2011 AHSEC Class 11 English Question Paper [HS 1st Year English Question Paper 2011]

You can read the AHSEC Class 11 English question paper from 2011 to help you prepare for your upcoming English exam. By going through and understanding the questions, you can get an idea of the exam pattern, mark distribution, and the types of topics that might be covered. This will help you improve your exam preparation and perform better.

Class 11 English Question Paper 2011

Full Marks: 100

Time: 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.

I. Answer the following in about 30 – 40 words each. (2 x 10 = 20)

1. Mention three reasons how the author’s grandmother spent her days after he grew up.
2. Why was it hard for the author to believe that his grandmother was once young and pretty?
3. Who was King Tut? How long did he rule?
4. What were the results of the CT scan on King Tut?
5. Who is Taplow? Who is he waiting for?
6. What makes Mr. Crocker Harris different from other teachers?
7. Where was Professor Gaitonde going and why?
8. Who was Khan Sahib? Where was he going?
9. What did Emperor Xuanzong commission Wei D’ Lozi to do?
10. How has Nek Chand received international recognition?

II. Answer the following: (3 x 10 = 30)

1. How is the father’s helplessness brought out in the poem “Father to Son”?
2. What does the father think of his ‘Prodigal’ son?
3. Describe the poet’s feeling of childhood.
4. According to the poet, what could not be found in geography text books in the poem ‘Childhood’?
5. How is the cyclic movement of rain brought out in the poem “Voice of the Rain”?
6. What does the rain do day and night?
7. Why was the king executed in the poem ‘The Tale of Melon City’?
8. Who did the melon become king?
9. Describe the arrival of the goldfinch to the Lalburrum tree.
10. Describe the various sounds of the birds in the poem “The Labour num Top”.

III. Answer the following: (5 x 4 = 20)

1. Did the boys return the horse because they were conscience-stricken or because they were afraid?
2. What was the narrator’s plan to get Ranga married? What did Ranga think about marriage?
3. What was Einstein’s idea of education? What kind of a student was he?
4. Give an account of Andrew’s efforts to save the life of the child.

IV. Write a report on a one-day cricket match played between Cotton College and B. Boruah College in about 100 words. (5)
Or
Write an article on the health dangers of excessive use of mobile phones in 100 words. (5)

V. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb given in brackets. (1 x 5 = 5)

1. He ____ ill for a month (be).
2. I wish I ____ a king (be).
3. My friends ____ to meet me yesterday (come).
4. If it ____ he will not come (rain).
5. It ____ since morning (rain).

VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners. (1 x 5 = 5)

1. We have very ____ information (few/little).
2. ____ European tourist met me yesterday. (A/An)
3. Do you have ____ complaint against me? (some/any).
4. ____ friends he had, have left him (The few/a few).
5. ____ knowledge is a dangerous thing (A little/little).

VII. Choose the right alternative from the following (may, should, can, would, with) (1 x 5 = 5)

1. ____ you please lend me your scooter?
2. If I were you I ____ not do it.
3. We ____ respect our elders.
4. She ____ speak English well.
5. ____ I come in?

VIII. Write a paragraph on any one of the following: (10)
Write in 100-150 words.

1. The importance of exercise for a healthy life.
2. The role of youth in nation-building.
3. Your favorite book and why you like it.
4. The impact of social media on society.

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