English 2nd Paper Model Question for Class - XI

Time : 2    hours.                                                                                                                    Marks. 75

1. Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tense. Use the Negatives where necessary.

stay, leave, divide, abound, sec, live, call

The Ocean (a)                          in life. Different kind of plants and animals (b)                   in the ocean and the study of these (c)                  Marine Biology. The Ocean is the home of the largest animal in the world the blue whale and the smallest ones as well. The plants and the animals in the sea can (d)                   into two groups, those that cannot swim but just float or drift in the water, called plankto, and those that can swim freely in the sea. The plankton plants and animals are so small that they cannot (e)                          without a microscope.

2.         Read the following letter and fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. 1x5= 5

I am very shocked to hear that your mother is no more (a)                           earth. I could never think that she would leave us (b)                   such a premature age. I do not know how to console you (c)                      such a situation. Your grief is so great that words will fail to consok you. The loss of a mother is irrecoverable. I know how sad it is to loss a mother because I have also lost mine.

I pray (d)                     the Almighty that He might give you strength to bear the loss. I also pray heartily that her soul may rest (c)                peace.

3. Use articles where necessary. Put a (x) where an article is not needed.                                          1x5=5

            It was (a)                     Eid day. Many people assembled at (b)                    Eidgah to say their prayers. (c)                           one another. Many left the Eidgah. The holy prophet was about to leave the Eidgah. Suddenly he saw (f)                         boy weeping. He wanted to know near (g)                          boy. He wanted to know (h)                           reason of his weeping. The boy told him everything. The holy prophet understood that he was (i)                           orphan.

4. Make meaningful sentences with the following idoms. (any five) 1x5= 5

            Come by ; few and for between;  all along; in a nut shell; slip of the pen; take pity on.

5.         Rerite the following in a reported speech :                                                                                      5

"Have you saved anything for the future ?" said the rich man.

"No, Six" said the cobber. "I'm happy with the present and think little about tomoro,"said the cobber. "No, that wen't do" said the rich man."I like to see you about want. Have this money and keep it."

6. Read the following passage and transform the underlined sentence as directed. 

1x5 =5

            (a)        Fahmida's college was going to introduce a debating club. (Passive) (b)  She did not show less interest in the matter. (affirmative). (c)  The college gave her the responsibility of organizing the club. (passive) (d)  She was finding out people who were interested in debating (simple) (e)  She went to every class in absence of the teacher. (complex).

7. Fill in the blanks with tag questions.   1x5=5                                                                                                     

            :           Yes I went along with my cousin.

            :           Your brother also stays in Dhaka,                  ?

            :           Right you are. I went to visit him. 

            :           There are many worth seeing places in Dhaka.                      ?

            :           You have risited many of them,                     ?

            :           Yes, But I have some bitter experiences.

            :           Never mind. It's a part of life,                        ?

8.         Write a paragraph on 'Gender Discrimination' by answering the following questions :                  10

            a)         What is gender discrimination ?

            b)         When does it begin ?

            c)         How does it continue ?

            d)        What are the cause and effects of gender discriminstions ?

            e)         What shoud we do to solve the problem ?

9.         Write a short composition on 'International Mother language Day;                                            15                                                         

10.       Complete the following story                                                                                                15

            There was a good king in Scotland named Robert Bruce. He loved dearly his country and his        subjects. His subjects had a great love and respect for him too.

            Once his enemies fought against him and drove him away from his kingdom . . .