Questions for On The Face of It - Grade 12

 Q1. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow. (1x4=4)

Derry: “You think… ‘Here’s a boy.’ You look at me…and then you see my face and you think. ‘That’s bad. That’s a terrible thing. That’s a terrible thing. That’s the ugliest thing I ever saw.’ You think, ‘Poor boy.’ But I’m not. Not poor. Underneath, you are afraid. Anybody would be. I am. When I look in the mirror, and see it, I’m afraid of me.

i. State the relationship between the Assertion and the Reason.

    Assertion: Derry avoids being in the company of people.

   Reason:       Derry is antisocial in character.

    (a) The Assertion is correct and it is supported by the Reason.

    (b)  The Assertion is not correct but the Reason is valid.

    (c)  Both  Assertion and  Reason are correct but unsupported by the Reason.

    (d)  The Assertion is correct but the Reason is not correct.

ii. The expression, “Poor boy.” But I’m not. Not poor”, suggests that:

     (a) Derry is economically challenged.

     (b) Derry hungers for sympathy.

     (c) Derry doesn’t want to be pitied by others.

     (d) Derry doesn’t want people to look at him.

iii. The words, “terrible thing” refers to:

     (a) the appearance of Derry

     (b) the ugly appearance of Derry

     (c) the acid scar on Derry’s face

     (d) the frightened appearance of Derry

iv. State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE.

     People’s remarks and statements about his appearance have made Derry scared of how he 

     looks!

Q2. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow. (1x4=4)

Mr. Lamb : [To himself] There my dears. That’s you seen to. Ah…you know. We all know. I’ll come back. They never do, though. Not them. Never do come back.

i. State whether the statement given below is TRUE of FALSE.

   This is perhaps the only instance in the whole play where Mr Lamb displays a sense of 

     loneliness.

ii. Whom is Mr. Lamb addressing as “dears”?

    (a) children in his garden

    (b) adults in the street

    (c) Derry

    (d) Bees

iii. State the relationship between the Assertion and the Reason.

      Assertion: Mr Lamb is always disappointed and cynical.

      Reason:      People neglect and avoid him at all costs.

     (a) The Assertion is correct, and it is supported by the Reason.

     (b) The Assertion is correct, but it is not supported by the Reason.

     (c)  Both the Assertion and the Reason are incorrect, and they don’t support each other.

     (d) The Assertion is incorrect while the Reason is correct.

iv. Fill in the blank with the correct reason.

     Mr. Lamb’s only lament in life is that______________

Q3. Short-answer type questions to be answered in forty to fifty words. (2 Marks each)

  (a) How are Derry’s parents and family members to blame for his negative outlook?
  (b) Why does Derry tell his mother with insistence that he has to go “back there” to the
        Garden?
  (c) What is it that draws Derry to Mr Lamb in spite of himself?
  (d) Who is a ‘friend’ for Mr. Lamb?
  (e)  Do you think Derry’s transformation will persist after Mr. Lamb’s death?

Q4. Long answer-type questions to be answered in 120-150 words. (5 Marks each)

 (a) Write a speech about the importance of Mentorship and the Art of Living in life.

 (b) You are Derry, write a letter to your friend, Patrick, describing your encounter with Mr.Lamb and how it transformed you.

(c) Draft a diary entry describing your conversation with your mother and how you convinced her to let you return to the garden.