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Poem Appreciation Question Answers Unit 1 to 4  1. Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry? 2. What should not one mourn for? 3. Where does the family live? 4. Why is the street named as "Complaining Street"? 5. What is she strong about? 6.  How does she deal with the adversities of life? '7. What made the cricket bold? 8. Why did the cricket drip  and tremble? 9. What does the poet mean by "in the dim past"? 10. Is the poet afraid of future? 11.What couldn't be found on the ground? 12. Why was the ground covered with snow? 13. What does the word "growl" mean? 14. why do they find everything amiss? 15. What kind of quest the poet seek? 16. What is the poet's hope? 17. What do the words 'thaw' and 'saw' mean? 18. What is the tone of the author? 19. Where did the Grumble family live? 20. Where was the city? 21. What does the word "summer" mean in "summer of life"? 22. What does the poet mean by "spring

  Prose - 1       His First Flight 1. What did the parents do, when the young seagull failed to fly? 2. How did the bird feel when it started flying for the first time? 3. What happened to the young seagull when it landed on the green sea? 4. How did the parents support and encourage the young seagull’s brothers and sister? 5. What was the first catch of the young seagull’s older brother? 6. What prompted the young seagull to fly finally? 7. What made the young seagull go mad? 8. What did the young seagull manage to find in his search for food on the ledge? 9. Why did the young bird utter a joyful scream? Prose - 2      The Night the Ghost Got In 1. What conclusions did grandfather jump to when he saw the cops? 2. Who were the narrator's neighbours ? 3. What was the grandfather wearing? 4. How did the cops manage to enter the locked house? 5. Why do you think Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell the house? 6. What woke up the mother? 7. Who used the zither and how? 8. What made the reporte

Previously Asked Appreciation Questions - Standard XII Poem-1   The Castle  1.  Why did the they feel  helpless? 2. Why  couldn’t they do  anything?  3. How did the soldiers spend the summer days? 4. Who was their enemy? 5. How safe was the castle? 6. What was the firm belief of the soldiers? 7. Who had let the enemies in? 8. What happened to the castle? Poem - 2    Our Casuarina Tree 1. Who is the giant here? 2. Why is the scarf colourful? 3. What is the python compared to? 4. What is a baboon? 5. How does the baboon sit? 6. How does the tree survive the tight hold of the creeper? 7. What does the poet compare the murmur to? 8. What does the expression 'fain' convey? 9. How do the lilies cover the water surface? 10. What does the garden overflow with? 11. Where did the bird and bee gather? Poem - 3    All the World’s a Stage 1. How does the boy go to school? 2. Explain ‘bubble reputation’. 3. What are the distinguishing features of this stage? 4. What is the world compared to?

Previously Asked Short Answers - Standard XII  Prose - 1   Two Gentlemen of Verona 1. The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why? 2. What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys? 3. Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?  4. How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday? 5. Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo. 6. What made the boys work so hard? 7. What was Lucia suffering from? Prose - 2  A Nice Cup of Tea 1. Which tea does the author prefer– China tea or Indian tea? 2. According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to? 3. What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea? 4. Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea? 5. Why does the author refer to himself as being in ‘a minority’? 6. How does adding sugar affect the taste of tea? 7. What are the author’s views on China tea?  8. Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons. Prose - 3  In Celebration of Being Alive 1. When

  ANNUAL EXAMINATION   Class: IX                                                                                                                     Marks: 100 Subject: English                                                                                                        Time: 3 hrs PART - I Choose the appropriate synonyms for the underlined words.                              14x1=14 1. Sir, would spot me in the melee and virtually drag me out. a) confusion                b) singularity                c) capability                d) crowd 2. She was tired of pruning rose bushes. a) climbing                   b) jumping                   c) trimming                 d) turning 3. Hark , What’s that? a) violent                      b) listen                       c) blunt                       d) burst   Choose the appropriate antonyms for the underlined words. 4. The schedule was rigorous. a) careless                     b) harsh