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A seeing-eye dog is usually a German shepherd dog. It takes three months to train a guide dog. First,
Class 11 - English Core come to the obedience exercise repeated daily as ‘setting up exercises’.
Sample Paper 01
Then a U – shaped leather harness is buckled on and the dog learns to walk at the left of the trainer.
The dog is taught to stop and wait at the curb, watch traffic, and let the cars pass. Before the dog is
Maximum Marks: 40 passed on to a blind master, a final check is made. Then the blind master and his dog train together for
Time Allowed: 90 minutes four weeks before they go home to work smoothly as a team.
1. How did dogs become man’s best friend at an early age?
a. By hunting food for his master
General Instructions:
b. By not letting the man feel alone in dark caves
1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections. c. By being a constant companion
2. Section A-READING has 18 questions. Attempt a total of 14 questions, as per specific instructions for each d. By protecting man from mammoths
question. 2. How did men train dogs?
3. Section B-WRITING SKILLS has 16 questions. Attempt a total of 12 questions, as per specific instructions for A. Dogs shall help the man in the hunt
each question. B. Dogs shall carry heavy loads for man
4. Section C-LITERATURE has 26 questions. Attempt 24 questions, as per specific instructions for each C. Dogs shall burn the evening bonfires
question. D. Dogs shall hunt for food to survive
5. All questions carry equal marks. a. Only A, B and C
6. There is no negative marking. b. Only C and D
c. Only A and B
d. Only B and C
READING
3. How did historians know that man and dog were historical companions?
Question No. 1 to 10 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
a. By general assumptions
questions:
b. By studying archaeological records
Hundreds of thousands of years ago giant mammoths still roamed the earth and the surface of the
c. By the study of bones of man and dogs
earth was covered by dense forests. Men took shelter in caves and covered their bodies with animal
d. By studying the caves they used to live in
skins. At that time, dogs became man’s best friend. At first, they followed man on his hunting trips and
4. Who are considered as dog’s ancestors?
waited to get whatever scraps it could get, from the kill its master made. Then the instinct for
a. Foxes
companionship made it adopt man as its leader.
b. Wolves
Soon, the man began to train dogs to help him during the hunt, to carry his burdens, and to give him
c. All of these
companionship as he sat by the fireside in the evenings. These changes took place much before
d. Jackals
recorded history came into practice.
5. What makes us believe that dogs have a wild ancestry?
These findings can only be confirmed by the study of the bones of primitive dogs that lay beside the
A. Many varieties of dogs
bones of primitive men in caves. As the history of the dog goes back to a time when records were not
B. Differences in the body built
maintained, it is impossible to be sure of these happenings.
C. Differences in strength and stamina
Some scientists believe that dogs are the result of a mating between wolves and jackals. Other scientists
D. Sense of smell and hunting skills
say that some species of dogs descended from wolves while others descended from jackals. Some even
a. All of these
go on to say that dogs descended from coyotes and foxes. A widely held theory is that the modern dogs
b. Only B and C
that we keep as pets descended from a remote common ancestor.
c. Only B, C and D
This last substantiates the differences in size and appearance between various breeds of dogs. Other
d. Only A
evidence of the wild ancestry of dogs is the built of their bodies, which is very distinctly adopted for
6. What happens when a dog dies in an Egyptian family?
speed and strength. Together with their keen sense of smell, hearing qualities, it becomes obvious that
a. The whole family mourns of his death
they have wild hunters in their genes.
b. His image is put on a wall
From the time when recorded history began, there have been references to dogs in them. There are
c. There is state-mourning
images of dogs on Egyptian tombs that are 5000 years old. The Egyptians considered their dog as the
d. Dog’s burial becomes sacred
sacred and the whole family would go into mourning if the dog in an Egyptian home died. Today, the
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seeing eye.
7. Who is a "seeing-eye" dog?

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a. A dog trained to be a blind man’s support weary limbs under a quiet shelter and feast their eyes on the distant landscape. In the company of
b. A dog trained for night vision friends, they can enjoy an outing near a waterfall or cross into the next Valley with haversacks full of
c. A dog trained to be man’s support provisions dangling from their shoulders. All those who can afford to go to a hill station should seek
d. A dog that has perfect vision this innocent pleasure, for it can be had without any risk to life or limb.
8. What is the total time taken by a "seeing-eye" dog to reach his master’s home and be a team?
11. What is the factor that determines the success of the climbers?
a. 1 month
a. Availability of protective equipment
b. 4 months
b. Height and weight of the climber
c. 3 months
c. Availability of oxygen masks
d. 4 weeks
d. The stamina of the climber
9. Find a word in the passage that means "thick" {paragraph 1}.
12. What precaution should the climbers take during their journey?
a. dense
a. Have a subtle presence of mind
b. scrap
b. Avoid causing a disaster
c. giant
c. Have a good sponsor
d. surface
d. Take local guides along
10. Find a word in the passage that means "eager" {paragraph 5}.
13. In what way does a mountaineering expedition contribute to the wealth of Knowledge?
a. breed
a. Even a failed expedition contributes to the success of later expeditions
b. ancestry
b. Mountaineers carry equipment to record observations about weather and terrain
c. keen
c. You learn to conquer the biggest hurdles of life
d. substantiate
d. People interested in different branches of science accompany climbers
14. How is an ordinary mountaineer’s experience different from that of a regular expedition?
Question No. 11 to 18 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
a. All of these
questions:
b. They don’t have to worry much about finances
High–altitude climbing is still a very dangerous task despite the availability of oxygen masks and other c. They don’t have to be face to face with death
protective equipment which modern climbers take with them. These, of course, are indispensable d. They can savour the landscape from a distance
accessories of climbing, but more important than these is the stamina of the climber which ultimately 15. How does a local guide help an expedition?
determines the success of his attempt. Throughout his journey, death is his constant companion which a. They help clean the environment on the way
he can keep at a distance only with his superb presence of mind. He has to tread every inch of the b. They can help in case of fatalities
ground with the utmost care, for a false step may not only strike him a fatal blow but also bring c. They know the local language
disaster to the whole expedition. That is why all expeditions invariably take with them local guides d. They know about the place they live in
who are experienced climbers and who have a thorough knowledge of the nature of the terrain. 16. Why can an expedition not be a failure?
Moreover, a huge amount of capital is needed for financing these expeditions, and this is generally a. Temporarily suspending operations become a necessity at times
provided by governments or rich private organizations. b. Recorded observations of incomplete expeditions still stand useful
The primary objective of the mountaineering expedition is to get to the top of a high mountain, which, c. Reaching the destination does not mark its success
in the past has withstood all attempts to conquer it. But it should not be presumed that the expedition is d. All of these
a complete failure if it does not reach its destination. Sometimes operations are temporarily suspended 17. How are recorded observations of mountaineers useful to others?
because of bad weather, loss of some valuable equipment, or the sudden death of a very important a. It would otherwise not be possible to know about Everest
member of the party. b. They give an insider’s outlook to mountaineering
Every big expedition takes with it men who are interested in botany, geology & various other branches c. It prepares future mountaineers for what they’re going to deal with
of science, and these men carry with them equipment for recording their observations concerning the d. They are not of much help as nature keeps evolving
weather, the terrain & different forms of life in higher altitudes. Other scientists, explorers & 18. What is the primary objective of a mountaineering expedition?
expeditionists utilize the fruits of their observations. Thus, every unsuccessful expedition contributes a. Climb up and down; alive
to the success of later expeditions. The British Expedition led by colonel Hunt would have found their b. Unfurl your flag at the peak
way to Everest much more difficult had not earlier expeditions armed them with useful knowledge c. Reach to the top
about the death-dealing weather which they had to encounter in the Vicinity of the summit. d. Experience nature in its vicinity
To ordinary people, mountaineering need not be a fearful journey in the land of snowstorms, where WRITING (Short Writing)
the brave adventurer is always face to face with death. They can scale less ambitious heights, rest their

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Question No. 19 to 22 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the 25. What will be the accurate representation to show the purpose of your letter?
questions: a. Subject (formal notice)
The President of the Cultural Forum of a school writes a notice about an inter-school orchestra b. Announcement (formal notice)
competition on the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the school. c. Attention (formal notice)
19. Would this notice reflect the name of the name of the school? d. Please note (formal notice)
a. No, because the title makes it clear. 26. Your letter should be ________ to have the desired effect on the recipient.
b. Yes, because it is the issuing body. a. relevant
c. Yes, because it makes it informal. b. all of these
d. No, because it is understood through the signature. c. in proper format
20. Who will sign this notice at the end? d. grammatically correct
a. All of these 27. The key point of your letter will be written in which part?
b. The president of the Cultural Forum a. Introduction
c. The principal of the School b. Subject
d. Head boy/girl of the School c. Body
21. Which is the most the way to start the body of this notice? d. Heading
a. Being a regular reader of your newspaper 28. What would you write in the opening part of your letter?
b. Through the column a. Asking about syllabus
c. This is to inform b. None of these
d. This is to threaten c. Informing about the purpose of the writing letter
22. Points that should be mentioned in the notice: d. Asking about the examination pattern
a. Name of the sponsors GRAMMAR
b. Participants limit 29. Choose the correct ordering:
c. The last date of submission of Entry Forms The boy
d. Date and Time A. with big blue eyes
e. Provision of lunch/dinner B. watched him
f. Venue C. and he never said a word
a. d, c, e, f D. that had an uncanny cold fire in them
b. a, b, c, f a. ABCD
c. c, d, e, f b. DACB
d. b, c, d, f c. DABD
WRITING (Long Writing) d. BADC
30. Rearrange the following words in the meaningful sentence:
Question No. 23 to 28 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the uses / this / a source of energy / long journey / as / in the / desert / during / fat / its / the / came
questions: a. The camel uses this fat as a source of energy during its long journey in the desert.
You are writing a letter to the textbooks in charge of NCERT, New Delhi. You are Advik/Ayesha and are b. The camel uses this fat as a energy of source during its long journey in the desert.
complaining about the non-availability of textbooks even one month after the beginning of the new c. Camel uses this fat as a source of the energy during its long journey in the desert.
session. d. The camel uses this fat as a source of energy its during long journey in the desert.
23. How will you write the subscription of your letter? 31. Choose the correct determiner:
a. Yours truly/Sincerely She worked as ________ waitress to help pay for ________ course.
b. None of these a. an, these
c. Your truly/Sincerely b. a, this
d. You truly/Sincerely c. the, the
24. How to end the main body of your letter? d. an, this
a. By discussing weather 32. Choose the correct determiner:
b. None of these I made a lot of friends in Mexico, but I have only kept in touch with ________ them.
c. By telling the recipient what he should be doing next a. many
d. By showing love/regard b. a few of

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c. little a. cockle
d. plenty of b. Crinckle
33. Choose the correct tense: c. Flatten
Water ________ at 100 Celsius at sea level. d. Wrinkle
a. been boiling
b. boiled Question No. 40 to 44 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
c. boiling questions:
d. boils
34. Choose the correct tense: The cardboard shows me how it was
Watching too many cartoons and junk food consumption are triggers that ________ to obesity in When the two girl cousins went paddling,
children. Each one holding one of my mother's hands,
a. are leading And she the big girl - some twelve years or so.
b. lead
40. What does the cardboard refer to here?
c. are lead
a. A sketch
d. is leading b. A diary entry
LITERATURE c. A photograph
d. A card
Question No. 35 to 39 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
41. It here refers to:
questions:
a. the relationship between the poet and her mother
She hobbled about the house in spotless white with one hand resting on her waist to balance her stoop b. the poet's mother's childhood
and the other telling the beads of her rosary. Her silver locks were scattered untidily over her pale, c. the beach holiday
puckered face, and her lips constantly moved in inaudible prayer. Yes, she was beautiful. She was like d. the poet's childhood
42. The rhyming scheme of the given lines is:
the winter landscape in the mountains, an expanse of pure white serenity breathing peace and
contentment. a. abca
b. no rhyme
35. Here, the word hobbled means: c. abba
a. ran d. abaab
b. relaxed 43. What does the cardboard show to the poetess?
c. move slowly a. Her mother's childhood picture
d. move with unsteady steps b. Her mother's portrait
36. Beads of rosary are helping her: c. A sad memory of her mother
a. to remember her prayers d. Her childhood picture
b. to note down her prayers 44. What does the word paddling refers to as used in the above stanza?
c. to attain peace a. Walking through shallow water in bare feet
d. to say her prayers b. A brisk walk
37. How did the grandmother appear like the winter landscape in the mountains? c. Walking along the pond
a. Because she has silver locks. d. Walking through river with bare feet
b. Because she always wore white dress.
c. Because she was beautiful. Question No. 45 to 49 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
d. Because she had a divine beauty. questions:
38. Who hobbled about the house in spotless white?
a. Author's mother I looked up. The girl put cups ready on the tea-table. She had a broad back. Just like her mother. She
b. a Ghost poured tea from a white pot. All it had was a gold border on the lid. I remembered. She opened a box
c. Author's grandmother and took some spoons out.
d. Author That's a nice box. I heard my own voice. It was a strange voice. As though each sound was different in

39. What could be the possible antonym of the word pucker used in the above passage? this room.
Oh you know about them? She had turned round and brought me my tea. She laughed. My mother says

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it is antique. We've got lots more. She pointed round the room. See for yourself. a. As he was his best friend.
b. As he can resolve his issues in a better way.
45. What similarity did the author noticed about the daughter of Mrs. Dorling? c. All of these
a. Broad back like her mother. d. As he can check upon his favourable planets.
b. Voice like her mother. 53. Who was Shastri?
c. Walking style like her mother.
a. Soothsayer
d. Attitude like her mother. b. Alchemist
46. Which of the following is the incorrect meaning of I heard my own voice? c. Astrologer
a. To speak about important facts. d. Astronomer
b. To talk without purpose. 54. How did Shastri react to seeing the narrator when they went to him?
c. To speak pointless things. a. He was surprised on seeing them
d. To speak about useless things. b. He pretended to be surprised
47. What was the reason behind saying, That's a nice box? c. He said he was out of station for a long time
a. To complement the finishing of box. d. He said they met that very morning
b. It was beautiful in colour. 55. What was the name of their boat on which Gordon and his family took to sail? (We Are Not Afraid To
c. Because of its shape and pattern. Die)
d. Because author had recognised it. a. Oceanfarer
48. To whom did the white pot and spoons belong? b. Seawalker
a. Dorlings c. Wavewalker
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49. My mother says it is antique. What did the girl mean by this line? 56. Why did the tourists visit King Tut's tomb?
a. She mocked at it being antique a. For worshipping King Tut
b. Her mother does not know what is antique b. To protect themselves from an ancient curse
c. For her, it was not an antique c. To pay their respects
d. She did not belive it was antique d. It was customary
57. Who is hailed as India's biggest contributor to the outsider art? (Landscape of the soul)
Question No. 50 to 54 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the a. Megha Patkar
questions: b. Nek Chand
c. Sunita Krishnan
I have no headache. I'm my usual self. I went through the same thing when the process of choosing a
d. Kailash Satyarthi
girl for me was going on. But I don't think that could be a reason for your present condition.
Ranga stared at me. 58. In what ways was the goldfinch's movement similar to that of a lizard?
Come, let's go and see Shastri, I suggested. We will find out whether Guru and Shani are favourable for a. As sleek as a lizard
you or not. b. All of these
c. As abrupt as a lizard
50. Who had experienced similar feeling like Ranga? d. As alert as a lizard
a. All of these 59. What was written on the number plate of Mrs. Dorling's house?
b. Shastri a. Mrs. S, number 55
c. Rama Rao b. Mrs. Dorling, number 68
d. Author c. Mrs. S, Number 46
51. What was Ranga's present condition? d. Dorling, Number 46
a. He was unable to concentrate on anything. 60. At what time did Mourad come to Aram's house to show him the beautiful white horse?
b. He was not happy like before. a. Four o'clock
c. He was thinking about Ratna. b. Ten o'clock
d. He was worried about his job. c. Seven o'clock
52. Why it was suggested to Ranga to see Shastri? d. Six o'clock

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Class 11 - English Core 20. (b) The president of the Cultural Forum
Sample Paper 01 Explanation: The president of the Cultural Forum
21. (c) This is to inform
Explanation: This is to inform
Solution
22. (d) b, c, d, f
READING Explanation: b, c, d, f
1. (c) By being a constant companion WRITING (Long Writing)
Explanation: By being a constant companion 23. (a) Yours truly/Sincerely
2. (c) Only A and B Explanation: Yours truly/Sincerely
Explanation: Only A and B 24. (c) By telling the recipient what he should be doing next
3. (c) By the study of bones of man and dogs Explanation: By telling the recipient what he should be doing next
Explanation: By the study of bones of man and dogs 25. (a) Subject (formal notice)
4. (c) All of these Explanation: Subject (formal notice)
Explanation: All of these 26. (b) all of these
5. (c) Only B, C and D Explanation: all of these
Explanation: Only B, C and D 27. (c) Body
6. (a) The whole family mourns of his death Explanation: Body
Explanation: The whole family mourns of his death 28. (c) Informing about the purpose of the writing letter
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complete study material for CBSE, NCERT, JEE (main), NEET-UG and NDA exams. GRAMMAR
7. (a) A dog trained to be a blind man’s support 29. (d) BADC
Explanation: A dog trained to be a blind man’s support Explanation: The boy watched him with big blue eyes that had an uncanny cold fire in them and he
8. (b) 4 months never said a word.
Explanation: 4 months 30. (a) The camel uses this fat as a source of energy during its long journey in the desert.
9. (a) dense Explanation: The camel uses this fat as a source of energy during its long journey in the desert.
Explanation: dense 31. (b) a, this
10. (c) keen Explanation: a, this
Explanation: keen 32. (b) a few of
11. (d) The stamina of the climber Explanation: a few of
Explanation: The stamina of the climber 33. (d) boils
12. (a) Have a subtle presence of mind Explanation: boils
Explanation: Have a subtle presence of mind 34. (a) are leading
13. (b) Mountaineers carry equipment to record observations about weather and terrain Explanation: are leading
Explanation: Mountaineers carry equipment to record observations about weather and terrain LITERATURE
14. (a) All of these 35. (d) move with unsteady steps
Explanation: All of these Explanation: move with unsteady steps
15. (d) They know about the place they live in 36. (d) to say her prayers
Explanation: They know about the place they live in Explanation: to say her prayers
16. (d) All of these 37. (d) Because she had a divine beauty.
Explanation: All of these Explanation: Because she had a divine beauty.
17. (b) They give an insider’s outlook to mountaineering 38. (c) Author's grandmother
Explanation: They give an insider’s outlook to mountaineering Explanation: Author's grandmother
18. (c) Reach to the top 39. (c) Flatten
Explanation: Reach to the top Explanation: Flatten
WRITING (Short Writing) 40. (c) A photograph
19. (b) Yes, because it is the issuing body. Explanation: A photograph
Explanation: Yes, because it is the issuing body. 41. (b) the poet's mother's childhood

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Explanation: the poet's mother's childhood

42. (b) no rhyme
Explanation: no rhyme
43. (a) Her mother's childhood picture
Explanation: Her mother's childhood picture
44. (a) Walking through shallow water in bare feet
Explanation: Walking through shallow water in bare feet
45. (a) Broad back like her mother.
Explanation: Broad back like her mother.
46. (a) To speak about important facts.
Explanation: To speak about important facts.
47. (d) Because author had recognised it.
Explanation: Because author had recognised it.
48. (d) Narrator
Explanation: Narrator
49. (a) She mocked at it being antique
Explanation: She mocked at it being antique
50. (d) Author
Explanation: Author
51. (c) He was thinking about Ratna.
Explanation: He was thinking about Ratna.
52. (d) As he can check upon his favourable planets.
Explanation: As he can check upon his favourable planets.
53. (c) Astrologer
Explanation: Astrologer
54. (b) He pretended to be surprised
Explanation: He pretended to be surprised
55. (c) Wavewalker
Explanation: Their boat, that Gordon and his family sailed on was named Wavewalker. It was a
professionally built 23 metre and 30-ton wooden-hulled beauty, and they had spent months fitting it
out and testing its abilities in the roughest weather they could find.
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56. (c) To pay their respects
Explanation: Tourists from around the world visit King Tut's tomb to pay their respects.
57. (b) Nek Chand
Explanation: Nek Chand had created a wonderland using waste material and recycled things on the
outskirts of Chandigarh. He is now hailed as India's biggest contributor to the outsider art.
58. (b) All of these
Explanation: The movement of the goldfinch was compared to that of a lizard. The goldfinch made
sleek, alert, and sudden movements when it arrived on the laburnum tree.
59. (d) Dorling, Number 46
Explanation: This was Mrs. Dorling's address which was given by Mrs. S to the narrator.
60. (a) Four o'clock
Explanation: Mourad came to Aram's home at four in the morning and woke him up to show the
beautiful white horse.

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