MODEL QUESTION MADHYAMIK EXAMINATION (SE) 2020 ENGLISH (SECOND LANGUAGE)
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education
SECTION- A
READING COMPREHENSION
(SEEN)
1.Read
the passage carefully and answer the question that follows:
“What have you
written, Father?” Swami asked apprehensively.
“Nothing for you.
Give it to your headmaster and go to your class.”
“Have you written
anything about our teacher Samuel?”
“Yes. Plenty of
things.”
“What
has he done, Father?”
“Everything
is there in the letter. Give it to your headmaster.”
Swami went to school
feeling that he was the worst boy on earthy. His consciences bothered him. He
wasn’t at all sure if his description of Samuel had been accurate. He felt he
had mixed up the real and the imagined.
Swami stopped on the
roadside to make up his mind about Samuel. Samuel was not such a bad man after
all. Personally he was much more friendly than the other teachers. Swami also
felt Samuel had a special regard for him.
Swami’s head was
dizzy with confusion he could not decide if Samuel really deserved the
allegations made against him in the letter. The more he thought of Samuel, the
more Swami grieved for him. To Samuel’s dark face, his thin moustache, unshaven
cheek, and yellow coat filled Swaminathan with sorrow.
A. write the correct
alternative to complete the following sentences: 𝟏 × 𝟓 = 𝟓
a)
Swami’s father wrote the letter to Swami’s
(i)
friends
(ii)
headmaster
(iii)
teacher
(iv)
mother
b)
The letter made Swami feel
(i)
happy
(ii)
sad
(iii)
excited
(iv)
worried
c)
Swami stopped on his way to school to decide whether Samuel was a/am
(i)
bad person
(ii)
good and friendly person
(iii)
honest person
(iv)
dishonest person
d)
Swami felt dizzy because he was
(i)
excited
(ii)
indifferent
(iii)
afraid
(iv)
puzzled
d)
The more Swami thought of Samuel the more
(i)
aggrieved he felt
(ii)
cheerful he felt
(iii)
disappointed he felt
(iv)
angry he felt
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text: 𝟏 × 𝟑 = 𝟑
(i)
Swami’ _________________________________
___________________________________
(ii)
While going to school Swami felt ____________
_____________________________________
(iii)
Other teachers were not as ________________
_________________________________________
C. Answer the following question: 𝟐 × 𝟐 = 𝟒
(i)
Why did Swami’s conscience bother him?
=________________________________________________________________________________
.
(ii)
How did Swami recall Samuel’s appearance?
=______________________________________________________________________________
2. Read the poem and answer the question that follows:
Once I crept in an
oakwood - I was looking for a stag.
I met an old woman
there - all knobbly stick and rag.
She said: ‘I have
your secret here inside my little bag.’
Then she began to
cackle and I began to quake.
She opened up her
little bag and I came twice awake –
Surrounded by a
starting tribe and me tied to a stake.
They said ‘We are the
oak-trees and your own family.
We are chopped down,
we are torn up, you do not blink an eye.
Unless you make a
promise now - now you are going to die.
‘Whenever
you see an oak-tree felled, swear now you will plant two.
Unless
you swear the black oak bark will wrinkle over you
And
root you among the oaks where you were born but never grew.’
This
was my dream beneath the boughs, the dream that altered me.
When
I came out of the oakwood, back to human company,
My
walk was the walk of a human child, but my heart was a tree.
A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences: 1 × 4 = 4
a)
The young child met
(i)
a forester
(ii)
an old man
(iii)
an old woman
(iv)
a stag
b)
The old woman was
(i)
very smart
(ii)
looking nervous
(iii)
richly dressed
(iv)
unsteady and poorly dressed
c) Creeping in an Oakwood, the poet was looking for a
(i) goat
(ii) rhinoceros
(iii) stag
(iv) buffalo
d) When the poet came out of the Oakwood, his heart was that of a
(i) stag
(ii) tree
(iii) human child
(iv) old woman
READING COMPREHENSION
(UNSEEN)
3. Read
the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
It is a known fact
that children generally emulate the adults. When a child imitates an elder
Smoking by holding a pencil between his/her tiny fingers, most of us find it
quite cute. We fail to realize that this harmless imitation often results in
actual smoking when they grow up. So it is time to take a pause and think about
its consequences. According to WHO data, tobacco kills more than Seven million
people each year. While more than six million of those deaths are the result of
direct Tobacco use, many non-smokers die because they are to second -hand
smoke.
Over eighty percent
of individuals, who start smoking during adolescence, will continue to smoke in
Adulthood, while one-third of them will die prematurely due to smoking related
disease like cancer, Heart disease and chronic lung disease. Experimentation by
children can rapidly escalate into heavy Smoking.
Experts say that
unless urgent action is taken immediately, the annual death toll could rise to
more than eight million by 2030. This sure is a gloomy and cheerless world that
we are leaving behind to our future generations. So it is time motivate youngsters
to stay away from this deadly habit.
Dr. Shyama Chona, the
educationist says, “The best way to motivate them stay away from smoking is to
involve them in some activities.” She suggests the schools can organize events
like sports, drama and story-telling sessions. Such participatory learning is
very effective because it dissuades kids from smoking, when they themselves
propagate its bad effects.
Parents
have a big role to play when it comes to influencing their kids. Theatre
director Arvind Gaur says that a smoking parent can never tell his/her child
not to smoke because that would be too hypocritical.
[Adapted from an article published in The Times of India
dated March 14, 2018]
A. Tick the right answer: 1 × 6 = 6
i)
We find it cute when
(a)
a child imitates cute when
(b)
an adult imitates a child
(c)
a child copies an elder smoking by holding a pencil between his/her tiny fingers
(d)
a child actually smokes
ii)
According to WHO data, each year direct use of tobacco kills -
(a)
seven million people
(b)
more than seven million people
(c)
less than six million people
(d)
more than six million people
iii)
In the opinion of experts urgent action should be taken
(a)
immediately
(b)
after one year
(c)
by 2030
(d)
by the parents
iv)
Dr. Shyama Chona is
(a)
a medical practitioner
(b)
a psychologist
(c)
a social worker
(d)
an educationist
v)
‘Deadly habit’ in paragraph 3 refers to
(a)
sports
(b)
smoking
(c)
play-acting
(d)
story-telling
vi)
A smoking parent can
(a)
always tell his child to smoke
(b)
tell his child to be hypocritical
(c)
never tell his child not to smoke
(d)
tell his child to be honest and truthful
B. Each of the
following statements is either ‘True’ or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’
for False in the boxes on right5-hand side. Also pick out suitable line(s) or
phrase(s) from the passage in support of your answers: 𝟏 + 𝟏 × 𝟑 = 𝟔
i)
A child never imitates an elder smoking
Supporting
sentence: ______________________
ii)
Many non-smokers die because of passive smoking.
Supporting
sentence: ______________________
iii)
Our future generation will be left in a dark and hopeless world due to smoking.
Supporting
sentence: ______________________
C. Answer the following Question: 𝟐 × 𝟒 = 𝟖
(i) How
does a child imitate elder smoking?
(ii)
Name of some of the smoking-related diseases.
____________________________________
(iii) Why should urgent action be taken immediately to stop smoking?
____________________________________
(iv) How can children be motivated to stay away from smoking?
SECTION-B
GRAMMER AND
VOCABULARY
4.
Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks : 𝟏 × 𝟑 = 𝟑
When Mrs. Gupta (return/returned/was returning) home she
noticed at once that thieves (enter/have entered/had entered) her house during
her absence. The local police station (was informing/ had informed/was
informed) immediately.
5.
Do as directed:
A.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions: 𝟏 × 𝟑 = 𝟑
Sunil,
_______ young driver jumped _____the river
and
saved the child ________ drowning.
B.
 |
Ans:_______________________________
(ii)
You do not take care of your health. You may fall ill. (Join into a single
sentence using an adverb clause) 2
Ans:________________________________
 |
(iii)
“What have you written, Sachin?” The teacher said. (Change into Indirect Speech) 2
Ans:
__________________________________
 |
C. Choose the correct
phrasal verbs from the list given below to replace the words underlined. Write
the correct phrasal verbs in the boxes on the right hand side changing the form
where necessary. There is one extra phrasal verb in the list.
(i) Kshudiram sacrificed his
life for his motherland.
(ii) Police is investigating
the case.
(iii) I am trying to find a
job.
[look into, come by,
look for, give up]
6. Given below are
the meanings of four words which you will find in the passage in Question No.3.
Find out the words and write them in the appropriate boxes on the right-hand side:
2 × 4 = 8
(i)
imitate
(ii) increase rapidly
(iii) discourage
(iv) spread and promote an idea widely
SECTION – C
WRITING
7.
Write a story (within 100 words) using the given hints. Give a title to the
story. [10]
Three children
collecting green mangoes near railway track - one sees a crack on rails - hears
a train coming - senses danger - tears his red shirt - three pieces - waves
like flags - driver stops - accident avoid- children rewarded.
8. Write a letter (within
100 words) to the editor of an English daily stating reasons why plastic carry
bags be banned.
[10]
Your
letter may include the following points:
Large scale use of
plastics carries bags - choking sewerage system - water logging on roads -
drains overflowing - pollution of land and ocean - must be banned to save
environment - use of substitutes like jute bags and paper bags.
9. Your school is
going to host an inter-school drama competition. Suppose you are the Cultural
Secretary of your school.
Write a notice (within 100 words) calling students to
participate in the competition. Mention the time, date and venue of the
competition. Your notice should be countersigned by the Headmistress/Headmaster
of your school.
SECTION - D
(SUPPLEMENTARY)
[FOR EXTERNAL
CANDIDATES ONLY]
1.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the words in brackets :𝟏 × 𝟓 = 𝟓
(a)Mrs.
Bhimani is well known for her ______(kind).
(b)_________(honest)
is the best policy.
(c)
Sumona completed the race_______(success).
(d)
The gentleman is famous for his ______(wise).
(e)
Mr. Soren is an_________(honour) man.
2.
Add prefix with the following words to make antonyms: 𝟏 × 𝟓 = 𝟓
(a)
Happy . ________________
(b)
Please . ________________
(c)
Movable . ________________
(d)
Rational . ________________
(e)
Logical . ________________
[dis____,
un_____, ir_____, im_____, il______]
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