English Confluence By CL Gautam

ENGLISH CONFLUENCE CL GAUTAM Class XI English – Mock Test Chapter: The Tale of Melon City Author: Vikram Seth Maximum Marks: 30 General Instructions: All questions are based on the prescribed chapter. Follow the internal choices given in each section. Write answers in clear and grammatically correct English. Section A – Very Short Answer Questions 5 Marks Attempt any FIVE questions out of six. (1 × 5 = 5) A.Who was the ruler of Melon City? B What did the king order his men to build? C Why did the king become angry when he rode under the arch? D.Who was held responsible for the king’s accident initially? E.Why did the king order that someone must be hanged? F.Who was finally crowned the king of Melon City? Section B – Short Answer Questions 8 Marks Attempt any FOUR questions out of five. (2 × 4 = 8) A.Why was the king considered just and placid? B.How did the arch become the cause of the king’s death? C.How did the blame pass from one person to another? D.Why did the king’s ministers de...

Section A – Very Short Answer Questions Attempt any FIVE out of the following SIX questions. (1 × 5 = 5 marks) A.Who was Kisa Gotami? B.What did Kisa Gotami ask the Buddha to do? C.What had happened to Kisa Gotami’s only son? D.What did the Buddha ask Kisa Gotami to bring? E.Why could Kisa Gotami not find a house where nobody had died? F.What does the chapter teach us about human life? Section B – Short Answer Questions Attempt any THREE out of the following FOUR questions. (2 × 4 = 8 marks) A.Why was Kisa Gotami overcome with grief? B. How did the Buddha help Kisa Gotami understand the truth of life and death? C.Why did Kisa Gotami visit every house in the village? D.What lesson did Kisa Gotami learn from her experience? Section C – Long Answer Question Attempt any ONE of the following TWO questions. (1 × 5 = 5 marks) A.Describe how the Buddha changed Kisa Gotami’s understanding of death and suffering. OR  “Death is common to all human beings, and we must learn to accept it.” Expl...

Mock Test – Chapter 4: The Enemy Flamingo? No — Vistas | Author: Pearl S. Buck Maximum Marks: 30 Time: 1 Hour General Instructions All questions are based on the chapter The Enemy. Attempt questions according to the choices given in each section. Write answers clearly and accurately. Section A: Very Short Answer Questions Attempt any FIVE out of SIX. (1 × 5 = 5 marks) A.Who was Dr Sadao Hoki? B.Where did Dr Sadao find the wounded American soldier? C.Why was the American soldier considered an enemy? D.What was Hana's reaction when she saw the wounded soldier? E.Why had Dr Sadao not been sent abroad with the Japanese troops? F.Who was Yumi, and why did she refuse to wash the American soldier? Section B: Short Answer Questions Attempt any FOUR out of FIVE. (2 × 4 = 8 marks) A.Why did Dr Sadao decide to save the American soldier despite being a Japanese citizen? B.How did Hana help her husband in treating the wounded soldier? C.Why did the servants leave Dr Sadao's house? D.How did...

     ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION    1- AUTOBIOGRAPHY- आत्मकथा *The life history of man written by himself.* 2- ATHEIST- नास्तिक  A person who doesn't believe in God* 3- ANONYMOUS-अज्ञात  * Unknown writer/ author* 4- AUSTRONAUT- अंतरिक्ष यात्री *A person who travels in space* 5- BIOGRAPHY-जीवनी The life history of a man written by someone else* 6-CEMETERY-कब्रिस्तान A place where dead bodies are buried* 7- CONTEMPORARY-एक ही समय में belonging to the same time* 8- CREDIBLE-जिस पर विश्वास किया जाए that can be believed* 9- COLLEAGUES-सहकर्मी people working together in the same office or department* 10- ABORIGINES-मूलनिवासी Original inhabitants of a country* 11- AMBIDEXTROUS-जो दोनों हाथ से लिख सकता है  One who can write with both hands, without any problem* 12- AMBIGUOUS- जिसकी व्याख्या ना की जाए *that can be interpreted in any way* 13- ANARCHY-अराजकता Absence of rule or law and order* 14- ARCHAEOLOGY-पुरातत्व अध्ययन Study of antiquities* 15- ...