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Exam :  Class XI Model English Question Paper
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English – Sample Question Paper -I :

Maximum : 80 Scores
Time: 2½ hrs

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(Qns. 1-3) Read the following excerpt from the story ‘His First Flight’ and answer the questions that follow :
Only his mother was looking at him. She was standing on a little high hump on the plateau, her white breast thrust forward.

1. Whose mother is referred to in the excerpt? (1)
2. What is the implied meaning of the first sentence? (2)
3. Write a note on the role of parents towards the well being of their children. (3)
4. Imagine that you are the curator (a person in charge) of a renowned Museum of Arts, visited by thousands of tourists every year. Prepare an introductory speech to welcome the tourists to the museum.

5. Fill in the following passage choosing the right word given in the box.
(unfortunately, therefore, but, so)
Frank and Isobel Hawking, Stephen’s parents, were not wealthy, (a) ……………. they believed in the value of education. (b) …………… they planned for Stephen to go to Westminster, a famous public school in the heart of London. (c) ……………. Stephen was ill at the time of the scholarship examination for Westminster. (d) …………….., he attended the local Saint Alban’s School.

6. Your class has to conduct a debate on the topic ‘Internet — a menace to the society’. Prepare four arguments in favour of the topic.

(Qns. 7-11) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :
Nobody becomes a champion unexpectedly. Success and fame are only the final points of a long challenge. The world of sports is replete with stories of champions who saw themselves not as what they were but as what they could become.
They are the soul and spirit of the world of sports. Wilma Rudolph put Black Women on the world map of athletics. Born prematurely, she weighed only 2.04 kg at birth. Her health did not improve. To make it worse, she had an attack of polio, double pneumonia and scarlet fever, at the age of four. She lost the use of her left leg.
She was in bed for two years. First, she walked with supports. Then, her supports gave way to orthopedic shoes. Thus her leg gathered strength after strength. Next she could play basket ball without her orthopedic shoes. This gained her a place in the school team.
Soon, she found a place in the American squad for the 1956 Olympics. She could win only a bronze as a member of the 4 x 100 metres relay team. But, in 1960, she became a superstar winning two gold medals for USA. Thus, Wilma Rudolph has proved that nothing can stop her strong will.

Choose the right option for the following :
7. The word ‘replete’ means –
a. full of
b. filled
c. complete
d. none of these
8. The word ‘prematurely’ means –
a. at the right time
b. before the usual time
c. after the usual time
d. none of these

Read the above passage again and answer the following questions :
9. What were the adversities Wilma Rudolph faced in her childhood?
10. How did Wilma become famous?
11. ‘Where there is a will, there is a way’. Is this statement true in the case of Wilma Rudolph? Establish your answer in a few sentences. (Word limit: 40-50 words).
12. A group of ‘Save Nature, Save Lives’ movement members visits your school. They like to visit a few tourist destinations in your district.
Prepare a short write-up about one or two famous tourist centres in your district.
(Hints : name – location – major attractions – how to reach there, etc.)

(Qns. 13-14) The following lines are taken from the poem ‘Death the Leveller’. Read the lines and answer the questions that follow :
THE glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate;
13. What does the word ‘blood’ mean here?
14. Elaborate the idea in the above lines.

15. One of the passengers in the balloon ‘Le Horla’ was interviewed by a Belgian reporter.
The following are some of the responses made by the passenger. Read the responses and prepare the likely questions.
Reporter : How was your experience during the balloon journey?
Passenger : Wonderful! I enjoyed it very much. The view from the balloon was fantastic.
Reporter : (1) ………………..
Passenger : It was my first experience. So, I was tensed at the beginning, but as it flew up I became excited.
Reporter : (2) ………………..
Passenger : Yes, definitely the view was superb; it was dark on the earth and we were in the light.
Reporter : (3) ………………..
Passenger : The captain was very efficient and friendly. At the time of the emergency landing he gave us necessary directions to ensure our safety.

16. Complete the following report using the correct form of the verbs given in brackets :
(You need not rewrite the given sentences.)
A seminar on ‘Increasing Road Accidents’ (a) ………………… (hold) at JBN Hall yesterday, at 2 pm. About 200 students (b) …………….. (turn out) to attend the seminar. Kumari Suja, the School Leader, (c) ……………….. (be) the moderator. Three papers (d) ………………. (present) in the seminar.

17. In the story ‘The Serang of Ranaganji’, Hasan says: ‘What use is money Doctor Sahib, to one who has all he needs? I am well enough the way I am.’ Do you agree with Hasan in his attitude towards money? Justify your answer in a paragraph.
18. ‘If you could bring yourself to tell mother only once, after looking into the crystal, that Frank is all right, that he is alive – will it be too much of a lie? Will it be very, very wrong?’ As she spoke, tears streamed from her eyes. (From ‘The Price of Flowers’) What trait of Maggie’s character is evident here?
Sketch the character of Maggie in a short paragraph.
Or
‘Please buy flowers with this shilling when you go, and lay them on my brother’s grave for me’, she said. Can you find any connection between this sentence and the title of the story?
Write a short paragraph about the significance of the title, ‘The Price of Flowers’.