JAGRITI PUBLIC SCHOOL

(SENIOR SECONDARY)
FINAL TERM EXAMINATION
SUBJECT-ENGLISH
Time:- 3 Hours CLASS-XI M:M-80
General Instruction:-

 This paper is divided into two parts: A and B. All questions are compulsory.
 Separate instructions are given with each section and question. Wherever necessary. Read
these instructions very carefully very carefully and follow them.
 Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.

[Section – A]

Q1. Read the passage:- [10]

The rabbit who caused all the troubles

Within the memory of the youngest child, there was a family of rabbits who lived near a pack of
wolves: The Wolves announced that they did not like the way the rabbits were living. One night
several wolves were killed in an earthquake and this was blamed on the rabbits, for it is well
known that rabbits pound on the ground with their hind legs and cause earthquakes. On another
night, one of the wolves was a bolt of lightning and this also was blamed on the rabbits, for it is
well known that lettuce-eaters cause lightning. The wolves threatened to civilise the rabbits if they
didn’t behave, and the rabbits decided to run away to a desert island. But the other animals, who
lived at a great distance, shamed them saying, “You must stay where you are and be brave. This is
no world for escapists. If the wolves attack you, we will come to your aid, in all probability.” So, the
rabbits continued to live near the wolves. And one day there was a terrible flood which drowned a
great many wolves. This was blamed on the rabbits, for it is well known that carrot nibblers with
long ears cause floods. The wolves descended on the rabbits for their own good, and imprisoned
them in a dark cave, for their own protection. When nothing was heard about the rabbits for some
weeks, the other animals demanded to know what had happened to them. The wolves replied that
the rabbits had been eaten and since they had been eaten the affair was a purely internal matter.
‘They were trying to escape,” said the wolves, “and, as you know, this is no world for escapists.”
-James Thurber
On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer ANY TEN questions from
the eleven given below:-
(i) According to the wilves, the earthquake was caused by rabbits because_______________________.
(a) They keep hopping (c) They had a connection with the almighty
(b) They pound with their hind legs (d) All of these

(ii) The rabbits decided to run away from their place of living to another safe place because.
(a) The wolves wanted to eat them
(b) No other animal supported them
(c) They wanted to trouble other animals now
 (d) They were blamed by the wolves for every bad things

(iii) The rabbits changed their decision later on when ____________________________.

(a) They felt ashamed of themselves
(b) They were told to say where they were and be brave
(c) They realized there is no place in the world for escapists
(d) Other animals assured them to aid in time of need
A. Only (a) C. Only (b) and (c)
B. Only (a) and (b) D. Only (b), (c) and (d)

(iv) Pick “names” from the passage which the wolves have used to indicate the nature of rabbits.
(a) Lettuce – eaters (c) Both of these
(b) Lettuce – eaters (d) None of these

(v) What characteristic of the wolves does the phrase ‘for their own good’ reveal.
(a) Selfless (b) Hypocrite (c) Confused (d) Selfish

(vi) The wolves justified their action to the other animals by saying ____________________________.
(a) The rabbits are cowards (c) The rabbits are escapists
(b) The rabbit are brave (d) The rabbits deserved to be eaten

(vii) The final fate of the rabbit was _______________________.

(a) Put in a dark cave (c) Eaten by wolves
(b) Imprisoned (d) Escaped

(viii) The Lesson you learned from the story is.

(a) Never blame others for your problems
(b) Be brave in life
(c) Don’t try to run away from your problems
(d) Survival of the fittest

(ix) What happened when other animal asked for the rabbits.
(a) Wolves said that they ate them since they tried to escape
(b) Wolves said it’s a personal affair and others shouldn’t interfere
(c) Wolves said that they put them in jail
(d) Wolves said that the rabbits escaped

(x) Find a word similar in meaning to “educate” in the passage.

(a) Behave (b) Escaped (c) Bolt (d) Civilized

(xi) Find a word opposite in meaning to “stay in place” in the passage.

(a) Affair (b) Aid (c) Descended (d) Escaped
Q2. Read the passage: - [8]

Hundreds of thousands of years ago giant mammoths still roamed the earth and the surface of the
earth was covered by dense forests. Men took shelter in caves and covered their bodies with
animal skins. At that time, dogs became man's best friend. At first, they followed man on his
hunting trips and waited to get whatever scraps it could get, from the kill its master made. Then
the instinct for companionship made it adopt man as its leader.

Soon, the man began to train dogs to help him during the hunt, to carry his burdens, and to give
him companionship as he sat by the fireside in the evenings. These changes took place much
before recorded history came into practice. These findings can only be confirmed by the study of
the bones of primitive dogs that lay beside the bones of primitive men in caves. As the history of
the dog goes back to a time when records were not maintained, it is impossible to be sure of these
happenings. Some scientists believe that dogs are the result of a mating between wolves and
jackals. Other scientists say that some species of dogs descended from wolves while others
descended from jackals. Some even go on to say that dogs descended from coyotes and foxes. A
widely held theory is that the modern dogs that we keep as pets descended from a remote
common ancestor.

This last substantiates the differences in size and appearance between various breeds of dogs.
Other evidence of the wild ancestry of dogs is the built of their bodies, which is very distinctly
adopted for speed and strength. Together with their keen sense of smell, hearing qualities, it
becomes obvious that they have wild hunters in their genes. From the time when recorded history
began, there have been references to dogs in them. There are images of dogs on Egyptian tombs
that are 5000 years old. The Egyptians considered their dog as the sacred and the whole family
would go into mourning if the dog in an Egyptian home died. Today, the dog is an indispensable
part of our lives. For hundreds of young, healthy blind people, the dog is their seeing eye.

A seeing-eye dog is usually a German shepherd dog. It takes three months to train a guide dog.
First, come to the obedience exercise repeated daily as 'setting up exercises'. 8. Then a U - shaped
leather harness is buckled on and the dog learns to walk at the left of the trainer. The dog is taught
to stop and wait at the curb, watch traffic, and let the cars pass. Before the dog is passed on to a
blind master, a final check is made. Then the blind master and his dog train together for four
weeks before they go home to work smoothly as a team.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY EIGHT questions from the
eleven follow.
(i) How did dogs become man’s best friend at an early age.
(a) By hunting food for his master
(b) By being a constant companion
(c) By protecting man from mammoths
(d) By not letting the man feel alone in park caves

(ii) How did men train dogs.

(a) Dogs shall help the man in the hunt
(b) Dogs shall carry heavy loads for the man
(c) Dogs shall burn the evening bonfires
 (d) Dogs shall hunt for food to survive
A. Only (a) and (b) C. Only (c) and (d)
B. Only (b) and (c) D. Only (a) , (b) and (c)

(iii) How did historians known that man and dog were historical companions.
(a) By studying archaeological records
(b) By studying the cave they used to live in
(c) By the study of bones of man and dogs
(d) By general assumptions

(iv) Who are considered as dog’s ancestors.

(a) Jackals (b) Wolves (c) Foxes (d) All of these

(v) What makes us believe that dogs have a wiled ancestry.

(a) Many varieties of dogs (c) Differences in strength and stamina
(b) Differences in the body built (d) Sense of smell and hunting skills
A. Only (a) C. Only B , C and D
B. Only (b) and (c) D. All of these

(vi) What happens when a dog dies in an Egyptian Family.

(a) The whole family mourns of his death
(b) There is state – mourning
(c) Dog’s burial becomes scared
(d) His image is put on a wall

(vii) Who is a “seeing – eye” dog.

(a) A dog that has perfect vision (c) A dog trained to be blind man’s support
(b) A dog trained for night vision (d) A dog trained to be man’s support

(viii) What is the total time taken by a “seeing – eye” dog to reach his master’s home and be a
team.
(a) 3Months (b) 4 Weeks (c) 1Month (d) 4 Months

(ix) Find a word in the passage that means “thick” {paragraph 1}.
(a) Giant (b) Surface (c) Dense (d) Scarp

GRAMMAR (ATTEMPT ANY 8 QUESTIONS) [8]

Q3. Choose the correct determiner:-

__________________ players have won this competition before, so ___________________ of them could
win today.
(a) A few, all (b) Every , no (c) Both , either (d) Each , every

Q4. Choose the correct determiner:-

A colleague of __________________ has lent us _________________ holiday cottage for a week.
(a) Their, its (b) Your , them (c) Him , her (d) Mine , his
Q5. Choose the correct tense:-
He _____________________ in the states but he still does not have a command over the English language.
(a) Have been living (c) Have lived
(b) Living (d) Has been living

Q6. Choose the correct tense:-

By this next month, we shall ____________________________ the project.
(a) Completing (b) Have completed (c) Completed (d) Has completed

Q 7. Choose the correct order ;

The decomposers
A. And hence help to clean the environment
B. Help in decomposing the
C. Dead bodies of plants and animals
D. And put back various useful elements in to soil , air and water .
(a) CDBA (b) CDAB (c) BDCA (d) BCAD

Q 8. Choose the following correct option to reorder the sentence ;

A. Opportunities for fostering greater
B. In the modern world which provide
C. There are many occasions
D. Contact with foreigners
(a) CDBA (b) ABCD (c) BACD (d) CBAD

Q 9. Read the conversation given below and complete the passage that follows :
Ali : Omar , why don’t you leave this place ? I can drop you on my way back home.
Omar : I have no home .

(a) a. Why he don ‘t leave that place .

b. Drop him on his way back home .

(b) a. Why he shouldn’t leave that place .

b. Drop him on his way back home.

(c) a. Why hi wouldn’t leave that place.

b. Drop him on his way back home.

(d) a. Why he didn’t leave that place.

b. Drop him on his way back home.

Q 10. Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follow:
Pig: See how strong and hefty I am. Even the Jumbo was afraid of me.
Animals: Jumbo, was it our of horror.
Jumbo:- I could have happily crushed the dirty pig under my heels but I avoided it so that I do not
become dirty.
The jaunty pig said(a) _________________________He further added (b) _________________ All the animals
Enquired of do if that had been out of horror

(a) a. That he was very strong and heavy

b. That even the jumbo has been afraid of him

(b) a. That he was very strong and hefty

b. That even the Jumbo was afraid of him

(c) a. That he would be very strong and hefty

b. That even the Jumbo was afraid of him

(d) a. That he was very strong and hefty

b. That even the Jumbo had been afraid of him

Q11. Choose the correct tense:-

The council __________________________ made its declslo
(a) Has (b) Having (c) Have had (d) Have

[LITERATURE]
Q12. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:- [3]

And who art thou? Said I to the soft – falling shower,

Which, strange to tell, gave me an answer, as here translated:
I am the Poem of Earth, Said the voice of the rain,

(i) Who is ‘I’ in the first line?

(a) The poet (b) The rain (c) The Earth (d) The Sea

(ii) What does the rain address itself as?

(a) The song of the sea (c) The dance of the sky
(b) The poem of the Earth (d) The riddle of the sun

(iii) Name the Poet of the given lines?

(a) Robert Frost (c) Walt Whitman
(b) Ted Hughes (d) William Shakespeare

Or
Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:-
When did my childhood go?
Was it the day I ceased to be eleven,
Was it the time I realised the Hell and Heaven,
Could not be found in Geography,
And therefore could not be,
Was that the day!
(i) At what age did the poet lose his childhood?
(a) When he crossed the age of eleven (c) When he was just seven years old
(b) When he was nine years old (d) At the age of ten

(ii) What could not be traced in Geography textbooks by the poet?

(a) Sun and Moon (c) Hell and Heaven
(b) Mountains and valleys (d) Oceans and Rivers

(iii) Name the poet of the given stanza?

(a) Robert Frost (c) Walt Whitman
(b) Markus Natten (d) Stephen Spender

Q13. Attempt any two of these three extracts:- [3]

(a) Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow:-

In July 1976, my wife Mary, son Jonathan, 6, daughter Suzanne, 7, and I set sail from Plymouth,
England, to duplicate the round – the – world voyage made 200 years earlier by captain James
cook. For the longest time, Mary and I----- a 37-years-old businessmen----- had dreament of sailing
in the wake of the famous explorer, and for the past 16 years, we had spent all our Leisure time
honing. Our seafaring skills in British waters.

(i) Who was Mary?

(a) Narrator’s wife (c) Narrator’s mother
(b) Narrator’s daughter (d) Narrator’s cousin

(ii) How old was the speaker?

(a) Fifty years (c) Thirty- three year
(b) Thirty – seven years (d) Forty – five year

(iii) In which year did the narrator and his family commence their voyage?
(a) 1987 (b) 1992 (c) 1976 (d) 1967

(b) Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:- [3]

A CT machine scanned the mummy head to toe, creating 1,700 digital X-ray image in cross –
section. Tut’s head, scanned in 0.62 millimetre slices to register its intricate structures, takes on
eerie detail in the resulting image.

(i) On whose mummy was the CT scan performed?

(a) King Tut (c) Amenhotep IV
(b) Amenhotep III (d) King Akhenaten

(ii) How many digital X-ray images were created by the CT machine?
(a) 2200 (b) 1496 (c) 1866 (d) 1700
(iii) Who scanned the mummy for an accurate forensic reconstruction?
(a) Howard Carter (c) Ray Johnson
(b) Zahi Hawass (d) Akhenaten

(c)Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow:- [3]

No doubt about it at all. Who’s the better for being spoilt---- grown man, lad or girl? Nobody. You
think its does ‘em good when you run after them all time, take their order as if you were the house,
stay at home every night while they go out enjoying themselves?

(i) Who is the speaker of these lines?

(a) Mrs. Fitzgerald (c) Cyril
(b) Mrs. Pearson (d) Doris

(ii) Who is referred to as “grown man” here?

(a) Mr. Fitzgerald (b) Cyril (c) George (d) Doris

(iii) Who is treated like a servant?

(a) Mrs. Pearson (c) Doris
(b) Mrs. Fitzgerald (d) Cyril

Q14. Answer any two the following questions:- [2]

(i) Author’s grandfather in his portrait was displayed as __________________________.

(a) A man with a big turban and loose-fitting clothes
(b) A young and charming gentleman
(c) A professional wrestle

(ii) What was translated by the poet in the poem, The voice of the rain?
(a) Rain’s response (c) Earth’s response
(b) Sea’s answer (d) Land’s reply

(iii) What did Susan Morgan refuse to take during her delivery?
(a) A vaccine (c) Holy water
(b) Prescribed tonic (d) Chloroform

Q15. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:- [10]

The term dietary fibres refers collectively to indigestible carbohydrates present in plant foods.
The importance of these dietary fibres came into the picture when it was observed that the
people having diet rich in these fibres, had low incidence of coronary heart disease, irritable
bowel syndrome, dental caries and gall stones.

The foodstuffs rich in these dietary fibres are cereals and grains, legumes, fruits with seeds,
citrus fruits, carrots, cabbage, green vegetables with leans, apples, melons, peaches, pears, etc.
These dietary fibres are not digested by the enzymes of the stomach and the small intestine
 whereas, most of the other carbohydrates like starch and sugar are digested and absorbed. The
dietary fibres have the property of holding water and because of it, they get swollen and behave
like a sponge as these pass through the gastrointestinal tract. The fibres add bulk to the diet and
increase transit time in the gut. Some of these fibres may undergo fermentation in the colon.

In recent years, it has been considered essential to have some amount of fibres in the diet. Their
beneficial effects help in preventing coronary heart disease, and decreasing cholesterol levels.
The fibres like gums and pectin are reported to decrease postprandial (after meals) glucose level
in blood. These types of dietary fibres are recommended for the management of certain types of
diabetes. Recent studies have shown that the fenugreek (Methi) seeds, which contain 40 percent
gum, are effective in decreasing blood glucose and cholesterol levels as compared to other gum
containing vegetables. Some dietary fibres increase transit time and decrease the time of release
of ingested food in colon. The diet having less fibres is associated with colon cancer and the
dietary fibres may play a role in decreasing the risk of it.

The dietary fibres hold water so that stools are soft, bulky and readily eliminated. Therefore, high
fibre intake prevents or relieves constipation. The fibres increase motility of the small intestine
and the colon and by decreasing the transit time there is less time for exposure of the mucosa to
harmful toxic substances. Therefore, there is less desire to eat and the energy intake can be
maintained within the range of requirement. This phenomenon helps in keeping a check on
obesity. Another reason in helping to decrease obesity is that the high-fibre diets have somewhat
lower coefficients of digestibility.

The dietary fibres may have some adverse effects on nutrition by binding some trace metals like
calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and others and therefore preventing their proper
absorption. This may pose a possibility of nutritional deficiency especially when diets contain
marginal levels of mineral elements. This may become an important constraint on increasing
dietary fibres. It is suggested that an intake of 40 grams dietary fibres per day is desirable.

1. On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, make notes on it using headings and
sub-headings. Use recognizable abbreviations (wherever necessary-minimum four) and a
format you consider suitable. Also supply an appropriate title to it?

2. Write a summary of the passage in about 80 words?

[WRITING]

Q16. You are Rohit/Rashi. As the secretary of the Cultural Club of your school, you have organized
a Cultural Evening as a Thanks giving program on the last day of your school. Write a notice for
your school notice-board, giving necessary information about this event is not more than 50
words. [5]
Or
As the sports captain of your school write a notice for the school notice board informing budding
cricketers to attend trials for the selection of under-18 school team.
Q17. Tourism Department, Government of Uttrakhand has launched an ambitious plan to develop
adventure sports and eco-tourism activities in the state. Prepare a suitable poster for display at
impotent public place/publication in newspapers. [5]
Or
As the President of Leo Club of Temple Town, prepare a poster on behalf of Lions Club and Leo
Club for ‘Diwali Mela’ to be held at Nehru Stadium, mentioning some of the attractions.

Q18. Your cousin Aparna Ghose is just completing 12th standard and is keen to join a short-term
medical transcription course in computer programming. She comes across an advertisement of
ET & T Computer Education. Mansarover Garden, New Delhi. Write a letter on behalf of Aparna
to the firm imparting training in computers and enquire about the details such as the duration of
the course fees and other facilities, etc. [5]

Q19. The sports in charge of your school has asked you to deliver a speech on The Value of Games
and Sports in life in the morning assembly. Draft a speech in about 200 words. [5]
Or
‘Private cars should be banned in the congested commercial areas of the cities.’ Write a debate in
150-200 words either for or against the motion.

Q20. Answer of the following questions in 30-40 words:- [4]

a. How did Carter defend his action of cutting the mummy free?
b. What is Kora? How did the author feel when he went to do it. Answer in the context of Silk
Road?
c. How does the Laburnum tree apperar in September?
d. Why does the poet call this poem a ‘translation’?

Q21. How did the narrator feel when he realized that his cousin had stolen the horse? [3]
Or
How did the narrator come to know that it was John Byro’s horse that his cousin had stolen?
What did he do then?

Q22. What preparations did the writer and his wife make for their round-the-world voyage? [3]