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1. The Last Lesson (Alphonse Daudet)
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1. Who is the writer of the story’ The Last
Lesson’?
Ans. Alphonse Daudet
2. Who is the narrator of the story ‘The Last
Lesson’?
Ans. A boy named Franz
Q. 3 Which
language did the narrator hardly know to write?
Ans. French
Q. 4 What
was the narrator sorry for?
Ans. Not learning his lessons in French
Q. 5 Who was
M. Hamel?
Ans. A French teacher
Q. 6 What
did Franz see in front of the bulletin board?
Ans. A big crowd
Q.7 Who were
sitting at the back benches of the class?
Ans. Some people from the village/town
Q. 8 What
did M. Hamel say about his lesson?
It was his last lesson in French
Q. 9 What
order had come from Berlin?
Ans. Only German would be taught in schools of Alsace
and Lorraine
Q.10 When
would the next teacher come, according to M. Hamel?
Ans. The next day
Q. 11 How
long had M. Hamel served the school?
Ans. Forty years
Q. 12 What
did M. Hamel write on the blackboard?
Ans. Vive la France (Long live France)
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2. Lost Spring- Stories of Stolen Childhood (Anees Jung)
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Short Type Q-Ans.
Q. 1 Who is
the writer of extract ‘Lost Spring’?
Ans. Anees Jung
Q. 2 Who is
Saheb?
Ans. A ragpicker
Q. 3 From
where did Saheb come?
Ans. Dhaka (Bangladesh)
Q. 4 What is
Saheb’s full name?
Ans. Saheb-e-Alam
Q. 5 What is
the meaning of ‘Saheb-e-Alam?
Ans. Lord of the universe
Q. 6 Did
Saheb know the meaning of his name?
Ans. No
Q. 7 By what
were Saheb’s home and green fields destroyed?
Ans. By many storms
Q. 8 Where
does Saheb live?
Ans. Seemapuri (New Delhi)
Q. 9 How
many ragpickers lived in Seemapuri?
Ans. About 10,000
Q. 10 What
is gold to the ragpickers?
Ans. Garbage
Q. 11 Where
has the narrator seen children walking barefoot?
Ans. In cities and on village roads
Q. 12 What
game is Saheb watching?
Ans. Tennis
Q. 13 Where
does Saheb work after leaving the work of being a ragpicker?
Ans. In a tea stall
Q. 14 Where
does the Mukesh’s family work?
Ans. In a bangle factory
Q. 15 Where
does Mukesh live?
Ans. In Firozabad
Q. 16 What
is Firozabad famous for?
Ans. For bangles
Q. 17 What
is illegal for children?
Ans. To work in the glass furnaces with high
temperature
Q. 18 What
does Mukesh want to become?
Ans. A motor mechanic
Q. 19 Who is
Savita?
Ans. A young girl
Q. 20 What
do bangles symbolize in Indian culture?
Ans. Suhaag
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3. Deep Water (William O Douglas)
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Short Type Q-Ans.
Q. 1 What
does YMCA stand for?
Ans. For Young Men’s Christian Association
2 Which
river is mentioned in the story?
Ans. Yakima river
Q. 3 When
the author was three years old, where did his father take him?
Ans. The
beach in California
Q. 4 When
the author was ten or eleven years old, what did he decide to learn?
Ans. To swim
Q. 5 What
was the condition of his legs?
Ans. They seemed paralyzed
Q. 6 Where
did the author go in order to overcome his fear of water?
Ans. Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire
Q. 7 Who is
the writer of the story ‘Deep Water’?
Ans. William O Douglas
Q. 8 What
revived unpleasant memories to the author?
Ans. His introduction to the Y.M.C.A. swimming pool
Q. 9 What
was his condition when he was going down in the water?
Ans. His lungs ached, his head throbbed and he was
getting dizzy
Q. 10 What
did the big boy to do the author?
Ans. He picked him up and tossed him into the deep end
of the pool
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4. The Rattrap (Selma Lagerlof)
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1. Who is the writer of the story ‘The
Rattrap’?
Ans. Selma Lagerlof
2. Who is the main character in the story?
Ans. The man who made
rattraps
1. What else
did he do to living?
Ans. Begged and stole
2. What did the
old man do for a living?
Ans. Selling his cow’s milk
3. Where did
the old man’s money?
Ans. In a leather pouch
4. Who stole
the old man’s money?
Ans. The rattrap seller
5. How did the
rattrap seller enter the cottage in order to steal the old man’s money?
Ans. By smashing a window pane
6. How much
money did he steal?
Ans. Thirty kronors
7. What did the
owner of the factory mistake the rattrap seller for?
Ans. His old friend Nils Olof
8. Where did
the rattrap seller reach when he followed the sound?
Ans. The Ramsjo Ironworks
9. What was the
name of the ironmaster’s daughter?
Ans. Edla
10.What had the
rattrap seller left for the ironmaster’s daughter as a Christmas gift?
Ans. The rattrap
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5. Indigo (Louis Fisher)
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1. Who is the
writer of the lesson ‘Indigo’?
Ans. Louis Fisher
2. Who was
Louis Fisher?
Ans. An American writer and friend of Gandhiji
3. Where is
Gandhiji’s ashram situated?
Ans. In Sevagram
4. When was the
annual convention of the Congress party held?
Ans. In 1916
5. What was the
name of the peasant?
Ans. Rajkumar Shukla
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Where did the Dec 1916 annual convention of the Indian
National Congress take place?
Ans. In Lucknow
7. Who was
Rajkumar Shukla?
Ans. A poor and an illiterate peasant
8. Where was
Shukla waiting for Gandhiji?
Ans. Kolkata
9. Where did
Rajkumar Shukla belong to?
Ans. To Champaran
10. Which place
had Gandhiji never heard?
Ans. Of Champaran
11.Where did
Gandhiji and Shukla board a train for?
Ans. For Patna
12.Where did
Gandhiji decide to go first?
Ans. To Muzzafarpur
13.When did
Gandhiji’s train arrive there?
Ans. At midnight
14.Where did
Gandhiji go from Tirhut?
Ans. To Motihari
15.Which status
did Motihari have in Champaran?
Ans. The capital of Champaran
16.How is the
morning of Motihari town described?
Ans. Black with peasants
17.Who had
Gandhiji informed telegraphically?
Ans. J.B. Kripalani
18.Who were
waiting at the station with Kriplaniji?
Ans. College students
19.What was the
chief commercial crop of Champaran?
Ans. Indigo
20.How much of
the land was planted with the commercial crop?
Ans. 15 per cent of the land
21.How much did
the planters offer to refund?
Ans. Only 25 per cent
22.Who was J.Z.
Hodge?
Ans. British missionary
23.Who was both
the President of the Congress Party and of India?
Ans. Rajendra Prasad
24.How was
Gandhiji’s behaviour towards the officials?
Ans. Co-operative, polite and friendly
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6. Poets and Pancakes (Ashokamitran)
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1. Who is the
writer of the story ‘Poets and Pancakes’?
Ans. Ashokamitran
2. What is the
name of the studios?
Ans. Gemini studios
3. Who was the
boss of Gemini Studios?
Ans. Mr. SS Vasan
4. How did the
make-up room look?
Ans. Like a hair cutting salon
5. By whom was
the make-up department first headed?
Ans. By a Bengali
6. What was
pancake?
Ans. The make-up material
7. Who did the
make-up of the main comedian?
Ans. The junior assistant
8. What was the
approximate age of the office boy?
Ans. Forty years
9. Who was
number 2 at the Gemini Studios?
Ans. Kothamangalam Subbu
10.Who gave
direction and definition to Gemini Studios?
Ans. Subbu
11.What Subbu
by caste?
Ans. Brahmin
12.What was the
name of the novel written by Subbu?
Ans. Thillana Mohanambal
13.Where did
the author work?
Ans. In a cubicle
14.Which
English poet visited the Gemini Studios?
Ans. Stephen Spender
15.How many
members did the MRA have?
Ans. 200 members
16.How did
someone describe MRA?
Ans. As an International circus
17.What did the
MRA present in Madras?
Ans. Two stage plays
18.What was the
name of the book that the author bought many years later?
Ans. The God that failed
19.What is ‘The
Encounter’?
Ans. A British newspaper
20.What do you
mean by ‘The Hindu’?
Ans. An Indian newspaper (in English language)
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7. The Interview Part I & II (Christopher Silvester)
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Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the
writer of the story ‘The Interview’?
Ans. Christopher Silvester
2. What do many
people believe about the interview?
Ans. It is a source of truth and it is an art
3. To which
field is the interview related?
Ans. To Journalism
4. When was the
interview, as a genre, invented?
Ans. About 130 years ago
5. Why do many
celebrities hate the interview?
Ans. It is an intrusion in their life
6. What did
Rudyard Kipling think an interview to be?
Ans. A crime, an assault and a cowardly act
7. Which leader
did HG Wells interview?
Ans. Joseph Stalin
8. Who
interview of Umberto Eco?
Ans. Mukund Padmanabhan
9. What kind of
interests does Umberto Eco have?
Ans. Philosophical
10.What is the
quality of Umberto Eco’s non-fictional writing?
Ans. Personal and peculiar
11.How many
non-fiction books has Umberto Eco written?
Ans. Forty
12.How many
novels has Umberto Eco written?
Ans. Five
13.When does
Umberto Eco write novels?
Ans. On Sundays
14.What is the
name of Umberto Eco’s famous book?
Ans. The Name of the Rose
15.What does
Umberto Eco’s book ‘The Name of the Rose’ deal with?
Ans. Metaphysics, Theology and Medieval History
16.Who were
puzzled by the success of the book ‘The Name of the Rose’?
Ans. Journalists and publishers
17.Who was
Roland Barther?
Ans. An essayist
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8. Going Places (A R Barton)
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1. Who is the
writer of the story ‘Going Places’?
Ans. A R Barton
2. Who is
Sophie?
Ans. A school going girl
3. What does
Sophie want to work as, in the beginning?
Ans. As a manager
4. Where were
Jansie and Sophie most likely to work after school?
Ans. In a biscuit factory
5. What is
Sophie’s brother, Geoff?
Ans. An apprentice mechanic
6. Who is
Derek?
Ans. Sophie’s younger brother
7. Whom did
Sophie meet in the arcade?
Ans. Danny Casey
8. Which
country did Danny Casey play for?
Ans. For Ireland
9. What does
Danny Casey?
Ans. A great footballer
10.What did
Sophie ask for when she met Danny?
Ans. An autograph
11.Did Sophie
really meet Danny Casey?
Ans. No
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