RAJENDRA VIDYALAYA, JAMSHEDPUR

ISC SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATION, 2021-2022

MOCK TEST

ENGLISH PAPER 1 STD 12

(LANGUAGE)

NAME :

CLASS & SEC :

ROLL NO :

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Maximum Marks: 80

Time allowed: One and a half hours

(Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper.)

ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY

The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [ ].

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Select the correct option for each of the following questions

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Question:1

Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow:-
Auction sales are public sale of goods , conducted bye an officially e approved auctioneer. He
asks the crowd assembled in the auction- room to make offers, or ‘ bids' for the various
items on sale. Hi encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest
bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called ‘ knocking down' the goods, for the bidding
ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammer on a table at which he stands. This is often
set on a raised platform called rostrum.

The ancient Romans probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from
the Latin’ auction ‘meaning ‘increase’. The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken
in a war. These sales were called ‘sub-hasta' meaning ‘under the spear'; a spear being struck
in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries, goods were often sold ‘by the candle’. A A short candle was lit by the auctioneer,
and bids could be made while it stayed alight .
Practically all goods whose qualities vary, are sold by auction. Among these are coffee,
hides, skins,wool, tea,cocoa,furs, spices,fruits and vegetables and wines. Auction sales are
also usual for land and property, antique furniture, pictures, rare books, old China and
similar works of art. The auctions rooms at Christie’s and Sotheby’s in London and New York
are world famous. An auction is usually advertised before hand with full particulars of
articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by prospective buyers. If the
advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to
be sold together called a ‘lot' is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with
Lot I and continue in numerical order, he may wait until he registers the fact that certain
dealers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in. The
aauctioneer's services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are
sold for. The auctioneer, therefore, has a direct interest in pushing up bidding as high as
possible.
The auctioneer must know fairly accurately the current market values of the goods he is
selling, and he should be acquainted with regular buyers of such goods. He will not waste
time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the rivalries among his buyers and
succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each
other.
It is largely on his advice that a seller will fix a ‘reserve’price, that is, a price below which the
goods cannot be sold. Even the best auctioneer, however, finds it difficult to stop a ‘knock-
out ‘ whereby dealers illegally arrange before hand not to bid against each other, but
nominate one of themselves as the only bidder, in the hope of buying goods at extremely
low prices. If such a ‘knock-out' comes off, the real auction takes place privately afterwards
among the dealers.
(a – i) Given below are FIVE words from the passage along with four options for each.
Choose the option which has a similar meaning in the passage:- (5)
1. Auction

(A) procure
(B)put up for sale
(C)purchase
(D)grab

2. Articles
(A) ideas
(B) concepts
(C)items

(D)topics
3. Prospective
(A) possible
(B) antecedent
(C) unlikely

(D) improbable
4. Acquainted
(A) familiarized
(B) oblivious

(C) unaware
(D) ignorant
5. Illegally
(A) legitimate

(B) ethical
(C) righteous
(D) unlawful
(a -ii) With each of the FIVE words given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the
word in a different meaning from that which it carries in the passage: (5)
(1)Platform
(A)He made the announcement from the public platform.
(B)The train left the platform after fifteen minutes.
(C)The minister decided to address the crowd from the platform.

(D) He used the platform to showcase his talent.

(2)Invented
(A)Electric bulb was invented by Edison.
(B)They invented a new machine to deal with the pests.

(C)He invented the entire story to support his claim.

(D) The machine invented by Ram helped him to boost his business.
(3)Articles
(A) The articles sold in the shop were quite expensive.

(B) The editor omitted the third paragraph from the article.
(C) Snails are reared in some parts of the country as an article of food.
(D) Small cuttlefish are in common use as an article of diet.
(4) Current
(A) The current situation in Afghanistan is very volatile.

(B)She forced her mind back to the current issue.

(C) Tom is perfectly satisfied with his current salary.
(D)The swimmer was swept away by the current.
(5) Rare

(A) We have a collection of rare coins.

(B) The table was decorated with rare and beautiful plants and flowers.
(C)We caught him on an extremely rare visit to the United States Of America.
(D) Patience is a rare virtue these days.

(b) Choose the correct option for the questions given below:- (10)
1. What are auction sale?
(A) public sale of goods, conducted under an officially approved auctioneer.
(B)public sail of goods conducted by an officially approved auctioneer.

(C) public sale of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer.

(D)public sale of goods, conducted for an officially approved auctioneer.
2. What does ‘knocking down ‘ mean in the passage?
(A) Encourage buyers to bid lower figures, and finally names the highest

bidder as the buyer of goods.

(B) Encourages buyers to bid higher figures,and finally names the lowest bidder as the buyer
of the goods.
(C)Encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the
buyer of the goods.

(D) Encourages buyers to bid lower figures and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer
of the goods.
3. What kind of sales were called ‘Sub-hasta’?
(A) the Romans usually sold the spoils taken in a war.
(B) the English usually sold the spoils taken in a war.

(C) the Romans and the English usually sold spoils taken after a war.
(D) the Romans usually sold the spoils taken from a war.
4.How were goods sold in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
(A) in the candle

(B) under the candle

(C) by the candle
(D) over the candle.
5.What were the goods sold by auctions?

(A) coffee, hides,wool,tea,crockery

(B) coffee, hides, wool,spices, wines
(C)wool,furs,spices,fruits, vegetables
(D) tea, coffee, spices, furs, wool,

6. Which auction rooms are world famous?

(A)Christie’s in England
(B) Sotheby’s in United states of America
(C)Christie’s in London and Sotheby’s in New York
(D)Christie’s in England and Sotheby’s in United states of America.

(7) How is an auction conducted?

(A) advertised before hand with full details of the articles to be sold, where
and when they can be viewed by prospective buyers.
(B) advertised before hand with full particulars of the articles to be sold, where

And when they can be viewed by prospective buyers.

(C) advertised beforehand with certain particulars of the articles to be sold and
When they can be seen by prospective buyers.
(D)advertised before hand with no particulars of the articles to be sold and where

When they can be seen by prospective buyers.

(8) what should the auctioneer know fairly accurately?
(A) current market values of the things that he is selling.
(B) current and earlier market values of the product he is selling.
(C) current market values of the goods that he is selling.

(D) current market values of the good that he is buying.

(9)How will the auctioneer succeed in getting a high price?
(A) by playing on the rivalries among his buyers.
(B) by playing on the enemity among his buyers.

(C) by playing on the friendship among his buyers.

(D) by playing on the rivalries among his sellers.
(10)What is a ‘ reserve’ price?
(A) a price above which the goods can be sold.

(B) a price below which the good cannot be sold.

(C) a price below which the good cannot be bought.
(D) a price over which the goods cannot be sold.

Question:2
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:-
“When I am gone, you shall have this, “ Mrs April said, closing the llid
of the lid of the wooden box in which she kept old photographs. She also

promised him her father’s sword, which interested Robin more, and a stuffed parrot,
Once a childhood pet, and still talked to now as if no change had taken place.
One day, she saw him playing outside and went out to the gate and called to him.
She lured him into the house with witch-like tactics, sat him down and gave him

Some sweets.
“How is your mother , dear?” she asked. She felt that she dislike her. Robin murmured
absent- mindedly, poking about among the sweets.
“Ah, people have always lost patience with me,” she remarked, seeing Robin’s attention

wandering from her.

If only he could tell me, Mrs April thought despairingly, what they ate for breakfast, who
said what and who went where , so that I could have something to think about in the
evening.
“Well, winter will come if it has to,” she said. “ Nothing we can stop it. Only dig in and make

ourselves comfortable, roast chestnuts in the fire.” Robin glanced at the empty grate but
Mrs April did not seem to notice that it was empty. “ once when I had a nice governess
We roasted them over the school room fire. But but the next one would never let me
do anything that I wanted ‘ Want must be your master,’ she said. She had many unpleasant

sayings like this. Yes, want must be your master, “ she repeated and sighed.
The visit was running down, Robin refused another peppermint and was simply sitting there
Until allowed to go. Courageously, she released him and sent him on his way, watching him
for the door, hands clasped to her chest. She felt great regret and yet a sense of triumph,

seeing him go.

She returned to the room feeling like crying, but she had been raised not to. She looked
dully at her stuffed parrot, and said in a soft but serene voice, “ Yes, want must be your
master,”

(a)
(a – i) Given below are five words from the the passage along with four options for each.
Choose the option which has a similar meaning in the passage:- (5)
1.Interested

(A) aloof
(B) detached
(C) captivated
(D) indifferent

2. Lured
(A) liberate
(B) enticed
(C) repulsed

(D) turned off

3. Clasped
(A) entwined
(B) dropped
(C) released

(D) discharged
4. Comfortable
(A) inhospitable
(B) severe

(C) troubled
(D) snug
5. Serene
(A) raucous

(B) deafening
(C) clear
(D) piercing
(a -ii)With each of the FIVE words given below, choose the correct

sentence that uses the word in a different meaning from that

which it carries in the passage: (5)
1.Down
(A) the teacher sat him down to explain the importance of time.

(B) Our car broke down last night.

(C) He wrote down all the instructions that was given by the principal.
(D) The police managed to track down the owner of the car.
2. Want

(A) He wants to become the prime minister of our country.

(B) He wants to spend more time with his family.
(C) He couldn't continue his higher studies for want of money.
(D) He wants to take some photographs of the house.

3. Notice
(A) The landlord gave a notice of the termination of tenancy.
(B) He hardly seem to notice my presence.
(C) A new star attracted the notice of the astronomer.
(D) if he keeps doing it, eventually someone might take notice.

4. Raised
(A) Tom raised his son without any help.
(B) Jim raised his hands in a despairing gesture.
(C) She stayed at home and raised her children.

(D) The grandmother raised a family of ten.

5. Soft
(A) I feel sleepy when I listen to soft music.
(B) Her voice was soft and full of music.

(C) Natasha ‘s voice was as soft as feathers.

(D) He is known to be a soft-hearted man .

(b) Choose the correct option for the question given below:- (10)

1. What did Mrs April promise to give Robin while closing the
lid of her wooden box?
(A)old photographs, stuffed parrot.
(B) old photographs, father’s sword .

(C) old photographs, father’s sword and stuffed parrot.

(D) father’s sword, stuffed parrot.
2. What would she do with the stuffed parrot?
(A) played with the parrot as if no change had taken place.

(B) still talked to as if no change had taken place.

(C) still spoke to the parrot as if no change had taken place.
(D) Still talked to the parrot as if nothing had taken place.
3. What did Mrs April do when she saw Robin playing outside?

(A) went out to the gate and called to him.

(B) went inside the house and did not call him.
(C) went outside and called him.
(D) went outside to the gate to invite him.
4. What did she do after having called Robin to her home?

(A) lured him into the house, sat him down and gave him some food.
(B) lured him into the room, sat him down and did not give him anything.
(C) lured her into the room, sat him down and did not give him anything.
(D) lured him into the room, sat him down and gave him some sweets.

5. How did Robin show his lack of interest in Mrs April?

(A) seeing Robin’s attention focusing on the sweets.
(B) seeing Robin’s attention wandering from her.
(C) seeing Robin’s attention totally on the gate.

(D) seeing Robin’s attention diverting from the sweets.

6. What did she expect Robin to tell her?
(A) what they ate for breakfast, who said what and who went where.
(B) what they ate for breakfast, who asked what and who went where.

(C) what they ate for breakfast, who spoke what and who went when.
(D) what they ate for breakfast, who informed whom and why.
7.What could they not do?
(A) nothing could be done to stop winter from approaching.

(B) nothing could be done to stop winter from coming.

(C) nothing could be done to stop summer from coming.
(D) nothing could be done to stop summer and winter from approaching.
8. What would they do in winter?

(A)made themselves comfortable, roasted chestnuts in the fire.

(B) made themselves Uncomfortable, roasted chestnuts in the fire.
(C) made themselves comfortable, fried chestnuts in the fire.
(D) made themselves comfortable and burned chestnuts in the fire.

9. What did Robin refuse to have?

(A) refused another sweet .
(B) refused another helping of chestnuts.
(C) refused another peppermint.
(D) refused another sweet and peppermint.

10. What did Mrs April tell her stuffed parrot?

(A) want must be your slave.
(B) want must be your best friend.
(C) want must be your enemy.

(D) want must be your master.

Question:3
Answer sections (a), (b) and (c). In each of the following items a

sentence is given. Select the most appropriate transformation of

the given sentence out of the options:- (10)
(3a)
1.We last visited Mussoorie in 1984.

(A) We visited Mussoorie last in 1984.

(B) We haven’t visited Mussoorie since 1984.

(C) We couldn’ visit Mussoorie since 1984.

(D) We have visited Mussoorie in 1984.

2. As soon as the father fell asleep the children slipped
out of the room:-
(A)No sooner does the father fall asleep than the children slipped

out of the room.

(B) No sooner the father fell asleep than the children slipped out
of the room.
(C) No sooner had the father fallen asleep than the children slipped

Out of the room.

(D) No sooner did the father fall asleep, the children slipped out of the
room.
3. No sooner had Asha greeted her friend than they embraced each
Other very warmly.

(A)Hardly had Asha greeted her friend when they embraced each
Other very warmly.
(B) Hardly had Asha greeted her friend, they embraced each other
Very warmly.

(C) Hardly has Asha greeted her friend when they embraced each other
Very warmly.
(D) Hardly had Asha greeted her friend than they embraced each other
Very warmly.

4. Besides being a talented old man Jackson is also fun loving.

(A) Not only Jackson is a talented old man but also fun loving.
(B) Not only is Jackson a talented old man but also fun loving.
(C) Not only was Jackson a talented old man but also fun loving.

(D) Not only Jackson was a talented old man but also fun loving.
5.What particularly impressed me was the calm way she handled the crisis.
(A) I am particularly impressed by the calm way she handled the crisis.
(B) I was particularly not impressed by the calm way she had handled the crisis.

(C) I was particularly impressed by the calm way she handled the crisis.
(D) I was particularly impressed by the calm way she had handled the crisis.
6. I don’t believe he intends to do anymore business with your firm.
(A) It was my belief that he did not intend to do anymore business with your firm.

(B) It is my belief that he does not intend to do anymore business with your firm.
(C) It is my believe that does not intend to do anymore business with your firm.
(D) It was my believe that he did not intend to do anymore business with your firm.
7. A bridge would have been built if the funds had not run out.

(A) Had the funds not run out, the bridge would have been built.
(B) Had the funds not run out, the bridge would be built.
(C) Has the funds not run out, the bridge would have been built.
(D) Had the funds run out, the bridge wouldn’t have been built.
8. They said that he had broken the chair.

(A) They accused him of not breaking the chair.

(B) They accused him as he had been breaking the chair.
(C) They accused him that he has broken the chair.
(D) They accused him of breaking the chair.

9. Although Lakshmi worked very hard, she failed in the examination.

(A) Notwithstanding Lakshmi’s working hard, she failed in the examination.
(B) Notwithstanding her working hard, Lakshmi failed in the examination.
(C) Notwithstanding Lakshmi’s hard work, she failed in the examination.

(D) Notwithstanding Lakshmi’s working hard, she did not fail in the examination.
10. The prices of food grains have increased due to hoarding.
(A) Hoarding have led to increase in the prices of food grains.
(B) Hoarding has led to the increase in the prices of food grains.

(C) Hoarding has led to the decrease in the prices of food grains.
(D) Hoarding have led to the fall in the prices of food grains.
(3b) Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the
given sentences: (15)

1.She turned .......... to be more intelligent than her brother.

(A) in
(B) out
(C) on

(D) at
2. Sumit turned ............. his friend.
(A) on
(B) at

(C) out
(D) against
3. Do not fall ............. with your friends.
(A) down
(B) in

(C) out
(D) through
4. The cadets were ordered to fall ..............
(A) of

(B) out
(C) in
(D) up
5. The answers to these questions are given..........page 44.

(A) on
(B) at
(C) in
(D) within

6. An explanation about the evolution of species is given......... chapter 2.

(A) at
(B) on
(C) in

(D) within
7. Do you want to take..........every single object from the box.
(A) away
(B) off

(C) in
(D) out
8. The plane must take ........... before dark.
(A) on

(B) in
(C) off
(D) away
9. He disliked the play so much that he walked .............in the
middle of the first act.

(A)in
(B) out
(C) into
(D) away

10. Walking barefoot.............. the grass is very good for health.

(A) on
(B) at
(C) in

(D) over
11. They have been living in Delhi ............. ten years.
(A) since
(B) from

(C) for
(D) in
12. Mrs Kapoor has been living in Chennai .......... 2000.
(A) from

(B) for
(C) since
(D) in
13. Rahul decided to carry ....... with tennis and give up volleyball.

(A) in
(B) on
(C) with
(D) off

14. Dinanath is a good worker and is always ready to carry........

his master’s order.
(A)at
(B) out
(C) on

(D) in
15. This is.........all means the better book.
(A)in
(B) on

(C) by
(D) upon.
(3C) Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in each sentence: (15)
1. In recent decades, the efficiency of the United Nations .......... by a

growing number of countries.

(A) will have been questioned
(B) would be questioned
(C) has been questioned

(D) had been questioned

2. Before I got to the end of his article, I felt I knew everything that ......... about the
North America Free Trade Agreement.
(A) had known

(B) was to know

(C) is known
(D) is being known
3. The orders were that we ........... the area within hours to prevent further loss of life.

(A) had evacuated

(B) have to evacuate
(C) will have evacuated
(D) had to evacuate

4. Last week’s supplementary budget package .............. to prevent Japan ‘s economy

From plunging even lower.
(A)is being designed
(B) has designed
(C) was designed

(D) would be designed

5. It .............. many times every winter in Frankfurt.
(A) It snows
(B) It snowed

(C) It is snowing
(D) It is snow
(6) I think I ........ a new calculator. This one does not work properly anymore.
(A) needs

(B) needed
(C) need
(D) are you doing
(7) Sorry, you can’t borrow my pencil. I ......... it myself.

(A) was using

(B) using
(C) use
(D) am using

(8) You can keep my i Pod if you like. I ............. it anymore.

(A) don’t use
(B) doesn’t use
(c) didn’t use

(D) am not using

(9) I've just finished reading a story called Dangerous Game. It’s about a man
who ............... his wife because he doesn’t want to lose her.
(A)kills

(B) killed
(C) kill
(D) is killing
(10) I ........... tennis every Sunday morning.
(A) playing

(B) play
(C) am playing
(D) am play
11. The bridge.............. up by the terrorists only last week.

(A) blowed
(B) was blowed
(C) was blown
(D) blown

12. When he was .......... with stone he did not retaliate.

(A) strike
(B) striked
(C) struck

(D) stroke
13. When the robbers had put all the money in the bag, they ............. .
(A) fled
(B) fleed

(B) flee
(D) flew
14. After she had............ dancing . She went to bed.
(A) practiced

(B) practised
(C) practice
(D) practise
15. When the villagers were attacked, they were ............ to violence.

(A) raised
(B) roused
(C) rise
(D) rose.

6. The people became impatient..........the burden of heavy taxation.

(A) with
(B) by
(C) under

(D) at
7. After haggling............. the cost , she finally brought the book.
(A) about
(B) of

(C) for
(D) over
8. The family checked ............. at a small roadside hotel.
(A) on

(B) in
(C) into
(D) within
9. There are many issues, which can be resolved........... arbitration.

(A) by
(B) with
(C) through
(D) of

10. We have laid ........... some money for repairs and renewal of the
old house.
(A)off
(B) aside
(C) out

(D) by
11. Monica was educated at university and graduated ......... law.
(A) with
(B) on

(C) in
(D) from
12. Deepak feared ........... his brother who was fighting the infiltrators.
(A) at

(B) for
(C) in
(D) of
13. His wife has complete authority ........... him.

(A) on
(B) in
(C) over
(D) above.

14. Prayer is needed .............. the attainment of peace.

(A) for
(B) to
(C) in

(D) of
15. The street vendor was run....... by a truck.
(A) on
(B) over

(C) into
(D) Off
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