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Sub- English class- XII Full Marks- 70 TIME-1.30 HOUR

1. They were watching me. (Choose the best (Choose the correct tense forms)
passive voice)
(A) repaired (B) repairing
(A) I was watched by them
(C) had repaired (D) will repair
(B) They were watched by me
8. Rahim …………. for Mumbai next week.
(C) I was being watched
(Choose the correct tense forms)
(D) Me was watched by them
(A) has been leaving (B) is leaving
2. Your books should be read. (Choose the
(C) has left (D) left
best Active voice)
(A) Read your books. 9. A snake charmer …… cobra a poisonous snake.
(Choose the correct tense forms)
(B) You read your
books. (A) will catching (B) catches
(C) Your books read(D) Your books may read. (C) have caught (D) None of these
3.The danger of corona virus is being faced by 10. I …………. eaten.
us.
(Choose the correct auxiliary verb)
(Choose the best Active voice)
(A) have (B) might (C) may (D) should
(A) Faced by us is danger of corona
virus. 11.We ……be married next week.(Choose the
correct auxiliary verb)
(B) Us facing the danger of corona virus.
(A) must (B) have (C) will (D) are
(C) We are facing the dangers of corona virus.
12. ……… you prefer tea or coffee?(Choose
(D) Corona virus is the danger facing by us. the correct auxiliary verb)
4. I wish I ………. a minister. (Choose the (A) Can (B) Could (C) Would (D) Will
correct tense form)
13.We………. keep the City clean. (Choose the
(A) was(B) had (C) have (D) were correct auxiliary verb)
5. Have you ……….. Rakesh? (Choose the (A) will (B) should (C) shall (D) could
correct tense forms)
14.We ………… obey the laws. (Choose the correct
(A) see (B) Saw (C) seeing (D) seen auxiliary verb)
6.When Radha ………… back, she will sleep. (A) would (B) should (C) can (D) could
(Choose the correct tense forms)
15. Last year my English course ………. thirty
(A) will come (B) comes (C) came(D) has come lessons.
7. Kamlesh has been ………… .. his house for (Choose the correct auxiliary verb)
a few days.
 (A) include (B) will include (C) No one will deny it. (D) Deny will no one.

(C) including (D) included 21. Every rose has a thom. (Choose the suitable
negative sentence)
16. He labours hard. He has to survive.
(A) There is no rose without a thom.
(Choose the suitable combination of sentences)
(B) Every rose has not a thom.
(A) He labouring hard and has to survive
(C) Ever does not have a thom.(D) None
(B) He laboured hard and is surviving
22. He is too fat to walk. (Choose the suitable
(C) He is labouring hard and had to negative sentence)
survive
(A) He is not too fat to walk.
(D) He labours hard to survive
(B) He is so fat that he can’t walk.
17.I read a book. Then I sleep. (Choose the
suitable combination) (C) He is so fat to walk.

(A) I read a book then I sleep. (D) He is fater than he should to walk.

(B) Before sleeping I read a book. 23.Can anyone put up with such conduct?

(C) I sleep then read a book. (Choose the suitable negative sentence)

(D) I read and I sleep. (A) No one can put up with such conduct.

18. Radhika was late. She could not catch (B) Can anyone not put up with such
the bus. conduct.

(Choose the suitable combination) (C) Anyone can’t put up with such
conduct.
(A) Radhika was late but could not catch the
bus. (D) No one can’t put up with such
conduct.
(B) Being late, Radhika did not catch the bus.
24.We can make no progress if we continue
(C) Radhika is late and did not catch the bus. working ……….. these conditions.
(D) Radhika is late so she could not catch the (Choose the correct preposition)
bus.
(A) into (B) with (C) under (D) for
19. She ran out of the room. She was
screaming. 25. A car runs …… petrol. (Choose the suitable
prepositions)
(Choose the suitable combination)
(A) by (B) at (C) on (D) in
(A) She ran to the room screaming.
26. Patna is ….. the bank of the Ganga.
(B) She ran out the room screaming.
(Choose the suitable prepositions)
(C) She had run to the room screaming.
(A) at (B) on (C) of (D) to
(D) She ran out of the room screaming.
27. Cut apples ………… knife.
20. Everyone will admit it. (Choose the
suitable negative sentence) (Choose the suitable preposhlons)

(A) Deny it nobody. (A) with (B) by (C) from (D) at

(B) Everyone will not deny. 28. Love turned ………. hatred, (Choose the suitable
prepositions)
 (A) into (B) in (C) among (D) of (C) I always wanted to be a singer.

29.The dog can …… the road. (Choose the suitable (D) I always wanted to have singing.
prepositions)
37. He came on ……….. foot. (Choose the best
(A) across (B) with (C) for (D) through Articles)

30.He is …… Germany. (Choose the suitable (A) a (B) an (C) the(D) None of these
prepositions)
38. Don’t make ……….. noise. (Choose the best
(A) in (B) at (C) upon (D) None of these Articles)

31.Choose the correct sentence : (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) None of these

(A) The railways will compensate us for the loss 39.Have you seen ………… Red Fort. (Choose the best
Articles)
(B) The railways will compensate us with the loss
(A) a (B) an (C) the(D) None of these
(C) The railways will compensate we for the loss
40.Once there was …… king. (Choose the best
(D) The railways will compensate us with the lose Articles)

32.Choose the correct sentences : (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) None of these

(A) He is in a good health. 41.Sri Lanka is …… island. (Choose the best Anicles)

(B) Health is a good is he. (A) an (B) a (C) the (D) None of these

(C) He is good health in. 42. Choose the correctly spelt word:

(D) He is in good health. (A) Athist (B) Atheist (C) Athest (D) Athiest

33. Choose the correct sentences : 43. Choose the correctly spelt word:

(A) He failed in the Physics. (A) allotted (B) alouted(C) allotted (D) aloted

(B) He failed in Physics. 44.Choose the correctly spelt word:

(C) Physics failed is he.(D) He is Physics failed. (A) beginning (B) bigining

34. Choose the correct sentences : (C) begeneng (D) beginning

(A) Sid can play Tennis as good as his brother. 45.Choose the correctly spelt word:

(B) Sid will play Tennis as well as his brother. (A) Disuaded (B) dissunded

(C) Sid can play Tennis as good as his brother. (C) dessuoded (D) diysaded

(D) She had played Tennis as good as his 46.Choose the correctly spelt word:
brother.
(A) erudition (B) crudition
35. Choose the correct sentences :
(C) cruddition (D) credution
(A) Abhay is running very fast.
47. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(B) Abhay is running very fastly.
(A) clauds. (B) klouds(C) clouds (D) klauds
(C) Abhay is running more fast.
48. Who sits carelessly on the granary floor in
(D) Abhay is running the fastest. ‘Ode to Autumn’?

36. Choose the correct sentence: (Choose the correct option)

(A) I always wanted to singing. (A) Old man (B) Children

(B) I always wanted to been a singer. (C) Young men (D) Woman
 49. You ……laughing. (Choose the most correct (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) None of these
options)
58.The teacher said to him, “Do not read so fast.”
(A) had (B) have (C) is (D) are
(Choose the correct Direct Speech)
50. The police …… arrested the thief.(Choose
the most correct options) (A) The teacher said to him not read fastly.
(A) has (B) have (C) hadn(D) will (B) The teacher advised him not to read very
fast.
51. Ram and Yogendra …… great friends.
(C) Read not very fastly said the teacher.
(Choose the most correct options)
(D) The teacher had asked him not to read fast.
(A) are (B) is (C) has (D) have
59.He asked me where I was going.(Choose the correct
52. Eight miles …… a long distance. (Choose the most
Direct Speech)
correct options)
(A) is (B) are (C) was (D) were (A) “Where have you going?” he asked me.

53. My friend and I …………. our homework (B) “Where going you are?” he asked me.
everyday. (C) “Where are you going?” he said to me.
(Choose the most correct options)
(D) “Where are you going?” he asked me.
(A) do (B) does (C) did (D) has done
60. Two and two ………. four, (Choose the
54. He said to me, “You have to go at once.” correct tense forms)

(Choose the correct Indirect Speech) (A) makes (B) made

(A) He says to me to go at once. (C) has made (D) have made

(B) He told me that I had to go at once. Instruction: Questions from 61 to 100 are
based on the prescribed texts. (Ans . Any 20
(C) He said to me go at once.
ques.)
(D) I told him to go at once. 61. Which language is not our native
language?
55. Isha says, “The teacher will check the notebook
tomorrow.” (A) English (B) Hindi

(Choose the correct Indirect Speech) (C) Tamil (D) Malayalam

(A) Isha said that the teacher would check the 62.Who dominated Indian politics from 1915 to
notebook tomorrow. 1948 ?

(B) Isha said that the teacher will check the (A) J.L. Nehru (B) Sardar Patel
notebook tomorrow.
(C) M. Gandhi (D) S.C. Bose
(C) Isha says that the teacher will check the
notebook the next day. 63.Who wrote “Indian Civilization and Culture?”

(D) Isha said that the teacher will check the (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
notebook the next day.
(C) Zakir Hussain (D) HE Bates
56. The price of mangoes ……. gone up.
64. Bharat is my home is written by ……
(Choose the correct auxilia
(A) Anton P Chekhov (B) Pearl S Buck
(A) was (B) has (C) were (D) haves
(C) Dr. Zakir Hussain (D) Mahatma Gandhi
57. His salary is ten thousand rupees …………
65. Dr. Zakir Hussain became the President of India in
month.
.
(Choose the best article)
 (A) 1969 (B) 1967 (C) 1966 (D) 1965 76. How Free is the Press is written by ……

66. “There is nothing like honesty”. Who says (A) HE Bates (B) Dr. Zakir Hussain
this in the story ‘A Pinch of Snuff?
(C) Dorothy L Sayers (D) Bertrand Russell
(A) Sohanlal (B) Ratiram
77. According to Pearl S Buck, the Indian people
(C) Nanukaka (D) Mohanlal are deeply …….

67. Nanukaka was coming from Delhi to see (A) honest (B) content(C) religious D) devoted
some .
78.Pearl S. Buck had a an.. family doctor,
(A) ministers (B) doctors
(Choose the correct oprion)
(C) friends (D) governors.
(A) Chinese (B) Indian(C) Africa(D) American
68. Martin Luther King Jr. belonged to ……
79. Who was Lomov?
(A) The USA (B) Britain
(A) a businessman (B) a gardener
(C) Germany (D) France
(C) a landowner (D) a grocer
69. Who was influenced by Gandhiji ?
80. Lomov wants to marry … ….. (Choose the
(A) Martin Luther King Jr. correct option)
(B) Dr. Zakir Hussain (A) Jessica (B) Natalia (C) Susan (D) Florence

(C) Bertrand Russell (D) H.E. Bates 81.John Donne is a …… poct.

70. Has civlization taught us to be more ………… (A) war (B) romantic
towards one another ?
(C) metaphysical (D) modern
(A) enemy (B) angry (C) upset (D) friendly
82.Sweatest Love I Do Not Goc is written by
71. Who was a philosopher, historian and a
mathematician ? (A) John Donne (B) Kamala Das
(A) M. Gandhi (B) Dr. Zakir Hussain (C) D. H. Lawrence (D) Walt Whitman
(C) Bertrand Russell (D) H.E. Bates 83. Walt Whitman is …… years old.
72. Shiga Naoya belonged to which century? (A) 35 (B) 36 (C) 37 (D) 38
(A) 17th century (B) 18th century 84. The line ‘And the prams go rolling on’ if
from …………..
(C) 19th century (D) 20“ century
(Choose the correct option)
73. Shiga Naoya is a …… Writer.
(A) Snake (B) To Autumn
(A) Japanese (B) Chinese
(C) Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast
(C) Indian (D) Bhutanese
(D) Fire Hymn
74. A Child is Born is written by …..
85. The leaves are falling …..
(A). Germaine Greer (B) H. E. Betes
(A) fast (B) slow (C) good (D) soon
(C) Anton P Chekhov (D) Shiga Naoya
86.”Think not of them, thou hast thy music too.’ – is
75. Dorothy L. Sayers says that press is free from:
(Choose the correct option)
(A) An Autumn (B) Fire-Hymn
(A) everywhere (B) somewhere
(C) Ode to Autumn (D) The Soldier
(C) nowhere (D) at most places
87. …… was a great lover of Nature.
 (A) John Keats (B) WH Auden 95. Fire Hymn is written by …

(C) Rupert Brooke (D) John Donne (A) Rupert Brooke (B) TS Eliot

88.The line, ‘I think she was the most beautiful (C) Kamala Das (D) Keki N Daruwala
lady’is from–
96. The poet is filled with protest because ………
(Choose the correct option)
(A) he fears the snake
(A) Snake (B) Fire Hymn
(B) he doesn’t want the snake to go
(C) TO Autumn (D) An Epitaph
(C) he wants to kill the snake
89. An Epitaph is written by ……
(D) he doesn’t want to kill it
(A) John Keats (B) Walter de la Mare –
97. Who decided to hit the snake?
(C) John Danne (D) W.H. Auden
(A) DH Lawrence . (B) TS Eliot
90. How many ‘war sonnets’ did Brooke write?
(C) Keki N Daruwala (D) None of these
(A) five (B) six (C) seven(D) eight
98. ‘That woman died, the house withdrew into
91. The poet in ‘The Soldier’ is depicting the silence’- is from:
miseries of …
(A) My Grandmother’s House
(A) war (B) nature (C) relation . (D) love
(B) Ode to Autumn
92.’He’s broken every human law’ -is from:
(C) Snake (D) Fire-Hymn
(A) Snake (B) Song of Myself
99. Which language has became a global
(C) Macavity- The Mystery Cat language ?

(D) Ode to Autumn (A) English (B) Hindi (C) French (D) Latin

93. Who finds Macavity lazy and half asleep? 100. Who are known as the international Indian
English writers ?
(A) T.S. Eliot (B) DH Lawrence
(A) Salman Rushdie and V S Naipul
(C) Kamala Das(D) None of these
(B) R.K. Narayan & Mulk Raj Anand
94.Keki N Daruwalla was a …… poet.
(C) Anita Desai and Anita Ghosh
(A) Parsi (B) Hindu(C) Christian (D) Muslim
(D) Sarojini Naidu and Arundhati Roy
SECTION – B
(Descriptive Type Questions)
1. Write an essay on any one of the following in about 150-200 words :- 1 x 10 = 10
(A) Rising prices

(B) Importance of games and sports

(C) Social media

(D) climate change

Answer any two question 2 X 2.5 = 10

a) How did the snake drink water ?