Question

Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY THREE of the four given by

answering the questions that follow [3*3=9]

[A.] A headmaster once told his father that what Einstein chose as a profession would not

matter, because, “he will never make a success at anything”. Einstein began learning to play

the violin at the age of six, because his mother wanted him to. He later became a gifted

amateur violinist, maintaining this skill throughout his life.

But Albert Einstein was not a bad pupil. He went to high school in Munich, where Einstein

family had moved when he was 15 months old, and scored good marks in almost every

subject.Einstein hated the school’s regimentation and often clashed with his teachers. At the

age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled that there he left the school for good.The previous year,

Albert’s parents had moved to Milan , left their son with relatives .After prolonged discussion ,

Einstein got his wish to continue his education in German-speaking Switzerland , in a city

which was more liberal than Munich.

Q1 which is not correct statement about Einstein?

[A]. He will never make a success at anything. [B]. He learnt the violin at the age of sixteen.

[C]. His mother wanted him to learn the violin. [D]. He later became a gifted amateur

violinist.

Q2 How long did he maintain his skill as a violinist?

[A]. 6 years [B]. long time

[C]. Throughout his life [ D]. none of the above

Q3 Einstein left his school „for good‟. „For good‟ here means

[A]. never [B]. forever

[C]. for his mother [D]. none of the above

[B]. I made no comment; I only waited. With the exception of George, Harris is the worst

packer in this world; and looked at the piles of plates and cups, and kettles, and bottles, and

jars, and stoves, and cakes, and tomatoes, etc..; and felt that the thing would soon become

exciting.

Q1 What did Jerome wait for?

(A) He waited Packing done by his friends (B) He waited for his friends to fumble and falter

while packing. (C) He waited to be called by his friends for packing (D) He waited to guide

them for packing

Q2Which „thing‟ would become exiting for the speaker?

(A) Simple task of packing Bags (B) Simple task of packing the hampers

(C) simple task of enjoying the packing (D) simple task of relaxing

Q3 Why was „the thing‟ expected to become „exciting‟?

(A) Jerome knows his friends were good in packing. (B) Jerome knows they are lazy in

packing (C)Jerome knows that his friends were not good in the art of packing (D) Jerome

thought to make them fool

[C]. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Q1Why does the poet feel „sorry‟?

(A) because the roads were diverged (B)because the roads were dirty (C)because the

roads were inside yellow wood (D) because he cannot travel on both the roads.

Q2What does the „Yellow wood‟ mean?

(A) wood that painted yellow (B)leaves have turned yellow because of the autumn season

(C)thick forest which has the yellow colour (D) thin forest with yellow trees

Q3 What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza?

(A) abaab (B) abbaa (C)aaabb (D)ababa
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Answer 1

Answer:

I am the friendliest and the food apna aabra Ka dabra main Hun are chhabra