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CBSE Question Bank
CLASS: XII SUBJECT: ENGLISH (301)
FLAMINGO (PROSE)
3. DEEP WATER
1. This went on until July. But I was still not satisfied. I was not sure that all the terror
had left. So, I went to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire, dived off a dock at
Triggs Island, am swam two miles across the Lake to Stamp Act Island. I swam
the crawl, breast stroke, side stroke, and back stroke. Only once did the terror
return. When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face under and saw nothing
but bottomless water. The old sensation returned in miniature.
(2020) 1
(i) Name the chapter and its writer. 1
(ii) Why was the writer still not satisfied? 1
(iii) What did ‘he’ do to satisfy himself? 1
(iv) Which ‘old sensation’ did he experience?
2. Which factors led Douglas to decide in favour of Y.M.C.A. pool? (2011, 2013, 2
2014)
3. Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water? (2011, 2012) 2
4. Why did Douglas go to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire? (2011, 2012) 2
5. What did Douglas learn from his experience at the YMCA pool? (2011, 2015) 2
6. Why did Douglas go to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire? How did he make his 2
terror flee? (2012)
7. What efforts did Douglas make to get over his fear of water? (2012, 2017) 2
8. Which two frightening experiences did Douglas have in water in his childhood? 2
(2012)
9. How did the instructor turn Douglas into a swimmer? (2013, 2014, 2015, 2019) 2
10. How did Douglas make sure that he conquered the old terror? (2013) 2
11. What happened when ‘a big bruiser of a boy’ tossed Douglas into the YMCA pool? 2
How did Douglas plan to come out? (2013)
12. Which two incidents in Douglas’ early life made him scared of water? (2014) 2
13. What did Douglas feel and do when he was pushed into the swimming pool? 2
(2014)
14. Why did Douglas’ mother recommend that he should learn swimming at the YMCA 2
swimming pool? (2015)
15. How did Douglas remove his residual doubts about his fear of water? (2015) 2
16. How did Douglas’s experience at the YMCA pool affect him? (2015, 2016) 2
17. ‘All we have to fear is fear itself.’ When did Douglas learn this lesson? (2016) 2
18. When did Douglas first become afraid of water? (2016, 2017) 2
19. What shocking experience did Douglas have at YMCA pool? (2017) 2
20. Why did Douglas fail to come to the surface of the pool as he hoped to? (2017) 2
21. How did Douglas’ introduction to YMCA pool revive his childhood fear of water? 2
(2017)
22. How did Douglas develop an aversion to water? (2011) 5
23. How did Douglas try to save himself from drowning in the YMCA pool? (2011) 5
24. How did the instructor make Douglas a good swimmer? (2011) 5
25. What horrific experiences did Douglas have in his childhood? What impact did 5
they have on him? (2011)
26. What misadventure did Douglas experience at the YMCA swimming pool? (2013) 5
27. Describe the efforts made by Douglas to save himself from drowning in the YMCA 5
swimming pool. (2013)
28. The story “Deep Water” has made you realize that with determination and 5
perseverance one can accomplish the impossible. Write a paragraph in about 100
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on howNOIDA 1 courage will aid you to achieve success in
a positive attitude and
life. (2014)
29. Desire, determination and diligence lead to success. Explain the value of these 5
qualities in the light of Douglas’ experience in “Deep Water”. (2014)
30. “All we have to fear is fear itself.” Describe Douglas’s experiences which led to the 5
making of this statement. (2015)
