Gujarat Board GSEB Solutions Class 11 English Second Language English Competence Testing Questions and Answers.
GSEB Std 11 English Competence Testing (2nd Language)
I. Find out the correct option. Blacken it.
Question 1.
The mother leopard did not see Alibhai, because …
[ ] He was hidden behind a tree.
[ ] She was not a man-eater.
[ ] The bear was trying to attack her.
[ ] She was concentrating on her cubs.
Answer:
[✓] She was concentrating on her cubs.
Question 2.
What should we do to prevent psychological diseases ?
[ ] Positive thinking
[ ] Take healthy food
[ ] Be physically sound
[ ] Take rest
Answer:
[✓] Positive thinking
Read the extract and answer the following questions in one or two sentences:
Flavours have a backdoor entry to nose. They travel from mouth down the throat and up again along the air passages leading to nasal cavities. We smell when we inhale and we sense flavours when we exhale. The olfactory s area is located high up the nasal cavity.
Question 1.
Do we have flavour as soon as we put some food in the mouth? Why ?
Answer:
No, it takes a little time because flavours travel from the mouth down the throat and up again along the air passages leading to nasal cavities. So we smell when we inhale, but we sense flavours when we exhale.
Question 2.
How is inhaling important for smelling ?
OR
How is the smell recognised while inhaling ?
Answer:
Since the olfactory area in human body is located high up in the nasal cavity, we can smell when we inhale. Without inhaling, we cannot recognise smell. Thus, inhaling is important for smelling.
II. Comprehension : Supplementary Reader
Read the paragraph carefully and answer the questions. Pick out the correct options :
I’ll tell you a strange thing about me. I never forget a face. The only trouble is that usually I’m quite unable to tell you the name of the person. When I say I never forget a face, I mean it. I can pass a fellow in the street one day and recognize him again months after, though we’ve never spoken to each other, You can guess that there’s not a man, woman or child here in Bardfield that I can’t know by sight. It’s only forty minutes from London but the village is almost a mile from the station, and that’s rather troublesome. Quite a pleasant crowd of men travel up and down j to London most days, and I don’t know the names of half of them, though we speak to each other cheerfully enough.
Well, on this particular evening, there was quite a crowd in the train at first, but they gradually got out. And by the time we reached Ellingham, there were only two of us left in the carriage. The other fellow wasn’t one of the regular travellers, but I knew he was a Bardfield man. I knew it soon as I saw him, of course. I’d smiled at him when I saw him getting into the carriage in London and he had smiled back but that didn’t tell me his name.
Question 1.
Which is not true for the writer?
A. He never forgets a face.
B. He recognizes the person months after he has seen again.
C. He can recognize the person even if he has not talked to the person.
D. He can recognize the person only if he talked to the person.
Answer:
D. He can recognize the person only if he talked to the person.
Question 2.
Congratulate : Congratulation : : See : Sight
A. gradually
B. pleasant
C. sight
D. speak
Answer:
C. sight
Question 3.
The writer claims that…
A. he knows the names of most of Bardfield people.
B. he can guess the names of all Bardfield people.
C. it is never difficult for him to recognize any person of Bardfield.
D. he can’t know Bardfield people by sight.
Answer:
C. it is never difficult for him to recognize any person of Bardfield.
Question 4.
On that rainy day…
A. there were two Bardfield men on the train after Ellingham.
B. the writer got down at Ellingham.
C. only the other traveller did not get down at Ellingham.
D. the whole crowd was going to Bardfield.
Answer:
C. only the other traveller did not get down at Ellingham.
Question 5.
Why did the writer smile at the regular traveller ? Because …
A. the writer knew his name.
B. he smiled back at writer.
C. the regular man knew the writer well.
D. he belonged to Bardfield.
Answer:
D. he belonged to Bardfield.
Read the paragraph and answer the following questions in one or two sentences:
I have been to Garhwal only once for a few days. It is not easily accessible as even roads are lacking, except bridle paths for pilgrims. I only visited some of the towns in the lower regions. I had glimpse, however, of the whole vast area and beyond from the air, for we took a plane from Hardwar and flew right over Badrinath till we seemed almost to collide against the huge snow wall of the mountain barrier which separates India from Tibet.
The flight lasted a few hours only-there and back-and I carried away vivid impressions which endure. Two impressions especially: the snowy range, with its mighty peaks, majestic and fiercely beautiful and the silver thread of the Alaknanda river, winding its way deep down through the mountains. The Alaknanda river, as perhaps you know, is one of the principal source streams of the Ganga.
-Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 1.
Describe the route of Nehru’s journey by air.
Answer:
Nehru took a plane from Hardwar and flew right over Badrinath and went till the snow wall of the mountain barrier which separates India from Tibet.
Question 2.
“Garhwal is not easily accessible as even roads are lacking, except bridle paths for pilgrims.” What is the meaning of this sentence ?
Answer:
This sentence means that it is very difficult to reach Garhwal by road, because there are no roads for transportation. There are only bridle paths for pilgrimage.
Question 3.
Which river is bigger – The Alaknanda or the Ganga? How do you know?
Answer:
Actually the Alaknanda is one of the principal source streams of the Ganga. It is not bigger than the Ganga but its winding course deep down through the mountain gives us the impression that it is bigger than the Ganga. In fact, the Alaknanda is the Ganga itself in its initial course.
Question 4.
What does Nehru still remember about the beauty of Garhwal ?
Answer:
Nehru has got two impressions vividly about the beauty of Garhwal. (1) The snowy range with its mighty peaks, majestic and fiercely beautiful and (2) The silver thread of Alaknanda river, winding its way deep down through the mountains.
III. Function and Language
Complete the dialogue following the clues given below:
1. A : Why did you give money to that beggar ?
B (Give explanation.) : I felt sorry for him.
A : You are just encouraging him to be lazy. It is a bad habit.
B : He looks old and sick.
2. A : Yes, he does. (Show agreement.) But there are organizations to help people like him.
B : And what are they doing to help him ?
3. A : All right. Do what you like. (Try to pacify.)
Clues:
1. A. Why shouldn’t
B. He’s always there.
C. I dislike beggars.
D. I feel sorry for him.
2. A. All right.
B. Yes, he does.
C. I believe you.
D. You may be right.
3. A. Let’s go.
B. Forget it.
C. Do what you like.
D. Let’s not argue about it.
Correct the sentences if necessary:
Question 1.
The number of people do not matter.
Answer:
The number of people does not matter.
Question 2.
I am liking to see movies at the theatre.
Answer:
I like to see movies at the theatre.
Question 3.
I can help you unless you don’t delay.
Answer:
I can help you unless you delay.
Question 4.
Shweta does her work well, isn’t it ?
Answer:
Shweta does her work well, doesn’t she ?
Question 5.
Our teacher asked me why was I absent in the class the day before.
Answer:
Our teacher asked me why I was absent in the class the day before.
Question 6.
My friends always wait for my message with a view to get new jokes.
Answer:
My friends always wait for my message with a view to getting new jokes.
Unscramble to make sentences:
Question 1.
She / had contacted / her / would have helped / you / if you
Answer:
If you had contacted her, she would have helped you.
Question 2.
the same / you were looking / for / this is / book
Answer:
This is the same book you were looking for.
Question 3.
so that / abroad / they / a lot of money in some years/people go/can earn
Answer:
People go abroad so that they can earn a lot of money in some years.
Question 4.
Indian bowlers / are / faster than / most other / you
Answer:
You are faster than most other Indian bowlers.
Question 5.
I could complete / my friends / how / my work so fast/asked me
Answer:
My friends asked me how I could complete my work so fast.
Choose appropriate option:
A: Why have you come here.
B : I have come here in order to take guidance (in order to taking guidance, in order to take guidance) from you to set up a new business.
A: I think you worked somewhere.
B : Yes, I used to sell (used to sell/sold) mobile phones. But nowadays people buy electronic items online. So, I have to switch over. My papa told me that you would guide (told me that you would guide said me that you will guide) me better.
A: Business of eatery is the best to earn if you cater (unless you cater if you cater) healthy food. People are ready to pay when they get saattvik and tasty food.
Transform as directed (sentences + small paragraph) :
I get up early. I go to school on foot. My papa is a merchant. I help him in the afternoon. I learn retailing skills from him. I don’t love luxurious life. We live a contented life.
Now write about your papa.
Answer:
My papa gets up early. He goes to his shop on foot. He is a merchant. He helps . me in the afternoon. He teaches me Maths and English. He doesn’t love luxurious life. We live a contented life.
Complete the sentences retaining the meaning of the previous sentence:
→ My teacher advised me, “If you dig more, you will get more water.”
My teacher advised me, “The deeper you dig, the more water you will get.”
→ My sister said to me, “If you do not tease me, I can help you with your homework.”
My sister said to me, “unless I teased her, she could help me with my homework.”
→ I said to the shopkeeper, “Yesterday my brother bought a pen from here. I want a pen like that.”
I said to the shopkeeper, “I want such a pen as my brother had bought from there the previous day.”
→ My papa said to me, “You are one of the best daughters in the world.”
My papa said to me, “Very few daughters in the world are so good as you.”
Fill in the blanks with proper forms of the words in the brackets :
Yesterday my parents had gone (go) out.
I was hungry. So I searched in the refrigerator but could find (can +find) nothing. So I started cooking (cook). When they returned, I had cut (cut) vegetables. Mummy laughed a lot because s we were to attend (be + attend) a marriage . reception.
Use appropriate words according to situations and complete the sentences :
He had come a long way riding his motorbike. He has stayed there for three weeks. As he had left his bike alone, we enjoyed eyeing at it. We could manage to take out his helmet and keys. We sat on the bike turn by turn for riding. It was beyond our reach.
What would you say ? Pick out the most appropriate option:
Question 1.
Your papa is near the switch board. You want him to switch the fan on.
(a) Papa, switch on the fan.
(b) Why don’t you switch on the fan, papa ?
(c) Would you switch on the fan, papa ?
(d) It’s too hot, will you please switch on the fan ?
Answer:
(d) It’s too hot, will you please switch on the fan ?
Question 2.
Your mummy has a backache. She takes pain-killers.
(a) You’d rather consult an orthopaedic doctor.
(b) Go and consult an orthopaedic doctor.
(c) You should consult an orthopaedic doctor.
(d) Don’t take pain-killer, mom.
Answer:
(a) You’d rather consult an orthopaedic doctor.
Question 3.
Your sister called you lazy. You are reporting the dialogue to somebody.
(a) She said to me that you are lazy.
(b) She told me that I was lazy.
(c) She told me that you were lazy.
(d) She told that her brother was lazy.
Answer:
(b) She told me that I was lazy.
IV. Vocabulary
Find out the nearest meaning. ✓ Tick mark in the box.
1. passion
[ ] intense pain
[ ] energy
[ ] wish
[ ] heart-felt desire
Answer:
[✓] heart-felt desire
2. drag
[ ] push away
[ ] dirty
[ ] pull
[ ] a pull student
Answer:
[✓] pull
3. seldom
[ ] rarely
[ ] nearly
[ ] surely
[ ] luckily
Answer:
[✓] rarely
4. come forward
[ ] march
[ ] rush ahead
[ ] participate
[ ] take a lead
Answer:
[✓] take a lead
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the brackets. Rewrite the sentences.
OR
Select a word from the brackets that fits in properly in the blank. Write the word in that blank :
(rescue, overcome, consequence, insomnia, domestic, biopic, frustrated)
- Rescue work is going on in the flood- affected area.
- We cannot sleep if we are suffering from insomnia.
- Generally, a pet is a domestic animal.
- A frustrated teacher is unable to inspire her students.
- Unless you have a good problem solving ability you cannot overcome any difficult situation.
Use the word/phrase meaningfully in your own sentence :
(1) anxiety (2) opponent (3) impact (4) decrease (5) confused (6) ferocious (7) emotion
- Continual anxiety leads us to mental depression.
- A good player always thinks how to defeat his opponent.
- What was the impact of that motivational speech on the audience ?
- The number of participants has decreased this year.
- All were confused how to solve that problem.
- The leopard is a ferocious animal.
- If our emotions are disturbed we are supposed to lose our physical health, too.
V. Writing :
Last week a group of farmers from Assam visited your village. You were with this group throughout the day. Write a short report on this visit. Include these points in your report:
name of the group – their purpose – why they selected your village / town / city – reception at panchayat office – places they visited-people they met – questions they asked – what they liked – what they suggested – their opinion about your village / town / city
Assam’s Energy-drink Group in Mahesana
April 17, 2019
A group of seven tea-growers from Assam visited Mahesana. They called themselves ‘Energy- drink Group’. They had come to explore the possibilities of growing tea in Mahesana district taking help of modern farming techniques. They said that they had heard a lot about the type of soil which could be suitable for tea-growing in the district.
They were very warmly welcomed at the District Panchayat. Most of the district- level dignitaries were present at the welcome ceremony. Some officials from the agricultural research department led them to some remote farming areas. There they took samples of soil and studied about the rain-water possibilities and about other water resources in those areas.
They met the local farmers in those area and collected necessary details from them. The group asked the farmers several questions and took their suggestions. Since the local farmers were not aware of the latest developments in agricultural research and technology, they found the idea useless. Of course, the local farmers cooperated with the group very well and offered graceful hospitality. The group members were greatly pleased. They thanked them wholeheartedly and left.
There was a free medical check-up camp in your village / city / area. Write a report on this event. Use these key words and points:
inauguration – organised by an NGO-place and arrangement – team of doctors – diagnosis and prescription – medicines at reduced rates – volunteers from the school – leaders, officials, teachers, citizens at help – social service – awareness about health
Free Medical Check-up Camp at Kada
April 17, 2019
A free medical check-up camp was held at Kada village of Visnagar Taluka. It was organised by an NGO ‘Satkarma’, Visnagar. The Health Minister of our state was invited to inaugurate the check-up camp. A huge dias was prepared. The district collector, the D.S.P., and many other dignitaries of Taluka and District shared the stage with the Health Minister.
The High School was selected for the camp, so that patients of different diseases could be set up in different rooms and the doctors could check the patients comfortably. Since it was advertised widespread, people from nearby villages also turned up to seek the free service. There were almost 300 people attended by a team of 30 doctors in turn. There was a pathology unit, eye check-up unit, hearing check-up unit, dental health unit and general physicians examining and diagnosing. Even medicines, spectacles and dentures were offered at discounted rates.
Student-volunteers from the school did excellent work of maintaining order. Even the citizens of the village volunteered. The teachers of the school were looking after the entire arrangement. It was a great social service rendered. In the closing ceremony the sarpanch of the village thanked all and the District Health officer congratulated the NGO and the villagers for holding such a great event. He concluded that such events could bring health-awareness at large scale and they held vital importance in social life.
Write a dialogue on any one of the situations. Give names to the characters. Write minimum !; four turns for each partner.
- Two friends planning for an outing to a nature-spot.
- Your mother and your new neighbourhood aunty talking about their families.
Two Friends Planning for an Outing to a Nature-spot
Rahul : Hi, Manthan, good afternoon. How you are here at this time?
Manthan : I had come to drop my sister at the dancing class. But it’s good that we met.
Rahul : Anything special ?
Manthan : Not exactly, but we have got four holidays in a row and I had an idea to go for outing if you agree.
Rahul : Wow, what a fantastic idea to get out of monotony! Well, have you got any place in your mind ?
Manthan : Not so, but I think we should go to some nature-spot, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, shouldn’t we ?
Rahul : Very good. I can suggest you two places for that-One is Nalsarovar where we can enjoy boating and watch migrant birds and another place is Polo Forest-near Idar where we can enjoy adventure- activities like mountain-trekking, rope-way riding and so on.
Manthan : That’s nice. Both the places are good.
You can select either of them. Now we have to decide the mode of travel and the company of friends.
Rahul : We’ll hire a taxi and take Mihir and Sheetal with us-both of them are close to us. You just take their consent and let’s set off.