English 12th Model Question Paper – 3

English 12th Model Question Paper – 3

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 poor ………… honest.
(A) but (B) and (C) so (D) or
2. The synonym of ‘Hostile’ is:
(A) Friendly (B) Unfriendly (C) Kind (D) Helpful
3. Choose the correct passive voice of: “Who did this?”
(A) By whom was this done? (B) Who was done this? (C) This was done by who? (D) Whom was done this?
4. The antonym of ‘Wisdom’ is:
(A) Knowledge (B) Folly (C) Intelligence (D) Sense
5. Neither he nor his friends ………… present.
(A) was (B) were (C) is (D) has
6. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He gave me a good advice. (B) He gave me good advices. (C) He gave me good advice. (D) He gave some good advices.
7. The teacher said to the boy, “Sit down.” (Choose the correct indirect speech)
(A) The teacher told the boy to sit down. (B) The teacher said the boy to sit down. (C) The teacher asked to sit down the boy. (D) The teacher told that sit down the boy.
8. A person who loves his country is called a:
(A) Traitor (B) Patriot (C) Rebel (D) Martyr
9. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Environment (B) Envirnment (C) Enviroment (D) Inviornment
10. He has been reading this book ………… three hours.
(A) from (B) for (C) since (D) in
11. ‘A Marriage Proposal’ is a:
(A) tragedy (B) comedy (C) one-act play (D) novel
12. The term ‘DFCC’ or similar technological context in modern English refers to the growth of:
(A) Vocabulary (B) Grammar (C) Pronunciation (D) Spelling
13. Who is the author of ‘The Earth’?
(A) H. E. Bates (B) Pearl S. Buck (C) Shiga Naoya (D) Anton Chekhov
14. Nanukaka managed to travel in the second-class compartment with a:
(A) first-class ticket (B) general ticket (C) no ticket (D) third-class ticket
15. “A pinch of snuff” means:
(A) a quantity of powdered tobacco (B) a pinch of salt (C) a bad smell (D) a headache
16. Martin Luther King Jr. appeals for:
(A) non-violent struggle (B) violent revolution (C) war (D) surrender
17. The English language is younger than:
(A) Sanskrit and Latin (B) Hindi (C) Urdu (D) French
18. Who wrote ‘Macavity: The Mystery Cat’?
(A) T. S. Eliot (B) W. H. Auden (C) Rupert Brooke (D) John Donne
19. The poetess in ‘My Grandmother’s House’ is:
(A) Kamala Das (B) Toru Dutt (C) Sarojini Naidu (D) Anita Desai
20. ‘Snake’ describes a snake coming to a:
(A) river (B) water-trough (C) well (D) pond
21. John Donne thinks that death is:
(A) certain (B) uncertain (C) wonderful (D) terrible
22. Walt Whitman is ………… years old.
(A) 35 (B) 37 (C) 40 (D) 42
23. ‘Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast’ stands for:
(A) fast coming death (B) autumn season (C) falling leaves (D) happiness
24. Rupert Brooke expresses his patriotism in the poem:
(A) The Soldier (B) Fire-Hymn (C) Snake (D) An Epitaph
25. The name of the cat in ‘Macavity’ is:
(A) Macavity (B) Mungojerrie (C) Griddlebone (D) Kaspar
26. Keki N. Daruwalla is a recipient of the ………… Academy Award.
(A) Sahitya (B) Padma Shri (C) Nobel (D) Booker
27. ‘An Epitaph’ is written by:
(A) Walter de la Mare (B) T. S. Eliot (C) W. H. Auden (D) John Keats
28. The poetry of John Keats is characterized by:
(A) melancholy (B) satire (C) war (D) philosophy
29. Old English is characterized by:
(A) inflections (B) modern spelling (C) silent letters (D) borrowed words
30. The printing press was set up in England in:
(A) 1476 (B) 1485 (C) 1500 (D) 1550
31. He is looking ………… his lost book.
(A) at (B) for (C) after (D) into
32. Milk is beneficial ………… health.
(A) to (B) for (C) of (D) with
33. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He speaks truth. (B) He speaks the truth. (C) He tell the truth. (D) He is speak truth.
34. The antonym of ‘Artificial’ is:
(A) False (B) Natural (C) Real (D) Solid
35. The synonym of ‘Permit’ is:
(A) Allow (B) Forbid (C) Stop (D) Prevent
36. Who wrote ‘The Merchant of Venice’?
(A) William Shakespeare (B) Christopher Marlowe (C) Ben Jonson (D) John Milton
37. The Indian civilization has successfully withstood the test of:
(A) time (B) war (C) nature (D) foreign invasion
38. Dr. Zakir Hussain entered the office in a spirit of:
(A) total dedication (B) prayerful humility (C) casualness (D) pride
39. Far Pavilions was written by:
(A) John Masters (B) Rudyard Kipling (C) E. M. Forster (D) Raja Rao
40. English is a window to the:
(A) world (B) house (C) sky (D) universe
41. Choose the correct preposition: She was annoyed ………… me.
(A) with (B) at (C) on (D) by
42. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) Each of the boys have a book. (B) Each of the boys has a book. (C) Each boys has a book. (D) Each boys have books.
43. Passive voice of ‘He reads a book’ is:
(A) A book is read by him. (B) A book was read by him. (C) A book has been read by him. (D) He is read by a book.
44. The antonym of ‘Hero’ is:
(A) Villain (B) Coward (C) Enemy (D) Thief
45. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Committee (B) Comittee (C) Commitee (D) Comitii
46. He jumped ………… the river.
(A) in (B) into (C) on (D) to
47. The synonym of ‘Brief’ is:
(A) Short (B) Long (C) Large (D) Wide
48. Who is known as the ‘Father of English Poetry’?
(A) Geoffrey Chaucer (B) William Shakespeare (C) John Milton (D) Edmund Spenser
49. ‘Ode to Autumn’ is written by:
(A) John Keats (B) Percy Bysshe Shelley (C) Lord Byron (D) William Wordsworth
50. The modern English period began around:
(A) 1500 (B) 1600 (C) 1700 (D) 1400

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