CBSESamplePaperforClass11English(Solved)SetE

CBSESamplePaperforClass11English(Solved)SetE
EnglishPaperconsistsofthreesections.SectionAisReading,SectionBisWritingSkillsandGrammarand
SectionCisLiteratureTextbooksandLongReadingTexts.Eachsectionisofequalmarksi.e.30marks.CBSE
SamplePaperforClass11EnglishanditssolutionsarestrictlybasedontheCBSEBoardlatestsyllabusand
guidelines.SetEofSolvedCBSESamplePaperforClass11Englishisgivenbelowwithitssolutions.

SampleQuestionPaper
SECTIONA:READING[20Marks]
1.Readthepassagegivenbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollow:(12Marks)
(1)Therearetimeswheneveryonehastofacegrief.Whensomeonedeartooneselfdies,oneisleftwitha
stateinwhichshockandgriefovercometheordinarylife.Oneisleftinasituationwhenonefeelsthereis
nothingonecando.Griefandmourningarealwaysassociatedwithdeath.Italsohappenswithotherkindsof
losses.Itcouldbethelossofonesjob,losingoneshouseandthelossofaclosefriendorapartner.
(2)Thebestpeopleabletocopewiththesearethose,whocomefromculturesthathavestrict,formaland
intensivemourningritual.InIndiawehavediverseritualswhichnowadaysarebeingdiscarded.Butthesehelp
insurmountingthecrisis.Thenearanddearonescometosharethegriefandapplybalmwiththeirwordsof
solace.Inmodernsocietyoneisexpectedtoactasifnothinghashappened,butresearchhasshownthat
mourningisanessentialpartofcomingtotermswithloss.Therecomesatimewhenonehastogiveupones
griefandrejointhemainstreamoflife.Mourninginitselfpassesthroughthesephases.Firstly,itisinthenature
ofshockanddisbelief.Afeelingofnumbnessovertakes.Thebrainisnotinapositiontoaccept.Itsohappens
thatoneexpectsthearrivalofalostonethinkingthatnothingwillchangeandhewillbewiththelostone.Inthe
secondphase,onerealisesthetruththatthelosshasactuallyhappened,anditwasnotadream.Itisnowthat
onefeelsthepain.Nowonerecollectstheoldmomentsandthememoryofguiltcreepsin.
(3)Heretheaffectedpersondisplaysoddbehaviourandhasdifficultyineatingandisunabletosleep.Hemay
remaininthisstageforweeks,monthsandsometimesforyears.Inthenextphase,relieffrompainand
negativefeelingscreepsin,Thisleadstothepositiveside.Nowhefeelshemustmakealternative
arrangementsorreplacements.Hereheisreadytocopewiththesituation.Hereheknowsthathecannot
recoverwhatheorshehaslost,butisconsciousofthefutureacceptingthelossandisreadyforthe
alternative.
(4)Onpassingthroughallthestageofgriefitseemsthattimehaspassedlikeariverunderthebridge.This
showsthatmourninghasbeensuccessful.Hecannotforgetthelossbutcomestotermswithreality.

(5)Grievewiththepersonwhoisbereaved.Thisshowsthatyoutoovaluethemournedperson.Thisgivesa
helpingsupportandthebereavedpersonstartsbelievingyou.Yoursupporttothebereavedshouldnotstop
afterafewdays.Itmaybeneededformonths.Assuretheaffectedpersonthatthefeelingsofgriefdiminishand
itwillnotbethesamealways.
(6)Youwillsee,therecomesatimewhenhehastobedistractedfromgrief.Takehimoutforanouting,
especiallyawayfromthecurrentsituation.Ifheagrees,taketheopportunityandlethimjointheleisurely
ventures.
(7)Itis,therefore,thedutyofcloserelativesandfriendstotakethebereavedoutofthedepressingclimateand
giveafreshairoflifeandhappythoughts.
1.1.Answerthefollowingmultiplechoicequestion.(1x5.5Marks)
(i)Inthelastphaseofgrief:
(a)Thereisarelieffrompainandnegativefeelings.
(b)Thereisstillpainandgrief
(c)Thepersonisreadytocopewiththesituation,readytofacereality
(d)Both(a)and(c)
(ii)Onemustgrievewiththepersonwhoisbereavedtoshow:
(a)Thatyoutoovaluemournedperson
(b)Todistracthim/her
(c)Youunderstandwhatyourdutyis
(d)Youarehis/herwillwisher
(iii)Thepersonfromgriefdisplays?
(a)Sleeplessness
(b)Enjoyseating
(c)Difficultyineating
(d)Both(a)and(c)
(iv)Onpassingthroughallthestagesofgrief:
(a)Timepassessmoothly
(b)Timepasseswithdifficulty
(c)Problemsincreasewithtime
(d)Alloftheabove
(v)Thedutyofcloserelativesandfriendsisto:
(a)Helpthebereavedfinancially
(b)Totakethebereavedintodifficulty

(c)Totakethebereavedoutofdifficulty
(d)Tomournwiththebereaved
1.2.Answerthefollowingquestions:(1x4=4Marks)
(1)Whataregriefandmourningassociatedwith?
(ii)Whattypeofpeopleareabletocopeupbestwithgriefandmourning?
(iii)Brieflyexplainthefirstphaseofmourning.
(iv)Howcancloserelativeandfriendshelpabereavedpersonincomingoutofhisgrief?
1.3.Whichwordsinthepassagemeanthesameasthefollowing:(1x3)
(i)Overcome(para2)
(ii)Shows(para3)
(iii)Ashortenjoyabletrip(para6)
2.Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow:
Theworkoftheheartcanneverbeinterrupted.Theheartsjobistokeepoxygenrichbloodflowingthroughthe
body.Allthebodyscellsneedaconstantsupplyofoxygen,especiallythoseinthebrain.Thebraincellslive
onlyfourtofiveminutesaftertheiroxygeniscutoff,anddeathcomestotheentirebody.
Theheartisaspecializedmusclethatservesasapump.Thispumpisdividedintofourchambersconnectedby
tinydoorscalledvalves.Thechambersworktokeepthebloodflowingroundthebodyinacircle.
Attheendofeachcircuit,veinscarrythebloodtotherightatrium,thefirstofthefourchambers.Itsoxygenhas
beenusedupanditisonitswaybacktothelungtopickupafreshsupplyandtogiveupthecarbondioxideit
hasaccumulated.Fromtherightatriumthebloodflowsthroughthetricuspidvalveintothesecondchamber,
therightventricle.Therightventriclecontractswhenitisfilled,pushingthebloodthroughthepulmonaryartery,
whichleadstothelungs.Inthelungsthebloodgivesupitscarbondioxideandpicksupfreshoxygen,thenit
travelstothethirdchamber,theleftatrium.Whenthischamberisfilled,itforcesthebloodthroughthemitral
valvetotheleftventricle.Fromhereitispushedintoabigbloodvesselcalledaortaandsentroundthebodyby
wayofarteries.
Heartdiseasescanresultfromdamagetotheheartmuscle,thevalvesorthepacemaker.Ifthemuscleis
damaged,theheartisunabletopumpproperly.Ifthevalvesaredamaged,bloodcannotflownormallyand
easilyfromonechambertoanother,andifthepacemakerisdefective,thecontractionsofthechamberswill
becomeuncoordinated.
UntiltheTwentiethcentury,fewdoctorsdaredtotouchtheheart.In1953,allthischanged.Aftertwentyyearsof
work,Dr.JohnGibbonofU.S.A.haddevelopedamachinethatcouldtakeovertemporarilyfromtheheartand
lungs.Bloodcouldberoutedthroughthemachine,bypassingtheheartsothatsurgeonscouldworkinsideit
andseewhattheyweredoing.Theeraofopenheartsurgeryhadbegun.Intheoperatingtheatre,itgives
surgeonsthechancetorepairorreplaceadefectiveheart.Manypatientshavehadplasticvalvesinsertedin
theirheartswhentheirownwerefaulty.Manypeoplearebeingkeptalivewithtinybatteryoperated

pacemakersnoneoftheserepairscouldhavebeenmadewithouttheheartlungmachine.Butvaluableasitis
tothesurgeons,theheartlungmachinehascertainlimitations.Itcanbeusedonlyforafewhoursatatime
becauseitspumpinggraduallydamagesthebloodcells.
(a)Onthebasisofyourreadingoftheabovepassage,makenotesonitusingrecognisableabbreviations
wherevernecessary.Useaformatyouconsiderappropriate.Supplyasuitabletitle.(5Marks)
(b)Findwordsfromthepassagewhichmeanthesameas:(1x3=3Marks)
(i)Obstructed
(ii)Collected
(iii)Restrictions
SECTIONB:WRITING[20Marks]
3.DraftadisplayadvertisementforEnglishSpeakingClasses.(4Marks)
OR
DraftaposteronSaveWater.
4.WritealettertothePrincipalofFaithAcademy,Vadodaracomplainingthatyourschoollibraryisvery
inadequatelyequippedwithreferencebooksneededforprojectsandotherreferences,askinghimtogetmore
books.YouareKajalofclassXI.(6Marks)
OR
YouareRaghavSingh,libraryin.chargeofBloomingdaleAcademy,Rohtak,youhadplacedanorderforlibrary
bookstoEvergreenPublishers,Delhibutyouhavenotreceivedthem.Writealetterofcomplainttothe
publisherscomplainingaboutthesame.
5.YouareVasudevofGreenValley,Jhansi.WriteareportforyourschoolmagazineonScienceExhibitioncum
competitionheldinyourschool.(6Marks)
OR
Writeaspeechtobedeliveredtothestudentsinschoolassemblythathowmobilehavebecomeanaddiction,
affectinghealthandsociallife.
SECTIONC:GRAMMAR
6.Makecorrectionswherevernceessary.WriteNoErroragainstthesentencewhichdoesntneedany
correction.(4Marks)
(a)Heusuallyisgoingtoschoolat7a.m.
(b)TheclerkhasalreadytypedtheletterbeforethePrincipalsummonedhimtodoso.
(c)Theywilltalkforhourssittingatthebridgedoingnothing.(Pasthabit)
(d)AllcitizenofIndianenjoyscertainfundamentalrightsconferredonthembytheconstitution.
7.Inthefollowingpassageawordismissinginthelineagainstwhichablankisgiven.Findouttheplacewhere
youthinkthewordismissingandwritethewordthatcomesbeforeandafterit:(1/2x8=4Marks)

8.Lookatthesentencesgivenbelowinadisorderlyform.Reorder(Rearrange)themtoformmeaningful
sentences.(2Marks)
(1)report/tomorrow/shall/he/for/duty.
(2)laydown/mylifeflwill/mymotherland/for/of/thesake.
(3)will/please/you/thewindow/open?
(4)workhard/topass/theexamination/should/we
SECTIONDLITERATURE
9.Readtheextractgivenbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollowbyusingthemostappropriateoptionsin
youranswersheet:(3Marks)
Whendidmychildhoodgo?
WasitwhenIfoundmymindwasreallymine.
TousewhicheverwayIchoose,
Producingthoughtsthatwerenotthoseofotherpeople
Butmyownandminealone
Wasthattheday!
(a)Whoisthespeaker?
(i)Aninfant
(ii)Anadult
(iii)Anoldman
(iv)Achild
(b)Thepoetrealisesthathehasbecome____
(i)Individulatistic
(ii)Possessive
(iii)Apersonwhothinksforhimself
(iv)Alltheabove
(c)Thepoetlosthischildhoodafterbecoming______

(i)Ahypocrite
(ii)Individualistic
(iii)Independent
(iv)Rational
OR
Nowshesdeadnearlyasmanyyears
Asthatgirllived.Andofthiscircumstance
Thereisnothingtosayatall
Itssilencesilences.
(a)Shesbeendeadreferstothe
(i)Poetsmother
(ii)Poetsfriend
(iii)Poetssister
(iv)Poetsaunt
(b)ThepoeticdeviceusedinItsilencesilencesis____
(i)Simile
(ii)Personification
(iii)Paradox
(iv)Metaphor
(c)Whatwastheageofthatgirlinthephotograph?
(i)Fifteen
(ii)Fourteen
(iii)Thirteen
(iv)Twelve
10.Answeranythreeofthefollowingquestions(3x3=9Marks)
(i)Whydoestheraincallitselfeternal?
(ii)WhydidthegrandmothernotliketheteachingofEnglishSchool?
(iii)Whydidthenarratorofthestorywanttoforgettheaddress?
(iv)WhatultimatumdoesMrs.Pearsongivetoherfamily?
11.Answerthefollowingquestionsinabout(120words).(6Marks)
WhatdidCarterdotoremovemummyfromthecoffin?Why?
OR
Howhumanactionshavemadethisearthapatient?

12.Answerthefollowingquestionsinabout120words.(6Marks)
HowwasRangatreatedwhenhereturnstohisvillagefromBengalooru?Whatdoesthistellaboutthepeople
ofHosahalli?
OR
WhywasDr.Andrewhorrifiedwhenhesawtheconditionofthechild?Why
13.AttempteitherSectionAorB.
(A)WhatmadeBookerproudoftheracetowhichhebelonged?
OR
Theauthorsmottotoas:Donotdowhatotherscandoaswell.comment.
(B)DescribeVirginiaastheharbingerofloveandpeace.
OR
Whatwasthehistorybehindthebloodstain?Whateffortsweremadebytheghosttorepairit?