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Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Practice Paper - Mother's Day

Bluebells School International

Practice Paper – Mother’s Day

Time: 70 minutes

Name: ____________________ Date: __________________

Class: ____________________ Teacher: Ms. Geetanjali Kumar

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Q.1. Name the character that best demonstrate the following values: ½ m x 20 = 10m

Q.2. Compare and contrast the personalities of Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Pearson.

How did the play end up being symbolic of a ‘mother’s day’? 3m

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Q.3. Please answer the following questions in about 35-40 words: 2m x 15 = 30m

i) How did the Pearson family treat its matriarch?

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ii) Who was Mrs. Fitzgerald? What method did she suggest to Mrs. Pearson in order to solve the latter’s problems?

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iii) Identify at least three ways in which Mrs. Fitzgerald, in the body of Mrs. Pearson, surprised the Pearson family?

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iv) How does the tea become an important symbol in the play?

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v) The children take their mother for granted, and presume she must be unstable if she were not fulfilling their demands.

Discuss with examples from the text.

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vi) How does Mrs. Fitzgerald react on learning about Doris’ date?

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vii) ‘I’ve joined the movement’, said Mrs. Fitzgerald. Discuss.

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viii) What impression do you form of George Pearson from Mrs. Fitzgerald’s account?

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ix) How does George react to the truth revealed by Mrs. Fitzgerald?

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x) What all does Mrs. Fitzgerald plan to do during her time off from household chores?

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xi) When do we see the actual Mrs. Pearson standing up for herself in the play?

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xii) What warning does Mrs. Fitzgerald give Mrs. Pearson before the former leaves?

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xiii) What does Mrs. Pearson decide to do that evening? How does the family react to her wish?

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xiv) Do you think Mrs. Pearson would be able to sustain the family ambience and respectability gifted to her?

Why or why not?

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xv) Identify at least four values each that Cyril, Doris and George lacked.

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Practice Paper - Albert Einstein at School

Bluebells School International

Practice Paper – Albert Einstein At School

Time: 90 minutes

Name: ____________________ Date: __________________

Class: ____________________ Teacher: Ms. Geetanjali Kumar

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Q.1. Who said the following: ½ m x 4 = 2m

1) They say you don’t have to know anything – you don’t have to understand what you’re taught,

just be able to repeat it in the exams. __________________________

2) I knew you were going to leave before you knew yourself ___________________________

3) … if you have anything to spare, invite Yuri to a meal ___________________________

4) I do not think learning facts is education ___________________________

Q.2. Neither school nor home held any happiness for Albert. Comment with references from the story.

There were few Albert enjoyed knowing in Munich; the others he couldn’t wait to leave behind. Discuss.

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Q.3. Please answer the following questions in about 35-40 words: 2 m x 20 = 40m

i) Which traits of Albert’s personality are revealed in his conversation with Mr. Braun?

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ii) Which traits did Albert lack in his conversation with Mr. Braun?

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iii) Why couldn’t Albert see any point in memorizing facts?

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iv) What was the ‘Einstein theory of education’?

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v) Why did Einstein’s father not wish to take him away from the school in Munich?

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vi) Violence is a vicious cycle. Comment, based on your reading of this chapter.

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vii) Were Albert and Yuri well off? How do we know?

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viii) Who was Elsa and what do we learn from her about the education system of the time?

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ix) Although Albert couldn’t memorize facts, he enjoyed reading. How do we know and which subjects did

Albert enjoy particularly?

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x) What plan did Albert come up with to escape going to school in Munich?

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xi) How do we know that Yuri and Albert were good friends?

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xii) What advise did Yuri give to Albert when the latter decided to visit the doctor?

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xiii) In which ways did Dr. Ernst Weil help Albert?

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xiv) Was the visit to the doctor successful? How do we know? What was the fee charged by Dr. Weil?

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xv) Did Albert use the certificate he had obtained? Why or why not?

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xvi) How did Mr. Koch react to Albert’s news?

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xvii) Why did the head teacher call Albert to his room?

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xviii) How was the Albert-Head Teacher conversation different from the Albert-Mr. Braun conversation?

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xix) How did Albert react to the order issue by the head teacher? Why did he react in such a way?

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xx) Which traits did Albert demonstrate during his conversation with the head teacher?

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