(A)Read the following extract and answer the questions by choosing fromthe alternatives given below.
‘Come in, come in, sir!’ Patol Babu dragged the young man in andpushed the broken-armed chair towards him.
(a)Patol Babu was ___________
(i)a well-known lm star
(ii)a rich businessman who ran a variety store
(iii)a successful stage actor
(iv)None of the above
(b)Who as the young man invited in by Patol Babu?
(i)Nishikanto Babu
(ii)Naresh Dutt
(iii)Mr. Pakrashi
(iv)Baren Mullick
(c)Why was Patol Babu excited on seeing the visitor?
(i) The visitor was his mentor.
(ii)He had offered him a role in a lm.
(iii)He was his brother-in-law.
(iv)He was a famous director.
OR
The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow followed free;
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea.
(a)How did the mariners enter the silent sea?
(i)A storm drove them there.
(ii) The breeze stopped blowing and the sails dropped.
(iii) The Albatross took them there.
(iv) The helmsman steered the ship.
(b)Name the poem and the poet.
(i) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by P. B. Shelley
(ii) The Ancient Mariner by S.T. Coleridge
(iii) The Mariner and the Albatross by D. H. Lawrence
(iv) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by S.T. Coleridge
(c)Which poetic device is used in the above lines?
(i)Metaphor
(ii)Alliteration
(iii)Simile
(iv)Personication
(B)Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
It’sthose Ouija board fanatics. There was a time when we had nothing muchto occupy us and used to haunt a little on the side,
purely foramusement, but not anymore.
(a)Who is the speaker? Who is being addressed?
(b)What is the speaker’s complaint?
(c)What is a Ouija board?
Answers
its the answer of first extract...hope it helps
(A)
(a) None of the above
(b) Naresh Dutt
(c) He had offered him a role in a flim.
OR
(a) The sails dropped because breeze stopped blowing.
(b) ""The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"" by ""S.T. Coleridge""
(c) Alliteration
The lines given are from a famous poem. It is about the sailors and the bad luck they got by killing the auspicious bird, albatross.
(B)
(a) The speaker is the ghost named Helen of Troy and it was addressed to Hallock
(b) The speaker complained that the ghost bureau was tired, since, it worked all the night talking to people and answered their silly questions.
(c) It is the board marked with the alphabet letter. The spiritual forces answer the questions which are spelt out by a glass or pointer held by participants.