Haryana Board Class 11 English Core Model Paper With Solution 2024-25: Download Free PDF

BSEH Haryana Board Class 11 English Core Model Paper 2025: The Haryana Board Class 11 English Core Model Paper 2025 is released for the students of class 11. It is designed to help students prepare effectively for their exams. It gives a clear understanding of the question paper format, including the types of questions and their distribution of marks. By practicing the model paper, students can understand which topics are more important, focusing on grammar, literature and more. 

The sample paper includes a variety of question types like multiple-choice, short-answer, and long-answer questions, allowing students to build their confidence and improve their time management during the exam. This is a helpful resource for scoring well in the English Core subject.

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HBSE Class 11 English Core Model Paper 2024-25: General Guidelines 

• This question paper is divided into four sections : A , B, C and D
• All the sections are compulsory.
• Attempt all the parts of a question together.
• Stick to the word limit wherever prescribed

HBSE Class 11 English Core Model Paper 2024-25

The complete sample paper for Class 11 English Core is provided here. Download its PDF and the solution from the links provided below:

SECTION A

1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions: 10 marks

1. Missouri is home to 13 kinds of lizards, all of which are harmless and non- venomous. Like other reptiles, lizards are ectothermal , or cold- blooded. They are closely related to snakes, and some even look and behave just like snakes. Most Missouri lizards are long, slender reptiles with scales , a long tail, and four legs with claws on their toes. They are different from snakes because they have legs, ear openings, and eyelids. However , as with other animals, there are exceptions. The Western slender glass lizard which lives in many Missouri counties, is legless, but it has eyelids and ear openings, which snakes lack.
2. Our lizards live in three types of habitats------forests, glades and Prairies. Those living in forests use clearings, where they bask in the sun on fallen logs. Glade species bask in sun on rocks, as well as take shelter under them at night. Prairie lizards have no problem finding places to bask, but they take shelter in animal burrows or under dead grass.
3. All lizards eat insects ( grasshoppers, ants, crickets, beetles) and spiders. They are valuable as a natural control of destructive species ,such as termites. Skinks and fence lizards are known to eat the winged life stage of termites ( called alates) as they emerge from underground in mid spring. And the eastern collared is an important predator of other lizards.
4. Lizards use their tongues to pick up odours in their environment. They use their small, strong teeth to grab and crush insects. If you capture a large skink or a fence lizard, its bite will feel like nothing more than a pinch. However, collard lizards have a larger head and strong jaws and can cause a superficial bite that may bleed slightly. A lizard can release part or all of its tail when a predator grabs it. Once the tail is broken off, the lizard quickly runs for shelter and is safe for the moment, leaving a squirming tail to confuse or distract the predator. A lizard’s tail has special muscles that constrict at a break point and prevent any blood loss. After a lizard has lost its tail, a new one will eventually grow back, but it will not be as colourful or elegant as the original one.

(i) Choose the incorrect statement.

(a) Lizards are reptiles.

(b) They are cold blooded.

(c) They have eyelids and ear openings.

(d) They use their nose to smell their prey.

(ii) A lizard discards its tail to _____________

(a) confuse its enemy with its squirming tail.

(b) appreciate the efforts made by its predators.

(c) grow a new tail in place of the old one.

(d) frighten the other lizards.

(iii) Most of the lizards are_____________ .

(a) poisonous

(b) toxic

(c) lethal

(d) non- poisonous

(iv) Which of these statements is true about lizards.

(a) Skinks eat alates but fence lizards don’t eat alates

(b) Lizards can discard their tails to distract their enemies

(c) The bite of Skinks lizard can cause death.

(d) A lizard can live only in the forest.

(v) Where do the lizards , residing in the forest, enjoy sitting in the sun?

(a) on the rock

(b) under dead grass

(c) on fallen logs

(d) All of the above

(vi) Missouri lizards differ from snakes as they _______________

(vii ) Find the synonym of ‘ finally’ from the passage.

(viii) Give reasons to show how lizards are a natural control of termites and other destructive creatures?

(ix) List the habitats of lizards in the world?

(x) Replace the underlined word with its synonym from the passage. They come out from their houses.

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(B) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions:

1. The Indian hand knotted carpet industry, a traditionally rural based cottage industry, is highly labour intensive and almost entirely export – oriented. The present dominant tradition of pile carpet- weaving goes back to the 16th century when the migration of skilled craftsmen from Persia and Afghanistan, and the patronage extended by the Mughal rulers enabled the craft to take root and flourish in India.

2. The carpet industry in India adopted classical designs, almost all of the Persian origin. However, some patterns, commonly incorporated, were of Indian or Chinese origin. While the Persian weavers commonly depict animals such as lions and tigers, Indian weavers more often represent birds. There is also a difference between the Persian and the Indian manner of depicting flowers.
3. The Indian essence is symbolized through its art, textiles, crafts and cultural, which make the Indian appeal unique. Indian carpet designers and weavers have made distinct contributions to the oriental tradition of carpet weaving down the ages. The most technically accomplished carpets of all times were woven in India. Also the Indian carpet weavers were real painters; they employed dyed yarn as painters used pigments which resulted in a range of colours and sophistication otherwise unknown. Yarn of different colours were directly mixed or used in combination to yield new hues or subtitle variations of the existing ones. There was also a stylistic contribution. Although in the early years under court patronage , the patterns of Indian carpets were heavily dependent on the Persian models, later, several patterns incorporating beautifully depicted flowers came into being.

4. After Independence , the carpet industry expanded rapidly, particularly since 1970, facilitating the growth of employment and income in relatively backward, and often remote regions of the country. The industry continues to be predominantly, in the cottage and small sectors, labour – intensive and, particularly, oriented towards export. Hand – knotted carpets from India have long been valued in countries which import them.

(i) Choose the incorrect statement.

(a) The Indian hand knotted carpet industry is completely handmade and export oriented.

(b) Indian carpet weavers make carpets that are technically accomplished.

(c) The Mughal rulers did not support this craft.

(d) The Indian carpet weavers were real painters also.

(ii) The classical designs adopted by the carpet industry of India is of

(a) Persian origin

(b) Afghanistan’s origin

(c) Russian origin

(d) American origin

(iii) The Persian weavers depict animals whereas Indian weavers depict ____________

(a) Amphibians

(b) Birds

(c) Tigers

(d) Lions

(iv) Choose the correct statement.

(a) The Persian and the Indian weavers’ manner of depicting flowers differs significantly.

(b) The Persian weavers mostly used dyed yarn.

(c) The Indian carpet industry is traditionally urban-based industry.

(d) All of the above.

(v) What happened to the carpet industry after independence?

(a) It vanished quickly.

(b) It expanded quickly.

(c) It did not create any employment.

(d) It became import oriented.

(vi) Indian carpet weavers were really painters because__________

(vii) Find the synonym of ‘ colours‘ from para 3.

(viii) Find antonym of ‘ superficial‘ from para 1

(ix) Whose patronage helped the craft of making carpets flourish in India?

(x) State how the workmanship of Indian carpet weavers differs from that found elsewhere.

2. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

Newspapers not only give us information about the odd happenings which may interest the human beings and may also claim the emotional and intellectual involvement in that problem, but also something more than that. In fact with the passage of time newspapers have grown in to not only a diversion for the breakfast table but also an essential source of knowledge and the most important medium of making the people democratic in their outlook and thinking. At the earlier stages of its growth the press was just to give information to the people and to keep them alive to the changes in the country and the world at large. But as all media of education are used or misused for one or the other purpose so is the case with the newspapers.

Long ago Burke called the press the Fourth Estate and we can conveniently call it the fourth important organ of the democratic states, the other being executive, legislature and judiciary. If the press is independent and the reports are objective, which is of course impossible, it can keep the minds of the people open to all impressions. But now-a-days there are subtle suggestions in the news, and there are very clever distortions here and there. So the primary purpose of newspapers now-a-days is to colour the opinions of the people. They provide the public with readymade opinions and baked ideas. The people also accept these things happily because the common man has neither the intelligence nor the time to verify the validity of the news or to gather the correct opinion from the sources. Otherwise also it is the weakness of even educated people that they believe a printed word more readily than a word from mouth. So, most of the people quote newspapers in order to support their contentions.

A free press can definitely consolidate the forces of democracy and can easily negate the influence of pulls and pressures which have been dragging the citizens away from the democratic thinking. If the news is reported objectively and the problems are analysed with no bias, it is definitely possible to make the people think correctly.

Based on the understanding of the passage, make notes using headings and sub headings or in points. Use recognizable abbreviations ( wherever necessary, minimum four). Also supply an appropriate title to it.

SECTION B GRAMMAR 

3. Do any ten. Do as directed:

(I ) The truth_____________ (remain) the truth . (correct form of verb)

(ii) Would that I____________ ( be) a king ! (correct form of verb)

(iii ) Do not disturb me, please. ( Change the voice)

(iv) Duty must be done. ( Change the voice)

(v) The doctors say that only miracle can save him . so , I think there is ____________ chance of his survival. (little/ a little)

(vi) Though RCB has not won a single title yet it has_________ fans who believe that one day their wish will be fulfilled. ( Many/Much)

(vii) you pass me the salt, please. ( polite request)

(viii) You obey your parents. ( must/can/ought to)

(ix) Combine the following sentences

His father is against dowry. He wants a car from his in- laws.

(x) Identify the underlined clause.

I don’t know what she said.

(xi) Fill in the blank with suitable article;

__________might is right.

(xii) Fill in the blank with suitable article;

The birds fly in ________ sky.

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This model paper for Class 11 English Core is a helpful source for students to practice and understand important concepts. By working through different types of questions, students will feel more confident for exams. These topics will not only help in the tests but also prepare students for future studies.

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