The eyes Have It by Ruskin Bond

1. Aptness of the title of the story.
2. “The Eyes Have It” as a short story.
3. “People with good eye sight …..” – State the context on which this comment was made. Relate this context to our everyday human life.
4. “sit there for almost any length of time……” – Who is the person spoken of? Why did the speaker say so?
5. “The man who entered the………… broke into my reverie” – Who’s reverie has been mentioned here? What was the cause? How did it end?
6. “Then I made a mistake” – Whose mistake is referred to here in the quoted line above? What was the mistake?
7. “Few women can resist flattery” – Who said this to whom? What was the “flattery”? Why did the speaker say so?
8. “I am not nearly as attractive a travelling companion as the one who just left” – Who said this to whom? Who just left? What was the response of the person spoken to?
9. “Once again I had a game to play and a fellow traveller” – Who is the speaker? What game is referred to here? Why was the speaker playing the game?
10. Sketch the characters of the narrator and the girl after Ruskin Bond.
11. Character of the girl after Ruskin Bond.

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Strong Roots by APJ Abdul Kalam

1. What was Kalam’s father’s response to his son’s query about prayer and spirituality?
2. Locality of Kalam’s neighbourhood.
3. What did he learn from his father?
4. Write a short note on Kalam’s father and his parentage.
5. Daily routine of Kalam’s father.
6. Aptness of the title of the story.
7. “Why don’t you say this to the people who come to you for help and advice?” – Who said this to whom? Why did people come to the person spoken to?
8. “His answer filled me with a strange energy and enthusiasm” – mention the question? Which answer is referred to here? Why did the speaker say so?
9. How according to Jainulaabdeen people react to trouble, suffering and impasse? What attitude did he hold towards them?
10. How did Kalam’s father help and advise people in his locality.
11. Pakshi Lakshmana Sastri – why was he mentioned in the story? How was he related to Kalam’s family?

Descriptive type Questions for Higher Secondary 2018 – Poetry

Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes

1. Aptness of the title of the story.
2. Write a note on the contemporary social structure reflected in the story.
3. Kitchen scene in the story “Thank You Ma’am”.
4. Character of Roger.
5. Character of Mrs Jones.
6. How did she entertain her guest in her house?
7. Why and what did Mrs Jones not share with Roger while conversing with him during supper?
8. How did the woman of “Thank You Ma’am” disclose her identity before roger?
9. Appearance of Roger as described in “Thank You Ma’am”.
10. “Thank You Ma’am” as a short story.
11. Moral of the story “Thank You Ma’am”.

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Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy

1. Aptness of the title.
2. “Forgive me” said the bearded man” Why did the bearded man asked for the forgiveness of the Tsar?
3. Character of the hermit.
4. Character of the Tsar.
5. Moral of the story.
6. ‘You have already been answered! What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions asked by the tsar?
7. “Bearded man” episode and its significance.

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