Office of the Deputy Director of Public Instruction, Kolar. 10th Std English (2nd Language) Glance Me Once Question Bank ( 2015-16 ) PROSE I. Answer the following questions in 8 to 10 sentences each:-

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Describe the old man‟s property Where did Don Anselmo live? What work did he do? Explain briefly the appearance and manners of Don Anselmo? How did the old man greet the people who had been waiting for him? What did the Americans speak about with Don Anselmo’s to break the ice? What did the Americans discover after the survey? The story teller offered the old man almost the double of what he had quoted earlier. Why? What was the reaction of the old man to the story teller’s offer? After the survey why did the Americans offered double the quoted price for the old man’s land? 10.Why did the story teller fail to convince Don Anselmo to accept more money? 11.Why do you think the Americans wanted to buy Don Anselmo’s land? 12.Why did the story teller say that Americans Buena Genta? 13.Why do you think Don Anselmo did not sell the trees in the Orchard? 14.How do you say that Don Anselmo was generous? 15.What did the story teller’s friends complain? 16.What changes did the Americans make to Don Anselmo’s property? 17.What were the changes made on the ranch after it was sold? 18.What did Don Anselmo do as he left the place with money? 19.What did the story teller request Don Anselmo to do after the complaint? 20.What was Don Anselmo’s reply to the story teller’s request? 21.Why was the story teller unable to convince the old man? 22.Don Anselmo and the Americans were generous in their own ways. Comments on this. 23.“One day they came back to the office to complain” , what did the American family complain about? 24.Whose argument do you agree with? Don Anselmo’s or the story teller/s? Give reasons 25.Why did Smitha get excited after reading the newspaper? 26.Why do you think the mother cautioned the girl? 27.Why did Smitha’s family move to Bombay? 28.For a moment, Smitha had forgotten something. What was it? 29.In what way was the truth frightening to Smitha? 30.Do you consider Anant a talented boy? Justify your answer. 31.:They had come with high hopes”, what hopes did Anant’s parents have?

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32.Aunt Sushila was a generous lady. How would you justify this statement? 33.What was the chance of a life time for Ananth? 34.What was the daring thought that came to Smitha? 35.The neighbour’s could not believe their eyes. Why do you think they felt like this? 36.Did Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Allah Rakha keep their promise? If yes how? 37.“Do you like the ending of the story? If you don’t how would you like to end it”? 38.Did Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Allah Rakha perform in the boy’s house? Do you think it was an unusual incident? If yes give reasons. 39.According to the author, why do some people choose to become scientists though they may not earn much money? 40.Technical expects were summoned the then Soviet Academy of sciences solve the problem. What was the problem Or What was the problem that the nuclear powers had faced? Was it a violation of the agreement or was it the detection of violation? Explain briefly? 41.Technical experts from the super power nations met in Geneva. Why? What was the purpose? 42.Who will be head hunted by financial institution and pharmaceutical industries? Why? 43.Give a few examples which illustrate the Writer’s stand that scientists are the most practical people in the world. 44.“ A paradox may refer to a person, a thing or a situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems strange”. In the light of this definition how is MAD a paradox? 45.Make a list of lessons that the writer learnt at the Geneva Summit. 46.What did the mutually assured distraction imply? 47.Why did the super powers meet at Geneva? 48.How were the scientists able to work on a solution in spite of political and cultural differences? II. Answer the following questions in 8 to 10 sentences each:-

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A report about a boy in the newspaper was an unexpected event in Swami’s life. Justify. What desperate attempts did Swami make to escape from his father? Narrate swami‟s dreadful experience when he was lying under the bench. Swami made many desperate attempts to escape from sleeping in the office room, narrate in your words. Swami‟s father said that courage is everything, strength and age is not important. Justify this statement in reference to the lesson. “ Satish Gujral became a great artist” support this statement mentioning a few of his achievements. “ Physical disability is no barrier to success to Satish” Justify Narrate the circumstance of Satish‟s staying at home. Satish Gujral became a great artist. Support this statement mentioning a few or his achievements.

10.How can you say that Satish became popular all over the world? 11.The accident changed the course of life for Satish. Justify the statement. Extracts (Prose)

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a) Which is the regular scene referred to here? b) Where can one find this regular scene? c) Do you think is this necessary? If not, Why? “ Having just managed to squeeze herself into a ladies’ compartment, 21 year old call centre executive Roma Talreja tried to settle into a corner near the door in a train” a) Who was Roma Talreja? b) Was she right in doing this? c) How did her action affect her? “ There is a girl by the tracks!. The voices cried out” a) Who is the girl mentioned here? b) Whose voices were these? c) Why did the voices cry out? “ Impulsively, Baleshwar went and grabbed the train’s red emergency chain and pulled it down frantically” a) Why did Baleshwar grabbed the train’s emergency chain? b) Why did he behave impulsively? c) Who is Baleshwar? “ His heart hammering his chest, Baleshwar shoved himself to the door, and jumped off the still moving train” a) Why was his heart hammering his chest? b) Why did he shove off the train? c) What was the incident mentioned here? “ Behenji aap theek hai?” He asked. But there was no response and no help in sight a) Who does ‘behenji’ refer to here? b) Why was there no response? c) Why couldn’t she response? “ My sister is injured, please help me take her to a hospital.” But no one stopped. a) Who does ‘sister’ refer to here? b) Who were requested here ? c) Why was she taken to a hospital? As Baleshwar boarded the train home, he pondered his future. But , all he could now think of was saving a stranger’s life. a) Who does the stranger refer to here? b) What had happed to the stranger? c) Why did he ponder his future? Innumerable motorists drove by, some even slowing down to see the young man struggling to hold the blood-covered woman in his arms” a) Who was the young man holding the woman?

b) Why didn’t the motorists stop their vehicles? c) Why was the young man struggling to hold the blood-covered woman in his arms? 10. “ Take the girl to Airoli. Suggest the cop. a) What does Airoli refer to? b) Why did Baleshwar not agree with this? c) What did he do instead? 11. “ What’s your name?” asked Baleshwar, who was with her in the back of the truck” a) Who asked this question to whom? b) Do you think it was relevant? c) When did he ask the question? 12. “ Oh! I couldn’t thank him. Baleshwar thought”. a) Who was not thanked? b) Why should he thank him? c) Why couldn’t he thank him? 13. “ I can’t imagine what would have happened if Baleshwar hadn’t been there. She says, amazed to learn of the manner in which she had been rescued a) Who rescued her? b) Who does ‘I’ and ‘she’ refer to here? c) What would have happened if Baleshwar Mishra had not been there? 14. “ I think it’s astonishing that a stranger would jump off a train and risk his life for me. I can never repay Baleshwar” a) Who is the stranger here? b) What was astonishing for the speaker? c) Why couldn’t she repay him? 15. I am new to Mumbai. But I’ve noticed that people here are afraid. They fear getting trapped in the courts or with the police” a) Who is the speaker of this statement? b) What did they fear about? c) What is the effect of that on the life of the people of Mumbai? 16. “ Every year people went to look for this bird, but not one of them did ever return” a) Which bird is referred to here? b) Why did they not return? c) Why did the people look for it? 17. “ But I am fond of my own grandpa and I’ll never kill another man’s!” a) When did Wangjia say this? b) What do these words show about his character? c) To whom did the speaker responding? 18. “ This must be the last ordeal” he thought a) What was the last ordeal the speaker had to face? b) How did he face it? c) When did the speaker say this? 19. “ I love my own mother, and I’ll never kill another person’s” said Wangjia a) Who does Wangjia call as another person’s mother?

b) What made him to say these words? c) Why was he not ready to kill another person’s mother? 20. “My lovely child, have you come here for me?” a) Why does the speaker say ’lovely child’? b) Why did he want to meet the speaker? c) Who does ‘ my lovely child’ refer to here? 21. “My people long to see you day and night” a) Who does ‘you’ refer to? b) Why does the speaker make request? c) Does the speaker succeed? 27. “ A good sailor knows his place” a) Was speaker giving a piece of advice Or Was it an indirect command? b) Who is the speaker? c) What was his reaction? 28. “ The Santa Maria will be lighter for his carcass”. a) Whose words was Pepe quoting here? b) What do the words reveal about the person who said them? c) What does ‘The Santa Maria’ refer to here? 29. “ Your duty is to obey me as mine is to obey the Royal Sovereigns of Spain who sent me” a) Who is the speaker? b) When did the speaker say these words? c) What do these words prove? 30. “ Why should one man have lives of fifty in his hands?” a) Who is the speaker? b) What does the speaker mean? c) In whose hand have lives of fifty ? 31. “ Mutiny is an ugly word, Sir” a) Why did the speaker say these words? b) In what way the word is ugly? c) Who is the speaker? 32. “ Discipline knows no buts” says Columbus a) When did Columbus say this? b) What did Columbus mean to say by these words? c) Whom did the speaker say? 33. “ I have discovered that when a man is given a vision he must follow it alone” a) What does these words show about the speaker? b) Why did the speaker say so? c) Who is the speaker? 34. Pepe said, “ Captain, be careful sometimes they are desperate” a) Why did Pepe say these words? b) Why were they desperate? c) Who is Pepe? 35. “ What ! , does that child stand between me and death?” said Columbus.

a) When did Columbus say this? b) What had the child done? c) When did the speaker said? 36. “Captain, be careful. Sometimes they are desperate” a) Who said this? b) Why did the speaker say these words? c) Why were they desperate? 37. “ Cowards, Cowards! You will have to kill me first” a) Why did the speaker call them cowards? b) What does ‘coward’ mean in the context? c) What character does it reveal about the speaker? 38. “ We have made a discovery” a) Who is the speaker? b) What was the discovery? c) What did the speaker offer as a result of this discovery? 39. I hope my loyalty has never been in question,sir? a) Who is the speaker of the statement? b) Was the speaker really loyal to Columbus? c) What reply did speaker did get in return from Columbus?

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Extracts (Poem) It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven up on the place beneath. It is twice blest” a) What is compared to the gentle rain from heaven? b) Why does the speaker feel it is twice blest? c) What is the figure of speech used in the line? His scepter shows the force of temporal power” a) How does the scepter show temporal power? b) In contrast, what quality does mercy stand for? c) Whose example is given in the poem to temporal power? “Its mightiest in the mightiest” a) What is mighty? b) How is it mighty? c) To whom it refer here as mightiest? “It is an attribute to God himself” a) What is this attribute? b) Why is it a quality of God? It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes a) How does it bless the one who gives? b) How does it bless the one who takes? c) What does „it‟ refer to? “And the earthly power doth then show likest God’s when mercy seasons justice a) What is that earthly power referred here?

b) When does the earthly power look God’s power? c) Whose power is attributed as God’s power? III. Answer the following questions in 2 to 3 sentences each:(2– mark) 1. Laughter not only makes us happy but will better the world also, says the poet. What does this mean? 2. The poet advises us to laugh and merry. Can you think it is possible? Give examples 3. “ Laugh and be merry together, like brothers akin. Guesting awhile in the rooms of a beautiful inn”. What message does the above like convey? 4. Laughter not only makes us happy but will better the world also say the poet. What does this mean? 5. “ Till the game in played, till the music ends.” What do these lines suggest? Whose music and whose game do they refer to? 6. Imagine a person is unjustly treated. What is the poet Masefield’s advise to him? 7. Why, according to the poet, has God created man? 8. How should we find joy with the forces of nature? 9. The Speaker has the feeling that he is imprisoned. What might have been the reason for him to have such a feeling? 10. Give some instances of daily routine mentioned in the poem ‘Off to Outer Space Tomorrow Morning’? 11. The poet says ‘Calendars and clocks are useless in space’. Why do you think about the poet’s opinion? 12. The speaker says ‘ The cups circling Sun’ , why does it happen only in space and not on earth? IV. Answer the following questions in 8 to 10 sentences each:-

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1. Write in your own words the substance of the poem‟ Grandma Climbs A Tree‟ 2. How did grandma feel while she lay in bed? What did she ask for as soon as she was better? 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Did her wish was fulfill? The speaker in the poem does not call his grandmother „childish‟, what else was she according to him? Why does he consider her to be so? Describe the physical appearance of Jazz. What special skill did he have? Give a short description of the Jazz player. How did the Jazz player change as he played on the saxophone? Write the substance of the poem „ Jazz Poem Two‟ How has the poet brought about this message in the poem’ The Blind Boy’ Or Summary of the poem’ The Blind Boy’ How does the Jazz player inspire us to life of joy when he plays on the instrument?

Supplement Reading 1. Why were the students marching in the street? Why was it termed uncommon? 2. Can you guess what the police officer had been talking to the student leaders?

3. Babu and Manju were a bit disappointed with the way students were marching. What was the reason? 4. What had the police expected about the way of protest? How did the student leaders manage the protest? 5. What was there in the’ mysterious parcel’? what suspicion did the police have about that? 6. Why had Patil, the sub-inspector come to Mohan’s house? Who believed him? What was the result? 7. How do you know that Mohan’s mother was supportive of their struggle? 8. What do you think is the writer of the incident trying to impress upon the readers? 9. What makes you think that Dicky Dolma’s life as a girl was sorrowful? 10. What factors encouraged Dolmo to take up basic mountaineering course? 11. Dolmo says,” It is not a difficult decision for me to take up the challenge of the lofty mountains” why does she say so? 12. How has Dolmo described her preparedness for the task of scaling Mount Everest? 13. What was the biggest headache that Dolmo had to face besides her physical and mental problem? 14. What does Dolmo say about mountaineering after she returns from Mount Everest? 15. What does Dolmo say about the view from the top of Mount Everest? 16. What can we learn from Dolmo’s life? 17. The writer speaks of the ‘smile’ that welcomes anyone who enters Hanif’s house. What more do we know about this’smile’? 18. What did Hanif choose as his mission? Why did he do so? 19. Life for Hanif in the beginning was never a smooth sail. Why was it so? 20. The absence of mother from home taught the children something. What was that? 21. Share your thoughts and impression of Hanif with your classmates 22. How does the writer describe the ‘introvert’ Hanif? 23. Hanif was a young man with varied talents and interest. Illustrate this statement drawing support from the text. 24. What were the dreams of Hanif? Do you think they were fulfilled? 25. Ambedkar had a great thirst for books when he was a student. Explain 26. How did the fourteenth amendment to the US constitution and Mahatma Phule influence on Ambedkar? 27. There were great luminaries on the Drafting Committee Dr. Ambedkar is remembered as the pilot. Give reasons. 28. Write a short note on Dr. Ambedkar’s idea/perceptions of the three pillars of state. 29. What are the significant observations of Dr. Ambedkar on the constitution? 30. Nehru chose Dr. Ambedkar as the law minister. What might have proved Nehru to do so? 31. What made Dr. Ambedkar describe the methods of civil disobedience, Non-co operation and Satyagraha as the ‘Grammar of Anarchy’? 32. How did Dr. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi try to wipe out caste discrimination from India?

Letter Writings 1. Imagine that you are Rama/ Ramesh , Govt High School, Shimoga. Write a letter to your mother for her blessing for annual examination 4 Or Write a letter to the Head Master to give fee concession with reasons. 2. Imagine that you are Kishor/kiran Govt High School Tumkur 4 Write a letter to your father about your preparation for annual examination Or Write a letter to the Head Master to give TC and Marks Card with reason. 3. Imagine that you are Kishor/kiran Govt High School Tumkur 4 Write a letter to your father about hostel and school friends Or Write a letter to the president, Municipal Council to clean your school surroundings 4. Imagine that you are Ramesh/ Ramya resident of Shrinagar Dharwad Write a letter to your friend about your new exam patern. 4 Or Write a letter to the editor complaining him about the problems faced by the residents in your locality. 5. Imagine that you are Roopa/Akash studying in X standard, Govt. High School, Gonikoppa. Write a letter to your friend about your school and hostel mates. 4 Or Write a letter of request to your headmaster to grant some money from ‘Poor Boys Fund’ giving reasons.