Q. 13. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write each answer in your answer sheet in one or two sentences only. (4 marks)
A woman bends over me. Searching my reaches for what she really is. Then she turns to those liars, the candles or the moon. I see her back, and reflect it faithfully. (a) What is the woman bending over? (1) (b) What is she searching for? (1) (c) Why have the candles and the moon been called liars? (2)
Ans. (a) The woman is bending over the river water.
(b) She is searching for her lost youth.
(c) The candles and the moon have been called liars because in their dim light the woman’s real looks get concealed and she cannot see the signs of old age on her face.
Q. 14. What message does the poet, Vikram Seth try to convey through the poem, “The Frog and the Nightingale”? Write in 75 - 100 words. (5 marks)
Ans. Through the poem ‘The Frog and the Nightingale’ the poet Vikram Seth wants to convey the importance of self confidence. One must have faith and belief in one’s own abilities and this faith should not be shaken. The nightingale did not have this belief and she lacked self confidence so she lost her life. The frog was wicked and cunning and he easily took advantage of the nightingale’s lack of confidence to suit his own selfish ends. A foolish creature becomes an easy prey to the evil designs of a wicked creature who does not lose a single opportunity to ruin the foolish creature.
Q. 15. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow in one or two lines. (5 marks) Another idol has displaced me, a golden one. You hold money more important than me — or anything else, for that matter. And I’m going to grant your wish: free you from marrying me.
(a) Who is ‘me’ referred to in the passage? (1)
(b) What light does the passage throw on Scrooge? (2)
(c) Give two examples to show that Scrooge underwent total transformation in the end. (2)
Ans. See Q. 15, 2000(I Delhi).
Q. 16. Identify two qualities of the Grandmother in “The Ultimate Safari” which helped her and her family to survive the hostile conditions they faced before, during and after their journey through the Kruger Park. Give evidence in support of your answer. Write your answer in 50—75 words. (4 marks)
Ans. See Q. 16, 2002(II Delhi).
Q. 17. You are Babuli. The day you receive your elder brother’s letter you are filled with guilt and remorse. Make an entry in your diary in 150 - 175 words on the thoughts that come into your mind about the love and concern your elder brother had shown for you in your childhood. (8 marks)
Ans. See Q 17, 2005 (III Outside Delhi).
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