CBSESamplePaperforClass11English(Solved)SetB

CBSESamplePaperforClass11English(Solved)SetB
EnglishPaperconsistsofthreesections.SectionAisReading,SectionBisWritingSkillsandGrammarand
SectionCisLiteratureTextbooksandLongReadingTexts.Eachsectionisofequalmarksi.e.30marks.CBSE
SamplePaperforClass11EnglishanditssolutionsarestrictlybasedontheCBSEBoardlatestsyllabusand
guidelines.SetBofSolvedCBSESamplePaperforClass11Englishisgivenbelowwithitssolutions.

SampleQuestionPaper
SECTIONA:READING[20Marks]
1.Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollowitbychoosingthecorrectoptions.
(1x6=6Marks)
Timewaswhenevenwildhorsescouldnotdragmewithinmilesofabarbersshoporsalonastheyarecalled
nowadays.Thoseweredayswhenhippiecutheldswayandaclosecroppedguywasanexception.Yet,evenin
thosedayscivilizationwasmeasuredbythelengthofyourlocksandIwasnoexception.Muchwaterhasflown
underthebridgesincetheninrecenttimesIbegintoyearnforbarbersministrationthemomentmyhairkiss
myears.ButthenthereisanotherreasonforthisyearningandthatismybarberSalim.Heismoreeducated
thanme,havingdonehismastersinliteraturewithafirstclassfirst,capableofquotingChaucer&Byronwith
equalfelicityashecouldRajaRaoandNarayana.HehadbeenanEnglishProfessorforacoupleofyearsbut
whenhisfather,whoranthesalon,kickedthebuckethefoundthatitwasgoodeconomicstomakea
switchover.
Salimssalonwasasalonwithadifference.AbigsignboardannouncedthatPoliticswasataboo.Salimonce
enlightenedmeonthis,recallingthathehadsentacustomerpackingthoughonlyhalfofhishairhadbeencut
becausehehaddaredtotakeapoliticalstand,whichtoaddinsulttoinjurywascontrariantoSalimsviewpoint
Ionceaskedhim,DontyoumissallthosestudentswhomyouwereteachingEnglishLiterature.Ihavehearda
coupleofthemsaythatyouwerethebestamongthelot.NotatallsaidSalimwithoutbattinganeyelid,they
mightnolongerbemystudentsbuttheyaremycustomersnow.AndIdomanagetoclearadoubtortwowhen
theycameforasitting.ftwasthenthatIrealisedthatthebarbersitchforliteraturehadnotdampenedonebit
thoughcombsandscissorshadreplacedhisoriginaltoolsoftrade(C.V.Aravind)
Answerthefollowingquestionsbychoosingthebestoptionfromtheonesgivenbelow.
(a)Inearlierdayscivilizationwasmeasuredby
(i)Wildhorses
(ii)Lengthofhairlocks

(iii)Numberofcroppedguys
(iv)Numberofsalonsinthetown
(b)Salimswitchedoverfromprofessortoabarberbecause
(i)Ofhisfamilypressure
(ii)Ofhispassionforthisprofession
(iii)Oftheadviceofhisstudents
(iv)Itwasgoodeconomicstomakeaswitchover
(c)Salimconsideredpolitics
(i)Tobehavingliberality
(ii)Tobeataboo
(iii)Hehadnoviewpointaboutpolitics
(iv)Tobegoodandessentialforeveryone
(d)ThewordthatmeansthesameasKickedthebucket
(i)Toharmaswellashumiliate
(ii)Toshownosurpriseorconcern
(iii)Pasteventsthatareoverordonewith
(iv)Died
(e)WasSalimstillintouchwithhisstudents?
(i)No,hewasnotincontactwiththem
(ii)Yes,hemetthemoccasionallybutneversolvedtheirproblems.
(iii)Heusedtotakeextrasitting/extraclassesforthem.
(iv)Hisstudentswerehiscustomersandheusedtosolvetheirdoubts.
(f)ThewriteroftenthoughtaboutSalimashe
(i)Wasmoreeducated
(ii)Hadreceivedhismastersdegreeinfirstclass

(iii)WaswellversedwithIndiananwellasEnglishLiterature
(iv)Alltheabove
1.2.Answerthefollowingquestions:(1x4=4Marks)
(i)Whywasitanexceptiontofindaclosecroppedguy?
(ii)Whydidthewritergethishaircutfrequently?
(iii)WhywasSalimssalonwithadifference?
(iv)Salimdidnotmisshisoldstudents.Why?
1.3.Whichwordsinthepassagemeanthesameasthefollowing:(2Marks)
(i)helporcare(para1)
2.Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow:(8Marks)
1.Theinternationalmilitary,political,economicanddemographiccrisisoftheseventeenthcenturyhaditssocial
aspectstoo.Thelatersixteenthandearlierseventeenthcenturiessawtheclimaxofauniquewaveofsocial
violence.Thiswasthegreatsurgeofwitchhunting,thewitchcrazeasitisoftencalled,whichpeakedbetween
1550and1650.Medievalandearlymodernwitchessometimescalledwisewomenorcunningmen,were
probablymostoftenherbhealerswhocombinedspellsandcharmswiththeirfolkremedies.Mostwerewomen
(thoughaboutafifthweremen),andmorewereoldthanyoung.Thoseaccusedofwitchcraftfrequentlycame
fromthemarginalelementsofsociety:beggars,poorwidowswithoutfamilies,midwives(commonlyblamedfor
highinfantmortality).Theywereoftenoutsiderinotherwaysquarrelsomeneighbours,peopleknowntobe
disrespectfulofauthority,emotionallydisturbedpeople.Onlywhenalocalwitchhuntwasinfullcrydid
suspicionreachashighasthemiddleorupperclassesofsociety.
2.Europeanviewsofwitchcrafthadundergoneadrastictransformationinthefifteencentury.TheInquisition
haddecidedthatwitcheswereactuallyagentsofSatanandassuchamajorthreattoChristendom.Bookslike
theHammeroftheWitches(1487)byHeinrichKraemerandJohanSpringerspreadthenotionthattheselocal
weaversofspellsandcureshadgainedtheirmagicalpowersbyswearingallegiancetotheDevil.Inreturn,they
hadreceivedfamiliarsdemonsintheguiseofanimals,todotheirwill,aswellasthepowertraditionally
assignedtowitches:theabilitytoconjureupstroms,ruincrops,killlivestock,causeillnessordeathinhumans,
andtransformthemselvesintoanimals.Satansservantswerealsobelievedtorubthemselveswithasalvethat
allowedthemtoflythroughtheairtotheWitchesSabbath,wheretheypaidobscenehomagetotheDevil,
feasteddanced,andflungthemselvesintoorgiasticsexindefianceofallthelawsofGodman.
3.Usingtorturetogainconfessionstothesecrimes,bothecclesiasticalandcivilcourtsburnedorhangedtens
ofthousandsofallegedwitchesduringthe1500sand1600s.Thissavagepersecutionhasbeeninterpretedin
manyways.Ithasbeenseenasanattempttosuppressagenuinewitchcult(aviewnotnowgenerally
accepted),asscapegoatingofsocialoutsidersmadetotaketheblameformisfortuneslikeillnessorhad
harvests,orsimplyasaformofmasshysteria.Thewitchcrazehasalsobeencharacterizedasanexpression

ofwidespreadmalehatredandfedarofwomen.Somescholarsseethewillingnesstobelieveinadiabolical
conspiracyofwitchesasaproductofafeverishreligioustemper.Perhapsthreequarterofthepersecutions
occurredintheGermanstates,theswillcantons,andFrance,allareasofintensereligiousconflict,andas
Reformationreligiositywaned,thisbrutalcampaignagainstthewitchesalsocametoanend.
(a)Onthebasisofyourreadingoftheabovepassage,makenoteonitusingheadingandsubheadings.Use
recoginsableabbreviationswherenecessary.GiveatitletoyourNoteMaking.
(b)Findthewordsfromthepassagewhichmeanthesameasthefollowing.
(i)Atheight(para1)
(ii)Dealingwithmattersindisgustingway(para2)
(iii)OftheChristrian(para3)
SECTIONBWRITING[20Marks]
3.Draftadisplayadvertisementforthepromotionofanewtoothpaste.Inventnecessarydetails.(4Marks)
OR
DraftaposteronthetopicSaveEnvironmentSaveEarth.
4.Writealetterinabout150wordstotheeditorofthelocaldailycomplainingabouttheschoolscharginghigh
feewithoutgivingpromisedfacilities.(6Marks)
OR
RecentlyyouboughtanA.C.fromR.K.ElectricalsSadarBazar,Kanpur,butyoufoundthatACisnotworking
properly.Writealettercomplainingaboutthesame.SignyourselfasAnkit.
5.WriteanarticleonHowruthlesscuttingoftreeswillproveharmfultous.(150words)(10Marks)
OR
WriteaspeechonthetopicInternetisaboonifusedjudiciously.
SECTIONCGRAMMAR
6.Fillintheblankswithcorrectformofverb.
Abusdriver__________(crush)todeathbyaspeedingtrucknearSeernapurDepotonSaturdaynight.The
police________(say)thattheincident______(take)placearound8p.m.whenthevictim_________(stand)
nearhisbusAspeedingtruck(pass)thatway.Thedriver_________(lose)controloverthevehicle.He
________(be)drunk,butsomehowhe_________(manage)torunawayfromthespot.
7.Thereisawordmissingineachline.Findtheplacewhereyouthinkthewordismissingandwritethewordin
youranswersheet.Thefirstonehasbeendoneasanexample.(112x8=4Marks)

8.Lookatthewordsandphrasesgivenbelow.Rearrangethemtoformmeaningfulsentences.Thefirstone
hasbeendoneforyouasanexample.Writethecorrectsentencesinyouranswersheet.Remembertonumber
theanswercorrectly.(1/2x4=2Marks)
(a)thefew/rupees/Ihad/Ive/spentalready.
(b)ink/inthebottle/much/how/there/is?
(c)Rajuiwriteican/withihandieither.
(d)other/section/inthe/anyfriend/dont/have/you?
SECTIOND:LITERATURE[30Marks]
9.Readtheextractsgivenbelowandchoosethemostappropriateoptions:(1x3=3)
Andwhoartthou?saidItothesoftfallingshower,
whichstrangetotell,gavemeananswer,asheretranslated:
IamthePoemofEarth,saidthevoiceof
therain,EternalIriseimpalpableoutofthelandandthebottomlesssea,
(a)Irefersto_______
(i)Thesoftfallingshower
(ii)Thebottomlesssea
(iii)Theearth
(iv)Thepoet
(b)Theanswerwasstrangeas________
(i)Therewasnoanswer

(ii)Theraincouldnottalk
(iii)Itisunusualfortheraintoreply
(iv)Therainremainedsilent
(c)Thewordimpalpablemeans__________
(i)Bottomless
(ii)Softfalling
(iii)Unseen
(iv)Seen
OR
TheseedIspentorsownitwhereThelandishisandnoneofmine?
Wespeaklikestrangers,theresnosign
Ofunderstandingintheair.
Thischildisbuilttomydesign
YetwhathelovesIcannotshare.
(a)Trefersto
(i)Thefather
(ii)Theson
(iii)Thepoet
(iv)Thestranger
(b)Wespeaklikestrangersmeans
(i)Theytalktoeachotherlikeenemies
(ii)Theydonotunderstandeachother
(iii)Theyfightwitheachother
(iv)Theydontlikeeachother
(c)Thefatherisinamood

(i)Happy
(ii)Angry
(iii)Sad
(iv)Joyous
10.Answeranythreeofthefollowingquestions(3x3=9Marks)
(i)EventhebirdshavefeelingandemotionsiswelldepictedbythesparrowsinthestoryThePortraitofaLady.
Elucidate.
(ii)WhydidtheancientEgyptiansburyakingwithalltheriches?
(iii)WhatdoesthenarratersayaboutHosahalliandmentionitstwodistinctfeatures.
(iv)WastheplanofMrs.Fitzgeraldsuccessfulintheend?
11.Answerthefollowingquestionsinabout150words.(6Marks)
Whatdoesthenotice,TheworldsmostdangerousanimalatacageinthezooinLusaka,Zambiasignify?
OR
DescribethejourneyofthenarratoruntiltheyfinallyreachedtheAmsterdamisland.
12.Answerthefollowingquestionsinabout150words.
Whydoyouthinktheboysreturnedthehorse?(6Marks)
OR
CompareandContrastAndrewsemotional,mentalandphysicalstateatthebeginingofthestoryandatthe
end.
13.AttempteitherSectionAorB.(6Marks)
Answerthefollowingquestioninabout150words.
(A)DescribetheatmosphereofTuskegeewhenthenewsoftheAmericanPresidentsvisitreachedthe
studentsandtheteachers?
OR
Inspiteoffightingsouthernwhite,whatwastheproblemGeneralArmstrongwasfacingregardingthestudents
?
(B)Whatgamesandtricksdidthetwinsplayontheghost,whichterrifiedandinjuredtheCantervilleghost?

OR
Whatdoyouthinkisthemaincauseoftheghostsdejectionanddepression?