Class 12 English Core Read the following extracts and answer the questions

 Read the following extracts and answer the questions for any one of the given two-

A  Those who prepare green wars,

wars with gas, wars with fire,

victory with no survivors,

would put on clean clothes

and walk about with their brothers

in the shade, doing nothing. (poem - Keeping Quiet)

I. What is a common outcome of all the wars described?

II What does the imagery of ‘walking about with their brothers in the shade’ primarily

represent?

A. The readiness for further conflicts.

B. A return to normal activities post-conflict.

C. A moment of unity and peaceful reflection.

D. The physical environment of a typical war zone.

III. Complete the following suitably.

The putting on of ‘clean clothes’ by the warmongers, symbolises_________.

IV. Select the correct option from those given in brackets, to fill in the blank.

The excerpt tells us that the speaker ________ (condemns / glorifies) the destructive

nature of modern warfare.

V. Read the assertion and the reason below, with reference to the given extract.

Assertion: The poet advocates for 'doing nothing' as a way to prevent the devastation of

war.

Reason: 'Doing nothing' refers to a time for stopping any action for a few moments.

Choose the correct option regarding their relationship.

A. Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation

of the assertion.

B. Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct

explanation of the assertion.

C. The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

D. The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

VI. How can the message in the excerpt, about the outcome of wars be applied to promote

peace?

OR

B While greedy good-doers, beneficent beasts of prey,

Swarm over their lives enforcing benefits

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That are calculated to soothe them out of their wits,

And by teaching them how to sleep they sleep all day,

Destroy their sleeping at night the ancient way. (poem-The Roadside Stand)

I Select the phrase that suggests the following:

The so-called aids are not offered out of genuine care or consent but are imposed in a

controlling and perhaps unwelcome manner.

II What does the imagery of ‘swarm’ NOT represent in the given extract?

A. Coordinated help B. Overwhelming force

C. Discomfort and chaos D. Neglect of individual needs

III Complete the following suitably.

In the line, ‘destroy their sleeping at night the ancient way,’ the phrase ‘the ancient way’

refers to________.

IV. Select the correct option from those given in brackets, to fill in the blank.

The poet has used phrases like ‘greedy good-doers’ and ‘beneficent beasts of prey’ to

illustrate the ________ (irony/satire) in the situation where those claiming to help the rural

poor actually impose self-serving and detrimental actions on them.

V. Read the assertion and the reason below, with reference to the given extract.

Assertion: The poet criticizes the way the rural poor are treated by benefactors, suggesting

it instills ambition.

Reason: The interventions are overwhelmingly calming and lead to a loss of critical thinking

among the rural poor.

Choose the correct option regarding their relationship:

A. Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of

the assertion.

B. Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation

of the assertion.

C. The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

D. The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

VI. State in one sentence, what cautionary advice your address to the rural poor from the

extract, is most likely to include.


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