Wednesday, 7 November 2007

Creative Question Papers

Teaching is my profession. I derive immense pleasure from this act which also fills the creative cavities of my brain. Apart from teaching and the classroom interaction I like to design question papers. Below you will find some questions that I had designed for part two English students at MCC.

Question # 1:
Too much love will kill you, if you can't make up your mind
I'm just the shadow of the man I used to be
I used to bring you sunshine now all I ever do is bring you down
How would it be if you were standing in my shoes
Can't you see that it's impossible to choose
Now there's no making sense of it
Every way I go I'm bound to lose,
And you won't understand why, you'd give your life
But here it comes again
Too much love will kill you
In the end...
Too much love will kill you, just as sure as none at all
It'll drain the power that's in you, make you plead, and scream, and crawl
And the pain will make you crazy; you're the victim of your crime
Too much love will kill you every time

Read the lyrics of the song ‘Too Much Love Will kill you’ (Queen) and compare it with the last line of the poem Mending Wall (Robert Frost) – ‘Good fences make Good Neighbours’

Question # 2:

Robert Frost tells us that he first he stood, then he looked and finally he took the road less travelled. Explain the meaning of the words stood, looked and took in the context of the poem – The Road Not Taken.

Question # 3:

Heal the worldMake it a better placeFor you and for meAnd the entire human raceThere are people dyingIf you care enough for the livingMake a better place For you and for me (Michael Jackson- Heal the World)


Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shed before
Did you ever stop to notice
The crying Earth and the weeping shores? (Michael Jackson – Earth Song)


Wild rivers and waterfalls I can hear the planet call show a little respect Beautiful to everything that is beautiful and if you want to save it all show a little respect (MLTR – Animals)

Based on your reading of the above quoted lyrics.Preapre a short but sensible paragraph on the need of preserving and protecting the earth/ environment and showing respect for all life forms.
You can use the essay authored by Jane Goodal as textual reference

Creativity is my teacher
Me, the humble learner
Muse inspires me to flourish
That’s one thing that I cherish

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