AHSEC| CLASS 12| ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH| SOLVED PAPER - 2022| H.S. 2ND YEAR
2022
ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 30
Time: Three hours
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions.
GROUP – A
(VIBFYOR)
(NEW SYLLABUS)
1. Give brief answers to any five of the following: 1x5=5
(a) Where did
the new vicar come from? 1
Ans:- The
new vicar came from the East End.
(b) Who is
Albert Edward? 1
Ans:- The
Verger Albert Edward Foreman was a simple man. He fulfilled his responsibility
with full honesty and dedication.
(c) Who are called
‘colour blind’? 1
Ans:- A
man who has no eye for art.
(d) Who lacks
automobile sensibility? 1
Ans:- R.K.
Narayan lacks automobile sensibility.
(e) How far
is Panagarh? 1
Ans:- Panagarh
was three miles away from the place where they were stranded.
(f) What is
the full name of Mrigangko Babu? 1
Ans:- Mriganko
Babu was a famous and popular writer.
(g) What did
Della buy for her husband as the gift of Magi? 1
Ans:- Della
brought a platinum pocket watch chain for her husband as a gift from Magi.
(h) Where did
Della sell her long hair? 1
Ans:- Della
sells her long hair to Madame Sophrony, a nearby hairdresser.
(i) Why does
Robert Lynd read Emerson? 1
Ans:- Robert
Lind read Emerson and Marcus Oralius as he wanted to gain knowledge at the loss
of some shilling.
(j) Who is
Epictetus? 1
Ans:- Epictetus
was a Greek philosopher of Stoicism in the 1st and 2nd centuries. He was
originally a slave.
2. Answer any five of the following: 2x5=10
(a) What
impression did the Vicar have about the new vicar? 2
Ans:- Verger
did not like the new vicar. He thought that the new pastor wanted to control
everything on his own terms. Verger regretted his predecessor as the new vicar
always wanted to rule every activity of the church.
(b) How did
the Verger regard his official dress?
2
Ans:- Verger
considered his official dress to be the iconic symbol of his office. Without it
she had a feeling of being somewhat inadequately dressed.
(c) What did
R. K. Narayan do to turn his energies again to write stories? 2
Ans:- R.K.
Narayan decides to get rid of the car, locking it in the car as soon as
possible so as to reroute his energy to write the story.
(d) What made
R. K. Narayan fear that he would soon become bankrupt? 2
Ans:- Narayan's
car was an imported one, too sophisticated to be handed over to regular
mechanics. So Narayan had to travel a hundred miles to an accredited workshop
every time his car needed attention. But after frequent visits to the workshop,
Narayan began to fear that he would go bankrupt if he had to spend exorbitant
amounts of money every other week for his car.
(e) What were
the suspicions of Mrigangko Babu? 2
Ans:- Seeing
the scarecrow, Mriganko Babu remembered someone because he was wearing a red
and black printed shirt.
(f) Why did
Mrigangko Babu never consult the almanac before travelling anywhere? 2
Ans:- Mriganko
Babu never saw the almanac before traveling anywhere as he was not one to
believe in superstitions.
(g) What did
Jim do to get a gift for Della? 2
Ans:- To
buy Della's gift. Jim sells his most prized possession, a gold watch.
(h) Why was
Della sobbing and sniffling? 2
Ans:- Della
was sobbing and sniffling because she was afraid of Jim's reaction to his short
hair.
(i) What
happened to Robert Lynd even after reading Marcus Aurelius and Emerson? 2
Ans:- Even
after reading Marcus Aurelius and Emerson, Lind was the same man as before. Reading
them, he agreed with everything they said.
(j) What
happened to the thief who stole Epictetus iron lamp? 2
Ans:- The
thief becomes cruel.
3. Give brief answers to any three of the following: 4x3=12
(a) Describe
the circumstances under which the Verger had to lose his job in St. Peter’s
Church. 4
Ans:- Verger
named Albert Edward Foreman faithfully performed his duties in a church for
sixteen years. He rose to the respected office of Verger on the strength of his
dedicated service and hard work. Verger's eligibility was challenged with the
appointment of a new vicar. The day after the christening ceremony the new
vicar called Verger into the vestry where two wardens of the church were
waiting for him. At first Victor admires Verger's honesty and ability to work.
But then he disregarded his long years of dedicated service on the grounds that
Verger could not read and write. The new vicar was shocked to learn that Verger
was illiterate. Albert was shocked but defended himself by saying that the
previous vicar had no objection, even that he could manage everything without
education. But Victor was determined. He told Verger that he had no right to
risk an accident which might be caused by Verger's lamentable ignorance. He
asked him if he could not learn. Verger then wandered off. The vicar gives
Verger the option of failing to learn the letters, which will cause him to lose
his job. The action was also firm. He refused to accept the offer and preferred
to resign believing that it was too late to learn at that level. So due to lack
of education Verger resigned from his respected office and thus lost his job.
(b) How did
the auto-pundits react after seeing R. K. Narayan’s ‘imported car’? 4
Ans:- Narayan's
flashy imported car created waves wherever he went. A wave of happiness ran
through the hearts of every auto-pundit who saw this. They could not help but
admire and admire its many features. While some were raving about its seats,
others could not ignore the multicolored speedometer and sophisticated
dashboard panel. All in all, much to RK Narayan's dismay, his new car caught
the eye of people everywhere. He could not lie his way out of public events
with false pretenses of being out of town as his antics were noticed every time
he went inside the city because of his new car. Thus RK Narayan's car piqued people's
interest and they reacted with genuine curiosity and admiration.
(c) Why did
Abhiram leave the house of Mrigangko Babu?
4
Ans:- Abhiram
leaves Mriganko Babu's house as he was accused of stealing a gold watch which
Mriganko Babu had received as a wedding gift. Abhiram pleads innocence. He
denied it. Then Mriganko Babu's father called a tantrik who did magic and a
simple rascal kept on rotating and rotating the tray until it stopped and
pointed at Abhiram, so he was guilty and was dismissed from his job.
(d) How did
Della save the pennies of the sixty cents of her total savings? 4
Ans:- Della
is trying to save money for Jim's Christmas gift by bargaining with the
merchants she used to do business with: one dollar and eighty-seven cents...
Her only way to save money was to bargain with the merchants when she went
shopping. Used to go for.
(e) Examine
Robert Lynd’s quest for instant wisdom.
4
Ans:- Instant
knowledge is not attainable.
Robert Lind has a desire for instant knowledge, so he was looking for a book that would make him instantly intelligent. He believed that wisdom could be found somewhere in a book. He wanted to get it at the cost of a few shillings. He read books by Emerson and Marcus Aurelius and realized that browsing material as diverse as Emerson and Aurelius had not achieved the desired result of making him intelligent overnight. After he finished, he remained the same as he was before. So, he turned to Epictetus for wisdom and found similarity in his opinions. Like Epictetus, he perceived death, pain and poverty as real evils. Lind found himself agreeing with everything the philosophers said, but only in theory but in a real-life situation he could not entertain them for a moment. So, he finally realized that getting instant knowledge is only a dream, it can never be entertained in a real-life situation.
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