1. Read the extract given below and briefly answer the questions that follow.
“If I could pray to move, prayers would move me:
But I am constant as the northern star,
Of whose true-fix‟d and resting quality
There is no fellow in firmament.”
a) Who speaks these lines to whom?
b) What light do these lines throw on the speaker‟s character?
c) In what way is he „constant‟ in the context of these lines?
2. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words.
1. Does the narrator of „The Shady Plot‟ like writing ghost stories? Support your answers with evidence from the story.
2. Why does Calpurnia say that Caesar‟s „wisdom is consumed in confidence‟?
3. How did the ghost of Helen appear in sections before John Hallock?
3. You are Mallika/Madhav, student of class XII, Towvale School, Shimla, is all eager to enter the National Film Academy, Shimla, after your board results. Write a letter to the director of the film academy seeking information regarding admission procedure, eligibility criteria, fee structure, placement opportunities, etc.
4. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following:
Shoes are cleaned to dust with a brush. A layer of polish (a) ……… over the shoes. O ne should wait a little till the polish (b) ……….. the leather. Then shoes
( c) ……. brushed to shine.
a) (i) is coated (ii) are coated (iii) coats
b) (i) are soaked (ii) soaks (iii) soaked
c) (i) are (ii) is (iii) were
VALUE POINTS
1. RTC
a) These lines are spoken by Caesar to Metellus Cimber
b) Caesar is very rigid, obstinate and adamant and he seems to be proud of these traits.
c) He has ordered the banishment of Publius Cimber and he sticks to his decision. He refuses to revoke his order of banishment despite the repeated and earnest pleas of Metellus Cimber
2. SHORT ANSWERS ( Answer any three only)
1. No the narrator does not like writing ghost stories. He does not specialize in them. He often wonders how he ended up getting ideas and plots for them. Since his first dash at fiction was a ghost story and it was well received by the audience, his publisher began pestering him to write more and more such stories. It is only later on that he gets a knack of writing such stories and begins to enjoy writing them.
2. Despite Calpurnia’s arguments that in view of her nightmare and unnatural occurrences witnessed by the watchman, he should not take the risk of going out. Ceasar insists upon going to the senate. She then comments that his overconfidence was overshadowing his wisdom. She then advices them to be practical.
3. Helen’s appearance before Hallock was queer. She did not materialize in one go. Instead she appeared in bits and parts out of nowhere. First one of her arms came out, then a bit of sleeve of her stiff white shirt waist, then a leg and a plaid skirt, until she assumed her complete shape. Hallock feels her gradual appearance is like cartoons being put together.
3. CONTENT-4,EXPRESSION -2, ACCURACY-2
4. a) Is coated
b) Soaks
c) ar
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