SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER SET –2

CLASS XI SEMESTER II 

SUBJECT: ENGLISH B

 TIME-2 HOURS

FULL MARKS-40

Short Answer Type Questions

1. Answer ANY TWO questions from PROSE and ANY TWO questions from VERSE of the following questions, in about 40 words each: [2×4-8]

(i) What is the name of Mr Scott’s wife? Where did Laura first meet her?

(ii) What did Ralph ask for from Annabel before attempting to open the vault? With which act did Ralph D Spencer pass away?

(iii) What are the benefits and disadvantages mentioned in the essay “Of Study”?

(iv) They are hungry too.”- Who said this and to whom? Who are referred to as ‘they’ here?

(v) This grew, I gave commands,- What is referred to as ‘this grew in the poem ‘My Last Duchess’?

(vi) “Wilt please you rise ?- Who said this and to whom? Why was the person spoken to requested to rise?

(vii) What is the source of Maya Angelou’s ‘Still I Rise”?

(viii) Who wants to kill the poet with hatefulness?

Long Answer Type Questions

2. Answer ANY ONE question from PROSE and ANY ONE question from VERSE of the following questions, in about 120 words each:[ 6×2=12]

(i) Why does Mother Teresa thank God at speech? 6

(ii) “There he tasted the first sweet joys of libertying of her sp where and how did he taste sweet joys of liberty? Why was it sweet to him? 1+3+2

(iii) “What an absolutely topping hat!” – Who said this and to whom? Who gave Laura that hat? How was Laura dressed for their garden party? What compliments did she get from the guests? 2+1+1+2

(iv) What is the message that Maya Angelou wants to convey through her poem ‘Still | Rise’? 6

(v) What did the Duke admire about the painting of the Duchess? Did he admire her in reality? 2+4

3. Answer ANY ONE question from RAPID READER of the following questions, In about 120 words: 5×1=5

(i) How did the younger prince come to know about the plight of his brother? What did he do then? 2+3

(ii) Then the ghost said with a strong nasal accent. _ Who is the ghost? Why did the ghost speak in a ‘strong nasal accent? What did the ghost say? 1+2+2

(iii) Consider The Ghost-Brahman as a supernatural short story. 5

Non-Textual Grammar

4. Do as directed:  [1×5=5]

(i) Never try to swim _______ the river current as there is a possibility _______ getting drowned. [Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions] 1/2×2=1

(ii) He will say, “I am busy.” [Change the mode of narration]

(iii) Whom did you see? [Change the voice]

(iv) I wish I had a brother to stand by me. [Turn into an exclamatory sentence]

(v) The iron is hot. Strike it now. [Join using adverbial clause]

Writing

5. Write a paragraph in about 150 words on ‘Newspaper and Its Utility’ using the given points: 10

[Points: Newspaper, the treasurehouse of information and knowledge-enriching our wisdom-a mirror of the world conclusion.] 

OR,

6. Attempt BOTH of the following: 5×2=10

Write a report within 75 words on how your school organised a campaign against the use of crackers during Diwali this year using the given hints: 5

[Hints: Participation of students and teachers – speeches given on the harmful effects of using crackers-people made aware of the wastage of money-conclusion.]

Write a letter to the Municipal Chairman requesting him to install enough streetlights to reduce the increasing rate of accidents in your locality. [Word limit: 75 words] 5