Class - X
Subject :
English -II Paper
Time : 3 hrs. Marks.100
A. Reading
Test.
Read the passage carefully and
answer the questions that follow.
Hamlet was the Prince of Denmark. He
was a brave and noble youngman. He was fond of many games and pastimes. He was
then changed totally. This change happened because of a great sorrow that had
fallen on him. In a mysterious way his father, old king Hamlet, suddenly died.
Hamlet loved his father more than anything in the world. He was broken hearted.
His sorrow increased when his mother married after her husband's death.
Clandies was avery cunning and wicked man. Then he become the king of Denmark. Day
after day and Night after night. Hamlet grieved over there and events. Not only
this, a dreadful suspicion filled his mind. He had died from the bite of a
snake. Various types of thenghts came into his mind.Was this true ? Had his
uncle murdered him ? Had his mother known about his uncle's evil purpose ? Had
his mother helped him in it ? The noble mind of the young prince was tormented
and he was almost mad. Hamlets' best friend was Horatio. One day he came to the
Prince with a strange story. The soldiers on guard on the costly walls had seen
the ghost of old king Hamlet. At mid-night it had appeared in the armor of the
old king. They had seen its face and had noted the deep sadness on it. It had
opened its month to speak to them. At that moment the morning cock had crowed and
it had vaseshed.
Hamlet could not rest till he had
seen the ghost himself and spoken to it. He thought the ghost had some message
for him. He felt that perhaps would tell him the truth about his father's
death. He also felt that Possibly it would ask him to revenge it. The next
night Hamlet and Horatio were waiting on the castle wall. There was aguard on
the wall. The noise of feasting and laughter reached them from the inside of
the costly. In the icy wind and darkness they stood trembling.
Suddenly Horation touched Hamlets'
arm. He which period. 'Look, my lord. Here it comes!" The ghost of his
father stood in front of joung Hamlet.
1. Choose the best answer from the
alternatives given after each questions. 1x5
= 5
i) Who
was broken hearted at the death of old king Hamlet ?
a) Hamlets' mother b) Clacidicas
c) Prince Hamlet d) Horatio.
ii) Who
saw the ghost of the old king Hamlet ?
a) Horatio b) Prince Hamlet himself.
c) The soldiers on guard d) Clandius.
iii) Which
oneis correct using tag question ?
a) Claudins murder Hamlet, did he ?
b) Claudius murded Hamlet, didn't he ?
c) Prince Hamlet's mother murdered his
father, did she ?
d) Hamlet could not rest till he had seen
the ghost, did he ?
iv) The
mofle mind of the young prince was tormented. Here tormented means --
a) Severe physical and mental sufferings.
b) Painful. c) Shocked
d) Lither (a) or (b).
v) Who
becamethe king of Denmark
after the death of Hamlet ?
a) Horatio b) PrinceHamlet himself.
c) Prince Hamlets' uncle d) Neither of them.
2. Write, whether the following statements
are true or false. If false, correct the answer. 1x5= 5
a) The
ghost of the old king appeared one mid night and spoke something to Hamlet.
b) The
old king Hamlet died a natural death.
c) Hamlet
was the Damishprince.
d) Hamlet
could not rest himself seeing the ghost.
e) The
adverse situation which led Hamlet to be almost mad was that his mother married
candies.
3. Match the words in Column A with the words nearest in meaning from Column
B. There are more words in Column B than necessary. Write down the right words
from Column B beside the words with letters from Column A. 1/2x10
=10
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Brave
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Mischievous
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totally
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leisure
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mysterious
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doubt
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suddenly
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come
into being
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dreadful
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fearful
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wicked
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enlarge
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pastime
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coward
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suspicion
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lazy
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appear
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enigmatic
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appear
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unexpectedly
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courageous
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completely.
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4. (a) Read
the passage in A'again. Now Complete the table with relevant information from
the text. Write down the completed sentences. 1/2x10
=5
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Who/What
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Discription
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Was
the Prince of Denmarse
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The
ghost of his father
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was
mysterions
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Clandius
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had
seen the ghost of the ghost of the dead king
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A
dreadful suspicion
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was
tormented
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A
strange story
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was
a brave and noble youngmen.
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appeared
one mid might and spoke something to Hamlets.
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(b) More free/open questions.
5. Answer the following questions. 1x5=
5
a) Which
situation changed Hamlet Aotally
b) What
made Hamlet almost mad ?
c) What
had Hamlet been told about ?
d) What
did Hamlet think about the ghost ?
e) Why
wise Hamlet and Horatio waiting on the castle wall ?
6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word,
based on the information from the text in Hamlet's father suddenly died a
(a) death. After the death of his father, his
mother married his uncle (b) . All these sad events aroused
(c) in his mind about the death of his father. It
had been told that while his father was sleeping in his garden a snake (d) him which caused him to (e) .
All these (f) events made
him almost (g) . One day Hamlets'
best friend (h) came with a (i) story. The soldiers on ganged on the castle
walls had seen the (j) of the ghost of the old king Hamlet.
7. Read the paragraph and write a dialogue
between you and your friend. 1x5
= 5
1x5
= 5
8. Read the passage in A again. Write the
main ideas of the story in your own words in five sentences.
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