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Std 12 Yuvakbharathi Question Bank 2022- 23 Solution
Question Bank Solution
2022-23
SECTION I: PROSE SET
1: Q.1A SEEN PASSAGES (12 MARKS)
1. Read the extract and complete the activities given below: (12)
Mabel had her first serious suspicion that something was wrong as she took her cloak off and Mrs. Barnet, while handing her the mirror and touching the brushes and thus drawing her attention, perhaps rather markedly, to all the appliances for tidying and improving hair, complexion, clothes, which existed on the dressing table, confirmed the suspicion – that it was not right, not quite right, which growing stronger as she went upstairs and springing anther, with conviction as she greeted Clarissa Dalloway, she went straight to the far end of the room, to a shaded corner where a looking- glass hung and looked. No! It was not RIGHT. And at once the misery which she always tried to hide, the profound dissatisfaction – the sense she had had, ever since she was a child, of being inferior to other people – set upon her, relentlessly, remorselessly, with an intensity which she could not beat off, as she would when she woke at night at home, by reading Borrow or Scott; for oh these men, oh these women, all were thinking-”What’s Mabel wearing? What a fright she looks! What hideous new dress!”- Their eyelids flickering as they came up and then their lids shutting rather tight. It was her own appalling inadequacy; her cowardice; her mean, water-sprinkled blood that depressed her. And at once the whole of the room where, for ever so many hours, she had planned with the little dressmaker how it was to go, seemed sordid, repulsive; and her own drawing-room so shabby, and herself, going out, puffed up with vanity as she touched the letters on the hall table and said: “How dull!” to show off – all this now seemed unutterably, paltry, and provincial. All this had been absolutely destroyed, shown up, exploded, the moment she came into Mrs. Dalloway’s drawing-room.
A1. True or false: (02)
i. Mabel was not happy with her dress.
Ans. True
ii. Mabel had an inferiority complex from her childhood.
Ans. True
iii. Mabel decided to wear new dress for Mrs. Dalloway’s party.
Ans. True
iv. Mabel was too much negative about her dress and approach in general.
Ans. True
A2. Proofs / evidences: (02)
Find out proofs or evidences that shows that Mabel is thinking too much of her dress.
Ans. Following are the proofs or evidences that show that Mabel is thinking too much of her dress.
(i) As she took her cloak off she thought that Mrs. Barnet, while handing her the mirror and touching the brushes was drawing her attention, perhaps rather markedly, to all the appliances for tidying and improving hair, complexion, clothes, which existed on the dressing table, that it was not right.
(ii) When she went upstairs, she went straight to the far end of the room, to a shaded corner where a looking- glass hung and looked and felt that the dress was not right.
(iii) She thought all the men and women were thinking-“What’s Mabel wearing? What a fright she looks! What hideous new dress!”- Their eyelids flickering as they came up and then their lids shutting rather tight.
(iv) She touched the letters on the hall table and said: “How dull!” to show off – all this now seemed unutterably, paltry, and provincial.
A3. Describe: (02)
Write down the reactions of Mabel and the people around her in the party when she appeared in The New Dress.
Ans. Mabel Waring is constantly thinking about her new yellow dress in negative terms. She herself has chosen the design, colour and pattern of the dress which she has decided to wear for a party at Mrs. Dalloway. However, at that party she keeps thinking that the dress is old fashioned and everyone in the party is mocking at her dress. She thinks that she is a fly at the edge of the saucer, drowning deep and deep, as she comes seriously under the spell of her own negative mind and in a depression leaves the party.
The other people in the party behave quiet normally with Mabel, but she imagines that the people are making fun of her and saying all kinds of horrible things.
A4. Personal Response: (02)
What would be your reaction if you realise that the dress you have chosen for a special occasion was not properly stitched and you are not comfortable in it.
Ans. If I realised that the dress I have chosen for a special occasion was not properly stitched and I was not comfortable in it, then I would not wear it at all and wear something that is more comfortable. But if that was not possible and if I had to wear it then I would do some adjustments to the dress by adding some sequences or laces to enhance it. If that too was not possible then I would pair it with a stole, shawl, cardigan or a blazer and wear trendy jewellery to move people’s attention from the dress to other accessories.
A5. Language study: (02)
a) She could not beat off. (Use “be able to” and rewrite)
Choose the correct option and rewrite the sentence.
i) she is not able to beat off.
ii) She was not able to beat off.
iii) She were able to beat off.
iv) She could able to beat off.
Ans. ii) She was not able to beat off.
b) What a hideous new dress! (Make it Assertive)
Choose the correct option and rewrite the sentence
i) It is really a hideous new dress.
ii) How hideous dress is it!
iii) Wasn’t it a hideous dress?
iv) How was her dress?
Ans. i) It is really a hideous new dress.
A6. Vocabulary: (02)
Find out words from the extract which mean the following.
i. A strong belief
Ans. conviction
ii. Cruelly
Ans. mean
iii. Very ugly
Ans. appalling
iv. Lack of courage
Ans. cowardice
2. Read the extract and complete the activities given below: (12)
What she had thought that evening when, sitting over teacups, Mrs. Dalloway’s invitation came, was that, of course, she could not be fashionable. It was absurd to pretend it even – fashion meant cut, meant style, meant thirty guineas at least – but why not be original? Why not be herself, anyhow? And, getting up, she had taken that old fashion book of her mother’s, a Paris fashion book of the time of the Empire, and had thought how much prettier, more dignified, and more womanly they were then, and so set herself – oh, it was foolish – trying to like them, pluming herself in fact, upon being modest and old-fashioned, and very charming, giving herself up, no doubt about it, to an orgy of self-love, which deserved to be chastised, and so rigged herself out like this.
But she dared not look in the glass. She could not face the whole horror – the pale yellow, idiotically old- fashioned silk dress with its long skirt and its high sleeves and its waist and all the things that looked so charming in the fashion book, but not on her, not among all these ordinary people. She felt like a dressmaker‟s dummy standing there, for young people to stick pins into.
“But, my dear, it‟s perfectly charming!” Rose Shaw said, looking her up and down with that little satirical pucker of the lips which she expected – Rose herself being dressed in the height of the fashion, precisely like everybody else, always. We are all like flies trying to crawl over the edge of the saucer, Mabel thought, and repeated the phrase as if she were crossing herself, as if she were trying to find some spell to annul this pain, to make this agony endurable. Tags of Shakespeare, lines from books she had read ages ago, suddenly came to her when she was in agony, and she repeated them over and over again. “Flies trying to crawl, “she repeated. If she could say that over often enough and make herself see the flies, she would become numb, chill, frozen, and dumb. Now she could see flies crawling slowly out of a saucer of milk with their wings stuck together; and she strained and strained (standing in front of the looking-glass, listening to Rose Shaw) to make herself see Rose Shaw and all the other people there as flies, trying to hoist themselves out of something, or into something, meagre, insignificant, toiling flies. But she could not see them like that, not other people. She saw herself like that – she was a fly, but the others were dragonflies, butterflies, beautiful insects, dancing, fluttering, skimming, while she alone dragged herself up out of the saucer. (Envy and spite, the most detestable of the vices, were her chief faults.)
A1. Complete: (02)
Complete the sentences by choosing information given in the extract.
i. Mabel referred the old fashioned book of her mother’s a Paris fashion book of the time of the Empire, to prepare herself for the party.
ii. Mabel‟s dress was the pale yellow, idiotically old[1]fashioned silk dress with its long skirt and its high sleeves and its waist and all the things that looked so charming in the fashion book, but not on her.
iii. According to Rose Shaw Mabel‟s dress was perfectly charming.
iv. Mabel thought that they all are like flies trying to crawl over the edge of the saucer.
A2. Find out: (02)
According to Mabel, Fashion means cut, style and costs thirty guineas at least.
A3. Give reasons: (02)
Mabel was afraid of looking in the mirror / glass because she could not face the whole horror – the pale yellow, idiotically oldfashioned silk dress with its long skirt and its high sleeves and its waist and all the things that looked so charming in the fashion book, but not on her, not among all these ordinary people. She felt like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there, for young people to stick pins into.
A4. Personal Response: (02)
What advice would you like to give to those who want to be a professional model about wearing clothes / dresses on special occasions?
Ans.
(i) Wear clothes you feel comfortable to wear and carry.
(ii) Wear clothes that are appropriate for the occasion.
(iii) Wear clothes that not only complement your body and personality but also enhance it.
(iv) Choose the right type of accessories to go with the dress.
(v) Carry yourself with confidence by practicing good posture.
A5. Language study: (02)
a) She could not face the whole horror. (Use “be able to” and rewrite)
Choose the correct option and rewrite the sentence.
i) She was not able to face the whole horror.
ii) She cannot face the whole horror.
iii)She fails to face the whole horror.
iv) She could not face the whole horror, was she?
Ans.i) She was not able to face the whole horror.
b) She felt like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there. (Frame a Rhetorical question)
Choose the correct option and rewrite the sentence.
i) Didn’t she feel like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there?
ii) She felt like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there, did she?
iii) She feels like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there, does she?
iv) She felt like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there, didn’t she?
Ans. i) Didn’t she feel like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there?
c) Oh, it was foolish –trying to be like them. (Make it Assertive)
Ans. It was very foolish trying to be like them.
A6. Vocabulary: (02)
a) Illogical = absurd
b) Criticised = chastised
c) Exactly = precisely
d) Bearable = endurable
Extra Activities
What Mabel had thought that evening when, sitting over the teacups, Mrs. Dalloway’s invitation came, was that, of course, she could not be fashionable. It was absurd to pretend it even – fashion meant cut, meant style, meant thirty guineas at least – but why not be original? Why not be herself, anyhow? And, getting up, she had taken that old fashion book of her mother’s, a Paris fashion book of the time of the Empire, and had thought how much prettier, more dignified, and more womanly they were then, and so set herself – oh, it was foolish – trying to be like them, pluming herself in fact, upon being modest and old-fashioned, and very charming, giving herself up, no doubt about it, to an orgy of self-love, which deserved to be chastised, and so rigged herself out like this.
But she dared not look in the glass. She could not face the whole horror – the pale yellow, idiotically old- fashioned silk dress with its long skirt and its high sleeves and its waist and all the things that looked so charming in the fashion book, but not on her, not among all these ordinary people. She felt like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there, for young people to stick pins into.
“But, my dear, it’s perfectly charming!” Rose Shaw said, looking her up and down with that little satirical pucker of the lips which she expected – Rose herself being dressed in the height of the fashion, precisely like everybody else, always.
We are all like flies trying to crawl over the edge of the saucer, Mabel thought, and repeated the phrase as if she were crossing herself, as if she were trying to find some spell to annul this pain, to make this agony endurable. Tags of Shakespeare, lines from books she had read ages ago, suddenly came to her when she was in agony, and she repeated them over and over again. “Flies trying to crawl,”
A1. Complete the following statements and rewrite it. (2)
i. When sitting over tea cups Mabel received Mrs. Dalloway’s invitation.
ii. The book that Mabel was reading a Paris fashion book of the time of the Empire.
iii. Rose Shaw appreciated Mabel’s dress saying that it’s perfectly charming.
iv. The lines Mabel repeated again and again in agony are “Flies trying to crawl”.
A2. Give reasons: (2)
I. Mabel was afraid of looking in mirror because she could not face the whole horror – the pale yellow, idiotically old[1]fashioned silk dress with its long skirt and its high sleeves and its waist and all the things that looked so charming in the fashion book, but not on her, not among all these ordinary people. She felt like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there, for young people to stick pins into.
ii. Mabel thought that it was foolish to be like them because they were much prettier, more dignified, and more womanly, while she was modest and old-fashioned.
A3. Interpret the given statement in the light of the above extract: (2)
“She felt like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there, for young people to stick pins into”.
Ans. While seeing herself in the looking-glass she felt that the pale yellow, idiotically old fashioned silk dress with its long skirt and its high sleeves and its waist and all the things that looked so charming in the fashion book, but not on her, not among all these ordinary people. Therefore she felt like a dressmaker’s dummy standing there, for young people to stick pins into.
A4. Personal Response: (2)
In four to five sentences explain your own idea of fashion.
Ans. According to me fashion is how comfortable a person can carry himself or herself in public wearing particular attire. It just not about the latest style but the confidence and body language a person gives out. A bold statement that person showcases. Fashion is portraying ones personality to others.
A5. Language Study: (2)
I. She could not face the whole horror. (Given below are four options find out correct affirmative sentence of the given statement and rewrite)
i. She was not able to face the whole horror.
ii. She is unable to face the whole horror.
iii. She was unable to face the whole horror.
iv. She will be unable to face the whole horror.
Ans. iii. She was unable to face the whole horror.
II. She was in agony, and she repeated them over and over again. (From the given options find out correct ‘simple sentence’ and rewrite)
i. She was in agony but she repeated them over and over again.
ii. Being in agony, she repeated them over and over again.
iii. She was in agony to repeat them over and over again.
iv. Though in agony, she repeated them over and over again.
Ans. ii. Being in agony, she repeated them over and over again.
A6. Vocabulary: (2)
Find out the meanings of the following words from the extract.
i) absurd – ridiculous
ii) orgy – wild
iii) chastised – criticised
iv) annul – reduce to nothing
3. Read the extract and do all the activities that follow: (12)
“I feel like some dowdy, decrepit, horribly dingy old fly,” she said, making Robert Haydon stop just to hear her say that, just to reassure herself by furbishing up a poor weak-kneed phrase and so showing how detached she was, how witty, that she did not feel in the least out of anything. And, of course, Robert Haydon answered something, quite polite, quite insincere, which she saw through instantly, and said to herself, directly he went (again from some book), “Lies, lies, lies!” For a party makes things either much more real, or much less real, she thought; she saw in a flash to the bottom of Robert Haydon’s heart; she saw through everything. She saw the truth. This was true, this drawing-room, this self, and the other false. Miss Milan’s little workroom was really terribly hot, stuffy, sordid. It smelt of clothes and cabbage cooking; and yet, when Miss Milan put the glass in her hand, and she looked at herself with the dress on, finished, an extraordinary bliss shot through her heart. Suffused with light, she sprang into existence. Rid of cares and wrinkles, what she had dreamed of herself was there-beautiful woman. Just for a second (she had not dared look longer, Miss Milan wanted to know about the length of the skirt), there looked at her, framed in the scrolloping mahogany, a grey-white, mysteriously smiling, charming girl, the core of herself, the soul of herself; and it was not vanity only, not only self-love that made her think it good, tender, and true. Miss Milan said that the skirt could not well be longer; if anything the skirt, said Miss Milan, puckering her forehead, considering with all her wits about her, must be shorter; and she felt, suddenly, honestly, full of love for Miss Milan, much, much fonder of Miss Milan than of any one in the whole world, and could have cried for pity that she should be crawling on the floor with her mouth full of pins, and her face red and her eyes bulging-that one human being should be doing this for another, and she saw them all as human beings merely, and herself going off to her party, and Miss Milan pulling the cover over the canary’s cage, or letting him pick a hemp-seed from between her lips, and the thought of it, of this side of human nature and its patience and its endurance and its being content with such miserable, scanty, sordid, little pleasures filled her eyes with tears.
A1. Complete the web by writing down what Mable feel about herself. (02)
Answer:
Mabel’s feeling about herself
i. dowdy ii. decrepit iii. horribly iv. dingy old fly
A2. Describe: (02) Miss. Millan’s workroom as mentioned in the extract.
Ans: Miss Milan’s little workroom was really terribly hot, stuffy, sordid. It smelt of clothes and cabbage cooking.
A3. Give reasons: (02)
Mabel‟s eyes were filled with tears because …………………………………
Answer:
Mabel saw that though Miss Milan was busy, she pulled the cover over the canary’s cage, and let him pick a hemp-seed from between her lips, and seeing this side of human nature and its patience and its endurance and its being content with such miserable, scanty, sordid, little pleasures filled her eyes with tears.
A4. Personal Response: (02)
“When you feel beautiful, you are beautiful” Do you agree with this Notion. Justify your answer with suitable examples in about fifty words.
Ans. “When you feel beautiful, you are beautiful” Yes, I do agree with this statement because when you feel beautiful you exude confidence and people will be drawn towards you. Feeling beautiful does not mean the outward beauty but the internal sense of self-worth and self love. This inner beauty will soon radiate outward and portray positivity not only to oneself but also to others.
A5. Language study: (02)
i. “I feel like some dowdy, decrepit, horribly dingy old fly,‟ she said. (Rewrite in Reported speech) Complete the Activity and write down the correct Reported speech of the given sentence.
She said…….. she……… like some dowdy, decrepit, horribly, dingy old fly.
Ans. She said that she felt like some dowdy, decrepit, horribly, dingy old fly.
ii. How detached she was! (Make it Assertive)
Ans. She was very detached.
iii. She saw the truth. (Frame a “Wh-question” to get the underlined part as an answer)
Ans. What did she see?
iv. Miss. Millan’s little workroom was really terribly hot. (Make it Exclamatory)
Ans. How terrible hot Miss Millan’s little workroom was!
A6. Vocabulary: (02)
Find out examples of compound words from the extract.
Ans.
weak-kneed, drawing-room , workroom, extraordinary, self-love, forehead
4. Read the extract and do all the activities that follow: (12)
Her wretched self again, no doubt! She had always been a fretful, weak, unsatisfactory mother, a wobbly wife, lolling about in a kind of twilight existence with nothing very clear or very bold, or more one thing than another, like all her brothers and sisters, except perhaps Herbert- they were all the same poor water-veined creatures who did nothing. Then in the midst of this creeping, crawling life, suddenly she was on the crest of a wave. Wretched fly – where had she read the story that kept coming into her mind about the fly and the saucer? -struggled out. Yes, she had those moments. But now that she was forty, they might come more and more seldom. By degrees she would cease to struggle any more. But that was deplorable! That was not to be endured! that made her feel ashamed of herself!
She would go to the London Library tomorrow. She would find some wonderful, helpful, astonishing book, quite by chance, a book by a clergyman, by an American no one had ever heard of; or she would walk down the Strand and drop, accidentally, into a hall where a miner was telling about the life in the pit, and suddenly she would become a new person. She would be absolutely transformed. She would wear a uniform; she would be called Sister Somebody; she would never give a thought to clothes again. And for ever after she would be perfectly clear about Charles Burt and Miss Milan and this room and that room; and it would be always, day after day, as if she were lying in the sun or carving the mutton. It would be it! So she got up from the blue sofa, and the yellow buttoning the looking-glass got up too, and she waved her hand to Charles and Rose to show them she did not depend on them one scrap, and the yellow button moved out of the looking-glass, and all the spears were gathered into her breast as she walked towards Mrs. Dalloway and said “Good night. “But it’s too early to go,” said Mrs. Dalloway, who was always so charming. “I’m afraid I must,” said Mabel Waring. “But,” she added in her weak, wobbly voice which only sounded ridiculous when she tried to strengthen it, “I have enjoyed myself enormously.” “I have enjoyed myself,” she said to Mr. Dalloway, whom she met on the stairs. “Lies, lies, lies!” she said to herself, going downstairs, and “Right in the saucer!” she said to herself as she thanked Mrs. Barnet for helping her and wrapped herself, round and round and round, in the Chinese cloak she had worn these twenty years.
A1. True or false: (02)
i) Mable was not stable in her life.
Ans. True
ii) Mable decided to read a book by an American clergyman.
Ans. True
iii) Mrs Barnet was not helpful to Mable.
Ans. False
iv) Mable enjoyed herself in the party as per her own declaration.
Ans. True
A2. Find out: (02)
Find out expressions that show that Mable was not contented with her life. (sense of inadequacy)
Ans.
‘Her wretched self again, no doubt! She had always been a fretful, weak, unsatisfactory mother, a wobbly wife, lolling about in a kind of twilight existence with nothing very clear or very bold, or more one thing than another like all her brothers and sisters, except perhaps Herbert- they were all the same poor water-veined creatures who did nothing.’
A3. Describe: (02) Describe the sentences that shows the transformation of Mable
Ans.
- By degrees she would cease to struggle any more.
- She would go to the London Library tomorrow. She would find some wonderful, helpful, astonishing book, quite by chance, a book by a clergyman, by an American no one had ever heard of;
- She would walk down the Strand and drop, accidentally, into a hall where a miner was telling about the life in the pit, and suddenly she would become a new person. She would be absolutely transformed. She would wear a uniform; she would be called Sister Somebody; she would never give a thought to clothes again.
- And for ever after she would be perfectly clear about Charles Burt and Miss Milan and this room and that room; and it would be always, day after day, as if she were lying in the sun or carving the mutton.
A4. Personal Response: (02)
Are you an optimistic person or a pessimistic person? How far is it useful to you in your day to day life? Express your views in about fifty words.
Ans. I am an optimistic person. Being optimistic helps me quite a lot as it helps me approach challenges in a positive and confident manner. Being an optimistic person also helps me in believing in myself and knowing that if I put in my best efforts I can overcome hurdles in life. It helps me have good relation with others and they to reciprocate in a similar manner.
A5. Language study: (02)
i. I have enjoyed myself enormously. (Rewrite the sentence using present perfect continuous tense)
Ans. I have been enjoying myself enormously.
ii. “I have enjoyed myself,” she said to Mr. Dalloway. (Rewrite in Reported speech)
Ans. She told Mr. Dalloway that she had enjoyed herself.
A6. Vocabulary: (02)
Find out words from the extract which mean the following.
i. Restless – water-veined creatures
ii. Sleeveless coat – cloak
iii. Feeling very happy – crest of wave
iv. Gradually – by degrees
5. Read the extract and do all the activities that follow: (12)
We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again-to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more. The beauty of this whole process was best described, perhaps, before people even took to frequent flying, by George Santayana in his lapidary essay, “The Philosophy of Travel.”We “need sometimes,” the Harvard philosopher wrote, “to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard, in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment at no matter what.”
Few of us ever forget the connection between “travel” and “travail,” Travel in that sense guides us toward a better balance of wisdom and compassion – of seeing the world clearly, and yet feeling it truly. For seeing without feeling can obviously be uncaring; while feeling without seeing can be blind. Yet for me the first great joy of travelling is simply the luxury of leaving all my beliefs and certainties at home, and seeing everything I thought I knew in a different light, and from a crooked angle.
Though it’s fashionable nowadays to draw a distinction between the “tourist” and the “traveller,” perhaps the real distinction lies between those who leave their assumptions at home, and those who don’t. Among those who don‘t, a tourist is just someone who complains, “Nothing here is the way it is at home,” while a traveller is one who grumbles, “Everything here is the same as it is in Cairo – or Cuzco or Kathmandu.” It’s all very much the same.
A1. Web: (02)
Complete the web by writing down the views of George Santayana about travelling
Ans.
i. to escape into open solitudes,
ii. ti escape into aimlessness,
iii. to escape into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard,
iv. in order to sharpen the edge of life,
v. to taste hardship
A2. Differentiate: (02)
Differentiate between Tourist and Traveller.
Ans. A tourist is just someone who complains, “Nothing here is the way it is at home,” while a traveller is one who grumbles, “Everything here is the same as it is in Cairo – or Cuzco or Kathmandu.” It’s all very much the same.
A3. Interpret: (02)
Interpret the statement, “whose riches are differently dispersed.”
Ans.
“Whose riches are differently dispersed” refers to the different regions and cultures that have different strengths, resources, and areas of expertise. People travel to different parts of the world to share what they can, based on their own experiences and knowledge, with those whose resources are differently dispersed. It states that the human race is one big family and we should share and live harmoniously.
A4. Personal Response: (02)
“Travelling broadens our perspective”. Do you agree with the view. Justify your answer with suitable examples.
Ans.
Yes I agree with the statement. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than what we can read in newspapers and magazines. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again-to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more. As described by George Santayana, the Harvard philosopher, in his lapidary essay, “The Philosophy of Travel.”We need sometimes, to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard, in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment at no matter what.”
A5. Language study: (02)
i. For seeing without feeling can obviously be uncaring. (Rewrite the sentence using the Infinitive form of the underlined word)
Ans. For to see without feeling can obviously be uncaring.
ii. We travel, initially to lose ourselves and we travel next to find ourselves. (Rewrite the sentence Using,” not only …. but also’)
Ans. We travel, initially not only to lose ourselves but also next to find ourselves.
iii. We travel to open our hearts. (Rewrite the sentence using the “Gerund form” of the underlined word)
Ans. We travel by opening our hearts.
A6. Vocabulary: (02) Find out words from the extract which means the following.
i. Forced to – compelled
ii. Difficult or unpleasant experience – travail
iii. Improper angle – crooked
iv. Presumptions – assumptions
SECTION II – POETRY AND APPRECIATION
SET 1: Q.3 POETRY (15 Marks)
Q.3 (A) Read the given extract and complete the activities given below: (10)
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place
And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!
A1. Choose: (02)
Choose the appropriate option and complete the sentences.
a) The beauty of the lady is compared with ………………………………
i) Tree ii) Monalissa iii) Cloudless starry night iv) Rose flower
Ans. iii) Cloudless starry night
b) Her face expresses ………………….
i) Thoughts serenely and sweetly ii) Anger and emotions violently
iii) Regret and repentance iv) Loneliness and sadness.
Ans. i) Thoughts serenely and sweetly
c) The lady’s hair
i) light in colour ii) wavy and black
iii) yellow / golden iv) grey and white
Ans. ii) wavy and black
d) The mind of the lady is ……………………………………
i) Cruel and selfish ii) dirty and prejudiced
iii) devilish and repulsive iv) at peace with all below a heart.
Ans. iv) at peace with all below a heart.
A1. True or false: (02)
State whether the following statements are true or false.
i. The poem depicts not only external beauty but also inner beauty of the lady.
Ans. True
ii. The lady in the poem has a winning smile and a glowing skin.
Ans. True
iii. The phrase, ‟dwelling place” here refers to the native place.
Ans. False
iv. Beauty is a perfection achieved though harmony and this is the key element of this poem.
Ans. True
A2. Describe: (02)
Inner beauty v/s Outer beauty in context with the above extract.
Ans. The poet describes an unnamed woman who is exceptionally striking. The poet describes not only her external appearance but also her inner goodness which makes her so captivatingly attractive. He compares her to the night sky describing her serene and perfect beauty.
A3. Personal Response: (02)
Do you believe, “Beauty lies in the beholder’s eye” justify your answer with suitable examples in about fifty words.
Ans. I agree with the statement that “Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder”. The idea of beauty varies from person to person. One person may find something very beautiful while another person may dislike that totally. It all depends on the person’s age, culture, education, environment, etc. Therefore no two person’s opinion about beauty can be alike.
A3. Personal Response: (02)
“When you feel beautiful, you are beautiful,” do you think is it true? Explain with suitable examples.
Ans. “When you feel beautiful, you are beautiful” Yes, I do agree with this statement because when you feel beautiful you exude confidence and people will be drawn towards you. Feeling beautiful does not mean the outward beauty but the internal sense of self-worth and self love. This inner beauty will soon radiate outward and portray positivity not only to oneself but also to others.
A3. Personal Response: (02)
“Do not judge a book by its cover,” do you think this proverb justify this extract. Share your views in about fifty words.
Ans. Do not judge a book by its cover. The literary meaning of this proverb is that a book may have a very attractive or a dull cover but what matters is the content of the book. Similarly, in life a person could be dressed in the most stylish manner or he/ she may be very plain looking. We should not judge a person’s by his/her outward appearance but rather see that person’s inner qualities.
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
“She walks in beauty like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies” Name and explain the figure of speech used in the above line.
Ans. Simile. Her beauty is compared to the cloudless night and starry skies.
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
“And all that’s best of dark and bright” Identify the figure of speech used here.
Ans. The figure of speech is ‘Antithesis’ as two opposite words (dark x bright) are used, so this figure of speech based on ‘difference or contrast.’
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
Pick out an example of ALLITERATION from the given extract.
Ans. Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
In this line ‘K’ &‘S’ sounds are repeated, so this figure of speech based on ‘sound.’
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
“Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling place” Name and explain the figure of speech used here.
Ans. The figure of speech is Metaphor as thoughts & dwelling-place are indirectly compared with people & mind.
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
Complete the table by writing down the lines from the poem before the row.
No. | Figures of Speech | Lines from the Stanza |
01 | SIMILE | She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; |
02 | METAPHOR | Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling place |
03 | PERSONIFICATION | Which heaven to gaudy day denies |
04 | ANTI-THESIS | And all that’s best of dark and bright |
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
Note down the Rhyme scheme used in the poem and also note down the Rhyming pair of words and complete the activity.
No | Stanza | Rhyme Scheme | Rhyming pair of words |
01 | 1 | ababab | night-bright-light skies-eyes-denies |
02 | 2 | ababab | less-tress-express grace-face-place |
03 | 2 | ababab | brow-glow-below eloquest-spent-innocent |
A4. Poetic Devices: (02)
The poet creates an imagery of light and darkness to bring out the beauty of the lady.
Find out the lines with such imageries and complete the table.
No. | Lines with Imagery | Reason for using |
1 | And all that’s best of dark and bright | To express the beauty of the eyes. |
2 | Thus mellowed to that tender light – heaven to gaudy day denies | To convey the soft light of the evening and not the strong bright day. |
3 | One shade the more, one ray the less | To show the harmony between darkness of night and the brightness of day. |
A5. Poetic Creativity: (02)
“She walks in beauty, like the night
……………………………………………………..
And all that’s best of dark and bright
………………………………………………………..
Compose two lines [line2 and line 4] of your own to make a meaningful composition
Ans: “She walks in beauty, like the night
With her flowing gown
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Radiating her beauty through the town
A5. Poetic Creativity: (02)
Compose four lines of your own on the Theme,” The real beauty” You may begin with,
She walks……………………………………………
She smiles………………………………………….
Her heart…………………………………………….
She is ……………………………………………………
Answer:
She walks with a grace a deer,
She smiles to bring a cheer;
Her heart is full of compassion,
She is my love, my passion.
A5. Poetic Creativity: (02)
Compose a poem of four lines on “Beauty of Nature”
Ans.
In the vast expanse of the lands and seas,
Lies the incomparable beauty of nature;
Among the beast and trees,
It is a heaven for every creature.
A5. Poetic creativity: (02)
“And on that cheek, and “O’er that brow
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent
Replace the underlined words by another and compose a stanza.
Ans. “And on that face, and “O’er that heart
So soft, so serene, yet tranquil
Extra Activities:
A1. Complete the web by writing down the words describing the lady in the extract. (02)
Answer:
Of cloudless climes and starry skies
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which waves in every raven tress,
A heart whose love is innocent!
A2. Give reason: (02)
The lady in the poem has a winning smile and a glowing skin. According to the poet she is blessed with these things because she radiates inner goodness which makes her so captivatingly attractive.
A3. Personal Response: (02)
“Beauty lies in the eyes of beholder”. We all know this saying. Explain your views about it in about five to six sentences.
Ans. I agree with the statement that “Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder”. The idea of beauty varies from person to person. One person may find something very beautiful while another person may dislike that totally. It all depends on the person’s age, culture, education, environment, etc. Therefore no two person’s opinion about beauty can be alike.
A4. Poetic device: (02)
i. Write down the rhyme scheme and rhyming pairs of the second stanza of the given extract
Ans.
Rhyme scheme | Rhyming pairs |
ababab | less-tress-express grace-face-place |
A5. Creativity: (02)
Compose FOUR lines on “Beauty of Nature‟.
Ans.
In the vast expanse of the lands and seas,
Lies the incomparable beauty of nature;
Among the beast and trees,
It is a heaven for every creature.
Std 12
Question Bank 2022-23 Solution
SECTION ONE (Prose)
1.1 An Astrologer’s Day R K Narayan
1.2 On Saying “Please” Alfred George Gardiner
1.3 The Cop and the Anthem O’Henry
1.4 Big Data-Big Insights
1.5 The New Dress Virginia Woolf
1.6 Into the Wild Kiran Purandare
1.7 Why we Travel Siddarth Pico Raghavan Iyer
1.8 Voyaging Towards Excellence Achyut Godbole
SECTION TWO (Poetry)
2.1 Song of the Open Road Walt Whitman
2.2 Indian Weavers Sarojini Naidu
2.3 The Inchcape Rock Robert Southey
2.4 Have you Earned your Tomorrow Edgar Guest
2.5 Father Returning Home Dilip Chitre
2.6 Money William H. Davies
2.7 She Walks in Beauty George Gordon Byron
2.8 Small Towns and Rivers Mamang Dai
Figures of Speech (all Poems)
SECTION THREE (Writing Skills)
3.2 Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-Mapping)
3.3 Note–Making
3.4 Statement of Purpose
3.5 Drafting a Virtual Message
3.6 Group Discussion
SECTION FOUR (Genre-Novel)
4.2 To Sir, with Love E. R. Braithwaite
4.3 Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Gabriel Verne
4.4 The Sign of Four Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle