List of top Questions asked in CBSE Class XI

What do the following utterances indicate?
(i) “I told her, through Daniel …”
(ii) “It’s a cold,” he said finally through Tsetan
Briefly comment on “As a Buddhist, he told me, he knew that it didn’t really matter if I passed away, but he thought it would be bad for business.”
Briefly comment on "Tsetan’s support to the author during the journey."
Briefly comment on "The author’s physical condition in Darchen."
The author thought that his positive thinking strategy worked well after all. Give reason.
Distinguish between the following pairs of sentences:
(i) The librarian spoke respectfully to the learned scholar.
(ii) You will find the historian and the scientist in the archaeology and natural science sections of the museum, respectively.
Distinguish between the following pairs of sentences.
(i) The team played the two matches successfully.
(ii) The team played two matches successively.
Distinguish between the following pairs of sentences.
(i) Green and black stripes were used alternately.
(ii) Green stripes could be used or alternatively black ones.
to be wound up
to be physically strong
to give vent to
Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrases
They used their traditional slang of language when the talk to each other but they speak to other groups the use the language that is accepted by the people belonging to all three communities.
In which language do you think Bhausahebanchi Bakhar was written?
In which language do you think Gangadharpant and Khan Sahib talked to each other? Which language did Gangadharpant use to talk to the English receptionist?
Tick the statements that are true
The words ‘grip’, ‘dawn’, ‘usher’, ‘coin’, ‘passport’ have a literal as well as a figurative meaning. Write pairs of sentences using each word in the literal as well as the figurative sense.
Locate the following phrases in the text and study their connotation.
1. gripped the imagination of
2. dawned upon
3. ushered in
4. passed into current coin
5. passport of the future
The phrase ‘inter alia’ meaning ‘among other things’ is one of the many Latin expressions commonly used in English. Find out what these Latin phrases mean.
1. prima facie
2. ad hoc
3. in camera
4. ad infinitum
5. mutatis mutandis
6. caveat
7. tabula rasa
Why does the author aver that the growth of world population is one of the strongest factors distorting the future of human society?
Locate the lines in text that support the title. 'The Ailing Planet'.
What do you think are the reasons for the extinction of languages?
Do you think it is important to preserve languages?
In what ways do you think we could help prevent the extinction of languages and dialects?
Given below are some interesting combinations of words. Explain why they have been used together.
(i) ghostly dust devils
(ii) desert sky
(iii) stunning artifacts
(iv) funerary treasures
(v) scientific detachment
(vi) dark - bellied clouds
(vii) casket grey
(viii) eternal brilliance
(ix) ritual resins
(x) virtual body