BSEB Class 12 English Question Paper 2017

1. Which modal verb expresses a suggestion or advice?

1. (A) Shall
2. (B) Should
3. (C) Can
4. (D) Would

2. What impact did the Black Death have on the English language during the Middle English period?

1. (A) It led to a greater use of English by the lower classes as French-speaking clergy and nobility died
2. (B) It caused a decline in the use of English
3. (C) It led to the adoption of more Latin words
4. (D) It had no significant impact on the language

3. The cat jumped ______ the roof.

1. (A) onto
2. (B) on
3. (C) upon
4. (D) above

4. Find the antonym of 'complex'.

1. (A) Simple
2. (B) Difficult
3. (C) Complicated
4. (D) Intricate

5. Which article is used before plural countable nouns when referring to them generally?

1. (A) a
2. (B) an
3. (C) the
4. (D) no article

6. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a participial phrase:

1. (A) Running down the street, the dog barked.
2. (B) The dog running down the street barked loudly.
3. (C) The dog, running down the street, was lost.
4. (D) He saw the dog running down the street.

7. Choose the correct article: ____ honest person.

1. (A) a
2. (B) an
3. (C) the
4. (D) no article

8. Identify the correctly spelled word.

1. (A) Definitely
2. (B) Definitelly
3. (C) Definately
4. (D) Definitley

9. Which institution played a crucial role in preserving Latin and influencing English during the Middle English period?

1. (A) The Church
2. (B) The Royal Court
3. (C) The Merchant Guilds
4. (D) The Universities

10. Mathematics _______ a difficult subject for many.

1. (A) is
2. (B) are
3. (C) were
4. (D) be

11. What is 'Voice' in grammar?

1. (A) The tense of a verb.
2. (B) The relationship between a verb and the noun phrases associated with it.
3. (C) The form of a verb that indicates whether the subject performs or receives the action.
4. (D) The number of a verb.

12. Spot the error: My friend said, "May you live long!"

1. (A) My friend wished that I might live long.
2. (B) My friend blessed me that I might live long.
3. (C) My friend prayed that I might live long.
4. (D) All of the above

13. The history of the English language is generally divided into how many periods?

1. (A) Two
2. (B) Three
3. (C) Four
4. (D) Five

14. Select the correctly spelled word.

1. (A) Professor
2. (B) Professer
3. (C) Proffesor
4. (D) Professsor

15. They ______ football when it started raining.

1. (A) were playing
2. (B) are playing
3. (C) played
4. (D) have played

16. He gave me ___ useful advice.

1. (A) a
2. (B) an
3. (C) the
4. (D) no article

17. The phrase 'quite happy' functions as:

1. (A) An adverb phrase modifying 'happy'
2. (B) An adjective phrase modifying an implied noun
3. (C) A noun phrase
4. (D) A prepositional phrase

18. Identify the gerund phrase: 'Swimming in the ocean is his favorite hobby.'

1. (A) Swimming in the ocean
2. (B) in the ocean
3. (C) is his favorite hobby
4. (D) his favorite hobby

19. Choose the sentence with the correct tense:

1. (A) I *saw* him yesterday.
2. (B) I *see* him yesterday.
3. (C) I *have seen* him yesterday.
4. (D) I *had seen* him yesterday.

20. Change 'She asked, "Where do you live?"' into indirect speech.

1. (A) She asked where I lived.
2. (B) She asked where do I live.
3. (C) She asked me where I lived.
4. (D) She inquired where I live.

21. Choose the correct sentence:

1. (A) Both Ram and Shyam are here.
2. (B) Both Ram and Shyam is here.
3. (C) Both Ram and Shyam be here.
4. (D) Both Ram and Shyam were here.

22. Choose the sentence with the correct tense:

1. (A) He *has lived* here for ten years.
2. (B) He *is living* here for ten years.
3. (C) He *lives* here for ten years.
4. (D) He *had lived* here for ten years.

23. When should we use the definite article 'the'?

1. (A) Before plural nouns in general
2. (B) Before proper names of people
3. (C) When referring to something specific or already mentioned
4. (D) Before uncountable nouns in general statements

24. Ram said to me, "I will help you." Change into indirect speech.

1. (A) Ram said to me that he would help me.
2. (B) Ram told me that he will help me.
3. (C) Ram said that he would help me.
4. (D) Ram told me that he would help me.

25. Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

1. (A) Accomodate
2. (B) Acommodate
3. (C) Accommodate
4. (D) Acomodate

26. If you heat ice, it ______ water.

1. (A) melts
2. (B) will melt
3. (C) melt
4. (D) is melting

27. To combine sentences using a participle, what must be true about the subjects of the original sentences?

1. (A) They must be different.
2. (B) They must be the same.
3. (C) One subject must be a pronoun and the other a noun.
4. (D) The subject of the second sentence must be implied.

28. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday." Change into indirect speech.

1. (A) She said that she had gone to the cinema the previous day.
2. (B) She said that she went to the cinema the previous day.
3. (C) She said that she had been to the cinema yesterday.
4. (D) She said she gone to the cinema the previous day.

29. Identify the voice of the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

1. (A) Passive Voice
2. (B) Active Voice
3. (C) Mixed Voice
4. (D) No Voice

30. According to Mahatma Gandhi in 'Indian Civilization and Culture', what is the true aim of Indian civilization?

1. (A) Elevation of moral being
2. (B) Promotion of machinery
3. (C) Imitation of the West
4. (D) Accumulation of wealth

31. Geoffrey Chaucer, the most famous writer of the Middle English period, is best known for which work?

1. (A) The Canterbury Tales
2. (B) Beowulf
3. (C) Piers Plowman
4. (D) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

32. Dr. Radhakrishnan entered the office of the President of India in a spirit of:

1. (A) Total arrogance
2. (B) Absolute indifference
3. (C) Prayerfulness and humility
4. (D) Doubt and hesitation

33. In 'A Pinch of Snuff', who was waiting on the platform for the narrator's uncle, Nanukumar?

1. (A) The Minister
2. (B) Sohanlal Ratiram
3. (C) The narrator
4. (D) The station master

34. Martin Luther King Jr. appeals for justice to roll down like waters and righteousness like a:

1. (A) Mighty stream
2. (B) Gentle breeze
3. (C) Dark cloud
4. (D) Burning fire

35. According to Bertrand Russell in 'Ideas that Have Helped Mankind', what first made man different from other animals?

1. (A) The invention of printing
2. (B) Language and intellect
3. (C) The art of painting
4. (D) The discovery of fire

36. In 'The Artist', Seibei's hobby of collecting gourds was strongly disapproved of by his:

1. (A) Art teacher
2. (B) Father
3. (C) Headmaster
4. (D) Neighbour

37. The essay 'A Child is Born' discusses the traditional and modern ways of:

1. (A) Childbearing and customs
2. (B) Agricultural farming
3. (C) Industrial manufacturing
4. (D) Political voting

38. In 'Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe', the poet John Donne says that he must leave his beloved because he:

1. (A) Hates her company
2. (B) Must die eventually anyway
3. (C) Wants to travel for fun
4. (D) Is bored of staying home

39. In 'Song of Myself', Walt Whitman says that every atom belonging to him as good belongs to:

1. (A) His family
2. (B) His nation
3. (C) You as well
4. (D) No one else

40. The whispering neighbours in the poem 'Now the Leaves are Falling Fast' stand for:

1. (A) Friendly neighbours
2. (B) Agents of death
3. (C) Helpful guides
4. (D) Local villagers

41. John Keats describes autumn as a bosom-friend of the:

1. (A) Maturing sun
2. (B) Winter frost
3. (C) Spring rain
4. (D) Summer breeze

42. Who wrote the famous epitaph about a very beautiful lady who lay in the western country?

1. (A) John Donne
2. (B) Rupert Brooke
3. (C) Walter de la Mare
4. (D) T.S. Eliot

43. Rupert Brooke's poem 'The Soldier' is patriotic and expresses his love for:

1. (A) France
2. (B) England
3. (C) America
4. (D) India

44. Macavity is described as the Napoleon of:

1. (A) Crime
2. (B) War
3. (C) Politics
4. (D) Strategy

45. In 'Fire-Hymn', Keki N. Daruwalla sees ember losing its cruelty and forgiving the:

1. (A) Fire
2. (B) Ash
3. (C) Sun
4. (D) Moon

46. Choose the correct form of the verb to fill in the blank: Neither he nor his friends ______ present at the meeting.

1. (A) was
2. (B) were
3. (C) is
4. (D) has

47. Choose the correct preposition: He is good ______ mathematics.

1. (A) at
2. (B) in
3. (C) on
4. (D) with

48. Choose the correct indirect speech of: He said to me, "Where are you going?"

1. (A) He asked me where I was going.
2. (B) He told me where I am going.
3. (C) He asked me where are you going.
4. (D) He asked to me where I went.

49. Choose the correct passive voice of: The dog bit the postman.

1. (A) The postman is bitten by the dog.
2. (B) The postman was bitten by the dog.
3. (C) The postman has been bitten by the dog.
4. (D) The postman bites the dog.

50. Find the synonym of the word 'Courage'.

1. (A) Fear
2. (B) Bavary
3. (C) Bravery
4. (D) Cowardice

51. Find the antonym of the word 'Ancient'.

1. (A) Old
2. (B) Modern
3. (C) Antique
4. (D) Past

52. Choose the one-word substitution for: 'A person who does not believe in the existence of God.'

1. (A) Theist
2. (B) Atheist
3. (C) Optomist
4. (D) Realist

53. Choose the correctly spelled word.

1. (A) Guvarnment
2. (B) Government
3. (C) Goverment
4. (D) Goberment

54. Choose the correct sentence:

1. (A) He speaks English fluently.
2. (B) He fluent speaks English.
3. (C) He speak English fluently.
4. (D) He is speak English fluently.

55. Fill in the blank with the correct article: She wants to be ______ engineer.

1. (A) a
2. (B) an
3. (C) the
4. (D) no article

56. According to Mahatma Gandhi in 'Indian Civilization and Culture', the Gujarati equivalent for civilization means:

1. (A) Good conduct
2. (B) Blind modernity
3. (C) Material progress
4. (D) Western living

57. Dr. Zakir Husain pledges himself to the service of which totality of India's culture?

1. (A) Ancient culture
2. (B) Modern culture
3. (C) Western culture
4. (D) Future culture

58. In 'A Pinch of Snuff', Nanukumar had come to Delhi to meet whom?

1. (A) Some ministers
2. (B) The Prime Minister
3. (C) The President
4. (D) A foreign envoy

59. Martin Luther King Jr. was the recipient of which prestigious award?

1. (A) Nobel Peace Prize
2. (B) Booker Prize
3. (C) Pulitzer Prize
4. (D) Bharat Ratna

60. According to Bertrand Russell, the survival of mankind is threatened primarily by:

1. (A) Natural disasters
2. (B) Man's own power
3. (C) Animal attacks
4. (D) Lack of food

61. In 'The Artist', what did the teacher do with Seibei's confiscated gourd?

1. (A) Threw it away
2. (B) Gave it to a porter
3. (C) Broke it
4. (D) Kept it for himself

62. In 'A Child is Born', Germaine Greer notes that in traditional societies, childbirth is viewed as:

1. (A) An isolated medical event
2. (B) A private family affair
3. (C) A public and social event
4. (D) An unwanted burden

63. John Donne considers his departure in 'Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe' as a form of:

1. (A) Betrayal
2. (B) Death in advance
3. (C) Permanent separation
4. (D) Joyful journey

64. In 'Song of Myself', Walt Whitman begins by stating that he:

1. (A) Sings of sorrow
2. (B) Celebrates himself
3. (C) Laments his fate
4. (D) Seeks solitude

65. In 'Now the Leaves are Falling Fast', the travellers are:

1. (A) Angels
2. (B) Princes
3. (C) Human beings approaching death
4. (D) Migrating birds

66. Ode to Autumn' is written by:

1. (A) John Keats
2. (B) John Donne
3. (C) Walt Whitman
4. (D) Rupert Brooke

67. The lady resting in the western country in Walter de la Mare's 'An Epitaph' was known for her:

1. (A) Wealth
2. (B) Beauty
3. (C) Wisdom
4. (D) Kindness

68. In 'The Soldier', the speaker imagines that his grave in a foreign field will forever represent:

1. (A) England
2. (B) France
3. (C) Germany
4. (D) Belgium

69. Macavity is called a 'monster of depravity' because he is:

1. (A) A stray cat
2. (B) A cunning criminal
3. (C) An ordinary pet
4. (D) A fierce guard cat

70. In 'Fire-Hymn', the burning ghats pass out:

1. (A) Dead bodies
2. (B) Cruel embers
3. (C) Sweet scents
4. (D) Bright lights

71. Choose the correct tense: By next year, he _______ his degree.

1. (A) will finish
2. (B) will have finished
3. (C) finishes
4. (D) has finished

72. Choose the correct passive voice: 'They will declare the results tomorrow.'

1. (A) The results will be declared tomorrow.
2. (B) The results are declared tomorrow.
3. (C) The results were declared tomorrow.
4. (D) The results have been declared tomorrow.

73. Choose the correct indirect speech of: He said, "Alas! I am ruined."

1. (A) He exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.
2. (B) He said that he was ruined.
3. (C) He cried that alas he was ruined.
4. (D) He stated that he is ruined.

74. Choose the correct preposition: She is proficient _______ French.

1. (A) in
2. (B) at
3. (C) on
4. (D) with

75. Find the synonym of the word 'Abundant':

1. (A) Scarce
2. (B) Plentiful
3. (C) Limited
4. (D) Tiny

76. Find the antonym of the word 'Transparent':

1. (A) Clear
2. (B) Opaque
3. (C) Bright
4. (D) Clean

77. Choose the one-word substitution for: 'A book published after the death of its author.'

1. (A) Biograph
2. (B) Autobiography
3. (C) Posthumous
4. (D) Manuscript

78. Identify the correctly spelled word:

1. (A) Occasion
2. (B) Ocassion
3. (C) Occaision
4. (D) Ocasion

79. Choose the correct sentence:

1. (A) Each of the boys have a pen.
2. (B) Each of the boys has a pen.
3. (C) Each boys has a pen.
4. (D) Each of boy has a pen.

80. Fill in the blank with the correct article: He is _______ honor to his profession.

1. (A) a
2. (B) an
3. (C) the
4. (D) no article

81. According to Mahatma Gandhi in 'Indian Civilization and Culture', the mind is a:

1. (A) restless bird
2. (B) calm ocean
3. (C) fierce tiger
4. (D) gentle breeze

82. In 'Bharat is My Home', Dr. Zakir Husain views the past not as dead and static, but as:

1. (A) a forgotten dream
2. (B) alive and dynamic
3. (C) a heavy burden
4. (D) a useless shadow

83. In 'A Pinch of Snuff', who travelled with the narrator in the second class carriage?

1. (A) Sohanlal
2. (B) Nanukumar
3. (C) Ratiram
4. (D) The Minister

84. Martin Luther King Jr. dreams that one day his four children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the:

1. (A) content of their character
2. (B) amount of their wealth
3. (C) power of their speech
4. (D) excellence of their education

85. In 'Ideas That Have Helped Mankind', Bertrand Russell states that human intellectual development was greatly aided by the invention of:

1. (A) fire
2. (B) language
3. (C) the wheel
4. (D) agriculture

86. In 'The Artist', what was Seibei's ultimate passion?

1. (A) painting pictures
2. (B) collecting gourds
3. (C) reading books
4. (D) flying kites

87. Germaine Greer in 'A Child is Born' points out that in modern societies, women often give birth in:

1. (A) their homes
2. (B) hospitals
3. (C) open fields
4. (D) community centers

88. In 'Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe', John Donne tells his beloved that feigning sighs does not hurt him, but it sighs away:

1. (A) his soul
2. (B) her breath
3. (C) their love
4. (D) his youth

89. In 'Song of Myself', Walt Whitman invites his soul to:

1. (A) sing a song
2. (B) stand and ease at his ease
3. (C) weep for humanity
4. (D) fly away to heaven

90. In 'Now the Leaves are Falling Fast', the messenger of death is represented by:

1. (A) the falling leaves
2. (B) the weeping flowers
3. (C) the cold hands
4. (D) the whispering neighbors

91. Choose the correct preposition: She congratulated him ______ his success.

1. (A) at
2. (B) on
3. (C) for
4. (D) in

92. Choose the correct passive voice: 'Open the door.'

1. (A) The door should be opened.
2. (B) Let the door be opened.
3. (C) The door is opened.
4. (D) Let open the door.

93. Choose the correct indirect speech of: He said, 'I am reading a book.'

1. (A) He said that he is reading a book.
2. (B) He said that he was reading a book.
3. (C) He told that he read a book.
4. (D) He says that he was reading a book.

94. Find the synonym of the word 'Brave'.

1. (A) Timind
2. (B) Fearless
3. (C) Weak
4. (D) Lazy

95. Find the antonym of the word 'Joy'.

1. (A) Happiness
2. (B) Sorrow
3. (C) Delight
4. (D) Cheer

96. Choose the one-word substitution for: 'A person who writes poems.'

1. (A) Author
2. (B) Novelist
3. (C) Poet
4. (D) Dramatist

97. Identify the correctly spelled word.

1. (A) Recieve
2. (B) Receive
3. (C) Receve
4. (D) Recive

98. Choose the correct tense for the blank: Look! The train ______.

1. (A) is coming
2. (B) comes
3. (C) came
4. (D) has come

99. Choose the correct article: Sanskrit is ______ difficult language.

1. (A) a
2. (B) an
3. (C) the
4. (D) no article

100. Choose the correct sentence:

1. (A) He is taller than me.
2. (B) He is taller than I.
3. (C) He is more tall than me.
4. (D) He is most tall than I.