Vidyasthali Public School

Affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi

Time : 2 Hour Class : - XII PA (2021-22) Sub : - English M.M. 40

Instructions for Candidates:

• Keep your audio on Mute and video on throughout the exam

(Mandatory)
• Answer all questions on A-4 size sheets of paper.
• Ensure you have written your name , class on your sheet .
• Complete the Periodic Assessment in 2hrs.
• You have 30 minutes to scan all pages of the answer sheets as a single
PDF.
• Upload the answer sheet in the assignment section of Google
classroom by clicking on Turn IN and attaching the answer sheet .
• Submissions after the scheduled time will not be accepted .
• This Question Paper consists of two sections . Section A and Section B.
Section – A
( Reading)

Q.1 Read the following passage carefully:

 On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following
questions. (1x10=10)
i.) What is biodiversity?
a) The unlimited variety of life that surrounds us .
b) The unlimited variety of plants and plastic that surrounds us
ii.) The passage seeks to
a) Highlight the need to conserve biodiversity.
b) The medicinal richness of our biodiversity.
c) All of these
iii.) Why it is important to conserve biodiversity?
a For the sake of our own curiosity
b For aesthetic appreciation
c It is vital for economic growthd
Both a and b
iv.) Biodiversity is a life support system of our planet because ...
a) It reduces global warming
b) It helps in fertilising the soil
c) All of these
v.) What can make wild plants resistant to disease and increase crop
yield ?
a) Treating them with insecticides
b) Breeding cultivators with them
vi.) We depend on... for the air we breathe , the food we eat and the
water we ...
a) Diversity , eat
b) Biodiversity , drink
vii.) The word in para1 which means ‘ amazing ‘ is ....
a) Forefront
b) Dizzying
viii.) Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the
passage?
a) Conserving for life
b) Medicinal bounty
ix.) Select the option that makes the correct use of ‘ forefront’ as
used in the passage , to fill in the space.
a) The answer he wanted to give lingered at the ....... of his
tongue.
 b) An image appeared ........ the images swirled and began to play
a disjoined movie.
c) As a publicist he stood in the ...... of reform
d) .The two visions that haunted her since she was a child........ in
her mind.
x.) Which of the following is NOT a function performed by
wetlands ?
a) Prevents erosion of soil.
b) Reduces global warming

(Writing)

Q2. You are Tapas/ Tapasya of A-150, Mount Road , Chennai. You have seen an advertisement in the
newspaper , ‘’The Chennai Times’’ for the post of Manager (Accounts) in Sundaram Westside ,
Chennai . Apply for the post with your complete bio-data .(120-150words). (8M)

Or

Bal Vidya Public School , Pune , urgently requires a post- graduate teacher to teach political science
for which they have placed an advertisement in ‘’the times express’’. You are Sohail/ Gunjan from 21
Vasant Marg , Pune. Draft a letter including a CV applying for the advertised post.

Section-B

Literature

Q3. Answer the following questions in brief:- ( 5x2=10M)

a) How did the crofter entertain the peddler?

b) How did Edla persuade her father to let the peddler stay in their home till Christmas?
c) If the world is ‘’nothing but a big rattrap’’ as the tramp stated in the story ‘the rattrap , who
might the rattrap peddler be? Discuss.
d) What does keats consider as an endless fountain of immortal drink and why does he call it,
immortal drink?
e) Mention any four things of beauty that add joy to your life?
f) In the hot season, how do man and beast get comfort?

Q4. Answer the following in detail:- ( 6X2=12)

a) You are a blogger who loves to record travel stories. You recently visited a picturesque
location and you were enamoured by its beauty.pen down the post for your blog giving vivid
descriptions of the natural beauty of this place.supplement your writing with keats’ ideas
about beauty.
b) How did Edla about a change in the peddler?
c) Very soon after stealing the crofter’s money , how did the peddler realise that he was
himself caught in a rattrap?