VIVEKANANDA COACHING CENTRE
CLASS:- XII, SUB:- ENGLISH(B), EXAM:-E 07/40
F. M:- 30, TIME:- 45 MINUTES.
A. Assertion - Reasoning Type.
1. .Assertion(A) :- Bird and bee are gathers around the tree.
Reason(R):- Flowers are hung In crimson clusters all the boughs among.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is correct but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
2. .Assertion(A) :- Up to Casuarina tree very summit near the stars .
Reason(R):- The Casuarina tree is very small in size.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) A is false but R is true.
(d) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
3. .Assertion(A) :- The poet's eyes delighted on it rest.
Reason(R):- The poet's childhood memories associated with the tree.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) A is false but R is true.
(d) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
4. .Assertion(A) :- The tree shall be ever dear to the poet.
Reason(R):- Beneath it the poet played with her siblings.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) A is false but R is true.
(d) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
5. Assertion(A) :- The author could not break his journey at Deoli and spend a day.
Reason(R) :- He was afraid to discovering what really happen to the girl.
(a) both A and R are false.
(b) A is false but R is true.
(c) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is correct but R is false.
6. Assertion(A) :- The author break his journey at Deoli and spend a day.
Reason(R):- It may spoil his game.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b)both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is false but R is true.
(d) A is correct but R is false.
7. Assertion(A) :- The new station master knew something about the girl who sold baskets.
Reason(R) :- He was a new comer at the station.
(a)A is false but R is true.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(d) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
8. Assertion(A) :- The narrator did not find the new station master.
Reason(R):- The old sation master had been transferred to another post.
(a) both A and R are false.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is false but R is true.
9. Assertion(A) :- The author was nervous and anxious as the train drew into Deoli.
Reason(R):- He did not want to meet the girl again.
(a) (d) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) A is false but R is true.
(d) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
10. Assertion(A) :- The author was nervous and anxious as the train drew into Deoli.
Reason(R):- He was wondering what he would say and what he would do.
(a) (d) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) A is false but R is true.
(d) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
11. Assertion(A) :- The narrator did not stay Dehra more than a couple of weeks.
Reason(R):- He felt restless and ill and wanted to meet the station master again.
(a) (d) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) A is false but R is true.
(d) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
12. Assertion(A) :- The narrator's grandmother was not pleased with his visit.
Reason(R):- The narrator did not stay there more than a couple of weeks.
(a) (d) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) A is false but R is true.
(d) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
13. .Assertion(A) :- Kalam was only child in his family
Reason(R):- He was a short boy with rather undistinguished look.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is correct but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
14.Assertion(A) :- Kalam usually ate with his father on the floor of the kitchen.
Reason(R):- He ate rice, sambar, pickle etc.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is false but R is true.
15.Assertion(A) :- Kalam had nither much formal education nor much wealth.
Reason(R):- Kalam dip his fingertips into the water and said a prayer.
(a) A is false but R is true.
(b) both A and R are false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is correct but R is false.
16.Assertion(A) :- The poet was going to Dehra when hew saw the girl at Deoli.
Reason(R):- He was going to his grandmother's place.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is correct but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
17 .Assertion(A) :- The author felt sorry for that lonly little platform.
Reason(R):- The place that nobody wanted to visit.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is false but R is true.
18 . Assertion (A): The narrator was constantly looking for the girl with the baskets on the platform through the train window.
Reason (R): The image of her shiny black hair and dark troubled eyes left a strong impression on the narrator’s mind.
(a) A is false but R is true.
(b) both A and R are false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is correct but R is false.
19 .Assertion (A): The narrator felt that the train stop at Deoli station was unnecessary.
Reason (R): Deoli was a small station about thirty miles from Dehra.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is correct but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
20.Assertion (A): Deoli was a small station with minimum facilities.
Reason (R): It had a single platform, a small room for station master, a waiting room, a tea stall and a few stray dogs.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is false but R is true.
21.Assertion (A): The baskets seemed to be of high quality.
Reason (R): The girl claimed that the baskets were made of the finest of canes.
(a) A is false but R is true.
(b) both A and R are false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is correct but R is false.
22. Assertion (A): The tea stall owner told him the name and address of the girl.
Reason (R): The tea stall owner recalled that a girl used to sell basket in the station but not anymore.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is correct but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
23. Assertion (A): The narrator’s conversation with the girl was cut short.
Reason (R): The whistle and bell of the guard abruptly interrupted their conversation.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is false but R is true.
24. Assertion (A): The narrator was born in Rameswaram into a middle class Tamil family.
Reason (R): Rameswaram was part of Madras State.
(a) A is false but R is true.
(b) both A and R are false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is correct but R is false.
25. Assertion (A): The narrator’s father was highly educated.
Reason (R): His father was known for his wisdom and generosity.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is correct but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
26. Assertion (A): The ancestral house of the narrator was a small one.
Reason (R): It was built in the middle of the 19th century using limestone and rock.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is false but R is true.
27. Assertion (A): The narrator had a secure childhood, both emotionally and materially.
Reason (R): Narrator’s father provided him all the necessities but avoided luxuries.
(a) A is false but R is true.
(b) both A and R are false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is correct but R is false.
28. Assertion (A): Rameswaram attracted many pilgrims.
Reason (R): Rameshwaram was famous for its Shiva temple.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is correct but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
29. Assertion (A): The narrator did not understand the meaning of the
Arabic prayers chanted at the mosque.
Reason (R): He was convinced that those prayers reached god.
(a) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) A is correct but R is false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is false but R is true.
30. Assertion (A): The tree is described as being covered with crimson clusters of flower.
Reason (R): The flowers are hanging among the boughs of the tree.
(a) A is false but R is true.
(b) both A and R are false.
(c) both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is correct but R is false.
