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English Test(Play pg-48-53)

Class: ix Total: 20 Time: 40 minutes

A. Fill in the blanks:2x1=2

1. Something said to be a sign of disturbance:

2. Someone to whom the night is very pleasing:

B. True and false:2x1= 2

1. Birds and bees fail to behave in their natural way.

2. It is Casca who could understand that Cassius had discriminated Caesar in order to make a plot to assassinate him.

C. M.C.Qs:2x1= 2

1. “Will Caesar come to the Capitol tomorrow?” said by.....

a) Cicero  b) Casca  c) Cassius  d) Brutus

2. Which of the following refers to the way Cassius walked that night?

a) with naked breast exposed to all the clouds  b) with naked breast exposed to all the sky

c) with naked breast exposed to all the thunderbolts  d) with naked breast exposed to all the waves

D. Extracted question:1x14= 14

a) Casca: A common slave you know him well by sight

Held up his left hand, which did flame and burn

Like twenty torches joined, and yet his hand,

Not sensible of fire, remained unscorched.

1. Where does the scene take place? 2. What time does it happen? 3. How is it? 4. What is the first question asked by the listener to the speaker at start of the scene? 5. Describe what kind of unnatural things happened that night according to the speaker.(3)

b) Cassius: You are dull, Casce, and those sparks of life

That should be in a Roman you do want,

Or else you use not. You look pale and gaze

And put on fear and cast yourself in wonder,

To see the strange impatience of the heavens:

1. Who has been blamed? 2. How has he been blamed? 4. Explain how the speaker describes the unnatural things taking place that night. (3) 5. What does the speaker want to point out? (2)