Asleep in the valley Model Question 2023

Asleep in the valley Model Question 2023

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Model Exam 2023

Asleep in the Valley

CLASS— (XII)   TIME—1.5 hr    MARKS—60

Q-A) Answer the following questions (any two):     6*2=12

Q1. “The humming insects don’t disturb his rest” – Who rests and where? Why is his rest not disturbed by the insects? (1+2+3 = 6)

Q2. How does the poet express the futility of war through is the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’? What message does he want to convey? (4+2 = 6)  

Q3. “A soldier, very young, lies open-mouthed,” – Who is the soldier, referred to here? Narrate in your own words how the soldier lies in the valley? (2+4 = 6)

Q4. Justify the title of the poem "Asleep in the Valley". (6)

Q-B) Short Answer type Questions (Any Eight):     1*8=8

1.      Who wrote “Le Dormeur du Val”?
2.      What do the ‘humming insects’ stand for in the poem “Asleep in the Valley”?
3.      What are the two adjectives used to describe the valley?
4.      What are the sun rays compared to in the poem “Asleep in the Valley”?
5.      “He sleeps in sunlight.” – Mention the figure of speech used here.
6.      “His smile is like an infant’s” – Whose smile is referred to here?
7.      “In his side there are two red holes” – Who is the person referred to here?
8.      “The humming insects don’t disturb his rest.” – Who rests and where?
9.      How does the poet bring out the innocence of the soldier in “Asleep in the Valley”? (2018)
10.  How does the stream flow through the valley?
11.  How old is the soldier who is asleep in the valley?
12.  In which Army had Arthur Rimbaud been a soldier?

Q-C) MCQ (any ten):    1*10=10

1. In the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' the bullet wounds have

a) left two red holes

b) in the chest of the soldier

c) in the side of the soldier

d) on the skull of the soldier

2. The two red holes in the soldier's body depict

a) blood clots

b) bullet wounds

c) tattoo

d) stretch marks

3. The soldier's one hand lies

a) on his head

b) on his forehead

c) under his head

d) none of the above

4. The poem is written by –

a) William Shakespeare

b) John Keats

c) Rupert Brook

d) Arthur Rimbaud.

5. The soldier’s feet are –

a) among the flowers

b) on the pillow

c) in the stream

d) in grass.

6. “Asleep in the Valley” was originally written in –

a) Italian

b) Spanish

c) Bengali

d) French.

7. The soldier looks –

a) strong

b) pale

c) bright

d) black.

8. In the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' the bullet wounds have

a) left two red holes

b) in the chest of the soldier

c) in the side of the soldier

d) on the skull of the soldier

9. The two red holes in the soldier's body depict

a) blood clots

b) bullet wounds

c) tattoo

d) stretch marks

10. The soldier's one hand lies

a) on his head

b) on his forehead

c) under his head

d) none of the above

11. The soldier lies –

a) with open eyes

b) with open mouth

c) calmly

d) patiently.

12. The humming insects do not disturb the soldier because –

a) he is peaceful

b) he is nature lover

c) he is dead

d) he is violent.

13. The smile of the dead soldier is compared to that of –

a) an angry man

b) an infant

c) an angel

d) an innocent girl.

14. The soldier’s pillow is made of – (HS 2017)

a) cloth

b) fern

c) ice

d) cotton.

15. The dead soldier was –

a) not very young

b) middle aged

c) very young

d) an aged person.

Q-D) Grammar:   Do as directed: 1*20=20

Voice Change:

1. A slow stream leaves long strands of silver.

2. Ah! Nature, keep him warm.

3. From the mountaintop stream the Sun’s Rays.

4. He may catch cold.

5. The humming insects don’t disturb his rest.

Narration Change:

1. He says, "His smile is like an infant's-gentle without guile."

2. Rimbaud says, "From the mountaintop stream the Sun's rays."

3. The poet observes, "In his side there are two red holes."

4. The poet says, "A slow stream flows and flows and leaves long strands of silver on the bright grass."

5. The poet says, "Ah, Nature, keep him warm; he may catch cold."

Transformation of Sentences:

1. A slow stream leaves long strands of silver. (Interrogative)

2. A small green valley where a slow stream flows. (Simple)

3. A soldier, very young, lies open-mouthed. (Complex)

4. He sleeps in sunlight. (Complex)

Joining/Synthesis of Sentences:

1. A pillow is made of fern. It is kept beneath his head. (Simple)

2. A slow stream flows. It streams the sun’s rays from the mountaintop. (Simple)

3. He keeps his feet among the flowers. He sleeps. (Compound)

4. He keeps his one hand on his breast. He sleeps in peace. (Complex)

Error Correction:

1. A soldier, very youth, lies open mouthed. (Options: young, youngster, youthful)

2. Ah, Nature, keep him worm. (Options: warmly warmth, warm)

Q-E) Write a letter to the Editor of an English newspaper expressing your views about the indiscriminate felling of trees.    10

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Asleep in the Valley । Broad Questions and Answers with Bengali Meaning । Arthur Rimbaud । Substance । Central Idea

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