1. The trail lay along the___________________

2. What trees were found along the trail?

3. How did the man confirm that it was?

4. The tremendous cold should have made the man realise which fact about human fraility?

5. The author stresses on the fact that the man is a newcomer because of his

6. Fill in the missing information from the story The Story of an Hour

(i) The news of Mr Mallard's death was broken to Louise by_________________

7. As soon as she laid her eyes on the armchair Mrs Mallard____________

8. The patches of blue sky though the piles of cloud signify_________________

9. The term 'a little whispered word' stands for________________

10. Mrs Mallard opened and spread her arms out to welcome_______________

11. Choose the correct option after each question

(i) What is the significance of 'the Bar' in the poem 'Crossing the Bar'?

12. The poem Birches describes the reminiscence of an adult about

13. The poem The Darkling Thrush, begins during which time of the day and weather?

14. The poet has not used birch trees in the poem Birches to contemplate about the conflict between 

15. The poet in the poem Birches does not want fate to grant him only half his is the other part of his wish?

16. In the poem, Crossing the Bar, what refers to 'one clear call'?

17. The 'tide' in the poem, Crossing the Bar has been personified by:

18. How is the poem, Crossing the Bar an allegory?

19. In the poem, The Darkling Thrush what is 'eye' in the phrase, 'weakening eye day'?

20. How is the poem, The Darkling Thrush an elegy?

21. Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the

correct option after each

                                      At once a voice arose among

                                      The bleak twigs over head.

                                       In a full hearted evensong

                                        of joy illimited;

(i) Whose 'voice' arose?

22. Where was the voice coming from?

23. What is the tone of the song?

24. What is an 'evensong'?

25. 'illimited' is an unexpected word. What does the double 'i' signify

26.Which, among the following, is used to describe the song?

27. Nature, as represented by the singing bird, displays a sudden vigour but

28. Why is the 'evensong' significant?

29. How does the bird's song affect the poet?

30. How the song of the bird stands in contrast to the image of the bird?

31. Given below are sentences from the poem Crossing the bar

Fill in the gaps in the sentences from the options given after each:

(i) May there be no_____________of the bar.

32. But such a_______________as moving seems asleep.

33. Turns again________________

34. When I put out to_____________

35. Twilight and______________

36. What was Ferdinand carrying when he entered the scene in Act Ill, Scene I?

37. At the beginning of Act 111, Scene 3 what does Alonso give up hope for?

38. How does the and love story of Ferdinand and Miranda form the play's larger pattern atonement and reconciliation?

39. Whom does Caliban request to avenge the injustice done to him?

40. According to Caliban, which quality 'this thing' does not have?