Opt. English question One

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Opt. English question One

Final exam Model Question Model One 2078

 

Subject: Optional English (303)                                 

Grade- XI

Full Marks-75

Time: 3 hrs.

candidates are required to give their answer in their own words as far as practicable the figures in the margin indicate full marks.

 

Attempt all the questions.

Group 'A'

 Choose and copy the best answer. (11x1=11)

 

1. In which of the following genre did Victorian literature achieve its greatest
success?

i. the essay

ii. epic poetry

iii. lyric poetry

iv. the novel

 

2.The ................... age tended to favour the taste and search for truth in art.

i. Classical

ii. Romantic

iii. Victorian

iv. Elizabethan

 

3. The smallest unit of words is called .............

i. phoneme

ii. allophone

iii. juncture

iv. morpheme

 

4. The word 'communication' has stress on ................ syllable.

i. first

ii. second

iii. third

iv. fourth

 

5.In the story 'The Cactus' by O'Henry, Trysdale proposes to a woman. How does the woman respond?

i. She sends him a cactus with its name in Spanish.

ii. She sees him at dinner and says yes.

iii. She ignores his proposal.

iv. She sees him at dinner and says no.

 

6.What is the narrator telling us about in the story 'Boys and Girls"?

i. Her life in jail.

ii. Her life being rich.

iii. Her life in a fox farm.

iv. Her life being famous.

 

7.According to Bacon, the chief use of study is

i. ability

ii. ornament

iii. delight

iv. adornment

8. Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18 is addressed to .

i. his wife

ii. Queen Elizabeth

iii. a young woman

iv. a young man

 

9. What does the 'black ocean' represent in the poem 'Still I Rise'?

i. the speaker

ii. a deserted place

iii. a swamp

iv. Africa

 

10. What is not the theme of the play 'The Boor"?

i. money

ii. infidelity

iii. emancipation of women

iv. industrialization

 

11. The character Madana as depicted in the drama 'Chitra' is ................

i. the god of springtime

ii. the god of love

iii. a prince of the house of Kurus

iv. the god of eternal youth

 

Group B

Write short answers to these questions. (8x5=40)

 

12. Write a short note on the development of English language during Elizabethan
period.

 

13. Compare between the modern age and postmodern age in English literature.

 

14. What characteristics distinguish language from animal communication? Explain
with examples.

 

15. What are the different types of phrases in English? Explain each of them with
examples.

 

16. Write the three questions the king asked. Also, write the moral you learned from
the story "Three Questions'. How will you apply the moral in your real life?
Explain.

 

17. How did the Silk Road affect towns and cities along trade routes? Give an
example. (The Silk Road in the World History)

 

18. “Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven Shines, And often is his gold complexion
dimm'd,” What does the expression the eye of heaven' refer to? What aspect of summer's day is presented here? How does this aspect of summer help to
establish the superiority of the poet's friend? (Sonnet 18)

 

19. Is the title 'The Song of Death' suitable? Justify your answer.

 

Group C

Write long answers to these questions. (3x8=24)

 

20. How does Steninbeck explore the theme of dreams in Of Mice and Men? Analyze it with reference to the dreams of major characters.

 

21. "Her inability to deal with ideas helps her to become a writer" Why do you think Didion says that? How is writing a way of finding out more about our surroundings and lives? Also give examples of your own. (Why I Write)

 

22. Critically examine the poem 'United Fruit Co.'

 

            "Best of Luck"