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Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each.

(a) What is the legend about tea’s quality to banish sleep?


(b) Why was Kisa sad? What did Gautama Buddha tell her?


(c) Why did Matilda not like to visit her friend Mme Forestier’s house?


(d) What impression did the lawyer form of New Mullion on his first visit?

(a) There were two legends about tea’s quality. Firstly when the monk was feeling asleep while meditating, he cut off his eyelids and threw them. Later few saplings sprouted out of the eyelids. The other was the story of a king who uses to drink water after boiling it. One day few leaves fell into the boiling water and those were tea leaves.


(b) Kisa was sad because his only son died. He was knocking door to door for help. Once she went to Gautama Buddha to get medications for her son. He asked her to get mustard seed from that house where no one had died. Then after a number of unsuccessful attempts, she realized that death is common.


(c) Matilda did not like to visit her friend Mme Forestier’s house because she was jealous of her friend. Both of them were school friends but she was poor and whenever she visits her it reminded of her poverty. So she always cries and felt disappointed.


(d) The lawyer was a clerk in a law firm. He was sent to the summons on Lutkin’s. But he was frustrated by the routine life of the city. He expected that the New Mullion to be very sweet but it did not happen as he expected.


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Rearrange the following words or phrases into meaningful sentences. One has been done for you as an example.

E.g. that kids/ offers/ Dili Haat/ of culture/ love/ a colorful dose


E.g. Dili Haat offers a colorful dose of culture that kids love.


(1) from all/ Craftsmen/ over India /come to/ at stalls here/ their wares/ sell


(2) food court /can try/ different/ food /One/ from/ regions in India/ at the


(3) cultural /there /performances/ are /folk dances /regular/ including

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

I think I could turn and live with the animals,


They are so placid and self-contained;


I stand and look at them long and long.


They do not sweat and whine about their condition;


a) What does the poet mean by ‘turn’?


b) Why does the poet want to live with animals?


c) What are the poet’s feelings for human beings?


OR


Suddenly she was startled by a voice. "Listen, child," said the voice, "you shouldn't stand like that. Sit down.” Sitting down, she looked to see who had spoken. It was an elderly man who had honestly been concerned for her, but she was annoyed by his attention.


a) Why did Valli stand up?


b) Why was Valli annoyed by the elderly man?


c) What is the meaning of the word ‘concerned’?

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Attempt the following questions in about 80-100 words.

Having pets is not just a pastime it is a big responsibility. Comment with reference to the story “Mijbil, the Otter”, bringing out the values one needs to have to keep animals as pets.


OR


Chekov has used humor and exaggeration in his play to comment on marriage and courtship in his times. Illustrate with examples from the lesson “The Proposal”. Also mention the values you think any healthy relationship requires.

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Option – A - The Diary of Anne Frank 10 Marks

The conflict in the novel “The Diary of Anne Frank” is both external as well as internal. Comment and illustrate with example from the text.


OR


I’ve reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. Fourteen year old Anne Frank makes this statement. Based on your reading of the novel Discuss what does it say about her state of mind and her life?