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HBSE Class 11 English SAT-1 Question Paper 2024 Answer Key
Section – A (Reading Skills)
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow : (5 Marks)
Ride, work, ride, repeat. It’s a scientifically proven system that describes some unexpected benefits of cycling. In a recent study in the Journal of clinical and Diagnostic Research’, scientists found that people scored higher on tests of memory, reasoning and planning after 30 minutes of spinning on a stationary bike than they did before they rode the bike. They also completed the tests faster after pedaling.
Exercise is like fertilizer for your brain. All those hours spent on exercising your muscles, create rich capillary beds not only in leg and hip muscles, but also in your brain. More blood vessels in your brain and muscles mean more oxygen and nutrients to help them work. When you pedal, you also force more nerve cells to fire. The result: you double or triple the production of these cells literally building your brain. You also release neurotransmitters (the messengers between your brain cells) so all those cells, new and old, can communicate with each other for better, faster functioning. That’s a pretty profound benefit to cyclists.
This kind of growth is especially important with each passing birthday, because as we age, our brains shrink and those connections weaken. Exercise restores and protects the brain cells. Neuroscientists say, “Adults who exercise display sharper memory skills, higher concentration levels more fluid thinking, and greater problem-solving ability than those who are sedentary.”
Cycling also elevates your mood, relieves anxiety, increases stress resistance, and even banishes the blues. “Exercise works in the same way as psychotherapy and antidepressants in the treatment of depression, may be better,” says Dr. Manjari. A recent study, analyzing 26 years of research, finds that even some exercise – as little as 20 to 30 minutes a day – can prevent depression over the long term.
Questions :
(i) In which tests did people score higher after spinning on a stationary bike?
(a) Memory
(b) Reasoning
(c) Planning
(d) All of the above
Answer – (d) All of the above
(ii) What is like fertilizer for our brain?
(a) Green manure
(b) Compost
(c) Exercise
(d) None of these
Answer – (c) Exercise
(iii) What creates rich capillary beds in our brain?
(a) Reading
(b) Writing
(c) Speaking
(d) Exercising our muscles
Answer – (d) Exercising our muscles
(iv) What does adults display who exercise?
(a) Sharper memory skills
(b) Higher concentration levels
(c) Greater problem-solving ability
(d) All of these
Answer – (d) All of these
(v) What relieves anxiety and elevates our mood?
(a) Cycling
(b) Thinking
(c) Concentration
(d) None of these
Answer – (a) Cycling
OR
Human beings are the only creatures who can speak or produce different sounds. Speech is their basic quality. Other creatures cannot speak like human beings and get their requirements fulfilled. They produce sounds or symbols when they need to convey some message to each other. Some people speak only when it is most required. Some people keep on bragging for the whole day. They cannot control themselves. Some of them even don’t know what to speak, when to speak and how to speak. They rarely know that words spoken once can never come back. Sometimes, we listen to the people of saying ‘I take my words back’, funny it is! How can words be taken back? Such a person cannot realize the impact these words have left upon the victim who has been hurt badly. There seems to be no compensation for such a shooting of words. They will always keep on resounding in the memory of the listener. That is why it is suggested to think before we speak. Our words may be a source of happiness or sorrow for others. We must use this art of speaking carefully.
Questions :
(i) Which quality is unique for human beings?
(a) Speech
(b) Happiness
(c) Sorrow
(d) Fighting
Answer – (a) Speech
(ii) How do other creatures speak?
(a) They also speak like human beings
(b) They produce sounds
(c) They produce symbols
(d) They produce sounds and symbols
Answer – (d) They produce sounds and symbols
(iii) What do some people not know?
(a) what to speak
(b) when to speak
(c) how to speak
(d) All of the above
Answer – (d) All of the above
(iv) What keeps on resounding in the memory of listeners?
(a) sound
(b) words
(c) music
(d) symbols
Answer – (b) words
(v) Synonym of ‘Rarely’ is ………..
(a) Hardly
(b) Generally
(c) Regularly
(d) Frequently
Answer – (a) Hardly
2. Read the following passage carefully and make notes on it using headings and sub-headings. Give an appropriate title to it. (5 Marks)
A vast blanket of pollution stretching across South Asia is cutting down sunlight by 10 per cent over India, damaging agriculture, modifying rainfall patterns and putting hundred thousands of people at risk. The startling findings of scientists working with the United Nations Environment Programme indicate that the spectacular economic growth seen in this part of the world in the past decade may soon falter as a result of pollution. Research carried out in India indicates that the haze caused by pollution might be reducing winter rice harvests by as much as 10 per cent, the report said. “Acids in the haze may, by falling as acid rain, have the potential to damage crops and trees. Ash falling on leaves can aggravate the impact of reduced sunlight on earth’s surface. The pollution that is forming the haze could be leading to several hundred thousands of premature deaths as a result of higher levels of respiratory diseases,” it said. Results from seven cities in India alone, including Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata, estimate that air pollution was annually responsible for 24000 premature deaths in the early 1990s.
Answer –
Notes :
Title : Pollution and its effects
1. Pollution
1.1 Bad effects of pollution
1.2 Cut down sunlight
1.3 Dmg. agri.
1.4 Rainfall pattern changed
1.5 Life at risk
2. Scientists view on pollution
2.1 Faulty economic growth
2.2 Haze due to pollution reduces rice prod. by 10%
2.3 Acid rain dmg. crops and trees
2.4 Ash reduces sunlight
3. Side effects of haze
3.1. Reduces rice production
3.2 Causes premature deaths due to respiratory diseases
4. Result of pollution in seven cities
4.1 Air pollution causes 24000 deaths in 1990s
Abbreviations :
Dmg. → Damaged
agri. → Agriculture
prod. → Production
Section – B (Writing Skills)
3. Attempt any one of the following : (5 Marks)
The main road leading to your locality has three open manholes causing frequent accidents at night, especially during the rainy season. Write a letter in 120-150 words to the Editor, The Tribune drawing attention of the concerned authorities to this problem of the residents. You are Jatin / Jyoti of Sector 2, Rohtak.
Answer –
| Sector 2 Rohtak 12 July 2024The Editor The Tribune Rohtak Subject : Open manholes Sir, Thank you |
OR
You are Avni, the Head Girl of Class XI. On behalf of the students of Class XI, write an application to the Principal requesting him to arrange for an Educational Trip.
Answer –
| The Principal ABC Sr. Sec. School Charkhi DadriSubject : Request for an educational trip Respected Sir/Madam, Thank you for your time and consideration. |
OR
Mentioning the date, time and venue, write a notice for your school notice board for the annual sports meet. Encourage students for maximum participation.
Answer –
|
ANNUAL SPORTS MEET Dear Students, |
Section – C (Grammar)
4. Attempt any six from eight parts : (1 × 6 = 6 Marks)
(i) Water …………….. (boil) at 100°C. (Verb)
(a) boiled
(b) boils
(c) had boiled
(d) boil
Answer – (b) boils
(ii) He …………. (buy) a mobile last month. (Verb)
(a) brought
(b) was buying
(c) bought
(d) had bought
Answer – (c) bought
(iii) She ………….. (visit) her friend tomorrow. (Verb)
(a) will visit
(b) visiting
(c) had visited
(d) shall visit
Answer – (a) will visit
(iv) I have two apples ………….. one banana. (Conjunction)
(a) or
(b) lest
(c) but
(d) and
Answer – (d) and
(v) He is waiting …………. the train. (Preposition)
(a) to
(b) in
(c) of
(d) for
Answer – (d) for
(vi) The novel is …….…… Interesting. (Adverb)
(a) many
(b) much
(c) very
(d) too
Answer – (c) very
(vii) …………. ! We have won the match. (Interjection)
(a) Hey
(b) Oh
(c) Hurrah
(d) Alas
Answer – (c) Hurrah
(viii) He is very intelligent boy. (Adjective)
(a) very
(b) boy
(c) intelligent
(d) he
Answer – (c) intelligent
Section – D (Literature)
5. Attempt any one extract given below : (5 Marks)
By morning on January 3, the pumps had the water level sufficiently under control for us to take two hours’ rest in rotation. But we still had a tremendous leak somewhere below the waterline and, on checking, I found that nearly all the boat’s main rib frames were smashed down to the keel. In fact, there was nothing holding up a whole section of the starboard hull except a few cup board partitions.
We had survived for 15 hours since the wave hit, but Wavewalker wouldn’t hold together long enough for us to reach Australia. I checked our charts and calculated that there were two small islands a few hundred kilometres to the east. One of them, Ile Amsterdam, was a French scientific base. Our only hope was to reach these pinpricks in the vast ocean. But unless the wind and seas abated so we could hoist sail, our chances would be slim indeed.
Questions :
(i) Name the chapter and its author.
Answer : Chapter – We Are Not Afraid to Die… If We Can All Be Together, Author – Gordon Cook and Alan East
(ii) What was the name of the boat in which the narrator and his family were travelling?
Answer – The Wavewalker
(iii) What did the narrator calculate after checking his charts ?
Answer – Narrator calculated that there were two small islands a few hundred kilometres to the east.
(iv) What happened to the boat?
Answer – The boat’s main rib frames were smashed down to the keel.
(v) Would the boat be able to reach Australia in that condition?
Answer – No
OR
The cardboard shows me how it was
When the two girl cousins went paddling,
Each one holding one of my mother’s hands,
And she the big girl- some twelve years or so”
Questions :
(i) Name the poem and its poet.
Answer : Poem – A Photograph, Poet – Shirley Toulson
(ii) What does cardboard mean in this context?
Answer – A thick piece of paper with a photo of the poet’s mother attached
(iii) What does the cardboard depict?
Answer – The picture of three girls
(iv) Who is the big girl mentioned here?
Answer – The poet’s mother
(v) In the picture, what are the three of them doing?
Answer – Holding hands
6. Describe in brief the pen-picture of the narrator’s grandmother highlighting her noble qualities. (The Portrait of a Lady) (5 Marks)
Answer – The narrator’s grandmother was quite old, approximately eighty years old. There were many wrinkles on her face. Her locks were silvery-grey. There were many appreciable qualities in Khushwant Singh’s grandmother. The qualities that impressed me the most were her spirituality and her love for animals. She was a strong woman who could adapt herself to any new challenging situation. May be she derived that strength from her devotion to God. She was so divinely dedicated to praying to God that she never left her rosary. At the end, when she felt she had omitted her duty to God, she decided to not to talk to anyone just because she wanted to be God during the last moments of her life. Her feeding the village dogs and then the sparrows show her love for animals. She found company in them. And sparrows reciprocated her love and care. They didn’t chirp at all; nor did they eat a single crumb at her death. She was really a saintly woman.
OR
Give a character-sketch of the narrator’s cousin Mourad on the basis of the story “The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse”.
Answer – Mourad in the story, ‘The summer of the beautiful white horse’ has an unruly temperament. He does things on impulse and fabricates justification for his deeds. He steals John Byro’s horse because he wants to enjoy riding it. But his justification is that he had just borrowed the horse and will return to its master eventually.
Aram, his young cousin, admires him for his wild nature and his expertise in handling a horse. According to Mourad, he had ‘a way with the horse’. He at first doesn’t answer any of Aram’s questions clearly and Aram gets the idea that the horse was stolen. He is rather alarmed about Mourad’s deed because he knows that Mourad had inherited some of the mad nature of uncle Khosrove, whom no one can control. This mad nature is evident in the way he rides the horse over the vines. He hides the horse in an abandoned farm house. All these appear to be madness to Aram but his love of horse riding prevented him from opposing Mourad; instead, he finds consolation in the fact that they have no intention of selling the horse and in that way it is just borrowing. In spite of his mad behaviour, Mourad is touched with John Byro’s unwavering trust in their tribe and just as he had taken the horse, he returns the horse to the farmer stealthily.
7. Answer any three questions. (2 × 3 = 6 Marks)
(i) How did Aram know that the horse belonged to John Byro? (The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse)
Answer – Aram suspected that Mourad stole the horse because they were too poor to afford it. But Mourad didn’t say how he got that horse. That afternoon, a farmer named John Byro visited Aram’s house. While having coffee, he stated that his white horse had been stolen and still was missing. After this, Aram understood it was the same white horse that Mourad had brought. .
(ii) Describe the narrator’s post-war situation. (The Address)
Answer – During the war, the narrator and her mother had to leave her homeland. She lost her mother in war. After the end of the war and liberalisation, she got food security. She started to live in a small rented room where black paper sheets hung from the window. At the same time, she began to live alone in a faraway place. Her return after a long time to her hometown evoked the memories of her past life, making it painful to her at one point.
(iii) Why did the narrator think she was at the wrong address? How were her thoughts proved to be wrong? (The Address)
Answer – The narrator thought she was at the wrong address because the woman who opened the door showed no trace of recognising her. The narrator thought she had become confused and rang the wrong doorbell. However, she saw the woman wearing a cardigan made by her mother. Her staring made the woman uncomfortable. Then, she understood that she was at the right address and the woman recognised her too.
(iv) Describe the narrator’s boat. (We Are Not Afraid to Die… If We Can All Be Together)
Answer – The narrator named his boat Wavewalker. It was a 30 ton wooden-hulled boat. On the other hand, it was 23 metres long. Experienced professionals built the boat to support the long voyage. The narrator tested the boat’s efficiency in the roughest weather they could find in English waters.
8. What has the camera captured in the poem ‘A Photograph’? (3 Marks)
Answer – The camera has captured a happy moment from the childhood days of the poet’s mother. The photograph was taken when the poet’s mother (at the age of twelve or so) went to a beach holiday with two of her cousins, Betty and Dolly. The captured picture serves as a preserved memory both for the mother as well as the poet.
OR
What does the word ‘cardboard’ denote in the poem? Why has this word been used? (A Photograph)
Answer – In the poem, the word ‘cardboard’ stands for the frame that supports and borders the photograph. The cardboard shows the poet of her mother’s lost childhood. It represented the photograph of her mother with her two cousins on the beach. This word has been used symbolically to emphasise on the transience of human life as against any form of art. Her mother remembered the past days and became nostalgic and happy for a moment but remembered that the photograph also shows the temporary lives of humans.