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Class - IX Question Bank For Term II-2022-23 English II
Class - IX Question Bank For Term II-2022-23 English II
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
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?
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?
18.Why did the American think that the statue of the horse belonged to Muni?
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?
11. What are the various poetic devices used in the poem?
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