NEB-GRADE XII
2081 (2024)
Sub.Code: 3341'A'
Optional English
Supplementary Examination
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Time: 3 hrs.
Full Marks: 75
Attempt all the questions.
Group 'A'
Write the correct answer, choosing from the options given below. [11x1=11]
1. In which variety of English does British and American spoken English fall?
i) Dialectal variety of English
ii) Idiolectal variety of English
iii) Register variety of English
iv) Speech variety of English
2. What is the language called when it has no native speakers?
i) Dialect
ii) Pidgin
iii) Register
iv) Creole
3. The story 'Paul's case' is related to a school boy's.
i) Escaping monotonous life by committing suicide
ii) Escaping enjoyable life by committing suicide
iii) Acceptance to do struggle in the life to become rich
iv) Rejection of all material pleasure of the world.
4. When was the essay 'One More to the Lake' written?
i) 1940
ii) 1941
iii) 1942
iv) 1943
5. In Frank Norris short story 'A Deal in wheat' what does wheat symbolize ?
i) Man's power over nature
iii) Wheat's power over man
ii) Nature's power over man
iv) Man's power over wheat
6. Which of the followings is not examined in the poem 'Mending Wall' ?
i) The role of boundaries in human society
ii) The distance and tension between men.
iii) A respectful distance between neighbours
iv) The growth, perfection and death of neighbours
7. What is the theme of the poem 'Lord Make me a Sheep?
i) Pain, burden and struggle of human being
ii) Pleasure, relax and beauty of being human
iii) Sadness in being a sheep
iv) Dispraise of natural life of a sheep
8. To what animal does George Deever Compare his father?
i) Dog
ii) Mouse
iii) Possum
iv) Deer
9. Which of the followings is not the theme of the play 'All My sons'?
i) Family and familial obligation.
ii) Loss and memory
iii) War, morality and consequences
v) Love and separation of romancers
10. Which of the followings is a textual criticism?
i) Marxist criticism
ii) New criticism
iii) Gender studies
iv) Cultural criticism
11. Which one is NOT true about ecological reading?
i) Ecological literary critics portray that the relationship between man and nature isn't just interdependent.
ii) Ecological reading is concerned with how man's relationship with the physical environment reflected in literature.
iii) Ecological reading concerns for ecology and the hazard that the incessant exploitation of our environment posses humanity.
iv) Ecological reading portrays how human beings can be saved by dis-functioning the ecology.
Important Story Class 12 Optional English. Summary of the Story "King's Odin's Wisdom. Click on the link for the summary.
Group 'B'
Write short answers to the following questions in about 75 words each. [8X5=40]
12. What do you mean by language family? How are they classified?
13. What is language shift? Why do you think that a speech community shifts to another language?
14. 'Sacrifice and gain are two aspects of our life'. Do you agree? Explain with reference to the story King Odin's Wisdom.
15. Why does the writer conclude his travelogue by saying that the most impressive, the most awe inspiring monument of antiquity is men but not temples, great wall and citadel ? (An Easter Journey)
OR
Compare the child's behaviour before and after he lost his parents at the fair. (The Lost Child)
16. Discrimination in different form is found in many countries. What are those form? What form of discrimination do you find in Nepal ? (A Black Grandmother)
17. Discuss how the poem makes you think about connections with your own life, the world and your education. (Kidnapped)
18. What is unreliable narration? Explain with examples.
19. 'New criticism is a contemporary approach to the analysis of literary texts. Illustrate your answer.
OR
How is postmodern perspective different from structuralist reading of the texts? Explain with examples.
Group 'C' [3X8=24]
Write long answer to these questions in about 300 words each.
20. After making such a big deal about Julian's mother's new ugly hat, why do you think she is not bothered when she sees Carver's mother with the same hat? What does this say about her character? Does her reaction go against the idea that she is racist? Why or why not? (Everything that Rises Must Converge)
21. Critically analyze the poem 'Sonnet 8'
OR
Evaluate the three daughters of the king on the basis of their behaviour in the poem. (King Lear And His Three Daughter)
22. Does Keller's suicide reflect a new acceptance of his misdeeds? Does he kill himself out of choice or mainly as a result of external pressures? (All My Sons)
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