NEB Model Question Solution of Class 11 Compulsory English, 2080 (Final Examination)
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Class
11, New Course
Compulsory
English
Model
Question Solution
[Candidates
are required to give their answer in their own words as for as practicable the
figure on the right side indicates full marks.]
1.
Read the following text and do the tasks. (15)
Soil is your garden's natural growing medium so it's vital for the hearth and successful growth of your plants and crops that you keep it well maintained. Soil is basically rock that's been ground down by the effects of the weather over a long period of time and made fertile by decayed organic matter (derived from dead insects and leaves). There are hundreds of different soil types but they can broadly be classified as sandy, loamy, clay, referring to their basic texture. It is the texture that affects the drainage aeration and nutrient content of the soil and you may have to take steps to improve on this in certain types of soil. Take a handful of soil and run a small amount between your forefingers and thumb. Although all soil contains varying proportions of sand, silt and clay, your reading will be able to tell the difference between the main types.
Sandy soil feels gritty when dry and even its wet particles will not stick together. Loans on the other hand can be modified in the hand when moist, but aren't at all sticky and gritty and are fairly loose when dry. Clay soil is sticky and smooth when wet, but becomes polished when rubbed and baked hard when dry. A loamy soil is a well-balanced amalgamation of sand, silt and clay which combines excellent drainage with sufficient moisture retention to assure good growing conditions for most plants. It's fairly easy to look after although loamy soils do benefit from regular applications of well-rotted organic matter to prevent getting tightly packed. The particle consistency of sandy soil doesn't hold water well with the result that plant foods are often taken away by rain before they can do any good. Again, well-rotted organic matter can be added to bind the soil particles together. Clay soil is most difficult to work usually becoming waterlogged, so they are virtually impossible to dig. Artificial drainage will probably be the first step in improving the texture of the soil and various additives will break down the structure to make. Use of its excellent food stocks. There are various methods of improving your soils texture. Essentially this requires regular applications of a well-rotted organic substance called humans which is obtained from decayed plant and animal matter (manure, compact, and seaweed each provides ample sources).
The presence of chalk in soil can also affect the growth of plants. Some prefers slightly acid (chalk-free) soils, while others grow more successfully in alkaline, chalky soils. Most fruits and vegetables however, grow better in neutral soil. Although benefiting the soil in some ways, compost, manure and fertilizers can actually add to its acidity as organisms break then down. Over-acid soils can be treated with applications of line either hydrated (slaked) line or ground limestone is your best choice.
To apply line, sprinkle it on the broken to soil and mix it lightly but doesn't dig in, leave to wash down by rain. Apply line every other year if needed be.
(A)
Answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate option. (5x1=5)
i)
We should keep soil well maintained as...
a)
It absorbs and retains water
b)
It responds to the effect of weather.
c)
It raises water table.
d) It is the garden's
natural growing medium.
ii)
Soil is divided into various types on the basis of ....
a)
colour
b)
drainage
c) texture
d)
aeration
iii)
Loamy soil is the best for plant growth because ..............
a) It is a well-balanced
mixture of sand, silt, and clay.
b)
It has weak drainage and retention
c)
Its texture responds slowly to decayed organic matter.
d)
It gets tightly packed unless looked after well
iv)
Clay soils are the most different to work as ............
a)
Clay don't hold water well.
b) Clay usually become
waterlogged.
c)
Clay soil particles are not held together.
d)
Clay require natural drainage and additives.
v)
Soil must be tested before growing fruits and vegetables because ......
a)
They need alkaline soil.
b)
They prefer slightly acidic soil.
c) They grow better in
neutral soil.
d)
They flourish in over-acidic soil.
(B)
Complete the following sentences: (Not more than four words) (5x1=5)
a)
Soil is ..... due to decayed matter.
- fertile
b)
Soil is the texture that ..... nutrient content of the soil.
- affects drainage aeration and
c)
Soil contain ....that differentiate the types.
- various proportions of texture
d)
……. doesn't hold the water.
- Sandy soil
e)
Presence of ..... affect the growth of plants.
- chalk in soil
(C)
Answer the following questions. (5x1=5)
a)
Which soil is the best for plant growth? Why?
- Loamy soil is the best for plant growth because is a well-balanced amalgamation of sand, silt and clay which combines excellent drainage with sufficient moisture retention to assure good growing conditions for most plants.
b)
What do you know about clay soil?
- Clay soil is a type of soil that is comprised of very fine mineral particles and not much organic material.
c)
Why should soil be tested before growing fruits and vegetables?
- Soil should be
tested before growing fruits and vegetables because they need alkaline soil
d) How can texture of soil be improved?
- The texture of soil can be improved by adding organic matter in the form of manure and cover crops.
e)
Write similar meaning to collection or accumulation.
- together
(i)
What is the relationship between the portrait painter and its subject? (The
Oval Portrait)
- The relationship between the portrait painter and its subject is husband and wife. The husband of the subject (lady) is a passionate painter who has painted his wife's portrait. He has painted his wife's portrait taking many weeks.
(ii)
Why did Jonathan think of himself as extraordinarily lucky? (Civil Peace)
- Jonathan thought of himself as 'extraordinarily lucky' because he experienced various miracles in his life. The main miracle in his life was the 'Happy survival' of his family members.
(iii)
According to Lapena, what is the importance of the oral tradition? (Sharing
Tradition)
- According to LaPena, the meaning of the oral tradition is to preserve and maintain the culture and values of our tradition from generation to generation by word of mouth, I fully agree with his views, because the culture and values of tradition should be nurtured and protected from generation to generation for the benefit of people and their life. Cultural and traditional values play a very important role in people's lives.
(iv)
Why does Wasserkopf demand a refund of his tuition fee from the school? (Refund)
- Wasserkopf demands a refund of his tuition fees from the school because he is unemployed. He has failed numerous times in his attempts to find a suitable job for himself. He considers himself a loser at the age of forty solely because of his education. He is unable to find work. Even if he gets a job, he will not be able to keep it for long. People tell him that he is unfit for anything and that he hasn't learned anything worthwhile in school wherever he goes to apply for a job. Leadrer, an old classmate, agrees and advises him to demand tuition fees from his old school.
(v)
What is the speaker's attitude towards war? (The Gift in Wartime)
- The speaker's attitude toward war is quite negative. She has experienced the terrible war between America and Vietnam. She has lost the most lovable person of her life due to war. Due to the lack of him, she has been experiencing pitiable lonely life. She has presented various negative aspects of the war in her poem.
3.
Write long answers to the following questions. (2x5=10)
(i)
What are the different stages of human life according to Shakespeare? (All
the World's a Stage)
- According to Shakespeare, the world is a stage and everyone is a player. He says that every man has seven stages during his lifetime. The first stage of a man is childhood. He plays in the arms of his mother. He often vomits and cries in this stage. In his second stage, the man is an unwilling school going student. He becomes a lover in his third stage. He is very busy composing ballads for his beloved and yearns for her attention. In the fourth stage, he is aggressive and ambitious. He seeks reputation in all that he does. He is ready to guard his country and becomes a soldier. In his fifth stage, he becomes a fair judge with maturity and wisdom. In the sixth stage, he is seen with loose pantaloons and spectacles. His manly voice changes into a childish treble. The last stage of all is his second childhood. Slowly, he loses his faculties of sight, hearing, smell and taste and exits from the roles of his life. Thus, Shakespeare has presented the pictures of the seven stages of a man’s life in the poem ‘All the World’s a Stage.'
(ii)
Discuss the story 'Two Little Soldiers' as a series of dramatic scenes.
- This short story "Two Little Soldiers" is a bizarre dramatic triangular love story that has been ended with a tragic incident. Here in this story, we find jealousy, betrayal, romantic love with change, discontent as well as mental conflict. The milkmaid has created enmity between two friends. She has become the main cause of Jean's fall down. We find both friends' intimacy and their enjoyment during their weekends. But, after the entry of milkmaid into their life, deception starts playing its role. We find deceptive acts of Luc Le Ganidec. Due to these immoral as well as deceptive acts of both lovers, Jean suffers a lot. When he gets realization about their affair, he becomes so sad both physically and mentally. He wants to cry being desperate. He feels himself a fool. The deception of both lovers makes him heartbroken. He finds them quite indifferent towards him. He doesn't reveal his painful feelings to them. He feels better committing suicide than staying with betrayers. The tragic death of Jean at the end of the story surprises the readers too.
4.
The following table shows details about the internet activities for six
categories for different age groups. Write an interpretation of it in about 150
words. [7]
|
|
Age group |
||||||
|
Activity% |
Teens
|
20s |
30s |
40s |
50s |
60s |
70+ |
|
Get News |
76 |
73 |
76 |
75 |
71 |
74 |
70 |
|
Online games |
81 |
54 |
37 |
29 |
25 |
25 |
32 |
|
Downloads |
52 |
46 |
27 |
15 |
13 |
8 |
6 |
|
Product research |
0 |
79 |
80 |
83 |
79 |
74 |
70 |
|
Buying a product |
43 |
68 |
69 |
68 |
67 |
65 |
41 |
|
Searching for people |
5 |
31 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
29 |
27 |
The
given table suggests the internet activities of seven age groups ranging from
teens to those in their seventies for six different kinds of activities. The
table shows that the younger generation is more interested in online games and
news, while the older generation spends time on the internet to research and
buy products.
It
is evident from the table that teens mainly use the internet for games (as high
as 81%), news and downloads and are interested in searching for people or
friends or doing any product research. The middle-age group (people in 20s to
60s) is highly interested in getting news, doing product research and buying
products, the percentage ranging from 70-80%. The internet activity which gets
the least time is searching for people. All the age groups spend less than 30%
of their internet time on the same. The amount of time spent on downloads
decreases with age and gets as low as 6% (for people in 70s).
Overall,
the table suggests that teenagers are most likely to spend time playing games
and doing downloads. On the other side, older people are interested in
researching and buying products. People spend the least amount of time
searching for other people online.
5.
Write an job application for the post of secondary level English.
[8]
Kathmandu,Nepal
15th Jestha,
2079
To The Principal,
Sagarmatha Secondary School,
Kathmandu,Nepal
Subject:
Application for the post of English teacher.
Dear Sir,
In response to your advertisement published in
'The Himalayan Times' on 10 Jestha, 2079 for the post of the English teacher in
secondary level, I have registered my application as the qualified candidate
for the post.
I am 25 years old and a Nepali
citizen by birth. In reference to my qualification, I passed SLC exam in 2071
B.S. in the first division. After that I joined Kathmandu Model College,
Kathmandu. I had completed my +2 level
in 2073 B.S. and Bachleor in 2078 B.S. both securing the first division marks. Since
then I have been teaching as an English teacher for secondary level at New
Vision secondary school. I have also done a training of English language in
service teachers training for secondary level organized by Nepal government. I
have submitted the attested photocopies of my certificates and testimonials
with it. They would refer you to the chief of campus concerned for my
characters and references concerned. If I am given a chance to work at your
school, I assure you I will do my best to satisfy you and students as well.
I am looking forward to getting
your positive response.
Yours
Faithfully,
Aarush KC
6. Write an essay in about 300 words on Unemployment problem
in Nepal'. [10]
The fact of a number of people not having a job is called
unemployment. In other words, a person who has to pass time without having got
a job to do is called an unemployed person. Unemployment is one of the most
serious problems in Nepal. There are a number of educated as well as untrained
people who have not got jobs.
The number of such
people is growing day by day due to this the unemployment problem in Nepal is
also increasing day by day. Unemployment problem is also a serious problems of
developed and developing countries. So, it is necessary to identify the causes
and effects of unemployment. There are many causes of unemployment problem in
Nepal. First, the government has not been able to provide technical education
at the school level. Second, factories and industries are not flourished well
to fulfill the demand for jobs. Next, many of the people aim at only government
jobs, which are not enough. Nepal is rich in agriculture, but most of the
educated people do not want to work in farming and there is no adequate
development of the agriculture sector. Moreover, Nepal has a lot of prospects
of tourism which can provide a lot of jobs; but tourism is not developed well
and satisfactorily. The frequent political disorder has also discouraged
factories and companies to be developed. As a result, people have been hopeless
about getting jobs in Nepal. Unemployment has a lot of bad effects in Nepal.
Many young people who are energetic and educated are going to other countries
to do minor jobs. As a result, our country is losing great manpower which is
necessary for the country’s development. Many students who are studying in
different grades have lost their belief in educational degrees. Consequently,
people’s, as well as countries’ economic status, is becoming weaker. The
problem of unemployment must be solved. People of all fields must do something
in this regard. The government should make a policy of providing technical and
practical education from the school level. This will really help the students
to do some jobs in their community when they are matured. Next, tools and equipment
should be provided for people to make them able to apply new farming methods.
Similarly, tourism must be developed widely. The existing factories and
industries should be improved and new ones should be set up to meet the
changing time and context. Young people should be stopped from going to other
countries and they should be engaged in some kind of jobs in our own country,
Nepal. This will increase people’s living standards and indirectly more jobs
will be created. The problem of unemployment is against the economic growth of
people and the nation. One person’s attempt or one community’s effort or only
the government’s effort is not enough to solve this terrible problem.
Everyone should do something to create jobs in the societies
so that the influx of the Nepalese youths towards foreign employment is checked
and the youth force is utilized in the development of the nation. The
government of Nepal should pay attention to the unemployment problem and make
proper and effective policy to to control and reduce unemployment problem in
Nepal.
7.
Do as indicated in brackets and rewrite the sentence. (10 x1=10)
a)
It was raining very .... (heavy/heavily). (Choose the best option)
- heavily
b)
He....(be) too busy in the office yesterday.(put the verb in correct form)
- was
c)
Are the news on at five or six? (Correct the sentence)
- Is the news on at five or six?
d)
Look! That man tries to open the door of her car (correct the underline
verb in the correct form)
- Look! That man is trying to open the door of her car.
e)
.... get up early tomorrow. I've got a lot to do.(Put had better or should)
- Should
f)
It was raining. We still went to the park. (in spite of)(combine the sentences
using the words given in the bracket)
- In spite of the rain, we still went to the park.
g)
This smartphone takes great photos. I bought it last week.(Join the sentences
with appropriate
- This smartphone, which I brought last week, takes great photos
h)
You are feeling sick. (Express your wish)
- I wish I could go to the hospital.
i)
Have you ever ... to London? (use been or gone)
- Have you ever been to London ?
j)
You ... live in Kathmandu? (Rewrite the sentence using 'used to')
- Did you use to live in Kathmandu ?
8.
Do as instructed. (5x1=5)
a)
Arrange the following words as per the order in a dictionary.
Smoke, small, smelling,smuggler
- Small,Smelling.Smoke,Smuggler
b)
Classify the underlined words into different word class.
I
have never been to Japan.
- never - adverb
c)
Change the following into indirect speech.
Ram
said, "I travel a lot in my job".
- Ram said that he travelled a lot in his job.
d)
Change the following sentences into passive.
Police protect the town.
- The town is protected by police.
e)
Fill in the gaps with suitable article.
Is
he working as ... university professor?
- a
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