Odisha HSC EXAMINATION (English) 2024 1. Sixty years _______ a long distance. A. are B. has C. have D. is 2. The combination of the following pair of sentences is _______________ (i) I have read the book. (ii) You gave it to me. A. I have read the book which you gave it me. B. I have read the book which you gave me. C. I have read the book where you gave me. D. I have read the book when you gave it to me. 3. If you work hard, you ________ get an A grade. A. will B. would C. could D. should 4. The police are __________ the matter. A. looking at B. looking into C. looking for D. looking down upon 5. The indirect speech of – He said, “I am going home now” is ________. A. He said (that) he was going home then B. He said (that) he is going home now C. He said (that) he was going home now D. He said (that) he went home then 6. The passive form of “– “Bakul broke the chair”. is ___________. A. The chair is broken by Bakul B. The chair has been broken by Bakul C. The chair was broken by Bakul D. The chair had been broken by Bakul 7. He went to Puri ______ a car. A. in B. by C. on D. upon 8. The film was very sad. It made me ___________. A. to cry B. cry C. crying D. cried 9. He joined the English Essay competition and won the first prize. It is a __________ sentence. A. complex B. compound C. simple D. complex and compound 10. The students got up when the teacher _______ the class. A. was entering B. has entered C. entered D. had entered 11. Which sentence among the following is acceptable? A. He is not only a writer but also an actor. B. He is not only a writer but also intelligent. C. He not only is a writer but also an actor. D. He is not only a writer but also plays well. 12. The full form of “won’t” is _________. A. will not B. willnot C. would not D. wouldnot 13. People get deceased in a ________ atmosphere. A. pollute B. polluted C. polluting D. pollution 14. My father bought a house _________ we shall stay. A. which B. when C. who D. where 15. My father is ___________. A. a M.A. B. the M.A. C. an M.A. D. M.A. 16. To weaken someone’s strength slowly means _________. A. sap B. stunt C. secure D. success 17. He has a touch of madness in his creative ___________. A. compose B. composition C. composite D. composited 18. Indian Cricketers used to be called “dull dogs” in the early fifties of 19th century. Here “dull dongs” means ____________. A. incapable of doing something watch worthy B. dogs that are not brave C. dogs that are not brave D. dogs that are not brave 19. The opposite word of “responsible” is ________. A. disresponsible B. unresponsible C. unresponsible D. irresponsible 20. “Peso” is the currency of __________. A. Russia B. Latin American countries C. Pakistan D. China 21. “My field was God’s earth, whereever I ploughed, there was my field. Land was free. It was a thing no man called his own. Labour was the only thing men called their own.”The grandfather said the above statement to the _________. A. king B. his son C. his grandson D. to the people 22. Who was old and bent, ashy pale and toothless in the story, A Grain As Big As A Hen’s Egg. A. The oldman B. The servant C. Father D. Grandfather 23. Who came to the royal court with the help of one crutch? A. The wise man B. The oldman C. The oldman’s father D. The oldman’s grandfather 24. Brother! After you had given your decision, I became your mortal enemy. But today I feel sure that God Himself speaks through the Panch.” Who is addressed as “Brother” in the above statement? A. Algu B. Samjhoo C. Jumman D. Kariman 25. Who was the Chief Judge in the Pancha to decide the case of the old aunt? A. Jumman B. Kariman C. Algu D. Samjhoo 26. There is no pleasure for you in this world and there will be none to come. You drunkard! You will burn in hell. Oh! You unlucky man!” Who told the above statement? A. The advocate B. The cook C. The beggar D. The writer 27. What is the name of the beggar? A. Olga B. Sergei C. Kaluga D. Lushkoff 28. What is the name of the beggar? A. Olga B. Sergei C. Kaluga D. Lushkoff 29. Timothy was taken to the nearest zoo at _________. A. Lucknow B. Delhi C. Agra D. Dehra 30. Who named the tiger cub as Timothy? A. The writer B. Grandfather C. Grandmother D. Mahmood 31. Who is the writer of the story The Beggar? A. Ruskin Bond B. Anton Chekhov C. Prem Chand D. Leo Tolstoy 32. Who weeps in the bridal of the earth and the sky? A. Winter B. Summer C. Dew D. Autumn 33. The poet compares the journey of the brook with _____________. A. the worries and anxities of a man’s life B. the death of a man C. the birth of a man D. the life of a man 34. “For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever.” Here I refers to _______________. A. mountain B. brook C. river D. ocean 35. In the poem, Virtue the sweet rose is described as ____________. A. cool and coward B. calm and composed C. angry and brave D. angry and violent 36. The poem Village Song is wirtten by ____________. A. Sarojini Naidu B. William Wordsworth C. C.F. Alexander D. Lord Alfred Tennyson 37. In We Are Seven, the supper that the girl ate after sunset is ____________. A. rice B. sandwich C. porringer D. cake 38. In We Are Seven, the supper that the girl ate after sunset is ____________. A. rice B. sandwich C. porringer D. cake 39. How many brothers and sisters of the girl were actually alive as described in the poem, We Are Seven. A. 7 B. 6 C. 2 D. 5 40. The flower and birds in All things Bright and Beautiful are described as ___________ things. A. pleasant B. tiny C. little D. bright 41. God has given us lips to ____________. A. praise the glory of His creation B. enjoy the beauty of His creation C. see the beautiful sights of nature D. praise the human beings only 42. That brightens up the sky” in All Things Bright And Beautiful. Here “That” refers to ________. A. morning B. evening C. night D. the sunset and morning 43. That brightens up the sky” in All Things Bright And Beautiful. Here “That” refers to ________. A. morning B. evening C. night D. the sunset and morning 44. In our leisure hours, the author In School’s Goodbye advises us to avoid __________ A. mere idling B. doing interesting hobbies C. reading good books D. making friendship 45. Success in life depends on __________. A. good health B. money making C. smoking D. suffering 46. A man cannot live _________. A. without food for some days B. without water for 2/3 days C. without fire D. without air for even 2/3 minutes 47. Air gets polluted when ___________ in the air mixture. A. the oxygen level gets reduced B. there is 78 per cent nitrogen C. there is 0.03 per cent carbon dioxide D. there is a little less than 01 per cent argon 48. Kapil made 175 runs not-out against the team __________. A. Zimbabwe B. Australia C. England D. Pakistan 49. Kapil Dev proved himself as ___________. A. a pace bowler B. a wicket-keeper C. a batsman D. an all rounder 50. The Father of our Nation is ____________. A. Pandit Nehru B. Mahatma Gandhi C. Subas Bose D. Sardar Ballav Bhai Patel Your score is The average score is 0% 0%
