CLASS XII GENERAL ENGLISH

QUESTION BANK
SECTION-A
1. HASSAN’S ATTENDANCE PROBLEM
1. Who was Hassan?
a)a student of MBBS b)a student of M.Sc.
c)a student of B.A. d)a student of M.C.A.
Ans. (d) a student of MCA
2. What type of a student was Hassan?
a)Very dull and disobedient b)Very bright and regular
c)Regular but dull d)Bright but irregular
Ans. (d) bright but irregular
3. How would Hassan study?
a)Throughout the year b)only on Sundays
c)Only near the examinations d)after fifteen days
Ans. (c) only near the examinations
4. What kind of a teacher was Sudha Murthy?
a)very strict and rude b)kind and inefficient
c)kind and loving d)fond of flattery
Ans. (c) kind and loving
5. How would Hassan beg for attendance?
a)In a pitiful manner b)very rudely
c)Very impolitely d)none of these.
Ans. (a) in a pitiful manner
6. What promise would Hassan make to his teacher?
a)To leave school b)to improve himself
c)To pay fine d)to call his parents
Ans. (b) to improve himself

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7. What was the reaction of Hassan’s father during the parent-teacher meeting?
Ans. He didn’t bother much and said that only time would teach Hassan.
8. What was the reaction of Hassan’s mother?
Ans. She started crying and said that Hassan was not in her control.
9. What did Hassan say to his teacher after completing his course?
Ans. He thanked her for her kindness.
10. Who came to meet the narrator in her office?
Ans. A salesman of computer software (Hassan) came to meet her.
11. Why couldn’t Sudha Murthy recognise Hassan?
Ans. She couldn’t recognise him as he looked quite an average person whereas all her
former students had become rich or famous person
12. Hassan held ____________ responsible for his problems.
Ans. himself
13. Hassan became only a small salesman of ______________.
Ans. computer software
14.Hassan was told by his __________ to live separately.
Ans. father
15.The sentence “Old habits die hard” was spoken by ____________ to his _________.
Ans. Hassan, teacher
16.Excellence does not come by accident but by __________.
Ans. practice
17. Hassan was a very regular and responsible student. (True/False)
Ans. False
18.The parent-teacher meeting was quite fruitful. (True/False)
Ans. False
19.Sudha Murthy at once agreed to meet her visitor. (True/False)
Ans. False
20. Hassan was told by his father to live separately. (True/False)
Ans. True
Prepared by: Ms. Rachna Kamra, Lecturer in English, GSSS Bagrian (Sangrur)

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 2. THE MARCH KING
1. On the day of the concert, Philip went to play a game of__________ (baseball/football).
Ans. Baseball
2. What is name of Philip’s best friend whom Philip told his secret plan to join circus?
Ans. Ed
3. What is Marine band?
Ans. This band is the official band of President of the United States.
4. After bakery, Philip did not feel like playing baseball because _________________.
(a)He was too tired (b)He wanted to study
(c)He was hungry (d)Guests came to his house
Ans. (a) He was too tired
5. What was Philip chosen to play in concert?
(a)Violin (b) Guitar (c)Drum (d)Flute
Ans. (a)Violin
6. Who scolded Philip at the bakery?
Ans. Baker’s wife
7. Who revealed the news of Philip’s selection by a circus band leader to his mother?
Ans. His friend Ed’s mother
8. Who gave shirt to Philip for concert?
Ans. Mrs. Esputa, wife of his music teacher.
9. Who was Charlie?
(a) Philip’s teacher (b)Bakery owner (c)Leader of band in circus (d)Philip’s friend
Ans. (b) Bakery owner
10. Philip wanted to be a musician. (True/False)
Ans. True
11. Philip had decided to join circus. (True/False)
Ans. True
12. Philip loved to work at the bakery. (True/False)
Ans. False
13. Philip was wildly applauded after “The Washington Post March” was played.
(True/False)
Ans. True
14. Name the newspaper which held an essay contest?
Ans. The Washington Post

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15. How old was Philip when he accepted leadership of The Marine Band?
Ans. Twenty six years old
Fill in the blank(s) with a suitable word.
16. Philip was utterly___ after working at the bakery.
Ans. Exhausted
17. Philip was enlisted as an_ to study music in Marine Band.
Ans. Apprentice
18. Mrs. Esputa’s _fingers pinned enough tucks in the shirt to make it fit Philip.
Ans. Nimble
19. John Philip Sousa became the_____ of the Marine Band.
Ans. Leader
20. Philip wrote more than a hundred ___.
Ans. Marches
Prepared by: Ms. Ritu Mehta Lecturer in English GSSS Bhullarheri Sangrur

3. THINKING OUT OF THE BOX: LATERAL THINKING

1. What is lateral thinking?
Ans. Lateral thinking is thinking differently or thinking out of the box.
2. Where did the farmer and his daughter live?
Ans. They lived in a small village in India.
3. The money-lender was _________ .
(a) young and attractive (b) old and ugly
Ans. (b) old and ugly
4. The term lateral thinking was coined by ___________.
Ans. Edward De Bono
5. Thomas was _________.
(a) a beggar (b) a money-lender
(c) a farmer (d) a millionaire
Ans. (d) a millionaire
6. How much amount did Thomas borrow from the bank?
Ans. Thomas borrowed $5000 from the bank.
7. Where was the bank situated?
Ans. The bank was situated in the middle of New York City.

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8. How long did Thomas stay away from New York City?
Ans. Thomas stayed away from New York City for two weeks.
9. Thomas paid ________ as an interest.
(a)$15 (b) Rs.15 (c)$50 (d)Rs.50
Ans. (a) $15
10. What was the brand of Thomas’s car?
Ans. It was a Ferrari.
11. Who introduced day and night matches in cricket?
Ans. Kerry Packer introduced day and night matches in cricket.
12. __________ experimented with two different captains for the test and one day
matches.
(a)Australia (b) New Zealand (c) South Africa (d) India
Ans. (a) Australia
13. Who is the author of this chapter?
Ans. The author is Anonymous (Unknown). It is an adapted chapter.
14. Nowadays ________ matches have become very popular in cricket.
(a) one-day matches (b) test matches (c) T20 matches (d) half day matches
Ans. (c) T20 matches
15. The Ferrari car was parked in the bank’s _________ garage for safety.
Ans. underground
16. The girl intelligent won and changed _________.
Ans. an impossible situation into an advantageous one
17. What did the girl notice?
Ans. The girl noticed that the money-lender had picked up two black pebbles and put
them into the money bag.
18. The girl and Thomas, the millionaire both used __________to win the situation.
Ans. lateral thinking
19. New York is ________ big city. (a, an, the)
Ans. a
20. Forgo means ________.
(a) feeling hungry (b) to give up
(c) to be very popular (d) thinking above
Ans. (b) to give up
Prepared by: Ms. Atamjit Kaur, Lecturer English, GSSS Morinda (Roopnagar)
Vetted by: Ms. Gurinder Kaur, Lecturer English, GSSSS Makrauna Kalan (Roopnagar)
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 4. ON SAYING ‘PLEASE’
1. Who is the writer of the essay ‘On Saying Please’?
(a) Anonymous (b) E.V. Lucas (c) A.G. Gardiner (d) R.K. Narayan
Ans. (c) A.G. Gardiner
2. Who trampled upon the writer’s toe?
(a) The bus conductor (b) The passenger (c) The narrator (d) The old man
Ans. (a) The bus conductor
3. Words like ‘Okay’ and ‘No Problem’ keep the machine of life in a good working order.
(True/False)
Ans. False
4. Unkind words are more painful than _______ (physical/spiritual) injury.
Ans. Physical
5. A gloomiest person can make the sad person cheerful. (True/False)
Ans. False
6. The conductor behaved in a very (decent/indecent) manner.
Ans. decent
7. Good manners are infectious. (True/False)
Ans. True
8. Bad manners _______ (poison/sweeten) the general stream of life.
Ans. poison
9. The author once boarded a plane. (True/False)
Ans. False
10. What does not compel us to be polite?
(a) Law (b) Government (c) Family (d) School
Ans. (a) Law
11. The lift-man threw (a dog/a passenger) out of the lift.
Ans. a passenger
12. What did the lift-man want the passenger to say?
(a) Sorry (b) Please (c) Thank you (d) My pleasure
Ans. (b) Please
13. Discourtesy is a legal offence. (True/False)
Ans. False
14. One has to pay penalty for being boorish. (True/False)
Ans. False
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15. Law will permit me to retaliate with reasonable (violence/non-violence).
Ans. violence
16. What would city gutters run with, if total liberty is given?
(a) milk (b) blood (c) water (d) petrol
Ans. (b) blood
17. The pain of a wound to our (self-respect/body) may poison a whole day.
Ans. self-respect
18. Who bullied Captain Absolute?
(a) Sir Anthony (b) William Slim (c) William Blake (d) Smith
Ans. (a) Sir Anthony
19. Whom did the Fag kick?
(a) servant (b) little boy (c) page-boy (d) captain
Ans. (c) page-boy
20. What types of damages do not get any allowance?
(a) Physical (b) spiritual (c) emotional (d) moral and intellectual
Ans. (d) moral and intellectual
Prepared by: Ms. Gurinder Kaur, Lecturer English, GSSSS Makrauna Kalan (Roopnagar)
Vetted by: Ms. Tanvir Sharma, Lecturer in English, GSSS Bajrur (Roopnagar)

5. THE STORY OF MY LIFE

1. Name the author of “The Story of my life”.
Ans. Helen Keller
2. At what age did Helen publish her autobiography?
Ans. Twenty two years
3. Name Helen Keller’s teacher.
Ans. Miss Anne Mansfield Sullivan
4. When did Anne Sullivan come to teach Helen?
Ans. 3rd March 1887
5. How old was Helen when Miss Anne Sullivan came to teach her?
Ans. 6 years and 9 months
6._________was the first word that Helen learnt.
Ans. D-O-L-L
7._________at the Perkins Institution sent a doll for Helen.
Ans. The little blind children

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8._______ had dressed the doll sent by blind children.
Ans. Laura Bridgman
9. Helen learnt _________ words and made the letters correctly.
a) pin b) father c) stand d) all of the above
Ans. d) all of the above
10. Helen had a tussle over the words ____________.
a) doll and pin b) mug and jug c) mug and water d) father and sit
Ans. c) mug and water
11. Helen dashed the new doll on the floor. (True/False)
Ans. True
12. Helen and her teacher walked down the path to the well house. (True/False)
Ans. True
13.__________ was the wordless cry of Helen’s soul.
Ans. “Light! Give me Light!”
14. How did Anne Sullivan teach Helen to communicate with others?
Ans. By spelling words on the hand.
15. Helen Keller became blind and deaf at the age of …………
a) 10 months b) 19 months c) 4 months d) 2 years
Ans. b) 19 months
16._________is a form of lip-reading.
a) Braille b) Sign language c) Tadoma d)None of the above
Ans. c) Tadoma
17. Braille is a language that helps the blind to read. (True/False)
Ans. True
18. Which word revealed the mystery of language to Helen?
Ans. W-a-t-e-r
19. Could Helen understand the difference between “mug” and “water”?
Ans. No
20. What is “Aaron’s rod”?

Ans. A magical rod that blossomed and yielded almonds

Prepared by: Ms. Pushpinder, Lecturer in English, GGSS Aladinpur (Tarn Taran)
Vetted by: Ms. Monika Trehan, Lecturer in English GSSS Patti (Boys) (Tarn Taran)

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 6. TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
1. Name the writer of “Two Gentlemen of Verona”.
Ans. A. J. Cronin
2. Where did the narrator and his friend drive through?
Ans. Foothills of the Alps
3. Who was Luigi?
(a) Driver (b) Singer (c) Dancer (d) Photographer
Ans. (a) Driver
4. What were the two boys selling?
Ans. Wild strawberries
5. How did the two boys look?
Ans. Shabby and skinny
6. How old was Nicola?
(a) 13 years (b) 15 years (c) 16 years (d) 17 years.
Ans. (a) 13 years
7. How old was Jacopo?
Ans. Twelve years
8. What did the two boys do for their livelihood?
Ans. They shined shoes, sold newspapers and fruits and did many odd jobs.
9. Who was Lucia?
Ans. Nicola and Jacopo’s sister
10. How old was Lucia?
Ans. Twenty years old
11. What did Lucia aspire to be?
(a) A singer (b) A dancer (c) player (d) All of the above
Ans. (a) A singer
12. Why did the two boys work hard endlessly?
Ans. To pay for the hospital bills
13. Lucia was suffering from ___________.
Ans. Tuberculosis of the spine
14. Poleta was……… kilometers away from Verona.
(a) Thirty (b) Forty (c) Twenty Five (d) Fifty
Ans. (a) Thirty

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15. ___________was a place of interest in Verona.
Ans. Juliet’s Tomb
16. A large red-roofed villa, surrounded by a high stone wall was a ___________.
Ans. Hospital
17. Who was the woman at the village?
Ans. A trained nurse
18. Work was scarce in Verona. (True / False)
Ans. True
19. War had not broken the spirit of the three children. (True / False)
Ans. True
20. The two boys paid the hospital bills every month. (True / False)
Ans. False
Prepared by: Ms. Pushpinder, Lecturer in English, GGSS Aladinpur (Tarn Taran)
Vetted by: Mr. Kashmir Singh , Lecturer in English , GGSSS Chohla Sahib ( Tarn Taran )

7. IN CELEBRATION OF BEING ALIVE

1. Dr. Barnard designed artificial______________ valves.
(Heart, Kidney, Eyes, Liver)
Ans. Heart
2. The spot of accident was _____________ by the police.
(Checked Located, Inspected, Supervised)
Ans. Inspected
3. Now a days, it is easy to _______________ the heart problem.
(Study, Rectify, Locate, Spread)
Ans. Rectify
4. The business of living is __________________ of being alive.
(Joy, Recreation, Celebration, Amusement)
Ans. Celebration
5. Dr. Barnard was the pioneer in the _____________________surgery.
(Brain, Heart Transplant, Liver Transplant, Kidney transplant)
Ans. Heart Transplant
6. Dr. Barnard considered the sufferings of the children heart breaking because of their
total_____________ in the doctors. (Trust, Distrust)
Ans. Trust

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7. Dr. Barnard suffered from broken legs. (True/ False)
Ans. False
8. The writer learnt an important lesson about life from the two boys. (True/ False)
Ans. True
9. Dr. Barnard’s wife was hit by a _______________while crossing the road.
(Bus, Car, Truck, Bike)
Ans. Car
10. “Suffering ennobles you, makes you a better person.” Who said these words?
(Writer’s father, or mother, Brother or Wife)
Ans. Writer’s father
11. The blind mechanic provided power to the motor and the driver steered that with one arm.
(True / False)
Ans. True
12. The writer of this story was inspired by_____________brave youngsters.
(Two, Three, five, four)
Ans. Two
13. Those who have a__________attitude in life, move forward in spite of physical suffering.
(Miserable, Positive, Reluctant, Sluggish)
Ans. Positive
14. ________________ people defy all pain and set an example for others.
(Weak, Illiterate, Brave, Ignorant)
Ans. Brave
15. The writer’s brother suffered from an ____________ .
(Abnormal heart, enlarged liver, Kidney disorders)
Ans. Abnormal Heart
16. The doctor had closed a _________in the heart of the trolley’s driver.
(Valve, Hole)
Ans. Hole
17. The mechanic was ____________ years old.
(Seven, Five)
Ans. Seven
18. The shoulder and the arm of the trolley driver were _____________.
(Weak, Broken, Amputated)
Ans. Amputated
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19. As a doctor, the writer found the suffering of children______________.
(Disturbing, Disappointing. Heart Breaking, shocking)
Ans. Heart Breaking
20. One can become a better person if one experiences suffering.
(True/ False)
Ans. True
Prepared and Vetted by: Team Amritsar

8. GHADARI BABAS IN KALAPANI JAIL

1. The Freedom fighters were kept in _________ cells.
(a) Lovely (b) Open (c) Lonely (d) Large
Ans. (c) Lonely
2. Who committed suicide in Kalapani Jail?
(a) V.G Pingley (b) Indu Bhushan (c) Ulaskar Datt (d) None
Ans. (b) Indu Bhushan
3. How many Ghadarites lost their lives in the Kalapani Jail?
(a) Ten (b) Twelve (c) Eight (d) Four
Ans. (c) Eight
4. The weather in Port Blair was very ____________.
(a) Pleasant (b) Inclement (c) Wonderful (d) Foggy
Ans. (b) Inclement
5. The first group of Political prisoners belonged to.
(a) Allipore conspiracy case (b) Nasik conspiracy case (c) Lahore conspiracy case
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a) Allipore conspiracy case
6. Who continued the hunger strike for four months in the Kalapani Jail?
Ans. Prithvi Singh Azad
7. What was the colour of the turbans of the warders?
Ans. Red.
8. Who slapped Superintendent Murray hard in the jail?
Ans. Chattar Singh
9. Name the revolutionary who died in hospital due to severe beating.
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 10. What did David Barry ask the prisoners to follow?
Ans. The rules and orders
11. VD Savarkar was a revolutionary based in _____________ (London/ Paris).
Ans. London
12. The penal colony was created to ____________ (settle/ torture) the rebels and the
hardened criminals.
Ans. Torture
13. The highly educated Ullaskar Dutt was driven to _________ (insanity/obscurity).
Ans. Insanity
14. Parma Nand Jhansi was_______________ (welcomed/ threatened) by the Jailor.
Ans. Threatened
15. VD Savarkar’s book became a _____________ (Bible/ story) for the revolutionaries.
Ans. Bible
16. Jailor David Barry was a good natured man. (True/False)
Ans. False
17. The Ghadari Babas were tried in Allipore Conspiracy Case. (True/False)
Ans. False
18. Mandalay Conspiracy was also known as Burma Conspiracy. (True/False)
Ans. True
19. The Kalapani Jail was consisted of 690 cells. (True/False)
Ans. True.
20. Ghadar Party was organized to launch an armed struggle for the freedom of Burma.
(True/False)
Ans. False
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