On the Face of It

Previous Years' CBSE Board Questions

SAI (2 marks)

1. Why does Derry not like being with people?(2023)
2. How does Mr. Lamb try to overcome loneliness? (2022 C) R
3. Why does Mr. Lamb not react when Derry climbs over the garden wall and enter his garden? (2022 C)
4. When Mr. Lamb tells Derry that, while some describe the sound that the bees make as 'buzzing', to him it seems they are singing. What character trait of Mr. Lamb is brought to light? Why? (Term II, 2021-22)

How did Mr. Lamb's conversation and company change Derry's desire to isolate himself from the world? (Term II, 2021-22) R

1. Why does Derek (Derry) not like being with people? (2020 C)
2. In what sense is the friendship between Mr. Lamb and Derry fruitful? (Delhi 2014C)
3. Why did Mr. Lamb help Derry? (AI 2014C) [AII

SAII (3 marks)

1. Why does Derry's mother not want him to go back to

visit Mr. Lamb? (2018)

Why did Derry insist that he would go back to Mr. Lamb? (Delhi 2015C)

How did Derry's handicap damage his life? (Al 2015C)

SAH (4 marks)

Read the following extract and answer the questions

that follows:

12. Derry: What do you do all day?

Mr.Lamb: Sit in the sun. Read books, Ah, you thought

it was an empty house, but inside, it's full. Books and

other things. Full. Derry: But there aren't any curtains at the windows.

Mr. Lamb: I'm not fond of curtains, shutting things

out, shutting things in. I like the light and the darkness,

and the windows open, to hear the wind. (2023)

The description of the house indicates that Mr. Lamb

The expression 'does not like shutting things out,

shutting things in' suggest Mr. Lamb's

1. (b) poverty-stricken existence.
2. (d) confused state of mind.

Mr. Lamb spends his time _____

reading books IV.

1. Ш. shutting things out

Which of the following options are appropriate?

1. I and IV (b) II. III and IV
2. I and II (d) I and III

1. On the basis of the extract, study the two statements, I and II given below: L Mr. Lamb liked meeting people.
2. Mr. Lamb accepted life as it came. Choose the most appropriate option:
3. I can be inferred from the extract, but II cannot.
4. II can be inferred from the extract, but I cannot.
5. Both I and II can be inferred from the extract.
6. Neither I nor II can be inferred from the extract.

LAI (5 marks)

Mr. Lamb stands as a symbol of optimism and hope. Support your answer with examples from the text.

(2023)

1. What benefits did Derry reap from his association with Mr. Lamb? (Delhi 2014)

1. Both Derry and Lamb are physically impaired and lonely. It is the responsibility of society to understand and support people with infirmities so that they do not suffer from a sense of alienation. As a responsible citizen, write in about 100 words what you would do to bring about a change in the lives of such people. (Al 2014)

(6 marks)

"Things that matter. Things nobody else has ever said.

Things I want to think about." What are the 'things'

that Derry is referring to? How did Derry's chance

meeting with Mr. Lamb prove meaningful for him?

(Al 2019) U

1. Derry and Mr. Lamb both are victims of physical impairment, but their attitudes towards life are completely different. Elaborate. (Delhi 2019) Ev
2. Derry's association with Mr. Lamb brings about a welcome change in his life. Comment. (2019 C)

Derry sneaked into Mr. Lamb's garden and it became

a turning point in his life. Comment. (Delhi 2016) [[r]

1. Both Derry and Lamb are victims of physical impairment, but much more painful for them is the feeling of loneliness. Comment, (Al 2016)
2. Both Derry and Lamb are victims of physical impairment, yet each has a different attitude from the other. Comment. (Foreign 2016) Cr (Ap

What change took place in Derry when he met Mr.

Lamb? (Delhi 2015C)

LAIV (10 marks)

How did Mr. Lamb's meeting with Derry become a

turning point in Derry's life? (Delhi 2015C)

CBSE Sample Questions

SAI (2 marks)

How do you think Derry's mother contributes to his sense of alienation and isolation? (Term II, 2021-22)

SAIII (4 marks)

2 DERRY: You're ... peculiar. You say peculiar things. You ask questions I don't understand

MR LAMB: I like to talk. Have company. You don't have to answer questions. You don't have to stop here at all. The gate's open.

DERRY: Yes, but...

MR LAMB: I've a hive of bees behind those trees over there. Some hear bees and they say, bees buzz. But when you listen to bees for a long while, they humm. ... and hum means 'sing'. I hear them singing, my bees. DERRY: But.... I like it here. I came in because I liked it ..... when I looked over the wall.

MR LAMB: If you'd seen me, you'd not have come in. DERRY: No. (2022-23)

1. List the playwright's purpose of using ellipses (...) in this extract.
2. Select the option that best describes Derry and Mr. Lamb in the extract.
3. Derry: introvert; Mr. Lamb: friendly
4. Derry: fearful; Mr. Lamb: domineering
5. Derry: friendly; Mr. Lamb: weird
6. Derry: open minded; Mr. Lamb: charming
7. Which of the following best summarises Mr. Lamb's attitude towards the bees?
8. Beauty is being true to yourself.
9. There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.
10. Beauty is the promise of happiness.
11. The beauty of the world lies in the details.
12. Derry says, "I came in here because I liked it ...." What was the one significant thing Derry might have liked about the place, as per the extract?

LAI (5 marks)

Mr. Lamb calls Derek his friend while Derek

refuses his affirmation. Would you consider their

relationship with each other as friendship? Support

your answer with reference to the instance(s) from

the text. (2020-21) Cr