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Answer key.
Q1(4G) C) He wanted to play ot Maxwell on his bed:
Explanatfon &The text describes Mtjbil comfng onto the, bed.n the
Smal houus and vematning aaleep Tha ndtcates he woas igeektog comfot
wgsnth, and Security not playful nteuaction at that moment
(aH)Mi¡brl -cwas
as albcf and fnciffeuent because he oas .fn ainews, unfarmt
Lis ervitonnent, afteuà long founey. and a .elanificant change., He.
nêeded time to process' hs surroundings and adjuh to the:presenc
Of hia"new? owneMaxwell
(ar) B) Apet: needs his Oon space ard time to get adjusted to his
Owne's envivonment
Explanaton s The' extract cleaaly shows Mijbils fnftial alobfnss and
Thdiffeuence followed bË a«qradual (oss of apathy and a change
towards frienduHessi(" Care on to my bed i began tolose his apath
whfch ?lustrates he need f a pet to have. time to adjust
(a)) The characBeistte trat of otteuTevealed fs therr (ove for wab
fordness fos playto o watey
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S1(6H)(A) To g0 to a patty of otch pegple
Matilda Cofsel
Explanation The Context of the stoy conffsms that
ohrch wa attended
had been îovited to a grand ball at the Minfstuy
wealhy and nfwental people. She felt that heu dress alone wds
by
staty and alamouy
not enoUgh and needed feuwels to match the
of the othey otch coomen, thuw avotding beng " Shabby'
b)t)Matilda's husband sUgjested that she g0 gnd ftod
heu friend ,
Qnd ask her to lend some jewels fos the occasion:
adame fosestie
( b ) ) ashamed
Explanation : The wond bumtUatfng' means Causîng Someone to feel
ashamed pnd foolih by hjung thet danty and
poide.
wih beu
(b)(îv) Mme loisel fs vafn, mateuialiste, and deeply disatified
Socjal and economic Statu She o always unhappy because She
believes she deseuves a fe of lunUTy and cwealth, and
she
Constantly Desents the povety, of hey actual existerce.
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82(a) Sntroduction 3 Vallis genu+ne qoief
y2pa gxíef oven the dead cow în Madam
Rides the Bu' 3e veals hex chaacteu paofomd empathy and am
Sensttivity Contrastfng coth the common Tnsens+tvity the mden
Body 8 Val embodia the valves of compassion and pespect for Ufe:
Afte espexfencing joy seefn the gunnng Cow, she fs deeply
Saddened by s feless foorn. This ?otense , fmmediate sorow shouo
hey emottongl matuuty. She acknooledzes the tragedy af de atth
demonstrating value fe ifee that rfses above the Supeuficfal
Curiosity off typtcal chldhcod or the hdifeuence of many adults
Concusîon The înde nt eotablEshea Vall? a aue of Torate
a
gcodness Heu compaasfon mdeuceres the Stooy's message that
empathy and a enstthve hoont ae cuctal human values,, respecti
of one's age
926) 'Mjbl the otteu' 6 efctive because Manwell sKlfolly Combines
various elements - emotions, humout , suepaising îocrdents, and fre
ness to CTeate an engaging narative about an unconventiomal pet
Ernotion fs seen fn the strong , prptective bond betuween Maxuel
fn the
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and Mrjbll apetally duing f stres k e the fowtney.
moments
Humouaaafses them Mibil's ants Such as hrs games wth pfog
pong balls and ha cuate obsesston . Swyprising focfdents fncludg
the deapeHate escape fron -the camyto box and the chaos on the
|aplane provfde tension ard exctement: The foesboess Bes fn the
uniqe subjeck matte the ote ttself- maktng ft a dittnct story of
Companinhip
CcnclusTon 3 84 balancing sncexc affecion with ¡ht - heqated momerts ar
Unexpected tuynsy Maxoell sucessfully coafs a unigue and memerable
Story that captivate Teadees though P vaiety f terery ppeal
82c) Sntrocluction &Coal Sandlbuug 3 poem "Fog employs a stngula, poudhfol
metaphor to depkt the anival and depaatuue of foq makfng a vant
ngtuual event undeutandable qnd vîvfd.
itle
|Body 8 The poem wwes the metaphr o a cat The fog amives"on
feet," sthnifyiog. s silent and subile appoach t then "sits lookioa"
Cat pause.
Oveu the haobouu , miroing a cats CTOUchee postune_as pt
Pnally, f "moves on, reflecting a cat's silent, pnpred+ctable dlepartuxe
The meBapho is hfahly appoopviate, becauue It uues the Concoete fmage
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9a common anlnal to poecsely convey the stealth,, guiet pesistence
and trans fence of -the fosmless fog
Conclsjon &The conctse cat melaphoy sa liteuony toimph., sucesfaly
poaonfying the togand alufg the readeu to visual'se Pts myster
fous movement and temporary prenence com
wth
Tmmediacy and cafty
82d) Sntroduction 3 The Necklace' funcions stark commentary on
the danges of excess+ye mateuialism and dtssotsfacHon, wh the
tragedy drsecky reaulling from the fumdemeotal flao n Mattlda
lofsel 's chaactey:
Body &Matlda &psimay flaus n heu oveohelmin vantty, and ma
teal&ttc disatisfaction She s cteuly fncapable of accepting heu
rnodest Ufe, constantly coaving wnuy ond believtng she deseuves bete
TRa otense pofde daives heu to avold the " hurmiotion of appean iog
sha bby Heu need for Social valda ton_ Compels he to bomDw
boou
expenstye necklae to achieve Supeuficial glamoun fosfr one night, an act
that peufectly PlwtraBes hee tragfe poio iti zlng o eteynal appearances
|Ovey fonancial pvdence and contentment
Concluston : Matlda's sef -ilcted misey Seyves as the story's CoTe
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destre lead to
moral leAson : that uncheckec prfde ond maBeialoic
poc judgement, democstrating the heavy prtee ofriotein supe
ffcal qra ndeu oveu
ov the realty of ones Ge
88.
3. (a) Sntroduction The poems " The Trees" by Adaienne RPch and the
Chaptex "Madam Rrdes the Bus" both poweutully explore the
coBe themes
of conffnement and the humle fo freedom though they uae
dliffeuent Tteuary contexBs to highlight thetr protagonfsts batlea:
Body 3 9n " The Trees Confinement fs iteval ard syrobolre : the treea
ne trapped nside the hmanhouse, Tepxenenting the gepge,sive
comestictty îoposed on cuomen: Theia stuggle for freedom s a ge
volutionany , almost despeuate morement to nelain ther natwal sace,
the frrent The motif of natuue heue stqnfies ibeaton. Sn sharp
Contrast, " Madam Rides the Bus" explases Symbolic confioement
Vall fss gesticted ky hey age fnancal imiHs, and Small- town Gfc
Hey yuest for freedom & an otellectual and expeuienthal jouMDey
wth the_ motif of tavel eppesenting hey autonomy. while the tsee
Seek physfcal escape and suuvival alli seeks emotonal and îotellechual
Lbeuation and ngight oto he dual
dualty of e and cdeath
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Concluston UHimaBely, both naatves showcase aa protagontst&
Tesplute de»tre to transcerd 7estrictive boumdaies cUhettheu
they ae physical the trees) or soc elal and developmental (Vall)
88(b) 9ntroduchion : Coal Sandbuug's "fog" and Gavn Naxwella
}3b)
"Mibil the OHeu effectively vHize sensory îrnageuy to buTled di
trct atmosphexea prov?cing hsights nto the human elatin
Shp wtth difeuent aapects of the natwal cwoxtd
Body " Poq Telies poimarily on vieual and kinetc Trmaqey
Caafiog a mod of yuret mystey and transiene: The Pmplied
sflerce enhances the sense of watchful SHRllness Converuely, "Miil
the Otey' employs vfchmulti-sensoy detafs eapecally
awdity and tactile fnagey Thi cgeates atmosph eue
ef. playfol Chacs an eneqetc with
ights Mt¡bl's Constant Tnteuaction
re Thehis inagey hgh
Physical Swwour
ding Thrsough thÅ Contrant, "Fog' veflects on nature's silent
pewasive powey that cormmands human obseuvation , cwhle
"Mibil " explores thejoyous,, neactive, and ofen chaotfe
Cor
close cormpanionshipP:
Connection forged through close
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establshed
Concluston: The diffeuence to sensony fos suceas}ullg
two contrasting mood - the syiee wondeH Of natue în
animal
"Pog" veusy the ively, torgible eneugy the
woldfn "Mb?I."