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SECTION – A (Multiple Choice Question)
1. We’re getting …… away from the central idea.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) farther
(B) either
(C) neither
(D) other
2. Don’t eat so …… chocolates or you will get fat.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) many
(B) some
(C) much
(D) any
3. …… you ride your bicycle up to that hill ?
(Choose the correct option)
(A) Can
(B) Should
(C) May
(D) Might
4. Everybody wanted to come here …… time.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) by
(B) for
(C) in
(D) at
5. Mike and Hero …… from Japan.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) are
(B) is
(C) am
(D) was
6. I tried my best. I couldn’t pass the test.
(Choose the best combination)
(A) I tried my best; still I wasn’t pass the test
(B) I tried my best; still I couldn’t pass the test
(C) I tried my best; still I won’t pass the test
(D) I tried my best; still I wouldn’t pass the test
7. I had an apple and a …… for lunch.
(A) pear
(B) pair
(C) pearce
(D) pierce
8. Choose the correct synonym of ‘Ancestors’
(A) Extinct tribes
(B) Relatives
(C) Forefathers
(D) Old people
9. Choose the correct antonym of ‘Inferior’
(A) Excellent
(B) Superior
(C) Supportive
(D) Exterior
10. The moon has not yet ……… .
(A) appears
(B) will have appeared
(C) appearing
(D) appeared
11. You and I ……. the obligations.
(A) am fulfilled
(B) has been fulfilling
(C) have fulfilled
(D) has fulfilled
12. He killed a tiger …….. a rifle.
(A) by
(B) with
(C) from
(D) at
13. Which state did Mahatma Gandhi belong …… ?
(A) of
(B) from
(C) to
(D) by
14. My sister ….. as a steno in the past.
(A) works
(B) working
(C) worked
(D) have worked
15. Choose the correct sentence :
(A) I asked her for chocolates, but she didn’t had any
(B) I asked for chocolates, but she didn’t had none
(C) I asked her for chocolates, but she didn’t none
(D) I asked her for chocolates, but she didn’t have any
16. We ……. almost ready.
(A) am
(B) is
(C) was
(D) are
17. What type of sentence is this ?
We’ll really miss the bus!
(A) Declarative
(B) Interrogative
(C) Exclamatory
(D) Imperative
18. The story is ……. .
(A) too good
(B) only good
(C) very good
(D) already good
19. A poem written on the death of loved one is known as
(A) Ode
(B) Epic
(C) Sonnet
(D) Elegy
20. I have to ……. to the finish line and back.
(A) run away
(B) run out of
(C) run
(D) run on
21. Blow his own trumpet means :
(A) flatter
(B) discuss
(C) praise others
(D) praise one’s own self
22. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Animate
(B) Anumete
(C) Anemate
(D) Aniumate
23. The girl ……. you saw was Sohan’s sister.
(A) whom
(B) what
(C) which
(D) when
24. She is wise ……. timid.
(A) an
(B) yet
(C) but
(D) however
25. A doctor should examine him.
(Choose the correct passive voice)
(A) He should be examined by a doctor
(B) A doctor must examine him
(C) Examined he must be by a doctor
(D) Doctor should be examining him
26. Meeta said, “She will sing a song.”
(Choose the correct indirect narration)
(A) Meeta says that she can sing a song
(B) Meeta said that she would sing a song
(C) Meeta said that she would sing a song
(D) Meeta requested that she wanted to sing a song
27. The antonym of ‘Occupied’ is
(A) Vacant
(B) Resurrect
(C) Loose
(D) Exit
28. Do you ……. anything?
(A) needed
(B) needing
(C) need
(D) will need
29. Sushil kept walking …….. .
(A) forward
(B) upward
(C) hither
(D) thither
30. …….. you decided yet?
(A) Has
(B) Do
(C) Did
(D) Have
31. I haven’t seen him in …….. five years.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) no article
32. The thief had been hiding ……. the table.
(A) below
(B) under
(C) down
(D) inside
33. The government by the representatives of the people is called ………. .
(A) Autocracy
(B) Democracy
(C) Socialism
(D) Anarchy
34. Bicyclists ……. remember to signal when they turn.
(A) mustn’t
(B) has to
(C) had to do
(D) must
35. Did you …… this colour?
(A) choosing
(B) choose
(C) chooses
(D) chose
36. He hurt his foot. He stopped.
(Choose the correct combination)
(A) He hurt his foot and stopped
(B) Stopped because he had hurt his foot
(C) Hurting his foot, he stopped
(D) Stopped as he hurt his foot
37. Choose the correct sentence :
(A) What might have happened to the boy?
(B) What might has happened to the boy?
(C) What might has happening to the boy?
(D) What may has happened to the boy?
38. Shah Jahan …… the Taj Mahal.
(A) builded
(B) will build
(C) building
(D) built
39. There were several policemen …… duty.
(A) to
(B) on
(C) for
(D) at
40. Can …… talk for a minute? (Choose the correct option)
(A) him
(B) her
(C) we
(D) them
41. Why don’t you try …. it with a hammer?
(A) hit
(B) having hit
(C) hitting
(D) to be hitting
42. He requested me to keep the door open.
(Choose the correct direct narration)
(A) He said to me, “Please keep the door open.”
(B) He says, “Keep the door open.”
(C) He will say, “Keep the door open.”
(D) He said, “Do not keep the door open.”
43. Choose the correct sentence :
(A) My mother forbade me not to go out
(B) My mother forbade me not go out
(C) My mother forbade do not go out
(D) My mother forbade me to go out
44. Choose the correct antonym of ‘Stagnant’ :
(A) Progress
(B) Static
(C) Mobile
(D) Affluent
45. Ashish is the man …… son won the scholarship.
(A) who
(B) whose
(C) where
(D) whom
46. The new market ….. everything.
(A) is
(B) was
(C) have
(D) has
47. Choose the odd one out :
(A) Pen
(B) Marker
(C) Paper
(D) Pencil
48. When you feel exhausted, you should ……… .
(A) hurry
(B) run
(C) sleep
(D) eat
49. The young man has grey hair.
(Choose the correct adjective in the sentence)
(A) Has
(B) Man
(C) Grey
(D) Hair
50. Has anyone seen the wind?
(Choose the correct Assertive sentence)
(A) No one has seen the wind
(B) Wind has no one seen
(C) Seen no one wind
(D) Has seen no one wind
51. Turn the ….. before starting the meeting.
(A) lights on
(B) lights up
(C) lights by
(D) lights off
52. How much weight can ….. ant carry?
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) no article
53. The storehouse was infested …… rats.
(A) of
(B) with
(C) about
(D) from
54. I don’t know how the money I kept in my wallet got …..
(A) stolen
(B) steal
(C) stole
(D) stealed
55. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(A) Bouquete
(B) Bouquet
(C) Beuquete
(D) Bouquette
56. Your result is not ……. (Choose the correct phrase)
(A) up to the mark
(B) tooth and nail
(C) easy to crack
(D) up to date
57. …….. Alps are the longest mountain range in Europe.
(A) A
(B) An
(C) The
(D) No article
58. They will wash the car, …….?
(A) will it
(B) won’t they
(C) wouldn’t they
(D) couldn’t they
59. The train leaves ….. 3 p.m.
(A) over
(B) to
(C) at
(D) for
60. They tried to …… the painting.
(A) steel
(B) steale
(C) still
(D) steal
Instruction: Questions from 61 to 100 are based on the prescribed texts.
61. John Donne thinks that ….. is certain.
(A) death
(B) life
(C) work
(D) walking
62. Keats was a …… poet.
(A) Romantic
(B) Victorian
(C) Modern
(D) Augustan
63. What has enriched the vocabulary of English?
(A) Giving
(B) Borrowing
(C) withdrawing
(D) Depositing
64. Who wrote ‘Mac Flecknoe’?
(A) John Dryden
(B) John Keats
(C) Charles Dickens
(D) Jane Austen
65. “And what I assume you shall assume” is taken from
(A) Song of Myself
(B) An Epitaph
(C) The Soldier
(D) Fire-Hymn
66. According to Auden, human life is no better than
(A) dream
(B) death
(C) journey
(D) sleep
67. In ……. new leaves and fruits come out on trees.
(A) Spring
(B) Autumn
(C) Summer
(D) Winter
68. “And when I crumble, who will remember” is written by
(A) John Keats
(B) John Donne
(C) Rupert Brooke
(D) Walter de la Mare
69. The two kinds of ideas which contributed most to the mankind were knowledge and technique and
(A) moral and values
(B) morals and politics
(C) moral and inventions
(D) moral and wisdom
70. One day, Seibei was caught red-handed by his …… teacher.
(A) Hindi
(B) Mathematics
(C) Ethics
(D) Science
71. In a traditional society, a woman is known as the mother of her first born child, but the west regards it as ……
(A) good
(B) beneficial
(C) outrageous
(D) funny
72. The state is the …….
(A) master of the people
(B) servant of the people
(C) exploiter of the people
(D) promoter of the people
73. Who is considered the greatest English dramatist?
(A) Geoffrey Chaucer
(B) Wycliff
(C) William Langland
(D) Shakespeare
74. Which is the first Indian Novel in English?
(A) Rajmohan’s Wife
(B) Raja Harischandra
(C) Mahabharata
(D) The English Teacher
75. The Great Vowel Shift took place during
(A) Modern English
(B) Old English
(C) Middle English
(D) Post-modern English
76. “The Romantic Revival” is often associated with ……
(A) John Dryden
(B) Alexander Pope
(C) William Wordsworth
(D) John Milton
77. ‘The Soldier’ is a ….. poem.
(A) nature
(B) patriotic
(C) love
(D) happy
78. Macavity is called
(A) the Hidden Paw
(B) the Mysterious Paw
(C) the Exposed Paw
(D) the Naughty Paw
79. The ……. forgets its dead.
(A) man
(B) animal
(C) fire
(D) wind
80. Who is the speaker in the poem ‘Snake’?
(A) Donne
(B) Whitman
(C) Keats
(D) Lawrence
81. Bertrand Russell belonged to ……… .
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) Britain
(D) America
82. “I Have a Dream” is part of a
(A) drama
(B) novel
(C) poem
(D) speech
83. Manohar Malgaonkar’s story is full of wit and …… .
(A) Humour
(B) Tragedy
(C) Adventure
(D) Irony
84. Who will make quicker journey than the sun?
(A) John Donne
(B) Walt Whitman
(C) W. H. Auden
(D) John Keats
85. …… was a dominant influence on Middle English.
(A) Latin
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Scandinavian
(D) Greek
86. The literature of the Anglo-Saxons is of …… types.
(A) Political
(B) Religious
(C) Comedy
(D) Sentimental
87. The history of English began with the coming of the …….. from Europe to mainland Britain.
(A) Anglo-Saxons
(B) French tribes
(C) Indian tribes
(D) American tribes
88. One who writes a drama is called ……. .
(A) Essayist
(B) Novelist
(C) Comedian
(D) Playwright
89. “There is a house now far away where once I received love” is from
(A) Song of Myself
(B) Ode to Autumn
(C) My Grandmother’s House
(D) Snake
90. The term ‘concealed” in “The Soldier” stands for
(A) hidden
(B) disappeared
(C) absent
(D) mysterious
91. According to Eliot, Macavity is the …… of crime.
(A) Hitler
(B) Napoleon
(C) Alexander
(D) Osama
92. For Auden, poetry was a
(A) light game
(B) interesting game
(C) serious game
(D) troublesome game
93. Benjy left the school at ……. .
(A) twenty
(B) twelve
(C) fourteen
(D) sixteen
94. Buck had visited India …….
(A) To see the Taj Mahal
(B) To see the Jama Masjid
(C) To meet Gandhiji
(D) To see and listen to two groups of Indian people
95. Lomov asked for …… hand in marriage.
(A) Matalia’s
(B) Satalia’s
(C) Natalia’s
(D) Ratalia’s
96. India’s glory is that it is ……….
(A) movable
(B) immovable
(C) ignorant
(D) uncivilized
97. In no civilization have all men attained …… .
(A) enmity
(B) jealousy
(C) perfection
(D) education
98. Dr. Zakir Hussain was an eminent …….
(A) politician
(B) philosopher
(C) educationist
(D) scientist
99. Nanukaka managed to travel in 2nd class on a ticket of ….. .
(A) 1st class
(B) General class
(C) Sleeper class
(D) Third class
100. My children will be judged by the ………… of their skin.
(A) colour
(B) food habits
(C) education
(D) culture
SECTION – B (Descriptive Type Question)
1. Write an essay on any one of the following in about 150-200 words :
(a) Unemployment
(b) Climate change
(C) Discipline
(d) India of My Dreams
(e) A stitch in time saves nine
2. Explain any one of the following :
(a) The work on one’s self is to follow the urge towards moral development as a free person and under self imposed discipline.
(b) He inhaled some snuff before he spoke, and by that time he seemed to have forgotten what I had said.
(c) You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.
(d) The type that appealed to Seibei was even and symmetrical.
3. Explain any one of the following :
(a) And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness.
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
(b) The house withdrew into silence, snakes moved
Among books I was then too young
To read, and my blood turned cold like the moon.
(c) I think she was the most beautiful lady
That ever was in the West Country.
(e) Where are the songs of spring? Ay, where are they?
Think not of them, thou hast thy music too.
4. Write a letter to your sister asking her to come to the village during Dussehra festival.
Or, Write an application to your Headmaster requesting him to give you a week’s leave to attend a ‘workshop on Education’ organized by the Central Government.
5. Answer any five of the following in about 40-50 words each :
(i) How did Seibei’s father react to the teacher’s complaint?
(ii) What are the ‘trials and tribulations’ Martin Luther King, Jr. talks about ?
(iii) Why were the intellectuals in India restless and embittered?
(iv) How is Lomov greeted by Choobookov?
(v) How do sighing and weeping affect the speaker?
(vi) What does the poet Walt Whitman want to do with creeds?
(vii) How do we complete our last journey to the grave?
(viii) Who is called the ‘Father of the Modern Novel’?
(ix) What is the dramatic structure of a tragedy?
(x) What did the 18th century grammarians think about their role?
6. Answer any three of the following in about 100-120 words :
(a) Write the summary of any one of the following poems :
i) Ode to Autumn
ii) Fire-Hymn
iii) Snake
(b) Write the summary of any one of the following prose pieces :
i) The Earth
ii) Indian Civilization and Culture
iii) A Pinch of Snuff
(c) Write a note on the future of English.
Or, Write a note on American English.
Or, How do you overcome the hurdles of learning English?
(d) Match the names of the poets given in List-A with their works in List-B :
List-A List-B
(i) Song of Myself (a) Kamala Das
(ii) My Grandmother’s House (b) Walter de la Mare
(iii) An Epitaph (c) John Keats
(iv) The Soldier (d) Walt Whitman
(v) To Autumn (e) Rupert Brooke
(e) Translate any five into English :
1) मैं बहुत मेहनत करता हूँ।
2) अब तुम घर जा सकते हो।
3) मेरे घर कब आओगी?
4) शोर मचाना बंद करो।
5) श्याम बाजार गया है।
6) वह क्या करना चाहता है?
7) मुझे अपने बच्चों से बहुत प्यार है।
8) रमेश को आम खाना बिल्कुल भी पसंद नहीं है।
(f) Match the names of the authors given in List-A with their works in List-B:
List-A List-B
(i) I Have a Dream (a) Manohar Malgaonkar
(ii) India Through a Traveller’s (b) H. E. Bates
(iii) How Free is the Press (c) Pearl S. Buck
(iv) A Pinch of Snuff (d) Martin Luther King. Jr.
(v) The Earth (e) Dorothy L. Sayers
7. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
At this stage of civilization, when many nations are brought into close and vital contact for good and evil. It is essential, as never before, that their gross ignorance of one another should be diminished that they should begin to understand a little of one another’s historical experience and resulting mentality. It is the fault of the English to expect the people of other countries to react as they do, to political and international situations. One genuine goodwill and good intentions are often brought to nothing because we expect other people to be like us. This would be corrected if we know the history, not necessarily in detail but in broad outlines, of the social and political conditions which have given to each nation its present character.
Questions :
(i) What is essential at this stage of civilization?
(ii) What is the major fault of the English people?
(iii) Why should we know about other countries?
(iv) Why should ignorance be diminished?
Or, Write a precise of the following passage and give a suitable title :
The need of the hour is not any startling scientific discovery but ideal human qualities which the world is eagerly waiting for. These qualities are not material and so science has no grip over them. In the distant future, science may not have the better understanding of his fellowmen. However, as the future is troublesome and life exciting, man has to be fearless.
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