Question

Section A Literature
1. Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow
125 Marka)
"He was an old man. But not in vain had he grown old; more numerous than the white hairs on his
head were the wise thoughts in his mind. Emest had ceased to be obscure. Unsought for
undesired, had come the fame which so many seek. He had become famous beyond the limits of
the valley. College professors and even the active men of cities, came from far to see and converse
with Emest and he received them with gentle sincerity and spoke freely with them of whatever
came uppermost, or lay deepest in his heart or their own."
G) Wby were the people from across the valley interested in meeting Ernest?
(i) What made Ernest
open up his mind freely with his audience?
(in) How did Emest receive his guests?
(iv) What was Ernest to the various people who came to meet Ernest?
(a) Teacher
(b) Doctor
(d) Tourist guide
(c) Counsellor
{v} Choose the meaning of 'obscure' from the following options.
(b) hidden
ta) not well known
(d) lost​




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Answer 1

Explanation:

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow

125 Marka)

"He was an old man. But not in vain had he grown old; more numerous than the white hairs on his

head were the wise thoughts in his mind. Emest had ceased to be obscure. Unsought for

undesired, had come the fame which so many seek. He had become famous beyond the limits of

the valley. College professors and even the active men of cities, came from far to see and conv