Class XI Final Exam Question

 HISSAN CENTRAL EXAMINATION - 2080 (2023)

Grade: XI                                                Time: 3 hrs                                                  F.M.:75  

COM. ENGLISH (0031 D1)

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions asked thereafter:   [15]

The Happiness Effect

Happiness may be the primary goal of human existence. Philosophers have wrestled with the concept of happiness. Legislators create laws to support citizens' rights to pursue happiness. Television, radio, and print advertisers assure consumers that various products will guarantee happiness. Interestingly, people have a tendency to believe they are happier than their neighbors, and they are optimistic about their happiness in the future. Most people assume that they will be happier a decade from now than they are today. Clearly, everyone from writers and philosophers to legislators and the average person on the street thinks a great deal about happiness. What makes happiness so important to human existence? 

Why Be Happy?

Not only does happiness feel good, but it appears to provide a variety of psychological and physical benefits. Happiness plays a significant role in enhancing good health, strengthening the immune system, promoting longevity, improving productivity and performance, and increasing resilience. Happy people work hard, play hard, have an active social life (and a social conscience), experience good health, and live longer. A happy person lives an average of nine years longer than a miserable one. 

The Opposite of Happiness

When studying happiness, it makes sense that its opposite condition would also be a topic of examination. Scientists have observed that there are two unfortunate life events that induce profound unhappiness, perhaps over the course of many years; the loss of a spouse and the loss of a job.

What Causes Happiness?

However, good news abounds in the study of happiness. Fortunately, humans experience happiness from a wide range of stimuli, from traveling to an exotic destination to redecorating one's home or from winning a game of soccer to eating a delicious meal. Simply watching a favorite television show or laughing at a funny joke can boost a depressed mood. While the happiness produced by such experiences tends to be short lived, certain conditions do promote a more long-lasting and durable state of happiness as a lifestyle: a wide social network, believing in a meaningful reason for one's existence, and establishing goals and working to achieve them.

With a Little Help from My Friends

Surprisingly, income is not a primary factor in determining a person's level of happiness once the basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter have been met. More important is one's social network. Being socially active may be more effective in increasing one's immunity to illness than a vaccine. Misery may love company, but so does happiness, and having close friends and family is vital to one's overall level of happiness. (If friends and family are crucial, so is a loving partner. Research suggests that being married increases one's potential for happiness.) Even sharing one's home with an animal companion can make a person happier.


A. Answer the following questions choosing the most appropriate option. [5 ×1= 5]

1. In the section "Why Be Happy", why does the author include parentheses around "and a social conscience"

    a. to point out that social conscience leads to good health

    b. to emphasize the importance of playing and working hard

    c. to point out that having a social conscience can promote good career 

    d. to emphasize the importance of social conscience for good income

2. What change occurs as a result of adding the prefix un- to fortunate in paragraph 37

    a. the word becomes less intense

    b. the word becomes more intense

    c. the word takes on the opposite meaning 

    d. the word defines the characteristic of a person

3. Which statement summarizes the heading What Causes Happiness? 

    a. Both short- and long-term happiness are caused by a variety of experiences.

    b. Laughing at funny jokes helps to lift a gloomy mood.

    c. Scientists conclude that good news leads to long-lasting happiness. 

    d. A wide social network is the key to happiness.

4. In the section With a Little Help from My Friends, why does the author use the phrase 'misery may love company"? 

    a to convince people that pets are better company than a loving partner 

    b. to encourage people to find mates for their friends who are unhappy

    c. to point out that people will be happier with positive relationships 

    d. to recommend that people try to influence negative people in a positive way

5. What is one assumption the author makes about attaining happiness? 

    a. Some people find comfort in mundane routines.

    b. A person needs a social network to attain happiness. 

    c. Reading and writing about your problems will produce happiness.

    d. Convincing negative people to become positive produces happiness.

B. Answer the following questions in one sentence. [5×1= 5]

    1. What is the tendency of the people's belief about happiness?  

    ii. Why should people be happy? 

    iii. Which two unfortunate events can occur in the absence of happiness?

    iv. How can a depressed mood be enhanced? 

    v. When can the potential happiness be attained as per research?

C. Give one word (from the text) to the following glossary. [5 ×1= 5] 

    i. emphasise that something is great, deep or intense 

    ii. unusual and exciting because of coming (or seeming to come) from far away 

    iii. the ability to be happy, successful, etc, again after something difficult or bad situation 

    iv. to exist in large amounts

    v. of great importance


2. Write short answers to the following questions: [5×2=10]

 a. What is the danger of not passing on information from generation to generation? (Sharing Tradition)

 b.  Explain the pun in 'little i' that is related to what he is doing. (Who are you, little i?

 c. Describe Aksionov's character. (God Sees the Truth but Waits

 d. Is the title "A Sunny Morning" rightly justifiable to the play? Give a reason to your answer.

  e. Why do you think spring season never came to the giant's garden? (The Selfish Giant)


3. Write long answers to the following questions: [2×5=10]

a. 'Poverty' consists of detailed graphic experience of being poor. Elaborate Jo Goodwin Parker's experience of poverty.

 b. Explain the following verses from 'Corona Says":

        I will depart one day.

        But remember

        There're many others like me.

        They'll come too.

        If you don't get rid of your inflated ego. 

        You'll be back to your cave time 

        That y you endured Long, long long ago...


4. Create a news story on the most successful and young entrepreneur of your city explaining his/her recent accomplishments. (Note: Do not exceed 150 words.)

5. Write an email in the capacity of the Program Manager of your organization calling for a monthly staff meeting providing them all the required details. (Note: Do not exceed 180 words.) [8]

6. Due to an easy access to the internet today, more and more children unsupervised by their parents at a very young age are prone to various risks such as isolating oneself and lacking interest on their studies. How can problems as such be solved? Write an essay on the same issue not exceeding 300 words. [10]


7. Follow the instructions as given in parentheses and rewrite the sentences.  [10×1= 10]

a. People are not allowed (to smoke/ smoking) inside the hall. (Insert the right answer.

b. Brenda's position is superior ........ the one designated to Sylvie. (Add a suitable preposition.)

c. I had my breakfast this morning. (Construct its negative statement.) 

d. Politics .......... (don't/doesn't) interest me anymore.

e. There are some words. They are difficult to translate. (Join both the sentences using the relative clause.)

f. His employers did not pay him well. (Change its voice.) 

g. The client warned her website designer that she paid him less if he did not develop the website as per her request. (Change it into Direct Speech.)

h. My uncle had a severe accident and was taken to ........... nearest hospital in emergency. (Insert the right article.

i. She bought the smart watch to gift her son. It was quite unaffordable. (Use Despite to connect the sentences.)

j. We have soup for dinner. (Add never to its appropriate place.)


8. Do as assigned in parentheses.  [5×1= 5]

a. 'To cry wolf' means to ................. 

(Choose one: give false alarm / turn pale / keep off starvation). 

b. Find the correctly spelt word: .............

    i. Itenary         ii. Itinarary     iii. Itinarery         iv. Itinerary

c. Form the adverb of the word "glad". 

d. What is the past participle of 'befall'?

e. People are slowly eliminating the dowry ............. (practice/practise) from their culture. (Choose the best option.)


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