Karnataka 2nd PUC Question Bank 2026 English

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

Department of School Education (Pre University)
18th Cross, Malleshwaram Bengaluru- 560012
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and

Karnataka School Education and Assessment Board
6th Cross, Malleshwaram Bengaluru- 560003
Web site: https://kseab.karnataka.gov.in/

2025 – 26 II PUC QUESTION BANK

SUBJECT CODE: 02

SUBJECT NAME: ENGLISH

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II PU English Total marks: 80. Duration of Exam: 3 hours

The Weightage Framework
Course Book (Springs)
Teaching Marks
Sl No Lesson/ Unit
Hours allotted
1 Romeo and Juliet 3 3
2 Too Dear! 5 5
3 On Children 3 3
4 Everything I Need to Know I Learned In The Forest 5 5
5 A Sunny Morning 8 8
6 When You Are Old 3 3
7 The Gardener 5 5
8 To the Foot From Its Child 3 3
9 I Believe that Books Will Never Disappear 5 5
10 Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth 3 3
11 Japan and Brazil Through A Traveler’s Eye 4 4
12 The Voter 5 5
13 Where There Is A Wheel 5 5
14 Water 3 3
Total 60 hrs. 60

Workbook (Streams)
Sl No Unit Teaching Marks
Hours Allotted
1 Articles or 1 1
Prepositions
2 Jumbled Segments 1 1
3 Subject-Verb Agreement 1 1
4 Tense 2 1
5 Framing Questions 2 2
6 Error Identification 2 2
7 Expressions (Idioms) 2 2
8 Passive verbs 3 3
9 Reported Speech 5 5
10 Comprehension – Prose 6 9
11 Comprehension - Poetry 12 9
12 Pronouns 4 5
13 Linkers 4 4
14 Note making 2 2
15 Dialogue Writing 3 3
16 Job Application 5 5
17 Speech Writing 5 5
Total 60 hrs. 60

Note on Difficulty Level: [A] = Average [D] = Difficult [E] = Easy

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1. Romeo and Juliet
MCQs
1. Match the following comparisons, with respect to 'Romeo and Juliet' [A]
A B
A. Romeo i. crows
B. Juliet ii. new snow on a raven's back
C. Juliet's fellow dancers iii. a snowy dove

a. A-iii, B-ii, C-i b. A-i, B-ii, C-iii c. A-ii, B-iii, C-i. d. A-ii, B-i, C-iii

2. In ‘Romeo and Juliet’, Romeo thinks that Juliet is like _______ . [E]
a. the sun b. the moon c. a star d. a snowy dove

3. In ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ________ is like ‘a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear’. [E]
a. Juliet b. the sun c. the crow d. Romeo

4. In ‘Romeo and Juliet’, whose beauty is too rich for use and for earth too dear? [E]
a. crow’s b. companions of Juliet c. Juliet’s d. Romeo’s

5. Identify the mismatched combination among the following, with respect to 'Romeo and Juliet' [A]
a. a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear – Juliet b. teaches the torches to burn bright - Juliet
c. day in night – Romeo d. face of heaven –Dance Floor

6. In 'Romeo and Juliet', _______ is described as, “gentle”, “loving” and black-browed”. [E]
a. an Ethiope b. the night c. a crow d. a raven

7. In 'Romeo and Juliet', _______ had never seen true beauty till that night. [E]
a. Romeo b. Juliet c. the Sun d. Ethiope

8. According to Juliet, after her death, Romeo should be _______ [A]
a. hung upon the cheek of night b. sent on a raven's back
c. cut out into little stars d. trooped with crows

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9. According to Juliet, the world will be in love with night, because____________ [A]
a. the day is too rich for use and too dear for earth
b. Romeo comes on a raven's back
c. Romeo cut out in little stars, makes the face of heaven beautiful
d. Juliet herself hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel

10. According to the poet of 'Romeo and Juliet', evaluate the following: [A]
Statement: The world will not pay worship to the sun.
Reason: Juliet's true beauty has made the face of heaven so fine.
a. Both statement and reason are correct. b. Both statement and reason are incorrect.
c. Statement is correct, but reason is incorrect. d. Statement is incorrect, but reason is correct.

11. In 'Romeo and Juliet' the word "garish" is used to describe_______ [E]
a. Sun b. Romeo c. Ethiope d. Juliet

12. Complete the analogy with reference to ‘Romeo and Juliet’ [A]
Romeo: New snow on a raven’s back :: Juliet : ______________
a. Day in night b. Little stars in the sky
c. A rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear d. Garish sun in the sky

13. According to Romeo, ___________________teaches the torches to burn bright. [E]
a. Juliet b. Romeo
c. Montague d. Roseline

14. According to Romeo, Juliet teaches the_________________to burn bright. [E]
a. Sun b. Stars
c. Torches d. Moon

15. The phrase, ‘Face of heaven’ in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ refers to _________________. [A]
a. Romeo b. Star
c. Sun d. Sky

16. Juliet’s companions are compared to _______________________. [E]
a. stars b. crows
c. torches d. jewels
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17. When Romeo shines as stars in the face of night, the world will_______, according to Juliet. [A]
a. not worship the stars b. be in love with night
c. worship the garish sun d. not be in love with night

18. After Romeo is cut into little stars, all the world will be in love with night and __________ in ‘Romeo and
Juliet’. [A]
a. pay no worship to the garish sun b. worship the garish sun
c. watch Juliet’s place of dance d. feel blessed by Juliet’s touch

19. The word ‘measure’ in the phrase, the measure done’ stands for _____________. [A]
a. night b. love
c. day d. dance

20. Complete the analogy with reference to ‘Romeo and Juliet’. [E]
Measure done : Dance ended :: Face of heaven : ________________
a. Romeo’s charm b. the sky
c. Juliet’s beauty d. garish sun
21. According to Juliet, _____________ is referred to as ‘day in night’. [E]
a. dove b. Ethiope
c. Romeo d. raven
22. Romeo does not compare Juliet to ________________ . [E]
a. burning torches b. snowy dove
c. rich jewel d. new snow
23. Juliet does not describe the night as _________________ . [A]
a. garish b. loving
c. gentle d. black browed
24. Romeo feels that he had not seen __________, until he met Juliet. [E]
a. snowy dove b. true beauty
c. black browed night d. Ethiope’s ear
25. Juliet hangs upon the cheek of night as a_______________. (Exam 1 2025)
a. dove b. star c. snow d. rich jewel

26. According to Romeo, whose beauty is too rich for use? (Exam 2 2025)
a. Ethiope’s b. the sun’s c. Juliet’s d. Romeo’s

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27. In ‘Romeo and Juliet’, the word ‘garish’ is used to describe _________. (Exam 3 2025)
a. Romeo b. the sun c. an Ethiope d. Juliet

28. According to Juliet, “the world will be in love with night” because______. (Additional paper 2025)
a. Juliet hangs upon the cheek of night
b. Romeo cut out in little stars make the face of heaven beautiful
c. Romeo comes in night on a raven’s back
d. the night is too rich for use and too dear for earth

29. Choose the odd combination [A]
a. face of heaven : sky b. snowy dove: Juliet
c. for earth too dear : Sun d. day in night : Romeo

30. Choose the statement which is ‘not true’ [A]
a. Romeo compares Juliet to a snowy dove
b. Juliet’s companions are compared to crows
c. Juliet calls Romeo as day in night
d. Juliet describes night as garish

31. Complete the analogy with respect to ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ [A]
Ethiope’s ear : ___________:: a rich jewe l: Juliet
a. Romeo b. crows c. cheek of night d. new snow

Two marks
1. Mention any two images to which Romeo compares Juliet in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. [E]

2. Mention any two expressions that Juliet uses to glorify Romeo’s charm in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. [E]
(Additional Paper 2025)
3. Who are compared to ‘a snowy dove’ and ‘crows’ respectively in ‘Romeo and Juliet?’ [E]

4. Mention any two qualities of night according to Juliet in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. [A]
(Additional Paper 2025)
5. What does the entire world start doing and stop doing according to Juliet, if Romeo becomes stars? [A]

6. What are the two things that Romeo intends to do after the measure? [A]
7. Who would fall in love with night and what would they stop worshiping? [A]

8. Mention any two expressions that Juliet uses to glorify Romeo's charm in 'Romeo and Juliet'. (Exam 2 2025)
9. Name any two birds mentioned in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. [E]
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10. Name any two bright images used by Shakespeare used by Shakespeare to describe Juliet’s beauty. [E]

11. Mention any two dark images Shakespeare uses in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ [E]

12. When would Romeo watch Juliet’s place of stand and how would his rude hand be blessed? [E]

14. Who would make the ‘face of heaven’ fine and how would it occur according to Juliet in ‘Romeo and Juliet’?

[E]

Three marks
1. How is Romeo mesmerized by the beauty of Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'? [E]

2. How does Romeo express his intense feelings after the completion of dance in 'Romeo and Juliet'? [A]

3. Romeo’s appreciation of Juliet’s beauty is expressed through images in 'Romeo and Juliet'. Explain. [A]

4. How does Juliet immortalize Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet'? [E]

5. How does Romeo glorify Juliet’s flawless beauty in 'Romeo and Juliet'? [E]

6. “When I shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars.” What do these words suggest in ‘Romeo

and Juliet’? [A]

7. How does Juliet express her feelings for Romeo, in ‘Romeo and Juliet’? [A]

8. How does Juliet express her passionate love for Romeo? (Exam 1 2025)

9. How does Romeo use various images to describe the beauty of Juliet? (Exam 2 2025)

Four marks
1. Whose expression of love is more passionate and intense, according to you in 'Romeo and Juliet'? Give
reasons. [A]
2. Both Romeo and Juliet use contrasting images to express their appreciation and admiration for each other in
‘Romeo and Juliet’. Illustrate. [A]
3. Do you think Juliet’s love is more intense and mature than Romeo’s love? Discuss. [A]
4. How does Romeo describe Juliet in ‘Romeo and Juliet’? (Exam 1 2025)

5. How does Juliet express her passionate love for Romeo? (Exam 3 2025)

6. How does Romeo use various images to describe the beauty of Juliet? (Additional Paper 2025)

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2. Too Dear!
MCQs
1. The population of Monaco in ‘Too Dear!’ is __________. [E]
a. about 12000 b. about 16000 c. about 7000 d. about 600

2. According to the story, ‘Too Dear!’, which of the following is incorrect? [A]
a. The population of Monaco was about 7000.
b. There were 60 men in the army of Monaco.
c. The Italian government quoted 12000 francs for lending a machine and an expert.
d. The criminal received 600 francs as his pension before leaving the kingdom of Monaco.

3. The special tax mentioned in the story ‘Too Dear!’ was on ___________ [E]
a. tobacco b. gaming house c. spirits d. wine

4. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the army of Monaco? [A]
a. It was not a large army as it had only 60 men.
b. The General was asked to get a soldier to cut the criminal’s head.
c. The General talked with the soldiers to undertake the job of cutting criminal’s head
d. Only one soldier said he would cut the criminal’s head in a rough and homely fashion.

5. The people of ______ forbade their rulers to make money from gaming houses, in ‘Too Dear!’ [E]
a. Germany b. France c. Italy d. Monaco

6. Everyone who wants to gamble goes to ______, in ‘Too Dear!’ [E]
a. Germany b. France c. Italy d. Monaco

7. The proverb, ‘You can’t earn stone palaces by honest labour’ is used in ‘Too Dear!’ to justify the ______
[A]
a. gaming houses in Monaco
b. pension sanctioned for the criminal
c. change from death punishment to life imprisonment
d. decision to dismiss the guard of the prison
8. The new item of expenditure, the king of Monaco noticed was for _________, in ‘Too Dear!’ [E]
a. salary of soldiers b. charges for guillotine
c. salary for the executioner d. the keep of the criminal
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9. Choose the right sequence of incidents as they take place in ‘Too Dear!’ [A]
a. The guard was dismissed –expenditure came to 600 francs –the criminal did not run away - death
punishment was changed to life imprisonment
b. Death punishment was changed to life imprisonment – expenditure came to 600 francs –the guard
was dismissed – the criminal did not run away
c. The criminal did not run away – the guard was dismissed – expenditure came to 600 francs –death
punishment was changed to life imprisonment
d. The criminal did not run away- death punishment was changed to life imprisonment– the guard was
dismissed – expenditure came to 600 francs

10. Match the particulars in column A with the amount in column B with reference to ‘Too Dear!’ and choose
the correct option. [A]
A B
A. The French Government i. 600 francs
B. The Italian King ii. 12000 francs
C. The pension fixed iii. 16000 francs

a. A-i B-ii C-iii b. A-ii B-iii C-i c. A-ii B-i C-iii d. A-iii B-ii C-i

11. The kingdom of Monaco had ________, in ‘Too Dear!’ [E]
a. a guillotine and an executioner b. a suitable prison for life imprisonment
c. a large army d. a gaming house where roulette was played

12. Choose the odd combination with reference to ‘Too Dear!’ [A]
a. The king and his men– Always considered the expenditure on punishment

b. The German Sovereigns– Thought the gaming houses did so much harm

c. The soldiers – Ready to cut off criminal’s head in a rough and homely fashion

d. The criminal – Reluctant to go out of prison for various reasons

13. The king of which country is called ‘a brother monarch’ in ‘Too Dear’? [E]
a. Italy b. Germany c. France d. Monaco

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14. Which one of the following is not the reason stated by the criminal for not going away from prison in ‘Too
Dear!’? [A]
a. He liked to fetch food from palace kitchen and stay in prison
b. The people would turn their backs on him
c. The king and his men have ruined his character
d. He has got out of the way of working

15. The criminal in ‘Too Dear!’ received _______ as advance of his pension before leaving the king’s dominions.
[E]
a. his full annuity b. two-third of his annuity
c. one-third of his annuity d. half of his annuity

16. In ‘Too Dear!’ the criminal started _______ for livelihood after leaving the king’s dominions. [E]
a. running a gaming house b. selling tobacco and wine
c. market-gardening d. working in an army

17. In ‘Too Dear!’ ________________ is referred to as ‘a dirty business.’ [A]
a. selling wine and spirits b. selling tobacco
c. market gardening d. gaming house

18. The council of the king of Monaco stated that the French Government had no proper respect for the king
because the government was _________________. [A]
a. Monarchal b. Military c. Democratic d. Republican

19. In ‘Too Dear!’ ______________ is referred to as a ‘brother monarch’ of the king of Monaco [E]
a. the king of France b. the king of Germany
c. the king of Italy d. the king of Russia

20. The only hitch in implementing the life imprisonment in ‘Too Dear!’ was _______. [A]
a. there was no suitable prison b. the prison was not comfortable
c. the prison didn’t have any facilities d. the prison was very comfortable

21. The annual expenditure for the keep of the criminal was around _____francs in ‘Too Dear!’ [E]
a. 16000 b. 12000 c. 200 d. 600

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22. In ‘Too Dear!’, ______________was the initial punishment given to the criminal. [E]
a. life imprisonment b. death sentence
c. temporary stay in lock up d. grant of pension

23. The people of Monaco mentioned in ‘Too Dear!’ were_________________ . [E]
a. sociable b. fashionable c. peaceable d. irritable

24. The criminal’s food was fetched from the _______________. [E]
a. palace kitchen b. gaming house
c. guard’s kitchen d. soldier’s kitchen

25. When the guard was dismissed, the criminal in Too Dear!’, was ______________. [A]
a. happy and tried to run away b. demanded protection
c. worried about his family d. didn’t show any sign of running away

26. No soldier came forward to execute the murderer in ‘Too Dear!’ because ______________. [E]
a. they have not been taught about it. b. they wanted him to be pardoned
c. they wanted him to run away d. they wanted him to give him a pension

27. Match the following: [A]
A B
A. French Government (i) Brother Monarch
B. King of Italy (ii) Kinglet
C. King of Monaco (iii) Republican
a. A-iii, B-ii, C-i b. A-i, B-ii, C-iii c. A-iii, B-i, C-ii d. A-i, B-iii, C-ii

28. Match the following: [A]
A B
A. French Government i. 600 francs
B. King of Italy ii. 16000 francs
C. Pension Amount iii. 12000 francs
a. A-iii, B-ii, C-i b. A-ii, B-iii, C-i c. A-i, B-ii, C-iii d. A-iii, B-i, C-ii

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29. Match the following: [A]
A B
A. Population of Monaco i. 60
B. Soldiers in Monaco ii. 600
C. Pension granted in francs iii. 7000
a. A-iii, B-ii, C-i b. A-ii, B-iii, C-i c. A-i, B-ii, C-iii d. A-iii, B-i, C-ii

30. Match the following: [A]
A B
A. Gaming houses forbidden in i. Monaco
B. Monopoly of Gaming houses ii. Gaming house
C. Special revenue comes from iii. German sovereigns
a. A-i, B-ii, C-iii b. A-ii, B-iii, C-i c. A-iii, B-i, C-ii d. A-iii, B-ii, C-i

31. Statement: German Sovereigns forbade gaming houses. [A]
Reason: Wanted the Prince of Monaco to monopolize them.
a. Both statement and reason are correct. b. Both statement and reason are incorrect.
c. Only statement is correct. d. Only reason is correct.

32. Statement: There was no proper respect for king in France. [A]
Reason: There was a republican government in France.
a. Both statement and reason are correct. b. Both statement and reason are incorrect.
c. Only statement is correct. d. Only reason is correct.

33. Statement: The soldiers were not ready to cut the man's head off. [A]
Reason: They were not trained for it.
a. Both statement and reason are correct. b. Both statement and reason are incorrect.
c. Only statement is correct. d. Only reason is correct.

34. Statement: Death sentence was changed to life imprisonment [A]
Reason: They thought it would be cheaper.
a. Both statement and reason are correct. b. Both statement and reason are incorrect.
c. Only statement is correct. d. Only reason is correct.

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35. Statement: A guard was placed over the criminal [A]
Reason: The criminal was all alone.
a. Both statement and reason are correct. b. Both statement and reason are incorrect.
c. Only statement is correct. d. Only reason is correct.

36. Statement: The guard was dismissed [A]
Reason: It was done to cut down the expenditure
a. Both statement and reason are correct. b. Both statement and reason are incorrect.
c. Only statement is correct. d. Only reason is correct.

37. Pick the right sequence from the story ‘Too Dear!’ [A]
a. The guard had to watch the criminal -death sentence was altered to life imprisonment - there was a
small lock up - a guard was placed over him
b. A guard was placed over him –death sentence was altered to life imprisonment - there was a small
lock up – the guard had to watch the criminal.
c. Death sentence was altered to life imprisonment - there was a small lock up - a guard was placed
over him – the guard had to watch the criminal.
d. There was a small lock up -death sentence was altered to life imprisonment - a guard was placed
over him – the guard had to watch the criminal.

38. Pick the right sequence from the story ‘Too Dear!’ [A]
a. The guard was dismissed - the ministers waited to see what would happen - the criminal fetched his
own dinner from palace kitchen –the criminal did not run away from the prison.
b. The criminal did not run away from the prison - the guard was dismissed - the ministers waited to see
what would happen - the criminal fetched his own dinner from palace kitchen
c. The ministers waited to see what would happen - the guard was dismissed - the criminal fetched his
own dinner from palace kitchen -the criminal did not run away from the prison.
d. The criminal fetched his own dinner from palace kitchen - the guard was dismissed - the ministers
waited to see what would happen –the criminal did not run away from the prison.

39. Statement: The criminal was given the annual pension of 600 francs to go away from the prison. [A]
Reason: The criminal was reluctant to go away from the prison.
a. Both statement and reason are correct. b. Both statement and reason are incorrect.
c. Only statement is correct. d. Only reason is correct.

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40. In ‘Too Dear!’, “The wretch is not worth the money” , ‘the wretch’ refers to________ [E]
a. the brother monarch b. the criminal
c. the army general d. the prince of Monaco

41. Which one of the following is cheap and not too dear mode of punishing the criminal, according to the
prince of Monaco? [A]
a. Accepting the Italy’s proposal of 12000 francs. b. Keeping the criminal in the prison until his death
c. Getting the criminal’s head cut by the soldiers d. Paying an annual pension

42. Identify the one thing not done by the criminal after his release from prison. [A]
a. He goes at proper time to receive his annual pension
b. He bought a bit of land and started market gardening
c. He goes to gaming table every day to play roulette
d. He emigrated and settled across the frontier

43. Everyone who wants to gamble goes to _____ in 'Too Dear!' (Exam 2 2025)
a) Monaco b) France c) Germany d) Italy

44. In the story 'Too Dear!', _______ business did the Kinglet of Monaco monopolise. (Exam 3 2025)
a) gambling b) marketing c) travelling d) gardening

45. What was the initial hitch in executing the criminal in ‘Too Dear’? (Additional Paper 2025)
a) The King prohibited execution b) They didn’t have a guillotine and an executioner
c) There was only an executioner but no guillotine d) There was a guillotine but no executioner

46. The proverb “You can’t earn stone palaces by honest labour” is used in ‘Too Dear’ to justify.
a) The alteration of death sentence to life imprisonment b) The decision to dismiss the guard
c) The pension given to the criminal d) The presence of gaming house in Monaco.
(Additional paper 2025)
47. Who is described as ‘young and healthy’ in ‘Too Dear!’ [A]

a. the kinglet b. the army general c. the criminal d. the minister

Two marks
1. Mention any two things which make Monaco a toy kingdom in ‘Too Dear!’. [E]
2. Name the two countries that bordered Monaco mentioned in ‘Too Dear!’ [E]

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3. Mention any two-supporting staff / officials of the King of Monaco in ‘Too Dear!’. [A]
4. Name any two commodities that were taxed in Monaco mentioned in ‘Too Dear!’.
(wine / spirits / tobacco) [E]
5. Which commodities did the king of Monaco draw the revenue from, in ‘Too Dear!’? [E]
6. Who were the main beneficiaries of Gaming House in Monaco whether one loses or wins in ‘Too Dear!?
[E]
7. Give any two reasons that made German Sovereigns to forbid gaming houses in ‘Too Dear!’. [E]

8. Name any two things that the prince of Monaco did on a smaller scale as a king in ‘Too Dear!’ [A]

9. Mention any two professionals who tried the murder case in the most judicial manner in ‘Too Dear!’ [A]
(judges, Barrister, prosecutors, jury men)
10. What were the works assigned to the guard when the criminal was kept in the prison in ‘Too Dear!’? [E]

11. How much pension was fixed for the criminal? How much money was received in advance in ‘Too Dear!’?
[E]

12. What did the criminal do for his living after receiving his annuity in advance in ‘Too Dear!’? [E]
13. Name the two types of punishments given to the criminal in ‘Too Dear!’ [E]
14. What are the main sources of revenue for the prince of Monaco, as mentioned in 'Too Dear!'?
(Additional Paper 2025)

Three marks
1. In ‘Too Dear!’, how does the narrator describe ‘Toy kingdom’? [E]

2. Write a note on gaming houses in Monaco as mentioned in ‘Too Dear!’ [E]

3. Though gambling is a dirty business, why does the king of Monaco resort to it in ‘Too Dear!’? [A]

4. Describe the attempts made by the ministers to solve the problem of cutting off the criminal’s head. [A]
5. Why did the authorities fail to carry out the death sentence in ‘Too Dear!’? [A]

6. How did the criminal lead his life after his release in ‘Too Dear’? [E]

7. Why did the king of Monaco alter the death sentence into life imprisonment? [E]

8. What arrangements were made by Monaco for the life imprisonment of the criminal? [A]

9. Why was the criminal reluctant to get out of the prison? [E]

10. Why did the prince decide to offer the criminal a pension and how much amount was fixed? [E]

11. Why did the criminal choose to remain in prison, even without a guard in, 'Too Dear!’? (Additional paper)

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Four Marks
1. Why did the king of Monaco keep changing his mind in dealing with the criminal ‘Too Dear!’? [A]

2. 'You can't earn stone palaces by honest labour'. Justify this statement with reference to ‘Too Dear!’ [A]

3. Even after several attempts to carry out death sentence, the Prince of Monaco was not successful. Give reasons.
[A]

4. Write a note on the gaming houses in Europe with a special reference to Monaco. [A]

5. Do you agree with the reasons provided by the criminal for not running away from the prison in ‘Too Dear!’?
Give reasons. [A]
6. Why was the death sentence converted into life imprisonment in ‘Too Dear!’? [A]

7. Why did the king of Monaco keep changing his mind in dealing with the criminal in ‘Too Dear!’? [A]

8. What were the arguments put forth by the prisoner for not going out of the prison as in 'Too Dear!'? [E]

9. Why could not the king of Monaco execute the criminal for committing a murder? (Exam -1 2025)
10. Why did the Kinglet of Monaco retain the gaming house, unlike other countries in Europe? (Exam -2, 2025)
11. How did the criminal lead his life after the release in 'Too Dear!'? (Exam-3, 2025)
12. Monaco is called as a 'toy kingdom' in the story 'Too Dear!'. Give reasons. (Additional paper)
13. “The criminal has upper hand over the prince of Monaco”. Evaluate this statement with respect to the story,
‘Too Dear!’ [A]

14. What happened to the prisoner after the guard was dismissed in ‘Too Dear!’? [E]
15. How does the Prince of Monaco conduct his rule in terms of ceremony and justice throughout ‘Too Dear!’?
[A]
16. What is the understanding and stance taken by the prince and the keeper of the gaming house in Monaco in
‘Too Dear!’? [E]
17. Write a note on the army general and the soldiers of Monaco and their attitude. [A]

18. What was the immediate reaction of the judiciary body and the prince to the murder that was committed in
Monaco? [A]

19. Though the kinglet of Monaco knows that Gambling is a dirty business, he continues to have it in Monaco.
Why? [A]

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3. On Children
MCQs
1. Match column A with column B with reference to the poem ‘On Children’ and choose the correct option.[E]
A B
A. Living arrows i. the parents
B. Bows ii. the children
C. Archer iii. the God
a. A-i B-ii C-iii b. A-ii B-iii C-i c. A-ii B-i C-iii d. A-iii B-ii C-i

2. According to the prophet, the parents should not seek to make children like them, because ________ [E]
a. They are not their children b. They live in the house of tomorrow
c. The life does not go backward d. They have their own thoughts

3. Choose the statement which is incorrect with reference to the poem ‘On Children’. [A]
a. Parents may strive to be like children b. Parents may house the souls of children
c. Parents’ bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness d. Children do not belong to the parents

4. The parents can give their ______ to their children in the poem by Gibran. [E]
a. love b. dreams c. thoughts d. gladness

5. The souls of the children dwell in _________, according to Kahlil Gibran. [E]
a. their parents’ dreams b. the path of the infinite
c. their parents’ houses d. the house of tomorrow

6. Consider the following statement and reason with respect to ‘On Children’ and answer:
Statement: Parents may give their love but not their thoughts to their children [A]
Reason: Children have their own thoughts
a. Both statement and reason are correct. b. Both statement and reason are incorrect.
c. Only statement is correct. d. Only reason is correct.
7. Match the following [A]
A. B
A. Woman i. Bows
B. Children ii. Held a Babe
C. Parents iii. Arrows
a. A-i B-ii C-iii b. A-ii B-iii C-i c. A-ii B-i C-iii d. A-iii B-ii C-i
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8. Statement: Parents may strive to be like children, but do not make children like them. [A]
Reason: Life goes not backward.
a. Both statement and reason are correct. b. Both statement and reason are incorrect.
c. Only statement is correct. d. Only reason is correct.
9. The main speaker of the poem ‘On Children’ is a ________ [E]
a. child b. woman c. prophet d. man

10. According to the prophet in 'On Children' , _____ are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.[E]
a. children b. women c. bows d. parents

11. In 'On Children' _______ bends the bow to send the arrows swift and far. [E]
a. archer b. prophet c. babe d. woman

12. Who asks in the poem ‘On Children’ to speak to them of children?
a. a woman b. a child c. the god d. the prophet

13. In 'On Children' the Archer uses the _____ to send forth the living arrows. [E]
a. bow b. love c. thoughts d. dreams

14. According to the speaker of 'On Children' life does not go ______. [E]
a. swift b. backward c. forward d. far

15. According to the speaker of 'On Children', Life does not tarry with ________. [E]
a . today b. tomorrow c. yesterday d. day after tomorrow

16. In the poem 'On Children' the Archer standsfor ___________. [A]
a. God b. parents c. children d. prophet

17. The souls of children dwell in the house of ___________________. [E]
a. tomorrow b. today c. yesterday d. their parents

18. The Prophet says that God loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is ______. [E]
a. flying b. stable c. swift d. mighty

19. The Prophet says, ‘Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for________________.. [E]
a. longing b. striving c. dreaming d. gladness
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20. Which is the incorrect statement with respect to the poem ‘On Children’? [A]
a. Parents’ souls dwell in the house of tomorrow
b. Parents can strive to be like their children
c. Parents can house the bodies of their children
d. Parents can give their love to their children

21. In the poem, 'On Children' the poet says that parents may house the bodies of their children but not their
__________. (Exam 1, 2025)
a. arrows b. bows c. souls d. life

22. The souls of children live _______, according to Kahlil Gibran. (Exam 2 2025)
a. in the house of tomorrow. b. in the house of God
c. in the house of parents d. in the house of arrows

23. In 'On Children', parents are the bows and children are _______. (Additional Paper 2025)
a. living things b. living arrows c. the souls d. their bodies

Two marks
1. What are the two reasons given by the Prophet to say, “Your children are not your children”? [E]
(Note: any two of the following: they are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself/ They come through
you, but not from you/ Though they are with you, yet they belong not to you)
2. What parents may give and may not give to children according to the prophet in ‘On Children’? [E]
3. According to ‘On Children’, what may parents not give to children according to the prophet, and why?
[E]
4. According to the prophet in ‘On Children’, what parents may house and what they may not? [E]

5. Who are the arrows and who sends them forward in ‘On Children’? [E]

6. What do ‘bows’ and ‘arrows’ refer to in ‘On Children’? [E]

7. According to the prophet in ‘On Children’, who bends the bow and why? [A]

8. ‘On Children’, who sees the mark upon the path of the infinite? Why does he bend the bow with his might?
[E]

9. Who are the arrows and who sends them forward, according to Kahlil Gibran? (Additional Paper 2025)
10. In ‘On Children’ the poet says, “And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you”. Who do the
words ‘they’ and ‘you’ refer to? [A]

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11. Who is holding a babe against her bosom and to whom she is asking to speak about children, in ‘On
Children”? [A]
12. Who is holding a babe against her bosom and what is she asking the prophet, in ‘On Children’? [A]

13. According to the speaker of ‘On Children’ what type of arrow and bow does the God love? [E]

14. Where does the Archer see the mark and whom does he bend with all his might to send the arrow go swift
and far? [A]

Three Marks
1. In what way does Prophet feel that children are independent in ‘On Children’? [A]

2. How should parents look upon their children according to Kahlil Gibran? [A]

3. Bring out the interrelationship among the bows, arrows and the archer with reference to the poem 'On
Children’. (Exam 3, 2025)

Four marks
1."Your children are not your children”. Evaluate this statement in the light of the poem ‘On Children'? [A]

2. According to the prophet in ‘On Children’, what attitude should parents have towards their children? [A]

3. The poem ‘On Children’ focuses on the lives of children and the responsibilities of parents. Discuss [A]

4. “Parents should not be too possessive of their children and try not to live their dreams through their children.”
How does Kahlil Gibran justify this, in the poem 'On Children'? (Exam1, 2025)

5. Why does Gibran advise parents not to be too possessive about their children? (Exam 2, 2025)

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4. Everything I Need To Know I Learned In The Forest
MCQs
1. One of the dramatic Chipko actions took place in Adwani in the year ______ [E]
a. 1977 b.1973 c. 1987 d. 2011

2. Vandana Shiva’s father was a __________ [E]
a. farmer b. forest conservator c. Chipko volunteer d. philosopher

3. According to Vandana Shiva, the women of Adwani village held up lighted lanterns in broad daylight to
_______________ [A]
a. mock at the ignorance of forest officials b. enlighten themselves
c. encourage deforestation d. search for food, fodder and water

4. Vandana Shiva started ____________ movement. [E]
a. Chipko b. Anti-apartheid c. Eco-apartheid d. Navdanya

5. Complete the analogy with reference to ‘Everything I Need To Know, I Learned In The Forest’: [A]
Terra Nullius: Empty Land :: Terra Madre: ____________
a. Mother Earth b. Navdanya farm
c. Biodiversity d. Organic farming
6. Match the column A with column B with reference to the lesson ‘‘Everything I Need To Know I Learned In
The Forest’ and choose the correct option. [A]
A B
A. Cormac Cullinan i. Father of Modern Science
B. Francis Bacon ii. Philosopher and historian
C. Carolyn Merchant iii. South African environmentalist
a. A-i B-ii C-iii b. A-iii B-i C-ii c. A-ii B-i C-iii d. A-iii B-ii C-i

7. According to Vandana Shiva, ___________ is a shift from anthropocentrism to ecocentrism. [A]

a. Earth Democracy b. Bio-diversity c. Eco-apartheid Movement d. Separatism

8. The country that recognized the rights of nature in its constitution is __________. [A]
a. Bolivia b. Canada c. Ecuador d. South Africa

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9. Match the column A with column B with reference to the lesson ‘Everything I Need To Know I Learned In
The Forest’ and choose the correct option. [A]
A B
A. Tapovan i. A course at Earth University
B. Monocultures of the Mind ii. A book by Vandana Shiva
C. Gandhi and Globalization iii. An essay by Rabindranath Tagore
a. A-ii B-iii C-i b. A-iii B-i C-ii c. A-ii B-i C-iii d. A-iii B-ii C-i

10. Choose the right sequence of incidents as they take place in the life of Vandana Shiva. (Exam 3 2025)
a. She took part in Chipko Movement– started Navdanya Farm- her ecological journey started in Himalayas –
started Navdanya Movement
b. Her ecological journey started in Himalayas – she took part in Chipko Movement – started Navdanya
Movement – started Navdanya Farm
c. Started Navdanya Movement- her ecological journey started in Himalayas – started Navdanya Farm- she took
part in Chipko Movement
d. Started Navdanya Farm - started Navdanya Movement– she took part in Chipko Movement – her ecological
journey started in Himalayas

11. Tagore’s essay, __________ speaks of the role of forests in Indian civilization [E]
a. Monocultures of the Mind b. Tapovan
c. Gandhi and Globalization d. A-Z of Organic Farming

12. According to Vandana Shiva, unity in diversity is the basis of both ecological sustainability and_____[A]
a. democracy b. freedom c. aesthetics d. harmony

13. The only answer to food and nutrition crisis is___________, according to Vandana Shiva [E]
a. conservation of biodiversity b. inorganic farming
c. chemical intensive farming d. practice of anthropocentrism

14. Vandana started her ecological journey in ______. [E]
a. the village of Adwani b. the forests Himalayas c. Shantiniketan d. the Garhwal region

15. The village where one of the dramatic Chipko actions took place is named____. [E]
a. Adwani b. the Doon Valley c. Navdanya Farm d. Shantiniketan

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16. Vandana left for ________to do her Ph. D in 1973. [E]
a. The USA b. Ecuador c. Bolivia d. Canada

17 According to the environmentalist Cormac Cullinan, ‘apartheid’ means____. [E]
a. monoculture b. diversity c. co-operation d. separateness

18. Biodiversity has replaced _____________, according to Vandana Shiva. [E]
a. monoculture b. separateness c. diversity d. co-operation

19. The end of consumerism and accumulation is the beginning of____. [E]
a. peace b. the joy of living c. freedom d. freedom

20. Match the following [A]
A B
A. Rights of nature i. Mother Earth
B. Terra Nullius. ii. Ecuador
C. Terra Madre iii. The empty land
a. A-ii B-iii C-i b. A-iii B-i C-ii c. A-ii B-i C-iii d. A-iii B-ii C-i

21. Match the following [A]
A. B.
A. Vandana's ecological journey. i. Chipko

B. Contemporary ecology movement. ii. Logging

C. Landslides and floods. iii. Forests of Himalaya

a. A-ii B-iii C-i b. A-iii B-i C-ii c. A-ii B-i C-iii d. A-iii B-ii C-i

22. Match the following [A]
A. B.
A. Tapovan i. Learning center
B. Shantiniketan ii. Nobel laureate
C. Rabindranath Tagore iii. Forest of purity
a. A-ii B-iii C-i b. A-iii B-i C-ii c. A-ii B-i C-iii d. A-iii B-ii C-i

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23. Complete the analogy with reference to ‘Everything I Need To Know, I Learned In the Forest’. [A]
Cormac Cullinan : Environmentalist :: Francis Bacon:_____
a. Nobel laureate b. Philosopher c. Father of modern science d. UN Secretary general

24. Complete the analogy with reference to ‘Everything I Need To Know, I Learned In the Forest’. [A]
Navdanya movement : 1987 :: Navdanya Farm:____
a. 1994. b. 1977. c. 1973 d. 1921

25. Complete the analogy with reference to ‘Everything I Need To Know, I Learned In the Forest’. [A]
Monocultures of Mind: Vandana Shiva:: Tapovan:____
a. Carolyn Merchant. b. Francis Bacon. c. Rabindranath Tagore d. Cormac Cullinan

26. Statement: Women had to walk longer to collect water, fodder and firewood. [A]
Reason: Scarcity of water, fodder and fuel due to logging.
a. Both statement and reason are correct. b. Both statement and reason are incorrect.
c. Only Statement is correct. d. Only reason is correct.

27. Match the key concepts in column A with their meaning in column B and choose the correct option with
reference to 'Everything I Need to know I Learned in the Forest'. (Additional Paper 2025)
A B
A. Chipko movement i) Respecting all species freedom
B. Biodiversity ii) Nonviolent response to deforestation
C. Earth Democracy iii) Variety of life forms
a)A-ii, B-iii, C-i b) A-ii, B-i, C-iii c) A-i, B-ii, C-iii d) A-iii, B-i, C-ii

28. The dramatic action of Chipko took place in the year _______. [A]
a. 1984 b. 1977 c. 1975 d. 1987

29. The woman who resisted against the officials to protect trees in Adwani village was _______. [E]
a. Vandana Shiva’s mother b. Vandana Shiva
c. Bachni Devi d. Carolyn Merchant

30. According to Vandana Shiva,_____ form of farming is being practiced in the Navdanya farm, [A]
a. Biodiversity intensive b. Chemical based
c. Fertilizer based d. Inorganic based
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31. According to Vandana Shiva, ________ of biodiversity is the answer to the food and nutrition crisis. [A]
a. Conservation b. Destruction c. Observation d. Supervision

32. Earth Democracy is a shift from ___________to ecocentrism. [A]
a. organic centrism b. anthropocentrism c. nature centrism d. socio centrism.

33. Identify the incorrect statement with respect to the earth democracy mentioned in Vandana Shiva’s essay.

a. Earth Democracy is a shift from anthropocentrism to ecocentrism
b. Earth Democracy translates into human rights to food and water, to freedom from hunger and thirst
c. Earth Democracy is freedom for all species and responsibility of humans to recognize, protect and
respect the rights of other species
d. Earth Democracy promotes the use of fossil fuels and chemical-based monocultures [A]

34. Non-violent response to the large scale deforestation in the Himalayan region is known as _______
Movement. [E]
a. Navdanya b. Chipko c. Apartheid d. Bio-diversity

35. Peace of forest has helped the ______________ of man according to Tagore.
a. cultural renaissance b. unifying principle
c. participation d. intellectual evolution

36 . Navdanya farm is located in ________________ of Himalayan region. [E]
a. Garhwal b. Adwani c. Doon Valley d. Bolivia

37. According to Vandana Shiva, the freedom of all species to evolve within the web of life and the duty of
humans to respect and protect the rights of other species is called _______________ [A]
a. Cultural renaissance b. Bio-diversity c. Earth Democracy d. Navdanya movement

Two Marks
1. What were the parents of Vandana Shiva? [E]
2. What is Chipko Movement? Women from which region participated in it, according to Vandana Shiva?
[E]
3. According to Vandana Shiva, who knew the value of forests? What did they do to protect forests? [E]
4. What is the real value of the forests, according to women involved in ‘Chipko Movement’? [A]
(Expected answer: the springs and streams, food for their cattle and fuel for their hearths –any two of these are
must)
5. What did Vandana Shiva do while she was on padayatras of ‘Chipko Movement’? [A]

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(Expected answer: documenting the deforestation and the work of the forest activists / spreading the message
of Chipko movement)

6. What did Vandana Shiva learn from ‘Chipko Movement’? [A]
(Expected answer: learning about biodiversity + and biodiversity-based living economies)
7. In ‘Navdanya movement’, how did Vandana Shiva and other activists help farmers?
(Expected answer: helped farmers to transition from fossil fuel and chemical-based monocultures to biodiverse
ecological systems nourished by the Sun and the soil.)
8. What did biodiversity teach Vandana Shiva? [A]
(Expected answer: abundance/ freedom / cooperation / mutual giving)
9. Name the two popular courses in Earth University? [E]
10. Name any two pairs of conflicts about which Tagore wrote.
(Expected answer: Greed and Compassion / Conquest and co-operation / Violence and Harmony)
11. What were the songs and poems about which Vandana Shiva’s mother composed? [E]

12. Why did Vandana Shiva decide to become a volunteer for the Chipko movement? [A]

13. Who is Rabindranath Tagore and what is inspired by him, according to Vandana Shiva ? [A]

14. Who started Shantiniketan and where? [E]

15. What did Vandana Shiva learn from Chipko movement? (Exam 1 2025)
16. Name the two popular courses of Earth University as mentioned by Vandana Shiva.(Additional Paper 2025)
17. Which are the two trees/plants mentioned in the folk song quoted by Vandana Shiva in her essay? [A]
18. According to the women of Adwani, quoted by Vandana Shiva, What do the forests bear? Mention any two
things. [A]
19. Which are the two major crops conserved by Navdanya Farm of Vandana Shiva? [E]
20. The joy of living begins with the end of which two things according to Vandana Shiva [A]
21. When did Vandana Shiva go to Canada and why? [E]
22. According to Vandana Shiva, when did the dramatic Chipko action take place in the Himalayan village of
Adwani and name the village woman who participated in it? [E]
23. Who started Navdanya Farm and where, according to Vandana Shiva? [E]
24. Why did Vandana Shiva start Navdanya Movement? (For bio-diversity conservation and organic farming)
[A]
25. Name the South African environmentalist mentioned in Vandana Shiva’s essay and what is ‘Apartheid’
according to him? [E]
26. What is ‘Apartheid’ and ‘Eco-apartheid’ according to Vandana Shiva? [E]
27. What was Shantiniketan and when did it become a university? [E]
28. Name the essay written by Rabindranath Tagore and what does its title mean? [E]

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29. According to Rabindranath Tagore what does forest symbolize and what does it teach? [A]
(Forest symbolizes universe and it teaches us union and compassion)
30. According to Vandana Shiva, what has become her life's mission? [A]
31. When were Navdanya movement and Navdanya Farm started by Vandana Shiva? [E]

Three Marks
1. How was Himalayan region affected by logging, according to Vandana Shiva? [E]

2. What is the real value of forests as understood by women according to Vandana Shiva? [E]

3. Write a short note on the dramatic moment involving Bachni Devi. [E]

4. Write a short note on Navdanya movement. [E]

5. Write a short note on Navdanya farm. [E]

6. What does the UN Secretary General’s report focus on, according to Vandana Shiva? [A]

7. Write a note on the efforts of Ecuador and Bolivia to ensure the rights of the nature. [A]

8. Write a short note on Earth University. [A]

9. How did the Navdanya movement help the farmers according to Vandana Shiva? [E]

10. Write a short note on Cormac Cullinan’s thoughts on separateness. [A]

11. What factors led to the emergence of the dead earth world view? [A]

12. Write a short note on Earth Democracy. [A]

13. List out the activities that Vandana Shiva undertook during her involvement with Chipko movement. [E]

14. What does Earth University teach us, according to Vandana Shiva? (Exam 1 2025)

15. ‘Forest is a source of many positive things’ according to Tagore. What are they? [E]

16. What does Tagore say about unity and diversity in his essay quoted by Vandana Shiva? [A]

17. Write a note on how Terra Madre is converted into Terra Nullius according to Vandana Shiva. [E]

18. What is the role of UN in recorgnizing the rights of nature on global stage? [A]

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19. What transition did the Navdanya movement make in farmers according to Vandana Shiva? [A]

20. What ideas of Tagore inspired Vandana Shiva to start Earth University? [A]

21. Write a note on the efforts of Ecuador and Bolivia to ensure the rights of the nature? [A]

Four Marks
1. Conservation of Biodiversity sustains both nature and human society. Discuss this statement in the light of
Vandana Shiva’s essay. [A]
2. Vandana Shiva’s essay is called ‘Everything I Need To Know I Learned in the Forest’. Justify it with the
contents of the essay. [A]

3. Earth University teaches Earth Democracy. Explain with reference to Vandana Shiva’s essay. [A]
4. Bring out the significance of the rights of nature as explained by Vandana Shiva in her essay. [A]
5. The forest teaches us union and compassion. It symbolizes the universe. Discuss with reference to Tagore’s
views in ‘Tapovan’. [A]

6. “The Conservation of Biodiversity is the answer to the food and nutrition crisis”. Do you agree with this
statement? Explain with reference to Vandana Shiva’s essay. [A]
7. “Biodiversity based intensive farming is the answer to the food and nutrition crisis”. Discuss. [A]

8. The end of consumerism and accumulation is the beginning of the ‘Joy of living’. Discuss in the light of
‘Everything I Need To Know I Learned in the Forest’. [A]

9. How do Carolyn Merchant and Francis Bacon differ in their views on Nature? [A]

10. How do Bachini Devi and other women put up resistance against the felling of trees as described by Vandana
Shiva in her essay? [A]
11. Write a note on 'Chipko Movement' as described by Vandana Shiva. ( Exam-2 2025)

12. Rabindranath Tagore highlights the significance of forest in his essay 'Tapovan'. Explain. (Exam 3 2025)

13. Write a note on 'Navdanya Farm' and 'Navdanya Movement'. (Additional Paper 2025)

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5. A Sunny Morning
MCQs
1. The action in ‘A Sunny Morning’ takes place in a retired corner of a park in __________. [E]
a. Madrid b. Valencia c. Seville d. America

2. Match the following with reference to the play ‘A Sunny Morning’ and choose the correct
Option [E]
A B
A. The Silver Maiden i. Gonzalo
B. The gallant young man ii. Laura
C. The old man’s servant iii. Juanito
a. A-i B-ii C-iii b. A-ii B-iii C-i c. A-ii B-i C-iii d. A-iii B-ii C-i
3. Dona Laura brings breadcrumbs to the park regularly for ________. [E]
a. Petra b. Juanito c. birds d. herself

4. The words, ‘spryest’, ‘gluttons’, ‘least timid’ and ‘philosopher’ are used in the play ‘A Sunny
Morning’ to describe the _________ [A]
a. pigeons b. poets c. servants d. priests

5. Choose the statement which is incorrect with respect to the play ‘A Sunny Morning.’ [A]
a. Dona Laura gets her usual bench to sit in the park
b. Don Gonzalo doesn’t get his regular bench in the park
c. Don Gonzalo’s regular bench is occupied by three priests
d. Petra and Juanito occupy Dona Laura’s regular bench

6. Choose the right sequence of incidents as they take place in ‘A Sunny Morning.’ [A]

a. Don Gonzalo scares away the birds– Dona Laura arrives- Gonzalo and Laura talk about
poems-A pinch of snuff makes peace
b. Don Gonzalo scares away the birds - Gonzalo and Laura talk about poems- A pinch of
snuff makes peace-Dona Laura arrives
c. Dona Laura arrives - Don Gonzalo scares away the birds-A pinch of snuff makes peace –
Gonzalo and Laura talk about poems
d. A pinch of snuff makes peace – Dona Laura arrives - Gonzalo and Laura talk about poems–
Don Gonzalo scares away the birds

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7. Don Gonzalo goes to _____________ for hunting, in ‘A Sunny Morning.’ [E]
a. Madrid b. Aravaca c. Valencia d. Maricela

8. Choose the statement which is correct with respect to the play ‘A Sunny Morning.’ [D]
a. Don Gonzalo met a glorious death in Africa
b. Dona Laura died when a tide swept her out to sea
c. Don Gonzalo ran off to Paris with a ballet dancer
d. The story narrated by Gonzalo is the story of his cousin
(C is correct. All the other options are untrue incidents / situations narrated)

9. “All love is sad, but sad as it is, it is the best thing that we know.’ are the lines by ______ . [A]
a. Espronceda b. Zorrilla c. Campoamor d. Becquer

10. In the play ‘A Sunny Morning’, __________ had sent violets for Dona Laura. [E]
a. Don Gonzalo b. Petra c. Juanito d. the guard

11. The play ‘A Sunny Morning’ takes place in a __________. [E]
a. corner of a park in Madrid b. street in Maricella
c. street of city of Valencia d. park in Seville

12. Dona Laura carries a _______ in her hand in ‘A Sunny Morning’ [E]
a. book b. flower c. parasol d. handbag
13. Don Gonzalo brushes his shoes with a ________ in ‘A Sunny Morning’. [E]
a. brush b. handkerchief c. cloth d. paper

14. The peace between Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo is made by _______________. [E]
a. books b. a pinch of snuff c. spectacles d. a poem

15. Dona Laura was popularly known in her locality as the ________. [E]
a. silver lady b. silver maiden c. golden maiden d. golden lady

16. According to Dona Laura, she could read the lines of the poem without glasses as she ________. [E]
a. has keen eyesight c. wants to impress Gonzalo
b. knows every word by heart d. doesn’t want to impress Gonzalo

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17. According to Dona Laura, ‘The Silver Maiden’ was her _________. [E]
a. cousin b. servant c. friend d. maid

18. Match the following: [E]
A B
A. Dona Laura i. violets
B. Don Gonzalo ii. parasol
C. Petra iii. handkerchief
a. A-i B-ii C-iii b. A-ii B-iii C-i c. A-ii B-i C-iii d. A-iii B-ii C-i

19. Choose the correct sequence of events in the play ‘A Sunny Morning’. [A]
a. Dona Laura and Petra entered the park in Madrid – Petra was eager to meet the guard –Dona Laura
reminded her to give breadcrumbs – Dona Laura enjoyed feeding the pigeons
b. Dona Laura enjoyed feeding the pigeons - Petra was eager to meet the guard -Dona Laura and Petra
entered the park in Madrid – Dona Laura reminded her to give breadcrumbs
c. Petra was eager to meet the guard -Dona Laura and Petra entered the park in Madrid – Dona Laura
reminded her to give breadcrumbs – Dona Laura enjoyed feeding the pigeons
d. Dona Laura and Petra entered the park in Madrid – Dona Laura reminded her to give breadcrumbs –
Petra was eager to meet the guard- Dona Laura enjoyed feeding the pigeons

20. Choose the correct sequence of events as they take place in the play ‘A Sunny Morning’. [A]
a. Gallant lover passed by on horseback every morning - he would catch the bouquet she would
toss him - he returned by the same path later in the afternoon - he tossed up a bouquet of flowers to the
Silver Maiden
b. He tossed up a bouquet of flowers to the Silver Maiden - gallant lover passed by on horseback every
morning - he would catch the bouquet she would toss him - he returned by the same path later in the
afternoon
c. Gallant lover passed by on horseback every morning - he tossed up a bouquet of flowers to the Silver
Maiden – he returned by the same path later in the afternoon – he would catch the bouquet she would
toss him
d. He would catch the bouquet she would toss him - he tossed up a bouquet of flowers to the Silver
Maiden - he returned by the same path later in the afternoon - gallant lover passed by on
horseback every morning

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21. Choose the correct sequence of events as they take place in the play ‘A Sunny Morning.’ [A]
a. Met glorious death whispering the name of his beloved - joined the Army and went to Africa
– letters were intercepted by her parents -the gallant lover wrote many letters to Laura
b. Letters were intercepted by her parents - met a glorious death whispering the name of his beloved -
joined the Army and went to Africa - the gallant lover wrote many letters to Laura
c. The gallant lover wrote many letters to Laura - met a glorious death whispering the name of his beloved
– letters were intercepted by her parents - joined the Army and went to Africa
d. The gallant lover wrote many letters to Laura – letters were intercepted by her parents – joined the
Army and went to Africa – met a glorious death whispering the name of his beloved

22. Dona Laura entered the park, accompanied by_____. [E]
a. Juanito b. guard c. Don Gonzalo d. Petra

23. One of Don Gonzalo's estates was located near ______. [E]
a. Maricela b. Valencia c. Aravaca. d. Seville

24. The villa, in ‘A Sunny Morning’ where Laura spent her several seasons was ______. [A]
a. Seville b. Madrid c. Aravaca d. Maricela

25. Gonzalo ran off to ____ with a ballet dancer in ‘A Sunny Morning.’ [E]
a. Maricela b. Aravaca c. Paris d. Madrid

26. In ‘A Sunny Morning’ the name of the villa where the silver maiden stayed was called_______.
a) Valencia b) Maricela c) Seville d) Zorilla (Exam 1 2025)

27. Identify the statement which is TRUE with reference to the play 'A Sunny Morning.' (Exam 2 2025)
a) Gonzalo meets a glorious death in the war.
b) Three priests have occupied Gonzalo's regular bench.
c) The book makes peace between Laura and Gonzalo.
d) Gonzalo feeds bread crumbs to the birds.
28. In 'A Sunny Morning', when Dona Laura says, "Your sight must be keen", she _____. (Exam 3 2025)
a) complements Don Gonzalo's eye sight
b) makes fun of Don Gonzalo's eye sight
c) says that Don Gonzalo can see everything
d) advises Don Gonzalo not to use spectacles
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29. In 'A Sunny Morning', the villa according to Dona Laura, that was not far away from Valencia was
a) Maricela b) Seville c) Aravaca d) Madrid (Additional paper 2025)

30._________ brings bread crumbs to the park regularly to feed the birds in the play ‘A Sunny Morning’.
a) Guard b) Dona Laura c) Don Gonzalo d) Juanito (Additional Paper 2025)

31. What does the small bag that Petra carries contain in ‘A Sunny Morning’? [E]
a) A book b) Bread crumbs c) A snuff box d) Violets

32. According to Dona Laura, Petra and heart are with _________, in ‘A Sunny Morning’ [E]
a) Gonzalo b) Juanito c) Campoamor d) the guard

33. Who show / shows no sign of leaving the park according to Don Gonzalo? [E]
a) Three priests b) Dona Laura c) The guard d) Petra

Two Marks
1. Name any two Spanish writers mentioned by Don Gonzalo in the play ‘A Sunny Morning’. [E]

2. In ‘A Sunny Morning’, how old is Don Gonzalo? Which is his native place? [A]

3. To whom do the words ‘the gallant lover’ and ‘the silver maiden’ refer to respectively in the play ‘A Sunny
Morning’? [E]

4. Where did Gonzalo meet Zorilla? How old was he when he went there for the first time in the play ‘A Sunny
Morning’? [E]
5. Name the king and queen mentioned by Gonzalo while referring to Columbus in the play ‘A Sunny Morning’.
[E]
6. Mention the name of the villa near Valencia? Who lived in it? [E]
7. Name any two poet friends mentioned by Don Gonzalo in the play “A Sunny Morning”. (Exam 1 2025)
8. Name the assistants of Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo who appear in 'A Sunny Morning'. (Exam 3 2025)

Three Marks
1. Why the early interaction between Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo is labeled as an ‘ill-natured Prelude’?[A]

2. How did the gallant young man and the silver maiden interact with each other during their youthful days? [A]

3. How does Don Gonzalo recall the beauty of ‘The Silver Maiden’? [A]

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4. What circumstances, according to Gonzalo, made his cousin run away from Valencia? [A]

5. How does Don Gonzalo recall the beauty of 'The Silver Maiden' in 'A Sunny Morning'? (Exam3 2025)
6. Why did Dona Laura call Don Gonzalo as 'an ill-natured man', in the beginning of the play 'A Sunny Morning'?
(Additional paper 2025)
7. How does Dona Laura describe her own death in ‘A Sunny Morning’? (Additional Paper 2025)
8. Write a note on the eyesight of Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura as it is perceived in ‘A Sunny Morning’. [A]
9. Describe the romantic moments between Laura and Gonzalo in their youthful days. [E]
10. Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura have understood the behaviour of their servants. What are the hints in the play
which justify this?
11. What significance does the villa ‘Maricela’ hold in the lives of Laura and Gonzalo in ‘A Sunny Morning’?
[A]

12. What led to the duel between the gallant lover and the merchant in ‘A Sunny Morning’? [A]

13. Why do you think Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo decide not to reveal their identities to each other in
‘A Sunny Morning'? [A]

Four Marks
1. Describe how Don Gonzalo glorifies his cousin's death. [A]

2. How does Dona Laura decorate her own funeral in the play ‘A Sunny Morning’? [A]

3. Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura outwit each other in weaving stories about their own deaths. Elaborate. [A]

4. Between Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo, whose narrative of their own death, did you like the most and why?
[A]

5. Do you agree that the play 'A Sunny Morning' deals with the human weakness for lying? Elucidate with
suitable examples. [A]

6. Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo recognize each other but conceal their own identity. How does ‘A Sunny
Morning' present this? [A]

7. How does the story conclude considering the ill-natured prelude to the conversation between Dona Laura and
Don Gonzalo? [A]

8. What were the imaginary stories narrated by Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura about their past in play ‘A
Sunny Morning’? (Exam1 2025)
9. How do Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo hide their identities from each other in the play 'A Sunny
Morning'? Why? (Exam 2 2025)
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10. Describe the story of Laura Llorente as narrated by Dona Laura in ' A Sunny Morning'. (Exam 3 2025)
11. ‘A Sunny Morning’ is a play that focuses on ‘concealing one’s identity’. Discuss. (Additional Paper 2025)
12. 'A Sunny Morning' is a comic presentation of a serious human relationship. Explain. (Additional Paper 2025)
13. “A fool is one who assumes that others are fools.” How is this statement proved in case of Dona Laura and
Don Gonzalo in ‘A Sunny Morning’? [A]

14. How is Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura’s passion for poetry and poets revealed in the play ‘A Sunny Morning’?

[A]

15. How do the lines in the book ‘Twenty Years Pass. He Returns’ compliment the situation in ‘A Sunny
Moring’?

16. Compare and contrast the appearances of Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo, as they are seen in the park. [E]
17. What does Laura mean when she says ‘Fate is Curious’ and how is it brought out in the play ‘A Sunny

Morning’. [A]

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6. When You Are Old
MCQs
1. Complete the analogy with reference to the poem 'When You Are Old': [A]
Other lovers: moments of glad grace :: ________ : sorrows of changing face
a. One man b. One Soul c. One Star d. One Mountain

2. Of the following features of the lady, which one does not describe her in 'When You Are Old' [A]
a. Face amid stars b. Soft look of the eyes c. Glad grace d. Pilgrim soul

3. According to the poem 'When You Are Old', ___________paced upon the mountains and hid his face amid a
crowd of stars. [E]
a. poet b. love c. beauty d. lady's admirer

4. What did the speaker love in his beloved, in the poem 'When You are Old'? [E]
a. Glad grace b. Beauty c. Pilgrim soul d. Soft looks

5. The speaker wants his beloved to______________ his book when she is old. [E]
a. write b. sing c. read d. dream

6. According to the speaker, ____________ loved her moments of glad grace. [E]
a. only one b. many c. a few d. no one

7. Complete the analogy with reference to ‘When You Are Old’: [E]
Many men : moments of glad grace : : ______: loved pilgrim soul
a. many women b. one man c. one woman d. no one

8. In the poem “When You Are Old” Love fled and hid his face amid __________. (Exam 12025 )
a. a crowd of people b. a crowd of stars c. by the fire d. in the book

9. The speaker in 'When You Are Old' loves the ____ in his lady love. (Exam 2 2025)
a. glad grace b. gray hair c. eyes full of sleep d. pilgrim soul

10. The speaker loved the _______ of his beloved's changing face, in 'When You Are Old', unlike others.
a. grace b. innocence c. soft look d. sorrows
(Exam 3 2025)
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11. According to W. B. Yeats, many loved her beauty ________ in 'When You Are Old'.
(Additional paper 2025)
a) when she was full of sleep b) with love false or true
c) and moments of glad grace d) and pilgrim soul

Two Marks
1. To whom is the poem ‘When You Are Old’ addressed? What should the person do with the book given by the
speaker? [E]
2. How was the speaker different from other lovers in the poem ‘When You Are Old’? [A]
3. Define the features of the lady, the speaker visualizes when she becomes old in the poem ‘When You Are
Old’? (gray hair, full of sleep) [E]
4. What did the speaker ask his beloved to dream of, in the poem ‘When You Are Old’? [E]
(soft look of her eyes and of their shadows deep)
5. Mention the two reasons for which the poet loved his beloved in the poem “When You Are Old”.
(Exam1 2025)
6. What did the speaker, in 'When You Are Old', ask his beloved to dream of? (Exam 2 2025)
7. In the poem 'When You Are Old', where did the love fly and where did he hide his face? (Exam 3 2025)

Three Marks
1. Describe the uniqueness of the poet’s love as expressed in ‘When You Are Old’? [A]
2. How is the ‘one man’ different from many others who loved the lady in ‘When You Are Old’? [A]
3. How does the poet explain that one man’s love is different from that of others in the poem ‘When You Are
Old’?
4. Why and how does love flee according to W B Yeats as expressed in ‘When You Are Old’? [A]
5. The poem ‘When You Are Old’ conveys the feelings of a true lover’. Explain. [A]
6. The poem ‘When You Are Old’ conveys the message that ‘true love once lost is lost forever’. Elucidate [A]

Four Marks
1. In the poem ‘When You Are Old’, the speaker makes his beloved recall her youthful days. Discuss. [E]
2. “‘When You Are Old’ is a poem of contrasts”. What purpose do they serve in conveying speaker’s thoughts?
[A]
3. How does the poem ‘When You Are Old’ bring out the transient nature of beauty as against the permanence
of love? [A]

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7. The Gardener
MCQs
1. In 'The Gardener', ________ is described as labourer, overseer and philosopher. [E]
a. Basavaiah b. owner of the farm c. owner's wife d. the old man

2. The old man had a spade in one hand and __________ tucked under his arm in ‘The Gardener’. [E]
a. newspaper b. coconut c. mango d. jackfruit

3. Choose the correct order of the incidents that take place in the story ‘The Gardener’ [A]
a. The owner’s lifestyle changed – The old man narrated his story – The owner’s wife got
worried – The old man arrived at the farm
b. The old man arrived at the farm – The owner’s lifestyle changed – The owner’s wife got
worried – The old man narrated his story
c. The owner’s wife got worried – The old man narrated his story –The old man arrived at
the farm– The owner’s lifestyle changed
d. The old man narrated his story – The owner’s lifestyle changed – The owner’s wife got
worried – The old man arrived at the farm

4. In the story ‘The Gardener’, ________ found it hard to decide whether the old man’s arrival was for the better
or for the worse. [E]
a. the owner’s wife b. the owner c. Basavaiah d. Tammanna

5. In ‘The Gardener’, the rivalry between Tammanna and Basavaiah started moving from visible to abstract
domain when Tammanna thought of ___________. [A]
a. composing his experiences as ballads and singing them
b. taking the recourse to the police
c. taking the case to the court of law
d. asking some persons to attack Basavaiah
6. In ‘The Gardener’, ________ bedecked himself with gold, built a mansion and invited scholars to his house.
[E]
a. Tammanna b. Basavaiah c. the owner d. the old man

7. In ‘The Gardener’, _________ had one thousand acres of land, composed ballads, gave up everything and
started off from his village. [E]
a. Tammanna b. Basavaiah c. Lokya d. the owner
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8. Read the following with reference to the story ‘The Gardener’ and answer [A]
Statement: A few days after Tammanna left his village, Basavaiah passed away.
Reason: Basavaiah had no more reason to live.
a. Both statement and reason are correct. b. Both statement and reason are incorrect.
c. Only Statement is correct. d. Only reason is correct.

9. In the lesson “The Gardener” the old man’s eyes were suffused with __________. (Exam 1 2025)
a) vengeance b) rivalry c) competition d) native intelligence

10. Read the following statements with reference to the story 'The Gardener' and answer: (Exam 2 2025)
Statement: A few days after Tammanna left his village, Basavaiah passed away.
Reason: Basavaiah had no more reason to live.
a) Only statement is true b) Only reason is true
c) Both statement and reason are true d) Neither statement nor reason is true.

11. In 'The Gardener', Tammanna opines that he had no more reason to live after _______. (Exam 3 2025)
a) he was felicitated as the best poet b) Basavaiah encroaches his property
c) Basavaiah's death d) composing many ballads
12. Identify the sequence of events that led to Tammanna's rise to fame with reference to 'The Gardener'.
a) Tammanna composed songs and ballads – scholars of folklore took notice –Tammanna's reputation
spread – Tammanna was felicitated as the best poet.
b) Tammanna's reputation spread – Tammanna composed songs and ballads –scholars of folklore took
notice – Tammanna's was felicitated as the best poet.
c) Tammanna was felicitated as the best poet – Tammanna composed songs and ballads – scholars of
folklore took notice – Tammanna's reputation spread.
d) Scholars of folklore took notice – Tammanna composed songs and ballads –Tammanna's reputation
spread – Tammanna was felicitated as the best poet. (Additional paper 2025)
13. The old man had a ___________ in one hand and a newspaper tucked under his arms. (Additional paper)
a) spade b) crowbar c) coconut d) mango

14. ‘I am not your enemy, I shall not wage a war against you.’ These are the words of ______, in ‘The Gardener’.
[A]
a) Tammanna b) Basavaiah c) Russia d) America

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15. The author of ‘The Gardener’ says the story has its genesis in _______________. [A]
a) in the newspaper
b) a chance encounter with an old man
c) in a dream
d) his encounter with the wife of farm’s owner

16. All the land in the village in the story narrated by the old man in ‘The Gardener’ belonged to ________[E]
a) only Tammanna
b) only Basavaiah
c) either Tammanna or Basavaiah
d) neither Tammanna nor Basavaiah

17. In ‘The Gardener’ Tammanna thought of punishing Basavaiah by_______________ [A]
i) composing and singing his experiences in the form of ballads
ii) separating his song from his body
a) Both are correct
b) Both are incorrect
c) Only (i) is correct
d) Only (ii) is correct
Two Marks
1. What were the old man’s eyes suffused with in the story ‘The Gardner’? [E]

2. Mention any two physical features of the old man standing in the coconut grove. [E]

3. Mention any two changes that took place in the owner’s lifestyle after the arrival of the old man in the
‘The Gardener’. [E]
4. Mention any two thoughts of owner’s wife on the effect of old man’s arrival in her husband’s life. [A]

5. Mention the two skills of the old man that improved the income of the garden? [A]

6. How much land did Tammanna and Basavaiah own when the entire land of the village belonged to either of
them? [E]
7. Mention any two of the ways suggested by Tammanna’s supporters to get back his land from Basavaiah. [E]

8. What were the two things done by Tammanna to annihilate Basavaiah completely that made the competition
move from visible to invisible? [E]

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9. What did the songs of Tammanna say about Basavaiah? [E]

10. What did the critics do with Tammanna’s songs in ‘The Gardener’? [A]

11. How did the critics earn their share of fame using Tammanna's songs in ‘The Gardener’? [A]

12. Though Basavaiah filled his house with material wealth, how did his house look? Why? [E]

13. Mention any two things that Basavaiah did after Tammanna became popular as the best poet of his
times. [A]
14. Mention any two reasons that made Tammanna to think of killing himself in ‘The Gardener’. [A]

15. Mention the names of the two countries whose enmity is discussed in the story ‘The Gardener’. [E]

16. What happened to Tammanna after the death of Basavaiah in ‘The Gardener’? [A]

17. Who paints well according to the old man? What was he suffering from in the story ‘The Gardener’?[E]

18. How did the old man help to improve the income of the garden in ‘The Gardener’? [E]

19. Mention any two positive changes that happened in the garden after the arrival of the old man. [E]

20. How was the old man very useful to the owner of the garden? Mention any two things. [E]

Three Marks
1. Why does the owner’s wife find herself in a fix in the story ‘The Gardner’? [A]

2. What were the suggestions given by Tammanna’s followers to get back Tammanna’s land from

Basavaiah? [E]

3. How did Basavaiah try to surpass Tammanna in the story ‘The Gardener’? [A]

4. How did Basavaiah try to fill his house with meaning in ‘The Gardener’? [E]

5. What are the views of the old man about the rivalry between Russia and America in ‘The Gardener’? [E]

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Four Marks
1."The old man's arrival led to many changes in the owner's life”. Illustrate with reference to ‘The Gardener’.
[A]
2. The rivalry between Tammanna and Basavaiah keeps moving from the visible domain to the invisible.
Comment. [A]
3. Describe the competition between Tammanna and Basavaiah, after Tammanna began to compose and sing
ballads. [A]
4. Tammanna and Basavaiah adopt many methods to defeat each other. Explain.
5. “Man lives for some kind of vengefulness. Without it, there would be no reason for his existence”
Evaluate this statement in the light of the story 'The Gardener'. [D]
6. Describe the circumstances that led Tammanna to become a non-entity in the story 'The Gardener'. [D]

7. A healthy competition between Tammanna and Basavaiah turning into rivalry is the reason for their own
destruction. Elucidate. (Exam1 2025)
8. How is a parallel drawn between the enmity of two human beings and two nations in 'The Gardener'?
(Exam 2 2025)
9. "The old man's arrival led to many changes in the owner's life". Illustrate this with reference to 'The Gardener'.
(Exam 3 2025)
10. How does Tammanna become a non-entity in the story ‘The Gardener’? (Additional Paper 2025)
11. Explain the invisible means by which Tammanna decided to destroy Basavaiah in 'The Gardener'.
(Additional Paper 2025)
12. What does the old man say about the importance of vengeance in a man’s life in ‘The Gardener’? [A]

13. What does the old man mean when he says ‘Man is so complicated’ explain with reference to any one
character in the story? [A]

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8. To The Foot From Its Child
MCQs
1. The foot likes to be an apple or a __________. [E]
a. shoe b. butterfly
c. blindman d. reptile

2. What is the correct order of happenings to the foot in the poem ‘To The Foot From Its Child’? [D]
i. The foot likes to be an apple or a butterfly
ii. The foot is descended underground
iii. The foot is defeated in the battle of life
iv. Living in a shoe the foot feels out life like a blindman
a. i-ii-iii-iv b. i-iv-iii-ii c. iv-iii-ii-I d. i-iii-iv-ii

3. In which place among the following, the foot does not walk according to the poem "To The Foot From Its
Child"? [A]
a. Fields b. Schools C. mines D. markets

4. The petaled toes gradually take the shape of_____, after getting defeated in the poem by Neruda. [E]
a. butterfly b. apple. c. eyeless reptile d. stone

5. In ‘To The Foot From Its Child’ the defeated foot is a prisoner and condemned to live in ________. [E]
a. a shoe b. a prison c. a house d. the underground

6. As explained in 'To The Foot From Its Child', in which among the following, 'the foot' does not walk along?
a) schools b) markets c) fields d) mines
(Exam 3 2025)
Two Marks
1. What would the foot like to be? [E]

2. Name any two things which teach the foot that it cannot fly? [E]

3. What does the time teach the foot? [E]

4. Mention any two places where the foot walks in the shoe as a blind man. [E]

5. Name any two things that teach the foot it cannot fly in the poem 'To The Foot From Its Child'. (Exam 2 2025)

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Three Marks
1. How does the poem describe the transformation of the foot’s nails and toes over time? [E]

2. Write a note on what we learn from the foot’s change from soft to hard in Pablo Neruda's ‘To the Foot From
Its Child.’ [A]
3. How does the foot ‘know the world in its own way’ as described in ‘To the Foot From Its Child’? [E]

4. What does the line ‘scarcely taking time to bare itself in love or sleep' say about the foot’s existence? [D]

5. What does the phrase ‘condemned to live in a shoe’ suggest about the foot’s plight/existence? [A]

6. How does the child’s foot get defeated in the poem ‘To The Foot From Its Child’? [E]

7. What changes did the foot undergo in the shoe in the poem ‘To The Foot From Its Child’? (Exam1 2025)

8. Explain the life of the foot in the shoe in the poem ‘To The Foot From Its Child’. [D]

9. Write a note on the life of foot in the shoe in the poem ‘To The Foot From Its Child.’ (Add. Paper 2025)

10. Outline the different stages in the foot’s transformation as depicted in ‘To the Foot From Its Child’ [D]

11. Compare the beginning and end of the foot’s life journey in ‘To the Foot From Its Child’ [D]

12. Write a note on the lesson the poem gives about facing life’s challenges in ‘To the Foot From Its Child’[D]

Four Marks
1. 'To The Foot From Its Child' represents the conflict between illusion and real life. Elaborate. [D]
2. 'The foot toils in its shoe until the whole man chooses to stop'. Explain with reference to 'To The Foot From
Its Child'. [D]
3. Neruda’s ‘To The Foot From Its Child’ is a salute to the ordinary human being, who continues with life braving
all odds. Do you agree? Give reasons. [D]
4. "Society crushes the dreams of individuals and condemns to live in captivity." Analyze this statement
with reference to the poem 'To The Foot From Its Child' [D]
5. Contrast the foot’s early dreams with its later reality as shown in Pablo Neruda's ‘To the Foot From Its Child’
[D]

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9. I Believe That Books Will Never Disappear
MCQs
1. The first literary reading of Borges was_______ [E]
a. Homer's 'Odyssey' b. Spengler's 'Decline of the West'
c. Emily Dickinson's poems d. Grimm's 'Fairy Tales’

2. Match the following with reference to the interview of Borges [A]
A B
A. Dona Leonor i. A way of life
B. Blindness ii. His father's Library
C. Educated by iii. His mother
a. A-iii, B-i, C-ii b. A-iii, B-ii,C-i c. A-i, B-iii, C-ii d. A-i, B-ii, C-iii

3. Complete the following analogy with respect to the interview of Borges [A]
Flowers : Women :: Life : __________
a. Hands b. Dreams c. River d. Eyes

4. Match the following with reference to the inventions and extensions mentioned by Borges. [A]
A B
A. Hands i. Sword
B. Sight ii. Book
C. Memory iii. Telescope
a. A-ii, B-iii, C-I b. A-i, B-iii, C-ii c. A-i, B-ii, C-iii d. A-iii, B-i, C-ii

5. Jorge Luis Borges was mostly educated by _______________ [E]
a. His father’s library b. Library of Alexandria c. His high school d. His university

6. According to Borges, who had already tried writing a book on the history of books? [E]
a. Homer b. Emily Dickinson c. Spengler d. George Bernard Shaw

7. Identify the wrong combination of the essential metaphors from the following mentioned by Borges in his
interview. [D]
a. Life and dreams b. Time and river c. Life and death d. Sleep and death

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8. Borges believes that 'Poetic act' happens when [A]
i. the poet writes it ii. the reader reads it
a. Only i is correct b. Only ii is correct c. Both i and ii are correct. d. Neither i nor ii is correct

9. Borges calls _______ as the most astounding invention of man. [E]
a. books b. telescope c. sword d. telephone

10. Borges says poetry is not__________ [A]
a. magical b. incomprehensible c. mysterious d. unexplainable

11. Borges gives the example of Emily Dickinson's words: "This quiet dust was gentlemen and ladies". Through
this, he wants to exemplify the usage of _________ in poetry. [D]
a. cliché b. triviality c. mystery d. precise words

12. In the interview Borges does not make this statement about books. [A]
a. A book goes beyond its author's intention
b. Modern developments would replace books with more dynamic things
c. If books disappear, surely history would disappear, and man would disappear
d. A book always retains something sacred, mortal and magical

13. Match the following works with their authors with reference to 'I Believe That Books Will Never Disappear' [A]
A B
A. Fairy Tales i. Grimm
B. The Odyssey ii. Spengler
C. Decline of the West iii. Homer
a. A-i, B-iii, C-ii b. A-iii, B-ii, C-i c. A-ii, B-i, C-ii d. A-ii, B-iii, C-i

14. "Every book worth being re-read has been written by the spirit" are words of________, quoted by Alifano. [A]
a. Goethe b. Emily Dickinson c. George Bernard Shaw d. Spengler

15. According to Borges, which segment in the following line of Emily Dickinson’s poem uses precise words
that elicit emotion: This/ quiet dust/ was/ gentlemen and ladies [D]
a. This b. quiet dust c. was d. gentlemen and ladies

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16. Borges dreamed of the burning of a great library. He believed that it might be____________ [E]
a. library of Alexandria b. his father's Library
c. his university library d. his high school library

17. According to Borges, his blindness is_________ [E]
a. a way of life b. a tragedy that befell on him
c. misfortune that made him stop buying books d. a humiliation that he could not bear

18. According to Borges, __________is an extension of our imagination and memory. [E]
a. telescope b. book c. sword d. telephone

19. Match the Column A with Column B with reference to the lesson “I Believe Books will Never Disappear”
and choose the correct option. (Exam-12025)
A B
A. Grimm’s Fairy tales i) Borges’s Mother
B. Dona Leonor ii) Homer
C. The Odyssey iii) Tales in English version
a) A-i, B-ii, C-iii b) A-iii, B-i, C-ii c) A-ii, B-iii, C-i d) A-iii, B-ii, C-i

20. Match column – A with column – B, with reference to Borges' observations on poetry. (Exam 3 2025)
A B
A. Discovering metaphors i. Elicit emotions
B. Poetry can't be defined ii. Poet's task
C. Precise words iii. Without oversimplifying it
a) A – ii, B – i, C – iii b) A – ii, B – iii, C – i c) A – i, B – iii, C – ii d) A – iii, B – ii, C – i

21. Match the following references to the inventions and extensions mentioned by Borges. (Additional Paper)
A B
A. Memory (i) Telephone
B. Voice (ii) Sword
C. Hands (iii) Book
a) A – ii, B – i, C – iii b) A – ii, B – iii, C – i c) A – i, B – iii, C – ii d) A – iii, B – i, C – ii

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Two Marks
1. Who was Borges' mother? What feeling did she have toward him? [A]

2. Name any two things that happen in human life that can be considered as resources, according to Borges. [A]

3. "Alles Nahe Werd Fern." Whose words are these and what do they mean? [D]

4. According to Borges, who made remarkable comments on books? What is the name of the book? [D]

5. When does the poetic act happen, according to Borges? [A]

6. Mention any two essential metaphors listed by Borges. [E]

7. What are the extensions of our sight according to Borges? [E]

8. What are the extensions of our arms according to Borges? [E]

9. According to Borges, what would disappear if books disappeared? [E]

10. Name any two qualities of poetry according to Borges. [A]

11. Mention any two essential metaphors listed by Borges. (Exam 3 2025)

12. What are the extensions of sight, according to Borges? (Additional Paper 2025)

Three Marks
1. How does Borges look upon his blindness? Explain. [A]

2. Write a note on Borges’ views on poetry. [A]

3. Based on what views, does Borges say that poetry cannot be defined without oversimplifying it? [D]

4. How according to Borges, ‘Poetry is finding the precise words?’ [A]

5. Write a note on metaphors discussed by Borges. [A]

6. Write a note on Borges’ thoughts on literature. [D]

7. How does Jorge Luis Borges define poetry? (Exam 1 2025)

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Four Marks
1. What are the views of Borges toward his mother? [A]

2. Describe the views of Borges on poetry. [D]

3. “The function of books is irreplaceable”. Explain this statement with reference to 'I Believe that Books will

Never Disappear'. [D]

4. Write a note on the thoughts of Borges on books. [A]

5. “Only the book is an extension of our imagination and memory”. Explain Borges’ thoughts on it. [A]

6. "The modern developments in communication will not replace Books". Explain with reference to Borges'

thoughts on books. [A]

7. How does Jorge Luis Borges define poetry? (Exam 1 2025)

8. Why, according to Borges, will books never disappear? Explain. (Additional Paper 2025)

9. How does Borges explain the importance of choosing precise words in poetry in ‘I Believe That Books Will

Never Disappear.’ [A]
10. Write a note on the reasons Borges gives to show that books can never be replaced by technology

in ‘I Believe That Books Will Never Disappear’ [A]

11. Illustrate Borges’ view that personal experiences serve as valuable material for creativity in ‘I Believe That

Books Will Never Disappear’ [D]

12. Why does Borges believe that poetry cannot be fully explained or defined? Discuss. [D]

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10. Heaven, If you Are Not Here On Earth
MCQs
1. Which statement is correct with respect to the poem ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth’? [A]
a. Heaven is here on earth only b. Gods are in heaven only
c. Heavenly nymphs are in heaven only d. Poet cannot create heaven on earth

2. Which of the following does not make this earth heaven, according to ‘Heaven, If You Are Not On Earth’? [A]
a. Roaring stream b. Rolling surf on the waves
c. Heavenly Nymphs d. Tender sunshine on gardens

3. The poet creates heaven on earth by___________ [E]
a. imbibing and spilling the song of nectar b. creating gods
c. creating nymphs d. rolling on the roaring stream

4. According to Kuvempu, ________ creates heaven on earth. [E]
a. God b. nymph
c. poet d. nobody

5. The tender sunshine falls on _______, in ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth’. [E]
a. rolling surf b. roaring stream
c. verdant gardens d. harvest

Two Marks
1. When can there be no Gods and Nymphs, according to Kuvempu? [E]

2. Mention any two aspects of nature that make the earth heaven. [A]

3. The poet of 'Heaven, If You Are Not Here on Earth' says "Heaven lies all over". Which are the two things
mentioned in this regard? [A]
4. How does the poet create heaven on earth? (Exam 1 2025)

Three Marks
1. What aspects of nature make this earth heaven according to Kuvempu? [A]

2. “Poet creates heaven on earth”. Discuss with reference to ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth’. [A]

3. What elements of nature inspire the poet to create heaven on earth? (Exam 2 2025)

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4. Kuvempu says, ' Heaven lies all over!'. Substantiate this with reference to his poem 'Heaven If You Are Not

Here on Earth. (Exam 3 2025)

5. How does the poet create ‘heaven on earth’ in the poem ‘Heaven, If You are Not Here On Earth’?
(Additional paper 2025)
6. Explain the meaning and importance of the poet’s idea that humans can become divine in ‘Heaven, If You
Are Not Here on Earth.’ [A]
7. Write a note on the natural and earthly elements used to describe heaven in ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here on
Earth.’ [A]

Four Marks
1. “The beauty in nature makes the earth a heavenly place”. Illustrate this statement with reference to the poem

'Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth’. [A]
2. How does the poem 'Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth' visualize heaven? [A]

3. “Heaven lies all over”. How is this idea brought out in ' Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth'? [A]

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11. Japan And Brazil Through A Traveler's Eye
MCQs
1. Which country does Mikes call ‘hopelessly overcrowded island’? [E]
a. Japan b. Brazil c. Greece d. America

2. What is an alternative to privacy in Japan according to Mikes? [E]
a. Offering Soup b. Bowing c. Overhearing d. Courtesy

3. Mikes describes _____________ as "quainter, more formal and more oriental and it is also infectious" in Japan [E]
a. courtesy b. privacy c. bowing d. eating Soup

4. According to Mikes, ___________ has more dangers than anything else in Japan. [E]
a. eating Soup b. feeding deer c. crossing the road d. making a phone call

5. The author of 'Japan And Brazil Through A Traveler’s Eye' meets a deer which courteously bows to him at
___________ [E]
a. Tokaido b. Tokyo c. Osaka d. Nara

6. Complete the analogy with reference to 'Japan And Brazil Through A Traveler’s Eye': [A]
Beautiful pavements: Copacabana :: Worst place of traffic:___________
a. Avenida Presidente Vargas b. Osaka c. Tokaido d. Tokyo

7. In Japan, making fearful noise while eating soup signifies _____________. [E]
a. discomfort b. disapproval c. appreciation d. tastelessness

8. The life of ____________is becoming more hazardous every day in Brazil. [E]
a. car drivers b. pedestrians c. hunters d. prey

9. The mania, which the writer notices in Japan, is for _______________. [E]
a. bowing b. kissing c. shaking hands d. saluting

10. Which attitude of the Japanese has double function? [E]
a. privacy b. courtesy c. bowing d. kissing

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11. Complete the analogy with reference to ‘Japan And Brazil Through a Traveler's Eye’. [E]
Driver : Hunter :: Pedestrian : _____________
a. Pray b. Prey c. Play d. Predator

12. Consider the two statements from the lesson “Japan and Brazil Through A Traveler’s Eye” and answer the
question that follows : (Exam 1 2025)
Statement : Motor cars are extremely expensive in Brazil
Reason : Import duties are Crippling and Murderous.
a) Both the statement and reason are incorrect b) Only statement is correct
c) Only reason is correct d) Both the statement and reason are correct

13. The pavements of____ city are decorated with beautiful black mosaics, according to Mikes. (Exam 2 2025)
a)Nara b) Copacabana c) Tokaido d) Tokyo

14. According to George Mikes, in Japan, eating soup _______ is a sign of appreciation. (Exam 3 2025)
a) without any noise b) after bowing a person c) with fearful noise d) while driving a car

15. Complete the analogy with reference to “Japan and Brazil Through A Traveler’s Eye” : (Additional Paper)
Pedestrian : ................ :: Driver : Hunter
a) Play b) Pray c) Prey d) Predator

16. George Mikes in 'Japan and Brazil Through a Traveler's Eye' says that, 'bowing' ________ in Japan,
a) has a simplified hierarchy b) has an unacceptable hierarchy
c) has a complicated hierarchy d) is a silly way of greeting (Additional Paper2025)

Two Marks
1. What are the comments of George Mikes about ‘courtesy’ in Japan? [A]

2. Which are the double functions of courtesy in Japan? (courtesy and substitute privacy) [A]

3. Mention any two places where the ‘little red telephones’ are kept in Japan. [E]

4. Mention the two reasons that make bowing in Japan a complicated one. [A]

5. State the early traffic law in America mentioned by George Mikes. [A]

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6. Mention any two bowing rules inside the Japanese families. [E]

7. Who do the Japanese stores employ? What is their only duty? [E]

8. Mention any two reasons behind the Nara deer’s behaviour according to George Mikes. [A]

9. When do Japanese hosts consider their guest ‘an ill-mannered lout’? [E]

10. In which place the pavements are decorated in a unique way in Brazil, and what colored mosaics
are used there? [E]
11. In which country are motor cars expensive, according to George Mikes? Why? [E]

12. What does a Brazilian driver do when he notices a pedestrian step off the pavement? [E]

13. Who are the hunters and prey, according to George Mikes? [E]

14. Mention any two ways in which drivers in Brazil break traffic rules, according to Geroge Mikes. [E]

15. Which place in Brazil is the worst one? What fascinates George Mikes there? [E]

Three Marks
1. Write a note on the role of courtesy in Japan according to Geroge Mikes. [A]

2. What are the bowing rules inside the Japanese family, according to Geroge Mikes? [E]

3. Why bowing is difficult for a visitor to learn, according to George Mikes? [A]

4. Write a note on the behaviour of deer at Nara, according to Geroge Mikes. [A]

5. How do Japanese behave before and after the arrival of bus, according to Geroge Mikes? [E]

6. Why eating soup is dangerous in Japan, according to Geroge Mikes? [E]

7. Write a note on grey pavements in the streets of Copacabana, according to Geroge Mikes. [E]

8. Describe the behaviour of the drivers in Brazil, according to Geroge Mikes. [A]

9. Write a note on the observations of George Mikes on the number motor cars in Brazil. [A]

10. Why does George Mikes call Avenda Presidente Vargas the worst place of all? [A]

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11. Describe briefly the complicated Bowing hierarchy followed by the Japanese. (Exam 1 2025)

12. How does Mikes describe the Japanese habit of bowing? (Exam 2 2025)

13. Explain the basic rules of bowing inside a Japanese family as observed by George Mikes. (Exam 3 2025)

14. Explain how the people of Japan respect each other's privacy in 'Japan and Brazil through a Traveler's Eye'.

(Additional paper 2025)

15. Write a note on ‘the bowing rules inside the Japanese family’. (Additional Paper 2025)

Four Marks
1. How does George Mikes portray a view of Japanese culture through their act of bowing? [A]

2. Give an account of the Japanese mania for bowing as described by George Mikes. [E]

3. Elaborate on the plight of a pedestrian due to rash drivers in Brazil as described in the travelogue ‘Japan and

Brazil Through A Traveler’s Eye’. [A]

4. George Mikes documents the contrasting behaviour of Japanese and Brazilians. Comment. [A]
5. According to George Mikes, the traffic in Brazil leads to humorous observations. Explain. [A]
6. How does Geroge Mikes draw a comparison between a deer at Nara and gentlemen waiting at Japanese
bus stop? [A]

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12. The Voter
MCQs
1. Complete the analogy with reference to 'The Voter' [E]
Marcus Ibe: Mission school teacher ::___________: Bicycle repairer's apprentice
a. Maduka b. POP Campaign Leader c. Rufus Okeke d. Ezenwa

2. Choose the correct series of events as they happen in 'The Voter'. [D]
a. POP Campaign Leader gives five pounds to Roof to vote for Maduka - Elders agreed to vote for Marcus by
taking four shillings - People vote Marcus without taking any money - Roof thinks of returning five pounds to
the other man
b. People voted Marcus without taking any money earlier -Elders agreed to vote for Marcus by taking four
shillings this time - POP Campaign Leader gives five pounds to Roof to vote for Maduka - Roof thinks of
returning five pounds to the other man
c. Elders agreed to vote for Marcus by taking four shillings- Roof thinks of returning five pounds to the other
man - People vote Marcus without taking any money -POP Campaign Leader gives five pounds to Roof to vote
for Maduka
d. Elders agreed to vote for Marcus by taking four shillings - Roof thinks of returning five pounds to the other
man - People vote Marcus without taking any money -POP Campaign Leader gives five pounds to Roof to vote
for Maduka

3. Match the following and choose the right option from the given options with reference to ‘The Voter.’ [A]
A B
A. Umuru i. Highlife Band
B. Port Harcourt ii. Iyi
C. Mbanta iii. Roof's Training
a. A-i, B-iii, C-ii b. A-ii , B-i, C-iii c. A-iii, B-ii, C-i. d. A-iii, B-i, C-ii
4. Identify the correct sequence of happenings with reference to 'The Voter' [A]
a. Pop campaign leader visits Roof- Places five pounds on the floor - Demands to vote for Maduka
- Makes Roof swear on iyi
b. Places five pounds on the floor -Pop campaign leader visits Roof - Makes Roof swear on iy
- Demands to vote for Maduka
c. Makes Roof swear on iyi -Pop campaign leader visits Roof-Demands to vote for Maduka -
Places five pounds on the floor
d. Makes Roof swear on iyi - Places five pounds on the floor - Pop campaign leader visits Roof -
Demands to vote for Maduka
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5. Identify the incorrect statement with reference to the story by Chinua Achebe [A]
a. Roof totally offered four shillings to vote for Marcus Ibe
b. Roof was offered five pounds to vote for Maduka
c. Marcus Ibe and his wife worked in a mission school earlier
d. Marcus Ibe was the Minister for Education in the outgoing govt.

6. In ' The Voter', "Why Walk when you can ride..." are the words of_______ [A]
a. Roof b. highlife Band
c. Marcus Ibe d. illiterate women

7. Match the following proverbs with their meaning, with respect to 'The Voter' [A]
A B
A. Leaving ozo feast and going to a ritual meal i. Take all the advantages possible
B. Take down firewood from iroko tree ii. Trying to do impossible things
C. Fly trying to move dunghill iii. Not choosing the best option
a. A-i, B-iii, C-ii b. A-ii , B-i, C-iii c. A-iii, B-ii, C-i. d. A-iii, B-i, C-ii

8. Match the following with reference to ‘The Voter’. [E]
A B
A. Motor car i. POP
B. Clay pot with feathers. ii. PAP
C. Man's Head. iii. iyi
a. A-i, B-iii, C-ii b. A-ii , B-i, C-iii c. A-ii, B-iii, C-i. d. A-iii, B-i, C-ii

9. Identify the correct statement with reference to ‘The Voter’. [A]
a. Rufus Okeke campaigned and voted only for PAP
b. Elders expressed their willingness to vote for Maduka
c. Rufus Okeke tore the ballot paper into two pieces and put one half in each box.
d. Markus Ibe knew that he would be defeated in election

10. Identify the sequence of events that led Marcus Ibe to become the culture minister. (Exam 1 2025)
a) Not too successful mission school teacher – politics came to village – wisely joined politics – got
elected in elections and became Culture Minister.
b) politics came to village – wisely joined politics – Not a successful mission school teacher – got elected
in elections and became Culture Minister.
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c) wisely joined politics – Not a successful mission school teacher – politics came to village – got elected
in elections and became Culture Minister.
d) got elected in elections and became Culture Minister – wisely joined politics – politics came to village
– Not a successful mission school teacher.

11. Identify the False statement with reference to ' The Voter'. (Exam 2 2025)
a) Roof works for Marcus Ibe. b) Roof is the most trusted of the whispering campaigners.
c) Roof encourages the elders to vote for Marcus Ibe. d) Roof casts his vote for only Marcus Ibe.

12. Identify the incorrect statement with reference to the story ‘The Voter’. (Additional paper 2025)
a) Roof totally offered four shillings to village elders to vote for Marcus Ibe
b) Roof was offered five pounds to vote for Maduka
c) Marcus Ibe and his wife worked in a mission school earlier
d) Marcus Ibe was the minister for Education in the outgoing government

13. The Voter', Roof worked as a bicycle apprentice in ________. (Additional paper 2025)
a) Umuofia b) Mbanta c) Port Harcourt d) Umuru

Two Marks
1. How long did Roof stay in Port Harcourt? What did he do there? [E]

2. Where did Roof join as bicycle repairer's apprentice? How long did he stay there? [E]

3. Expand PAP and POP with respect to ‘The Voter’. [A]

4. Why did Marcus Ibe decide to join politics, according to some people in ‘The Voter’? [A]

5. What was Marcus Ibe before coming to politics? What was he in the outgoing government? [E]

6. Name any two benefits Roof took from Marcus Ibe in ‘The Voter’. [A]

7. How much money did Roof offer in the beginning and finally to the elders of the village
in ‘The Voter’? [E]
8. Who paid a visit to Roof's house before the day of election? How much money did he offer to Roof ? [E]

9. Where did the "iyi" come from? Who swore on it to vote for Maduka in ‘The Voter’? [E]

10. Name the two political leaders who contest in the election in the story ‘The Voter’. [A]

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11. Who was termed as ‘man of quick decisions?’ For whom did he campaign in the election
in ‘The Voter’? [E]
12. Name the symbols of PAP and POP in the story 'The voter'. [E]

13. List any two benefits that Roof avail from Marcus Ibe in 'The Voter'. (Exam 2 2025)

Three Marks
1. Why did the people of Umuofia decide to try a different way during the current elections? [A]

2. How did politics change the life of Marcus Ibe in ‘The Voter’? [A]

3. Write a note on the day of opening of Marcus Ibe’s mansion in ‘The Voter’. [E]

4. Why did the people of Umuofia not want to vote Marcus Ibe for free for the second time, in the story
‘The Voter '? [A]
5. Give reasons for the formation of the POP in ‘The Voter’. [A]

6. Write a note on Roof’s expert ways of campaigning on the election day in ‘The Voter’. [A]

7. Write a note on Roof’s behaviour in the voting booth in ‘The Voter’. [E]

8. "Roof is easily convinced by the POP campaigner". Evaluate the statement with reference to the story
'The Voter'. (Exam 2 2025)
9. Why does Roof decide to tear his ballot paper instead of voting for one candidate in ‘The Voter’? [D]

10. Why do villagers expect money during elections in ‘The Voter’? [D]
11. How does Roof hide his betrayal of Marcus while voting in ‘The Voter’? [D]

Four Marks
1. Explain the change that had come into the thinking of Umuofia in 'The Voter'. [A]

2. Write a note on Roof in ‘The Voter’. [A]

3 Marcus Ibe is a manipulative politician. Discuss with reference to ‘The Voter’. [A]

4. Write a note on the discussion that takes place between Roof and the elders of the village in ‘The Voter’ .
[A]

5. Describe the meeting between Roof and POP campaign leader in ‘The Voter’. [A]
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