Rhetorical Question

Rhetorical Questions Examples
From Board Exam 1998 to 2017


 O.1998.Copying the west is not the answer to our problem.
(frame a rhetorical question)

 Is copying the West the answer to our problem?

2. I cannot use your telephone without your permission.

 (Frame a rhetorical question)

  How can I use your telephone without your permission?

 3.There is no room for secrecy or hiding under Bapuji's leadership.

(Frame a rhetorical question)

Is there any room for secrecy or hiding under Bapuji's leadership ?

4. Is that fair? (Rewrite the rhetorical question as a statement)


That is not fair.

5. It is true that a player does much for the country.
(Rewrite using a rhetorical question)
 
Isn't it true that a player does much for the country?

6. Is he then to be denied opportunities to educate himself ?
(Make it assertive)
He is then not to be denied opportunities to educate himself.

7.It was an immediate sensation.

(Make it a rhetorical ques.)

Ans:Was't it an immediate sensation ?

8. Have they brought about much of a change in our social thinking and in our living?

(Remove the rhetorical question)

Ans:They have not brought about much of a change in our social thinking and in our living.

M.2007. 9. Is it wise to quarrel on the festive day ?

(Make it assertive)

Ans:It is not wise to quarrel on the festive day.

M.2008. 10. It was their stronghold.

(Make it rhetorical question)

 Ans:Wasn't it their stronghold ?

M.2009. 11. Shouldn't we be just as worried by the low grade food ?

(Make it assertive)

Ans:We should be just as worried by the low grade food.

12.Have we become mute witness to a taciturn Tamasha.

 (Rewrite it as an assertive sentence)

Ans: We have not become mute witnesses to a taciturn tamash.

 0.2009. 13. The poor chap was always sulking.

(Make it rhetorical question)

Ans:Wasn't the poor chap always sulking ?

 M.2011. 14. How could he give a flat no to a boy like Dave ?

(Makeit assertive))

 Ans:He could not give a flat no to a boy like Dave.

M.2012.  15. Kolhapur is a gourmet's paradise.
(Make it rhetorical question)

 Isn't Kolhapur gourmet's paradise ? 

0.2012. 16.  The engagement with a scientific problem is the most meaningful aspect of a scientist.

(Rewrite as a rhetorical question)

Ans:Isn't the engagement with a scientific problem the most meaningful aspect of a scientist?

 M.2014. 17. Telephones were a rarity.

(Make it a rhetorical question.)

  Ans-Weren't telephones a rarity ?

M.2014. 18. Why do normal people feel that they are 'full' and others like Chaitanya are half or incomplete ?

(Change it in a assertive sentence)

Ans: Normal people should not feel that they are "full" and the others like Chaitanya are half or incomplete.

 0.2014. 19. She felt terrible about this tendency.
 (Rewrite it as a rhetorical question)

Ans:Didn't she feel terrible about this tendency ?

F.2016. 20. I didn't stick at anything for long.

(Rewrite the sentence as a rhetorical question)
 Ans:Did I stick at anything for long ?

2016. 21.  It   is extensive.
(Make it Rhetorical question)
Ans: Isn't it extensive ?

F.2017. 22. He was delighted to see the prosperity of his kingdom.
(Make it a rhetorical question.)

 Ans: Wasn't he delighted to see the prosperity of his kingdom ?

Model Answers Rayats First Semi.Exam.12th

         
English 12th Model Answers

1. Q.a)

1. The extract is about how the writer become successful novelist.
2. Writer go to see his friends because he want to say goodbye to the simple folk who had become writers friend.
3. The book society dramatized and serialized, translated into 19 languages and bought by Hollywood.It has sold millions of copies.
4. I think for achieving success we need following qualities -hard work,perseverance,strong determination,and many more.
5. I) Having dispatched the completed manuscript ,I promptly forgot about it. 

               Or

    I) Dispatching the completed    manuscript ,I probably forget about it

II) The book society choose the novel I had thrown away.

III) Didn't it altered my life radically.

6. I) become impatient = chafe

   II) continuation in a course of            action= in harness

B)    Grammar

1. In the last decade the hype was for the BRICS an acronym for Brazil Russia India China and South Africa.
2. The minimum wage act came into effect in 1940 and has remained the Bedrock for the workers right.
3. The interviewer asked whether winning award was important for him then actor replied that they were immaterial for him.

Q.2 a)

1. The passage told us about the Henry David Thoreaus views on importance of saving the planet.
2. Writer love music and fine arts he also fond of classical dance and theatre and have deep respect for the beneficial accomplishment of science.
3. Writer gave a secondary plus two science music and fine arts because he thought that if you don't have a good planet to put it on what is the use of having the best western home in California.
4. I think it is essential to protect the earth because if you don't have a good planet no other things are important to us. Without Earth all other things are unimportant.

5.

    I) you have feel this way of having contributed.

    II) it is not easy to answer.

    III) Thoreau raised a provocative question, didn't he?

6. I) advantageous= beneficial   

         II)bearable=tolerable

B.Summary

         SAVE THE PLANET

Saving our planet is important to us. all the other things like music arts classical dance and many other things are useless if we don't have a good planet to put it on. So change our mode of living and do some activities. change your habits for this no one will give you Oscar or Nobel but you feel happy about your work. help to protect the earth.



Q.3 Poetry

1. Poet greet The Stranger with very politely.
2. I think daughter is sensitive minded girl also she is very loving.
3. We went on our way and we said goodbye. (repeatation of the sound of 'w'.
4. By -reply ,I -bye,told -old ,Down-frown,broken -spoken.

Model Answers Rayats Semister Exam.(11th)

                  English 
11th                              1st semister

Q.1 A)
       A1.complete

I ) The writer felt the best when the writer first learned how to ride her bike at thirteen.

II) the writer was barred from attending movies with her sister because  her sister probably felt that she was not only too young but also a brat and and annoyance to her.

A2 Order

I) I knew there was more to the story .

II) I wanted to literary follow my sister.

III) I stopped trying to impress her and learnt to be totally indifferent.

IV)  I still remember the day I learn to ride bike.

A3 Guess

The writer stop trying to impress her sister because when fighting and trying to draw attention did not work writer stop trying to impress her sister and learn to be totally in different she hoped that the silent treatment would get more approval.

A4.Vocabulary

I)Perfect example= Epitome
II) showing no interest = indifferent
III) self respect  = self esteem
IV) continuous uncontrolled laughter      = Giggles

A5 personal Response

I felt best when I brought  T.V. by working in sugar factory for 2 months in summer vacation.

1. A6 Grammar

I) I was not allowed  to attending movies with her.

II) I had learnt to ride a bike.

Q1.B

I) Driving a Boat is not the same as driving a car.

II) the film finishes at 10 o'clock in the evening.

III) Leela said that nobody would listen to her and also added that even the judge would be on that side.

Q.2 a)

A1 Complete

• Disciplined behaviour

1. In work place
2. In a family environment
3. In public places -such as roads and while waiting for bus.

A2 Give Reasons

1. A disciplined society is like a well oiled machine because its functions effectively and smoothly and its people need to be disciplined.

A3  True or False

1. Selfish behaviour is the stumbling block to discipline.   =True
2. Indiscipline affects the individual not the society. = False
3. Disciplined behaviour is important in the workplace.   =True
4. Self discipline is the best discipline.  = True

A4 Opposite Words

1. Private   =  public 
2. careless  =  careful 
3. Ineffective  =effective 
4. Worse = Better

A6 Grammar

I) Indiscipline is an attitude, isn't it ?

II ) strict law enforcement is needed         

   to us.

Q.2 B

             Summary

             Discipline

Discipline society is like oil machine. people must discipline .we  must follow discipline in workplace, in family, and in public places. for discipline society it needs stricter law By raising voice against indiscipline we can make our country greater.self discipline is the best discipline.

Q3.

A1

• The words related to modern life

1. Latest
2. Style
3. Bright
4. Modern
5. Lipstick

A2 poetic devices

 " It has been long -long since."

'Repetition', in this sentence the word long is repeated.

A3  

According to me City life provides us good facilities like road transportation education and more .

A4 

• Modern dresses 
• latest waves style 
• lipstick 
•  painted 
• bright

Q4 Rapid Reading

I)

1. This extract is about sings discovery about his ability to make fascinating clay models.
2. This extract is about sings fruitful use of his time after retirement by making varieties of miniature clay models .using his experiences in life.

II) this is a extract about a pensioner Govind Singh and his wife who lived happily with their small pension. She also develop he is ability to make fascinating clay models. He made by using clay and wood dust beautiful clay models and sale it in his cousins shop . Sing felt an ecstasy when he was admiring crowd clustering around his handiwork.

Q.5 A Letter writing

                                     Mr Ashish Patil,

                                      sai building,

                                     Karve Nagar,

                                        Pune.

Principal,

M.R. College of Science ,

Pune

Applicant- Ashish PATIL,11th Sci-c

                      Roll no 15.

SUB.- application for requesting for                the re-examination.

Dear sir,
            With the help of above mentioned subject I request you sir for allowing me to re examination for the first terminal examination.
           Sir I am Ashish Patil from 11 science, division C, my roll number is 15. For the last one month I am suffering from severe viral fever and that is why I can can't attend the first terminal exam. So I request you sir to please give me permission for Re exam for the first terminal examination.
      For your kind information I gave the medical certificate with this application letter. So please give me permission for the examination and avoid my future loss.

Thank you

                                         Yours faithfully
                                           Ashish Patil

Q.6

Good morning Sir
Welcome in our city

1. Who motivate you to come in this field?
2. What hardships you face at the beginning?
3.  Do you face any problems and difficulties at the beginning?
4.  what was the most challenging situation in this singing field?
5. Who is your idol in this field?
6. What do you like other than singing?
7.  what are your achievements in this field?
8. What is your aim in life?
9. What is your message to the new generation and new singer?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VALUABLE TIME AND SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCES.

Pronouns

1. Pronouns Exercises with Answers - Worksheet 

FORMS OF VERBS

Present (V1)	Past (V2)	Past participle (V3)
allow	allowed	allowed
appear	appeared	appeared
boil	boiled	boiled
borrow	borrowed	borrowed
build	built	built
burn	burnt	burnt
care	cared	cared
carry	carried	carried
catch	caught	caught
clean	cleaned	cleaned
climb	climbed	climbed
close	closed	closed
complete	completed	completed
cross	crossed	crossed
deceive	deceived	deceived
decorate	decorated	decorated
die	died	died
dig	dug	dug
divide	divided	divided
earn	earned	earned
enter	entered	entered
fear	feared	feared
feed	fed	fed
fight	fought	fought
find	found	found
finish	finished	finished
get	got	got
hang	hanged	hanged
hire	hired	hired
hold	held	held
hunt	hunted	hunted

● Category II - Verbs which have different V1, V2 and V3.

Present (V1)	Past (V2)	Past participle (V3)
arise	arose	arisen
bear	bore	born
beat	beat	beaten
break	broke	broken
bite	bit	bitten
choose	chose	chosen
draw	drew	drawn
drive	drove	driven
fall	fell	fallen
fly	flew	flown
forget	forgot	forgotten
freeze	froze	frozen
give	gave	given
grow	grew	grown
hide	hid	hidden
know	knew	known
lie	lay	lain

● Category III - Verbs which have different V1, V2 and V3 (only - a changes into - u).

Present (V1)	Past (V2)	Past participle (V3)
begin	began	begun
drink	drank	drunk
ring	rang	rung
sink	sank	sunk
sing	sang	sung
spring	sprang	sprung
swim	swam	swum
shrink	shrank	shrunk

● Category IV - Verbs which have same V1, V2 and V3.

Present (V1)	Past (V2)	Past participle (V3)
bet	bet	bet
bid	bid	bid
burst	burst	burst
cast	cast	cast
cost	cost	cost
cut	cut	cut
hit	hit	hit
hurt	hurt	hurt
knit	knit	knit
put	put	put
rid	rid	rid
spit	spit	spit

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All Examples of Figures of Speech from 12th text book

Figures Of Speech

A)  Alliteration



   1.And after I set- back you offer no excuse.
      Repeatation of a sound 'a'

   2. 'If you Crave not for praise when you       win'.
     Repetition of the sound of 'w'

   3. While you Raise yourself in those of  others.
  Repeatation of the sound of 'Y'


4)That the virtue and success do not go side by side.

(reputation of the sound of  'S')

5) We went on our way and we said goodbye.
  ( repetition of the sound of 'w')

6) God's still small voice came to me and said
     Repetition of the sound of 'S')

7) She stood quietly not to spoil the surprise reputation of the sound of 'S'.

8) I celebrate the virtues and vices

(repetition of the sound of 'v'

 9) what are you and what am I and we go on deciding
( repetition of the sound of 'w')

10) The truth of Badri movie by on credit

(reputation of the sound of TH)

11) 'or settle like sterile clouds'
 
      Repeatation of the sound of 'S'

12) 'my father told the tenants to leave'

 repeatation of sound of 'T'

13) ' who lived in the houses surrounding our house on the hill '

repetition of sound of 'h'

14) ' only our own house remained and the tree

repetition of sound ' O '

15) ' Its trunk had a circumference of 50 feet'
 repeatation of the sound of 'f'
'
16)  from 30 feet or more so first they cut the branches

reputation of the sound of 't'

17)  'where there are no trees except the one'

 repetition of the sound of ' T'

18)' it's shafts are laid on a sinking sand .'
repetition of the sound of 'S'.

19) ' It is not gold its kingdoms Grand go down in battle shock.'

 repeatation of the sound of 'G'

20) 'stand fast and suffer long .'

repeatation of the sound of 'S'

21) 'on my winding way to the world's fair.'

 repeatation of the sound of ' w'

22) 'Just like a golden flower faded.'

 repeatation of the sound of 'F'

23)'A moonlight message'

Repeatation of the sound of young 'm'

24) 'peace is indeed a pregnant woman.'

reputation of the sound of ' p'.

25).'....... the snow sprinkled trial.'

 repetition of the sound of 'S'.

26) '.......Playing eye tricks with its tail.'

 repetition of the sound of the 't.'

27) one that is Fur free.'

 repeatation of the sound of 'f'.
28)) foot path in a forest of pine. '

Repetition of sound of 'f'.

29) 'The wind caressing our Crown'.
 Repetition  of the sound of 'c'.

 30)' No more natural goods.'

repetition of the sound of 'b.'

B) Antithesis  

1) if you do not get lowered in your own eyes
while you Raise yourself in those of others
   'lowered' and 'raised 'are contradictory words .

2) if you Crave not for praise when you win
and look not for sympathy for when you lose

('win' and' lose' are contradictory words)

3) if you have the will to live and the courage to die
( ' Live 'and 'Die 'are contradictory words)

4) young and old
     (opposite ideas are Express in the same line))

5)'  all dogs pass leaving them in the dark '

striking a opposition or contrast of words is used for emphasis '

6) ' one by one The structures were demolished only our own house remained.'

 demolished and remained are contradictory words '

7)' we watched in terror and fascination this slaughter.'

Terror and fascination are contradictory words.

8) 'it's shafts are laid on sinking sand,
not on a binding Rock .'

'sinking sand' and 'abinding Rock' are two contradictory ideas.'

9)'their glory to decay.'

' glory' and 'decay' are two contradictory ideas in the same line.

10) 'But God has struck its luster down in ashes at his feet.'

 'luster' and 'ashes' are two contradictory ideas.

 11) Brave men who work while others sleep.'

' work' and 'sleep' are two contradictory ideas.

12) 'we used to watch the valley play Hide and Seek.'

Hide and Seek are the contrasting ideas.
13) 'only thinking in the present not learning from the past.'


 14)'no more natural than the over processed food we eat.'

 


C)   Metaphor 

 1) you are beacon-light  light for people far and wide

( ' you' is implicitly compared with a 'beacon light')

2) with the fleeting passage of  runners or of a shy hotel for travellers

3) ' the old woman once were continents '

here there is an implicit comparison between old woman and continents

4) leaving only their maps .

here there is an implicit comparison between old woman and maps both can show you the way.

5) whose roots lay deeper than all our lives

 there is an implicit comparison between the roots and the length of the lives

6) 'soon afterwards we left Baroda for Bombay
 Where there are no trees except the one
 which grows and seethes in one's dream, its aerial roots
 looking for ground to strike'

 The Banyan tree and its roots are implicitly compared.

7) 'peace is a woman.'

peace is implicitly compared to a woman .

8)'peace is indeed a pregnant woman.'

 peace is implicitly compared to a pregnant woman.





D) climax

1)  the feeble the braggarts the      unfinished
     The words are arranged in ascending order of importance.

2) ' until they were robbed their laurels their medals their titles their names '

The words are arranged in the ascending orders of importance


E)      Simile 

 1) 'trembling like waves '

trembling of the old woman is compared to the movement of the Waves 

2)'or settle like  sterile clouds '

the old women waiting hopelessly at the post office are compared to the sterile clouds which have nothing to give

3)' they Whisper like drizzles'

 the weak whispers of the old women are compared to the drizzle of rain 


4)'they shiver like December Nights'

the shivering of the old woman is compared to the cold December night

5)' but the huge Banyan trees to like a problem  '
  
here the The Banyan tree and problem are compared

6) 'she had such a wonderful face just like a golden flower.'

 Face is directly compared to a golden flower.


F)      Paradox 

1)  I celebrate the virtues and vices

( it is an example of paradox because we cannot celebrate vices)
2) We heroes and poor devils the feeblethe braggarts the unfinished and capable of everything impossible as long as it is not seen or heard


G)      Use of symbols
   1)  Who overwhelm the refrigerators

( hear refrigerator symbolise the things which we have proud)

  2)   manufacturers in indivisible granaries

( granaries symbolise the ordinary monotonous workplaces of the middle class person)


 H)   Transferred epithet 

OR OF shy hotel for travellers

( the epithet shy is transferred from the Travellers to the hotel)

I)    Personification 

  1) ' they do not fear death they         died long ago '

The Abstract idea like death is given the human quality of arousing fear in the old woman

2) ' It's morning Dew tickling our feet.'

 the morning Dew is given the human quality of tickling someone.

3)  'we use to watch the valley play Hide and Seek.'

 the valley is given human quality.

4)'  the wind caressing our crown.'





J)   Onomatopoeia

1) ' they Whisper like drizzle

   ' Whisper '  is a word indicating sound



 K)   Imagery   

1) old women once were continents they had Deep Woods in them lakes ,mountains ,volcanoes even ranging gulf.





L)   Metonymy 

1) 'it is not gold .'

Here gold stand for wealth.

2) '  is it the sword?'

here sword stand for military might.

3) 'Ah ,that bright crown.'

Here bright Crown stand for a proud king.



M)    Conversational tone

1) ' what makes a Nation's pillars high and its Foundation strong?'



N)    Extended metaphor


O)     Rhetorical questions 

1) Is it sword?

2) Is it Pride?



P)   Hyperbole   

1) 'she told me her baby was killed in Auschwitz her daughter in Hiroshima and her sons in Vietnam Ireland ,Israel ,Palestine, Lebanon ,Bosnia, Rwanda, Kosovo and Chechnya.'

 Ideas have been exaggerated.

2) A thousand candles then lit in her starry Eyes.'

 Exaggeration of the idea in the words thousand candles.

Q) Repetition

1) ' fifty with axes Chopped and Chopped.' 

the reputation of the word Chopped Lays emphasis on the activity.

2)'.....beasts roam , far from town.'

R) Inversion

While dealing with a stranger common courtesy you use
But the children you love you seem to abuse

The correct push order of the words should be
You common courtesy while dealing with a stranger but you seem to  abuse the children you love.

UNIT TEST NO 1

                                                           UNIT TEST NO 1
                                                              (  2017-18)
                                                                   ENGLISH
11th SUB-ENGLISH                                                                                           Marks 25

Q.1 Read the first activity and read  the following extract and do all the activities              (12)

      A 1  Which of the following statements show positive attitude of Kiwi?                           2

                a)  I dont tell them I am disable.
                 b) Disability is a state of mind.
                  c) I say I am a double amputee.

A heavy blizzard at New Zealand's Mount cook where he was a 23 year old Search and rescue mountaineer, relegated Inglis to an ice cave for 13 days following his rescue a major media event both his legs had to be amputed knee down because of severe frostbite.
        Today almost 30 years later as the first double amputee to have reachd the Summit of Mount Everest the second double amputee to scale Mt.Cho Oyu  and perhaps the only double amputee to wear three quarter pants all the time this 51 year old mountaineer  has a lot to tell people about life. I don't tell them I am disable. Disability is a state of mind . I say I am a double amputee says the Jolly Kiwi . who is in the city to deliver a series of motivational lectures to corporates schools and whosoever willing to borrow inspiration from his survival story.

A 2 Complete the statement:                                                                                                          2

        The amputation of Inglis legs was caused because .................

A 3 Conclusion:                                                                                                                                2

         Disability is a state of mind . Explain it in your own words.

A 4 Vocabulary                                                                                                                                2

   Give opposites of the following words from the extract.
        1  Minor
         2 Light
         3 Able
         4 Lend

A 5 Personal Response                                                                                                                    2

       Do you like to help handicapped persons? How will you help them?

A 6 Rewrite the sentences in the ways instructed.                                                                       2
   
       1) ......Taj Mahal attracts .....lot of tourist every year.
              (Use a,an  or the)
         2)The film finishes .....10 o clock .....the evening.
              (Use proper prepositions)


Q .2 Read the following extract and do all the activities.                                                          (8)

Start where you stand and never mind the past ,
 The past wont help you in the beginning new ,
If you have left it all behind at last,
 By that is enough you are done with it you are through .

This is another chapter in the book,
 This is another race that you have planned,
Don't give the vanished days and backward look,
Start where you stand.

 The world wont  care about your old defeats
 If you can start a new and win success
 The future is your time and time is fleet
  And there is much of work and strain and stress.

A 1 Complete the following.                                                                                                            2

     New beginning compared to....
       1) ......................................
        2) .....................................
A 2 Poetic devices                                                                                                                              2

       "Start where you stand"
       Name and explain figures of speech and give similar examples.

A 3  Personal Response                                                                                                                      2

      Will this poem help you to overcome strain and stress in your life? Explain.

 A 4 Poetic creation                                                                                                                             2           


    Compose a poem of four lines by using words-
       book, look, race, face.

Q.3 Imagine that you want to take interview of  your mother prepare a set of  8 questions.        5
        
                               OR

Q. 3 Write a letter to your friend asking from him/ her guidance about career planning.