• Section—A
Write short notes on any two of the
• 1. Write short notes on the following in 150 words each:
• (a) Difference between prose and poetry
• (b) Narrative prose
• (c) Importance of figurative language
• (d) Biography as an art form
Section—B
2. Answer any two of the following questions in
about 300 words each : 2×10=20
(a) Describe Gandhi’s visit to the Kali temple
and the effect it had on him.
(b) Outline the portrait of Prince Albert as
seen in Strachey’s biography of Queen
Victoria.
(c) What impression do you form about the
Burmese from the essay ‘Shooting an
Elephant’ ?
Section—C
3. What compels Iona to eventually tell his story
to the mare in the short story ‘Misery’ ?
4. Anne Frank’s diary reveals the trauma of the
holocaust. Comment with examples from the
text.
1.
following in about 200 words each : 210=20
(a) Difference between Prose and Poetry
(b) Narrative Prose
(c) What is a speech ?
(d) Forms of Prose
2. How have the English people in Burma been
portrayed in Orwell’s essay ‘Shooting an
Elephant’ ? 20
3. How was Kincaid’s view of England as a child,
different from her view after she visited the
country as an adult ? 2
4. Write a detailed note on Strachey’s technique as
seen in his biography Queen Victoria. 20
5. What do you understand by the Holocaust and
the trauma of the Jews from your reading of
The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank ? 20
6. The story ‘Misery’ deals with human
insensitivity to other people’s grief. Discuss. 20
7. Discuss the main features of Margaret
Laurence’s speech ‘My Final Hour’. 20
8. How does Nehru’s ‘The Quest of Man’ give an
insight into Indian culture and civilization ? 20
9. Bill Aitken is making fun of politicians in
 (a) Difference between prose and poetry
(b) Narrative prose
(c) What impression do you form about the
Burmese from the essay ‘Shooting an
Elephant’ ?
How does Laurence’s speech “My Final Hour”
reflect her commitment to social causes ? Give a
reasoned answer.
6. “Atkins’ understanding of the cultural
differences between people of North and South
India make his travelogue both interesting and
informative.” Do you agree ? Give reasons for
your answer.
b) Outline the portrait of Prince Albert as
seen in Strachey’s biography of Queen
Victoria.
3. What compels Iona to eventually tell his story
to the mare in the short story ‘Misery’ ?
Anne Frank’s diary reveals the trauma of the
holocaust. Comment with examples from the
text.
How have the English people in Burma been
portrayed in Orwell’s essay ‘Shooting an
Elephant’ ?
7. Discuss the main features of Margaret
Laurence’s speech ‘My Final Hour’.
. Bill Aitken is making fun of politicians in
‘Travels by a Lesser Line’. Do you agree ? Give
reasons for your answer.
4. Write a detailed note on Strachey’s technique as
seen in his biography Queen Victoria.
. The story ‘Misery’ deals with human
insensitivity to other people’s grief. Discuss
What do you understand by the Holocaust and
the trauma of the Jews from your reading of
The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank ? s