Literature Worksheet

SECTION C - LITERATURE
Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given.
I found myself in the maidan and sat down on a bench. The night was chilly-it was early
November-and a light drizzle added to my discomfort. Soon it was raining quite heavily. My
shirt and pyjamas stuck to my skin, and a cold wind blew the rain across my face. I went back
to the bazaar and sat down in the shelter of the clock tower. The clock showed midnight. I
felt for the notes. They were damp from the rain. Anil’s money. In the morning he would
probably have given me two or three rupees to go to the cinema, but now I had it all.
(The Thief’s Story)
i. State TRUE or FALSE.
None of the terms (a)-(d) below, can be applied to the sentence - Hari came to the maidan
from the railway station.
(a) A hypothesis - a proposed explanation for a phenomenon
(b) An assumption - something that is taken for granted or assumed to be true without proof
(c) A premise - a proposition that forms the basis of an argument
(d) A theory - a well-substantiated explanation for a natural phenomenon
ii. How is Hari feeling in the given extract?
iii. State any one point for the following question :

What was Hari Singh thinking while sitting in the shelter of clock tower?
iv. What study was done by Hari Singh? Answer in about 40 words.
B. “Marriage gifts are meaningless without the sweet bread known as the ‘bol’ just as a
party or a feast loses its charm without bread. Not enough can be said to show how
important a baker can be for a village. The lady of the house must prepare sandwiches on
the occasion of her daughter’s engagement. Cakes and ‘bor are a must for Christmas as well
as other festivals. Thus, the presence of the baker in the village is absolutely essential.”
(Glimpses of India)
Breads are a very important part of the culture of the people in Goa.
Which of the given options does not corroborate the statement?
(a) Bols are central to marriage celebrations and festivals.
(b) Festivals especially Christmas are incomplete without cakes.
(c) Every house has their own furnace in Goa.
d) Special sandwiches are made on a daughter’s engagement.
ii. What makes the marriage gifts meaningless? Answer in about 40 words.
iii. The word ‘sandwich’ is named after the Earl of Sandwich who loved eating sandwiches.
Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one does not correspond to the
name of a person in its origin as shown in the extract.
(a) It is Murphy’s Law.
(b) Maintain the temperature at 200 Fahrenheit.
(c) We are leaving for the Indira Gandhi International airport.
iv. What is the traditional name of bakers in Goa and what made them different from other
people in appearance?
Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given.
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued. (Dust of Snow)
Fill the blank with one word.

i.The poet was out on the cold snowy day when the dust of snow fell on him and changed his
sad _____.
ii.The poetic device used in the line And saved some part’ is Alliteration.
What effect does the poet wish to create?
(a)Emphasis
(b) Comparison
(c) Humour
(d) Personification
iii. Of the many symbols the hemlock tree represents, state the one that Frost drew upon, in
all likelihood, for this poem.
iv. Comment on the poet’s use of language in these lines.
What is the boy now,

who has lost his ball,
What, what is he to do?
I saw it go Merrily bouncing,
down the street, and then
Merrily over-there it is in the water!
(The Ball Poem)
i. In what way does the language used in this poem challenge traditional ideas of what
poetry should be?
ii. What is the significance of the use of no punctuation after the words ‘What is the boy
now, who has lost his ball,’ and the use of a dash in ‘Meetly over-there it is in the water!’ in
the poem and how does this contribute to the overall mood and tone of the poem? Answer
in about 40 words.
iii. Complete the sentence with the appropriate option.

The poet seems to have indicated the merry bouncing of the ball to _____.
(a) create a sense of rhythm in these lines.
(b) support the happiness of the experience of playing.
(c) contrast with the dejected feeling of the boy.
(d) indicate the cheerful mood of the boy.
iv. Identify the use and purpose of repetitive sounds used in the given lines of the poem.
Answer ANY FOUR of the following five questions, in about 40-50 words.
a) What made the speaker term it as “an easy flight”? Did his prediction come true?
b) Why does Chubukov call back Lomov even after driving him out of his house? (The
Proposal)
c) What message does the poet want to give through the poem ‘Amanda’?
d) The poem ‘The Trees’ presents a conflict between Man and Nature. Discuss the
statement.
e) How did ‘Bodhi Tree’ get its name?
Answer ANY TWO of the following three questions, in about 40-50 words.
a) Who is ‘the artist’ in the story ‘Bholi’? What is ‘the masterpiece’? (Bholi)
b) What made the thief come back to Anil? (The Thief’s Story)
c) What was the ‘frightful disaster’? How it changed Loisels’ lives? (The Necklace)
Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions, in about 100-120 words.
A.‘Faith can move mountains’ How can it be proven in the case of Lencho and Mandela from
the chapter ‘A Letter to God’ and ‘Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom’. Prepare a set of
dialogues between the Lencho and Mandela to elaborate the point.
You may begin like this : Lencho : My faith in God will help me come out of this situation.
Mandela : Faith has to complete and unwavering _____.
B. A teacher can influence a student’s character to grow and evolve in every way . Explain it
with reference to Bholi’ and ‘Diary of Anne Frank’. If you had to use the message with
reference to both the chapters Bholi’ and ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ how will you elaborate it?
Also, how it is relevant to both.
Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions, in about 100-120 words.
A. The Story, ‘The Necklace’ reveals that vanity is an evil. It may bring short term joy but
it leads to ruin. Assess how vanity may lead to ruin with reference to the character of
Matilda.
or
B. Concern and love for children can compel parents to take impulsive decisions that may
not be good for them. Explain with reference to ‘The Proposal’.

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SECTION C - LITERATURE

ii. How is Hari feeling in the given extract?

iii. State any one point for the following question :

Fill the blank with one word.

iv. Comment on the poet’s use of language in these lines.

What is the boy now,

iii. Complete the sentence with the appropriate option.

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