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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER SET – 1

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) Who assigned Laura to supervise the workmen and why ?

(ii) Why was Jimmy imprisoned? For how long was Jimmy condemned to be in the prison?

(iii) What does Bacon say about the humour of a scholar’ ?

(iv) What did the lady of the Hindu family do after getting the rice?

(v) Why has the poet repeated 1 rise’ thrice at the end of the poem ‘Still I Rise’?

(vi) What are the main themes of the poem ‘My Last Duchess’?

(vii) “…as if she ranked / My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old-name / With anybody’s gift.” What aspect of the speaker’s character is revealed here?

(viii) Why do you think Maya Angelou wrote the poem ‘Still | Rise’?

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) How can we establish peace in the world, according to Mother Teresa ? 6

(ii) Look hero, miss, that’s the place. Against those trees. Over there. That’ll do fine.” Who said this and to whom? On what occasion did the speaker say this ? Which trees were talked about here ? Give a description of the trees. 2+1+1+2

(iii) What should be the attitude of a reader when he or she reads a book? 6

(iv) Comment on the hopeful ending of the poem ‘Still I Rise’. 6

(v) How far did Browning achieve success in presenting the patriarchal society in ‘My Last Duchess? 6

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

(i) The skulls were again united to their respective bodies and became living men.”- From which story is the taken? Who are referred to as ‘skulls’ here? How did they become living men? 1+1+3

(ii) Comment on the ending of the story ‘A Ghostly Wife’. 5

(iii) why have you changed your mind?”-Who said this and to whom? Why was such a question raised? Why the person change his mind? 2+1+2

Non-Textual Grammar

4. Do as directed:  [1×5=5]

(i) Dr Das presided over the meeting. [Change the voice]

(ii) Kanika said to me, “Please lend me your pen.” [Change the mode of narration]

(iii) Do it and you will be punished. [Change into a complex sentence]

(iv) He. (sit) by the window and. -(watch) the people at the pond. [Use appropriate forms of the verbs given in the brackets]

(v) Garbage is dangerous to human health. It remains uncollected for a long period. [Join using adverb clause] 

Writing

5. Write a paragraph in about 150 words on ‘Place of Women in India’ using the given points: 10

[Points: Introduction subject to social tyranny in the past-liberated-surpassed even men-successful in administration, sports, literature, entertainment-skilled in housekeeping-conclusion.]

OR,

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

(i) Recently your school celebrated its 75 anniversary. Write a report on the event in your school’s monthly magazine. [Word limit: 75 words]

(ii) Write a letter to the Headmaster / Headmistress of your school requesting him/her to make available reference books in your school library.

[Word limit: 75 words]