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For Annual Examination 2026 and onwards
ENGLISH (THEORY)
(Science, Arts and Commerce)
Total Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 100
SECTION "A" MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs)
Marks: 20
NOTE: (i) This section consists of 20 part questions and all are to be answered. Each question carries one mark.
(ii) Do not copy the part questions in your answer book. Write only the answer in full against the proper number of the question and its part.
1. Choose the correct answer for each from the given options:
(i) What is King's stance on violence?
* Encourages it
* Supports protests
* Rejects violence ✓
* Accepts retaliation
(ii) The story challenges human limitations by implying
* humans should defy nature
* knowledge is dangerous
* overconfidence leads to destruction ✓
* learning makes humans divine
(iii) The quality in work that contributes more to happiness than skill alone is
* routine
* flexibility
* constructiveness ✓
* difficulty
(iv) The message of the poem "If" about self-control and perseverance apply to personal growth as it ______.
* limits personal freedom
* suggests emotional responses as weakness
* encourages steady improvement ✓
* discourages seeking advice from others
(v) The poet implies by repeating the phrase "You start dying slowly" that...
* death is a gradual physical process.
* emotional and spiritual stagnation leads to living death ✓
* everyone will die eventually
* life is short, so enjoy it
(vi) The phrase "seeking the bubble reputation" suggests that______.
* reputation is easy to achieve.
* reputation is fragile and temporary. ✓
* reputation lasts forever.
* reputation is deceptive.
(vii) The primary message of the poem "Stop all the clocks" is that ____.
* death is a natural part of life.
* the loss of a loved one overshadows everything else. ✓
* love is fleeting and temporary.
* mourning should involve dramatic rituals.
(viii) What does Herbert teach Pip?
* How to behave like a gentleman ✓
* How to fight
* How to read and write
* How to cook
(ix) The text, "The Day the Dam Broke" is ______ in nature.
* adventurous and explorative
* humorous and ironic ✓
* tragic and horror
* scientific and analytic
(x) What does Pip notice about the second convict's face?
* it is badly bruised ✓
* It is covered in dirt
* It is scarred
* It is pale and clean
(xi) What major environmental issue results from deforestation?
* Increased rainfall
* Reduced solar radiation
* Increase in atmospheric CO₂ ✓
* Lower oxygen levels in oceans
(xii) What does Ulysses say about the strength of his and his companions' past days?
* It was weak
* It moved earth and heaven ✓
* It was ordinary
* It was declining
(xiii) Where does Pip first meet Miss Havisham?
* In the village
* At Satis House ✓
* In the marshes
* At the blacksmith's forge
(xiv) The length of Pahom's grave at the end of the story symbolizes
* His will for a simple burial.
* His humility in death.
* The irony of his greed for land. ✓
* The Bashkirs' respect for his achievement
(xv) How does Estella treat Pip during their first meeting?
* Kindly
* With disdain ✓
* Admiringly
* fearfully
(xvi) What does the poet "Sur Sasui" suggest about resting?
* It is necessary
* It is dangerous
* There is no time for it ✓
* It brings peace
(xvii) What literary device is used when the poet describes "every movement" as a symbol of pleasure?
* Metaphor
* Personification
* Simile
* Symbolism ✓
(xviii) What does the pale young gentleman do after the fight?
* He apologizes to Pip.
* He shakes Pip's hand ✓
* He challenges Pip to another fight
* He runs away
(xix) 'You are certainly very thoughtful about others'. These words were spoken by:
* Hans
* the Miller's wife ✓
* water rat
* Linnet
(xx) Where is Pip supposed to go to become a gentleman?
* London ✓
* The village
* Satis House
* The marshes
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