Compulsory English (Eng. 0031)
Grade : 11
Full Marks: 40 Time: 1hr.30 mins.
Attempt all questions.
1. Read the text and do the tasks. 10
Educating boys and girls together has always been an important and stressful issue. Many parents believe that the educational process can be more effective if the classes are divided according to the gender of the students. Although same-sex schools are considered too conservative and strict in today’s times. Nevertheless, there are still supporters of this manner of education. Some parents are not in favor of a co-educational system as they feel that the presence of the opposite gender distracts the attention of students and prevents them from concentrating on studies.
On the other hand, supporters of co-education feel that as boys and girls are different, it is a valuable experience for both genders to communicate with each other. Moreover, the earlier boys and girls begin to communicate, the sooner they acquire social skills, which are crucial to communicating freely in the world. Further, if there are girls in the class, boys may well possibly try to behave better in order not to lose face in front of the girls.
Apart from all that has been mentioned above, educating boys and girls together helps them understand and mutually respect each other from an early stage in life. This can possibly help in building a generation that doesn’t suffer from gender bias and is open to a healthy competition even between the two genders.
Question 5
a. Why according to the writer are some parents not in favor of the co-education system?
b. Why are socializing skills important?
c. What are same-sex schools considered?
d. What according to the writer helps girls and boys develop mutual respect for each other?
e. What might be the suitable title of this passage?
B. Find words from the passage that mean. 5
a. traditional
b. paying attention
c. vital
d. unfairness
e. educating boys and girls
2. Answer the following questions. 5x2=10
a. Where did the children use to play? (The Selfish Giant)
b. Where did the narrator and his servant make a forcible entrance?
(The Oval Portrait)
c. What bad habits did Aksionov have before his marriage?
(God Sees the Truth but Waits)
d. What kind of love is expressed in “A Red Red Rose?”
e. Why does the poet compare the world with a stage?
(All the World a Stage)
3. Write long answers to the following questions.(any one) 1x5=5
a. Draw the character sketch of Jonathan Iwegbu.
b. Explain the following lines.
I will depart one day.
But remember
There’re many others like me.
They’ll come too.
It you don’t get rid of your inflated ego,
You’ll be back to your cave time
That you endured
Long, long, long ago…
4. Write an essay on ‘ Advantages and Disadvantages of smartphones for students in about 150 words. 5
5. Do as indicated in brackets and rewrite the sentences .8
a. The girl is always happy. ( underline the adverb)
b. Neither the man nor his friends…..(has, have, had ) understood my question till now.
c. Anju usually goes to school…..foot. (by, on, from)
d. My brother enjoys…….novels.(read)
e. The radio is mine. It is on the table. (correct relative clause)
f. The school was closed ……strike. (because, because of,so that)
g. She ….. speak Chinese very well. (correct modal verb)
h. Devkota wrote Munamadan. (chage into passive)
6. Make sentence by using the following words. 2
Look at, ,pros and cons
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