Class 11 practice
Class 11 english questions.
English questions for Class 11, at the level of students aged 15–17, each with its answer and a short explanation. Try each one before opening the answer.
During the debate competition, Ananya noticed that Rohan's speech was full of convoluted jargon that obscured his central thesis. Which word is closest in meaning to 'convoluted'?
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Answer: Intricate
'Convoluted' means extremely complex and difficult to follow. 'Intricate' is the closest synonym in this context.
Identify the correct passive voice transformation of this sentence: 'The forest department planted five thousand saplings during the monsoon drive.'
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Answer: Five thousand saplings were planted by the forest department during the monsoon drive.
The active sentence uses simple past ('planted'). In the passive voice, the plural object 'saplings' takes 'were' followed by the past participle 'planted'.
The teacher asked the class to complete the sentence: "Neither the team captain nor the players _______ ready for the final match." Which option correctly fills in the blank?
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Answer: were
When subjects are joined by 'neither... nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject. Since 'players' is plural, the plural verb 'were' is correct.
Which word refers to a person who is capable of using both hands with equal skill and ease?
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Answer: Ambidextrous
'Ambidextrous' joins the Latin prefix 'ambi-' (both) with 'dexter' (right-handed/skilful), denoting the ability to use both hands equally well.
Meera adopted a pragmatic approach to soil conservation, choosing cost-effective and practical methods over untested hypotheses. Which word is closest in meaning to 'pragmatic'?
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Answer: Utilitarian
'Pragmatic' means dealing with things sensibly and realistically based on practical considerations. 'Utilitarian' similarly emphasizes practical usefulness over theoretical beauty.
Read the conditional sentence: 'If Vikram had revised the formulas thoroughly, he ___ the physics numericals with greater ease.' Choose the correct phrase to fill in the blank.
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Answer: would have solved
In a third conditional sentence expressing an unreal past condition (if + past perfect), the main clause uses 'would have' followed by a past participle.
When planning the logistics of the science exhibition, Farhan suggested that they should "cross that bridge when they come to it." What does Farhan mean?
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Answer: Deal with a problem only when it actually arises
The idiom 'cross that bridge when you come to it' advises facing a potential problem only when it happens, rather than worrying beforehand.
Consider the sentence: "The angry storm pounded against the glass windows of the Shimla library all night." Which figure of speech is primarily used here?
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Answer: Personification
Personification attributes human qualities, emotions, or actions—such as being 'angry' or deliberately 'pounding'—to non-human entities like a storm.
The research committee selected the young environmental scientist ________ the governing council had shortlisted for the fellowship.
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Answer: whom
'Whom' is the objective relative pronoun required here, as the scientist is the grammatical object of the verb phrase 'had shortlisted'.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the following options.
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Answer: Neither the principal nor the teachers were present at the seminar.
When subjects are joined by "neither... nor", the verb agrees with the closer subject. Since "teachers" is plural, the plural verb "were" is correct.
The headmistress insisted that every student ________ present in the auditorium before the commencement of the assembly.
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Answer: be
The verb 'insisted' triggers the mandative subjunctive mood in formal English, which requires the base form of the verb ('be') regardless of the subject's number.
During a village meeting in Maharashtra, Rohan presented a plan that addressed the heart of the water crisis. Which idiom best describes dealing directly with the core problem?
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Answer: Take the bull by the horns
'To take the bull by the horns' means to face a difficult situation or problem directly and with courage.
- True or false?
In formal English, the sentence "The committee insisted that the convenor attend the meeting in person" uses the subjunctive mood correctly.
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Answer: True
The subjunctive mood uses the base form of the verb ("attend", not "attends") in subordinate clauses expressing demands, recommendations, or necessity.
- True or false?
In the sentence "The principal recommended that every student be punctual for the assembly," the verb "be" is in the subjunctive mood.
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Answer: True
The mandative subjunctive uses the base form of the verb ("be" rather than "is" or "are") in clauses following verbs of demanding or recommending.
- True or false?
When someone mistakenly uses the word "electrical" instead of "electoral" because of phonetic similarity, the error is classified as a malapropism.
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Answer: True
A malapropism is the unintended use of an incorrect word that sounds similar to the intended word, often creating a humorous effect.
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Dr Senapati explained the complex ecological cycle so ___ (eloquent) that even ninth-grade students understood the key mechanisms immediately.
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Answer: eloquently
An adverb is needed to modify the verb 'explained'. Adding the suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'eloquent' yields 'eloquently'.
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Despite the harsh terrain and heavy luggage, Deepa refused to let fatigue ___ (courage) her from reaching the summit.
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Answer: discourage
Following the causative verb 'let' and noun 'fatigue', the sentence requires the bare infinitive verb 'discourage', formed with the prefix 'dis-'.
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To protect the fragile ecosystem of the Sundarbans, the forest department initiated extensive ___ (definition: the planting of trees to create new forest cover).
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Answer: afforestation
'Afforestation' is the process of establishing a new forest on land that previously had no tree cover, distinct from restoring a damaged forest.
Which expression is the odd one out based on its rhetorical structure?
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Answer: Bitter disappointment
Past history, free gift, and unexpected surprise are tautologies containing redundant modifiers, whereas bitter disappointment uses a standard descriptive adjective without semantic redundancy.
Which word is the odd one out based on its sensory and phonetic properties as a figure of speech?
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Answer: Shimmer
Clatter, whisper, and sizzle are onomatopoeic words whose pronunciations echo the physical sounds they describe, whereas shimmer refers strictly to a visual impression.
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