UNIT TEST- II XI ENGLISH Total Marks: 25 Time : 1 hr.30 Min.
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Q. 1. Read the given extract and do the activities given below: [09 Marks]
There is another sky,
Ever serene and fair,
And there is another sunshine,
Though it be darkness there;
Never mind faded forests, Austin,
Never mind silent fields –
Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is ever green;
Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;
In its unfading flowers
I hear the bright bee hum:
Prithee, my brother,
Into my garden come!
A1 Factual understanding
Make list of the natural phenomena mention in the poem. 2
A2 Inference
How did the poet compare and contrast ‘there’ and ‘here’?Why did the Poet do so? 2
A3 Personal Response
Do you support the poet’s way of handling the situation ?Justify your answer. 2
A4 Poetic Device 2
i)Name and explain the figure of speech “into my garden come”
ii)Find an example of hyperbole from given poem.
A5 Poetic Creation 1
Write any four poetic lines on the motivational message to your younger sibling.
Q.2 A)Blog Writing :Write a blog in a proper format on ‘unity in Diversity’ in India with the help of
following points. (Write in about 100-150 words). 4
* Multiple languages, cultures, religions
*Variety in food, clothes, Festivals
*National festivals and unity
*Appeal for unity
*Add your points
Q.2 B)Email writing : write an email in proper format to the editor of the local news paper
complaining about reckless driving in your locality .Ask him/her to raise voice against it.4
Q.3 A) Choose and write the correct alternatives: 4
1. Victorian Era is between ----------------
a)1945 to 2000 b)1901to1945 c)1600 to 1700 d)1837 to 1901
2. Henrik Ibsen wrote -------------------
a) Look back in anger b) A Doll’s house c) The way of the world d)Dr. Faustus
3. Plot is ---------------------------------
a) Peculiarities of character b)Flat and round character c) Character’s thought process
d) Series of events occurring in a play
4. Romeo and Juliet was authored by --------------------------
a)Thomas Middleton b)William Shakespeare c) Christopher Marlowe d)William Congreve
Q.3 B) Write answer in about 50 words to the question given below
i) Describe the character of ‘Sergeant’. 2
ii) Explain the reason of the man for staying at quay.
