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What does the poet compare the snake's drinking habits to? Why?

What sort of person was Michael's dad?

Why does Brutus kill Caesar?

Why were the mariners angry with the Ancient Mariner?

Who was Mr. Pakrashi and how did he instill the value of being true to one's work in Patol Babu?

Keeping in mind the poem, 'Snake', write out a speech for the morning assembly on the topic, Snakes - a beautiful creation of God, an object of our love and not hatred.

What is the poet’s dual attitude towards the snake?

How was Shultz finally recued by Michael?

What did Caesar leave for the Romans in his will?

John Hallock could never displease Jenkins. Why?

What is ironic about the inscription on the pedestal of Ozymandias?

Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences:

(a) more than / are child workers / the Indian population / five per cent of /

(b) engaged / in agriculture / tens of thousands / are chiefly /

(c) work / in urban areas / many / of industries / in a variety /

Read the extract given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:

".................. its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed.

(a) What do "lifeless things" refer to?
(b) How do we know that he was a good sculptor?
(c) How did the heart feed the passions?

Read the extract given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:

"I hadn't the shade of an idea, but at the time that didn't worry me in the least. You see, I had often been like that before...."

(i) Who is 'I' ? What did he not have an idea about?
(ii) Why was he not worried?
(iii) What had actually happened earlier to make things right for him?

Read the extract given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:

"The noble Brutus
Hath told you Caesar was ambitious:
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Caesar answered it."

(a) Who is the speaker? Who are 'you'?
(b) How did Caesar pay for being ambitious?
(c) What argument did the speaker give to show that Brutus was wrong in his judgement of Caesar?

How did Sebastian Shultz communicate with Michael? What did he say in his last message?

What is the dilemma that the poet faces when he sees the snake?

Why does Calpurnia try to stop Caesar from going to the senate?

'Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more.'

Brutus says this as he justifies to the Romans why Caesar was assassinated by them. Do you agree with Brutus? Justify your answer in 120‒150 words by giving examples from the play.

Why values does Brutus display as he says this line to the Romans ?

Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences:

(a) your destiny / it / right hand / is said / your / that / is in /

(b) problems / determines / how / our personalities / with / in life / we deal /

(c) than others / can cope / some people / better / hardships / with /