WEST BENGAL CLASS XI SAQ

DAYBREAK                 SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (SAQ)

1. What does the word ‘morn’ mean? 2. What does ‘make room for me’ signify? 3. What does ‘clarion blow’ mean? 4. Why did the wind cross the churchyard with a sigh? 5. What does ‘Quiet lie’ suggest? 6. Whom does the wind urge to ‘hail the coming morn’? 7. What does the wind ask the forest? 8. What does the term ‘belfry’ mean? 9. Why does the wind ask the ship? 10. Why did the wind hurry landward? 11. What does the expression ‘ night is gone’ mean? 12. What does the wind say to the mariners? 13. Why did the wind sigh? 14. What does the term ‘Daybreak’ mean ? 15. “Make room for me’. Who said this and to whom? 16. What does the wind say to the belfry tower? 17. “Sail on.” Who appeals this and to whom? 18. What is the source of the wind? 19. What does the wind say to mists? 20.What doesthe wind say the birds to do? 21. What does the sea wind whisper to the fields of corn?

BROTHERHOOD

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (SAQ)

1.Which does the poet believe in? 2. Why does the darkness of the night engulf the poet? 3. Where does the poet Paz draw inspiration from? 4. When was the poem ‘Brotherhood’ originally published? 5. Who is ‘I’ referred to in the poem ‘Brotherhood’? 6. Is the poet Octavio Paz optimistic? 7. What does the word ‘last’ suggest in ‘Brotherhood’?8.How does the poet understand? 9. Who spells the poet? 10. Who was Claudius Ptolemy? 11. What does the poet look up? 12. How does the poet introduce himself in this poem? 13. What do you mean by ‘Brotherhood’? 14. “I am a man.” What does the line mean? 15. What according to the poet, is enormous? 16. What does ‘night’ mean in the poem? 17. What is written in the sky? 18. By whom is the poem written? 19. In which language was the poem ‘ Brotherhood’ first written? 20. What do you mean by ‘Little do I last’?

THE SICK ROSE          SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (SAQ)1. What happens to the rose at last? 2. What does the word ‘Crimson’ mean? 3. Why is the worm DOUBLE 4. Whose dark secret love is referred to here? 5. Where is the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ taken from? 6. What does ‘Rose’ symbolize here? 7. What is the condition of the rose in ‘The Sick Rose? 8. Why is the worm full of joy? 9. Who wrote the poem ‘The Sick Rose? 10. What does ‘Howling storm’ refer? 11. What biblical reference does the poem contain? 12. Why is the worm apparently invisible? 13. Why is the rose sick? 14. Does the rose die at last? 15. What does worm symbolize here? 16. What does the ‘worm’ stand for? 17. How many quatrains does the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ contain? 18. What type of rhyme scheme is found in the poem’ The Sick Rose’? 19. What does ‘crimson joy’ signify? 20. Is William Blake an English poet?

KARMA

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (SAQ)

1.What type of sari did the Lady Lal wear? 2. Where did Sir Mohan look at himself in the mirror? 3. Why did Lachmi stop by a hawker’s stall? 4. Why did Lachmi’s relatives not come to her bungalow? 5. Where did Mohan’s luggage lain? 6. Why was Lady Lal lonely in the house? 7. Why was Lady Lal not allowed to travel by first class? 8. Which subjects did Sir Mohan like to talk on? 9. Who were the two British soldiers? 10. How was Sir Mohan flung out of the train? 11. Why did Lachmi thank God? 12. What did Lachmi charge her betel leaves with? 13. How did the coolie flatten his turban? 14. How did Mohan and Lachmi live at home? 15. What did Mohan Lal think after glancing his watch? 16. In which compartments were the soldiers entitled to travel? 17. What did Lachmi’s mouth bloat with? 18. Did Lady Lal wear a new sari? 19. Where was the mirror made? 20. How old was Lachmi?

JIMMY VALENTINE

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (SAQ)

 1. Why was Mike sorry? 2. Why was Jimmy imprisoned? 3. Who was Ralph D. Spencer? 4. Where did Jimmy Valentine settle and why? 5. What did Jimmy’s suitcase contain? 6. What gift did the warden give to Jimmy? 7. Who was Ben Price? 8. Who was Jimmy Valentine? 9. How long did Jimmy serve in the prison? 10. How much time did Jimmy take to open the door of the new vault? 11. “Better think of my advice.” What was the advice? 12. What was Jimmy’s burglary skill compared to? 13. What impressed the clerk? 14. How was the new safe? 15.What did Jimmy want from Annabel to open the vault? 16. Why did Jimmy escape to Elmore? 17. Who was Jimmy’s old friend/ pal in Little Rock? 18. Why was Jimmy put in the prison? 19. Who was Annabel? 20. Who was Mr.Adams?

LEELA’S FRIEND

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (SAQ)

1. How old was Leela? 2. What did Leela lose? 3. Where did Sidda get a job? 4. What works did Sidda do? 5. Where did Mr. Sivasanker meet Sidda first? 6. What did Mr. Sivasanker do when the chain was lost? 7. When was the lost chain found at last? 8. Did Sidda steal the gold chain? 9. Why did Leela’s mother slap Leela? 10. Was Leela happy when Sidda was accused of? 11.Why was Sidda not taken back at last? 12. What did Sidda and Leela play with? 13. What did Leela ask to do with the ball? 14. Why did Sivasanker lodge a complaint against Sidda? 15. Why did Sidda not protest? 16. Who was Sidda? 17. Who was Leela? 18. For how long did Leela look for the company of Sidda? 19. Why did Sidda lie to Leela? 20. How many letters of the alphabet did Leela know?