Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate options. Do any two:

(A) Pistol in his left hand, pistol in his right, And he held in his teeth a cutlass bright, His beard was black, one leg was wood;

It was clear that the pirate meant no good.

(a) The word 'he' in the second line refers to________

(i) Belinda

(ii) Custard

(iii) the pirate

(iv) Mustard

(b) The man is equipped with

(i) a pistol in his right. hand

(ii) a bright sword in his teeth

(iii) a pistol in his left hand

(iv) All of the above

(c) The description shows that his intention was _______

(i) bad

(ii) good

(iii) to help

(iv) to support

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

Kisa Gotami became weary and hopeless, and sat down at the wayside watching the lights of the city, as they flickered up and were extinguished again; At last the darkness of the night reigned everywhere. And she considered the fate of men, that their lives flicker up and were extinguished again. And she thought to herself, ' How selfish am I in my grief! Death is common to all; ____"

(i) How did Kisa Gotami become weary and hopeless?

(ii) What is common between the lights and the lives of men?

(iii) What had made Kisa Gotami selfish?

(iv) What lesson did she learn from this experience?

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

It was a magnificent view. Against the backdrop of densely wooded hills a sea of tea bushes stretched as far as the eye could see, Dwarfing the tiny tea plants were tall sturdy shade-trees and amidst the orderly rows of bushes busily moved doll-like figures. In the distance was an ugly building with smoke billowing out of tall chimneys.

"Hey, a tea garden!" Rajvir cried excitedly. Pranjol, who had been born and brought up on a plantation, didn't share Rajvir's excitement.

(i) What were the doll-like figures doing?

(ii) Why has the building been described as 'ugly'?

(iii) Why didn't Pranjol share Rajvir's excitement?

(iv) Which word in the passage means the opposite of 'beautiful'?

"Never shall a young man, Thrown into despair

By those great honey-coloured

Ramparts at your ear,

Love you for yourself alone

And not your yellow hair."

(a) A young man loves a young woman for

(i) her qualities

(ii) her golden hair

(iii) her appearance

(iv) her real self

(b) The 'honey-coloured ramparts' here means _________

(i) the man's grey hair

(ii) the woman's white hair

(iii) the woman's golden hair

(iv) a wall of golden hair on the back

I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained,

I stand and look at them long and long.

(a) The speaker wishes to ______

(i) keep animals

(ii) live with animals

(iii) live in a forest

(iv) love animals

(b) The speaker finds the animals

(i) calm and contented

(ii) placid

(iii) contented

(iv) complaining

(c) The speaker looks at the animals for a long time because _______

(i) he loves them

(ii) they look peaceful

(iii) they are happy

(iv) All of the above