VALUE-BASED QUESTIONS

CLASS 11
HORNBILL
(THREE LESSONS AND ONE POEM HAVE BEEN DELETED ACCORDING TO
EXAMINATION SPECIFICATIONS CIRCULAR.)
PROSE
The Portrait of a Lady
Q 1.How often do we reflect and think about the things our grandparents do for us?
Describe Khushwant Singhs feelings as he thinks about his childhood and then his


days
in the city.
Q 2.In Portrait of a Lady, grandmother adjusts to varying circumstances in her life. Are
the
changes made with a feeling of resentment? What are the qualities that enable her to
adapt
to these changes so smoothly and willingly?
Were Not Afraid to Die . . . If We Can All be Together




Q 3.Optimism can help one overcome various adversities in life. How is this fact proven
in
Were Not Afraid to Die. . . If We Can All be Together?
Q 4.When children understand and cooperate with parents in their time of distress, life
becomes
easier for parents to handle and the gravity of the stress reduces tremendously. How do
the children, Sue and Jonathan live up to this virtue and help their parents in the time of
crisis?





Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues
Q 5. Do you think the manner in which Howard Carter treated the mummy was ethical?
In your
opinion is research at the cost of the dignity of a dead body worth it? Justify your
opinion
with reference to the research that Howard carried out on Tuts tomb and body.
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Q 6.Every human being has the right to follow his own religion and faith. When people
are