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BALA VIDYA MANDIR SR.SEC.SCHOOL

PEN PAPER TEST - 2 - 2021

CLASS: 11 TIME: 40 mins

SUBJECT: English MAX. MARKS: 20

DATE: 04/08/2021

Instructions:

1) Students to take the test in true spirit without resorting to any kind of malpractice.

2) The test must be written in A4 ruled sheets/Notebooks.

3) Each and every page of your answer script must be duly numbered with the number along with the total

number of pages used. For instance, if the total number of pages is 4, then the first page should be

numbered as Page 1 of 4, followed by Page 2 of 4, then Page 3 of 4 and finally Page 4 of 4.

4) The answer papers must be scanned or photos of the answer scripts can be taken and sent as a file attachment

preferably in the form of PDF to the email id given below.

5) - Students of Class 11 A to send the attachment to: [email protected]

- Students of Class 11 B to send the attachment to: [email protected]

- Students of Class 11 C to send the attachment to: [email protected]

- Students of Class 11 D to send the attachment to: [email protected]

6) The file (copy of the answer script) should be saved as ‘Subject-Class-Section-Name of student’ and attached

to the email. For instance, ‘English 11A Akshara Arun’.

7) The subject to be mentioned in the email should also be the same as mentioned above.

8) Answer papers should be mailed on the same day by 10 p.m. without fail.
 PART A

I. Choose the correct options and answer the following questions. (1x3=3 )

Then with a heavy heart, I went below, climbed on my bunk and amazingly, dozed off. When I woke it
was 6 p.m., and growing dark. I knew we must have missed the island, and with the sail we had left, we
couldn't hope to beat back into the westerly winds.
i) The speaker here is _________________________.
a) Larry Cook
b) Gordon Cook
c) Herb Seiger
d) James Cook
ii) Why was the speaker’s heart heavy?
a) He had a very little hope to see the island.
b) The crew had lost their main compass.
c) The electric pump had stopped working.
d) He could sense the turbulent sea ahead.

iii) Why did the narrator think that they must have missed the island?
a) He anticipated that they would reach by 5 pm.
b) He had fallen asleep and failed to steer.
c) He had no sense of direction after the storm.
d) They couldn’t sail because of the Westerly winds.

II. Answer the questions given below by choosing the correct options from the ones provided. (1x2=2)

i) I grabbed the guard rails and sailed through the air into Wavewalker’s main boom. Subsequent waves
tossed me around the deck.
What happened to the narrator when he managed to reach the deck? ‘
a) His head had swollen alarmingly and he had a deep cut in his arm.
b) His head smashed; his mouth filled with blood and broken teeth.
c) His left ribs cracked; his mouth filled with blood and a broken arm.
d) His left ribs cracked; his mouth filled with blood and broken teeth.
ii) It was only a bleak piece of volcanic rock…
‘It’ refers to _______________________.
a) Cape Town
b) Australia
c) Japan
 d) Ile Amsterdam
III. Choose the correct options and answer the following questions. (1x4=4)
A. i) What was the first belonging of the mother that Mrs. S’s daughter seemed to recognise?
a) Silver cutlery items.
b) Hanukkah candle-holder.
c) Green-knitted cardigan.
d) Woollen table cloth.

ii) What was the address that Mrs. S wanted her daughter to remember?
a) 64 Marconi Street.
b) 46 Marconi Street.
c) 46 Macroni Street.
d) 221 Baker Street.

iii) How could the narrator identify the woollen table cloth?
a) She had knitted it as a child.
b) The centre had a hole.
c) The edge had a burnt mark.
d). The colours on the borders became faded.

iv) “I was in a room I knew and did not know.” What did the narrator mean by this?
a) The muggy smell of her room made her feel uncomfortable.
b) She saw unfamiliar things in familiar surroundings.
c) She saw all their furniture arranged in a tasteless way.
d) She saw familiar things in unfamiliar surroundings.

OR
B, i) When did Aram and Mourad ride the horse?
a) They rode at night.
b) They rode after sunset.
c) They rode very early in the morning.
d). They rode past midnight when people were asleep.

ii) “I would swear it is my horse if I didn’t know your parents.”

The speaker said this to the two boys because ________________.
a) he knew that horse trading was their family business
b) they belonged to the Garoghlanian family
c) he was a close friend and knew their parents for several years
d) their parents were rich landowners in Armenia
 iii) Where did Mourad hide the horse?
a) He hid it in the vineyard near the forest.
b) He hid it in a deserted stable near the vineyard.
c) He hid it in a barn of a deserted vineyard.
d) He hid it in a vineyard near the irrigation ditch.
iv) When did the cousins decide to return the horse?
a) They decided to return it after Aram learnt to ride it properly.
b) They decided to return it after six months.
c) They decided to return it after they ran into John Byro.
d) They decided to return it when they realised the consequences of their action and felt guilty.

PART B

I. You are Swetha/ Shekhar, Admin of Sunrise Public School, Noida. Your school needs stationery items
for the next session. Place an order for stationery including A – 4 size papers, Desk Jet ink cartridges,
pens, chart papers and markers. Write a letter to Kamal Stationery, Noida, giving the details in not more
than 150 words. (5)

II. Answer the following questions in about 50-60 words. (ANY 2) (3x2=6)
a) What did the crew succeed in achieving on 4th of January?

b) What do you find so remarkable about Uncle Khusrove?

c) Why did the narrator not want to remember ‘The Address’?

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