Bihar Board 12th English (Compulsory) Arts Stream Model Paper 2023 Solution
SECTION – A
(Objective Type Questions)
Question No. 1 to 100 have four options, out of which only one is correct. You have to mark your selected option on the OMR Sheet. Out of 100 questions, you have to attempt only 50 questions.
1. Your sister had bought the grammar book.
(Choose the correct passive voice)
(A) Bought the grammar book has your sister.
(B) The grammar book had been bought by your sister.
(C) Your sister is bought the grammar book.
(D) Your sister has bought the grammar book.
Ans: (D) Your sister has bought the grammar book.
2. He asked me, “When will the baby sleep?”
(Choose the correct indirect narration)
(A) He questioned as to when will the baby sleep.
(B) When will the baby sleep is asked by him.
(C) He wants to know when the baby will sleep.
(D) He asked me when the baby would sleep.
Ans: (C) He wants to know when the baby will sleep.
3. The antonym of ‘Demote’ is :
(A) Familiar (B) Separate
(C) Hard (D) Promote
Ans: (D) Promote
4. Kanta will ………… you if you don’t reach in time.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) scold (B) scolded
(C) scolding (D) have scolded
5. He gave ………… suggestions.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) wise (B) grant
(C) solid (D) quick
6. I ………… finished it .
(Choose the correct option)
(A) didn’t (B) hasn’t
(C) haven’t (D) couldn’t
7. Chose the correct sentence :
(A) I did my work quick. (B) I did my work very quick.
(C) I did my work quickly. (D) I did work my quick.
8. Prakash ………… at home for an hour but Jaya could not reach on
time.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) is waiting (B) had been waiting
(C) will be waiting (D) have waited
9. There are beautiful coconut trees ………… the river.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) along (B) into (C) at (D) over
10. Is that cup ………… ?
(Choose the correct option)
(A) them (B) his
(C) they (D) she
11. We’re looking forward ………… the museum.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) visit (B) to visiting
(C) visiting (D) to visit
12. He said that Raveena had a car.
(Choose the correct direct narration)
(A) He says, “Raveena had a car.”
(B) He will say, “ Raveen has a car.”
(C) He said, “Raveen has a car.”
(D) He exclaimed, “Raveen has a car.”
13. Choose the correctly spelt word.
(A) Grievance (B) Griveance
(C) Greivence (D) Grevence
14. He wanted this arrangement in …………
(A) red and white (B) pink and green
(C) red and yellow (D) black and white
15. He always speaks ………… truth.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) a (B) the
(C) an (D) no article
16. We must lock the doors, ………… ?
(Choose the correct option)
(A) musn’t they (B) couldn’t we
(C) shouldn’t we (D) musn’t we
17. Physical activity is beneficial ………… health.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) with (B) to
(C) at (D) for
18. They forgot to take ………… printouts.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) there (B) they’re
(C) their (D) here
19. Choose the correct sentence :
(A) I prefer coffee to tea.
(B) I prefer coffee for tea.
(C) I prefer coffee than tea.
(D) I prefer coffee by tea.
20. Choose the correct antonym of ‘Widely’.
(A) Spaciously (B) Narrowly
(C) Limitedly (D) Broadly
21. This is my book and that is …………
(Choose the correct option)
(A) yours (B) our
(C) your (D) their
22. ………… he learnt to use it yet ?
(Choose the correct option)
(A) Have (B) Is
(C) Has (D) Was
23. Choose the odd one out.
(A) Eye (B) Nose
(C) Hand (D) Ear
24. When it is cold outside, you should …………
(Choose the correct option)
(A) wear a scarf (B) wear your jeans
(C) take a towel (D) drive carefully
25. It is a bit …………
(Choose the correct option)
(A) farther (B) other
(C) either (D) neither
26. There are a ………… eggs in the basket.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) little (B) many
(C) much (D) few
27. ………… we go to the movie today ?
(Choose the correct option)
(A) Will (B) Ought
(C) Shall (D) Would
28. I’m going to wait ………… it stops raining.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) on (B) till
(C) before (D) at
29. There ………… many students in my class.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) are (B) was
(C) is (D) am
30. They wanted to win. They worked hard.
(Choose the correct combination)
(A) They worked hard to win.
(B) They work hard to win
(C) They worked harder to win.
(D) They worked hardest to win.
31. A workman who fits and repairs pipes is called …………
(Choose the correct option)
(A) Mechanic (B) Plumber
(C) Blacksmith (D) Technocrat
32. I don’t ………… my new science teacher.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) get up (B) get over
(C) get in (D) get on with
33. Lose Heart.
(Choose the correct meaning)
(A) Become desperate (B) Become angry
(C) Feel sad (D) Become discouraged
34. Choose the correct spelling.
(A) Illicit (B) Eleceet
(C) Eliceet (D) Ilicit
35. We labour hard so that we ………… pass.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) may (B) will
(C) could (D) are
36. No sooner did the rogue see the police ………… he disappeared.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) then (B) so
(C) than (D) because
37. We walked home ………… the park.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) threw (B) through
(C) throw (D) thrown
38. Choose the correct synonym of ‘Deliberately’
(A) Spontaneously (B) Intentionally
(C) Inadvertently (D) Naturally
39. Choose the correct antonym of ‘Comedy’.
(A) Tragedy (B) Thriller
(C) Simple (D) Social
40. I have not ………… reading the book.
(Choose the correct answer)
(A) finish (B) finished
(C) finishing (D) will finish
41. The thief and the eye-witness …………
(Choose the correct option)
(A) has escaped (B) was escaping
(C) has been escaping (D) have escaped
42. He died ………… malaria.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) of (B) with
(C) from (D) by
43. I don’t like ………… dogs, but I like my brother’s dog.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) a (B) the
(C) an (D) no article
44. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
(Choose the correct meaning of the underlined phrase)
(A) to be born with a good luck.
(B) to be born in a jeweller’s family.
(C) to be born as first child.
(D) to be born in a rich family.
45. One who knows two language is …………
(Choose the correct option)
(A) Bigot (B) Bilingual
(C) Bigamy (D) Brittle
46. Do you ………… work next weekend ?
(Choose the correct option)
(A) must (B) musn’t to
(C) have to (D) had to
47. If I make a mistake, the teacher ………… me.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) punished (B) had punished
(C) will punish (D) will be punished
48. I left the party early ………… I didn’t feel well.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) because (B) until
(C) but (D) so
49. I worked hard. I sat down for a rest.
(Choose the best combination)
(A) I rested as I worked hard.
(B) I rested because I worked hard.
(C) I worked hard and so I rested.
(D) Working hard, I sat down for a rest.
50. I am ………… to the talk show.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) listen (B) listened
(C) listening (D) will listen
51. Choose the correct sentence :
(A) They were already at the station when we arrived.
(B) They were already on the station when we arrive.
(C) They were on the station when we arrive.
(D) They are already at the station when we are arriving.
52. It ………… impossible
(Choose the correct option)
(A) am (B) are
(C) is (D) were
53. What type of sentence is this ?
Dinner is at 8 pm.
(A) Declarative (B) Exclamatory
(C) Interrogative (D) Imperative
54. The teacher ………… shouts at us.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) rarely (B) acutely
(C) wisely (D) happily
55. There are thirty students in each section of class 5.
(Choose the adjective in the sentence)
(A) Thirty (B) Section
(C) Students (D) Five
56. Will a wise man behave so ?
(Choose the correct Assertive Sentence)
(A) Wise man will behave so.
(B) No wise man will behave so.
(C) Behave no wise man so.
(D) Man wise will not behave so.
57. Students should ………… in the class on time.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) turn out (B) turn on
(C) turn up (D) turn off
58. How can I get to ………… Chanakya Hotel ?
(Choose the correct option)
(A) a (B) an
(C) the (D) no article
59. Vivek repented ………… what he had done.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) of (B) over
(C) for (D) to
60. She ………… the mail last week.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) gets (B) get
(C) gotten (D) got
Instruction : Questions from 61 to 100 are based on the prescribed
texts.
61. Gandhi’s chief weapons were …………
(A) sword and spears (B) truth and non-violence
(C) nuclear weapons (D) trick and deceit
62. ………… was the role model of Dr. Zakir Hussain.
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Dr. Radha Krishnan
(C) Sardar Patel (D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
63. The new role Nanukaka gave the narrator was of …………
(A) cook (B) professor
(C) driver (D) minister
64. ………… is sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression.
(A) Mississippi (B) New York
(C) Chicago (D) Texas
65. Which of the following things were not relevant in pre-historic times?
(A) invention of language (B) invention of printing technology
(C) utilization of fire (D) taming of animals
66. Seibei was a twelve year old ………… boy.
(A) Chinese (B) African
(C) Japanese (D) Indian
67. In traditional society a pregnant woman is primarily supported by
…………
(A) husband (B) relatives
(C) kinsfolk (D) neighbours
68. Freedom of press is restricted during …………
(A) peace (B) epidemic
(C) war (D) disease
69. At first Benjy kept …………
(A) ten or a dozen hens (B) four dozen hens
(C) two dozen hens (D) six dozen hens
70. What characterizes new India after independence?
(A) Confidence and idealism (B) Anger
(C) Slavery (D) Hunger and disease
71. Natalia’s dog is named …………
(A) Weep (B) Neap
(C) Leap (D) Deap
72. Martin Luther King, Jr. dislikes ………… discrimination.
(A) religious (B) caste
(C) racial (D) sex
73. Lomov is a man of ………… temperament.
(A) happy (B) negative
(C) mad (D) nervous
74. Our ancestors enjoyed ………… Rule.
(A) Society (B) Nation
(C) Home (D) Degenerated
75. At twelve, Seibei was at …………
(A) Nursery (B) Secondary School
(C) Primary School (D) Senior Secondary School
76. Whose tears are like rain?
(A) the poet’s wife’s (B) the poet’s sister’s
(C) the husband’s (D) the poet’s brother’s
77. ‘Hoping to cease not till death’ is a line from …………
(A) Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe (B) The Soldier
(C) Song of Myself (D) Fire-Hymn
78. The travellers are …………, moving towards death.
(A) human (B) urban
(C) animal (D) rural
79. Who is known as ‘people’s poet’ ?
(A) John Keats (B) W. H. Auden
(C) John Donne (D) Walt Whitman
80. ‘Light of step and heart was she’ is taken from …………
(A) Fire-Hymn (B) An Epitaph
(C) Snake (D) The Soldier
81. Brooke inspired patriotism in the ………… phase of the First World
War.
(A) early (B) middle
(C) late (D) old
82. ………… is a master criminal.
(A) Macavity (B) Ramavity
(C) Monkey (D) Cavity
83. Keki N. Daruwala was a ………… by religion.
(A) Parsi (B) Hindu
(C) Muslim (D) Christian
84. In ‘Snake’, Lawrence denounces the artificialities of ………… life.
(A) ancient (B) modern
(C) medieval (D) early
85. The poetess in ‘The Grand Mother’s House’ begs at ………… doors.
(A) friend’s (B) strangers’
(C) family’s (D) enemy’s
86. Daruwalla’s poetry is …………
(A) impressionistic (B) idealistic
(C) symbolistic (D) mysterious
87. The speaker in the poem ‘Snake’ threw ………… at the snake.
(A) a stick (B) a rod
(C) a log (D) a bat
88. Eliot belonged to the ………… century.
(A) 18th (B) 16th (C) 19th (D) 20th
89. ………… is inevitable.
(A) Life (B) Walking
(C) Death (D) Talking
90. Who has been personified in ‘Ode to Autumn’ ?
(A) Spring (B) Winter
(C) Autumn (D) Summer
91. Who wrote ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Julius Caesar’ ?
(A) Johnson (B) Shakespeare
(C) Goldsmith (D) Sheridan
92. English is used in China as a ………… language.
(A) second (B) foreign
(C) first (D) third
93. The Middle English had ………… dialects.
(A) two (B) five
(C) six (D) three
94. Who wrote ‘Huckleberry Finn’ ?
(A) Herman Melville (B) Earnest Hemingway
(C) Henry James (D) Mark Twain
95. The Old Englsih Period is characterized by …………
(A) vocabulary (B) inflections
(C) mood (D) gender
96. Who wrote ‘A Passage to India’ ?
(A) E. M. Forster (B) T. S. Eliot
(C) W. B. Yeats (D) D. H. Lawrence
97. Spelling ‘Color’ is used in …………
(A) Indian English (B) British English
(C) Nigerian English (D) American English
98. The texts of which period are difficult to read and understand ?
(A) Middle English (B) Modern English
(C) Old English (D) American English
99. Wole Soyinka is a ………… poet.
(A) Nigerian (B) Indian
(C) American (D) British
100. The ………… helped in simplifying English.
(A) Bible (B) Mahabharata
(C) Quran (D) Ramayana