Madhyamik 2022, English Model Question Paper (Set

Model Question Paper, Madhyamik 2022

Subject - English (Set – 03)

Madhyamik 2022, English Model Question Paper (Set – 03)

👉 Reading comprehension (Seen)

1. Read the passage and answer the following questions

The poem, My Own True Family by Ted Hughes, is a description of the magical experience of a young child in an Oakwood.

He was looking for a stag. By chance, he met an old woman in rags; she was unsteady and was holding a stick. It seemed that she cast a spell and said that she had stored the secret of the boy in her little bag.

Then she started laughing loudly in an unpleasant way. The boy began to tremble in fear. See opened up her little bag and awakened him twice. He found himself surrounded by a group of oak trees staring at him and he found himself tied to a post.

The group said that they belonged to the boy’s own family. People cut down the trees, tear the leaves, and small plants but other people never reacted. The boy on behalf of all human beings must swear that they would not do so any longer. Otherwise, he was to die.

The boy would have to swear whenever they felled an oak tree, he would plant two. Otherwise, black oak would wrinkle over him. He would be grounded among other oaks, his skins but he would be unable to grow.

Having narrated the dream, the boy said that his outlook had totally been changed. He came back in the company of mankind, walked like a man but at heart he became a tree.

N.B: Due to Security Policy, the original text has, somewhat, been changed.

A. Tick the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(i) The poet met- (a) an animal (b) a fairy (c) a lion (d) an old woman

(ii) How was the old woman? (a) very dignified (b) very beautiful (c) very fat (d) all knobbly stick and rag

(iii)The poet was surrounded by- (a) wild animals (b) old witches (c) beautiful fairies (d) staring tribes

(iv) The oak trees claimed to be his - (a) friends (b) his enemies (c) his playmates (d) his own family

B. Answer the following questions within 15 words.

(i) why did the poet creep in an oak wood?

(ii) When did the poet come twice awake?

(iii) Who were the ‘staring tribes'?

C. Complete the sentences with information from the above extract

(i) The wood where the narrator crept in...............................

(ii) The person who was surrounded by a staring tribe...................................

(iii) The person who said, “I have your secret here inside my little bag.’...............................

👉 Reading comprehension (unseen)

2. Read the message and answer as directed:

South Sudan, Africa: Amid fears of a new form of coronavirus, Omicron, a mysterious disease has been reported in Africa. Many people have died of the disease in Phangak, a town in the northern state of Jonglei in South Sudan. This news has raised concerns of the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO sent a team of scientists to the area to collect samples of the victims.

A WHO official said a rapid response team had been sent to diagnose and investigate the mysterious disease. The team will collect samples from ordinary people in the area. At present, eighty-nine people have died of this unknown disease. The area where the outbreak of this vein has been observed has been severely affected by the recent floods. The official added that a team of scientists had gone to the area and had to reach there by helicopter.

According to Sudan's Minister of Land, Housing and Public Utilities, Lam Tungwar Kuigwong, severe flooding in the border state of Jonglei has led to the spread of diseases such as malaria. Children are suffering from malnutrition due to lack of food. He added that the region's water had been contaminated by oil. As a result, pets have also died. Floods in northern South Sudan have wreaked havoc on people in the region.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says millions of people have been affected by the country's worst floods in 70 years. Climate change is being blamed for this. Médecins Sans Frontires (MSF), an international organization working in the area, said the chaos caused by the floods was increasing the pressure on health services.

A. Choose the correct alternatives:

(i) The unknown disease has affected the continent of (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) Europe

(ii) The number of people died of this unknown disease is – (a) 48 (b) 94 (c) 89 (d) 79

(iii) Due to the lack of food, children are suffering from – (a) Cholera (b) Anaemia (c) malnutrition (d) Rickets

(iv) Millions of people have been affected by the country's worst floods in 70 years due to the change of – (a) environment (b) weather (c) climate (d) habitat

B. Find out the word(s)/ phrase(s) that describe(s) the following from the above text:

(i) A serious condition due to the lack of proper nutrients -.....................

(ii) Having been made impure by adding the exposure of pollutants.................

C. Answer the following question:

(i) What is ‘Omicron’?

(ii) What is the name of the Housing Minister of Sudan?

👉 Grammar and vocabulary

3. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:

Hercules was _____________ strongest man _____________ whom the world has many records. He spent ___________ greater parts ______________ of his life _______________ doing things to help ______________ weaker people. Juno wanted to show her hatred ____________ him.

B. Do as directed:

(i) None but brave deserves the fail. (Turn into affirmative)

(ii) The day dawned. We rose. (Turn into complex)

(iii) I dated not to move out. The sky looked threatening. (Join into a simple sentence)

(iv) I do not like tea. I do not like milk (Join with ‘neither ...... nor')

(v) Keep your words. (Make it passive)