Question

English model paper std 12th board exam

Answer 1

SECTION I – PROSE

(Reading for Comprehension, Language Study, Summary, Mind Mapping)

Q.1 A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below.       (12)

There was a pause as cars hooted on the road, jutka drivers swore at their horses and the babble of the crowd agitated the semi-darkness of the park. The other sat down, sucking his cheroot, puffing out, sat there ruthlessly. The astrologer felt very uncomfortable. "Here, take your anna back. I am not used to such challenges. It is late for me today….. He made preparations to bundle up. The other held his wrist and said, "You can't get out of it now. You dragged me in while I was passing." The astrologer shivered in his grip; and his voice shook and became faint. "Leave me today. I will speak to you tomorrow." The other thrust his palm in his face and said, "Challenge is challenge. Go on." The astrologer proceeded with his throat drying up. "There is a woman ……. "Stop," said the other. "I don't want all that. Shall I succeed in my present search or not? Answer this and go. Otherwise I will not let you go till you disgorge all your coins." The astrologer muttered a few and replied, "All right. I will speak. But will you give me a rupee if what I say is convincing? Otherwise, I will not open my mouth, and you may do what you like." After a good deal of haggling the other agreed. The astrologer said, "You were left for dead. Am I right?" "Ah, tell me more." "A knife has passed through you once?" said the astrologer. "Good fellow!" He bared his chest to show the scar. "What else?" "And then you were pushed into a well nearby in the field. You were left for dead." "I should have been dead if some passerby had not chanced to peep into the well," exclaimed the other, overwhelmed by enthusiasm.

A1. Order  (2)

Rearrange the jumbled order sentences as per the events happened.

1) The passer-by saved the stranger.

2) The astrologer gave secret information of the stranger.

3) The stranger insisted the astrologer to give answer to his question. 

4) The astrologer refused to accept the challenge.

A2. Give information   (2)

The astrologer gives information of the events happened in the life of the stranger. Write it.

A3. Give proof        (2)

The astrologer feared due the encounter with the stranger. Give its proof from the extract.

A4. Personal Response    (2)

Imagine you were in the place of the astrologer. Give your ways to deal with the stranger.

A5. Language Study (2)

(Do as directed)  

a) The astrologer felt very uncomfortable. 

(Make exclamatory sentence)

b) He made preparations to bundle up. 

(Use – so that)

A6. Vocabulary     (2)                                                 

Write antonyms of the following words from the extract:

a) agitated      

b) uncomfortable    

c) like          

d) dead

 

B) Language Study      (4)

1) Do as directed / Transformation of Sentence   (3)

a) You should wear your uniform. 

(Rewrite the sentence choosing the correct modal auxiliary showing ability.)

1) must

2) can

3) will

4) may

 

b) Begging is a curse on humanity.                 

(State whether the underlined word is gerund or present participle.)

 

c) Before we left the class, we (complete) our assignments.

(Rewrite the sentence using the correct verb for of the word given in the bracket.)

 

2) Spot the error  (1)

I am agree with you in this matter.

Answer 2

Q.2 A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below. (12)

When shoes were first made, they were made flat without a heel. Since normal walking requires that the heel of the foot should strike the ground before the toes, these early shoes used to wear out quickly at the heel, prompting shoemakers to reinforce the heel, and so creating heeled shoes.                Women have been wearing high- heeled shoes for centuries in the pursuit of fashion. However, regularly wearing shoes with high heels can be hazardous. The biggest risk, perhaps, is losing your balance and breaking an ankle. Wearing high heels interferes with your normal gait. They throw your weight forward, making it difficult to sustain upright balance. They force you to use a lot of extra muscular effort to keep from falling forward.  Much of this extra effort is concentrated in the lower back arch, which can lead to back pain. Experts warn that high heels can also result in a variety of foot problems, including metatarsalgia, which is pain in the ball of the foot. Another condition called Morton's neuroma, which is 10 times more common in women than men, is caused by the thickening of tissue around a nerve between the third and fourth toes. It usually envelops in response to imitation and excessive pressure, such as the burden of weight high heels place on the ball of the foot.                 However, if one cannot resist wearing 'heels, the following tips can help to   keep your feet healthy.                Always wear the correct fit. Have both feet measured the next time you buy shoes. You will probably find that one foot is larger than the other – always buy shoes to fit the larger foot, never buy shoes that are too tight. Buy shoes later in the day when your feet are a bit swollen. Never wear a heel higher than 6.5 cm. Only buy heels that you are comfortable in.

                                 

A1. True / False (2)

Rewrite the following statements and state whether they are true or false.      

1) Initial shoes were without a heel.

2) Women have been wearing high- heeled shoes for centuries to get comfort.

3) High heels can create a variety of foot problems.

4) Always wear a heel higher than 6.5 cm.     

A2. Give information  (2)

Write any four drawbacks of regularly wearing shoes with high heels.

Drawbacks of regularly wearing shoes with high heels are:-

1)-----------------------------------------------

2)-----------------------------------------------

3)-----------------------------------------------

4)-----------------------------------------------

A3. Guessing    (2)                                                                                         

Guess the intention of writing this extract.

A4. Personal Response     (2)

To wear shoes with high heels is good or bad.

(Give your opinion)                                  

A5. Language study       (2)     

Do as directed.                                                                        

1) They throw your weight forward, making it difficult to sustain upright balance.

(Make it compound sentence.)

2) Always wear the correct fit.

(Choose the correct alternative that shows the type of this sentence)

a) Interrogative sentence

b) Imperative sentence

c) Exclamatory sentence

A6.Vocabulary (2)                                                                               

Write the correct meaning of the following words from the given alternatives.

1) Centuries

a) Thousands of years          

b) Hundreds of years

2) Hazardous

a) Dangerous               

b) Hard

3) Gait

a) Style of giving         

b) Style of walking

4) Pursuit

a) Carrying purse and suit

b) To achieve something     

 

B) Summary Writing (3)

Write a brief summary of the above extract with the help of the points given bellow. Suggest a suitable title for it.            

Earlier shoes, need of high heels, drawbacks of wearing high heels regularly, suggestions about wearing shoes etc.

 

C) Mind Mapping (3)

Develop a 'Mind Mapping' frame / design to show the 'Benefits of games and sports' to the students. 

You can take the help of the following points in order to develop each of them into further branches:  Fitness and stamina, team spirit and sportsmanship, group behaviour, killer's instinct, will to win etc.