International Indian School, Riyadh s6

INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, RIYADH

Ac. Year 2008-2009

IX – XII SECTION

CLASS – XII

SUBJECT :ENGLISH LITERATIRE (HOTS)

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Answer the following questions :

1. The poem’ My Mother at Sixty six’ delves into the irony of human relationships. Explain.

2. How can education hope to be the saviour of the slum children ?

3. In the poem’ keeping Quiet’ what does the poet wish man to achieve in his moments of silence ?

4. How does the poet convey that the things of beauty is constant and never ending ?

5. Why did the people driving along the highway think that the landscape was marred ?

6. What is the role played by the tigers in the poem to highlight the character of Aunt Jennifer ?

PROSE

Answer the following questions in about 125-150 words-----10 mark each

1. M.Hamel plays a vital role in drawing the attention of the people to the importance of their language.How does he achieve it ?

2. Political enslavement deprives one of their sense of identity .Discuss with reference to the story ‘The Last Lesson ‘.

3. Though the story ‘The Lost Spring ‘ highlights the depravity of child labour ,yet it offers a ray of hope .Elaborate .

4. There are some commonalities between the bangle makers of Firozabad and ragpickers of Seemapuri to an equal degree .Discuss with reference to the extract ‘The Lost Spring ‘ by Anees Jung .

5. Getting rid of the vestiges of fear was a task that required great tenacity and determination on the part of Douglas .Explain

6 .Courage and optimism are attributes that can make the impossible , possible . Elucidate with reference to the essay ‘Deep Water ‘.

7.In the story ,’The Rattrap,’ the author has used the metaphor of the rattrap to highlight human nature .Discuss.

8. Had it not been for Edla Willmanson , the peddler would not have been able to mend his errant ways .Discuss .

9. Rajkumar Shukla along with Gandhiji played a pivotal role in turning the tide in favour of the people of Champaran .Explain.

10. Convincing argumentation and negotiation were the key strengths of the strategy employed by Gandhi in his fight for the rights of the poor sharecroppers of Champaran. Discuss.

11. Gandhiji was impressed by the sharecropper’s tenacity and this led to a series of events , which had a far reaching impact on the Indian freedom struggle...Discuss with reference to the exerpt by Louis Fischer , ‘Indigo’.

12. How did Gandhi use Satyagraha and non –violence at Champaran to achieve his goal ?

13. The extract , ‘Poets and Pancakes ,’ gives a vivid picture of the working of Gemini Studio providing an insight into the lives of the people who worked there .Elaborate.

14. Who was the Englishman who visited Gemini Studio and why was his visit regarded as a mystery ? How was the mystery resolved ?

15. How does the interview with Umberto Eco prove that the interview is a most commendable tool to elicit information about the interviewee ?

16. What were the salient points that emerged about Umberto Eco and his writings through his interview by Mukund Padmanabhan ?

17. Sophie lives in the realm of dreams and fantasy . Elaborate .

18 The story ‘Going Places ‘ aptly demonstrates that fantasizing and hero worship are an integral part of the life of a teenager . comment .

Prepared by Mrs. Tanseer Iqbal ,(IX – XII Girls)