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2019 (A)

ENGLISH

SECTION -A (Objective)

Choose the most suitable option from the choices given :

1. That’s strange, our kids ……… watch TV serials. (Choose the best option)

(A) do not

(B) are

(D) none of these

Answer – (A) do not

2. They …. here next week. (Choose the correct Verb form)

(A) had come

(B) coming cor

(D) will come

Answer – (D) will come

3. Marsha is reading a novel. (Choose the best Passive voice)

(A) A novel was read by Marsha.

(B) A novel had read by Marsha.

(D) A novel must read by Marsha.

Answer – (C) A novel is being read by Marsha.

4. Drivers………. drive over the speed limit. (Choose the correct option of auxiliary verb)

(A) should

(B) can

(D) must

Answer – (C) must not

5. “What do you want?”, she asked him. (Choose the correct indirect narration)

(A) She asks what he wants.

(B) She asked him what he wanted.

(D) She asked what he had wanted.

Answer – (B) She asked him what he wanted.

6. You must start now. You will miss the bus. (Choose the correct combination of sentences)

(A) Unless you start now, you will.

(B) Will you start now, you will miss the bus. APR

(D) Until you start now, you will miss the bus.

Answer – (D) Until you start now, you will miss the bus.

7. The doctor suggested ……… take a vacation. (Choose the meaningful expression)

(A) the patient

(B) the patient will

(D) the patient ought

Answer – (A) the patient

8. Choose the correct sentence.

(A) I have a homework to do.

(B) I have homework to do.

(D) I having homewofk to do.

Answer – (B) I have homework to do.

9. When Sita……… back, we will discuss the problem. (Choose the best option)

(A) will come

(B) comes

(D) has come

Answer – (A) will come

10………. he come with us? (Choose the best option)

(A) Will

(B) Is

(D) Have

Answer – (A) Will

11. Choose the correct sentence.

(A) I wish were I young again.

(B) I wish was I young again.

(D). I wish I was young again.

Answer – (C) I wish I were young again.

12. Have you seen…….. Taj Mahal. (Choose the best option of article)

(A) a

(B) an

(D) none of these

Answer – (C) the

13. The great scholar and poet …… died. (Choose the best option)

(A) have

(B) has

(D) none of these

Answer – (B) has

14. John……… in hospital for two weeks. (Choose the meaningful expression)

(A) has been lying

(B) lies

(D) lied

Answer – (A) has been lying

15. Choose the correct sentence.

(A) She is the girl whose name is Raavi.

(B) She is the girl whom name is Raavi.

(D) She is the girl that name is Raavi.

Answer – (A) She is the girl whose name is Raavi.

16. The house was painted by Tom. (Choose the best Active voice)

(A) Tom was painting the house.

(B) Tom is painting the house.

(D) Tom painted the house.

Answer – (D) Tom painted the house.

17. I……… speak Spanish. (choose the best option)

(A) does not

(B) have not

(D) had not

Answer – (C) do not

18. Either of the two ………. acceptable. (Choose the best option)

(A) is

(B) are

(D) has

Answer – (A) is

19. A lot of energy…..wasted on finding the treasure. (Choose the best option)

(A) was

(B) were

(D) will

Answer – (A) was

20. Those who work in the same department are ……… (Choose the best option)

(A) college

(B) colleagues

(D) batch mates

Answer – (B) colleagues

21. I am ……. my bed. (Choose the best option)

(A) making

(B) make

(D) had making

Answer – (A) making

22. Listen! Radha ………the sitar. (Choose the best option)

(A) will playing

(B) had played

(D) are playing

Answer – (C) is playing

23. Choose the correctly spelt word.

(A) Committee

(B) Commiitee

(D) Cumittee

Answer – (A) Committee

24. The man was …… by a dog. (Choose the meaningful expression)

(A) bitten

(B) bit

(D) had bitten

Answer – (A) bitten

25. Look ………. this painting. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) in

(B) at

(D) off

Answer – (B) at

26. He……… Video games. (Choose the best option)

(A) had playing

(B) am playing

(D) is playing

Answer – (D) is playing

27. I bought these books……… auction. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) for

(B) from

(D) of

Answer – (C) at

28. When the sun is shining, we usually ………for swimming. (Choose the best option)

(A) went

(B)going

(D) go

Answer – (D) go

29. Radha asked Ravi where his father was. (Choose the correct direct narration)

(A) Radha said to Ravi, “Where is your father.”

(B) Radha said to Ravi, “Where is your father?”

(D) None of these

Answer – (B) Radha said to Ravi, “Where is your father?”

30. Patna is situated ……… the bank of the Ganga. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) at

(B) on

(D) to

Answer – (A) at

31. John Donne is a ……… poet. (Choose the correct option)

(A) nature

(B) metaphysical

(D) romantic

Answer – (B) metaphysical

32. The line ‘In hearts at peace, under an English heaven’ is taken from……….. (Choose the correct option)

(A) Ode to Autumn

(B) The Soldier

(D) Fire Hymn

Answer – (B) The Soldier

33. ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Julius Caesar’ are written by ……… (Choose the correct option)

(A) Johnson

(B) Goldsmith

(D) Sheridan

Answer – (C) Shakespeare

34. English used since AD 1500 is called……. (Choose the best option)

(A) Old English

(B) Modern English COUN

(D) None of these

Answer – (B) Modern English COUN

35. Our forefathers did not invent machinery because…………(Choose the correct option)

(A) they knew we would become slaves.

(B) They knew we would be happy.

(D) they were jealous of us.

Answer – (A) they knew we would become slaves.

36. The Great Vowel Shift took place during .…………. (choose the suitable option)

(A) Modern English

(B) Middle English

(D) British English

Answer – (B) Middle English

37. The line ‘And the nightingale is dumb’ is taken from option) (Choose the suitable option)

(A) Fire Hymn

(B) Ode to Autumn

(D) sweetest Love Do not goe

Answer – (C) Now the leaves are Falling Fast

38. ‘And as we walk, we make the pledge that we shall……….(Choose the suitable

(A) always be satisfied

(B) always fight

(D) always march ahead

Answer – (D) always march ahead

39. Seibei’s hobby was collecting ………. (Choose the correct option)

(B) flowers DV

(A) gourds

(D) grass

Answer – (B) flowers DV

40. The line ‘Hoping to cease not till death’ is taken from ……… (Choose the suitable option)

(A) Song of Myself

(B) The Soldier

(D) None of these

Answer – (B) The Soldier

41. The sentence ‘After all, there is something in Hinduism that has kept it alive up till now’ is taken from ….. (Choose the correct option)

(A) Artist

(B) The Earth

(D) I Have a Dream

Answer – (C) Indian Civilization and culture

42. ‘Savitri’ is written by …… (Choose the correct option)

(A) Aurobindo Ghosh

(B) Sarojini Naidu

(D) Toru Dutt

Answer – (A) Aurobindo Ghosh

43: Bertrand Russell was awarded Noble Prize in literature in the year……… the correct option)

(A) 1956

(B) 1952

(D) 1953

44. ‘The Waste Land’ has been composed by …….(Choose the correct option)

(A) T.S. Eliot

(B) W.H. Auden

(D) John Donne

Answer – (A) T.S. Eliot

45. Dr. Radhakrishan never lost his faith in the (Choose the correct option)

(A) essential wealth

(B) essential humanity of man

(D) essential experience

Answer – (B) essential humanity of man

46. New varieties of English that have emerged in different parts of the world is called (Choose the suitable option)

(A) Second language

(B) New English

(D) None of these

Answer – (A) Second language

47. English language is ……… than Sanskrit and Persian. (Choose the suitable option)

(A) older

(B) younger

(D) None of these

Answer – (B) younger

48. Walter do la Mare makes us aware of the ……. (Choose the Suitable option)

(A) inhuman conditions of modern life

(B) poverty

(D) London life

Answer – (D) London life

49. Walter de la Mare was born in the year ……… (Choose the correct option)

(A) 1853

(B) 1867

(D) 1889

Answer – (C) 1873

50. ‘Ideas that have helped Mankind’ is written by………. (Choose the correct option)

(A) Germaine Greer

(B) Pearl S. Buck

(D) B. Russell

Answer – (D) B. Russell

SECTION-B (Subjective)

1. Write an essay in about 150 words on any one of the following:

(a) Hostel life

(b) The season you like most

(d) Newspaper

(e) The future of English in India

Answer – (a) Hostel life

Life in hostel is one of the most memorable experiences that one must feel it. It is likely that, it takes you away from the home to real world situation and teaches you lot. However, it gives a exposure in the the real world, every life has its prone and cons.

There are several benefits of be a part of hostel life. First, you can be more frankly.

Like you gain more confidence to talk with anybody either with your elders or with your younger. You get mental growth. Second you learn how to be independent and decision maker, you take every little decision of your life and learn that decision was right or wrong. By improving this quality you learn how to solve big problem of life. Lastly, in hostel life there are lot of fun and games as all this belong to same age group. So you can find field which includes your talent and interest which you never know before. So, sportsmanship and physical growth will improve.

To sum up, hostels are boons that are staying away from homes. It gives them a platform for lodging and boarding and helps them to concentrate on their studies.

(b) The Season you like most

In our country, we are supposed to have six seasons-summer, rains, early autumn, late Autumn, winter and spring. Actually there are summer rains and winter of all these seasons. I like summer the most. This may seem stranger, but it is a fact for me.

Summer, the smell of fresh cut grass wafting through the air, the sound of the ice cream truck making its way through our neighborhood, or the sound of kids screaming, laughing, and jumping into the pool on a hot summer day. This is the only season we would see these things happening and that what I love so much about it.

The summer time relaxes me like no exact place could. I love sitting in the grass and listening to the nature sounds ground me while it’s summer. One aspect of summer that makes it so attractive involves clothing. This season bring bright and longer days, which exposes the beauty of nature, grasses are green, flowers bloom and myriad birds and animals nature to the melted and blossoming fields. Everyone dresses with light materials to feel cool under the hot sun, most will be spotted in shorts, sunglasses, summer dresses and scandals. Some fruits such as mangoes etc. so this season present the opportunity for people to enjoy them. So, I like this most.

(c) Your aim in life

My aim in life is to become a doctor. A doctor can earn money as well as honour. He can serve the sick. He can serve his country in a big way. India needs a large number of doctors. Our villagers suffer from many diseases. But there are few doctors in villages. I want to become a doctor and serve in the villages. My aim will be not to earn money but bring hope to the poor and the suffering people. Thus by serving people, I will be serving God also.

(d) Newspaper

No one can deny the importance of newspapers to us. They are the best source of information. They keep us informed about what is happening around us, in our country and abroad. We get news from radio and television too. But radio and television have their own limitations. Because of time limit, they cannot give us news in detail, as newspapers do. Besides, newspapers also publish articles and essays by eminent writers and thinkers, which supply us food for thought. Newspapers are also one of the conditions for the successful functioning of democracy. They point out the mistakes of a government. They arouse and create public awareness and opinion. Thus, they serve as watchdogs of democracy. No democracy can survive without newspapers.

(e) The Future of English in India

English language has bright future in Modern India. English language has become an important medium of communication between India and the world. English has become an International language. It is spoken, understood read and written in our country.

English is a link between India and the outside world. Not only today but in the past also. English language contains the richest treasure of literature. English literature has had an impressive and dynamically creative impact on the Indian literary tradition. Apart from its literary value English language is almost indispensable for higher scientific and technological studies. English is the one of the most popular language which is employed all over the globe for transaction of international trade. Apart from all these we have sufficient ground for supporting the use of English for commercial and economic purposes in our country.

2. Explain any one of the following:

(a) “You’re an idiot!” he shouted. There is absolutely no future for a boy like you”.

(b) “What! That means he will be here for weeks! Ministers don’t see people for weeks….. months! Oh, my God!”

Answer – (a) This line is taken from “The Artist’ which is written by Shiga Naoya. In this prose, a Japanese child whose hobby is to collect gourds and colour them. Not only in playing but also involve in classroom when teacher teaches. So, one day, the teacher looks this behaviour, he shouted, “You’re an idiot! This is absolutely no future for a boy like you.”

(b) This line is taken from ‘A Pinch of Snuff’. According to this line, the narrator says that he receives Nanukaka comes his residence. When narrator’s mother says, he wants to see some Minister. At that time he says that means he will be here for weeks.

(c) This line is taken from story “My Marriage Proposal”. This line says when Natalia and Chookookov quarrel with each other. Chookookov joins Lomov’s hand with Natalia. She accepts him and that time he says you thou’s better hurry up and get married. and just do me a favour and leave me in peace.

3. Explain any one of the following:

(a) “When thou sigh’st thou sigh’st not winde, But sigh’st my soule away”.

(b) I celebrate myself, and sing myself, and what I assume you shall assume, for every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.

Answer – (a) This line is taken from “Sweetest Love, I do not goe”. According to John Donne, he says that when his beloved wife sighs, he feels as if, his soul is being mingled with the wind, thus leaving him.

(b) This line is taken from poem “Song of Myself”. According to Walt Whitman, he says that he celebrates and sings himself. He says that what he supposes, will be supposed by all because he is made of the same atoms of which the other people are made.

(c) This line is take from poem “Macavity: The Mystery Cat” which is written by T.S. Eliot. Through this line, poet says that there is no one like Macavity, the fiend and feline shape and the monster of depravity. This cat is very wicked. So, poet says so.

4. Attempty any one of the following:

(a) Write a letter to your cousin, asking him about the preparation of his/her upcoming examination.

(b) Write an application to the Principal of your school/college, requesting him for a permission to organize a cultural event in your school/college.

Answer – (a)

Shahganj, Patna

02.02.2019

My dear sister,

I hope you are well. I received your letter on the 10th instant. I hope you will write to me from time to time. In your letter, you wanted to know about my preparation for upcoming examination.

You know that my intermediate examination is knocking at the door. I am trying my best to do well in all the subjects. I have already completed my course entirely and now have been trying revise them. I am confident that I shall get best score in the exam.

Convey my regard to your parents and love to the youngers.

Your cousin sister

Sunita

(b) To

The Principal

D.A.V School

Respected Sir,

With due respect, I beg to say that we want to organize a cultural event in our college on Feb. 28 at 5 p.m. onward, on the ground of our college.

So, I want to a permission to organize a cultural event. Kindly permit us to organize the program.

Thanking you ,

Yours obediently

Suresh Kumar

Class XII

Date: 26.02.2019

5. Answer in about 40 to 50 words, any five of the following:

(a) Why did our ancestors dissuade us from luxuries and pleasures?

(b) How did Seibei’s father react to the teacher’s complaint?

(d) What was the great lesson that India had to teach the west ?

(e) In the poem ‘An Epitaph’, what will happen when the poet dies?

(f) Why is Macavity termed a ‘criminal’?

(g) Why was the speaker in ‘My Grandmother’s House’ proud of living in that house?

(h) What did the Fire Hymn say to the speaker?

(i) What are the features of a novel?

(j) Why are the Indians quick learners of English?

Answer – (a) Our ancestors dissuaded us from luxuries and pleasures because they knew that we can be happy and healthy with the usage of our hands and feet. They knew that luxuries and comforts make us their slaves.

(b) Seibei’s father reacted to the teacher complaint when he knew Seibei’s fault by the teacher then he became angry at this matter. As soon as he heard. What happened, he grabbed his son by the collar and gave him a sound beating. Her child his son that he will never get anywhere in the world, the way he is carrying on.

(c) Dr. Zakir Husain calls India “the young state of an ancient people” because although India full of many young people, people of new generation, but the rules our ancestors tried to endeavor and realizes also still can be viewed. Our past is not dead, our ancient values are not dead, they are alive.

(d) If I want India to rise its fullest height, I must tell my country men frankly that, after years and years of experience of modern civilization was the great lesson that India had to teach the west.

(e) The poet is afraid that after his death no body will remember him like the lady mentioned in the poem. The poet is right because appreciation of individuals qualities go on as long as one is alive. After death one and ones qualities are forgotten.

(f) Macavity is formed as a ‘Criminal’. It is all because it is involved in cirminal acts and is an abscounder.

(g) The speaker of ‘My Grandmother’s House’ was proved of living in that house because the foundation of her personality was made in that house.

(h) The Fire Hymn said to the speaker that he was forgiven for the sin of violating the Parsi code under compulsion.

(i) The features of a novel is its writing in prose, that is to say that is to say that is is not written in poetic format. This implies that is lacks metric rhythm, repetition of periodicity.

(j) Indians are the quick learners of English because of need in job and communication purpose our country.

6. (a) Write a summary of any one of the following poems in about 100 words:

(i) To Autumn

(ii) The Soldier

(iii) My Grandmother’s House

Answer – (i) The Autumn

John Keats was a great lover of Nature. In the poem ‘Ode To Autumn’ he describes the beauty and characteristic spirit of Autumn in a series of memorable pictures. There he reveals the principle of beauty in nature in the autumn. New leaves and fruits grow on trees. There is neither heat of summer nor bitterly coldness of winter. Nature looks beautiful everywhere. Wind blows friendly. Birds sing in a fine tune. People are happy. They can do their work easily in this season. Mostly they have good health. It makes a person perfect. The sun conspires with the autumn slightly. Its rays make the fruit fleshy; fat and tasty. Everywhere in the nature remains calm and cool.

(ii) The Soldier

The Soldier’ is a war sonnet written by the poet Rupert Brooke. The poem has a patriotic approach. The thoughts of a soldier towards his mother-land with his immense desire to sacrifice his life is also reflected in the poem.

The poet admires England and expresses his gratitude to it. The poet is describing about some foreign land, which is the part of England and on which he will be buried after his death. He wants a peaceful country and there would be no war between the two countries. According to him the surroundings of England is just like heaven as he says, ‘under an English heaven’.

(iii) My Grand Mother’s House

In this poem, Kamala Das says that she received intense love and affection in her grandmother’s house during her childhood. There was an extraordinary bond of love between her and her grandmother. Her life was very happy there. She enjoyed great freedom there. After the death of her grandmother, the house looked desolate. Snakes started moving among the books kept in the house. The poetess was too young to read those books.

Now she is living far away from her grandmother’s house. The memories of her childhood spent in her grandmother’s house haunt her. She wishes to go there in search of love, freedom and happiness which she enjoyed there during her childhood. She was proud of living in that house. She is dissatisfied with her present life which is devoid of love and freedom. She feels lonely and frustrated. She tries to seek love at strangers’ doors. She thinks that she has lost her way. She longs for real love which is rare in the modern life.

(b) Write a summary of any one of the following prose-pieces in about 100 words:

(i) A Pinch of Snuff

(ii) Bharat is My Home

(iii) Ideas That have Helped Mankind

Answer – (i) A Pinch of Snuff

The short story “A Pinch of Snuff” is initially taken from “contemporary Indian short stories in English”.

The narrator receives Nanukaka, and comes along with him at his residence. From there he drove Nanukaka to the North Block to meet the minister. They return back being disappointed as the meeting could not be materialised. Again on the persuation of Nanukaka they go to Sohanlal Rati Ram, the party Boss in Delhi. Nanukaka cleverly manages to hold a long talk with him. He also gives Sohanlal false assurances about his son’s posting in Balance Ministery through the ambassdor Hazrat Barkat Ali. They return back in happy mood. The next morning again Nanukaka insists him to meet welfare minister. A princely outlandish luxary car is being arranged fram a show-room furnishing false imformation to them.

The main idea of this short story depicts the fradulant act of Nanukaka, who does not hesitate to tell a lie for his selfish ends and to achieve his mission. Due to his falsehood he could meet the minister very soon. The writer becomes surprised to see Nanukaka’s ability in deceiving people by manipulation.

This story also delivers message that cunning and crafty people like Nanukaka become successful in their wrong and immoral acts, befooling others. Simple, pious and morally high people have to suffer much because of their goodness. The accuracy and the profound comedy of malgaonkar’s narrative has built up reader’s excitement. “A pinch of Snuff” means snuff to be taken in small quantity.

(ii) Bharat is My Home

‘Bharat is My Home’ is an extract from the speech Zakir Hussain had delivered in 1967 after taking the oath as president. In his speech he pledges to be loyal to the nation and work for its welfare and serve for the Indian culture also.

To begin with, he admits that he is overwhelmed by the faith of the people in him and electing him as the president of Bharat. He pays a glowing tribute to Dr. Radhakrishnan his predecessor. Dr. Radha Krishnan who was a great scholar. He explained the Indian Philosophical thought to the world.

He (Zakir Hussain) says that the whole of Bharat is his home and all people are members of his big family. As head of the family he will honestly try to make his home strong and beautiful, founded on justice and equality.

(iii) Ideas that Have Helped Mankind

The story is written by “Bertrand Arthur William Russel”. The ideas that have helped mankind are those that contribute to knowledge and technique, and those that are concerned with moral and politics. The most important and difficult steps were taken before the down of history. Without it, it would have been very difficult to hard on from generation to generation the inventions and discoveries that were gradually made.

Another great step, which may have either before or after the beginning of language, was the utilization of fire.

The art of writing was introduced in the last of pre-historic inventions of mankind. Writing gradually developed and it took thousands of years to become whatever it is in the present form.

(c) Write a note on the future of English in India.

Answer – The modern age has emerged as an era of development of science and technology combined with a deepening sense of globalization. it is also true that English is being spoken by a large number of the world population. As such being a common language being spoken in almost all countries it has also emerged as the language of trade and commerce, consequently, an individual needs to learn to communicate himself to others in not other language than English which could assure him a livelihood. Hence one cannot do without English in the modern age as it has become as essential for survival amidst cutting competitions as oxygen in for existence.

(d) Write a note on the development of Indian poetry in English.

Answer – Indian poetry in English began in the daily part of the 19th century. L.V. Derogio, Kasi Prasad Ghosh, Toru Dutt and Manmohan Ghosh were the pioneer. The peoms were denoted to patriotism and the glorious past of India. Sarojini Naidu was known as the nightingale of India’ for her poetry.

(e) How can we improve our English?

Answer – We can improve our English in many ways like we should read English newspaper daily, learn grammar, practicing speak in English etc.

(f) Match the names of the poets given in List-A with their works in List-B :

List-A List-B

(a) Rupert Brooke (i) Song of Myself

(b) Walt Whitman (ii) My Grandmother’s Houses

(d) Kamala Das (iv) Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe

(e) John Donne (v) The Soldier

Answer – (a)→(v); (b)→(i); (c)→ (iii); (d)→(ii); (e) → (iv)

(g) Translate any five of the following sentences into English:

(i) वह अंग्रेजी बोलना नहीं जानता है।

(ii) हम लोग खा रहे हैं।

(iii) बच्चे हल्ला नहीं कर रहे हैं।

(iv) क्या रेणु गा रही है?

(v) उसने मुझे दौड़ना सिखाया।

(vi) राधा नाच रही है।

(vii) वह पिछले सोमवार से बीमार है।

(viii) तैरना एक कला है।

Answer – (i) He does not know how to speak English.

(ii) We were eating.

(iii) Children were not making a noise.

(iv) Is Renu singing?

(v) He taught me to run.

(vi) Radha is dancing.

(vii) He has been ill since Monday.

(viii) Swimming is an art.

(h) Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

Kalidas is known as the Shakespeare of India. His name has been immortalized in the history of Sanskrit literature. He was at the head of the celebrated nine gems who adorned the court of Vikramaditya. The poems and dramas of Kalidas have elicited unreserved praise not only from Indian scholars but even from European ccitics like Max Muller. The age in which Kalidas flourished and the place where he a matter of dispute. But true genius is independent of time and s born are place and although the century of Kalidas is far more remote, his fame is shining with undiminished grandeur even in our days.

Questions:

(i) Who is known as the Shakespeare of India?

(ii) Who was Max Muller?

(iii) Who adorned the court of Vikramaditya?

(iv) Make sentence with the words ‘independent’ and ‘century’.

Answer – (i) Kalidasi is known as the Shakespeare of India.

(ii) Max Muller was European Critics.

(iii) Kalidas adorned the court of Vikramaditya.

(iv) Independent : True genius is independent of time and place.

Century: The eighteenth century is vocal on the canvases of her great pointers.

Write a precis of the following passage and give a suitable title :

Life without friendship is insipid, tiring and boring. Friendship is a precious thing to be treasured by one and all. A friend in need is a friend indeed. A true friend praises our virtues but does not keep his eyes closed to our faults. He cares for us and shares with us joys as well as sorrows. We turn to our friends for counsel, for comfort, for encouragement. He is our friend, philosopher and guide. Blessed is the man or woman who is lucky to have got a true friend. Such friendship should he preserved at all costs.

Answer – A suitable title is “True Friendship is rare”

Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. Without it, life is alone and desolation we can share our emotion, feeling, secret with our friend and also helpeach other. A true friend is necessary to all of the people in life who can understand.

2020 (A)

ENGLISH

SECTION-A (Objective)

Question No. 1 to 60 have four options, out of which only one is correct. You have to mark, you selected option.

1. She ……. be above forty. (Choose the correct verb)

(A) will

(B) needs

(D) ought

Answer – (A) will

2. Who is the person ….. this picture? (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) at

(B) by

(D) in

Answer – (D) in

3. Please give me ……. cake that is on the table. (Choose the correct article)

(A) a

(B) an

(D) no article

Answer – (D) no article

4. Choose the correct sentence

(A) I do not like coffee

(B) I no like coffee

(D) I will no like coffee

Answer – (A) I do not like coffee

5. The teacher……. the lesson yesterday. (Choose the correct option)

(A) teaches

(B) taught

(D) has taught

Answer – (B) taught

6. It may rain. We will get wet. (Choose the correct combination)

(A) If it will rain, we get wet.

(B) Had it rained, we get wet.

(D) If it may rain, we get wet.

Answer – (C) If it rains, we will get wet.

7. Please be quiet. I ……. my homework. (Choose the best option)

(A) is doing

(B) will doing

(D) are doing

Answer – (C) am doing

8. Rita ……. to the radio. (Choose the correct option)

(A) is listening

(B) has listening

(D) had listening

Answer – (A) is listening

9. The cat is eating the fish. (Choose the correct Passive voice)

(A) The fish is being eaten by the cat

(B) The fish was eat by the cat

(D) The cat had eaten the fish

Answer – (A) The fish is being eaten by the cat

10. Choose the correctly spelt word

(A) Vitamin

(B) Vitimin

(D) Vitemin

Answer – (A) Vitamin

11. He……. classical music for four hours everyday. (Choose the correct option)

(A) practises

(B) practise

(A) watched

(D) was practise

Answer – (A) practises

12. The mother sat in a corner……. her son take his baby steps. (Choose the best option)

(A) watched

(B) watching

(D) to watch

Answer – (B) watching

13. Choose the correct sentence

(A) Either of three men can do it.

(B) Any of the three men can do it.

(D) Any of three men can do it.

Answer – (D) Any of three men can do it.

14. The windows have been cleaned. (Choose the correct Active voice)

(A) Someone may clean the windows

(B) Someone had cleaned the sindows

(D) Someone will clean the windows

Answer – (C) Someone has cleaned the windows

15. You ……. the piano. (Choose the correct option)

(A) am playing

(B) is playing

(D) was playing.

Answer – (C) are playing

16. We……. him yesterday. (Choose the correct option)

(A) were visiting

(B) visited

(D) will be visiting

Answer – (B) visited

17. We ……. that you would succeed. (Choose the correct option)

(A) hoping

(B) hoped

(D) will hope

Answer – (B) hoped

18. There is a bridge ……. the river. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) across

(B) in

(D) of

Answer – (A) across

19. Arti made me ……. my shoes before I went into her house. (Choose the correct option)

(A) to take off

(B) took off

(D) taken off

Answer – (A) to take off

20. He said to me, “will you post this letter for me?” (Choose the correct indirect narration)

(A) He asked me if I would post that letter for him

(B) He asked me if I would post this letter to him

(D) He said to me if I would post that letter to him

Answer – (A) He asked me if I would post that letter for him

21. He is going.. ……. leave next week. (Choose the correct

(A) at

(B) on

(D) of

Answer – (B) on

22. Choose the correct sentence

(A) She want three egg.

(B) She wants three egg

(D) She wants three eggs

Answer – (D) She wants three eggs

23. …….. he drive to work? (Choose the best option)

(A) Has

(B) Don’t

(D) Does

Answer – (D) Does

24. Yesterday, I ……. to buy bread. (Choose the correct option)

(A) go

(B) going

(D) went

Answer – (D) went

25. The teacher ……. about the weather. (Choose the correct option)

(A) said

(B) spoke

(D) told.

Answer – (C) talked

26. Choose the correct sentence

(A) He will never speak lie

(B) He will never tell lie

(D) He will never tell a lie

Answer – (D) He will never tell a lie

27. She is pleased ……. me. (Choose the correct option)

(A) at

(B) on

(D) from

Answer – (A) at

28. You……. get a new dress tomorrow. (Choose the correct option)

(A) will

(B) do

(D) hadn’t

Answer – (A) will

29. He has broken his leg, so he ……. play football. (Choose the correct auxiliary verb

(A) can’t

(B) should

(D) needs not

Answer – (A) can’t

30. Choose the correctly spelt word

(A) Intilligent

(B) Inteligent

(D) Intiligint

Answer – (C) Intelligent

31. Let me ……. the classroom please. (Choose the correct verb)

(A) To leave

(B) leaving

(D) have left

Answer – (C) leave

32. Choose the correct sentence

(A) I am going now

(B) I going now

(D) I will going now

Answer – (A) I am going now

33. Shyam asked her if she was ill. (Choose the correct direct narration)

(A) Shyam asked her, “You are ill.”

(B) Shyam told her, “Was she ill?”

(D) Shyam said to her, “Is she ill?”

Answer – (D) Shyam said to her, “Is she ill?”

34. ‘Are you coming with us?’ He asked me. (Choose the correct indirect speech)

(A) He asked me if I was coming them

(B) He asks if I was coming with them

(D) He will ask if I am coming with them

Answer – (A) He asked me if I was coming them

35. Learning ……. isn’t easy. (Choose the correct option)

(A) the French

(B) French

(D) in French.

Answer – (B) French

36. A written statement or oath is (Choose the correct option)

(A) a deed

(B) an alimony

(D) an affidavit

Answer – (B) an alimony

37. John Donne is a ……. poet. (Choose the correct option)

(A) nature

(B) metaphysical

(D) romantic

Answer – (B) metaphysical

38. Standard British English speech came to be known as (Choose the correct option)

(A) Second language

(B) New English

(D) Received Pronunciation

Answer – (B) New English

39. “And the nightingale is dumb” is from (Choose the correct option)

(A) Fire-Hymn

(B) Ode to Autumn

(D) Seetest Love I Do Not Goe

Answer – (B) Ode to Autumn

40. Rupert Brooke praises (Choose the correct option)

(A) England

(B) Germany

(D) America.

Answer – (A) England

41. Walter de la Mare makes us aware of the (Choose the correct option)

(A) inhuman conditions of modern life

(B) poverty

(D) London life

Answer – (A) inhuman conditions of modern life

42. What, according to Zakir Hussain, which is the prime instrument of national purpose?

(A) Business

(B) Service

(D) Education

Answer – (D) Education

43. “In hearts at peace, under an English heaven” is from (Choose the correct option)

(A) Ode to Autumn

(B) The Soldier

(D) Fire-Hymn

Answer – (B) The Soldier

44. And the active hands must …….. Lonely on the separate knees. (Choose the correct option)

(A) die

(B) pluck

(D) snatch

Answer – (C) freeze

45. “Ideas That Have Helped Mankind” is written by (Choose the correct option)

(A) Germaine Green

(B) Pearl S. Buck

(D) Bertrand Russell

Answer – (D) Bertrand Russell

46. Walter de la Mare was born in (Choose the correct option)

(A) 1853

(B) 1867

(D) 1889

Answer – (C) 1873

47. Bertrand Russell was awarded Nobel Prize in literature in (Choose the correct option)

(A) 1956

(B) 1952

(D) 1953

48. English used from the 15th century is called (Choose the correct option)

(A) Old English

(B) Modern English

(D) Post-modern English

Answer – (B) Modern English

49. “The Wasteland” is written by (Choose the correct option)

(A) T.S. Eliot

(B) W.H. Auden

(D) John Donne

Answer – (A) T.S. Eliot

50. English language is ……. than Sanskrit. (Choose the correct option)

(A) older

(B) ancient

(D) classical.

Answer – (C) younger

51. Our forefathers did not invent machinery because (Choose the correct option)

(A) they knew we would become slaves

(B) they knew we would be happy

(D) they were jealous of us.

Answer – (A) they knew we would become slaves

52. “And stooped and drank a little more” is from (Choose the correct option)

(A) Fire-Hymn

(B) Song of Myself

(D) Ode to Autumn.

Answer – (C) Snake

53. Dr. Zakir Hussain is the author of the piece …….. (Choose the correct option)

(A) The Artist

(B) Bharat is My Home

(D) How Free is the Press

Answer – (B) Bharat is My Home

54. ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Julius Caeser’ are written by (Choose the correct option).

(B) Ben Jonson Sheridan

(A) Goldsmith

(D) Sheridan

Answer – (C) Shakespeare

55. ‘Savitri’ is written by (Choose the correct option)

(A) Aurobindo Ghosh

(B) Sarojini Naidu

(D) Toru Dutt

Answer – (B) Sarojini Naidu

56. ‘After all, there is something in Hinduism that has kept it alive up till now’ (Choose the correct option)

(A) The Earth

(B) Indian Civilization and Culture

(D) I Have a Dream

Answer – (B) Indian Civilization and Culture

57. Radhakrishnan never lost his faith in the (Choose the correct option)

(A) essential wealth

(B) essential humanity of man

(D) essential experience

Answer – (B) essential humanity of man

58. ……. were satisfied with small villages. (Choose the correct option)

(A) Old people

(B) Our ancestors

(D) Adults.

Answer – (B) Our ancestors

59. The Great Vowel Shift took place during (Choose the correct option)

(A) Modern English

(B) Middle English

(D) British English.

Answer – (B) Middle English

60. “And as we walk, we make the pledge that we shall (Choose the correct option)

(A) always be satisfied

(B) always fight

(D) always march ahead

Answer – (D) always march ahead

SECTION-B (Subjective)

1. Write an essay on any one of the following in about 150-200 words:

(a) Village Life

(b) Discipline

(d) A film you have recently watched

(e) Your college library.

Answer – (a) Village Life

Village life is the most natural life of the human beings. Village life has its own charms. Life in a village is frindly, simply and easy. Poeple in the villages can have more scope for natural pasttime which cannot be expected in the city life. The people of the rich and middle class seem to be happy in the village. But the poor people often lead miserable life. Life in a village is almost calm and quiet except some unwanted incidente created by evil minded people. Most of the village people are easly going and coperative. Most of the villages poepole get up from easly in the moring and perform their work before the sum sets. So, many people prefer village life only for its healthier environment.

(b) Discipline

Discipline is one of the powerful words in our life. Discipoline means doing work orderly according to the rules and regulation, being puntual and regular. Discipline word contains so much value in our life and its importance can be seen anywhere and everywhere. Everything in our life, starting from being on time to school, completing our daily tasks, to sticking to our values, all are based on discipline. It is a basic need of our life to maintain and move towards success. Discipline is the only mantra of human beings to be successful in life.

(c) Work is worship

God sent man to this earth with certain work to do. So, if he works sincerely, he worships God. A man works for himself or family or society or nation. Some people are lazy. They do no work honestly. Such work doesn’t bring fruitful result. It does not bring success, and such work does not belong to the category of worship. On the other hand, sincere effort, dedicated work, always results sweet. It brings success and solace. This is the type of work that comes under the category of worship. Both, work and worship, intend to end suffering, and bring pleasure and peace to man.

(d) A film you have recently watched

The film that I recently enjoyed watching is Bajrangi Bhai Jan, which deserved to be termed as a real classicmovie. The story, music, actors, director, etc. all did a marvelous job. Salman Khan was at his best as far as natural acting is concerned. Kabir Khan deseuces a Kudori Harshalli Malhotra, the girl actor who played the role of a girl with speech disorder, did mind blowing acting. He acting was so natural, I had hard time believing she was an Indian girl. People from all parts of the world have given the movie 5 star rating. This movie has set new records at box office collections. I enjoyed the movie a lot.

(e) Your college library

Out college library is housed in a big building. It has about thirty two thousand books on various subjects. Students come to the library and take book of their choice either for reading in the library itself or for study at home.

The library is divided into three major sections. The different sections are the general section, the reference book section and the M.A. section. The library has a big readingroom which can provide seating accommodation to about two hundred students at a time. A visitor to the library is impressed by the perfect silence in the library.

2. Explain any one of the following:

(a) The common people lived independently and followed their agricultural occupation.

(b) Even more important than the domestication of animals was the invention of agriculture.

(d) ……he knew nothing about the stock-markets. But he knew everything about a hen.

Answer – (a) The following was lines was taken from ‘The Earth’ which was written by H.E. Bates. Through this line he says that their land had not yielded much beacuse they did not work hard. They were very laxy persons. The believed that the land created by god would take care of itself.

(b) From above lines says that land had neveer belonged to his parents and even more important than the domenstiation of animals was the invention of agriculture.

(c) This line has been taken from the chapter ‘The Artist’ that has been written by “Antov Checkov”. The writer displays how a boy’s aim is crashed Seibei was a boy who used to collect gours but his parents and teachers didn’t like his habit of collection gourds. So he stopped it started making pictures.

(d) This line has been taken from the chapter ‘The Earth’ that has been written by H.E. Bates.

The writer says when benjy started keeping hens, he understood that a then existed for the purpose of laying eggs.

3. Explain any one of the following:

(a) Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity For he’s fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.

(b) We saw embers losing their cruel redness

To the grey ash that swallows all, half-cooked limbs.

And looked at me vaguely, as drinking cattle do,

(d) I think she was the most beautiful lady

That ever was in the West country.

Answer – (a) This lines is taken from prose “Macavity: The Mystery Cat” which is written by T.S. Eliot. Poet says that Macavity is monster of depraruty becaust he is extermely wicked like as a monister. He breaks the human law cunningly and commits lots of crimes but he is never caught by the police.

(b) Above line have been taken from “The fire Hymn” written by Keki N Dornwala’. He says about the crllelity of fire. The poet saw the fire embressing losing their cruel redness to the grey ash that sulallours all half cooked limbs.

(c) It has been taken from the poem ‘Snake’ written by H.D. Lawrance. The poet says the snake was drinking water as cattle do and at the same time. It looked the poet ragully as a cattle do.

(d) This line has been taken from the chapter “The epitaph” that has been written by Walter De la Mare. He says about her beloved that she was the most beautiful lady in the western country.

4. Write a letter to your cousin, asking him about the preparation of his upcoming examination.

Write an application to your Principal, requesting him to give permission to organize a cultural event in your school.

Answer –

Shahganj, Patna

02.02.2019

My dear sister,

I hope you are well. I received your letter on the 10th instant. I hope you will write to me from time to time. In your letter, you wanted to know about my preparation for upcoming examination.

Convey my regard to your parents and love to the youngers.

Your cousin sister

Sunita

The Principal

D.A.V School

Respected Sir,

With due respect, I beg to say that we want to organize a cultural event in our college on Feb. 28 at 5 p.m. onward, on the ground of our college.

So, I want to a permission to organize a cultural event. Kindly permit us to organize the program.

Thanking you ,

Yours obediently

Suresh Kumar

Class XII

Date: 26.02.2019

5. Answer any five of the following in about 40-50 words:

(a) Why did the poet feel honoured ?

(b) What conditions prevail in the woods ?

(d) What are the ‘trials and tribulations’ Martin Luther King, Jr. talks about?

(e) What is the impact of poverty in medical field?

(f) What is Dr. Zakir Hussain’s concept of education?

(g) What are the features of drama?

(h) Name the areas where English is used as a second language.

(i) What led English to borrowings?

Answer – (a) The poet felt honoured because he feels intense love for his motherland. His intense patreistism makes him blind to the horers of wars.

(b) The travellers are old persons moving towards their death. The will be blessed when they hear a melodious sound created by a waterfall coming from the lovely head of a mountain.

(c) Civilization in the real sense of the term, is not the multiplication of wants. It is really the deliberate and voluntary restriction of wants. This alone promotes contentment real happiness and capacity for service.

(d) Martin Luther king refers to the great trials and tribulation that many in his audience will have experienced. He cities imprisonment and police brutality are such examples of this.

(e) The impact of poverty in medical field is that the poor people cannot derive the benefits of the modern medical technology. Thought the cultural dominance of western technology is total, it cannot reach into every hut.

(f) The expression the burning that refers to the cremotion of dead human bodies to ashes.

(g) Features of drama the features of is to be performed on stage or to be performed, in front of an audience. It has to have actors, dialogue and actions.

(h) In the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand this use of the English is called

English as a second language.

(i) The main reason for borrowing is to provide a word from the source language variety when their is no suitable existing word in the target language.

6. Answer any three of the following in about 100-120 words:

(a) Write a summary of any one of the following poems :

(i) Snake

(ii) Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe

(iii) Fire-Hymn.

Answer – (i) Snake

David Herbert Lawrence wrote the poem ‘Snake’. He has described about a snake in this poem. He said that one night when he felt thirsty he came out to drink water but as soon as he came out he saw a black cobra which also came to drink water. It was too hot that night. The snake was looking good, silent and peaceful. It came out from a carobtree only to drink water. To see its politness the poet didn’t fear at first but his sense of humour felt him that he should kill the snake at any cost. But the snake was too peaceful to hit. After some time the poet decided to hit the snake. He went to pick up a stick to hit the snake. He hit the snake speedily and the snake felt pain. While the latter part of his body was hit by a stick (a piece of wood), moves its body and went into the hole of ground (earth). The poet didn’t want to kill him but he was afraid that if he didn’t kill him, he was to be killed by the snake. The poet felt sorry on his act, because its (snake’s) look was simple and innocent. It seemed to him like a king in exile and he wanted to see him again.

(ii) Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe

The poet is expressing his tender feelings and delicate passions towards his beloved in a rhythmic tone. The metaphysical undertones contained in the stanzas has a perennial appeal. The poet is assuming his beloved weari the fathom of love and dedication by giving the analogy of sun’s journey in the backdrop of human destiny. The poet uses hyperboles to bring home the power of love. The poet also undercovers the perpetuity of love in the wake of failings of human life. The poet ruefully narrates the fragility of life and certainty of death and takes of renouncing his beloved desires to undertake journey speedier than sun.

(iii) Fire-Hymn

The poem ‘Fire Hymn’ is composed by the poet ‘Keki’ N. Daruwala who is the recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, Commonwealth poetry Award. He wrote poems in a totally impressionistic recording of subjective responses. In this poem he tells us about a burning ghat. The ghat was almost burnt but some portion of it was half burnt. Red light showed their way. The sky seemed like a red ball. The sky was full of smoke which came out from the fire. Many animals were killed and some of them were half cooked. The smoke swallowed everything and at last it turned into ashes, which were grey in colour. The poet says that he will never forget this fire. He further adds that he had not witnessed such huge fire for the last twenty years i.e. when he consigned his first born child to the flames. He says that he might have committed some mistake. So, he beg apology for the same. He did such things, for which he is really very sorry. The poet also shows his half burnt fingers. This was the fire which destroyed everything.

(b) Write a summary of any one of the following prose-pieces:

(i) How Free is the Press

(ii) India Through a Traveller’s Eyes

(iii) The Artist.

Answer – (i) How Free in the Press

Dorothy L. Sayers in her essay ‘How Free Is The Press’ describes the extent of freedom the press enjoys in England. The author says that there can be no free people without free press to be a universal truth. It need not be discussed. Censorship during war must be treated as an exception.

The author, then, ventures to say that there is full freedom of press in Great Britain in ordinary or normal time. The press can and does criticise the policies of the government. It can attack the political character of a Minister and politician. It can conduct a compaign for a cause and force the government to implement it. As such, sometimes the government has to bow down to unhealthy demands.

However, the press may be free from government but there are factors that influence the press to give up its freedom partly. The Press or newspapers cannot survive without advertisement. As such, the press is very much conscious not to displease them. The press constitutes its policy as the powerful advertisers wish. Again, the Newspapers are usually owned by big business magnets. The policy of the newspaper is shaped by the interests of their owners. Above all these things, the editors or editorial boards have their own views.

Thus, the author clearly points out that although government tries not to curtail the freedom of press but other factors do influence the freedom of the press.

(ii) India Through a Traveller’s Eyes:

The prose is written by Pearl S. Buck. India had always been part of the background of my life, but I had never seen it whole and for myself until new. Yet the stories that our Indian family doctor and his wife told me when I was child had woven themselves into my growing dreams, and I had long read everything that I could find about that country. From my father I had learned of it through buddhism and the life history of the Lord Buddha. What did I go to India to see? Not the Taj Mahal, although I did see it and by moonlight, not Fatehpur Sikri, although I did see it, and not the glories of empire in New Delhi, although I did see them. I want to India to see and listen to two groups of people, the young intellectuals in the cities and the peasants in the villages. Thus, Pearl S. Buck has presented a vivid picture of India as she understood it during her visits.

(iii) The Artist

‘The Artist’ is a fascinating Japanese short story written by Shiga Naoya a celebrated Japanese writer. In this story the writer describes how a budding artist of twelve years old only is misunderstood by elderly people and how his talent is damaged.

Seibei a school going boy becomes unusually interested in gourds. He buys long symmetrical gourds. He makes a neat hole at the top and extracts the seeds. He fills the hole with tea-leaves lest it gives unpleasant gourd smell. He then, polishes it with the wine left over by his father in the glass.

However, Seibei got a rude shock when he was caught-polishing a small gourd in the ethics class by one of his teachers. His gourd was confiscated and later given to an old porter of the school. The teacher not only chided him in the school, but he followed him to his house. He warned seibei’s mother that such things should not be repeated.

Seibei now turns to painting. He is chided for this also. He bears his agony alone. He has no complaints against his father or teacher. But the fact remains that the gourds he treated has artistic value.

The story is interesting. It has been nobly planned. It has artistic coherence and therefore it is an organic whole.

(c) Write a note on english as a global language.

Write a note on the dialects of middle english.

What do you understand by ‘Received Pronunciation’? Discuss.

Answer – Today English is considered to be a global language because it is spoken and used all over the world. There is hardly any country in the world which does not use it as a means of expression and communication. Naturally, it has become the language of international trade, commerce, science, technology, diplomacy and the internet. It is the official language of the world forums like the UNO, the IMF, the Commonwealth and the SAARC. Rapid growth of globalization of economy during the last decade has enhanced the importance of English.

The history of middle English is often divided into three periods:

(i) Early middle English from about 1100 to about 1250.

(ii) The central middle English period from about 1250 to about 1400.

(iii) Late middle in English from about 1400 to about 1500.

Received pronunction is a way of pronuncing British English that is often used standard in the teaching of English as a foreign language.

(d) Match the names of the poets given in List-A with their works in List-B :

List-A List-B

(i) John Donne (a) The Soldier

(ii) W.H. Auden (b) Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe

(iii) Rupert Brooke (c) Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast

(iv) Kamala Das (d) Song of Myself

(v) Walt Whitman (e) My Grandmother’s Houses

Answer – (i)→(b); (ii)→(c); (iii)→(a); (iv) →(e); (v)→(d)

OR,

(e) Translate any five into English :

(i) आज मैं श्याम से मिलने जाऊँगा।

(ii) वह बहुत बीमार था।

(iii) मेरे पिताजी भागलपुर गए हैं।

(iv) मैं चाय पी रहा हूँ।

(v) आपकी घड़ी में कितना बजा है ?

(vi) शिक्षकों का आदर करना चाहिए।

(vii) मेरी परीक्षा चल रही थी।

(viii) क्या तुम्हें अंग्रेजी बोलना आता है ?

Answer – (i) I shall come to meet to Ram today.

(ii) He had been suffering from fever.

(iii) My father has gone to Bhagalpur.

(iv) I am taking tea.

(v) What is the time by your watch?

(vi) We should respect the teachers.

(vii) My examination was going on.

(viii) Do you known how to speak English?

7. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

My toothbrush is a thing that haunts me when I’m travelling, and makes my life a misery. I dream that I haven’t packed it, and wake up in cold perspiration. I get out of bed and hunt for it. And, in the morning, I pack it before I have used it, and have to unpack it again. Then I forget it and have to rush upstairs at the last moment and carry it to the railway station, wrapped up in my pocket handkerchief.

Questions:

(a) How does the writer’s toothbrush make his life a misery?

(b) What happens in the morning?

(d) Frame sentences with: Misery, Toothbrush.

Answer – (a) The writer’s toothbrush makes his life a misery by haunting.

(b) In the morning, they back it before I have used it and have to unpack it again.

(d) Misery: His misery hurts me.

Toothbrush: My toothbrush is very flexible.

8. Write a precis of the following passage and give a suitable title:

The test of a great book is whether we want to read it only once or more than once. Any book, which we want to read the second time even more than we wanted to read it the first time, is really a good book. Every additional reading will help understand it better. A book that a person of good education does not care to read more than once is probably not worth much.

Answer – Good Education

Given passage says that any book which use what to read the second time even more then we wanted to read it the first time is really a good book.

2021 (A)

ENGLISH

SECTION A (Objective)

Question No. 1 to 100 have four options out of which only one is correct. You have to mark your selected option.

1. He has ….. the prize.

(A) wins

(B) win

(D) won

Answer – (D) won

2. Choose the correct sentence:

(A) You can vote only when you are eighteen

(B) You vote simply when eighteen

(D) You vote as you are eighteen

Answer – (C) You can vote till you are eighteen

3. ……. he went for a walk.

(A) Along with

(B) All in all

(D) After all

Answer – (C) As usual

4. I cannot give you money, ………. I have none.

(A) for

(B) and

(D) by

Answer – (C) if

5. Rules …… be observed at all costs.

(A) should

(B) can

(D) may

Answer – (A) should

6. She has learned her lessons.

(A) Her lessons has learned by her

(B) Her lessons has been learned by her

(D) Her lessons have been learned by her

Answer – (D) Her lessons have been learned by her

7. Is there …….. money in your pocket?

(A) much

(B) more

(D) many

Answer – (C) any

8. Choose the odd one:

(A) Fox

(B) Leopard

(D) lion

Answer – (C) Pigeon

9. Bring…….. inkpot for me .

(A) a

(B) an

(D) no article

Answer – (B) an

10. He lives in a two ……… house.

(A) story

(B) building

(D) block

Answer – (C) storeyed

11. John or Mary ……gone to Kolkata.

(A) is

(B) has

(D) were

Answer – (B) has

12. Pravin rode straight …. the arena.

(A) into

(B) in

(D) at

Answer – (A) into

13. Choose the correct sentence:

(A) She will return to India tomorrow

(B) She returned to India tomorrow

(D) She had returned to India tomorrow

Answer – (C) She has already returned to India tomorrow

14. ……… is bad for health

(A) Smoke

(B) To smoking

(D) Smoking

Answer – (D) Smoking

15. Holi is……important festival.

(A) a

(B) an

(D) no article

Answer – (B) an

16. Choose the correctly spelt word:

(A) Acteul

(B) Actuel

(D) Akchual

Answer – (C) Actual

17. I will never forget this experience.

(A) This experience cannot be forgotten by me

(B) This experience would never be forgotten by me

(D) This experience had never been forgotten by me

Answer – (B) This experience would never be forgotten by me

18. One who dies for a noble cause is a

(A) Martyr

(B) Patriot

(D) Robber

Answer – (C) Mercenary

19. Give one word substitution for :

‘A person who presents a radio / television programme’

(A) Astronaut

(B) Anthropologist

(D) Archer

Answer – (C) Anchor

20. His honesty and faithfulness. ………….unquestionable

(A) is

(B) has

(D) have

Answer – (A) is

21. He is happy of being here. (Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word)

(A) First

(B) Sad

(D) Excited

Answer – (B) Sad

22. Ram said to Shyam, “‘What are you reasing?”

(A) Ram asked Shyam what he was reading

(B) Ram told Shyam what he is reading

(D) Ram said to Shyam about his reading book

Answer – (A) Ram asked Shyam what he was reading

23. Choose the correctly spelt word:

(A) Exhebition

(B) Exibition

(D) Exabition

Answer – (C) Exhibition

24. You need to buy ……… dictionary.

(A) a

(B) an

(D) no article

Answer – (D) no article

25. The synonym of ‘show’ is

(A) Abrupt

(B) Forbid

(D) Exhibit

Answer – (D) Exhibit

26. By whom was the bird killed?

(A) Who killing the bird?

(B) Who has killed the bird?

(D) Bird killing by whom?

Answer – (A) Who killing the bird?

27. The antonym of ‘Natural’ is

(A) Golden

(B) Beautiful

(D) Artificial

Answer – (A) Golden

28. Our path is beset ……… difficulties.

(A) to

(B) from

(D) in

Answer – (C) with

29. I……… you to read the book carefully.

(A) advise

(B) tell

(D) had advise

Answer – (A) advise

30. ……… I could sing, I would have sung.

(A) If

(B) Until

(D) Till

Answer – (A) If

31. Choose the correct sentence:

(A) Which came first, chicken or egg?

(B) Which came first, a chicken or the eggs?

(D) Which came first, an chicken or an eggs?

Answer – (C) Which came first, the chicken or the eggs?

32. The flat caught fire. All the things were burnt.

(A) The flat caught fire and all the things was burnt

(B) The flat having caught fire, all the things were burnt

(D) As all things burnt, the flat caught fire

Answer – (A) The flat caught fire and all the things was burnt

33. He is a man of

(A) script

(B) letters

(D) text

Answer – (B) letters

34. We met a lot of people ……… our holidays.

(A) on

(B) in

(D) at

Answer – (C) during

35. Choose the correctly spelt word:

(A) Acquatance

(B) Acquaintance

(D) Acquantance

Answer – (B) Acquaintance

36. Choose the correct synonym of ‘Change’:

(A) Alter

(B) Renew

(D) Repeat

Answer – (A) Alter

37. This nonsense will not be tolerated by me.

(A) Will I never tolerate this nonsense

(B) I will not tolerate this nonsense

(D) Nonsense will not be tolerated by I.

Answer – (B) I will not tolerate this nonsense

38. We ……… keep our country free from racial prejudices.

(A) have

(B) could

(D) should

Answer – (D) should

39. Have you ….. him?

(A) saw

(B) see

(D) seen

Answer – (D) seen

40. He told the boy not to sit there

(A) “Doesn’t sit there,” he said to the boy

(B) “Didn’t sit there,” he said to the boy

(D) “Don’t sit here,” he said to the boy

Answer – (D) “Don’t sit here,” he said to the boy

41. Do you …. your first teacher?

(A) remembered

(B) remembering

(D) will remember

Answer – (C) remember

42. After his death, the seat remained vacant.

(A) empty

(B) real

(D) spirit

Answer – (A) empty

43. He is attentive ……… his duty.

(A) to

(B) by

(D) of

Answer – (A) to

44. When I finished my work, I asked ……… teacher to check it.

(A) I

(B) her

(D) their

Answer – (B) her

45. Those are probably the ……… furniture in the showroom.

(A) fancyest

(B) fanciest

(D) most fancyest

Answer – (B) fanciest

46. They made her ……… a new contract

(A) sign

(B) to sign

(D) signed

Answer – (A) sign

47. Catching the earlier train will give us the ……… to so some shopping.

(A) chance

(B) luck

(D) occasion

Answer – (A) chance

48. Reshma bought what she wanted,…….?

(A) won’t she

(B) can’t she

(D) didn’t she

Answer – (D) didn’t she

49. He introduced me ……… his relatives.

(A) with

(B) on

(D) by

Answer – (C) to

50. She met her mother. She was glad.

(A) She was glaid to meet her mother

(B) She met her mother and was gland

(D) She and her mother were glad

Answer – (A) She was glaid to meet her mother

51. He told me, “Are you hungry?”

(A) He was asking me if I am hungry

(B) He asked me if I was hungry

(D) He questioned me about my hunger

Answer – (B) He asked me if I was hungry

52. You … give up smoking.

(A) must

(B) used

(D) have

Answer – (A) must

53. Success depends ……… hard labour.

(A) by

(B) of

(D) on

Answer – (D) on

54. He ………. a thief last night.

(A) have seen

(B) seeing

(D) seen

Answer – (C) saw

55. I would have bought a new car for her, but it ……… too expensive.

(A) were

(B) are

(D) can

Answer – (C) was

56. The acroplane flies faster than birds.

(A) The aeroplane does not fly faster than birds

(B) The aeroplane flies not fly faster than birds

(D) The aeroplane cannot fly faster than birds

Answer – (A) The aeroplane does not fly faster than birds

57. He was brought ……… ……… by his aunt after his mother’s death

(A) in

(B) off

(D) by

Answer – (C) up

58. Choose the incorrect sentence:

(A) Holi falls in March.

(B) Do you like cricket?

(D) We saw deers in the zoo.

Answer – (D) We saw deers in the zoo.

59. Keep quiet, we …….. to the radio

(A) are listening

(B) listen

(D) listened

Answer – (A) are listening

60. Choose the correctly spelt word:

(A) Futher

(B) Ferther

(D) Fruther

Answer – (C) Further

61. English language is ……… than Sanskrit and Persian

(A) older

(B) younger

(D) oldest

Answer – (A) older

62. The word ‘drama’ comes from …… word.

(A) Latin

(B) Greek

(D) Pali

Answer – (B) Greek

63. Who wrote, ‘The Scholar Gypsy’?

(A) Mathew Arnold

(B) W. B. Yeats

(D) Thomas Hardy

Answer – (A) Mathew Arnold

64. …..is called the father of modern novel.

(A) Richardson

(B) Fielding

(D) Dryden

Answer – (B) Fielding

65. When we speak of ‘the freedom of the press’, we usually mean freedom in a ……. sense

(A) broad

(B) legal

(D) social

Answer – (C) technical

66. ‘A Marriage Proposal’ is a

(A) tragedy

(B) satire

(D) comedy

Answer – (C) tragi-comedy

67. Donne studied law and read

(A) theology

(B) drama

(D) novels

Answer – (D) novels

68. ‘I celebrate myself, and sing myself, ………’ is from

(A) Snake

(B) Ode to Autumn

(D) Now the leaves are Falling Fast

Answer – (C) Song of Myself

69. Goldsmith and Sheridan made contributions to the

(A) Novel

(B) Non-fiction writing

(D) English stage

Answer – (D) English stage

70. Wole soyinka is a ……… poet.

(A) Nigerian

(B) American

(D) British

Answer – (A) Nigerian

71. The Old English Period is characterized by

(A) vocabulary

(B) mood

(D) gender

Answer – (C) inflections

72. A major linguistic change in English is

(A) The Great Vowel Shift

(B) Received pronunciation

(D) Vocabulary Shift

Answer – (A) The Great Vowel Shift

73. ‘Some of the immediate and brilliant results of modern inventions are too maddening to resist’ is from

(A) Bharat is My Home

(B) A Pinch of Snuff

(D) Ideas That Have Helped Mankind

Answer – (D) Ideas That Have Helped Mankind

74. India was a part of the background of

(A) the doctor’s life

(B) the wife’s life

(D) Pearl S. Buck’s life

Answer – (D) Pearl S. Buck’s life

75. Emancipation Proclamation gave the Negro

(A) slavery

(B) freedom from slavery

(D) despair

Answer – (B) freedom from slavery

76. Bertrand Russell was also a

(A) painter

(B) dramatist

(D) geologist

Answer – (C) mathematician

77. ‘Now the leaves are Falling Fast’ talks about the ……of human life.

(A) frustrations

(B) happiness

(D) knowledge

Answer – (A) frustrations

78. ‘Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours.’ is from

(A) Song of Myself

(B) An Epitaph

(D) Snake

Answer – (C) Ode to Autumn

79. ‘And when I crumble, who will remember.’ Who is ‘I’ in the line?

(A) Poet

(B) Lady

(D) Mother

Answer – (A) Poet

80. ‘In hearts at peace, under an English heaven’ is from

(A) Ode to Autumn

(B) Snake

(D) The Soldien

Answer – (D) The Soldien

81. “Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty” is from

(A) Indian Civilization and Culture

(B) A Child is Born

(D) Bharat is My Home

Answer – (A) Indian Civilization and Culture

82. “The people have chosen to make me the head of this family for a certain time.” Who says this?

(A) Dr. Zakir Hussain

(B) Kamala Das

(D) Manohar Malgaonkar

Answer – (A) Dr. Zakir Hussain

83. Who travelled free with Nanukaka?

(A) Dog

(B) Rabbit

(D) Kitten

Answer – (D) Kitten

84. Martin Luther King, Jr. asks the black people to continue working with

(A) love

(B) hatred

(D) jealousy

Answer – (A) love

85. ‘Macavity: The Mystery Cat’ has been taken from

(A) Old Alan’s Book of Cats Arthur’s Cats

(B) Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats

(D) Young Mathew’s Dogs and Cats

Answer – (B) Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats

86. Crossing of Rivers’ is an important volume of verse written by

(A) Jayanta Mahapatra

(B) Kamala Das

(D) Nissim Ezekiel

Answer – (C) Keki N. Daruwala

87. ‘He lifted his head from his drinking’ is from

(A) Snake

(B) Song of Myself

(D) An Epitaph

Answer – (A) Snake

88. Who wrote ‘Huckleberry Finn’?

(A) Herman Melville

(B) Henry James

(D) Mark Twain

Answer – (D) Mark Twain

89. Who wrote the piece, ‘Why I am Not a Christian’?

(A) Bertrand Russell

(B) Shiga Naoya

(D) Pearl S Buck

Answer – (A) Bertrand Russell

90. Seibi was passionately interested in

(A) baskets

(B) carrots

(D) potatoes

Answer – (C) gourds

91. All technological changes cause………. Problems.

(A) social

(B) behavioural

(D) personal

Answer – (A) social

92. Benjy understood about the business of

(A) education

(B) hens

(D) fruits

Answer – (B) hens

93. The Gujarati equivalent for civilization means

(A) bad conduct

(B) intelligent conduct

(D) delightful conduct

Answer – (C) good conduct

94. Nanukaka was coming to Delhi to

(A) see some people

(B) see some minister

(D) see some relatives

Answer – (B) see some minister

95. ….. works include ‘Leaves of Grass’ and ‘Drum Taps.’

(A) Walt Whitman’s

(B) D. H. Lawrence’s

(D) Walter de la Mare’s

Answer – (A) Walt Whitman’s

96. Who ‘run scolding for their food.’ in ‘Now the Leaves are Falling Fast’?

(A) Trolls

(B) Lions

(D) Birds

Answer – (A) Trolls

97. In which poem does the poet express his sad feeling for a beautiful lady?

(A) To Autumn

(B) The Soldier

(D) Fire-Hymn

Answer – (C) An Epitaph

98. ……… is remembered as a war poet.

(A) Rupert Brooke

(B) T. S Eliot

(D) Walter de la Mare

Answer – (A) Rupert Brooke

99. Who finds Macavity lazy and half asleep?

(A) Kamala Das

(B) D. H. Lawrence

(D) William Blake

Answer – (C) T. S Eliot

100. D. H. Lawrence exalts the values of primitive life in

(A) Snake

(B) Fire-Hymn

(D) My Grandmother’s House

Answer – (A) Snake

Section-B

(Descriptive Type Questions)

1. Write an essay on any one of the following in about 150-200 words:

(a) Elections

(b) Child is the father of Man

(d) Importance of sports

(e) A Picnic Party

Answer – (a) Elections

Elections are an organized process by which people vote to choose a particular man or a group (party) to represent them in parliament, state assembly, committee or for the post of President, Chairman, sec-retary or cashier of an association. “I here is election for state legislative assemblies, Parliament, unions and other organizations. For state as-semblies and Parliament, elections are held after every five years. A notification is issued with complete election programme. Candidates file their nomination papers and further process of electioneering continues. Symbols are allotted to them. Candidates approach the voter to seek their support. Public meetings are also organized to let people know about the programme of the candidate. Election commission with the help of government set up election booths in the localities. Propa-ganda comes to a halt two days before the date of elections. The voting takes place through a secret ballot. After counting of votes result is declared. The group which emerges as victorious becomes the ruling group.

(b) Child is the father of Man

The phrase, “Child is the Father of Man” was coined by the renowned poet, William Wordsworth in the year 1802. The term basically means that the behaviour and activities of a person’s childhood go a long way in building his personality. However, it has been interpreted in other ways as well. Let us learn about the same as well as the teachings it provides. The Child is Father of the Man- Different Interpretations.

A man is basically a product of the behaviour and manners he developed during his growing years, mainly in his early childhood. The behaviour of a child determines as to what he will become when he grows up.The way a person during his childhood he remains exactly that way in his adulthood as well. The basic nature and behaviour of a person does not change with age or time

(c) Impact of Covid 19 on society

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness. The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face.

(d) Importance of sports

When we look at the history and life of famous people, we can always find their life paths quite difficult and problematic. In the same time, all their wins are based on hard work, incredible patience, and numerous physical activities. Only the person who thinks and acts fast can succeed in the end. Sports are the best example of fast thoughts and on-time acting. This exact physical activity is aimed at improving people’s physical and social abilities. The continuous physical activities improve human health and brain activity greatly, bringing numerous additional benefits of sport.

Sport is the best way to be involved in physical activities. Moreover, it is great to go in for sports starting from early childhood on a regular basis. People involved in sports gain additional strength and improve health greatly. In addition, it serves as the best method to keep yourself in good shape. You can improve your health, team building, and communication skills greatly when participating in various sports competitions, including Olympic games. You can test your luck and the power of your desire to win as well. Sports improve our lives significantly and make us stronger and cleverer. Going in for sports and participating in various sports competitions are the best habits any person can have nowadays.

(e) A Picnic Party

It was Sunday their were clouds in the sky a cool Breeze was blowing we decided to go to the park near the canal for a picnic we were a party of 10 friends we bought some mangoes we bought some milk and biscuits also.

We went on bicycles. We reached the canal in half an hour.we spread a mat on the grass.we ate mangoes .we then took off our clothes. we jumped into the water .we swam for some time. Then we were tired. we came out of the canal. we felt hungry .we went to the park.we ate some more mangoes .then we took tea.we took rest for some time .one boy sang a song .another played upon a flute .we again bathed in the canal .after some time we came out .we out on our clothes.it was evening by then .we returned home.we enjoyed a lot.

2. Explain any one of the following:

(a) It is obvious that we know more than animals do, and it is common to consider this one of our advantages.

(b) I called the dhobi, and uncle gave him the coat and took him outside and had a talk with him.

(d) “There’s absolutely no future for a boy like you.”

Answer – (a) These lines have been taken from ‘Ideas that Have Helped Mankind’ which is written by Bertrand Russell. He says that our intellect and moral qualities make more knowledgeable than animals, and it now clear that we know more than animals do. It can be considered one of our advantages, but there is a little doubt whether it is in fact an advantage.

(b) In this extract from the story ‘A Pinch of Snuff’, Manohar Malgaonkar reveals his motive in this story. He told the writer to put on his Jodhpur coat and tied a huge orange turban round his head. He asked the writer to drive him to Lala Sohanlal’s house. When he reached there, he told Lala Sohanlal’s Secretary that he had come to Delhi for the Zamindars’ Convention. He added that he wanted to see Lalaji in connection with the arrangements made by the Zamindars for the agricultural vote.

(c) In the piece ‘Bharat Is My Home’, Dr Zakir Hussain points out that the past is very important for us. We should not ignore our history. Our ancestors tried to realise timeless values in their own way. We should preserve those values. Though the circumstances have changed, they are still valid. The past is not dead, it is alive and dynamic. It plays an important role in determining the quality of our present. The prospects of our future depend on the values of the past. Our national culture and national character are influenced by the constant renewal of our past glory. So, Dr Zakir Hussain emphasises the significance of the past.

(d) In this extract from the story “The Artist’, Shiga Naoya reveals his motive in this story. Seibei was a Japanese boy. He was twelve years old. Collecting gourds was his hobby. He was passionately interested in gourds. He wandered about the town in search of gourds. Whenever he passed by a shop that sold gourds, he tried to examine them. He did not care much about the old, peculiar gourds. He liked even and symmetrical gourds. He bought gourds for a few yen. He had collected a large number of gourds. He worked sincerely on the newly acquired gourds. He polished them.

3. Explain any one of the following:

(a) And what I assume you shall assume,

for every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you

(b) Cold, impossible, ahead

Lists the mountain’s lovely head

Whose white waterfall could bless

Travellers in their last distress.

That there’s some corner in a foreign field

That is forever England.

(d) There is a house now far away where once

I received love.

Answer – (a) This line has been taken from the poem “Song of Myself”. The poet Walt Whitman says that everyone an think as he thinks because we all are equal made with same duest of this earth.

(b) Present line has been taken from the poem ‘Ode to Autamn’, written by John Keats. The writer wands to say that in Automn of the one hand weather is not pleasant and every thing looks paled at same time some good things can also be seen like mountains look beautiful covered by snow that attracts the travellers and make them please.

(c) Following line has been taken from the poem ‘The Soldier’ written by Ropert Brook. He says that where ever by die in foreign field it should be of England means he shows his love and loyalists unto his country. He wants to doe in his own land.

(d) This line has been taken from the extract ‘My Grandmother’s House’, which is written by Kamala Das. She expressed her pain along with her love uto her grandmother. She says there was a house where she received lots of love and care but now she is far from that house.

4. Write a letter to your friend asking him to visit your village in the winter vacation.

Write a letter to your Headmaster, asking him to let you use the reading room of the library after the school is over.

Answer –

Rajendra Nagar

Patna

4 February, 2021

My dear Ramesh,

I am fine here. How are your studies going on?

I got your letter that this year you are going to have long winter vacation, it is good hear that. My winter vacations are also for ten days and this time. I am not going anywhere because my sister got fracture in her left leg. This winter there are no vacation trop planning. So I want you to come to my village and spend the winter vacations with me. Everyone in my family is eager to see you after along time. Together we are going to have a great fun and enjoyment. So please spend this winter vacation with me, we will see every place around here!

Meet you soon in the winter vacation.

Yours affectionately,

Ashish

The Principal

Bihar Public school

Motihari

Subject: Requesting for Permission to use school library after school hours. Respected sir,

Most humbly I want to let we use the reading room of the library after the school in over

I, therefore, request you to use the reading room. For this, I shall ever remain grateful to you.

Thank you.

6 March, 2021

Your’s sincerely,

Rajesh Kumar

Class XII

5. Answer any five of the following in about 40-50 words:

(a) Was the Snake conscious of the poet’s presence?

(b) How are autumn and summer related to spring?

(d) How did Seibi’s father react to the teacher’s complaint?

(e) How does Mahatma Gandhi want his countrymen to deal with modern civilization?

(f) What is the reward of pregnancy for a young Sylheti woman?

(g) What was the role of fire in our development?

(h) When did the Great Vowel Shift take place?

(i) What was the impact of the Norman Conquest on the vocabulary of English?

(j) Write a note on English as a Global language.

Answer – (a) Yes, the snake was conscious of the poet’s presence.

(b) Spring comes before the arrival of summer and autumn starts with the departure of the summer season and thus autumn and summer are related to spring.

(c) The fire forget it’s dead when fire, fires at a time, it fires the ghats.

(d) Seibei’s father reacted to the teacher complaint when he know Seibei’s foult by the teacher then he became angry at this matter. As soon as he heard. What happened he grabbed his son by the collar and gave him a sound beating.

(e) The author conveyed to the country men about dealing with modern civilization that after much experience he has learnt the lesson that we should keep away from it at all costs.

(f) All the time she is looked after. The whole matter of pregnancy is one of celebration. When the baby is born it is an occasion of joy for the whole family. The naming ceremony is lovely.

(g) Fire removes low-growing underbrush, cleans the forest floor of debris, opens it up to sunlight, and nourishes the soil.

(h) The great vowel shift was a major linguistic change during the middle English period. It involved a series of changes in the pronunciation of the English long vowels. the changes began in about AD 1400 and were full established by AD 1500.

(i) The Norman French became the language of government in England as a result of the conquest, when Anglo-Normans replaced the native English nobility, according to Algeo and Pyles. As a result of the conquest, the influence of french on the English language was clear with many french words replacing English vocabulary.

(j) Today English is considered to be global language because it is spoken and used all over the world. These is hardly any country in the world which does not use it as a means of expression and communication. Naturally, it has become the language of international trade, commerce, science, technology, diplomacy and official language of the world forums like UNI, the IMF, the commonwealth and the SAARC,

6. Answer any three of the following in about 100-120 words:

(a) Write a summary of any one of the following poems:

(i) An Epitaph

(ii) Ode to Autumn

(iii) Song of Myself.

Answer – (i) An Epitaph: The poet feels intense sorrow for a dead lady who is lying in her grave. He thinks that she was the most beautiful lady in the West Country. She had the habit of moving here and there. The poet was attracted towards her extraordinary beauty. He loved her intensely but she was faithless. Her faithlessness shocked him. After her death, he accuses her of betraying him. He consoles himself by reflecting on the transitory nature of beauty and human life. Beauty is not eternal. It disappears with age. So, one should not be proud of one’s beauty.

The poet’s beloved was faithless to him but he remembers her even after her death. The poet says sadly that she will not be remembered by anyone after he dies.

(ii) Ode to Autumn: In this famous ode, Keats expresses his deep love for nature. He depicts the beauty and charm of autumn. He says that autumn is the season of mists and fruitfulness. During this season, there is neither the heat of summer nor the intense cold of winter. The rays of the sun help in ripening fruits in autumn. Nature looks beautiful and calm during this season. Farmers are very happy because they reap their crops.

The songs of spring cannot be heard in autumn but autumn has its own charming music. The music produced by gnats, lambs, crickets, robins and swallows is heard during autumn.

In this poem, Keats suggests that autumn is the season of ripeness and maturity. It depicts his unique pictorial art.

(iii) Song of Myself: In this poem the poet celebrates himself and identifies himself with others. While singing of himself, he suggests that all human beings are similar. He sees himself in others. He says that there is universal brotherhood among all human beings. He points out that every atom that belongs to him belongs to every human being. All human beings are made of the same soil. They are the children of the same God. Every atom of blood is the same in all human beings.

The poet loves nature intensely. He finds beauty even in a blade of grass. He believes that nature is full of life and energy. He wants to live in harmony with nature. He says that nature is the best teacher of man. He derives strength and guidance from nature. The poet is thirty-seven years old. He hopes that he will be active and healthy throughout his life.

The poet dislikes creeds and schools of thought which divide people. He believes that his ideas are not different from the ideas of others.

(b) Write a summary of any one of the following prose-pieces:

(i) Bharat is My Home

(ii) A Pinch of Snuff

(iii) The Earth.

Answer – (i) Bharat is My Home: In this speech, Dr Zakir Hussain says that he is overwhelmed by the trust the people have placed in him by electing him the President of India. He praises his predecessor, Dr Radhakrishnan, as being a great scholar and a champion of spiritual values and human rights. He assures the people of his country that he enters the highest office in the land with humility and total dedication. He pledges himself to the timeless values of the culture of India. He believes that the glorious culture of his country is alive and dynamic.

He points out that education plays an important role in the renewal of national culture. He admits that he has been chosen for this high office mainly on account of his long association with the education of his people. He promises that he will work for the progress and welfare of his countrymen.

Dr Hussain says that the whole of Bharat is his home and its people are his family. As the head of this family he will strive to make India a strong, beautiful and prosperous country. The family is very large and it is growing at a fast pace. Dr Hussain reminds the people of his country that each one of them will have to work sincerely for the progress of the country.

Dr Hussain has full faith in his people. He hopes that they will work hard for individual and social development. He will contribute to this task of national reconstruction.

(ii) A Pinch of Snuff: The short story “A Pinch of Snuff” is initially taken from “contemporary Indian short stories in English”.

The story begins with the visit of Nanukaka, the maternal uncle of the narrator at his house. The narrator who is an under-secretary in the government becomes much worried apprehencing his (Nanukaka’s) months long stay at his residence in Delhi, for meeting some minister. It is due to the fact that ministers do not meet people easily. But his mother has informed him about her brother Nanukaka’s ability to manage his meeting with the minister very well in a couple of days and that has removed his worriedness. The narrator receives Nanukaka, and comes along with him at his residence. From there he drove Nanukaka to the North Block to meet the minister. They return back being disappointed as the meeting could not be materialised. Again on the persuation of Nanukaka they go to Sohanlal Rati Ram, the party Boss in Delhi. Nanukaka cleverly manages to hold a long talk with him. He also gives Sohanlal false assurances about his son’s posting in Balance Ministery through the ambassdor Hazrat Barkat Ali. They return back in happy mood. The next morning again Nanukaka insists him to meet welfare minister. A princely outlandish luxary car is being arranged fram a show-room furnishing false imformation to them.

(iii) The Earth: Johnson was a tenant farmer. He had rented a plot of land from a man named Sanders. He had a simple-minded son named Benjy. He was worried about him. He thought that Benjy was mentally weak. He took him to a doctor. The doctor told him that Benjy needed some occupation for his mental development. He advised him to let Benjy keep hens. So, Johnson bought some hens for Benjy. When Benjy returned from school, he fed the hens and looked after them. In course of time, Benjy knew all the tricks of the trade. He sold the eggs and put the money into a white basin kept in the kitchen. After some time, his father opened an account in the bank and deposited the money received from the sale of eggs in the bank. When Benjy left school at fourteen, he had about forty or fifty hens which were producing about two hundred eggs a week. He sold the eggs in the nearest town. His parents gave him a piece of land because he needed more space for the hens.

Johnson was a local preacher. He was very fond of talking to villagers. He did not pay attention to cultivation. So, he could not earn much. His simple-minded son, Benjy, prospered gradually. When Benjy was twenty-one, his father gave him the passbook. He looked at it and found that he had earned more than two hundred and thirty pounds. He put the passbook into his pocket without thanking his parents. His parents were very sad because their only son was completely indifferent to them. After some time, Benjy bought four acres of land next to his parents’ land.

After his marriage Benjy became indifferent to his old parents. He was so selfish that he neglected them. One day he told his parents angrily that they must leave his house. They were shocked because they did not have enough money to rent a house. They realised that Benjy was not right in his head. After about a week Benjy drove his parents into the town. He told them bluntly that they would be better by themselves in lodgings. He did not show any sign of normal emotions.

(c) Write a notes on Indian English

What are the difficulties faced by an Indian student in learning English?

Briefly discuss the difference between a short story and a novel.

Answer – Indian English novels have been recognised all over the world. They present realistic pictures of the domestic, social, political and cultural problems of India. Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable, R K Narayan’s The Guide, Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan, Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy, Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things and Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss are remarkable Indian novels in English.

There are five difficulties faced by an Indian students in learning English:

(i) Grammar: English grammar is complex, making it difficult to remember, master and use logically.

(ii) Vocabulary.

(iii) Slong and colloquialism

(iv) Pronunciation

(v) Variations in English.

The difference between a novel and a short story is that short stories are short an d novels are long. A novel is much more complex with many transformational event that more than one characters can go through. A short story usually taken place in a few hours or days in few settings.

(d) Match the names of the poets given in List-A with their works in List-B:

List-A List-B

(i) T.S. Eliot (a) My Grandmother’s Houses

(ii) Rupert Brooke (b) An Epitaph

(iii) Walt Whitman (c) Macavity : The Mystery Cat

(iv) Kamala Das (d) Song of Myself

(v) Walter de la Mare (e) The Soldier

Answer – (i)→(c); (ii)→(e); (iii) →(d); (iv) →(a); (v) → (b)

(e) Translate any five into English:

(i) तुम कहाँ जा रहे हों ?

(ii) सुमिता गा चुकी है।

(iii) हमें बड़ो का आदर करना चाहिए।

(iv) मेरी कक्षा में सौ विद्यार्थी हैं।

(v) वह घर पहुँच चुका होगा।

(vi) शाम में तुम्हें बाजार जाना होगा।

(vii) मुझे वह किताब चाहिए।

(viii) गुरू-शिष्य का संबंध पवित्र होता।

Answer – (i) Where are you going?

(ii) Sumita has sung.

(iii) We should respect our elders.

(iv) There are hundred students in my class.

(v) He will have reached the home.

(vi) You have to go market in the evening.

(vii) I want that book.

(viii) There is sacred relation between guru and disciple.

(f) Match the names of the poets given in List-A with their works in List-B:

List-A List-B

(i) Pearl S. Buck (a) The Artist

(ii) Dorothy L. Sayers (b) A Marriage Proposal

(iii) Martin Luther King, Jr. (c) How Free is the Press

(iv) Anton Chekov (d) India Through a Traveller’s Eyes

(v) Shiga Naoya (e) I Have A Dream

Answer – (i) →(d); (ii) → (c); (iii) →(e); (iv)→(b); (v) → (a)

7. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

Trees protect the environment and provide oxygen. They prevent soil erosion. Excessive cutting of trees have aggravated many ecological problems. Despite many awareness campaigns, people have not put an end to the practice of cutting trees. We do not realise that by disturbing the ecological balance in nature, we are ourselves paving the way for breakdown of the life-support system.

Questions:

(a) What do trees do?

(b) What has aggravated the ecological problems?

(d) Make sentences with: Environment, Protect.

Answer – (a) Trees protect the environment and provide oxygen. They prevent soil erosion.

(b) Excessive cutting of trees have aggravated many ecological problems.

(d) Environment: Trees protect the environment.

Protect: he had no raincoat to protect himself from the rain.

Write a precis of the following passage and give a suitable title :

Health is the most valuable thing in human life. Life without good health is no life at all. An unhealthy man leads a miserable life. Good health is the key to success in life. The real wealth of man is his health. We must pay proper attention to it and keep ourselves fit and healthy.

Answer – Health is Wealth

Given passage says that he importance of heath. Being healthy should be part your overall lifestyle. Living a healthy lifestyle can help prevent chronic diseases and long-term illness.

2022 (A)

ENGLISH

SECTION-A

(Objective Type Questions)

Question No. 1 to 100 have four options out of which only one is correct. You have to mark your selected option.

1. We ………. rain in India in all seasons. (Choose the correct option)

(A) get

(B) gets

(D) got

Answer – (A) get

2. Choose the correct sentence:

(A) He opposes against us.

(B) He opposes us against.

(D) Us opposes he.

Answer – (C) He opposes us.

3. I went out to ………. my friend. (Choose the correct phrase)

(A) see off

(B) set forth

(D) see about

Answer – (C) set aside

4. It was kind ………. you to help me. (Choose the correct option)

(A) at

(B) in

(D) of

Answer – (D) of

5. I wish he ………. get well soon. (Choose the correct auxiliary verb)

(A) would

(B) should

(D) used

Answer – (A) would

6. I have to teach English. (Choose the correct passive voice)

(A) English has to be taught by me.

(B) Taught by me is English.

(D) Me taught English.

Answer – (A) English has to be taught by me.

7. Shimla is much ………. than Chandigarh.(Choose the correct option)

(A) farther

(B) father

(D) either

Answer – (A) farther

8. Choose the odd one out:

(A) Wheat

(B) Paddy

(D) Mustard

Answer – (B) Paddy

9. She wants to become …….. engineer. (Choose the correct article)

(A) a

(B) an

(D) no article

Answer – (B) an

10. Christopher Columbus set out to discover new ……….. option) (Choose the correct

(A) country

(B) land

(D) village

Answer – (B) land

11. I ………. taken my camera. (Choose the correct option)

(A) have

(B) has

(D) does

Answer – (A) have

12. He is bent ……. ruining himself. (Choose the correct proposition)

(A) in

(B) from

(D) on

Answer – (A) in

13. Choose the correct sentence:

(A) He is so tall as I

(B) He is as tall as I

(D) He is as tall as I are

Answer – (C) He is so tall as I am

14. My fingers were injured and so my sister had to write the note ………. me. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) with

(B) to

(D) for

Answer – (B) to

15. For me, breakfast is ………. best meal of the day. (Choose the correct article)

(A) a

(B) an

(D) no article

Answer – (C) the

16. Choose the correctly spelt word:

(A) Chocolate

(B) Choclate

(D) Chocklate

Answer – (A) Chocolate

17. All his friends laughed at him. (Choose the correct passive voice)

(A) He was being laughed at by all his friends.

(B) He was being laughed by all his friends.

(D) He was laughed at by all his friends.

Answer – (D) He was laughed at by all his friends.

18. A day of rest is ………. (Choose the correct option)

(A) holiday

(B) popular

(D) festival

Answer – (A) holiday

19. Give one word substitution for ‘A man whose wife is dead’.

(A) widow

(B) single

(D) separated

Answer – (C) widower

20. All coming and going ………forbidden. (Choose the correct option)

(A) was

(B) were

(D) have

Answer – (A) was

21. The judge declared the person guilty of all the charges. (Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word)

(A) easy

(B) innocent

(D) simple

Answer – (B) innocent

22. He said, “May God bless you!” (Choose the correct indirect narration)

(A) He prayed that God might bless him.

(B) He said that God may bless me.

(D) He asked that God will bless him.

Answer – (C) He says that may God bless you.

23. Choose the correctly spelt work:

(A) Opportunety

(B) Oppertunety

(D) Opporchunity

Answer – (C) Opportunity

24. We like………. music very much. (Choose the correct option)

(A) a

(B) an

(D) no article

Answer – (D) no article

25. The synonym of ‘Melodious’ is (Choose the correct option)

(A) Fine

(B) Journey

(D) Grief

Answer – (C) Musical

26. Let this be done by me. (Choose the correct active voice)

(A) Let us do this

(B) This to be done by me

(D) Let I do this

Answer – (D) Let I do this

27. The antonym of ‘Modern’ is

(A) Ancient

(B) Recent

(D) Update

Answer – (A) Ancient

28. The teacher set some homework …… the end of the lesson. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) about

(B) in

(D) at

Answer – (B) in

29. We believe in immortality of the ……….. (Choose the correct option)

(A) sole

(B) soul

(D) wave

Answer – (C) union

30. How ………. do you want? (Choose the correct option)

(A) much

(B) few

(D) little

Answer – (A) much

31. Choose the correct sentence:

(A) It is high time he will start earning.

(B) It is high time he started earning.

(C). It is high time he starts earning.

(D) It is high time he has started earning.

Answer – (B) It is high time he started earning.

32. He heard-a noise. He get up. (Choose the correct combination)

(A) Had heard a noise so he got up.

(B) Having hearing a noise, he

(D) Heard a noise so he got up.

Answer – (D) Heard a noise so he got up.

33. ………. beware of false friends. (Choose the correct option)

(A) Again and again

(B) Above all

(D) All over

Answer – (B) Above all

34. Public opinion was ………. the Bill. (Choose the correct option)

(A) of

(B) after

(D) against

Answer – (D) against

35. Choose the correctly spelt word:

(A) Woollen

(B) Wulen

(D) Waulen

Answer – (A) Woollen

36. Choose the correct synonym of ‘Perfume’.

(A) Way

(B) Scent

(D) Hunt

Answer – (B) Scent

37. The book will be bought by Sita. (Choose the correct active voice)

(A) Sita will bought the book.

(B) Sita will buy the book.

(D) Sita must have bought the book.

Answer – (B) Sita will buy the book.

38. I………. swim when I was young. (Choose the best auxiliary verb)

(A) could

(B) might

(D) may

Answer – (A) could

39. Amar says that he ………. English lessons everyday. (Choose the correct tense form)

(A) taking

(B) is taking

(D) has taken

Answer – (C) takes

40. I say that I write a letter. (Choose the correct direct narration)

(A) I said, “I write a letter.”

(B) I say, “I write a letter.”

(D) I was saying, “I write a letter.”

Answer – (B) I say, “I write a letter.”

41. Would you mind ………. the door? (Choose the correct tense form)

(A) shut

(B) shutted

(D) have shut

Answer – (A) shut

42. The bus came to an abrupt halt. (Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word)

(A) sudden

(B) slow

(D) unhurried

Answer – (A) sudden

43. The policeman ran ………. the thief. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) on

(B) at

(D) after

Answer – (D) after

44. Rekha has hurt ….. (Choose the correct option)

(A) herself

(B) itself

(D) themselves

Answer – (A) herself

45. He went on ….. (Choose the correct option)

(A) talk

(B) to talk

(D) talked

Answer – (C) talking

46. He does not go to market, ……….? (Choose the correct option)

(A) does he

(B) doesn’t he

(D) can he

Answer – (A) does he

47. He ……….. to help me. (Choose the correct option)

(A) denied

(B) refrained

(D) refuse

Answer – (C) refused

48. The cost of paper and printing…too high. (Choose the correct option)

(A) are

(B) have

(D) is

Answer – (D) is

49. He is not ………. home. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) of

(B) by

(D) since

Answer – (C) at

50. He is lazy. He will fail. (Choose the correct combination)

(A) He will fail because he is lazy.

(B) Fail if he is lazy.

(D) Lazy is he and he failed.

Answer – (A) He will fail because he is lazy.

51. He said, “It may rain tomorrow.” (Choose the correct indirect speech)

(A) The next day it will rain said he

(B) The rain will be there tomorrow was said by him.

(D) Raining tomorrow is what is said by him.

Answer – (C) He said that it might rain the next day.

52. …… you lend me your book? (Choose the correct option)

(A) Have

(B) Must

(D) Should

Answer – (C) Will

53. I banged my………. on the floor. (Choose the correct option)

(A) toe

(B) tow

(D) tore

Answer – (A) toe

54. Don’t forget to give me a call when you ……… to the gym. (Choose the correct option)

(A) gone

(B) have gone

(D) go

Answer – (D) go

55. Each child ………. an ice-cream. (Choose the correct option)

(A) has

(B) have

(D) such

Answer – (A) has

56. Iron is most useful of all the metals. (Choose the correct negative sentence)

(A) Iron is not useful of all metals.

(B) No other metal is as useful as iron.

(D) Metal like iron is no other useful.

Answer – (B) No other metal is as useful as iron.

57. He ………. works. (Choose the correct option)

(A) hard

(B) with hard

(D) in Hard

Answer – (C) hardly

58. Choose the incorrect sentence:

(A) I don’t care of this.

(B) He got off the train

(D) The tree was covered with flowers.

Answer – (D) The tree was covered with flowers.

59. They ………….. him chairman. (Choose the correct option)

(A) elect

(B) elected

(D) will elected

Answer – (B) elected

60. Choose the correctly spelt word:

(A) Bundle

(B) Bandle

(D) Bandel

Answer – (A) Bundle

61. “Someone was before me at my water-trough, And I, like a second comer, waiting”. -is from

(A) The Soldier

(B) Snake

(D) An Epitaph

Answer – (B) Snake

62. Who wrote ‘The Old playhouse and other Poems’?

(A) T.S. Eliot

(B) D.H. Lawrence

(D) Kamala Das

Answer – (D) Kamala Das

63. Who has violated the tradition of religion by cremating?

(A) D.H. Lawrence

(B) Kamala Das

(D) T.S. Eliot

Answer – (C) Keki N. Daruwala

64. The poet is ………. the snake.

(A) in awe of

(B) afraid of

(D) ready to hide from

Answer – (B) afraid of

65. “Observing all this, our ancestors dissuaded us from luxuries and pleasuresis from

(A) A Pinch of Snuff

(B) The Earth

(D) India Through a Traveller’s Eyes

Answer – (C) Indian Civilization and Culture

66. “The family is big and is constantly growing at a rather inconveniently fast pace” is form

(A) Bharat is My Home

(B) The Earth

(D) I Have a Dream

Answer – (C) How Free is the Press

67. The narrator in “A Pinch of Snuff” was a/an………. on probation.

(A) Secretary

(B) Clerk

(D) Bank Officer

Answer – (C) Under-Secretary

68. Martin Luther King was the youngest person to receive the ………. in 1964.

(A) Booker Prize

(B) Nobel Prize

(D) Ibrahim Prize for Achievement to be known as

Answer – (B) Nobel Prize

69. Standard British English speech came

(A) Received pronunciation

(B) Non-native language

(D) Foreign language

Answer – (C) Second language

70. Walt Whitman was a/an

(A) Indian poet

(B) American poet

(D) Russian poet

Answer – (B) American poet

71. The Romantic Revival is associated with

(A) John Dryden

(B) Alexander Pope

(D) John Milton

Answer – (D) John Milton

72. Bankim Chandra wrote Raj Mohan’s Wife, the first Indian novel in English,

(A) 1857.

(B) 1914

(D) 1847

Answer – (C) 1864

73. Even more important than the domestication of animals was the invention of

(A) reading

(B) writing

(D) religion

Answer – (C) agriculture

74. “Fancy a lad spending his time playing around like but with gourds!” —is form

(A) The Earth

(B) A Marriage Proposal

(D) The Artist

Answer – (D) The Artist

75. ………. women had given up going to international conferences.

(A) Sudanese

(B) Indian

(D) Pakistani

Answer – (C) Australian

76. Advertisers contribute to the …….of the newspaper.

(A) material

(B) news

(D) gossip

Answer – (D) gossip

77. The writing system in old English used the ………. alphabet.

(A) Runic

(B) Kentish

(D) Saxon

Answer – (D) Saxon

78. The great Vowel Shift brought about a series of changes in the English long vowels.

(A) spelling

(B) pronunciation

(D) written

Answer – (B) pronunciation

79. The printing technology was introduced in England in the year

(A) 1066

(B) 1857

(D) 1605

Answer – (C) 1476

80. English is a

(A) Window to the world

(B) Hindrance in progress

(D) Disgrace to the world

Answer – (A) Window to the world

81. The poet was ………. dressed with he saw the snake.

(A) formally

(B) in Pyjamas

(D) in his undergarments

Answer – (B) in Pyjamas

82. I celebrate myself, and sing myself, An what I assume you shall assume”

(A) Fire Hymn

(B) Snake

(D) To Autumn

Answer – (C) Song of Myself

83. Whose white waterfall could bless Travellers in their last ……….

(A) distress

(B) sadness

(D) tears

Answer – (A) distress

84. “To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees,….” is form

(A) Song of Myself

(B) Ode to Autumn

(D) Fire Hymn

Answer – (A) Song of Myself

85. Bertrand Ressell belonged to

(A) Germany

(B) Iceland

(D) Ireland

Answer – (C) Britain

86. Every ….. lives in a perpetual precarious balance.

(A) man

(B) book

(D) story

Answer – (B) book

87. How many hens were at first kept by Benjy?

(A) about a dozen

(B) thirty six

(D) fifty

Answer – (D) fifty

88. “But believe that I shall make Speedier journeys, since I take …..”-is form

(A) Sweetest Love I do Not Goe

(B) Fire Hymn

(D) Song to Myself

Answer – (A) Sweetest Love I do Not Goe

89. “Deeply and painfully upset, they went to the man named Sanders, and told him how it was?”-is from

(A) A Marriage Proposal

(B) A Child is Born

(D) How Free is the Press

Answer – (A) A Marriage Proposal

90. The book ‘Come, My Beloved’ has ………. background.

(A) Indian

(B) Scandinavian

(D) American

Answer – (D) American

91. Anton Chekov was a ………. by profession.

(A) teacher

(B) soldier

(D) doctor

Answer – (D) doctor

92. For what purpose had Nanukaka come to Delhi?

(A) For paying the debt

(B) Attend Zamaindar convention

(D) To see some Minister

Answer – (D) To see some Minister

93. ………. was honoured with the order of Merit in 1953.

(A) John Donne

(B) William Wordsworth

(D) Percy Baysshe Shelley

Answer – (C) Walter de la Mare

94. A dust whom ………. bore, shaped, made aware, ……….

(A) Ireland

(B) India

(D) Iceland

Answer – (C) England

95. “Or when the milk is missing, or another Peke’s been stifled, …” is from

(A) Macavity-The Mystery Cat

(B) Snake

(D) The Soldier

Answer – (A) Macavity-The Mystery Cat

96. “I swore to save fire From the sin of ……….

(A) sin

(B) hatred

(D) blessings

Answer – (C) forgetfulness

97. “His brow is deeply lined with thoughts,…….” Whose brow is the poet talking about?

(A) Macavity’s

(B) Himself

(D) His father’s

Answer – (A) Macavity’s

98. The images and praises of ………. run through the poem ‘The Soldier’.

(A) The USA

(B) Australia

(D) England

Answer – (D) England

99. English belongs to the ancient ………. family of languages.

(A) American-Indian

(B) Indo-European

(D) Indo-Pakistani

Answer – (B) Indo-European

100. The latest period in the growth and development of the English language may be called the era of

(A) Ancient Englishes

(B) Old Englishes

(D) New Englishes

Answer – (C) Middle Englishes

SECTION – B

(Descriptive Type Questions)

1. Write an essay on any one of the following in about 150-200 words:

(a) Discipline

(b) My Happiest Day in School

(d) Many hands make work light

(e) My Aim in Life

Answer – (a) Discipline

(b) My Happiest Day in School

I was a student of Adarsh Vikas Vidalaya. I haven’t spent all these days with the same feelings. Here I spent days of happiness and days of sorrow, days of hope and days of despair.

Some days I was happy and some days I was sad. But the happiest day of my school life was 26th Jan, 2020, which was the award day of the year. Why I call it the happiest day of my school life, on this day prize distribution function was organized in the presence of a large number of people. On this day, I got the prize of standing first in the class examination. Also I got awards for good essay writing, good handwriting, good conduct, and good social service. So, this day was the happiest day of my school life.

(c) Noise Pollution

Noise pollution is when the level of noise increases more than the normal level. When the amount of noise exceeds, it becomes dangerous for living beings. Moreover, these unpleasant sounds causes several disturbances and create an imbalance in the environment. Firstly, noise pollution causes a number of hearing problems. Not only humans but noise pollution also impacts wildlife too. Noise pollution is caused by a lot of activities. Social events and construction activities contribute to the levels of noise. Furthermore, it affects our body rhythm and psychological health as well.

(d) Many hands make work light

Many hands make light work is true in many facets of our lives. It is always easier to finish a job when several people pitch in to get it done. It is the concept of teamwork. Most companies boast of how teamwork is the backbone of the company. That is because they have figured out that when you have “many hands” in the job it makes for a much lighter workload for everyone. You can do work by yourself. You may even make some progress. That doesn’t mean that it wouldn’t be easier if you had more people involved in it. There are those people that think working alone is much better. They feel that others get in the way and hold them up from anything being accomplished. That is only true if one of the team members is being lazy. If everyone works together, great things can get done in an amazingly short amount of time.

(e) My Aim in Life

2. Explain any one of the following:

(a) When the van hd one they stood alone on the pavement, looking at the ground.

(b) Within the herd we are more friendly to each other than are many species of animals, …….

(d) Mother was waiting on the doorstep, her face wreathed in smiles.

Answer – (a) In this extract from the story ‘A pinch of Snuff’, Manohar Malgaonkar seveals his motive in this story. Nanukaka arrives at the house of the writer who is deputy secretary on probation under a ministry. Though he does not like Nanukaka, he accompanies him to please his mother.

(b) In this extract from the story ‘Ideas that have helped mankind’ written by william Russell who one of world’s best known intellectuals. Following lines discuss about civilization. Civilization has taught us to be more friendly towards one another. Our attitude towards those outside the herd.

(c) In this extract from the story ‘I have a deam’ is a speech delivese by Martin Luther King Jr. They will thank almighty the freedom sings in every, state and city, village and town, everywhere. After freedom the racial distinction between the white and black will be abolished all the Americans will breath free air. For this they will thank Almighty.

(d) I mother was waiting at door step (door setep means the main door of house where any guest or relatives come in) and mothers face was covered (wreathed) with so many smiles or à can day she was very happy.

3. Explain any one of the following:

(a) (I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone)

Are nothing more than agents for the cast who all the time

Just controls their operations: the Napoleon of Crime !

(b) The nearest Tower of Silence was thousand miles –

The fire-hynm said to me, “You stand forgiven,”

I received love.

(d) The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft,

And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.

Answer – (a) The line has been taken from poem Macavity. The Mystery Cat’. The poet says that cats whose wicked deeds are widely known as Mungojerrie and Crriddlebone are only the agents of Macavity. It is Macavity, the Napolean of Crime who controls their operation.

(b) The line has been taken from fire hymn. The poet says that passicode as the nearest Tower of silence is a hundred miles away from these.

(c) This line is taken from my Grandmother house. The poet kamala Das expressed her pain along with her love to her grandmother.

(d) This line is taken from ode to Autumn. In this line, the poet says that soft whistling of the red beast (Robin bird) of the garden and winter migration are heard too.

4. Write a letter to you friend enquiring about the health of his parents who have recovered from Covid-19. 5

Write a letter to the Chief Minister to provide relief and medical assistance to the Covid-19 patients quarantined at home in your locality.

Answer – (

Patna

11th February, 2022

My dear Rohit,

I hope you will be fine at home during Covid-19. You told me that your parents are suffered from Covid-19 and now they are recovered from Covid-19. So, I want to know how is the health of your parents now? Is they fully recovered?

Don’t move outside unnecessary if do so urgently. Wear mask, sanitize hands and before touching anything at home wash your hand with soap. Remember, you must obey the SOP executed by the govt. Waiting to meet you soon.

Take care.

Your loving friend

Sahil

To,

The Chief Minister

Patna, Bihar

13th February, 2022

Subject: To provide relief during pandemic.

Respected sir,

I would like to draw your attention towards lockdown in Covid-19. During pandemic situation, the patients of Covid-19 is increases in our locality and patients quarantined at home. So, you provide relief and medical assistance to the covid-19 patients.

I thereby request you to look upon this situation and take a step towards it.

Thanking you.

Yours obediently

Ananya Raj

5. Answer any five of the following in about 40-50 words:

(a) What is the belief prevailing in Sicily about a snake.

(b) If at all he dies in the battle, how would the soldier like to be remembered?

(d) Why did the writer not mind her host eating in the opposite corner of the room?

(e) Are there restrictions on press in time of war?

(f) What made Seibei’s heart beat faster?

(g) Write the names of dramatic elements.

(h) Name four countries where English is used as a second language.

(i) What was the impact of the Norman conquest on vocabulary of English?

(j) What standardized English spelling and pronunciation?

Answer – (a) The belief prevailing in Sicily about a snake is black. Black snake are innocent, the gold are venomous. That only come there to drink.

(b) If at all he dies in the battle, he would like to be remembered as unforgettable soldier what never fears of death.

(c) All fruits get ripeness in autumn and also all the birds starts to sing to see this

(d) It is so because he was able to understand that this reaction was due to their difference in culture.

(e) No, there are not restrictions on Press in time of war.

(f) When Seibei was examining the gourds, suddenly he caught sight of one which was about five inches long. Something about it made Seibei’s heart beat faster.

(g) The names of dramatic elements are climax, conflict, contrast, mood, rhythm

(h) Denmark, South Africa, Sweden and Netherlands are four countries where English is used as a second language.

(i) The impact of the Norman conquest on vocabulary of English was clear with many french words replacing English Vocabulary.

(j) English orthography Standardized English spelling and pronunciation.

6. Answer any three of the following in about 100-120 words:

(a) Write a summary of any one of the following poems:

(i) Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast

(ii) Fire Hymn

(iii) The Soldier

Answer – (i) Now the Leaves are Falling Fast

‘Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast’ has been written by Wystan Hugh Auden. It is a song of a beautiful season. It is a simple poem about Nature. The poem dwells upon the season that when this season comes the leaves start to falling fast. Leaves leave its branches and some small branches start to come out. When leaves come down from their branches, they cover the ground. All the trees are covered with snow and it’s a very beautiful sight. The poet, wants to say that in this season all the branches of trees become leafless. The wonderful bird Nightingle becomes dumb to see this season. He wants to do something from his hands but it becomes freeze, lonely on the separate knees.

(ii) Fire-Hymn

(iii) The Soldier

(b) Write a summary of any one of the following prose-pieces :

(i) The Artist

(ii) A Child is Born

(iii) India Through a Traveller’s Eyes.

Answer – (i) The Artist

The story is interesting. It has been nobly planned. It has artistic coherence and therefore it is an organic whole.

(ii) A Child is Born:

A child is born is written by germaine greer. A child is born in many societies human still go forth from their mother’s houses at marriage to live with a mother-in-law and the wives of their husband, brothers. It is a truism of anthropology that such woman do not become members of their family until they have borne a child. If a girl is lucky and her parents are a live, she goes to her mother’s house for the last months of her pregnancy and about the first three month of the baby’s life. When the baby is born it is an occasion of joy for the whole family.

(iii) India Through a Traveller’s Eyes

(c) Write a note on the dialects of Middle English.

Write a not on the future of English.

Write a note on American English.

Answer – The history of middle English is often divided into three periods:

(i) Early middle English from about 1100 to about 1250.

(ii) The central middle English period from about 1250 to about 1400.

(iii) Late middle in English from about 1400 to about 1500.

The modern age has emerged as an era of development of science and technology combined with a deepening sense of globalization. it is also true that English is being spoken by a large number of the world population. As such being a common language being spoken in almost all countries it has also emerged as the language of trade and commerce, consequently, an individual needs to learn to communicate himself to others in not other language than English which could assure him a livelihood. Hence one cannot do without English in the modern age as it has become as essential for survival amidst cutting competitions as oxygen in for existence.

When the countries like U.S. Australia, Canada, New Zealand became independent of the British empire, the English language written and spoken there, too, tried to shed off some of the features of Queen English. The people there were not the native speakers of English. So, they created a new variety of English bringing some changes in the original spelling, grammar and pronunciation of the British English. The new variety of English that developed in America after its independence is called American English. The changes can be listed in the way.

Spelling Colour (British) Color (American)

Enclosure (British) Inclosure (American)

Litre (British) Liter (American)

Vocabulary Sweets (British) Candy (American)

Biscuits (British) Crackers (American)

Nappy (British) Diaper (American)

Motorcar (British) Automobile (American)

Brammer British American

He has got of the chair. He has gotten off the chair

I have just eaten I just ate.

In American English in ‘often’ ‘t’ sound is pronounced where as in British English it is silent. The Americans lengthen the vowel sound in words like ‘demand’ and ‘command’ contrary to in the British English.

(d) Match the names of the poets given in List-A with their works in List-B:

List-A List-B

(i) W.H. Auden (a) Fire Hymn

(ii) K.N. Daruwala (b) Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast

(iii) John Keats (c) My Grand Mother’s House

(iv) Rupert Brooke (d) Ode to Autumn

(v) Kamala Das (e) The Soldier

Answer – (i)→(b); (ii)→(a); (iii) →(d); (iv) →(e); (v) → (c)

(e) Translate any five into English:

(i) अभी बाहर मत निकालो।

(ii) छात्रों को क्यों पीटा गया ?

(iii) रीता अपना काम पूरा कर चुकी है।

(iv) मैं स्नान करने ही वाला हँ ।

(v) रमेश पुस्तक लेकर कब आएगा ?

(vi) वह अपने मित्रों के साथ मैदान में खेल रहा है।

(vii) तुम्हें अब घर जाना चाहिए ।

(viii) आपलोग पटना कब आइएगा?

Answer – (i) Don’t come outside now.

(ii) Why were students beaten up?

(iii) Rita has completed her work.

(iv) I’m about to take a bath.

(v) When will Ramesh come with the book?

(vi) He is playing in the field with his friends.

(vii) You should go home now.

(viii) When will you come to Patna?

(f) Match the names of the poets given in List-A with their works in List-B:

List-A List-B

(i) H.E. Bates (a) How Free is the Press

(ii) Germaine Greer (b) Bharat is My Home

(iii) Dorothy L. Sayers (c) I have a Dream

(iv) Dr. Zakir Hussain (d) A Child is Born

(v) Martin Luther King, Jr. (e) The Earth

Answer – (i)→(e); (ii)→(d); (iii) → (a); (iv)→(b); (v) → (c)

7. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

Civilization means refinement of manner, improved arts, learning, and physical and moral culture. It implies an ordered way of living so that our body, mind and soul may develop properly. It also means social organization, efficient government, and well-established laws. The object of civilization is to make life nobler and more beautiful.

Questions:

(a) What do you mean by civilization?

(b) What does civilization imply?

(d) Make sentences with: Civilization, Beautiful.

Answer – (a) Civilization means refinement of manner, improved arts, learning, and physical and moral culture.

(b) Civilization implies an ordered way of living so that our body, mind and soul may develop properly.

(d) Civilization: Civilization advances, we are becoming better people.

Beautiful: The cottage is small but lovely with a really beautiful garden

Write a precis of the following passage and give a suitable title :

Discipline means to follow rules or do thing in regular order. It is a very important part of life. Children should be taught to follow discipline while studying, eating or playing. Adults should also lead disciplined lives. We must always remember that with the right quality of discipline all our ventures are certain to succeed.

Answer – “Discipline”

Discipline makes things easy for you to handle and ultimately bring success to your life. So, Children should follow the discipline.

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