BHARATI VIDYAPEETH SECONDARY AND SR.

SECONDARY SCHOOL,
BALEWADI, PUNE-45
PERIODIC TEST -1 2021-22
SUBJECT- ENGLISH CORE (301)
CLASS: XII MARKS: 20
DATE: 30/07/2021 TIME: 50 min.
SECTION A (WRITING)- 10 MARKS
Q1. As the Head Boy/ Head Girl of your school you are organizing a Career Counseling
Session for XI and XII Std. students of your school. Write a notice giving details of it to be
displayed on your school notice board. (Word Limit: 50) (3 marks)
OR
Your School Amar Vidyalaya is organizing cultural evening to collect funds for the slum
children. The Education Minister has consented to be the Chief Guest on the occasion. Draft
a notice about it to be displayed on your school notice board. You are the school Head Boy/
Head girl. (Word Limit: 50)
Q2. As the manager of ‘Excellent Coaching Centre’ run by you, prepare a poster calling
the attention of students desirous of attending IIT,CPMT coaching to join your coaching
Centre. (3 marks)
OR
Prepare a graceful poster for the Inter- School Poetic Recitation contest that the Hindi
Sahitya Sabha of your school is organizing to celebrate the birthday of Munshi Prem Chand.

Q3.
Coaching in Commerce Stream
Sure Shot Institute
14- A Lancer Barracks, Secunderabad
The best choice To ensure success in the exams
Hurry! Join our classes! Limited seats
Ravi Mathur of 59 Adarsh nagar,Secunderabad, a Class XII students of the
Commerce stream sees this advertisement. He writes a letter to the institute seeking
information about the subject taught, the timings of the classes, class size and fees.
Write his letter. (4 marks)
OR

Draft an application for the post of an accountant in Pioneer (Pvt.) Ltd. Co.
Hyderabad in response to their advertisement that appeared in the Times of India
dated 1st August, 2021.Prepare a bio-data to be enclosed. You are Nipun/ Nupur.
 SECTION B (LITERATURE) 10 MARKS
Q4. Answer the following question in 30-40 words. (3x 2marks=6)
A) Why does Kamala Das compare her mother to ‘a pale winter’s moon’?
OR
What is the theme of the poem ‘An Elementary school Classroom in a Slum’?
B) Why was Franz not scolded for reaching the school late that day?
OR
Give a thumb-nail sketch of the “ frail young woman” in the chapter ‘Lost spring’
C) What does Charley, the narrator; say about the third level at Grand Central Station?
How does his Psychiatrist friend respond?
OR
How did the Maharaja devote himself to realize his ambition? How far did he succeed?
Q5. Answer any one question out two in 100-120 words.(1x4marks=4)
Give an account of the Maharaja’s impatience for the hundredth tiger and the actual
encounter. What do you think, caused the death of the Tiger king?
OR
Comment on the appropriateness of the title ‘The Last Lesson’.