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Attempt any one out of two long answer type questions in 100-120 words.

People should always try to live within their means. Aspirations have no limits but one should never forget the ground realities. Elaborate on the basis of chapter, “The Necklace”.


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Simple moment proves to be very significant and saves rest of the day of poet from being wasted. Explain on the basis of the poem ‘Dust of Snow’.

Material wealth is not a guarantee for happiness. One should live on their means. Understand your ground realities live accordingly. Ambitions have no limits. One should not try to take the legs out of the provided zone. There is no end to satisfaction. This is truly shown in the chapter ‘The Necklace’ wherein Matilda ultimately ruined her life in a hope of fulfilling her never-ending needs and wants. One should find peace and happiness in what he/she has rather than running after the things they don’t have. Same happened with Matilda. She was not satisfied with the dress she has and went ahead with getting a new one. She was not having jewelry and so she went up borrowing and for that, she had to pay a huge interest rate. So, it is better said that be happy with what you have and live a peaceful life.

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It has been rightly said that small things make a big difference. This is clearly shown in the poem ‘Dust of Snow’. In this poem, the poet who was sad and depressed was sitting under the Hemlock tree which is considered as poisonous. The poet chose this tree to sit instead of the other trees present over there. At the same time, a crow which is not considered as fortunate shake the tree and a white snowfall down through the tree to the poet which altogether changes the mindset of the poet. He wasted his day so far because of his sad mood but because of this action of crow he was again rejoiced and prepared to spend the rest of his day fruitfully. Thus, a small action or moment can be proved beneficial if taken positively.


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8

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

A. The moon was coming up in the east, behind me, and stars were shining in the clear sky above me. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. I was happy to be alone high up above the sleeping countryside.


Questions:


i. Who narrates the above lines?


ii. Which type of weather conditions are being discussed in the above lines?


iii. Explain the term „the sleeping countryside‟?


iv. Why is the narrator happy?


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B. At about the age of twenty five, the Prince, thereof shielded from the sufferings of the world, while hunting out glanced upon a sick man, then an aged man, then a funeral procession, and finally a monk begging for alms. These sights so moved him that he at once became a beggar and went out into the world to seek enlightenment concerning the sorrows he had witnessed.


Questions:


i. Whose age has been referred here?


ii. What was the effect of sights on the prince?


iii. How did witnessing sorrow change him?


iv. What does „glance‟ imply in the given lines?

 9

Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each.

i. Hari Singh is both a thief and a human being. Explain.


ii. How does the necklace change the course of the Loisel’s life?


iii. Explain the qualities of the post office employees?


iv. Why would you not agree with Lencho calling them „a bunch of crooks‟?


v. Bholi’s heart was overflowing with a „New hope and a new life‟. What does the phrase „the new hope and the new life‟ mean

 11

Answer the following questions in about 200-250 words.

a. Kitty plays a vital role in Anne’s life. Elucidate.


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b. Inspite of the heartrending circumstances in which „The Diary‟ was written, it was not an inspiring rather a depressing book. Explore.

 11

Answer the following questions in about 200-250 words (10 marks)

a. How did Miss Anne Sullivan help Helen to communicate properly?


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b. Give a pen portrait of Helen Keller.