List of top English Questions asked in CBSE Class XI

The author’s grandmother was a religious person. What are the different ways in which we come to know this?
‘The Address’ is a story of human predicament that follows war. Comment.
Which language do you use to talk to elderly relatives in your family?
The following are the meanings listed in the dictionary against the phrase ‘take on’. In which meaning is it used in the third paragraph of the account:
take on sth:to begin to have a particular quality or appearance;
to assume sth
take sb on:to employ sb;
to engage sb to accept sb as one’s opponent in a game, contest or conflict
take sb/sth on:to decide to do sth;
to allow sth/sb to enter e.g. a bus, plane or ship;
to take sth/sb on board
What lessons do we learn from such hazardous experiences when we are face-to-face with death?
Describe the changing relationship between the author and his grandmother. Did their feelings for each other change?
The story is divided into pre-War and post-War times. What hardships do you think the girl underwent during these times?
The article has been titled ‘Silk Road.’ Give reason.
What impression would you form of a state where the King was ‘just and placid’?
Mention three ways in which the author’s grandmother spent her days after he grew up.
Which language do you think the author and his grandmother used while talking to each other?
Scientific intervention is necessary to unearth buried mysteries.
Describe the shifts in the narration of the events as indicated in the three sections of the text. Give a subtitle to each section.
The following words used in the text as ship terminology are also commonly used in another sense. In what contexts would you use the other meaning?
knot     stern     boom     hatch     anchor
Narrate ‘The Tale of Melon City’ in your own words.
How are the earth’s principal biological systems being depleted?
The author’s experience at Hor was in stark contrast to earlier accounts of the place. Give reason.
Briefly comment on "The author’s meeting with Norbu."
to meet one’s match
Suggest a few instances in the poem which highlight humour and irony.
There lies a great difference between textbook medicine and the world of a practising physician.Discuss.
“I have done something; oh, God! I’ve done something real at last.” Why does Andrew say this? What does it mean?
Look up the dictionary for the meaning of the word‘diaspora’. What do you understand of the Indian diaspora from this piece?
How do Shahid and the writer react to the knowledge that Shahid is going to die?
What impressions of Shahid do you gather from the piece?