CLASS XII Revision Literature 2021-22 TERM 1 SQP

 LITERATURE  TERM 1             FROM         SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

This section has sub-sections: V, VI, VII, VIII, IX. There are a total of 30 questions in the section.

Attempt any 26 questions from the sub-sections V to IX.

V. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow:

“I have nothing else to do,” he mutters, looking away. “Go to school,” I say glibly, realising immediately how hollow the advice must sound.“There is no school in my neighbourhood. When they build one, I will go.” “If I start a school, will you come?” I ask, half-joking. “Yes,” he says, smiling broadly. A few days later I see him running up to me. “Is your school ready?” “It takes longer to build a school,” I say, embarrassed at having made a promise that was not meant. But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world.

Q.31 Saheb’s muttering and ‘looking away’ suggests his

A. anger

B. shyness

C. embarrassment

D. anxiety

Q.32 Of the four meanings of ‘glibly’, select the option that matches in meaning with its usage in the extract.

A. showing a degree of informality

B. lacking depth and substance

C. being insincere and deceitful

D. speaking with fluency

Q.33 Who do you think Saheb is referring to as ‘they’, in the given sentence?

“When they build one, I will go”

A. The officials

B. The inhabitants

C. The teachers

D. The journalists

Q.34 Select the option that lists the feelings and attitudes corresponding to the following:

(1) I ask half-joking

(2) ...he says, smiling broadly

A.(1) part arrogance, part seriousness (2) hesitation

B.(1) part amusement, part irritation (2) submissiveness

C. (1) part concern, part hurt (2) pride  

D.(1) part humour, part earnestness (2) self-belief 

Q.35 Select the option that lists reasons why Saheb’s world has been called ‘bleak’.

(1) The absence of parental presence

(2) The poor socio-economic conditions

(3) His inability to address problems

(4) His lack of life-skills

(5) The denied opportunities of schooling

A. (1) and (4)

B. (2) and (5)

C. (3) and (5)

D. (2) and (4)

VI.Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow:

Tiny vestiges of the old terror would return. But now I could frown and say to that terror, “Trying to scare me, eh? Well, here’s to you! Look!” And off I’d go for another length of the pool. 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 and swam two miles across the lake to Stamp Act Island. I swam the crawl, breaststroke, sidestroke, and backstroke. 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.

Q36. Why did Douglas go to swim at Lake Wentworth?

A. To showcase his skills for all who had doubted him.

B. To honour the efforts of his swimming instructor.

C. To build on his ability of swimming in a natural water body.

D. To know for sure that he had overcome his fear of drowning in water.

Q37. Select the option that lists the correct inference based on the information in the extract.

A. Triggs Island and Stamp Act Island are both located in Lake Wentworth.

B. Lake Wentworth is a part of Triggs Island.

C. Stamp Act Island is two miles away from New Hampshire.

D. Lake Wentworth is connected via docks to New Hampshire.

Q38.What was the reason for the ‘return’ of terror?

A. Superstitions about the dock at Triggs Islands

B. Recent reports about drowning incidents

C. Prior drowning experiences

D. Warnings by experienced swimmers

Q39. Douglas mentions that the old sensation returned in miniature.

He means that he felt the familiar feeling of fear …………………………….

A. at irregular intervals.

B. on a small scale.

C. repeatedly.

D. without notice.

Q40. How did Douglas handle the ‘old sensation’?

A. Addressed it.

B. Avoided it.

C. Submitted to it.

D. Stayed indifferent to it.

VII. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow:

The tall girl with her weighed-down head. The paper seeming boy, with rat’s eyes. The stunted, unlucky heir

Of twisted bones, reciting a father’s gnarled disease,

His lesson, from his desk. At back of the dim class

One unnoted, sweet and young. His eyes live in a dream…

Q41.The poet draws attention to the problem of while describing the boy as

paper-seeming.

A. malnutrition

B. untidiness

C. isolation

D. abandonment

Q42. Which option has the underlined phrase that applies the poetic device used for ‘rat’s eyes’?

A. He shut up like a clam when interrogated.

B. She runs as swift as a gazelle.

C. He is considered the black sheep of the family.

D. She ran away chattering with fear.

Q43. Select the correct option to fill the blank.

The tall girl’s head is weighed down due to the __________.

A. effect of diseases

B. need for concentration

C. desire to remain unnoticed

D. burdens of poverty

Q44. The literal meaning of ‘reciting’ refers to delivering the lesson aloud. What does its figurative meaning refer to?

A. Showing extra interest in the lesson.

B. Carrying his father’s disease.

C. Resigning to his disease and condition.

D. Voicing the poor conditions, he lives in.

Q45. How does the ‘unnoted’ pupil present a contrast to others?

A. He appears to be in a world of dreams.

B. He struggles with the fulfilment of dreams.

C. He seems taller than most.

D. He sits in the dimmest part of the classroom.

VIII. Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow:

He said I was unhappy. That made my wife kind of mad, but he explained that he meant the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it, and that I just want to escape. Well, who doesn’t? Everybody I know wants to escape, but they don’t wander down into any third level at Grand Central Station. But that’s the reason, he said, and my friends all agreed. Everything points to it, they claimed. My stamp collecting, for example; that’s a ‘temporary refuge from reality.’ Well, maybe, but my grandfather didn’t need any refuge from reality.

Q46. Why did Sam’s verdict make Charley’s wife ‘mad’?

A. It made it difficult for her to accept that Charley would consult a psychiatrist.

B. It seemed to suggest to her that she was the cause of Charley’s unhappiness.

C. It made her aware of Charley’s delicate state of mind.

D. It offended her that Charley and Sam collectively accused her.

Q47. Sam’s explanation to the reaction of Charley’s wife was 

A. critical

B. aggressive

C. clarifying

D. accusatory

Q48. Select the option that signifies the condition of people of the ‘modern world’

mentioned in the extract.

(1) unsure

(2) lazy

(3) offensive

(4) anxious

(5) afraid

A. (1) and (3)

B. (2) and (5)

C. (2), (3) and (4)

D. (1), (4) and (5)

Q49. Select the option that displays a cause-effect set.

A. cause-Charley’s stamp collecting 

 effect--  Wandering into the third level 

B. cause --Everybody wants to escape

    effect--   Modern world full of insecurity 

C. cause  -   Charley’s wandering into the third level

    effect  --   Charley’s stamp collection

D. cause-  Modern world full of insecurity

    effect  -     Everybody wants to escape 

Q50-.Why didn’t Charley’s grandfather need refuge from reality?

A. He was too busy to bother.

B. He had chosen to deny his reality.

C. He lived in peaceful times.

D. He was a very secure person.

IX. Attempt the following.

Q51.In ‘Keeping Quiet’ the poet does not want the reader to confuse his advice for with total inactivity.

A. experimentation

B. relaxation

C. isolation

D. introspection

Q52. On his way to school, Franz says that he had the strength to resist and chose to hurry off to school.

The underlined phrase suggests that Franz was

A. hesitant.

B. threatened.

C. tempted.

D. repentant.

Q53.Select the suitable option for the given statements, based on your reading of Lost Spring.

(1) The writer notices that Saheb has lost his carefree look.

(2) Saheb has had to surrender his freedom for ₹800 per month.

A. (1) is false but (2) is true.

B. Both (1) and (2) are true.

C. (2) is a fact but unrelated to (1).

D. (1) is the cause for (2).

Q54. Select the option that lists the qualities of Douglas’ trainer.

(1) adventurous

(2) generous

(3) patient

(4) methodical

(5) encouraging

(6) courageous

A. (1) and (6)

B. (3), (4) and (5)

C. (2) and (5)

D. (1), (4) and (6)

Q55.The metaphor ‘lead sky’, is used by Stephen Spender to bring out

A. the image of sky-high constructions in the slum.

B. a response to death and destruction.

C. the strong dreams and aspirations of the children.

D. a sense of hopelessness and despair.

Q56. Sadao’s servants leave his house, but none of them betrays the secret of the American P.O.W. Select the option that explains this.

A. The servants truly believed that they must not be a part of the household that sheltered a prisoner of war, but their love and loyalty to Sadao made them keep the secret safe.

B. The servants knew that any information about the P.O.W would result in punishment for them and their families which is why they revealed nothing.

C. The servants were superstitious and scared with a white man on the premises and consequently, chose to remove themselves and stay silent about the situation.

D. The servants did not want to incur the wrath of Dr Sadao and lose their jobs, therefore they chose to exit instead, and return later.

Q57. Classify (1) to (4) as fact (F) or opinion (O), based on your reading of The Third Level.

(1) First-day covers are never opened.

(2) Grand Central is growing like a tree.

(3) President Roosevelt collected stamps.

(4) Sam was Charley’s psychiatrist.

A. F-1,3,4; O-2

B. F-2, 3; O-1,4

C. F-2; O-1,3,4

D. F-3,4; O-1,2

Q58. Identify the tone of Pablo Neruda in the following line:

Perhaps the Earth can teach us….

A. Confident and clear about the future events.

B. Dramatic about the prediction he made.

C. Convinced about the sequence of events to follow.

D. Uncertain, yet hopeful about the possibility.

Q59. Dr Sadao mutters the word ‘my friend’ while treating the American P.O.W. in the

light of the circumstances, we can say that this was

A. humourous.

B. climactic.

C. ironical.

D. ominous.

Q60. The sight of young trees and merry children, on the way to Cochin, is the

poet’s aging mother.

A. like a divine assurance for

B. in sharp contrast to

C. a distraction from pain for

D. the bridge between the poet and

ANSWERS

Q.31 C. embarrassment

Q.32 B. lacking depth and substance

Q.33 A. The officials

(34 )(1) part humourous, part earnestness

(1) belief

Q.35 B. (2) and (5)

VI.

Q.36 D. To know for sure that he had overcome his fear of drowning in water.

Q.37 A. Triggs Island and Stamp Act Island are both located in Lake Wentworth.

Q.38 C. prior drowning experiences

Q.39 B. on a small scale

Q.40 A. Addressed it.

VII.

Q.41 A. malnutrition

Q.42 C. He is considered the black sheep of the family.

Q.43 D. burdens of poverty

Q.44 B. Carrying his father’s disease

Q.45 A. He appears to be in a world of dreams.

VIII.

Q.46 B. It seemed to suggest to her that she was the cause of Charley’s unhappiness.

Q.47 C. clarifying

Q.48 D. (1), (4) and (5)

Q.49 D

cause-effect

modern world full of insecurity Everybody wants to escape

Q.50 C. He lived in peaceful times.

IX.

Q.51 D. introspection

Q.52 C. tempted

Q.53 B. Both (1) and (2) are true.

Q.54 B. (3), (4) and (5)

Q.55 D. a sense of hopelessness and despair

Q.56 A. The servants were urged to leave due to a sense of patriotism and self-preservation

but their love and loyalty to Sadao compelled them to keep the secret safe.

Q.57 A. F-1,3,4; O-2

Q.58 D. Uncertain, yet hopeful about the possibility.

Q.59 C. ironical

Q.60 B. in sharp contrast to