Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
“Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh …” Patol Babu began giving the exclamation a different inflection each time he uttered it. After doing it a number of times he made an astonishing discovery.
That made them do it”:………
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) What deed have ‘they’ done?
(c) What does the word, ‘griefs’ mean?

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.

Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful sentences. The first one
has been done as an example.
Example., detective / below/ go / written / through the / story Go through the detective story written below.
(a) can be / two / blamed / persons / the murder / for
(b) to the / there are / culprit / many clues / real / pointing
(c) the / find / murderer / who / real / out / is

“They that have done this deed are honourable:
What private griefs they have, alas, I know not,
That made them do it”:
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) What deed have ‘they’ done?
(c) What does the word, ‘griefs’ mean?

Answer any four of the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) What does the poet compare the snake’s drinking habits to? Why?
(b) What sort of person was Michael’s dad?
(c) Why does Brutus kill Caesar?
(d) Why is John’s wife angry and what does she decide to do?
(e) Why were the mariners angry with the Ancient Mariner?