JHARKHAND COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING, RANCHI
ANNUAL EXAM 2023-24
CLASS-XI
ENGLISH ELECTIVE MODEL QUESTION PAPER
Time: 1 hrs Marks-40
GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS:
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.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Read
the passage given below and answer the questions from 1-5.
Nobody
comes to Novastoshnah except on business, and the only people who have regular
business there are the seals. They come in the summer months by hundreds and
hundreds of thousands out of the cold grey sea, for Novastoshnah Beach has the
finest accommodation for seals of any place in the world.
Sea
Catch knew that, and every spring would swim from whatever place he happened to
be in-would swim like a torpedo boat straight for Novastoshnah, and spend a
month fighting with his companions for a good place on the rocks as close to
the sea as possible. Sea Catch was fifteen years old, a huge grey fur- seal
with almost a mane on his shoulders, and long. wicked dog teeth. He was scarred
all over with the marks of savage fights, but he was always ready for just one
to fight more. JCERT
Yet
Sea Catch never chased a beaten seal, for that was against the Rules of the
Beach. He only wanted room by the sea for his nursery; but as there were forty
or fifty thousand other seals hunting for the same thing each spring, the
whistling, bellowing, roaring, and blowing on the beach were something
frightful.
From
a little hill called Hutchinson's Hill, you could look over three and a half
miles of ground covered with fighting seals; the surf was dotted all over with
the heads of seals hurrying to land and begin their share of the fighting. They
fought in the breakers, they fought in the sand, and they fought on the
smooth-worn basalt rocks of the nurseries; for they were just as stupid and
unaccommodating as men.
1. Why do seals come to Novastoshnah?
a.
To mate
b.
To rest
c. To find the best accommodation for seals
d.
To hunt for food
2.How does Sea Catch reach Novastoshnah every spring?
a.He
walks on land
b.
He takes a boat
c. He swims like a torpedo boat
d.
He flies
3.What is Sea Catch's physical appearance like?
a.
Small and weak
b. Large and grey with a mane and long teeth
c.
Black and sleek
d.
White and fluffy
4.How does Sea Catch behave towards defeated seals?
a.
He chases them away
b. He leaves them alone
c.
He kills them
d.
He fights them more
5. How do the seals behave towards each other on Novastoshnah
Beach?
a.
They live in harmony
b.
They are peaceful and accommodating
c. They are aggressive and unaccommodating
d.
They are shy and hide.
Read
the following poem carefully and answer question nos. 6-8.
Weavers,
weaving at break of day.
Why
do you weave a garment so gay?
Blue
as the wing of a bluebird wild,
We
weave the robes of a new-born child.
Weavers, weaving at fall of night,
Why do you weave a garment so bright?
Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and
green.
We weave the marriage-veils of a queen.
Weavers,
weaving solemn and still,
What
do you weave in the moonlight chill?
White
as a feather and white as a cloud,
We
weave a dead man's funeral shroud.
6. What do the weavers weave in the chilly moonlight?
a.
a garment light as a feather
b. a garment meant to cover a dead man
c.
a garment to keep away the chill
d.
a garment to wrap a newborn child in
7. The three stages of life mentioned in the poem are ----
a.
infancy, childhood and senility
b. infancy, youth and death
c.
infancy, adolescence, middle age
d.
childhood, adulthood and senility
8. Whom does the poet address in the poem?
a. weavers
b.
children
c.
queens
d.
all the above
9. How should an article be ended?
a.
thanking the audience
b.
greeting the audience
c. with a suitable conclusion
d.
all of the above
10. What should be the title of the article writing?
a.
eye-catchy
b.
explain the topic in a few words
c.
should be short and relevant
d. all of the above
11. The story "The Rocking-horse Winner" starts with----
a.
Paul
b. a beautiful woman.
c.
Oscar
d.
Bassett
12. Who is Sherlock Holmes?
a.
teacher
b.
doctor
c. detective
d.
lawyer
13. The poem, "Mother Tongue" is written by
a.
John Keats
b.
William Wordsworth
c.
William Blake
d. Padma Sachdev
14. The word 'Price" in the poem, "Telephone
Conversation" refers to:
a. rent of the house
b.
rent of the car
c.
cost of the shoes
d.
cost of the bag
15. Where did Pappachi and Mammachi live?
a. Ayemenen
b.
Munnar
c.
Central Square
d.
Seemapuri
16. In a lecture S. Chandrasekhar discusses different approaches
of scientists and------
a. poets
b.
engineers
c.
doctors
d.
holy men
17. The author of "My Watch" visited more than ---- watchmakers.
a. twelve
b.
fifteen
c.
eleven
d.
ten.
18. The author's watch was showing November in the month of-----
a.
September
b.
December
c. October
d.
May
19. Bertrand Russell wants to get rebirth with special skills
and----
a. power
b.
magic
c.
wealth
d.
peace
20. The author's three passions are compared with great----
a.
mountains
b.
water
c. winds
d.
fire
21. Where can the roots of India's tradition be traced?
a. To the rich oral literature of the tribes.
b.
To the rich written literature of the tribes.
c.
Both (a) and (b).
d.
None of the above
22. The play 'Arms and the Man' ends in a flurry of------
a.
gunfire
b. engagements
c.
divorce
d.
thefts
23. What did Barin die of?
a. high fever
b.
accident
c.
drowning
d.
starving
24. Which of the following is a character of the story, "A
Pair of Mustachios"?
a.
Seth Ramanand
b.
Choudhary Chotu Ram
c.
Iona
d. Both(a) and (b)
25. Where does 'his loud sharp call' seem to come from in
"The Peacock"?
a.
His loud sharp call seems to come from everywhere.
b. His loud sharp call seems to come from nowhere.
c.
His loud sharp call seems to come from the peepal tree.
d.
His loud sharp call seems to come from the house.
26. What is the theme of the poem, "Let Me Not to the
Marriage of True Minds"?
a. friendship
b.
true love
c.
nature
d.
knighthood
27. Whose childhood has been referred to in the poem,
"Coming"?
a. poet's childhood
b.
reader's childhood
c.
childhood of poet's father
d.
none of the above
28. How many children did the beautiful woman have? (The
Rocking-horse Winner)
a.
one
b.
two
c. three
d.
four
29. What type of writing is "The Adventure of the Three
Garridebs"?
a.
a script
b.
a novel
c. a short story
d.
a poem
30. Who is 'she" in the poem, "Mother Tongue"?
a.
shah
b.
poet
c.
stem
d. poet's mother tongue
31. In "The World is too Much With Us" the phrase 'out
of time" refers to:
a. no sense to enjoy the nature
b.
out of music
c.
song without tune
d.
none of these
32. The word 'tar" in "Telephone Conversation"
symbolizes ------ society
a. South African
b.
Indian
c.
French
d.
German
33. The author of "Patterns of Creativity" is a noted:
a. astrophysicist
b.
chemist
c.
doctor
d.
painter
34. The author's watch was running ------hours ahead
a. three hours
b.
four hours
c.
six hours
d.
one hour
35. At first the author gave his watch to a ----- to get it
repeated.
a. jeweller
b.
mechanic
c.
technician
d.
all of the above
36. Bertrand Russell has written numerous popular works on:
a.
philosophy
b.
politics
c.
education
d. all of the above
37. The third passion of the author is to remove:
a. pain and suffering
b.
the king
c.
debt
d.
debris
38. What does the Petkoff family brag about?
a.
their crest
b.
their basement
c.
their horses
d. their library
39. Santiago fishes with the boy called -----
a. Manolin
b.
Samuel
c.
Thomas
d.
Jerry
40. When the novel opens, how long has it been since Santiago
last caught a fish?
a.
40 days
b. 84 days
c.
87 days
d. 120 days
