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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