SECTION D - Literature 45
Q. 12. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your answer sheet in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly. 5
The house—the only one in the entire valley—sat on the crest of a low hill. From this height one could see the river and the fi eld of ripe corn dotted with the fl owers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning Lencho—who knew his fi elds intimately—had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north-east.
“Now we’re going to get some water, woman.”
The woman who was preparing supper, replied, “Yes, God willing.”
(a) Where was the house situated? 1
(b) Which two things could one see from this height? 2
(c) Why did he see towards the north-east? 1
(d) Which word in the passage means the same as “heavy fall of rain’? 1
Ans. (a) The house was situated in a valley, on the crest of a low hill.
(b) From this height one could see the river and the fi eld of ripe corn dotted with fl owers.
(c) Lencho saw towards the north-east sky, in the hope of a downpour.
(d) The word ‘downpour’ in the passage means the same as ‘heavy fall of rain’.
Q. 13. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your answer sheet in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly. 5
“Listen, child” said the voice, “you shouldn’t stand like that. Sit down.” Sitting down, she looked to see who had spoken. It was an elderly man who had honestly been concerned for her, but she was annoyed by his attention.
“There’s nobody here who’s a child,” she said haughtily. “I’ve paid my thirty paise like everyone else.” The conductor chimed
The conductor chimed in. “Oh, sir, but this is a very grown-up madam. Do you think a mere girl could pay her own fare and travel to the city all alone?”
(a) Who is the child mentioned in the passage? 1
(b) What was the elderly man’s advice to the child? 1
(c) How did the girl prove to the elderly man that she was not a child? 1
(d) The conductor was a jolly fellow. Give an example from the passage to support your point. 1
(e) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘became angry’? 1
Ans. (a) Valli is the child mentioned in the passage.
(b) The elderly man’s advice to the child was that she should not stand but sit down.
(c) The girl remarked haughtily that she too had paid thirty paise for her ticket like everyone else, so she was not a child.
(d) The conductor was indeed a jolly fellow. He referred to Valli as ‘a very grown-up madam’.
(e) The word ‘annoyed’ in the passage means the same as ‘became angry’.
