WBCHSE Class 11 English 1st Semester Previous Year Question 2025 | একাদশ শ্রেণীর ইংরেজি প্রথম সেমিস্টার প্রশ্নপত্র

প্রিয় শিক্ষার্থী ও শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকাবৃন্দ, আমাদের ওয়েবসাইটে আপনাদের সবাইকে স্বাগত। নতুন শিক্ষাবর্ষের পরিবর্তিত সেমিস্টার পদ্ধতি ও ওএমআর (OMR) ভিত্তিক MCQ পরীক্ষার কাঠামোকে মাথায় রেখে, আমরা আপনাদের জন্য সংগ্রহ করেছি একটি নামী বিদ্যালয়ের একাদশ শ্রেণীর ইংরেজি প্রথম সেমিস্টারের (Class 11 Semester-I English) বিশেষ প্রশ্নপত্র।

বিদ্যালয়ের অভিজ্ঞ শিক্ষক দ্বারা তৈরি এই প্রশ্নপত্রটি অনুশীলন করলে নতুন সিলেবাসের প্রশ্নের ধরন ও নম্বর বিভাজন সম্পর্কে একটি স্বচ্ছ ধারণা মিলবে। আশা করি, এটি ডাউনলোডের মাধ্যমে শিক্ষার্থীরা নিজেদের প্রস্তুতি যাচাই করতে পারবে এবং পরীক্ষার ভীতি দূর করে আত্মবিশ্বাস বাড়াতে পারবে।

KHARJUNA HIGH SCHOOL (H.S.)
SEMESTER-I
EXAMINATION–2025
Class–XI
Sub.– ENGLISH

   F.M.– 40     Time–1 hr. 15 minutes.

UNIT–I (PROSE)

A. Choose the appropriate answer for each question from the options : (1×10=10)

1. The astrologer felt very uncomfortable when
(A) he caught a glimpse of Guru Nayak’s face
(B) the nut vendor blew out his flare
(C) he saw a woman nearby
(D) the stranger called him as an astrologer.

2. The Mogul Gardens mentioned in ‘Amarnath’ is situated at
(A) Delhi
(B) Kashmir
(C) Achhabal
(D) Islamabad.

3. Match the following :

Words    Meaning

(a) Impetuous (i) noisy outcry
(b) Obscure (ii) nasty or rash
(c) Voci ferousness (iii) unknown
(d) Pyol (iv) a low bench

(A) a-ii, a-iii, c-i, d-iv
(B) a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
(C) a-ii, b-ii, c-iii, d-ii
(D) none of these

4. Who is to be the worship to be the Indian future ?
(A) Kali, the mother
(B) Maa Durga
(C) Sister Nivedita
(D) Mother India.

5. Swami Vivekananda had developed the power of entering samadhi at the age of
(A) seven
(B) eight
(C) nine
(D) ten.

6. Assertion : The astrologer advised the man to go to his village.
Reason : There is a danger to the man’s life if he travelled southward.

(A) Both the Assertion and Reason are true
(B) Only the Reason is true
(C) None is true
(D) Only the Assertion is true.

7. The water of the five streams was
(A) crystal clear
(B) dark
(C) ice cold
(D) sandy.

8. The ice-lingam was first seen by
(A) the monks
(B) the pilgrim
(C) Swamiji
(D) peasants.

9. Finally Swamiji came to the supreme Revelation that
(A) Life is nothing but a drama
(B) Life is nothing but a dream
(C) Life is nothing but sorrow
(D) Life is nothing but a journey.

10. After stabbing Gure Nayak the astrologer
(A) left the place
(B) Threw his body into a well
(C) buried the body beside a pond
(D) threw the body into a river.

UNIT–II (VERSE)

B. Choose the appropriate answer from each question : (1×10=10)

11. Assertion : The river Thames flows at its own sweet will.
Reason : As it is dawn, boats and ships are still inactive.

(A) The assertion is true but the reason is false
(B) Both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion
(C) Assertion is true but the reason is false.
(D) Both the assertion and the reason are false.

12. The ‘Widening Gyre’ in Yeats poem is a symbol of
(A) discipline
(B) disorder
(C) trust
(D) doubt.

13. Find the odd are out
(A) Domes
(B) Theatres
(C) Valleys
(D) Spotted.

14. The word ‘flecked’ means
(A) painted
(B) left out
(C) pasted
(D) spotted.

15. Match the following :

Column 1 Column 2

(i) anarchy (a) corruption
(ii) innocence (b) cheerful
(iii) pitiless (c) harmony
(iv) indignant (d) merciful

(A) i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c
(B) i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b
(C) i-b, ii-d, iii-a, iv-c
(D) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

16. Which among the following statements is true ?
(A) The falcon cannot hear the falconer
(B) The best lack all conviction
(C) Anarchy is looked upon the world
(D) The poem ‘The Second Coming’ does not contain any Biblical allusion.

17. The morning beauty of London is
(A) calm, quiet
(B) bright calm
(C) silent, bare
(D) soft, sweet.

18. ‘Buds that dream’ presents the image of
(A) young birds
(B) young girls
(C) middle aged women
(D) bangle sellers.

19. ‘First Splendour’ implies
(A) morning
(B) evening
(C) afternoon
(D) night.

20. The sellers have all kinds of Bangles that suit the age of the
(A) buyer
(B) seller
(C) bearer
(D) viewer.

UNIT–III (RAPID READER)

C. Choose the appropriate answer from each question : (1×10 = 10)

21. Macbeth heard a voice saying that Macbeth murders
(A) Peace
(B) Sleep
(C) Duncan
(D) Banquo.

22. Othello was a
(A) Venetian
(B) Moor
(C) Italian
(D) None of them.

23. Who accompanied Orlando to the forest of Arden ?
(A) Oliver
(B) Rosalind
(C) Celia
(D) Adam.

24. Whose wife and children were killed by Macbeth ?
(A) Banquo
(B) Macduff
(C) Duncan
(D) Fleance

25. The castle of Macbeth was situated
(A) by a river
(B) in a dense forest
(C) in the heart of the town
(D) on a hill.

26. The island of cyprus was to be attacked by
(A) the Turks
(B) the Venetians
(C) the Scotts
(D) None of these.

27. Match column A with B

A       B

(i) Oliver (a) father of Celia
(ii) Duke Fredrick (b) participated in wresting
(iii) Ganymede (c) was saved by orlando
(iv) Orlando (d) was distinguished identity of Rosalind.

A) i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b
B) i-b, ii-d, iii-a, iv-c
C) i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d
D) i-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a

28. Banquo was stabbed by
(A) Macbeth
(B) Hired murderers
(C) Fleance
(D) Macduff.

29. During the scuffle at cyprus the person who made the castle bell to ring was
(A) Montano
(B) Cassio
(C) Iago
(D) Brabantio.

30. Which character ‘Finds tongues’ in trees, books in the flowing streams.
(A) Rosalind
(B) Celia
(C) Duke Fredrick
(D) Duke Senior

UNIT–IV (TEXTUAL GRAMMAR)

D. Choose the correct option from the given alternaties. (1×5=5)

31. Punctually _______ midday he opened his bag.
Which preposition completes the blank ?
(A) on
(B) at
(C) in
(D) for

32. The passive form of the sentene “The swine has cheated me” is
(A) I have cheated the swine
(B) I have been cheated by the swine
(C) The swine has been cheated by me
(D) The swine would cheat me.

33. Who does not remember the Veda-like words of the Gita ?
The phrasal verb for the underlined verb is
(A) Call in
(B) Call off
(C) Call up
(D) Call at.

34. The negative form of the sentence “He wasted few words on me” is
(A) He did not waste many words on me
(B) He wasted no words on me
(C) He hardly wasted no words on me
(D) He did not waste huge words on me.

35. Which option is an example of participle in the sentence “The green shaft was also gone, leaving the place in darkness and silence.”
(A) darkness
(B) leaving
(C) was
(D) shaft.

UNIT–V (READING COMPREHENSION)

E. Read the passage below and choose the correct option for each of the given questions. (1×5=5)

Bishu was on his way home. He had just handed in his first paper, arithmetic, which he had found quite easy. Tomorrow it would be algebra, and when he got home he would have to practise square roots and cube roots and fractional co-efficients.
Mr. Nautiyal and the entire class had been happy that he had been able to sit for the exams. He was also a hero to them for his part in killing the panther. The story had spread through the villages with the rapidity of a forest fire, a fire which was now raging in Kemptee town.
When he walked past the hospital, he was whistling cheerfully. Dr. Taylor waved to him from the verandah steps.

36. In this story Bishu is the name of a
(A) teacher
(B) mathematics tutor
(C) student
(D) doctor.

37. Bishu had turned into a hero for
(A) his efficiency in Arithmetic
(B) setting fire in Kemptee town
(C) his skill in whistling
(D) his role in killing a beast.

38. The news of Bishu’s courage had spread through the villages
(A) very quickly
(B) very slowly
(C) by his friends
(D) along with the fire in the forest.

39. Find out the correct statement
(A) Bishu was going to school
(B) Bishu was coming back from school
(C) Bishu was returning from hospital
(D) Bishu was going to sir for an examination.

40. The word ‘waved’ in the last sentence, nearest in meaning to :–
(A) swelled like river water
(B) smiled
(C) beckoned
(D) moved hands.

Answer Key with Text/Poem Name

UNIT–I : PROSE

1. Answer: (D) the stranger called him as an astrologer
Text: An Astrologer’s Day — R. K. Narayan

2. Answer: (C) Achhabal
Text: Amarnath — Sister Nivedita

3. Answer: (D) none of these
Text: An Astrologer’s Day — R. K. Narayan

Correct matching:
(a) Impetuous → (ii) nasty or rash
(b) Obscure → (iii) unknown
(c) Vociferousness → (i) noisy outcry
(d) Pyol → (iv) a low bench

4. Answer: (A) Kali, the Mother
Text: The Swami and Mother-Worship — Sister Nivedita

5. Answer: (B) eight
Text: The Swami and Mother-Worship — Sister Nivedita

6. Answer: (A) Both the Assertion and Reason are true
Text: An Astrologer’s Day — R. K. Narayan

7. Answer: (C) ice cold
Text: Amarnath — Sister Nivedita

8. Answer: (D) peasants
Text: Amarnath — Sister Nivedita

9. Answer: (B) Life is nothing but a dream
Text: The Swami and Mother-Worship — Sister Nivedita

10. Answer: (B) Threw his body into a well
Text: An Astrologer’s Day — R. K. Narayan

UNIT–II : VERSE

11. Answer: (B) Both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion
Poem: Composed upon Westminster Bridge — William Wordsworth

12. Answer: (B) disorder
Poem: The Second Coming — W. B. Yeats

13. Answer: (D) Spotted
Poem: The Second Coming — W. B. Yeats

14. Answer: (D) spotted
Poem: The Second Coming — W. B. Yeats

15. Answer: (B) i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b
Poem: The Second Coming — W. B. Yeats

16. Answer: (B) The best lack all conviction
Poem: The Second Coming — W. B. Yeats

17. Answer: (C) silent, bare
Poem: Composed upon Westminster Bridge — William Wordsworth

18. Answer: (B) young girls
Poem: Bangle Sellers — Sarojini Naidu

19. Answer: (A) morning
Poem: Composed upon Westminster Bridge — William Wordsworth

20. Answer: (C) bearer
Poem: Bangle Sellers — Sarojini Naidu

UNIT–III : RAPID READER

21. Answer: (B) Sleep
Drama: Macbeth — William Shakespeare

22. Answer: (B) Moor
Drama: Othello — William Shakespeare

23. Answer: (D) Adam
Drama: As You Like It — William Shakespeare

24. Answer: (B) Macduff
Drama: Macbeth — William Shakespeare

25. Answer: (D) on a hill
Drama: Macbeth — William Shakespeare

26. Answer: (A) the Turks
Drama: Othello — William Shakespeare

27. Answer: (A) i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b
Drama: As You Like It — William Shakespeare

28. Answer: (B) Hired murderers
Drama: Macbeth — William Shakespeare

29. Answer: (C) Iago
Drama: Othello — William Shakespeare

30. Answer: (D) Duke Senior
Drama: As You Like It — William Shakespeare

UNIT–IV : TEXTUAL GRAMMAR

31. Answer: (B) at
Text: An Astrologer’s Day

32. Answer: (B) I have been cheated by the swine
Text: An Astrologer’s Day

33. Answer: (C) Call up
Text: The Swami and Mother-Worship

34. Answer: (A) He did not waste many words on me
Text: The Swami and Mother-Worship

35. Answer: (B) leaving
Text: An Astrologer’s Day

UNIT–V : READING COMPREHENSION

36. Answer: (C) student
Text: Bishu / Panther Story

37. Answer: (D) his role in killing a beast
Text: Bishu / Panther Story

38. Answer: (A) very quickly
Text: Bishu / Panther Story

39. Answer: (B) Bishu was coming back from school
Text: Bishu / Panther Story

40. Answer: (D) moved hands
Text: Bishu / Panther Story