VIVEKANANDA COACHING CENTRE
SUB:- ENGLISH(B) ; CLASS:- XI ; SEM:- II
F.M:- 40 ; TIME:- 1HOUR 30 MINUTES.
Short Answer Type Questions
PROSE
1. Answer any two of the following questions :- 2×2=4
(i) What was Jimmy given at the time of his release ?
(ii)Who was the old friend of Jimmy in St. Louis ? What did he write to his old friend ?
(iii) What does St. John say?
(iv) How old was the boy who wanted to give his sugar?
VERSE
2. Answer any two of the following questions :- 2×2=4
(i) " Does my sassiness upset you ? " --- What does the expression suggest ?
(ii)How does the poet describe her dancing ?
(iii) " I call That piece a wonder, now: " --- Who is the speaker here ? Who created this piece of wonder ?
(iv)" And there she stands " --- Who is referred to here ? When does he stand ?
Long Answer Type Questions
PROSE
3. Answer any one of the following questions :- 1×6=6
(i) "He opened this and gazed fondly." --- What did he open ? What did the person gaze fondly at ? Why did he gaze at it fondly ?
(ii)Ben price knew Jimmy's habits." --- Who was Ben Price ? What did he know ?
(iii)"I never forget an opportunity " --- What was the opportunity ? Why Mother never forget the opportunity ?
(iv) Why did Mother Teresa say that poor people are great people?
VERSE
4. Answer any one of the following questions :- 1×6=6
(i) Analyse the various images as you found in 'Still I Rise''.
(ii) That I dance like I've got diamonds /At the meeting of my thighs?' --- Who is referred to here as I ? How does the speaker dance ? What is the massage conveyed through the lines ?
(iii)Justify the title of the poem "My Last Duchess " .
(iv) Give a sketch of the character of the Duke in the poem "My Last Duchess'' .
RAPID READER
5. Answer any one of the following questions :- 1×6=6
(i) What is Sankchunni? How did she enter the Brahman's house? What did she do there?
(ii) How did the Brahman get his wife back from the Sakchunni's capture?
NON-TEXTUAL GRAMMAR
6. Do as directed :- 1×5=5
(a) Fill in the blanks :- (Articles and Preposition) :-
Divide the mangoes ---- the students . (Preposition )
Samridhya is going to ---- University . (Article)
(b) Did you work out the sum ? (Change the Voice )
(c) The little children saw the Giant played in the garden . (Correct the error )
(d) The girl resembles with her father. (replace the underlined word with a phrasal verb)
WRITING
7. Write a short paragraph with in 150 words on '' Festival of Bengal " or " Advantage and dis-advantage of Mobile Phone". 10
Or,
8.(a) Write a report with in 75 words on the " Independence Day " for your school magazine . 5
(b) Write a letter to the Bank Manager for an Educational Loan with in 75 words. 5
VIVEKANANDA COACHING CENTRE
SUB:- ENGLISH(B) ; CLASS:- XI ; SEM:- II
F.M:- 40 ; TIME:- 1HOUR 30 MINUTES.
Short Answer Type Questions
PROSE
1. Answer any two of the following questions :- 2×2=4
(i) How was the new vault of Elmore Bank ? Why could the door of the vault not be opened ?
(ii) How much time did Jimmy take to break the vault ? Whom did he rescue from the vault ?
(iii) What does St. John say?From where does love begin?
(iv) What can the poor people teach us? Who is the 'Prince of peace'?
VERSE
2. Answer any two of the following questions :- 2×2=4
(i) " You may shoot me with your words." What does the poet mean here ?
(ii) " I am the dream and hope of the slave " --- What does the line suggested ? Who were the ancestors of the poet ?
(iii) " I call That piece a wonder, now: " --- Who created this piece of wonder ? How long did the person take for it ?
(iv) " as if she ranked/ My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name / With anybody's gift" --Discuss the character of the speaker according to the comment ?
Long Answer Type Questions
PROSE
3. Answer any one of the following questions :- 1×6=6
(i) How does 0 Henry establish a contrast between Jimmy Valentine and Ralph D Spencer?
(ii) What did Jimmy write to his old friend St Louis? Why did he write so?
(iii) ‘I had the most extraordinary experience with the Hindu family that had eight children.’ – Which experience is Mother Teresa speaking of?
(iv) Why does Mother Teresa think ‘abortion’ to the greatest destroyer of peace? How does Mother appeal to fight abortion?
VERSE
4. Answer any one of the following questions :- 1×6=6
(i) Analyse the various images as you found in 'Still I Rise''.
(ii) Bring out the central Idea of the poem 'Still I Rise' .
(iii)Justify the title of the poem "My Last Duchess " .
(iv) Why did the Duke command to kill his Duchess ?
RAPID READER
5. Answer any one of the following questions :- 1×6=6
(i) How did the neat-herd king solve the case and give the Brahman his rights?
(ii) "Neither the Brahman nor his mother had any inkling of the change." --- What change is referred to here ? When did they inkling of the change ?
NON-TEXTUAL GRAMMAR
6. Do as directed :- 1×5=5
(a) Replace the underlined word with a phrasal verb:-
He has ---- (publish) a new book.
----(Write) what I am instructing.
They ----- (establish) a new school.
(b) Kolkata is not one of the safest cities in India. (change into positive degree)
(d) My father said to me ," May God reward your labour." (Narration)
WRITING
7. Write a short paragraph with in 150 words on '' A book you have recently read " or " Importance of English ". 10
Or,
8.(a) Write a report with in 75 words on the " Safe drive : save life programme " for your school magazine . 5
(b) Write a letter to the editor of an english daily about " reckless driving of public vehicles " with in 75 words. 5
VIVEKANANDA COACHING CENTRE
SUB:- ENGLISH(B) ; CLASS:- XI ; SEM:- II
F.M:- 40 ; TIME:- 1HOUR 30 MINUTES.
Short Answer Type Questions
PROSE
1. Answer any two of the following questions :- 2×2=4
(i) How was Jimmy's dress at the time of his release from jail ?
(ii) How long did Jimmy stay in jail ? What did he expect ?
(iii) What does St. John say?
(iv) What can the poor people teach us?
VERSE
2. Answer any two of the following questions :- 2×2=4
(i) " Does my sassiness upset you ? " --- What does the expression suggest ?
(ii) " I am the dream and hope of the slave " --- What does the line suggested ?
(iii) " I call That piece a wonder, now: " --- Who is the speaker here ? Who created this piece of wonder ?
(iv) What is the original name of the Duke and his last Duchess ?
Long Answer Type Questions
PROSE
3. Answer any one of the following questions :- 1×6=6
(i) "He opened this and gazed fondly." --- What did he open ? What did the person gaze fondly at ? Why did he gaze at it fondly ?
(ii) What did Jimmy write to his old friend St Louis? Why did he write so?
(iii)"I never forget an opportunity " --- What was the opportunity ? Why Mother never forget the opportunity ?
(iv) Why does Mother Teresa think ‘abortion’ to the greatest destroyer of peace? How does Mother appeal to fight abortion?
VERSE
4. Answer any one of the following questions :- 1×6=6
(i) Analyse the various images as you found in 'Still I Rise''.
(ii) Bring out the central Idea of the poem 'Still I Rise' .
(iii)Justify the title of the poem "My Last Duchess " .
(iv) Why did the Duke command to kill his Duchess ?
RAPID READER
5. Answer any one of the following questions :- 1×6=6
(i) "But she had apparently become quice a different person." --- Who had become a different person ? What were the changes ? What was the reaction of them ?
(ii) ''Now this was an infalliable test " --- What was the infalliable test ? What happened in the test ?
NON-TEXTUAL GRAMMAR
6. Do as directed :- 1×5=5
(a) Fill in the blanks :- (Articles and Preposition) :-
We are proud ---- our heritage .
She is interested ---- learn new language.
Nitai chandra became ---- B.D.O.
(b) The girl is so feeble that she can not speak. ( transformation of sentence)
(c) He has published a new book. (replace the underlined word with a phrasal verb)
WRITING
7. Write a short paragraph with in 150 words on '' A book you have recently read " or " Mobile Phone: Advantage and dis-advantage ". 10
Or,
8.(a) Write a report with in 75 words on the " Annual Sports Day celebrated in your School " for your school magazine . 5
(b) Write a letter to the editor of an english daily about " High price of essential commodities " with in 75 words. 5
VIVKANANADA COACHING CENTRE
CLASS:- XI ; SEMESTER :- II; SUB:- ENGLISH(B)
F.M:- 20; TIME:- 40 MINUTES; SET:- A
A. Answer any four the following questions:- 2×4=8
1. " Does my sassiness upset you ? " --- What does the expression suggest ?
2. " You may kill me with your hatefulness" --- What does the line suggested ?
3. How does the poet describe her walking in the poem " Still I Rise" ?
4. What does the poet mean by ' History's shame' ?
5. Who were the ancestors of the poet ? What gift did they give her ?
6." I am the dream and hope of the slave " --- What does the line suggested ?
7. " Leaving behind nights of terror and fear " --- What does the line suggested ?
A. Answer any two of the following questions:- 2×6=12
1.That I dance like I've got diamonds /At the meeting of my thighs?' --- Who is referred to here as I ? How does the speaker dance ? What is the massage conveyed through the lines ? 1+2+3
2. Bring out the central Idea of the poem 'Still I Rise' . 6
3. " I bear in the tide " --- Who is 'You' addressed in the poem "Still I Rise" ? Who is 'I' in the poem "Still I Rise " ? What type of poem ' Still I Rise' ? What does the tide suggested here ? 1+1+1+3
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