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Q. 13. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write each answer in one or two lines only. 3
It is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
‘By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, How wherefore
stopp’st thou me?’
(a) Whom did the mariner stop? 1
(b) Why did he stop him? 1
(c) How did the mariner look? 1

Ans. (a) The mariner stopped one of the wedding guests.
(b) He stopped him to relate his story to him. This incident had been plaguing the mariner ever since it had happened.
(c) The mariner looked old with a long grey beard and sparkling eyes.

Or

I have looked at it so long
I think it is a part of my heart. But it flickers.
Faces and darkness separate us over and over.

Ans. (a) ‘I’ is the mirror.
(b) It has been looking at the opposite wall.
(c) Faces during the day and darkness during night separate the mirror and the wall over and over again.

Q. 14. Answer the following in 50-75 words. 4 What kind of help does the poet expect from the west wind?

Ans. The poet pleads to the West Wind to be his ‘spirit’ and drive his thoughts over the world by the force of its sheer power and strength. He wants the West Wind to carry him like it carries the clouds, the waves and the leaves and he also wants the West Wind to be his mouth-piece and spread his thoughts to awaken the sleeping mankind.

Or

Give two examples to prove that the nightingale was a simple and foolish bird.

Ans. The nightingale was indeed a simple and foolish bird who could not see through the evil, malicious and selfish interests of the frog. At first she feels extremely flattered to meet the frog, who claims to be a great artist and critic, and discusses her art with her. Then she quickly agrees to get vocal training from him and finally loses her life because of her stupidity.

Q. 15. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write each answer in one or two lines only. 4

Scrooge : “Merry Christmas, indeed! What right have you to be merry? You are poor enough!”
Fred : “What right have you to be dismal? You are rich enough!”
(a) Why did Fred visit Scrooge? 2
(b) How did Scrooge’s attitude undergo a change? 2

Ans. (a) Fred visited Scrooge to wish him a ‘Merry Christmas’, to invite him to spend Christmas with him and his wife, and to have dinner with them that evening.
(b) Scrooge’s meeting with the three ghosts made him undergo a complete change in his attitude. He understood the importance of kindness, benevolence, charity and, most important of all, he learnt to honour the spirit of Christmas.

English Communicative 2009 Question Papers Class X
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