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Choose the correct options for the following questions. In Act V Scene i of the play, Macbeth, the…
Choose the correct options for the following questions.
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In Act V Scene i of the play, Macbeth, the Gentlewoman says, “It is an accustomed action with her,...” What “accustomed action” of Lady Macbeth is the Gentlewoman referring to?
- (a)Crying herself to sleep
- (b)Action of reading a book before sleeping
- (c)Practice of keeping a Bible by the bedside
- (d)Constant rubbing of her hands as if washing them
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In Act IV Scene iii of the play, Macbeth, which ‘vice’ according to Macduff “grows with more pernicious root”?
- (a)Lust
- (b)Avarice
- (c)Gluttony
- (d)Jealousy
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“Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be, until
Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill
Shall come against him.”
What does this prophecy in Act IV Scene i of the play, Macbeth, suggest about Macbeth’s fate?
- (a)His downfall is impossible.
- (b)He will win in the end despite his enemies.
- (c)He can escape his fate through clever manipulation.
- (d)He will be defeated when the impossible becomes possible.
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In Act V Scene iii of the play, Macbeth, Macbeth tells the Doctor to “cast /
The water of my land, find her disease”. What prompts Macbeth to say so?
(P) Attack on Scotland by Macduff
(Q) Growing unrest within the nation
(R) Deterioration of Lady Macbeth’s health
(S) Movement of Birnam wood towards Dunsinane
- (a)Only (P) and (Q)
- (b)Only (P) and (S)
- (c)Only (Q) and (R)
- (d)Only (Q) and (S)
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What strikes terror in Aniruddha’s heart as he gets caught in the storm in the short story, Indigo?
- (a)A wrong turn
- (b)Thunder and lightning
- (c)Absence of spare tyres
- (d)Absence of human beings
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Which one of the following BEST describes Charushashi’s demand to learn English with Tarapada, in the short story, Atithi?
- (a)Her ambition to learn
- (b)Her spoilt and pampered nature
- (c)Her desire for Tarapada’s attention
- (d)Boredom and lack of creative activities
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Read the following two statements from the short story, The Cookie Lady, and choose the correct option from the ones given below.
Statement I: “I don’t like it”, he murmured. “I don’t want him going there anymore.”
Statement II: “Mrs. Drew, my father says I can’t come here anymore. He says this is the last time. I thought I’d tell you.”
- (a)Statement I is the reason for Statement II.
- (b)Statement II is the reason for Statement I.
- (c)Statements I and II are similar.
- (d)Statements I and II are not related to each other.
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What is ‘dreadful’ about silence in the poem, Small Towns and the River?
- (a)It indicates loneliness.
- (b)It symbolises stagnation in life.
- (c)It reminds people of their failure.
- (d)It is associated with death and grief.
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In the poem, Beethoven, the poet says that Beethoven had to ‘earn’ his father’s mercy. How did he do so?
- (a)By praising his father
- (b)By running errands for his father
- (c)By running away from his father
- (d)By practising till he reached perfection
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In the poem, Telephone Conversation, the speaker describes his skin as ‘West African sepia’. What does this suggest about him?
- (a)Preference for a specific shade
- (b)Pride in his heritage and legacy
- (c)Retaliatory and sarcastic attitude
- (d)Confusion about his race and tribe
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From ISC 2026 Improvement English Literature Paper 1, question 1.