GoldenGate Int'l College

Battisputali, Old Baneshwor, Kathmandu

First Terminal Examination-2080
Grade-XI
Subject: Compulsory English Stream: Science Full Marks: 75
Time: 3:00 hours
SET –B
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: 15
Too many parents these days can’t say no. As a result, they find themselves raising ‘children’ who
respond greedily to the advertisements aimed right at them. Even getting what they want doesn’t satisfy
some kids; they only want more. Now, a growing number of psychologists, educators and parents think
it’s time to stop the madness and start teaching kids about what’s really important: values like hard work,
contentment, honesty and compassion. The struggle to set limits has never been tougher and the stakes
have never been higher. One recent study of adults who were overindulged as children, paints a
discouraging picture of their future: when given too much too soon, they grow up to be adults who have
difficulty coping with life’s disappointments. They also have a distorted sense of entitlement that gets in
the way of success in the workplace and in relationships.
Psychologists say that parents who overindulge their kids, set them up to be more vulnerable to future
anxiety and depression. Today’s parents themselves raised on values of thrift and self service, grew up
in a culture where no was a household word. Today’s kids want much more, partly because there is so
much more to want. The oldest members of this generation were born in the late 1980s, just as PCs and
video games were making their assault on the family room. They think of MP3 players and flat screen TV
as essential utilities, and they have developed strategies to get them. One survey of teenagers found that
when they crave for something new, most expect to ask nine times before their parents give in. By every
measure, parents are shelling out record amounts. In the heat of this buying blitz, even parents who
desperately need to say no find themselves reaching for their credit cards.
Today’s parents aren’t equipped to deal with the problem. Many of them, raised in the 1960s and ’70s,
swore they’d act differently from their parents and have closer relationships with their own children. Many
even wear the same designer clothes as their kids and listen to the same music. And they work more
hours; at the end of a long week, it’s tempting to buy peace with ‘yes’ and not mar precious family time
with conflict. Anxiety about the future is another factor. How do well intentioned parents say no to all the
sports gear and arts and language lessons they believe will help their kids thrive in an increasingly
competitive world? Experts agree : too much love won’t spoil a child. Too few limits will.
What parents need to find is a balance between the advantages of an affluent society and the critical life
lessons that come from waiting, saving and working hard to achieve goals. That search for balance has
to start early. Children need limits on their behavior because they feel better and more secure when they
live within a secured structure. Older children learn self control by watching how others, especially parents
act. Learning how to overcome challenges is essential to becoming a successful adult. Few parents ask
kids to do chores. They think their kids are already overburdened by social and academic pressures.
Every individual can be of service to others, and life has meaning beyond one’s own immediate
happiness. That means parents eager to teach values have to take a long, hard look at their own.
(a) State whether the following sentences are True, False or Not Given: 1x5=5
i) Parents' actions and activities determine the mannerisms of their children to a great extent.
ii) Parents need to limit the behaviors of their children quite early on.
iii) Too much love is dangerous for children.
iv) Today’s parents are well informed about bringing up their children.
v) Children hate the parents who say ‘no’ to their demands.
(b) Pick out words from the passage that mean the same as the following: 1x5=5
(i) a feeling of satisfaction
(ii) valuable
(iii) important
(iv)wealthy
(v) a physical attack
(c) Answer the following questions: 1x5=5
(i) What values do parents and teachers want children to learn?
(ii) What are the results of giving the children too much too soon?
(iii) Why do today’s children want more?
 (iv) What is the balance which the parents need to have in today’s world?
(v) What is the necessity to set limits for children?
2. Write short answers to the following questions. 5×2=10
a. How did the giant realize his mistake? (The Selfish Giant)
b. What does the speaker mean when he says:
But have you ever counted
How many have died so far
Because of you and your wars? (Corona Says)
c. To which two things does the speaker compare his love in the first stanza? (A Red, Red Rose)
d. ‘Not everyone is capable of fulfilling the role of elders.’ Explain this statement with reference to the
essay. (Sharing Tradition)
e. What does the slogan “Stay hungry; stay foolish” mean to you? (How to Live Before You Die)
3. Write long answers to the following questions. 5×2=10
a. Do you think it was Mrs. Wright who murdered her husband? Illustrate some textual details to justify
your opinion. (Trifles)
b. How does the story throw light on the interrelation between life and art? Discuss. (The Oval Portrait)
4. Write a couple of paragraphs on the benefits of doing physical exercise. 7
5. Write a letter to your friend describing your visit to a village fair. Your letter must include all the
details about what you saw and how you felt, experienced and knew. 8
6. Write an essay on “The Trends and Impacts of Migration on our Society.” 10
7. Do as instructed in the brackets and rewrite the following sentences. 10x1=10
a Drive.........or else you might have an accident. (Complete the sentence with a suitable adverb.)
b. Neither the tracksuit nor the pajamas ......... (fit) me. (Put the correct form of the verb given in the
bracket.)
c. She is suspected ......... (at/of/in/to) stealing money. (Choose the correct preposition to complete the
sentence.)
d. These tasks are very important. You (will/ can/can't/must) finish them by tomorrow. (Choose the
correct modal verb.)
e. Look at those clouds! It ………... (Write the suitable form of the verb 'rain' in the blank.)
f. My father is fond of ......... (garden/gardening/to garden). He keeps himself busy caring the flowers in
the garden. (Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.)
g. She worked hard. She didn't pass her exam. (Join these sentences with 'although'.)
h. He is the consultant......... (whose/who/which) advice I rely on. (Choose the correct relative pronoun.)
i. Did they buy a book? (Change into passive voice.)
j. She said to me, “You have invited me.” (Change it into indirect speech)
8. Choose and copy the correct alternatives. 5x1=5
a. Arrange the following words as per the order in a dictionary:
reason, regular, recover, recess, referee
b. Analyze the above sentence. The word 'above' in the sentence is:
i. preposition ii. conjunction
iii. adverb iv. adjective
c. My mom was feeling a bit under the weather. What does the idiom ‘under the weather’ mean?
a. become nervous b. feeling ill c. was busy d. feeling angry
d. The next-door neighbor’s dog is ________(quite, quiet, quit) loud. He barks constantly throughout the
night.
e. Can you ………. your claims with evidence?
i. back up ii. ask for
iii. break off iv. blow up

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