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
Bholi was known to be a dumb-cow. How did she turn out to be an outspoken and fearless girl? Illustrate by giving examples.
Or
Mrs. Pumphrey is a very loving and caring mistress for Tricki. Explain by giving examples from the text.
Ans. See Q.16, 2004 (II Outside Delhi). [Page 131
Or
See Q.16 (Or), 2004 (III Outside Delhi).
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 : 3
What was the common belief about the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa? What is the actual purpose of these tiny gold spots? Or What did Hari Singh get from Anil in return for his work?
Ans. The common belief about the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa is that these spots are just ornamental. The actual purpose of these tiny spots is to produce a hormone necessary for the butterfl y’s full development.
Or
Hari Singh usually made a profi t of about a rupee a day when Anil sent him to buy the supplies for the day. Anil knew this but did not seem to mind it.
