SIR JEE

C O L L E G I AT E
Sir
Syllabus:

Prose: Poems: Composition:

ENG L ISH naYYar
25th December 2017
1)Pakistan Zindabad
2)Birkenhead Drill
1)Under the Greenwood Tree
2)Character of a Happy Life
Translation
11th Class
3)Wolves of Cernogratz
4)Science and Scientist
3)Abbot of Canterbury
4)Lucy Gray
(2017-18) (1439 H)

Instructions: Write ONLY the answers with the relevant question number. Points: 30 / 70
Time: 150 mins

Section “A – MCQs” (20)

1. Birkenhead crashed on __________ February. (a) 24th (b) 25th (c) 26th (d) 23rd

2. According to the Baroness when ______ dies in the castle all the dogs and beasts howl all night long
(a) Anyone (b) One of the Cernogratz (c) A farmer (d) A stranger

3. What is the ‘Strong retreat’ of a person who leads a happy life.(a) Conscious (b) Conscience (c) awareness (d) Cellar

4. “This man is freed from servile ______ of hope to rise, or fear to fall. (a) Lands (b) Hands (c) Bands (d) Sands

5. The song “Under the Greenwood Tree” is sung by ____________ one of a group of noblemen.
(a) Duke (b) Arden (c) Amiens (d) Frederick

6. The hidden rock was ___ kilometers from Cape Town in South Africa.
a) Sixty-four b) Seventy-five c) Eighty-two d) Ninety-one

7. Duke and his loyal followers were living a life of exile in the forest of ________.
(a) Arden (b) England (c) Wales (d) Startford

8. The Second World War came to an end in ______ a) 1945 b) 1946 c) 1947 d) 1948

9. The ‘Utmost Skill’ observed by an honest man is ________

(a) simple truth (b) simple honesty (c) simple wit (d) simple grace

10. An honest man does not care for public fame, or private __________ (a) conspiracy (b) breath (c) profit (d) property

11. “The Character of Happy Life” was written by ____(a) Henry Wotton (b) John Milton (c) Walter Scott (d) Robert Browning

12. The “K” in Pakistan represents:___________ (a) Kashmir (b) Karachi (c) Kharadar (d) Kemari

13. Congress leaders were imprisoned on account of their mass ______ disobedience.
(a) civic (b) civil (c) urban (d) general

14. Each life boat could carry _________ passengers. (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 90 (d) 100

15. Science began to grow when scientists make sure that their facts were right by doing ____________
(a) tests (b) experiments (c) explosions (d) observations

16. Britian declared to give full self-government to Indian and leave the country by ______________.
(a) July 1948 (b) August 1948 (c) June 1948 (d) Sep 1948

17. The name Pakistan was invented in year _________. (a) 1937 (b) 1942 (c) 1940 (d) 1933

18. The phrase “the unfortunate prey” refers ____________

(a) The passengers b) The hidden rock c) Birkenhead d) The captain of the ship

19. “To-night will be a stormy night;” in ‘Lucy Gray’ is the voice of:
(a) The father (b) The poet (c) The mother (d) Lucy

20. Only ______ life boats were in useful condition (a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five
 Section “B – Short Question Answers” (40)

Sub-Section 1: Answer any 4 of the following questions:

1. What sacrifice was given by the commander during the tragic incident of the Birkenhead ship? Describe the heroic
action that took place after the Birkenhead went down?
2. What were the differences in the Baroness story and the real story? How did the governess know the real story?
3. How do scientists prove that their facts are correct?
4. Who coined the word Pakistan and what does it mean, and which areas does this word represent? Why did Kashmir not
join Pakistan?
5. What is meant by the phrase, “the man in the street” and “jumping to the conclusions”
6. What would probably have happened if there had been a panic on the Birkenhead?

Sub-Section 2: Answer any 4 of the following questions:

1. What is the message (central idea) conveyed in the poem ‘Lucy Gray’?
2. Define an abbot? Why was the King John hostile to the Abbot of Canterbury?
3. According to the song ‘Under the greenwood tree’, what efforts does one have to make when one lives in the forest?
4. How are ‘hope’ and ‘fear’ servile bands?
5. Who was Lucy? How did Lucy strand on the moor?
6. In answering the riddle, how did the shepherd justify valuing the king at twenty nine pence?

Section “C – Detailed Answers” (10)

Q3) Translate any 5 Sentences in English: (10)

“Success principles: faith, sincerity and consistent smart-work”

(naYYar)