1.        1. Shylocksays, "I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes?" What theme is explored in his speech?

What emotion best describes Antonio's feelings when he realises that Shylock won't

relent?

Which of the following group of words from the poem 'I Know Why the Caged Bird

Sings' provide a negative connotation?

4.Browning's philosophyof world and heaven reflectedin the poem 'The Patriot' is

            .

5.The poem 'The Patriot'is a harsh and critical satire on                .

6.. What is the poem 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' most often interpreted as an

allegory for?

7.. Shylock accused Solanio and Salerio of knowing about his daughter’s                                                                                                                                               

8. What do you mean by the term ‘wager’ in the line, “And on the wager lay two earthly

women.”

9. What is the irony in the story 'The Little Match Girl'?

10. “Creatures of great wet noses and moving jaws and gaunt black bones”– What

creatures are referred to here?

I . Read the following extract from The Merchant of Venice (Act 3) and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate response from the choices given below: [5X1]

Portia: I pray you, tarry, pause a day or two   

(1) What was Bassanio going to do before Portia says this?

Which word does NOT describe Portia’s state of mind in this extract?

(3) Portia could teach Bassanio but then she would become             .

(4) According to Portia, these wicked times have put obstacles between the owners and                                                                                                                                     1 point

their rightful possessions and so             .

5) Bassanio confesses to being in a tormentedstate of mind. To expressthis, he says,

"          ."

II. Read the followingextract from The Merchant of Venice (Act 3) and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate response from the choices given below: [5 x 1]

Jessica: I'll tell my husband, Launcelot, what you say: here he comes.

(1) Which of the following statements made by Launcelotjustify his opinionof Jessica's                                                                                                                            1 point

damnation?

(2) Launcelot says to Jessica, "There is but one hope in it that can do you any good."

Which hope is Launcelot referring to?

3) The statement 'I shall be saved by my husband'is a biblical reference to                                                                                                                                         .

Choose from the options given below that which Launcelot cannot be accusedof?

(5) Which of the following descriptions has Lorenzo used for Launcelot?                  (i) wit-snapper (ii) fool (iii) Goodly Lord (iv) fellow

III. Read the following extract from the poem 'I know why the Caged Bird Sings' and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate response from the choices given below:

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams.

 Choose the option which depicts the mental agony faced by the caged bird.

2) Which of the following lines from the poem is not an exampleof Personification?

The word which does not display the inevitable outcomeof the despair of the caged                                                                                                                                 1 point

bird is           .

The word which best describes Kinesthetic Imagery is                    .

The Jim Crow Laws did not actually represent                     .

IV. Read the followingextract from the poem 'The Patriot' and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate responsefrom the choices given below: [5 x 1]

The air broke into a mist with bells,

Which option best explains the line given in the extract?

2) The consequences of the actionstaken by the patriot are represented by the word(s)1 point

          .

‘I go in the rain’ is NOT an indication of                 .

4) The idea of the patriot feeling‘safer’ suggests that                  .

5) Which of the followingstatements is NOT TRUE with respect to dramatic monologue?

V. Read the followingextract from 'The Little Match Girl' and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate response from the choices given below: [5 x 1]

She did not dare to go home, for she had sold no matches and earned not a single penny. Her father would be sure to beat her.

) The entire action in the story is confined to                     .

2) ‘She had sold no matchesand earned not a single penny.’ Identifythe social evil

brought forth through this line.

What else prevented the little girl from goinghome?