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    The Duke asks Antonio what mercy he can show Shylock. Gratiano suggests hanging him. Antonio agrees to reduce Shylock's fine if he gives up half his goods for Antonio's use and the other half goes to Lorenzo upon Shylock's death, provided Shylock converts to Christianity. The Duke is playing the role of judge and seeks a merciful decision to resolve the conflict.

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    ICSE 10th Literature in english Sample Paper 9

    Page 1

    Sample Paper 9
    ICSE Class X 2023-24
    Literature in English
    English Paper - 2
    Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 80
    General Instructions:
    1. Answer to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
    2. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
    3. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
    4. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
    5. The paper has four Sections.
    6. Section A is compulsory-All questions in Section A must be answered.
    7. You must attempt one question from each of the Sections B, C and D and one other
    question from any Section of your choice.
    8. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

    Section A
    (Attempt all questions from this Section)

    QUESTION 1.
    Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options.
    (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.) [16]

    (i) “There is more difference between thy flesh and hers.” Who said these words and to whom?
    (a) Shylock to Salarino (b) Salarino to Shylock
    (c) Lorenzo to Jessica (d) Bassanio to Portia

    (ii) In the short story The Blue Bead, what task did Sibia performed?
    (a) Washed clothes (b) Cleaned the house
    (c) Cut grass for fodder (d) Collected flowers

    (iii) Shylock uses the word ‘viands’ when he argues that perhaps the Christians should treat
    their slaves fairly. What does ‘viands’ mean?
    (a) Marriage (b) Food
    (c) Beds (d) Burdens

    (iv) What is the moral that the poet is trying to convey in the poem Nine Gold Medals?
    1. It is okay to fall once in a while.
    2. Winning is important.
    3. Compassion is more important than competition.
    ICSE 10th Literature in english Sample Paper 9 Page 2

    (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3


    (c) Only 3 (d) Only 1

    (v) What cheers up Shylock after hearing of his daughter’s theft?


    (a) Bassanio’s financial ruin (b) News of Jessica’s marriage
    (c) Tubal tells a joke (d) Antonio’s financial ruin

    (vi) In moonlit Belmont, Jessica and Lorenzo compare themselves to whom?


    (a) Troilus and Cressida (b) Pyramus and Thisbe
    (c) Dido and Aeneas (d) All of these

    (vii) What did Abou ask the Angel in the poem Abou Ben Adhem?
    (a) How are you? (b) What do you do?
    (c) What writest thou? (d) Where goest thou?

    (viii) In the short story A Little Match Girl, why were the slippers worn by the little girl not
    useful for her?
    (a) They were small slippers (b) They had holes in them
    (c) They were very large slippers (d) They were broken

    (ix) Which of the following quotes suggests that it would be bad for Venice if Shylock did not
    get his bond?
    (a) “What judgment shall I dread, doing no wrong?”
    (b) “tis mine and I will have it.”
    (c) “There is no force in the decrees of Venice.”
    (d) “let the danger light upon your charter and your city’s freedom”.

    (x) What do ‘roses’ signify in the poem The Patriot?


    (a) Love (b) Honesty
    (c) Glory (d) Honour

    (xi) What type of literary device did the poet use in ‘Ten thousand saw I at a glance’ in the
    poem Daffodils?
    (a) Simile (b) Alliteration
    (c) Hyperbole (d) Metaphor

    (xii) When the Duke welcomes Shylock into the court, to which of Shylock’s traits does he refer?
    (a) Shylock’s greed (b) Shylock’s cruelty
    (c) Shylock’s religion (d) Shylock’s stubbornness

    (xiii) Choose the option that lists the sequence of events in the correct order.
    1. Joe takes Maggie to his home.
    2. Maggie’s mother dies of drunkeness.
    3. John is taken by farmer Jones.
    4. Neighbours taken pity on the three children.
    (a) 4, 2, 1, 3 (b) 2, 4, 3, 1
    (c) 1, 3, 2, 4 (d) 2, 3, 1, 4
    ICSE 10th Literature in english Sample Paper 9 Page 3

    (xiv) What do ‘bars of rage’ represent in the poem I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings?
    (a) Imprisonment of innocent blacks (b) Freedom of blacks
    (c) Anger of rich people (d) None of these

    (xv) Select the option that shows the correct relationship between statements (1) and (2) from
    All Summer in a Day.
    1. Margot remembered her time on Earth and missed the Sun.
    2. The other children bullied Margot.
    (a) 1 is the cause for 2 (b) 1 is the example of 2
    (c) 1 is independent of 2 (d) 1 is a contradiction of 2

    (xvi) In the short story My Greatest Olympic Prize, Luz Long suggested Owens to
    (a) draw a line a few inches in the back of the board and then take off
    (b) run fast
    (c) not to participate in the finals
    (d) foul in the last attempt

    Section B
    (Answer one or more questions from this Section)

    DRAMA
    The Merchant of Venice
    By William Shakespeare

    QUESTION 2.
    Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.
    What mercy can you render him, Antonio?
    Gratiano : A halter gratis, nothing else, for God’s sake!
    Antonio : So please my lord the Duke and all the court
    To quit the fine for one half of his goods,
    I am content, so he will let me have
    The other half in use, to render it
    Upon his death unto the gentleman
    That lately stole his daughter.
    Two things provided more: that for this favour
    He presently become a Christian;
    Here in the court, of all he dies possessed
    Unto his son Lorenzo and his daughter

    (i) Who is the speaker of the first line? To whom does the speaker (of the first line) expect
    Antonio to be merciful towards? [3]

    (ii) What role is the speaker of the first line playing? What is the reason behind this decision? [3]

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