Sandesh Gaire\\

  Attempt all the questions.  1. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.  (5x1=5) This is the weather the cuckoo likes,   And so do I;  When showers betumble the chestnut spikes,   And nestlings fly; And the little  brown nightingale bills his best;  And they sit outside at 'The Traveller's Rest',   And Maids come forth sprig-muslin dressed And citizens dream of the south and west,   And so do I. This is the weather the cuckoo shuns,   And so do I When beeches drip in brown and duns,  And thresh ad ply, And hill-hid tides throb, throe and throe,   And meadow rivulets overflow ; And drops on gate bars hang in a row, And rooks in families homewards go,  And so do I.  (a) What do the nestlings learn to do in the spring?  (b) What does the  little nightingale do in the spring?  (c) Which weather does the cuckoo dislike? (d) Why does the speaker like the weather described in t...

                                                    SEE 2080 (2024)                                              COMPULSORY ENGLISH                                                Reading and Writing                                                   (Written Test)  Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Figures in the margin indicate the full marks.   Time: 3hrs.                     ...