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Organisation : West Bengal Board of Secondary Education
Exam : Model Question Papers for Madhyamik Pariksha
Document Type : Model Question Papers
Year : 2017
Category or Subject : English (First Language)

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English Model Question Papers for Madhyamik Pariksha Examination :

Model Question Madhyamik Examination English First Language :
Time : 3 hours 15 minutes
Full marks : 90 (For Regular candidates)
Full marks : 100 (For External candidates)

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Section— A – Prose :
1. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives: 1×8=8
(i) The age of Miss Caroline Fischer was not more than——
(a) twenty-two
(b) twenty-one
(c) twenty-nine
(d) twenty

(ii) Miss Fischerhad read out a story to the students about——
(a) birds
(b) dogs
(c) elephants
(d) cats

(iii) Leacock remarked that the brakesman and the conductor were ‘in collusion’ to—
(a) fight with the passengers
(b) help the passengers
(c) deceive the passengers
(d) guard the passengers

(iv) The author noticed that the conductors would stickbits of paper to the ——
(a) coats of the passengers
(b) hats of the passengers
(c) seats of the passengers
(d) luggages of the passengers

(v) The name of the pet-dog of MamzelleAurlie was——
(a) Ruby
(b) Odile
(c) Ponto
(d) Lodie

(vi) The author Graham Greene loved to read ‘Sophy of Kravonia’ written by——
(a) R. M. Ballantyne
(b) Anthony Hope
(c) Rider Haggard
(d) Marjorie Bowen

(vii) In the story ‘Drought’ Vela Mudaliar did not allow the villagers towater their—
(a) lands
(b) cattle
(c) children
(iv) garden

(viii) The person who poisoned the water-tank of Mudaliar was——
(a) Rasu
(b) Suriar
(c) Kathar
(d) Achi

Model Question Madhyamik Examination English Second Language :
Section – A :
Reading Comprehension (Seen) :
1. Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions that follow:
As he entered the school gate, an idea occurred to him. He would deliver the letter to the headmaster at the end of the day. There was a chance Samuel might do something during the course of the day to justify the letter.
Swami stood at the entrance to his class. Samuel was teaching arithmetic. He looked at Swami.
Swami hoped Samuel would scold him severely.
‘‘You are half an hour late,’’ Samuel said.
‘‘I have a headache, Sir.’’ Swami said.
‘‘Then why did you come at all?’’
This was an unexpected question from Samuel.
Swami Said, ‘‘My father said I shouldn’t miss school, Sir.’’

A) Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences in the given spaces: 1 *5 = 5
a) Swami decided to deliver the letter to the headmaster—
i) at the begining of the day
ii) during the arithematic class
iii) at the end of the day
iv) during tiffin break

b) Samuel was teaching—
i) geometry
ii) algebra
iii) trigonometry
iv) arithmetic

c) According to Samuel, Swami was late by—
i) half an hour
ii) one hour
iii) two hours
iv) quarter of an hour

d) Swami said that he had a—
i) fever
ii) headache
iii) toothache
iv) stomach ache

e) To Swami’s thinking, Samuel used to get most angry when he inspected—
i) home lessons
ii) class work
iii) project work
iv) examination copies

B) Complete the following sentences with information from the text: 1* 3 = 3
a) As Swami entered the school gate_______________________________
b) There was a chance Samuel might_______________________________
c) Samuel said they wanted more parents like ________________________

C) a) State whether the following statements are True or False. Write ‘T’ for ‘True’ and ‘F’ for ‘False’ statements. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer: 2 *2 = 4
i) Swami expected that Samuel wouldn’t scold him.
Supporting statement(s):_____________________________________
ii) Swami left that he had never met a person as good as Samuel.
Supporting statement(s):_____________________________________

2. Read the extract of the poem given below and answer the questions that follow :
Once I crept in an oakwood—I was looking for a stag.
I met an old woman there—all knobbly stick and rag.
She said: ‘I have your secret here inside my little bag.’
A) Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences: 1 *4 = 4
a) The poet was looking for a—
i) lamb
ii) stag
iii) goat
iv) dog

b) The woman whom the poet met in the oakwood was—
i) young
ii) middle aged
iii) very young
iv) old

c) As the woman began to cackle the poet began to—
i) shout
ii) sing
iii) quake
iv) sweat

d) The oak-trees wanted the poet to make a—
i) promise
ii) prayer
iii) wish
iv) contract