Class 11 - English Question bank (December 2022)with solution
SECTION – C
Read the following passage carefully and write its summary. Also suggest a suitable title to it :
Passage 1:
*"Janki went to her bedroom and pulled her piggy bank from its hiding place in the closet. She shook all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times. The total had to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes. Tying the coins up in a cold-weather-kerchief, she slipped out of the apartment and made her way to the corner drug store. She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her attention, but he was too busy talking to another man to be bothered by an eight-year-old. Janki twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise. She cleared her throat. No good. Finally, she took a quarter from its hiding place and banged it on the glass counter. That did it! 'And what do you want?' the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. 'I’m talking to my brother.
Summary:
Janki, a young girl, carefully counted her savings three times to ensure accuracy. She tied the coins in a kerchief and went to a drug store. Despite her efforts to get the pharmacist's attention, he ignored her until she banged a coin on the glass counter.
Title: “Janki’s Determination”
Passage 2:
"Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day to drain the fluids from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The man talked for hours on end. They spoke about their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed net to the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window."
Summary:
Two ill men shared a hospital room. One, near the window, described beautiful scenes outside to his bedridden roommate, who visualized them vividly. However, over time, the bedridden man grew envious of not being able to see the world outside, which consumed him with bitterness.
Title: “The Window of Envy”
Passage 3:
*"The sun was near the horizon. Pahom was also not very far from the hillock. He could hear the people shouting and cheering him. He could also hear the Basker chief laughing. He remembered the dream he had seen at night. He was horrified. He was tired and perspiring. ‘Would I be able to reach the point before sunset?’ he wondered. He made a strong effort. He was very near to the point. And reached it too. But as he touched the cap, which marked the starting point, he collapsed."
Summary:
Pahom hurried to claim as much land as possible before sunset. Exhausted and haunted by a foreboding dream, he managed to reach the starting point. However, as he touched the cap marking the spot, he collapsed from overexertion.
Title: “Pahom’s Fatal Race”
Passage 4:
"At night Pahom went to bed. He had a terrible dream. He saw the fearful faces laughing at him in the dream. He woke up and saw that it was almost morning. He got up early and went to hillock outside the village. The chief and the others Baskers also went there. The sun was about to rise. Pahom was now ready to start. The Basker chief put his cap at the starting point and Pahom started his walk from that spot. He had taken some food and water with him. He had also taken spade to mark the land."
Summary:
Pahom had a disturbing dream of laughing faces, which troubled him. The next morning, he set out to claim land, determined to acquire as much as possible before sunset. His ambition drove him to push his limits.
Title: “Pahom’s Greedy Quest”
Passage 5:
"One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind’s eyes as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Unexpectedly, an alien thought entered his head: Why should be have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never get to see anything ? It didn’t seem fair. As the man thought fermented, the man felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sights his envy eroded into resentment and soon turned him sour. He began to brood and found himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window and that thought now controlled his life."
Summary:
A bedridden man imagined scenes described by his roommate by the window. Although these descriptions initially brought joy, envy soon took over, turning his thoughts bitter and consuming him entirely.
Title: “The Poison of Envy”
Summary:
A man confined to his bed relied on his imagination to see the world through his roommate’s vivid descriptions. However, jealousy began to take hold, making him resentful and unable to find peace or sleep.
Title: “The Consuming Power of Envy”
Do as Directed :
1. Sentence
Trinity does her work carefully. She cooks tasty food. She takes care of all family members.
Start like this: Trinity will do her work...
Answer:
Trinity will do her work carefully. She will cook tasty food. She will take care of all family members.
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2. Sentence
The supervisor gave question papers to the students. They read the questions. One student asked a question to the supervisor.
Start like this: Question papers were given...
Answer:
Question papers were given to the students by the supervisor. The questions were read by the students. A question was asked to the supervisor by one student.
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3. Sentence
He is a good cricketer. He believes in himself. He is a good fielder.
Start like this: We are...
Answer:
We are good cricketers. we believe in ourselves. we are good fielders.
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4. Sentence
Kartik and Mayur are good friends. They study in class 10. Mayur helps Kartik in his studies.
Start like this: Kartik and Mayur were...
Answer:
Kartik and Mayur were good friends. They studied in class 10. Mayur helped Kartik in his studies.
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5. Sentence
India will win the T-20 world cup. Rohit Sharma will score the highest runs. He will win the man of the match award in the final match.
Start like this: The T-20 world cup will be won...
Answer:
The T-20 world cup will be won by India. The highest runs will be scored by Rohit Sharma. The man of the match award will be won by him in the final match.
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