ENGLISH CORE MODEL QUESTION PAPER 2022-2023
CLASS XI Set-1 Marks:40
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Total
number of questions is 40.
Each
question carries 1 mark.
Four
options are given. Students are expected to select the most appropriate answer.
All
the questions are compulsory.
No
marks will be deducted for wrong answer.
Read the following passage and answer the questions from 1 to 5:
We
went for a picnic to Pinaki. We took all the necessary things with us. The
journey to Pinaki was quite pleasant and we were happy to reach there in time.
But our happiness was short- lived. One of our boys began to climb a small
hill. No sooner did he start climbing than he slipped and hurt one of his knees
badly. Fortunately for us there was a primary health centre near at hand. The
doctor was urgently sent for. As he was busy attending other patients, he came
after an hour. He rendered first-aid to the injured boy and advised us to
remove him immediately to hospital.
1. Our happiness was short-lived because
(a)
we did not have many musical instruments
(b)
the hill was small
(c)
the pleasant journey was a short one
(d) one of the boys of the party got badly hurt.
2. "No sooner..........badly." It means that
(a)
He did not climb
(b)
He started climbing
(c) As soon as he climbed
(d)
None of these
3. "The doctor rendered first-aid." Here the word
'rendered' means
(a)
advised
(b) gave
(c)
sent for
(d)
brought
4. The doctor was late in attending to the injured boy because
(a)
the hospital was a long way off from the place
(b) he was attending other patients
(c)
he had to walk the whole distance
(d)
he was not informed in time.
5. Which one of the following statements is not true?
(a)
We went for a picnic
(b) We had a few musical instruments with us
(c)
One of our boys hurt one of his knees badly
(d)
He was removed to hospital immediately
6. While writing notes, the title should be
(a)
in a sentence
(b)
of one word
(c) a phrase
(d)
none of these
7. In notes, main points are denoted by
(a)
a, b, c,.....
(b)
(i), (ii), (iii),..
(c) 1, 2, 3,.....
(d)
1.1, 1.2, 1.3,.
8. A formal letter starts with
(a)
Date
(b) Sender's Address
(c)
Receiver's Address
(d)
Subject
9. In a formal letter, the correct form of salutation is
(a)
Dear Sir/Madam
(b) Respected Sir/Madam
(c)
Honourable Sir/Madam
(d)
Reverend Sir/Madam
10. Where is 'date' placed in Letter to the Editor?
(a)
Before Sender's address
(b)
After Receiver's address
(c)
After salutation
(d) In between Sender's address and Receiver's address
11. In article writing 'conclusion' does not include
(a) warning
(b)
an appeal
(c)
order
(d)
suggestions
12. "Write an application to the Chairman of Municipal
Corporation for a scholarship to enable you to join a college", comes
under the category of
(a) formal letter
(b)
informal letter
(c)
complaint letter
(d)
business letter
13. Choose the grammatically correct sentence for the given
jumbled words.
Physical
exercise/for/ essential/ is/health/ good
(a)
Physical exercise essential is for good health
(b)
Good health is essential for physical exercise
(c) Physical exercise is essential for good health
(d)
Good health essential is for physical exercise.
14. The sun................in the west.
(a)
set
(b) sets
(c)
rise
(d)
setting
15. I.............how to swim.
(a)
does not know
(b) do not know
(c)
not knowing
(d)
did not know
16. Kusum..............prefer to keep quiet.
(a) would
(b)
can
(c)
should
(d)
ought
17. If I were you, I..............not do it.
(a)
must
(b)
should
(c) would
(d)
can
18. Who is the poet of the poem 'Childhood"?"
(a)
Elizabeth Jennings
(b)
Shirley Toulson
(c) Markus Natten
(d)
William Wordsworth
19. Why did the grandmother not accompany the author to his
school in the city?
(a)
The author now went to school by his bicycle
(b) The author now went to school in a motor bus
(c)
The author now went to school in a rickshaw
(d)
None of these
20. What did the sparrows do when the dead body of the
grandmother was carried off?
(a)
They went with the funeral procession
(b)
They chirruped loudly
(c) They flew away quietly
(d)
None of these
21. What is Gangadharpant Gaitonde a professor of?
(a)
Hindi
(b)
Politics
(c) History
(d)
Economics
22. Ranga saw Ratna for the first time at
(a)
Gundabhatta's house
(b) Narrator's house
(c)
Shastri's house
(d)
Rama Rao's house
23. According to Albert Einstein, what was more important in
education?
(a)
Dates
(b)
Facts
(c) Ideas
(d)
Knowledge
24. In the poem 'Childhood' the poet wants to know
(a)
the day he became responsible
(b)
the day he became an adult
(c)
the day he became wise
(d) the day he lost his childhood
25. 'Barred face' in the poem "The Laburnum Top" means
(a)
covered face
(b) face having stripes on it
(c)
covered by the leaves
(d)
covered by the branches
26. Who is the poet of the poem "The Laburnum Top"?
(a)
Walt Whitman
(b)
Shirley Toulson
(c) Ted Hughes
(d)
William Wordsworth
27. Mr. Croker Harris is
(a) a middle aged master
(b)
a young school master
(c)
a principal
(d)
a student
28. What gift did Lhamo give to the author?
(a)
A hat
(b)
A shawl
(c)
A blanket
(d) A full sleeved coat
29. Aram and Mourad belonged to...........tribe.
(a) Harghlanian
(b)
Garoghlanian
(c)
Goralanian
(d)
Ghiralinian
30. Who called Albert Einstein 'the world's worst liar'?
(a)
The headteacher
(b)
Mr. Korch
(c)
Elsha
(d) Yuri
31. Who was Mrs. Fitzgerald?
(a)
Pearson's Sister
(b) Pearson's neighbour
(c)
Pearson's mother
(d)
Pearson's friend
32. After the bird flies away, the laburnum tree becomes
(a)
empty
(b)
calm
(c) empty and silent again
(d)
a centre of excitement
33. In the poem "The Voice of the Rain", without rain,
seeds will remain
(a)
not fully developed
(b)
hidden
(c) hidden and unborn
(d)
dry
34. What is hidden in an infant's face?
(a)
Innocence
(b)
Beauty
(c)
Freshness
(d) Lost childhood
35. The crewman Larry Vigil was
(a) an American
(b)
a Swiss
(c)
an Indian
(d)
a Japanese
36. From where did Gangadharpant start his journey?
(a)
Bombay
(b)
Delhi
(c) Pune
(d)
Kolkata
37. Which character do not match Mrs. Pearson?
(a)
Pleasant but worried
(b)
Timid and confused
(c)
Speakers in a light voice
(d) Strong and dominating character
38. What could not be found in Geography books?
(a) Hell and Heaven
(b)
Crops
(c)
Forests
(d)
Countries
39. Who says, 'We both must live on the same globe'?
(a)
The son
(b)
The father
(c)
Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of them
40. What was the age of Sue?
(a)
6 years
(b)
9 years
(c)
8 years
(d) 7 years
41. Where did the narrator start the first leg of his journey?
(a)
From Sydney
(b)
From Cape Town
(c) From Plymouth
(d)
From Amsterdam
42. Who was Toplow waiting for?
(a) Crocker Harris
(b)
Frank
(c)
Both (a) and (b)
(d)
His friend Ben
43. What plan did Albert Enstein make to leave the school at
Munich?
(a) A false medical certificate
(b)
Mother's bad health
(c)
Homesickness
(d)
Father's bad health
44. Whose feet are called terribly transient?
(a)
Dolly's
(b)
Betty's
(c) The poetess's mother's
(d)
All of these
45. What makes the earth pure and beautiful?
(a)
The sky
(b)
The shower
(c)
The sea
(d) All of these
46. In the poem 'Childhood', what does the poet say about
adults?
(a) They are not so as they seem to be
(b)
They are true
(c)
They are lovingly
(d)
They are actually so as they seem to be
47. In the poem 'Father to Son', who is expressing his
helplessness?
(a)
The son
(b) The father
(c)
The poet
(d)
All of them
48. Where is the Rock Garden Situated?
(a) In Chandigarh
(b)
In Bhopal
(c)
In Patna
(d)
In Kolkata
49. Who really understood Albert Einstein?
(a)
Head teacher
(b)
History teacher
(c) Mathematics teacher
(d)
All of them
50. Morgan's wife was suffering from
(a)
Fewer
(b) She was going to give birth to a baby
(c)
Headache
(d)
All of these.
