Model set 1 for class xi wbchse 2025 by pkg sir

Model set 1 for class xi wbchse 2025 by pkg sir

UNIT-I: Prose

A. Answer any two of the following questions: (2×2=4)

1. Who was Jimmy Valentine? What did he do after being released from prison?

2. According to Bacon, how do studies serve as an ornament?

3. What did Mother Teresa say about love and service in her Nobel Lecture?

4. What was the reason for Jimmy Valentine’s change in character?

B. Answer any one of the following questions: (6×1=6)

1. Describe how Jimmy Valentine’s life changed after meeting Annabel.

2. Discuss the various themes exhibited in The Garden Party.

3. How does Mother Teresa emphasize the importance of helping the poor in her Nobel Lecture?

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UNIT-II: Poetry

A. Answer any two of the following questions: (2×2=4)

1. What does the Duke reveal about his personality in My Last Duchess?

2. Who is addressed as ‘you’ in Still I Rise?

3. How does the speaker of Still I Rise respond to oppression?

4. What does the painting of the Duchess symbolize in My Last Duchess?

B. Answer any one of the following questions: (6×1=6)

1. Analyze My Last Duchess as a dramatic monologue.

2. Discuss how Maya Angelou expresses resilience in Still I Rise.

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UNIT-III: Short Stories

A. Answer any one of the following questions: (5×1=5)

1. Why did the poor Brahman in The Ghost Brahman leave his home?

2. How did the man in The Man Who Wished to Be Perfect attempt to achieve perfection?

3. What supernatural elements are present in A Ghostly Wife?

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UNIT-IV: Grammar

A. Answer any one of the following questions: (2×1=2)

1. Transform into a compound sentence: Unless you study hard, you will fail.

2. Correct the error: Give him a pen to write.

B. Fill in the blanks as per direction: (0.5×6=3)

1. ______ the text carefully to understand it better. (Use a phrasal verb.)

2. ______ finished my work, I went to play. (Use a participle.)

3. The thief ______ by the police yesterday. (Use passive form.)

4. ______ is believing. (Use ‘see’ as a gerund.)

5. The boy who stood first in the exam is my friend. Here, ______ is a relative clause.

6. Walking is good ______ health. (Use an appropriate preposition.)

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UNIT-V: Writing

A. Write a paragraph (about 150 words) on one of the following topics: (10)

1. The Book You Like Most

2. Your Favourite Author

OR

B. Write any one of the following letters: (5)

1. Write a letter to the Bank Manager requesting an educational loan.

2. Write a letter to the Police Station reporting a lost mobile phone.

OR

C. Write a report on one of the following events: (5)

1. Teachers' Day Celebration in Your School

2. A Science Exhibition in Your School