Model Examination First Year 1st semi

  

Model Examination

Q1. Comment on the following extract, relating it to the specific work, the context, and its significance. [20 Marks]

1.       For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils.

2.       A long line of caged parrots

I saw one day in a pet shop:

The green was fading from their feathers

I knew their days were numbered

3.       ‘I am here because I have nowhere else to go. I want to be away from people who may recognise me’. But he hesitated, wondering how he should say it…… ‘I am not so great as you imagine. I am just ordinary.’ Before he could fumble and reach the words, the other said, ‘I have a problem sir.’

4.       The young girl Ratan was a young girl no longer. From that moment on she took on the role of a mother, calling the doctor, giving him oils at the right time, staying awake at his bedside all night long, cooking him convalescent meals, and saying a hundred times, ‘ Are you feeling a bit better, Dadababu?’

 Q2. [10 Marks]

Write short notes on any of the following Two

1.       Traditional Ballad

2.       Epic

3.       Short story

4.       Novel

5.       Drama

6.       Elegy

7.       Sonnet

8.       Plot

Q3. [10 marks]

Wordsworth is considered as a nature poet. Discuss with reference to the poem ‘Daffodils’.

  

Q4. [10 Marks]

ENTERTAINMENT

The monkey-show is on-

patient girl on haunches

holds the strings,

a baby in her arms.

Two red monkeys

in red and purple pantaloons

prepare to dance.

Crowd collects,

Naked to the waist,

the Master of Ceremonies'

drums frenzy, cracks whip,

calls the tricks

to earn applause and copper coins.

The circle thickens as the plot thickens,

children laugh, the untouchable women

smooth their hair. A coolie

grins at me, his white teeth

gleam in the sunlight.

Only the monkeys are sad,

and suddenly

the baby begins to cry.

Anticipating time for payment,

the crowd dissolves.

Some, in shame, part

with the smallest coin they have.

The show moves on.

1. What is this poem about? Where is this show held? Who is the Master of Ceremonies?

2. How do the people watching the show react to the monkeys' performance? What happens when the show ends?

3. Do you think the owner of the monkey was well rewarded for his effort?

4. What does the writer imply when he says, 'Only the monkeys are sad'?

5. After you read the poem what was your reaction? What did you feel?

6. What is your opinion about training animals such as monkeys, bears and others to perform in street shows or circuses?


Q5. [20 Marks]

Identify the following extract and comment on the relevance of each to the larger context with special reference to technique, theme and language.

(a)

We have as short a spring;
As quick a growth to meet decay
As you, or anything.
We die

[5 Marks]

(b)

Compare and contrast ‘To Daffodils’ by Robert Herrick and ‘Daffodils’ by William Wordsworth.

[15 Marks]

Q6. [10 Marks]

1. Illustrate the theme of the short story Missilin.

Or

2. Illustrate the theme of “The Post Master”.

Q7. [20 Marks]

1. Raju plays many roles in his career. Name them?

2. What is the unique style of the narration in the novel?

3. What is the significance of the title, ‘The Guide’?

4. How many years he was in jail says the Barber?

5. Whom did Raju meet in the first chapter?

6. Who is Rosie? In which art she is interested in?

7. Narayan has created a unique small town in India. Name the place?

8. What is the name of Rosie’s husband? What is he?

9. “Gradually books appeared where there were coconuts before” comment with reference .[ chapter 4 page 48]

10. How does the novel end? What type of end is it?