अभ्यास सेट 2: अंग्रेज़ी पूर्ण प्रश्न पत्र
पूर्णांक: 100 · कुल समय: 3 घंटे 15 मिनट (इसमें 15 मिनट प्रश्न ध्यान से पढ़ने के लिए अतिरिक्त हैं)
निर्देश
- प्रश्न पत्र के दो खंड हैं: खंड-अ (Section A) और खंड-ब (Section B)।
- खंड-अ में 100 वस्तुनिष्ठ प्रश्न हैं। इनमें से कोई 50 कीजिए, हर प्रश्न 1 अंक का है। 50 से ज़्यादा उत्तर देंगे तो पहले 50 ही जाँचे जाएँगे।
- खंड-ब में 11 वर्णनात्मक प्रश्न हैं। प्रश्नों के भीतर दिए विकल्प ध्यान से देखिए। प्रश्न 6 से 11 में से कोई तीन ही करने हैं।
- उत्तर अंग्रेज़ी में लिखिए, और जहाँ तक हो सके अपने शब्दों में।
अभ्यास कैसे कीजिए: इस बार भी घड़ी लगाकर पूरा पत्र एक बैठक में लिखिए, जैसे परीक्षा हॉल में लिखते हैं। खंड-अ के उत्तर नीचे की क्विज़ में भरिए और खंड-ब के कॉपी में, फिर "अभ्यास सेट 2: उत्तर और हल" से मिलाइए।
SECTION A (Objective Type Questions)
Questions 1 to 100 have four options, out of which only one is correct. Attempt any 50 questions. 50 × 1 = 50
Instruction: Questions 1 to 60 are based on prescribed texts.
1. Sometimes the author held Gillu and put his tiny body in a long _.
(A) basket
(B) envelope
(C) box
(D) pocket
2. In 'Koel', the sight of _ fires the bird all the more.
(A) red roses
(B) green leaves
(C) dark clouds
(D) mango-blossoms
3. The lawyer spent his imprisonment in a _ of the banker's house.
(A) cellar
(B) kitchen
(C) garden wing
(D) greenhouse
4. Jim has to call her 'Ms. Greene' because if he calls her 'Mrs', she says she does not have _ to pay him.
(A) time
(B) change
(C) a cheque
(D) a purse
5. 'The Rape of the Lock' and 'The Dunciad' were written by _.
(A) William Cowper
(B) Walter de la Mare
(C) Alexander Pope
(D) John Galsworthy
6. 'Two Horizons' was translated from Oriya into English by _.
(A) Binapani Mohanty
(B) Durga Prasad Panda
(C) Jayanta Mahapatra
(D) Giridhar Jha
7. '_' has been the policy of the Indians in all spheres of life.
(A) Might is right
(B) Work is worship
(C) Live and let live
(D) Unity is strength
8. Laxmi Prasad Devkota obtained his B.A. degree from _ in 1929.
(A) Banaras Hindu University
(B) Patna University
(C) Calcutta University
(D) Tribhuvan University
9. The antibody Immunoglobulin E (IgE) was discovered in the year _.
(A) 1957
(B) 1967
(C) 1976
(D) 1990
10. The writer of 'The Pace for Living' enjoys going in a car at _ miles an hour.
(A) sixty
(B) one hundred
(C) one thousand
(D) ninety
11. Martha had clear _ eyes.
(A) blue
(B) black
(C) grey
(D) brown
12. The real cook in the house in 'Sun and Moon' was _.
(A) Annie
(B) Nellie
(C) Nurse
(D) Minnie
13. According to the speech, the young people of Burma were dying of _ in the jungles.
(A) malaria
(B) hunger
(C) cholera
(D) cold
14. The Wish-yielding Tree added an eighth pot which was _.
(A) empty
(B) broken
(C) half-full
(D) full of silver
15. The narrator was 'promoted' to Mr. Gessler at the age of _.
(A) fourteen
(B) ten
(C) eighteen
(D) twenty-eight
16. According to Satyajit Ray, Indian music is largely _.
(A) western
(B) mechanical
(C) improvisational
(D) borrowed
17. In 'Polythene Bag', the germs of the disease keep on growing deep inside the grief's _.
(A) dark room
(B) garbage bin
(C) broken heart
(D) deep well
18. At the edge of his field, Halku lay under a shelter of _ leaves.
(A) cane
(B) mango
(C) banana
(D) palm
19. Toni Morrison chooses to read the bird as 'language' and the woman as a _.
(A) practiced writer
(B) wise teacher
(C) blind singer
(D) great leader
20. Vidyapati was born in the village of _ in Madhubani.
(A) Ziradei
(B) Simaria
(C) Rajnagar
(D) Bisapi
21. When the narrator met the girl for the last time, she was wearing a _ yellow dress.
(A) lemon
(B) golden
(C) canary
(D) mustard
22. Akoulya's mother struck Malasha on the back of her _.
(A) head
(B) hand
(C) neck
(D) leg
23. William Cowper's poems give a foretaste of the poetry of _.
(A) Shakespeare
(B) Milton
(C) Wordsworth
(D) Pope
24. The author had to spend some days in the hospital after she was injured in a _ accident.
(A) train
(B) bicycle
(C) boat
(D) motor car
25. 'The greener the garden, the brighter burns my _.'
(A) heart
(B) soul
(C) wing
(D) song
26. In the space of four years, about _ volumes were bought at the lawyer's request.
(A) two hundred
(B) six hundred
(C) one thousand
(D) sixty
27. The post office was only _ blocks away from Mr. Johnson's house.
(A) three
(B) two
(C) five
(D) ten
28. In 'Ode on Solitude', the happy man enjoys 'study and _ together mixt'.
(A) work
(B) ease
(C) play
(D) prayer
29. Before the daughter left home, her mother took a little _ from the parting in her own hair and put it in her daughter's.
(A) turmeric
(B) sandal paste
(C) kajal
(D) vermilion
30. According to Humayun Kabir, culture is the _ of civilization.
(A) enemy
(B) root
(C) efflorescence
(D) opposite
31. In the porter's hut, the mother is searching for nettles and _.
(A) wood
(B) rice
(C) flowers
(D) vines
32. Anti-histamines may give temporary relief by _ the symptoms.
(A) curing
(B) masking
(C) increasing
(D) removing
33. According to the writer, intelligence tests seem to measure mainly the _ of one's mind.
(A) depth
(B) speed
(C) memory
(D) honesty
34. In Martha's stories, fairies and _ stole out in the leaf-green light.
(A) gnomes
(B) giants
(C) ghosts
(D) kings
35. Nurse told Sun that he was dressed in his _ costume.
(A) Russian
(B) English
(C) French
(D) German
36. The Nobel Prize ceremony in Oslo fell on the _.
(A) International Human Rights Day
(B) International Day of Peace
(C) World Freedom Day
(D) United Nations Day
37. To fill the eighth pot, the rich man rose before _.
(A) sunrise
(B) midnight
(C) noon
(D) cock-crow
38. When Mr. Gessler came down into his shop, he looked like _ surprised in daylight.
(A) an owl
(B) a bat
(C) a cat
(D) an eagle
39. Mechanical devices like the crane shot and the process shot are useful but by no means _.
(A) costly
(B) indispensable
(C) modern
(D) available
40. Durga Prasad Panda is primarily a _.
(A) journalist
(B) scientist
(C) film-maker
(D) linguist
41. Halku told Jabra that he had already smoked _ pipefuls that night.
(A) eight
(B) two
(C) five
(D) ten
42. In the story the young visitors tell the old woman, the boy carries a lamp and a jug of warm _.
(A) milk
(B) tea
(C) water
(D) cider
43. Radha's friend says, 'You ask her one thing, she speaks of _.'
(A) nothing
(B) Krishna
(C) her tears
(D) another
44. At their last meeting in the restaurant, the girl insisted on _.
(A) leaving early
(B) footing the bill
(C) meeting his parents
(D) ordering dinner
45. Akoulya made a channel for the water by scraping away the earth with a _.
(A) stone
(B) chip of wood
(C) spoon
(D) stick
46. 'Our groves were planted to console at noon the pensive _ in their shades.'
(A) farmer
(B) wanderer
(C) shepherd
(D) lover
47. Mahadevi Verma was the editor of the famous Hindi weekly _.
(A) Yama
(B) Nihar
(C) Chand
(D) Deep Shikha
48. After the tenth year, the lawyer sat immovable before his table and read only the _.
(A) works of Byron
(B) history of Russia
(C) books on chemistry
(D) New Testament
49. According to Mr. Johnson, Jim killed a little tree by trying to _ it every day.
(A) jump over
(B) climb
(C) cut
(D) shake
50. In her letter, the mother asks her daughter whether she has observed the _ plant.
(A) tulsi
(B) money
(C) cactus
(D) mimosa
51. In volume and duration, no civilization can bear comparison with that of India, with the possible exception of the _.
(A) Greek
(B) Egyptian
(C) Roman
(D) Chinese
52. Eosinophilic Cationic Protein (ECP) is generated in certain _.
(A) red blood cells
(B) white blood cells
(C) nerve cells
(D) skin cells
53. R. C. Hutchinson, the writer of 'The Pace for Living', was a British _.
(A) poet
(B) scientist
(C) film director
(D) novelist
54. 'The Scarecrow' is a poem by _.
(A) Puran Singh
(B) Alexander Pope
(C) Walter de la Mare
(D) Laxmi Prasad Devkota
55. On the supper table, the salt-cellars were tiny _ drinking out of basins.
(A) birds
(B) lions
(C) fishes
(D) swans
56. Periasamy Thooran is best remembered as the editor of the Tamil encyclopaedia _.
(A) Puvin Sirippu
(B) Tangacangili
(C) Kalai Kazhanjiyam
(D) Kurai Kudam
57. Mr. Gessler said that the big firms get all the work by _, not by work.
(A) cheating
(B) low prices
(C) advertisement
(D) good leather
58. The essay 'What is Wrong with Indian Films' is taken from Satyajit Ray's book _.
(A) Pather Panchali
(B) Our Films, Their Films
(C) Charulata
(D) Shatranj Ke Khilari
59. In the mango grove, a gust of wind carried to Halku the scent of _ blossoms.
(A) henna
(B) mango
(C) rose
(D) jasmine
60. Akoulya's grandmother said that it was a time for _, not for such folly.
(A) rejoicing
(B) praying
(C) fasting
(D) working
Direction: Questions 61 to 67: Choose the most suitable preposition.
61. I have known him _ 2019.
(A) for
(B) from
(C) by
(D) since
62. My uncle is a specialist _ heart diseases.
(A) of
(B) at
(C) in
(D) for
63. Gandhiji was born _ 2 October 1869.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) at
(D) by
64. My little sister is suffering _ fever.
(A) from
(B) of
(C) in
(D) at
65. Translate this sentence _ English.
(A) in
(B) into
(C) on
(D) at
66. We should always be kind _ animals.
(A) at
(B) on
(C) to
(D) by
67. Children are generally fond _ sweets.
(A) of
(B) for
(C) with
(D) at
Direction: Questions 68 to 71: Choose the correct synonym or antonym.
68. Choose the correct synonym of 'Frail':
(A) Strong
(B) Tall
(C) Brave
(D) Weak
69. Choose the correct antonym of 'Rigid':
(A) Flexible
(B) Stiff
(C) Firm
(D) Tight
70. Choose the correct synonym of 'Tranquil':
(A) Noisy
(B) Calm
(C) Angry
(D) Busy
71. Choose the correct antonym of 'Victory':
(A) Success
(B) Triumph
(C) Defeat
(D) Win
Direction: Questions 72 to 77: Choose the correct option (active/passive voice).
72. Choose the passive voice of: The farmer is ploughing the field.
(A) The field is being ploughed by the farmer.
(B) The field was being ploughed by the farmer.
(C) The field is ploughed by the farmer.
(D) The field has been ploughed by the farmer.
73. Choose the active voice of: The letters were posted by Rina.
(A) Rina has posted the letters.
(B) Rina was posting the letters.
(C) Rina posted the letters.
(D) Rina posts the letters.
74. Choose the passive voice of: Open the window.
(A) Let the window opened.
(B) Let the window is opened.
(C) Let open the window.
(D) Let the window be opened.
75. Choose the passive voice of: Who wrote this letter?
(A) Who was written this letter?
(B) By whom was this letter written?
(C) By whom this letter was written?
(D) By whom was this letter wrote?
76. Choose the active voice of: The poem will be recited by Kiran.
(A) Kiran would recite the poem.
(B) Kiran will be reciting the poem.
(C) Kiran recites the poem.
(D) Kiran will recite the poem.
77. Choose the passive voice of: They have built a new bridge.
(A) A new bridge had been built by them.
(B) A new bridge was built by them.
(C) A new bridge has been built by them.
(D) A new bridge has built by them.
Direction: Questions 78 to 83: Choose the correct modal.
78. You _ not make a noise here. It is a hospital.
(A) need
(B) dare
(C) ought
(D) must
79. _ I come in, sir?
(A) May
(B) Must
(C) Need
(D) Ought
80. You _ to respect your elders.
(A) must
(B) should
(C) ought
(D) can
81. When I was young, I _ swim across the river.
(A) may
(B) could
(C) must
(D) shall
82. You _ not hurry. We have plenty of time.
(A) must
(B) dare
(C) need
(D) ought
83. How _ you insult my friend?
(A) need
(B) dare
(C) ought
(D) shall
Direction: Questions 84 to 87: Choose the correct form of verb.
84. Water _ at 100 degrees Celsius.
(A) boil
(B) boils
(C) boiled
(D) boiling
85. The rain _ before we left the house.
(A) has stopped
(B) stops
(C) had stopped
(D) will stop
86. I _ in this school since 2023.
(A) am studying
(B) was studying
(C) study
(D) have been studying
87. If it rains, we _ at home.
(A) will stay
(B) would stay
(C) stayed
(D) had stayed
Direction: Questions 88 to 90: Choose the correct translation.
88. Choose the correct English translation of: वह कल दिल्ली जाएगा।
(A) He will go to Delhi tomorrow.
(B) He went to Delhi tomorrow.
(C) He will goes to Delhi tomorrow.
(D) He was going to Delhi yesterday.
89. Choose the correct Hindi translation of: Honesty is the best policy.
(A) ईमानदारी एक अच्छी नीति थी।
(B) ईमानदार व्यक्ति सबसे अच्छा होता है।
(C) नीति सबसे बड़ी ईमानदारी है।
(D) ईमानदारी सबसे अच्छी नीति है।
90. Choose the correct English translation of: क्या तुमने अपना काम पूरा कर लिया है?
(A) Did you finished your work?
(B) Have you finish your work?
(C) Have you finished your work?
(D) Are you finished your work?
Direction: Questions 91 to 95: Choose the correct spelling.
91. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Garantee
(B) Guarantee
(C) Guarentee
(D) Gaurantee
92. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Rythm
(B) Rhythem
(C) Rhytm
(D) Rhythm
93. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Pronounciation
(B) Pronunciasion
(C) Prononciation
(D) Pronunciation
94. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Committee
(B) Commitee
(C) Comittee
(D) Committe
95. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Knowlege
(B) Knowladge
(C) Knowledge
(D) Nowledge
Direction: Questions 96 to 100: Choose the correct option (direct/indirect speech).
96. Choose the indirect speech of: He said, "I am tired."
(A) He said that I was tired.
(B) He said that he is tired.
(C) He said that he was tired.
(D) He told that he was tired.
97. Choose the indirect speech of: The doctor said to the patient, "Do not eat oily food."
(A) The doctor told the patient do not eat oily food.
(B) The doctor said the patient not to eat oily food.
(C) The doctor told the patient that he does not eat oily food.
(D) The doctor told the patient not to eat oily food.
98. Choose the indirect speech of: The old man said to me, "Which way does this road go?"
(A) The old man asked me which way did this road go.
(B) The old man asked me which way that road went.
(C) The old man asked me that which way that road went.
(D) The old man said to me which way that road went.
99. Choose the direct speech of: He asked me if I could help him.
(A) He said to me, "Can you help me?"
(B) He said to me, "Could you help him?"
(C) He asked me, "Can I help you?"
(D) He said to me, "Can you help him?"
100. Choose the indirect speech of: Ravi said, "What a beautiful garden!"
(A) Ravi said that what a beautiful garden!
(B) Ravi exclaimed that it is a very beautiful garden.
(C) Ravi exclaimed that it was a very beautiful garden.
(D) Ravi asked that it was a beautiful garden.
SECTION B (Descriptive Type Questions)
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (7 अंक)
Aryabhata was one of the greatest mathematicians and astronomers of ancient India. He was born in 476 AD. He lived and worked at Kusumapura, which is believed to be near present-day Patna. At the young age of twenty-three, he wrote a famous book called the Aryabhatiya. In this book, he explained many ideas of mathematics and astronomy in short verses. Aryabhata said that the earth spins on its axis, and that is why the stars seem to move across the sky. He also explained that eclipses happen because of the shadows of the earth and the moon, and not because of demons, as many people believed then. He also gave a very accurate value of pi. There were no telescopes in those days, yet he studied the sky with great care. India honoured him in 1975 by naming its first satellite 'Aryabhata'. His life shows that careful observation and clear thinking can lead to great discoveries.
Questions:
(i) When was Aryabhata born? (1 mark)
(ii) What is the Aryabhatiya? (2 marks)
(iii) How did Aryabhata explain eclipses? (2 marks)
(iv) How did India honour Aryabhata? (2 marks)
OR
The neem is one of the most useful trees in India. It grows almost everywhere, even in dry places where little rain falls. In our villages, people plant it near their houses and wells. It gives cool shade in the hot summer months, and old people often sit under it and talk for hours. Every part of the neem tree is useful. Many people clean their teeth with its twigs. Its dry leaves are kept with stored grain and woollen clothes to keep insects away. A paste of the leaves is put on wounds and on some skin diseases. Oil from its seeds is used to make soap and medicines. Farmers use neem cake as a natural manure for their fields. The tree also keeps the air around it fresh and clean. That is why our elders call the neem the 'village doctor'. We should plant more neem trees and protect the ones we already have.
Questions:
(i) Where do people in villages plant the neem tree? (1 mark)
(ii) How is the neem tree useful in summer? (2 marks)
(iii) Write any two uses of neem leaves. (2 marks)
(iv) Why is the neem called the 'village doctor'? (2 marks)
2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (7 अंक)
The sun is the biggest source of energy for our earth. It gives us light and heat every day without sending us any bill. Today scientists have found a way to turn sunlight into electricity with the help of solar panels. A solar panel is made of special cells that change sunlight directly into electric current. In many villages of Bihar, solar lamps now light up homes where there was no electricity before. Children can study at night, and small shops can stay open after sunset. Farmers use solar pumps to water their fields without buying diesel. Solar energy is clean. It does not produce smoke or harmful gases, so it does not pollute the air. It will also never run out, unlike coal and petrol, which are slowly getting used up. The government is helping people to set up solar panels on their roofs. If we use solar energy wisely, we can save money and protect our planet at the same time.
Questions:
(i) What does a solar panel do? (1 mark)
(ii) How has solar energy helped the villages of Bihar? (2 marks)
(iii) Why is solar energy called clean? (2 marks)
(iv) How is solar energy better than coal and petrol? (2 marks)
OR
Every evening, Sunita's grandmother sat on the veranda and waited for the postman. Her son worked in Surat, and he wrote to her once a month. But Dadi could not read, so she always had to ask a neighbour to read the letters for her. One day the neighbour was away, and a letter lay unopened for three days. Dadi looked at it again and again, and her eyes filled with tears. Sunita, who was in Class Nine, could not bear to see her sad. That night she said, "Dadi, I will teach you to read." Dadi laughed and said that she was too old to learn. But Sunita did not give up. Every evening, after her own homework, she taught Dadi the letters of the alphabet with a slate and a piece of chalk. Slowly Dadi began to join the letters into words. After four months, a new letter came from Surat. This time Dadi opened it herself and read every word aloud. The whole family clapped with joy.
Questions:
(i) Where did Dadi's son work? (1 mark)
(ii) Why did Dadi always need a neighbour's help? (2 marks)
(iii) How did Sunita teach her grandmother? (2 marks)
(iv) What happened when the next letter came from Surat? (2 marks)
3. Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow: (6 अंक)
The First Rain
The sky was hot, the fields were dry,
The farmer looked up at the sky;
Then clouds came rolling, dark and slow,
And soft winds whispered, "Here they go!"
The first drops fell on dusty ground,
The earth sent up a sweet, warm sound;
The children ran out, full of glee,
And frogs began their melody.
The farmer smiled and touched his grain,
And thanked the heavens for the rain.
Questions:
(i) What was the condition of the sky and the fields before the rain? (2 marks)
(ii) What did the children and the frogs do when the rain came? (2 marks)
(iii) Why did the farmer thank the heavens? (2 marks)
OR
The Caterpillar (Christina Rossetti)
Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry,
Take your walk
To the shady leaf, or stalk,
Or what not,
Which may be the chosen spot.
No toad spy you,
Hovering bird of prey pass by you;
Spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.
Questions:
(i) How does the poet describe the caterpillar? (2 marks)
(ii) What dangers does the poet hope the caterpillar will escape? (2 marks)
(iii) What will happen to the caterpillar in the end? (2 marks)
4. Answer any five of the following questions: (10 अंक)
(i) Why does the writer of 'The Pace for Living' need his wife's help in the cinema?
(ii) Why does Mr. Johnson say that Jim himself harms the environment?
(iii) How did Gillu behave when the author was in the hospital?
(iv) How does Humayun Kabir explain the difference between culture and civilization?
(v) What does the poet wish for himself in the last stanza of 'Ode on Solitude'?
(vi) What did the rich man do to fill the eighth pot?
(vii) How does the porter spend the night at the end of the poem?
(viii) How did the lawyer's reading change during his imprisonment?
(ix) What did Mr. Gessler say about the big firms?
(x) What advice does the mother give her daughter about fulfilment?
5. Write a paragraph on any one of the following in about 60-70 words: (5 अंक)
(i) A Village Fair
(ii) The Importance of Trees
(iii) A Rainy Sunday
(iv) My Favourite Teacher
(v) The Importance of Games and Sports
Direction: Questions 6 to 11: Answer any three. 3 × 5 = 15
6. You are Shalini Kumari, the Head Girl of Govt. High School, Barh. Write a notice in about 60-70 words for your school notice board, informing the students of Class X about an educational trip to the Indira Gandhi Planetarium, Patna. (5 अंक)
7. You are Prakash Raj, a student of R. N. High School, Gaya. A blood donation camp was organised in your school yesterday. Write a report on it for a local newspaper. (5 अंक)
8. You are Sonu Kumar, a student of Class X, Govt. High School, Masaurhi. The fans and lights of your classroom have not been working for two weeks. Write an application to your Principal requesting him to get them repaired. (5 अंक)
9. You are Nidhi, living at Laheriasarai, Darbhanga. Your cousin Tarun lives in a hostel in Patna and is preparing for his board examination. Write a letter to him advising him to take care of his health. (5 अंक)
10. You are Kajal, a student of Class X. Write a speech in about 60-70 words on 'The Importance of Reading' to be delivered in the morning assembly of your school. (5 अंक)
11. You are Ritu. Your friend Soni has won the first prize in the district-level quiz competition. Write a message in about 30-40 words to congratulate her. (5 अंक)