Bihar Board 12th Arts English Question 2021

1. The storm has destroyed ten houses? 

(Choose the correct passive voice) 

(A) Ten houses had been destroyed by the storm. 

(B) Ten houses have been destroyed by the storm. 

(C) Ten houses were destroyed by the storm. 

(D) Ten houses have been stormed. 

Ans:- B

2. We ……….. live without water. 

(Choose the best auxiliary verb) 

(A) can’t 

(B) needn't 

(C) shouldn’t 

(D) aren’t 

Ans:- A

3. Marigold ……….. bloom in summer. 

(Choose the correct tense form) 

(A) should not 

(B) had not 

(C) does not 

(D) have not

Ans:- C

4. She said, “You can leave the books here.”. 

(Choose the correct indirect narration) 

(A) She said that they could leave the books. 

(B) She said that they can leave the books. 

(C) She said that they can leave the books. 

(D) She said that they could leave the books there. 

Ans:- D

5. When I ………….. the ignition on, the car started. 

(Choose the correct tense form) 

 (A) turn 

(B) turning 

(C) turned 

(D) will turn 

Ans:- C

6. Ritu asked Rekha not to meddle in her affairs. 

 (Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word) 

(A) prevent 

(C) cross 

(B) impose 

(D) interfere 

Ans:- D

 7. Choose the correct sentence. 

(A) The dentist kept him waiting for over a hour. 

(B) The dentist kept him waiting for over an hour. 

(C) Dentist kept him waiting for over an hour. 

(D) Dentist kept him waiting for the hour. 

Ans:- B

 8. It may rain. We will get wet. 

(Choose the correct combination) 

(A) If it rains, we will get wet.

(B) If it is raining, we will get wet. 

(C) We will get wet on raining. 

(D) Raining it is and we will get wet. 

Ans:- A

9. A bad ……….. quarrels with his tools. 

 (Choose the most appropriate) 

(A) cobbler 

(B) carpenter 

(C) farmer 

(D) mechanic 

Ans:- B

10. This work of art is worthy ……….. praise. 

 (Choose the correct preposition) 

(A) of 

(B) for 

(C) off 

(D) to 

Ans:- A

11. Choose the correctly spelt word 

(A) Entrepreneur 

(B) Enterpeneur 

(C) Enterprenuir 

(D) Entripreneur 

Ans:- A

12. Choose the correct synonym of ‘clue’. 

(A) Subject 

(B) object 

(C) Hint 

(D) unknown 

Ans:- C

13. Give one word substitution for : 

 ‘One who champions the cause of women’ 

(A) lover 

(B) feminist 

(C) beloved 

(D) champion 

Ans:- B

14. One of my sisters ………… going on a trip to France.

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) are 

(B) is 

(C) has 

(D) have 

Ans:- B

15. His garden is very large

 (Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word.) 

(A) small 

(B) big 

(C) enormous 

(D) huge 

Ans:- A

16. Manoj said to Mukesh, “May I borrow your book?” 

 (Choose the correct indirect narration) 

(A) Manoj asked Mukesh if he will borrow your book. 

(B) Manoj asked Mukesh if he might borrow his book. 

(C) Manoj said to Mukesh to borrow his book. 

(D) Manoj asked by Mukesh to borrow his book.

 Ans:- B

17. Choose the correctly spelt word : 

(A) Wednesday 

(B) Widnesday 

(C) Wadnesday 

(D) Wednessday 

Ans:- A

18. My daughter is learning to play ………. Violin. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) a 

(B) an 

(C) the 

(D) no article 

Ans:- C

19. Let me …….. the classroom, please. 

 (Choose the best option)

(A) leave 

(B) leaving 

(C) left 

(D) will leave 

Ans:- A

20. Choose the correct sentence : 

(A) Their dog ran away while they were in the park. 

(B) Their dog ran away while they are in the park. 

(C) There dog ran away while they were in the park. 

(D) The dog run away while there were in the park. 

Ans:- A

21. I was ……….. to go back home. 

(Choose the correct phrase) 

(A) in an instant 

(B) infact 

(C) in a hurry 

(D) in force 

Ans:- C

22. I did not come ………. you did not call me. 

 (Choose the correct conjuction) 

(A) because 

(B) and 

(C) if 

(D) before 

Ans:- A

23. Ram …………. called me twice this morning. 

(Choose the best modal verb) 

(A) has 

(B) have 

(C) had 

(D) having 

Ans:- A

24. Gandhi Jayanti is being celebrated. 

 (Choose the correct active voice) 

(A) People celebrated Gandhi Jayanti.

(B) People will be celebrating Gandhi Jayanti. 

(C) People may celebrate Gandhi Jayanti. 

(D) People are celebrating Gandhi Jayanti. 

Ans:- D

25. She had come here …………. the function started. 

 (Choose the correct preposition) 

 (A) before 

(B) behind 

(C) at

(D) for 

Ans:- A

26. Naina’s mother asked ………. to clean the kitchen. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) she 

(B) it 

(C) they 

(D) her 

Ans:- D

27. My cold is definitely …………. this morning. 

 (Choose the best option) 

(A) worse 

(C) worst 

(B) worsen 

(D) worseen 

Ans:- A

28. It was too late ………… out for dinner. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) go 

(B) to go 

(C) going 

(D) gone 

Ans:- B

29. Rohan and Rohit are twin brothers, but they do not look …….. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) unique 

(B) different

(C) likely 

(D) alike 

Ans:- D

30. She doesn’t like him …….. ? 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) doesn’t she 

(B) didn’t she 

(C) won’t she 

(D) does she 

Ans:- D

31. He does not work hard and only ………. castle in the air. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) makes 

(B) made 

(C) built 

(D) is make 

Ans:- C

32. I prepared hard for the examination. 

 (Choose the correct negative) 

(A) I was not preparing hard for the examination. 

(B) I had not prepared hard for the examination. 

(C) I did not prepare hard for the examination. 

(D) I prepared not hard for the examination. 

Ans:- C

33. A wise man profits ……….. the mistake of others. 

 (Choose the correct preposition) 

(A) through 

(B) from 

(C) with 

(D) by 

Ans:- B

34. Choose the incorrect sentence. 

(A) I sold all my furnitures. 

(B) They help each other.

(C) Please help the poor. 

(D) My son is six months old. 

Ans:- A

35. He ………… after a short struggle. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) give 

(B) give up 

(C) gave up 

(D) giving up 

Ans:- C

36. Choose the correctly spelt word. 

(A) Paralel. 

(B) Peralel 

(C) Parallel 

(D) Parelel 

Ans:- C

Instruction : Questions from 37 to 60 are based on the prescribed texts. 

37. ‘The past is not dead and static, it is alive and dynamic’ is taken from……. 

(A) I Have a Dream 

(B) Bharat is My Home 

(C) A Child is Born 

(D) The Artist 

Ans:- B

38. Rupthoka is a ……….. in Bangladesh 

 (A) poem 

(B) music 

(C) song 

(D) fairy tale 

Ans:- D

39. Who belongs to the Caucasian race ? 

(A) Chinese 

(B) Indian 

(C) Japanese 

(D) Bhutanese

Ans:- B

40. ……….. and peasants were the people Pearl S. Buck wanted to meet while in India. 

(A) Intellectuals 

(B) Women 

(C) Industrialists 

(D) Children 

Ans:- A

41. ‘A Marriage Proposal’ is a ………….. 

(A) story 

(B) travelogue 

(C) comedy 

(D) tragedy 

Ans:- C

42. The name of Benjy’s wife was ………..

(A) Nancy 

(B) Amande 

(C) Florence 

(D) Mary 

Ans:- C

43. The curio-dealer sold the ground to a wealthy……… 

 (A) Collector 

(B) doctor 

(C) teacher 

(D) father 

Ans:- A

44. Martin Luther king, Jr. refers to ghetto meaning ……… 

 (A) affluent area 

(B) slum area 

(C) wealthy locality 

(D) commercial area 

Ans:- B

45. Bertrand Russell was a philosopher and a………….. 

 (A) scientist 

(B) politician 

(C) mathematician 

(D) anthropologist 

Ans:- C

46. The editorial policy of a newspaper is controlled by ……… 

 (A) discontent 

(B) reality 

(C) bankruptcy 

(D) advertisement

Ans:- D

47. ‘Nurse’s ……….. will not last ; 

(A) flowers 

(B) stone 

(C) sun 

(D) rivers 

Ans:- A

48. Who among the following is a metaphysical poet ? 

 (A) T S Eliot 

(B) John Keats 

(C) John Donne 

(D) John Dryden 

Ans:- C

49. Macavity is full of ………. 

(A) deceit 

(B) generosity 

(C) humility 

(D) honesty 

Ans:- A

50. ‘The burning ghat erupted phosphorescence’ is taken from ……… 

(A) Song of Myself 

(B) Ode to Autumn 

(C) Fire-Hymn 

(D) An Epitaph 

Ans:- C

51. Walter de la Mare belongs to the ………….. Age 

(A) Augustan 

(B) Classical 

(C) Jacobean 

(D) Modern 

Ans:- D

52. The poetess in ‘My Grandmother’s House’ desires for …….. from strangers. 

(A) food 

(B) love 

(C) jewellery

(D) respect 

Ans:- B

53. The poet was at the water-trough to ……….. 

(A) have a steal 

(B) see the river 

(C) enjoy nature 

(D) quench his thirst

Ans:- D

54. Rupert Brooke died of ………….. 

(A) heart attack 

(B) brain haemorrhage 

(C) kidney failure 

(D) septicaemia 

Ans:- D

55. ‘Arms raised stiffly to reprove’ ……….. is taken from. 

(A) Song of Myself 

(B) Snake 

(C) Now the Leaves are Falling Fast 

(D) Ode to Autumn 

Ans:- C

56 ……. has emerged in different parts of the world. 

(A) American English 

(B) New English 

(C) Indian English 

(D) British English 

Ans:- A

57. Who was the greatest dramatist of the Elizabethan Age ? 

(A) Charles Dickens 

(B) Daniel Defoe 

(C) Henry James 

(D) Shakespeare 

Ans:- D

58. …………. has its own ‘Received Pronunciation’. 

(A) German 

(B) English 

(C) Russian 

(D) Hindi 

Ans:- B

59. Who wrote ‘Chitra’? 

(A) Rabindranath Tagore 

(B) Toru Dutt 

(C) Aurobindo Ghosh 

(D) Sarojini Naidu 

Ans:- A

60. The word ‘drama’ comes from ………. 

(A) Latin 

(B) British

(C) Scandinavian 

(D) Greek 

Ans:- D

61. He has no money …….. spend. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) With 

(B) at 

(C) to 

(D) by 

Ans:- C

62. I saw a tiger. I cried out. 

 (Choose the suitable combination of sentences) 

(A) I cry as I see a tiger. 

(B) I crying when I see a tiger. 

(C) Seeing a tiger, I cry. 

(D) I cried out on seeing a tiger. 

Ans:- D

63. ………… I come in, teacher ? 

 (Choose the correct auxiliary verb) 

(A) have 

(B) may 

(C) should 

(D) could 

Ans:- B

64. He said, “I can speak English”. 

 (Choose the correct indirect speech) 

(A) He said that he could speak English. 

(B) He says that he speaks English. 

(C) He is saying that he speaks English.

 

(D) He will say that he speaks English. 

Ans:- A

65. I am satisfied …………. your progress. 

 (Choose the suitable preposition) 

(A) by 

(B) on

(C) to 

(D) with 

Ans:- D

66. He usually …………. in ink. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) writes 

(B) wrote 

(C) has written 

(D) was written 

Ans:- A

67. Choose the correct sentence. 

(A) I admire your boldness. 

(B) Boldness is admiring I. 

(C) I his boldness admire. 

(D) I have admire his boldness. 

Ans:- A

68. It was a ………. Job. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) tire 

(B) tired 

(C) tiring 

(D) will tire 

Ans:- C

69. …………. pen writes well. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) A 

(B) An 

(C) The 

(D) no article 

Ans:- A

70. Choose the correctly spelt word : 

(A) Decey 

(B) Deciy 

(C) Ducey 

(D) Decay 

Ans:- D

71. Suresh will not repair the scooter. 

(Change into passive voice) 

(A) The scooter repairing not by Suresh.

(B) The scooter is repaired not by Suresh. 

(C) The scooter will not be repaired by Suresh. 

(D) Suresh not repaired the scooter. 

Ans:- C

72. A man whose wife is dead ……… 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) Widow 

(B) Divorce 

(C) Widower 

(D) Murderer 

Ans:- C

73. The synonym of ‘Hopeful’ is ………… 

(A) serious 

(B) tidy 

(C) sleepy 

(D) optimistic 

Ans:- D

74. The story is told by the teacher. 

 (Change into active voice) 

(A) The teacher telling the story. 

(B) The teacher tells the story. 

(C) Story telling by the teacher. 

(D) Teacher told the story. 

Ans:- B

75. The antonym of ‘curable’ is ………. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) Fast 

(B) Incurable 

(C) Soft 

(D) Cultural 

Ans:- B

76. There is an exception ………. every rule. 

 (Choose the correct preposition) 

(A) for 

(B) to 

(C) from 

(D) of

Ans:- B

77. He …………. to talk to you. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) was wanting 

(B) is wanting 

(C) wants 

(D) want 

Ans:- C

78. Choose the odd one : 

(A) Sari 

(B) Skirt 

(C) Frock 

(D) Sugar 

Ans:- D

79. We should …….. bad company. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) acquire 

(B) avoid 

(C) belief 

(D) accuse 

Ans:- B

80. The statue is very ……………. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) better 

(B) worse 

(C) tolerable 

(D) beautiful 

Ans:- D

81. The school …………. at 3 pm. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) because of 

(B) break down 

(C) bring up

(D) breaks up 

Ans:- D

82. He showed me ……….. greatest respect. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) a 

(B) an

(C) the 

(D) no article 

Ans:- ? 

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83. The President ………… the winners on their success. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) praised 

(B) propagated 

(C) wished 

(D) congratulated 

Ans:- D

84. Find the wrongly spelt word : 

(A) Superman 

(B) Watchman 

(C) Fiserman 

(D) Batsman 

Ans:- C

Instruction: Questions from 85 to 100 are based on the prescribed texts :

85. ‘A man is not necessarily happy because he is rich, or unhappy because he is poor’ – is taken from 

(A) Indian Civilization and Culture. 

(B) Bharat is My Home. 

(C) How Free is the Press. 

(D) Ideas That Have Helped Mankind. 

Ans:- A

86. What characterizes new India after independence ? 

 (Choose the correct option) 

 (A) Quiet confidence and unyielding idealism 

 (B) Regret for remaining in slavery 

 (C) Anger against her former rulers

 

 (D) Squalor, hunger and disease

Ans:- A

87. The hobby of collecting gourds is called ………….. pastime in ‘The Artist’. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) effeminate 

(B) good 

(C) mainly 

(D) bad 

Ans:- A

88. The past is not dead and static, it is ……… 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) repetitive 

(B) alive and dynamic 

(C) recurring 

(D) reappearing

Ans:- B

89. ‘A Pinch of snuff’ is ………… 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) a short story 

(B) an essay 

(C) a drama 

(D) a speech

Ans:- A

90. Benjy’s father handed him a passbook at the age of ……. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) 20 

(B) 21 

(C) 22 

(D) 23

Ans:- B

91. Who will make quicker journey than the sun? 

 (Choose the correct option) 

 (A) John Donne 

(B) W Whiteman 

(C) W H Auden 

(D) T S Eliot

Ans:- A

92. ‘Dead in hundreds at the back/Follow ……. in our track? ‘Now the Leaves are Falling Fast’ 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) wooden 

(B) human 

(C) rural 

(D) urban

Ans:- A

93. ‘Ode to ………..’ is a romantic poem. 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) Season 

(B) Winter 

(C) Rain 

(D) Autumn

Ans:- D

94. Who composed ‘The Soldier’ ? 

 (Choose the correct option) 

(A) Rupert Brooke 

(B) Kamala Das 

(C) W H Auden 

(D) John Donne

Ans:- A

95. Macavity is called ……………. 

(Choose the correct option) 

(A) The Hidden Paw 

(B) The Exposed Paw 

(C) The Naughtily 

(D) The Mysterious Paw

Ans:- A

96. The poet was with his ………., passing by the cremation ghat. 

(Choose the correct option) 

(A) father 

(B) brother 

(C) son 

(D) sister

Ans:- A

97. Who were known as ‘the University Wits’?

(Choose the most suitable option) 

(A) Elizabethan Scholars 

(B) Victorian Scholars 

(C) Indian Scholars 

(D) British Scholars

Ans:- D

98. Who wrote ‘Arms and the Man’ ? 

(Choose the correct option) 

(A) G. B. Shaw 

(B) William Shakespeare 

(C) Marlowe 

(D) Ben Johson

Ans:- A

99. ……….. was a dominant influence on Middle English. 

(Choose the correct option) 

(A) Indian 

(B) Scandinavian 

(C) Greek 

(D) Latin

 Ans:- D

100. …………. will be the common language for us. 

(Choose the correct option) 

(A) American English 

(B) Global Standard English 

(C) Indian English 

(D) British English

Ans:- B