10th std 2nd language english-The Song of India unit test question paper and key answers 2017-18 mes

 Academic Year: - 2017 – 18
10th Std.                                               English Unit Test                                                      Marks: 15
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Poem: - The Song of India
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I. Answer the following question in 1 or 2 sentences each:-                                                                       (3 x 2 = 6)

1. Identify the two speakers in the poem. What does the speaker want to sing about?

2. How does the poet describe the Mother’s anger?

3. Why does the poet call the temples as ‘Epics in stones?’

II. Answer the following question in 4 or 5 sentences each:-                                                                     (3 x 3 = 9)

4. What do the night, the sun God, and the clear dawn represent?

5. Why the poet ‘Querulous’? What does he want to do?

6. Write in brief your vision of the future of India.

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Academic Year: - 2017 – 18
10th Std.                                               English Unit Test                                                      Marks: 15
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Poem: - The Song of India
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Key Answers

I. Answer the following question in 1 or 2 sentences each: -                                                                      (3 x 2 = 6)

1. The two speakers are the poet and his mother. The poet or off spring wanted to sing about his country for his mother.

2. Angry mother’s words strike the poets eases like a gong.

3. In India most of the ancient temples are built by stones and carving many historical or mythological stories on the walls or an the pillars.

II. Answer the following question in 4 or 5 sentences each: -                                                                    (3 x 3 = 9)

4. Here the night represents all sorrow the Sun God represents the hand that saves and clear dawn represent the bright future and calmness and the good things.

5. The poet wanted to sing about the achievements and progress made by the fellow citizens. He asks his motherland if she wished to hear about the dams and lakes, about steel mills or of the atomic age the mother asks him to sing songs about ‘Strikes’ and about the leaders who emerged after such revolutions.
So the poet asks her in a querulous voice if there were no songs which he could sing for her that he could sing whole heartedly, a song that is pure and which will remain in memory for a longtime.

6. According to poet, the future of our country can open up on mother’s forehead. It is like earth’s destiny. All the sorrows and sufferings ended and the new things and views will come and make the people happy. The sun God will protect the earth and saves all.
I envision of very bright future for India. An India where there all it people work hard for the development of the country. All Indians should be happy and live harmoniously with each other. There should be no discrimination all the
people should be treated as equal.

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