Class XI Semester 2 English Model for Bhara D.D.K high School,Class XI Semester 2 English Model Set 1 ,2026

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BHORA D.D.K. HIGH SCHOOL

MODEL SET - 21 (2026)

Time: 2 hrs. Full Marks: 40

SYLLABUS: Jimmy Valentine, Nobel Lecture, The Fly, My Last Duchess, Still I Rise, Rapid Reader.

UNIT - 1 (PROSE)

A. Answer any Two of the following questions: [2×2=4]

  1. "Mr. Ralph Spencer, the phoenix that arose..." — Who is compared to a phoenix and why? (Jimmy Valentine)
  2. What, according to Mother Teresa, is the "greatest destroyer of peace" today? (Nobel Lecture)
  3. What did Jimmy Valentine claim was the only thing he needed to start his new life?
  4. How did the poor man in Mother Teresa's story express his gratitude?
  5. "I’ve had it done up lately," — What does the Boss refer to here? (The Fly)
  6. Why did Mr. Woodifield visit the Boss? (The Fly)

B. Answer any One of the following questions: [6×1=6]

  1. Describe the character of Jimmy Valentine. How did his love for Annabel Adams transform him?
  2. "Love begins at home." — Discuss the significance of this statement with reference to Mother Teresa's Nobel Lecture.
  3. "The fly was still lucky. It had another chance." — Describe the Boss's interaction with the fly. What does the fly symbolize in the story? (The Fly)

UNIT - 2 (VERSE)

A. Answer any Two of the following questions: [2×2=4]

  1. Who was Fra Pandolf? What did he do? (My Last Duchess)
  2. "You may trod me in the very dirt" — Who is the speaker here? What does this line signify? (Still I Rise)
  3. What "gift" did the Duke complain that his Duchess did not value enough?

B. Answer any One of the following questions: [6×1=6]

  1. Critically analyze the character of the Duke as revealed in his monologue in My Last Duchess.
  2. How does Maya Angelou celebrate the strength and resilience of black women in her poem Still I Rise?

UNIT - 3 (RAPID READER)

A. Answer any One of the following questions: [5×1=5]

  1. Describe how the Brahman finally got rid of the ghost in The Ghost Brahman.
  2. What was the 'perfection' that the man wished for? Did he succeed? (The Man Who Wished to be Perfect)
  3. "The bird died." — Discuss the irony and satire in Rabindranath Tagore's The Parrot's Tale.

UNIT - 4 (NON-TEXTUAL GRAMMAR)

A. Do as directed: [2×1=2]

  1. "I have never arrested a good man," said the warden. (Change the Narration)
  2. Only the brave deserve the fair. (Turn into Negative Sentence)
  3. The problem was too difficult for him to solve. (Remove 'too')
  4. He rejected my proposal. (Replace the underlined word with a Phrasal Verb)

B. Fill in the blanks with appropriate Prepositions: [½×6=3]

"The book was lying ______ the table. It was covered ______ dust. I picked it ______ and looked ______ the pages. It belonged ______ my grandfather who died ______ 1990."

UNIT - 5 (WRITING SKILL)

Attempt any One of the following: [10 marks]

  • (A) Paragraph Writing: Write a paragraph (in about 150 words) on "The Importance of Discipline in Student Life". OR
  • B(i) Report Writing: Write a report for your school magazine on the "Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony" held in your school.
  • (ii) Letter Writing: Write a letter to the Editor of an English daily about the problem of load shedding in your locality.

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