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SECTION-A(Prose Section)
1.(a) choose the meaning of the underlined word in there following sentence from among the alternatives given in brackets: 1
2016: Send me the rest, since I need it very much. (deposit/credit/remaining part)
Ans:- Rest- remaining part
2017: The house---- the only one in the entire valley---sat on the crest of a low hill.(wide/whole/flat)
Ans- entire- whole
* The house---- the only one in the entire valley---sat on the crest of a low hill.(lower of a hill/top of a hill/middle of a hill)
Ans- crest- top of a hill.
*The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower.(a low rain/a heavy rain or shower / a little rain)
Ans- downpour- a heavy rain or shower.
*The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower.(storm/rain/water)
Ans- shower- rain
*The field of ripe corn with its flowers, draped in a curtain of rain. (washed/covered/bound)
Ans- draped- covered
*But in the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house. (lonely/noisy/crowded)
Ans:- solitary- lonely
* The postmaster—a fat, amiable fellow—also broke out laughing. (kind hearted or friendly and pleasant/cruel/arrogant)
Ans- amiable- kind hearted or friendly and pleasant
*The postmaster, experiencing the contentment of a man.(pleasure/sorrow/satisfaction)
Ans- contentment- satisfaction
*The employees are a bunch of crooks. (divide/single/group)
Ans- Group
* The employees are a bunch of crooks. (a good person/swindlers or cheater or deceive or dishonest or trick/ amiable person)
Ans- crooks- swindlers or cheater or deceive or dishonest or trick
*A plague of locusts would have left more than this. (an animal/an insect/a bird)
Ans- locusts- an insect
*He had been__, even what is deep in one’s conscience.(intelligent/brave/an inner sense of right and wrong
Ans- conscience- an inner sense of right and wrong
*I need a hundred pesos in order to sow my field again. (rupees/china currency/currency of several Latin American countries.
Ans- Peso- currency of several Latin American countries.
*Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall.(forecasted/for learners/ former)
Ans- predicted- forecasted.
(b)State whether the following are true or false: 1+1=2
2017
(i) The Policy of apartheid created lasting peace in Mandela’s Country.
Ans- False
(ii) On the day of inauguration Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of history.
Ans- True.
*The colours of the new South African flag are black, red, green, blue and silver.
Ans- Flase .
*The policy of apartheid created lasting wound in South Africa.
Ans- True.
*On the podium, Mr de Klerk was first sworn in as first deputy president.
Ans- False
*Then Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as second deputy president.
Ans- False
*At third, Nelson Mandela was sworn as president of South Africa.
Ans- True
* The ‘inauguration’ was for the installation of South Africa’s first democratic, non-racial government.
Ans: True.
* Mr. de Klerk was first sworn in as second deputy president.
Ans: True.
* The inauguration took place on 10th May, 1992.
Ans: False.
* Nelson Mandela had a great respect for a host of great men of character like Oliver Tambos, Walter Sisulus, Chief Luthulis and so on.
Ans: True.
* Only one national anthem was sung on that historic day.
Ans: False.
* In South Africa, during the whites’ supremacy, the blacks could fulfil the twin obligations.
Ans: False.
* Nelson Mandela joined the African National Congress when the freedom of everyone had been curtailed.
Ans: True.
* Nelson Mandela could not enjoy his freedom because his family’s freedom had been curtailed.
Ans- True
* The smoke trail of Impala jets symbolised the new South African Flag.
Ans- True
* Great men viz. Oliver Tambos, Walter Sisulus, Chief Luthulis were produced as a result of the ‘effects’ of decades of oppression and brutality.
Ans- True.
2017 (c) Choose the correct answer from among the alternatives given and complete sentence:
Even now, Kodavus are the only people in India permitted to _______________. 1 Mark
(i)carry gold without a licence.
(ii)carry swords without licence.
(iii)carry firearms without a licence.
Ans- Even now, Kodavus are the only people in India permitted to carry firearms without a licence.
*______ is a coffee country, famous for its rainforests and spices.
………. হ’ল কফিৰ দেশ, লগতে বৰ্ষাৰণ্য আৰ মচলাৰ বাবে বিখ্যাত ৷
(i) Mysore (ii) Coorg (iii) Mangalore
Ans: (ii) Coorg is a coffee country, famous for its rainforests and spices.
*Coorg is said to have evergreen rainforests, spices and
Coorg ক বৰ্ষাৰণ্য, মচলা আৰ ………………. বিখ্যাত ঠাই বোলা হয় ৷
(i) tea plantations (ii) rubber plantations (iii) coffee plantations
Ans: (iii) Coorg is said to have evergreen rainforests, spices and coffee plantations
* The people of Coorg look fiercely________ (Coorg মানুহ দেখাত____)
(i) rigid (কঠোৰ) (ii) independent (আত্মনিৰ্ভৰশীল) (iii) very short
Ans: (ii) The people of Coorg look fiercely independent.
* The traditional dress (apparel) of Coorgi people is known as________ (Coorgi মানুহবোৰৰ পৰম্পৰাগত পোছাকক …………. বুলি জনা যায় ৷ )
(i) Kuppia (ii) Kuffia (iii) Kullia
Ans: (i) The traditional dress (apparel) of Coorgi people is known as Kuppia.
* The large freshwater fish found in Coorg is_______ (Coorg ৰ পৰিস্কাৰ পানীত পোৱা ডাঙৰ মাছবিধ হ’ল_______)
(i) river dolphin (ii) Mahaseer (iii) Rohu
Ans: (ii) The large freshwater fish found in Coorg is Mahaseer.
*This land of rolling hills is inhabited by a proud of martial men, beautiful woman and _______
(i) wild men (ii) wild creature (iii) wild women
Ans- (ii)This land of rolling hills is inhabited by a proud of martial men, beautiful woman and wild creature.
*Coorg or Kodagu is home to evergreen rainforests, species and _________.
(i) tea plantation (ii)flower plantation (iii) coffee plantation
Ans- (iii)Coorg or Kodagu is home to evergreen rainforests, species and coffee plantation.
*The season of joy commences from ____________
(i)October and continues till March (ii)September and continues till March. (iii) September and continues till December.
Answer:- (ii)The season of joy commences from September and continues till March.
*Coffee estates and colonial bungalows stand tucked under___________.
(i) tree canopies in prime corners. (ii) tree canopies in left corners (iii) tree canopies in right corners
Ans:- (i)Coffee estates and colonial bungalows stand tucked under tree canopies in prime corners.
*Kuppia which is worn by the Coorgi or Kodavus, is resembled with the kuffia worn by _________.
(i) the American and the Japanese (ii)the Chinese and the Australian (iii) the Arabs and the Kurds.
Ans- (iii)Kuppia which is worn by the Coorgi or Kodavus, is resembled with the kuffia worn by the Arabs and the Kurds.
2017: 2. “All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope:” What was Lencho’s only one hope?
Ans:- “All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope:” the hope was help from God.
* “The only thing the earth needed……..” what did the only thing the earth need?
Ans- The only thing that the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower.
*“I hope it passes quickly.” Who is the I? What is meant by ‘it’?
Ans- The ‘I’ here is Lencho. ‘It’ means the hail storm.
*“A Plague of locusts would have left more than this.”, in this line what does compare with the ‘a plague of locusts’?
Ans:- In this line, the hail stone/storm is compared with ‘a plague of locusts’.
*“I hope it passes quickly”, what is ‘it’ referred here?
Ans- It is referred here the hail storm/stone.
*“We’ll all go hungry this year”, who are the ‘we’ mention here?
Ans: Here, we are referred to Lencho, his wife and his sons.
* “He put the money in an envelope addressed to Lencho and with a letter containing only a single word as a signature”, what was the single word write as a signature?
Ans:- The single word write as a signature was ‘God’.
*“He wrote______ on the envelope.” What did he write on the envelope?
Ans- He wrote ‘To God’ on the envelope.
*” “But when he opened it, it was evident that to answer it he needed something more than goodwill, ink and paper.” What is something more refer to?
Ans:- Here something more is referred to ‘some money of a hundred pesos’.
3.what does courage mean to Mandela? 2
Ans:- According to Mandela, courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over the fear. For him, a brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
*What were/Name the two national anthems sung on that historic day?
*What were/Name the two national anthems sung on that historic day?
Ans:
The two national anthems sung on that historic day were – Nkosi Sikelel -iAfrika by the whites
and ‘Die Stem’ by the blacks.
*What does Mandela mean by ‘an extraordinary human disaster’?
Ans:- By this statement “an extraordinary human disaster”, Nelson Mandela directly refers to the apartheid system which was created by the white rule. Indirectly, Mandela means the bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender inequality and most other discriminations of his country during the white rule and under the apartheid system.
*What does Mandela thank the international leaders for?
মন্ডেলাই বিশ্বৰ বিভিন্ন প্রান্তৰ নেতাসকলক কি বুলি ধন্যবাদ জনাইছিল ?
Answer:-
* What ideals does he set out for the future of South Africa?
নেলচন মন্ডেলাই দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকাৰ ভৱিষ্যতৰ বাবে কি আদৰ্শ ষ্ঠাপন কৰিছে ?
Answer
Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa. He set out the ideals of removal the bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender inequality and other discrimination. He also set out the ideals that he would never, never and never again allow coming the oppression of one by another. Thus, he promised to his country people to save the freedom of everybody with non racial and as democratic rules.
*What “twin obligations” does Mandela mention?
মন্ডেলাই “যুটীয়া/যুক্ত কতব্য” ক কেনেদৰে ঊল্লেখ কৰিছে?
Answer
Answer
In his autobiography, “A Long walk to Freedom’, Nelson Mandela mentions that in a human life, every man has twin obligations. One is to his family, to his parents, to his wife and children. The other obligation is to his people, his community and his country. Thus, he informs us the obligation to be performed by all as a human being.
*Does Mandela think the oppressor is free? Why/Why not?
দমনকাৰী সকল স্বাধীন বুলি মন্ডেলাই ভাবেনে? কিয়/নহয় কিয়?
Answer:
Answer:
According to Mandela both oppressor and oppressed are not free. For oppressor, he says that the oppressor is the prisoner of hatred and prejudice, because they take away another’s freedom. Also, he mentions that the oppressor is robbed the other’s(of their) humanity. Again, he informs that the oppressor is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. * How did Mandela’s ‘hunger for freedom’ change his life?
কেনেকৈ মন্ডেলাৰ ‘স্বাধীনতাৰ বাবে আশাই/আকাঙ্খাই’ তেওঁৰ জীৱন সলনি কৰিছিল?
Answer
Answer
Slowly, Nelson Mandela’s hunger for freedom turned from a personal level to a broader mass level. It changed (him) the fearful man to a fearless rebel. He sacrificed the comforts of a settled family life to fight for a greater cause. Also, his ‘hunger for freedom’ had done the victory of African National Congress(Mandela’s Party) for the first time.
2017-- 4.Of whose descent are the fiercely independent people of Coorg?
Ans:- The fiercely independent people of Coorg are possibly of Greek or Arabic descent.
*What is the main crop of Coorg? ( Coorgৰ প্রধান শস্য কি?)
Answer:- Coffee is the main crop of Coorg district. The coffee estates stand tucked (সুন্দৰভাৱে সজোৱা) under the tree canopies (ঢাকি ৰখা)in prime corners(মূল চুকবোৰত).
*What is the other name of Coorg? (Coorg ৰ আন এটা নাম কি?)
Answer:- The another name of Coorg is Kodagu.
*What is the name of the river of Coorg? ( Coorg ত থকা নদীখনৰ নাম কি?)
Answer:- The name of the river of Coorg is Kaveri.
*What is name of the hill of Coorg? (Coorg ত থকা পৰ্বতটোৰ নাম কি?)
Answer: The name of the hill of Coorg is Brahmagiri.
*What is the name of island of Coorg?
Ans- The name of the island of Coorg is Nisargadhama.
*What is the season of joy commences in Coorg? (Coorg ত বেছি আনন্দৰসময় কেতিয়া হয়)
Ans- The Season of joy commences from September and continues till March.
*When do the visitor away in Coorg and why? (ভ্রমণকাৰী কেতিয়া Coorg ত আহিব নোৱাৰে আৰ কিয়/ কাৰণ কি(Reason)?}
Ans- During the monsoons, it pours enough to keep many visitors away in Coorg.
*What is the large fish find in Coorg? (Coorg ত পোৱা ডাঙৰ মাছটো কি ?)
Ans- The large fish finds in the Coorg is Mahaseer.
2017--5.what are the animals that a visitor is likely to see in Coorg?
Ans:- The animals that anyone is likely to see in Coorg are- wild elephants, langurs, mecaques, Malabar, squirrels, slender loris and many others.
*Write a few words about the people of Coorg?
(Coorg ৰ মানুহবোৰৰ বিষয়ে চমুকৈ লিখা ৷)
Answer:- The people of Coorg are independent. They are of Greek or Arabic origin/descent(উপৰিপুৰষ). They have a tradition of hospitality (অতিথিপৰায়ণ) and friendly behaviour. They like to tell the tales(গল্প) of valour/courage(দুঃসাহসিয়াল) (in battle) related to their sons and fathers. Kodavus are the only people in India who are permitted to carry fire arms(আগ্নেয়াস্ত্র) without a licence. Coorg is famous for the martial(যুজাৰ) men and beautiful women. Also, the natural beauty and places are most wonderful
*What is the story about the Kodavu/Coorgi people’s descent?
(Kodavu মানুহবোৰৰ উপৰিপুৰষৰ বিষয়ে থকা সাধুটো/মতবাদটো কি?)
Or: Mention the story that supports that the people of Coorg are of Greek Descent.
Ans:- As one story goes, a part of Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and settled there when return became impractical. These people married amongst the locals and their culture is apparent in the martial traditions, marriage, and rituals rites, which are distinct from the Hindu mainstream.
This is the Greek story or the Greek theory.
Theme: Coorg ত, এইটো বিশ্বাস কৰিছিল যে Kodavu/Coorgi মানুহবোৰ Arabic or Greek মানুহৰ উপৰিপুৰষ আছিল ৷ এইটো কোৱা হয় যে এবাৰ আলেকজেণ্ডাৰৰ সৈন্য কিছুমান Coorg ৰ দক্ষিণ দিশত গৈছিল ৷ কিন্ত তেওলোকৰ কিবা কাৰণত ঘূৰি আহিব পৰা নাছিল ৷ সেয়েহে, তেওঁলোকে তাতে থাকিবলৈ লৈছিল ৷ তেওঁলোকে সেই ঠাইৰ সাজ-সজ্জা, যুজাৰ কৰ্মবোৰ, বিবাহসক্রান্ত পৰম্পৰাবোৰ, আৰ সেই ঠাইৰ বহুতো নীতি-নিয়ম মানি লৈছিল ৷ মানুহে কয় যে সেইবোৰে Kodavo/Coorgi মানুহ ৷
*What supports the Arab theory about the origin of the Coorgi people?
Ans. The Coorgis/Kodavus wear a long, black coat with an embroidered waist-belt known as Kuppia. It resembles the Kuffia worn by the Arabs and the Kurds. It supports that the Coorgi people are of Arab descent/origin. (Coorgi /Kodavus মানুহসকলে এক দীঘল, ককালৰ এম্বড্রাই পেটিৰে সৈতে এক কুলা কোট পিন্ধিছিল ৷এইটো Arabs আৰ Kurds সকলে পিন্ধা ‘Kuffia’ নামৰ চোলাৰ সৈতে দেখিবলৈ একে ৷এইটো ইংগিত দিয়ে যে Arab সকল Coorgi সকলৰ উপৰিপুৰষ আছিল ৷)
*How do the wild animals, birds and beasts enjoy the clear water of Kaveri? (কেনেকৈ বনৰীয়া জন্তুবোৰ, চৰাইবোৰ আৰ পশুবোৰে Kaveri নদীত আনন্দ কৰিছিল?)Ans. In the fresh water of Kaveri, one can see the fish and other animal’s enjoying. Kingfishers dive for their catch. Squirrels and langurs throw half eaten fruits/drop partially eaten fruit to enjoy the splash and the ripple effect in the clear water. The elephants enjoy being bathed when their mahouts scrub (ঘহা) them.
(Kaveri নদীৰ পৰিস্কাৰ পানীত মাছ আৰ জন্তুবোৰৰ আনন্দবোৰ দেখিব পোৱা যায় ৷ Kingfishers অথবা মাছৰোকাবোৰে মাছ ধৰিবৰ বাবে বুৰ মাৰে ৷ কেৰ্কেটোৱা আৰ lagurs (এক বান্দৰ প্রজাতি)বোৰে পৰিস্কাৰ পানীত ঝলকনি(splash) উঠাবৰ বাবে আৰ সৰ-ঢৌ(ripple effect) উঠিবৰ বাবে আধা খোৱা ফলবোৰ পেলায় ৷ হাতীবোৰে গা-ধুই গা-ধুই আনন্দ কৰে যেতিয়া তেওঁলোকৰ মাউতবোৰে গা-ঘহি দিয়ে ৷)
2017—6.What did the postmaster do after he had received Lencho’s letter?
Ans:-
At first, the postmaster laughed. But, he became/turned serious. He did not want to shake(দুৰ্বল কৰা) the writer’s(Lencho’s) faith in God. So, he decided to answer to the letter. But, after he had known the Lencho’s money problem, he collected seventy pesos from his employees, several friends and from his salary. After that, he provided the money to Lencho by a letter with a signature of ‘God’.
*How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields after the hail stopped?
(কেনেকৈ সেই বৰষুণ সলনি হৈছিল? লেন্সুৰ পথাৰখনত শিলাবৰষুণ বন্ধ হোৱাৰ পিছত কি হৈছিল?)
Answer
The rain was pouring down. But suddenly, a strong wind began to blow and very large hailstones began to fall along with the rain.(1 Mark)
All the crops in Lencho's fields were destroyed. The flowers were gone from the plants. Not a leaf remained on the trees.(1 Mark)
Answer
The rain was pouring down. But suddenly, a strong wind began to blow and very large hailstones began to fall along with the rain.(1 Mark)
All the crops in Lencho's fields were destroyed. The flowers were gone from the plants. Not a leaf remained on the trees.(1 Mark)
Or At first, the big drops of rain began to fall as/like Lencho’s predicted (আকাশবাণী). He was very happy at that moment and said the rain drops as ‘new coins’. But, unfortunately, a strong wind began to blow. Also, very large hailstones began to fall along with the rain. Thus, the rain had changed. (2 Marks)
The hail rained on the house, the garden, the hillside, the cornfield and on the whole valley for an hour. The field was white as if covered with salt. Not a leaf remained on the trees. The corn was totally destroyed. The flowers were gone from the plants. So, Lencho was so sad to see these.(2 Marks)
*What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
(শিলাবৃষ্টি বন্ধ হোৱাৰ পিছত লেন্সুয়ে কি ভাবিছিল?)
Answer
Lencho's soul was filled with sadness, after the hail had stopped. He suspected (আশংকা কৰা) a bleak (শূন্য) future for him and his family. He was worried (চিন্তিত হোৱা) about lack of (অভাৱ) food for the coming year. He felt that his hardworking became nothing just zero/empty.
*Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?(টকাৰে সৈতে এখন চিঠি তেওঁৰ বাবে পাই লেন্সু আচৰিত হৈছিল নেকি?) What made him angry?(কিহে তেওঁক/Lenchoক খং উঠাইছিল?)
Ans:-
No, absolutely not. Lencho was not so/at all surprised to find the letter with the seventy pesos. Instead, he suspected the post office employees in case of the other thirty pesos. Because, he had deep faith in God.
Lencho asked God for one hundred pesos. But, he found only seventy pesos in the letter. He thought that the post office employees had stolen/captured the other thirty pesos. So, he was made angry by the thought.
*Write a few words about the post master and his noble character.
Ans-The postmaster was a fat and amiable fellow. He was an honest person and a helpful person. At first, he laughed at the Lencho’s latter. But, he kept the faith in God by Lencho. He was also one kind hearted person and so he sent to Lencho seventy pesos from collection of their employees, several friends also himself from his salary.
2017—7.What did Valli see on her way that made her laugh? 2
Ans:- Valli saw a young cow whose tail was high in the air. It was running right in front of the bus in the middle of the road. When the driver sounded his horn loudly, then the cow frightened. After that, in the more honks, the cow started running faster and faster right in front of the bus. Valli found so amusing that she had tears in her eyes. At last, the cow moved off the road.
*What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest/deepest desire?
Answer
A source of unending joy for Valli was the sight of the bus which travelled between her village and the nearest town. It filled with a new set of passengers each time. It passed through her street each hour.
Answer
A source of unending joy for Valli was the sight of the bus which travelled between her village and the nearest town. It filled with a new set of passengers each time. It passed through her street each hour.
Her strongest desire was to ride on that/the bus just once. This desire happened in her mind after she had seen the bus many days.
*What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out these details?
Answer
Valli found out that the town was six miles from her village. The fare was thirty paise one way. The trip to the town took forty-five minutes. On reaching the town, if she stayed in her seat and paid another thirty paise, she could return home on the same bus.
Answer
Valli found out that the town was six miles from her village. The fare was thirty paise one way. The trip to the town took forty-five minutes. On reaching the town, if she stayed in her seat and paid another thirty paise, she could return home on the same bus.
She found out these details by listening carefully to the conversations between her neighbours and the people who regularly used the bus. She also gained information by asking a few discrete questions from a well-dressed man.
*Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
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In the bus, Valli behaves as a more mature girl than her age. She is trying to look overconfident and smart. The conductor is amused at her behaviour. So, he uses the word ‘madam’ to match her behaviours.
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In the bus, Valli behaves as a more mature girl than her age. She is trying to look overconfident and smart. The conductor is amused at her behaviour. So, he uses the word ‘madam’ to match her behaviours.
* Why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does she see now/then?
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Valli stands up on her seat because her view is cut off by a canvas blind. She wants to see the outside but she does not. So, she stands up to look over the blind.
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Valli stands up on her seat because her view is cut off by a canvas blind. She wants to see the outside but she does not. So, she stands up to look over the blind.
Now/then, she sees that the road is very narrow. On one side, there is the canal and beyond it are palm trees, grassland, distant mountains, and the blue sky. On the other side, there is a deep ditch and many acres of green fields
2017—Give a description of the magnificent view of tea garden seen by Rajvir from the railway train. 3 marks
Ans- Outside the train, there were most beautiful scenery. The scenery was fulfilled with beautiful tea gardens and the greenery scenery everywhere. The soft green paddy fields gave way to tea bushes. Against the backdrop of densely wooded hills, a sea of tea bushes stretched. Dwarfing the tiny tea plants were under the tall sturdy shade trees. In the distant, there was an ugly building with smoke billowing out of tall chimneys.
These were seen by Rajvir from the railway train.
*Narrate briefly Rajvir’s remarks on the discovery of the tea and the legends that surround it. Or Write the Chinese legend and Indian Legend About Tea.
Ans:- There were two legends about the discover of tea.
Chinese Legend:
According to the Chinese legend, once upon a time there was a Chinese emperor. He always boiled water before drinking it. One day, a few leaves of the twigs burning under the pot fell into the water.(/one day, a few leaves of branches burning under the pot fell into the water). It gave a delicious flavor. It was said that these (they) were the tea leaves.
Indian Legend:
According to Indian Legend, once upon a time, there was an ancient Buddhist ascetic/monk named Bodhidharma. Once, he cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during the meditation. After that, ten tea plants grew out of (from) the eyelids. When the leaves of these plants put in the hot water and drunk then banished his sleep. It was said that these (they) were the tea leaves.
*Give a description on both side of the gravel road./Dhekiabari Tea Estate.
Ans:- On both sides of the gravel-road, there were acre upon acre of tea bushes which were all neatly pruned to the same height. Groups of tea-pluckers, with bamboo baskets of their backs, wearing plastic aprons, were plucking the newly sprouted leaves.
Section-B(Poetry Section)
2017--9.Choose from the box given below the words that rhyme with the following:
Bright, sound
Call, caught, sing, right, call, around, hat
Answer:- Bright- right
Sound-around
*All the important rhymes:-
Chapter name- A Tiger in the Zoo
Cage- rage
Grass-pass
Edge-village
Cars-stars/bars
Chapter name- Amanda
Street-feet/sweet
Chapter name-Animals
No rhyme
Chapter name- Fog
No rhyme
Chapter name- The Tale of Custard the Dragon
House-mouse
Wagon-dragon
Ink-blink
Mustard-custard
Teeth-underneath
Nose-toes
Bears-stairs
Rage-cage
Age-cage
Sound-around
Belinda-winda
Right-bright
Wood-good
Help-yelp
Household-mouseholed
Dragon-flagon
Hit-bit
Him-victim
Gyrate-pirate
Mustard-flustered
Blink-think
Agree-me
Bears-stairs
2017--10.Choose the meaning of the Underlined words from the alternatives given in the brackets: 1x2=2
(a) And stares with his brilliant eyes………..
(dull/very bright/angry)
Ans:- brilliant-very bright
(b) In his quiet rage.
(love/hatred/violent anger)
Ans- rage-violent anger
Chapter name- A Tiger in the Zoo
*He should be snarling around houses.
Ans- snarling- make an angry, warning sound
Chapter name- Amanda
*(There is a languid, emerald sea,
Ans- languid-relaxed
*a mermaid, drifting blissfully.)
Ans- drifting-moving slowly
* I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
Ans- pattern- make patterns, model, design
*life in a tower is tranquil and rare;
Ans- tranquil- calm, serene, undisturbed
Chapter name-Animals
*They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
Ans- sweat- from heat or nervousness
Whine-emit, complaint
*I think….so placid and self-contain’d,
Ans- placid- calm, tranquil, serene
*They do not lie awake…….and weep for their sins,
Ans- sins- breaking of divine, moral law
*No one is dissatisfied,……the mania of owning things,
Ans- mania- mental illness (marked by excitement and violence), obsession, enthusiasm
*No one kneels to another, nor to his kind that
Ans- Kneel- fall or rest on the knees or a knee
*them plainly in their possession
Ans- possession- hold or occupancy, low power or control similar
*Did I pass that way…..and negligently drop them?
Ans- negligently- lack of proper care and attention, culpable carelessness
Chapter name- Fog
*It sits looking, over harbour and city.
Ans- harbour-place of shelter for ships, shelter, refuge,
*It sits…….on silent haunches
Ans- sitting with knees bent, fleshy part of the buttock with the thigh
Chapter Name- The Tale of Custard the Dragon
*And gulped some grog from his pocket flagon,
Ans- grog- a drink typically drunk by sailors
*Ink and Blink in glee did gyrate
Ans- gyrate- to move around in circles
*For there was a pirate, climbing in the winda.
ans:- Pirate- a decoit, an intruder
ans:- Pirate- a decoit, an intruder
2016 & 2017—11.What does the poet think the fog is like?
Ans:- According to the poet, Carl Sandburg, the fog is like a cat.
12.How does the fog come?
Ans:- According to the poet, Carl Sandburg, the fog comes on little cat feet.
* Does the poet, Carl Sandburg actually say the fog is like a cat?
Ans: No. The poet actually uses metaphor to show resemblance between the coming of a cat and the fog.
* Mention/Name the three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat.
Ans: The three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat are – (i) the fog is said to come on ‘little cat feet’, (ii) it ‘sits looking’, and (iii) It ‘moves on’.
Or- (i)the fog comes silently like a cat (ii) it sits looking and (iii) silent haunches when the cat sits stalking.
* “It sits looking, over harbour and city”, what is it referred here?
Ans- In this line, it is referred to the fog.
*Fill in the blanks:
The fog comes
On …………..
It sits looking
Over………..and………..
On silent haunches
And then……….
Ans:-
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbour and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
*Note: write without seeing.
2017— 13.Is Amanda a student? How do you know? 1+1=2
Ans:- Yes, Amanda is a student.
She is asked whether she had done her homework. In this question, we can say that she is a school going girl/student.
2015---How do you know that Amanda is a teenager?
Ans:- At first, she is advised not to bite her nails. She is asked whether she had done her homework. Also, some characters like her thinking of the outside world, her acne, sulking, moody behaviours, these are proved that Amanda is a teenager.
*In the poem ‘Amanda’, who is speaking to Amanda?
Ans:- In the poem ‘Amanda’, Amanda’s mother is speaking to Amanda. Because, usually a mother only asks her child like the questions.
*What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid(জলকুৱৰী)?
Ans: If Amanda were a mermaid, then she would drift blissfully (পৰম আনন্দৰে উটি যোৱা) on a languid emerald sea (এক ধীৰ গতিযুক্ত সেউজীয়া সগৰত). Besides, she would be the sole inhabitant (একমাত্র বাসিন্দা) in the sea.
*What could Amanda do if she were an orphan?
Ans:- If Amanda were an orphan, then she would roam the street and pattern soft dust(ধুলিত আকিব) with her hushed(মুখ বন্ধ কৰি) by bare feet. At that moment, the silence would be golden and the freedom would be sweet for her.
* What could Amanda do if she were a Rapunzel?
Ans:- If Amanda were a Rapunzel, she would live in a tower with tranquil(শান্ত) and rare(অগতনাগতিক). Then, she would certainly never let down her bright hair.
*Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?
Ans:- No, she is not an orphan. Already, her mother is saying something in the poem.
She simply imagines as an orphan. For her, if she would be an orphan, then she would get the freedom and she would roam the street freely. Also, she could pattern soft dust with her hushed by bare feet.
*Do you know the story of Rapunzel? Why does Amanda want to be Rapumzel?
Ans: Rapunzel was a golden- haired girl who had been kept in a tower by a witch. Amanda thinks that Rapunzel’s life in the lonely tower must have been very happy and wonderful also tranquil and rare. That is why she wants to be Rapunzel.
*What does the girl or Amanda yearn for?
And:- Amanda yearns for some freedom so that she could enjoy her growing years. So, she wants to a mermaid, an orphan and a Rapunzel which would be provided her much freedom in her life.
*What does Amanda’s mother asked to do and not to do?
Ans:- Amanda’s mother advises Amanda not to bite her nails, not to haunch her shoulders, to stop her slouching and to sit up straight. Also, she advises her not to eat that chocolate and give up that sulking
2017—14.How do the animals accept their condition?
Ans:- The animals never sweat and whine about their condition. They do not make others sick discussing their duty to God. They accept all the worse condition that come their way.
*Mention the three things that human do and animals don’t.
Ans: The three things that human do and animals don’t are-
(i)Humans sweat and whine
(ii) Humans weep for their sins
(iii) Humans kneel down to one another and to their ancestors
* Notice the use of the word ‘turn’ in the first line, “I think I could turn and live with animals...” What is the poet turning from?
Or: Why do you think the poet could turn and live with animals?
Answer:- The poet wants to turn from the company of men as he finds men are complicated and false. He wants to go and live in the company of birds and animals which are for him self-contained and non-complaining.
*From where the poem ‘Animals’ is collected?
Ans:- The poem ‘Animals’ is collected from Walt Whitman’s ‘Song of Myself’ in Leaves of Grass.
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The Tale of Custard the Dragon :
*(a) Who are the characters in the poem ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’.
(b) Who are lived in the Belinda’s house/ the little white house?
(c) What were the name of Belinda’s pets/who were the pets of Belinda.
Ans:- Following are the characters in the poem ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon.:/Following are lived in the Belinda’s house the little white house
(i)Belinda: mistress of the house, a small girl (this point is not needed in (c) q)
(ii)Ink- a little black kitten (pet)
(iii)Blink- a grey mouse (pet)
(iv)Mustard- a yellow dog (Pet)
(v)Custard- a dragon(Pet)
(vi)Pirate- a dacoit {this point is not needed in q. (b) & (c) }
*Briefly describe the physical features of the dragon.
Ans: Custard the dragon looked terrifying. It had big sharp teeth and claws like daggers. Its mouth was like a fireplace and nose was like a chimney. It had scales underneath.
* Why did the dragon cry for a nice safe cage? Why is the dragon called ‘cowardly dragon’?
Ans:
Custard, the dragon was thought to be a useless creature till he proved his bravery killing the pirate. Seeking, safety from the other pets like Mustard, he cried for nice safe cage.
The dragon is called a ‘cowardly dragon’ because he always used to cry for a nice safe cage.
*“Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful ……” Why?
Ans: Belinda and her pets used to laugh at the dragon for its cowardice. She tickled him to taunt and make fun of him.
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Ans: The pirate had black bushy beard and a wooden leg. He had pistols in his hands and a sharp cutlass in his teeth. It was clear from his activities that he meant no good.
* How did Custard dragon face/attack the pirate?
Or: How did Custard the Dragon save Belinda from the pirate.
Or: what did the pirate do when he was attacked by Belinda’s dragon.
Or: What happened to the Pirate at last.
Or: Describe the fight between Custard dragon and the pirate.
Ans:
Custard faced the pirate boldly. He jumped up, snorted like an engine and clashed his tails like irons in a dungeon. Then, making a clattering and clanking sound and squirming, he attacked the pirate like a robin at a worm.
At that time, the pirate gaped at Custard. He drank some wine from the bottle in his pocket. He fired two bullets, but the bullets did not hit Custard.
At last, the Dragon gobbled the pirate and he was died.
Thus, Custard had saved Belinda and other pets from the Pirate.
*What is a ballad?
Ans:- A ballad is a song or poem that tells a story. It is also narrated tales of courage or heroism or parody.
*How did Belinda and her pets behave when they saw the pirate climbing on the window?
Ans:-Seeing the pirate on the window, Belinda paled and cried for help. Mustard, the dog fled with a terrified yelp. Ink jumped down to bottom of the house and Blink, the mouse took shelter in a mouse hole. Only, Custard the dragon faced the pirate.
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Ans: Mustard said that he had been twice as brave only if he were not confused. Ink and Blink said that they had been thrice as brave as they thught.
Custard dragon in reply said that he agreed with them. He acknowledged that everybody was braver than he.
*How was Custard dragon received after he had killed the pirate?
Ans:- After killing the pirate, Custard dragon was given a warm reception. Belinda embraced him, Mustard licked him and Ink and Blink moved circling round him.
*Who is Percival? Who named him so?
Ans:- Custard, the dragon of Belinda was called Perceval. Ink, the kitten. Blink, the mouse and Mustard, the dog all pets of Belinda called Custard Percival.
***You must be known all the poets name:
Who wrote the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ /‘Amanda’ / ‘Animals’/‘Fog’ /The Tale of Custard the Dragon’?
Answer:- The poem
‘A tiger in the Zoo’ was written by Leslie Norris
‘Amanda’ was written by Robin Klein
‘Animals’ was written by Walt Whitman
‘Fog’ was written by Carl Sandburg
SECTION-C (SUPPLEMENTARY READER)
2.A Question of Trust
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