Read the following passage and do the given activities : (10 marks)A1. Complete the web : (2) [Web diagram: a rectangle on the left reads “Features of Hemingway’s writings”, with four blank boxes joined to it on the right.]Hemingway’s language is sim…

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Q.2 (A) Read the following passage and do the given activities : (10 marks) A1. Complete the web : (2) [Web diagram: a rectangle on the left reads “Features of Hemingway’s writings”, with four blank boxes joined to it on the right.] Hemingway’s language is simple and pithy. He mostly writes in short and straight-forward sentences and practises an extreme economy in his use of words. This simplicity is deceptive and a reader can read his work again and again and find new layers of meaning every time. I first read this novel years ago, when I did not understand it at all and was left unimpressed. In spite of this a vivid image remained with me—an old man holding on to his fishing line with the last of his strength. Recently I read this book again and was extremely moved. The formidable strength of the old man’s character, the quiet devotion of the empathetic Manolin and the relationship between the two are heart-warming. Hemingway’s descriptions of the sea and the creatures of the water are beautiful. The marlin fights for its life desperately and it’s hard to know whether our sympathies should lie with the old man or with the marlin. But as the novel progresses the old man and the marlin are inseparably linked because both stand for the same ideals, that is, a noble struggle against destruction. A2. Explain the qualities of the following characters : (2) (1) Old man (2) Manolin A3. Find the suitable adverbs which modify the following words : (2) (1) linked (2) fights (3) moved (4) writes A4. Do as directed : (2) (i) I did not understand it. (Make it affirmative) (ii) The Marlin fights for its life. (Change into Present Perfect Tense) A5. Personal Response : (2) ‘Every hardworking person achieves success in life.’ Explain.

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A1. Features of Hemingway’s writings — (i) simple and pithy language (ii) short, straight-forward sentences (iii) extreme economy in the use of words (iv) deceptive simplicity that yields new layers of meaning on every reading. A2. (1) Old man — formidably strong in character, courageous, determined and dignified; he struggles nobly against destruction and holds on to his fishing line with the last of his strength. (2) Manolin — quiet, devoted, empathetic and caring; his affection for the old man makes their relationship heart-warming. A3. (1) linked — inseparably (2) fights — desperately (3) moved — extremely (4) writes — mostly. A4. (i) I was unable to understand it. (ii) The marlin has fought for its life. A5. Yes. Hard work is the surest road to success. A person who works steadily learns from mistakes, improves skill and does not give up at the first failure. The old man in the passage fights the marlin for days together — he may lose the fish to sharks, but his courage wins him respect. In the same way, a student who studies regularly or an athlete who practises daily finally reaches the goal, because effort turns ability into achievement.

Read the following passage and do the given activities : (10 marks)A1. Complete the web : (2) [Web diagram: a rectangle on the left reads “Features of Hemingway’s writings”, with four blank boxes joined to it on the right.]Hemingway’s language is sim…

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