WBCHSE
Class 11 English Semester 1 Model Question Paper 2024
Higher Secondary Model
Questions
ENGLISH (LIVING WORLD)
Class – XI
Semester – I
Prose
1. Choose the correct
alternatives to answer the questions.
1×10=10
(1)
The narrator's tent was just-
(a) to the opposite of Swami's
tent
(b) beside the tent of Swami
(c) beside the tent of
Tehsildar
(d) at the middle of the field
(ii)
The pilgrimage to 'Amarnath' culminates on the day of-
(a) Poila Chaitra
(b) Poila Shravan
(c) Rakhibandhan
(d) Janmastami
(iii)
Outside the cave of Amarnath, there was-
(a) Brahminic exploitation
(b) No Brahminic exploitation
(c) No discipline
(d) a crowd of beggars
(iv)
"That was the ground of my fight"-The words to be put in the blank
are-
(a) six years
(b) five years
(c) three years
(d) eight years
(v) When Vivekananda was asked to explain the
image of Kali, he spoke of it as-
(a) the book of life
(b) the book of spirituality
(c) the book of experience
(d) the book of oneness with
nature
(vi)
At the age of eight Swamiji had developed the power of entering-
(a) Atmaupalabdhi
(b) Atonement
(c) Nirvana
(d) Samadhi
(vii)
According to Swamiji, God manifests-
(a) through evil as well as
through good
(b) through good only
(c) through evil only
(d) through good or evil
(viii)
The astrologer wound a turban around his head which was-
(a) red coloured
(b) green coloured
(c) saffron coloured
(d) white coloured
(ix)
The astrologer left his village-
(a) informing everyone
(b) telling his parents
(c) without telling anyone
(d) telling only his wife
(x)
The stranger had gone away at night giving the astrologer-
(a) two or three coins
(b) a handful of coins
(c) a lot of coins
(d) Nothing
Poem
2.
Choose the correct alternatives to answer the questions. 1×10=10
(i)
All things in the city of London appear-
(a) bright and glittering
(b) dull
(c) cloudy
(d) dark
(ii)
"And all that mighty heart is lying still"-'mighty heart' refers to-
(a) bridge
(b) river Thames
(c) city of London
(d)England
(iii)
The poet personified the river, the Thames as-
(a) an old woman
(b) a masculine figure
(c) a feminine figure
(d) a neuter thing
(iv) What did the poet never feel before?
(a) a calm so deep
(b) a magical spell
(c) a delight
(d) a pain so deep
(v) What does 'gyre' mean in
"The Second Coming?
(a) an ordinary motion
(b) stagnant
(c) a circular or spiral motion
(d) none of these
(vi) The title The Second Coming' signifies the-
(a) return of Jesus Christ in
future
(b) return of the poet in
future
(c) return of the king in
future
(d) all of these
(vii) What does the 'falcon'
symbolize in the poem "The Second Coming?
(a) The Jews
(b) The English
(c) The Hindus
(d) The Christians
(viii) Sarojni Naidu is known
as the Nightingale of-
(a) India
(b) England
(c) China
(d) Pakistan
(ix) The Bangle Sellers' of Sarojni Naidu is included in-
(a) The Broken Wing
(b) The Golden Threshold
(c) The Bird of Time
(d) The Golden Treasure
(x)
The rhyme scheme of each stanza of The Bangle Sellers' is-
(a) ABABAB
(b) ABCABC
(c) ABCDAB
(d) AABBCC
(Tales from Shakespeare)
3. Choose the correct alternatives: 1×10=10
(i)
Frederick disliked Orlando because he was the son of-
(a) Oliver
(b) The banished duke
(c) Sir Rowland de Boys
(d) Adam
(ii)
The duke Frederick was completely changed by a-
(a) begger
(b) hermit
(c) monk
(d) priest
(iii) Rosalind teased Orlando
by saying-
(a) I love you
(b) I hate you
(c) You are very fool
(d) If she would find the lover
who had spoiled the bark, she would advise him
(iv) In the forest Rosalind and
Celia meta-
(a) shepherd
(b) hermit
(c) teacher
(d) hunter
(v)
Othelo was a/an-
(a) Indian
(b) Canadian
(c) Moor
(d) Arabian
(vi) Brabantio was a-
(a) wealthy merchant
(b) rich senator
(b) rich peasant
(d) poor senator
(vii) The Turks had prepared to
invade-
(a) Cyprus
(b) Africa
(c) France
(d) Venice
(viii) Iago was-
(a) good at heart
(b) learned
(c) very religious
(d) crafty
(ix) Among the horrible
ingredients of the witches there was the gall of a-
(a) newt
(b) wolf
(c) dragon
(d) goat
(x) Lady Macbeth treated Ducan with her-
(a) smiles and charming
etiquette
(b) rough attitude without
camouflaging her treacherous purpose.
(c) indifferent attitude
(d) None of these
4. Textual Grammar 1x5=5
(i)
Swami's influence appeared to be magnetic. (Make it Complex)
(a) It was Swami's influence
that appeared to be magnetic
(b) Swami influenced others
which was magnetic
(c) Swami's influence appeared
and it was magnetic
(d) Swami had influence which
was magnetic
(ii) Make her listen to you,
when you say it. (Change the Voice)
(a) Let you be listened to by
her when it is said
(b) Let she be listened to by
you when it is said
(c) Let her be listened to by
you when it is said
(d) None of these
(iii) The other groaned.
hearing it. (put the correct preposition)
(a) in
(b) at
(b) into
(d) on
(iv) Earth has not anything to
show more fair. (change the Degree)
(a) Earth has given everything
to show her the fairest
(b) Earth has not anything to
show the fairest one
(c) Earth has lost everything
to show her fair
(d) None of these
(v) Some are like fields of sunlit corn. The word sunlit is used
as a-
(a) verb
(b) adjective
(c) adverb
(d) noun
Comprehension
(Unseen)
Life
without value education is like ship without rudder. Education without values
or edification will fall short of achieving its goal. Mere teaching, learning,
improving knowledge and skills without building character and mind may not
contribute to the holistic development of children, which is a must for the
world to become a better place. In spite of the increasing literacy rate and
more people receiving education, the crime rate is refusing to come down!
The
rise in crimes, violence and other destructive activities in the society can be
ascribed to poor inculcation of values... Education policy makers need to lay
more stress on education with much stress on imparting human values and
edification. This will have better results than mere education. Once values are
given priority in life, all the negative aspects of life will automatically
evade. It is a dire need of the world to have people with high values to make
it a better place to live in.
5. Read
the passage given above to answer the questions offered below. Tick the right
option from the choices offered. (1×5=5)
A. Education without values or edification will fall short of
achieving its goal. (Turn into Complex)
(i) Education which does not
offer values or edification will fall short of achieving its goal.
(ii) Education without values
and which does not give edification will fall short of achieving its goal.
(iii) Education with values or
edification will fall short of achieving its goal.
(iv) None of the above.
B. The text is primarily based on-
(i) The aims of holistic
education
(ii) The aims of physical
education
(iii) The aims of value
education
(iv) None of the above
C. It is a dire need of the world: The synonym of dire in the text is:
(i) urgent
(ii) dreadful
(iii) grave
(iv) baseless
D.
Once values are given priority in life. (Change the Voice)
(i) Once priority in life is
given to values.
(ii) Once we give values priority
in life.
(iii) Once we give priority to
values in life.
(iv) None of the above
E. "Life without value
education is like ship without rudder"- This is an example of-
(i) Metaphor
(ii) Simile
(iii) Oxymoron
(iv) None of the above