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SREE SARAVANA NIKETAN MATRIC . HR. SEC. SCHOOL, STD. : XI ENGLISH SLIP TEST MARKS: 25, , Answer the following questions briefly:. 5x2=10, 1. How did the grandmother spend the last few hours of her life?, 2. What made the dogs follow the grandmother after school hours?, 3. The grandmother was strong minded. Justify., 4. Describe the grandfather as seen in the portrait., 5. What was the daily routine of the grandmother at home?, Answer the following question in a paragraph: 1x5=5, 1. ‘Means should justify the end '. Explain this adage with reference to O. Henry's story., Fighting lines and answer the questions that follow: 5x1=5, 1. ‘Most of all | want to re learn, , How to laugh for my laugh in the mirror, , Shows only my teeth like a snake’s bare fangs!’, a) Why does the poet want to relearn how to laugh?, b) Whom does the poet want to re learn from?, c) Mention the figure of speech used here., 2. ‘But now they only laugh with their teeth,, , While their ice-block- cold eyes...’, , a) Whoare ‘they’?, b) Identify the figure of speech used here., , ERC. 2x2%=5, 1, That will be no thrice., 2. | want to be what | used to be.