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Princess September Extract I He cried bitterly.......ever had. 1.     What did the King say, which made him cry bitterly in the company of the queen? What do you find strange in the way he treated the queen? Why was the queen uneasy? He said that after the birth of their twelfth daughter, he would have her head cut off. The king is rather a mysterious character. While on the one hand, he is extremely fond of  the queen, on the other hand, he decides to cut off the queen’s  head after the birth of his twelfth  daughter, for he thinks that twelve daughters are enough for any man. The queen would be uneasy more because the king would be distressed to have her executed. 2.     How many daughters did the king and queen have ? Why were they named after the months of the year? How were the king’s daughters named earlier? They had nine daughters. First, the king had two daughters, so they were named Night and Day. When they...

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper -1 Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. Attempt all four questions. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. You are advised to spend not more than 35 minutes in answering Question 1 and 20 minutes in answering Question 2 . Question 1. [25] (Do not spend more than 35 minutes on this question.) Write a composition (350-400 words) on any one of the following: a)      Don’t use social media to impress people; use it to impact people. Express your views either for or against this statement. b)     Write an original short story that begins with the words: ...