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Read the follow ing questi ons and c hoose the most appro
priate respon.!it! from the choice s
given below ( Please do not copy the questi oo - simply
write out in correc t serial order the
appro priate word o r phrase .)
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( i) Why does Cassi us send notes throug h Cinna. at the end
of Act I?
(a) 10 warn Caesa r about Brutu s· betray al so that he could take
nec~ ury action
(b) to assure Brutu s tha t plans for the conspiracy were in
place
(c) to remin d Caesa r to meet at the Capito l at the appointed
time
(d) to convi nce Brutus that the Romans needed him to joint.
he conspiracy
(ii) Why docs Brutu s oppoSt: the idea of includ ing Cicer o
in their group ? 1l ~DER \,T,\~ Ol:-.f iJ
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(iii) "/ would have had thee there and here again
(a) angry
(b) weak
(c) sad
(d ) anxious
(iv) Which of the following lines reflects Caesar·s arrogance? I l 1:"\DERST A'\'D l:'\GI
(v) Select the option that shows the correct relationship between statements (I) and (2).
SlalemenJ I : Aaviu.'> tells Marullus that they would have to take all the
decorations off Caesar's statues.
Slak!menl 2: Aavius fears that Caesar's growing powers would result in a life of
servitude for all Romans. fAKA LYS ISI
(ii) When he stepped forward to take a closer look. he felt as if an electric shock
had passed through his body.
(iii) He grew uneai,-y as he became aware of a n eerie silence that had suddenly
descend ed o n the world.
( iv) AJthoug h it was a dark. moonless night. Booku Babu chose to rake the shortcut
home.
(viii) ' The bowls never 11uded washing, bect1use tlie boys c/earU!d them K'ith their spoons
wttil they shone. '
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This line means that ----
(a) The boys enjoyed washing their bowls
(a) by declarin g that the bank had exhausre d all it'i ready cash
(x) Al the end of the slOry. The Home-c oming'. Phatik says. "MOlher. the holidays have
come.'' What d oes he mean? IA '\,\ LYSISI
(xii) The poem, A Doc1or's Journal Entry for August 6, 1945, describes the devastation
caused by the _ _ _ _ I UNDERSTA~IJl:--:G I
(a) atomic explosion in the lives of ordi nary people
(xiii) What. according to Marge Piercy in A Work of Anifice. should begin very early
wi Lh living creatures? [AK,\LYS l~I
(xiv) Which of the following o ptions contains tbe figure of speech that a ppears in lhe
following line:
·. . . where Lhe sun came peeping in at morn .. .' [.\PPLIC.I\ TIONl
(xv) Which of the following tasks is NOT perfonned by S kimblesbanks in lhe poem?
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(xvi) The poem The Night Mail highlights the importance of _ _ __ l ,\;'l.;,\ L 't ~ I~ I
(a) a good postal system
SECTIONB
(Answer one tH' more questions from this SectioTL )
DRAMA
(Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare)
Quegion 2
Read the extract given below a nd an.,;wer the queslions that follow :
(ii) Later in the scene. how do Brutus and Cassius come 10 know of the actual reason
for all the s houting? Who gives them the details? IRECA LLJ
How had they drawn this man ·s anention? IREC'ALLJ r31
(iii) '/ wo11/d not Cassius, yet/ love him well · What does this line reveal about Brurus's
mental state? IA:\AL YSIS I
How did Brutus describe his s tate of mind earlier in the scene? I U'\ Df-RSTANDl:\G] r31
(iv) What does Cassi us say to prove that Caesar was as weak as any o ther human being?
lllNOERST,\"IDl,GJ
State any one physical disability of Caesar"s that is mentioned in this scene. fRCC \LLI r31
(v) Important character traits of Cassius are revealed in this scene. Mention any two.
IA ~ALYSI~ I
What is your opinion of the ma n? Give a reason to justify your answer. IFY /\LUA TIO, ] r41
SECTIONC
Questlon4
Read the following extract fro m Satyajit Ray's s hon story. Bonku Babu 's Friend and
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