DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL JALANDHAR

WEEKLY TEST : II(2021-22)

SUBJECT : ENGLISH
CLASS : XII
Date- 23.07.2021
MM:25 TIME:45 MINS

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow : [4+3 = 7]

On sour cream walls, donations. Shakespeare’s head,

Cloudless at dawn, civilised dome riding all cities.
Belled, flowery, Tyrolese valley. Open-handed map.
Awarding the world its world.

(i) The phrase ‘Sour cream walls’ DOES NOT refer to:

a) the colour painted on the walls of the classroom which adds to its pale and sad
appearance.
b) filthiness of the place due to poverty.
c) gross neglect of the concerned authorities for not taking care.
d) the promising world for the slum children.

(ii) Shakespeare’s head, civilised dome, belled, flowery, Tyrolese valley are ironical
for the slum children as:

(a) They are symbols of great progress of civilization and higher learning.
(b) They represent the well-educated and civilized world which is very much in contrast
to that of slum world.
(c) The beauty and the grandeur of these images will never be found in their lives and
hence, they are quite irrelevant to them.
(d) Both (a) and (b)

(iii) The open handed map symbolises:

(a) the map of the rich and privileged

(b) hopes and aspirations
(c) world beyond the slum
(d) the marvels of modern civilization

II. But I've never again found the corridor that leads to the third level at Grand Central
Station, although I've tried often enough. Louisa was pretty worried when I told her all
this and didn't want me to look for the third level any more.

1. But I've never again found the corridor that leads to the third level:
 Charley did not find the corridor again because:

(a) The underground was sprouting in different directions.

(b) It did not exist.
(c) There was construction in process.
(d) All of the above.

2. Louisa was pretty worried when I told her all this.

This here refers to:

(a) Disappearance of her psychiatrist friend.

(b) Charley’s experience of the third Level.
(c) Charley buying old style currency.
(d) All of the above.

3. How would you describe Charley?

(a) confused, happy-go-lucky

(b) escapist, adventurous
(c) imaginative, nostalgic
(d) friendly, responsible

4. Louisa also started looking for the third level along with Charley. The statement is:
(a) True
(b) False.
(c) May be.

III. Attempt Stand-alone MCQs given below : ( 6 marks)

1. Dr Sadao was not sent with the troops during the war because of his research on
rendering the wounds clean:

(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) May be.

2. Why did Yumi refuse the task of cleaning the white man ?

(a) Because she hated Americans

(b) Because she was scared of white man
(c) Because she found the white man to be filthy.
(d) Because she did not have the broader perspective.

3. “What I want should not be confused with total inactivity.” Choose the option
that draws the most accurate parallel.
 keeping quiet: total inactivity = ______ : ______

a) reflection and death

b) silence and chaos
c) stagnation and introspection
d) mindfulness and fear

4. In ‘perhaps earth can teach us .’ Pablo Neruda hopes ..

(a) That we learn to grow green like earth does.

(b) That we work quietly like earth does.
(c) That we learn to survive despite all odds.
(d) All of these.

5. In ‘Let us not move our arms so much ..’ Pablo Neruda uses..
(a) Sarcasm
(b) Irony
(c) Pun
(d) Metaphor

6. Why is Hana afraid of General’s messenger:

(a) Because she thinks that their secret of sheltering the P.O.W is revealed.
(b) Because she had heard about General’s cruelty.
(c) Because she thinks that he has come to arrest Sadao.
(d) Both (a) and (c)

7. Pick phrases that portray ‘poverty and hopelessness’ in the poem:

1. slag heap
2. Spectacles of steel
3. Gusty waves
4. Run azure on gold sands
5. mended glass
6. squirrel’s game
7. Language is the sun

a) 2, 4 and 7
b) 1, 3 and 5
c) 3, 4 and 6
d) 1, 2 and 5

IV. Attempt any THREE short answer type questions to be answered in 40-50 words.
(2x3=6)

(i) Why do you think the poet employs words like “exotic” and “strangeness” in the
poem, ‘Keeping Quiet’?
(ii) How did the servants react when they realized that Dr Sadao was going to save the
life of the enemy?
 (iii) What message does the poet convey through the poem,” An Elementary School
Classroom in a Slum?”
(iv) What did the narrator do to make sure that he was actually at the third Level of
Grand Central?

V. Amidst the prevailing pandemic, where virtual learning is the new normal, your school has
organised the webinar to uplift the spirits of the students to adapt to the new methods of
online classes and appreciate the painstaking efforts of their mentors who make these classes
engaging. Highlight the guidelines provided by the resource person invited on the webinar to
motivate the students on how to keep boredom at bay and not let anything obstruct your
success. Prepare a report in 100-125 words for your school magazine. You are Gopal/Gopi,
Student Editor of the magazine. (5 marks)