NEB Optional/Major English Model Questions Class - 11

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NEB Optional/Major English Model Questions Class - 11

Major / Optional English Model Questions - Grade XI 

F. M.: 75 

Time: 3 hours 

Group A 

Choose and copy the best answer. (11x1=11) 

1. In which of the following genres did Victorian literature achieve its greatest success?

i. the essay

ii. epic poetry

iii. lyric poetry

iv. the novel 

2. The .................... age tended to favour the taste and search for truth in art. 

i. Classical

ii. Romantic

iii. Victorian

iv. Elizabethan 

3. The smallest unit of words is called ........................... 

i. phoneme

ii. allophone

iii. Juncture  

iv. morpheme 

4. The word 'communication' has stress on .................. syllable. 

i. first

ii. second

iii. third

iv. fourth 

5. In the story 'The Cactus' by O'Henry, Trysdale proposes to a woman. How does the woman respond? 

i. She sends him a cactus with its name in Spanish. 

ii. She sees him at dinner and says yes. 

iii. She ignores his proposal. 

iv. She sees him at dinner and says no. 

6. What is the narrator telling us about in the story 'Boys and Girls'? 

i. Her life in jail.

ii. Her life being rich.

iii. Her life in a fox farm.

iv. Her life being famous. 

7. According to Bacon, the chief use of study is ....................... 

i. ability

ii. ornament

iii. delight

iv. adornment 

8. Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18 is addressed to ........................... 

i. his wife

ii. Queen Elizabeth

iii. a young woman

iv. a young man 

9. What does the 'black ocean' represent in the poem 'Still I Rise'? 

i. the speaker

ii. a deserted place  

iii. a swamp

iv. Africa 

10. What is not the theme of the play 'The Boor'? 

i. money 

ii. infidelity 

iii. emancipation of women 

iv. industrialization 

11. The character Madana as depicted in the drama 'Chitra' is ............... . 

i. the god of springtime

ii. the god of love

iii. a prince of the house of Kurus

iv. the god of eternal youth 

Group B

Write short answers to these questions. (8x5=40) 

12. Write a short note on the development of the English language during the Elizabethan period. 

13. Compare between the modern age and postmodern age in English literature. 

14. What characteristics distinguish language from animal communication? Explain with examples. 

15. What are the different types of phrases in English? Explain each of them with examples. 

16. Write the three questions the king asked. Also, write the moral you learned from the story 'Three Questions'. How will you apply the moral in your real life? Explain. 

17. How did the Silk Road affect towns and cities along trade routes? Give an example. (The Silk Road in the World History) 

18. “Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd,” What does the expression ‘the eye of heaven᾽ refer to? What aspect of summer’s day is presented here? How does this aspect of summer help to establish the superiority of the poet’s friend? (Sonnet 18) 

19. Is the title 'The Song of Death' suitable? Justify your answer. 

Group C 

Write long answers to these questions. (3x8=24) 

20. How does Steinbeck explore the theme of dreams in Of Mice and Men? Analyze it with reference to the dreams of major characters. 

21. "Her inability to deal with ideas helps her to become a writer" Why do you think Didion says that? How is writing a way of finding out more about our surroundings and lives? Also, give examples of your own. (Why I Write) 

22. Critically examine the poem 'United Fruit Co.'. The End! You can watch this youtube video for clearance of any doubt if you have.

Also Read

• Historical Survey of English Language & Literature 

• History of Eighteenth-Century English Literature 

• Literature For English Language Development for Secondary Level Education 

• Romanticism | Romantic Poetry of Early 19th Century 

• Twentieth-Century English Literature 

• Victorian Novelists - Later Nineteenth Century Novelists