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1. The chapter is called "Deep Water" and it is written by W. Somerset Maugham. 2. The writer was still not satisfied that all the terror had left because he wanted to make sure he had fully overcome his fear of water from childhood experiences. 3. To satisfy himself, he went to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire and swam two miles across the lake in different strokes. The only time his old terror returned was when he was in the middle of the lake and saw the bottomless water below him.

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Board Questions, Deep Water

1. The chapter is called "Deep Water" and it is written by W. Somerset Maugham. 2. The writer was still not satisfied that all the terror had left because he wanted to make sure he had fully overcome his fear of water from childhood experiences. 3. To satisfy himself, he went to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire and swam two miles across the lake in different strokes. The only time his old terror returned was when he was in the middle of the lake and saw the bottomless water below him.

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LPS GLOBAL SCHOOL, NOIDA

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
LPS GLOBAL
words SCHOOL,
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)

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