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II PUC ENGLISH READY RECKONER
CONTENTS
Springs
P
Sl.No
No.
1 Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare 03
2 Too Dear! Leo Tolstoy 07
3 On Children Kahlil Gibran 11
Everything I Need to Know I Learned in
4 Vandana Shiva 14
the Forest
Serafin & Joaquin
5 A Sunny Morning 19
Alvarez Quinter
6 When You Are Old W B Yeats 24
7 The Gardener P Lankesh 26
8 To the Foot from its Child Pablo Neruda 31
I Believe that Books will Never Robert Alfino with Jorge
9 34
Disappear Luis Borges
10 Heaven, If you are not here on Earth Kuvempu 37
Japan and Brazil through a Traveller’s
11 George Mikes 38
Eye
12 The Voter Chinua Achebe 42
13 Where there is a Wheel P Sainath 45
Challapalli Swaroopa
14 Water 50
Rani
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1. Romeo and Juliet:
William Shakespeare
I. Answer the following questions by choosing the right option.
1. According to Romeo, Juliet can teach _______to burn bright.
a) the sun b) the stars
c) the torches d) the moon
2. Romeo compares ___________ to “a snowy dove” among crows.
a) a raven b) Rosaline
c) Juliet d) an Ethiope
3. The phrase, ‘face of heaven’ in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ refers
to________
a) Romeo b) a star
c) the sun d) the sky
4. The word ‘garish’ refers to _______ in “Romeo and Juliet”.
a) Romeo b) Juliet
c) the sun d) the dancing girls
5. When Romeo shines like a star in the face of heaven, the world will _____
according to Juliet.
a) not worship the garish sun b) fall in love with night
c) keep staring at heaven d) pray for the moon
6. Juliet ________ the torches to burn bright!
a) hangs b) shows
c) teaches d) loves
7. Juliet is compared to _______ in an Ethiope’s ear.
a) a snowy dove b) a crow
c) a rich jewel d) a burning torch
8. “Beauty too rich for use.” It refers to ______.
a) Romeo b) Juliet
c) Rosaline d) the nurse
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9. The measure done; I’ll watch her place of stand. The word ‘measure’
means______.
a) dance b) party
c) night d) day
10. “For I ne’er saw _______till this night.”
a) true beauty b) a snowy dove
c) an Ethiope’s ear d) a rich jewel
11. Juliet says, “Come night, come Romeo; _________.”
a) thou night in day b) thou day in night
c) on a raven’s back d) upon the cheek of night
12. Juliet shall take Romeo and cut him ___________.
a) and make the face of heaven fine. B) out in little stars
c) upon the cheek of night d) on a raven’s back
13. According to Juliet, Romeo will make the face of ______ fine.
a) stars b) heaven
c) garish sun d) night
14. According to Juliet, the world will be in love with ______.
a) Romeo b) the garish sun
c) night d) little stars
15. Did my heart love till now?” This was expressed by _______.
a) Romeo b) Juliet
c) Rosaline d) the nurse
16. _______ is compared to a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear.
a) Romeo b) Juliet
c) Snowy dove d) Rosaline
17. According to Romeo, Juliet is _______in an Ethiope's ear.
a) a snowy dove b) a rich jewel
c) Yonder lady d) a crow
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Compiled and prepared by Arun K Kuthnikar, Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysuru
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II PUC ENGLISH READY RECKONER
CONTENTS
Springs
P
Sl.No
No.
1 Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare 03
2 Too Dear! Leo Tolstoy 07
3 On Children Kahlil Gibran 11
Everything I Need to Know I Learned in
4 Vandana Shiva 14
the Forest
Serafin & Joaquin
5 A Sunny Morning 19
Alvarez Quinter
6 When You Are Old W B Yeats 24
7 The Gardener P Lankesh 26
8 To the Foot from its Child Pablo Neruda 31
I Believe that Books will Never Robert Alfino with Jorge
9 34
Disappear Luis Borges
10 Heaven, If you are not here on Earth Kuvempu 37
Japan and Brazil through a Traveller’s
11 George Mikes 38
Eye
12 The Voter Chinua Achebe 42
13 Where there is a Wheel P Sainath 45
Challapalli Swaroopa
14 Water 50
Rani
Compiled and prepared by Arun K Kuthnikar, Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysuru
, 3
1. Romeo and Juliet:
William Shakespeare
I. Answer the following questions by choosing the right option.
1. According to Romeo, Juliet can teach _______to burn bright.
a) the sun b) the stars
c) the torches d) the moon
2. Romeo compares ___________ to “a snowy dove” among crows.
a) a raven b) Rosaline
c) Juliet d) an Ethiope
3. The phrase, ‘face of heaven’ in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ refers
to________
a) Romeo b) a star
c) the sun d) the sky
4. The word ‘garish’ refers to _______ in “Romeo and Juliet”.
a) Romeo b) Juliet
c) the sun d) the dancing girls
5. When Romeo shines like a star in the face of heaven, the world will _____
according to Juliet.
a) not worship the garish sun b) fall in love with night
c) keep staring at heaven d) pray for the moon
6. Juliet ________ the torches to burn bright!
a) hangs b) shows
c) teaches d) loves
7. Juliet is compared to _______ in an Ethiope’s ear.
a) a snowy dove b) a crow
c) a rich jewel d) a burning torch
8. “Beauty too rich for use.” It refers to ______.
a) Romeo b) Juliet
c) Rosaline d) the nurse
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9. The measure done; I’ll watch her place of stand. The word ‘measure’
means______.
a) dance b) party
c) night d) day
10. “For I ne’er saw _______till this night.”
a) true beauty b) a snowy dove
c) an Ethiope’s ear d) a rich jewel
11. Juliet says, “Come night, come Romeo; _________.”
a) thou night in day b) thou day in night
c) on a raven’s back d) upon the cheek of night
12. Juliet shall take Romeo and cut him ___________.
a) and make the face of heaven fine. B) out in little stars
c) upon the cheek of night d) on a raven’s back
13. According to Juliet, Romeo will make the face of ______ fine.
a) stars b) heaven
c) garish sun d) night
14. According to Juliet, the world will be in love with ______.
a) Romeo b) the garish sun
c) night d) little stars
15. Did my heart love till now?” This was expressed by _______.
a) Romeo b) Juliet
c) Rosaline d) the nurse
16. _______ is compared to a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear.
a) Romeo b) Juliet
c) Snowy dove d) Rosaline
17. According to Romeo, Juliet is _______in an Ethiope's ear.
a) a snowy dove b) a rich jewel
c) Yonder lady d) a crow
Compiled and prepared by Arun K Kuthnikar, Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysuru
