Podar International School, Mehsana

Grade – XI
Subject – English ( Question Bank )
Date – 8/8/2024
Teacher’s Name – Rahul Bhatia
Designation – PGT ( English )

Choose the correct option

1. What would the grandmother do in the temple on a daily basis?

A. Meditation
B. Read Scriptures
C. Sing religious prayers
D. teach other kids religious prayers

2. How many people were in the photograph?

A. two girls
B. three girls
C. two girls and one boy
D. only her mother

3. What were the hallmarks of the Garoghlanian tribe?

A. Trust
B. Honesty
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above

4. How did the bird move to the other side of the branch?
A. Like a lizard
B. Slowly
C. Smoothly
D. by flying

5. What were the names of the two crewmen whom the author hired?
A. Shelly and Cabil
B. Larry Vigil and Herb Seigler
C. Herb Seigler and Shelly Cooper
D. Larry Vigil and Adam Moore

6. Why had the author come to visit Mrs. Dorling?

A. Because Mrs. Dorling had belongings of author’s mother
B. Because Mrs. Dorling called her
C. Because she missed Mrs. Dorling
D. None of the above
7. What was the turning point of the friendship between grandmother and
author?
A. When he became an adult
B. When his parents called them both to the city
C. When he left her to live in the city with his parents
D. When they stopped talking

8. What is the poem ‘A Photograph’ about?

A. About poet’s childhood memories
B. tribute to the poet’s mother
C. Poet’s photograph
D. Poet’s father

9. When Aram rode the horse alone, it ran down the road to the _________.
A. vineyard
B. irrigation ditch
C. field
D. countryside

10. How did the explosion affect the ship?

A. A torrent of green and white water broke over the ship
B. the ship started sinking
C. the ship turned upside down
D. None of the above

Answer the following questions ( 40 – 50 words )

1. Why did the boys return the horse so early?

Answer 1. After a joy ride on the horse, the boys were returning it to its hiding place one
morning. They met John Byro, the horse’s true owner. John swore that the horse was the
twin of his own, and that anyone with a suspicious mind could mistake it for his own
because its teeth and everything else looked the same. The boys became terrified at this
point. Due to fear of disclosure of their dare deed, they hack the horse the next day at its
real owner’s barn.

2. Why did the narrator of the story want to forget the address?
Answer 2. The narrator of the story is a young girl, a victim of war. The war had left her a
desolate soul. But the narrator appears to be a very optimistic sort of girl. After paying a
tributary visit to see her long-serving household articles, she decided to forget everything
about her past, even the address, as she wanted to start anew. Everything associated with
her past was no longer valuable to her.
3. What impression do you form about Khosrove?
Answer 3. Khosrove was Mourad and Aram’s uncle. He had acquired the special
characteristic of the family i.e. the crazy streak. He was a massive man with a thick head of
black hair. He had the biggest beard in the entire San Joaquin Valley. He was an irritable man
who easily lost his cool when someone lamented his loss. His most frequently repeated words
(in this situation) were. It causes no harm; disregard it.”

4. Comment on the title of Marga’s story The Address.

Answer 4. The story has aptly been given the title, ‘The Address’. The entire plot revolves
around Mrs Dorling’s address, 46 Marconi Street. She had taken all of the narrator’s
mother’s valuables. After the war, the narrator returned to that address twice. However, she
had a bad experience. She eventually resolved to forget about that address.

5. What was Andrew’s greatest achievement and satisfaction as he walked out of

House Number 12 Blame Terrace?
Answer 5. Dr Andrew was called to handle a critical case of delivery. He was tired. He felt
defeated. He was in a dilemma because of the sinking condition of Susan and the lifeless
form of her baby. But he saved both the lives. He called it his greatest reward and success.

Answer the following questions ( 120-150 words )

1. Describe the changing relationship between the author and his grandmother.
Did their feelings for each other change?
Answer 1. The author had a good friendship with his grandmother. He used to live with her
during his childhood. She used to bathe him, dress him, and take him to school. While he
was studying, she used to stay inside a temple, reading transcripts. After school, they used
to return home while feeding the village dogs. Thus, they had a close relationship. But with
time, it changed. They moved to the city to live with the author’s parents. The author was
admitted to a city school, where he used to travel by bus. As a result, his grandmother was
unable to accompany him and remained at home. She was frustrated because she couldn’t
assist him in his lessons and because the author was receiving western education. They
shared the same room, but their conversation got quiet. When the author entered university,
she got another room and accepted her seclusion. Following that, he went abroad for
studies, causing a schism in their relationship. Though they got farther apart over time,
their feelings for each other did not change. He still loved her the same way he did before.
His grandmother believed she appeared herself in prayer and reduced conversation with
him, and that she had the same love and blessings for him.

2. What difference did you notice between the reactions of the adults and the
children when faced with danger?
Answer 2. Adults are more thoughtful than children. They have more responsibilities than
children, too. On the other hand, the children are pure human beings with no experience of
grief or fear. This is why adults are more horrified by any difficult situation, whereas children
do not understand the complexities of the situation and accept it easily. The reflection can
be seen in the story as well. The narrator and his wife thought their end was near, and we
can see the narrator went through huge mental pressure and tension in the situation. He had
the responsibility of saving his family. He was scared at one point. On the other hand, the
children showed great bravery. The little boy, Jonathon, told his father he wasn’t afraid of
death.

On the other hand, Suzanne, who was only nine years old, tolerated the pain of the head
bump. She even made a card for her parents so that they might feel better. Thus, the children
were more spontaneous than the adults in difficult situations.

3. How far has the poet succeeded in transforming a purely personal matter to a
universal experience prevalent in modern times?
Answer 3. The poem opens with a tone of autobiography. The father, who is speaking,
describes his own experience. He discusses the dysfunctional father-son bond. The father
has no knowledge of his son and neither does he understand him. Even though they share a
home, the father and son’s distance has widened. They are unable to communicate with one
another. Either they converse like strangers or there is quiet all around them. The son’s
preferences are a secret to the father. The distance has grown too far, which is regrettable.
Even so, the father is eager to create a new bond and mould a new love. His anguish manifests
as rage, and they are unable to come to a settlement. This relationship maladjustment or
increasing family separation is typical of today’s materialistic age.

4. Why was the narrator disappointed to find no pilgrims at Darchen? Was his
disappointment dispelled?
Answer 4. The Kora to Kailash and Mansarovar had to be completed by the narrator. He
expected to meet groups of pilgrims. Yet by the time he arrived in Darchen, the season had
not yet begun. He grew so dejected and lonely. Without any company, he felt uncomfortable
and alone. He found it tough to spend his free time. But after meeting Norbu, he swiftly
overcame this despair.
The narrator interacted with him and became overly at ease around him. They were meant to
be together because they shared some traits and ideas. The narrator chose to perform Kora
along with him. Both of them were against performing Kora traditionally on foot, therefore
they decided to hire yaks.
The finest aspect was how fluently Norbu could speak English despite being Tibetan. Norbu,
in the narrator’s opinion, would be the ideal friend.

5. How does the behaviour of Mrs. Pearson change towards each family member
— Doris, Cyril and George?
Answer 5. Mrs. Pearson’s behaviour towards Doris—In front of Doris, Mrs. Pearson smokes
and tells her to make tea for herself. She tells Doris to eat outside, iron her yellow dress
herself, condemns and criticizes her boyfriend, Charlie Spence. Mrs. Pearson’s behaviour
towards Cyril—When Cyril comes from outside and demands tea, he is not provided tea.
She announces that she has joined a movement and won’t keep working. She asks Cyril to
take out his things himself. She doesn’t want to do any mending for him. She announces that
she wouldn’t work on weekends. Mrs. Pearson’s behaviour towards George Mrs. Pearson
denies him tea. She asks him to prepare it on his own. She says that she finds him too funny
and pokes fun at him by telling him that the club members rightly call him pompy-ompy.
This way Mrs. Pearson’s behaviour undergoes a drastic change with one and all.
6. Aram did not think they had stolen the white horse even though they kept it
with them for a long time. Why did Mourad steal the horse? Why did they return
it?
Answer 6. Aram did not believe they had stolen the white horse, despite the fact that they
had kept it with them for a long time, because stealing, in his opinion, would occur only
when they intended to sell the horse for money or keep it with them indefinitely. As a result,
they did not believe they had stolen the horse.
Mourad stole the horse because he loved riding but couldn’t afford to buy a horse. They
returned the horse because their conscience commanded them to. Mourad’s mind and heart
were changed by his meeting with John Byro. John Byro did not claim the horse, despite the
fact that he believed it was his lost horse. He only spoke about the honesty of the boys’ family
which prompted them to return the horse to its rightful owner.