Grade: 11 (Compulsory English) Model/Sample Questions Sets - based on NEB Exam Paper Model

 Grade: 11 (Compulsory English) Model/Sample Questions Sets - based on NEB Exam Paper Model

Grade: 11 (English) Model/Sample Questions Sets

Class 11 Model Questions Set- Class 11 Sample Question Paper – English Subject:                                                  

                        Model Question Set-1

Compulsory English (ENG. 003)  – Grade XI– (Model Question)
Full Marks: 75                                                                 Time: 3 hours

1. Read the text and do the tasks.                                                             15

                              Mt Everest grows by nearly a metre to new height

The world’s highest mountain Mount Everest is 0.86m higher than had been previously officially calculated, Nepal and China have jointly announced. Until now the countries differed over whether to add the snow cap on top. The new height is 8,848.86m (29,032 ft). China’s previous official measurement of 8,844.43m had put the mountain nearly four metres lower than Nepal’s. Everest Officials at Nepal’s foreign ministry and department of survey said surveyors from both countries had co-ordinated to agree on the new height. The agreement to jointly announce the new measurement of the Earth’s highest point was made during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu last year. Chinese authorities had said previously Mount Everest should be measured to its rock height, while Nepalese authorities argued the snow on top of the summit should be included.

The Chinese surveyors had calculated their figure after they measured the mountain in 2005. Nepal’s government officials told the BBC in 2012 that they were under pressure from China to accept the Chinese height and therefore they had decided to go for a fresh measurement to “set the record straight once and for all”. The 8,848m height, Nepal had been using for Mount Everest was determined by the Survey of India in 1954, but for the first time the country has now conducted its own measurement of the summit. Four Nepalese land surveyors spent two years training for the mission, before heading to the summit. “Before this, we had never done the measurement ourselves,” Damodar Dhakal, spokesman at Nepal’s department of survey, told the BBC. “Now that we have a young, technical team [who could also go to the Everest summit], we could do it on our own,” Mr. Dhakal said. Nepal’s lead surveyor Khimlal Gautam lost his toe due to frostbite while on the summit to install height-measuring equipment last year. “For summiteers, scaling the highest peak means a great accomplishment.

For us, it was just the beginning,” Mr. Gautam had told BBC Nepali after his return. “Unlike other surveys of the Everest in the past, we chose 03:00 to minimise errors that could have been caused because of sunlight in the day time.” Some geologists have suggested a major earthquake in 2015 may have had an impact on Mount Everest’s height. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed nearly 9,000 people in Nepal, and caused an avalanche which buried parts of the base camp at the mountain. At least 18 20 climbers were killed. Some geologists said the earthquake may have caused Everest’s snow cap to shrink. Scientists had found that some other Himalayan peaks such as Langtang Himal, mostly to the north of Kathmandu and close to the epicentre, had reduced in height by approximately a metre after the earthquake. Others have argued that Mount Everest, like other Himalayan peaks, may have actually grown over time because of the shifting tectonic plates it sits on. But experts say major earthquakes can result in that process being reversed. “The 2015 earthquake is also a major reason why we re-measured the mountain,” said Mr. Dhakal.

A. Choose the best answer. (5X1=5)

a. The word ‘announce’ in the 7th line means:

i. utter words to convey information.

ii. make a formal statement about a fact.

iii. communicate information to someone.

b. The word ‘fresh’ in the phrase ‘fresh measurement’ in the second paragraph means:

i. having its original qualities unimpaired.

ii. not frozen, tinned or otherwise preserved.

iii. not previously done, new or different.

c. The word ‘accomplishment’ in the 22nd line means:

i. the omission of expected action.

ii. an act or instance of falling.

iii. something that has been achieved successfully.

d. The word ‘shrink’ in the 29th line is opposite in meaning to:

i. expand. ii. contract. iii. reduce.

e. The word ‘approximately’ in line 30 line means:

i. exactly. ii. nearly. iii. precisely.

B. Complete the following sentences in NOT MORE THAN FOUR WORDS.    (5×1=5)

a. Nepal and China previously had different views about adding the …………………… to the height of Mt. Everest.

b. Surveyors from both Nepal and China had worked together to come up with the same view on the …………………… of Mt. Everest. 21

c. China’s earlier official measurement of 8844.43m was based on the measurement done in …………………….

d. The team leader of Nepal’s surveyors lost his toe during the installment of …………………… on the top.

e. Some geologists also had their view that the change in …………………… under Mt. Everest may have increased its height.

C. Answer the following questions.                                                          (5×1=5)

a. What did the surveyors from both Nepal and China agree on to come up with about Mt. Everest?

b. Why did both countries determine to carry out the new measurement of Mt. Everest?

c. Which sentence in the text indicates that it was the first time for Nepal to measure the height of Mt. Everest?

d. Why did the Nepali team take 3:00 as a reference in measuring the summit?

e. What covered the parts of the base camp at the mountains during 2015 earthquake?

2. Write short answers to the following questions.                         (5×2=10)

a. Why is the speaker saying that ‘the children are the most beautiful flowers of all’?  (The Selfish Giant)

b. What were the circumstances that led to Aksionov’s imprisonment? (God Sees the Truth)

c. What is the speaker’s attitude toward war? (The Gift in War Time)

d. What do you think is the main idea of the essay ‘What is Poverty?’? Is the main idea of the essay explicit or implicit?

e. Why are Don Gonzalo and Laura annoyed with each other? (A Sunny Morning)

3. Write long answers to the following questions.                                  (2×5=10)

a. Jobs contends that you need to love what you do in order to be great at it. Do you agree or disagree? Why? (How to Live Before You Die)

b. Write the summary of the poem ‘All the World’s a Stage’.

4. The following bar graph shows the total cases of COVID-19 infection in Nepal from 2020-01-01 to 2021-01-20. Write an interpretation of it in about 150 words. 7

5. Suppose you are the coordinator of the organizing committee for the ‘Sports Week’ at your school. Write an email inviting the other members of the committee for its first meeting. 8

6. Is the use of smartphones useful for the students of secondary level? Write an essay discussing the advantages and disadvantages of smartphones in about 300 words. 10

7. Do as indicated in brackets and rewrite the sentences. (10×1=10)

a. The good boy behaved well. (Underline the adverb in the sentence)

b. Many of the houses in this neighbourhood (don’t/doesn’t) have garages. (Choose one form from the bracket to complete the sentence)

c. We insist …………. punctuality in this office. (Put the correct preposition in the blank)

d. It …………. be Anton’s car. I saw him driving the car yesterday. (Put the correct modal in the blank to complete the sentence)

e. She …………. (write) three books and she is working on another one. (Put the verb from the bracket in correct tense to make a meaningful sentence)

f. I need to stop (doing/to do) my homework late at night. I keep making terrible mistakes. (Choose one form from the bracket to complete the sentence)

g. The minister stood still …………. the request to take her seat. (Put the correct conjunction in the blank to complete the sentence)

h. Marie Curie is the woman. She discovered radium. (Join the sentences with a relative pronoun)

i. She said, “Would you like me to help you?” (Use the reporting verb offer to change the sentence into indirect speech)

j. I hate people laughing at me. (Change into passive)

8. Do as instructed. (5×1=5)

a. The art of producing beautiful writing with a special pen or brush is called calligraphy. What word class does the underlined word in the sentence belong to?

b. Arrange the following words as per the order in a dictionary: chanting, chopper, chirruping, chivalry, chancellor

c. What does the sentence ‘He burnt his fingers by interfering in his neighbour’s affair.‘ mean?

i. He got himself into trouble.

ii. He burnt himself?

iii. He got himself insulted.

iv. He got rebuked.

d. What does the prefix ‘under-‘ in the word UNDERESTIMATE mean?

i. below ii. in iii. around iv. above

e. Which of the following sentences is correct?

i. Kelsey said I want to go to Aunt Joy’s for Thanksgiving.

ii. Kelsey said, “i want to go to Aunt Joys for Thanksgiving.”

iii. Kelsey said, “I want to go to Aunt Joy’s for Thanksgiving.”

iv. Kelsey said “I want to go to Aunt Joys for Thanksgiving.”

——–The End!———-

(Source: Curriculum Department Centre website)

Model Question Set-2

Compulsory English (ENG. 003)                Grade: 11                       Full Marks: 75 

Time: 3hours                          

1. Read the text and do the tasks.                                                                          15

Alfred Nobel

A pacifist at heart and an inventor by nature, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. He was sure his creation would help bring about the end of war. “When two armies of equal strength can annihilate each other in an instant”, he once wrote, “then all civilised nations will retreat and disband their troops”. Things didn’t quite go according to plan. ,

The invention that he thought would end all wars was seen by many others as an extremely deadly product. In 1888, when Alfred’s brother Ludvig died, a French newspaper mistakenly ran an obituary for Alfred which called him the “merchant of death”. Not wanting to go down in history with such a horrible epitaph, Nobel created a will that soon shocked his relatives and established the now famous Nobel prizes.

According to his will, Alfred Nobel’s enormous fortune was to be used to establish prizes to award those who had done their best to benefit mankind in the field of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901, five years after Nobel’s death. Nobel initially donated 35 million Swedish Kronor (about $225 million today); the prizes come from the fortune’s annual interest.

The Nobel Laureates are announced at the beginning of October each year. A couple of months later, on 10th December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, they receive their prize from the Swedish King – a Nobel Diploma, a medal and 10 million Swedish crowns per prize. All Nobel prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, except for the Nobel Peace Prize which is awarded in Oslo, Norway.

Each award is decided by separate institutions which form assemblies to select the actual prize recipients. Some prizes (medicine) require Nobel assembly members to remain active in their fields, while others (literature) appoint members for life. The Peace prize is actually decided by five members of the Norwegian Parliament. Nobel Prize winners must be living; there are no posthumous awards. Each year, the Nobel committees distribute nomination forms to an undisclosed number of recipients – past winners, prominent institutions, respected members of the field – who are allowed to choose as many nominees as they want. Self-nomination is not permitted. The winner is decided by a simple majority vote.

A. Choose the correct option. 5x1= 5

a. Alfred Nobel invented dynamite with an aim of…………..

i. enabling wars

ii. without any intention

iii. ending wars

iv. cannot be said

b. The word……… in the first paragraph, is a synonym of word ‘disperse’.

i.  disband                                         ii.     retreat

iii. announce                                      iv.   shock

c.  Why did Alfred establish the Nobel prizes?

i. So that he is not regarded as Merchant of death

ii. To have a good name in history

iii. To shock his relatives

iv. To undo the loss of his brother

d. What does the phrase “merchant of death” imply?

i. A person who is a reason for deaths

ii.  A person who kills others

ii.  A person who sells death

iv. A person who sells arms

e. The synonym of ‘annihilate’ in the first paragraph, is ………..

i.  destroy                       ii. aid

iii. Nullify                      iv. protect

B. Match the following words with their correct meanings.  5x1=5

a. pacifist              i. armed forces

b. medal                ii. destiny

c. fortune              iii. an honour

d. awarded            iv. gifted with

e. troops                v. highly explosive

                             vi. peacemaker

C. Answer the following questions.  5x1=5

(a) Was Alfred right in inventing dynamite ? Why or why not?

(b) What is the compulsory condition for Nobel Prize winners?

(c) Where is Nobel Peace Prize awarded ?

(d) What was the intention behind establishing the Nobel prizes?

(e) What is the requisite condition for Nobel assembly members?

2. Write short answers to the following questions.                         (5×2=10)

a. How did the giant realise his mistake?  (The Selfish Giant)

b. What details does the astrologer give the stranger about his past? (An Astrologer’s Day)

c. What positive changes have occurred on the Earth after the speaker’s visit? (Corona Says)

d. What are the natural and man-made disasters as mentioned by the author? ( Scientific Research is a Token of Humankind’s Survival)

e. Why does Wasserkopf demand a refund of his tuition fees from the school? (Refund)

3. Write long answers to the following questions.       (2×5=10)

a. One of the Steve Jobs mottos was: “Think differently”. Can this make a person succeed in life? What challenges are there in thinking differently? (How to Live Before You Die)

b. Summarize the poem ‘All the World’s a Stage’.

4. “Education empowers a person”. Elaborate this statement giving examples of your personal experience in about 150 words.                                                       7
5. Write an email to your friend living abroad stating importance of Online Education. 8
6. Write a travelogue of your recent visit to a natural/ religious place in about 300 words. Use the following clues.                                                                              10
(Local costumes and traditions…cuisine…Description of places of interest, local history and culture,…. Your adventure…Prices and transportation…entertainment.)

7. Do as indicated in brackets and rewrite the sentences. (10×1=10)

a. Letters ……(deliver) by the postman everyday. (Put verb in correct form)

b. It didn’t stop …(rain/raining) all day yesterday. (Choose correct word to make meaningful sentence)

c. Amrita … (not/seem) very happy at the moment.. (Put the verb into correct from)

d. He is a musician. His albums have sold millions. (Join the pairs of sentencees with an appropriate relative clause)

e. He was annoyed. He didn’t say anything. (Make a meaningful sentence using ‘although’)

f. The leopards walked in a circle…..(into/towards/round) the baby giraffe before they attacked.( choose correct preposition to make meaningful sentence)

g. Sarita was (shocking/shocked) to hear about earthquake. (choose correct word from the bracket)

h. Everyone …(has/have) problems in their life. (Choose the correct form of verb from bracket)

i. My friend said, “Where are they staying?” (Change the sentence into indirect speech)

j. I / live in a flat when I was a child. (Rewrite sentence using ‘Used to’)

8. Do as instructed. (5×1=5)

a. Hari works very hard all the time but his wife is very lazy. What word class does the underlined word in the sentence belong to?

b. Arrange the following words as per the order in a dictionary:

Terrace, terribly, terminal, termite, terror 

 c. “Despite its brevity, the Qin Dynasty left important marks on the Chinese culture”. What does the word ‘brevity’ mean in the sentence?

i. the state of being alike

ii. liquid that is believed to cure all ills

iii. lasting only for a short time.

iv. state of being noble in character

d. What does the prefix ‘mis-‘ in the word MISBEHAVE mean?

i. miss ii. leave iii. bad iv. love

e. Which of the following sentences is correct?

i. Martin said I want to go to cinema.

ii. Martin said, “i want to go to cinema.”

iii. Martin said, “I want to go to cinema.”

iv. Martin said “I want to go to cinema.”

——–The End!———-

Model Question Set-3

Compulsory English (ENG. 003)                Grade: 11                        Full Marks: 75 Time: 3hours                          

1. Read the text and do the tasks.                                                                                15

                                      Environmental Pollutions

Environmental pollution refers to the introduction of harmful pollutants into the environment. The major types of environmental pollution are air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution. thermal pollution, soil pollution and light pollution.

Deforestation and hazardous gaseous emission also lead to environmental pollution. During the last 10 years, the world has witnessed severe rise in environmental pollution. We all live on planet earth, which is the only planet known to have an environment, where air and water are two basic things that sustain life.

Without air and water the earth would be like the other planets — no man, no animals. no plants. The biosphere in which living beings have their sustenance has oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon and water vapor. All these are well balanced to ensure and help a healthy growth of life in the animal world. This balance does not only help the life-cycles of animals and plants but it also creates the perennial sources of minerals and energies without which the human civilization of to-day could not be built.

 The sources and causes of environmental pollution include the following: Industrial activities: The industries all over the world that brought prosperity and affluence, made inroads in the biosphere and disturbed the ecological balances. The pall of smoke, the swirling gases, industrial effluents and the fall-out of scientific experiments became constant health hazards, polluting and contaminating both air and water. The improper disposal of industrial wastes are the sources of soil and water pollution.

 The smoke emitted by vehicles using petrol and diesel and the cooking coal also pollutes the environment. The multiplication of vehicles. emitting black smoke that, being free and unfettered, spreads out and mixes with the air eve breathe. The harmful smoke of these vehicles causes air pollution. Further, the sounds produced by these vehicles produces causes noise pollution. Rapid urbanization and industrialization: The urbanization and the rapid growth of industrialization are causing through environmental pollution the greatest harm to the plant life, which in turn causing harm to the animal kingdom and the human lives. Population overgrowth: Due to the increase in population, particularly in developing countries, there has been surge in demand for basic food, occupation and shelter. The world has witnessed massive deforestation to expand absorb the growing population and their demands.

 There surely cannot be any radical solution, for the existing factories  cannot be bodily lifted to a place far from the populated zone. However. the following attempts can be made to solve the problem of environmental pollution. The Government can at least see that future factories are set up at a distant place, an industrial complex far away from the township. Researchers may find out how to avoid harmful smoke from running vehicles. Deforestation should be stopped and forestry should be devolved. Discharge of factory wastes in rivers should be banned so as to make the river-water free from pollution. We can very well notice the abnormal behaviour of the seasons - the cycle developing clogs in its wheels; and the worried experts fear that the disturbed balance in the biosphere has assumed such serious proportion that very soon our world would be uninhabitable like Hiroshima of 1945. But it is heartening to find the entire world is aware of the menace. Some of the advanced countries have already taken some measures to meet it. If we fail to restore the ecological balance right now, it would be too late tomorrow.

(Source: On February 5, 2014 By Ankita Mitra Category : Blog, Environment)

A: Choose the correct answer.     5x1=5

a. The industries have become successful by…

i. poor ecological balance

ii. encroaching the environment

iii. disposing wastes

iv.  doing scientific experiments

b. The atmosphere of the earth which has Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon dioxide, argon and water vapors is called…

i.  photosphere

ii. biosphere

iii. ozone

 iv. space

 c. The population overgrowth results an increase in …

 i. demand for basic food, occupation and shelter

 ii.  demand for basic food only

 iii. demand for shelter only

 iv. demand for new industries

 d. Deforestation can be controlled …

 i. by launching new industries

 ii. by cutting more and more trees

iii. by purchasing new vehicles

iv. by planting new plants and by not cutting trees

e. Deforestation leads to…

i. healthy and safe environment

ii.  emission of healthy gases

iii. more rains and improved water cycle

iv. environment pollution and ecological imbalance

B.  Complete the following sentences. 5x1=5

i. Some of the …have already taken some measures to meet ecological balance.

ii. Due to the increase in population, particularly in developing countries, there has been surge in demand for...

iii. …refers to harmful pollutants into the environment.

iv. Ecological balance ensures and helps …in the animal world.

v. … are the sources of soil and water pollution.

C. Answer the following questions. 5x1=5

 a. What are the major types of environmental pollution?

b. How are the vehicles responsible for spreading pollution?

c. What are the main causes of environmental pollution?

d. How can we prevent environmental pollution?

e. What are the initiatives taken by the government to curb pollution?

2. Write short answers to the following questions.                         (5×2=10)

a. Where did the narrator and his servant make forcible entrance? (The Oval Portrait)

b. Do you think that Luc is a betrayer of friendship? (Two Little Soldiers)

c. Why does the poet compare the world with a stage? (All the World’s a Stage)

d. Mention any two differences between oral tradition and literary tradition. (Sharing Tradition)

e. What does ‘the rope’ symbolise in the play, “Trifles”?

 

3. Write long answers to the following questions.                                    (2×5=10)

a. What do you require from your life to be happy and satisfied? Elaborate it with the reference the essay “What I require from Life”?

b. What kind of love is expressed in "A Red, Red Rose"? Do you think that love has power? Why do the poets compose poems addressing their beloved?

4.  Yoga can be good to stay physically and mentally healthy. Provide any 10 tips to  person to stay mentally fresh and healthy.                                                                   7

5. Read the advertisement given below and then write a suitable job application in response to it. Sign yourself as Sanjita Sapkota.                                                 8

      

6. Write a review of a book/film you have recently read or watched in about 300 words.                                                                                                                 10

7. Do as indicated in brackets and rewrite the sentences. (10×1=10)

a. Why are you going ….(away/near) from me? (Choose the correct form of preposition from the bracket)

b. If teachers want to interest the students, they must use ………materials. (Use suitable form of adjective in the blank space)

c. A number of my friends …..(love/loves) riding bicycles. (Choose correct form of verb)

d. Look! The river …..(flow) very fast. (Use correct form of verb)

e. Ramila is weak in Mathematics. (Give an advice to her using ‘should/ought to’)

f. He is very poor. He wears expensive clothes. (Use conjunction ‘but’ to join these sentences)

g. He’s enjoying his new job. (Paraphrase the sentence using the verb ‘pretend’)

h. He said to me, “We lived in China for five years.” (Change into indirect speech)

i. I was born in Kathmandu but …….in Dhangadhi. (Use the verb ‘grow’ in appropriate form)

j. The smartphone takes great photos. I bought it last week. (Join the sentences with a relative pronoun)

8. Do as instructed.       (5×1=5)

a. Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions in an attempt to contain the spread of the COVID- 19 pandemic. What word class does the underlined word in the sentence belong to?

b. Arrange the following words as per the order in a dictionary: 

added, advise, advice, addiction, admire

c. Divide the following sentence into different parts.- The Children are playing now.

d. The sensation can be made quite deceptive. What does the word ‘deceptive’ mean in the given sentence?

i. betray                 ii. vision     iii. misleading       iv. crude

e. Who do you think will win the contest….. (Choose appropriate form of ‘Punctuation mark’)

i. .

ii. !

iii. ?

iv. ,

——–The End!———-

 

Model Questions Set-4

Compulsory English (ENG. 003)              Grade: 11                        Full Marks: 75 Time: 3hours                          

1. Read the text and do the tasks.

Film Review: Jhola

Title of the movie: Jhola
Director: Yadav Kumar Bhattarai
Producers: Raj Timalsina, Ram Gopal Thapa and Sushil Shah
Starring: Garima Panta, Desh Bhakta Khanal, Sujal Nepal, Laxmi Giri and Deepak Chhetri
Director: Yadav Kumar Bhattarai
Producers: Raj Timalsina, Ram Gopal Thapa and Sushil Shah
Starring: Garima Panta, Desh Bhakta Khanal, Sujal Nepal, Laxmi Giri and Deepak Chhetri
Cinematography: Deepak Bajracharya
Genre: Social
Duration: 90 minutes
Language: Nepali
Release Date: 7 December 2013
Screened by: Zonta, an international organisation
Nepali movie ‘Jhola’ is a movie made on a popular book by the same name by literary figure, Krishna Dharabasi. The plot set on the Nepali society of the time about a century ago. The movie directed by Yadav Kumar Bhattarai features Garima Pant, Desh Bhakta Khanal, Deepak Chhetri, Laxmi Giri, Pralhad Khatiwada in main roles. The movie made on the banner of Media for Culture Pvt. Ltd. was made after an extensive research on the topic for about 7 years. Based on the novel, Late Deepak Alok had written the script of the movie – keeping the core of the book intact. The movie can be categorized as a historical art movie.
STORY
The movie presents the height of violence against women in ancient Nepal – Sati tradition. In ‘Jhola’ an young woman (Garima Pant) is married to a man 40 years senior to her. When her husband dies, Garima is kept to be burned alive with the dead body of her husband. She escaped the fire and hides in a cave. You can watch the movie to know what happens to Garima and how her small son helps her.
STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
Although there are places for improvement, the scenes in the movie seem realistic and historical. The movie depicts the environment of East Nepal at the time of 100 years ago. The movie uses long shot to present realistic views of the time. The movie features traditional tools like dhiki, janto, madani, ranko, diyalo and so on.
The young people could get a glimpse of our past and the old people can feel the time they have went through in their childhood. So, both young and the old can enjoy the movie. In addition to Sati tradition, the movie also touches slavery (Kamara Kamari) tradition.
The cinematography is one of the best aspect of the movie. The director has also taken care to present the ancient environment. Most of the lighting during the shooting were also made by traditional lights like ranko, diyalo and fire place light. The dress used by the characters were also sewn by hand.  Background music was also composed of leaf music and traditional tunes. The director says that none of the artists have done make up. To make the characters natural, they had carried cow dung, dug in fields, carried water and the natural dirt was used to make the characters real.
STAR CAST
Garima Pant and the child artist have done a very realistic acting. Other actors have also justified their character. In a report, Garima got sick after the shooting of the scene in which she runs away by swimming in the river. Garima told that throughout the shooting she didn’t take a bath or applied makeup.
The director Yadav Bhattarai is a well known name in directing Nepali music videos. After directing about 900 music videos Yadav decided to make the movie on the story he read some 11 years ago. He read the book in BS 2059 and got the permission to make movie on it in BS 2063 from Dharabasi. The script writer Deepak Alok had died four years prior to the release of the movie.
CONCLUSION
‘Jhola’ is a historical movie to get a glimpse of the time of our fore fathers. The movie is a mirror of violence against women in ancient time. Apart from the entertainment, the movie offers insights into history, culture and tradition. ‘Jhola’ has it’s share of shortcomings but, it is a good historical movie. If you like fight, singing and dance, and fun in movies – this might not be the one you would love to watch.
(Source: http://samaantafoundation.org/movie-review-jhola/)

A: Choose the correct option. 5x1=5
a. The movie can be categorized as a …movie.
i. serious               ii. sati
iii. historical art     iv. both and (i) and (ii)

b. The  word ‘shortcomings’ in the last paragraph means…
i. strengths                     ii. background scenes
iii. costumes                   iv. flaws
c. The protagonist of the movie is…….
i. Garima Panta     ii.  Sujal Nepal,
iii. Laxmi Giri       iv. Deepak Chhetri
d. According to the directior, the actors and actress have done …….
i. proper  make up          ii. no make up
iii. over make up            iv. None of the above
e. The movie touches Sati system as well as ……..
i. Chhapadi pratha                            ii. Dowery system
iii. Deuki pratha                               iv. Slavery system
 
B.  Put the following sentences in the correct order as per the passage.  5x1=5
i. Characters’ dresses were sewn by hand.
ii. The director Yadav Bhattarai is a well known name Nepali music videos.
iii. The plot was set on the Nepali society of the time about a century ago.
iv. The movie can be refelected as  a mirror of violence against women in ancient time.
v. The movie features traditional tools like dhiki, janto, madani, ranko, diyalo and so on.
 
C. Answer the following questions:  5x1=5
a. What does the movie ‘Jhola’ present?
b. Mention any two strengths of the movie.
c. When did Bhattarai get permission to make a movie on the novel from Dharabasi?
d. Who are the main characters of the movie, ‘Jhola’?
e. Where does Garima hide after escaping from the fire?

2. Write short answers to the following questions.                         (5×2=10)

a. “How happy we were there!” they said to each other. (The Selfish Giant)
i. Where does ‘there’ refer to?
ii. What does ‘they’ refer to?
b. What kind of effect did the carpet have on the child? (The Wish)
c. Why had the speaker come to the earth? (Corona Says)
d. What happened when Steve Jobs turned 30? (How to Live Before You Die)
e. What makes Dona Laura think that Don Gonzalo is an ill-natured man? Why do neither Dona Laura nor Don Gonzalo reveal their true identities? ( A Sunny Morning)

3. Write long answers to the following questions.                         (2×5=10)

a. The play “Refund” is a satire on the present day education system. Do you think that our education system does not prepare students for life? Discuss.
b. How does an epidemic differ from pandemic? Summarize the poem “Corona Says” by Vishnu S. Rai.
 

4. The graph below gives information about changes in the birth and death rates in New Zealand between 1901 and 2101. Write an interpretation of it in about 150 words.                                                                                                                      7

5. Write a letter to the editor of The Kathmandu Post mentioning advantages and disadvantages of using computers in our daily use.                                          8
6. Write an essay on ‘Power and Politics’ in about 300 words.                                  10

7. Do as indicated in brackets and rewrite the sentences.   (10×1=10)
a. Pramila is playing …(quiet/quietly). (Choose appropriate adjective or adverb from the bracket)
b. Ganesh almost fell … the river.( Put appropriate  preposition in the blank space)
c. She …..(get up) early in the morning yesterday.(Put appropriate form of verb in the blank place)
d. The three thousand rupees I spent on them …(was/were) worth it. (Choose the appropriate verb as per the subject)
e. Hark bought  the watch. It was expensive. (Combine the sentences using ‘In spite of’)
f. That is the house... I was born.( Use appropriate relative pronoun/clause)
g. You don’t have a mobile phone. (Express a wish using “I wish/ If only…”)
h. I don't know …(how + apply) for the job. (Use infinitive or gerund form)
i. He said, “Be quiet after 10 o’clock.” (Change into indirect speech)
j. I don’t like people staring at me. (Change into passive)

8. Do as instructed. (5×1=5)

a. After kissing him again, the girl went on, nodding carelessly to Jean. What word class does the underlined word in the sentence belong to?
b. Arrange the following words as per the order in a dictionary: arrive, adverse, admire, added, addict
 c. The life of the royal family is a bed of roses in Great Britain. What does the idiom ‘a bed of roses’ mean?
i. comfortable situation             ii. bed full of different kinds of flowers
iii. bed of roses                         iv. bed full of roses
d. The sensation can be made quite deceptive. What does the word ‘deceptive’ mean in the given sentence?
i. betray                 ii. vision     iii. misleading       iv. crude
e. Many portraits of Napolean show him with his right hand placed inside his coat. What does the underlined word mean?
i. shape                 ii. hairstyle            iii. sketch               iv. movement
e.  7. In Roald Dahl’s…  he describes about a young boy’s fantasy in which carpet is alive with snakes and fire.
a. short story, “The Wish,”
b. short story The Wish,
c. short story, The Wish
d. short story. “the wish,”

                                   

——–The End!———-

 

Model Questions Set-5

Compulsory English (ENG. 003)              Grade: 11                   Full Marks: 75 

Time: 3hours                          

 

1. Read the text and do the tasks.                                                                 15

Email

From: sanjanadhital@gmail.com

To: sumanelectronics@gmail.com

Subject: Complaint regarding the quality of the headphones

 

Dear Sir,

I am writing this mail to inform you that I purchased a headphone at Suman Electronics on Monday, 22^nd April,2021.

While buying the product, the staffs assured me that it was an advanced and new headphone with many qualities. They said that they offer headphone with powerful deep bass (like Monster Beats) and visceral dynamic range and there is no better sound quality in others than that. Furthermore, they added that their users told them they listen to music or watch movies with our headphones while at the office, at home, walking on the street, or while traveling in airplanes. Therefore, I may test the headphones for 30 days without risk if any problem arise it can be replaced easily. So, take advantage of our fantastic product from now paying its cost $99. I had heard the most reputable name and fame of your Electronics in the city for its original gadgets.

Later,  I arrived home I discovered that the headphone wasn’t working. With in 2 hours, I returned to your electronic shop again to replace it. Unfortunately, the staffs refused to replace the headphones or return my money although I provided the receipt. They behave badly to me. I’m deeply disappointed about the quality of the product and the disrespectful treatment I received in your store.

I trust this is not the way that a reputed electronic store wishes to conduct business with valued customers—I have been with you and buying the products from store since the store was founded and have never encountered such treatment before. I would request you to discuss matters further and to learn from this how to prevent a similar situation from recurring.

I expect a letter of explanation as well as refund of my money by resolving this. Otherwise, I will have to take a step further for decisive actions.

Sincerely,

Sanjana Dhital

 

A: Choose the correct option.                              5x1=5

a. The word ‘purchased’ in the 1^st line means:

i. chased

ii. bought

iii. picked up.

b. The customer threatened for ...

i. bringing her friends and relatives.

ii. complaining to the police.

iii. taking decisive actions.

c. The word ‘Unfortunately’ in the 2^nd paragraph means:

i. appropriately

ii. happily

iii. grievously.

d. The word ‘reputed’ in the last paragraph is opposite in meaning to:

i. actual. ii. reckoned. iii. conjectural

e. The word ‘encountered’ in 4rth paragraph means:

i. evaded. ii. came across. iii. surrendered

B. Write whether the following statements are True, False or Not Given.    5x1=5.

a.      The customer had heard about the name and fame of Suman Electronics in the city for its products.

b.     She took the headphone by paying $ 199.

c.      The staffs assured the customer that the headphone has good sound quality.

d.     The manager of the company sent a letter to her with an envelope inside $99.

e.      The staffs refused to replace the gadget.

C. Answer the following questions:     5x1=5

a.      What is the email about?

b.     Where did she purchase the headphone from and how much price did it cost?

c.      What does the customer expect from the manager?

d.     How did the staffs of the Suman Electronics assure her?

e.      Why was the customer severely disappointed?

 

2. Write short answers to the following questions.                         (5×2=10)

a. What is the relationship between the portrait painter and its subject? (The Oval Portrait)

b. Why did Jonathan think of himself as ‘extraordinary lucky’? (Civil Peace)

c. What does the speaker mean in the following lines: (Corona Says)

     The earth is not your property alone-

     It’s as much ours as yours.

d. The writer says, “I found myself in Geneva.” What does it express? ( Scientific Research is a Token…)

e. Read the extract from the play and answer the questions that follow:

“It’s possible I’ve changed. What the hell…! Your class records will show I’ve got a right to come here.” (Refund)

                                           i.            Who is the speaker? Who is he speaking to?

                                         ii.            Why does the speaker say these words?

3. Write long answers to the following questions.                                    (2×5=10)

a. Discuss the symbolism used in the play “Trifles”.

b. Summarize the poem “The Gift in Wartime”.

4. Write a couple of paragraphs about an interesting dream that you have had.     7

5.  What is a resume? What questions should it answer to fit with its culture? Mention any 8 questions.                                                                                         8

6. Write an essay on “Social Media” including given clues.                              10

(Introduction…examples of social media… potive impacts on the students and in the society…negative impacts... conclusion)

7. Do as indicated in brackets and rewrite the sentences.        (10×1=10)

a. Pritam doesn’t get up before seven. (Use adverb ‘usually’ in appropriate place)

b. The frightened deer disappeared …(up/onto/into/toward) the forest.(Use appropriate preposition from the bracket)

c. The phone is ringing. I …(will/be going to) answer it. (Choose correct form of verb from bracket)

d. Either my father or my mother …(is/are) coming to pick me up in a car. (Choose appropriate verb from bracket)

e. She is very poor, but she still wears expensive clothes. (Rewrite the given sentence using ‘although’)

f. I wish I would write poems.( Correct the statement)

g. He’s enjoying his new job. (Paraphrase the following sentences using the verb-‘pretend’)

h. He said to me, “Do you like ice-cream?” (Change into indirect speech)

i. A strange man was watching us. (Change into passive)

j. Dublin is my favourite city. It is the capital of Ireland. (Join the following pairs of sentences with appropriate relative clause)

 

8. Do as instructed.           (5×1=5)

a. Could you …(borrow/lend) me your book, please?

b. Arrange the following words as per the order in a dictionary: notice, noise, nose, norm, neon

c. I can’t believe the weather. It’s raining cats and dogs! What does the idiom ‘raining cats and dogs’ mean?

i. running cats and dogs            ii. raining heavily

iii. keeping cats and dogs           iv. fighting between cats and dogs

d. Napoleon was humiliated when he was defeated. What does the underlined word mean?

i. affected               ii. embarrassed                iii. sketched           iv. motivated

e.   Which are examples of punctuation marks?

       i.            commas and full stops 

     ii.            dollar and pound signs 

  iii.            plus and minus signs 

  iv.            question marks and eye marks

                                            ——–The End!———-

 

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