WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-2

WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-2

Are you preparing for the Madhyamik board exam? Test your prep with our WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-2 (Total Marks: 90 | Time: 3 Hours 15 Mins), covering Seen, Unseen, Grammar, and Writing per the latest WBBSE syllabus.

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WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-2

English (Second Language)

⟽ Previous set

SECTION – A: READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN) – 20 Marks

1. Read the passage from your textbook and answer:

The Passing Away of Bapu – Nayantara Sehgal

When Gandhiji had been shot on his way to a prayer meeting… I felt stunned… The news of Bapu’s death… People gathered… “Bapuji is no more”…

A. Choose the correct alternative (1×5=5)
i) Gandhiji was shot on his way to – [A] office [B] prayer meeting [C] school [D] market
ii) The author felt – [A] happy [B] stunned [C] angry [D] excited
iii) People were murmuring – [A] Bapuji is no more [B] Bapuji is coming [C] Bapuji is sleeping [D] Bapuji is ill
iv) Gandhiji died on – [A] 30th January 1948 [B] 15th August 1947 [C] 26th January 1950 [D] 2nd October 1869
v) This text is written by – [A] Nayantara Sehgal [B] R.K. Narayan [C] A.P.J. Abdul Kalam [D] Satyajit Ray

B. Answer the following (1×3=3)
i) How did the author feel when she heard the news?
ii) What were people doing after Bapu’s death?
iii) Why did Bapu’s death shock everyone?

C. Grammar from text (1×2=2)
i) Find a word from the passage which means ‘shocked’.
ii) Change the voice: “Gandhiji was shot”.

2. Read the poem and answer:

Fable – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The mountain and the squirrel
Had a quarrel;
And the former called the latter ‘Little Prig’…

A. Choose the correct (1×2=2)
i) Who had a quarrel? – [A] mountain and squirrel [B] cat and rat [C] man and mountain [D] squirrel and tail
ii) The mountain called the squirrel – [A] Little Prig [B] Little Bun [C] Little Boss [D] Little Friend

B. Answer (2×2=4)
i) Why did the mountain and squirrel quarrel?
ii) What is the moral of the poem ‘Fable’?

C. Poetic device (1×1=1)
What figure of speech is used in “The mountain and the squirrel had a quarrel”?

3. Read the Rapid Reader passage and answer: (The Three Questions – Leo Tolstoy)

A. Choose (1×2=2)
i) The king wanted answers to – [A] two questions [B] three questions [C] four questions [D] one question
ii) The hermit lived in – [A] a palace [B] a wood [C] a city [D] a village

B. Answer (1×1=1)
Who was the bearded man?

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WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-2

SECTION – B: READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN) – 20 Marks

4. Read the unseen passage and answer:

The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world. It lies in the delta of the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers. It is spread over West Bengal in India and Bangladesh. It is famous for the Royal Bengal Tiger. It is also home to crocodiles, spotted deer and many kinds of birds. The Sundarbans is declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The people here depend on fishing, honey collection and wood cutting. But global warming and rising sea levels are threats to this forest. We must protect it.

A. Tick the correct (1×5=5)
i) Sundarbans is famous for – [A] lion [B] Royal Bengal Tiger [C] elephant [D] leopard
ii) It is the – [A] largest mangrove forest [B] smallest forest [C] desert [D] largest desert
iii) It lies in the delta of – [A] Ganga [B] Ganga, Brahmaputra, Meghna [C] Yamuna [D] Narmada
iv) It is declared World Heritage Site by – [A] UNO [B] UNESCO [C] UNICEF [D] WHO
v) The word ‘largest’ is – [A] positive [B] comparative [C] superlative [D] verb

B. Each of the following statements is True or False. Write T or F (1×5=5)
i) Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest.
ii) It is only in India.
iii) It is famous for Royal Bengal Tiger.
iv) Global warming is not a threat to it.
v) People depend on fishing.

C. Answer the following (2×5=10)
i) Where is the Sundarbans situated?
ii) Why is it famous?
iii) What animals are found there?
iv) What do the people do there?
v) What are the threats to Sundarbans?

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WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-2

SECTION – C: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY – 20 Marks

5. Do as directed (1×10=10)

a) Fill in with articles and prepositions: (1×3)
Sundarbans is largest mangrove forest. It is famous Royal Bengal Tiger.

b) Do as directed: (1×4=4)
i) The tiger is very ferocious. (Make exclamatory)
ii) He said, “I will protect the forest.” (Change narration)
iii) The forest is protected by the government. (Change voice)
iv) He is too poor to buy books. (Remove ‘too’)

c) Choose the correct phrasal verbs from list: (2×3=6) [cut down, look for, die out]

i) Many animals may due to pollution.
ii) We should not trees.
iii) Police is the thief.

6. Vocabulary (1×4=4)
a) Synonyms: Famous, Threat
b) Antonyms: Largest, Protect
c) Use homophones: ‘deer’ and ‘dear’ in sentences.

7. Find errors and correct: (1×2=2)
a) Tigers lives in Sundarbans.
b) He has went to forest.

8. Transform sentences: (1×4=4)
a) He is rich. He is unhappy. (Join with Though)
b) He is honest and he is hardworking. (Join with Not only… but also)
c) The man is so old that he cannot walk. (Use Too)
d) If you do not work hard, you will fail. (Use Unless)

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WBBSE Madhyamik English Model Question Paper-2

SECTION – D: WRITING SKILL – 30 Marks

9. Writing – Do any TWO, one from each group (10×2=20)

Group A:
A) Write a letter to your friend describing a visit to Sundarbans. (10)
B) Write a letter to the Headmaster of your school requesting him to arrange an excursion to Sundarbans. (10)

Group B:
C) Write a report on “World Environment Day” celebrated in your school. (Hints: Date, Place, Activities like tree plantation, speeches, rally) – 10
D) Write a report on “A Tiger Census in Sundarbans” – 10

Group C:
E) Write a precis of the following passage (add title): (10)
Forest is very important for us. It gives us oxygen, fruits, wood, shelter to animals… But man is destroying forest… We must save forest…

10. Story Writing / Paragraph (10)

A) Write a story using hints: Two friends in a forest – see a bear – one climbs tree – other lies on ground as dead – bear smells and leaves – friend comes down – asks what bear said – “Do not trust false friends” – Moral. (10)
OR
B) Write a paragraph on “Save Forests” (100 words) (10)

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