HS ABTA 2025-2026 SEMESTER 3 PAGE 170 SOLVED
SEMESTER 3 ABTA 2025-2026 SOLVED
✦ MODEL QUESTION PAPER ✦
Subject: English
Full Marks: 40 | Time: 2 Hours
✦ PART – A (PROSE)
Choose the correct alternative: (1×10=10)
1. Kalam's father possessed great- wisdom.
(a) inner (b) inmost (c) innate (d) inert
2. The water sanctified by Kalam's father was carried home for –
(a) offering prayer (b) invalids (c) old people (d) little children
3. Adversity always presents opportunities for –
(a) retrospection (b) inspection (c) suspicion (d) introspection
4. During his period of confinement, the lawyer was deprived of the right to cross the –
(a) garden (b) boundary (c) threshold (d) town
5. The Bet is a story about –
(a) a banker and a doctor (b) a lawyer and a doctor
(c) a banker and a lawyer (d) a doctor and a farmer
6. Who informed the banker that the lawyer had escaped from the cell?
(a) Watchman (b) Prisoner (c) Gardener (d) passerby
7. Who is the narrator of The Night Train at Deoli?
(a) A young boy travelling to Dehra (b) The girl selling basket
(c) The station master at Deoli (d) The tea-shop owner
8. How long does the train stop at Deoli?
(a) A few seconds (b) A few minutes (c) Half an hour (d) It does not stop at all
9. Assertion: The narrator (The Night Train at Deoli) never forgets the girl at Deoli.
Reason: ?
(a) She gave him a gift
(b) She reminds him of his childhood
(c) She promised to meet him later
(d) She represents a moment of unfulfilled desire and mystery
10. How does the narrator describe Deoli station?
(a) Bustling with activity
(b) A sleepy, lonely place
(c) A chaotic and crowded place (d) A beautiful, well-kept station
✦ PART – B (POETRY)
Choose the correct alternative: (1×10=10)
11. What is the tone of the poem Our Casuarina Tree?
(a) Angry and resentful
(b) Sarcastic and mocking
(c) Bitter-sweet and nostalgic (d) Playful and lighthearted
12. A creeper climbs the casuarina tree like a –
(a) Python (b) Scarf (c) Rope (d) Tail
13. What kind of imagery is prominently used in the poem Our Casuarina Tree?
(a) Urban imagery
(b) Pastoral and natural imagery
(c) Futuristic imagery
(d) Industrial imagery
14. What does the poet associate the casuarina tree with?
(a) Childhood memories and lost loved ones
(b) The struggles of life
(c) The beauty of urbanization
(d) The horrors of colonial rule
15. What is the poetic form of Our Casuarina Tree?
(a) A sonnet (b) A free verse (c) A lyrical poem (d) An epic poem
16. What is the speaker in Ulysses longing for?
(a) A peaceful and quiet retirement
(b) New adventures and experiences
(c) The comfort of his family
(d) Forgiveness for his past mistake
17. What is Ulysses’ attitude towards his life as a king?
(a) He finds it fulfilling and peaceful
(b) He feels restless and bored
(c) He is content and enjoys ruling his people
(d) He is determined to expand his kingdom
18. What does Ulysses compare himself to in the poem?
(a) A rusty sword
(b) A caged bird
(c) A ship lost at sea
(d) A lion
19. How does the poem Ulysses end?
(a) With Ulysses bidding farewell to his son
(b) With Ulysses preparing for his final voyage
(c) With Ulysses expressing regret for his actions
(d) With Ulysses deciding to stay in Ithaca
20. How does Ulysses describe his past adventures?
(a) As dull and uneventful
(b) As noble and inspiring
(c) As difficult and tragic
(d) As ordinary and mundane
✦ PART – C (DRAMA)
Choose the correct alternative: (1×5=5)
21. What is one of the main subjects in Riders to the Sea?
(a) Adventure .
(b) Suffering
(c) Romance
(d) Wealth
22. What do Cathleen and Nora hide in the loft to avoid distressing Maurya?
(a) A piece of rope (b) A letter from Michael
(c) A bundle of clothing (d) A broken oar
23. What happens to Bartley at the end of the play?
(a) He returns safely
(b) He is injured
(c) He drowns
(d) He gets lost at sea
24. What kind of a play is Riders to the Sea?
(a) A poetic play (b) A tragic play (c) A farce (d) Both (a) and (b)
25. When the curtain falls slowly Maurya –
(a) Kneels down
(b) Begins to weep
(c) Starts walking
(d) Retires
✦ PART – D (COMPREHENSION)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
One winter morning he looked out of his window as he was dressing. He did not hate the winter now, for he knew that it was merely the spring asleep, and the flowers were resting. Suddenly he rubbed his eyes in wonder and looked and looked. It certainly was a marvellous sight. In the farthest corner of the garden was a tree covered with lovely white blossoms. Its branches were golden, and the silver fruits hung down from them, and underneath it stood the little boy he had loved. Downstairs ran the Giant in great joy and out into the garden. He hastened across the grass, and came near to the child. And when he came quite close, his face grew red with anger, and he said, "Who hath dared to wound thee?" For on the palms of the child's hands were the prints of two nails, and the prints of two nails were on the little feet. "Nay!" answered the child: “but these are the wounds of love.” "Who art thou?" said the Giant, and a strange awe fell on him and he knelt before the little child.
Choose the correct alternative: (1×10=10)
31. The given extract is a –
(a) Story (b) Paragraph (c) Monologue (d) Report
32. Assertion: The Giant did not despise the winter now.
Reason: ?
(a) He knew that the spring was sleeping (b) He knew that the spring had forgotten the garden
(c) The spring did not love the Giant (d) None of these
33. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) The Giant saw a wonderful sight (b) The Giant walked across the grass
(c) The child had scars on his face (d) Both (a) and (b)
34. In the farthest corner of the garden, there was a tree covered with –
(a) Red blossoms (b) Blue berries (c) Green leaves (d) Lovely white blossoms
35. On the palms of the child, were the marks of –
(a) Ink (b) Love (c) Peace (d) Revenge
36. The word awe means –
(a) Reverential feel (b) Supernatural (c) Hate (d) Anger
37. “Who hath dared to wound thee?” – The finite verb in the sentence is in –
(a) Present Perfect Tense (b) Simple Past Tense (c) Past Perfect Tense (d) None of these
38. “He hastened across the grass, and came near to the child.” – The sentence is an example of –
(a) Simple Sentence (b) Complex Sentence (c) Compound Sentence (d) Exclamatory Sentence
39. “He did not hate the winter now.” – The passive form of the underlined verb is –
(a) Had not been hated (b) Was not hated (c) Is not hated (d) Was not being hated
40. “I may take the big sword and slay him.” – The speaker here is –
(a) The little child (b) The God (c) The Giant (d) None of these
31. The given extract is a –
✅ (a) Story
32. Assertion: The Giant did not despise the winter now.
Reason: ?
✅ (a) He knew that the spring was sleeping
33. Which of the following statements is true?
✅ (d) Both (a) and (b)
34. In the farthest corner of the garden, there was a tree covered with –
✅ (d) Lovely white blossoms
35. On the palms of the child, were the marks of –
✅ (b) Love
36. The word awe means –
✅ (a) Reverential feel
37. “Who hath dared to wound thee?” – The finite verb in the sentence is in –
✅ (d) None of these
(because “hath dared” is in Present Perfect form (archaic English), but none of the given options exactly match modern grammar classification)
38. “He hastened across the grass, and came near to the child.” – The sentence is an example of –
✅ (c) Compound Sentence
39. “He did not hate the winter now.” – The passive form of the underlined verb is –
✅ (b) Was not hated
40. “I may take the big sword and slay him.” – The speaker here is –
✅ (c) The Giant
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