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3] Answer the following questions in 20-30 words.

a) How did Lencho’s hope change to despair?
b) What are the twin obligations Nelson Mandela talks about in his speech?
c) Why was Dr. Herriot confident that Tricki will be in hospital soon?
d) How did Anil come to know that Hari Singh had run away with his money?
e) Give a character sketch of Griffin, the invisible scientist.
f) The young seagull was afraid of flying. Why?

4] Answer the following questions in 40-50 words.

a) In the poem ‘Dust of Snow’, how does the poet’s mood get changed?
b) What difficulties did the narrator face while flying in the storm?
c) ‘Paper has more patience than people’. Elucidate.
d) What did the Halls see in the scientist’s room?
e) Why did Richard Ebright raise a flock of butterflies?
f) Why did Ebright lose interest in tagging butterflies?

5] Answer the following question in 100-120 words.

a) Elaborate the idea that one should learn to accept and let go and not stick to something that we cannot
have in the poem ‘The Ball Poem’.

Or

b] State in your words the humour which lies in the poem.
6] Answer the following question in 100-120 words.
a) What treatment was given to Tricki by Dr. Herriot?

Answer 1

Answer:

a) How did Lencho’s hope change to despair?

b) What are the twin obligations Nelson Mandela talks about in his speech?

c) Why was Dr. Herriot confident that Tricki will be in hospital soon?

d) How did Anil come to know that Hari Singh had run away with his money?

e) Give a character sketch of Griffin, the invisible scientist.

f) The young seagull was afraid of flying. Why?

4] Answer the following questions in 40-50 words.

a) In the poem ‘Dust of Snow’, how does the poet’s mood get changed?

b) What difficulties did the narrator face while flying in the storm?

c) ‘Paper has more patience than people’. Elucidate.

d) What did the Halls see in the scientist’s room?

e) Why did Richard Ebright raise a flock of butterflies?

f) Why did Ebright lose interest in tagging butterflies?

5] Answer the following question in 100-120 words.

a) Elaborate the idea that one should learn to accept and let go and not stick to something that we cannot

have in the poem ‘The Ball Poem’.

Or

b] State in your words the humour which lies in the poem.

6] Answer the following question in 100-120 words.

a) What treatment was given to Tricki by Dr. Herriot?