Pune District Education, Association, pune

Rehearsal Exam - I Q02l - 22)

Std - XII Sub - English Pages 6
Time : 3 Hrs
Marks : 80 Marks
:
Instructions i) Ali questions are com pulsory. There may be internal
options.
ii) Ansuers are to be wrinen in comp Iete sentences. One word ansr,r er or incomplete
sentences will not be
gl ven credit. iii) Figures / Web diagrams / charts / tables etc should be dra
wn and presented completely with
proper answer written as instructed. iv) Use of colour pen / pencils
etc is not allowed. (Blue / Black pen
allowed)
Section - I Prose
( Reading for Comprehension. Language, study, summary, mind_mapping
_ )
Q.l A Read the given extract and complete the activities given below
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Al) Find out the following sentences / statements as true or False. 2
1) Discourtesy is a legal offence.
2) No legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners.
3) There is allowance for moral and intellectual damages.
4) The lift,man demanded .,Top-please.,,
The young lift- man in a City office who threw a passenger out of his lift the
other
moming and was fined for the offence was undoubtedly in tne inong. It was question
a of
"Please." The complainant entering the lift, said, .,Top. ,, The lift-iran demanded ..
Top
please, " and this concession being refused he not only declined
to comply with the
instruction, but hurled the passenger out of the lift. This, ofcourse was
J"o.,,"n, o.
manner too far. Discourtesy is not a legal offence, and it does not "arrying
excul assaurt and
battery. If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will
acquit me, and
if I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to retaliate nith reasonable violence. It does
this because the burglar and my assailant have broken quite definite commands
of the law.
But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners, or could
sanction the use
of violence against bad manners, or could sanction the use of viorence against
somethingwhich it does not itself recognize as a legally punishable offence.
And our
sympathy with the liftman, we must admit that the law is reisonable. It would
never do if we
were at liberty to box people's ears because we did not like their behaviour,
or the tone of
their voices, or the scowl on their faces. Our fists would never be idle, and the gutters
ofthe
city would run with blood all day.
I may be as uncivii as I may please and the law will protect me against violent
retaliation. I may be haughty or boorish and there is no penalty to pay except
ihe penalty of
being written down an ill-mannered fellow.
A2) Complete the following sentences/ statements.
2
1) We must admit that . .

2) The law will protect me against . . . .. .

3) There is no penalty to pay except
4) It will permit me to
A3) Give reason 3
2
The young lift-man threw a passenger out ofhis lift because
A4) Personal response :
Express your views about the importance of social manners.
2
.A5) Language Study :
1) The law will protect me against violent retaliation
2
(choose the correct sentence of future continuous Tense from the given
sentences )
i) The law had protected me against violent retaliation.
ii) The law will be protecting me against violent retaliation.
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iii) The law is protecting me against violent retaliation.

iv) The law will have protected me against violent tetaliation.
2) It was a question of "Please" ( Add a question tag)
A6) Vocabulary 2
Give one word for the following from the passage
i) lack at courtesy
ii) Make a law or laws
iii) Having a high opinion ofone self
iv) A cut or tear
Q.l B) Grammar (Non-Textual) J
D Do as directed
i) He was - - - - clever boy but he could not even solve ali -- - - questions.
( Fill in the blanks with suitable articles and rewrite the sentence )
ii) The wild life need to be protested.
( Use another modal auxiliary showing obligation )
iii) I hate waitinq at the crowded railway station.
( Rewrite using the infinitive form the underline word )
B2) Spot the error and rewrite the sentence I
1) There is not any substitute for hard work.
Q.2 A) Read the following extract and complete the activities given below : t2
It is true that progress in knowledge has led to the development of science and
technology which in tum, profoundly altered our environment. For example, fertilizers and
insecticides. However both give rise to pollution. Each one in the modem world has
accumulated in our bodies a few milligrams of D.D.T. which is organo-chlorine, a type of
insecticide. The D.D.T. level in fish is rising and already some fish eating birds are becoming
sterile. Fertilizers used in farmlands are washed away by rain into rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
The heary intake content in fertilizers leads to wild growth of vegetation in them, which in turn
de-oxygenizes the water and as a result, all the frsh is lost. Massive industrialization too has led
to serious pollution of the environment. Millions of tons of smoke, sulphur gas, ash and
unknown quantities oftoxic by-products are sent up everyday all over the world and we simply
do not know if our chemical environment is slowly poisoning us all. What is even worse, the
increase in the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere from buming oil and coal may, in
time, prevent the escape of the sun's heat from the earth. Leading to a rise in the earth's
temperature, the melting of ice - caps, and arise in the level ofthe ocean.
The sea has become a cheap dumping ground for al1 kinds of waste products. Although
the sea has a great capacity to break down all kinds of waste, this capacity is not unlimited,
especially in shallows seas. Industrial effluent gets washed out to sea, for industries tend to
concentrate to coastal areas in order to be able to dispose of unwanted waste cheaply. Atomic
wastes as well as poison gases are dumped in the sea by industrial and military authorities.
It would be foolish to shut our eyes to the dangers of the pollution that human beings
cause. It is true that more and more power have become aware of the dangers of pollution.
Rivers are being gradually restored to health : Intemational organizations are trying to keep the
seas campaigns are being organised against cutting down trees. Public opinion is gradually
being aroused to concem and if all ofus become concemed about our environment, we shall be
able to keep the earth habitable for future generations.
Al) Read the following sentences and write down whether they are true or False. 2
i) Excessive industrialization has led to serious pollution at the environment.
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ii) Progress in knowledge has led to the development at science and technolog-v but has
kept environment intact.
iii) Now a days more and more people have become unaware at the dangers ofpollution.
iv) Sea has great capacity to break down all kinds at waste down but this capacity is limited.
A2) Find out from the extract how people have become aware at the dangers of pollution 2
and the measures that they are taking to control it.
,A.3] Explain the reiation between the progress in knowledge development of science and 2
deeply changed environment.
A4) 'It would be foolish to shut our eyes to the danger at the pollution that human being 2
cause,' Describe at least two steps that you would take to protect environment.
A5l Language study : 2
i) Although the sea had a great, capacity to break down all kinds of waste, this capacity
is not unlimited ( Use 'but' and rewrite the sentence )
ii) Fertilizers and insecticides have increased agricultual output.
( Rewrite your answer beginning with " Agricultural output - - - -)
A6l Give the synonym word of the following words. 2
i) Toxic ii) campaign iii) Effluent iv) profoundly
Bl Write a summary of the above extract with the help of the given clues and suggest a suitable 3
title. I Lrcreasing environmental pollution - - - -- pollution result at - - - - - - contamination
ofthings - survival problems - - - - - - - need to control - -- including humans all
in danger - - - public opinion. l
Cl Mind Mapping j

Develop a' Mind Mapping' ' Frame / design on'English Subject'

You may use the following points. Prose, Poetry, Writing Skill, Novel.
Section II
IPoetry and Appreciation ]
Q.3 A) Read the extract and complete all the activities given below 10
'Canst hear' , said one, 'the breakers roar?
For methinks we should be near the shore.'
'Now where we are I cannot teil,
But I wish I could hear the Inchape Beli.'
They hear no sound, the swell is strong;
Though the wind hath fallen they drift along,
Till the vessels strikes with a shivering shock,-
'O Christ! it is the Inchcape Rock!'
Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair;
He curst himself in his despair;
The waves rush in every side,
The ship is sinking beneath the tide.
But even in his dying fear
One dreadful sound could the Rover hear,
A sound as if with the Inchcape Bell,
The Devil below was ringing his knell.
A1) Global Understanding. 2
State whether the following statements are true or False.
i) The vessel strikes on the Inchcape rock.
ii) The sailors hear the Inchcape bell.
iii) The sailor curst himself in despair.
iv) Sir Ralf was having dying fear.
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A2l Explain :
Explain the meaning of the line 2
' The Devil below was ringing his knell.'
A3l Personal Response: 2
" Ifyou dig a hole for others, You are sure to fall in it yourself."
Give your opinion on this Proverb.
A4l Poetic Devices.' 2
' A sound as if with the Inchape bell,
The devil beiow was ringing his knell.
( Name the figure of speech in the last two lines at the extract and explain it-
A5l Poetic Creativity 2
Compose four line on "Sea".
Q.3 B] Read the given extract and write the appreciation with the help of the following points. 4
My father travels on the late evening
standing among silent commuters in the yeliow light.
Suburbs slide past his unseeing eyes. His shirt and pants are soggy and his black raincoat
Is falling apart. His eyes dimmed by age.
Fade homeward through the humid monsoon night.
Now I can see him getting olf the train.
Like a word dropped from a long sentence.
He hurries across the lenglh ofthe grey platform.
Crosses the railway line, enters the lane,
His chappals are sticky with mud, but he hurries onward.
1) About the title 2) Poetic device
3) Theme 4) Message of the poem.

Section III ( Writing Skill )

Q.4 Complete the activities as per the instructions given below. 16
Al Attempt any one of the following. 4
1) Drafting Virtual Message
Read the given conversation between Aashna and Mr. Singh.
Aashna : Hello, may I speak to Ranjit, please?
Mr Singh : Ranjit is getting ready for school. May I know who is speaking?
Aashna : My name is Aashna. I am Ranjit's classmate.
Mr. Singh : Hello, Aashna. I am Ranjit's father. Is there any message?
Aashna : Yes, please ask him to bring his biology notebook to school today. I was
absent from school due to illness. I would like to see the notes which
our biology teacher gave to the class during my absence.
Mr. Singh : I will definitely do that.
Since Mr. Singh had to go for his moming walk he left a message for Ranjit. Draft the
Message based on the above conversation in about 50 words.
OR
2) Statement of Purpose.
Read the personal details given below and prepare a suitable statement ofpurpose.
Fiim and Television Institute oflndia is one of the leading institutes oflndia for
the study ofacting. You belong to a family of drama actor and would like to pursue your
career in acting related music field. Your hobbies mimicry and wrapping. You have won
many prizes at school and college level at the hands of well-known personalities. You
would like to work as a voice over actor. Prepare statement of purpose on it.
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OR
3) Group Discussion
A boy whose parents are working at a construction site, but are doing no compromise
in giving education to their son. The boy is also studious and hardworking and this year he
has secured 90% in SSC Board examination. But now as his Financial Condition is not
enough sound he is thinking to discontinue his education and work with his parents. He
needs monetary help for further education. Have a group discussion amongst your friends
to seek solution to help him. Write frve views in the form of a dialogue.
Q.4.Bl Attempt anyone of the following 4
1) Email Writing :
Write an email to your younger brother congratulating him on his success as the
'Man ofthe series' in the district level cricket championship.
OR
2) Report Writing
Imagine you have visited a historic fort in the Sahyadri ranges at Maharashtra. You have
visited the fort with an intention to know our heritage and history. You werg also eager to
know the biodiversity in the area ofthe fort. The visit was exciting one. Write a report of the
visit to be published in your college magazine / in a local newspaper.
b
3) Interview
Frame 8 to 10 questions to interview a well-known writer. You may use the following
points.
1) Inspiration 2) Obstacles Faced
3) Future Plans 4) Message for others
Q.4.C) Attempt anyone of the following 4
r) Speech Writing
Prepare a speech on the occasions at " Aids Awarness day "
OR
2) Compering
Imagine that you are a compare at a "Prize Distribution Ceremony" of your college.
Write a script at the same. ( Write in 100 words)
Use Following points
1) Introduction 2) Lighting the lamp 3) Welcome song 4) Introductory speech
5) Felicitation 6) Main event 7) Speech at the guest 8) Vote ofthanks
OR
3) Expansion ofldea:
Expand the idea inherent in the following " Books are our real Friends."
Q.4.Dl Attempt any one of the foltowing. 4
1l Film Review :
Write a review at an educational Film that you have seen recently write your review
based on the following points.
1) Characters 2) About the theme
3) Reason to like or not like the Film 4) Special features / novel ideas.
5) Would you recommend to watch.
OR
2) Blog writing :
Write a blog in a proper format on "Social Distancing, Need of Time" since corona
outbreak has spread the whole we need to follow it strictly. Use following points.
o Outbreak of disease.
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o Overcrowded cities and public places

o We are social by nature
o The spread of disease.
o Need of social distancing is only solution
3) Appeal:
The whole world is suffering from Covid 19. In such a situation everyone need to take care.
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Hence, prepare an appeal to make the people in your locality aware of self-health and social
behaviour during Corona pandemic. You may take the help of the following points.
Section IV : I Literary Genre I Novel ]

Q.s.Al Do the following as per the instructions : 4

1) Fitl in the blanks by choosing alternative 2
D Geoffrey Chaucer wrote - - -- ---
(Mo(e De A(hur, The Canterbury Tales, Tale of Genji ).
i0 The Tale of Genji by Muraski Shikabu was published in the year - - - - -
( 1010, 1605, 1050, 1600 )
iii) 'The Pilgrims Progress' is a novel written by
( John Bunyan, Aphra Behn, Daniel Defoe)
iv) Joseph Conrad wrote the novella named as - - - - - - -
( Billy Budd, The Hea( of Darkness, Pearl)
2l Match essential elements of the novel in Column 'A'with relevant points in Column 'B' 2
AB
1) Novel
Picarresque a) bears more than one layers of meaning
Historical Novel
2) b) Speculative fiction
Allegorical Novel
3) c) adventures ofan eccentric protagonist
Utopian Novel
4) d) set in an eariier period than of the writing
Q.5.BI Answer in about 50 words to the questions given below : 4
1) The extract presents the narrator as a silent observer ofthe events. Explain 2
2) FemMan was imovative and dramatic in his presentation. Illustrate 2
Q.5 C) Write the answers of the following questions in about 50 words 4
1) Give a brief character sketch ofPassepartout based on the extract given to your study from the
novel'Around the world in 80 Days'. 2
2) Write 4 to 5 sentences on the ' Morality' theme of tlte exkact given to your study fiom 2
the novel ' Around the world in 80 Days'.
Q.5 D) Answer the following questions : 4
1) Write a short character sketch of Miss Morstan from the given extract of the novel 2
' Sign ofFour.'
2 Write a short character sketch of' Thaudeus Sholto' from the novel 'Sign ofFour.' 2