MODEL QUESTION PAPER -1

XI - STANDARD
English
Time: 3 hrs Max. Marks: 90

Instructions:

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2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline.
PART- I
Answer all the questions. (20x1=20)
Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined words from
the options given.
1. The common link of friendship was snapped.
a) rested b) joined c) cut d) amended
2. ......some cameand perched on her legs.
a) rested b) touched c) pecked d) bit
3. My medal haul continued after my marriage.
a) reduce b) decrease
) thirst d) taking a collection
Choose the correct antonyms for the underlined words from
the options given.
4. She was distressed that there was no teaching about
Godand the scriptures.
a) upset b) worried c) troubled d) happy
5, Only in the afternoon she relaxed fora while to feed the
sparrows.
a) comfortable b) peaceful
c) disturbed d) tranquil
6. The other Indian boxers also performed exceptionally
well.
a) abnormally b) regularly
c) remarkably d) usualy
7. Choose the clipped form of "influenza".
a) influ b) fluenza
c) flu d) influza
8. Choose the right definition for the given term "tautology".
a) useless solution b) fruitful solution
c) useless repetition useless article

9. Choose the meaning of the idiom

When pigs fly she will go for skydiving.
a) something that will happen soon
b) something that will never happen
c) something that happened once
d) something that ever happens
10. Choose the correct collocation:
Ihope to my own business one day.
a) do b)have c) make d) take
11. Choose the word from the options given to form a
compound word with 'sign'.
a) article b) marker c) light d) post
12. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root
word 'logical".
a) in b) re c) un d) il
13. Cho0se the expanded form of "ODS".
a) Ozone Defective Systems
b) Ozone Defective Substances
c) Ozone Deleting Systems
d) Ozone Depleting Substances
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14. Choose the tetra syllabic word.

a) grandmother b) tourist
c) photographer lessen

15. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root

Word 'read'.
a) _ment b)_ able c)_al d) _ic
16. Replace the underlined word choosing the most
appropriate phrasal verb.
The two teams met at the stadium to resolve their difference of
opinions.
a) iron on b) iron out c) iron in d) taken in
17. Replace the underlined word with an appropriate
euphemism / polite alternatives:
Some of the youth are still unemployed.
a) under jobs b) between jobs
c) with jobs d) without jobs
18. Complete the following sentence with the most
appropriate phrase.
.., discipline is learnt only in school.
a) in my opinion b) with my opinion
c) of my opinion d) about my opinion
19. Choose the most appropriate question tag for the
following sentence.
Nandini is smart,
a) isn't she b) will she
c) won't she d) wasn't she
20. Complete the following sentence choosing the most
appropriate marginal modal verb.
Life be more interesting when I was a child.
a) dare to b) used to
c) need to d) ought to
 PART- II

Answer any seven of thefollowing: 7x2=14

(i) Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any
four of the following : (4x2=8)
21. 'But now they only laugh with their teeth,
While their ice-block-cold-eyes
a) Explain: ice-block-cold-eyes
b) Identify the figure of speech used here.
22. "Most of all, I want to relearn
How to laugh, for my laugh in the mirror
Shows only my teeth like a snake's bare fangs!"
a) Whom does the poet want to relearn from?
b) Mention the figure of speech used here.

23. With all my heart, I do admire

Athletes who sweat for fun or hire
a) Why do the athletes sweat?
b) Pick out the rhyming words.
24. When swollen eye meets gnarled first
When snaps the knee, and cracks the wrist
a) Which sports is referred to here?
b) What is the poetic device employed here?
25. And reassure myself a new
That you are not me and I'm not you
a) Who does the poet reassure?
b) Write out the words of assonance in the second line.

26. Cracking vertebrae and spines

Lashes his steed across the line.
26. Cracking vertebrae and spines
Lashes his steed across the line.
a) Why does vertebrae and spines crack?
b) What does 'steed' refer to?
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(iü)) Do as directed (any three) (3x2=6)
27. Rewrite the following dialogue in reported form.
Raga : Give me permission to join the school tour.
Father: How much should you pay?
Raga :Rs. 300.
28. Rewrite the following sentence in its passive form.
Are you watching the match?
29. Combine the sentences using 'if.
The students update their knowledge. They can easily get
through the competitive exams.
30. Transform the following into a complex sentence.
Ramji burnt his midnight oil. Yet he did not clear his civil service
preliminary examination.
PART - III

III Answer any seven of the following : 7x3=21

() Explain any two of the following with reference to the
context. (2x3=6)
31. I am glad that when my struggle begins
Twixt Prudence and ego, prudence wins.
32. They used to laugh with their eyes
33. Show me how I used to laugh
And smile once upon a time
(i) Answer any two of the following briefly. (2x3=6)
34. Why was Grandma unhappy with the narrator's education in
English school?
35. Where did the author study in his childhood?
36. How was Mary Kom given felicitation in Langol?
(ii) Answer any three of the following. (3x3=9)
37. Re-arrange the shuffled words and frame intomeaningful
sentences.
electoral reforms / held / parties on / The Election
Commission / a meeting with / all political
ii) devotion to / in your mission/to succeed / single minded
/ you must have / your goal
ii) will express / our voice / confidence / the quality of / and
the manner / and excitement / of speech
38. Extend the conversation with three more exchanges.
Prem : Good morning sir, I want my TC.
Prinicipal: Good morning. Give me a letter of application.
39. Expand the following news headlines:
World cup begins on May 30.
i) Family day celebrated all over the country.
i) New ministry sworn in tonight.
40. Describe the process of preparing masala dosai.
PART - IV

IV. Answer the following : 7x5=35

41. Answer in a paragraph on any one of the following in
about 150 words.
a) Describe the bond between the author and grandmother.
b) How did Mary Kom reach the zenith at boxing?
42. Answer a paragraph on any one of the following in
about 150 words.
a) Critically analyze the poem "Once Upon a time".
b) Why did Ogden Nash want to be a mere spectator?
43. Answer in a paragraph on any one of the following in
about 150 words.
A strange appointment was made between friends.
Elucidate.
b Narrate the story 'A shot in the dark' in the words of your
Own.

44. Write a summary or make notes of the following passage.

Volcanoes is a vent in the earth's crust having funnel shaped
hollow from which eruption or flow of hot materials called lava
takes place. It is caused by magma forcing its way to the earth's
surface. Before the flow of lava, rock fragments and ashes are
also thrown out into the air. When the lava ejected by a volcano
is thick it goes on accumulating round the vent and forms a
conical hill. With further accumulations of lava. this way, it
forms a high mountain called a volcanic mountain. The mouth of
the volcano which looks like a bowl is known as a crater. When
a volcano remains inactive for a long period, the rain water
accumulate in the crater, and forms a lake called a crater lake.
Sometimes lava comes out through deep fissures. This type of
lava ejection is called fissure eruption. Some volcanoes emit
lava, ashes, steam, gases etc. frequently. They are called active
volcanoes. The Barren island volcano in the Andaman islands,
Etna in Sicily and Stromboli in the Mediterranean sea are good
examples. There are about 450 active volcanoes in the world.
Volcanoes that have remained inactive for quite a long period
are sleeping or dormant volcanoes. Such volcanoes are very
dangerous because they suddenly rise to activity. Vesuvius near
Naples in Italy is the example of this type of volcano.
45. Read the following advertisement and prepare a resume
considering yourself fulfilling the conditions specified.
WANTED
Young and experienced graduates to work as Sales
Executives for the various branches of our pharmaceutical
company.
Apply to:
The General Manager, Sathya Pharmaceuticals,
Bengaluru-2.
(OR)
Write a paragraph on 'Environmental Pollution' or 'An exciting
experience in your life'.
46. i) Read the following sentences, spot the errors and
rewrite the sentences correctly.
a) Your counsel will benefit to me.
b) Raju met in an accident.
c) Despite being old and he is active.
d) Abi is inferior than Raga in games.
e) Ram is one of the best student present.
(OR)
ii) Fill in the blanks suitably.
a) The smuggler led a life in the forest.
(luxuriant / luxurious)
b) You come in your uniform. (modal verb)
c) One never (know) what the future will bring.
(suitable form of verb)
d) I reached on time missed my train.
(use the correct link word)
47. Identify each of the following sentences with the fields
given below.
a In a democracy, we have the right to criticise anyone.
b) The price of vegetables shot up suddenly.
c) The passenger sat down to check his e-mails.
d It was a thrilling neck and neck finish.
e) The programme will be telecast next week.
(Commerce, Sports, Literature, Computer, Politics, Media,
Agriculture)
(OR)
Read the following passage and answer the questions in
YOur oWn words.
After the meal, the way we place our eating tools, our knives,
forks, spoons or chopsticks is also culturally defined. In Australia,
when we have finished eating the main course, we put the knife
and fork across the middle of the plate parallel to each other
with the handles facing towards us. When we are resting during
the meal, we place the knife and fork across each other in the
middle of the plate. In China, the chopsticks go crossways across
the top of the plate with the handles facing towards the right.
In Indonesia, some people place the fork and sp0on like the
Australians do but not all. Indonesia is a muiti-cultural society, so
there may be a number of customs practised within the country.
Questions:
a) Which table manners reveals one's culture?
b) Is table manners important? Why?
C) What do you know about the table manners observed by
the Australians?
d) How do the Chinese practise their table manners?
e) Explain the Indonesian culture.