CBSE Class 11 Sample Paper 2022 for Shorthand English Term 1

CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION
SHORTHAND ENGLISH (SUBJECT CODE - 825)
CLASS XI (SESSION 2021-2022)
BLUE-PRINT FOR SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER FOR TERM -1
Max. Time Allowed: 90 Minutes (1½ Hrs.) Max. Marks: 30

PART A - EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS (05 MARKS):

NO. OF QUESTIONS
UNIT NO. NAME OF THE UNIT
(1 MARK EACH)
1 Communication Skills-III 2
2 Self-Management Skills-III 2
3 Information and Communication Technology Skills-III 2
TOTAL QUESTIONS 6 Questions
NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED Any 5 Questions
TOTAL MARKS 1 x 5 = 5 marks

PART B - SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS (25 MARKS):

NO. OF QUESTIONS
UNIT NO. NAME OF THE UNIT
(1 MARK EACH)
1 Introduction to Stenography 3

2. Consonants and their joining 7
Vowel, Diphthongs and Triphones, Grammalogues and
3. 11
Punctuation Signs
Alternative forms of ‘R’ and ‘H’, abbreviated W, Phraseography
4. 11
and Tick ‘the’

TOTAL QUESTIONS 32 Questions

NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED 25 Questions

TOTAL MARKS 1 x 25 = 25 MARKS

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CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION
SHORTHAND – ENGLISH (SUBJECT CODE 825)
CLASS XI (SESSION 2021-2022)
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER FOR TERM -1
Max. Time Allowed: 90 Minutes (1½ Hrs.) Max. Marks: 30

General Instructions:
1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. This Question Paper is divided into 03 Sections, viz., Section A, Section B and Section C.
3. Section A is of 05 marks and has 06 questions on Employability Skills.
4. Section B is of 20 marks and has 25 questions on Subject Specific Skills.
5. Section C is of 05 marks and has 07 competency-based questions.
6. Do as per the instructions given in the respective sections.
7. Marks allotted are mentioned against each section/question.
8. All questions must be attempted in the correct order.

SECTION A

Answer any 5 questions out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
1. Communication skills are needed to 1
(a) Inform
(b) Influence
(c) Express
(d) Ignore
2. Which of the following is not a point of 7Cs of effective communication? 1
(a) Conscious
(b) Clear
(c) Courteous
(d) Complete
3. Which of the following explicit the meaning of self-motivation? 1
(a) pushes you to achieve your goal
(b) feels happy
(c) improves your quality
(d) Feels jealous
4. ____________ is the thinking skill that helps you to complete tasks on time. 1
(a) Goal setting
(b) Time management
(c) Stress management
(d) Confused mind

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5. Which shortcut key is used to find a document? 1
(a) Ctrl + Z
(b) Ctrl + Y
(c) Ctrl + F
(d) Ctrl + H
6. Which Menu Option has the commands Margins, Spacing, Orientation?
(a) Insert
(b) View
(c) Home
(d) Layout

SECTION B
Answer any 20 questions out of the given 25 questions (1 x 20 = 20 marks)

7. There are _______ consonants in Shorthand: 1
(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 24
(d) 26
8. Abbreviated ’W’ before consonants ‘K’, ‘G’, ‘M’ & ‘R’ is represented by: _______ 1
(a) Circle
(b) Loop
(c) Right semi-circle
(d) Left semi-circle
9. Punctuation sign used for ‘full stop’ in shorthand is __________: 1
(a) Cross
(b) Dot
(c) star
(d) dash
10. Frequently occurring words in shorthand represented by a single sign are known as 1
_________________:
(a) Phraseogram
(b) Logogram
(c) Grammalogues
(d) Consonant
11. Diphthong is a union of ________________ :
(a) Three vowel sounds
(b) Two vowel sounds in more than one syllable
(c) Two vowel sounds in one syllable.
(d) Two vowels occurring consecutively
12. Each stroke is having _______ vowel places: 1
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
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13. Where will you put preceding vowels in horizontal strokes? 1
(a) Before
(b) After
(c) Both
(d) On the right- hand side
14. There are ________ Diphthongs in Shorthand: 1
(a) 12
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 8
15. The diphthong sign for ‘I’ is ___________________ when prefixed to consonants L’ 1
and ‘M’:
(a) abbreviated
(b) written in full
(c) halved
(d) Doubled
16. The method of _________ the matter written in Shorthand to the language concerned 1
is known as transcription:
(a) Correcting
(b) Copying
(c) Reading
(d) Converting or translating
17. A long-vowel is expressed by ___________ and ____________ 1
(a) Heavy Dot and heavy dash
(b) dot and light dash
(c) Tick and hash
(d) Consonant and Diphthong
18. Vowels in Shorthand are written at _______ places of a consonant: 1
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
19. There are __________ long vowels in Shorthand: 1
(a) Four
(b) Six
(c) Five
(d) Seven
20. ‘A’ and ‘an’ grammalogue in Shorthand is expressed by a ________: 1
(a) Dot
(b) Dash
(c) Cross
(d) Consonant

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21. Joining of two or more words without lifting the pen is called: 1
(a) Consonant
(b) Diphthong
(c) Phraseography
(d) Contraction
22. Triphones are ____________ vowel sounds in one sign: 1
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Single
23. Triphones are represented by adding a ______________ to the diphthong: 1
(a) Tick
(b) Dot
(c) Circle
(d) Slash
24. A ____ is a result of friction or stopping of breath in some parts of the mouth or throat. 1
(a) Vowel
(b) Consonant
(c) Diphthong
(d) Contraction
25. Consonants P/B, T/D, CH/J & K/G are ___________ classified as: 1
(a) Explodents
(b) Continuants
(c) Nasals
(d) Liquids
26. Diphthongs are represented by _________________ signs. 1
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
27. Shorthand was invented by Sir Isaac Pitman in ______________: 1
(a) 1873
(b) 1837
(c) 1738
(d) 1783
28. M, N and NG are called ___________________ consonants: 1
(a) Upward
(b) Straight horizontal
(c) Downward
(d) Curved horizontal

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29. Consonant ‘R’ will be written in ______direction if it is the first consonant in a word 1
and is preceded by a vowel:
(a) Upward
(b) Downward
(c) Horizontal
(d) Below the line
30. When two or more wrds are joined together, it is known as________: 1
(a) Grammalogue
(b) Phrase
(c) Phraseogram
(d) Phraseography
31. The size of the consonant should be ___________ of an inch. 1
(a) 1/3rd
(b) ½
(c) 1/6th
(d) 1/12th

SECTION C
(COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS)
Answer any 5 questions out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

32. ______________ place vowel signs between two strokes are written before the 1
second stroke:
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
33. Consonant ‘R’ is always written in ______________ direction before ‘M’ because of the 1
easier joining:
(a) Upward
(b) Downward
(c) Hooked form
(d) Horizontal
34. Two short lines underneath an outline indicate an _________________ 1
(a) Final word in capital
(b) Initial word in capital
(c) Initial alphabet in capital
(d) All Capitals
35. First eight consonants which are represented by straight lines at different angles, in 1
different directions and with different impressions are known as __________ strokes:
(a) Mixed
(b) Curved
(c) Straight
(d) Half-length

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36. The technique of writing the spoken sounds with the help of certain symbols is known 1
as __________:
(a) Stenography
(b) Phonography
(c) Letter writing
(d) Photography
37. Consonant ‘T’ is written at an angle of ________________ degree with light impression 1
and in downward direction:
(a) 60
(b) 120
(c) 90
(d) 30

38. The stroke ‘Chay’ is written in__________ direction and the stroke ‘Ray’ is written 1
in____________ direction:
(a) Upward, downward
(b) Downward, upward
(c) Upward, horizontal
(d) Horizontal, downward

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