Subject:
Major English Full
Marks: 75 Pass Marks: 27
Class:
XII Time:
3:00 Hrs
Group 'A'
Write the correct answer, choosing from the options given below. 1x11=11
1. A language family is.......
i) a group of related language derived from a
single language.
ii) derived from all languages.
iii) that can be divided into groups of
languages.
iv) part of the Indo-European family.
2. The Tibeto-Burman group of languages
falls.......
i) under Indo-European language family.
ii) under Austro-Asiatic languages.
iii) under Kumali languages.
iv) under Sino-Tibetan family.
3. Language shift is also.......
i) the cause of language death.
ii) the cause of language growth.
iii) the cause of monolithic language.
iv) the cause of language of survive.
4. The King of banyan Deer goes himself moves
with pity and.......
i) compassion to a pregnant deer.
ii) compassion to the King.
iii) compassion to all living beings.
iv) Kindness to the world.
5. Odin is known for his.......
i) personal benefit
ii) his eight legged steed
iii) sacrifice the donation of his right eye for
gaining wisdom
iv) golden armor
6. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for.......
i) twenty seven years.
ii) thirty years.
iii) ninety years.
iv) seventeen years.
7. Elegy is notable in that it.......
i) mourns the loss of a way of life.
ii) mourns the loss of an individual.
iii) mourns the death of an author.
iv) mourns the wealth of an author.
8. Why does the King give his kingdom to two
evil daughters but not to the youngest one? It is because.......
i) the two really love him.
ii) the two flattered him.
iii) he could not understand the true love of
his youngest daughter.
iv) the youngest does not love him.
9. A tragedy is a serious play in which the
chief figures pass through a series of.......
i) killings events.
ii) separations of incidents.
iii) misfortunes leading to a final devastating
catastrophe.
iv) pain and loss.
10. The characters in the play are concerned with....... (All my sons)
i) the business of an individual.
ii) the successful operation of the business.
iii) the establishment of business.
iv) the establishment and maintenance of family
life.
11. New criticism aims at providing good sense
of.......
i) a text which is totally new in nature.
ii) a text without going back to the history of
the text and its author.
iii) a text that completes all genres.
iv) a text with full
criticism.
GROUP B
Write short answers to these questions. 8x5=40
12. List the main language families of world languages and
describe any one family in detail.
Language
family is a group of Language that are related to one another through descent
from an ancestral language or parent. Language called the proto-language of
that language. There are a total of 142 Language families in the world along
with 7,139 Languages.
The main
Language families of the world are listed below:
i)
Indo-European Language family.
ii)
Sino-Tibetan Language family
iii)
Niger-Congo Language family.
iv)
Austro-Asiatic Language family
v)
Dravidian Language family.
Indo-European
Language family
Indo-
European Language family is the family or group of Language that are mostly
spoken in European countries and Indian Sub-continent It is the largest
language family in terms of total speakers. It is found all over the world as a
result of colonization. The total number of speaker of this language family is
approximately 2.562 billion which is 44.78% of the total population of the
world.
English
the universal language of the world also falls under Indo-European Language
family. Some of the Languages of this Language family are Hindi, Nepali, Greek,
Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, and Urdu etc.
Indo-European
Language family is spoken by nearly half of the population of the world while
it is not the largest number in the terms of number of language it is the
largest family in terms of speaker.
13. How many languages are spoken in Nepal? Which is the most
widely used language?
Nepal is
a very diverse country when it comes to languages. There are more than 129
languages that have been found till date but six of them have already gone
extinct. That means there are 123 Languages that are spoken in Nepal at the
present.
Those 123
Languages are divided into 4 Language families which are - Indo-European,
Sino-Tibetan, Dravidian and Austro-Asiatic Language family. The most widely
spoken language of Nepal is Nepali which is spoken by around 80 % of the total
population. Nepali is also the national Language of Nepal along with the
Governance Language. It is written by using Devnagari script.
Maithili
is the second most spoken language in Nepal. There are many more Languages in
Nepal that are spoken throughout the country. Under Indo-European Languages
more than 48 Languages are there, such as: Nepali, Maithiti, Urdu, Doteli,
Assamese etc. under Sino-Tibetan, there are around 68 languages, such as:
Newari Rai, Limbu, Tamang, Magar, Sherpa etc.
Under
Austro-Asiatic there are only two languages that are spoken. It is spoken only
on Morang and Jhapa district under Dravidian, Uranw or kurux is the only
Language spoken in Nepal.
14. What are the things that he wants in the fair? Does he get all
those things? Why?
"The
lost Child' is a short story written by Mulk Raj Anand. It is a story of a
small boy who gets lost in a fair of India and gets separated from his parents.
Roaming
around the fair, the boy sees many things that catch his eyes. At the very
beginning, he sees a small toy that he really wants moving forward he sees
small dragonflies and
butterflies that he really likes. Inside the fair, he sees a sweet meat vender
selling burfi that he wants to eat de sees a balloon seller selling balloon. He
also sees & garland seller selling a beautiful flower garland: A bit
forwards there was a snake charmer, and also a round-about he really wanted to
ride. Despite wanting all these things he doesn't get any of these.
He
doesn't get any of it because at the very first time when he asks to buy the
toy his parents look at him angrily and don't buy it for him. This causes the
boy to get scared that he might get scolded for asking many things to his
parents. So, he doesn't ask for anything.
15. Analyze the character of Sir Roger as depicted in the essay.
Sir Roger
is a fictional character from the multiple essays written by Richard Steele and
Joseph Addison. He is the main character of multiple stories that are centered
on him.
Sir Roger
is someone that is very liked by the people around him He is a very kind and
benevolent man so he is nice to his neighbors and people around him. Because of
his nice nature he is liked and is very popular in his town. He is a public
judge at the assizes who is known for his character of not judging anyone based
on how they look on the outside. He is a very smart man who is very pleasing to
look at as well. He has a lot of people in his life that were saved by him Some
of those people like Tom Touchy, Will Wimble and the old Knights were someone
he had judged before.
His
personality is even more clarified when at the very end he gets to see a
picture of himself with wise less and doesn't get angry but rather has a laugh
about it.
16. 'Children today may still wish for things that they cannot
have.' Explain.
Children
today may still wish for things that they cannot have. Children are very
innocent in nature. Everything that they see in the world seems beautiful and
something that they need to have. The children just see the want and not the
need of things.
The
statement com can also be proved by the story at of lost Child self as an
example. The little boy wants all the things he sees but knows he can't have
them. He moves on without much hurt feelings in life but still wishes he had
them. A parent tries their best in order to provide for
their child and the children still wish for things that they
cannot have. Children from a very young age need to be taught to not be
disappointed when they don't get something they want it their life.
As the little boy moves on and only thinks of his parents at the and explains
that people need to prioritize their needs.
17. Summarize the poem ' Sonnet 8' in your own words.
Sonnet 8,
unofficially called 'When the assault was intended to the city' or 'Captain or
colonel or Knights in arm' is a sonnet written by John Milton in 1842 when
there was an invasion taking place in England.
The
Sonnet starts with John Milton requesting the captain, Colonel and people of
powers to save England from the attack of the great conqueror Alexander.
Alexander the great was going around capturing different countries and England
was also about to be under attack. John Milton wrote this poem /sonnet in order
to request the government to provide protection to the people of England and
specially the poets and writer as they hold a lot of power. John Milton
believed that parts were very powerful as they hold the power to make people
believe in many things. So, he pleads the Government to try and save the
country. Alexander the great knows the beauty and importance of England by his
best to invade England. But Milton says that freedom is important which is why
the city needs to be defended.
The
sonnet is an official plea made by John Milton to the higher officials of the
country to save them during the war.
18. Explain the following extract with reference to the context:
'Have taught to ignorant
men most violent ways,
Or hurled the little
streets upon the great,
Had they but courage equal
to desire?
What could have made her
peaceful with a mind.'
The given
lines are taken from the poem 'No second Troy' written by William Butler Yeats.
The poem is based on the war of independence of Ireland between 1919 and 1921
A.D. The poem is written by writer as a dedication to his beloved.
The above
lines talks about the things that the writer's beloved; an Irish
Revolutionalist Moud Gonne did back in the year 1919. She was a very passionate
and beautiful woman who had taught violence to the ignorant people of Ireland.
In order to make Ireland independent she had incited the feeling of patriotism
in the hearts of innocent people of Ireland. The result of it was very bad as
so many people died. Ireland became a separate country but with the bloods of
thousands of innocent people. But the poet doesn't criticize her entirely; he
also praises her for being the voice of voiceless back then. If she wasn't
there, there would not be anyone to speak up for the people.
So, the
poem talks about how Gonne brought war and violence in innocent people's life
but also commend for what she did.
19. How does class perspective criticism give consciousness to the
oppressed people to unite and fight? Does gender perspective seek for the
coexistence of male and female? Give reason.
The class
perspective criticism talks about the Marxist theory propounded by Karl Marx.
The Marxist theory talks about how the world is divided into two groups of the
'Haves' and 'Haves not'. How the 'Haves' in their lives get richer and poor
always keep getting poor. This is also what the class perspective looks at.
The class
perspective talks about the economic condition of the society. If there is a
class struggle among the two groups which is the powerful ones and all. The
class perspective criticism gives consciousness to the people to stand up and
fight as they realize that no matter what they do they won't be able to raise
their standards. So after a while all the poor will raise against the rich and
equality will come.
The class
perspective criticism gives consciousness to the oppressed people to unite and
fight in above given ways.
Gender perspective is the perspective or theory of literature
which helps to see a literary work from the lenses of different gender. The
process of analyzing, evaluating and interpreting a literary work by asking
different question such as: Does the gender of the character bring changes in
the story? Or is the gender portrayed similar to real life? And so on is known
as gender criticism.
Gender
perspective doesn't just talk about a particular gender. It gives thoughts to
all the genders present out there. It doesn't bring gender down for the sake of
the other. Gender perspective seeks for the coexistence of male and female as
well. A world of literature where there is no gender biasness and women and men
can do whatever they want to is the theory of gender coexistence. Male
and female being equal to one another is the process of gender coexistence.
Gender
perspective gives us general view on how a gender is portrayed in a literature.
The saying 'No woman is born a woman, but made one' also is a topic of gender
perspective.
GROUP C
Write long answer to these questions: 3x8=24
20. Write the short summary of King Lear and His Three Daughters?
"King
Lear and his three daughters" is a poem written by George Wharton Edwards.
It is an adaptation of the famous Shakespearean tragedy named 'King Lear'. The
poem is about a famous king of England who while believing white lies ended up
badly in his life.
King Lear
who had three beautiful daughters, one day decided that he wanted to leave the
throne and divide the throne kingdom to his daughters. In order to decide how
much property each of his daughters would get, he decided to ask them each a
question. The question was: How much do you love me?' When He called all of his
three daughters to ask the question, he asked his eldest daughter first.
His
oldest daughter, Goneril after listening the question answered that she loved
him to the point that she couldn't even express her feelings. The king was
pleased with her answer and gave her one third of his kingdom right away. He
then asked his second daughter who answered that she loved his so much that she
couldn't see him get into any troubles and if any problem is to come to him,
she would gladly take it for herself. The king was pleased with her answer as
well and granted her another one-third of his kingdom.
He then
asked his youngest daughters Cordelia the same question. The King Loved his
youngest daughter the most and as expected to get same amount of love back but
his youngest daughter replied him that she loved him only to the point where
she would provide him care and love when he is all alone.
The king
was angered by the answer as he always believed that he would never be alone in
his life. He threw Cordelia out of his Kingdom. Cordelia had to face many
problems after being thrown out but eventually the prince of France, Edgar
found her and they got married.
After Goneril and Regan got the entire kingdom, they slowly started showing
their true colors. They at the very beginning made their father as a slave and
later even drove him away from the kingdom. The father went through many
problems in his life after that. He went around without any food or shelter.
A few
days later, King Lear was found by his youngest daughter Cordelia who brought
him back to her kingdom and took care of him. She came to his aid and gave him
love which she had promised earlier. After staying together for a while,
Cordelia and her husband decided to invade King Lear's kingdom and get it back
to him.
At the
very end, King Lear got his kingdom back with the help of Cordelia. He
understood the meaning of her answer and felt regret for believing the white
lies told by his other daughter & Cordelia along with her two elder sister
die at the end of the play which leads to King Lear also ending his life.
21. Write the summary of the story 'The Lost Child' in your own
words.
The lost
child is a children's story written by an Indian writer, Mulk Raj Anand. He was
one of the first people of India who gained popularity by writing in English.
The story is about child's life and their relation with their parents.
A little
child was going to a fair along with his parents on a summer month. He was very
excited as he was running around looking at every single thing he saw while
looking around, he saw a small toy that he really wanted. He turned to his mom
and dad and requested them to buy it for him but his parents refused his
request. His mother rather distracted him by showing him a beautiful mustard
field ahead of theme.
The
mustard field had butterflies and dragonflies, that he started chasing. After
walking a while, his parents called him to come along as he was far behind
them. The boy ran and started walking along side of his parents. Once they
entered the fair, the boy was bewildered with everything around him. Everywhere
he turned he saw things he really liked.
In a
corner of the fair, he saw a sweetmeat vendor who was selling many sweets de
saw Burfi there, which he really wanted but didn't have a courage to ask for
the without thinking too much moved on to another corner of the fair.
He saw a
balloon seller selling bright colored balloons which caught his attention. But
he didn't ask for it as he knew that his parents would pay no heed to his
requests. He also saw a snake charmer who had a snake in front of him that was
dancing in his tunes. The boy loved the tunes produced and stood there
listening. But then he remembered his parents telling him to not listen to
those things.
He walked
a bit further still not being too disappointed where he saw children playing in
a roundabout. Not being able to resist, he turned to his parents to request
them for letting him play but his parents weren't there. Confused he looked
around to find his parents but to no avail. He realized that he was lost and
separated from his parents.
The boy
started crying calling out to his parents. The people around him moved on
without paying any attention. He kept on crying trying to find his parents Just
then a very kind man came up to him and asked him why he was crying. The boy
just kept on calling out to his parents. The wise man in order to make him stop
crying offered him all the things he previously wanted but the little child
only wanted his parents.
22. Write the summary of the play 'All My Sons' in brief.
All my
sons' is a three-act play written by an American Dramatist Arthur Miller. He is
an amazing writer of the twentieth century. This play is set after the Second
World War and is about a corrupt businessman who in the lust of money forgets
his social and moral responsibility towards other people.
The play
starts with the protagonists The Keller family' standing on their back porch
talking to their neighbors. The Keller family consists of Joe Keller (father),
Kate Keller (mother) and their two sons Larry Keller and Chris Keller. Both
Larry and Chris had taken part in the Second World War but only Chris had come
back alive. Larry a pilot in the military had died due to a plane crash.
While
rest of the family believed that Larry was dead, Kate Keller was very adamant
that her son had only gone missing and would return bock home. She hadn't taken
the loss of her son the right way. Ann Deever, the daughter of Steve Deever; a
former employee of Joe Keller who had gone to jail for a faulty plane parts
shipment had come to Keller house as well.
Ann
Deever was the girlfriend of Larry Keller before he died on the occident. After
Larry's death, she and Chris had started loving each other. Chris and Ann
wanted to get married but Kate Keller was not ready to accept that fact as she
labeled Ann to be Larry's girl. In the process of trying to convince the Keller
family for marriage, George Deever; Ann's brother who was a lawyer also comes
to their house.
George
had returned after meeting his father in fail and right after coming back he
accuses Joe of being the real perpetrator of the case which got his father
arrested. Three years back, Joe had told Steve to ship the faulty plane parts
which killed 21 pilots. Later while getting arrested, he said lie that he was
sick that morning, which resulted in Steve getting arrested.
Joe
denies all of this and keeps arguing with George. But Kate Keller suddenly lets
everyone know that he wasn't sick that morning. Knowing that his father was the
culprit, completely heartbroken Chris went outside for the night and he returns
back home early in the morning.
In the
next morning, Kate and Ann speak to one another where Ann suddenly reveals the
letter that Larry had sent to her before committing suicide. He had written
that he was very ashamed of what his father did and didn't plan on returning
seeing the letter. Kate Keller goes into complete shock.
Chris and
Joe also come in the porch when Ann gives them the letter. Reading the letter,
Joe realizes that he was the reason of his son's death. Joe who had argued
whatever he had done was done for his two children, a while back realizes his
mistakes.
Chris
Keller then tells his dad to go to jail and repent for his sins. Joe Keller
goes back inside his house where a gunshot sound is heard. Joe Keller commits
suicide and the play ends with Kate Keller telling her son that everything will
be okay.
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