English 12th Model Question Paper – 1

English 12th Model Question Paper – 1

**SECTION – A (Objective Type Questions)

**Instructions:** Answer all the questions below. Each question has four options, out of which only one is correct.
1. Would you like …. cheese?
(A) about (B) some (C) many (D) much
2. The synonym of ‘Division’ is:
(A) Unification (B) Partition (C) Combination (D) Conflict
3. I …….. Mr. Singh at nine p.m. last night.
(A) call (B) called (C) calling (D) has called
4. God bless her!
(A) May (B) Can (C) Must (D) Ought
5. All…………..Hari were present.
(A) accept (B) expect (C) exceed (D) except
6. We…….. …. to the cinema last night.
(A) had gone (B) go (C) went (D) gone
7. A man killed a girl. The police arrested him. (Choose the correct combination)
(A) The police will arrest a man who killed a girl (B) The police can arrest a man who killed a girl (C) The police had arrested a man who kill a girl (D) The police arrested a man who killed a girl
8. Dr. Zakir Hussain feels greatly obliged to the people of:
(A) Pakistan (B) India (C) China (D) America
9. Benjy’s parents are known as the:
(A) Johnsons (B) Jacksons (C) Smiths (D) Leohorns
10. Who wrote ‘A Marriage Proposal’?
(A) Pearl S. Buck (B) Anton P. Chekhov (C) H. E. Bates (D) Dorothy L. Sayers
11. Benjy advised to keep hens by the:
(A) grandparents (B) doctor (C) teacher (D) sister
12. Dr. Zakir Hussain had also served as the Governor of:
(A) West Bengal (B) Assam (C) Bihar (D) Karnataka
13. ‘Untouchable’ and ‘Coolie’ are written by:
(A) R. K. Narayan (B) M. R. Anand (C) B. C. Chattopadhyay (D) S. C. Chatterjee
14. Europoen civiliztion will mean ……..for India.
(A) want (B) living (C) real (D) ruin
15. Shamim was accused ….. bribery.
(A) about (B) in (C) on (D) of
16. The antonym of ‘Clever’ is:
(A) Angry (B) Cunning (C) Naughty (D) Stupid
17. Sunita is rich enough. She can buy an expensive car. (Choose the correct combination)
(A) Sunita is enough rich to buy an expensive car. (B) Sunita is rich enough to buy an expensive car. (C) An expensive car can be bought by rich Sunita. (D) Bought can be an expensive car by rich Sunita.
18. We must approach him. (Choose the correct passive voice)
(A) He must be approached (B) Approached he must be (C) Must be he approached (D) To him must be approached
19. The farmer ………………. the field.
(A) ploughing (B) plough (C) ploughs (D) will ploughing
20. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) Your informations are correct (B) Your correct are information (C) Your information is correct (D) Your information has correct
21. Nehru loved children. (Choose the correct negative sentence)
(A) Nehru did not hate children (B) Nehru did not love children (C) Nehru cannot love children (D) Nehru has never loved children
22. The Old English Period ended in the year:
(A) AD 1073 (B) AD 1066 (C) AD 1088 (D) AD 1076
23. John Donne is a ………………. poet.
(A) war (B) metaphysical (C) modern (D) satirical
24. The poet talks about… ……….. in ‘Fire-Hymn’.
(A) Tower of Silence (B) Tower of Fire (C) Tower of Prayer (D) Tower of Love
25. The 18th century is known as the:
(A) Cavalier Age (B) Jacobean Age (C) Augustan Age (D) Romantic Age
26. Langland is a well known writer of …….. English literature.
(A) Post modern (B) Old (C) Modern (D) Middle
27. ‘Tughlaq’ is written by:
(A) Girish Karnad (B) R. N. Tagore (C) B. C. Chattopadhyay (D) S. C. Chatterjee
28. Benjy was the son of:
(A) Robinsons (B) Stevensons (C) Rocksons (D) Johnsons
29. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Spectacles (B) Spectukles (C) Spektikles (D) Spictackles
30. The synonym of ‘Worried’ is:
(A) Troubled (B) Unconcerned (C) Ignored (D) Calm
31. There is something wonderful …………. him.
(A) about (B) of (C) at (D) for
32. He is true ……… his friends.
(A) to (B) at (C) by (D) for
33. You…. …..come to school in time.
(A) should (B) can’t (C) mustn’t (D) couldn’t
34. He went near the river nearby.
(A) fish (B) fishing (C) for fish (D) to fish
35. The price of mangoes……. gone up.
(A) was (B) has (C) were (D) haves
36. ‘Train to Pakistan’ is written by:
(A) R. K. Narayan (B) Bhabani Bhattacharya (C) Khushwant Singh (D) Mulk Raj Anand
37. “He’s broken every human law” – is from:
(A) Snake (B) Song of Myself (C) Ode to Autumn (D) Macavity: The Mystery Cat
38. ‘He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake;’ is from:
(A) The Soldier (B) Ode to Autumn (C) Fire-Hymn (D) Macavity: The Mystery Cat
39. Oliver Goldsmith emphasized on the purity of:
(A) city life (B) village life (C) town life (D) domestic life
40. W. H. Auden won the ………… Prize in 1948.
(A) Pulitzer (B) Man Booker (C) Nobel (D) Sahitya Akademi
41. ‘Leaves of Grass’ is a collection of poems by:
(A) John Donne (B) W. H. Auden (C) T. S. Eliot (D) Walt Whitman
42. Gibbon is associated with:
(A) Italy (B) Sweden (C) Russia (D) America
43. Choose the correct meaning of “stiff-necked person”:
(A) Making effort (B) Self-dependent (C) Stubborn (D) Loyal
44. The antonym of ‘Clean’ is:
(A) Neat (B) Wash (C) Tidy (D) Dirty
45. Try to come …….. hour before the class starts.
(A) a (B) an (C) the (D) no article
46. Study hard. You will not pass. (Choose the correct combination)
(A) If you do not study hard, you will pass not (B) Pass you will not and so study hard (C) Study hard otherwise you will not pass (D) Hard you should study and so you will pass
47. “He is playing tennis”, said Rita. (Choose the correct indirect speech)
(A) Rita may say that he plays tennis (B) Rita said that he was playing tennis (C) Rita said that he plays tennis (D) Rita had said that he plays tennis
48. … I open my window?
(A) Ought (B) Have (C) Should (D) Must
49. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She lives to an apartment (B) She lives in an apartment (C) She lives of an apartment (D) She lives on an apartment
50. The lady who died, lies in the:
(A) grave (B) field (C) house (D) garden

Answer Sheet (1–50)**
1. (B)
2. (B)
3. (B)
4. (A)
5. (D)
6. (C)
7. (D)
8. (B)
9. (A)
10. (B)
11. (B)
12. (C)
13. (B)
14. (D)
15. (D)
16. (D)
17. (B)
18. (A)
19. (C)
20. (C)
21. (A)
22. (B)
23. (B)
24. (A)
25. (C)
26. (D)
27. (A)
28. (D)
29. (A)
30. (A)
31. (A)
32. (A)
33. (A)
34. (B)
35. (B)
36. (C)
37. (D)
38. (D)
39. (B)
40. (A)
41. (D)
42. (A)
43. (C)
44. (D)
45. (B)
46. (C)
47. (B)
48. (C)
49. (B)
50. (A)