WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night

Read the extract below and answer the question

I have said too much unto a heart of stone,

And laid my honour too unchary on 't;

There's something in me that reproves my fault,

But such a headstrong potent fault it is

That it but mocks reproof.

(Acts iii, Scene 4)

The figure of speech used in '' a heart of stone'' is

• A. hyperbole
• B. metonymy
• C. paradox
• D. metaphor

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

The group never felt strong enough to act in the open ....... hostility was the hallmark of their resistance?

• A. covert
• B. overt
• C. vicious
• D. erratic

Which of the following pairs cannot be represented with a chemical formula?

• A) air and bronze
• B) bronze and sodium chloride
• C) copper and sodium chloride
• D) caustic soda and washing soda

After the death of Abner, David showed that he had sincerely forgiven him by

• A. ordering the arrest of Joab who slew Abner
• B. directing all Israel to bury Abner with honour
• C. weeping and fsting for Abner for a whole day
• D. giving Abner's son a place of honour in Israel

What is the volume of oxygen required to bum completely 45cm³ of methane at s.t.p?

• A) 135.0cm³
• B) 180.0cm³
• C) 45.0cm³
• D) 90.0cm³

What is the following compounds will not decompose when heated strongly ?

• A. NaHCO₃
• B. K₂CO₃
• C. MgCO₃
• D. ZnCO₃

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the poem and answer the question

I wonder how long, you awful parasite

Shall share me this little bed,

And make me, from sweet dreams be lost

By sucking blood from my poor head.

I should but say man has much

Blood, which you and your families do feed

on; for supper, dinner, and lunch,

And besides, you do in my bed breed.

Clever thou art, tiny creature;

You attend me when I am deep asleep;

When thou art sure, I cant you capture,

Just as the time I snore deep.

''Tis so strange that before twilight,

The bed clear of you would seem;

For not one you is in my sight

As if your presence was in a dream.

The poem is a/an

• A. monologue
• B. dialogue
• C. epilogue
• D. prologue

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined

The accusedvehemently denied the charges against him

• (A)ignorantly
• (B)stupidly
• (C)deliberately
• (D)strongly

The half-life of a radioactive substance is

• A. its average life time
• B. one-half the value of its decay constant.
• C. the length of time needed by the substance to decay completely
• D. the length of time during which the activity of the substance reduces by 50%.

Naturalization is a process of acquiring citizenship by

• A. persons of dual nationality
• B. foreign visitors to a country
• C. resident foreigners of good character
• D. persons born abread