Bihar Board 12th English Exam 2026

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1. Ankita ______ come yet; the whole class is waiting for her.
(A) haven't
(B) had
(C) hasn't
(D) having
Sahi Jawab: (C) hasn't
2. Let us organise a get-together party. (Passive Voice)
(A) Let the party be organised
(B) A party had to be organised
(C) A get-together party should be organised
(D) Party must be organised
Sahi Jawab: (C) A get-together party should be organised
3. Milan is ______ Italian city.
(A) a
(B) the
(C) an
(D) no article
Sahi Jawab: (C) an
4. Rolls-Royce cars are ______
(A) cheap
(B) expensive
(C) small
(D) old
Sahi Jawab: (B) expensive
5. ______ languages does Aryan speak?
(A) How much
(B) How many
(C) What
(D) Which
Sahi Jawab: (B) How many
6. That's my book. Can I have ______ back please?
(A) it
(B) them
(C) his
(D) her
Sahi Jawab: (A) it
7. Sunaina loves ______ to music.
(A) listening
(B) listen
(C) listened
(D) to listening
Sahi Jawab: (A) listening
8. There ______ an armchair in my bedroom.
(A) are
(B) were
(C) is
(D) have been
Sahi Jawab: (C) is
9. The boys ______ very tired today because they were at a party last night.
(A) was
(B) has been
(C) is
(D) are
Sahi Jawab: (D) are
10. Rohini said, "I have a stomach-ache." (Choose the correct Indirect Speech)
(A) Rohini said that she has a stomach-ache
(B) Rohini said that she had a stomach-ache
(C) Rohini says that she has a stomach-ache
(D) Rohini said that she had got a stomach-ache
Sahi Jawab: (B) Rohini said that she had a stomach-ache
11. The meeting ______ at half-past eight.
(A) starts
(B) starting
(C) will start
(D) start
Sahi Jawab: (A) starts
12. Choose the correct meaning of 'Docile':
(A) Stubborn
(B) Obedient
(C) Strong
(D) Wild
Sahi Jawab: (B) Obedient
13. It is impossible to do this. (Choose the correct Passive Voice)
(A) This is impossible to be done
(B) This was impossible to do
(C) It is impossible for this being done
(D) Doing this is impossible
Sahi Jawab: (A) This is impossible to be done
14. "Call the witness," said the judge. (Choose correct Indirect Speech)
(A) The judge said that call the witness
(B) The judge commanded them to call the witness
(C) The judge asked to call the witness
(D) The witness was called by the judge
Sahi Jawab: (B) The judge commanded them to call the witness
15. The doctor advised him to rest for ______ days.
(A) little
(B) a few
(C) many
(D) some
Sahi Jawab: (B) a few
16. A thorough search of the aircraft was carried ______ in the airport.
(A) out
(B) off
(C) on
(D) away
Sahi Jawab: (A) out
17. As she became tired, error began to creep ______ her work.
(A) with
(B) off
(C) into
(D) up
Sahi Jawab: (C) into
18. Choose the correct one word substitution for: 'The absence of government in a country'
(A) Monarchy
(B) Democracy
(C) Dictatorship
(D) Anarchy
Sahi Jawab: (D) Anarchy
19. Choose the correct one word substitution for: 'Ceremony of crowning a king'
(A) Baptism
(B) Coronation
(C) Wedding
(D) Funeral
Sahi Jawab: (B) Coronation
20. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Blow one's own trumpet"
(A) To play music
(B) To be noisy
(C) To praise oneself
(D) To help others
Sahi Jawab: (C) To praise oneself
21. The two friends had a ______ talk after a long time.
(A) head to head
(B) heart to heart
(C) face to face
(D) eye to eye
Sahi Jawab: (B) heart to heart
22. Choose the correct antonym of 'Humility':
(A) Modesty
(B) Cruelty
(C) Kindness
(D) Pride
Sahi Jawab: (D) Pride
23. Choose the correct synonym of 'Relish':
(A) Dislike
(B) Enjoy
(C) Hate
(D) Forget
Sahi Jawab: (B) Enjoy
24. Choose the correct antonym of 'Scorn':
(A) Contempt
(B) Admiration
(C) Mockery
(D) Hatred
Sahi Jawab: (B) Admiration
25. Choose the correct synonym of 'Jealous':
(A) Proud
(B) Envious
(C) Kind
(D) Greedy
Sahi Jawab: (B) Envious
26. The ______ duty of every citizen is to respect the country.
(A) last but not least
(B) first and foremost
(C) slow and steady
(D) by and by
Sahi Jawab: (B) first and foremost
27. Make ______ at least two hours before your flight.
(A) check off
(B) check up
(C) check out
(D) check in
Sahi Jawab: (D) check in
28. Sheetal ran fast. She wanted to win the race. (Correct Combination)
(A) Sheetal running fast for winning the race
(B) Sheetal is running fast to win the race
(C) Running fast is Sheetal for winning the race
(D) Sheetal ran fast to win the race
Sahi Jawab: (D) Sheetal ran fast to win the race
29. He broke the lock ______ a hammer.
(A) without fail
(B) with the help of
(C) with a vengeance
(D) with an eye to
Sahi Jawab: (B) with the help of
30. Abriti has decided ______ more.
(A) to earned
(B) will earn
(C) to earning
(D) to earn
Sahi Jawab: (D) to earn
31. You need to buy ______ refrigerator.
(A) a
(B) the
(C) an
(D) no article
Sahi Jawab: (A) a
32. We saw a ______ at the sanctuary.
(A) herd
(B) flock
(C) pride
(D) bunch
Sahi Jawab: (A) herd
33. Choose the odd one out:
(A) Wheat
(B) Paddy
(C) Barley
(D) Mustard
Sahi Jawab: (D) Mustard
34. He ______ here for ten years. (Select correct Tense)
(A) has been living
(B) lives
(C) is living
(D) will live
Sahi Jawab: (A) has been living
35. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(A) Governance
(B) Governanse
(C) Governeance
(D) Governanic
Sahi Jawab: (A) Governance
36. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(A) Grammer
(B) Grammar
(C) Gramar
(D) Gremmar
Sahi Jawab: (B) Grammar
37. We should ______ the laws of the country.
(A) avoid
(B) break
(C) observe
(D) ignore
Sahi Jawab: (C) observe
38. She has ______ her homework.
(A) do
(B) does
(C) done
(D) doing
Sahi Jawab: (C) done
39. I am fond ______ music.
(A) for
(B) with
(C) of
(D) at
Sahi Jawab: (C) of
40. The train ______ before we reached the station.
(A) left
(B) had left
(C) will leave
(D) leaves
Sahi Jawab: (B) had left
41. He ______ not do it. (Choose the correct auxiliary verb)
(A) need
(B) dares
(C) dare
(D) needs
Sahi Jawab: (C) dare
42. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(A) Intilligent
(B) Inteligent
(C) Intelligent
(D) Entelligent
Sahi Jawab: (C) Intelligent
43. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(A) Shaffeur
(B) Chauffeur
(C) Chofer
(D) Chaufer
Sahi Jawab: (B) Chauffeur
44. I have no money ______ buy a new car.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) on
(D) with
Sahi Jawab: (B) to
45. Choose the correct synonym of 'Fragrance':
(A) Taste
(B) Sight
(C) Aroma
(D) Touch
Sahi Jawab: (C) Aroma
46. He is ______ of his success.
(A) confident
(B) confidence
(C) confidently
(D) confiding
Sahi Jawab: (A) confident
47. I ______ my teeth every morning.
(A) brush
(B) brushes
(C) brushing
(D) brushed
Sahi Jawab: (A) brush
48. Give one word substitution for: 'A person who presents a radio/television programme'
(A) Astronaut
(B) Anthropologist
(C) Anchor
(D) Archer
Sahi Jawab: (C) Anchor
49. His honesty and faithfulness ______ unquestionable.
(A) are
(B) has
(C) is
(D) were
Sahi Jawab: (C) is
50. He is happy ______ being poor.
(A) through
(B) in spite of
(C) because of
(D) but
Sahi Jawab: (B) in spite of
51. 'The Civilization India has evolved is not to be beaten in the world' is from:
(A) Indian Civilization and Culture
(B) Bharat is My Home
(C) A Pinch of Snuff
(D) I Have a Dream
Sahi Jawab: (A) Indian Civilization and Culture
52. Dr. Zakir Hussain took the oath of loyalty to the:
(A) People
(B) Constitution
(C) Nation
(D) Religion
Sahi Jawab: (B) Constitution
53. Nanukaka's visit to Delhi was to see some:
(A) Relatives
(B) Ministers
(C) Friends
(D) Businessmen
Sahi Jawab: (B) Ministers
54. Martin Luther King Jr. was a:
(A) Negro
(B) Scientist
(C) French
(D) German
Sahi Jawab: (A) Negro
55. 'Ideas that have Helped Mankind' is written by:
(A) Shiga Naoya
(B) Bertrand Russell
(C) Germaine Greer
(D) H.E. Bates
Sahi Jawab: (B) Bertrand Russell
56. Seibei's father worked at a ______ shop.
(A) Carpenter's
(B) Barber's
(C) Goldsmith's
(D) Blacksmith's
Sahi Jawab: (A) Carpenter's
57. 'The Editorial Policy of a popular daily is controlled by ______ chief factors.'
(A) two
(B) three
(C) four
(D) five
Sahi Jawab: (A) two
58. Benjy's parents were known as:
(A) The Johnsons
(B) The Smiths
(C) The Williams
(D) The Browns
Sahi Jawab: (A) The Johnsons
59. Pearl S. Buck is the writer of:
(A) The Artist
(B) India Through a Traveller's Eyes
(C) A Marriage Proposal
(D) The Earth
Sahi Jawab: (B) India Through a Traveller's Eyes
60. Natalya is the daughter of:
(A) Chubukov
(B) Lomov
(C) Ivan
(D) Stepan
Sahi Jawab: (A) Chubukov
61. 'And the nightingale is dumb' is from:
(A) Fire-Hymn
(B) To Autumn
(C) Now the Leaves are Falling Fast
(D) Snake
Sahi Jawab: (C) Now the Leaves are Falling Fast
62. Walter de la Mare makes us aware of the:
(A) Inhuman conditions of modern life
(B) Poverty
(C) Dreams
(D) London life
Sahi Jawab: (A) Inhuman conditions of modern life
63. Rupert Brooke praises:
(A) England
(B) Germany
(C) Russia
(D) America
Sahi Jawab: (A) England
64. 'The Grandmothers' House' is a poem by:
(A) Kamala Das
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) T.S. Eliot
(D) John Keats
Sahi Jawab: (A) Kamala Das
65. Macavity is called:
(A) The Hidden Paw
(B) The Mysterious Paw
(C) The Exposed Paw
(D) The Naughty Paw
Sahi Jawab: (A) The Hidden Paw
66. Keki N. Daruwalla is a/an ______ poet.
(A) British
(B) American
(C) Indo-Anglian
(D) Nigerian
Sahi Jawab: (C) Indo-Anglian
67. The poet in 'Snake' picked up a ______ log.
(A) clumsy
(B) hard
(C) soft
(D) metal
Sahi Jawab: (A) clumsy
68. 'Who wrote 'The Waste Land'?'
(A) T.S. Eliot
(B) W.H. Auden
(C) S.T. Coleridge
(D) John Donne
Sahi Jawab: (A) T.S. Eliot
69. White waterfall could bless the ______ in their last distress.
(A) travellers
(B) birds
(C) animals
(D) children
Sahi Jawab: (A) travellers
70. Seibei read at ______ school.
(A) Primary
(B) Secondary
(C) High
(D) Private
Sahi Jawab: (A) Primary
71. According to Bertrand Russell, ______ die in large numbers in winter.
(A) human beings
(B) plants
(C) birds
(D) insects
Sahi Jawab: (C) birds
72. 'A Marriage Proposal' is a:
(A) Tragedy
(B) Comedy
(C) Tragi-comedy
(D) Farce / One-Act Play
Sahi Jawab: (D) Farce / One-Act Play
73. Our ancestors enjoyed ______ Rule.
(A) Nice
(B) Home
(C) Society
(D) Nation
Sahi Jawab: (B) Home
74. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great:
(A) Painter
(B) Orator
(C) Scientist
(D) Mathematician
Sahi Jawab: (B) Orator
75. The poet in 'Song of Myself' ______ for himself.
(A) cries
(B) sings
(C) laughs
(D) shouts
Sahi Jawab: (B) sings
76. Autumn is a season of mellow ______:
(A) fruitfulness
(B) flowers
(C) rain
(D) wind
Sahi Jawab: (A) fruitfulness
77. 'And when I crumble, who will remember' is from:
(A) Snake
(B) Fire-Hymn
(C) An Epitaph
(D) The Soldier
Sahi Jawab: (C) An Epitaph
78. The soldering of the ______ is the theme of 'The Soldier'.
(A) war
(B) patriotism
(C) love
(D) hatred
Sahi Jawab: (B) patriotism
79. Macavity is full of:
(A) honesty
(B) deceitfulness
(C) sadness
(D) happiness
Sahi Jawab: (B) deceitfulness
80. The burning ghat erupted phosphorescence is from:
(A) Fire-Hymn
(B) Snake
(C) To Autumn
(D) The Soldier
Sahi Jawab: (A) Fire-Hymn
81. Snake was written by:
(A) D.H. Lawrence
(B) Kamala Das
(C) John Keats
(D) T.S. Eliot
Sahi Jawab: (A) D.H. Lawrence
82. Kamala Das is a/an ______ poetess.
(A) American
(B) Indian
(C) African
(D) Russian
Sahi Jawab: (B) Indian
83. The speaker in 'Fire-Hymn' belongs to ______ religion.
(A) Indian
(B) African
(C) Zoroastrian (Parsi)
(D) Muslim
Sahi Jawab: (C) Zoroastrian
84. Macavity is a:
(A) Dog
(B) Cat
(C) Rat
(D) Tiger
Sahi Jawab: (B) Cat
85. The romantic revival is associated with:
(A) William Wordsworth
(B) Alexander Pope
(C) John Milton
(D) John Dryden
Sahi Jawab: (A) William Wordsworth
86. 'Our ancestors saw that kings and their swords were inferior to the swords of ethics' is from:
(A) Indian Civilization and Culture
(B) Bharat is My Home
(C) A Pinch of Snuff
(D) The Artist
Sahi Jawab: (A) Indian Civilization and Culture
87. Dr. Zakir Hussain was the ______ President of India.
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
Sahi Jawab: (C) Third
88. Nanukaka had a unique quality of telling:
(A) Stories
(B) Truth
(C) Lies
(D) Jokes
Sahi Jawab: (C) Lies
89. Martin Luther King Jr. was influenced by:
(A) Gandhiji
(B) Nehruji
(C) Lincoln
(D) Mandela
Sahi Jawab: (A) Gandhiji
90. 'The Artist' is a:
(A) Short Story
(B) Essay
(C) Drama
(D) Novel
Sahi Jawab: (A) Short Story
91. Anglo-Saxons were ______ people.
(A) Germanic
(B) Greek
(C) Latin
(D) Indian
Sahi Jawab: (A) Germanic
92. English used since AD 1500 is called:
(A) Old English
(B) Middle English
(C) Modern English
(D) Post-Modern English
Sahi Jawab: (C) Modern English
93. 'The Canterbury Tales' was written by:
(A) Langland
(B) Chaucer
(C) Gower
(D) Wyclif
Sahi Jawab: (B) Chaucer
94. 'Paradise Lost' is an:
(A) Epic
(B) Ode
(C) Satire
(D) Lyric
Sahi Jawab: (A) Epic
95. Standard British English Speech is known as:
(A) Received Pronunciation
(B) American English
(C) Indian English
(D) New English
Sahi Jawab: (A) Received Pronunciation
96. 'Macbeth' and 'Julius Caesar' are written by:
(A) Shakespeare
(B) Ben Jonson
(C) Marlowe
(D) Sheridan
Sahi Jawab: (A) Shakespeare
97. Who wrote 'Savitri'?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Toru Dutt
Sahi Jawab: (A) Aurobindo Ghosh
98. Which language is the second language of India?
(A) English
(B) Hindi
(C) Sanskrit
(D) Urdu
Sahi Jawab: (A) English
99. 'The Great Vowel Shift' took place during:
(A) Old English
(B) Middle English
(C) Modern English
(D) British English
Sahi Jawab: (B) Middle English
100. Romantic Revival is often associated with:
(A) John Donne
(B) William Wordsworth
(C) Alexander Pope
(D) John Milton
Sahi Jawab: (B) William Wordsworth
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