Very Important Questions | English | class 12 | FLAMINGO | VISTAS | esmartrevision
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words.
· Why was Franz afraid when he was going to school that day?
· What is the misadventure that William Douglas speaks about?
· Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed?
· Why was Sophie jealous of her brothers silence?
· Why did Rajkumar Shukla go to meet Gandhi?
· For Franz, what was much more tempting than going to school and why?
· Mention hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
· How did Douglas overcome the old terror?
· How does Kamala Das try to put away the thoughts of her ageing mother ?
· Why has the mother been compared to the "late winter's moon"?
· - Explain 'green wars, wars with gas, wars· What can Earth teach us?
· Do you think the poet advocates total inactivity and death?
· List the things of beauty mentioned in the poem?
· How do 'denizens' and 'chivalric' add to our understanding of the tigers
attitudes?
· :- How did the instructor 'build a swimmer' out of Douglas?
· Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
· What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
· The crofter can be called as a good host. Why?
· What was unique and distinctive about Ecos academic writing style ?
· According to Pablo Neruda, what is it that human beings can learn from
Nature?
· Why does Spender call Shakespeare wicked and the map a bad example?
· What kind of ordeals is Aunt Jennifer surrounded by?
· What is the significance of the parting words of the poet and her smile, in My
Mother at Sixty-six?
· Why does Derry tell Mr. Lamb that he is afraid of seeing himself in the mirror in
the story On the Face of It?
· Why did people doubt Evans sincerity towards taking the O Level Exam,Evan
Tries an O-Level?
· Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of mere 25 percent ?
· Why was the girl tied to a chair in Memories of Childhood?
· How were the parents and M. Hamel responsible for the children‖s neglect of
the French language ?· Which is the exotic moment that the poet refers to in 'Keeping Quiet' ?
· According to the Governor, what kind of person was Evans ?
· In the last line of the poem, ―My Mother at Sixty-six, why does the poet use the
word ―smile repeatedly ?
· How is the Earth a source of life when all seems dead on it ? (Keeping Quiet)
· How would keeping quiet affect life in and around the sea ?
· Which problem did the Maharaja face when he had killed seventy tigers ? How
did he solve it ?· Why did Jansie discourage Sophie from having dreams ?
· Why did the Maharaja decide to get married ?
· How did Jo want the Roger Skunk story to end ? what did jo want the wizard to
do when mommy skunk approached him?
· How is Mukesh different from the other bangle makers of Firozabad ?
· Which do you think is a better ending of Roger Skunks story, Jos or her fathers ?
Why ?
· What does a thing of beauty do for us ?
· How did Douglas remove his residual doubts about his fear of water ?(Deep
Water)
· What makes human beings love life inspite of all the troubles they face ? (A
Thing of Beauty)
· What is suggested by the phrase, massive weight of Uncles wedding band ?
(Aunt Jennifers Tigers)
· how did Gandhi ji begin his mission in champaran?
· What are the difficulties that aunt Jennifer faced in her life ?· ·Why does Aunt Jennifer create animals that are so different from her own
character ?
· Describe the irony in Sahebs name.
· How did his experience at the YMCA swimming pool affect Douglas ?
· What does Stephen Spender want to be done for the children of the school in a
slum ?
· How did the ten-day-old baby (the future Tiger King) react to the prediction
about his future made by the astrologers ?
· How did his experience at the YMCA swimming pool affect Douglas ?
Answer any one of the following in about 125-150 words.
· Franzs attitude towards school as well as towards M. Hamel changes when he
comes to know about the take over of his village by Prussians. Do you agree?
Discuss with reference to the The Last Lesson.
· What precautions were taken for the smooth conduct of Evans O-Level
examination ?· Do you think Dr. sadao's final decision was the best possible one in the
circumstances why /why not? explain
· Our language is part of our culture and we are proud of it. Describe how
regretful M. Hamel and the village elders are for having neglected their native
language, French
· How did Jo want the Roger Skunk story to end ? Why ?
· Derry sneaked into Mr. Lambs garden and it became a turning point in his life.
Comment
· Why did Roger Skunk go in search of the wizard? (Should Wizard hit Mommy)
· How did the Chamaparan episode prove to be a turning point in Gandhijis
life?Explain with the reference to the text, Indigo.
· The life of bangle makers of Firozabad was full of obstacles which forced them
to lead a life of poverty and deprivation. Discuss with reference to Lost Spring.
· For the children it is wrapped in wonder, for the elders it is a means of
survival.‖‖ What kind of life do the rag-pickers of Seemapuri lead ?
· The peddler believed that the whole world is a rattrap. How did he himself get
caught in the same ?
· To choose between professional loyalty and patriotism was a dilemma for Dr.
Sadao. How did he succeed in betraying neither ?
· Giving a bribe is an evil practice. How did the Tiger King bribe the British officer
to save his kingdom ? How do you view this act of his ?
· Dr. Sadao was a patriotic Japanese as well as a dedicated surgeon. How could
he honour both the values ?
· Why did the crofter repose confidence in the peddler ? How did the peddler
betray that and with what consequences ?
· How is Mukeshs attitude towards his situation different from that of Saheb ?
Why ?
· The story "Deep Water" has made you realize that with determinati,on and
perseverance one can accomplish the impossible. Write a paragaph in about
1 00 words on how a positive attirude and courage will aid you to achieve
success in life
· Has Sophie met Danny Casey ? What details of her meeting with Danny Casey
did she narate to her brother ?
· poemsFind even the ivory needle hard to pull.
The massive weight of uncles wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifers hand.
· Why were Aunt Jennifers fingers fluttering?· What is suggested by the image the massive weight of uncles wedding band?· Why did Aunt Jennifer create animals which were so different from her own
character?
Aunt Jennifers fingers fluttering through her wool
Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.
The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifers hand.· (a) What is Aunt Jennifer doing with her wool ?· (b) Why does she find it difficult to pull her ivory needle ?· (c) What does ―wedding band stand for ?· (d) Describe the irony in the third line.
At back of the dim class
One unnoted, sweet and young. His eyes live in a dream,
Of squirrel's game, in tree room, other than this.· (a) Why is the class dim ?· (b) How is the young child different from others ?
· (c) What is he doing ?· (d) What is a tree room ?
Children, these windows, not this map, their world,
Where all their futures painted with a fog,
A narrow street sealed in with a lead sky
Far far from rivers, capes and stars of words.(a) What does the map on the wall signify?
(b) Who are these children? What is their world like?
(c) What kind of future does the poet foresee for them?
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.Are Aunt Jennifers tigers real ? Give reasons for your answer.
Why do the tigers not fear the man beneath the tree?
What do you understand by chivalric certainty?
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever
Its loveliness increases, it will never
Pass into nothingness; but will keep
A bower quiet for us.
· A thing of beauty is joy for ever. Explain.· Why does a beautiful thing pass into nothingness?· What does poet mean by a bower quiet for us· How does a thing of beauty remain a joy forever?· Mention any two sources of joy that a thing of beauty provides? How?
· What does the phrase mean Pass into nothingness?
Fishermen in the cold sea
Would not harm whales
And the man gathering salt
Would look at his hurt hands· What does the poet expect of the fishermen and why?· What will the man gathering salt to do?· What do the hurt hands imply?
Old
familiar ache, my childhoods fear,
but all I said was, see you soon,
Amma, all I did was smile and smile and smile… … …· (a) What does the phrase, familiar ache mean ?· (b) What was the poets childhood fear ?· (c) What do the first two lines tell us about the poets feelings for her mother ?· (d) What does the repeated use of the word, smile mean ?
I saw my mother,
beside me,
doze, open mouthed, her face
ashen like that
of a corpse and realized with
pain
that she was as old as she
looked but soon
put that thought away, ….
· (a) What worried the poet when she looked at her mother ? (1 )· (b) Why was there pain in her realization ? (1 )· (c) Why did she put that thought away ? (1 )· (d) Identify the figure of speech used in these lines.Far far from gusty waves these childrens faces.
Like rootless weeds, the hair torn round their pallor;
The tall girl with her weighed-down head.
· (a) Who are these children ? (1 )· (b) What does the poet mean by gusty waves ? (1 )· (c) What has possibly weighed-down the tall girls head ? (1 )· (d) Identify the figure of speech used in these lines.All lovely tales that we have heard or read ;
An endless fountain of immortal drink.
Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink.
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a) Name the poem and the poet. (1 ) I
(b) What is the thing of beauty mentioned in these lines ?
(c) What image does the poet use in these lines ?https://www.youtube.com/c/esmartrevision
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