XII

Spl English

Instruction :

Attempt all the questions.

Read the questions carefully and do accordingly.

Marks allotted to each question are indicated against it.

Unit - I (Text & Detailed Study)

Q. 1 Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions.

Albert felt insurable when he left school that afternoon; not that it had been bad day-most
days were bad now, anyway - but because he had to go back to the hateful place the next
morning. He only wished his father would take him away, but there was no point in even
asking. He knew what the answer would be, he would have to stay until he had taken his
diploma.

Going back to his lodgings did not cheer him up. His father had so little money to
spare that Albert could find a room in one of the poorest overbears of Munich. He did not
mind the bad food and lack of comfort, or even the dirt and squalor but he hated the
atmosphere of slum violence. His landlady beat her children regularly and every Saturday
her husband came drunk and beat her.

Questions :

i) Why did Albert feel miserable? 1

ii) Find the word opposite in meaning to 'admirable'. 1

iii) Give adjective form of the word 'Cheer'. 1

iv) Find out the word from the passage that has the same meaning as 'pitiable' 1

a) Miserable b) Misirable c) Misrable

v) Where Albert find room? 1

Q. 2 Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions.

Season of mists and mellow fruit fulness

Close bosom friend of the maturing sun;

Conspiring with him how to load and bless

With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eaves own;

To bend with apples the moss'd cottage trees

To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells

With a sweet Kernel; to set budding more,

And still more, later flowers for the bees.

Questions:

i) What does the first line refer to? 1

ii) ................. as the bosom friend of the season. 1

iii) Find the word which means same as "becoming perfect" 1

iv) How does it plan to fill the fruits? 2

Q. 3 Answer any six of the following in 30 words. 12

i) What does the father contemplate on in the Toilet?

ii) Why does the poet call time the subtle thief of youth?

iii) What does Autumn plan to do with the cottage trees?

iv) How did Netaji improve his men-by punishing or by counselling them?

v) How are the brave deeds of a soldier rewarded by the world.

vi) What analogy has the author used for proving the existence of the snowman?

vii) In the opinion of many people what was the purpose of preaching the Gita?

viii) What should the youth avoid?

Q. 4 Answer any two of the following questions in about 75-120 words - 8

i) Write a short note on Netaji's military foresightedness?

ii) Discuss 'The last ride together' as a dramatic monologue?

iii) Describe H.W. Tilman's sighting of Tracks in Sikkim.

Unit II (Grammar & Phonology)

Q. 5 Do as directed (any five)

i) You (read) this book since morning. (rewrite using present perfect continuous tense)

ii) He took bread and butter. (make Interrogative)

iii) To pardon is divine. (rewrite the sentence by using anticipatory 'it)

v) I can solve this sum. (change the voice)

vi) He said to me, "I did not see you at the party last night." (change into indirect speech)

vii) I have seen the film. You are talking about. (combine sentences to make one sentence a
relative clause)

Q. 6 Do as directed. (any five) 5

i) Find the odd one out.

speech, greet, great, deal

ii) Write the syllable structure of the word 'Air'

iii) Write the phonetic transcription of the word 'Phone'

iv) Give the syllable division for the word 'examination'

v) Write down five syllable word (only one)

vi) Write the America variant of the word 'Analogue'

Unit III (Friction)

Q. 7 Answer any one of the following questions in about 120-150 words. 5

i) Describe the main characteristics of each of Swami's four friends?

ii) Describe the spirit of liberty which the students were enjoying after the examination.

Q. 8 Answer any five of the following questions in about 30 words - 10

i) Describe Mani's Personality.

ii) How did Rajam Entertain his friends at his house?

iii) What made Mani to boil with rage? How did Rajam assuage his anger?

iv) What thoughts crossed Swaninathan's mind when he gazed at the maps in the atlas?

v) How did Swaminathan solve the question paper?

vi) What mischief did the boys play while returning home? Why did they do it?

Unit - 4 (Drama)

Q. 9 Answer any one of the following questions in about 120 to 150 words. 5

i) Justify the title of the play "The Silver Box".

ii) "The play is an attack on the hypocrisy of the British higher class". Discuss.
 Q. 10 Answer any five of the following questions in about 30 words. 10

i) Write a note on the dramatic significance of the unknown lady episode.

ii) What transpires when Mr. Barthwick tells Mrs. Jones for a talk?

iii) How does the case against Jones proceed in the court of law?

iv) What transpires between Roper and Mr. Barthwick?

v) Write a character Sketch of Mr. Barthwick.

vi) Who was Roper? What did Roper ask Jack to do when he testifies in court of law?

vii) What makes snow come to the residence of Mrs. Jones?

Unit - V (Reading) Unseen

Q. 11 Reading the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows.

One Glance at our history books and we will observe great feats by Indians in every
field. May it be art, poetry, science, politics or economy. The never-ending onslaregnt of
invasions and infighting only helped the nation loose its once shining glory. Many episodes
of the past coupled with the most recent British rules, literally reduced a once vibrant
country into that of surviving community, like in nature, we Indians were forced to making
ends meet and survive, then think about how to get to the moon shining in the night sky.
However, the last 50 years have transformed Indians from being survivors to thought
leaders.

The thought of a growth driven India, reminds me of the principle of self-reinforcing and
limiting force of nature. As we embark on the new Era of growth it is important we realize
the importance of balanced inclusive growth rather than a skewed development. No
economy can support itself based on phenomenal growth of one or two growth drivers.
More than the double digit growth figures I would prefer to see the sustainability indices of
the economy. Our policy makers seem to be heading in the right direction for propelling
growth on agriculture and rural development alongside information technology (IT and bio-
technology and high-tech sectors. The key to sustain growth lies in generating knowledge
and managing it effectively. It is but imperative for the nation to realise the importance of
efficient knowledge management. There is little need to dream about Indian supremacy
going into the future. The need of the hour is to realize the grave responsibility on India
and its youth, in supporting much larger global issues like environment, health, education
and global peace. Economic development by itself means nothing new India should ivest
and commit to social responsibility and cultural development, which will contribute to the
larger picture. The choice is ours, whether we contribute as a country or perish as another,
opportunistic nation.

Questions -

i) Why did India lose her glory? 1

iii) What kind of growth does the author envisage for the country? 1

iv) What are our policy makers empharizing on for economic growth? 1

v) What is needed to sustain growth in the economy? 1

vi) Why does the author say "Economic development by itself means nothing"? 1

vii) Find out words / or phrase from the passage - 2

a) Making use of an opportunity to get an advantage for one self.

b) Start to do something new or difficult.

viii) What is meant by "Surviving community" in the passage? 1

ix) Give a suitable title to the passage.

Q. 12 Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow -

I remember, I remember,

The house where I was born,

The little window where the sun,

Come peeping in at mom

He never came a wink too soon

Nor brought too long a clay;

But now, I often wish the night

Had borne my breath away.

Answer the questions.

i) Why does the poet remember "The House"? 1

ii) What does 'too soon' and 'too long' refer to? 1

iii) What does the poet desire? 1

iv) Find out the lines which expresses the beauty of the sun-shine. 2

Q. 13 Write an essay on any one of the following topics in about 200-250 words. 7

i) Science and human happiness

ii) Need of Games and sports in our life

iv) The power of press in our life

v) Environmental pollution

Q.14 Humanshu / Himanshi of class XII has lost his watch somewhere in school campus. He puts
up a notice on the school notice board, promising good reward to the one who finds it.
Write a notice and put it in a box. 4

OR

You are Ravi residing at B/145, Danish Nagar, Bhopal. Recently you have attended a
seminar on "Road safety movement" organized by the Rotary club of your district. Write a
report on this seminar.

Q. 15 Write a letter to the Superintendent of police of your district for a ban on the free use of
loudspeakers. 4

OR

Write a letter to your friend Rahul about the preparation of Board Exams and also guide
him to manage the time. You are Naveen, residing at Kolar Kunj, Gwalior.