IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR BOARD EXAMINATION
I -
PROSE
THE DEVOTED FRIEND
Q: Briefly explain why the story of Hans and the Miller was applicable to the Water-rat.
Q: What justification did the Miller give for not visiting Hans in winter?
Q: Why was Hans unable to look after his garden? What promise was the Miller constantly holding out before him?
Q: Which act of selfishness of the miller caused Hans to lose his life?
THE DAY THE DAM BROKE
Q: How did the panic start in the cinema on High Street and how was order restored?
Q:
How did Thurber’s mother cope with the situation in the Day the Dam Broke?
Q: Why
did Dr. Mallory think that flood waters were about to engulf him in the lesson
“The Day the Dam Broke”?
Q: What
do we learn about human behaviour from the Day the Dam Broke?
SEVEN
AGES OF MAN:
Q: What
is the importance of the fifth and sixth age of man?
Q: “Jacques takes a humorous view of the human life in Seven Ages of Man.” Discuss.
Q: Why does Shakespeare call world a stage and men and women mere players?
Q: Why
was Duke and group of noblemen living a life of exile in the forest of Arden?
LINES FROM ULYSSES
Q:
“Ulysses symbolizes human strength and bravery at its best.” Elaborate with reference
to the poem Lines From Ulysses.
Q: How
does Ulysses inspire his mariners for a last adventure?
Q: “Made
weak by time and fate but strong in will, To strive, to seek, to find and not
to yield.” Explain these lines from the poem Lines From Ulysses?
Q: What
does Ulysses say about old age?
III -
NOVEL (THE GREAT EXPECTATIONS)
CHARACTER SKETCHES:
1. PIP 2. JOE
3. STELLA 4.
QUESTIONS: (both short and Long)