BSEB Class 12 English Question Paper 2019

1. What is a synonym for 'ameliorate'?

1. (A) Worsen
2. (B) Aggravate
3. (C) Improve
4. (D) Damage

2. Select the correctly spelled word.

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

3. Fill in the blank with the correct article: 'He wants to be ___ honest man.'

1. (A) a
2. (B) an
3. (C) the
4. (D) none

4. The study of ancient civilizations is known as ____.

1. (A) Archaeology
2. (B) Anthropology
3. (C) History
4. (D) Paleontology

5. Find the synonym of 'prodigal'.

1. (A) Frugal
2. (B) Thrifty
3. (C) Wasteful
4. (D) Economical

6. He exclaimed with joy, "What a beautiful day!" Change into indirect speech.

1. (A) He exclaimed with joy that it was a beautiful day.
2. (B) He exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.
3. (C) He said joyfully that it was a beautiful day.
4. (D) He said that it was a beautiful day.

7. A person who writes or performs plays is called a ________.

1. (A) playwright
2. (B) novelist
3. (C) poet
4. (D) screenwriter

8. This is the park ______ we go for picnics.

1. (A) where
2. (B) when
3. (C) which
4. (D) that

9. Which historical event is considered a major turning point in the transition from Old English to Middle English?

1. (A) The Norman Conquest of 1066
2. (B) The Viking Invasions
3. (C) The Roman Invasion of Britain
4. (D) The Industrial Revolution

10. The book ________ on the table by the student.

1. (A) was placed
2. (B) is placed
3. (C) placed
4. (D) placing

11. What major linguistic influence contributed to the vast vocabulary expansion in Middle English?

1. (A) French and Latin
2. (B) Norse and Greek
3. (C) Germanic dialects
4. (D) Celtic languages

12. Spot the error: 'Would you mind closing the door?'

1. (A) Would you mind
2. (B) closing
3. (C) the door
4. (D) No error

13. What does the cold winter imagery in the poem signify?

1. (A) A pleasant vacation season
2. (B) The freeze of death and lost innocence
3. (C) The celebration of festivals
4. (D) New agricultural beginnings

14. A life story written by oneself is called an ____.

1. (A) Autobiography
2. (B) Biography
3. (C) Memoir
4. (D) Chronicle

15. What is a synonym for 'Vigilant'?

1. (A) Neglectful
2. (B) Careless
3. (C) Watchful
4. (D) Unconcerned

16. This is ____ unique opportunity.

1. (A) a
2. (B) an
3. (C) the
4. (D) any

17. Choose the correct sentence:

1. (A) Hardly had I reached home when it started raining.
2. (B) Hardly I had reached home when it started raining.
3. (C) Hardly had I reached home then it started raining.
4. (D) Hardly I have reached home when it started raining.

18. What was the approximate timeframe for the Middle English period?

1. (A) c. 1150 to c. 1500
2. (B) c. 450 to c. 1150
3. (C) c. 1500 to c. 1800
4. (D) c. 1800 to the present

19. The late Middle English period is often associated with the standardization of the language, particularly influenced by the dialect of which region?

1. (A) London
2. (B) York
3. (C) Winchester
4. (D) Oxford

20. Choose the sentence with the correct tense:

1. (A) We *went* to the cinema last night.
2. (B) We *go* to the cinema last night.
3. (C) We *have gone* to the cinema last night.
4. (D) We *had gone* to the cinema last night.

21. Choose the correctly spelled word.

1. (A) Neccessary
2. (B) Necessary
3. (C) Neccessarry
4. (D) Necessery

22. What is the primary difference between 'a/an' and 'the'?

1. (A) A/an is for plural nouns, the is for singular nouns.
2. (B) A/an refers to general or first-mention nouns, while 'the' refers to specific nouns.
3. (C) A/an is used for uncountable nouns, the for countable nouns.
4. (D) There is no difference.

23. The committee _______ divided in its opinion.

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

24. He bought ___ new car.

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

25. The antonym of 'Humility' is:

1. (A) Modesty
2. (B) Meekness
3. (C) Arrogance
4. (D) Shyness

26. He looks very tired; he ______ be ill.

1. (A) can
2. (B) will
3. (C) might
4. (D) shall

27. The meeting is scheduled ______ Friday.

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

28. Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of Middle English compared to Old English?

1. (A) Loss of grammatical gender
2. (B) Reduced use of case endings
3. (C) Increased use of articles ('a', 'the')
4. (D) Retention of highly inflected verb forms

29. The phrase 'a man of great wealth' is a:

1. (A) Adverb phrase
2. (B) Verb phrase
3. (C) Noun phrase
4. (D) Adjective phrase

30. The letter ________ by him yesterday.

1. (A) was written
2. (B) is written
3. (C) wrote
4. (D) written

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

1. (A) satisfied bird
2. (B) restless bird
3. (C) peaceful animal
4. (D) happy creature

32. Dr. Zakir Hussain considers the whole of India his:

1. (A) office
2. (B) home
3. (C) family
4. (D) country

33. Who was waiting for Nanukaka in 'A Pinch of Snuff'?

1. (A) The author
2. (B) The author's mother
3. (C) The author's uncle
4. (D) The author's sister

34. Martin Luther King Jr. appeals for 'soul force' in his speech:

1. (A) I Have a Dream
2. (B) Bharat is My Home
3. (C) Ideas that Have Helped Mankind
4. (D) How Free is the Press

35. Seibei, the main character of 'The Artist', was passionately interested in:

1. (A) gourds
2. (B) painting
3. (C) music
4. (D) gardening

36. John Donne in 'Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe' says that he is tired of:

1. (A) his life
2. (B) his beloved
3. (C) the world
4. (D) his journey

37. In 'Song of Myself', the speaker celebrates:

1. (A) nature
2. (B) himself
3. (C) America
4. (D) humanity

38. The falling leaves in 'Now the Leaves are Falling Fast' symbolize:

1. (A) autumn season
2. (B) approaching death
3. (C) happy moments
4. (D) changing weather

39. John Keats' 'Ode to Autumn' is a celebration of:

1. (A) springtime
2. (B) winter
3. (C) season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
4. (D) summer heat

40. Who is the poet of 'An Epitaph'?

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

41. Choose the correct indirect speech of: He said, 'I am writing a letter.'

1. (A) He said that he is writing a letter.
2. (B) He said that he was writing a letter.
3. (C) He told that he is writing a letter.
4. (D) He said that he has written a letter.

42. Choose the correct passive voice of: 'She bought a book.'

1. (A) A book is bought by her.
2. (B) A book was bought by her.
3. (C) A book has been bought by her.
4. (D) A book had been bought by her.

43. Choose the correct preposition: 'He is proficient ___ English.'

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

44. Choose the correct form of tense: 'He usually ___ to bed early.'

1. (A) go
2. (B) goes
3. (C) is going
4. (D) went

45. What is the synonym of 'Abundant'?

1. (A) Scarce
2. (B) Plentiful
3. (C) Little
4. (D) Rare

46. What is the antonym of 'Ancient'?

1. (A) Old
2. (B) Aged
3. (C) Modern
4. (D) Stale

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

1. (A) Theist
2. (B) Atheist
3. (C) Optimist
4. (D) Pessimist

48. Select the correctly spelled word:

1. (A) Occurence
2. (B) Occurrence
3. (C) Ocurrence
4. (D) Occurrance

49. Fill in the blank with suitable article: 'Copper is ___ useful metal.'

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

50. 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 tall than I.

51. Macavity is called a ___ by T.S. Eliot.

1. (A) Criminal
2. (B) Mystery Cat
3. (C) Friendly pet
4. (D) Lazy animal

52. In 'Fire-Hymn', Keki N. Daruwalla saw ___ passing by the cremation ground.

1. (A) embers
2. (B) flames
3. (C) smoke
4. (D) fire

53. In the poem 'Snake', D.H. Lawrence met a snake near his:

1. (A) well
2. (B) house
3. (C) garden
4. (D) tree

54. Kamala Das remembers her grandmother's house with:

1. (A) joy
2. (B) pride
3. (C) nostalgia and pain
4. (D) anger

55. In 'A Marriage Proposal', Lomov comes to visit:

1. (A) Natalya
2. (B) Chubukov
3. (C) Ivan
4. (D) Stepan

56. According to 'Indian Civilization and Culture', what does European civilization represent for India?

1. (A) A model to follow blindly
2. (B) Worship of material things
3. (C) Spiritual growth
4. (D) True freedom

57. In 'Bharat is My Home', Dr. Zakir Hussain pledges himself to the service of:

1. (A) His family
2. (B) The totality of India's culture
3. (C) The Western world
4. (D) Only the poor

58. Who came to the railway platform to receive Nanukaka in 'A Pinch of Snuff'?

1. (A) The author (his nephew)
2. (B) The Minister
3. (C) Sohanlal
4. (D) Ratiram

59. 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 content of their:

1. (A) Wealth
2. (B) Character
3. (C) Education
4. (D) Family

60. According to Bertrand Russell in 'Ideas that Have Helped Mankind', what made human life safer and more secure?

1. (A) Fear
2. (B) Fire and agriculture
3. (C) War
4. (D) Isolation

61. Seibei's father disapproved of his hobby because he wanted him to focus on:

1. (A) Traditional painting
2. (B) His brush-work and studies
3. (C) Sports
4. (D) Farming

62. In 'Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe', the poet says that death is certain, so why not:

1. (A) Weep and mourn
2. (B) Feign death by sleeping
3. (C) Fight against fate
4. (D) Run away

63. In 'Song of Myself', the speaker observes and invites his:

1. (A) Enemy
2. (B) Soul
3. (C) Teacher
4. (D) Master

64. What do the 'tenders for death' refer to in the poem 'Now the Leaves are Falling Fast'?

1. (A) Green trees
2. (B) Human beings
3. (C) Young birds
4. (D) Flowers

65. Which season is described in John Keats' poem 'Ode to Autumn'?

1. (A) Spring
2. (B) Winter
3. (C) Autumn
4. (D) Summer

66. Choose the correct passive voice: 'The teacher praised the student.'

1. (A) The student is praised by the teacher.
2. (B) The student was praised by the teacher.
3. (C) The student has been praised by the teacher.
4. (D) The student had been praised by the teacher.

67. Choose the correct indirect speech: He said to me, 'Where are you going?'

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

68. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: 'She is fond ______ music.'

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

69. Choose the correct tense form: 'By next month, we ______ our course.'

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

70. What is the synonym of the word 'Courage'?

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

71. What is the antonym of the word 'Transparent'?

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

72. Give one-word substitution for: 'A government by the people.'

1. (A) Monarchy
2. (B) Autocracy
3. (C) Democracy
4. (D) Oligarchy

73. Choose the correctly spelled word:

1. (A) Boklet
2. (B) Booklet
3. (C) Bouklet
4. (D) Bookllete

74. In 'The Soldier', the poet thinks of England as a place that gave him:

1. (A) Poverty
2. (B) Flowers, dreams and paths
3. (C) Sorrow
4. (D) Pain

75. Macavity is termed a 'criminal' and a:

1. (A) Monster
2. (B) Baffling puzzle
3. (C) Gentleman
4. (D) Hero

76. In 'Fire-Hymn', the speaker saw red, glowing coals that lost their:

1. (A) Color
2. (B) Cruelty
3. (C) Brightness
4. (D) Shape

77. In 'Snake', the poet felt honored that a snake came to drink water from his:

1. (A) Well
2. (B) Trough
3. (C) Pond
4. (D) River

78. Kamala Das in 'My Grandmother's House' says that now she must receive:

1. (A) Love
2. (B) Pity
3. (C) Strangers' honor
4. (D) Money

79. In 'A Marriage Proposal', Chubukov initially thinks Lomov has come to ask for:

1. (A) Money
2. (B) His daughter's hand in marriage
3. (C) Land
4. (D) An apology

80. Choose the correct sentence:

1. (A) He does not knows the answer.
2. (B) He do not know the answer.
3. (C) He does not know the answer.
4. (D) He not know the answer.

81. According to Mahatma Gandhi, our ancestors preferred _______ because they knew that happiness is a mental condition.

1. (A) towns and cities
2. (B) villages
3. (C) foreign lands
4. (D) palaces

82. Dr. Zakir Hussain entered the office of the President in a spirit of _______ humility.

1. (A) pretentious
2. (B) prayerful
3. (C) reluctant
4. (D) doubtful

83. Who was coming to visit the author's family in Delhi in 'A Pinch of Snuff'?

1. (A) Sohanlal
2. (B) Ratan
3. (C) Nanukaka
4. (D) The Minister

84. In 'I Have a Dream', Martin Luther King Jr. insists on the fierce urgency of _______.

1. (A) now
2. (B) tomorrow
3. (C) patience
4. (D) silence

85. According to Bertrand Russell, what played a major role in the survival and progress of early humans?

1. (A) Warfare
2. (B) Language
3. (C) Gold
4. (D) Magic

86. In 'The Artist', Seibei was passionately interested in collecting and polishing _______.

1. (A) stones
2. (B) gourds
3. (C) leaves
4. (D) shells

87. John Donne considers himself as one who is feigned to die, in the poem:

1. (A) Song of Myself
2. (B) Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe
3. (C) An Epitaph
4. (D) The Soldier

88. The opening line of 'Song of Myself' begins with the words 'I celebrate myself, and _______'.

1. (A) sing myself
2. (B) sing my song
3. (C) praise myself
4. (D) love myself

89. In 'Now the Leaves are Falling Fast', the travellers are the _______ powers that move to end our life.

1. (A) blessed
2. (B) evil
3. (C) magical
4. (D) natural

90. John Keats' 'Ode to Autumn' is addressed to the season of _______.

1. (A) spring
2. (B) mist and mellow fruitfulness
3. (C) storm and rain
4. (D) snow and winter

91. Choose the correct tense form: 'Look! The child _______ in the garden.'

1. (A) plays
2. (B) is playing
3. (C) played
4. (D) has played

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

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

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

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

94. Choose the correct preposition: 'She was born _______ Kolkata.'

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

95. What is the synonym of the word 'Brave'?

1. (A) Fearful
2. (B) Courageous
3. (C) Cowardly
4. (D) Timind

96. What is the antonym of the word 'Accept'?

1. (A) Receive
2. (B) Refuse
3. (C) Take
4. (D) Agree

97. Give one-word substitution for: 'A person who writes books.'

1. (A) Painter
2. (B) Author
3. (C) Teacher
4. (D) Doctor

98. Choose the correctly spelled word:

1. (A) Environmemt
2. (B) Environment
3. (C) Envirnment
4. (D) Enviroment

99. Fill in the blank with suitable article: 'He is _______ honest man.'

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

100. Choose the correct sentence:

1. (A) He is one of the best student.
2. (B) He is one of the best students.
3. (C) He are one of the best students.
4. (D) He is best student.