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Attempt the following questions in 100-120 words:

Bholi is a child different from other. This difference makes her an object of neglect and laughter. Elaborate.


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The poet in the poem, “For Anne Gregory’ convey that we should give importance to the inner beauty and not to the physical appearance. Elaborate with reference to the poem.


Sulekha is the name of the child who is called ‘Bholi’ because of her simplicity in appearance and also to symbolise her as a backward child. Bholi was fourth among seven children of Numerdar Ramlal. Bholi is a child different from other. Bholi suffered with an injury in her head when she was only 10 months old. This injury had become the cause of her being backward. In her appearance, she was fair by birth but was attacked by small-pox when she was just 2 years old which left black marks on her skin. She started speaking when she reached the age of 5 but she used to stammer while made her a subject of mockery. She was laughed at and mimicked by the other children. This made her a child who wouldn’t speak much. All her brothers and sisters were stronger than her. She was frightened at the thought of going to school. She was only convinced when she got to wear new clothes and believed that it would be a place better than home. She had no idea of the concept of schools but when she saw other girls she hoped of making new friends. In class she was asked her name but she stammered which made other girls laugh at her. This episode left her in tears. This difference makes her an object of neglect and laughter.

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The poem “For Anne Gregory” conveys that we should give importance to the inner beauty and not to the physical appearance. Anne is described as a lady with yellow hairs who thinks of dyeing them to carrot colour or black or brown. She states that by doing so men will love her and not particularly her hair. She does this to enhance her outer appearance and look beautiful. It is after a long time that she realises that only God can love his creations unconditionally and that she should not bother much about her lover. She learns that inner beauty is what should matter and not the outer beauty. A person who loves one truly shall not want her to change her appearance to impress someone.


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Rearrange any four of the following words / phrases to make meaning sentences.

1. that life began / centuries ago / scientists think / twenty


2. endless process / the plants and animals / of evolution/ are the products / of an


3. are / their / animals / products of / all the / environment


4. lose / habitat / human / due to/ their / the animals / encroachment


5. the / habitat / regrowth / rate of / is / very slow / of


 8

Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow:

When I casually mentioned this to a friend, the casually replied that I had better get one in the Tigris marshes, for there they were as common as mosquitoes, and were often tamed by the Arabs. We were going to Basra to the Consulate – General to collect and answer our mail from Europe. At the Consulate – General we found that my friend’s mail had arrived but that mine had not.


Questions:


(a) What was ‘they’?


(b) Where could the author get ‘one’?


(c) Find the exact word from the extract which means ‘domesticated.’


(d) What did the author find at the Consulate-General?


OR


(There is a languid, emerald sea,


Where the sole inhabitant is me-


A mermaid drifting blissfully.)


Questions:


(a) Who does ‘me’ stand for?


(b) How does ‘me’ feel?


(c) Who is ‘me’ compared to?


(d) Which word in the extract means opposite of ‘’Sorrowfully’?


 9

Answer any four of the following question in 30-40 words each:

i. How did Kisa Gotami realise that life and death is a normal process?


ii. Why did Maddie write a note to Peggy and tore it?


iii. How can you say that Horace Danby was good and responsible but not completely honest?


iv. What difficulty do the crew of the space probe face on the Earth?


V. What was the most fascinating thing that Valli saw on the street?


 11

Answer the following question in 200-250 words:

How did Kitty help Anne overcome her loneliness?


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What is the main theme of ‘The Diary of a Yong Girl’?


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“The best and most beautiful things in the world can’t be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” Justify the famous quote of Helen Keller


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Helen had a great love for animal and birds. Write about this aspect of her character.