G's Help Desk for English Core - XI: Practice Paper

Bluebells School International

Practice Paper – The Tale of Melon City

Time: 60 minutes

Name: ____________________ Date: __________________

Class: ____________________ Teacher: Ms. Geetanjali Kumar

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Q.1. Please answer the following questions briefly: 2m x 20 = 40 m

i) Comment on the note ‘After Idries Shah’ left by the poet?

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ii) What did the king want in the beginning of the poem and why did he want the same?

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iii) Which incident perturbed the otherwise just and placid king?

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iv) Which poetic device has been used to call the king ‘just and placid’? Discuss.

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v) Trace the chain of blame from the beginning to just before the wise man was brought to counsel.

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vi) Why did the king ask for the wisest man in the city? What all do we come to know about this wise man?

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vii) Why did the king decide to hang any man who fit the noose? What was the outcome of this decision?

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viii) Discuss the irony in the line, ‘Long live the king! The King is dead.’

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ix) How did a melon become the next king?

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x) Did the people accept him as their ruler? Why or why not?

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xi) What do you understand by the term ‘satire’?

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xii) What do you think Seth is satirizing through this poem?

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xiii) What is meant by ‘Laissez Faire? Do you think it an effective governing system? Why or why not?

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xiv) This is a story narrated in verse. Comment on the style of the poet.

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xv) According to you, which are the ways to maintain peace and liberty through a nation’s governing body?

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G's Help Desk for English Core - XI