SECTION B—READING
Answer any TWO questions in this section.
N.B.—Begin the answer (or fair copy of an answer) to
each question on a fresh page.
Marks
1. {a) Choose one of the following characters from Shakespeare and write an
account of his or her part in the play:—
Puck; Portia {The Merchant of Venice)', Touchstone; Lady Macbeth;
Cassius; Viola; Hotspur. (10)
or
[h) Briefly describe a humorous or sad or tense incident from a play written
by a dramatist other than Shakespeare. (10)
2. Tell briefly in your own words the story of any ballad or other narrative poem
which deals with one of the following topics
a Border foray; the supernatural; a journey; love; violent death. (10)
3. Choose any poem which has made a deep impression upon you. What
qualities in it appealed to you most strongly ? How has the poet achieved his
effects ? Illustrate your answer by appropriate quotation. (10)
4. From a novel or short story that you have read, describe one of the following
incidents:—
a chase; a fight; a shipwreck; a ball; an outing; a proposal of marriage;
a rescue. (10)
5. Give, with the name of the author, the title of a book, other than fiction,
which deals with one of the subjects listed below. For what reasons would you
recommend it to a friend who has interests similar to your own ?
arts and crafts; astronomy; the care of animals; the cinema; sport; the
theatre; travel; wild flowers. (10)
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