ROMEO AND JULIET

Answer the following in one word or sentence each:

1.When according to Romeo would his hands be blessed?
2.What does Juliet want Romeo to be cut into after his death?
3.What is 'Too Expensive"according to Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet?
4.What according to Romeo does Juliet seems to teach the torches?
5.What according to Juliet will all the world be in love with the night?
6.Whom does Romeo address as 'yonder lady'?
7.Who according to Juliet is is whiter than new snow?
8.Whom does the phrase'Snowy Dove refer to'?
9.What does Monaco request for in their letter to the Italian and French governments in their
story "too Dear"?
10.Who in 'Romeo and Juliet' is compared to a rich jewel in "an Ethiope's ear"?
11.Whose beauty according to Romeo is too rich for use?

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1.How does Romeo descibe Juliet?
2.How does Romeo glorify Juliet's "flawless beauty"
3.How does Juliet express her feelings/love for Romeo?
4.How is Romeo mesmerised by the beauty of Juliet?
5.Why does Romeo say that he has not seen true beauty till that night?
6.How is the intensity of love between Romeo and Juliet brought out in the poem?

Answer the following in 200 words:

1. Bring out the significance of contrasting images in 'Romeo and Juliet'?
2.Whose love is more intense and passionate?
3.How did Romeo and Juliet express theor romantic feelings toe ach other in the poem
'Romeo and Juliet'?
 TOO DEAR
Answer the following in a word or sentence
1.How much was the pension offered to the criminal annually in 'Too dear'?
2.Which country in Europe stopped/banned gaming as expressed in'Too Dear'?
3.Mention one of the taxes imposed by the king of Monaco in 'Too Dear'?
4.Name the special source of revenuein the kingdom of Monaco?
5.How many soldiers where there in the kingdom of Monaco in 'Too Dear'?
6.How many inhabitants are there in the kingdom of Monaco?
7.What was the punishment given to the murderedr in the beginning in 'Too Dear'?
8.How much pension does the criminal get in 'Too Dear'?
9.Where did the criminal go to fetch his dinner in 'Too Dear'?
10.What does Monaco request for in their letter to French and Italian governmeNts in the
story ?
11.Mention one of the reasons of the soldiers in refusing to execute the criminal?
12.Which business did king of Monaco monopolise in 'Too Dear'?
13.Wha tis the population of Kingdom of Monaco?

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1.Describe the source of income earned by the prince in the "toy kingdom"?
2.Being imprisoned for life proves to be advantageous to the criminal.Explain?
3.Why was the criminal reluctan/refuse to go out of the prison in 'Too dear"?
4.Describe Monaco kingdom/toy kingdom?
5.How did criminal benefit from pension he was offered in the lesson'Too Dear;?
6.What made the king of monaco retain the gaming houses though the other countries
banned them in 'Too Dear'?
7.Describe the attempts made by ministers in solving the problem of cutting the head of the criminal in 'Too Dear'?
8.Why did the authorities of Monaco fail to carry out the death sentence?
9.What made king of Monaco alter his decisions in dealing with the criminal?

Answer the following in 200 words:

1.Describe theconsequences that led to life imprisonment of the murderer in 'Too Dear'?
2.Inspite of all their efforts the king and his team failed to punish the criminal .How is it brought out in the lesson 'Too Dear"?
minal in 'Too Dear'?

out in the lesson 'Too Dear"?

 ON CHILDREN
Answer the following in one word or sentence:
1.What according to the poet are "living arrows" as mentioned in 'On Children'?
2.According to the speaker in the poem 'On Children' the children dwell in the house of ---------------
3.Who has asked the prophet to express something on children?
4.In the poem 'On Children' the stable bow refers to?
5.According to speaker in 'On Children',the one who loves both the arrow and bow is________________
6.Who does the archer refer to in 'On Children'?
7.The line "they come through you but not from you" convey the idea that parents are
8.In 'On Children' God loves the arrows that flies and bows that________________
9.'You may give them your love but not your__________________(a)dreams (b)thoughts(c)gladness

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1. How does the poet bring out the importance of stable bow in On Children?
2.How is the parent -children relationship brought out in 'On Children'?
3.According to the prophet what may be given to the children?
4.How should parents take care of children according to the poem 'On Children'?
5.What are the views of prophet on children in 'On Children'?
.What attitude should parents have towards children according to the prophet?

Answer the following in 200 words:

1."Your children are not your children".How does the poet illustrate this truth in the poem "On Children"?
2.The poem 'On Children' does focus merely on the lives of children but also talks about the responsibility of parents.Explain.
ponsibility of parents.Explain.
 EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN THE FOREST
Answer the following in a word or sentence each:
1.Where did Vandana Shiva learn about Ecology?
2.What does 'Aparthied' mean in the essay "Everything I need to know I learned in the forest"?
3.What does 'Earth University' teach in "Everything I need to know I learned in the Forest'?
4.When was Navadhanya farm started by Vandana Shiva?
5.Who influenced/inspired Vandana Shiva to start 'Earth University'?
6..Name the movement started by Vandana Shiva in 1987?
7.What does the end of consumerism and accumulation lead to according to Vandana Shiva?
8.Who is the author of 'Tapovan'?
9.What according to Vandana Shiva does 'Earth University'teach?
10.Where is the Earth University mentioned by Vandana Shivsa located?
11.What is the beginning of 'Joy of living' according to Vandana Shiva?
12.What is 'Chipko movement ' according to Vandana Shiva?
13.Where did Vandana Shiva's ecological journey start from?
14.What has replaced Bio-diversity according to Vandana Shiva?
15.name the woman who led resistance against the felling of trees in the village of Adwani?
16.What does 'Terra madre'mean in 'Everything I need to know I learned in the Forest'?
17.Name the movement which took place in the Himalayan region to save trees?

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1.Bring out the significance of forests in Tagore's writings as explained by Vandana Shiva?
2.How does Vandana Shiva bring out the importance of earth democracy?
3.How was the resistance led by Bachni Devi against the felling of trees?
4.Give an account of Vandana Shiva's effort to conserve and preserve Bio-diversity?
5.What ideas of Tagore inspired author to start Earth University?
6.Write a note on Earth University mentioned in Vandana Shiva's essay?
7.Describe the dramatic Chipko actions that took place in the Himalayan village of Advani in the year 1977?
8.Write a note on Navadhanya farm and Navadhanya movement?
9.Write a note on Vandana Shiva'a involvement in 'Cchipko movement'?
10.What is the importance of Bio-diversity intensive farming and how does Vandana Shiva exemplify the same through Navad
11.Bring out the significance of Rights of nature as explained by Vandana Shiva in her essay?
12.Describe the role of forest in Vandana Shiva's life as brought out in the lesson?

Answer the following in 200 words:

1.How do Rabindranath Tagore highlight the importance of forest according to Vandana Shiva?
2.Conservation of diversity is both crucial for the substance of both nature and human society'. Explain?
plify the same through Navadhanya farm?
 WHEN YOU ARE OLD
Answer the following in one word or sentence:
1.When does the poet want his lady love to read the Book in "When You are Old"?
2.What according to the speaker did Gonzalo love in the Woman?
3.What does the speaker want his beloved to do sitting by the side of the fire?
4.Where according to the speaker had love hidden his face in 'When you are Old'?
5.The line 'Take Down this book' suggests:
6.Who is the one who loved woman's "pilgrim soul" in the poem?
7.What does the speaker want his beloved to dream?
8.Mention any one of the aspects that the speaker loved in his beloved in 'When You are Old'?

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1.Why does Speaker want his beloved to read his book when she becomes old in 'When You are Old'?
2.Whose love in 'When You are Old is true and Intense'?
3.How does speaker distinguish his love from others in the poem ?
4."True love is related to soul but not physical beauty".How is this brought out in the poem 'When You are Old'?

Answer the following in 200 words:

1.The speaker addresses a young lady in her old age.Comment on the time sequence used by the poet in'When You are Old'?
en You are Old'?

e poet in'When You are Old'?

 THE GARDENER
Answer the following in one word or sentence:
1.When did Tamannah forget all his songs and ballads?
2.Whom did Basavaiah consider as his most important possession?
3.Why did basavaiah's house look dull and empty?
4.When does a man loose his name according to the narrator in 'The Gardener'?
5.What news made Basavaiah very happy?
6.How mush of Tamannah's land did Basavaiah forcibly acquire first?
7.Who was Basavaiah's rival in the Gardener?
8.Tammannah's disease was basavaiah's ____________________
9.Mention one of the means suggested to Tamannah through which he would get back his land from Basavaiah?
10.What becomes the main reasons of Tamannah's life in 'The Gardener'?
11.How many acres of land did Basavaiah encroach?

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1.What measures did Tamannah adopt to humiliate Basavaiah?Explain
2.Describe Tamanna's unusual way of taking revenge on Basavaiah?
3.How does Tamannah take revenge on Basavaiah through invisible means?
4.How does Basavaiah try to surpass his rival in 'The Garderner'?
5.How does Basavaiah tries to overcome his humiliation?
6.How did rivalry between Tamannah and Basavaiah start?
7.How did the owner's life style change after the arrival of the old man?
8.How did Basavaiah start filling his life with all kind of material waelth?

Answer the following in 200 words:

1."Man is so complicated that till the day of his death he goes on living for some revenge or the other". How is this true of Tam
2.'Without vengefulness there would be no reason for man's existance'./'Man goes on living for some revenge'How does the G
from Basavaiah?

other". How is this true of Tamannah and Basavaiah?

some revenge'How does the Gardener bring this out?
 TO THE FOOT FROM ITS CHILD
Answer the following in one word or sentence:
1.What would the "child's foot" like to be in the poem 'TO the foot from Its Child'?
2.Where is the food condemned to live like a prisoner in 'TO the Foot from its Child'?
3.When does the foot stop to walk in Neruda's poem?
4.What would like to be a butterfly or an apple in the poem?
5.What do the soft nail of Quartz change themselves into in 'TO the Foot from its Child'?
6.Mention any one of the places through which the foot walks?

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1.How does the poet bring out quality of both illusion and reality in the poem?
2.What contrasting pictures of the foot does the poem represent?
3.Explain various stages of hardships faced by the foot when confined in ashoe?
4.Trace out the plight of foot from Birth to Death?
5.Describe the different stages of transformation of the foot after it is condemned to live in a shoe?

Answer the following in 200 words:

1.Bring out the contrast between illusion and reality in 'To the Foot from its child'?
2.The poem is a journey of human life.Explain?
3.How does Neruda describe the busy life of an individual as represented by foot in the poem,"To the Foot from its child"?
o the Foot from its child"?
 I BELIEVE THAT BOOKS WILL NEVER DISAPPEAR
Answer the following in one word or sentence:
1.How can the poetry be defined according to Borges?
2.Who according to Borges is an extraordinary person in the chapter 'I believe that Books will never disapppear'?
3.Which library does Borges visualise in his dreams?
4.Which is the most astounding invention of man in 'I believe that books will never disappear'?
5.When according to Borges does History and Man disappear?
6.Which was Borges's literary reading in an English version?
7.According to Borges ,____________________is an extension of our memory and imagination?
8.Mention the name of the library which was attacked by countless volumes of flames in the dream of Borges?
9.Whom does Borges look upon as 'Intelligent and gracious woman'?
10.Borges look upon blindness as____________(a)way of life (b)miserable circumstance (c)major handicap
11. According to Borges telescope is the extension of our ____________(a)sight (b)voice (c)arms

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1.Why does Borges believe that 'Books will never Disappear'?
2.Borges says books will never disappear inspite of modern means of comminication.Explain?
3.How does Borges look upon his blindness.Explain?
4.What are Borges's thought on his mother?
5.Discuss Borges' view on poetry and poem?
6.What are the views of Borges on blindness?
7.Why does Borges define poetry as intimate and essential and that which cannot be defined without oversimplifying?
8.Finding precise words is important in the art of poetry.How does Borges justify this in his interview?

Answer the following in 200 words:

EVER DISAPPEAR

ver disapppear'?

am of Borges?

jor handicap

thout oversimplifying?
 HEAVEN IF YOU ARE NOT HERE ON EARTH
Answer the following in one word or sentence:
1.How does the poet creat'Heaven on Earth' according to Kuvempu?
2.According to poet Kuvempu heaven is on ____________________
3.When according to speaker can there be no Gods in 'heaven ,if you are not on Earth'?
4."In the splendour of harvest and of moonlight,Heaven lies all over" the phrase refers to
(a)harvest and moonlight are no match to heaven
(b)splendour is only in heaven
(c)heaven can be seen in the harvest and moonlight?

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1.Why does Kuvempu feel/visualises that heaven is here on earth?
2.How according to the poet can we create heaven on earth?
3.'Human efforts can alone create 'Heaven on Earth'.How is this brought out in the poem?

Answer the following in 200 words:

1."Heaven lies all over " How is this brought out in the poem 'Heaven if you are not on Earth'?
JAPAN AND BRAZIL THROUGH A TRAVELLER'S EYE
Answer the following in one word or sentence:
1.Why do Japanese bow to each other according to the author?
2.What is the sign of appreciation in eating soup?
3.What is called a man's castle in japan according to Mikes?
4.Name the animal that bowed to George Mikes in japan?
5.What is unique about the streets of Copacabana?
6.What are extremely expensive in Brazil?
7.Why do japanese make a fearful noise while eating soup?
8.What according to george Mikes do the driver and the pedestrian do after the chase in Brazil?
9.Whom according to Borged does japanese stores employ?
10.Whose life is becoming more hazardous in Brazil everyday according to George Mikes?
11.Which animal bowed to the author at Nara?

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1.Describe how traffic in Brazil leads to humourous observations?
2.Bring out the culture of Japan as explained by George Mikes?
3.Give and account of the crawling traffic in Brazil as mentioned by George Mikes?
5.What does George Mikes say about bowing in Japan.or Japanese mania of Bowing?
6.How does Mikes bring out the humour in the Japanese mannerism of Bowing?
7.How according to Mikes do the bowing gentleman change into savages in Japan?
8.How does George Mikes describe bowing to be a 'Quainter and infectitious trait of Japanese people'?
9.According to Mikes ,the people of Brazil are both leisurely and speed loving.Explain?

Answer the following in 200 words:

 THE VOTER
Answer the following in one word or sentence:
1.What was Marcus Ibe before he entered politics?
2.How long had roof been a bycycle repairer's apprentice?
3.What does 'PAP'stand for in 'Voter'?
4.What was Marcus Ibe in the outgoing government?
5.What is the symbol used by Marcus Ibe in the election in 'The Voter'?
6.Where on election morning did Marcus Ibe sit shaking his hands with villagers?
7.Who did Roof campaign for in 'The Voter'?
8.Which is the symblo of People's Alliance party in 'Voter'?
9.How much money did the leader of POP campaign team offer Roof?

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1.How does Roof conceal his betrayal of Marcus in the elections: Elucidate?
2.'The Voter' ridicules the power and selfishness of Marcus Ibe .Explain?
3.Describe how Marcus Ibe in 'Voter' had managed to become a "successful politician'?
4."Everyone is full of praise for Marcus Ibe'.What qualities ansd achievements which attracted the people to praise him in 'The
5.Give an account of Roof's role as an election campaigner?
6.'Roof is a clever manipulator'.Justify?

Answer the following in 200 words:

1.To what extent is Roof one of the most trusted of the whispering campaigners in 'The Voter'?
2.'Roof is an intelligent manipulator'.Justify with reference to the story?
3.Do you think the voter is right in demanding money for vote for Marcus Ibe?
he people to praise him in 'The Voter'?
 WHERE THERE IS A WHEEL
Answer the following in one word or sentence:
1.Where was cycling as a social movement started?
2.Whose brainchild is the cycling movement as mentioned in 'Where there is a Wheel'?
3.Which of the vehicles is called humble in Where There is a Wheel'?
4.Why did some women prefer gents cycles?
5.Who is the central co-ordinator of cycling movement in 'Where there is a Wheel'?
6.Name the person who wrote the famous cycling song mentioned in 'Where there is a Wheel'?
7.In which district of Tamil Nadu,according to P,Sainath,has cycling been a social movement?
8.What had stunned the inhabitants of Pudukottai on the Intrnational Woman's Day?

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1.How does Sheela Rani Chunkath,the district collector,promote the empowerment of women?
2.What benefits,according to P.Sainath,has cycling brought into the lives of rural woman?
3.Comment on how cycling reduced women's dependence on men?
4.How has bycycle brought a total change in the lives of women in 'Where there is a Wheel'?

Answer the following in 200 words:

1.Justify the statement'Wheel brings progress'-with reference to where there is a wheel?
2
 WATER
Answer the following in one word or sentence:
1.Name the lady who opposed kamma landlords in 'Water'?
2.Who according to the poet are 'playthings' in Water's vicious hands?
3.What would never disappear in our society according to the speaker of the poem 'Water'?
4.Water can also sit innocently in a ______________
5.What according to the speaker of 'Water' is a witness to social injustice?
6.Where did the mahad struggle mentioned in 'Water takes place?

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1.How does the poem demonstrate the disparity and discrimination in our societ?
2.Difference of race and agony of the panchama due to water has been effectively brought out in the poem 'Water;.Discuss?
3.How does the poem brings about the harrowing experiences/difference of race and agony of the panchamas?
4.How is destructive nature of water brought out in the poem'?
5.What personal memories does the speaker associate to water in the poem 'Water'?
6.Why is Water a mighty movement according to speaker of water?

Answer the following in 200 words:

1.Water can give life and also devour lives.Examine the significance of this statement in the light of 'Water'?
2.How does the poem 'Water ' demonstrate the diparity and discrimination in our society using water as a symbol?
3.How does the speaker of 'water' trace the journey of water using it as a witness?
n the poem 'Water;.Discuss?
he panchamas?

of 'Water'?
water as a symbol?