Section A
The Merchant of Venice: Shakespeare
Q.1 Read the following extract and answer the questions that follows, Salania Believe me, sir, had I such venture forth,
The better part of my affections would Be with my hopes abroad. I should be still Plucking the grass to know where sits the wind, Peering in maps for ports, and piers, and roads
And every object that might make me fear Misfortune to my ventures, out of doubt would make me sad
a.) Give the meaning of Plucking the grass to know where sits the wind.
b.) in spite of the danger to his ships, why is Antonio not worried about his financial security?
c.) What light does the opening scene throw on the danger that the sea could pose to ships? How does the scene show that Antonio is very confident about his business ventures?
Section B: Poetry
A collection of Poems
Q.2 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
What does he plant who plants a tree?
He plants cool shade and tender rain
And seed and bud of days to be
And years that fade and flush again
He plants the glory of the plai
He plants the forest's heritage
The harvest of a coming age
The joy that unborn eyes shall see
These things he plants who plants a tree.
1. What social and ecological value of planting a tree is?
2. In what sense is a tree 'the harvest of a coming age?
3. Comment on the things a tree planter actually plants
4. Which line has been repeated, and why?
5. What is mean by the forest's heritage'?
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a)it means work as a gardener
b)because he thought it would not sink and he also had his friend beside him
c)the thunder
1.it gives us oxygen to live and cool wind and many other uses
2.when grows to a tree with cool shade
3.he is a good person with a kind heart
4.he plants, to know why he plants
5.forests refreshes and uses
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