English Confluence By CL Gautam

CBSE Class 11 English Core – Mock Test Poem: A Photograph – Shirley Toulson Maximum Marks: 20 | Time: 30 Minutes Section A – Reading & Understanding the Poem (8 Marks ) Q1. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow. (4 × 1 = 4) “The cardboard shows me how it was When the two girl cousins went paddling, Each of them holding my mother’s hands, And she the big girl—some twelve years or so.” What does the “cardboard” refer to? a) A drawing b) An old photograph c) A letter d) A painting Who were the “two girl cousins”? a) The poet’s sisters b) The poet’s mother’s cousins c) The poet’s friends d) The poet’s daughters How old was the poet’s mother approximately at the time of the photograph? a) Five years b) Twelve years c) Twenty years d) Thirty years What does the photograph preserve? a) A painful memory b) A moment from the mother’s childhood c) A family argument d) A school event Q2. Answer the following in 30–40 words. (2 × 2 = 4) a) Why does the poet refer to the photogr...

M R Citi Sr Sec Public School, Balachaur July 26-27 Subject English Grade XI Mm 25 Syllabus:  Ch- The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Ch- Discovering Tut poem- A Photograph Grammar Set A Set B Section A: Literature Extracts (8 Marks) ​Q1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: (1 × 4 = 4 Marks) ​The sea holiday Was her past, mine is her laughter. Both wry With the labored ease of loss. Now she’s been dead nearly as many years As that girl lived. And of this circumstance There is nothing to say at all. Its silence silences. ​(i) Explain the paradox in the phrase "labored ease of loss." How do these two contradictory words capture the essence of grief? ​(ii) What exactly is the "circumstance" the poet refers to, and why does it render her completely speechless? ​(iii) Contrast the nature of the two "pasts" mentioned in the extract. ​(iv) Identify the poetic device in "Its silence silences" and describe the line.  ​Q...