LA MARTINIERE FOR GIRLS
SAMPLE PAPER 2
CLASS XI
ENGLISH PAPER 2
(LITERATURE IN ENGLISH)
(Prescribed Textbooks)
Maximum Marks: 80
SECTION A– 20 MARKS
Question 1 [10]
Choose the correct options for the following questions.
1. What is the atmosphere created by the opening scene of Macbeth?
(a) peaceful and serene
(b) dark and ominous
(c) happy and light-hearted
(d) humorous and whimsical
2. What does Banquo say when Duncan holds him to his heart?
(a) He is overwhelmed by Duncan’s love
(b) if he grows, the harvest belongs to Duncan
(c) he will always remain loyal to Duncan
(d) he is unworthy of such affection.
3. Where is Duncan’s body taken to be buried?
(a) to Scone
(b) to Fife
(c) to Colmkill
(d) to England
4. In Act 2 scene 2 of the play what does Macbeth wish for at the end?
(a) that he could undo the murder
(b) that he could forget what he had done
(c) that he could take back the crown
(d) that he could wake Duncan with the knocking.
5. In the short story, The Great Automatic Grammatizator, what does John Bohlen suggest Adolph
Knipe to do in his vacation?
i. to go somewhere warm with sunshine.
ii. to go swimming
iii. to sleep well.
iv. all of the above
(a) only ii and iii
(b) only iv
(c) only i
(d) only iii.
6. What is the impact of reading his mother’s letter on Jack in the short story The Paper Menagerie?
(a) he gains insight on her life
(b) he understands the gravity of his behaviour and regrets it
(c ) he accepts his mother’s love and reciprocates it
(d) he learns tracing the character for ai, or love in Chinese.
7. In Thank You Ma’am, what does the woman say she would teach the boy if he were her son ?
(a) never to lie
(b) to be principled
(c) to be independent
(d) to be courageous.
8. In Sonnet 116, what does the “wandering bark” symbolise?
(a) a lost soul.
(b) a ship.
(c) a star.
(d) a lover.
9. What literary device is used in the line “Bubbles gargled delicately” in the poem Death of a
Naturalist?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) metaphor
(c) simile
(d) personification
10. What is the overall theme of the poem Strange Meeting?
(a) beauty of nature
(b) inevitability of death
(c) importance of friendship
(d) futility of war
Question 2
Complete the following sentences by providing a reason for each in brief. Do not write the question.
[10]
1. In Act 1, scene 4 of Macbeth, King Duncan intends to dine at Inverness because
________________________________________
2. In Act 1 scene 7 of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is infuriated because ____________________________________
3. In Act 2 scene 1, Banquo decides to stay awake because____________________
4. In Act 2 scene 2, Macbeth believes that he shall have sleep no more because _________________
5. In The Great Automatic Grammatizator Knipe dilikd Mr. Bohlen because _________________
6. In Thank You, Ma’am, the woman dragged the boy to her home because __________________________
7. In The Paper Menagerie, the ladies called Jack “a little monster” because __________
8. In Why I Like the Hospital, It is alright to be in a bad mood at the hospital because __________
9. In Death of a Naturalist, the poet filled jampots with jellied specks of frogspawn because
___________________
10. In Strange Meeting the poet was able to tell that they stood in Hell because ________________
SECTION B- 60 MARKS
Macbeth: William Shakespeare
Question 3
(i) How does Macduff react when he sees King Duncan’s dead body? Write your answer in about
100-150 words incorporating the following : [5]
(a) Macduff’s arrival to wake up the king
(b) His call for alarm.
(ii) How does one of the prophecies come true for Macbeth and how does he react to it? Write your
answer in 100-150 words incorporating the following. [5]
(a) Ross’ arrival with the news
(b) Macbeth’s response
(iii) a) Analyse the role of guilt and conscience in Act 2 scene 2, particularly in the characters of
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Write your answer in about 200-250 words. [10]
OR
b) How does Banquo react to the Witches’ prophecies and what does this reveal about his
character in Act 1, scene 3. Write your answer in about 200-250 words [10]
PRISM - A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES
i) Discuss the appropriateness of the title A Living God. Write your answer in about 150 words
incorporating the following details: [5]
a) Hamguchi’s role in saving the villagers
b) their reverence towards him
(5) ii) What does Thank You Ma’am teach about kindness and trust? Write your answer in about 150
words incorporating the following details: [5]
a) The lady’s gesture towards the boy
b) Change in the boy’s attitude.
iii) a) How does Dahl use irony and satire in The Great Automatic Grammatizator to critique the
publishing industry and the role of creativity in writing? - Explain in about 250 words. [10]
OR
b) How does Mark Twain use satire and humour in Advice to Youth to challenge traditional moral
teachings? ( Write in 250 words) [10]
RHAPSODY- A Collection of ISC Poems
Question 6
i. Explain the context of the following line “With a thousand fears that vision’s face was grained”
with reference to the poem Strange Meeting. Write your answer in about 150 words incorporating
the following details: (5)
a. The place he finds himself in
b. His meeting with the stranger
ii. What message does the poem Why I like the Hospital convey about the human experience of
illness and suffering? Incorporate the following details and write in about 150 words.(5)
a. Poet’s observation regarding the place
b. Empathy and compassion towards the ailing
iii. a. How does Heaney explore the theme of loss of innocence in Death of A Naturalist? Discuss in
about 250 words. (10)
OR
b. How does Shakespeare define true love in Sonnet 116 and what poetic devices does he use to
reinforce his message? Discuss in about 250 words. (10)
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