JSC Unseen : Lord Byron
Part B: Unseen (25 Marks)
Read the following text and answer the questions 4 and 5.
Lord Byron was an English poet who lived from 1788 to 1824. His father, Captain John Byron, dies only three years after his birth. At the age of ten, after the death of his grand uncle, he inherited the family title and estate.
Byron attended a number of schools for his education and received his M.A. degree from Cambridge in 1808. Byron left England in 1816, never to return and travelled to Geneva. His first collection of poems âHonours of Idlenessâ appeared in 1807. Byron avenged himself in 1809 with his satire âEnglish Bards and Scotch Reviewersâ. He published first two parts of âChild Haroldâ in March, 1812 which made him famous. The third part of âChild Haroldâ was published in 1816 and fourth part 1818. In 1817 he complied and published an American Dictionary. The first two parts of âDon Juanâ were published in 1819 and by 1823 the poem was published completely in six separate volumes. Apart from his literary career, in 1809 he took his seat in the House of Lords. In 1824 he formed âByron Brigadeâ and gave large sums of money to the insurgent Greeks. But before any serious military action against the Turkish, he died. |
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4.Complete the following table with the information given in the passage.
Events/ Activities | Place/Institution | Achievements | Year |
Lord Byron was born | (i)ââââ- | ||
Composer | (ii)ââââââ- | 1807 | |
Complied and published | an American Dictionary | (iii)âââ- | |
Received MA degree | (iv)ââââââ | in 1808 | |
(v)ââââââ | House of Lords | in 1809 |
5.Read the passage again and write, whether the statements are true or false. Give correct answer if the statement is false.
(a) Lord Byron was a Bengali poet
(b) Byron left England for good.
(c) Byronâs father died before his birth.
(d) The insurgent Greeks were financed by Lord Byron
(e) At the age of 21, he took his seat in the House of Lords.