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Class 11 - English Core Practice Paper 02

Maximum Marks: 40 Time Allowed: 90minutes
General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections.
2. Section A-READING has18 questions. Attempt a total of 14 questions, as per specific instructions for
each question.
3. Section B-WRITING SKILLS has 16 questions. Attempt a total of 12 questions, as per specific
instructions for each question.
4. Section C-LITERATURE has 28 questions. Attempt 26 questions, as per specific instructions for each
question.
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There is no negative marking.
READING
Question No. 1 to 10 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
It has been compared to a set of intricately carved Chinese workboxes: within each opened box lies another,
similar. Even today, when the Forbidden City is open to western eyes it retains a sense of mystery. Just as it is
impossible to know exactly what may be hidden within a given box, so many of the secrets of Beijing’s stately
place complex may never be revealed.
The building of the Forbidden City was undertaken by the third Ming emperor, Young Lo, who ruled between
1403 and 1423 after he had finally ousted the Mongols from Beijing. An estimated workforce of 100000
craftsmen and a million labourers set to work, fashioning the city’s 800 palaces, 75 halls, numerous temples,
pavilions, libraries, and studios, all linked by gardens, courtyards, and pathways: in the city, which from its
inception was forbidden to outsiders, 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties reigned, shielded behind a
moat and a wall 35 ft high-until the republican revolution begin in 1911.
The Forbidden City is an architectural masterpiece whose beauty lays not so much in any one building as in the
ordered layout of the whole and the exquisite combination of colours used in its decoration. Altogether, it
reflects the Chinese view that the emperor was the son too. Heaven was the mediator responsible for order and
harmony on earth. The formal entrance to the city is the Meridian Gate, where a drum and bell were sounded
whenever an emperor passed by. The vast courtyard beyond the gate contains a section of the Golden River.
Shaped like an archer’s bow and spanned by five marble bridges, it leads to the Gate of supreme Harmony-
deemed centre of the Chinese world. In this splendid chamber, the emperor presided over the Dragon Throne and
grand ceremonies were held on festive occasions. Behind it stand the Hall of Complete Harmony, where the
emperor prepared for audiences with envoys from abroad. No emperor ventured from the Forbidden City at all if
he could avoid it. He entertained visitors in the most northerly of the three-state imperial buildings, the Hall of
Preserving North of these halls and repeating their layout is a group of three places that comprise the imperial
residential quarters. Two of these, the place of Heavenly Purity and the Place of Earthly Tranquillity, were the
residences of the emperor and empress respectively. Between them, lie the Hall of Union, symbolically uniting
the emperor and empress, Heaven and Earth, young and yin, male and female. Beyond the places lie the imperial
gardens, where pools, rockeries, temples, libraries, theatres, pavilions, and pine, and cypress trees complement
the symmetry of the buildings.
1. By who was the Forbidden City build and in what period did he rule?
a. Young Lo - 1403-23
b. The rule of republics after 1911
c. 24 different emperors until 1911
d. Various Ming Emperors in the 15th century
2. Which out of the following describes the Forbidden City?
a. It is open to western eyes and retains a sense of mystery.
 b. It is an architectural masterpiece built with an exquisite colour combination.
c. The city has palaces, halls, temples, and all other utilities.
d. It is similar to a Chinese workbox.
3. What Chinese view does the Forbidden City reflect?
a. Heaven was a mediator
b. Ordered Layout showcasing discipline
c. The dragon theme is instilled
d. Emperor was too the son
4. There were festive ceremonies held by the Chinese emperor?
a. Gate of Supreme Harmony
b. Courtyard
c. Golden River
d. Meridian Gate
5. What is the symbolic significance of the hall of Union?
a. All of these
b. Union of all the halls in the palace
c. A hall uniting all forces of nature
d. Unites the emperor and the empress
6. Where did the Empress reside?
a. Place of Heavenly Purity
b. Place of Earthly Tranquillity
c. Hall of Empress
d. Imperial Residential Quarter
7. Where were the visitors entertained by Chinese emperors?
a. Forbidden City
b. Place of Heavenly Purity
c. Hall of Preserving Harmony
d. Hall of Complete Harmony
8. In the chamber following the gate of supreme harmony, the emperor presided over the ________.
a. Empress
b. Grand Ceremonies
c. Festivities
d. Dragon Throne
9. Find a word similar in meaning to establishment from the passage.
a. inception
b. workforce
c. undertaken
d. complex
10. Find a word similar in meaning to "magnificent" from the passage
a. decoration
b. masterpiece
c. intricate
d. exquisite

Question No. 11 to 18 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
 Changing Patterns of the Composition of India’s Import
India faced a serious food shortage during the 1950s and 1960s. The major item of import at that time was
foodgrain, capital goods, machinery and equipment. The balance of payment was adverse as imports were more
than export in spite of all the efforts of import substitution. After 1970s, foodgrain import was discontinued due
to the success of the Green revolution but the energy crisis of 1973 pushed the prices of petroleum, and the
import budget was also pushed up. Foodgrain import was replaced by fertilizers and petroleum. Machine and
equipment, special steel, edible oil and chemicals largely make the import basket. Examine the changing pattern
of imports in Table and try to comprehend the shifts.

Commodity Group 2009-10 2010-11 2015-16 2016-17

Food and allied products 3.7 2.9 5.1 5.6

Fuel (Coal, POL) 33.2 31.3 25.4 26.7

Fertilizers 2.3 1.9 2.1 1.3

Paper board manufacturing and newsprint 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9

Capital goods 15 13.1 13 13.6

Others 42.6 47.7 38.1 37

The table shows that there is a steep rise in the import of petroleum products. It is used not only as a fuel but also
as an industrial raw material. It indicates the tempo of rising industrialization and a better standard of living.
Sporadic price rise in the international market is another reason for the same. Import of capital goods maintained
a steady increase due to rising demand in the export-oriented industrial and domestic sectors. Non-electrical
machinery, transport equipment, manufacturers of metals and machine tools were the main items of capital
goods. Import of food and allied products declined with a fall in imports of edible oils. Other major items of
India’s import include pearls and semi-precious stones, gold and silver, metalliferous ores and metal scrap, non-
ferrous metals, electronic goods, etc. The details of Indian imports of some principal commodities during 2016-
17 have been given below.

Commodities 2016-17
Fertilizers and fertilizer manufacturing 33726
Edible oils 73048
Pulp and waste paper 6537
Non-ferrous metals 262961
Iron and steel 55278
Petroleum, oil and lubricants 582762
Pearls, precious and semi-precious stones 159464
Medicinal and Pharma products 33504
Chemical products 147350

11. What problem did India face in 1950s and 1960s?

a. Food shortage
b. Unemployment
c. Floods
d. Economic recession
12. What were the major items of import during 1950s and 1960s?
a. Capital goods
b. Foodgrains
c. Machinery and equipment
d. All of these
13. After which year was the food grain import ceased in India?
 a. 1970
b. 1950
c. 1980
d. 1960
14. Food grain import was discontinued in India due to the success of ________.
a. Food and development banks
b. Brown revolution
c. Green revolution
d. National Employment policy
15. In which year were the prices of petroleum pushed up?
a. 1969
b. 1955
c. 1977
d. 1973
16. Why did an import of petroleum products rise steeply?
a. Because of rapid industrialization
b. Because of sporadic price rise in the international market
c. Due to better standards of living
d. All of these
17. Import of which commodity maintained a steady rise?
a. Capital goods
b. Foodgrains
c. Pulp and waste paper
d. Petroleum products
18. What were the main items of capital goods that were imported?
a. All of these
b. Metal and machine tools
c. Non-electrical machinery
d. Transport equipment
WRITING
Question No. 19 to 22 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
The President of the Cultural Forum of a school writes a notice about an inter-school orchestra competition on
the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the school.
19. Would this notice reflect the name of the name of the school?
a. No, because the title makes it clear.
b. Yes, because it is the issuing body.
c. Yes, because it makes it informal.
d. No, because it is understood through the signature.
20. Who will sign this notice at the end?
a. All of these
b. The president of the Cultural Forum
c. The principal of the School
d. Head boy/girl of the School
21. Which is the most the way to start the body of this notice?
a. Being a regular reader of your newspaper
b. Through the column
c. This is to inform
d. This is to threaten
22. Points that should be mentioned in the notice:
a. Name of the sponsors b. Participants limit c. The last date of submission of Entry Forms
d. Date and Time e. Provision of lunch/dinner f. Venue
a. c, d, e, f
b. a, b, c, f
c. c, d, e, f
d. b, c, d, f
Question No. 23 to 28 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
A formal letter is one written in a formal and ceremonious language and follows a certain stipulated format.
Such letters are written for official purposes to authorities, dignitaries, colleagues, seniors, etc and not to
personal contacts, friends or family. A number of conventions must be adhered to while drafting formal letters.
23. With reference to the facts and rules of a formal letter, which of the following is not a general
transition term used in a letter:
a. by contrast
b. none of these
c. however
d. nevertheless
24. The key point of a formal letter is written in which part of a formal letter?
a. Postscript
b. Opening
c. Closing
d. Body
25. What would you say in the opening part of a formal letter having which kind of information?
a. Inform the recipient why you are writing the letter
b. Ask how good the weather is in the recipient’s city
c. Discussing how good the weather is in your city
d. Discussing the recipient if he is hale and hearty
26. How to end the main body of a formal letter?
a. By telling the recipient what he should be doing next
b. By giving regards to the recipient
c. None of these
d. By discussing a general subject
27. Which of the following is the name given to the date and address at the top in a formal letter?
a. Starting
b. Heading
c. Closing
d. Body
28. Which of these is a correct formal letter introduction?
a. Dear Mr. XYZ
b. Hello XYZ
c. Hello Mr. XYZ
d. Alright Mate
GRAMMAR
29. Rearrange the following words in the meaningful sentence:
healthy person / germs / a / carry / may / of / in body / typhoid / his / cholera / dysentery / etc
a. A healthy person may carry germs of typhoid, cholera, dysentery, etc. in his body.
b. Healthy person may a carry germs of typhoid, cholera, dysentery, etc in his body.
c. A person healthy may carry germs of typhoid, cholera, dysentery, etc, in his body.
d. A healthy person carry may germs of typhoid, cholera, dysentery, etc, in his body.

30. Rearrange the following words in the meaningful sentence:

factors / and / pollution / herbs / native / important / the / responsible / are / loss / shrubs / of / and
a. The factors important responsible are pollution and loss of native herbs and shrubs.
b. Important factors responsible are the pollution and loss of native herbs and shrubs.
c. The important factors responsible are pollution and loss of native herbs and shrubs.
d. The important factors are responsible pollution and loss of native herbs and shrubs.

31. Choose the correct determiner:

Due to his tours, he got to meet ________ of people.
a. a lot
b. little
 c. much
d. several
32. Choose the correct determiner:
There has been ________ fruit on the pear tree in our garden this year, so we won't be giving ________ away.
a. a little, many
b. every, some
c. all, each
d. little, much
33. Choose the correct tense:
I ________ about in Connaught Place when I ________ a man with a black beard, whom I had seen three
times already that afternoon, ________ me.
a. was walked, realized, was follow
b. was walking, realized, was following
c. am walking, realise, was following
d. was walk, realized, was following
34. Choose the correct tense:
The famous Dr. Prahlad ________ on my uncle tomorrow to remove his tumour.
a. operate
b. is operating
c. will operate
d. was operated
LITERATURE
Question No. 35 to 39 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
She hobbled about the house in spotless white with one hand resting on her waist to balance her stoop and the
other telling the beads of her rosary. Her silver locks were scattered untidily over her pale, puckered face, and
her lips constantly moved in inaudible prayer. Yes, she was beautiful. She was like the winter landscape in the
mountains, an expanse of pure white serenity breathing peace and contentment.

35. Here, the word hobbled means:

a. ran
b. relax
c. slowly
d. move
36. Beads of rosary are helping her:
a. to remember her prayers
b. to note down her prayers
c. to attain peace
d. to say her prayers
37. How did the grandmother appear like the winter landscape in the mountains?
a. Because she has silver locks.
b. Because she always wore white dress.
c. Because she was beautiful.
d. Because she had a divine beauty.
38. Who hobbled about the house in spotless white?
a. Author's mother
b. a Ghost
c. Author's grandmother
d. Author
39. What could be the possible antonym of the word pucker used in the above passage?
a. cockle
b. Crinckle
c. Flatten
d. Wrinkle
Question No. 40 to 44 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
The cardboard shows me how it was
When the two girl cousins went paddling,
Each one holding one of my mother's hands,
And she the big girl - some twelve years or so.

40. What does the cardboard refer to here?

a. A sketch
b. A diary entry
c. A photograph
d. A card
41. It here refers to:
a. the relationship between the poet and her mother
b. the poet's mother's childhood
c. the beach holiday
d. the poet's childhood
42. The rhyming scheme of the given lines is:
a. abca
b. no rhyme
c. abba
d. abaab
43. What does the cardboard show to the poetess?
a. Her mother's childhood picture
b. Her mother's portrait
c. A sad memory of her mother
d. Her childhood picture
44. What does the word paddling refers to as used in the above stanza?
a. Walking through shallow water in bare feet
b. A brisk walk
c. Walking along the pond
d. Walking through river with bare feet
Question No. 45 to 49 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
I was home for a few days and it struck me immediately that something or other about the rooms had changed. I
missed various things. My mother was surprised I should have noticed so quickly. Then she told me about Mrs.
Dorling. I had never heard of her but apparently, she was an old acquaintance of my mother, whom she hadn't
seen for years. She had suddenly turned up and renewed their contact. Since, then she had come regularly.
45. Which of the following aspects was noticed by the narrator?
a. Didn't witness anything different.
b. Her mother was surprised.
c. Room has changed with different items.
d. Various things were missing.
46. The mother of the author was surprised because:
a. her daughter quickly noticed the changes in the house.
b. her daughter has changed completely.
c. her daughter was upset.
d. her daughter did not inform about her visit.
47. Which of the following is incorrect about Mrs. Dorling?
a. She was an old acquaintance of author's mother.
b. She was a nice lady.
c. She suddenly renewed contact.
d. She was not seen by author's mother for many years.
48. Since then she had come regularly. Who is referred as she in the passage?
a. Mrs. Dorling
b. Mrs. Dorling's Daughter
c. Author's cousin
d. Author's mother
49. What does the word Acquaintance used in the passage mean?
 a. a person that you know but who is not a close friend
b. A morose person
c. A person who looks pale
d. a person that you know and who is a close friend
Question No. 50 to 54 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
You sent for me? He asked as he came in and sat on a chair. Ratna stood at a distance, her head lowered. Ranga
repeatedly glanced at her. Once, our eyes met, and he looked very embarrassed. No one spoke for a long while.
"It was my coming in that stopped the singing. Let me leave." Words, mere words! The fellow said he would
leave but did not make a move. How can one expect words to match actions in these days of Kaliyuga?
50. Here, the phrase sent for me means:
a. called me
b. ordered me
c. requested me
d. take me
51. Who among the following offered to leave the place?
a. Author
b. Ranga
c. Ratna
d. Rama Rao
52. When Ranga reached the narrator's house, Ratna was
a. dancing
b. cooking
c. singing
d. painting
53. Ranga was sent to which place for further studies?
a. Kerala
b. Delhi
c. Mumbai
d. Banglore
54. The narrator describes Ratna as:
a. A pretty girl
b. A depressed girl
c. A morose girl
d. A girl who belongs to village
55. What did Gordon realize with horror as he observed the atmosphere in the evening of January 2? (We
Are Not Afraid To Die)
a. They were going to sink
b. They had a leak in the ship
c. His death was inevitable
d. The cloud was actually a wave
56. At what time was king Tut's mummy taken out from its burial tomb?
a. At 4 p.m
b. At 6 p.m
c. Around 2 o' clock in the afternoon
d. At midnight
57. What is compared to Pranayama?
a. Heaven and Earth
b. The Middle void
c. Universe
d. Mountain Water
58. The whole tree trembles and thrills. Which poetic device was used by the poet?
a. Alliteration
b. Transferred Epithet
c. Metaphor
d. Simile
59. Why was the narrator's mother worried during the war?
a. She was worried about her belongings
b. She was worried about the soldiers
c. She was worried about herself
d. She was worried about her daughter
60. Where did Aram and Mourad hide the stolen horse?
a. Backyard of a house
b. A vineyard
c. A graveyard
d. Inside a deserted bungalow