Cover These Topics for SAT-2 (October)
Prose Ch. - The Rattrap
Indigo
Poem A Thing of Beauty
Suppl. L - The Enemy
Should Wizard Hit Mommy
MCQ/Very Short Type (5+4=9 marks)
Q 1. Who is the writer of the story
‘The Rattrap’?
Ans. Selma Lagerlof
Q. 2 What did the old man do for a
living?
Ans. Selling his cow’s milk
Q. 3 How did the rattrap seller enter
the cottage in order to steal the old man’s money?
Ans. By smashing a window pane
Q. 4 How much money did he steal?
Ans. Thirty kronors
Q. 5 What did the owner of the
factory mistake the rattrap seller for?
Ans. His old friend Nils Olof
Q. 6 What was the name of the
ironmaster’s daughter?
Ans. Edla
Q. 7 Who is the poet of the POEM ‘A Thing of Beauty’?
Ans. John Keats
Q. 8 What will never pass into nothingness?
Ans. Beauty
Q. 9 What does the poet talk of?
Ans. Noble deeds
Q. 10 What dearth does the poet talk about?
Ans. Noble natures
Q. 11 What binds us to earth?
Ans. A thing of beauty
Q. 12 Who is the writer of the story
‘The Enemy’?
Ans. Pearl S. Buck
Q. 13 Who is the Japanese doctor in the story ‘The Enemy’?
Ans. Dr. Sadao Hoki
Q. 14 Who is the enemy in the story ‘The Enemy’?
Ans. An American soldier
Q. 15 What was the name of Dr. Sadao’s
wife?
Ans. Hana
Q. 16 Who was Yumi?
Ans. A maid to look after their
children
Q. 17 Who is the writer of the lesson ‘Indigo’?
Ans. Louis Fisher
Q. 18 Where is Gandhiji’s ashram situated?
Ans. In Sevagram
Q. 19 When was the annual convention of the Congress party held?
Ans. In 1916
Q. 20 What was the name of the peasant?
Ans. Rajkumar Shukla
Q. 21 Where did the Dec 1916 annual convention of the Indian National Congress take place?
Ans. In Lucknow
Q. 22 Where did Gandhiji and Shukla board a train for?
Ans. For Patna
Q. 23 Where did Gandhiji decide to go first?
Ans. To Muzzafarpur
Q. 24 Which status did Motihari have in Champaran?
Ans. The capital of Champaran
Q. 25 What was the chief commercial crop of Champaran?
Ans. Indigo
Q. 26 Who was both the President of the Congress Party and of India?
Ans. Rajendra Prasad
Q. 27 How was Gandhiji’s behaviour towards the officials?
Ans. Co-operative, polite and friendly
Q. 28 Which country had developed the synthetic Indigo?
Ans. Germany
Q. 29 Who is the writer of the story, ‘Should Wizard Hit Mommy’?
Ans. John Updike
Q. 30 Who is Jo?
Ans. 2 years, a little girl
Q. 31 What is the name of Jo’s father?
Ans. Jack
Q. 32 Jack stories are always about a little animal. What is its name?
Ans. Roger
Q. 33 In every story whom does Roger consult about his problem?
Ans. An owl
Q. 34 What suggestion does the owl give Roger about his problem?
Ans. To consult a wizard
Q. 35 What did Roger the Skunk want to smell like?
Ans. Like a rose
Short Type (3x2=6 marks)
Q. 1 From where did the
peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?
Ans. One day the peddler was going along the road. He was
thinking of his rattrap. He thought that the world is also like a rattrap. A
rat is caught in the rattrap when it is lured by the bait. In the same way the
world existed only to set baits for people. The world offers its riches, joys,
shelter, food and clothing to man just to trap him.
Q. 2 How did the
peddler steal the old crofter money?
Ans. The peddler knew where the crofter had kept his thirty
Kronor. As soon as they left the cottage, the peddler came back. He smashed the
windowpane and took out the money from the leather pouch and hung the pouch
back.
Q. 3 Why did the
peddler take his way through the forest?
Ans. The peddler had the crofter’s stolen money in his
pocket. He was afraid that he would be chased and caught If he went by the
highway. That is why he took his way through the forest.
Q. 4 List the things of beauty mentioned in the POEM.
Ans. The poet has mentioned many beautiful things in this POEM
such as – the sun, the moon, the trees, the daffodils, the clear rills, the musk
- roses and tales etc.
Q. 5 List the things of
that cause suffering and pain.
Ans. The things which give us suffering and pain are hatred, disappointment,
dearth, gloomy days and unhealthy way of people.
Q. 6 Why is ‘grandeur’
associated with the ‘mighty dead’?
Ans. ‘Mighty dead’ is used for such people who did great
things in their life. Their creations are still a source of joy for the world.
This is their grandeur.
Q. 7 Explain: ‘It will
never pass into nothingness’.
Ans. The poet says that there are many beautiful things. The beauty of these things increases day by day. It does not decrease with passing of time.
Q. 8 Who was Dr. Sadao? Where was his house?
Ans. Dr. Sadao was a famous Japanese surgeon and scientist. His house was on a spot of the Japanese coast. It was built upon rocks above a narrow beach.
Q. 9 What will Dr. Sadao do to get rid of the man?
Ans. The man got recovery soon. But still he was very weak. So he decided to help him in escaping from there. He provided a boat to him to run away from there.
Q. 10 Who was Hana? Where had Sadao met her?
Ans. Hana was Dr. Sadao’s wife. She was an American lady. He had been come to America to learn surgery and medicine. Sadao had met Hana in America first time.
Q. 11 Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’?
Ans. Rajkumar Shukla was a poor farmer of Champaran. He wanted that Gandhiji should help the poor peasants of his area. He wanted to fix a date of Gandhiji visit to Champaran. Gandhiji was busy at that time. He had many appointments. But Rajkumar Shukla accompanied Gandhiji everywhere. He waited till Gandhiji was free. He did not leave Gandhiji side until he fixed the date. Thus Rajkumar Shukla was resolute man.
Q. 12 Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of 25 per cent refund to the farmers?
Ans. The landlords had agreed to surrender a part of their money. Gandhiji thought that the amount of refund was less important. It was really a moral victory for the farmers. Gandhiji proved too wise for them. He at once ended deadlock by accepting what the planters wanted. The British had to surrender part of their money and also their prestige. That is why, Gandhiji agreed to a settlement of 25 percent refund to the farmers.
Q. 13 Why do you think Gandhiji considered the Champaran episode to be a turning point in his life?
Ans. This episode proved that the British could not give order to Gandhiji in his own country. They ordered him to leave Champaran, but he refused. At this Gandhiji was summoned to appear before the court. But he presented his case forcefully. At last, the government had to drop the case.
Q. 14 Who is Jo? How does she respond to her father’s story-telling?
Ans. Jo was Jack’s daughter. She was four years old. Jack had been telling her stories for last two years. Earlier she would listen to the stories calmly. She took theme as real. But now her wisdom is growing, she has started to ask difficult moral questions about stories. Jack often finds difficult to answer these questions. Even title ‘Should Wizard Hit Mommy’ is also taken from one of her questions.
Q. 15 How did Jo want the story to end and why?
Ans. In the end of the story, Roger’s mommy goes to the wizard and hits him. Jo thinks it was not fair. The smell of roses was much better than the bad smell of Skunk. So Jo thinks that the wizard should have hit back Roger’s mommy.
Essay Type (5 marks)
Q. 1 Give a
character-sketch of the peddler.
Ans. The writer of the story draws the character of the
peddler, with all sympathy and understanding. The rattrap seller is a very poor
man. He goes from place to place selling rattraps. The peddler represents some
human weaknesses. In fact, he is the product of circumstances. The peddler is a
vagabond. He is also a beggar as well as a petty thief. He himself falls to
temptation and steals thirty kronors of the old crofter.
The writer
describes the peddler in such a way that arouses our sympathy with him. His
clothes are dirty. He is very poor. He builds rattraps from the material
received in begging. The peddler raises himself above petty temptation in the
end. He thanks Miss Edla for her kindness and hospitality. He leaves thirty
kronors to be given back to the old crofter. He also leaves a small rattrap as
a Christmas present for Edla. Thus, the readers forgive him for his little
human weakness.
Q. 2 What is the theme of
the POEM ‘A Thing of Beauty’?
OR
Summarise the POEM ‘A Thing of Beauty’ in
your own words.
Ans. ‘A Thing of Beauty’ is a beautiful POEM by John Keats. The poet says that nature is a storehouse of beauty. There are many beautiful things in nature such as – the sun, the moon, the trees, the daffodils, the clear rills and the musk – roses. The poet says that the loveliness of the beautiful things never comes to an end. Rather it increases day by day. It gives comfort to our soul and mind like a sweet bower of flowers. It also gives us good health. A thing of beauty removes all kinds of sadness from our mind. It gives us joy that brightens our soul. The poet says that there are so many things in this world, which make us sad. These are deaths, dismays, troubles, sufferings, hatred etc. But a thing of beauty removes all of them from our heart and soul. The tales of heroes are an immortal fountain of endless joy. Really a thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Q. 3 How did Gandhiji win the battle of Champaran?
Ans. ‘Indigo’ written by Louis Fisher presented how Gandhiji freed the poor peasant of Champaran from the clutches of the British planters. The poor peasants had to produce Indigo 15 percent of the land and surrender it as rent to the landlord. In 1916, a poor peasant named Rajkumar Shukla met Gandhiji at Calcutta. He was determined to take Gandhiji to help the poor peasants of Champaran. They went to Rajendra Prasad’s house where the servant took Gandhiji another peasant. Gandhiji went Muzzafarpur to collect more information about the condition of peasants. He told that it was no good to take the cases to court. So the first thing was to get rid from the fear of British. The British planters demanded compensation instead of planting Indigo because Germany had developed synthetic Indigo. But the peasants refused to give. At last, Gandhiji fought for them and got justice for them. He filled them with courage and self-reliance. Along with this, Gandhiji worked on the social level also. He arranged of education, health and hygiene for the peasants. Thus he won the battle of Champaran.
Q. 4 Write a brief summary of the story ‘Should Wizard Hit Mommy’?
Ans. Jack tells her little daughter, Jo a new story every day. It is about an animal named Roger (as Roger Skunk, Roger Fish, Roger Squirrel, Roger Chipmunk etc. His smell was very bad. The other animals do not like his bad smell. So they don’t play with him.
So, he goes to a wizard, who changes his bad smell. Now he smells like roses. He feels very happy. When he comes to his mother. She became angry. She says that Skunk should smell like a Skunk and not like roses. She takes Roger with her. She goes to the wizard. She hits him with an umbrella. She makes him change Roger’s smell.
Jo becomes restless to hear this. She feels it is unjust, when the wizard had done nothing wrong, why he should have been hit. She thinks that the wizard should have hit the mother back. She does not understand the perspective of adults. She thinks it is not fair the wizard to be hit.