Q.14. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. 4
He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.
(a) Who does ‘he’ refer to? 1
(b) Why is ‘he’ lurking in shadow? 2
(c) Why does ‘he’ expect the deer to come there? 1
Ans. (a) ‘He’ refers to the tiger.
(b) He is lurking in shadow to skillfully catch his prey without being noticed and without making even the slightest of noise.
(c) He expects the deer to come there because he is near the water-hole where the deer are most likely to come for water.
Or
All night the roots work
to disengage themselves from the cracks
in the veranda floor.
The leaves strain toward the glass
small twigs stiff with exertion.
long-cramped boughs shuffl ing under the roof
like newly discharged patients
half-dazed, moving
to the clinic doors.
(a) Where are the trees as mentioned in the poem? 1
(b) What do their roots and their leaves do? 2
(c) What does the poet compare their boughs to? 1
Ans. (a) See Q.14 (b) (i), Sample Paper II. [Page xxii
(b) See Q.14 (b) (ii), Sample Paper II. [Page xxii
(c) The poet compares their boughs to newly discharged patients who move in a half-dazed state out of the clinic doors.
Q.15. Answer any two of the following questions in 30-40 words each on the basis of the lines given below: 6
(a) “On pads of velvet quiet,
In his quiet rage.” Why does the tiger express his anger quietly? 3
(b) “They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins.”
Who are ‘they’? What are the things they don’t do? 3
(c) “…‘no sun bury its feet in shadow’…”
What picture do these words form in your mind? 3
Ans. (a) Since the tiger is in the confi nes of his cage, he feels subdued and restricted, so he expresses his anger quietly inside his caged prison.
(b) See Q.15 (b), 2008 (Comptt. I Delhi). [Page 232
(c) The sun’s feet refer to the sunlight which is not able to penetrate through the thick cluster of trees. These words create a dark and gloomy picture in the mind.
Q.16. Answer the following question in about 100 words: 8
What kind of treatment is given to Bholi by her parents? Is it justifi ed? Give a reasoned answer.
Or
Tricki was more a member of the family than a mere dog. Explain by giving examples from the text.
Ans. Bholi was the fourth daughter of her parents and her entire body was permanently disfi gured by deep black pock-marks. She had also damaged some part of her brain after a fall so she also remained backward. Her parents did not really take care of her and also knew that there was little chance of her getting married with her ugly face and lack of sense. Being a girl child that too with handicaps made Bholi kind of unwanted. This treatment is defi nitely not justifi ed because for parents all their children, irrespective of gender or handicaps, should be treated with equal love, care and affection.
Or
Tricki was indeed more of a family member than a mere dog. He had his day bed and night bed, favourite cushions, toys and rubber rings, breakfast bowl, lunch bowl, supper bowl. He had numerous little coats. To eat, he was given things like malt, cod-liver oil and horlicks. He was also fed cream cakes and chocolates. When Dr. Herriot was taking Tricki to the hospital, the entire staff was roused to bring in all his things. Mrs. Pumphrey and the rest of the staff were in tears when Tricki was driven away.
Q.17. Answer the following question in 30–40 words: 4
Why did Horace Danby feel sure of his success in that year’s robbery? Give reasons.
Or
Was there any balcony outside the window? What roles does it play in the story, ‘The Midnight Visitor’?
Ans. Horace Danby felt sure of his success in that year’s robbery because he had been studying the house at Shotover Grange for two weeks. The two servants, who remained in the Grange, while the family was in London, had gone to the movies. Seeing them go Horace felt happy.
Or
There was no balcony outside the window. This non-existent balcony plays a very important role in the story. It is to this balcony that Max, the spy jumps to save himself from being caught and meets his end.
Q.18. Answer the following question in 20-30 words: 4
Why did viceroy butterfl ies copy monarchs?
Or
How did Griffi n become invisible?
Ans. The theory is that viceroy butterfl ies copy monarchs because monarchs do not taste good to birds. Viceroys on the other hand taste good to birds. So, the more they look like monarchs, the less likely they are to become a bird’s prey.
Or
See Q.18 (Or), 2000 (I Outside Delhi).
