41 Important Questions of General English for 11th class

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41 Important Questions of General English for 11th class

1. Mention the three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad?

2. Mention three ways in which the author’s grandmother spent her days after he grew up?

3. Character sketch  of the grandmother ?

4. How does the story suggest that optimism helps to “endure the direst stress”?

5. Howard Carter’s investigation was resented?

6. What were the results of the CT scan?

7. What does the notice “The world’s most dangerous animals” at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia, signify?

8. How are the earth’s principal biological systems being depleted?

9. 'The Address' is a story of human predicament that follows war. Explain? 

10. Explain the following from the play 'Mother's Day'? 

a] Role reversal 

b] Challenge to traditional gender roles

c] Concept of empathy 

11. You have passed through a fantastic experience: or more correctly, a catastrophic experience”. Explain.

12. Why do you think Professor Gaitonde decided never to preside over meetings again?

13. Why has the article been titled ‘Silk Road.’ ?

14. Explain the purpose of the author’s journey to Mount Kailash?

15. What does the word ‘cardboard’ denote in the poem? Why has this word been used?

16. The poetess’s mother laughed at the snapshot? What did this laugh indicate?

17. Why is the image of the engine evoked by the poet?

18. What does the phrase “her barred face identity mask” mean?

19. There are two voices in the poem. Who do they belong to? Which lines indicate this?

20. What according to the poem, is involved in the process of growing up?

21. What are the poet’s feelings towards childhood?

22. How is the father’s helplessness brought out in the poem?

23. Did the boys return the horse because they were conscience-stricken or because they were afraid?

24. The story is divided into pre-war and post-war times. What hardships do you think the girl underwent during these times? 

25. Why did the narrator of the story want to forget the address?

26.  Important Stanza: 

She’d laugh at the snapshot. “See Betty

And Dolly," she’d say, “and look how they

Dressed us for the beach." The sea holiday

was her past, mine is her laughter. Both wry

With the laboured ease of loss

27. What does the rain say about its connection to the earth and the sea? 

28. How does the poet feel about his childhood innocence? 

29. Why did the king change his mind about hanging the workman? 

30. This play, written in the 1950s, is a humorous and satirical depiction of the status of the mother in the family.
What are the issues it raises?

31. King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned  ..... in death as in life. Explain?

32. Laws are neither respected nor enforced in India. Explain? 

33. ’'I have done something; oh, God! I’ve done something real at last.” Why does Andrew say this? What does it mean?

34. Narrate ‘The Tale of Melon City’ in your own words?

35. Suggest a few instances in the poem which highlight humour and irony?

36. * Important Character sketches : 

• Aram and Murad 
• Dr Andrew [ Birth] 
• Grandmother
• Professor Gaitonde 

Very Important Q's :

37] Why did the grandmother accompany the narrator to his school ? what did she do there?

38]Do you justify or not the cold behavior of Mrs Dorling towards the narrator? Give reasons?

39]How does the story '' we are not afraid to die'' suggest that optimism helps to endure the direct stress ?

40] What is the change that has come in human perceptions? What is the role of the Green Movement in bringing such change? 

41]''The address'' is the story of human predicament that follows war. Discuss?

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📎 Link: A1 English Notes, 11th class

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Marks Distribution (11th Class):

Total Marks in General English : 100
Writing skills: 40 marks 

Unseen passage: 10 Marks 

Textbook questions: 30 Marks 

Project: 20 Marks 

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WRITING SKILLS/Grammar (2023-24)

1. Note-making [ 5 marks ]

2. Summarising [ 5 marks ]

3. Notice / Poster / Advertisement [ 4 marks ]

4. Letter writing [ 6 marks ]

5. Email writing [ 4 marks ]

6. Article/ speech / report / debate / narrative [ 8 marks ]

7. Editing [ 8 marks ] 

• Determiners
• Tenses
• Punctuation
• Modals 
• Conjunction
• Preposition 

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