Assam Board Class 11 Question Paper 2022 English

ASSAM BOARD

QUESTION
PAPER
CLASS 11

Total No. of Printe d Page s-12
22E -ENG L

202 2

ENG LISH

Full Mark s : 90
Pass Mark s : 2 7

Time : 3 hours

The figure s in the marg in indica te full mark s for the quest ions

ALLO TMEN T OF MARK S

Q. Nos. 1 and 2 [Sect ion-A (Read ing)] = 20

Q. Nos. 3-5 [Sect ion-B (Writing)] = 20

Q. Nos. 6-8 [Sect ion-C (Gram mar)] = 10

Q. Nos. 9-14 [Sect ion-D (Text ual Ques tions )] = 40

Tota l= 90

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SECTION- A

(Reading )

1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the
questions that follow :
_Life on our planet earth began with the sea : it is the birth-
place of life on the earth. The earth is the only planet of the
solar system so far known which contains plenty of water
and this water has made our earth colourful, pulsating
with life of a vast variety.
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At present sea occupies about 70 percent of the earth, s
surface. In the southern hemispher e it occupies more area
than that in the northern. About 97 percent of the total
water on the surface of the earth is found in the seas and
the remaining three percent, which is generally fresh, in
lakes, rivers, ponds, etc.
(sea has given food and shelter to countless creahlr~( !t is
a potential source of protein.) In 1900, the world
populatio n was only 150 crore (1500 million), now it is
more than 760 crore and it is increasing at a very fast rate.
As a result, there is a [terrible hunger in many parts of the
world. In Africa, Asia and South America, millions of
people do not get enough to eat. Many die of malnutrit ion.
Sea, if used scientifica lly and judiciousl y, can meet most
of our demands .
Plankton or algae mostly constitute the plant life. Some
are tiny microbes which cannot be seen by the naked eye
but they are found in abundanc e in the sea.
Thest.. ~ arine plankton form the basis of entire sea life .
Like plant plankton, there are also animal plankton, the
smallest living creatures of the sea. These animal plankton

feed on plant plankton and small fish. Thus there is an

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tic and An tarc tic sea s .
un bro ken cha in of life in the sea,\ Arc
· Pl ank ton and alg ae· and so in fish als o. Blu e
abo un d in
of the wo rld , are also
wh ale s, the lar ges t livi ng cre atu res
fou nd in gre at num ber .
far min g to a gre at
So me cou ntr ies hav e dev elo ped sea
s rel ish eat ing sea
ext ent . Th e Jap ane se and Ha wa iian
ies tho ugh som e use
pla nts bu t it is not in oth er cou ntr
re in the ir fields. Th e
the m to fee d the ir cat tle or as ma nu
nu trie nts no t fou nd in
fac t is tha t sea pla nts con tai n ric h
t eve n in ou r cou ntr y
oth er veg eta ria n food. It is goo d tha
e rec ipe s for cur rie s,
som e sci ent ist s hav e dev elo ped som
jam s, etc ., to be ma de fro m alg ae.
tha t sea is no t to be
Bu t we mu st rem em ber one thi ng
le / ma n in his gre ed
exp loi ted ind isc rim ina tel y. Fo r exa mp
er 3ea cre atu res so
ha s ha un ted wh ale s and som e oth
s hav e eit her bec om e
rec kle ssl y tha t som e of the ir spe cie
n. ~ ow nat ion s of the
ext inc t or are on the ver ge of ext inc tio
hav e tak en som e joi nt
wo rld hav e rea liz ed the ir folly and
isio n is tha t the siz e
dec isio ns . Fo r exa mp le, one suc h dec
be big eno ug h to let
of the ho les in fis hin g net s sho uld
ise , kil lin g of lar ge
bab y fis h esc ape thr ou gh . Oth erw
hav e an adv ers e eff ect
qu ant itie s of ver y yo un g fish wo uld
e wa y, ano the r dec isio n
on the fis h po pu lat ion . In the sam
ale s.
is for the pro tec tio n of the blu e wh

Qu est ion s :
ful l of life tha n
Wh y is ou r ear th mo re col our ful and 2
tem ?
the oth er pla net s of the sol ar sys
2
' lbJ Me nti on any two use s of the sea .
life 1n the sea ."

·fcJ "Th ere is an un bro ken cha in of 2
Ex pla in.
[ Co ntd .
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jel) How are humans responsi bl e 1'or
'
the extinction of
some species of sea creatures? 2

(e) Find the words in the passage w hich mean the same
as 'unfavour able' and 'wisely'. 2
(/1 Choose the appropria te option :
(i) There is a terrible hunger in many parts of the
world due to
y. overpopul ation
2. increase of pollution level
3. industrial ization
(ii) Sea plants contain rich nutrients not found in
/l . other vegetarian food
2. non-veget arian food

2. Read the following passage g1·ven b e1ow and answer the
questions that follow :
1. Cycling survives as a popular pastime because it
yields pleasure and benefits. First of all, cycling
provides exercise, the need of which is felt by most
people. The developm ent of machiner y tends to
deprive us of adequate opportun ities of expendin g
energy while earning a livelihood . Other opportun ities
should be created through the medium of sports. Of
cycling, many people hastily say that it is 'hard work',
but a fit and practiced rider does not agree with this
verdict. The art of easy cycling must be cultivate d as
will be shown later, but once it has been acquired' , a
long day's run should not unduly tire any rider.
endowed with a normal measure of health. Nobody

has better described the exercise of cycling than the
late Twells Brex, who said enthusias tically, speaking

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from expe rienc e : "You move along by your own glad
effor t." Many of us wish to use our legs and our lungs ,
as well as our eyes. An activ e, healt hy perso n ough t
not to be conte nted to trave l alwa ys as a mere
p a ssen ger- "Like an imag e push ed from behin d", as
Stev enso n says. That is not life. Thos e who woul d turn
a ll activ e cycli sts into sede ntary moto r-dri vers, or into
idle pass enge rs, woul d serve the natio n bette r if they
restr icted their atten tions to the aged and infirm , for
whom petro l-gen erate d prop ulsio n is doub tless a
bless ing, and may be a nece ssity .
2. It is often said that the cycli st cann ot trave l as fast or
as far as the moto rist. Adm itting this, the cycli st may
be perm itted to ask if it is alwa ys desir able that trave l
shou ld invol ve mod ern moto ring spee ds (or accid ents) .
Is the enjo ymen t of a trave ller in searc h of plea sure to
be mea sure d mere ly in miles , or, wha t is wors e in
mile s-per -hou r, or what 1s wors e still, in
mile s-per -gall on? Sure ly the cycli st, peda lling calm ly
along at a mod est twelv e mile s an hour is able to
assim ilate scen ery more easil y, more comp letely , and
with more enjoy ment , than the hurry ing occu pant of a
car! Cycl ists belie ve that their meth od of trave l is a
sens ible and conv enien t comp romi se betw een walk ing
and drivi ng. If bicyc les were unob taina ble, most keen
cycli sts woul d beco me tram pers rathe r than moto rists .

3. Ther e are at least two disti nct type s of cycli sts . The
exerc ise of peda lling prov ides an aJ1 -suff icien t
satis facti on for one type . This is the pure ly athle tic
rid er who trave ls in long, fast rider s , in time trails , and
othe r for·m s of stren uous comp etitio n , and some time s
attac ks reco rds. This type of cycli st goes into stric t

train i ng, deve lops leg- thru s t and perfe ct ankl e actio n

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and thinks nothing of pedalling at twenty miles an
hour. The other distinct type is the tourist, who takes
no interest in racing but a deep interest in the
countryside and the pageant unfolded by the open
road. Comparativel y, few cyclists are interested deeply
in both racing and touring.

Questions :

(a) On the basis of your reading of the above passage,
make notes on it and add a suitable title to it. 5

(b} Make a summary of the above passage in about
80 words. 3

SECTION-B

(Writing)

3. J..our younger brother has joined a boarding school. He
wants to know how to prepare for the board exam. Give
him a few tips in not more than 100 words. 6

OR

As an active member of the interact club of your school,
you had participated in a summer camp organized by
the Rotary Club of your district. Write a report on it in
100 words. You are Geeta/Gyan of XYZ Public School. 6

4. You are Niraj/Neena. You feel highly disturbed when you
read about the hike in the prices of essential commodities
like gas, pulses, vegetables, etc. Write an article on
'Price-hike of Essential Commodities ' for publication in a

local daily, suggesting certain steps to curb this menace. 6

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OR

W~ an article for your school/ college magazine on the
)mportance of cleanliness in the school/college campus. 6

5. You are Pritam/Parul. You would like to apply for the post
of Assistant Manager in a reputed company in Guwahati.
Write an application to the Public Relation Officer, Bikash
Enterprises, Guwahati in response to the advertisement.
Prepare a bio-data to be enclosed. 8

OR

W
,rr<e a letter to the Editor of 'The Assam Tribune' about
jhe inadequate parking facilities in Commercial Street in
your locality, which is causing lot of inconvenience to the
people. Also suggest some measures. 8

SECTION-C
(Grammar)

6. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners (any two) :
½x2=1

Ai} · Do you have _ _ complaint against me?
(ii)- All the boys went to the beach but only
could swim.
(iii) _ _ rich cannot buy happiness with their
money.

(iv) _ _ his friends deserted him at the hour of need .

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(bJ Rewrite any two of the following sentences with the
')rrect form of the verb given in the brackets : ½x2= I
1 if We _ _ (go) to school at 9 o'clock every day.

(ii) I wish I _ _ (be) a king.
'iii) It _ _ (rain) since morning.
(iv) They (send) my books by next week.
(J)/ Fill in the blanks with appropriate modal auxiliaries :
½x2=1
ti) He _ _ pay his dues before he can be allowed to
sit at the examination. (Compulsion)
fti) He _ _ listen to what his parents say.
(Moral duty)
(d) Correct the following : ½x2=1
(i) He is senior than me.
(ii) Neither Ram nor Rahim are present 1n the
meeting.

7. (a) Complete the following piece of conversation by
/
choosing the correct alternatives from the brackets : 2
I said to her, "_ _ (HQwfWhen) are you?" She
replied, "I am fine. It's nice to see you
(returned/come/p~ k) in our village."
(b) _Rearrange the words in the following to -form
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meaningful sentences (any two) : 1 x2=2

,{1,} in the class one of the tallest girls she is
(ii) a day an apple away the doctor keeps
(iii) a river is Ganga holy

~ v) tiger I a seen never have

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8. Rewrite the folloWi
ng sentence s as directed (any two)
lx2=2
,la) No other bo .
Y in the class is as tall as he .
{Change it into compara tive degree)
(b) On seeing th .
e 1ion, he ran away.
{Change it into compoun d sentence )
{e) I know where he 1·1ves.
(Change it into simple sentence )

(d) He could not come to school due to his illness.
(Change it into complex sentence )

SECTION -D

( Textual Questio ns )

9. Read any one of the stanzas given below and answer the
question s that follow :

(a) "The cardboa rd shows me how it was
When the two girl cousins went paddling .
Each one holding one of my mother's hands,
And she the big girl-som e twelve years or so.
All three stood still to smile through their hair
At the uncle with the camera."
(i} What does the cardboa rd show the poet? 1

(ii) How did the girls go to the sea beach? 1

(iii} Why did the two girl cousins hold one of the poet's
l

mother' s hands?

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. .(i6) Who click ed the thre e girls in the card boar d?
1
(v) Wha t kind of a child hood do the quot ed
lines
proj ect? 4
(b) "And forever, by day and nigh t, I give back
life to
my own origin,
And mak e pure and beau tify it :
(For song , issu ing from its pirth plac e, after
fulfi llme nt, wan deri ng
Reck 'd or unre ck'd , duly with love retur ns.)"
(i) Wha t does the rain give to her own origi n?
1
(ii) Wha t are the two thin gs that the rain does to
the
plac e of her own origi n? 2
(iii) Whe re does the song issu e from ?
1
(iv) Desc ribe the neve r endi ng cycle of rain.
4

10. Answ er any three of the following ques tion s : 2x3= 6
(a) How did the poet 's moth er laug h at the
snap shot ?
Wha t did this laug h indic ate?
(b) How did the poet 's moth er look at the time
of taki ng
the phot ogra ph?
/

Jc; Wha t will happ en if it does not rain ?
(d) Writ e in your own word s wha t the rain spea ks
abou t
itself.
(e) Why does the poet say that his child hood 'wen
t to
som e forg otten plac e'?
(f) Why was the fath er unha ppy in the poem , Father to
Son?
(g) Wha t does the poet of the poem , Chil dhoo
d spea k

abou t adul ts?

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11. Answer any five of th .
e following question s : 2 x 5= 1O
(91 How do you k
deeply rel• . now that author's grandmo ther was a
1g1ous person?
_ 'Rff How did the
of the h grandmo ther celebrate the homecom ing
aut or?
19') Wh d ·d
Y 1 the grandmo ther always accompa ny the
l?
author to the sch 00.

(d) c_ontras t the Chinese view of art with the Europea n
view.

(e) What do you understa nd by 'sustaina ble
developm ent'?

Jf / Who was Wu Daozi? What did he paint for the
Empero r?

(g) Who is the most dangero us animal and why?

(h) What differenc es does Verrier Elwin draw between the
Game Sanctua ries of Kenya and Kazirang a?

(i) What is the Sola topi?

12. Describ e the changin g relations hip between the author
Khushw ant Singh and his grandmo ther. Did their feeling
for each other change? 6

OR

What are the principa l biologica l systems of the earth?

How are these systems systema tically destroye d by man? 6

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13. Answer any one of the following question s : 6
(a) What steps did the narrator take to get Ranga married
to Ratna?
(b) Were the teachers intereste d in understa nding Albert
Einstein and bringing out his potentia l? .

14. Answer any two of the following question s in brief : 2x2=4
Jo) How did music help Albert?
· (b; What kind of a student was Einstein ?
(c) \Vhat does narrator say about Hosahall i?
(d) What happene d when Ranga returned to his village
from the city of Bangalor e?

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