Ans. ‘It’ refers to the task of killing a tree.
POETRY 10) ‘Not much pain will do it.’ – What does the expression suggest? [H.S. –
‘On Killing A Tree’ By Gieve Patel,
1)‘It takes much time to kill a tree.’ – What does the poet Gieve Patel mean by
the statement?
Ans. The poet Gieve Patel means that it is not easy to kill a tree.
2) ‘Slowly consuming the earth’ – What does the expression ‘consuming the
earth’ mean?[H.S. – 2019]
Ans. ‘Consuming the earth’ means drawing vital nutrients from the earth.
3)How does a tree grow?[H.S. – 2017]
Ans. A tree grows slowly by consuming the earth, feeding upon its crust,
absorbing sunlight, air, water for years.
4)What does the word ‘crust’ mean?
Ans. The word ‘crust’ means the top layer of the earth.
5)What has the tree absorbed for its growth?
Ans. The tree has absorbed sunlight, air and water for years for its growth.
6)What does the expression ‘leprous hide’ refer to? Or. What is meant by
‘leprous hide’? [H.S. – 2020]
Ans. The expression ‘leprous hide’ refers to the bark which is probably rough and
has marks.
7)What comes out from the leprous hide? Or. What sprouts out of the leprous
hide?
Ans. Green leaves sprout out of the leprous hide.
8) ‘But this alone won’t do it.’ – What do you mean by ‘this’?
Ans. ‘ This’ refers to the hacking and chopping.
9) ‘Not much pain will do it.’ – What does the word ‘it’ refers to?
2015]
Ans. The expression suggests that the tree can get pain from hacking and
chopping but they cannot kill it completely.
11)What does the expression ‘bleeding bark’ suggest?
Ans. The expression ‘bleeding bark’ suggests the flow of sap from the bark of the
tree after hacking and chopping.
12)What causes the bark of a tree to bleed? [H.S. – 2019]
Ans. The hacking and chopping causes the bark of tree to bleed.
13)What will rise from close to the ground?
Ans. Curled green twigs will rise from close to the ground.
14)What are miniature boughs?
Ans. The curled green twigs are the miniature boughs.
15)From where would curled green twigs rise?
Ans. Curled green miniature twigs would rise from stem close to the ground.
16)What would happen if the growth of miniature boughs is unchecked.
Ans. If the growth of miniature boughs is unchecked, they will expand again to
their former sizes.
17)What does the expression ‘anchoring earth’ suggest?
Ans. The expression ‘anchoring earth’ suggests that the roots are deep-rooted into
the earth and they are holding the tree tightly.
18)What does the phrase ‘earth cave’ refer to? [H.S. -2016]
Ans. The phrase ‘earth cave’ refers to the hollow made after uprooting the tree.
19)Which part of the tree is the most sensitive, white and wet? [H.S. – 2018]
Or. What according to the poet is the most sensitive of the tree? [H.S. – 2015]
Ans. The root of the tree is the most sensitive, white and wet.
20)Where does the tree’s strength lie? [H.S. – 2019]
Ans. The tree’s strength lies in the roots.
21)Why is the root wet?
Ans. The root is wet because it sucks water from the earth and passes to the tree.
22)What remains hidden for years inside the earth?
Ans. The roots of the tree remain hidden for years inside the earth.
23)What scorches and chokes the tree after it is pulled out? [H.S. – 2016]
Ans. The sun and the air scorch and choke the tree after it is pulled out.
24)In what form of verse is the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’ written? [H.S. –
2020]
Ans. The poem ‘On Killing a Tree, is written in free verse.
‘Asleep In The Valley’ By Arthur
Rimbaud —
1)How does the stream flow in the poem, ‘Asleep in the Valley’?
Ans. The stream flows slowly in the poem, ‘Asleep in the Valley’.
2)Where does the stream flow?
Ans. The stream flows through a small green valley.
3)How does the stream look like in the poem, ‘Asleep in the Valley’? [H.S. –
2016]
Ans. The stream looks like a long strand of silver in the poem, ‘Asleep in the
Valley’.
4)Where does the stream leave long strands of silver? [H.S. – 2017, 2019 &
2022]
Ans. The stream leaves long strands of silver on the bright green grass of the
valley.
5)What does the word ‘hollow’ signify in the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’?
Ans. The word ‘Hollow’ means a valley surrounded by mountains that seems a
hollow from distance.
6)From where do the sun rays fall on the valley?
Ans. The sun’s rays fall on the valley from the mountain top.
7)How are the sun rays compared with?
Ans. The sun’s rays are compared with the flowing of the stream.
8)How does the soldier lie?
Ans. The soldier lies open-mouthed with a pillow made of fern beneath his head
and his feet are among the flowers.
9)What is the pillow made of?
Ans. The pillow is made of fern.
10)What do you mean by ‘heavy undergrowth’?
Ans. Heavy undergrowth means the bushes and plants that grow in plenty.
11)What do you mean by ‘sun-soaked bed’?
Ans. ‘Sun-soaked bed’ means the green bed which is flourished and nourished by
the energy of the sun.
12)Why is the soldier pale? [H.S. – 2018 & 2022]
Ans. The soldier is pale because he is lying dead under the warm sun.
13)Where does the soldier lie stretched? [H.S. – 2019 & 2022]
Ans. The soldier lies stretched in the heavy undergrowth in a small green valley.
14)Where are the feet of the soldier placed? [ H.S. – 2020]
Ans. The feet of the soldier are placed among the flowers.
15)What is the soldier’s smile compared to? [H.S. – 2020]
Ans. The soldier’s smile is compared to the smile of an infant, gentle without
guile.
16)What is described as gentle without guile? [H.S. – 2017]
Ans. The smile of the innocent soldier is described as gentle without guile?
17)Why does the poet ask nature to keep the soldier warm so that the soldier
may not catch a cold? [H.S. – 2016] Or. ‘He may catch cold’ – Why does the
poet fear so?
Ans. As the soldier is sleeping under the open sky, the poet feels affection and asks
nature to keep him warm.
18)What does the poet ask nature to do?
Ans. The poet asks nature to keep him warm.
19)How does the poet bring out the innocence of the soldier in ‘Asleep in the
Valley’? [H.S. – 2018]
Ans. The poet brings out the innocence of the soldier by describing the smile of the
soldier as gentle without guile like an infant.
20)What are the insects doing?
Ans. The insects are humming and trying to disturb the soldier’s rest.
21)How does the soldier sleep?
Ans. The soldier lies open-mouthed, his feet are among the flowers, one hand is on
his breast and he sleeps peacefully.
22) “In his side there are two red holes” – What do the ‘two red holes’ in the
poem ‘Asleep in the valley’ signify? [H.S. – 2015]
Ans. ‘Two red holes’ signify two bullet wounds that leave a red blood spot.
‘Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s
Day’ By William Shakespeare –
1)What kind of poem is ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day’? [H.S. =
2019 & 2022]
Ans. ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day’ is a sonnet.
2)What is the structure of the poem ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s
Day’?
Ans. The sonnet ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day’ consists of three
quatrains with a concluding couplet.
3)To whom is the sonnet addressed?
Ans. The sonnet is addressed to Henry Wriothesly, earl of Southampton or William
Herbert, earl of Pembroke.
4)With what does Shakespeare wish to compare his friend in the sonnet ‘Shall
I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day’?
Ans. In the sonnet ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day’, Shakespeare
wishes to compare his friend to a summer’s day.
5)Why didn’t the poet want to compare his friend to a summer’s day?
Ans. The poet did not want to compare his friend to a summer’s day because his
friend is more lovely and more temperate than a summer’s day.
6)In which month can the ‘darling buds’ be seen? [H.S. = 2020]
Ans. The ‘darling buds’ can be seen in May.
7)What do the rough winds do in summer?
Ans. Rough winds shake the darling buds of summer.
8) ‘And Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.’ – what is meant by
‘summer’s lease’? [H.S. = 2016]
Ans. ‘Summer’s lease’ means the duration of summer.
9)What are the disadvantages of the summer’s day mentioned in Sonnet No.
18?
Ans. Summer is short in duration and the winds destroy the darling buds.
10)What does ‘eye of heaven’ refer to? [H.S. = 2017 & 2022]
Ans. ‘Eye of heaven’ refers to the sun.
11)How is the ‘gold complexion’ of the sun dimmed? [H.S. = 2016]
Ans. The ‘gold complexion’ of the sun is dimmed by the clouds.
12)How does ‘every fair from fair’ decline?
Or. What does the line “Ans every fair from fair sometimes decline” mean?
[H.S. = 2020]
Ans. ‘Every fair from fair’ declines by nature’s changing course.
13)What do you mean by the phrase ‘fair from fair’?
Ans. The phrase ‘fair from fair’ means the beautiful objects of nature.
14)What do you mean by the phrase ‘nature’s changing course’?
Ans. The phrase, ‘ nature’s changing course’ means natural destruction and decay
with the passage of time.
15) “But thy eternal summer shall not fade.” – What do you mean by the Ans. The bird fainted with the hot sun in summer.
phrase ‘thy eternal summer’?
4)Where do the birds hide when they are ‘faint with the hot sun’? [H.S. =
Ans. The phrase, ‘thy eternal summer’ means the everlasting youthfulness and 2019 & 2022]
beauty of the poet’s friend.
Or. Where do all the birds hide in summer? [H.S. = 2016]
16)What shall death not brag about in Shakespeare’s sonnet No. 18? [H.S. =
Ans. The birds hide in the cooling shed of trees when they are ‘faint with the hot
2015, 2019 & 2022]
sun’.
Ans. Death shall not brag to the poet’s friend to wonder in his shade.
5) “…… a voice will run.” – Whose voice is referred to here? [H.S. = 2015]
17) “Nor shall death brag thou wand’rest in his shade.” – What does the poet
Or. Whose voice shall run from hedge to hedge? [H.S. = 2020]
mean by the phrase ‘his shade’?
Ans. The voice of the grasshopper is referred to here.
Ans. By the phrase, ‘his shade’, the poet means the shadow of death.
6)Where will the voice of the grasshopper run?
18) What will make the beauty of the poet’s friend eternal? [H.S. = 2015]
Ans. The voice of the grasshopper will run from hedge to hedge about the
Ans. The immortal lines of the sonnet will make the beauty of the poet’s friend
new-mown meadow.
eternal.
7)Who takes the lead in Summer luxury in Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry of
19) “When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st.” – What do you mean by the
Earth’? [H.S. =2015]
‘eternal lines’?
Ans. The grasshopper takes the lead in Summer luxury in Keats’ sonnet, ‘The
Ans. The ‘eternal lines’ are the eternal verses in the form of sonnet.
Poetry of Earth’.
20)How long will the young man be remembered in Shakespeare’s sonnet No.
8)What do you mean by the phrase ‘new-mown mead’?
18? [H.S. = 2018 & 2022]
Ans. The phrase, ‘new-mown mead’ means freshly chopped meadow.
Ans. The young man will be remembered so long as men can breathe or eyes can
see. 9)Who has never done with delights in Keats’s sonnet? [H.S. = 2016]
21) “So long times this.” – What is referred to by the word ‘this’? [H.S. = Ans. The grasshopper has never done with delights in Keats’s sonnet ‘The Poetry
2017] of Earth’.
Ans. ‘This’ refers to the sonnet of Shakespeare. 10)What does the poet mean by the statement ‘he has never done with his
delights’?
22)What gives life to the poet’s friend in sonnet No. 18?
Ans. By the statement ‘he has never done with his delights’, the poet means that
Ans. The sonnet written by William Shakespeare gives life to his friend.
the delights of the grasshopper never come to an end.
‘The Poetry Of Earth’ By John Keats –
11)When does the grasshopper rest?
1)What type of poem is John Keats’ ‘The Poetry of Earth’? Ans. The grasshopper rests when it is tired out of its singing.
Ans. John Keats’ ‘The Poetry of Earth’ is a Petrarchan sonnet. 12)Where does the grasshopper rest? [H.S. = 2018]
2)What does the poet signify by ‘the poetry of earth’? Ans. The grasshopper rests beneath some pleasant weed.
Ans. By ‘the poetry of earth’ John Keats signifies the music of nature. 13)Where was the grasshopper seen in summer? [H.S. = 2017]
3)Why did the bird faint in summer ?
Ans. The grasshopper was seen in hedges and beneath the weeds in summer.
14)What has wrought a silence on a lone winter evening?
Ans. The frost has wrought a silence on a lone winter evening.
15)What might one hear on a lone, cold, silent winter? [H.S. = 2017, 2019]
Ans. One might hear the cricket’s shrill song on a lone, cold, silent winter.
16)From where is the shrill song of the cricket heard in ‘The Poetry of
Earth’? [H.S. = 2018 & 2022]
Ans. The shrill song of the cricket is heard from the stove in ‘The poetry of Earth’.
17)What increases the warmth in winter?
Ans. The cricket’s song increases the warmth in winter.
18)How does the cricket warm the winter?
Ans. The cricket warms the winter with its shrill song.
19)What does ‘one in drowsiness half lost’ consider the song of the cricket?
Ans. ‘one in drowsiness half lost’ considers the song of the cricket as the song of
the grasshopper.
20)What does Keats celebrate in the poem ‘The Poetry of Earth’? [H.S.
=2020]
Ans. Keats celebrates the ceaseless music of nature in the poem, ’The Poetry of
Earth’.
‘The Poetry Of Earth’ By John Keats –
1)What type of poem is John Keats’ ‘The Poetry of Earth’?
Ans. John Keats’ ‘The Poetry of Earth’ is a Petrarchan sonnet.
2)What does the poet signify by ‘the poetry of earth’?
Ans. By ‘the poetry of earth’ John Keats signifies the music of nature.
3)Why did the bird faint in summer ?
Ans. The bird fainted with the hot sun in summer.
4)Where do the birds hide when they are ‘faint with the hot sun’? [H.S.
= 2019 & 2022]
Or. Where do all the birds hide in summer? [H.S. = 2016]
Ans. The birds hide in the cooling shed of trees when they are ‘faint with
the hot sun’.
5) “…… a voice will run.” – Whose voice is referred to here? [H.S. =
2015]
Or. Whose voice shall run from hedge to hedge? [H.S. = 2020]
Ans. The voice of the grasshopper is referred to here.
6)Where will the voice of the grasshopper run?
Ans. The voice of the grasshopper will run from hedge to hedge about the
new-mown meadow.
7)Who takes the lead in Summer luxury in Keats’ sonnet, ‘The Poetry
of Earth’? [H.S. =2015]
Ans. The grasshopper takes the lead in Summer luxury in Keats’ sonnet,
‘The Poetry of Earth’.
8)What do you mean by the phrase ‘new-mown mead’?
Ans. The phrase, ‘new-mown mead’ means freshly chopped meadow.
9)Who has never done with delights in Keats’s sonnet? [H.S. = 2016]
Ans. The grasshopper has never done with delights in Keats’s sonnet ‘The
Poetry of Earth’.
10)What does the poet mean by the statement ‘he has never done with
his delights’?
Ans. By the statement ‘he has never done with his delights’, the poet means
that the delights of the grasshopper never come to an end.
11)When does the grasshopper rest?
Ans. The grasshopper rests when it is tired out of its singing.
12)Where does the grasshopper rest? [H.S. = 2018]
Ans. The grasshopper rests beneath some pleasant weed.
13)Where was the grasshopper seen in summer? [H.S. = 2017]
Ans. The grasshopper was seen in hedges and beneath the weeds in
summer. Poetry – M.C.Q. From The Previous
14)What has wrought a silence on a lone winter evening?
Ans. The frost has wrought a silence on a lone winter evening.
Year H.S. Exams
15)What might one hear on a lone, cold, silent winter? [H.S. = 2017, On Killing a Tree (M.C.Q.)
2019] 1) ‘In Miniature boughs’, the word ‘boughs’ means –
Ans. One might hear the cricket’s shrill song on a lone, cold, silent winter. a) shoots b) roots
16)From where is the shrill song of the cricket heard in ‘The Poetry of b) frost d) rain [H.S. = 2015]
Earth’? [H.S. = 2018 & 2022]
Ans. [a] shoots.
Ans. The shrill song of the cricket is heard from the stove in ‘The poetry of
Earth’. 2)The bark of the tree is described as ‘leprous hide’ because it is –
17)What increases the warmth in winter? a) soft and smooth b) wounded by the knife
Ans. The cricket’s song increases the warmth in winter. c) rough and has marks d) glossy and shining [H.S. = 2016]
18)How does the cricket warm the winter? Ans. [c] rough and has marks.
Ans. The cricket warms the winter with its shrill song. 3)The roots need to be pulled out of the –
19)What does ‘one in drowsiness half lost’ consider the song of the a) firm soil b) anchoring earth
cricket? c) underground d) firm earth [H.S. = 2017]
Ans. ‘one in drowsiness half lost’ considers the song of the cricket as the Ans. [b] anchoring earth.
song of the grasshopper.
4) ‘The curl green twigs’ rise from –
20)What does Keats celebrate in the poem ‘The Poetry of Earth’? [H.S.
=2020] a) the earth’s cave b) the uprooted tree

Ans. Keats celebrates the ceaseless music of nature in the poem, ’The c) close to the ground c) the rough bark [H.S. = 2018]
Poetry of Earth’. Ans. [c] close to the ground.
5) Green twigs that rise from close to the ground are –
a) straight b) curled
c)crooked c)crinkled [H.S. = 2019]
Ans. [b] curled.
6) The poet seems to suggest that in order to kill a tree –
a) plucking out all the leaves will do the job
b) some pain will do the job a) spots of blood clots b) red flowers in the valley
c) cutting the branches will do the job c) bullet wounds d) none of these [H.S. = 2020]
d) total destruction of the roots will do the job [H.S. = 2020] Ans. [c] bullet wounds.
Ans. [d] total destruction of the roots will do the job. Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day (M.C.Q.)
Asleep In The Valley (M.C.Q.) 13) ‘The eye of heaven’ in Shakespeare’s Sonnet No. 18 refers to –
7)The smile of the soldier in the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ is – a) the sun b) the moon
a) gentle b) witty c) the poet d) the clouds [H.S. = 2015]
c)foolish d) cunning [H.S. = 2015] Ans. [a] the sun.
Ans. [a] gentle. 14) The winds that blow in summer in Shakespeare’s Sonnet No. 18 are
8) One hand of the soldier is on his – –

a) face b)gun a) balmy b) weak

b) breast d)side [H.S. = 2016] c) hot d) rough [H.S. = 2016]

Ans. [c] breast Ans. [d] rough.

15) The ‘darling buds’ are shaken by rough winds in –
9) The soldier’s pillow is made of –
a) March b) April
a) flowers b)fern
c) grass d)leaves [H.S. = 2017] c) May d) June [H.S. = 2017 &2022]

Ans. [b] fern. Ans. [c] May.

10) The marks of wounds of the soldier are – 16) Nature’s changing course is –
a) dimmed b) temperate
a) on his head b) on his chest
c) untrimmed d) lovely [H.S. = 2018 & 2022]
c)in his side d) in his leg [H.S. = 2018 & 2022]
Ans. [c] in his side. Ans. [c] untrimmed.
17) “….. his gold complexion dimmed.” Here ‘his’ refers to –
11) Nature is pleaded to keep the soldier –
a) the sun b) the sky
a)pleasant b)warm
c)asleep d)peaceful [H.S. = 2019 & 2022] c)poet’s friend d) poet himself [H.S. = 2019]
Ans. [a] the sun.
Ans. [b] warm.
18) “But thy eternal summer shall not fade.” Here ‘thy’ refers to –
12) The words ‘red holes’ mean –
a) Shakespeare b) the sun
c) Shakespeare’s friend d) the season of summer [H.S. = 2020]
Ans. [c] Shakespeare’s friend.
PROSE
The Poetry of Earth (M.C.Q.) ‘The Eyes Have It’ By Ruskin Bond,
19) The silence in ‘The Poetry of Earth’ has been wrought by – 1)At which station did the girl get into the train? [H.S. – 2015]
a) summer b) winter Ans. The girl got into the train from Rohana.
c) frost d) rain [H.S. = 2015] 2)Who came to see the girl?
Ans. [c] frost. Ans. The couple who came to see the girl off were probably her parents.
20) The grasshopper is associated with the season – 3)How did the narrator feel that the couple were his parents?
a) winter b) autumn Ans. The narrator felt so because they were very anxious about her comforts.
c) summer d) spring [H.S.= 2016] 4)What did the woman instruct the girl?
Ans. [c] summer. Ans. The woman instructed the girl where to keep her things, when not to lean out,
and how to avoid speaking to strangers.
21)The birds hide in –
5)What were the eyes of the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ sensitive to? [H.S.
a) Shade of trees b) shadow of trees – 2017]
c) cold trees d) cooling trees [H.S. = 2017] Ans. The eyes of the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ were sensitive only to light and
darkness.
Ans. [d] cooling tree.
6)Why was the narrator unable to tell anything about the look of the girl?
22) ‘…. he takes the lead’. Who is ‘he’? He is –
Ans. The narrator was unable to tell anything about the girl because he was
a) the summer b) the grasshopper completely blind.
c) the cricket d) the poet [H.S. = 2018] 7)How did the blind narrator know that the girl wore slippers?
Ans. [b] the grasshopper. Ans. The blind narrator knew that the girl wore slippers because they slapped
23) Being tired the grasshopper rests beneath – against her heels.
8)What did the narrator like about the girl when he met her?
a) green hedge b) bushes
Ans. The narrator liked the sound of her voice and the sound of her slippers when
c) pleasant weed d) grassy hills [H.S. = 2019, 2020 & 2022] he met the girl.
Ans. [c] pleasant weed 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 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
& 2022]
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 & 2022]
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 Mussoorie.
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 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 October 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 log fire and drinking 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 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 complimented the girl for her interesting face, she laughed
pleasantly.
33) By what was 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
& 2022]
Ans. The girl described the narrator as a gallant young man and a serious fellow.
35)Why did the girl consider the narrator a gallant young man?
Ans. The girl considered the narrator 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 couldn’t 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 some time after.
41)What did the narrator wonder about the hair of the girl?
Ans. The narrator wondered if she wore her hair in a 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 was
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 pay.’ – 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 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 to 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.

‘Strong Roots’ By APJ Abdul Kalam –
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.
‘Thank You Ma’am’ By Langston
Hughes –
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 a hammer and nails.
4)Where did Roger fall on losing his balance? [H.S. – 2016]
Ans. Roger fell 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]
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 daybed in her room.
18)What was 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
forgiven 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 learns how to lead an honest life and
behave with others from Mrs Jones.
‘Three Questions’ By Leo Tolstoy –
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. 9)What does the Phrase ‘spit it out’ mean?
48) What was the most important business when the bearded man ran Ans. Just say it.
to them? 10)Why did Lomov actually come to Chubukov?
Ans. To propose his daughter in marriage.
Ans. The most important business was to take care of the bearded man 11)Why did Chubukov embrace and kiss Lomov?
when he ran to them. Ans. Hearing the marriage proposal of his daughter.
49) What are the ultimate answers to the three questions that the Tsar 12)What was Chubukov’s continual desire?
got from the hermit? Ans. To get Lomov as his son- in-law.
13)What was the pet name of Natalya?
Ans. a) The most important man is he with whom we are dealing with. Ams. Natasha.
b) The most important time is now. 14)How did Chubukov compare his daughter’s love to Lomov?
Ans. Like a love- sick cat.
c) The most important affair is to do good for one with whom we are 15)What was Lomov’s age?
dealing in the present. Ans. 35 years.
50) What, according to the hermit, is the most important thing to do? 16)What is a critical age according to Lomov?
[H.S. =2019 & 2022] Ans. 35
17)Who suffered from palpitations?
Ans. See Question No. 49 (c)
Ans. Lomov.
‘The Proposal’ 18)What were the other physical problems of Lomov?
Ans. Trembling of lips, twitch in right eyebrow, pull in shoulder and head.
1)What is the format of the play ‘The Proposal’? 19)When did Lomov use to jump like a lunatic?
Ans. One-act-play. Ans. When he felt the pull in his shoulder and head.
2)When was the play performed? 20)How many times did he feel the pull?
Ans. In 1890. Ans. Twenty times.
3)How many characters does the play have? 21)Go there is a merchant come for his goods.” – Who is the merchant
Ans. Three characters. mentioned here?
4)What were their ages? Ans. Lomov.
Ans. Lomov – in his middle thirties. 22)What was Natalya wearing?
Chubukov – in his seventies Ans. Apron and negligee.
Natalya – twenty five 23)What was Natalya doing?
5)What was the setting of the play? Ans. Shelling peas for drying.
Ans. Rural countryside of Russia. 24)What was the weather when Natalya and Lomov met?
6)What was Lomov wearing? Ans. Slendid.
Ans. A dress-jacket and white gloves. 25)What was the weather of the previous day?
7)Why was Chubukov extremely glad and surprised? Ans. Wet.
Ans. To see Lomov. 26)What did Natalya inform Lomov about the workmen?
8)What did Chubukov suspect of Lomov’s coming to his house? Ans. The workmen did not do anything all day.
Ans. To borrow money.
27)Why was Natalya afraid of? 42)What was the area of Oxen Meadows?
Ans. The hay might rot. Ans. 5 dessiantins or 13.5 acres.
28)What did Natalya say about Lomov’s evening dress? 43)What according to Natalya was the worth of Oxen Meadows?
Ans. He looked better. Ans. 300 roubles.
29)How long did Lomov have the privilege of knowing her family? 44)What could not Natalya stand?
Ans. Since his childhood. Ans. Unfairness.
30)From whom did Lomov inherit his land? 45)What did Natalya think of Lomov’s coming with putting on
Ans. From his late aunt and her husband. dress-jacket?
31)Who had the greatest respect for Natalya’s father and her late Ans. To claim Oxen Meadows.
mother? 46)What did Natalya lend Lomov the previous year?
Ans. Lomov’s late aunt and her husband. Ans. Threshing machine.
32)What ,according to Lomov, was the relation between the Lomovs 47)What had happened to the Chubukovs on account of lending the
and the Chubukovs? threshing machine?
Ans. Friendly and the most affectionate. Ans. They had to put off their own threshing till November.
33)Which land of Lomov touched the birchwoods? 48)Who compared themselves as Gyspsies?
Ans. Oxen Meadows. Ans. Natalya.
34)What was the disputed land between the Lomovs and the 49)Who never grabbed anybody else’s land in his life?
Chubukovs? Ans. Lomov.
Ans. Oxen Meadows. 50)Why did’nt the peasants pay to Lomov’s grandfather?
35)Which land was wedged between birchwoods and the Burnt Marsh? Ans. Because the land was in disput.
Ans. Oxen Meadows. 51)Who threatened to give up the meadows to the peasants?
36)How long did Lomov have the claim of the land Oxen Meadows? Ans. Chubukov.
Ans. As long as he could remember. 52)Who called Lomov a pettifogger?
37)Who gave the free use of Oxen Meadows to the peasants of Natalya’s Ans. Chubukov.
father’s grandfather? 53)In what occasion did Chubukov call Lomov a pettifogger?
Ans. Lomov’s aunt’s grandfather. Ans. When Lomov threatened Chubukov to take him to court.
38)For how many years did Lomov’s aunt’s grandfather give the free 54)Who tried for embezzlement to the Lomovs?
use of the land to the peasants. Ans. Chubukov’s grandfather.
Ans. For forty years. 55)Who had lunacy in their family?
39)What did the peasants of Natalya’s father’s grandfather use to Ans. The Lomovs.
make? 56)Whose grandfather was a drunkard?
Ans. Bricks. Ans. Lomov’s grandfather.
40)What did Natalya’s grandfather and great grandfather reckon 57)What is the name of Lomov’s younger Aunt?
about the land? Ans. Nastasya Mihailovna.
Ans. The land extended to Brunt Marsh. 58)To whom did Lomov’s younger Aunt run away?
41)For how many years did Natalya claim to occupy the land? Ans. With an architect.
Ans. Nearly three hundred years. 59)Who was referred to as hump-backed?
Ans. Chubukov’s mother. Ans. Chubukov.
60)Who was mentioned as a guzzling gambler? 76)What was the price of Squeezer?
Ans. Lomov’s father. Ans. 85 roubles.
61)Who was spoken to as a malicious and double faced intriguer? 77)Who thought that Squeezer was heaps better than Guess?
Ans. Lomov. Ans. Natalya.
62) Who called Lomov ‘the scarecrow’? 78)Why was Squeezer better than Guess to Natalya?
Ans. Chubukov Ans. As Squeezer was young and had a good pedigree.
63)Who called Lomov ‘a turnip ghost’? 79)Who was overshot?
Ans. Chubukov. Ans. Squeezer.
64)Who was referred to as ‘stuffed sausage’? 80)What does overshot mean?
Ans. Lomov. Ans. Lower jaw is shorter than upper.
65)Who called Lomov ‘the wizen faced frump’? 81)Who was a bad hunter?
Ans. Chubukov. Ans. Squeezer.
(Chubukov called Lomov as a malicious/doublefaced intriguer/the 82)Who were the parents of Squeezer?
scarecrow/a turnip ghost/stuffed sausage/the wizen faced frump) Ans. Harness and Chisels.
66)Why did Chubukov wish to shoot or hang himself? 83)’He is old and ugly as a worn out cab –horse’ – who is referred to
Ans. Because Natalya asked him to fetch Lomov and just now they cursed here?
him, abused him and expelled him. Ans. Guess.
67)Who remembered that Oxen Meadows really belonged to the 84)What according to Lomov was the handsome price to pay for the
Lomovs? Squeezer?
Ans. Natalya. Ans. 25 roubles.
68)When did Natalya remembered that Oxen Meadows really belonged 85)What were the two defects of Guess that Chubukov had pointed
to the Lomovs? out?
Ans. When Lomov was fetched to propose her. Ans. Guess was i) old and ii) short in the muzzle.
69)When did Lomov wish to go for shooting? 86)Who ran neck to neck with the Count’s dog on the Marusinsky
Ans. After the harvest. hunt?
70)What was the name of Lomov’s dog? Ans. Guess.
Ans. Guess. 87)Who was left behind on the Marusinsky hunt?
71)What was the misfortune that Lomov got? Ans Squeezer.
Ans. Guess had gone lame. 88)Why was Squeezer left behind on the Marusinsky hunt?
72)What was the cause of Guess’s lameness that Lomov had thought? Ans. Besause the Count’s whipper – in hit Squeezer with his whip.
Ans. The leg of Guess must have got twisted or bitten by some other dog. 89)Who was worrying a sheep on the Marusinsky hunt?
73)Where did Lomov buy his Guess from? Ans. Squeezer.
Ans. Mironov. 90)Who advised Lomov to lie on Kitchen’s oven?
74)How much did Lomov pay for Guess? Ans. Natalya.
Ans. 125 roubles. 91)What should Lomov hunt instead of foxes?
75)Who bought Squeezer? Ans. Black beetles.
92) “I’ll shoot you like a patridge.” – who said this and to whom? a) a devil b) a peasant
Ans. Chubukov said this to Lomov. c)an angel d) a darling [H.S. – 2017]
93)Who used to beat Chubukov?
Ans. His late wife. 6)Chubukov ordered Lomov to shut up or he would shoot him like a –
94) “You’re under the slipper of your house keeper.” – who said this a) patridge b)fox
and to whom? c)dog c) wolf [H.S. – 2017]
Ans. Chubukov said this to Lomov.
95)Where had Lomov fall after being fainted? 7)According to Natalya, they had lent Lomov their –
Ans. Armchair. a) hunting dog b) lands
96)Who abused Lomov that he could not even sit on horse? c) peasants d) threshing machine [H.S. – 2017]
Ans. Natalya.
97)Who wanted to put a bullet into his head or cut his throat? 8)Natalya was shelling ……….. for drying –
Ans. Chubukov. a) beans b) peas
98)Why did Chubukov think Natalya as a weight in his shoulders?
c)barley d) meadows [H.S. – 2017]
Ans. As Natalya was a grown up unmarried girl.
99)Who offered champagne at the end? 9)Lomov gave …………… to Minorov for his dog. –
Ans. Chubukov. a) 120 roubles b) 125 roubles

‘The Proposal’ – M.C.Q. c) 25 roubles d) 85 roubles [H.S. – 2018]

10)Lomov went to his neighbour, Chubukov’s house –
1)The name of Natalya’s dog is – a) to borrow money b) to settle a dispute
a) Squeezer b) Mirnov c) to give a marriage proposal d) to complain [H.S. – 2018 & 2022]
c) Guess d) Ivan [H.S.- 2016] 11)Lomov’s aunt’s name is –
2)When Lomov arrived, Chubukov was surprised by his – a) Natalya Stepnova b) Natasha Vassilvitch
a) evening dress b)palpitation c) Nastasya Mihailovna d)Natalya Mihailovna [H.S. – 2018 & 2022]
c) shyness d) impudence [H.S. – 2016] 12)Chubukov comments that Lomovs’ have had in their family –
3)Lomov comes to Chubukuv’s house – a) Autocracy b) lunacy
a) to propose to his daughter b) like a good neighbour c) hypocrisy d) democracy [H.S. – 2018]
c) for a formal meeting c) to borrow money from Chubukov.[H.S. – 2016] 13)Natalya suggested that Lomov should not go after foxes but –
4)Chubukov is a – a) catch black beetles b) go after horses
a)Landowner b)lawyer c) shoot partridges d) go to the doctor [H.S. – 2019]
c)merchant d)physician [H.S. – 2016] 14)Lomov wanted to remind Natalya that her dog was –
5)Chubukov addresses Lomov as – a) ugly b) old
 c) overshot d) lame [H.S. – 2019] 5)Write a report on the Teachers’ Day celebration of your school.
6)Write a report on a farewell ceremony of a retired teacher at your school.
15)Chubukov said that Lomov’s younger aunt had ran away with – 7)write a report on a blood donation camp organised by your local club.
a) a hunter b) a drunkard 8)Write a report on a dengue prevention camp organized by your club.
c) a count d) an architect [H.S. – 2019 &2022]
16)The worst of Lomov’s physical problems is –
a) the way he sleeps b) his palpitations
c)his headache d)his limp [H.S. – 2019 & 2022]
17)The first argument between Lomov and Natalya was over – Letter Writing
a) land b) labour Editorial Letter
c) hunting dogs c) inheritance [H.S. – 2020] 1)Write a letter to the Editor of an English daily stating the scarcity of
18)When Natalya comes to know that Lomov had come to propose her, she drinking water in your locality.
asks her father to – 2) Write a letter to the Editor of an English daily complaining about the
a) never allow him again. b) take him to court poor condition of roads in your locality.
c) get him by the neck d) bring him back [H.S. – 2020] 3) Write a letter to the Editor of an English daily expressing your concern
19)When Lomov arrived, Natalya was –
about the increasing number of road accidents.

a) instructing her mowers b) shelling peas for drying Formal Letter

c) stacking hay d) readind a book [H.S. – 2020] 1)Write a letter to the Headmaster of your school asking for permission to
arrange an educational excursion.
20)Lomov hoped to go for shooting –
a) before the harvest b) in the November
2)Suppose you need an early departure from school after the fourth period
due to an unavoidable situation. Now write an application to your
c) in June d) after the harvest [H.S. – 2020] Headmaster seeking permission to leave early.
REPORT 3)Write a letter to the concerned authority requesting for rectification of
1) Write a report on the celebration of Nirmal Vidyalaya Abhijan at your mistakes in your Aadhar card.
school. 4) Write a letter to the concerned authority of a super-speciality hospital
2)Write a report on the annual sports of your school to be published in the demanding an explanation of an exorbitant medical bill that they have
school magazine. charged unduly for your relative.
3)Write a report on Kanyashree Day observation in your school.
4) Write a report on Education Excursion conducted by your school.