NEB Class 11 · Past paper
The complete NEB Class 11 2072 exam paper for English, all 11 questions with solved model answers.
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a. Alphabetical order: edgy, edify, edit, eel, eerie, effect (All begin with 'e'. Second letters 'd' come first: edgy < edify < edit; then 'ee': eel < eerie; then 'ef': effect.) b. Taking the dictionary in four quarters (1st: A-D, 2nd: E...
a. i. Does anyone need the Chairman's advice? ('advice' is the noun; 'advise' is the verb) ii. Ram didn't respond to me. ('respond' is the verb; 'response' is the noun) iii. His death had a terrible effect on her. ('effect' is the noun m...
Anil: Hi Bikash! I heard you went to Chitwan National Park last week. How was it? Bikash: It was wonderful, Anil. I had never seen such thick jungle and so many wild animals in one place. Anil: Really? Did you see any rhinos or tigers? B...
a. The Lost Doll (in own words): The story tells of a little girl who dearly loved her doll and took it everywhere with her. One day, while playing outside, she carelessly left the doll behind and lost it. She searched everywhere and wept bitterly, for the doll was her closest companion. In her sorrow she learns how deeply we can love even a simple thing, and how painful it is to lose what is dear to us. The story gently reflects the innocence of childhood and the first lessons of loss and attachment that a child must learn.
b. Summary of "On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness": In this witty short poem Arthur Guiterman shows that all worldly power and glory come to nothing in the end. He gives examples: the mighty mastodon is now only a few bones in a museum; the fierce dinosaur (Tyrannosaurus) has become common fossils; the great emperor Xerxes has turned to dust; and the mighty Charlemagne's grandeur has faded away. Through these examples the poet reminds us, half seriously and half humorously, that earthly greatness is vain, for time and death level everything, even the poet himself.
c. "The Three Day Blow" as a dramatic story: Hemingway's "The Three Day Blow" is called dramatic because it is built almost entirely on dialogue and action, like a scene from a play. Two young friends, Nick and Bill, sit in a cabin during a three-day autumn storm, drinking whisky and talking about books, baseball, their fathers and, above all, about Nick's broken love affair with a girl called Marjorie. Through their casual, realistic conversation the reader feels Nick's hidden pain and his gradual relief as he convinces himself that the break-up may not be final. The storm outside mirrors the emotional 'blow' inside Nick. With little description and much lifelike talk, the story unfolds dramatically, revealing character and feeling through what the friends say rather than through the author's narration.
a. Reason for recurring dreams (Recurring Dream): Recurring dreams usually spring from strong feelings or unsettled matters in a person's mind, such as fear, guilt, grief or an unfulfilled wish. When the mind cannot deal with a powerful experience while awake, it returns to it again and again in sleep. In the story the repeated dream reflects a troubled, anxious state of mind, and it stops only when the underlying worry is understood and settled. Thus recurring dreams are the mind's way of struggling with something it has not yet been able to accept or resolve.
b. Summary of "The Poplar Field": William Cowper's poem laments the cutting down of a row of poplar trees by the river Ouse. The trees that once gave him cool shade and whose leaves whispered pleasantly in the wind are now felled and laid low, and the blackbird has lost its favourite perch. Standing among the fallen trees, the poet reflects that the pleasures of nature pass away swiftly, and that human life is just as short and fleeting. The poem is a quiet, tender meditation on change, loss and the transience of all earthly things.
c. Character sketch of Supriya (Malini): Supriya, a character in Tagore's play Malini, is a devoted and thoughtful young man torn between loyalty to his dear friend Kemankar and his duty to justice and to the noble Princess Malini. He is gentle, sincere and deeply loving, yet capable of a painful, self-sacrificing decision when he betrays Kemankar's plot to save the innocent. His act is not born of selfishness but of a higher moral conscience, and he suffers greatly for it. Supriya thus emerges as a sensitive, honest and tragic figure, showing that true goodness sometimes demands a heavy personal price.
d. Who the gardener really is (The Gardener): We come to know the gardener's true identity through his manners, his dignity and the quiet nobility he shows in his humble work. Although he serves as an ordinary gardener, his refined behaviour, patience and selfless devotion reveal that he is really a man of high birth or noble heart who has taken up this lowly task out of love or in disguise. His conduct, more than his position, tells us who he truly is, and teaches that real worth lies in character, not in rank.
A motorist saw two men walking along a lonely country road. They were carrying heavy bags, so he at once informed the police. That morning the police had broadcast a message on the radio asking for information which might lead to the arrest of two thieves who had stopped a train and stolen mail-bags containing a lot of money. The police arrived on the scene soon. They questioned both men but neither of them could speak English. The men tried hard to resist arrest and kept shouting loudly at the police all the way to the station. When they arrived there, both men refused to say anything and simply pointed at their bags. The police opened them at once and then realized that they had made a terrible mistake. The men were French onion-sellers and their bags were full of onions! Apologizing for their mistake, the police set the men free immediately.
Questions: a. Whom did the police want to catch? b. Who was the motorist suspicious of? c. What were the men carrying? d. Who were they? e. What mistake had the police made and what did they do afterwards?
a) The police wanted to catch two thieves who had stopped a train and stolen mail-bags containing a lot of money. b) The motorist was suspicious of the two men walking along the lonely road carrying heavy bags. c) The men were carrying h...
a. Letter to a local newspaper about drinking water ABC Date: ... The Editor, The Local Daily, Subject: Solution to the drinking water problem in our area Sir/Madam, Through the columns of your respected newspaper, I wish to draw the att...
a. She arrived too late to get a bus.
b. You are too young to get married.
c. That cake is too stale to eat.
d. She talks too fast for me to understand.
e. The ground is too muddy to sit on.
a. A: Would you mind not making a noise? I'm reading. B: Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know that. b. A: Would you mind not speaking English? I don't understand it. B: Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know that. c. A: Would you mind not singing songs? I...
a. A night watchman is a person who guards a building or place during the night and keeps it safe from thieves. b. A mechanic is a person who repairs and maintains machines and motor vehicles. c. A plumber is a person who fits and repair...