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Periodic Test-I Class XI English K.V KANCHANBAGH

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
 What is the main idea?
a)
Soccer is important at the Olympics.
b)
Soccer is a worldwide sport.
c)
Soccer is also called football.
d)
Soccer is played by men and women.
2.
Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?
a)
Floods can cause a lot of damage.
b)
Floods cause mudslides.
c)
Floods damage houses and roads. 
3.
(1) College tuitions are soaring, leaving many parents wondering if they will be able to afford higher education for their children.  (2) Cutbacks in government aid combined with skyrocketing tuition are making it unfeasible even for families of moderate wealth to fully fund their children's educations.  (3) In America, people say that you can be anything you want to be.  (4) But getting an education is crucial if you hope to achieve the American dream.
With which of the following statements would the author of this passage most likely agree?
a)
The government should help students pay for college.
b)
The cost of a college education is unreasonable.
c)
Borrowing money for college may be the answer to rising education costs.
d)
An education is not necessary to succeed in America.
4.
There are many fun things to do at the beach.  Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach.  Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed.  Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun.  It is also fun to look for shells.  Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?
a)
There are many fun things to do at the beach.
b)
It is also fun to look for shells.
c)
Some people simply like to sunbathe.
d)
Going to the beach to swim can be fun.
5.
When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.
The Summary of this passage is:
a)
There are a lot of cows in Texas.
b)
There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
c)
 Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
d)
 There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.
6.
Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
The Summary of this passage is:
a)
Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
b)
 Jill loves Mexican food.
c)
The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
d)
 Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.
7.
Keep your teeth happy. Brush your teeth twice a day. Make sure you floss your teeth every time you brush and after you eat. Avoid eating anything that sticks to your teeth, like candy and syrup. Eat vegetables and fruits that don't cause cavities. 
What is the main idea?
a)
Keep your teeth happy
b)
Brush your teeth twice a day
c)
Avoid eating candy and syrup
d)
Eat more vegetables
8.
Native Americans dried strips of meat, pounded it into a paste, and then mixed it with fat. Sometimes they added berries and sugar. Then they pressed it into small cakes. They called these cakes pemmican. Pemmican didn't spoil, and it provided lots of energy for people traveling or going hunting. Today explorers still carry and eat this food.
What is the passage mostly about?
a)
who uses pemmican today
b)
what can be put into pemmican
c)
how pemmican was prepared by Native Americans.
d)
why people eat pemmican today
9.
The wind blew through his hair as the boy watched the clouds roll in. As the waves grew bigger and bigger, he decided it was time to ride home. What is the boy doing?
a)
eating breakfast
b)
sailing
c)
riding his bike
d)
playing with his friends
10.
Dolphins are very smart animals.  They even have their own language.   They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts.  Scientists have been studying this dolphin language.  They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other. This paragraph mainly tells:
a)
how dolphins talk to people
b)
how smart dolphins are 
c)
how dolpins are different from fish
d)
which scientists are studying languages
11.
Alisha ___ her grandparents last week.
a)
visiting
b)
visited
c)
visits
d)
visit
12.
Choose the proper sentence
a)
He has already seen that film
b)
He already saw that film
c)
He have already seen that film
d)
He already has seen that film
13.
Choose
a)
The film has started by the time they arrived
b)
The film had start by the time they arrived
c)
The film started by the time they arrived
d)
The film had started by the time they arrived
14.

The computer _________ slowly since we installed the new operating system.

a)

was running

b)

has been running

c)

will run

15.

I can't find my watch. ________ you _______ it recently?

a)

Have / see

b)

Did / seen

c)

Were / seen

d)

Have / seen

16.

During the two years, David ________ ten different jobs.

a)

has has

b)

has had

c)

have had

d)

have has

17.

The thief _________ in prison several times before.

a)

has been

b)

were

c)

have been

d)

has be

18.

The thief _________ in prison several times before.

a)

has been

b)

were

c)

have been

d)

has be

19.

How much money _______ you _______ since last year?

a)

have / saved

b)

did / save

c)

were / save

d)

are / saving

20.

At 8 o’clock tomorrow, we ________ (sit) here to talk about the issues.

a)

will be sitting

b)

will be siting

c)

will be not sitting

d)

will not be siting

21.
What does 'Terribly Transient Feet' mean in the poem?
a)
her feet represent the mother, who changed with time while the sea remained the same          
b)
temporary situation
c)
age is temporary
d)
None of the above
22.

The sea holiday was the past of her mother.What is the poetess' past?

a)

her mother's memory

b)

her mother's laughter

c)

her mother's photograph

d)

her uncle's camera

23.

1.Now she’s been dead nearly as many years As that girl lived. And of this circumstance .There is nothing to say at all.

Its silence silences.

i. For how many years has ‘she’ been dead?

a)

a. ‘She’ has been dead for a number of years.

b)

b. ‘She’ has been dead for some twenty-thirty years.

c)

c.‘ She’ has been dead for twelve years.

d)

d. ‘She’ has been dead before the poet was born.

24.

iii. What is the poetic device used in ‘silence silences’?

a)

a. alliteration.

b)

b. alliteration and oxymoron.

c)

c. alliteration and repetition

d)

d. rhyme and rhythm.

25.

The author's grandmother carried several stale chapattis with her for:

a)

the writer

b)

the monkeys

c)

the village dogs

d)

the priest of the temple

26.

What was the turning point in the relationship between the writer and his grandmother?

a)

when they went to the city

b)

when she died

c)

when the writer became mature

d)

when the writer was given a separate room

27.

The day the writer came back was the first time when the grandmother:

a)

sang songs

b)

did not pray

c)

did not talk to him

d)

did not feed the sparrows

28.

The grandmother was against the teaching of music because she considered music to be

a)

sublime

b)

good for him

c)

a monopoly of harlots and beggars

29.

How did the sparrows express their sorrow when the author's grandmother died?

a)

They chirruped a lot

b)

They did not express their sorrow

c)

They did not come that day

d)

They did not take notice of the bread crumbs and flew away without eating them

30.

What did Khosrove's son tell him when he was in the barber's shop?

a)

the house is on fire

b)

some guests have arrived

c)

we have won a lottery

d)

come and have lunch

31.

What happened when the narrator tried to have a horse-ride?

a)

He had a wonderful time.

b)

The horse threw him down.

c)

He controlled the horse.

d)

He did not like the horse

32.

"One day back there in the good old days..."the beginning of the story is suggestive of a time-

a)

when the narrator was about 9 years old.

b)

life seemed charming and was as alluring as a mystifying dream.

c)

when the world was full of all possible kinds of splendour

d)

all of the above

33.

Chief traits of Garoghlanian tribe were

a)

proud and honest.

b)

believed in right and wrong.

c)

none of them take advantage of anyone.

d)

All of the above

34.

What did John Byro mean by "A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart "

a)

horse was an exact replica of the one he owned.

b)

he believed that both the boys had stolen the horse .

c)

he refused to believe that both of them had taken his horse.

d)

even his rational mind said that it was his horse ,his heart refused to believe because of their family integrity.

35.

Either my father or my mother _______ coming to meet the teacher.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

were

d)

was

36.

The man in brown shoes _____ running.

a)

is

b)

were

c)

are

37.

Malee and her friends ___ their teacher.

a)

love

b)

loves

c)

loving

d)

loved

38.

Two hundred dollars ­­­­___ too high for this shirt.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

are

d)

be

39.
When students ______ to Harmon for third period, there _____ no opportunities to attend tutorials.
a)
goes, is
b)
go, are
c)
goes, are
d)
go, is
40.

Who snapped the photograph?

a)

poetess' mother

b)

poetess' sister

c)

poetess' uncle

d)

poetess' father

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