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

It all started a month ago. Dad and I had spent the entire Saturday afternoon at the Computer Fair.


A. Who is the speaker?


B. Why had the speaker and his father gone to the Computer Fair?


C. What does the word, ‘entire’ mean?


OR


Ah! Well-a-day! What evil looks


Had I from old and young!


Instead of the cross, the Albatross


About my neck was hung.


A. Why did the speaker have evil looks from the mariners?


B. Why did they hang the albatross around the speaker’s neck?


C. What does the word ‘evil’ mean?


A. The speaker is Michael.


B. Michael and his father went to the computer to buy virtual reality visor and glove


C. Entire means whole. They had spent the whole of Saturday afternoon at the Computer Fair.


OR


A. The speaker had evil looks from the mariners because he killed the Albatross. Mariners believed that the Albatross caused the pleasant weather.


B. They hung the Albatross around the speaker’s neck as a sign of punishment for killing the Albatross.


C. Evil means unpleasant or wicked.


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6

The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the error and its correction as shown in the example.

Neil Armstrong was the commander for Apollo 11 E.g. for of


He was the first to walk over (a) __ __


the moon. What many people do not knew (b) __ __


is that unlike most of their fellow (c) __ __


astronauts, he was the civilian (d) __ __


and not part of the military.


 7

Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example.

E.g. poverty /the village people / from / most / suffer / of


Most of the village people suffer from poverty.


A. in rural areas/ is / employment opportunities / there / of / lack/


B. come to cities / in / people / so / of work / search /


C. appalling conditions / cities / they / in / live / in /


 9

Answer any four of the following questions in 30 – 40 words each:

A. How did Patol Babu initially react to the role allotted to him?


B. What kind of woman is Lavinia?


C. What was the aim of the game Dragonquest?


D. How does Decius Brutus interpret Calpurnia’s dream?


E. What do the expressions on Ozymandias’ face reveal about him?


 10

Answer the following question in 80 – 100 words:

Whenever we act against the voice of our conscience, the result is suffering. Explain with reference to the poet’s action against the snake and its consequences.


OR


Dedication and hard work are essential for success. Explain how these qualities enable Patol Babu to perform his small role to perfection.