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Q. 16. Answer the following in 50-75 words. 4
Why did Calpurnia try to stop Caesar from going to the senate house?

Ans. Calpurnia tries to stop Caesar from going to the senate house because she fears there is danger to his life. She has had a dream in which she has seen Caesar’s statue with blood pouring from a hundred spouts and Romans smiling and bathing their hands with his blood. Then the watchman has also reported some unnatural sightings. She felt sure these were warnings or ill-omens of something that would cause danger to Caesar’s life.

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How did Decius Brutus persuade Caesar to go to the senate house?

Ans. Decius Brutus, very cleverly, gives a new twist to Calpurnia’s dream by totally misinterpreting it. He calls her dream auspicious and states that Romans bathing their hands in Caesar’s blood signifies that Rome would be greater and more powerful and Caesar’s blood would become a thing of great reverence. He then reminds Caesar that by not going to the senate house he might just lose the crown that was being offered to him.

Q. 17. Answer the following in 50-75 words. 4 How did Babuli’s wife react when Babuli told her about the division of property at his village home?

Ans. See Q. 16, 2006 (I Outside Delhi). [Page 234 Also add: Babuli found his wife totally unperturbed when he informed her about the partition. She just asked him, ‘when’ as if she had been waiting for it to take place.

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Why did Coachman Ali give five golden guineas to Lakshmi Das?

Ans. See Q. 16, 2001 (I Outside Delhi). [Page 75 Also add: Ali could probably foresee that his end was near and by giving the five gold guineas to Lakshmi Das he wanted to ensure that when Mariam’s letter came it would be delivered to him at his grave.

Q. 18. Answer the following in 150-175 words. 4
You are a scientist and were a member of the team which captured Cutie Pie. Make a diary entry on how excited you were on bringing him to Earth and how upset you are now when his condition is getting from bad to worse.

Ans. See Q. 17, 2005 (I Delhi). [Pages 176

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The grandmother in ‘The Ultimate Safari’ decided to stay in South Africa for a good future for her grandchildren. She describes her reasons for doing so in a diary entry. Write her diary.

Ans. 17th January, 20xx It is with a lot of grit, determination and courage that I have led my grandchildren to this refugee camp in South Africa. I have had to bid farewell to many loved ones. But now that I am here, I have decided to stay here to ensure a good future for my children. There is nothing left for us in Mozambique, the place that was our home. There is no going back for us. I have experienced the worst miseries of life and I am sure life in this country will be any time better for my grandchildren who too have endured enough, that too at such tender ages. I love my grandchildren dearly and their future and well-being is my sole concern. They are very young and not in a position to take any decisions. They are totally dependent on me and so as their only surviving family member, I will decide what is best for them and that is stay on permanently in South Africa.

English Communicative 2009 Question Papers Class X
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