Shri Ji International School

EVALUATION QUESTIONS
Class 12 - English Core
Time Allowed: 2 hours
Maximum Marks: 60

General Instructions:

Attempt all questions. 

1. What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day? [2]
2. What did Franz see when he passed the town hall? [2]
3. When Franz reached his school, what unusual situation did he observe? [2]
4. How do young ragpickers support their parents? [2]
5. How was Saheb's life at the tea-stall? Was Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? [2]
6. What was Douglas’s fear? How did he overcome that fear? [2]
7. How did the instructor build a swimmer out of Douglas? [2]
8. How did his experience at the YMCA swimming pool affect Douglas? [2]
9. Did the stranger agree to go to the ironmaster’s house? Why or why not? [2]
10. Why did Edla plead to her father not to send the vagabond away? [2]
11. How did Gandhiji help the peasants of Champaran? [2]
12. How was Gandhiji treated at Rajendra Prasad's house? [2]
13. Give one example to show that Gemini Studios was influenced by the plays staged by MRA. [2]
14. Why were all the people at the Gemini Studios averse to the term communism? [2]
15. Why did Umberto Eco prefer himself to be called an academician than a novelist? (The Interview) [2]
16. Why do most celebrity writers hate to be interviewed? [2]
17. How did Lewis Carroll react to the interviews? [2]
18. Why did Sophie go to a lonely arcade at night? [2]
19. Did Geoff keep up his promise? How do you know? [2]
20. Why did Sophie lie to her brother about Danny Casey? [2]
21. What is the party in power keeping from these rural poor? (A Roadside Stand) [2]
22. What are the usual complaints made by the city men when they stop at the roadside stand? [2]
23. Why are Aunt Jennifer’s hands ‘terrified’? [2]
24. What is suggested by the phrase, ‘massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band’? [2]
25. Why is a visit to Antarctica important to realise the effect of global warming? (Journey to the End of the [2]
Earth)
26. When did India and other countries form the part of Antarctica? [2]
27. How was the American man's escape plan executed in the story? [2]
28. How was the plan of the prisoner’s escape executed in the story ‘The Enemy? [2]
29. What distracted Bama most on her way back from school? [2]
30. How did Zitkala-Sa feel when her hair was shingled? [2]

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