Higher Secondary 3rd Semester 2026 :WBCHSE Model Question Paper with answer Set 5

 Higher Secondary 3rd Semester 2026 :Model Question Paper Set 5

Higher Secondary 3rd Semester 2026 :WBCHSE Model Question Paper with answer  Set 5

By PKG SIR 

1. In The Night Train At Deoli, The Narrator Marks Deoli As The Place Where The Wilderness Begins And The Train Stops For About __________.

A) Ten Minutes

B) Half An Hour

C) Twenty Minutes

D) Two Minutes

Answer: A) Ten Minutes

2. State Whether The Following Statements From Bond's Story Are True (T) Or False (F):

   (I) The Narrator Once Missed His Train At Deoli Because He Was Talking To The Basket Girl.

   (Ii) The Station Master At Deoli Confirmed To The Narrator During His Later Visit That The Girl Had Married A Local Villager.

A) I-T, Ii-F

B) I-F, Ii-T

C) I-T, Ii-T

D) I-F, Ii-F

Answer: D) I-F, Ii-F

3. Assertion (A): The Narrator Did Not Inquire About The Girl From The Station Master During His Very Last Transit Through Deoli.

Reason (R): He Preferred To Keep A Lingering Hope Alive Rather Than Risk Discovering A Painful Or Mundane Truth About Her Fate.

A) Both A And R Are True, And R Is The Correct Explanation Of A.

B) Both A And R Are True, But R Is Not The Correct Explanation Of A.

C) A Is True, But R Is False.

D) A Is False, But R Is True.

Answer: A) Both A And R Are True, And R Is The Correct Explanation Of A.

4. Match The Descriptions Of Human Expressions In Column A With The Characters From The Night Train At Deoli In Column B:

Options:

   A) I-C, Ii-B, Iii-A       B) I-C, Ii-A, Iii-B       C) I-A, Ii-C, Iii-B       D) I-B, Ii-A, Iii-C

Answer: A) I-C, Ii-B, Iii-A

5. In Strong Roots, Kalam Mentions That His Father's Day Began At 4:00 Am With The Reading Of The __________.

A) Gita

B) Namaz

C) Quran

D) Hadith

Answer: B) Namaz

6. Match The Abstract Ideas In Column A With Their Philosophical Explanations Given By Kalam's Father In Column B:

Options:

   A) I-B, Ii-C, Iii-A       B) I-A, Ii-B, Iii-C       C) I-C, Ii-B, Iii-A       D) I-B, Ii-A, Iii-C

Answer: A) I-B, Ii-C, Iii-A

7. Case Study Based Question:

Case: Kalam Recalls His Father Walking Nearly Four Miles Every Single Morning Down To Their Small Coconut Grove Just To Bring Back A Dozen Coconuts Tied Together Over His Shoulder, A Routine Maintained Well Into His Late Sixties.

What Core Values Did This Lifelong Routine Demonstrate To Young Kalam?

A) A Desire To Accumulate Material Wealth Through Agriculture.

B) Relentless Self-Discipline, Physical Industriousness, And Living In Complete Harmony With Nature.

C) An Obsessive Focus On Saving Money On Transport.

D) Strict Compliance With Local Community Laws.

Answer: B) Relentless Self-Discipline, Physical Industriousness, And Living In Complete Harmony With Nature.

8. In Chekhov's The Bet, The Lawyer Is Locked Inside A Small Garden Wing Built In The Banker's __________.

A) City Estate

B) Courtyard Garden

C) Country Villa

D) Forest Lodge

Answer: B) Courtyard Garden

9. Assertion (A): In The Fifth Year Of His Confinement, The Lawyer Was Heard To Beg For Wine And Music Once Again.

Reason (R): He Had Successfully Mastered All European Languages And Wanted To Celebrate His Intellectual Achievement.

A) Both A And R Are True, And R Is The Correct Explanation Of A.

B) Both A And R Are True, But R Is Not The Correct Explanation Of A.

C) A Is True, But R Is False.

D) A Is False, But R Is True.

Answer: C) A Is True, But R Is False.

10. State Whether The Following Statements Regarding The Bet Are True (T) Or False (F):

   (I) The Banker Originally Staked Two Million Rubles, While The Lawyer Staked His Freedom For Fifteen Years.

   (Ii) The Banker Intended To Murder The Lawyer On The Final Night To Avoid Total Financial Bankruptcy.

A) I-T, Ii-T

B) I-F, Ii-T

C) I-T, Ii-F

D) I-F, Ii-F

Answer: A) I-T, Ii-T

11. Match The Elements Of Nature In Column A With Their Precise Descriptions From Our Casuarina Tree In Column B:

Options:

   A) I-A, Ii-C, Iii-B       B) I-B, Ii-A, Iii-C       C) I-A, Ii-B, Iii-C       D) I-C, Ii-B, Iii-A

Answer: A) I-A, Ii-C, Iii-B

12. Assertion (A): The Waves Gently Splash Against The Shore In The Poet's Memory When She Recalls The Tree.

Reason (R): The Sound Is Poetically Associated With The Classic Italian Landscape Where She Currently Resides.

A) Both A And R Are True, But R Is Not The Correct Explanation Of A.

B) Both A And R Are True, And R Is The Correct Explanation Of A.

C) A Is True, But R Is False.

D) A Is False, But R Is True.

Answer: B) Both A And R Are True, And R Is The Correct Explanation Of A.

13. Toru Dutt Writes That "Deathless Trees" Or Classic Trees Are Found In The Valleys Of __________ Which She Links To Her Native Land.

A) France

B) England

C) Borrowdale

D) Venice

Answer: C) Borrowdale

14. Fill In The Blanks:

The Poet Mentions That When The Dawn Breaks, Her Eyes Rest With Delight On The Tree, Especially When A Gray __________ Sits On The Top Branch.

A) Kokila

B) Baboon

C) Eagle

D) Sparrow

Answer: B) Baboon

15. Arrange These Poetic Lines From Our Casuarina Tree In The Correct Order Of Their Structural Appearance:

   I. "But Not Because Of Its Magnificence / Dear Is The Casuarina To My Soul;"

   Ii. "A Creeper Climbs, In Whose Embraces Bound / No Other Tree Could Live."

   Iii. "What Is That Dirge-Like Murmur That I Hear / Like The Sea Breaking On A Shingle-Beach?"

   Iv. "Mayst Thou Be Numbered When My Days Are Done / With Deathless Trees..."

A) Ii, I, Iii, Iv

B) I, Ii, Iii, Iv

C) Ii, Iii, I, Iv

D) Iii, Ii, I, Iv

Answer: A) Ii, I, Iii, Iv

16. In Ulysses, The Aging Protagonist Stands By His Hearth With His Aged Wife, Matching His Restless Spirit With A __________ People.

A) Dynamic

B) Savage

C) Civilized

D) Foreign

Answer: B) Savage

17. State True (T) Or False (F) For These Statements Based On Tennyson's Ulysses:

   (I) Ulysses Views His Home Island Of Ithaca As A Barren Crag That Traps His Heroic Ambitions.

   (Ii) The Mariners Who Sail With Ulysses Are Young, Vibrant Soldiers Recruited From Neighboring Lands.

A) I-T, Ii-F

B) I-F, Ii-T

C) I-T, Ii-T

D) I-F, Ii-F

Answer: A) I-T, Ii-F

18. Match The Descriptions In Column A With The Geographical Or Mythical Locations In Ulysses In Column B:

Options:

   A) I-A, Ii-C, Iii-B       B) I-A, Ii-B, Iii-C       C) I-B, Ii-C, Iii-A       D) I-C, Ii-A, Iii-B

Answer: A) I-A, Ii-C, Iii-B

19. Assertion (A): Ulysses Claims That "As Though To Breathe Were Life!" Is An Incomplete Definition Of Human Existence.

Reason (R): True Life Requires Continuous Action, Accumulation Of Experience, And A Constant Quest For Knowledge Beyond Bounds.

A) Both A And R Are True, And R Is The Correct Explanation Of A.

B) Both A And R Are True, But R Is Not The Correct Explanation Of A.

C) A Is True, But R Is False.

D) A Is False, But R Is True.

Answer: A) Both A And R Are True, And R Is The Correct Explanation Of A.

20. Arrange The Following Declarations By Ulysses In Their Correct Sequence Of Thought:

   I. "To Follow Knowledge Like A Sinking Star..."

   Ii. "I Am A Part Of All That I Have Met..."

   Iii. "Death Closes All: But Something Ere The End..."

   Iv. "Made Weak By Time And Fate, But Strong In Will..."

A) Ii, I, Iii, Iv

B) I, Ii, Iii, Iv

C) Ii, Iii, I, Iv

D) Iii, Ii, I, Iv

Answer: A) Ii, I, Iii, Iv

21. Fill In The Blanks:

Cathleen Tells Nora That She Must Look Through The Bundle Of Clothes While Their Mother Is Downstream Because Maurya Is Busy Checking The __________.

A) Fishing Hookers

B) Dynamic Dark Turf

C) Heavy Sails

D) Sheep Pens

Answer: B) Dynamic Dark Turf

22. Arrange These Dramatic Events Of Riders To The Sea In Their Correct Chronological Order:

   I. Bartley Asks For The Rope That Is Hanging On The Nail.

   Ii. Nora Counts The Dropped Stitches On The Stocking Found In Donegal.

   Iii. The Old Women Begin A Low, Rhythmic Keening Inside The Cottage.

   Iv. Maurya Laments That The Sea Has Left Her With No Sons To Go Out On The Water.

A) Ii, I, Iii, Iv

B) I, Ii, Iii, Iv

C) Ii, Iii, I, Iv

D) Iii, I, Ii, Iv

Answer: B) I, Ii, Iii, Iv

23. Match The Phrases In Column A With The Characters Who Uttered Them In Riders To The Sea In Column B:

Options:

  A) I-B, Ii-A, Iii-C       B) I-A, Ii-B, Iii-C       C) I-B, Ii-C, Iii-A       D) I-C, Ii-B, Iii-A

Answer: A) I-B, Ii-A, Iii-C

24. Assertion (A): Nora Claims That The Young Priest Has A Deep, Infallible Understanding Of The Ocean's Dangers.

Reason (R): He Assured Them That Almighty God Would Never Let Maurya Lose All Her Sons To The Sea.

A) Both A And R Are True, But R Is Not The Correct Explanation Of A.

B) Both A And R Are True, And R Is The Correct Explanation Of A.

C) A Is True, But R Is False.

D) A Is False, But R Is True.

Answer: D) A Is False, But R Is True.

25. State Whether The Following Statements From Synge's Play Are True (T) Or False (F):

   (I) Maurya Gives Bartley The Bit Of Bread When She Encounters Him At The Spring Well.

   (Ii) The Old White Boards Are Left Unused At The End Because There Is No Canvas Or Rope To Lower The Coffin Into The Grave.

A) I-F, Ii-T

B) I-T, Ii-F

C) I-T, Ii-T

D) I-F, Ii-F

Answer: D) I-F, Ii-F

26. Synthesis Of Sentences:

Join The Two Sentences Using An Appropriate Relative Pronoun / Adverb:

"The Narrator Reached Deoli Station. He met a unique basket-selling girl there."

A) The narrator reached Deoli station where he met a unique basket-selling girl.

B) The narrator reached Deoli station because he met a unique basket-selling girl there.

C) The narrator reached Deoli station so that he met a unique basket-selling girl.

D) The narrator reached Deoli station, but he met a unique basket-selling girl there.

Answer: a) The narrator reached Deoli station where he met a unique basket-selling girl.

27. Splitting Of Sentences:

Choose The Option That Correctly Splits The Following Sentence Into Two Separate Simple Sentences:

"After Reading The Theological Books For Three Years, The Lawyer Renounced Worldly Treasures."

A) The Lawyer Read Theological Books For Three Years. Then He Renounced Worldly Treasures.

B) The Lawyer Having Read Theological Books For Three Years. He Renounced Worldly Treasures.

C) The Lawyer Read Theological Books For Three Years. Worldly Treasures Were Renounced After That.

D) The Lawyer Renounced Worldly Treasures. After That He Read Theological Books For Three Years.

Answer: A) The Lawyer Read Theological Books For Three Years. Then He Renounced Worldly Treasures.

28. Error Correction:

Identify The Correct Option To Fix The Underlined Error:

Ulysses Felt That His Administrative Duties Were <U>Bore</U> And Uninspiring.

A) Boring

B) Bored

C) Boredom

D) Boringly

Answer: A) Boring

29. Narration Change:

Choose The Correct Indirect Speech For The Sentence:

Kalam's Father Said, "Why Be Afraid Of Difficulties?"

A) Kalam's Father Asked Why They Should Be Afraid Of Difficulties.

B) Kalam's Father Said That Why Be Afraid Of Difficulties.

C) Kalam's Father Inquired Whether They Are Afraid Of Difficulties.

D) Kalam's Father Told Them Not To Be Afraid Of Difficulties.

Answer: A) Kalam's Father Asked Why They Should Be Afraid Of Difficulties.

30. Narration Change:

Choose The Correct Direct Speech For The Sentence:

The Narrator Asked The Station Master If He Knew The Basket Girl.

A) The Narrator Said To The Station Master, "Do You Know The Basket Girl?"

B) The Narrator Asked To The Station Master, "Did You Know The Basket Girl?"

C) The Narrator Said To The Station Master, "Why Do You Know The Basket Girl?"

D) The Narrator Says To The Station Master, "Do You Know The Basket Girl?"

Answer: A) The Narrator Said To The Station Master, "Do You Know The Basket Girl?"

31. Choose The Correct Synonym For The Word "Meticulous" As Used In The Third Paragraph:

A) Careless

B) Fast

C) Thorough

D) Rough

Answer: C) Thorough

32. Choose The Correct Antonym For The Word "Unwavering" Based On The Context Of The Passage:

A) Firm

B) Fickle

C) Constant

D) Steady

Answer: B) Fickle

33. Choose The Option That Corrects The Underlined Verb Error To Maintain Proper Past Tense Narrative Consistency:

The Herpetologist <U>Spotting</U> Several Wire Cages While He Was Scanning The Marsh Bank.

A) Spot

B) Spotted

C) Spots

D) Was Spotting

Answer: B) Spotted

34. Choose The Correct Active Voice Version Of The Sentence:

"The Nesting Grounds Were Identified By Dr. Marcus Vance's Conservation Team."

A) Dr. Marcus Vance's Conservation Team Identifies The Nesting Grounds.

B) Dr. Marcus Vance's Conservation Team Identified The Nesting Grounds.

C) Dr. Marcus Vance's Conservation Team Was Identifying The Nesting Grounds.

D) Dr. Marcus Vance's Conservation Team Has Identified The Nesting Grounds.

Answer: B) Dr. Marcus Vance's Conservation Team Identified The Nesting Grounds.

35. The Word "Thermoregulation" In The First Paragraph Refers To:

A) Measuring Water Depth

B) The Regulation And Maintenance Of Internal Body Temperature

C) Catching Prey In Water

D) Building Shelters From Rain

Answer: B) The Regulation And Maintenance Of Internal Body Temperature

36. State Whether The Following Statements Are True (T) Or False (F) Based On The Text:

   (I) Caimans Do Not Require Any Specific Thermoregulation To Maintain Their Metabolism.

   (Ii) Thick Swarms Of Stinging Insects And Hidden Piranha Schools Were Challenges Faced By The Crew.

A) I-T, Ii-F

B) I-F, Ii-T

C) I-T, Ii-T

D) I-F, Ii-F

Answer: B) I-F, Ii-T

37. Match The Research Elements In Column A With Their Correct Situational Context In Column B:

Options:

   A) I-A, Ii-B, Iii-C       B) I-B, Ii-A, Iii-C       C) I-A, Ii-C, Iii-B       D) I-C, Ii-B, Iii-A

Answer: A) I-A, Ii-B, Iii-C

38. Arrange The Events Of The Amazon Expedition In The Correct Sequence As They Occurred:

   I. The Team Built Temporary Floating Wooden Platforms Over The Swampy Ground.

   Ii. Environmental Police Intercepted The Poachers At The River Mouth.

   Iii. Dr. Vance Discovered The Hidden Caiman Nesting Ground Inside A Creek.

   Iv. A Scout Was Dispatched On A Motorized Skiff To The Environmental Police Post.

A) I, Iii, Iv, Ii

B) I, Iv, Iii, Ii

C) Iii, I, Iv, Ii

D) I, Iii, Ii, Iv

Answer: A) I, Iii, Iv, Ii

39. Assertion (A): The Research Crew Did Not Try To Dismantle The Poachers' Cages Immediately.

Reason (R): They Wanted To Monitor The Area Silently To Ensure A Coordinated Interception By Environmental Police.

A) Both A And R Are True, And R Is The Correct Explanation Of A.

B) Both A And R Are True, But R Is Not The Correct Explanation Of A.

C) A Is True, But R Is False.

D) A Is False, But R Is True.

Answer: A) Both A And R Are True, And R Is The Correct Explanation Of A.

40. Case Study Based Question:

Case: Imagine You Are An Environmental Police Officer Patrolling The Amazon Basin. You Receive An Urgent Coordinate Ping From A Field Herpetology Crew Stating That Poachers Are Setting Traps Around A Protected Nursery Habitat. According To The Text, Your Most Effective Strategic Decision Should Be To:

A) Postpone The Mission Until Torrential Downpours Stop Completely.

B) Mobilize A Swift Water Unit To Intercept The Poachers At Strategic Bottlenecks Like The River Mouth.

C) Order The Scientists To Capture The Poachers And Hold Them At The Floating Platform.

D) Relocate The Entire Reptile Population To A Controlled Artificial Zoo Facility.

A

B

C

D

Answer: B) Mobilize A Swift Water Unit To Intercept The Poachers At Strategic Bottlenecks Like The River Mouth.