CLASS XII GENERAL ENGLISH

QUESTION BANK
SECTION-C

1. THE SCHOOL FOR SYMAPTHY

1. The most difficult day in the school was blind day. (True/False)
Ans. True
2. Millie was the head girl of the school. (True/False)
Ans. True
3. Miss Beam was a middle aged woman. (True/False)
Ans. True
4. Being blind was shocking for children. (True/False)
Ans. False
5. The leg aches all the time on blind day. (True/False)
Ans. False
6. Hopping about with crutch is almost fun. (True/False).
Ans. True
7. Who is the author of the chapter "The School for Sympathy"?
Ans. E.V. Lucas
8. What does the lesson teach us?
Ans. Humanity and Citizenship
9. The ___________ day was the most difficult day. (blind/bind)
Ans. Blind
10. Miss Beam led the author to one of the _________ girls. (bandaged/aged)
Ans. Bandaged
11. The girl told that her guides were __________ good. (pretty/ugly)
Ans. Pretty
12. During the blind day the children's________ were bandaged. (eyes/arms)
Ans. Eyes
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13. The name of the gardener was __________. (Peter/Robert)
Ans. Peter
14. The girl with the bandaged eyes felt _________ on her blind day. (awful/fool)
Ans. Awful
15. The author asked the girl if she ever ________. (peeped/sleeped)
Ans. Peeped
16. Who was wearing a blue skirt & pink blouse?/What was the name of the Head girl?
a) Beryl b) Millie c) Rosy d) Willie
Ans. b) Millie
17. Who was the dark girl in red, on crutches?
a) Beryl b) Millie c) Fill d) Willie
Ans. a) Beryl
18. Which colour was Miss Beam's hair turning to?
a) Black b) Pink c) Grey d) Golden
Ans. c) Grey
19. What is tied on a maimed day?
a) An Arm b) A leg c) Head d) Waist
Ans. a) An Arm
20. The girl with crutches was standing under _______.
a) Roof b) Tree c) Window d) Sky
Ans. d) Window
Prepared by: Ms. Sunita Julka, Lecturer English, GSSS Hussainpur Kapurthala

2. A CHAMELEON

1. Hryukin was a policeman. (True/False)

Ans. False
2. It was General Zhigalov’s dog. (True/False)
Ans. False
3.__________took the dog to its owner.
Ans. Prohor
4. The_______________assured Hryukin that the offender will be punished.
Ans. Police Superintendent.

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5. He saw a man in starched_______(cotton/woollen)shirt.
Ans. Cotton
6. Chameleon is a type of_________(snake/lizard).
Ans. Lizard
7. Hryukin was unable to work for a_______(week/month).
Ans. Week
8. It is___________(lawful/unlawful)to leave the dog unchained.
Ans. Unlawful
9. Name the writer of the chapter “A Chameleon”
Ans. Anton Chekhov
10. Who was Otchumyelov?
Ans. A Police Superintendent
11. What was the policeman wearing?
Ans. A new overcoat
12. What did Otchumyelov hear in the Square Market?
Ans. Painful cries of a dog
13. Who was ordered to draw a report?
Ans. Yeldrin, the policeman
14. Which finger of Hryukin was bleeding?
Ans. Right finger
15. Did Hryukin get compensation?
Ans. No.
16. Who was the owner of the dog?
Ans. Vladimir Ivanitch
17. The dog was jumping on her_______legs.
a.Two b.Three c.Four d.None of these.
Ans. b. Three
18. Hryukin wanted compensation from_________.
a.Policeman b.The owner of the dog c.Prohor d.None of these
Ans. b.The owner of the dog
19. Who was blamed for the incident in the end of the chapter?
a.Prohor b.Hryukin c.Dog d.General.
Ans. b. Hryukin

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20. What is the meaning of ‘yelping’?
a.laughing b.crying in pain c.running d.walking
Ans. b. Crying in pain
Prepared by: Ms. Geeta Rani, Lecturer in English, GSSS Talwandi Bhangerian (Moga)
Vetted by: Ms. Jagjit, Lecturer in English, GSSS Baghapurana Boys (Moga)

3. BHOLI
1. What kind of a girl was Bholi?
(a) annoying (b) neglected (c) beautiful (d)independent
Ans. b. neglected
2. Tehsildar came to the village for the inaugurations of ________.
(a)college (b)school (c)hospital (d)shop
Ans. b. school
3. When Bholi fell off the cot on her head, she perhaps damaged some part of her _________.
(a)legs (b) face (c)brain (d)feet
Ans. c. brain
4. How old was Bholi when her sister Mangla got married?
(a)six years (b)seven years (c)eight years (d)nine years
Ans. b. seven years
5. What did Bholi see in the classroom?
(a)pictures of birds (b)pictures of actors (c)pictures of leaders (d) pictures of animals
Ans. a. pictures of animals
6. The old woman called Bholi _______.
a.coward b.shameless c.brave
Ans. b. shameless
7. Bholi had _________.
a.pock marks on her face b.disfigured body c.short height
Ans. a. pock marks on her face
8. Bholi's teacher ________.
a.motivated her b.discouraged her c.beat her
Ans. a. motivated her

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9. Bishamber was a __________.
a.shameless man b.helpful man c.poor man
Ans. a. shameless man
10. Bholi regained her confidence due to her __________.
a. body b. education c. father
Ans. b. education
11. Bholi was a________(beautiful/stammerer).
Ans. stammerer
12. Ramlal was the ________(teacher/father)of Bholi.
Ans. father
13. Bholi's teacher felt the satisfaction of ____(a dancer /an artist).
Ans. an artist
14. At last Bholi became ______(independent / dependent).
Ans. independent
15. Bholi promised to serve her….(father/siblings).
Ans. father
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ for the following statements.
16. The dictionary meaning of Bholi is ‘the simpleton’.
Ans. True
17. Bholi was sent to school because of her intelligence.
Ans. False
18. Ramlal was not worried about Bholi.
Ans. False
19. Bishamber was a greedy man.
Ans. True
20. Education made Bholi an independent girl.
Ans. True
Prepared by: Ms. Neetu Bala, English Mistress, GSSS Kamalke (Moga)
Vetted by: Ms. Jagjit, Lecturer in English, GSSS Baghapurana Boys (Moga)

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 4. THE GOLD FRAME
1. Who was the central figure in the lesson ‘The Gold Frame’?
Ans. Datta
2. Who was the old man in the photograph?
Ans. The customer’s grandfather
3. Which imported frame did Datta suggest/ show to the customer?
Ans. German imported frame
4. What was the colour of the photograph?
Ans. sepia brown
5. What cost did Datta charge for the frame selected by the customer?
Ans. seventeen rupees
6. Datta was the owner of the ____.
a. ‘The Ancient Frame Works’ b. ‘The Modern Frame Works’
c. ‘The Golden Frame Works’ d. ‘The Olden Frame Works’
Ans. (b) ‘The Modern Frame Works’
7. ‘The Modern Frame Works’ was situated in the empty space between a ____ and a radio
repair shop.
a. barber shop b. mechanic shop c. medical store d. goods store
Ans. (c) medical store
8. ____ was the picture frame maker in the story ‘The Gold Frame’.
a. The customer b. Datta c. The grandfather d. The author
Ans. (b) Datta
9. A tin containing____ fell on the photograph.
a. white enamel paint b. yellow enamel paint
c. red enamel paint d. blue enamel paint
Ans. (a) white enamel paint
10. The customer selected the frame which was decorated with_______ leaves and winding
creepers.
a. gold b. silver c. bronze d. copper
Ans. (a) gold
11. Datta was a painter by profession. (True/False)
Ans. False

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12. The customer wanted a picture of his grandmother to be framed. (True/False)
Ans. False
13. The customer deeply loved the old man in the picture. (True/False)
Ans. True
14. The customer was baffled due to variety of frames. (True/False)
Ans. True
15. The customer noticed that the picture in the frame was not original. (True/False)
Ans. False
16. ‘The Gold Frame’ is written by ____.
Ans. R.K. Laxman
17. Datta was a very silent and _____ man.
Ans. hardworking
18. Most of the answers of Datta in the story ‘The Gold Frame’ are____.
Ans. laconic answers
19. Datta’s experience was that his customers were never ____.
Ans. punctual
20. The customer did not notice any change in the ____.
Ans. picture
Prepared by: Ms. Vaishali Chand, Lecturer in English, GSSS Civil Lines (Patiala)
Vetted by: Ms. Kulbir Kaur, Lecturer in English, GMSSS Passi Road (Patiala)

5. THE BARBER’S TRADE UNION

1. __________ (Lala Hukum Chand/Mulk Raj Anand) is the narrator of the story ‘The
Barber’s Trade Union’.
Ans. Mulk Raj Anand
2. Chandu was a _____________(barber/brahmin) by caste.
Ans. barber
3. Chandu was an expert in making and flying_______________ (airplanes/ kites) of
intricate designs.
Ans. kites
4. __________ (Thanu Ram/ Bijay Chand) was the Sahukar of Chandu’s village.
Ans. Thanu Ram

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5. During Chandu’s strike, the village elders thought of calling the barber of __________
(Jaodiala/ Verka) to attend to them.
Ans. Verka
6. In which field was Chandu better than the narrator at school?
a) Singing songs b) Declamation c) Reciting poetry d) Doing sums
Ans. (c) Reciting poetry
7. Who gave a pair of khakhi shorts to Chandu?
a) Lala Hukam Chand b) Retired Subedar c) Thanu Ram d) Devi
Ans. Retired Subedar
8. What did Chandu’s father die of?
a) Plague b) Malaria c) Tuberculosis d) Cholera
Ans. Plague
9. How did Lala Hukam Chand go to the district courts?
a) Bicycle b) Foot c) Phaeton d) car
Ans. Phaeton
10. How far was the town from Chandu’s village?
a) Five miles b) Seven miles c) Six miles d) four miles
Ans. Six miles
11. Chandu was considered a member of low caste. True/ False
Ans. True
12. Chandu was senior to the narrator by six years. True / False
Ans. False (Chandu was senior to the narrator by six months)
13. Chandu was good at doing sums at school. True / False
Ans. False (Chandu was not good at doing sums at school.)
14. Chandu bought a bicycle from the gambling son of Lala Hukam Chand. True / False
Ans. True
15. The landlord, Bijay Chand’s wife was younger than him by twenty years. True/ False
Ans. True
16. Who was the narrator’s close friend in the story ‘The Barber’s Trade Union’?
Ans. Chandu
17. Who was called to discuss the unholy emergency arisen in the village due to Chandu?
Ans. Pandit Parmanand
18. Where was Mulk Raj Anand’s secondary school situated?
Ans. At Jaodiala, three miles from his village
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19. For how many years had Chandu’s mother suffered the humiliation of the upper-caste
people of the village?
Ans. Sixty-odd years
20. From whose shop did Chandu get the idea of opening his own barber shop?
Ans. Nringan Das, the barber of the town
Prepared by: Ms. Navjot Kaur Brar, Lecturer in English, GGSSS Old Police Lines (Patiala)
Vetted by: Ms. Kulbir Kaur, Lecturer in English, GMSSS Passi Road (Patiala)

6. THE BULL BENEATH THE EARTH

1. Where was the village Thathi Khara situated?

Ans. Thathi Khara was situated on the pucca metalled road near Amritsar.
2. What made Mann Singh’s journey joyfully short?
Ans. The happy impulse that he was going to meet the family of his friend Karam Singh
made Mann Singh’s journey joyfully short.
3. Where is the most firm friendship formed?
Ans. The most firm friendship is formed in the army.
4. Why did people in Karam Singh’s village wait for his next leave?
Ans. People in Karam Singh’s village waited for his next leave because he was a friendly
character.
5. Why did people love to sit by his (Karam Singh’s) side?
Ans. They loved to sit by his side and listened to his tales of war and adventure.
6. Karam Singh was famous as a _________.
(a) Dancer (b)Rider (c) Crack shot
Ans. c. Crack Shot
7. Where a whole machine gun magazine failed to gain its objects, Karam Singh’s
_________ sufficed.
(a) One blow (b) One bullet (c) One Gun
Ans. b. One bullet
8. When it was Mann Singh’s turn to go on leave, Karan Singh felt quite________.
(a) Envious (b)Courageous (c) depressed
Ans. a. Envious
9. Chuharkana was_________miles away from Amritsar.
(a) About 50 (b)About 100 (c) About 60

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Ans. a. About 50
10. When Mann Singh got into the military truck to come away, Karam Singh gave him the
parting _____________.
(a) Letter (b)Gift (c) Message
Ans. c. Message
State whether the following statements (11-15) are “True” or “False”
11. Karam Singh’s father was happy to see Mann Singh and gave him a warm welcome.
Ans. False
12. Karam Singh wrote to his parents that Mann Singh would come and see them.
Ans. True
13. Thathi Khara is in Majha.
Ans. True
14. Karam Singh’s father asked Mann Singh a number of questions.
Ans. False
15. Jaswant Singh and Karam Singh were brothers.
Ans. True
16. ______ brought the pension papers of Karam Singh
Ans. The Postman
17. Karam Singh’s father did not want to________ his holidays.
Ans. Spoil
18. Karam Singh’s parents were utterly unsuccessful in_________ the news of Karam
Singh’s death from Mann Singh.
Ans. keeping
19. Karam Singh’s father could voluntarily take on additional___________ to spare another
person discomfort.
Ans. burdens
20.Mann Singh has righty called Karam Singh’s father as the_______ beneath the earth.
Ans. Bull
Prepared by: Ms. Suman Rani, Lecturer in English, GSS Smart School, KarniKhera
(Fazilka)
Vetted by: Mr.Amit Setia, Lecturer in English, GSS Smart School, Mohammad Pira (Fazilka)

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