SECTION D
TEXT BOOKS - 35 MARKS
12. (a) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. (4 Marks)
At the Baudhnath stupa, the Buddhist shrine of Kathmandu, there is, in contrast, a sense of
stillness. Its immense white dome is ringed by a road. Small shops stand on its outer edge:
many of these are owned by Tibetan immigrants; felt bags, Tibetan prints and silver jewellery
can be bought here. There are no crowds: this is a haven of quietness in the busy streets
around.
A.
What is the writer's first feeling outside Baudhnath stupa?
B.
In what way is Baudhnath stupa different from Pashupatinath?
C.
What makes Baudhnath stupa important?
D.
What is implied by the word 'haven'?
12. (b) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. (4 Marks)
GERRARD : This is your big surprise. I said you wouldn't kill me and I was right. Why do you
think I am here today and gone tomorrow, never see trades people? You say my habits would
suit you. You are a crook. Do you think I am a Sunday-school teacher? The game's up as far as
I'm concerned. Things went wrong with me. I said it with bullets and got away. Unfortunately they
got one of my men, and found things the fool should have burnt. Tonight I'm expecting trouble
A.
Who is Gerrard talking to?
B.
Why does Gerrard feel it would be useless killing him?
C.
What reason does Gerrard give for living there?
D.
What trait of Gerrard is revealed in these lines?
13. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most
appropriate options from those given. [attempt any two] (3X2 = 6 Marks)
a. No motion has she now, no force-
She neither hears nor sees,
Rolled round in earth's diurnal course
With rocks and stones and trees.
A.
In the poem the poet is ………………..
a. praising natural beauty
b. missing the company of a friend
c. mourning the death of a loved one
d. talking about his blind friend
B.
The poet feels that after death a person…………………
a. reaches beyond earth's power
b. goes into a better world
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