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( This part carries
01). Comment briefly on any one of the following passages, explaining its significance to
the play from which it is taken.
(a) Come, let us to the castle.
Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus;
my sweet, I prattle out of fashion, and I dote
Iago, Go to the bay and disembark my
(b) Believe me, King of shadows, I mistook.
Did not you tell me, I should know the man,
by the Athenian garments he had on?
And so far am I glad, it so did sort,
As this their jangling. I esteem a sport.
(c) The weather isn't getting me very kindly.
it drops, I'll go fishing on the lake. Besides, I want to have a look around the garden
and see the place where your play was acted you remember? I've subject for a story, I
only want to revive my memories of the
place.
(d) I can't stand this horrible house after the taste of this month. I'll be what he wants me
to be. Everybody in the village against me, burning me with their fiery fingers;
persued by those who claim
thorns that belongs to the mistress of a married man.
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Part A
( This part carries 32 marks. each question carries 08 marks)
Comment briefly on any one of the following passages, explaining its significance to
the play from which it is taken.
Come, let us to the castle. News, friends: our wars are done, the Turks are drown'd.
hall be well desired in Cyprus; I have found great love amongst them. O
out of fashion, and I dote In mine own comforts. I prithee, good
Go to the bay and disembark my coffers:
Believe me, King of shadows, I mistook.
Did not you tell me, I should know the man,
by the Athenian garments he had on?
And so far am I glad, it so did sort,
As this their jangling. I esteem a sport.
The weather isn't getting me very kindly. There's a cruel wind. Tomorrow morning, if
it drops, I'll go fishing on the lake. Besides, I want to have a look around the garden
and see the place where your play was acted you remember? I've subject for a story, I
only want to revive my memories of the scene where the action is supposed to take
I can't stand this horrible house after the taste of this month. I'll be what he wants me
to be. Everybody in the village against me, burning me with their fiery fingers;
persued by those who claim they're decent ,and I'll wear, before them all, the crown of
thorns that belongs to the mistress of a married man.
marks)
Comment briefly on any one of the following passages, explaining its significance to
are done, the Turks are drown'd.
ound great love amongst them. O
e own comforts. I prithee, good
There's a cruel wind. Tomorrow morning, if
it drops, I'll go fishing on the lake. Besides, I want to have a look around the garden
and see the place where your play was acted you remember? I've subject for a story, I
scene where the action is supposed to take
I can't stand this horrible house after the taste of this month. I'll be what he wants me
to be. Everybody in the village against me, burning me with their fiery fingers;
they're decent ,and I'll wear, before them all, the crown of
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(e) Recognize! What is there to recognize? All my lousy life I've crawled about in the
mud! Ad you talk to me about scenery. look at this muckheap! I've never stirred from
it.
02) Comment briefly on any one of the following passages, explaining its significance to
the novel from which it is taken.
(a) She was insensible, and I was afraid to have her moved, or even touched .Assistance
was sent for, and I held her until it came, as if I reasonably fancied( I think I did)that
if I let her go, the fire would break out again and consume her. When I got up, on the
surgeon's coming to her with other aid, I was astonished to see that both my hands
were burnt; for, I had no knowledge of it through the sense of feeling.
(b) "well then, when will you come back again?"
"I hope we shall see you at Barton, added her ladyship ,as soon as you can
conveniently leave town; and we must put off the party to whitwell till you return."
(c) "Everybody's taking water! They've found it comes out of the tap! Everybody's taking
it! I told them they're going to get hell ,but they don't understand…."
(d) 'What about you?' I asked, before she got started again.' Are you married?'
'No'
'Do you have a boyfriend?'
'No' she sad abruptly ,and then .'Well…yes.'
'Who is he? I asked. 'Is he another …activist?'
'No. He is a lecturer in the university.'
03) Comment briefly on the following passage, explaining its significance to the short
story from which it has been taken.
He told Shoba about the sweater on the third night, the picture on the fourth. She said
nothing as he spoke, expressed no protest or reproach. She simply listened, and then
she took his hand, pressing it as she had before.
04) Comment briefly on the following extract, explaining its significance to the poem
from which it has been taken.
I hold my honey and I store my bread
In little jars and cabinets of my will.
I label clearly and each latch and lid
I bid, Be firm till I return from hell,
I am very hungry. I am incomplete.
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Part B
(This part carries 68 marks. Each question carries 17 marks)
5. Drama
Answer any one of the following questions. Do not answer the question which is
based on the text you selected in question 1 of Part A above.
(a) "Too much of trust and humanity towards people is a weakness in Desdemona." Do
you agree?
(b) "Shakespeare foresees the problems/conflicts faced by teenage lovers in A
Midsummer Night's Dream and this element helps to call the drama as a 'universal
understanding of teenagers regarding romantic love'."
(c) What roles do the minor characters play in the drama The Seagull by Checkov. How
do they contribute to bring forth the 'main ideas' in the play?
(d) "House of Bernarda Alba is a play which shows the influence of male authority on
women without a single male appearing on stage."Comment.
(e) How does Beckett use the stage effects to bring out the main ideas conveyed through
the play Waiting for Godot
6. Novel
Answer any one of the following questions. Do not answer the question which is
based on the text you selected in question 2 of Part A above.
(a) comment on how Pip's character transformed through "Innocence to snobbishness" in
Great Expectations. What changes are made in his life through these
transformations?
(b) What issues of contemporary society are depicted through Sense and sensibility by
Austen. How are these ideas conveyed to the readers effectively.
(c) "The events in July's People take place in the future in a hypothetical South African
Revolution".How does Gordimer present this?
(d) "Two rival enemies are put into densely forested Wilpattu jungle and the outcome is
two understanding persons."How far do you agree with this statement when reading
The Road from Elephant Pass by Nihal de Silva.
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7. Short story
(a) out of the six short stories in the A/L anthology, write a critical appreciation to the
most moving story you have read.
(b) What insights do the short stories you have studied offer about human conflicts.
(c) Using detailed examples from at least three short stories in your syllabus, describe
how symbols are used to bring forth the 'general ideas' in them.
8. Poetry
(a) Identify both shared and distinctive elements of atmosphere and setting in modern
poetry in depicting Human Degeneration.
(b) Discuss the treatment of isolation and alienation in at least three poems in your
syllabus.
(d) Write a brief introduction to one of the following topics,
i) Donne's poetry Good Morrow and Go and catch a falling star
ii) How local language is used to bring forth authenticity in the setting in Sri Lankan
poetry.
iii) Elements of satire in Augustan poetry
1. Write a composition on ONE
and supporting evidence, structure,
and expression.
1. Working Part time Jobs.
2. Technology; How it decides our day to day life.
3. Travelling and visiting new countries: an extremely new experience.
4. A review of a film / teledrama dealing with Human Weaknesses.
5. A report on steps taken to help the displaced after the adverse weather
May, Sri Lanka
6. Your friend wants to leave his/her home after having a conflict with his/her parents.
Advise your friend regarding this decision.
2. Reading comprehension and précis
(a) Read the following passage and answer the questions given below
The terms “intelligence augmentation” and “intelligence amplification” evoke
images of human beings with computer chips embedded in their skulls or bizarre
accoutrements attached to their heads. However, according to an article entitled
Smart by Jamais Cascio, human beings’ ability to augment their intelligence is
precisely the prowess which has empowered us to survive “a series of convulsive
glacial events” evinced by the last ice age.
Neurophysiologist William Calvin asserts that the human specie
evolve cognitively and to create its own cognitive evolution in two basic ways:
external and internal.
Cascio states that humans have been externally augmenting their intelligence for
millennia. By developing written language, we boosted o
information over space and time. Other advancements, such as agricultural and
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ONE of the following topics, paying attention to r