English 12th Model Question Paper – 9

English 12th Model Question Paper – 9

*SECTION – A (Objective Type Questions)**
**Instructions:** Answer all the questions below. Each question has four options (A, B, C, D), out of which only one is correct. The answer choices are carefully distributed across all options to maintain a balanced test pattern.

1. He is too weak …….. run.
(A) to (B) for (C) so (D) and
2. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Recieve (B) Receive (C) Receve (D) Reciev
3. The synonym of ‘Destination’ is:
(A) Beginning (B) Origin (C) Goal (D) Start
4. The antonym of ‘Modern’ is:
(A) New (B) Fresh (C) Recent (D) Ancient
5. Fifty miles …….. a long distance.
(A) are (B) is (C) were (D) have
6. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He speak English well. (B) He well speaks English. (C) English speaks he well. (D) He speaks English well.
7. He said to me, “Open the door.” (Choose the correct indirect speech)
(A) He ordered me to open the door. (B) He told that open the door. (C) He asked me open the door. (D) He said to open the door.
8. Wordsworth is known …….. a nature poet.
(A) for (B) as (C) by (D) with
9. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Beautifull (B) Beautiful (C) Batiful (D) Beautifol
10. She sings …….. than her sister.
(A) sweet (B) sweetly (C) sweeter (D) more sweetly
11. ‘Indian Civilization and Culture’ is written by:
(A) Dr. Zakir Hussain (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Martin Luther King Jr. (D) H. E. Bates
12. ‘Bharat is My Home’ was written/delivered by:
(A) Dr. Zakir Hussain (B) Shiga Naoya (C) Pearl S. Buck (D) Bertrand Russell
13. ‘A Pinch of Snuff’ is written by:
(A) Manohar Malgaonkar (B) Anton Chekhov (C) H. E. Bates (D) John Donne
14. Martin Luther King Jr. was a …….. by profession.
(A) doctor (B) lawyer (C) civil rights leader / minister (D) engineer
15. ‘Ideas That Have Helped Mankind’ was written by:
(A) Bertrand Russell (B) Germaine Greer (C) Dorothy L. Sayers (D) T. S. Eliot
16. Sevi lived in a …….. town.
(A) Japanese (B) Chinese (C) Indian (D) American
17. ‘A Child is Born’ is written by:
(A) Pearl S. Buck (B) Germaine Greer (C) Dorothy L. Sayers (D) Sigrid Undset
18. Macavity is a criminal who is described as a:
(A) clever pet (B) monster of depravity (C) friendly cat (D) lazy animal
19. ‘The Soldier’ is written by:
(A) John Keats (B) Rupert Brooke (C) Walt Whitman (D) W. H. Auden
20. D. H. Lawrence wrote the poem:
(A) Snake (B) Fire-Hymn (C) The Soldier (D) An Epitaph
21. John Donne is a …….. poet.
(A) romantic (B) nature (C) metaphysical (D) modern
22. Walt Whitman was …….. years old when he wrote ‘Song of Myself’.
(A) 35 (B) 37 (C) 40 (D) 37 *(Let’s use 37)* -> (A) 35 (B) 39 (C) 42 (D) 37
23. ‘Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast’ is composed by:
(A) W. H. Auden (B) John Keats (C) Percy Bysshe Shelley (D) Walter de la Mare
24. John Keats’ ‘Ode to Autumn’ is rich in:
(A) satire (B) sensuousness (C) politics (D) war
25. Kamala Das remembers her …….. in ‘My Grandmother’s House’.
(A) mother (B) sister (C) grandmother (D) aunt
26. Keki N. Daruwalla is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in:
(A) 1984 (B) 1990 (C) 2000 (D) 2005
27. ‘An Epitaph’ is written by:
(A) Walter de la Mare (B) T. S. Eliot (C) W. H. Auden (D) Rupert Brooke
28. The Old English period is known for its heavy reliance on:
(A) modern spelling (B) inflections (C) borrowed words (D) silent letters
29. The printing press was brought to England by:
(A) William Caxton (B) Geoffrey Chaucer (C) John Dryden (D) Shakespeare
30. Modern English dates from approximately:
(A) 1066 (B) 1150 (C) 1500 (D) 1350
31. He is blind …….. one eye.
(A) in (B) of (C) with (D) from
32. He died …….. cholera.
(A) from (B) of (C) by (D) with
33. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He gave me a good advice. (B) He gave me good advices. (C) He gave good advice. (D) He gave me good advice.
34. The antonym of ‘Knowledge’ is:
(A) Ignorance (B) Wisdom (C) Learning (D) Sense
35. The synonym of ‘Hazard’ is:
(A) Safety (B) Danger (C) Secure (D) Help
36. Who wrote ‘King Lear’?
(A) John Milton (B) William Shakespeare (C) Christopher Marlowe (D) Ben Jonson
37. Indian civilization has managed to survive because of its:
(A) moral base (B) military might (C) wealth (D) machinery
38. Dr. Zakir Hussain considers India as the home of:
(A) ancient people (B) new industries (C) industrious people (D) political leaders
39. English language is used extensively as a …….. language in international trade and commerce.
(A) local (B) global (C) native (D) regional
40. The future of the English language is bright primarily due to its:
(A) flexibility and vast vocabulary (B) rigidity (C) limited rules (D) strict grammar
41. Choose the correct preposition: She is fond …….. music.
(A) in (B) on (C) at (D) of
42. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) One of my friends has come. (B) One of my friends have come. (C) One friends has come. (D) One friend have come.
43. Passive voice of ‘He writes a letter’ is:
(A) A letter was written by him. (B) A letter is written by him. (C) A letter has been written by him. (D) He is written by a letter.
44. The antonym of ‘Deep’ is:
(A) High (B) Shallow (C) Narrow (D) Long
45. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Environment (B) Envirnment (C) Enviroment (D) Inviornment
46. He divided the money …….. the two children.
(A) among (B) between (C) in (D) with
47. The synonym of ‘Conceal’ is:
(A) Show (B) Hide (C) Reveal (D) Display
48. Who wrote ‘The Faerie Queene’?
(A) Edmund Spenser (B) William Shakespeare (C) John Milton (D) Geoffrey Chaucer
49. ‘Ode to Autumn’ is addressed to:
(A) Spring (B) Winter (C) Autumn (D) Summer
50. The growth of English vocabulary is largely due to:
(A) borrowing from other languages (B) stopping new words (C) keeping it restricted (D) using only old words

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