English Annual Exam 2024 Set B

Annual Examination 2024

Std. XI Sub. : English (Set.B)

Marks : 80 Time : 3.00 Hr.

Section : I Prose

Q.1 A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below 12

A1) State the following statements are true or false. 2

1) Mrs. Adis was happy to see Peter Crouch.

2) Peter Crouch respected Mrs. Adis

3) Mrs. Adis was happy with peter Crouch's friendship with Tom.

4) Peter Crouch had his escape all planned out.

Extract :-

For a moment there was silence in the small, stuffy kitchen. Then the kettle boiled over and Mrs.

Adis mechanically put it at the side of the fire.

She was a small, thin woman with a brown, hard face, on which the skin had dried in innumerable small, hair like wrinkles. She was probably not more than forty-two, but life treats some women hard in the agricultural districts of Sussex, and Mrs. Adis' life had been harder than most.

'What do you want me to do for you, Peter Crouch?' She said a little sourly. 'Let me stay here a bit, Is there nowhere you can put me till they've gone?' 'Who's they?'

'The keepers.'

'Oh you've had a quarrel with the keepers, have you?'

'Yes, I was down by Cinder Wood seeing if I could pick up anything, and the keepers found me.

There were four to one, so I used my gun'

'Then I ran for it. They're after me; they can't be far off now'

Mrs. Adis did not speak for a moment. Crouch looked at her beseechingly. 'You might do it for Tom's sake,' he sasid.

'You haven't been on over good friend to Tom', snapped Mrs. Adis.

'But Tom's been a very good friend to me; he would want you to stand by me tonight.'

'Well, I won't say he wouldn't, for Tom always thought better of you than you deserved. May be you can stay till he comes home to night, then we can hear what he says about it.'

'He'll be up at work for an hour yet, and the coast will be clear by then- I can get away out of the country'.

'Where'll you go?'

'I don't know. There is time to think of that.'

'Well! You can think of it in here, she said dryly, opening a door which led from the kitchen into the small shed at the back of the cottage. They'll never guess you're there, specially if I tell them I haven't see you tonight.'

'You're a good woman, Mrs. Adis. I know I'm not worth your standing by me, but may be I'd have been different if I'd a mother like Tom's.

A2) Inference / Interpretation : 2

Find the reasons that forced Peter to shoot down a person.

A3) Conclusion / Guessing 2

Complete the following:-

Mrs. Adis asks Peter Crouch whether he has had a quarrel with the keepers. This shows that :

1) 

2) 

3) 

 

A4) Personal Response : 2

If you were Mrs. Adis, would you have helped Peter Crouch?

A5) Language Study 2

1) Let me Stay here a bit.

(Pick out the finite verb and infinitive)

2) There were four to one, So I used My gun. ( Rewrite using 'because')

A6) Vocabulary 2

Match the words given in 'A' with their meanings in 'B' A B

1) Cinder Wood a) help

2) Beseechingly b) Speak rudely

3) Stand by c) Appealingly

4) Snap d) Name of a wood

B1) Language Study (Non textual Language study) 4

Do as Directed

1) We can acept our life gracefully.

(Rewrite using modal Auxiliary showing 'compuision')

2) As I entered the post office, the post master presented me with a telegram. ( Begin this sentence with 'No Sooner )

3) The father looks after his child. (Make it a rhetorical question)

B2) Spot the error in the given sentence and rewrite the correct sentence.

1) Winter in Delhi are extremely cold.

Q.2 A) Read the first activity. Read the extract and then do all the activities 12

'I don't believe in taking the right decisions. I take decisions, I take decisions and then make them right" One of them make them right. One of the Ratan Tata's inspiring words which made me dream beyond shadows. I feel fortunate that I discovered him in the early stage of my life and now I am using his teachings to mould my future the way I want.

Even though Ratan Tata was born in a very posh family of India, he never took money and power for granted. He graduated from Riverdale country from New York, Ratan Tata began his career in the Tata Group working on the shop floor of Tata Steel. After working for almost 10 years he was appointed as the director- in-charge of the National Radio and Electronics Company Limited (NEL. CO) in order to help its struggling finances. He worked hard building a better consumer electronics division but the economic recession and union strikes prevented him from achieving success and this success helped Tata to be appointed as the chairman of the Tata Group of companies. He started with a very basic job in his father's company and today he owns a billion dollar company.

The tag of greatness does not come without making any sacrifices and this tag on Ratan Tata suits to its best.

Tata group launched its passenger car Tata Indica in the year 1998 but Tata Indica was a failure in its first year and the experiment seemed to be failing. Many people started advising Ratan Tata that he should sell the passenger car business. Ratan Tata also agreed to this and a proposal was given to Ford, they showed interest too. The three hour meeeting at Ford headquarters in Detroit, chairman of Ford (Bill Ford) said to Ratan Tata, "Why did you enter in the passenger car business when you were not knowing of it. It will be a favour if we buy this business from you."

Ratan Tata decided to move back home. While travelling he was very tense as the feeling of being insulted was on his mind. After earlier failures, Tata Motors did well with its business of passenger cars

 

but in the same period, Ford did very bad. In 2008 When Ford was on its way of bankruptcy, Tata Group offered Ford to buy its luxury car brand, Jaguar Land Rover. Ford arrived in Mumbai for the meeting. In the meeting, Bill Ford said to Ratan Tata, you are doing a big favour for us by buying - Jaguar Land Rover is now owned by Tata Group and is curently making profits.

A1) Rewrite the following sentences as per their occurrence in the extract : 2

a) He was appointed as the Direcdtor - in- charge of the National Radio and Electronics Company Limited.

b) Tata Group launched its passenger car 'Tata Indica' in the year 1998.

c) Bill Ford said to Ratan Tata,"You are doing a big favour for us by huying Jaguar-Land Rover."

d) He granduated from Riverdale country from New Youk.

A2) Explain 2

The writer says, "I don't believe in taking right decisions, I take decisions and then make them right."

A3) Give reasons : 2

Ratan Tata decided to sell his passenger car business.

A4) Personal Response : 2

Right decision at the right time is important success. Express your opinion.

A5) Grammar : 2

Do as Directed.

i) He worked hard building a better consumer electronics divions. 1

(Rewrite the sentences using the infinitive form of the underlined word)

ii) Tata Group launched the passenger car Tata Indica. 1

(Rewrite it beginning with 'The passenger car Tata Indica. ')

A6) Vocabulary : 2

Give antonyms.

i) Profit

ii) Prevent

B) Summary Writing : 3

Write a summary of the above extract with a suitable title with the help of the given points/ hints.

Ratan Tata's early career--- early setback in passenger car business--- his meeting with Bill Ford his

success in passenger car business purchase of Ford's Land Rover and Jguar.

C) Mind Mapping : 3

Develop a Mind Mapping using your ideas and concepts to develop the topic "proper Time Management"

i) Using the title connect your thoughts.

ii) Use your own desing for branching and general structure

iii) Try making 2-3 main and 2-3 subbranches.

Section - II : Poetry

Q.3 A) Read the poem and do the activities given below 10

Earth has not anything to show more fair; Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty;

This city now doth,like a garment wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,

ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie

 

Open unto the fields, and to the sky;

All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. Never did sun more beautifully steep

In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill; No'er saw I, never felt, a calm, so deep! The river glideth at his own sweet will; Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; And all that mighty heart is lying still!

A1) Factual Understanding : 2

Guess the following :-

a) Guess the meaning of 'glideth' in the contexst.

b) Guess the meaning of 'mighty heart'

A2) Interpretation 2

From the poem, find and explain the lines that express the poet's feeling.

A3) Personal Response : 2

The pride of any city is its skyline. Write five lines about the place where you reside and what makes you feel proud about it.

A4) Poetic Device 2

Find out one example of

i) Personification

ii) Simile.

A5) Poetic Creativity 2

Compose four lines of your own on any sensory organ.

Q.3 B) Read the extract and write an appreciation of the poem 4

Between Nose and Eyes a strange contest arose, The spectacles set them unhappily wrong;

The point in dispute was, as all the world knows, To which the said specteacles ought to belong.

So tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause With great deal of skill, and a wig full of learning; While Chief Baron Ear sat to balance the laws.

So famed for his talent in nicely discerning.

Section III : Writing Skills

Q.4 A) Complete the activities as per the instructions given below 16

1) E-mail writing :-

Draft an E-mail in a proper format to be sent a famous and distinguised personality in order to invite him/her for the "Annual Social Gathering" programme organised by the college authorities and to be held at your Junior College Campus

OR

Expansion of Ideas 4

Expand the idea inherent in the following proverbs.

1) A bad workman blames his tools.

 

B) Blog Post Writing :- 4

Write a blog post on the topic.

"Health and Fitness" in about 100 to 150 words, with the help of following points

i) Explain the term

ii) importance in life

iii) Suggest ways for maintaining Health and finess

iv) Use proper format

OR

Interview Writing

Imagine you have to conduct an interview of a famous sports person prepare a set a 8-10 questions for an interview.

C) Film Review 4

Write a review of any film you saw with the help of the following points in about 100 to 150 words.

a) Title / Story

b) Characters / Performance

c) Music / Dance

d) Your opinion about film.

OR

The Art of Compering

Imagine that you are a compere of a 'Prize Distribution Ceremony" of your collge. Write a script for the sasme. You take the help of the following points.

1) Introduction

2) Welcome Speech- Welcome of all the guesis, Feliciation of the guests

3) Lighting the lamp

4) Welcome song

5) Main events

6) Vote of thanks.

D) Speech Writing :- 4

1) You wish to take part in the elocution campetition which is oerganised by your college cultural Committee. Prepare a speech on the toipic "Mask for Safety"

OR

Appeal

Prepare an appeal to inculcate the habit

- Slogans

- Use Persuasive appeal

- Its necessity for development.

Section IV : Drama 16

Q.5 A) Complete the factivities given below as per the instructions. 4

1) MCQ : Rewrite the sentences choosing the correct alternative.

a) is the series of events occurring in a play.

i) Character ii) Plot iii) dialogue  iv) stage direction. 2

b) Thomas Kyd, and william Shakespeare are the prime dramatists of Elizabethan era.

i) J.M. Synge ii) Lady Gregory iii) W.B. Yeats iv) Christopher Marlowe

 

2) Match the period of history and drama. 2

A B

1) Medieval Period a) Romeo and Juliet

2) Renaissance Period b) An Enemy of the People

3) Victorian Period c) Pygmalion

4) Modern Period d) Robin Hood

B) Answer in about 50 words to questions based on One Act Play. 4

1) Describe the character of 'Sergeant'.

2) Write the the me of play- The Rising of the Moon.

C) Answer in about 50 words to questions based on One Act Play. 4

1) Write character traits of - 1) Lysander 2) Helena

2) Justify : 'A Midsummer Night Dream' is a comedy.

D) Answer in about 50 words to questions based on One Act Play. 4

1) Mayor Peter Stockmann is a contrast to Dr. Thomas Stockmann, Justify.

2) Narrate the climax scene of the drama- An Enemy of the people.