REDUCED SYLLABUS BASED (2021-2022)

STD: XII                                   ENGLISH                                           MARKS : 90

 

MODEL FULL TEST - 1                              TIME: 3 HRS

Instructions : (1)    Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.

(2)     Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline.

Part - I

I.           Answer all the questions.                                                                                             (20 × 1 = 20)

Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined words from the options given.

1.        It means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved.

a)    destructible                  b) conserved                c) maintained                       d) preferred

2.          And very soon this trolley was commandeered by an intrepid crew of two.

a)    boisterous                     b) weak                         c) bold and daring               d) cowardly

3.        …then as trade slackened we went over.

a)    party                               b) business                  c) function                            d) meeting

Choose the correct antonyms for the underlined words from the options given.

4.        The end of such liberty would be universal chaos.

a)    world                             b) complete                c) unidentified                      d) individual

5.        Nor can we appreciate warmth if we have never suffered cold.

a)   escalate                          b) praise                     c) criticise                              d)happy

6.        The following afternoon we drove to the tiny village.

a)    small                               b) dirty                      c) neat                                     d) huge

7.        Choose the correct compound word for the combination “sky blue”

a)     Adjective +Noun                                  b) Noun + Adjective

c)  Preposition + Verb                               d) Preposition + Noun

8.        Choose the correct expansion of “RAM”.

a)     Random Accessible Memory              b) Random Access Memory

c)  Random Advanced Memory               d) Random Advanced Machine

9.        Choose the meaning of the foreign word in the sentence. The parliament was adjourned sine die.

a)     without a day fixed                                b) with a day fixed

c)  within a day fixed                                 d) within a day not fixed

10.    Choose the right combination for the blended word “electrocute”

a)     electricity + execute                              b) electrons + execute

c)  electro + execute                                   d) electronics + execute

11.    Choose the clipped word for “laboratory”.

a)     labe                     b) lab                         c) labor                      d) ratory

12.    ‘study of cancer’ is called                      

a)     nosology            b) nephology            c)  otology                  d) oncology

13.                          Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word “obey”.

a)     il                b) dis                                    c)  im                          d) en

14.    Fill in the blanks with a suitable relative pronoun. Show me the book                       you bought yesterday.

a)     which                  b) who                       c)  whom                    d) where

15.    Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.

Radha was responsible               conducting many programmes.

a)     under                  b) of                           c)  since                      d) for

16.    Choose the correct question tag for the following statement. Anita never comes late to office,                     ?

a)     doesn’t she        b) does she               c)  did she                  d) do she

17.    Choose the suitable meaning or the idiom found in the following sentence. But let your name rest under a cloud meanwhile.

a)     viewed with suspicion and distrust    b) one’s favourite activity

c)  to exit the world                                   d) to be the most powerful

18.    Substitute the underlined word with the appropriate polite alternative. He is a scavenger.

a)     senior citizen     b) office assistant    c)  street cleaner       d) vehicle assistant

19.    Choose the correct sentence pattern for the following sentence. I was happy yesterday.

a)     SVOA                 b) SVOC                    c)  SVCA                    d) SVIODO

20.    Choose the tetra syllabic word.

a)     campaign            b) university             c)  expensive             d) biology

Part – II / Section - 1

Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any four from it.                    (4 X 2 = 8)

21.     “Is second childishness and mere oblivion,

Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything”

a)        Which stage of man is referred to here?

b)       Give the meaning of the word ‘sans’?

22.     ““…..... Then a soldier

Full of strange oaths, and bearded like a pard”

a)        What is the soldier ready to do?

b)       Explain ‘bubble reputation’?

23.       “Little remains; but every hour is saved From that eternal silence, something more A bringer of new things; and vile it were”

a)        How is every hour important to Ulysses?

b)       What does the term ‘Little remains’ convey?

24.       “ The giant wears the scarf, and the flowers are hung In crimson clusters all the bough among”

a)        Who is the giant here?

b)       Why is the scarf colourful?

25.     “…Free imaginations

Bringing changes into a world resenting change”

a)        How does free imagination help the world?

b)       Identify the figure of speech.

26.     “A creeper climbs in whose embraces bound No other tree could live”

a)        How does the tree survive the tight hold?

b)       Pick out the words in alliteration.

Section - 2

Answer any three of the following questions.                                                             (3 X 2 = 6)

27.    Report the following dialogue : Priya : Where are you going? Divya : I am going to school.

28.     Tom did not know Spanish. He did not get the job. (Combine the sentences using ‘If’)

29.     Rewrite the sentence making an inversion in the conditional clause.

If I had completed my homework, I would have gone to bed.

30.    As he worked hard, he became rich. (Change into a compound sentence)

Part – III / Section - 1

Explain any two of the following with reference to the context.                       (2 × 3 = 6)

31.    “And this gray spirit yearning in desire” 32 “Dear is the casuarina to my soul”

33.    “Then the whining school boy, with a satchel”

Section - 2

Answer any two of the following questions in about 30 words each.                       (2 × 3 = 6)

34.    What made the boys join the resistance movement against the Germans?

35.    Why did the family find it difficult to make a chair?

36.    What does the ‘rule of the road’ mean?

Answer any three of the following:                                                                                (3 × 3 = 9)

37.      Expand the news headlines in a sentence each.

(a)   Municipal elections in December.

(b)   ATM without security guard to close.

(c)   Telephone customers to get video phone.

38.      Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between a conductor and a passenger.

39.      Describe the process of making apple juice.

40.      Complete the proverbs using the words given below.

a.        self-help is the best      . (help, needy, concern)

b.                        dogs seldom bite. (wealth, heavy, barking)

c.                      home is best. (east or west, north or west, east or south)

Part - IV

Answer the following questions:                                                                     (7 × 5 = 35)

Answer in a paragraph in about 150 words.

41.      Answer in a paragraph on any one of the following in about 150 words.

Give an account of the medical problems for which the two boys were hospitalized? (OR)

Justify the title of the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’.

42.      Answer in a paragraph on any one of the following in about 150 words.

Describe the various stages of a man’s life picturized in the poem “All the World’s a stage’.

(OR)

The poet immortalizes the tree. Elucidate.

43.      Write a paragraph in about 150 words by developing the following hints.

Ivan Dmitrich – Aksionov – merchant in Vladimir – prone to drinking – goes to fair on business – meets another merchant- retire separately – stopped by the police – charged of murder and robbery – sentenced and sent to Siberia – 26 years in jail – new prisoner maker semyonich – admits his crime – Aksionov dies.                 (OR)

Ausable spy – Fowler writer – Ausable fat – unlike spy – important paper – reached home – scared to see Max – Max looked like a spy – came to get the document – Ausable fabricated a story about a non-existing balcony – Max believed – knock at the door – police – Max jumped out to escape – died – no police only a waiter.

44.      Write a summary or make notes of the following passage.

A positive attitude helps you cope more easily with the daily affairs. It brings into your life cheerfulness and prevents worries and negative thinking. If you adopt it as a way of life, it would bring constructive changes into your life and make you happier, brighter and more successful. With a positive attitude you see the bright side of life. So be optimistic, and hope for the best to happen. It is certainly a state of mind that is well worth developing. Positive thinking involves constructive thinking, creative thinking, optimism, motivation and energy to do things and accomplish goals. A positive frame of mind can help you in many ways, such as expecting success and not failure. It makes you feel inspired. It gives you the strength not to give up. If you encounter obstacles on your way, it makes you look at failure and problems as blessings in disguise. It makes you believe in yourself and in your abilities. It enables you to display self-esteem and confidence. You look for solutions, instead of dwelling on problems. You see and recognize opportunities. A positive attitude leads to happiness and success and can change your whole life.

45.   Read the following advertisement and prepare a bio-data considering yourself fulfilling the conditions mentioned.

[Write XXXX for your name and YYYY for your address]

(OR)

Write a paragraph of 150 words “My Hobby”

46.   Spot the errors and rewrite the sentences correctly. 

a.        Oxygen is more heavier than hydrogen. 

b.        She made me to cry. 

c.        Neither Ramya is a singer nor a dancer. 

d.        No sooner did the power resume, when the children screamed in joy. 

e.        Professor Usha is not only a writer but an orator. 

Fill in the blanks correctly. 

a)       M.S.Dhoni is a              player who lives in a          city. (popular, populous) 

b)       You           drive carefully on the highway. (use a modal verb) 

c)        My grandfather            walk for long hours when he was young. (use a semi modal verb) 

d)       Nothing much                 (happen) When I got to the meeting. (use a proper tense) 

47.   Read the following passage and answer the questions in your own words :

 

Schools, all over India celebrate ‘Children’s Day’ on 14^th November every year. On this day, our great Prime Minister who had a great love for children was born. His ancestors came down from Kashmir to the rich plains below. Kaul had been his family name; this changed to Kaul – Nehru, and in later years Kaul was dropped and they became simply Nehrus. Jawaharlal Nehru was the only son of his prosperous parents. His two sisters were much younger to Jawaharlal Nehru. And so, he grew up and spent his early years as a lonely child with no companion of his own age. Private tutors were in charge of his education. Then went to England and was educated at Trinity college, Cambridge.

Questions: 

a.   Why is 14^th November celebrated as Children’s day?

b.   Why did Jawaharlal Nehru spend his early years as a lonely child?