Riders to the Sea :Class 12 3rd Semester WBCHSE Model Set English -Solved Answers

Riders to the Sea :Class 12 3rd Semester WBCHSE Model Set English -Solved Answers  

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RIDERS TO THE SEA — J. M. SYNGE

Class 12 Semester 3 English 

RIDERS TO THE SEA — SOLVED QUESTION BANK (Q1 – Q20)

1. Maurya is discovered resting at the beginning of the play because she has spent many days and nights __________

A) traveling to the mainland

B) crying and watching the sea

C) repairing the damaged fishing nets

D) baking bread for the family

Answer: B) crying and watching the sea

Explanation: Maurya has been weeping, lamenting, and constantly watching the sea for nine days in the agonizing hope of Michael's body being washed ashore.

2. The young priest did not bring the bundle of clothes to the kitchen himself because __________

A) he was stopped by Bartley at the pier

B) he wanted to keep it a secret from the village elders

C) he was in a hurry to catch a boat to the northern island

D) he did not want to cause Maurya further distress if they belonged to Michael

Answer: D) he did not want to cause Maurya further distress if they belonged to Michael

Explanation: The young priest instructed Nora that if they were not Michael's, no one should say a word about them to Maurya, 'for she'll be getting her death with crying and lamenting'.

3. Assertion (A): Cathleen tells Nora to hide the bundle of clothes up in the turf-loft immediately.

Reason (R): They want to examine the garments in private without their mother seeing them.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer: A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation: Cathleen rushes Nora to put the bundle in the turf-loft so Maurya will not know of them or be devastated before they verify if the clothes belong to Michael.

4. Fill in the blanks:

Nora recognizes Michael's stocking by counting the number of __________ during its knitting.

A) four dropped stitches

B) two black knots

C) three missing rows

D) five loose threads

Answer: A) four dropped stitches

Explanation: Nora recalls: 'It's the second one of the third pair I knitted, and I put up three score stitches, and I dropped four of them.'

5. State whether the following statements regarding Bartley's departure are True (T) or False (F):

   (i) Bartley decided to go to Galway because the wind was rising from the south and it was a rare opportunity to sell the horses.

   (ii) Maurya gave Bartley her full structural blessings and a purse of silver before he left the cottage door.

A) I-T, II-F

B) I-F, II-T

C) I-T, II-T

D) I-F, II-F

Answer: A) I-T, II-F

Explanation: Statement (i) is True (it was the only boat for two weeks and the Galway fair was a great opportunity). Statement (ii) is False (Maurya refused to bless him, sending him away with dark words of lamentation).

6. Which daughter acts as the primary speaker managing the household chores like baking the bread and spinning the wool when the play opens?

A) Nora

B) Cathleen

C) Maurya

D) Eily

Answer: B) Cathleen

Explanation: Cathleen, a girl of about twenty, is introduced kneading cake, putting it into the pot-oven, and spinning rapidly at the wheel.

7. What reason does Bartley give for refusing to leave the hooker or the horses behind when his mother pleads with him?

A) He wants to purchase a new boat on the mainland.

B) He emphasizes that a great price is being offered for horses, and the family needs money.

C) He is planning to migrate permanently to England.

D) The young priest explicitly commanded him to take the trip.

Answer: B) He emphasizes that a great price is being offered for horses, and the family needs money.

Explanation: Bartley insists: 'This is the one boat going for two weeks or beyond it, and the fair will be a good fair for horses I heard them saying below.' Selling the horses is vital for the family's survival.

8. Fill in the blanks:

Maurya journeys down to the spring well to hand Bartley the bread, carrying a walking stick that once belonged to __________.

A) Michael

B) Sheamus

C) Patch

D) Old Maurizio

Answer: A) Michael

Explanation: Cathleen tells Nora: 'Give her the stick, Nora... The stick Michael brought from Connemara.'

9. Assertion (A): Maurya was completely unable to utter a single word of blessing or dynamic greeting when Bartley passed by her at the well.

Reason (R): She was struck with absolute terror upon seeing the ghost of Michael riding behind him.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer: A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation: Maurya narrates: 'I tried to say "God speed you," but something choked the words in my throat... and there was Michael upon it [the gray pony]—with fine clothes on him, and new shoes on his feet.'

10. State True (T) or False (F) for these structural details of the cottage:

   (i) A row of clean white boards is leaning against the wall, originally purchased to make a coffin for Michael.

   (ii) Cathleen uses an old knife to cut open the knot of the mysterious bundle.

A) I-T, II-F

B) I-F, II-T

C) I-T, II-T

D) I-F, II-F

Answer: C) I-T, II-T

Explanation: Both statements are True: Maurya paid a big price for fine white boards from Connemara for Michael's coffin; and Cathleen uses a knife bought from a traveling pedlar to cut the salt-perished string.

11. Maurya laments that she has had __________ brave sons, along with a husband and a father-in-law, all taken away by the sea.

A) four

B) five

C) six

D) three

Answer: C) six

Explanation: Maurya states: 'I've had a husband, and a husband's father, and six sons in this house—six fine men... and some of them were found and some of them were not found, but they're gone now the lot of them.'

12. Which brother was brought home in a white sheet, dripping with seawater, after being hooked out of the surf?

A) Michael

B) Patch

C) Bartley

D) Sheamus

Answer: B) Patch

Explanation: Maurya remembers: 'There was Patch after was drowned out of a curagh that turned over... and they holding a thing in the half of a red sail, and water dripping out of it... and leaving a track to the door.'

13. Arrange the following comments or speeches in the exact sequence they occur in the play:

   i. "It's Michael, Nora, it's Michael himself."

   ii. "You'd do right to leave that rope, Bartley..."

   iii. "I've seen the fearfullest thing any person has seen since the world began."

   iv. "They're all gone now, and there isn't anything more the sea can do to me."

A) ii, i, iii, iv

B) i, ii, iii, iv

C) ii, iii, i, iv

D) iii, ii, i, iv

Answer: A) ii, i, iii, iv

Explanation: Sequence: Maurya warns Bartley about the rope (ii) -> Nora identifies the stitches on Michael's stocking (i) -> Maurya returns terrified from the spring well (iii) -> Maurya speaks of ultimate release and peace after Bartley's corpse is brought in (iv).

14. Assertion (A): Nora checks the threshold when she hears a sound outside, expecting the village men to bring news.

Reason (R): The young priest had promised to come back before nightfall to give them his final decision.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer: C) A is true, but R is false.

Explanation: Assertion A is true (the sisters watch anxiously for footsteps outside). Reason R is false because the young priest was not returning that night; he had merely sent the bundle and said he'd pass by the next day.

15. When the village women enter the kitchen, they do not speak immediately; instead, they sit upon the floor and begin __________.

A) weeping loudly

B) keening softly

C) praying in Latin

D) sorting the wool

Answer: B) keening softly

Explanation: Stage direction: 'The women are keening softly and swaying themselves with a slow movement.'

16. What physical accident directly caused Bartley's sudden death near the ocean edge?

A) He slipped from the high stone pier into a whirlpool.

B) The grey pony knocked him over into the sea, where the white rocks are.

C) He was caught under the heavy wooden sail of the collapsing hooker.

D) He succumbed to cold exposure while waiting for the ferryboat.

Answer: B) The grey pony knocked him over into the sea, where the white rocks are.

Explanation: One of the women reports: 'The gray pony knocked him into the sea, and he was washed out where there is a great surf on the white rocks.'

17. State True (T) or False (F) for these narrative conclusions:

   (i) Maurya uses the remaining holy water to sprinkle over Bartley's body and Michael's clothes.

   (ii) Cathleen decides to take the train to the mainland to buy fine black fabric for their clothes.

A) I-T, II-F

B) I-F, II-T

C) I-T, II-T

D) I-F, II-F

Answer: A) I-T, II-F

Explanation: Statement (i) is True (Maurya sprinkles the last drops of Holy Water over the corpse and Michael's garments). Statement (ii) is False (there is no train on this remote Aran island, and no such decision is made).

18. What does Maurya drop face downwards on the white boards / table near the play's end to signify total loss?

A) The bit of string

B) The empty cup

C) The package of bread

D) Michael's stocking

Answer: B) The empty cup

Explanation: Stage direction: '[Maurya puts the empty cup mouth downwards on the table, and lays her hands together on Bartley’s feet.]' This powerfully symbolizes that her cup of life and sorrow is completely drained.

19. Case Study Based Question:

Case: A neighboring fisherman suggests to Cathleen that they should hold onto the white boards for another year because the wood might rot or be needed for someone else. Cathleen refuses, stating that the boards were bought with fine silver for a son's coffin, and they will be used right now for the boy brought from the sea.

What aspect of island life does Cathleen's firm choice illustrate?

A) A desire to hoard expensive materials for commercial profit.

B) A profound respect for traditional burial rituals and familial duty despite structural poverty.

C) Complete disrespect for the advice of the village elders.

D) An optimistic belief that no other family member will ever die.

Answer: B) A profound respect for traditional burial rituals and familial duty despite structural poverty.

Explanation: Proper burial rites and a decent coffin are of supreme sanctity in the Aran islands, representing honor, religious dignity, and deep filial love.

20. Arrange the final physical actions performed by Maurya in the correct sequence before the curtain falls:

   i. She spreads the clothes of Michael out on the table.

   ii. She kneels down by the head of Bartley's body.

   iii. She drops the empty cup face downwards on the table.

   iv. She puts her hands together / offers her final prayer.

A) ii, i, iii, iv

B) i, ii, iii, iv

C) ii, iii, i, iv

D) iii, ii, i, iv

Answer: A) ii, i, iii, iv

Explanation: Sequence from the stage directions: Maurya kneels at the head of the table/corpse (ii) -> spreads Michael's clothes beside Bartley and sprinkles Holy Water (i) -> puts the empty cup mouth downwards on the table (iii) -> lays her hands together, prays for all souls, and kneels as the curtain falls (iv).