English 12th Model Question Paper – 8

English 12th Model Question Paper – 8

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 have been carefully distributed across all options (A, B, C, D) to ensure a balanced pattern.

1. He is poor, …….. he is honest.
(A) and (B) but (C) so (D) because
2. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Occasion (B) Occasion (C) Ocasion (D) Okasion *(Note: Option B correct spelling)* -> Let’s format properly:
(A) Ocasion (B) Occasion (C) Occashon (D) Okasion
3. The synonym of ‘Rapid’ is:
(A) Slow (B) Lazy (C) Quick (D) Heavy
4. The antonym of ‘Ancient’ is:
(A) Old (B) Aged (C) Past (D) Modern
5. Bread and butter …….. my favourite breakfast.
(A) are (B) is (C) were (D) have
6. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He fluently speaks English. (B) English speaks he fluently. (C) He speak fluently English. (D) He speaks English fluently.
7. He said to me, “Where are you going?” (Choose the correct indirect speech)
(A) He told me where you are going. (B) He asked me where I was going. (C) He asked me that where am I going. (D) He said where I was going.
8. Shakespeare is known …….. a dramatist.
(A) for (B) by (C) with (D) as
9. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) Gramer (B) Gramar (C) Grammar (D) Gramet
10. I would rather …….. tea than coffee.
(A) taking (B) has taken (C) took (D) take
11. ‘I Have a Dream’ is a speech delivered by:
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Bertrand Russell (C) Martin Luther King Jr. (D) H. E. Bates
12. The earth in ‘The Earth’ was owned by:
(A) Johnson’s father (B) Johnson (C) Benjy (D) Sanders
13. ‘A Child is Born’ is written by:
(A) Dorothy L. Sayers (B) Pearl S. Buck (C) Sigrid Undset (D) Germaine Greer
14. Sevi was passionately interested in:
(A) stamps (B) coins (C) gourds (D) books
15. Who is the author of ‘How Free is the Press’?
(A) Dorothy L. Sayers (B) H. E. Bates (C) Anton Chekhov (D) Shiga Naoya
16. Nanukaka was related to the author (Malgaonkar) as he was his:
(A) maternal uncle (B) uncle (C) father (D) friend
17. The sentence ‘Let it be done’ is in:
(A) Active voice (B) Indirect speech (C) Direct speech (D) Passive voice
18. The antonym of ‘Victory’ is:
(A) Defeat (B) Success (C) Win (D) Prize
19. A person who speaks for others is called a:
(A) Speaker (B) Leader (C) Spokesman (D) Writer
20. The poet in ‘Sweetest Love, I Do Not Go’ is:
(A) Walt Whitman (B) W. H. Auden (C) John Keats (D) John Donne
21. ‘Song of Myself’ is written by:
(A) John Donne (B) Walt Whitman (C) John Keats (D) Rupert Brooke
22. ‘Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast’ deals with the …….. of human life.
(A) happiness (B) success (C) frustrations (D) excitement
23. Keats is a …….. poet.
(A) metaphysical (B) modern (C) war (D) romantic
24. The soldier is a …….. poem.
(A) happy (B) sad (C) patriotic (D) war *(Note: Patriotic)* -> (A) happy (B) patriotic (C) sad (D) war
25. Macavity is called the:
(A) Mystery Cat (B) Hidden Paw (C) Clever Cat (D) Lazy Cat
26. Keki N. Daruwalla is an …….. poet.
(A) American (B) Indian (C) African (D) British
27. ‘Snake’ is written by:
(A) T. S. Eliot (B) W. H. Auden (C) D. H. Lawrence (D) Rupert Brooke
28. English language is …….. than Sanskrit and Persian.
(A) older (B) richer (C) younger (D) harder
29. The Great Vowel Shift took place during:
(A) Old English (B) Modern English (C) Post-Modern English (D) Middle English
30. He ran …….. the room.
(A) in (B) to (C) at (D) into
31. The train arrived …….. time.
(A) on (B) in (C) at (D) by
32. He is clever, …….. he failed.
(A) but (B) and (C) so (D) or
33. The teacher told the boys to do …….. work.
(A) his (B) our (C) their (D) your
34. Who wrote ‘Mac Flecknoe’?
(A) Alexander Pope (B) John Dryden (C) William Shakespeare (D) John Milton
35. The period from AD 1150 to 1500 is known as:
(A) Old English period (B) Modern English period (C) Elizabethan age (D) Middle English period
36. Indian civilization is a …….. foundation.
(A) strong (B) weak (C) foolish (D) bad
37. Dr. Zakir Hussain considers India as his:
(A) country (B) office (C) home (D) nation
38. English is used as a …….. language in many parts of the world.
(A) native (B) local (C) regional (D) global / second
39. 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.
40. The synonym of ‘Courage’ is:
(A) Fear (B) Bravery (C) Cowardice (D) Weakness
41. Choose the correct combination: He is poor. He is honest.
(A) He is poor and honest. (B) He is poor because he is honest. (C) Although he is poor, he is honest. (D) He is poor so he is honest.
42. Passive voice of ‘Open the door’ is:
(A) The door must be open. (B) The door is opened. (C) Open the door please. (D) Let the door be opened.
43. Choose the correct preposition: He is good …….. mathematics.
(A) in (B) on (C) at (D) with
44. The antonym of ‘Fresh’ is:
(A) New (B) Clean (C) Pure (D) Stale
45. Who wrote ‘She Stoops to Conquer’?
(A) R. B. Sheridan (B) Oliver Goldsmith (C) William Congreve (D) John Dryden
46. The term ‘PC’ stands for:
(A) Public Computer (B) Private Calculator (C) Personal Computer (D) Personal Calculator
47. Who is the speaker in ‘Song of Myself’?
(A) A child (B) An old man (C) A soldier (D) The poet himself
48. Autumn is a season of mellow:
(A) fruitfulness (B) sadness (C) coldness (D) windiness
49. Neither he nor his friends …….. present.
(A) was (B) is (C) were (D) has
50. A person who loves his country is called a:
(A) Patriot (B) Traitor (C) Rebel (D) Martyr

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