MBOSE Class 11 Question Paper 2019 for English Elective

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(c) Dr. Heidegger refused to dance because he was
2019 old and rheumatic.

ELECTIVE ENGLISH (d) Grandfather slept upstairs in the attic, in the
old walnut bed.
Full Marks : 100
(e) Mr. Sharma’s brother still ran the confectioner’s
Time : 3 hours
shop on the Mall Road.

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
(f) The Queen of Sheba was the famous queen of
General Instructions: Coney Island.

(i) Write all the answers in the Answer Script.
2. Name the speaker and person(s) spoken to. 1x6=6
(ii) Attempt Part–A Objective Questions serially.
(a) “I heard a noise in the garden”.
(iii) Attempt all parts of a question together at one place.
(b) “I need no protector. Trust me, I can protect
myself ”!
( PART : A–OBJECTIVE )
(c) “For God’s sake attract the King’s attention!
( Marks : 50 ) The Baron will ruin us”.

1. State whether the following statements are True or (d) “I always carry my own halter with me– the new
False : 1x6=6 ones they make for ye won’t draw tight under
the ear like an old one”.
(a) On Christmas day, with only $1.87 in hand and
desperate to find a gift for Jim, Della sells her (e) “Don’t you let ’em put me on the north side o’
hair for $20 to a nearby hairdresser. the tower, where the moles work the ground”.

(b) Above half a century ago, Dr. Heidegger had been (f) “You damned scoundrel, I’ll have the law of you
on the point of marriage with Sylvia Ward. for this, if it costs me all my savings”.

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3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given in (h) We are here to ______ ourselves, and Clarice excels
the brackets. 1x8=8 in comedy. (amuse/entertain/delight)

(a) The source of the Fountain of Youth is shadowed
by several gigantic_______. 4. Answer any ten of the following questions in 2/3
sentences each: 3 x 10 = 30
(magnolias/roses/violets)

(b) The fact that Acton Sahib had smiled was enough (a) Who is Baron Brunfels?
to give Srijut Sharma cause for ______.
(thought/wonder/worry) (b) Why was king Konrad branded a ‘traitor’ by
Brunfels?

(c) Out of his _______ Jim seemed quickly to wake
(c) Describe Harry Hawke’s ‘proper dream’.
and he enfolded his Della.
(trance/dream/daze)
(d) How did Harry involve his wife Milly in his revenge
plans against Cobleigh?
(d) It was now about ______ o’clock of a moonless
night. (two/three/four)
(e) Who was condemned for sheepstealing? Who was
sent to punish him? 2+1=3
(e) He swore he seed you coming out of the _______.
(hanging woods/Forest/Park)
(f) Why did Clarice and D’Aulnay set a trap for the
Duc D’Orleans?
(f) I must beg for a few minutes’ shelter, comrades,
or I shall be wetted to the skin before I reach
______. (g) How are actors treated in Paris?
(Wessex/Casterbridge/Shottsford)
(h) Why did grandfather shoot the policeman?
(g) The ________but speaks his mind freely.
(i) What was mother’s idea for calling the police?
(Baron/Gentleman/Count)

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(j) Why was Sudershan Sharma’s gold watch a (d) Comment on the unexpected twist at the end of
useless gift? “The Night the Ghost Got In”.

(k) What was the ‘greatest curiosity’ of
Dr. Heidegger’s study according to the narrator? 6. Answer any two of the following: 2 x 9 = 18

(a) Who were the three Wayfarers who turned up at
(l) What did Jim Dillingham bring out from his the Shepherd’s and his wife’s baby christening
overcoat pocket? party?

(m) How did the Magi celebrate their Christmas? (b) How did King Konrad of Polavia win back the love
and confidence of his men?

(c) Describe the relationship between Harry Hawke
and Elias Cobleigh.
( PART : B–DESCRIPTIVE )

( Marks : 50 ) (d) Why did Clarice throw a supper party for the
‘roués of the Palais-Royal’ ? How did she and
D’Aulnay accomplish their misson? Who is made
5. Answer any two of the following: 2 x 9 = 18 ‘an innocent accomplice’ at the party? 3 + 3 + 3 = 9

(a) How does Nathaniel Hawthorne bring out the
theme of foolishness of humanity in his story
“Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”? 7. Write an essay on any one of the following topics
(200-250 words) 1x8=8
(b) Explain why O’Henry calls Jim and Della both
(a) My Favourite Author
wise and unwise in his story “The Gift of the
Magi ”.
(b) The Problem of Unemployment
(c) Describe the plight of the Indian clerk,
Mr. Sharma, in a British firm in Mulk Raj (c) The Technology which Changed My Life.
Anand’s ‘The Gold Watch”.

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8. Television is one of the most important inventions of
the twentieth century.
Write an article to focus on its utility as well as its bad 6
effects. (100-125 words)

Or

You have received training in First Aid as a member
of the Red Cross Society. Write a report to be published
in your school magazine about your training. 6

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