WBCHSE Class XI English Semester- 1 Model Question Paper

 

WBCHSE CLASS XI ENGLISH SEMESTER- 1 MODEL QUESTION

Subject- English   Semester- 1     Class- XI

Marks- 40     Time- 100 Minutes

Prose

1.       Guru would have to undertake a journey to reach his village-

A.      two days

B.      five days

C.      three days

D.      one days

2.       The word ‘cowrie’ is meant for-

A.      a cat

B.      a small snail

C.      a friend

D.      an astrologer

3.       Life of the man was saved by-

A.      his brother

B.      a passer-by

C.      a fruit seller

D.      a constable

4.       How much money did the astrologer bring to his home?

A.      His mother

B.      his daughter

C.      his wife

D.      Guru Nanak

5.       Swamiji had once gone on a pilgrimage to-

A.      Kashmir

B.      Himachal Pradesh

C.      Darjeeling

D.      Assam

6.       In the end everyone will know that life was a-

A.      skill

B.      reality

C.      dream

D.      film

7.       It was against Swamiji’s idea of ______ to impose his ideas on his disciple.

A.      family

B.      endurance

C.      friendship

D.      freedom

8.       The things available in the shops were-

A.      fruits, nuts, milk

B.      rice, dal, vegetables, curd

C.      dry fruits, milk, dal, rice

D.      milk, paneer, fruits

9.       The blessing of immortality for Swamiji refers to-

A.      life until asked for death

B.      death until asked for death

C.      death

D.      life without death

10.   The _____ fluttered overhead.

A.      parrots

B.      pigeons

C.      sparrows

D.      swallows

Verse

11.  The poet compares the early morning beauty of London to-

A.      a picture

B.      a garment

C.      an ornament

D.     a flower

12.  Which season is implied in the poem?

A.      winter

B.      spring

C.      summer

D.     autumn

13.  The atmosphere in the city is silent because

A.      It is early morning and people are at rest

B.      It is night and people are asleep

C.      people are busy at home

D.     the city is empty

14.  ‘The city now doth like a garment wear’- Here the word ‘garment’ suggests

A.      the city of London

B.      the ships and building

C.      the beauty of the morning

D.     the fields

15.  Select the correct chronological order-

1. They sell their bangles in a temple fair. 2. The poem begins with the narration of the bangle sellers. 3. They carry their wares with the purpose of selling. 4. The bangles are bought by girls and women.

A.      1-3-2-4

B.      2-1-3-4

C.      4-2-1-3

D.     2-3-1-4

16.  Relationship between statements-

1. Some are like fields of sunlit corn. 2. Here the poet says which season corns are mostly grown.

A.      2 contradicts 1

B.      1 is true but 2 is false

C.      2 is the reason of 1

D.     1 and 2 are independent of each other

17.   Some bangles are like fields of

A.      corn

B.      maize

C.      wheat

D.      rice

18.   Pick out false statements-

A.                  Surely some revelation is at hand.

B.                  An aged man is but a paltry thing.

C.      A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun.

D.                  Mere anarchy  is loosed upon the world.

19.   ‘Spiritus Mundi' refers to

A.                  Heaven

B.                  Universal storehouse of images

C.                  Abode of Hod

D.                  Temporal place

20.   Match the column

1	Anarchy	i	A formal religious or public occasion to celebrate a particular event
2	Blood-dimmed	ii	Spiral/ vortex
3	Ceremony	iii	A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling system
4	Gyre	iv	Shocking, violent and bloody, affecting everything and everyone.

A.                  1-iii, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i

B.                  1-iv, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-i

C.                  1-iii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii

D.                  1-iv, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-ii

Rapid Reader

21.   Macduff had fled to

A.                  England

B.                  Scotland

C.                  France

D.                  Ireland

22.   Macbeth visited the heath and found

A.      Banquo’s ghost there

B.      Macduff waiting for him

C.      the witches near a cave

D.      the dagger used to kill Duncan

23.   The second spirit looked like a

A.      Child

B.      cauldron

C.      child with a tree

D.      bloody child

24.   _______ was the last one of the shadows seen by Macbeth.

A.      Macduff

B.      Malcom

C.      Banquo

D.      Donalbain

25.   Mandragora is a plant whose juice bring

A.      sleep

B.      happiness

C.      peace

D.      death

26.   The statement of Othello was confirmed by

A.      Brabantio

B.      Desdemona

C.      the duke

D.      his friend

27.   Which statement is True (T) or False (F)

(1)    Othello wished Desdemona was never born.

(2)    Desdemona fell asleep.

(3)    Desdemona was awakened with kisses.

(4)    Othello stifled her to death.

A.      1-T, 2-T, 3-T, 4-F

B.      1-T, 2-T, 3-T, 4-T

C.      1-F, 2-F, 3-T, 4-F

D.      1-F, 2-T, 3-T, 4-F

28.   The name of Sir Rowland de Boy’s son was

A.      Frederick

B.      Adam

C.      Orlando

D.      Ganymede

29.   Frederick called Celia a fool as she

A.      pleaded for Rosalind

B.      wanted to join Rosalind in the forest

C.      could not woo Orlando

D.      opposed her father

30.   The love sonnets fastened to the trees were addressed to

A.      Celia

B.      Orlando

C.      Rosalind

D.      Aliena

Textual Grammar

31.  You know my name. (Choose the correct Complex sentence)

A.                  You know my name is what?

B.                  You know whose name I have.

C.                  You know my name.

D.                 You know what my name is.

32.  I saw his marvelous purity. (Choose the Noun form of the underlined word)

A.      marvelously

B.      marvellousity

C.      marvel

D.     None of these

33.  I will prepare some nice stuff for her. (change the voice)

                                                              i.      Some nice stuff further will be prepared by me. ii. Some nice staff will be prepared for her by me.

A.      only ii

B.      only i

C.      both i &ii

D.     none of these

34.  The Swami said, ‘I worship the terrible!’ (Change the narration)

A.      The Swami said that he was worshipping the terrible.

B.      The Swami said that he worshipped the terrible.

C.      The Swami said that he had worshipped the terrible.

D.     none of these

35.  All bright and glittering _______ the smokeless air. (Fill in the blank with preposition)

A.      through

B.      in

C.      of

D.     on

Comprehension (Unseen)

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:

Bangladeshi economist Mohammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank founded by him were today awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work in helping millions, especially women, in the country overcome poverty through a system of small-scale loans.

The 66-year-old Yunus, the first Bangladeshi to win a Nobel Prize, said: "I think this is a wonderful recognition of our efforts at Grameen Bank, and for all the women who work for us and who have made Grameen Bank a success."

"I am proud of the whole country," a beaming Mr. Yunus told reporters at his home here. The award will "inspire him to complete his future plans," said the economist whose Grameen Bank was honored with India's Gandhi Peace Prize in 2000. The prize includes 10 million Swedish kronor ($1.4 million). Mr. Yunus said he would invest the cash into his financing offers for the poor.

Announcing the award, the Nobel Committee in Oslo said it was given for efforts by Mr. Yunus and the bank to "create economic and social development from below". "Across cultures and civilizations, Mr. Yunus and Grameen Bank have shown that even the poorest of the poor can work to bring about their own development," the Nobel Committee said in its citation.

Mr. Yunus first learnt about winning the prize from a Norwegian TV station, which called him to say he might get the award and then told him to hold the telephone line. Soon after, a voice from the other end confirmed he had won the Nobel Peace Prize.

36.  The Nobel Prize was given to

A.      Mr. Yunus

B.      Grameen Bank

C.      Mr. Yunus and Grameen Bank

D.     Bangladesh Govt.

37.  Mr. Yunus first learnt about winning the Nobel prize from

A.      a Norwegian TV station

B.      Bangladesh Govt.

C.      Nobel Committee

D.     Grameen Bank

38.  Yunus was awarded the Nobel Prize for

A.      Economics

B.      Physics

C.      Peace

D.     Literature

39.  The announcement of the award was made in

A.      Dhaka

B.      Stockholm

C.      New   York

D.     Oslo

40.  “I am proud of the whole country”- Which country is referred to here?

A.      Norway

B.      India

C.      Bangladesh

D.     Sweden

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Daybreak/ Part-1

DAYBREAK

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1.      Give the substance of the poem, ‘Daybreak’.

      At dawn, a wind rises from the sea and asks the mists to make room for its movement. It greets the ships and urges the mariners to set sail. Then it rushes to distant land and impels all to wake up. It urges the forest to hang out its leaves. Then it touches the folded wings of wood-bird and urges it to sing. The wind rushes over to the farms and asks the chanticleer to crow and announce the beginning of a new day. Then it whispers to the fields of corn to bow down to greet the morning. It also urges the belfry tower to ring the morning bell. But it sighs for the deed in the churchyard and asks them to lie quietly. [125]

2.      How does the poet personify the wind in the poem, ‘Daybreak’?

     The poet, H. W. Longfellow personifies the wind so that it can communicate verbally. At dawn, it rises from the sea and speaks to all it meets. It asks the mists, “O mists, make room for me.” Then it greets the ships and urges the mariners to set sail. Then it rushes to distant land and impels all to wake up. It urges the forest to hang out its leaves, the wood-bird to sing, the chanticleer to crow, the fields of corn to bow down to greet the morning and the belfry tower to ring the morning bell. But it sighs for the deed in the churchyard and asks them, “Not yet! in quiet lie.”  Like human beings, the wind uses human language to wake up different objects of Nature. Thus, the poet personifies the wind. [133]

3.      How does the poet present day?

        Longfellow’s poem, ‘Daybreak’ gives us a graphic pen-picture of a day. At dawn, morning sun rises over the sea. “A wind came up out of the sea”. The sea is still shrouded with mists. The ships stand still. The mariners are yet to rise. The far-off lands are yet to receive the message of daybreak. The forests are yet to hang their leafy banners out. The wood-birds are in nest. Their wings are folded. The house cocks do not crow. The fields of corn do not receive the signal of sunrise. The belfry-tower remains calm. In fact, both the land and sea are steeped in a trance. Only the sun and the wind are active. The sun brings the day and the wind announces the message. [124]

4.      How does the wind see itself in relation to day?

      The wind is the messenger of the day. The day brings the spirit of regeneration. It welcomes action. But it can’t deliver the message to all itself. Now the wind is out to carry the message. He is alive to the well being of the world. He can’t allow men and nature indulge in inaction. It feels an urge to translate the dream of the delightful day into reality. The wind first gets the news of the arrival of a day and speaks to all it meets. Obviously, it is committed to the entire world. Thus the wind sees itself in relation to day. [104]

5.      Is there a shift in tone in the final couplet? Why is there a shift?

      In the poem, ‘Daybreak’ we see the sea-wind vibrating with life. It delivers the message of a new dawn. It is emphatic, energetic and chivalrous in tone till it meets the church-bell. But the wind minimizes its motion while blowing across the graveyard.

      In the graves the souls of dead persons are sleeping in peace. The wind does not want to disturb the dead. They need not be awakened as the time has not yet comes the wind pays respect to the Christian belief that at the end of time all the dead will rise up with everlasting glory. The wind knows it. So the wind tells them, “Not yet, in quiet lie.” So the shift of tone is suggestive of sensitivity of sea-wind. [124]

Leela's Friend/ Part-1

LEELA'S FRIEND

R. K. Narayan

Analytical/ Descriptive Type Questions- Marks 5

1. List the ways in which Sidda's company makes Leela 'supremely happy'.

   Leela enjoyed Sidda's company. They established a unique relationship between themselves. They would play with a red ball in the garden. Sidda framed a splendid story about the moon. Leela's joy knew no bounds. She learnt that the ball had touched the moon. Leela played the teacher to Sidda in great joy. After dinner Sidda told Leela stories of animals in jungle, the gods in heaven and of magicians. Leela listened how magicians could conjure up golden castles and fill them with princesses and their pets. He would give Leela his pleasant company whenever she asked for it. All these made Leela supremely happy. [104]

2. How did Leela attempt to endure Sidda?

    Leela was the five year old daughter of Mr. Sivasaker. Leela held a class for Sidda at dusk. She had a box filled with catalogues. There were illustrated books and stumps of pencils. Leela played the teacher to Sidda in great joy. She made him squat on the floor with a pencil between his fingers. The catalogue lay in front of him. Leela knew two or three letters. She could draw cat and crow. She then commanded him to write and draw. But Sidda's performance was poor. Leela then pitied and redoubled his efforts. He found relief by telling Leela that she was being called by her mother for having dinner. [111]

3. What is the relatinship between Sidda and Mr. Sivasanker?

    Mr. Sivasanker wanted a servant in his home. So, he appointed a homeless boy, Sidda. Sidda was obedient to his master. He was given two meals a day and four rupees a month for his service. But the master-servant relationship did not finally grow into a bond of love. Oneday Leela's gold chain was found missing. Sidda was charged with the theft. Sidda got afraid and vanished into the night. The police intervened. Later Leela's gold chain was discovered in a tamarind pot. Mrs. Sivasanker refused to take Sidda back because he had already been stamped as a criminal. Sidda suffered unjust punishment. [103]

4. How does Mr. and Mrs. Sivasanker react to Leela's missing chain? How does Leela herself react? What this suggest about each of them?

     Mrs. Sivasanker noticed that Leela's gold chain was missing. Leela told her mother that she knew nothing about it. Mrs. Sivasanker slapped her angrily . She called Sidda and asked him about the chain. Mrs. Sivasanker threatened to send Sidda to the lock-up. Panick-stricken Sidda escaped. On his return hom in the evening Mr. Sivasanker was informed of the incident. He became excited, went to the police station and lodged a complaint against Sidda.

     The missing of gold chain did not matter much to Leela. She showed no reaction over the loss of the chain. She regarded it as an object of little importance.

    The above incident suggested that Mr. and Mrs. Sivasanker are extremely materialistic and suspicious. They do not have the patience to judge the situation. The incident exposes the basic meanness in their character. Leela is a trully innocent child living around her own world of fantasy. Unlike her parents, she has more faithful in her felloe human beings. [162]