CHSE - MCQ questions on Alternative English

+2 Science, 2nd Year

Subject: Alternative English

1. Who is the poet of the poem - Indian children speak?

(a) Sylvia Plath

(b) Philip Larkin

(d) Juanita Bell

2. Throughout the poem the phrase – “People said “-has been repeated. Who are these people?

(a) Pansy

(b) The white Americans

(d) None of the above

3. What is the speaker's attitude towards Indian children?

(a) pessimist

(b) considerate

(d) None of the above

4. Is the speaker in the poem – ‘Indian Children speak’ - _______________.

(a) an American

(b) Indian

(d) None of the above

5. What do you notice in the voice of the poet in the goat path?

(a) urgency

(b) Envy

(d) a sense of Oneness with God's creation

6. What purpose do the words --- ‘Quite Sunniness’,’ Sunny quietness’,’ Deep Sunniness’-- serve in the poem?

(a) they cast a spell on the reader with a rhythm pattern

(b) serves only simple purpose of a poem

(d) None of the above

7. In the poem ‘The Goat Path’ the poet, like the goats, seeks

(a) harmony with nature

(b) calmness

(d) None of the above

8. ‘A wild animal races in me since my mother sleeps under the ground

…’.Who is the speaker of this line in the poem - Indian children speak?

(a) Ramon

(b) Delores

(d) All of the above

9. ” But treasure the day when the iron doors swung wide.

And I slipped into the heart of Indian Land”.

Choose the correct meaning of the above lines -

(a) the poet recalls of a past dream

(b) expresses her love for India

(d) None of the above

10. What does “moon- coloured dress” refer to?

(a) Pansy’s poetic/creative expression of her old dress which adopts

the colour of moon at night

(b) the comment of white people on Pansy’s dress

(d) None of the above

11. The word ‘demographer’ refers to -

(a) the person who studies Weather Condition of Earth

(b) the person who studies Population Growth

(d) ) the person who studies geology

12. What is the most amazing feature of our planet?

(a) the sunny savannas

(b) the colourful coral reefs

(d) the rich diversity of life / habitable environment

13. The full form of IPCC is ________________________.

(a) International Panel on Climate Change

(b) Integrated Panel on Climate Change

(d) Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change

14. The Earth is considered bountiful because -

(a) there is desolute environment in outer space

(b) of the presence of living-beings

(d) temperature is mild and constant

15. The unprecedented growth in population will result in –

(a) food shortage, famine and contaminated water

(b) Soil erosion

(d) Industrial problems

16. ______________ is an example of Renewable Resource.

(a) Solar Energy

(b) Coal

(d) Natural Gas

17. _______________ is an non-renewable energy.

(a) Solar Energy

(b) Fossil Fuels

(d) Rain

18. Name the non-renewable energy on which

Industrialized countries depend on.

(a) Oil

(b) Coal

(d) All of the above

19. The Modern society of industrialized countries is more effected by

_____________ than infectious diseases.

(a) Pollution

(b) Toxic Air

(d) All of the above

20. As we burn _____________, we release carbon dioxide and other

heat - absorbing gases that causes Global Warming.

(a) Fossil fuels

(b) Woods

(d) All of the above

21. ______________ has resulted in rise of sea-level and catastrophic

Climate changes.

(a) Water pollutants

(b) Population growth

(d) None of the above

22. Chlorinated compounds such as the _______________________ used

in refrigerator and air-conditioners also contribute to Global warming.

(a) Nitrogen

(b) Chlorofluorocarbons

(d) All of the above

23. Shrinkage of glaciers, melting of ice sheets, shift in plant and animal

Habitat boundaries are some examples of the effect of ________________.

(a) Global warming

(b) Air Pollution

(d) All of the above

24. _________________ will lead to shortage of water for irrigation purposes.

(a) Higher Evaporation

(b) Higher temperature

(d) All of the above

25. The change in ______________________ will have impact on local agriculture

and vegetation.

(a) Climate

(b) Ozone layers

(d) All of the above

26. The effect on _____________ will be varied depending upon many factors

such as the type of plants , properties of soil, the interaction between CO₂

and agricultural growth processes.

(a) Environment

(b) Crops

(d) All of the above

27. The Change in _____________ will result in decrease in ice cover, changes

in water salinity, alteration of ocean circulation currents

(a) Climate

(b) Woods

(d) All of the above

28. The _________ layer of atmosphere protects us from the ultraviolet radiation

of Sunlight.

(a) Troposphere

(b) Stratosphere

(d) Thermosphere

29. Increased frequency of floods and droughts in different parts of the world

have also will lead to the increase of ________________ .

(a) Global mean temperature

(b) Environmental disorder

(d) All of the above

30. Destruction of tropical forest , wetlands and biologically rich landscapes is causing an alarming loss of _________________ and its biological varieties.

(a) Water sources

(b) Renewable resources

(d) Coral reefs

31. Increased frequency of floods and droughts in different parts of the world

have also will lead to the increase of ________________ .

(a) Global mean temperature

(b) Environmental disorder

(d) All of the above

_________________________________--_____________________________

+2 Science, 2nd Year

Subject: Alternative English

Time: 1 hour FM: 30 marks

Answer All Questions

1. Arrange the following sentences to get the Outline summary of –‘The Hour Of Truth’. (10 marks)

a) Baldwin who returned home after meeting Gresham, informed his family that Gresham had offered a hundred thousand, if he would utter the words ‘I don’t remember’ in court, during the trial. (4)

b) The family members tried to justify Gresham’s act and enticed Baldwin into accepting the money. (6)

c) Thus ‘The Hour of Truth’ had dawned relieving Baldwin of the heavy burden and guilt.(10)

d) Baldwin was an honest and upright man, working under John Gresham, in a bank.(1)

e) To save Baldwin, Mr. Marshall, President of the Third National, visited him and informed him that Gresham had confessed his crime, in order to free him from betraying his trusted friend and testifying painfully against him. (8)

f) Gresham and Baldwin had been thick friends for over 30 years and Baldwin had even named his son after Gresham. ( 2 )

g) Baldwin felt disgusted with himself and the attitude of his family members. (7)

h) Gresham had been arrested for misappropriation of money at the bank and Baldwin was to testify against him. (3)

i) Mr. Marshall also offered Baldwin a job in his Bank, to reward him for his honesty and integrity. ( 9 )

j) The family members who were initially against Gresham, changed their mind on hearing the huge sum offered by him. (5)

2. Answer the following questions. (1X20=20)

(i) In the opening of the play, Baldwin family is anxiously waiting for whom?

a) Martha

b) Evie

c) Robert

d) John

(ii) What mood does the opening of the play conveys ----- ?

(a) Tensed

(b) Jovial

(d) Amusement

(iii) “Your father will have to give evidence” ,….Who is the speaker of these lines? What evidence is to be given?

(a) Speaker Martha- evidence of a crime

(b) Speaker Evie- evidence to win the confidence

(c) Speaker Martha -evidence of the misappropriation in the bank

(d) None

(iv) "I was talking to the assistant cashier yesterday" . Name the assistant cashier.

(a) John

(b) Evie

(c )Donovan

(v) Who is the central character of the play?

a) Robert Baldwin

b) George Pearson

c) John Gresham

d) Mr. Marshall

(vi) Why did Baldwin meet Gresham?

(a) Find a solution to Gresham's problems.

(b) Being a close friend of Gresham.

(d) None of the above

(vii) Why was John filled with shame?

(a) Because his father was involved in the bank issue.

(b) Because his mother supported his father Robert Baldwin.

(c) Because he was named by John Gresham when Gresham was the best friend of his father.

(d)None of the above

(viii) What was the amount offered to Robert Baldwin to save Grisham?

(a) two hundred thousand dollars

(b) five hundred thousand dollars

(c) Hundred thousand dollars

(d) None

(xi) What does John consider " a technicality"?

(a) it means the money of the depositors was safe

(b) it means the bank having a technical fault

(a) None

(x)What did Mr. Marshall offer Robert?

(a) was offered to be the president of a political party

(b) Marshall offered a prize money to Baldwin

(c) Robert was offered a better job in the 3rd National Bank

(d) None

(xi) The theme of” The hour of Truth” refers to---

(a) Truth is God

(b) Truth wins all battle.

(d) The good gets rewarded and the bad gets punished.

(xii) Can the wall be lonely? Why does the poet use this expression?

(a) Poet is lonely just like the wall

(b) Poet lives in a simple house whose walls have no decoration

(d) None of the above

(xiii) What “according to the poet ,his – ‘excuse to live’ refers

(a) to the poets waiting night after night to get ideas to compose

lines of his poems

(b) to the poet’s aimless life

(d) None of the above

(xiv) What do you say about the tone of the poem-

“Of A Questionable Conviction”?

(a) Jovial and enthusiastic

(b) Optimist

(c) Pessimistic and defeated

(d) Alarming

(xv)Which of the following statement is NOT a fact ?

a) Children had no regards for the tiny ‘banian Goddess’.

b) Villagers prayed the famous deities of distant temples.

c) Villagers considered; the old and ageless banian tree, holy and sacred.

d) The MLA wanted to win the confidence of the villagers by saving the tree.

(xvi) How does the writer describe the river in spate?

a) Hissing sound.

b) Sound made by hooded cobra

c) Hissing sound of a thousand- hooded cobra

d) All the above.

(xvii) To whom was the ‘banian goddess’ very helpful?

a) An old woman during bi-weekly market days

b) All devotees of the village

c) Children bowed for their undone homework

d) All the above.

(xviii) At the End of the story of the mound and the tree,_____

a) King builds a beautiful house with the branches of the tree

b) The palace collapsed and all of the family members of the King died.

c) Due to the very words of the King to cut down the tree, the palace collapsed and the King’s family took shelter under the tree.

d) All the above.

(xix) “No not a single feather can be traced”- Who is the speaker of these lines?

a) Nirakar Das

b) Ravindra

c) Raghu

d) All the above.

(xx) How was the tree godly?

a) The tree was taken to be immortal by elders and all others of the village.

b) All decisions taken under tree were considered final.

c) The final decisions made under the tree carried the seal of some divine power.

d) All the above.

_________________________________________________________________

VST -2 – Alternative English

+2 Science , 2^nd Year

A. Choose the correct answer from the given options- (1x36=36)

1.What did the watchman first think of the shadowy figure could be?

a) A woman

b) A ghost

c) A man

d) A young woman

2. What did the girl, coming to commit suicide by drowning herself,want to be?

a) A dancer

b) A singer

c) A doctor

d) A teacher

3. What according to the poet, Of a Questionable Conviction, ‘a man’ may be?

a) A singer

b) A teacher

c) A poet

d) A lover

4. What is the man’s excuse to live?

a) waiting indefinitely

b) waiting for sometime

c) waiting for a moment

d) waiting for an hour

5. The watchman had lost his parents in the epidemic disease of ____________.

a) Cholera

b) Measles

c) Malaria

d) Diarrhea

6. The watchman was living with ________________.

a) Wife and children

b) his one daughter

c) his staff

d) his wife

7) The girl decided to commit suicide as she failed to __________.

a) arrange money for his higher studies

b) get admission in medical college

c) get selected for scholarship

d) arrange money for her marriage

8) Who is the writer of the Short story –“The Watchman”?

a) Manoj Das

b) R.K. Narayan

c) Ruskin Bond

d) R.K. Ramanujam

9)When the mirror says it has no preconceptions means________.

a) it reflects back an image objectively

b) it modifies an image as it reflect it

c) it beautifies an image as it reflects it

d) it gives a biased view of a person or object

10) The mirror has been called ‘a four cornered God’ because

_______________.

a)It is square shaped

b) Like God, it watches you unbiased and fair from all four angles

c) It reflects back all that it sees

d) it never stops reflecting

11) In this poem- ‘Mirror’- the mirror is __________.

a) highlighted

b) shown as an object

c) personified

d) None of the above

12) ________ is the speaker of the poem- “Mirror”

a) Women

b) God

c) Lake

d) Mirror

13) The following lines is an example of –“Whatever I see I swallow immediately”.

a) Personification

b) Simile

c) Metaphor

d) Hyperbole

14) The metaphor “ eye of a little God” implies that the mirror can_____________.

a) see

b) Is mean or cruel

c) Is all knowing

d) controls everything

15) The mirror is compared to a lake. The woman looking in to the surface of the lake is drowned in it

a)That the woman gets her reflection in the lake

b) That the woman is unhappy

c) The passing of time

d)None of these

16) The last line- “Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish”- of the poem is a simile which suggests _________.

a) The woman is becoming more terrible person

b) The woman is becoming as ugly as fish

c) The woman slowly loses the youth over time

d) None of these

17)When the poet says, “I have no preconceptions,” she means the mirror is _______.

a)unbiased

b) ugly

c) rude

d) ruthless

18)The mirror tells the real truth of life that _____________.

a) as one ages one doesn't look beautiful anymore

b) one becomes unhappy with time

c) life is ugly

d) life is rude

19 The poem explores the struggle with ____________, theinevitabilityof aging.

a)Meditation

b) self-acceptance

c) survival

d)Believe

20) The message of the poem “Mirror”is _____________.

a)With age comes a loss of beauty

b) With age life is painful

c) With age life is useless

d) With age body turns ugly

21) What are the two themes of the poem “Mirror”?

a) Time and ageing

b) life and its ugliness

c) Pain and struggle

d) old age and difficulties

22) Can the wall be lonely? Why does the poet use this expression?

a) Poet is lonely like the wall

b) Poet lives in a simple house whose walls have no decoration

c) Poet refers to the vacant house and its wall

d) None of these

23) What do you say about the tone of the poem – “Of a Questionable Conviction”?

a) Jovial and enthusiastic

b) Optimist

c) Pessimistic and defeated

d) Alarming

24) A man of business should be a ___________ man.

a) Full Man

b) Ready man

c) Cool man

d) None of the above

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+2 Science, 2nd Year

Subject: Alternative English

1. (a) Answer the following questions. (1x10=10)

i) Many vector-borne, food borne and water-borne infectious diseases will expand their range due to -

a) Changes in water Salinity

b) Increased amount of CO2

c) Acid rain

d) Severe impact of climate change

ii) One student can express themselves accurately if he has -

a) Sense of responsibility

b) A fluency in writing

c) manner of studying

d) None of the above

iii) Why men wrinkle less than women do?

a) because of their physical strength

b) because their skin is more soothing and soft than women

c) because their skin is thicker than a women’s

d) All of the above

iv) “Toot your own horn !” means ______

a) don’t be modest

b) boast about your achievements

c) tell the employer what you have done in the past

d) All of the above

v) Which of the following sentences is TRUE –

a) The watchman shared the tragedy of his life with the girl.

b) The girl was feeling miserable as she had lost his father.

c) The watchman talked redely at the miseries of the girl.

d) The girl wanted to study and become a doctor without being a burden on her stepmother.

vi) What medicine replaced Morphine in the treatment of cold?

a) Asafetida

b) Home remedies

c) Camphor

d) Codeine-papa verine mixture

vii) More pollution is drawn into the lungs of men than women because

a) they need more oxygen

b) they breathe more deeply

c) Of more muscular strength

d) None of the above

viii) Which of the following statement is NOT a fact?

a) Children had no regards for the tiny ‘banian Goddess’.

b) Villagers prayed the famous deities of distant temples.

c) Villagers considered; the old and ageless banian tree,holy and sacred.

d) The MLA wanted to win the confidence of the villagers in saving the tree.

xi) Those students with deep sense of responsibility, firmly believe in

a) Power

b) Validity of truth.

c) Diligence and accuracy.

d) All of the above

x) A man of business should have _______ to understand men better.

a) Universality

b) Mode of thinking

c) Active mind

d) Friendly nature

(b) Answer the following questions--- (1x10=10)

(i) Can the wall be lonely? Why does the poet use this expression?

(a) Poet is lonely just like the wall

(b) Poet lives in a simple house whose walls have no decoration

(d) None of the above

(ii) What “according to the poet his – ‘excuse to live’ refers

(a) to the poets waiting night after night to get ideas to compose

lines of his poems

(b) to the poet’s aimless life

(d) None of the above

(iii) What do you say about the tone of the poem -

“Of A Questionable Conviction”?

(a) Jovial and enthusiastic

(b) Optimist

(d) Alarming

(iv) Who is the poet of the poem - Indian children speak?

(a) Sylvia Plath

(b) Philip Larkin

(d) Juanita Bell

(v) Throughout the poem the phrase – “People said “-has been repeated. Who are these people?

(a) Pansy

(b) The white Americans

(d) None

(vi) What is the speaker's attitude towards Indian children?

(a) pessimist

(b) considerate

(d) None of the above

(vii) Is the speaker in the poem – ‘Indian Children speak’ -

(a) an American

(b) Indian

(d) none

(viii) What do you notice in the voice of the poet in the goat path?

(a) urgency

(b) Envy

(d) a sense of Oneness with God's creation

(ix) What purpose do the words --- ‘Quite Sunniness’,’ Sunny quietness’,’ Deep Sunniness’-- serve in the poem?

(a) they cast a spell on the reader

(b) they add to the musicality of the poem

(d) None

(x) In the poem ‘The Goat Path’ the poet, like the goats, seeks

(a) harmony with nature

(b) calmness

(d) None of the above

2. Answer the following Questions – (1x10=10)

(i) What mood does the opening of the play convey -----

(a) Tense

(b) Jovial

(d) Amusement

(ii) “Your father will have to give evidence”….Who is the speaker of these lines? What evidence is to be given?

(a) Speaker Martha- evidence of a crime

(b) Speaker Evie- evidence to win the confidence

(d) None

(iii) "I was talking to the assistant cashier yesterday" . Name the assistant cashier.

(a) John

(b) Evie

(d) Marshall

(iv) Who is the central character of the play?

a) Robert Baldwin

b) George Pearson

c) John Gresham

d) Mr. Marshall

(v) Why did Baldwin meet Gresham?

(a) Find a solution to Gresham's problems.

(b) Being a close friend of Gresham.

(d) None of the above

(vi) Why was John filled with Shame?

(a) Because his father was involved in the bank issue.

(b) Because his mother supported his father Robert Baldwin.

(d) None of the above

(vii) What was the amount offered to Robert Baldwin to save Grisham?

(a) two hundred thousand dollars

(b) five hundred thousand dollars

(d) None

(viii) What does John consider " a technicality"?

(a) it means the money of the depositors was safe

(b) it means the bank is so was a technical fault

(b) None

(xi)What did Mr. Marshall offer Robert?

(a) was offered to be the president of a political party

(b) Marshall offered a prize money to Baldwin

(d) None

(x) The theme of” The hour of Truth” refers to---

(a) Truth is God

(b) Truth wins all battle

(d) The good gets rewarded and the bad gets punished.

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