Name of the Organisation : Kasiga School
Exam : Entrance Exam
Department : Humanities
Class : XI
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
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Kasiga School STD XI Humanities Sample Question Paper
Time: 90 minutes
Total: 75 marks
Subject : History/Civics/Eco
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English
Section A
The worst days of any summer are the rainy ones. We spend all year looking forward to nice weather and long, hot days. All of winter, with its dreary gray days and bitter cold, we dream of those endless days at the beach, lying on the sand and soaking in the bright and burning sun. And then, summer comes, and it rains.
As a child, I would wake up to rainy summer days and come close to crying. It wasn’t fair. We suffered through months of school and miserable weather for those scant ten weeks of freedom and balmy weather. Any day that I could not spend at the beach or playing ball with my friends seemed like a punishment for something I didn’t even do.
On those rainy summer days, I had nothing fun to do and could only sit inside, staring out at the rain like a Dickensian orphan. I was an only child, so there was no one else to play with. My father worked from home, so I was not truly alone, but he could not actively play with me since he was technically at work.
It was those days that I would resign myself to whatever was on television or any books that I could find lying around. I’d crawl through the day and pray each night that the rain would not be there the next day.
Q1. Tick the correct option: (.5×4=2)
1) The passage makes use of language that is
A. metaphorical
B. rhetorical
C. formal
D. ambiguous
2) According to the passage, summer is different for adults because
A. rain brings with it cold temperatures for the following days
B. the weather is much warmer than it is for children
C. they do not get a long time off from work for the season
D. they better know how to occupy their downtime
3) According to the passage, which of the following is a true statement about the narrator as a child?
A. He or she was often bored on summer days.
B. He or she preferred cooler weather.
C. He or she liked staying indoors.
D. He or she had no siblings.
4) Compared to how he or she was as a child, the narrator as an adult is
A. more realistic
B. less excitable
C. more idealistic
D. less calm
Q2. Answer the following questions: (9)
A. The author of this passage describes his or her feelings about rainy summer days.In general, how do you feel about such days? Do you agree with the author’s opinions, or do you not mind this type of weather? Briefly explain your views below.
B. In paragraph 4, the author describes why he or she no longer looks forward to summertime the way he or she used to do as a child. What do you think of this change? Do you believe that you will come to feel this way one day? Why or why not?
C. The author writes in paragraph 4 that he or she “spends the winter dreaming of summer and the summer dreaming of winter.” On the other hand, many people would say that they have specific favorite seasons or times of year. How do you feel? Do you have a favorite season, or do you always look forward to whatever is to come? Why?
Section B :
Q3. Complete the passage: (.5×6=3)
Rivers are considered holy _______ India but they are hardly treated ________ respect. All kinds of dust and filth find _______ way into rivers. If we have to treat and purify the water _________ drinking it, how can the fish survive in _________ waters? Every year river Gomti becomes _________death bed of thousands of fish because of the polluted water.
Q4. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. (2)
1. an antidote/ and pain/ is/ to stress/ laughter
__________________________________________________________________________
2. for toning/ a good exercise/ up/ it is/ facial muscles
__________________________________________________________________________
1. You are Amit/Amita. Write an e-mail to your younger brother/sister, who has recently joined a boarding school, emphasizing the importance of a good breakfast in about 100 words (4)
2. You are Ashish/Astha, a resident of 254, Vigyan Vihar, Ambala, Punjab. You are worried to see your friends’ habit of using the internet as a homework tool. Write a letter to the editor of The Indian Times, expressing your concern over the youth who seem to be so dependent upon the computers in the present times. Word limit: 120-150. (5)
History
Q1. Name the novel written by Durgacharan Ray about the city of Calcutta. (1)
Q2. Give three reasons why the population of London expended from the middle of the 18th century? (3)
Q3. What steps were taken to clean up London? (3)
Q4. How did people entertain themselves in the ‘Chawls’? (3)
Q5. “Novels were useful for both the colonial administrators and Indians in colonial India.” Support the statement with example. (3)
Q6. What were the advantages of serialized novels? (2)
Q7. “Novels often act as an instrument for expressing social issues.” Justify the statement by giving examples of any two novels under study. (5)
Civics
Q8. Write any one prudential reason for which power sharing is desirable. (1)
Q9. What major steps taken in 1992 towards decentralization? (3)
Q10. Mention three similarities between Tommie Smith and John Carlos. (3)
Q11. Distinguish between the Unitary and Federal systems of government. (3)
Q12. Women face disadvantage, discrimination and oppression in various ways even today. Assess the statement by giving five suitable arguments. (5)
Economics
Q13. What do you understand by HDI? (1)
Q14. “The Earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy the greed of even one person”. How is this statement relevant to the discussion of development? (3)
Q15. What are the developmental goals of landless rural labourers, prosperous farmers and the farmers who depend only on rains? (3)
Q16. Explain the objective of implementing the NREGA 2005. (3)
Q17. Rohan works in a bank as a clerk while Sumit works on a construction site as a labourer. Describe difference in their conditions of work and judge the benefits and drawbacks of working in the respective sectors. (5)