The Enemy

Previous Years' CBSE Board Questions

MCO (1 mark)

1. Select the option that aptly describes Hana as a wife:
2. Hana is very possessive about her husband.
3. Hana is a very caring and responsible wife.

Why was Dr. Sadao not sent abroad with the troops?

(2023) 🖪

1. Hana is a very dominant wife.

(Term I, 2021-22) R

1. Hana is a very fussy and nagging wife.
2. She did not wish to be left alone with the white man. This thought of Hana reveals the fact that
3. Hana hates white man
4. White men are dangerous
5. Hana is timid and cautious (Term I, 2021-22)
6. War makes people enemies
7. What was his father's chief concern about Dr. Sadao? (Delhi 2016)
8. 'Suppose you were condemned to death and the next day I had to have my operation?" The tone of the General indicates he is
9. worried about Dr. Sadao as he is a good scientist.
10. working against the law and order of the country
11. uncertained about his death condition
12. selfish and dependent on Dr. Sadao for his treatment. (Term I, 2021-22) II

SA (2 marks)

SA II (3 marks)

How did Hana react when her servants decided to

leave the house? (2019 C)

How did the writer indicate that Dr. Sadao's father

was a very traditional and conventional man?

(Delhi 2019) Ev

1. Why was Dr. Sadao not sent abroad along with the troops? (Delhi 2016)
2. Where, when and how did Dr. Sadao meet Hana? (Delhi 2016) R

What conflict in his mind troubled Dr. Sadao when he came to know that the wounded man was an American POW? (Foreign 2016)

1. How did the General plan to get rid of the American POW? (Foreign 2016)

How did the servants react when they realised that Dr. Sadao was going to save the life of an enemy? (Foreign 2016) U

What role did the American professor play in bringing Hana and Sadao together? (Al 2015)

"..... it is not hidden you are here."

Dr. Sadao's intention is

14 What was Sadao's father's dream for him? How did Sadao realise it? (Al 2015)

1. Who did Dr. Sadao think the survivor from the sea was when he first saw him? (Foreign 2015)
2. Why did Dr. Sadao seek Hana's help to treat the U.S. soldier? (Foreign 2015)
3. On the seventh day after the American soldier was found by Dr. Sadao two things happened. Why did Hana feel scared of the second? (Foreign 2015)

LAI (5 marks)

1. Dr. Sadao emerges as a saviour of humanity. Substantiate your answer with evidence from the text. (2023) An Cr

19 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: "You are well", Sadao agreed. He lowered his voice. "You are so well that I think if I put my boat on the shore tonight, with food and extra clothing in it, you might be able to row to that little island not far from the coast. It is so near the coast that it has not been worth fortifying. Nobody lives on it because in storm it is submerged. But this is not the season of storm. You could live there until you saw a Korean fishing boat pass by. They pass quite near the island because the water is many fathoms deep there.' The young man stared at him, slowly comprehending, 'Do I have to? he asked.

"I think so", Sadao said gently. "you understand - it is not hidden that you are here." (Term I, 2021-22)

1. The arrangements of food and clothing by Dr. Sadao portrays him as
2. a kind and compassionate person
3. an experienced sailor
4. a good event organizer
5. a good advisor

(Al 2015) Au

1. 'not been worth fortifying' indicate that it _____
2. has been left uncared for and neglected.
3. can be easily spotted by the Korean boats.
4. will be easy for the white man to enter the island.
5. is dangerous to stay there alone.

The speaker's tone in the expression: "Do I have to?" 15

1. pleading (b) commanding
2. irritated (d) fear and doubt U

"But this is not the season of storm." Dr. Sadao tries to

1. (b) assure him of safety
2. (d) display his knowledge U

1. to explain why he cannot stay there anymore.
2. to remind him that he has tried to hide his presence.
3. to explain that it is necessary and good for both of them.
4. to assert that his house is not a hiding place.
5. What was the General's plan to get rid of the American prisoner? Was it executed? What traits of the General's character are highlighted in the lesson 'The Enemy'? (Al 2014) [tr

Explain the reactions of the servants in Dr. Sadao's

house when he decided to give shelter to an enemy in

the house. (Al 2014) Cr

LAII (6 marks)

How did Dr. Sadao resolve the conflict in his mind

between his loyalty to his country and his duty as a

doctor? (2020) An

'The Enemy' portrays the victory of humanity in a

moment of crisis. Illustrate this fact through the

actions taken by Dr. Sadao for the enemy soldier.

(Al 2019) Ap Cr

Dr. Sadao is not only a competent surgeon but also a

noble human being. Comment. (2019 C)

1. Good human values are far above any other value system. How did Dr. Sadao succeed as a doctor as well as a patriot? (Delhi 2017) Ap
2. Dr. Sadao was a patriotic Japanese as well as a dedicated surgeon. How could he honour both the values? (Delhi 2015)

Dr. Sadao faced a dilemma. Should he use his surgical

skills to save the life of a wounded person or hand

an escaped American P.O.W. over to the Japanese

police? How did he resolve this clash of values?

1. How did Dr. Sadao help the American POW to escape? What humanitarian values do you find in his act? (Foreign 2015) Cr Ap
2. How did the arrival of the prisoner destroy the peace of Sadao's home? (Delhi 2015C)