English Communicative —2009 (Set II

Q. 16. Answer the following in 50-75 words. 4
What did Calpurnia see in her dream? What was her fear?

Ans. In her dream, Calpurnia saw Caesar’s statue with a hundred spouts. Blood poured forth from these spouts and many lusty Romans bathed their hands in this blood with a smile. Calpurnia feared for Caesar’s life. She felt her dream was an ill-omen which signalled a danger to Caesar’s life.

Q. 17. Answer the following in 50-75 words. 4
Why didn’t Babuli visit his native village for a long time?

Ans. Babuli was studying in Bhubaneswar,where he had also got his job. These situations had bound him to the city and now for the past two years Babuli had not even once thought of home. He had got so engrossed in his present life and his personality had undergone such a change, as a result of which Babuli had not visited his native village for a long time.

Ans. Ali, now a coachman, had once been a clever hunter. He went to the post office every day in the hope that one day he would get a letter from his only child, Miriam, who had got married and left him five years ago, and of whom he had no news. So, the post office became his place of pilgrimage, which he visited every day religiously.

Q. 18. Answer the following in 150-175 words. 8
Imagine that you are Cutie Pie. After you return home safely, you decide to write your experiences in your diary. Write the diary entry.

Ans. See Q. 17, 2005 (III Delhi). [Page 181
Also seeQ. 17, 2006 (Comptt. II Delhi). [Page 250

Imagine that you are the grandmother. You have reached the refugee camp in South Africa. Describe in a diary entry the difficulties faced by you while travelling through the Kruger Park.

English Communicative 2009 Question Papers Class X

Delhi
Set 1 (PDF)
Set 2(Compt)
Outside Delhi
Set 1 (PDF)
Set 1
Foreign
Set 1 (PDF)