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PROJECT
RAIL (REGULAR ASSESMENT FOR IMPROVED LEARNING)
General
School (26.10.2024)
SUBJECT: ENGLISH "ELECTIVE"
CLASS-11
Time: 01 hr. 30 minute
Maximum Marks: 40
General
Instructions:-
1.
All questions are compulsory.
2.
The total no. of question is 16.
3.
2 marks are given for objective question, 2 marks for very short answer
question.
4.
3 Marks for short answer question and 5 marks for long answer question.
5.
There is no negative marking for any wrong answer.
6.
An objective question 1 to 10 has four options, choose the correct option (A,
B, C, D) and write down in the answer sheet.)
7.
Write the answer to very short answer question 11 to 12, short answer question
13 to 14, and long answer question 15 to 16 in your answer sheet.
8. No students shall be allowed to leave the examination hall before the completion of the exam.
SECTION A (2x10=20)
1. For which novel Arundhati Roy got the Booker prize?
(a)
Interpreter of Maladies
(b) The god of small things
(c)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes
(d)
The untouchables
2. In which institute did Pappachi work?
(a)
Usha Institute
(b) Pusa Institute
(c)
Science Centre
(d)
National Institute of technology.
3. What is the mother tongue of Padma Sachdeva?
(a)
Bangla
(b)
Tamil
(c)
Oriya
(d) Dogri
4. Who is the poet of Hawk Roosting'?
(a)
Rabindranath Tagore
(b)
Vikram Seth
(c) Ted Highes
(d)
William Wordsworth
5. Who can kill whatever pleases and why?
(a)
God, because he is all powerful
(b)
Lion, because he is the king of the jungle.
(c) Hawk because the world is all his.
(d)
Hawk, because he created the whole world.
6. Hippocrene is a ……
(a)
Mountain
(b) Fountain
(c)
Hill
(d)
River
7. Who has heard the same song of the Nightingale in the past?
(a)
Clowns
(b)
Emperor
(c)
Ruth
(d) All
8. "I know I am right in this". Who is 'I' here?
(a) Writer
(b)
Reader
(c)
Editor
(d)
Narrator
9. A good book is like ……..
(a) A sensible friend's talk
(b)
A wastage of time
(c)
A story
(d)
None of the above
10. From which the extract' A good Book' has been taken?
(a)
Unto this last
(b) Sesame and Lilies
(c)
The seven Lamps of Architecture
(d)
The Stones of Venice
Section B (2x2=4)
11. Read the given stanza carefully and answer the following
questions:-
"I
approached a stem
Swinging
on a reed
And
asked him
To
give me a quill
Irritated
he said
I
give you one only the other day"
(A) Name the poem and the poet?
Ans-
A The name of the poem is 'Mother Tongue’ and the name of the poct is Padama
Sachdev.
(B) 'I' is referred for whom?
Ans-
'I' is referred to the poet
12. What does the 'Quill' symbolises?
Ans-
The Quill symbolises the Sharade Script which is the original script of
Kashmir. Here the poet wants to make a point for Dogri which was originally
written in the Sharade script but due to unknown reasons it is now in the
Devanagari script.
Section C (3x2=6)
13. Why does Chacko warns Pappachi?
Ans-
Chacko came home for a summer vacation from Oxford. After a week he found
Pappachi beating Mammachi in the study. He entered the room and caught
Pappachi's hand holding the vase twisted it around his back. He warned Pappachi
strictly not to do it again.
14. What does the Hawk say about the Sun?
Ans-
The Hawk considers himself superior to Nature. He says that the sun is behind
him. The sun allows him to do whatever he likes.
Section D (5x2=10)
15. Give a short notes on
(a) Ode.
(b) Hemlock
(c) Lethe
Ans-
Ode_ An ode is a lyrical poetry written for special events that affects a
particular person or thing.
Hemlock_
Hemlock is a kind of poison.
Lethe_Lethe,
in ancient Greek mythology, is an imaginary river of forgetfulness.
16. What, according to Rushkin, are the limitations of the good
book of the hour?
Ans-
According to Ruskin the limitations of the good book of the hour are that these
are not true books but merely letters or newspapers in good print. The good
books of the hour are simply some useful or pleasant talk of some person whom
one cannot otherwise converse with.
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