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lathgata Baou
DON BOSCOSCHOOL, PARK CIRCUS
ISC PRE BOARD EXAMINATION 2024-25
ENGLISHLITERATURE
Time: 3 hours
Full Marks: 80
Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes to read the question paper.
You must notwrite answers during this time.
The intended marks for questions are given in brackets [1.
SECTION-A
uestion1
Choose the most appropriate alternative from the given options: [10j
[Write only one option with the alternative number [alb/c/d] along with the full sentence of the chosen option.]
In 'Macbeth' Act-3, Scene-4, howdoes Banquo's ghost influence Macbeth's actions?
a) Macbeth recoils and acts sheepishly at the sight of Banquo's ghost
b) Macbeth is propelled into alternative fits of courage and fear
c) Macbeth's guilty soul is exposed in public as he begs mercy of Banquo
d) Macbeth muses that he has been betrayed by the murderers
11. Which of the apparitions was the last resort for Macbeth to cling on to his hope of being invincible?
a) First Apparition
b) Second Apparition
c) Third Apparition
d) A Show of Eight Kings followed by Banquo's ghost
"0, fullof scorpions is my mind, dear wife!" The poetic device used is
a) Simile
b) Allusion
c) Metaphor
d) Personification
Lady Macbeth's Sleep-Walking Scene reveals about her state of mind
a) She is suffering from insomnia and requires medical attention
b) She is greatly troubled as she constantly fears Macbeth's safety
c) She cannot suppress the deadly secrets in her bosom anymore
d) She has had a moral breakdown and needs assistance of a clergyman
What imagery in the poem Tithonus' brings out the desperate yearning of Tithonus to be blessed'as
a mortal?
a) Steam floats up from those dim fields about the homes of happy men
b) With kisses balmier than half-opening buds of April
c) Coldare thy lights and cold my wrinkled feet
d) A white-haired shadow roaming like a dream
This question paper consists of 4 pages.
Page 1
o72/2
lathgata Baou
DON BOSCOSCHOOL, PARK CIRCUS
ISC PRE BOARD EXAMINATION 2024-25
ENGLISHLITERATURE
Time: 3 hours
Full Marks: 80
Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes to read the question paper.
You must notwrite answers during this time.
The intended marks for questions are given in brackets [1.
SECTION-A
uestion1
Choose the most appropriate alternative from the given options: [10j
[Write only one option with the alternative number [alb/c/d] along with the full sentence of the chosen option.]
In 'Macbeth' Act-3, Scene-4, howdoes Banquo's ghost influence Macbeth's actions?
a) Macbeth recoils and acts sheepishly at the sight of Banquo's ghost
b) Macbeth is propelled into alternative fits of courage and fear
c) Macbeth's guilty soul is exposed in public as he begs mercy of Banquo
d) Macbeth muses that he has been betrayed by the murderers
11. Which of the apparitions was the last resort for Macbeth to cling on to his hope of being invincible?
a) First Apparition
b) Second Apparition
c) Third Apparition
d) A Show of Eight Kings followed by Banquo's ghost
"0, fullof scorpions is my mind, dear wife!" The poetic device used is
a) Simile
b) Allusion
c) Metaphor
d) Personification
Lady Macbeth's Sleep-Walking Scene reveals about her state of mind
a) She is suffering from insomnia and requires medical attention
b) She is greatly troubled as she constantly fears Macbeth's safety
c) She cannot suppress the deadly secrets in her bosom anymore
d) She has had a moral breakdown and needs assistance of a clergyman
What imagery in the poem Tithonus' brings out the desperate yearning of Tithonus to be blessed'as
a mortal?
a) Steam floats up from those dim fields about the homes of happy men
b) With kisses balmier than half-opening buds of April
c) Coldare thy lights and cold my wrinkled feet
d) A white-haired shadow roaming like a dream
This question paper consists of 4 pages.
Page 1
