FOR 100 MARKS ENGLISH - Question & Answer
Q.1 How did our ancestors enjoy true Home Rule ?
Ans:- Our ancestors enjoy true Home Rule because they saw that kings were inferior to the Rishis and the Fakirs.This nation had courts lawyers and doctors but they were all within bounds. The common people lived independently and followed their agricultural occupation. So They enjoyed true Home Rule.
Q.2 Why is Lomov unable to speak about marriage ?
Ans:- Lomov is not bold enough to put the proposal of marriage before Natalia, the daughter of his friend it means Lomov is
unable to speak about marriage.
Q.3 In what context did Zakir Hussain say, „Bharat is my Home‟ ?
Ans:- Dr Zakir Hussain pledges himself to work for India’s strength and progress and for the welfare of its people without
distinctions of caste, colour and creed. In this context Dr. Hussain says that Bharat is my Home.
Q.4 What are the elements of drama ?
Ans:- The elements of drama are plot, character, dialogue, Gestures, Music etc.
Q.5 Name two works of Shakespeare ?
Ans:- Two works of Shakespeare are Macbeth & Merchant of Venice.
Q.6 Why did the poet want to wait in the poem „Snake‟ ?
Ans:- The poet in the poem Snake wanted to wait because the snake had come first near the water trough and the poet was the
second comer.
Q.7 What happens in autumn, according to Keats, in „Ode to Autumn‟ ?
Ans:- In Keats’ poem he wants to say that Autumn is a season of mists in this season fruits ripen. Grapes and Apples became
mature. Vines are loaded and blessed by Autumn. Many types of flowers bloom for the bees. Reaping, Winnowing go on this
season and the sound of different types of birds and gnats are also heard in this season.
Q.8 What is an epitaph?
Ans:- Words that are written on a gravestone of a dead person is called an Epitaph.
Q.9 What does the poet in Fire-Hymn see in the morning at the ghat ?
Ans:- The poet along with his father was wandering at the ghat and they see the red-hot embers that was losing its cruel redness
and they also see half-cooked limbs at the ghat.
Q.10 What is the poet’s impression of the lady in An Epitaph ?
Ans:- In an Epitaph Walter de la mare expresses that she was the most beautiful lady and she was the light of step and heart.
Q.11 Why does the poet call Macavity a mystery cat ?
Ans:- T.S Eliot calls Macavity a mystery cat because he is a master criminal and his paw-prints are not found in Scotland Yard. It has broken every human law. It has broken the law of Gravity.
Q.12 Name two British Poets ?
Ans:- Two British poets are John Keats and Rupert Brooke.
Q.13 What is the distinguishing (special) characteristic of modern civilization?
Ans:- The distinguishing characteristic of modern civilization is an indefinite multiplicity of human wants, The modern or western state of dissatisfaction arises really from want of living faith in a future state and therefore also in divinity.
Q.14 What is the reward of pregnancy for young Sylheti woman ?
Ans:- The reward of pregnancy for young Sylheti woman is that she is sent to her mother’s home before she is delivered of her child. The new born is looked after by her parents. A new dress is brought for the baby and a sari for the mother on the seventh day.
Q.15 What does Martin Luther urge his people to do ?
Ans:- Martin Luther, a great orator urged his people to fight for the freedom, rights, and justice of the Negroes.
Q.16 How did our ancestors view large cities?
Why were they satisfied with small villages?
Ans:- Our ancestors viewed large cities as a snare having gangs of thieves, robbers and prostitutes. They were satisfied with small villages because their needs were full filled with villages.
Q.17 What does Martin Luther say about the life of the Negro?
Ans:- Martin Luther says that the life of Negro is still sad and crippled by the chains of discriminations. They have to still on a
lonely island of poverty.
Q.18 Why is “The Soldier” called a war poem?
Ans:- The soldier called a war poem because Rupert Brooke describes how a soldier is willing to die for his motherland in war.
Q.19 Name two British Novelists
Ans:- Two British Novelists are D.H.Lawrence and Bertrand Russell.
Q.20 Why did the poet want to wait in the poem “ snake” ?
Ans:-The poet wanted to wait in the poem snake because he was the second comer and so he waited and let the snake drink water
first.
Q.21 What is a Sonnet ?
Ans:- A poem of fourteen lines is called a Sonnet. A Sonnet is divided into two sections with eight-line stanza and six-line stanza.
The Soldier written by Rupert Brooke is a Sonnet.
Q.22 On what occasion did Zakir Hussain deliver this speech?
Ans:- Dr. Zakir Hussain delivered this speech in 1967 after taking the Oath as a president.
Q.23 Where did the speaker meet the snake ?
Ans:- In D.H.Lawrence poem “ the Speaker “ met the snake at the water-trough on a hot-hot day.
Q.24 Why is the press not free ?
Ans:- According to Dorothy L. Sayers the press is not free because the advertisers and the owners of the press restrict its freedom
and It is also restricted during the war-time.