PYQ ENGLISH

PYQ PHYSICS

PYQ CHEMISTRY

PYQ BIOLOGY

PYQ POLITICAL SCIENCE

PYQ HISTORY

PYQ GEOGRAPHY

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

1. What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?

   Easy View solution
2. Notice these words from the story. <br>
   •“chuffed”, meaning delighted or very pleased <br>
   •“nosey”, meaning inquisitive <br>
   •“gawky”, meaning awkward, ungainly. <br>
   These are words that are used in an informal way in colloquial speech. <br>
   Make a list of ten other words of this kind.

   Easy View solution
3. Notice the highlighted words in the following sentences: <br>
   1.“When I leave,’ Sophie said, coming home from school, “I’m going to have a boutique.” <br>
   2. Jansi, linking arms with her along the street, looked doubtful. <br>
   3.“I’ll find it,” Sophie said, staring far down the street. <br>
   4. Jansie, knowing they were both earmarked for the biscuit factory, became melancholy. <br>
   5.And she turned in through the open street door leaving Jansie standing in the rain. <br>
   -When we add “ing” to a verb we get the present participle form. The present participle form is generally used along with forms of “be’, (is, was, are, were, am) to indicate the prese

   Easy View solution
4. Notice the following expressions. The highlighted words are not used in a literal sense. Explain what they mean. <br>
   i. Words had to be prized out of him like stones out of ground. <br>
   ii. Sophie felt a tightening in her throat. <br>
   iii. If he keeps his head on his shoulders. <br>
   iv. On Saturday they made their weekly pilgrimage to the United. <br>
   She saw … him ghost past the lumbering defenders

   Easy View solution
5. It is natural for teenagers to have unrealistic dreams. What would you say are the benefits and disadvantages of such fantasising?

   Easy View solution
6. Discuss in pairs <br>
   Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind.

   Easy View solution
7. What socio-economic background did Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family’s financial status?

   Easy View solution
8. Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?

   Easy View solution
9. How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father?

   Easy View solution
10. Sophie and Jansie were classmates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?

    Easy View solution