roger to comb his hair so that he would look presentable.

20) Why did Roger take care to sit on the far side of the room?

Ans. Roger took care to sit far side of the room so that Mrs. Jones could see him easily.

21)Why did Roger not want to be mistrusted?

Ans. Roger had committed a great mistake but now he felt Mrs. Jones had forgave him. So he didn’t want to be mistrusted by Mrs. Jones by doing any mischief further.

23)What did Mrs. Jones give the boy to eat?

Ans. Mrs. Jones gave the boy some lima beans, ham, cocoa and a half of ten-cent cake to eat.

24)Where did Mrs. Jones work? [H.S. – 2016]

Ans. Mrs. Jones worked in a hotel beauty-shop.

25)What did Mrs. Jones give the boy before leaving?

Ans. Mrs. Jones gave the boy ten dollars before leaving.

26)Why did Mrs. Jones give the boy ten dollars before parting?

Ans. Mrs. Jones gave the boy ten dollars before parting to buy blue suede shoes.

27) What advice did Mrs. Jones give to Roger at the end of the story? [H.S. – 2018]

Ans. At the end of the story, Mrs. Jones advised Roger not to snatch anyone’s pocketbook and to behave himself.

28)What lesson of life did Roger learn at the end of the story from Mrs. Jones? [H.S. – 2020]

Ans. At the end of the story, Roger learnt how to lead an honest life and behave with others from Mrs. Jones.

POEM

Lesson-1

ON KILLING A TREE

Extra Important MCQ:

1- To kill a tree it takes - much time

2- The tree has grown slowly - consuming the earth

3- The tree is feeding- the crust

4- The tree is absorbing - sun light, air, water

5- The bark is - bleeding

6- The bleeding bark will - heal

7- The twigs are -green curled.

8- The twigs will rise from - close to the ground.

9- The form of verse - free verse

10- The tone of the poem is - irony

11- The roots is to be - pulled out. ·

12- Earth cave refers- empty/ hollow space in the earth.

13-The source means - the roots of tree.

14- The source is - white and wet.

15- The scorching and chocking is done in- sun and air.

16- "And then it is done."

It refers to - killing a tree.

17 - The roots is to be pulled out of the - anchoring earth. [H.S 2017]

18-Boughs means - tender shoots. [H.S. 2015)

19 - A tree grows - slowly consuming the earth.

20- The earth cave is indicates - the gaping hole in the earth when the roots are pulled out.

21-Leaves are hiding in the - leprous

Important
SAQ:

1- How does a tree grow? [H.S 2017]

Ans-A tree grows slowly consuming the earth.

2- From where would curled green twigs rise? [H.S 2017]

Ans-

The twigs will rise from close to the ground

3- What does the phrase earth cave refer to? [H.S 2016]

Ans-

The earth cave indicates the gaping hole in the earth when the roots are pulled out.

4-What scorches and chokes the tree after it is pulled out? [H.S 2016]

Ans-

Sun and air scorches and chokes the tree.

5- What is the most sensitive part? [H.S 2015]

Ans-

The most sensitive part of a tree is it's roots.

6-How can the tree be killed?

Ans-

A tree can be killed after scorching, choking, browning, hardening, twisting, withering.

7· How is the strength of a tree exposed?

Ans-

When it's root is to be pulled out from the earth cave, it's strength is to be exposed.

8.What does the phrase earth cave refer to? [H.S 2016]

Ans-

The earth cave is indicates the gaping hole in the earth when the roots are pulled out.

9- What scorches and chokes the tree after it is pulled out? [H.S 2016]

Ans-

Sun and air scorches and chokes the tree.

10- What is the most sensitive part? [H.S 2015]

Ans-

The most sensitive part of a tree is it's roots.

11- How can the tree be killed?

Ans-

A tree can be killed after scorching, choking, browning, hardening, twisting, withering.

12-How is the strength of a tree exposed?

Ans-

When it's root is to be pulled out from the earth cave, it's strength is to be exposed.

13- What causes the bark of a tree to bleed?

Ans-

The hacking and chopping causes the bark of a tree to bleed.

14- What type of a poem on killing a tree?

Ans-

It is an ironical poem.

Long Question

1)Justify the title of the poem " On Killing a Tree".2016

Ans- Gieve Patel On Killing a Tree is a satirical and ironical poem. Through the poem the poet expresses his anger against the deliberate killing of a tree by man. According to the poet a tree grows slowly. It consumes the earth for a long time. It feeds upon its crust and absorbs air, water and sunlight. It is not enough to kill a tree by hacking and chopping. It is finally killed when its secret root is pulled out from the soil by tying it with a rope. Its tender roots are exposed to the harsh sun and air for scorching and hardening and it is finally killed. So the title is apt.

2)**Describe the poem- On Killing a Tree.

OR,

How does the poet describe the growth of a tree the years? What are the different steps taken for killing the tree? (2019)

It is not enough to kill a tree by hacking and chopping. It is finally killed when its secret root is pulled out from the soil by tying it with a rope. Its tender roots are exposed to the harsh sun and air for scorching and hardening and it is finally killed.

3)"It takes much time to kill a tree.

Why does it take much time to kill a tree? According to the poet how is the tree finally killed? (2015,2018)

Ans- Gieve Patel On Killing a Tree is a satirical and ironical poem. Through the poem the poet expresses his anger against the deliberate killing of a tree by man. According to the poet a tree grows slowly. It consumes the earth for a long time. It feeds upon its crust and absorbs air water and sunlight. So it takes much time to kill a tree.

4)How does a tree offer resistance to its destruction? How does its resistance fail? 2017

Ans- Gieve Patel On Killing a Tree is a satirical and ironical poem. Through the poem the poet expresses his anger against the deliberate killing of a tree by man. According to the poet a tree grows slowly. It consumes the earth for a long time. It feeds upon its crust and absorbs air, water and sunlight. It is not enough to kill a tree by hacking and chopping. Its bleeding bark heals again and gradually grows to its former size.

It is finally killed when its secret root is pulled out from the soil by tying it with a rope. Its tender roots are exposed to the harsh sun and air for scorching and hardening and it is finally killed. Thus its resistance fails.

Lesson-2

ASLEEP IN THE VALLEY

MCQ

Asleep in the Valley Short Question Answer:

Important MCQ:

1. The smile of the soldier is - gentle without guile (H.S.2015)

2. The soldiers pillow is made of-fern (H.S. 2017 )

3. The soldier lies in the valley because he is a -casualty of war.

4. The dead soldier is - very young. (WBCHSE Model)

5. The poet request nature - to keep the soldier warm.

WBCHSE Model Question

6. The two red holes indicate -the soldier is dead /bullet wounds

7.The original poem is - Le Dormeur Du Val (in French)

8. The original poem is written in - French language.

9. The poet writes this poem in - free verse.

10. This poem is - lyric.

11. The poet uses - the sonnet form.

12. The poem reflects - the futility pity of war.

13 The valley is - small and green.

14. The stream is - slow.

15. The sun rays are coming from - the mountaintop.

16. Hollow means - an empty space.

17. Heavy undergrowth means - plants / shrubbery on the ground of valley.

18. The sun rays are compared to-a stream.

19. The soldier lies - open mouthed.

20. The soldier's body lies - stretched.

21. The young soldier's body looks - pale / colourless.

22. The soldier's feet were - amoung the flowers,

23. The insects were - humming.

24. The soldier has in his side - two red holes.

25. The bed is warm because it is - sun-soaked.

Important Short Questions:

1)What does the stream leave long strands of silver? H.S. 2017

Ans-The stream leaves long strands of silver on the green grass on the valley

2)- What is described as gentle without guile? H.S. 2017

Ans-The smile of the dead soldier is described as gentle without guile.

3)- What do the two red holes signify? H.S. 2015

Ans-The two red holes signify that the soldier is dead by bullets wounds in the war.

4)- The humming insects don't disturb his rest - why? WBCHSE Model Question

Ans-Because the soldier is sleeping peacefully.

5)- What is the smile of the dead soldier compared to? WBCHSE Model Question

Ans-The smile of the dead soldier is compared to the gentle and innocent smile of an infant.

6 )What does the word hollow describe? WBCHSE Model Question

Ans-The word hollow means an empty space on the valley

7) What is the soldier's pillow made of? WBCHSE Model Question

Ans-The soldier's pillow is made of fern.

8)Where does the stream flow?

Ans-The stream flows through the small and green valley.

9)- What is the setting of the poem?

Ans-The setting of the poem is probably the Franco-Russian War of 1877 or The Franco-Prussian War of 1870.

Important Long Question

*1)How does the poem "Asleep In The Valley" describe the tragedy of war.

Or,

How does the picture of soldier describe the tragedy of war? Explain.

Ans-

'Asleep In The Valley' is an anti-war poem where Arthur Rimbaud beautifully presents the futility and horror of war. He describes a soldier sleeping in the green valley. He is open mouthed. The ferny pillow seems to comfort him. His feet are among the flowers.His face looks pale and his smile is like an infant's. He is sleeping peacefully in the sunlight and the humming insects cannot disturb his rest. It seems that there is nothing wrong with him. But there are two red holes in his side. It is a tragic discovery. At once, the picture of gloom and horror of war flashes upon our mind. We become conscious of the tragedy of war. We come to know that the soldier is not asleep. He is dead. He is a victim of war.

*2)Describe 'Asleep In The Valley' as an anti-war poem.

Ans-

*3)Describe the Theme of the poem "Asleep In The Valley".

Or,

Describe the Substance of the poem "Asleep In The Valley".

Ans-

*4)Description of the soldier.

Ans-

'Asleep In The Valley' is an anti-war poem where Arthur Rimbaud beautifully describes a soldier sleeping in the green valley. He is open mouthed. The ferny pillow seems to comfort him. His feet are among the flowers.His face looks pale and his smile is like an infant's. He is sleeping peacefully in the sunlight and the humming insects cannot disturb his rest. It seems that there is nothing wrong with him. But there are two red holes in his side. It is a tragic discovery. We come to know that the soldier is not asleep. He is dead. He is a victim of war.

Shall I Compare thee to a Summer’s Day?:

1) The poem "Sonnet 18" is written by –

a) Arthur Rimbaud b) William Shakespeare c) Gieve Patel d) John Keats.

ANSWER-(b)

2) This is a –

a) Sonnet b) elegy c) lyrical ballad d) dramatic monologue.

ANSWER-(a)

3) In Sonnet No.18, the poet’s friend will live –

a) as long as eyes can see b) as long as men can hear c) as long as ears can hear d) as long as as people read this sonnet.

ANSWER-(d)

4) This sonnet captures –

a) the beauty of the darling buds of May b) the beauty of the Shakespeare c) the beauty of the fair young d) the beauty of summer.

ANSWER-(c)

5) Sonnet No.18 is addressed to –

a) a man he met b) a young lady c) an old woman d) a young friend.

ANSWER-(d)

6) “So long lives this, and…” Here ‘this’ refers to-

a) the poet’s friend b) the verse of the poet c) the poet’s love for his friend d) the friend’s beauty.

ANSWER-(b)

7) The young person will live –

a) as long as people read this sonnet b) as long as men can breathe c) as long as eyes can see d) as long as ears can hear.

ANSWER-(a)

8) The poet states that summer –

a) is not eternal b) is not humid c) is eternal d) is constant.

ANSWER- (a)

9) The poet states that ‘fair’ –

a) is subject to change b) is the opposite of unfair c) can only diminish marginally d) is never subject to change.

ANSWER- (a)

10) the eye of heaven refers to-

a) all important Sun b) the clouds c) the poet d) the young man.

ANSWER-a)

11) Death has no control over-

a) the young person b) the poet )beauty d)poetry

ANSWER-(d)

12. Sonnet 18 is written in

―
(a) iambic trimester (b) iambic tetrameter (c) iambic pentameter (d) iambic hexameter

13. Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" follows the rhyme scheme of ―
(a) abba abba cde cde (b) abab cdcd efef gg (c) abcd abcd efef gg (d) abba ccdd eegf gg

14. Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" contains ―
(a) three quatrains and a couplet (b) two quatrains and three couplets (c) an octave and a sestet (d) one couplet and a fourteen-line stanza

15. Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" is addressed to ―
(a) Shakespeare's wife (b) Queen Elizabeth (c) a young woman (d) a young man

16. The wind that blows in the summer is ―
(a) hot (b) dry (c) rough (d) balmy

17. The 'darling buds' are shaken by the rough wind of ―
(a) May (b) March (c) June (d) July

18. The phrase 'summer's lease' suggests ―
(a) the span of heat (b) short-term of summer (c) beauty of the season (d) length of the season

19. "And summer's lease hath all too short a date" ― Here 'date' means ―
(a) a meek (b) a month (c) the beauty (d) duration

20. "Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines." ― Here 'eye of heaven' refers to ―
(a) the Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Jupiter

21. The poet says that every 'fair' ―
(a) is a subject to change (b) can only diminish marginally (c) is the opposite of unfair (d) is not a subject to change

31) The winds that blow in summer in Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 are-- rough.

32)' Thou art more lovely and more temperate' . Here the word' thou' refers to-- the poet's friend.

33) 'But thy eternal summer shall not fade' - the word opposite in meaning to' eternal' is--Temporal.

34) Rough winds shake the--Buds.

35) The sun's complexion in Shakespeare's Sonnet is said to be-- golden.

36) The poet's friend is compared to-- a summer's day.

37) 'So long lives this' - 'this' refers to-- poet's verse.
39) In Sonnet 18 summer is described as-- changeable.

40)'The darling buds of May' are shaken by - - rough winds.

41) The beauty of the poet's friend surpasses the beauty of-- Summer.

42) The month referred to in' Sonnet number 18'is - - May.

43) Death shall not be able to take the poet's friend into his--Shade.

44) The gold complexion of the sun is dimmed by-- clouds.

45) In the poem Sonnet no.18,Sun death have been imagined as - - males.

Extra MCQ:

1. The darling buds of May are shaken by rough winds in - May (H.S. 2017]

2. The opposite meaning of Eternal – temporal (HS Model)

3. The wind is - rough.

4. The eye of heaven indicates - The Sun.

5. The Sun's complexion is - gold

6. The form of this poem is - Shakespearean.

7. The death has no control - over poetry.

8. Temperate means - moderate.

9. The beauty of the Sun is - temperate.

10. Brag means - boast.

11. Death shall not be able to take the poet's friend into his - shade.

12. Shakespeare glorifies the beauty - of his friend.

13. The poet immortalized his friend through - poetry.

14. The poet's friend is compared to- summer.

SAQ questions and answers from' shall I compare thee to a summer's day':

1) what does' Eye Of Heaven' refer to?

The expression 'eye of Heaven' refers to the sun.

2) how is the gold complexion of the sun dimmed?

The gold complexion of the sun is dimmed by the clouds..

3) what is meant by 'summer's lease'?

The expression' summer's lease' means the duration of the summer.

4) what will make the beauty of the poet's friend eternal?

The verse will make the beauty of the poets friend eternal.

5) what shall death not brag of Shakespeare 's sonnet no 18?

Death shall not brag about taking the poet's friend into his shade.

6) what does Shakespeare compare his friend to?

Shakespeare compares his friend to a summer's day.

7) whose complexion is referred to in Sonnet no 18?

The gold complexion of the Sun is referred to in Sonnet no 18.

8)' shall I compare thee to a summer's day' - - does the speaker think the comparison proper or worthy?

The speaker does not think that the comparison is appropriate because his friend is more beautiful and temperate.

9) what shakes the darling buds of May?

The rough winds of Summer shake the darling buds of May.

10)' But thy eternal summer shall not fade' - - what does the word 'summer' refer to here?

Here the word 'summer' refers to the beauty and youth fullness of the poet's friend.

11) what does the expression 'eternal lines' refer to?

The expression 'eternal lines' refers to the poem or the Sonnet written by the poet.

12) whom is Sonnet no 18 addressed to ?

Sonnet no 18 is addressed to the poet's friend, a fair youth.

13) what season is mentioned in Sonnet no 18?

The season of Summer is mentioned in Sonnet no 18.

14) whose summer is described as eternal in Shakespeare's Sonnet no 18?

the summer of the youth of the poet's friend is described as eternal in Shakespeare's Sonnet number 18.

15) how does the poet's friend surpass a Summer Day?

The poet's friend surpasses a summer's day in loveliness and temperance.

16) what makes' every fair from fair' decline?

Chance or the changing course of nature makes every fair from fair decline.

17) how does the' eye of Heaven' sometimes shine in summer?

Sometimes the eye of Heaven or the sun shines too hot in summer.

18) how is the complexion of Sun described in Sonnet no 18?

The complexion of the sun is described as Golden in Sonnet number 18.

19) what, according to the poet, will his friend not lose?

According to the poet his friend will not lose the fairness that he possesses.

20) how is death personified in Sonnet no 18?

Death is personified in Sonnet no 18 as a boastful person who forces everyone into his embrace.

21) where, according to the poem, has his friend grown?

According to the poet, his friend has grown in the eternal lines of his poem.

22) what will 'give life' to the poet's friend?

The Sonnet 18 or the everlasting quality of poetry will give life to the poet's friend.

23) what are the shortcomings of the summer in comparison to the poet's friend?

The beauty of Summer is subject to change, and it is rough and hot, while the beauty of the poet's friend is constant and immortal.

24) what are the drawbacks of a summer day?

Besides being extremely hot or cloudy, a summer's day may spoil beautiful buds with the help of rough winds.

25) why is the friend's beauty called more temperate than summer?

The beauty of the friend is called more temperate than summer because Unlike the summer's day, it is more consistent and sustainable.

26) what is meant by' thy eternal summer '?

The expression' the eternal summer' refers to the eternal youth and beauty of the poets friend.

27) why does the poet begin the poem with a question?

The poet begins with an indicative question to convince The reader that the beauty of his friend is beyond comparison.

The Poetry Of Earth’ by John Keats

– Questions and Answers(L.A.Q.),

class 12, WBCHSE

1. "The poetry of earth is ceasing never." What does Keats mean by the poetry of earth? Explain the quoted line with reference to the text.

Central idea of the poem "The Poetry Of Earth."

2. What picture of the two seasons does Keats present in 'The Poetry Of Earth: 3+3

Mention in details the role of the two representatives of the poetry of earth through the cycle of two seasons.

3+3

3. Title of the poem 'The Poetry of Earth'.

Ans- In 'The Poetry of Earth', romantic poet John Keats establishes the continuity of the music of the earth through the merry voices of the grasshopper in summer and of the cricket in winter. Here music symbolizes poetry. Keats says that the poetry of earth is never dead.

In summer, the earth is hot. The sun is bright. Birds do not sing. It seems that the music of the earth will stop. But the grasshopper goes on singing.

Similarly, in winter, nobody expects to listen to any music. Frost falls. Evening becomes colder and silent. But the music of the earth is on. The cricket sings. The cold lifeless winter evening becomes musical.

Thus, the poet suggests that nothing can stop this music. The poetry of earth is ever-lasting.

*(If Title comes, add this) The title hints at the theme. So, the title is appropriate.

MCQ

1. In the poem “The poetry of Earth”, summer is represented by –

a) Weed

b) Cricket

c) Strove

d) Grasshopper.

Ans: d) Grasshopper.

2. The name of the poet of the poem “The poetry of Earth” is –

a) Gieve Patel

b) John Keats

c) William Shakespeare

d) Arthur Rimbaud.

Ans: b) John Keats.

3. In the poem “The poetry of Earth”, winter is represented by –

a) Weed

b) Cricket

c) Strove

d) Grasshopper.

Ans: b) Cricket.

4. According to the poet, the dominant creature that represents summer is –

a) Grasshopper

b) Birds

c) Cricket

d) Man

Ans: a) Grasshopper.

5. “The Poetry of Earth ” is a –

a) sonnet

b) a poem written in free verse

c) ode

d) lyrical ballad.

Ans: a) sonnet.

6. The Grasshopper is happy in –

a) Spring

b) Autumn

c) Winter

d) Summer.

Ans: d) Summer.

7. The meaning of ‘drowsiness’ is –

a)depression

b) working

c) tiredness

d) half-asleep.

Ans: d) half-asleep.

8. The word ‘coolling’ means –

a) comforting

b) soothing

c) brightening

d) pleasing.

Ans: a) comforting.

9. The tone of the poem is –

a) romantic

b) nostalgic

c) happy

d) tragic.

Ans: a) romantic.

10. “He takes the lead.” – Who is ‘he’? –

a) cricket

b) nature

c) bird

d) grasshopper.

Ans: d) grasshopper.

11. The grasshoppers-

a) move and play

b) move and sing

c) run and hunt

d) move and dance.

Ans: d) move and dance.

12. The cricket’s song seems to increase –

a) sorrow

b) warmth

c) joy

d) rapture.

Ans: b) warmth.

13. “The Poetry of Earth” is a –

a) dramatic poem

b) descriptive poem

c) narrative poem

d) philosophical poem.

Ans: b) descriptive poem.

14. “The Poetry of Earth” is never dead because –

a) nature’s music can be heard through all seasons

b) the grasshopper sings through summer

c) the cricket sings through winter.

Ans: a) nature’s music can be heard through all seasons.

15. “The Poetry of Earth” is a –

a) Petrarchan Sonnet

b) Spenserian Sonnet

c) Keatsean Sonnet

d) Shakespearean Sonnet

Ans: a) Petrarchan Sonnet.

16. The rhyme scheme of the Octave of the poem is –

a) abab cdcd

b) acbc bcac

c) cbcd abcd

d) abba abba

Ans: d) abba abba.

17. The rhyme scheme of the poem is –

a) abba abba cde cde

b) abba cddc ef ef ef

c) abab addc efe efe

d) abab cdcd ef ef gg

Ans: a) abba abba cde cde.

18. The meaning of the word ‘mead’ is –

a) a type of bird

b) one type of food

c) meadow

d) middle.

Ans: c) meadow.

19. Winter evening is –

a) silent

b) gloomy

c) delightful

d) hazy

Ans: a) silent.

20. Keats celebrates in this poem –

a) the grasshopper

b) the summer

c) the cricket

d) the music of earth.

Ans: d) the music of earth.

21. Keats finds inspiration in –

a) poetry

b) nature

c) language.

Ans: b) nature.

22. The symbol used in this poem to signify poetry is –

a) cricket

b) grasshopper

c) music

Ans: c) music.

23. The two seasons mentioned in this poem are –

a) autumn and summer

b) summer and winter

c) spring and summer

d) spring and monsoon.

Ans: b) summer and winter.

24. With what does the cricket warm the frost? –

a) wings

b) movement

c) warmth

d) music.

Ans: d) music.

25. The cricket’s song is heard from –

a) the cooling place

b) the hedge

c) behind the fireplace

d) the meadow.

Ans: c) behind the fireplace.

26. The poet contrasts summer with frost and then introduces warmth into frost. Why does he do so? –

a) the poet does this in order to prove that the music of earth is a constant.

b) the poet does this in order to prove that winter is not cruel.

c) the poet does this in order to prove that the difference in seasons.

d) the poet does this in order to prove that the cricket has a better voice.

Ans: a) the poet does this in order to prove that the music of earth is a constant.

27. The grasshopper is tired –

a) out of cold

b) out of much fun

c) out of excessive heat

d) of both heat and cold.

Ans: b) out of much fun.

28. The cricket’s song reminds the song of –

a) the cuckoo

b) The Nightingale

c) the grasshopper

d) the parrot.

Ans: c) the grasshopper.

29. “From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead” – the meaning of the word ‘hedge’ is –

a) park

b) playground

c) bush

d) garden.

Ans: c) bush.

30. The ‘grassy hills’ symbolise –

a) autumn

b) winter

c) spring

d) summer.

Ans: d) summer.

31. A winter evening is –

a) hazy

b) gloomy

c) silent

a) delightful.

Ans: c) silent.

32. According to Keats, the music of Earth ceases –

a) in summer

b) in autumn

c) in winter

d) at no point.

Ans: d) at no point.

33. The birds are faint with –

a) winter

b) hot sun

c) heavy rainfall

d) snowfall.

Ans: b) hot sun.

34. Summer is luxurious to –

a) the insects

b) the birds

c) the cricket

d) the grasshopper.

Ans: d) the grasshopper.

35. The grasshopper’s voice is heard in –

a) summer

b) winter

c) spring

d) autumn.

Ans: a) summer.

36. In drowsiness, one –

a) hears nothing

b) excessively conscious

c) hears song

d) is half-lost.

Ans: d) is hslf-lost.

37. The meaning of the word ‘wrought’ is –

a) suspected

b) walked

c) created

d) laughed

Ans: c) created.

38. Grasshopper fly in England in –

a) spring

b) winter

c) summer

d) autumn.

Ans: c) summer.

39. Silence has been wrought by –

a) summer

b) frost

c) winter

d) spring.

Ans: b) frost.

40. The word ‘stove’ means –

a) the oven

b) fireplace

c) the gas oven

d) chimney.

Ans: b) fireplace.

Short Questions and Answers from The Poetry Of Earth':

1. Question: What does Keats celebrate in the poem "The Poetry of Earth?

Answer: In the poem The Poetry of Earth', Keats celebrates the eternal existence of music in the world of nature.

2. Question: What kind of poem is "The Poetry of Earth?

Answer: The Poetry of Earth is an example of Italian sonnet.

3. Question: "The poetry of earth is never dead." -What does "poetry' stand for?

Answer: Here 'poetry stands for music.

4. Question:"A voice will run."-Whose voice is this?

Answer: The voice of the Grasshopper is referred to here.

5. Question:" he has never done with his delights." Whose delights are spoken of here?

Answer: The Grasshopper's delights are spoken of here.

6. Question: What do the birds do in summer?

Answer: In summer, the birds are faint with the hot sun and they take shelter in cooling trees.

7. Question: What does the Cricket's song seem to 'one in drowsiness half lost?

Answer: 'To one in drowsiness half lost', the Cricket's song seems to be the song of the Grasshopper.

8. Question: When does the Cricket shrill?

Answer: The Cricket shrills on a lone, cold and silent winter evening.

9. Question:Where does the Cricket shrill?

Answer: The Cricket shrills from the stove.

10.Question: What are two insects referred to in "The Poetry of Earth'.

Answer: The two insects referred to in The Poetry of Earth' are the Grasshopper and the Cricket.

11.Question: Which season does the Grasshopper represent?

Answer: The Grasshopper represents summer.

12.Question: Which season does the Cricket represent?

Answer: The Cricket represents winter.

13. Question: Who takes the lead in summer luxury'? HS 15

Answer: In Keats sonnet "The Poetry of Earth', the Grasshopper takes the lead in summer luxury

14.Question: What has wrought silence in winter?

Answer: The frost has wrought silence in winter.

15. Question: "a voice will run."-Whose voice is referred to here? HS 15

Answer: In the poem 'The Poetry of Earth', the voice of the Grasshopper is referred to here.

16.Question: Who has never done with his delights? H.5 16

Answer: The Grasshopper has never done with his delights.

17. Question: Where do all the birds hide in Keats' "The Poetry of Earth? H.S-16

Answer: In Keats' "The Poetry of Earth, all the birds hide in cooling trees.

18. Question: What might one hear on a lone, cold and silent winter evening? H.S-17

Answer. On a lone, cold and silent winter evening, one might hear the Cricket's song.

19. Question: Where does the Grasshopper rest? H.5 18

Answer: The Grasshopper rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed in summer.

20. Question: From where is the shrill song of the Cricket heard in 'The Poetry of Earth'? H.S-18

Answer: In The Poetry of Earth', the shrill song of the Cricket is heard from the stove on a lone winter evening.

21. What type of poem is 'The Poetry of Earth'?

Ans. It is a Petrarchan sonnet.

22. Which insect carries the song of summer in 'The Poetry of Earth'?

Ans. The Grasshopper carries the song of summer in 'The Poetry of Earth'

23. Which insect carries the song of winter in 'The Poetry of Earth'?

Ans. The Cricket carries the song of winter in 'The Poetry of Earth'

24. Where do the birds hide in Keats's sonnet, 'The Poetry of the Earth'?

Ans. The birds hide in cooling shade of the trees in Keats's sonnet,

25. Whose voice will run from hedge to hedge when all the birds rest in cooling trees?

Ans. The voice of the Grasshopper will run from hedge to hedge when all the birds rest in cooling trees.

26. Why do the birds hide in cooling trees?

Ans. The birds hide in cooling trees because they are exhausted by the scorching heat of the summer. I

27. How does the cricket warm the winter frost?

Ans. The Cricket warms the winter frost with its mucic.

28.Whose voice shall run from hedge to hedge? (2020)

Ans. The voice of grasshopper will run from hedge to hedge.

29. What does the poet mean by 'he has never done with his delights'?

Ans. The poet means that the immense joy of the Grasshopper that he gets from chirping merrily, would never come to an end.

30. Where does the Grasshopper rest when it tries out with fun?

Ans. The Grasshopper rests beneath some pleasant weed when it tries out with fun.

31. What might one hear on a lone, cold and silent winter evening?

Ans. One might hear the shrill song of cricket from the stove on a lone, cold and silent winter evening.

32. Where does the Grasshopper rest? (2018)

Ans. The Grasshopper rests beneath some pleasant weed.

33.From where is the shrill song of the cricket heard in 'The Poetry of Earth'? (2018)

Ans. The shrill song of the cricket is heard from the stove in 'The Poetry of Earth'.

34.Who takes the lead in 'summer luxury'? (2015)

Ans. The grasshopper takes the lead in ‘summer luxury'.

35. Where was the grasshopper seen in summer? (2017)

Ans. The grasshopper was seen in the bushes, beneath some pleasant weed and in the grassy hill in summer.

EXTRA IMPORTANT

Prose long QUESTIONS

1)'You have already been answered 'Who said this and to whom? how has the person referred to been answered?(2+4)

Ans:-The hermit said this to the Tsar in the story "Three Questions".

The Tsar requested the hermit to answer his questions several times but the hermit instead of answering the questions directly let the Tsar experience and realise it through some events.The hermit told the Tsar that if the Tsar had not dug the seedbeds for the hermit out of pity, then the Tsar would have gone his way and would have been attacked by the man and would have regretted the fact of not staying with the hermit.

So, when the Tsar was digging the beds was the most important time, and for whom he was digging the beds was the most important person and to do good to the hermit was his most important business. The hermit also told the Tsar that later when he was attending the wounded man then that time was the most important time, the wounded man was the most important person and tending the wounded man was the Tsar's most important business. If the Tsar had not saved the wounded man, then he would not have become friends with his former enemy so easily. By citing these examples, the hermit made the Tsar understand the true purpose of life, which is to help others.

2). "But her next question removed my doubts" - Who said this and about whom? What were the doubts of the speaker? What was the next question? How were his doubts removed?(2+1+2+1)

Or, 'But her next question removed my doubts.' - Who does 'her' refer to? What 'doubts' does the narrator have? What was the 'question' and how did it remove his doubts?

Ans: In the story "The eyes have it" by Ruskin bond here

'her 'refers to the girl co-passenger of the narrator.

The narrator had a doubt that if the girl already noticed that the narrator was blind.

Her next question was, 'Why don't you look out of the window?'

This question removed his doubts because she would not have asked him to 'look out of the window' if she had known that he could not see. So her question removed the narrator's doubts.

Question:-

3)"Then I made a mistake." - Who is the speaker?What 'mistake' did the speaker make?Why was it a mistake? What removed the speaker's doubts? What did the speaker do then?(1+1+1+1+2)

Ans: The narrator in the story "The Eyes Have It" is the speaker.

The speaker made a mistake by asking the girl what it was like outside.

It was a mistake because a normal man with eyesight cannot ask such a question. Perhaps he might forget that he was hiding his blindness from the girl.

The next question of the girl removed the speaker's doubt. She asked why he did not look out of the window.

The speaker then moved along the birth and felt for the window ledge. He faced the window making a pretence of studying the landscape.

4)'Our locality was predominantly Muslim' – Who is the speaker? How does the speaker describe the locality? What picture of communal harmony do you find in the description? [1+3+2 =6]

Answer— The speaker is Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

⚫ The position where Kalam lived was generally Muslim. multitudinous Hindu families live their amicably with their Muslim neighbours. There was a great Shiva temple in our position. The temple made rameswaram truly notorious to pilgrims. It was a 10 minute from kalam's own house. There was a truly old temple in our position too. Kalam used to go there for evening prayers with his father's.

⚫ The locality where they lived was a perfect picture of communal harmony. Kalam, along with his father visited a very old mosque in their locality for evening prayers. The people of Rameswaram irrespective of their religions, gathered outside the mosque after their evening prayers to receive Kalam's father's blessings to cure the invalids because they believed that he possessed the healing power. Many people were often cured and went back to thank him. The high priest of the Shiva temple of Rameswaram, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry had high regard for Kalam's father and discussed spiritual matters with him. The two shared a good rapport. This spirit of brotherhood was prevalent in the town.

5) "I would teach you right from wrong."- who said this, to whom and when? How did the speaker transform the person spoken to her? [1+1+1+3=6]

Ans:-Mrs Jones said this to Roger when she came to know that he had no one to look after him.

Hearing the purpose of theft, Mrs Jones, like a mother, said affectionately, "You could have asked me." This unexpected generosity moved Roger deeply. The trust bestowed upon him lighted up his soul and urged him to prove his trustworthiness. Mrs Jones cooked for him and they had supper together. While having supper she spoke to him about her workplace. This made him feel at home. Moreover, she offered him ten dollars to purchase his long-desired shoes and advised him not to steal. This advice of Mrs Jones and her motherly care made quite an impact in bringing about a complete transformation in Roger.

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