English 12th Model Question Paper – 6

English 12th Model Question Paper – 6

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, …….. he never begs.
(A) and (B) yet (C) so (D) because
2. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Environment (B) Envirnment (C) Enviroment (D) Inviornment
3. The synonym of ‘Hostile’ is:
(A) Friendly (B) Unfriendly (C) Kind (D) Helpful
4. The antonym of ‘Artificial’ is:
(A) False (B) Natural (C) Real (D) Solid
5. Bread and butter …….. my daily breakfast.
(A) are (B) is (C) were (D) have
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. 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.
8. A person who loves his country is called a:
(A) Traitor (B) Patriot (C) Rebel (D) Martyr
9. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Committee (B) Comittee (C) Commitee (D) Comitii
10. He has been reading this book …….. three hours.
(A) from (B) for (C) since (D) in
11. ‘Indian Civilization and Culture’ is written by:
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Dr. Zakir Hussain (C) Martin Luther King Jr. (D) H. E. Bates
12. ‘Bharat is My Home’ is a speech delivered by:
(A) Dr. Zakir Hussain (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Shiga Naoya (D) Pearl S. Buck
13. ‘A Pinch of Snuff’ is written by:
(A) Manohar Malgaonkar (B) Anton Chekhov (C) H. E. Bates (D) Bertrand Russell
14. ‘I Have a Dream’ was spoken by:
(A) Martin Luther King Jr. (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Bertrand Russell (D) H. E. Bates
15. ‘Ideas That Have Helped Mankind’ emphasizes the role of:
(A) science and cooperation (B) destruction (C) isolation (D) superstition
16. Sevi’s hobby was collecting:
(A) stamps (B) gourds (C) coins (D) matchboxes
17. ‘A Child is Born’ is an extract from:
(A) Sex and Destiny (B) The Earth (C) Romeo and Juliet (D) Macbeth
18. ‘Macavity: The Mystery Cat’ is composed by:
(A) T. S. Eliot (B) W. H. Auden (C) Rupert Brooke (D) John Donne
19. ‘The Soldier’ is written by:
(A) Rupert Brooke (B) John Keats (C) Walt Whitman (D) D. H. Lawrence
20. ‘Snake’ is written by:
(A) D. H. Lawrence (B) John Donne (C) T. S. Eliot (D) W. H. Auden
21. John Donne is a pioneer of …….. poetry.
(A) metaphysical (B) romantic (C) war (D) modern
22. Walt Whitman wrote in:
(A) free verse (B) strict rhyming couplets (C) sonnet form (D) epic style
23. ‘Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast’ was written by:
(A) W. H. Auden (B) John Keats (C) Percy Bysshe Shelley (D) William Wordsworth
24. John Keats describes autumn as a bosom-friend of the:
(A) maturing sun (B) winter snow (C) spring breeze (D) rainy cloud
25. Kamala Das wrote:
(A) My Grandmother’s House (B) An Epitaph (C) The Soldier (D) Fire-Hymn
26. Keki N. Daruwalla describes the burning ghats in:
(A) Fire-Hymn (B) Snake (C) The Soldier (D) Macavity
27. ‘An Epitaph’ is about a:
(A) beautiful lady (B) brave soldier (C) wise king (D) poor farmer
28. The language of Old English had a rich system of:
(A) inflections (B) silent letters (C) borrowed words (D) modern spelling
29. The printing press was introduced in England in:
(A) 1476 (B) 1500 (C) 1600 (D) 1350
30. Modern English began around the year:
(A) 1500 (B) 1066 (C) 1150 (D) 1385
31. He is looking …….. his lost pen.
(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 the truth. (B) He speaks truth. (C) He tell the truth. (D) He is speak truth.
34. The antonym of ‘Accept’ is:
(A) Receive (B) Reject (C) Take (D) Agree
35. The synonym of ‘Brief’ is:
(A) Short (B) Long (C) Large (D) Wide
36. Who wrote ‘Othello’?
(A) William Shakespeare (B) John Milton (C) Christopher Marlowe (D) Ben Jonson
37. Indian civilization has survived because of its strong:
(A) moral foundation (B) military power (C) material wealth (D) western influence
38. Dr. Zakir Hussain pledged himself to the service of the totality of India’s:
(A) culture (B) economy (C) politics (D) industry
39. English is recognized as a major …….. language across the globe.
(A) international / global (B) local (C) dead (D) regional
40. The future of English is secure because of its:
(A) immense flexibility and vocabulary (B) rigidity (C) limited use (D) complexity
41. Choose the correct preposition: She was angry …….. me.
(A) with (B) at (C) on (D) by
42. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) Each of the boys has a book. (B) Each of the boys have 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 ‘Permit’ is:
(A) Allow (B) Forbid (C) Stop (D) Prevent
48. Who wrote ‘Paradise Regained’?
(A) John Milton (B) William Shakespeare (C) Geoffrey Chaucer (D) John Dryden
49. ‘Ode to Autumn’ is written by:
(A) John Keats (B) Percy Bysshe Shelley (C) Lord Byron (D) William Wordsworth
50. The English language has borrowed words extensively from:
(A) almost all major world languages (B) only French (C) only Latin (D) only Sanskrit

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