16-2-2022 Eng PT 2

ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, DHAULA KUAN
EXAMINATION : PT 2 (2021-22)
CLASS: XI
SUBJECT : ENGLISH CORE
TIME: 60 Mins MM: 20
General Instructions:
(i) The question paper contains 02 pages and is divided into three sections:
Section A – Reading 06 marks
Section B – Grammar 06 marks
Section C – Literature Textbook 08 marks
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time.
(iv) All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order
SECTION A: READING
Q1. Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follow:
1. Cricket is a global passion, played everywhere from Test match arenas to village greens,
tropical beaches and dusty back lots. Cricket is the world's second most popular spectator sport
after football.
2. The origin of cricket is somewhere in the Dark Ages. All research concedes that the game
derived from a very old, widespread and uncomplicated pastime by which one player served
up an object, be it a small piece of wood or a ball, and another hit it with a suitably fashioned
club. Cricket was first recorded in 16th-century England, and it was played in grammar
schools, farm communities and everywhere in between. But things really took off when 18th-
century nobles realised it was a great sport.
3. The oldest surviving set of cricket laws date from 1744 – printed on a handkerchief, naturally.
It's now in the MCC Museum at Lord’s in London. The oldest permanent fixture is the annual
Eton v Harrow match, played since 1805. A young Lord Byron turned out for Harrow in the
first match, though history doesn't record how poetic – or “mad, bad and dangerous” – his
bowling was.
5. The first international match was in 1877 when Australia beat England in Melbourne. The
match was dubbed a “Test”, since the gruelling nature of playing over five days was deemed
the ultimate “test” for any side. But it was Australia’s first win on English soil – in 1882 at The
Oval in London – that led to matches between the two nations being christened the Ashes.
Following the defeat, newspapers published an obituary mourning “the death of English
cricket”, adding that “the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia”.
6. A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams
with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50. The
Cricket World Cup is played in this format. The international one-day game is a late twentieth-
century development. The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and
England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Attempt any six of the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read.
1X6M
i. According to the passage, how did the game of Cricket originate?
ii. Where can we find the oldest sets of Cricket laws?
iii. Which match did Lord Byron play?
iv. When was the first international match played?
v. Why were the matches between Australia and England titled “The Ashes”?
vi. In which format is the Cricket world cup played?
vii. Which word in paragraph no.5 means the same as exhausting‟?
SECTION B: GRAMMAR
Q2. Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate options from
the ones given below. Write the answer in your answer sheet against the correct blanks. Do not
copy the whole passage. 1/2X6 M
Asaf Khan who (i) ________the expedition against the city, (ii) ________ that the little country
which (iii) ________ by a woman would (iv) _______ very easily without (v) ________ even a
blow. It was to his surprise when he (vi) ________ that the city was prepared to offer a strong
resistance. He had brought with him only a small force to fight the battle.
i. had led / led / was leading / has led

ii. expected / has been expecting / had expected / was expected
iii. rule / was ruled / is ruled / was ruling
iv. was taken / be taken / will be taken / is taking
v. striking/ is striking / has been striking / has struck
vi. found / had found / finds / will find
Q3. Rearrange the following words or phrases to make meaningful sentences: 3M
i. Number one/ is/ eradicate/ to/ poverty/ Millennium development/goal/of/the.

ii. Knowledge/ to/ everyone/ has/ share/ learn to/ and/ can/ others/ inspire/ anyone.
iii. we/ make/ life/ it/ is/ what
SECTION C: LITERATURE
Q4. Answer the following questions.(Any Four) 2x4M

a) There is a parallel drawn between rain and music in the poem ‘The Voice of the Rain’.
Explain.
b) How has the concept of sustainable development been defined?
c) Yuri calls Albert ‘the world’s worst liar’. Do you think that this is an insult or a compliment
to Albert? Why?
d) What was the truth about Mr George Pearson that hurt him the most?
e) What was Mrs Fitzgerald’s opinion of Mrs Pearson’s attitude?

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i. had led / led / was leading / has led

Q3. Rearrange the following words or phrases to make meaningful sentences: 3M

i. Number one/ is/ eradicate/ to/ poverty/ Millennium development/goal/of/the.

Q4. Answer the following questions.(Any Four) 2x4M

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