ASSIGNMENT/PROJECT WORK

Subject--English Core (Class --XI)

Section - A(Reading Comprehension & Note Making)

Read the following passage and answer the questions from 1 to 05 :

Edison was born on 11th February, 1847 in America. He was a great scientist.
At the age of eighteen he set up his laboratory. He made several experiments and
invented how to send more than one message along a wire. He invented talking
machine , electric bulb, electric fan, improved telegraphy, telephone and typewriter. He
produced the first talking film. He was a good employer and was sympathetic to his
employees. He had to leave many jobs because no one except Milliken liked him. With
the help of General Lefferts he established a factory. He had helped him with 40,000
dollar for it. There he invented the device that talked. It was most funny.

1. Edison was a
(a) teacher (b) Scientist (c) Philosopher (d) Doctor

2. What did he invent ?

(a)Electric bulb, Electric fan, microscope, telephone
(b)Telephone, typewriter, computer, electric fan
(c)Electric bulb, electric fan, telephone, typewriter
(d)Microwave oven, microscope, telephone, computer

3. With the help of General Lefferts, he……..

(a) Opened a shop (b) established a factory
(c) bought a house (d) bought a car

4. Give the meaning of 'several'.

(a) Few (b) various (c) less (d) Scarce

5. General Lefferts had helped Edison with……….. to set up a factory.

(a) Rs. 40,000 (b) 40,000 dollar (c) Rs 1 lakh (d) 10,000 dollar

6. In note-making, notes are written only in……….

(a) Sentences (b) Phrases (c) Noun clauses (d) Adverbial clauses.

7. Notes should be in………… form.

(a) Narrative (b) Descriptive(c) Short (d) Abbreviated

8.A Formal letter starts, with……..

(a) Date(b) Sender's Address (c) Receiver's Address (d) Subject

9. Letters to the Editor are written to -

(a) Newspaper (b) School(c) College (d) Club

10. Reporting of an event is done as -

(a) First hand information (b) Third hand information
(c) Second hand information (d) None of the above
11. The purpose of Invitation is to -
(a) invite (b) Scold (c) praise (d) play

12. While writing Articles, where should the writer mention his/her name ?
(a) At the top (b) At the end (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None

Section – C(Grammar)

[Link] the grammatically correct sentence for the given jumbled words.

Physical exercise/for/essential /is/ health/ good

(a) Physical exercise essential is for good health,

(b) Good health is essential for physical exercise
(c)Physical exercise is essential for good health.
(d)Good health essential is for physical exercise.

Fill in the blanks from the given options (Question 14-16)

14. Poritosh is………… honourable man. (Determiner)

(a) a (b) the(c) an(d) none

15. A letter……. when the bell rang.

(a) was written (b) was writing (c) wrote(d) is writing
16. ………you please stop talking ?
(b) will (b) should (c) must (d) shall

17. I am knowing you. (Choose the correct one from the following)
(c) I knowing you.(b) I is knowing you.
(c) I are knowing you. (d) I know you.

Section – D(Literature)
Read the following extract and answer the questions from 18 to 21.

A sweet face,
My mother's, that was before I was born.
And the sea, which appears to have changed less,
Washed their terribly transient feet.

18. The sweet face the photograph shown was :

(a) that of narrator's cousin (b) narrator's father
(c) narrator's mother (d) narrator's brother

19. The photograph was taken when :

(a) the narrator was about twelve (b) about twelve years ago
(c) the narrator was a child (d) the narrator was not even born.

20. They were standing :

(a) at the beach (b) near a river
(c) near a canal (d) on a rock
[Link] word ‘Transient’ shows :
(b) Changing nature of the sea (b) Permanent feature of the sea
(c) their momentary or ephemeral life (d) Changing life of man

22. Which month of the year has been mentioned in the poem "The Laburnum
Top" ?
(a) November (b) October(c) September (d) August

23. The poet 'Walt Whitman' asks a question, "And who art thou?" who does 'thou'
refer to ?

24. Who is the poet of the poem 'Childhood' ?

(a) Elizabeth Jennings (b) Shirley Toulson
(c) Markus Natten (d) William Wordsworth

25. There was no sign of…………. between the father and the son.
(a) Understanding (b) misunderstanding
(c) both (a) and (b)(d) None of the above

26. What is the bird's movement compared to -

(a) To the movement of a snake (b) To the movement of a lizard
(c) To the movement of a Cat (d) To the movement of a tortoise

27."I give back life to my origin." Who is the speaker ?

(a) the earth (b) the poet (c) the poem (d) the shower

28. Why did the grandmother not accompany the author to his school in the city ?
(a)The author now went to school by his bicycle
(b)The author now went to school in a motor-bus
(c)The author now went to school in a rickshaw
(d)None of the above

29. What did the sparrows do when the dead body of the grandmother was carried
off ?
(a)They went with the funeral procession
(b)They chirruped loudly
(c)They flew away quietly (d) None of the above.

30. What was the name of the boat which the author had built for his voyage?
(a) Wavesurfer (b) Wavewalker(c) Wavemaker (d) Wavetalker

31. Who accompanied the writer in his round the world voyage ?
(a) His daughter Suzanne (b) His wife Mary (c) His son Jon (d) All these three.

32. The place where Egyptian kings were buried is known as

(a) Graveyard of pharaohs (b) Graveyard of Kings
(c) Valley of Kings (d) Valley of pharaohs

33. Who did the doctor decide to save first in the story 'Birth'?
(a) the mother (b) the child (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of the above
34. . In the story Mother’s day, who is the most neglected person in the family?
(a) grandparents (b) children (c) Father (d) mother

35. What is Gangadharpant Gaitonde a professor of?

(a) Hindi (b) Politics (c) History (d) Economics

36. Name the author of the lesson 'Silk Road'.

(a) Khushwant Singh (b) Nick Middleton
(c) Jayant Narlikar (d) None of the above

37. . Who was hanged finally in the poem 'The Tale of Melon City?'
(a) The noose (b) the king (c) the arch (d) the fool.

38. Where did Aram and Mourad hide the stolen white horse ?
(a) In Aram's house (b) In a deserted vineyard
(c) In John Byro's farmhouse (d) None of the above

39. Who wrote the story 'The Address' ?

(a) Vikram Seth (b) William Saroyan
(c) Amitav Ghosh (d) Marga Minco

40. Ranga Saw Ratna for the first time at -

(a) Gundabhatta's house (b) narrator's house
(c) Shastri's house (d) Rama Rao's house

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions from 1 to 5.

Hatim Tai is a name that is associated with generosity and chivalry. His legends are
popular throughout the Arab and Asian nations. His great-grandfather established a
prosperous and peaceful kingdom after defeating the tyrant king of Yemen. The day
Hatim Tai was born, he showed the signs of generosity as he refused to take his feed
Famous astrologers were called in to study his birth-chart. They declared, "Hatim
will grow up to be the most generous man. He will serve mankind. He will not take
his feed alone or ever eat if someone near him is hungry. You must feed others for
him to take his own food." On hearing this Hatim Tai's father took charge of all the
children born on the same day as Hatim. They were brought in the court and fed by
the same nurse who was kept for Hatim. Thereafter, Hatim too happily took his
feed!

41. Who defeated the tyrant king of Yemen?

a. Hatim Tai b. Hatim Tai’s grandfather
c. Hatim Tai’s great-grandfather d. Hatim Tai’s father

42. Hatim Tai was the King of _____ .

a. Arab b. Yemen c. Shahabad d. Barzakh
43. What happened after Hatim tai was born?
a. He refused to sleep b. He refused to take his feed
c. He refused to play d. He refused to share his things

44. Who were called to study the birth-chart of Hatim?

a. Doctors b. Ministers c. Nurses d. Astrologers

45. Who took the charge of all the children born on the same day as Hatim?
a. Hatim Tai b. Hatim Tai’s uncle
c. Hatim Tai’s great-grandfather d. Hatim Tai’s father

46. Abbreviations are freely used in _____.

a. notice writing b. letter writing c. note-making d. article writing

47. Which of the following is NOT a part of summary writing?

a. Using your own words
b. Exact words from the text
c. Including main ideas only
d. Summary being shorter than the text

48. What is written at the beginning of an article?

a. Address b. Title c. Subject d. Date

49. Articles are not meant for -

a. Newspaper b. Magazines c. Lawbooks d. Journals

50. Which of the following is not a component of a letter to Editor?

a. Title b. Salutation c. Date d. Signature

51. In report writing, narration of the event is always written in:

a. Present form c. Simple future form
b. Immediate past form d. Present continuous form

12. We should not include _____ in report writing.

a. Personal comments b. data collected
c. information by witness d. none of the above

53. Many teachers complain about their students_____ days.

a. that b. these c. this d. those

54. Ravi is not at home. He ___________out playing

football.
a. is b. are c. am d. was

55. If I were you, I ________ not do it.

a. must b. can c. would d. should

56. Choose the grammatically correct sentence for the given jumbled
words.

is expected/to do/every man/his duty

a. His duty every man is expected to do.
b. Every man is expected to do his duty.
c. His duty is expected to do every man.
d. Every man his duty is expected to do.

57. Which one of the following sentences is in the passive voice?

a. Vendors are selling good items.
b. Nidhi visited the new library.
c. The postman delivers the letters.
d. The room was cleaned by Sudhanshu.

58. The correct Passive voice of “The librarian gave me book”.

a. I was given a book by the librarian.
b. I am given a book by the librarian.
c. A book is given to me by the librarian
d. I is given a book by the librarian.

59. What were the children taught at the village school?

a. Prayer b. Science c. Alphabet d. Both (a) and (c)

60. What would the author’s grandmother feed the sparrows with?
a. Bread b. Meat c. Chapattis d. Grains

61. Khushwant Singh’s grandfather was an old man who used to wear
_____.
a. jeans b. big turban c. trousers d. none of the above

62. The length of the ‘Wavewalker’ was ________.

a. 23 metres b. 20 metres c. 25 metres d. none of these

63. What was Wu Daozi’s last painting?

a. A painting of a fly b. A painting of a woman
c. A painting of a landscape d. None of the above

64. Who discovered Tut’s tomb?

a. Akhenaten b. Zahi Howass c. Lord Carnarvon d. Howard Carter

65. The cardboard shows the pictures of

a. Two school girls
b. Two neighbours
c. Two real sisters
d. Poet’s mother and her two cousins

66. What is the meaning of the phrase ‘Poem of

Earth'?
a. The poem is about earth.
b. Rain gives the same pleasure to earth as the poem gives to humans.
c. Rain is also known as Poem of Earth.
d. Rain is the voice of Earth.

67. Which month of the year is described in the poem, ‘The

Laburnum Top’?
a. March b. July c. September d. November

68. What is hidden in an infant’s face?

a. Innocence b. Cuteness c. Beauty d. Lost childhood

69. According to the poem, ‘Father To Son’, who have lived in

the same house for years?
a. Father and the mother
b. Father and the son
c. Son and the daughter
d. Father and the daughter

70. Shanshui literally means __________.

a. mountain water b. river water c. god d. heaven

71. Taplow is a boy of

a. 12 years b. 14 years c. 16 years d. 18 years

72. Professor Gaitonde entered Forbes building to meet his

[Link] b. Wife c. Daughter d. Son

73. Where did the narrator, Nick Middleton meet Norbu?

a. Ravu b. Hor c. Darchen d. Lhasa

74. What was Mourad’s desire?

a. To own a horse b. To become rich
c. To ride a horse d. To visit a vineyard

75. The narrator, daughter of Mrs. S visits the addressa.

Number 46, Marconi Street
b. Number 40, Marconi Street
c. Number 16, Marconi Street
d. Number 26, Marconi Street

76. Where did Ranga go to study?

a. Chennai b. Mysore c. Bangalore d. Mumbai

77. Who was Einstein’s History teacher?

a. Mr. Patrick b. Mr. Yuri c. Mr. Braun d. Mrs. Pearson

78. _____________ was strong and dominating.

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

79. Shahid suffered of which disease?

a. Malaria b. Typhoid c. TB d. Cancer

80. Who was Andrew Manson?

a. A teacher b. A doctor c. A postmaster d. A pilot