SAMPLE QUESTIONS

1)      ‘I met a traveler from an antique land who said,” Two vast and trunkless legs  of stone stand in the desert Near then, on the sand, Half sunk,  a Shattered visage lies”. a) What had happened to the trunk of the statue? – i)                    It had fallen down ii)                   Time had claimed it  iii)                […]

1)      And on the pedestal these words appear  My name is Ozymandias, king of kings  Look upon my works, ye mighty and despair!  Nothing besides remains, round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. a) Which trait of Ozymandias’ character do the lines bring forth?

A) Read the extract and answer the following questions – a) “I hope the part calls for some dialogue.             ‘Certainly, it’s a speaking part”. a) Who is the speaker of the first line?   b) Why does the speaker want a dialogue part? c) What turned out to be the speaking part as promised

2 (Two marks) 1)         Tell us the structure of the poem. 2)         How is poetic license in use in the poem? 3)         What is the message of the poem? 4)         Name some sweets which are named here? Bring out the irony of the word ‘sweet’. 5)         Explain – “My conscience gets

2 Marks 1)         Acquaint as with the Back ground of the poem. 2)         Tell us about the poetic devices used in the poem. 3)         Explain – “All the world’s a stage             And all the men and women merely players. 4)         “They have their exits and their entrances”             -Which poetic

A) Read the given extracts and answer the following questions- 1)      “Higher and higher every day Till over the most at noon The wedding guest here beat his breast For he heard the loud bassoon.” a)      In the first line who or what goes higher and higher –         I.            Albatross       II.            Sun