PKG ENGLISH STUDY CENTRE
Class : XII Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes Full Marks: 40
UNIT – I : PROSE (1×10 = 10)
1. The wages the astrologer carried home at the end of a day was – (a) undeserving (b) unworthy (c) not fitting (d) deserving
2. Per question the astrologer charged – (a) two pies (b) three pies (c) four pies (d) five pies
3. The astrologer had an effective analysis of mankind's troubles related to – (a) marriage and money (b) marriage, money and the tangles of human ties (c) marriage and the tangles of human ties (d) money and marriage
4. The astrologer studied people’s future by looking at their – (a) fist (b) palm (c) throat (d) wrist
5. Swami Vivekananda had developed the power of entering into Samadhi when he was – (a) seven years old (b) eight years old (c) nine years old (d) ten years old
6. The only system of doctrine Swami Vivekananda followed was – (a) Charvaka (b) Vaisheshika (c) Advaita philosophy (d) Yoga
7. According to Sister Nivedita, Swamiji made a shy reference to Colonel Hay’s poem of the – (a) Guardian Spirits (b) Guardian Angel (c) Gods and Angels (d) Guardian Angels
8. When Swamiji announced his wish to go to Amarnath, they were having an open-air meal in the – (a) Rock Gardens (b) Mimosa Gardens (c) Mogul Gardens (d) Ashram Gardens
9. Assertion: The pilgrims returned from Achhabal to their boats at Islamabad. Reason: They completed final arrangements. –
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
(c) Assertion is true and Reason is false
(d) Assertion is false and Reason is true
10. At each halting place, the pitching of tents and opening of shops took place with – (a) incredible tardiness (b) credible swiftness
(c) incredible rapidity (d) incredible sluggishness
UNIT – II : VERSE (1×10 = 10)
11. The rhyme scheme of Composed Upon Westminster Bridge is – (a) abcd abcd efg efg (b) aabb aabb cd cd cd (c) abbb abbb cde cde (d) abba abba cd cd cd
12. In the poem Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, the object of the poet’s celebration is – (a) Nature (b) Earth (c) London (d) Britain
13. The fairest thing on earth witnessed by the poet is – (a) beauty (b) climate (c) ambiance (d) location
14. Match the following:
(i) Who glideth at his own sweet will? –
(A) The river, Thames
(ii) How is the air of the morning? –
(B) Free from smoke
(iii) Whose soul is described as dull? –
(C) One who is indifferent
(iv) Why is the air smokeless? –
(D) The day’s works do not start still. Options –
(a) (i)-A, (ii)-B, (iii)-C, (iv)-D
(b) (i)-C, (ii)-B, (iii)-A, (iv)-D
(c) (i)-D, (ii)-A, (iii)-C, (iv)-B
(d) (i)-B, (ii)-C, (iii)-D, (iv)-A
15. The poem The Bangle Sellers consists of – (a) four stanzas (b) five stanzas (c) six stanzas (d) three stanzas
16. The poem The Bangle Sellers suggests that as a woman passes through different stages of life from childhood to old age, the colour and design of her bangles – (a) remain the same (b) stay unchanged (c) change (d) do not change
17. The Bangle Sellers carry their shining loads to – (a) village fair (b) temple fair (c) holy fair (d) trade fair
18. The poem The Second Coming consists of twenty-two lines divided into – (a) two verse paragraphs (b) three verse paragraphs (c) four verse paragraphs (d) five verse paragraphs
19. The title of the poem The Second Coming has a reference to the event of the – (a) World War I (b) World War II (c) return of Jesus Christ (d) Civil War
20. The poet sees a widening gyre which is moving at – (a) slow speed (b) top speed (c) average speed (d) moderate speed
UNIT – III : RAPID READER (1×10 = 10)
21. Duncan was the king of – (a) Ireland (b) England (c) Scotland (d) Netherlands
22. The second spirit looked to Macbeth as – (a) an armed head (b) a crowned child (c) eight shadows of kings (d) a bloody child
23. Macbeth killed Duncan because – (a) the witches told him to do so (b) Duncan was his enemy (c) he wanted to be king (d) he wanted revenge on Duncan
24. Banquo’s ghost occupied – (a) Macbeth’s palace (b) Macbeth’s seat (c) Macbeth’s bed (d) Macbeth’s army
25. The first gift of Othello to Desdemona was – (a) a rose (b) a gold chain (c) a carnation (d) a handkerchief
26. Iago spread his web of intrigue by giving Cassio – (a) handkerchief (b) medicine (c) wine (d) venom
27. Cassio had been promoted to the rank of – (a) Captain (b) Lieutenant (c) Colonel (d) General
28. Orlando’s brother was – (a) Frederick (b) Oliver (c) Orsino (d) Antonio
29. Oliver planned to murder Orlando after he won the wrestling match – (a) by burning him alive when he slept (b) by sprinkling noxious juice on his clothes (c) by giving him venomous food (d) by hiring a murderer to kill him
30. When Rosalind came to know that Orlando was the son of her father’s friend, she gave him – (a) a gold ring (b) a gold coin (c) a gold chain (d) a gold earring
UNIT – IV : TEXTUAL GRAMMAR (1×5 = 5)
31. Choose the alternative showing the correct transformation of the sentence into complex:
The river glideth at his own sweet will. – (a) The river which glideth at his own sweet will (b) The river glideth which at his own sweet will (c) The river glideth at his own will which is sweet (d) The river that glideth at his own sweet will
32. Which option best expresses the sentence in passive voice: The falcon cannot hear the falconer. – (a) The falcon cannot be heard by the falconer (b) The falconer cannot be heard by the falcon (c) The falconer cannot hear the falcon (d) The falconer can be heard by the falcon
33. Choose the alternative showing the correct transformation into simple sentence: The nuts vendor blew out his flare and rose to go home. – (a) Blowing out his flare, the nuts vendor rose to go home (b) Rising to go home, the nuts vendor blew out his flare (c) After the nuts vendor blew out his flare, he rose to go home (d) When the nuts vendor blew out his flare, he rose to go home
34. Choose the correct phrasal verb to replace the underlined word: Who does not remember the Veda-like words of the Gita? – (a) Call in (b) Call off (c) Call up (d) Call at
35. Choose the correct preposition: Outside the cave, there was no Brahminic exploitation _of__ the helpless people. – (a) in (b) of (c) by (d) through
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