Instructions

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Passage:

D. H. Lawrence - 1885 - 1930: The Supreme Triumph For man, the vast marvel is to be alive. For man as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive. Whatever the unborn and the dead may know, they cannot know the beauty, the marvel of being alive in the flesh. The dead may look after the afterwards. But the magnificent here and now of life in the flesh is ours, and ours alone, and ours only for a time. We ought to dance with rapture, that we should be alive and in the flesh, and part of the living, incarnate cosmos. I am part of the sun as my eye is the part of me. That I am part of the earth my feet below know the perfectly, and my blood is part of the sea. My soul knows that I am a part of the human race, my soul is an inorganic part of the great human soul, as my spirit is a part of my nation. In my own very self, I am part of my family. There is nothing of me that is alone and absolute except my mind, and we shall find that the mind has no existence by itself, it is only the glitter of the sun on the surface of the waters. - Apocalypse, 1931.

Question 111

By triumph the author means-

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The word ‘triumph’ means victory and this the sense in which it is used in the first line of the passage - ‘the supreme triumph’ would mean the greatest victory

Question 112

When the dead look after the afterwards the living should look at life

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Refer to the fourth line - the authorsays ‘… life in the flesh is ours… only for a time.’ Time here does not refer to any specific period of months or years but means for a short while.

Question 113

By rapture the author means an emotion involving great

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Rapture means ecstacy, elation, joy. The author talks of ‘dance with rapture’ in lines 4-5.

Question 114

By the last line “It ……………… waters”, the author means that the mind is only

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In the last sentence he compares the mind to ‘the glitter of the sun on the surface of the waters’ which is a reflection, not an illusion.

Question 115

The tone of this passage is

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While the author is reflective (pondering) the tone is best described as philosophical based on the title (The Supreme Truth) and his talking of man in general and looking at things from a larger perspective.

Question 116

The most suitable title for this passage would be -

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The most suitable title for the para would be ‘Alive and Kicking’ since the focus is on the mere fact of being alive no matter how.

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Question 117

Choose the correct option.
The repetition of messages or the use of superfluous expressions is called ………….......……

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The repetition of messages is known as redundancy.

Question 118

Choose the correct option.
Ink : pen : paper

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Pen is dipped in ink and is used to write on paper. Similarly, brush is dipped in paint and is used to paint on canvas.

Question 119

Choose the correct option.
Choose the correct option for realia

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Realia refers to objects and materials from everyday life used as teaching aids.

Question 120

Choose the grammatically correct option from the following

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Option A is wrong as it should start with do and not are. Option B is eliminated because of does it should have been do. Option C is eliminated because of the word belongs, it should be belong, therefore, option D is the correct answer.

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SNAP 2011 Question Paper

By triumph the author means-

When the dead look after the afterwards the living should look at life

By rapture the author means an emotion involving great

By the last line “It ……………… waters”, the author means that the mind is only

The tone of this passage is

The most suitable title for this passage would be -

Choose the correct option.
The repetition of messages or the use of superfluous expressions is called ………….......……

Choose the correct option.
Ink : pen : paper

Choose the correct option.
Choose the correct option for realia

Choose the grammatically correct option from the following

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