Class - IX Question Bank For Term II-2022-23 English II

Class -IX Question Bank for Term II- 2022-23 English II
The Merchant of Venice

Act II Scene-1
1.What did Morocco say about his dark complexion?

2.What brave acts Morocco is ready to carry to win Portia?
3.Why does Morocco give an example of Hercules and Leeches?
Scene -2
(1)What dilemma is the speaker currently facing?
(2)How does the speaker solve his dilemma?
(3) The speaker says ‘I will run’. Where does he want to run? Is he trying to run away from something
or someone?
(4) What does Gobbo mean when he says that it was the very defect of the matter?
(5) What had made Launcelot leave his old master and come to Bassanio?
(6) Why had Launcelot preferred to work for Bassanio, who is not as rich as his old master?
(7)Give any two humorous situations from this scene
(8)What has just happened that makes Gobbo say that Launcelot has changed? What present did
Gobbo bring? To whom does he want to give it?
(9)What special privilege would Launcelot have if he served Bassanio? What would happen if
Launcelot were to serve the Jew ‘any longer’?
(10)Give the meaning of:
1.To allay with some cold drops of modesty
2.Thy skipping spirit,
3.To tone down your lively spirits by exercising a little moderation.
(11)Briefly summarize the advice given by Bassanio to Gratiano in this scene
(12). What assurance does Gratiano give to Bassanio about the latter’s advice?
Scene -3
1.How does Jessica express her sorrow when Lancelot is about to leave her father’s service?
2. Who is called a “merry devil”? Why is Jessica sorry that he is leaving Shylock’s house?
3) Why does Jessica give a ducat to Launcelot? To whom is Launcelot to hand over the letter? Why is
he told to hand over the letter secretly?
4) In what way does Jessica’s character differ from that of Portia
Scene -4
(1) Where are Lorenzo and Gratiano at this time? Who else is present with them?
(2) Why, according to Gratiano, have they not made good preparations?
(3) Do they succeed in the venture they had planned for the night?
(4) How does Launcelot help them in converting Lorenzo’s planning?
(5) Why is Lorenzo saying that they would slip away at dinner-time?
Scene - 5
1. Where does this scene take place? Who are the characters in this scene.
2. What does Shylock tell Launcelot not to do at Bassanio’s house?
3. What does he dream of and what does he conclude?
4. What instructions does Shylock give to Jessica when he learns that there would be a masque.
5. ‘What says that fool of Hagar’s offspring’. Who does ‘fool’ refer to? Who is Hagar?
6. What is Jessica’s reply to this question?
7. What had actually been whispered in her ear?
8. What does Shylock continue to say about Launcelot ?
Scene -6
1. Where and for whom are Gratiano and Salarino waiting?
2. ‘And it is marvel he out-dwells his hour’-Explain.
Why does Gratiano say this?
3. What examples does Gratiano give to explain the state of people in love?
4. What does Lorenzo promise his friends when he enters the scene?
5. In what condition does Jessica appear? What are her feelings?
6. What qualities of Jessica does Lorenzo admire?
7. What news does Antonio bring later?
Prose
Ls. 3 A Horse and Two Goats
1.Describe the village of Kritam in the story ‘A Horse and Two Goats’.
OR
What is said about Kritam in the story ‘A Horse and Two Goats’?
2.How did the Big House differ from other houses in the village?
3.What was Muni’s first meal in his prosperous days?
4.What was Muni craving for? Why?
5.Did the shopkeeper give Muni the food items he needed? Why?
6.Why was Muni careful about not annoying his wife?
7.How did Muni calculate his age?

8.What was Muni’s and his wife’s age when they married?
9.What thought disturbed Muni when he was thinking about his age?
10.Why did Muni like sitting at the pedestal of the horse statue in the outskirts of the village?
11.State the feelings Muni felt after he saw the foreigner. Why did he have such feelings?
12.What happened when the American offered a cigarette to Muni?

13.Why was Muni scared of the foreigner?
14.Why didn’t Muni run away when he was scared of the foreigner?
15.How has Muni described the people of Kuppam?
16.Who decides the fate of a criminal in Kritam?
OR
How is justice served in Muni’s village?
17.What was the foreigner’s business?
18.Why did the American think that the statue of the horse belonged to Muni?
19.What is said to happen in Kaliyuga?

20.How was the foreigner planning to take the horse statue to New York?
21.How much money did the foreigner offer Muni for the statue and what did Muni
misunderstand it for?
22.How has Muni described the headman of the village?
23.How did Muni’s wife react when he told her about selling the goats?
24.Explain the appropriateness of the title.
26.Elaborate on the humorous aspect of the story
27.How does this story detail the clash of two cultures?
28.Discuss the economic differences between Muni and the American.
29.Write in brief about the idea of knowledge and ignorance with respect to the story.
30.At the end of the story, both Muni and the American got what they wanted. Justify this
statement.
Ls.4 Hearts and Hands

1. Name the express where Mrs. Fairchild was sitting. How do you know this express was
crowded?
2. Who are the linked couple?How are they linked?
3. How did Mrs. Fairchild react when she first saw Mr. Easton?
4. How did Mrs. Fairchild react when she saw the handcuffs on Mrs. Easton?
5. Where was glum-faced taken to? Why?
6. Why did the glum-faced man cut off the conversation between Ms. Fairchild and Mr.
Easton?
7. Who is the real marshal in the story? How was it revealed to us?
8. What are the themes of the short story?
Ls. 5. A Face in the Dark

1.Who was Mr. Oliver and What was his daily routine?
2.How can you say that Mr. Oliver was a brave man?
3.Write a short note on the school where Mr. Oliver was a teacher?
4.What did Mr. Oliver see when he was returning back while passing through the pine forest?
5.Why was Mr. Oliver surprised to see the boy?
6.Why was the boy called a miscreant? Who is a miscreant?
7.Why did Mr. Oliver move closer to the boy who was sitting alone on the rock?
8.How did he show his concern for the boy? Did the boy reply affirmatively?
9.Which horrible sight frightened Mr. Oliver?
10.Why did the torch fall from Mr. Oliver ‘s hand? Why was his hand trembling?
11.Whom did he stumble into? What did the watchman ask Mr. Oliver?
12.What was strange about the watchman?
13.What happened to Mr. Oliver when the watchman raised the lantern to show his face?
14.The story has a thrilling climax. Justify.
15.Write a short note on the Theme of the story, ‘A Face in The Dark ‘.
16.How did Mr. Oliver come across another strange face? What role does imagination play in the plot of
the story?
Poetry
Poem 2. The Cold Within
1. Who met by happenstance?
2. What did the first person in the group do with her log?
3. What did the second and third persons do with their log?
4. What do the rich and poor do with their logging?
5. Whose face bespoke revenge? What did he do with his log?
6. What did the last man of the group do with the log?
7. What are the themes of the poem "The cold within'?
8. Do you think the poem's title is appropriate? Justify.
9. What does happenstance mean?
Poem 3. Bangle sellers

1. Who is the speaker in the poem?
2. How do Bangle sellers describe the bangles?
3. Where do bangles sellers sell their bangles? Who are the prospective buyers of these bangles?
4. What is referred to as ‘Rainbow-tinted circles of light’?
5. Explain the line’ lustrous tokens of radiant lives’.
6. What colour bangles are suitable for Young maidens? What do they symbolise? What are these
bangles compared to?
7. What colour bangles are suitable for brides? What do they symbolise? What are these bangles
compared to?
8. Explain the lines
a. ‘Tinkling luminous and tender like bridal laughter and bridal tear?
9. What colour bangles are suitable for middle aged women? What do they symbolise? What are
these bangles compared to?
10. What are the themes of this poem?
11. What are the various poetic devices used in the poem?
Poem.5 Television
1. What has been referred to as ‘the idiotic thing’? Why?

2. What is the most important thing the poet has learnt?
3. What did the poet observe when he visited a few houses?

4. How does children’s habit of watching TV gives relief to their elders in the house?
5. “But did you ever stop to think,”Who are the people directly addressed by the poet?
6. According to the poem, what ill effects does T.V. have on children?
7. What monster is the poet referring to? How was the situation different before its invention?
8. What type of books would children living long ago read?
9. Why does the poet advise the parents to fill the shelves with a lot of books?
10. What will be the reaction of the children then?
11. What will they start doing?
12. Finally, what are the changes that you will see in the children?
13. What are the themes in the poem?

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Class -IX Question Bank for Term II- 2022-23 English II

The Merchant of Venice

1.What did Morocco say about his dark complexion?

Ls. 3 A Horse and Two Goats

7.How did Muni calculate his age?

12.What happened when the American offered a cigarette to Muni?

19.What is said to happen in Kaliyuga?

Ls.4 Hearts and Hands

Ls. 5. A Face in the Dark

Poem 3. Bangle sellers

1. What has been referred to as ‘the idiotic thing’? Why?

3. What did the poet observe when he visited a few houses?

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