Sonnet 55

Additional questions from fiction(class X)

The Letter

1. 'What a pest you are' said the postmaster.Why do you think was the postmaster so cold towards Ali?

2. Ali was a clever shikari. When and why did he give up hunting?

3.Ali knows his end is approaching near. He forces himself  to the post office hoping to get Miriam's letter 

    but all in vain. He comes back home and reflects on his journey of life .Imagine yourself as Ali and write

   a diary entry expressing your feelings.
4. 'The haughty temper of the official had quite left him in his sorrow and anxiety and had laid bare his human
      heart' Give any example of the Postmaster's haughty behaviour and also give the reasons of his sadness
     and anxiety.
5.  You are the Postmaster. You have just returned home leaving Mariam's letter on Ali's grave. The newly
     awakened father's heart in you is reproaching you for having failed to understand Ali's anxiety. As a
     Postmaster write a diary entry.

                                                  (Drama) Julius Caeser

1.  How does Antony in his funeral speech contradict Brutus that Caeser was ambitious ?

2.  Why did Brutus fail in winning the hearts of the Romans ?

3.  Describe the character of mob in Julius Caeser.

4.  What are the traits of Julius Caeser evident from the play ?

5.  How can you prove that Antony was a great orator ?

6.  What efforts did Antony make to influence the Romans ?

7.  Describe the characters of Brutus and Antony.

                                      Writing Skills

1.  The man has to pay a high price since his scientific temperament and technological development has 

     disturbed nature. Do you agree with this statement ? Write your views about the same in the form of an 

     article.

2.  'Atithi Devo Bhavah' campaign to promote tourism in India does not seem to be very effective. Write an 

     email to the Secretary, Ministry of Tourism ,expressing your concern about the same and write your 

     recommendations too.

3.  We are going to lose Aravali hills. Agricultural farms have been replaced by multi-storeyed buildings.

     This has resulted in food shortage. The Nature is being treated so ruthlessly by the man.Write a letter to    

      the minister ,the ministry of environment expressing your concerns.   

   

    

Additional questions from poems(class X)

                    The Frog And The Nightingale
1. Is nightingale herself responsible for her tragic end ?
2. How does the audience affect the tragic end of the bird 
3. What is the moral of the poem ?
4. Describe how the frog had managed to exploit the nightingale ?
5. Why was the frog so angry ? Was the nightingale really 'brainless'  / stupid ?
6. The incompetent, rough and coerse people rule the competent, skilful and intelligent ones?How does the poet show this in the poem?

                     The Mirror: 
1.  What is the relation of the mirror and the woman ?
2.  How does the woman react when she looks into the mirror ?    Why ?
3.  Why does she not like the mirror ?
4.  How is the mirror like a God ?
5.  What message does mirror convey ?
6.  How does the mirror perform its functions dispassionately ?


                               The Rime of the Ancient Mariner


1. Why did the old mariners kill the Albatross ? How did this prove to be a turning point in the sailors' life?
2.  Why do they hail him as Christian soul.
3. Describe the role of Albatross in the poem ?
4. What kind of characters were his co-sailors?
5. Give a brief description of the ship's movement when pursued by the storm-blast. What happened just after that?

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SA II ( Class-IX)

1.Was Private Quelch himself responsible for his fate? How?
2.Private Quelch was very ambitious . He wanted to be an officer in army but the Corporal has sent him to the cook house . What made him do so?
3.Write a character-sketch of Private Quelch?
4. Why was Private Quelch so unpopular among his colleagues ?
5. What do you opine about Corporal Turnbull after he had sent  Private Quelch to cookhouse.
6. Harold's parents  had kept the real identity of his father a secret from him. Comment on 
    their  behaviour.
7. How was Harold a prodigy?
8.Imagine you are Harold.Though you are hurt to know that your parents lied to you about your father's profession but you are proud too that Young Porky is your father. Write a letter to your
 friend sharing your feelings.
9.You are Mr. Bramble. You feel guilty of keeping your son away from the truth.Write a letter to         Harold explaining why you lied to him. 
10.What has the last stage of life been described by the poet as? Why does he refer to it as second childishness?


    

Bishop's candelsticks

Some extrapolative questions:
1.How are silver candlesticks important to both Persome and the Bishop?
2.Why does the convict enter the Bishop's cottage?
3.Don't you think that the Bishop and Persome are contrast in their natures?How?
4.Though the Bishop has been kind and generous to the convict,yet he steals the candlesticks.
    Why does he do so?
5.Had you been there in place of the convict what would you have done?Why?
6.What made the convict beast from a man and then man from the beast?
7.What does he call 'Hell'?Why does he call it so?
8.The Bishop neither allows his sister to call the police nor does he himself do it.
   What does make him do so?
9.If you were the Bishop would you do the same?Give reasons.
10.What were the circumstances that made him a thief?
11.The convict has turned into a civilized man. The Bishop wants to boost his confidence .Therefore,
      he sends him to a counselor.Imagine you are the counselor.How would you help him so that he
      starts a normal life?
12.The convict has left for Paris to start his new life. This pleases the Bishop so much that he sits down
     to write his diary.Imagine you are the Bishop. Write the diary and express your feelings.
13.What is the theme of the play?
14. You are convict in the play.You have settled down in Paris as you are running a factory making
     candlesticks. Your business is flourishing and you are highly grateful to the Bishop for this. Write a
     letter to the Bishop to express your gratitude.
15. Which character in the play has impressed you the most? Describe him/her.
16.No man is born a criminal or a thief.If one becomes so what should be done to him?Is punishment the
     only way? Comment.
17.The Bishop reminds us of Gandhiji's principles.Try to recollect his ideas of the prison or the jail.Are
     the jails today merely the prisons or they have become reformatories?Discuss by illustrating some
     examples.
18.You are Persome . You are quite agitated with your brother's generosity but your love for him does
     not allow you to express your anguish.Write a letter to your friend expressing your concern for him.

Literature-X

                        The Tribute

1.Why did Babuli feel guilty and sad throughout the story?

2. Babuli’s wife was very excited to learn about the partition just contrary to her husband who 

    was quite perturbed .Why ?

3. Imagine you are Babuli.You receive your eldest brother’s letter informing you about the partition

    and asking you to reach village.You are shocked to learn about the unexpected event.Write a letter

   to your brother expressing your feelings .

4. The eldest brother tells his mother about Babuli’s tribute to him. She is overwhelmed to learn about it.

    She writes a page of diary expressing  her feelings for Babuli. Write the diary.

                    A Christmas Carol

1. How did Scrooge keep the Christmas spirit alive? Give examples.

2. What is the role of the three ghosts in converting Scrooge into a reformed man?

3. Imagine you are Ebenezer Scrooge.You are very happy to see the change in youself.

    Write a diary entry expressing your gratitude to the three ghosts and also describe your feelings.

4.  Describe Scrooge before and after the visit of the three ghosts.

5. You are the gentleman who had come to Scrooge for charity. He had plainly refused to help. On 

     Christmas day he meets you and offers a handsome amount for charity.You are perplexed to see this.

    Write a letter to your friend about this sudden  change in Scrooge.