Class 11- Sample Paper -2

WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

Directions (1-2): Find the word which is similar in meaning.
1. Find out the meaning most SIMILAR to the word:
DEVASTATE.
(A) Ransack (B) Physique
(C) Constitution (D) Corpus
Ans. (A)
Explanation: Devastate, To destroy something; Physique, The
shape or size of a person’s body; Constitution: Composition of
something; Corpus, Collection of texts on a particular topic;
Ransack, Ransack is a synonym of devastation.

2. Choose the MOST SIMILAR word: EGREGIOUS.

(A) Emotionally unresponsive (B) Irreparable
(C) Impoverished (D) Deliberate
Ans. (C)
Explanation: The word ‘EGREGIOUS’ means Outstandingly
bad, shocking. For example, their performance was egregious.
Impoverished means made poor.

3. The children were shouting in a loud voice.

(A) Noun phrase (B) Adverb phrase
(C) Adjective phrase (D) None of these
Ans. (B)
Explanation: The children were shouting in a loud voice.
(Adverb phrase – shows the manner in which they are shouting)

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4. Complete the following sentence by using an appropriate
modal:
Swati, I __________ get my bicycle repaired.
(A) had to (B) have to
(C) shall have to (D) need to
Ans. (D)
Explanation: The modal ‘need to’ is used in affirmative
sentence which means: require or in need of. For example,
Swati, I need to get my bicycle repaired.

5. Change the following sentence into the passive voice:

They say that these kinds of dogs are very aggressive.
(A) These kinds of dogs are very aggressive as said by them.
(B) These kinds of dogs are said to be very aggressive.
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Ans. (B)
Explanation: These kinds of dogs are said to be very aggressive.

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6. Combine the following sentences using an infinitive:
The robber took out a knife. He intended to frighten the
traveller.
(A) The robber took out a knife to frighten the traveller.
(B) To frighten the traveller, the robber took out a knife
(C) The robber intended to frighten the traveller by taking out
a knife.
(D) The robber intentionally tried to frighten the traveller with
a knife.
Ans. (A)
Explanation: The robber took out a knife to frighten the
traveller.

7. Change the following sentence into active voice by using a

correct option.
Passive: He was buried by the society.
(A) The society buried him.
(B) The society might bury him.
(C) Society buries him.
(D) Society will bury him.
Ans. (A)

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Explanation: See the following example –
Passive: He was buried by the society.
Active: The society buried him.

8. Fill the correct preposition: Sandhya has not been keeping

good health ______ she moved to Canada.
(A) from (B) for (C) since (D) among
Ans. (C)
Explanation: Sandhya has not been keeping good health since
she moved to Canada.

9. Choose the correct option for sentence given in Indirect

Speech:
Direct Speech: Priya said to me, “Why did you insult my
husband.”
(A) Priya demanded of me why I had insulted her husband.
(B) Priya asked me why I had insulted her husband.
(C) Priya enquired of me that I had insulted her husband.
(D) Priya was angry with me for insulting her husband.
Ans. (B)

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Explanation: The reporting verb is changed to “asked”. The
sign of interrogation is not generally used in indirect speech.
Thus,
Priya asked me why I had insulted her husband. (Indirect
Speech)

Directions (10-11): Read the following sentences carefully and

mark the parts in which there is an error. If there is no error, the
answer is (D).
10. Until you do not (1) engross yourself in (2) your book, you
cannot (3) get through the examination (4). No error. (5)
(A) (2) (B) (3)

(C) (1) (D) (5)

Ans. (C)
Explanation: Error of double negative: “do not” need to be
removed.

11. When his boss rebuked (1) Mahesh for his faulty (2) typing,
I advised him not to resign from (3) his well-paid job which he
had secured after much effort (4). No error (5)
(A) (3) (B) (5)
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(C) (2) (D) (4)
Ans. (A)
Explanation: The word ‘from’ is superfluous; ‘Resign his job’
is correct usage.

12. ______ Shelly’s friends wished her on her birthday.

(A) No of (B) None
(C) None of (D) None of these
Ans. (C)
Explanation: None of Shelly’s friends wished her on her
birthday.

13. Convert the following active sentences into passive

sentences by supplying an appropriate passive verb form:
My father had already sent the parcel./The parcel ______ by
my father.
(A) was already spent (B) had already been spent
(C) has already been sent (D) has already spent
Ans. (B)
Explanation: My father had already sent the parcel./The parcel
had already been sent by my father.

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14. Find the correctly spelt word:
(A) Fasimmile (B) Facsimile
(C) Facsimilee (D) Fasimile
Ans. (B)
Explanation: Facsimile means an exact copy of any written or
printed material.

15. That phone is __________. It is not __________.

(A) my, your (B) his, their
(C) mine, yours (D) my, yours
Ans. (C)
Explanation: That phone is mine. It is not yours.

READING
16. Read the reflective paragraph:

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To forgive an injury is often considered to be a sign of
weakness. It is really a sign of strength. It is easy to allow
oneself to be carried away by resentment and hate into an act
of vengeance.
The above facts reflect into:
(A) Sympathy (B) Mercy
(C) Revenge (D) Restrain
Ans. (B)
Explanation: The above facts reflect into mercy.

17. A person who enters without invitation. This is termed as:

(A) Intruder (B) Thief
(C) Vandal (D) Burglar
Ans. (A)
Explanation: Intruder - A person who enters without invitation.
Thief - A person who steals. Vandal - A person who
deliberately destroys or damages property belonging to others.
Burglar - A person who commits burglary.

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Directions (18–22): Read the following passage and give
answer the questions based on it.
Electricity is generated in the power station and then taken to
buildings by mains or supply cables. For the electricity to flow
along the cables it must have a circuit. The Circuit must be
complete, and any interruption or break will stop the electricity
flow. The Circuit is formed by the conductors inside the cable.
The wires are made of metal, often copper, as metal is a good
conductor of electricity – it allows the electricity to flow freely.
The conductors are covered by

another material, a kind of plastic, which does not conduct

electricity and is called insulation. This insulation stops the
wires from touching and prevents the electricity from flowing
into the earth. The electricity flowing along a wire is called an
electric current, and the amount flowing per second along a
wire is measured in volts. Electric power is measured in watts,
one thousands of these watts are called a kilowatt.
18. The electricity flowing along a wire is called

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(A) insulation (B) electric current
(C) circuit (D) electric wielding
Ans. (B)
Explanation: The electricity flowing along a wire is called an
electric current.

19. The cable carrying electricity must have a

(A) Conductor (B) Insulation
(C) Circuit (D) Current
Ans. (C)
Explanation: The cable carrying electricity must have a circuit.

20. It allows the electricity to flow freely.

(A) Cable (B) Circuit
(C) Insulation (D) Conductor
Ans. (D)
Explanation: Conductor allows the electricity to flow freely.

21. The amount of electric current flowing per second is

measured in
(A) Watts (B) Ampere

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(C) Volts (D) Kilowatt
Ans. (B)
Explanation: The amount of electric current flowing per second
is measured in Ampere.

22. It prevents the electricity flowing into the earth.

(A) Insulation (B) Circuit
(C) Conductor (D) Cable
Ans. (A)
Explanation: Insulation prevents the electricity flowing into the
earth.

23. Be friendly but at the same time cautious.

(A) Advisers run no risks (B) Walk softly, carry
a big stick
(C) No man is an island (D) None of these
Ans. (B)
Explanation: Walk softly, carry a big stick – Be friendly but at
the same time cautious.

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24. The mother wrote that she ________________ and longing
for her child’s return.
(A) waited (B) is waiting
(C) will wait (D) was waiting
Ans. (D)
Explanation: The mother wrote that she was waiting and
longing for her child’s return.

25. When Prabhat realized that her mother had made rice and
pulses for lunch, she __________, claimed to feel feverish, and
excused herself from the room.
(A) was holding her head (B) held her head
(C) did hold her head (D) None of these
Ans. (B)

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Explanation: [held her head]. This option carries forward the
past tense the sentence is in and also carries forward the tone of
the sentence.

26. I prefer to stay at home instead of going to the club./I

_______ rather stay at home than go to the club.
(A) would (B) could
(C) should (D) might
Ans. (A)
Explanation: I would rather stay at home than go to the club.

Directions (27-28): Each part of the sentence is divided into

four parts. Arrange the parts so as to form a logical sentence.
Question 27.
I. many of the defendants appearing
II. and face long prison terms if convicted
III. before the Supreme Court

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IV. were part of the regional Catalan government
(A) I, II, III, IV (B) I, III, IV, II
(C) III, II, I, IV (D) I, IV, II, III
Ans. (B)
Explanation: Part I introduces the idea. ‘before’ in option II
refers to the idea in I and II is the last part of the sentence.

Question 28.
I. have been allowed to
II. small-scale private businesses
III. since the beginning of the open-door policy,
IV. coexist with state enterprise
(A) III, II, I, IV (B) III, I, II, IV
(C) III, II, IV, I (D) I, II, III, IV
Ans. (A)

Explanation: The statement talks about the coexistence of state

enterprise and small scale enterprise.

29. She cut a sad figure in her first performance on the stage.
(A) made a sorry figure (B) cut a sorry figure
(C) cut a sorry face (D) No improvement

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Ans. (B)
Explanation: She cut a sorry figure in her first performance on
the stage. Instead of she cut a sad figure in her first performance
on the stage.

30. Your marks depend not only on how much you have studied
but how long you have read.
(A) but also on how long (B) but also how long
(C) but also on how much long (D) No improvement
required
Ans. (A)
Explanation: Your marks depend not only on how much you
have studied but also on how long you have read.

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

31. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of
the Idiom or Phrase: The day the sale was launched, women
made a beeline to purchase it.
(A) refused (B) went on-line
(C) were doubtful (D) rushed

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Ans. (D)
Explanation: ‘made a beeline’ here means to go straight to
something; rushed as in go over and about something.

32. A combination of several businesses for a common purpose.

(A) Consortium (B) Counterfeit
(C) Denouement (D) All of the above
Ans. (A)
Explanation: A combination of several businesses for a
common purpose - consortium.

33. In adverse circumstances actions that might have been

rejected under other circumstances may become the best
choice.
(A) A bad penny always turns up
(B) Desperate times call for desperate measures
(C) Trouble shared is trouble halved
(D) Dead men tell no tales

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Ans. (B)
Explanation: Desperate times call for desperate measures –
In adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected
under other circumstances may become the best choice.

34. Choose the most opposite word: DISCREDITABLE.

(A) Delightful (B) Estimable
(C) Laudable (D) Meritorious
Ans. (C)
Explanation: Discreditable means tending to bring harm to a
reputation. Laudable means praiseworthy or admirable. Hence
correct option is (C).

35. I put ______________ on him but that did not help because
he was already broke.
(A) the plug (B) the bite
(C) the nip (D) the choice
Ans. (B)
Explanation: I put the bite on him but that did not help because
he was already broke. Put the bite on someone means to borrow
or extort money.

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Directions (36-38): Read these sentences carefully to mark the
parts in which there is an error.
36. Scarcely had Jenny/gone a few steps/that she was told by
someone/
(A) (B) (C)
that her mother was no more.
(D)
Ans. (C)
Explanation: “WHEN” will be used in place of “that”; scarcely,
hardly use when or before with it.

37. The dog/I have bought/looks more ferocious/than you have.

(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans. (D)
Explanation: The one has to be used after the word than since
there is a comparison between the two dogs and the other dog
has to be replaced by ‘one’ to avoid repetition.

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38. When it comes to/comparison between the two/quality is
most/
(A) (B) (C)
important than quantity.
(D)
Ans. (B)
Explanation: Instead of most, more should be used as there is a
comparison involved in two categories.

39. I go for a drink ____________.

(A) Frequently (B) once
(C) always (D) occasionally
Ans. (D)

Explanation: I go for a drink occasionally. (Frequency adverb)

40. Could you please pass these pamphlets __________?

(A) about (B) round
(C) across (D) over
Ans. (B)
Explanation: Could you please pass these pamphlets round?

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41. Coming upon the hills, the sun began setting behind the
pilgrims.
(A) Coming upon the hills, the sun set behind the pilgrims.
(B) As the sun began setting, pilgrims coming upon the hills.
(C) As the pilgrims came upon the hill, the sun began setting
behind them.
(D) Coming upon the hills, the sun began setting behind the
pilgrims.
Ans. (C)
Explanation: The sun seems to be coming upon the hills which
actually is not true. The sentence needs to be rearranged: As the
pilgrims came upon the hill, the sun began setting behind them.

42. Shivam didn’t stay for as ______________ days as she

intended.
(A) many (B) many of
(C) Either could be used here (D) None
Ans. (A)
Explanation: Shivam didn’t stay for as many days as she
intended.

43. A portrait of Henry’s mother __________ on the wall.

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(A) has been hung (B) hung
(C) had hanged (D) hanged
Ans. (B)
Explanation: A portrait of Henry’s mother hung on the wall.

44. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word (Homonyms):

When the time to work comes, you’ve got to do your
__________. The medical device installed to keep an artery
open is a __________.
(A) Stint, Stent (B) Allude, Elude
(C) Baited, Bated (D) None of these
Ans. (A)

Explanation: When the time to work comes, you’ve got to do

your stint. The medical device installed to keep an artery open
is a stent.

Direction (45): In this question, out of the four alternatives

choose the one which can be substituted for the given
words/sentence.

45. Money given to agent on sales

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(C) assignment (D) endeavour
(A) help (B) commission
Ans. (D)
Explanation: Help means to assist or support someone.
Commission means money given to agent on sales. Assignment
means a task given to someone. Endeavour means to make an
attempt to achieve some objective. Hence the correct option is
(D).

ACHIEVERS SECTION
46. In this question, the word at the top is used in four different
ways, numbered from (A) to (D). Choose the option in which
the usage of the word is INCORRECT.
LEAP
(A) They have leapt upon a couple of errors in the document
and want to invalidate the agreement.
(B) He leaped out the chance to visit Switzerland.
(C) They have leapt on the bandwagon to increase sales.

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(D) Her face leapt out at me the second I saw the photo.
Ans. (B)
Explanation: The intended meaning of the sentence seems to be
that the person willingly wanted an opportunity to visit
Switzerland. So, the correct phrase which should be used here
is ‘leaped at’ which means to take an opportunity
enthusiastically.

47. Read the passage and answer:

People talk of memorials to him in statues of bronze, marbles
or pillars and thus they mock him and belie his message. What
tribute shall we pay to him that he would have appreciated?
About whom the passage is written?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Rabindranath
Tagore
Ans. (C)

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Explanation: The passage is written about Mahatma Gandhi.

48. To increase a negative situation with sarcasm

(A) Add insult to injury (B) Apple of discord
(C) Beat a dead horse (D) None of these
Ans. (A)
Explanation: To increase a negative situation with sarcasm or
indignity; to worsen an unfavourable situation. – Add insult to
injury.

49. Each part of the sentence is divided into four parts. Arrange
the parts so as to form a logical sentence.
(I) however, the MPSC decided to
(II) cheating, the normal
(III) consequence is his disqualification,
(IV) if an able-bodied student engages in
(V) get the guidelines changed
(A) IV, II, III, V, I (B) IV, II, III, I, V
(C) III, I, II, IV, V (D) I, II, III, IV, V

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Ans. (B)
Explanation: The presence of ‘however’ shows that there will
be a contradiction to some clause. Hence, the sentence cannot
start with the conjunction. Starting the sentence with III would
not make logical sense. Part V cannot be immediately followed
by part III. The correct sequence is IV, II, III, I, V.

50. In the long run, national recognition of same-gender

marriage is inevitable.
I. It is only a matter of time before all state laws reflect that
view.
II. Prudence counsels that marriage equality should be allowed
to continue gaining support in the states and that a federal
resolution should be left for another day.
III. Same-gender marriage rights, at first imposed by courts,
have now been recognized by state legislatures and prevailed

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in all four states where they were on the ballot in last year’s
election.
IV. Young people overwhelmingly support it, and public
opinion has shifted on this issue faster than on almost any other
social issue in history.
(A) III, IV, I, II (B) I, III, II, IV
(C) II, I, III, IV (D) IV, III, II, I
Ans. (A)
Explanation: Statement IV is referring to the same-gender
rights which are mentioned in statement III. So, IV follows III
making III and IV a mandatory pair. From Statement 1, it is
clear that the central idea of the paragraph is that of same-

gender marriage. Statement III takes the argument a step ahead

along with including some details on the topic and hence it
should follow statement 1. Statement IV conveys that the
concept of same-sex marriage is on the rise. Statement I should
logically follow statement IV as it is talking about the states
reflecting the same view as that held by the general public.
Thus, the correct sequence is III, IV, I, II.
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