12th English 100 marks bihar board model paper 2022 for Arts

1. The snake was killed by Rohit. (Choose the correct active voice)

(A) Rohit killed the snake.

(B) Rohit is killing the snake.

(C) Rohit has to kill the snake.

(D) Rohit should have killed the snake.

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2. …………… you spare a few minutes for me ? (Choose the best auxiliary verb)

(A) Should

(B) Could

(C) Must

(D) May

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3. Mr. Sinha often …………… to Delhi on business trips. (Choose the correct tense form)

(A) is going

(B) has gone

(C) goes

(D) has been going

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4. He asked me where the book was ? (Choose the correct direct narration)

(A) He says to me, “Where is the book ?”

(B) He was saying, “Where is the book ?”

(C) He said to me, “Where is the book ?”

(D) He was saying, “Where is the book ?”

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5. Rajesh …………… a car last year. (Choose the correct tense form)

(A) buy

(B) bought

(C) buying

(D) will buy

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6. My shoes were so tight that I could hardly walk. (Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word)

(A) loose

(B) close-fitting

(C) slack

(D) relaxed

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7. Choose the correct sentence :

(A) My sister is the poet and the philosopher.

(B) My sister is a poet and the philosopher.

(C) My sister is a poet and a philosopher.

(D) My sister is a poet and philosopher.

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8. This is the letter. Sohan wrote it . (Choose the correct combination)

(A) This is the letter which Sohan wrote.

(B) This is letter by which Sohan wrote.

(C) Sohan is the one who wrote this letter.

(D) The letter is one which Sohan wrote.

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9. I have a lot of work …………… . (Choose the correct option)

(A) at times

(B) to attend to

(C) at any rate

(D) at best

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10. What is he angry …………… ? (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) about

(B) by

(C) in

(D) of

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11. Choose the correctly spelt word :

(A) Comit

(B) Commit

(C) Cummit

(D) Camit

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12. Choose the correct synonym of ‘Quick’ :

(A) Rapid

(B) Rarely

(C) Endless

(D) Submit

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13. Give one word substitution for : ‘Science of the life of animals’

(A) Botany

(B) Biology

(C) Geology

(D) Zoology

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14. No news …………… good news. (Choose the correct option)

(A) is

(B) are

(C) was

(D) were

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15. He has been appointed on a temporary basis. (Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word)

(A) permanent

(B) guess

(C) complicated

(D) soak

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16. She said, “I do not like this.” (Choose the correct indirect narration)

(A) She said that she did not like that.

(B) She says that she doesn’t like this.

(C) She says that she must not like it.

(D) She told that she don’t like it.

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17. Choose the correctly spelt word :

(A) Tootheche

 (B) Tootach

(C) Toothache

(D) Tuthache

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18. An ass is …………… dull animal. (Choose the correct option)

(A) a

(B) the

(C) an

(D) no article

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19. All the books on that shelf …………… to me. (Choose the correct option)

(A) belong

(B) belonging

(C) belongs

(D) belonged

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20. Choose the correct sentence :

(A) I accept to that offer.

(B) I accept that offer.

(C) I accepting offer.

(D) I accept offered.

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21. Please …………… my proposal once again. (Choose the correct phrase)

(A) think over

(B) take in

(C) tell upon

(D) take off

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22. He is sympathetic …………… the poor. (Choose the correct option)

(A) on

(B) for

(C) to

(D) through

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23. He …………… go there regularly. (Choose the correct auxiliary verb)

(A) used to

(B) should to

(C) need to

(D) could to

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24. His work satisfied me. (Choose the correct passive voice)

(A) I was satisfied with his work.

(B) I was satisfied by his work.

(C) I am satisfied on his work.

(D) I am satisfied by his work.

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25. He was leaning …………… a wall. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) by

(B) for

(C) in

(D) against

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26. I …………… heard the remark. (Choose the best option)

(A) myself

(B) himself

(C) herself

(D) itself

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27. All depends on his …………… the examination. (Choose the correct option)

(A) pass

(B) to pass

(C) passed

(D) passing

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28. Let us now play, …………… ? (Choose the correct option)

(A) shall we

(B) shouldn’t we

(C) shalln’t we

(D) won’t we

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29. Which is the shortest …………… to Agra ? (Choose the correct option)

(A) root

(B) rooted

(C) rout

(D) route

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30. There …………… been a steep rise in prices ? (Choose the correct option)

(A) is

(B) have

(C) has

(D) are

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31. One of the boys in the camp …………… fallen ill. (Choose the correct option)

(A) is

(B) have

(C) has

(D) are

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32. She tried every plan. (Choose the correct negative sentence)

(A) She left no plan untried.

(B) Plan was not any left by her.

(C) She tried not every plan.

(D) Tried not any plan that she not.

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33. He came here …………… (Choose the correct option)

(A) recent

(B) recently

(C) in recent

(D) on recent

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34. Choose the incorrect sentence :

(A) He belongs from Bihar.

(B) Mohan teaches biology.

(C) We reach school at 10 am.

(D) Ten miles is a long distance.

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35. Sugar …………… in water. (Choose the correct option)

(A) dissolve

(B) had dissolve

(C) dissolves

(D) will dissolving

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36. Choose the correctly spelt word :

(A) Appearance

(B) Apurance

(C) Apearence

(D) Apierance

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37. The purse was full …………… money. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) at

(B) of

(C) by

(D) in

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38. She was late. She could not catch the train. (Choose the correct combination)

(A) Since she was late, she could not catch the train.

(B) The train not get caught because she was late.

(C) Late was she so she could not caught the train.

(D) She is getting late so she was not catching the train.

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39. Raja said, “I am hungry.” (Choose the correct indirect speech)

(A) He was hungry was said by Raja.

(B) Raja said that I was hungry.

(C) Raja said that he was hungry.

(D) Raja said that he may be hungry.

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40. …………… he come today ? (Choose the correct option)

(A) Ought

(B) Must

(C) Might

(D) Will

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41. I have never …………… to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal. (Choose the correct option)

(A) be

(B) had been

(C) being

(D) been

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42. She returned to the …………… of the accident. (Choose the correct option)

(A) seen

(B) sign

(C) scene

(D) sin

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43. Choose the correct sentence :

(A) The poors are hated everywhere.

(B) The poor are hated everywhere.

(C) Poor are hated everywhere.

(D) The poor is hated everywhere.

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44. I think she spent the entire afternoon …………… the phone. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) in

(B) on

(C) at

(D) for

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45. He fell and was taken to …………… hospital. (Choose the correct article)

(A) a

(B) the

(C) an

(D) no article

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46. Choose the correctly spelt word.

(A) Occasion

(B) Occation

(C) Occassion

(D) Ocasion

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47. It is being read by us. (Choose the correct active voice)

(A) It will be read by us.

(B) We can read it.

(C) We have to read it.

(D) We are reading it.

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48. Incapable of being seen is …………… (Choose the correct option)

(A) invisible

(B) illegal

(C) inaudible

(D) eligible

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49. The synonym of ‘Peace’ is ……………

(A) Rapid

(B) Quiet

(C) Journey

(D) Restore

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50. Cakes are made by her every Sunday. (Choose the correct active voice)

(A) Every Sunday cakes made by her.

(B) She makes cakes every Sunday.

(C) Cakes make by her every Sunday.

(D) Cakes were made by her every Sunday.

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51. The antonym of ‘Military’ is ……………

(A) Coup

(B) Civil

(C) Civility

(D) Militant

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52. As …………… me, I will be happy to lend a hand. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) in

(B) about

(C) for

(D) of

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53. I …………… your offer. (Choose the correct preposition)

(A) except

(B) accept

(C) excess

(D) adopt

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54. Will you give me …………… sugar ? (Choose the correct option)

(A) any

(B) many

(C) some

(D) much

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55. I have nothing …………… to say.

(A) farther

(B) father

(C) further

(D) either

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56. Choose the odd one out :

(A) Uncle

(B) Brother

(C) Nephew

(D) Niece

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57. He hopes to join …………… university soon. (Choose the correct article)

(A) a

(B) the

(C) an

(D) no article

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58. Japan is also called …………… of the Rising Sun. (Choose the correct option)

(A) Land

(B) Country

(C) Town

(D) Village

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59. …………… you got any money ? (Choose the correct option)

(A) Has

(B) Have

(C) Gotten

(D) Is

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60. Who can prevent me …………… doing this ?

(A) from

(B) with

(C) of

(D) about

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61. ‘Some of the immediate and brilliant results of modern inventions are too maddening to resist’ is from :

(A) The Earth

(B) A Child is Born

(C) I Have a Dream

(D) Indian Civilization and Culture

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62. ‘I can only assure you that I enter this office in a spirit of prayerful humility and total dedication’ is from :

(A) Bharat is My Home

(B) The Earth

(C) A Child is Born

(D) The Artist

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63. Nanukaka was coming to Delhi to ……………

(A) visit his sister

(B) visit the hospital

(C) meet his nephew

(D) see a Minister

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64. The condition of the Negroes was ……………

(A) appalling

(B) refreshing

(C) comforting

(D) happy

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65. The …………… must have made life much pleasanter and more secure.

(A) eating habits

(B) taming of domestic animals

(C) killing people

(D) education

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66. ‘As soon as he woke the next morning, he would open the tin and examine the gourd’ is from : (Choose the correct option)

(A) The Earth

(B) How Free is the Press

(C) A Marriage Proposal

(D) The Artist

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67. ‘In many traditional societies, the relationship between …………… is more important than that between husband and wife ……………’

(A) daughter and daughter-in-law

(B) mother and father

(C) mother and child

(D) uncle and father

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68. The second chief source of a newspaper’s revenue is the ……………

(A) government

(B) wealth of the owner

(C) politicians

(D) policies

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69. ‘For the next four or five years Benzy went on creating more houses for more hens’ if from:

(A) The Earth

(B) A Marriage Proposal

(C) A Child is Born

(D) How Free is the Press

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70. Indians are by nature ……………

(A) stupid

(B) religious

(C) timid

(D) jealous

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71. Lomov is a …………… of Stepan Choobookov.

(A) brother

(B) neighbour

(C) uncle

(D) grandfather

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72. Lomov wants to marry ……………

(A) Jessica

(B) Susan

(C) Florence

(D) Natalia

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73. H. E. Bates worked for some time as a ……………

(A) doctor

(B) journalist

(C) singer

(D) actor

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74. In Bangladesh, …………… is a kind of fairy tale.

(A) Tupthoka

(B) Canthoka

(C) Jupthoka

(D) Rupthoka

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75. Which state does Martin Luther King, Jr. want to see as a developed state ?

(A) Alaska

(B) Texas

(C) Alabama

(D) Chicago

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76. ‘O how feeble is man’s power’ is from :

(A) Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe

(B) Fire-Hymn

(C) Snake

(D) Song of Myself

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77. Who decided to kill the snake ?

(A) The poet’s father

(B) The poet himself

(C) The poet’s friend

(D) The poet’s brother

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78. ‘I celebrate myself and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume’ – is from :

(A) To Autumn

(B) Fire-Hymn

(C) Song of Myself

(D) Snake

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79. Starving through the leafless wood …………… run scolding for their food.

(A) trolls

(B) girls

(C) fairies

(D) boys

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80. ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ – is from :

(A) Snake

(B) Ode to Autumn

(C) Fire-Hymn

(D) An Epitaph

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81. Who wrote ‘Songs for Children’ ?

(A) Walter de la Mare

(B) George Herbert

(C) John Donne

(D) William Wordsworth

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82. ‘That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is for ever ……………’

(A) Ireland

(B) America

(C) England

(D) Australia

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83. ‘His brow is deeply lined with thoughts, his head is highly domed’ …………… who is the poet describing ?

(A) Freddy

(B) Macavity

(C) John

(D) Harry

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84. The nearest …………… was a thousand miles.

(A) park

(B) school

(C) hotel

(D) Tower of Silence

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85. ‘He lifted his head from his drinking, as cattle do’ is from :

(A) Snake

(B) Fire-Hymn

(C) Ode to Autumn

(D) An Epitaph

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86. ‘Only Saint Knows How to Sing’ has been composed by ……………

(A) T. S. Eliot

(B) Kamala Das

(C) D. H. Lawrence

(D) K. N. Daruwala

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87. The poetess begs for …………… from everybody.

(A) love

(B) shelter

(C) food

(D) respect

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88. Who was in awe of the snake ?

(A) the poet

(B) the family

(C) the neighbours

(D) the colleagues

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89. …………… is the master-criminal.

(A) Rodriques

(B) Rodger

(C) Macavity

(D) Mathew Ans

90. Rupert Brooke died of ……………

(A) heart failure

(B) septicaemia

(C) brain haemorrhage

(D) kidney failure

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91. English belongs to the ancient …………… family of languages.

(A) Indo-Pakistani

(B) American-Indian

(C) Indo-Australian

(D) Indo-European

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92. From 1150 onwards English began to emerge as a language of ……………

(A) dance

(B) literature

(C) music

(D) painting

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93. After the Norman Conquest, …………… became the language of the King’s court, governance and education.

(A) French

(B) German

(C) Latin

(D) Scandinavian

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94. Who wrote ‘Piers the Plowman’ ?

(A) Chaucer

(B) Langland

(C) Gower

(D) Wyclif

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95. Who wrote ‘King Lear’ ?

(A) William Shakespeare

(B) Francis Bacon

(C) Edmund Spenser

(D) Ben Jonson

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96. English is used as a second language in ……………

(A) Saudi Arabia

(B) France

(C) Iraq

(D) India

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97. Today …………… English is recognized as ‘world language’.

(A) American

(B) Scandinavian

(C) French

(D) Latin

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98. ‘Paradise Lost’ is a/an ……………

(A) epic

(B) monologue

(C) ode

(D) satire

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99. R. N. Tagore wrote ……………

(A) Lamia

(B) Macbeth

(C) Savitri

(D) Geetanjali

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100. The expression ‘Himalayan blunder’ is frequently used in …………… English.

(A) British

(B) American

(C) Indian

(D) Nigerian  

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