Grade XI Model Question for Pre-Board and Board Exams

 Grade XI

Model Questions (Pre-board) 2078 (2022) 

Compulsory English 


Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far  as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.  

Time: 3:00 hrs.                                                                                 Full Marks : 75

Attempt all the questions. 

1. Read the text and complete the tasks that follow. 15 

How to stay fit, happy and healthy 

If you’ve been listening to the news you already know about our national  obesity levels rising by the day. It has never been more important to watch  what you are eating and to get an adequate amount of exercise and sleep  to keep yourself fit and healthy. Though it may feel like really hard work  at first, once you adopt an exercise routine and start to adapt to a new  situation, you’ll forget you ever did things differently. Here are the top  four top adjustments you could make make: 

Sleep is huge and almost a third of the US population doesn’t get near  enough to help them stay physically and mentally healthy. If you are  sleep deprived, try changing your habits in order to get a full eight hours  every night.  

Look at what you’re eating now and make changes where you see fit. If  you are susceptible to snacking, keep a piece of fruit or a few nuts at hand.  The key is to eat small meals throughout the day. Reduce portion sizes,  remove white bread and replace with whole grains and make sure each  meal contains at least one portion of fruit and – or vegetables. Healthy  

food doesn’t have to be expensive in the least bit, and you can get an  abundance of low priced fruit and veggies, like apples, bananas, potatoes  and peas. Take a look at your current lifestyle and make a small list of  everything you do that is not good for your health. This could be anything,  from eating too much junk food or drinking too much caffeine, to  smoking or drinking. Start the process of breaking these habits one by  one. Some will be easy, while others may take months or maybe years to  get rid of and eradicate completely from your life, but the sooner you start  fighting, the better.  

Some addictions (like smoking, drugs or alcohol) are incredibly bad not  only to your health, but also to your pocketbook. If you smoke and/or  drink, start by cutting back on how many drinks you have, or cigarettes  you smoke, in a day, and if necessary, seek medical advice and assistance  to make further steps towards stopping completely.  

We all should be doing at least 30 minutes of exercise, 3 to 4 or more  times a week, to maintain good health and keep fit. This can be pretty  much anything that is physical, like walking, cycling, running,  swimming to weightlifting, etc. This too does not have to be expensive,  and you can get a great work out without joining any costly gyms. Most  of these exercises are inexpensive, and just doing a cardiovascular  exercise, like walking, jogging, or walking on a treadmill a few times a  week will do your body (and heart) good.  

A. Look at the highlighted words in the text. Complete these  sentences using them. Two of them are not necessary. (5X1=5)  

a. Disadvantaged people are …………… of social justice.  

b. Nepal is a naturally rich country. In fact, it has an …………….. of  natural resources.  

c. Older people with medical complications are …………… to Covid 19.  

d. I have made a few …………… to the design to give the shirt a new  look. 

    e. It took me seven hours to complete the task. It was ……………  difficult.  

    B. Choose the appropriate headings for paragraphs 2-6 from the list  below and write the         paragraph numbers next to them. (5X1=5)

a. Strive for a better diet …………….  

b. Exercise, exercise, exercise …………….  

c. Overcoming addictions …………….  

d. Get more sleep …………….  

e. Stop all those bad habits …………….  

2. Answer the following questions. 5*2 = 10 

i. Why did Makar disclose that he had killed the merchant? (God  Sees the Truth but Waits

ii. What details does the astrologer give the stranger about his past?  (An Astrologer’s Day

iii. Why is the last stage called second childhood? (All the World’s  a Stage

iv. What does the slogan “Stay hungry; stay foolish” mean to you?  (How to Live Before You Die

v. What is the main theme of the play “Trifles”? 

3. Answer the following questions. 2*5 = 10 

i. Interpret the poem ‘Corona Says’ in your own words. ii. What are the four major problems developed by Frank  LaPena with regard to maintaining the oral tradition.  Discuss in detail.(Sharing Tradition) 

4. Is science a blessing or a curse? Write a couple of paragraphs on it.

5. Write a couple of paragraphs about an interesting dream that you  have had recently.

6. Yoga can be good to stay physically and mentally healthy. Do you  practice any yoga? Write an essay on the benefits of yoga.10 

7. Do as indicated in brackets and rewrite the sentences. (10×1=10)  i. He frequently goes to the swimming pool. (name the word  classes of the underlined words)  ii. My uncle has a big house in Nepalgunj. (divide sentence  into different parts)  iii. One of the students said, “……….. is late today”. (Use:  a/an/the or no article ) iv. One of my friends……… in Thailand. (live/  lives…………choose the correct verb)  v. Our parents expected us ……. hard. (to study/  studying………..choose the correct gerund or infinitive) vi. You won’t pass the exam…….. you study. (when/if/unless  …….choose an appropriate conjunction)  vii. I couldn’t sleep. I was very tired. (rewrite the sentence  using ‘Despite’)  viii. The police arrested a man. Nabin worked with him. (Join  the following sentence using the relative clause ‘whom’) ix. Who has advertised the post? (change into passive voice) x. Dipen said to Alok, “My son has been writing this essay  since yesterday.” (change into indirect speech)

8. Do as instructed. (5X1=5)

i. Arrange the following words as per the order in a dictionary:                                                                    contact, content, context, continue, continent

ii. What does the sentence 'He burst his fingers by interfering in his neighbors affair' mean?                        a. He got himself into trouble                                                                                                                        b. He burnt himself.                                                                                                                                    c. He got himself injured.                                                                                                                            d. He got rebuked. 

iii. Write a word that means the same: never dying or decaying (i......) 

iv. Write the plural forms of the given words:     a. fungus     b. appendix

v. Choose the opposite of the word ‘disappointment’:     a. clever     b. calmly     c. happiness


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