AHSEC| CLASS 11| ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH| SOLVED PAPER - 2015| H.S. 1ST YEAR
2015
Alternative English
Full marks: 100
Time: 3 hours
1. (a) "If you hear ...... if you learn who I am, you'll be appalled.
I ...... I am
a runaway convict."
(i) Who is the
speaker? 1
Ans: Pyotr
Petrovich Milkin is the speaker here.
(ii) Why does
he say these words? Tortellone 2
Ans: She
said these words because Kondrashkin was forcing her to propose to his daughter
at any cost. But Pyotr never dated his daughter. So, he was trying to get out
of the situation.
(iii) What is
the listener's immediate reaction?
4
Ans: When
the listener heard that Pyotr was a runaway criminal, he did not mind. His
response was very calm and calm. She said that as Nastya told her out loud, she
could be with Pyotr in times of trouble. So Pyotr can propose to her. He asks
Pyotr to marry Anastasia because he had seven daughters and Pyotr spends a lot
of time with Nastasya, drinking and chatting with girls all the time. He
behaved like a lover, so he should propose to his daughter Anastasia.
(b) "Be a
friend and certify me insane".
(i) Who is
this being said to? 1
Ans: Pyotr
said this to his doctor friend. Doctor Fituyev.
(ii) What
question dose the listener asks?
2
Ans: The
listener asked Pyotr if he did not want to get married.
(iii) What
does the listener finally say? 4
Ans: Finally,
the doctor Fituyev refused to certify that Pyotr was mad. He said that anyone
who did not want to get married was not crazy rather he was very wise. He
further told him to come when he wanted to get married. As per doctor that
would be the time for him to come for the certificate of insance. If he agreed
to marry, it meant he had gone stark, mad. – So, the listener finally refused
to give the certificate.
(c) "As I
wrestled which clauses and sections his voice rose like a gale."
(i) Who says
this? 1
Ans:- This
is what the speaker says.
(ii) Where was
the speaker and what was he trying to do?
2
Ans:- The
speaker was on the train and he was trying to read the 'Blue-Book'.
(iii) What
were the topics being discussed? 4
Ans: The
speaker was discussing about international politics criticizing France and
Germany.
(d) "He's
gone at last! Really, I was all in a tremble for fear".
(i) Who says
these words? 1
Ans:- Mrs.
Bouncer says these words.
(ii) Why is
the speaker afraid? 2
Ans:-
Speaker is scared because the box will come at any moment. She doesn't want to
see both Box and Cox at the same time. Because either of them knew that they
lived in the same room.
(iii) Are the
speaker's fears groundless or justified? Give a reasoned answer. 4
Ans: The
person's fear is not unfounded, though not entirely justified. Because if they
had met she would have been in an awkward position. But he shouldn't have done
this just to earn a little more money.
(e) The
authors of 'The Many and the None' claim that vegetables are being doctored.
(i) Name the
authors. 1
Ans: Ashish
Kothari and Bansuri Tanya are the authors of "The Manny and the
None".
(ii) What is
meant by 'doctored'? 2
Ans: Nowadays,
with the help of different types of fertilizers, insecticides, etc., various
processes are applied to make them 'look good' and grow faster. The process of
applying drugs for the above purpose is described as 'doctored'.
(iii) What is
the result of doctoring? 4
Ans: Vegetables
are losing their characteristic taste as a result of such treatment. They have
lost their natural diversity and their genetic diversity has calmed down. As a
result, we do not get the natural and real taste of vegetables.
2. Give short answers to the following: 1x6=6
(a) Where
were the daffodils growing?
Ans: Daffodils
were growing on the bank of a lake under green trees.
(b) Where
does the memory of the daffodils flash?
Ans: Whenever
the poet feels cute and has a bad mood, the memory of the daffodil flashes in
his mind.
(c) Who shook
out the hearts of the trees.
Ans: It
is autumn season. Who shook the hearts of the trees.
(d) Where did
the bird fly out from when the traveller knocked on the door?
Ans: When
the traveller knocked on the door, the bird flew over his head.
(e) Does
anyone answer his knock?
Ans: No
one answered his knock.
(f) From whom
does the speaker want to unlearn all these muting things?
Ans: The speaker wants to remove all these dumb things from his son.
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