English 12th Model Question Paper – 2

English 12th Model Question Paper – 2

SECTION – A (Objective Type Questions)

**Instructions:** Answer all the questions below. Each question has four options, out of which only one is correct.
1. He is as blind ………… a bat.
(A) to (B) as (C) like (D) for
2. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Occasion (B) Ocasion (C) Occashon (D) Okasion
3. She is not so foolish ……….. you think.
(A) as (B) than (C) that (D) like
4. The synonym of ‘Rapid’ is:
(A) Slow (B) Quick (C) Lazy (D) Heavy
5. I would rather ……….. tea than coffee.
(A) take (B) took (C) taking (D) has taken
6. He came here ………… foot.
(A) by (B) on (C) with (D) in
7. Shakespeare is known ………… a dramatist.
(A) as (B) for (C) by (D) with
8. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He speaks English fluently. (B) He fluently speaks English. (C) English speaks he fluently. (D) He speak fluently English.
9. The antonym of ‘Ancient’ is:
(A) Old (B) Modern (C) Aged (D) Past
10. Bread and butter ………… my favourite breakfast.
(A) are (B) is (C) were (D) have
11. ‘I Have a Dream’ is a speech delivered by:
(A) Martin Luther King Jr. (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Bertrand Russell (D) H. E. Bates
12. The earth in ‘The Earth’ was owned by:
(A) Johnson (B) Johnon’s father (C) Benjy (D) Sanders
13. ‘A Child is Born’ is written by:
(A) Germaine Greer (B) Dorothy L. Sayers (C) Pearl S. Buck (D) Sigrid Undset
14. Sevi was passionately interested in:
(A) stamps (B) gourds (C) coins (D) books
15. Who is the author of ‘How Free is the Press’?
(A) H. E. Bates (B) Dorothy L. Sayers (C) Anton Chekhov (D) Shiga Naoya
16. Nanukaka was related to the author (Malgaonkar) as he was his:
(A) uncle (B) maternal uncle (C) father (D) friend
17. The sentence ‘Let it be done’ is in:
(A) Active voice (B) Passive voice (C) Indirect speech (D) Direct speech
18. He said to me, “Where are you going?” (Choose the correct indirect speech)
(A) He asked me where I was going. (B) He told me where you are going. (C) He asked me that where am I going. (D) He said where I was going.
19. The antonym of ‘Victory’ is:
(A) Defeat (B) Success (C) Win (D) Prize
20. A person who speaks for others is called a:
(A) Speaker (B) Spokesman (C) Leader (D) Writer
21. The poet in ‘Sweetest Love, I Do Not Go’ is:
(A) John Donne (B) Walt Whitman (C) W. H. Auden (D) John Keats
22. ‘Song of Myself’ is written by:
(A) John Donne (B) John Keats (C) Walt Whitman (D) Rupert Brooke
23. ‘Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast’ deals with the ………. of human life.
(A) happiness (B) frustrations (C) excitement (D) success
24. Keats is a ………… poet.
(A) romantic (B) metaphysical (C) modern (D) war
25. The soldier is a ………… poem.
(A) happy (B) sad (C) war (D) patriotic
26. Macavity is called the:
(A) Hidden Paw (B) Mystery Cat (C) Clever Cat (D) Lazy Cat
27. Keki N. Daruwalla is an ……… poet.
(A) Indian (B) American (C) African (D) British
28. ‘Snake’ is written by:
(A) T. S. Eliot (B) D. H. Lawrence (C) W. H. Auden (D) Rupert Brooke
29. English language is ……… than Sanskrit and Persian.
(A) older (B) younger (C) richer (D) harder
30. The Great Vowel Shift took place during:
(A) Old English (B) Middle English (C) Modern English (D) Post-Modern English
31. He ran ………… the room.
(A) in (B) into (C) to (D) at
32. The train arrived ………… time.
(A) on (B) in (C) at (D) by
33. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Grammar (B) Grammer (C) Gramer (D) Gramar
34. He is clever, ………… he failed.
(A) but (B) and (C) so (D) or
35. The teacher told the boys to do ………… work.
(A) his (B) their (C) our (D) your
36. Who wrote ‘Mac Flecknoe’?
(A) John Dryden (B) Alexander Pope (C) William Shakespeare (D) John Milton
37. The period from AD 1150 to 1500 is known as:
(A) Old English period (B) Middle English period (C) Modern English period (D) Elizabethan age
38. Indian civilization is a ………… foundation.
(A) strong (B) weak (C) foolish (D) bad
39. Dr. Zakir Hussain considers India as his:
(A) home (B) country (C) office (D) nation
40. English is used as a ………… language in many parts of the world.
(A) native (B) global / second (C) local (D) regional
41. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He gave me many advices. (B) He gave me much advice. (C) He gave me lots of advices. (D) He gave me many advice.
42. The synonym of ‘Courage’ is:
(A) Bravery (B) Fear (C) Cowardice (D) Weakness
43. Choose the correct combination: He is poor. He is honest.
(A) He is poor and honest. (B) Although he is poor, he is honest. (C) He is poor because he is honest. (D) He is poor so he is honest.
44. Passive voice of ‘Open the door’ is:
(A) The door must be open. (B) Let the door be opened. (C) The door is opened. (D) Open the door please.
45. Choose the correct preposition: He is good ………. mathematics.
(A) in (B) at (C) on (D) with
46. The antonym of ‘Fresh’ is:
(A) New (B) Stale (C) Clean (D) Pure
47. Who wrote ‘She Stoops to Conquer’?
(A) Oliver Goldsmith (B) R. B. Sheridan (C) William Congreve (D) John Dryden
48. The term ‘PC’ stands for:
(A) Personal Computer (B) Public Computer (C) Private Calculator (D) Personal Calculator
49. Who is the speaker in ‘Song of Myself’?
(A) The poet himself (B) A child (C) An old man (D) A soldier
50. Autumn is a season of mellow:
(A) fruitfulness (B) sadness (C) coldness (D) windiness

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