11th Class PSEB English Final Model/Sample Test Paper 2023 with Solution

Model Test Paper
Class : 11th
Subject : General English
Time : 3hrs
M.M : 80
Section – A
(Reading Comprehension)
1 (a) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (10)
People fight to settle disputes. Fighting means killing and civilized’ people ought to be able to find some way of settling their disputes? other than by seeing which side can kill the greater number of the other side, and then saying that the side which has killed most has won; and not only has won, but because it has won has been in the right. For that is what going to war means; it means saying that might is right. That is what the history of mankind on the whole has been like. Even our own age has fought the two greatest wars in history, in which millions of people were killed and mutilated.
And today while it is true that people don’t fight and kill each other in the streets, this is to say, we have got to the stage of keeping the rules or behaving properly towards each other in daily life, nations and countries have not learnt to do this yet and still behave like savages.
1.What should civilized people do?
(a) They should find some peaceful way to settle their disputes.
(b) They Should adopt violent way to settle their disputes.
(c) They should do nothing to settle their disputes.
(d) They should kill other to settle their disputes.
Ans. (a) They should find some peaceful way to settle their disputes.
2. According to Passage What does ‘might is right’ mean?
(a) the person who loose thinks himself to be right
(b) the person who wins thinks himself to be right.
(c) the person who kill other thinks himself to be right.
(d) the person who having power thinks himself to be right.
ans. (b) the person who wins thinks himself to be right.
3.Our age has fought two ………….. wars in history.
(a) recorded
(b) greatest
(c) atomic
(d) important.
Ans: (b) greatest
4. Civilized people do not indulge in …………
(a) killings
(b) parties
(c) donations
(d) gambling.
Ans: (a) killings
5.Now people don’t fight and kill each other in ……….
(a) Village
(b) City
(c) Street
(d) Town
Ans,(c) Street
6. People fight to settle………….
(a) Relationship
(b) Dispute
(c) Vengeance
(d) Ownership of land
Ans. (b) Dispute
True/False
7.Today,people don’t fight and kill each other in the streets
And. True
8. The saying is that ‘the side which has killed most has won’
Abs. True
9.What is Fighting means according to this paragraph?
Ans. Fighting means killing and civilized’ people ought to be able to find some way of settling their disputes
10. What nations and Countries have not learnt yet?
Ans. nations and countries have not learnt to do this yet and still behave like savages.

1 (b) Read the following passage and answer the questions given below (6)
Subhash Chandra Bose was a great leader of India. He was born on 23rd January 1896. People called him ‘Netaji’ because he led them to the right path. He went to jail many times. Soon he found out that more efforts had to be made to make India free. The British power was getting weakened in the second world war. He thought of striking it from all sides. One day, he escaped from Kolkata in the guise of a Pathan and went to Germany. From there, he went to Japan. He organised the Indian National Army that fought many battles against the British armies. He said to his countrymen, “Give me blood and I will give you freedom.” At this appeal, hundreds of Indians abroad gave their all for the good of India. It was a bad day for India when Netaji died in an air crash. We shall always remember him as the greatest fighter for the freedom of India.
1.His army fought many battles against the ………….. army.
(a) British
(b) German
(c) Japanese
(d) foreign.
Ans: (a) British
2. Which Slogan Subhash Chandra Bose gives to his countrymen ………….. .
(a) Give me blood and I will give you freedom.
(b) Give me men and i will give you freedom
(c) Give me blood is will give you land
(d) Give me men and i will give you country
Ans: (a) Give me blood and I will give you freedom.
3. Why did the people call Bose as ‘Netaji’?
Ans: Because he led them to the right path.
4. What did he organize ? Why?
Ans: He organised Indian National Army to fight British armies.
5. To fight with British armies Subhash Chandra Bose Organised which Army?
Ans, Indian National Army
6. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.

Section -B
(Writing)
2. You are the Student Secretary of your school. You are asked by the Principal of the school to inform students of classes 8th to 12th about an Inter-school Debate Competition to be held in your school on 12th March 20 Draft a suitable notice for the same.(4)
OR
You are Rohan of Kalaish Nagar,Amritsar. You have got a foreign assignment and would be going abroad soon. You have a television set and a refrigerator to sell. Draft a suitable advertisement to be published in the classified columns of ‘TIme od India’, Delhi.(4)

You are Rohan of Kalaish Nagar,Amritsar. You have got a foreign assignment and would be going abroad soon. You have a television set and a refrigerator to sell. Draft a suitable advertisement to be published in the classified columns of ‘TIme od India’, Delhi.
FOR SALE
A Videocon television set and a Kelvinator refrigerator, both of 2019 model, in excellent condition. Owner going abroad shortly. Intending buyers may please contact-
Rohan
201, Kalaish Nagar,Amritsar.
OR
You are the Student Secretary of your school. You are asked by the Principal of the school to inform students of classes 8th to 12th about an Inter-school Debate Competition to be held in your school on 12th March 20 Draft a suitable notice for the same.
Notice
08 March 20 ……….
Spring Dale Public School, Khanna
An Inter-school Debate Competition for the students of classes 8th to 12th will be held in our school on 12th March 20 The topic of the debate will be ‘Caste-Based Reservation : a Bane or a Boon. Those who want to take part in this debate should give their names to the undersigned within three days.
Harminder Singh
(Student Secretary)

3.Imagine you are Ramesh. You live in Jalandhar at Model House (House No. 56). Write a letter to a friend congratulating him on winning a scholarship.(6)
or
Imagine you are Pritpal SIngh. You live at 87, Tower Town, Jalandhar. Write a letter of condolence to your friend who has lost his father.(6)
Imagine you are Ramesh. You live in Jalandhar at Model House (House No. 56). Write a letter to a friend congratulating him on winning a scholarship
House No. 56
Model House
Jalndhar
10 March 20 ……..
My dear Rahul
The result of the Plus 2 Examination was out today. I looked up your roll number on the Internet. My joy knew no bounds when I saw that you are getting 385 marks. You have got not only a very high first division, but your name appears in the list of scholarship- winners also. Please accept my heartiest congratulations on your brilliant success. Really, it is a splendid success. You have brought honour to your family and to us also. Your hard work has borne fruit after all.
Please convey my congratulations to your dear parents. They must be very glad at your success. When are you giving a party to celebrate your success ? Please don’t forget to keep my share. May you progress in life by leaps and bounds !
Congratulating you once again
Your loving friend
Ramesh
OR
Imagine you are Pritpal SIngh. You live at 87, Tower Town, Jalandhar. Write a letter of condolence to your friend who has lost his father.
87, Tower Town
Jalandhar
10 March 20 ……..
Dear Gurpal SIngh
I was shocked to learn about the untimely death of your father. He was quite healthy. I met him the other day. I never thought that his end was so near. He was a very noble man. He was kind to all. He was a lovable father. He took keen interest in your studies. He looked upon me as his own son. I feel your father’s death as a personal loss to me.
Dear Gurpal, do not give way to grief. Death spares nobody. Your loss is great, but tears cannot bring your dear father back. It is useless to shed tears. Such was God’s will and we must bow to it. Try to console your younger brothers and sisters. May God grant peace to the departed soul !
With deep sympathies
Yours sincerely
Pritpal Singh

(a) Translate the following sentences into Punjabi. Choose the correct option. ( 2×1=2)
1.Sheela will have been singing since morning.
(a) ਸ਼ੀਲਾ ਸਵੇਰ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਗਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ।
(b) ਸ਼ੀਲਾ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਗਾਵੇਗੀ
(c) ਸ਼ੀਲਾ ਗਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।
(d) ਸ਼ੀਲਾ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਗਾਵੇਗੀ
Ans.(a) ਸ਼ੀਲਾ ਸਵੇਰ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਗਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ।
2. Have pity on me
(a) ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਤਰਸ ਕਰੋ
(b) ਮੇਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਤਰਸ ਕਰੋ
(c) ਤਰਸ ਕਰੋ
(d) ਸਾਡੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਤਰਸ ਕਰੋ
ans. (b) ਮੇਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਤਰਸ ਕਰੋ
(b) Translate the following sentences into English. Choose the correct option. (2×1=2)
1.ਉਹ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਹਨ!
(a) How brave they are !
(b) They are brave
(c) They were brave!
(d) Wow!they are brave
Ans. (a) How brave they are !
2.ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਸ ਖੇਤਰ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਦਾ ਪਤਾ ਲਗਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ?
(a) Can you find out the area of this field?
(b) Do you find out the area of the field?
(c) find out the area of the field?
(d) could you find out the area of this field?
Ans. (a) Can you find out the area of this field?

Do as directed: (Grammar) (12)
a) Fill in the blanks with the suitable determiners.
i) Only ………… boys were present in the meeting. (afew,a many)
Ans.  a few
ii) One day, Sudha had to show ……… reports to Mr. Moolgaokar. (some / any)
Ans. some
b) Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
i) Life was full ……….. fun and joy. (of,to)
Ans. of
c) Fill in the blank with a suitable modal.
He said he ……………. come the next day. (would / can)
Ans. Would
d) Choose the correct option:
(i) In which of the following sentences the word ‘change’ is used as a noun.
a) I have changed my name.
b) You have changed for the better.
c) It had brought a change in me.
d) I will change my habits.
Ans. c) It had brought a change in me.

ii) Fill in the blanks with the suitable tense.
He ……………. (know) several persons here.(Present Simple or Present Progressive)
Ans. knows
f) Rewrite the following sentences removing the Adverb ‘too’
(i) This fact is too evident to require proof.
Ans. This fact is so evident that it does not require any proof.
(ii) Rewrite the following sentences using the Adverb ‘too’.
My heart is so full that I can’t find words to express myself.
Ans.My heart is too full for words.
g) Change the voice
(i) The wicked people look down upon books.
Ans.Books are looked down upon by the wicked people.
ii) The doctor advised the patient not to eat rice.
Ans. The patient was advised by the doctor not to eat rice.
h) Change the narration
(i) The teacher will say, “Gita is performing on the stage.”
Ans. The teacher will say that Gita is performing on the stage.
(ii) Rahim Khan asked the old woman why she did not speak.
Ans.Rahim Khan asked the old woman if her daughter in-law had delivered another baby.

SECTION-C (Literature)
Answer the following questions: (Objective type) (10×1=10)
1.Whose portrait does the writer give in ‘The Portrait of a Lady’ ?
(a) His grandmothers.
(b) His grandfather
(c) his Father
(d) His Mother
Ans. (a) His grandmothers.
2. What is considered as a restraint on liberty ?( Liberty and Discipline)
(a) Liberty
(b) Punctuality
(c) Freedom
(d) Knowledge
Ans: Discipline
3. True/False
On 6 August, 1945. an atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima. (The First Atom Bomb)
Ans. True
4.How many visions does Dr Kalam have for India ? ((A President Speaks)
(a) Three visions 
(b) Four visions 
(c) Six visions 
(d) Seven visions 
Ans. (a) Three visions 
5. The brave officer killed two enemy soldiers in a hand-to-hand ………. .(Combad/Wrestling)
Ans. Combat
6. Mr. Baron Hausberg was One of the richest men of Europe. (True/False)
Ans. True
7. How old was Tembu ? (The Tiger in the Tunnel)
(a) Eleven year old
(b) Twelve Year old
(c) Fourteen Year Old
(d) Sixteen YEar old
Ans. (b) Twelve Year old
8. The story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is written by________. (An Astrologer’s Day)
(a). Rabinder Nath Tagore
(b). R. K. Narayan
(c). William Shakespeare
(d). K.A. Abbass
Ans. (b). R. K. Narayan
9. What did Samjhu sell to the villagers ?
(a) salt and oil.
(b) salt and sugar
(c) oil and Butter
(d) wheat and sugar
Ans. (a) salt and oil.
10. Why had Rahim Khan beaten Ramoo’s child ?
Ans: For throwing stones at his oxen.

7. Read the lines given below and answer the following questions: (4×1=4)
I heard a thousand blended notes,
While in a grove I sate reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
1.Give the name of the poem and the poet.
Ans.The name of the poem is ‘Lines Written in Early Spring’ and the name of the poet is William Wordsworth
2.Where is the poet sitting ?
Ans. He is sitting in a grove.
3.What does he hear?
Ans. He hears numberless sweet sounds. They are as sweet as the harmonious notes of music.
4.Give the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.
Ans. abab.
OR

Upagupta, the disciple of Buddha, lay asleep in
the dust by the city wall of Mathura.
Lamps were all out, doors were all shut, and
stars were all hidden by the murky sky of August.
Whose feet were those tinkling with anklets,
touching his breast of a sudden ?
He woke up startled, and a light from a woman’s
lamp fell on his forgiving eyes.
It was the dancing girl, starred with jewels,
Wearing a pale blue mantle, drunk with the wine of her youth.
1.Give the name of the poem and the poet.
Ans.The name of the poem is ‘Upagupta’ and the name of the poet is Rabindranath Tagore.
2.What woke up Upagupta ?
Ans. The touch of a woman’s feet and the tinkling of her anklets woke up Upagupta.
3.Why have the ascetic’s eyes been described as forgiving’?
Ans.The dancing girl had touched the ascetic’s breast with her feet, yet the ascetic did not get angry. That is why his eyes have been described as forgiving.
4.rite the figure of speech used in the line ………….
a light from a woman’s lamp fell on his forgiving eyes.’
Ans.Alliteration.

b) Write the central idea of the poem (3)
Confessions of a Born Spectator
OR
The Little Black Boy

Confessions of a Born Spectator
In this, poem the poet makes fun of athletes. But the fun is light-hearted. It is not meant to be taken seriously. The poet loves to watch the players in various contests. But he never thinks of taking part in them himself. He does not want to have his bones broken and his body injured. He is content to remain a spectator ‘That you’re not me and I’m not you.’
OR
The Little Black Boy
This poem gives the message of universal love and brotherhood. The poet gives very beautiful examples. He says that the sun gives its light and heat equally for all things and persons. Similarly, God gives warmth of His love to all creatures without any distinction. Man should also learn to bear the beams of love in his heart. He should love men of all castes, colours and creeds.

Answer any three in about 40 to 50 words. (3×2=6)
1.What is discipline ? (Liberty and Discipline)
Ans: Discipline is restraint on liberty. It trains people to obey rules and orders and punishes them if they don’t do. Discipline is very necessary in every field of society. It is only discipline that enables men to live in a society and yet retain individual liberty.
2.When and where did Major Som Nath Sharma die? (Let’s Not Forget the Martyrs)
Ans: Major Som Nath Sharma, the very first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra died in November 1947 during the Indo-Pak War of 1947-48. He died while evicting Pakistani infiltrators and raiders from Srinagar Airport.
3.Why did she say her prayer in a monotonous singsong? (The Portrait of a Lady)
Ans: Every day when grandmother got the author ready for school, she would keep saying her morning prayer all the time. But she would say her prayer in a monotonous singsong. She did so with the hope that the author would listen and get to know it by heart.
4.Why did she write a postcard to Telco ? (Gender Bias)
Ans: The famous automobile company, Telco, had given an advertisement about a standard job-requirement. In it, lady candidates were asked not to apply. Sudha became upset when she read it. She wrote a postcard to Telco to express her displeasure at the discrimination against women shown by Telco.
5.What does the author say about internal wars? (The Earth is Not Ours)
Ans: Internal wars are fought in a nation between its own people. Most of the internal conflicts happen in poor countries. They happen in countries that are badly governed. They result from unfair distribution of power and wealth in a country. Different groups of the country fight among themselves.
6.When, according to Kalam, did India get its first vision of Freedom ?
Ans: According to Kalam, India got its first vision of Freedom in 1857 when the war of independence was started. The British had ruled India for a long period. But now Indian people wanted to get rid of their slavery. They wanted to free their land from the clutches of the British rule.

9. Write any two short answer type questions in 40-50 words. (2×2=4)
1. What condition did the Colonel lay down for letting Hughie be engaged to Laura ? ((The Model Millionaire))
Ans: The Colonel knew that his daughter, Laura, loved Hughie. He too was fond of Hughie. But he wanted Hughie to be self dependent. So he said that first Hughie must have ten thousand pounds of his own. Only then he would allow Hughie to be engaged to Laura.
2.Where did he sit every day ? (An Astrologer’s Day)
Ans: The astrologer would sit under a tree on a public road. It was a busy road. A crowd of people always kept moving up and down, from morning till night. All kinds of people passed that way. Among them were magicians, medicine-sellers, sellers of stolen goods, etc.
3.What was Rahim Khan’s occupation ? (Sparrows)
Ans: Rahim Khan was a peasant. However, he was a fine athlete and he wanted to join circus. But his father didn’t allow him to do so. He thought it immoral and below the dignity of a respectable peasant.
4.What was the problem of Jumman Sheikh’s old aunt? (The Panch Parmeshwar)
Ans: Jumman Sheikh’s aunt had a small property. But she had no one to look after it. In fact, she had no close relative except Jumman.

10. Answer the question in 60 to 70 words: (3)
Write the character sketch of Grandmother in ‘The Portrait of a Lady’.
OR
What is Kalam’s second vision for India ?

Write the character sketch of Grandmother in ‘The Portrait of a Lady’.
Ans. The authors grandmother was very old. Her face was criss-cross of wrinkles. She was fat and had a little stoop. She was so old that she couldn’t have looked older. The author had lived with her for twenty years. She had always looked the same.It was difficult to imagine that she had ever been young and pretty. But in spite of being so old, she looked very attractive. She was dignified in her looks and habits. She was deeply religious. She spent most of her time saying prayers and telling the beads. She was fond of reading the scriptures also. She had a kind heart. She took great delight in feeding dogs and little birds. She dressed in spotless white. In her soul also, she was spotless. Her inner purity lent her spiritual peace. Like all pious souls, the grandmother knew when her end was near. She refused to talk to anybody. She kept saying her prayers and telling the beads till her end.
OR
What is Kalam’s second vision for India ?
Ans: Kalam’s second vision for India is development. He wants India to be a developed nation. He says that we are among the 5 top nations of the world in terms of GDP. We have 10 percent growth rate in most areas. Our achievements are being globally recognized. Yet we don’t see ourselves as a developed nation. It is because we lack self-confidence.

11.Answer the question in 60 to 70 words:
Write, in brief, a character-sketch of the astrologer.(An Astrologer’s Day)
OR
What were Rahim Khan’s ambitions as a young man ? Were they fulfilled ? (Sparrows)

What were Rahim Khan’s ambitions as a young man ? Were they fulfilled ? (Sparrows)
Ans.Rahim Khan had two ambitions in his life. His first ambition was to join a touring circus. The other was to marry a Hindu girl named Radha. But neither of these ambitions was fulfilled. His parents killed both his ambitions.
OR
Write, in brief, a character-sketch of the astrologer.(An Astrologer’s Day)
Ans.The astrologer belonged to a village. His forefathers were farmers. He too would have become a farmer if he had continued living in the village. He was then a silly youth. One day he drank, gambled and quarrelled badly. He stabbed a man and left him for dead. He ran away to the town. There he became an astrologer.However, he had no knowledge of astrology. He did his job through guesswork only, yet he was very successful. He wore such a dress that he at once attracted the eyes of others. His forehead was marked with sacred ash and vermilion. He wore a saffron-coloured turban round his head. The astrologer was very clever and tactful also.
Good handwriting. (5)