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PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION 2019

Question Paper : Class XI Section : ____________________

Subject : English
Time Allowed: 25 Minutes
SECTION – A (Marks 20)
Note: Section A is compulsory. All parts of this section are to be answered on the
question paper itself. It should be completed within the first 25 minutes and
handed over to the supervising staff. Deleting or over-writing is not allowed. Do
not use pencil.

Q. 1 Circle the correct option i.e. A / B / C / D. Each part carries (1) mark.

(i) What did the hungry seagull feel in the blazing sun?
A. Heat B. Cold
C. Thirst D. Hunger
(ii) The subjects that were dearest to the examiners were almost invariably those I
fancied least. The underlined word is
A. Adjective B. Adverb
C. Conjunction D. None of these
(iii) Where would Joel like to live if he could choose a place in the world?
A. Town B. Mountains
C. Country D. Desert
(iv) An ecosystem is established through the process of
A. Revolution B. Alteration
C. Development D. Evolution
(v) Who always talk about backaches and pains?
A. Old person B. Women
C. Children D. Young man
(vi) The instruction book was slightly than pride and prejudice.
A. Short B. Shorter
C. Shortest D. Longer
(vii) I him a big hug and ran to the bus.
A. Give B. Given
C. Gave D. Giving

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(viii) I know there were no problems the car.
A. To B. In
C. At D. With
(ix) What is the meaning of ‘to yell’?
A. To shout B. To weep
C. To run D. To groan
(x) “But if I ever need a trained anything, you’re the man I’ll call !”. The underlined word
is .
A. Adverb B. Verb
C. Adjective D. Noun
(xi) And I told him I came to discover it all.
A. When B. What
C. How D. Why
(xii) Asad was work at the beginning.
A. Doing for B. Looking at
C. Getting for D. Looking for
(xiii) Flossing is not absolutely necessary.
A. After every meal B. Every day
C. Twice a day D. Once a weak
(xiv) How did Pythias stand before the throne?
A. Straight B. Straight and quiet
C. Quiet D. Trembling
(xv) What is the meaning of ‘curious’?
A. Surprised B. Fond of
C. Eager to learn D. Careful
(xvi) Your Majesty, I struggled the whole night to unit .
A. Himself B. Itself
C. Ourselves D. Myself
(xvii) What does abbreviation ‘RSVP’ mean?
A. Please reply B. As soon as possible
C. Please turn over D. Photo script
(xviii) What is the meaning of ‘okra’?
A. Brinjal B. Ladies finger
C. Pumpkin D. Gourd
(xix) I was tired so I went to sleep. The underlined word is
A. Preposition B. Article
C. Conjunction D. Interjection
(xx) What shows relationship among other words in a sentence?
A. Adverb B. Noun
C. Preposition D. Adjective

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Total Marks: 20
Obtained Marks: Checked By

ALI TRUST COLLEGE

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION 2019

Question Paper : Class XI
Subject : English

Time Allowed: 2 Hours and 35 Minutes Maximum Marks: 80

Note: All questions in Sections B and C are to be answered on the separately provided answer
book. Write your answers neatly.
SECTION – B (50 Marks)
Q.2 Answer Nine parts. Part-I and Part-II are compulsory. While Seven parts are to be attempted
from the remaining eleven parts. Each part carries five marks.(09x5=45)
(i) Explain with reference to the context the given stanza.
Headlines: One more species set to die,
Keep it quiet …….. use diplomacy,
You’d think we’d learn as time goes speeding by.
OR
I’ll write on the wall with reds, Whites and blues,
And I’ll bounce on the furniture wearing my shoes.
I’ll drink from the carton and then leave it out.
(ii) Paraphrase the following stanza.
But instead of placing the flower in my hand,
He held it mid-air without reason or plan
It was then that I noticed for the first time
That weed –toting boy could not see; he was blind
OR
If you can’t be a highway, then just be a trail
If you can’t be the sun, be a star.
It isn’t by size that you win or you fail
Be the best of whatever you are.
(iii) What is a seagull? Why was the young seagull unable to fly?
(iv) Who was Churchill? What kind of questions were asked from him by the examiners?
(v) What do you know about joel? What kind of student he was?
(vi) How was the environment in the 1950s? How has it become now?
What happened to Bill Cosby when he used to pass through his father’s living room? What
(vii)
music did he like?
(viii) Why had they changed the policy regarding scholarship jacket? What was the new policy?
(ix) Who was professor Jonathan Ziller? How did he help Ralph Helfer?
Why did Jerome K. Jerome said to his medical man that he would not take up his time by
(x)
telling what the matter with him was. How was he checked up?
(xi) Who was jeson? Why did he become so late?
(xii) How was Pythias different from the king? Why was the king disliked by the people?
(xiii) How does the child feel on his first day to school? What were the feeling of his father?

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 SECTION – C (Marks 30)
Attempt any Three questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Q.3 Write a dialogue between two friends about global warming and its impact on our
environment. (5)

(b) ‫ن‬
Translate into English. ‫ن‬ ‫ت ت‬ ‫ت ت‬ (05)
‫جمجھ‬
‫ے آپ کا دییر سے آنا پپس نند نہییں۔‬ (ii) ‫ججب مییں جبپچہ نتھا تو ہہم گاوں مییں ر ہہت‬
‫ے تھ‬
‫ے‬ (i)
‫( ججہاز کب اڑے گا؟‬iv) ‫اسا کلسا کا ابپ تچارج کون ہ ت‬
‫ہے؟‬ (iii)
‫ہے تھ‬
‫ے۔‬ ‫مزدور سڑک پیر احتجچاج کر ر ہ‬ (v)
Q.4 Write your CV for a job advertised in a newspaper. (05)
Q.5 Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions. (05)
(i) My father burst my room.
(ii) I sat a while frozen with horrer.
(iii) They appeared to be shock.
(iv) The exchange prisoners will be made.
(v) I stared him in shock.
Q.6 (a) Write the summary of the lesson “The Blanket”. (05)
(b) Draw the character sketch of ‘Damon’. (05)
Q.7 Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about the condition of roads in your locality. (05)

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