Athasu

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL,VINDHYANAGAR

CLASS XII ENGLISH CORE CODE 301
80 MARKS
GEN. NSTRUCTIONS
TIME: 3HRS
1. There are 3 sections:
Sec A - READING-22 MARKS,
Sec B- CREATIVE WRITING-18 MARKS
Sec C- LITERATURE-40 MARKS
2. All sections are compulsory. (1-13
Questions, )
3. Adhere to the word limit. Number your answers as given in
the question paper.
SECTION A (READING) 22 MARKS

Read the passage given below .Answer the questions based on the given passage.
12MARKS

1 In this jet age, everyone is interested in having an easy life. Thanks to

the advancement in science and technology,these days life has become more easy
and comfortable_ than earlier with a lot of domestic gadgets as well as
instantaneous food recipes available in the market. This has resulted in
making people develop a mindset of having everything immediately without
waiting for even at the traffic signals!
A piano teacher described an interesting encounter she had with a
young lady who came to enquire about music lessons. The young lady asked her,
"How Iong will this course take? My father tells me that it is in fashion
now to be able to play musical instruments and that I should learn one
When the
quickly. Iwant something that will be quick, fast and easy, like... ."
practice to
amused teacher explained that it would talke a lifetime of meticulous
learn music, her face fell and, needless to say, she never came back.
who
3 The single most important factor that distinguishes those of us
'instant-coffee' attitude.
succeed in any venture from those of us who don't is this
top immediately and
Most of us want results quickly. We want to reach the patience
and are forgotten
get worked up when things go wrong. Perseveranceskill or activity requires us
words. We get upset, frustrated and angry when a
and want to give it up.
to put in a lot of effort and time. We get dejected
those who have a 'bread
4 Success, real success and happiness come to
the dough, wait for hours for
making' attitude. Those who are willing to knead
rise only to punch it down and knead some more, wait for another couple
it to
of hours for it to rise again, then
bake it be fore it is ready to be eaten.
endeavour-whether in the area of career,
Nothing is instantaneo us. For every
physical fitness Or even in
academics, music, sports, relationships,
spirituality-it is a long arduous journey.
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 5 The major probiem with these 'instant-coffee' solutions is that they are invariable
lived. If we stubbornly
the wrong track. We
shor-
quick solutions, all we do is end up on
refuse to give up this search for
analyse what we are never gain anything lasting from them. However, if we just pause to
such magical doing, we will realize how much time we are wasting searching for
futile solutions
search and which simply do not exist. We actually save time when we stop this
however difficult itaccept the proven methods
may seem initially
of treading the straight and narrow path
Based on your
given below. understandingg of the passage, answer the questions

Q.1 A)Complete the (1X12=12)

sentence by choosing an
According to the author, modern life can be appropriateoption.
i)
compared to the jet age due to
(ii) everything being fast, easy
andcomfortable.
availability of domesticgadgets.
ii)advancement in science andtechnology.
B)
Commenton (iv)instantaneous
the writer's foodrecipes.
one, as a socíal problem for reference to the traffic signals in
C) The Indiansociety. paragraph
author gíves a reference to an anecdote
and a younglady who between a piano teacher
deal fellthrough. I. wished to learn 2
music. List two reasons why the
D)
'meticulous'ascontextually
) Scrupulous Seleictnheoptparagraphtwo.
used ionthatconveysthesynonymof
(i)fussy
(iíi) painstaking
E)The writer would (iv)detailed
not agree with the given
EXCEPT. statements based onparagraph three,
(i) Getting worked up will
help
(ii) Perseverance and patience areyou succeed in anyventure.
(iii) Excessive effort and time nevertheless prized bysome.
make usunruffled.
ív)We give up a little too soon onventures.
F)For every endeavourwhether in the area
of
music, sports, relationships. physical fitness or even incareer, academics.is
along arduousjourney. spirituality-it

Basedonyourunderstarndingofparagraphfour,listonemajlife»arduous.'
the author labels the journey of every or easonwhy----
endeavour in
G)Why is it fair to say that adopting a 'bread-making attitude in life
is a sure-shot recipe for real successand happiness and both
go
hand-in hand ?

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 )Complete the given sentence with an appropriate inference, with respect to the following:
The writer quotes the example of the 'instant-coffee' attitude (Paragraph 3), in order
to.
I) How can the solutions, suggested in paragraph five, best be described?
()popular (ii) practical
(ii)) unfeasible (iv) naïve
J) Select the most suitable title for the above passage.
(i) The 'Instant-coffee' Attitude (ii) The Bread-making' Attitude
(iii) The Magic of Quick Solutions (iv) The Mirage of Instant Results

K) The dough ----------[rise] upto the brink of the bowl. Use present perfect tense.
iv) loste
L. What is the antonym of 'gain'? i) lost ii) loss iii) loose
questions based on it. (10 Marks)
Q2 Read the passage given below. Answer the
to raise
1 Online education startup Byju's is in advanced stages of talks
T Rowe Price and BlackRock
$200 million in fresh capital from US-based investors
directly aware of the matter said. BlackRock
at a valuation of $12 billion, a person
is an existing investor in the firm.
months after Byju's raised $500
2 The development comes less than two DST Global and
technology investment firms Silver Lake Partners,
million from top global
Once formally closed, the latest round
others at a valuation of close to $11 billion.
billion this year as demand for online
would take Byju's total fund-raise to over $1
Rowe Price has previously backed large
education remains high amid the pandemic. T
Flipkart.
Indian internet firms like Paytm and
announced the investment from Silver
3 The Bengaluru-based Byju's had comment on DST Global's participation.
not
Lake Partners last month, but did Reliance
its recent investments in
Silver Lake has been in the news for
Platforms.
Retail as well as Reliance's Jio
coming few weeks," the person
5 "This round should be closed in the declined to comment,
mentioned earlier said. A spokesperson of Byju's
BlackRock did not elicit any response.
while emails to T Rowe Price and
marquee investors including Tencent, Prosus Ventures, Sequoia, Mary
6 Byju's has other for global
The capital being raised would be usedthis year, it
Meeker's Bond Capital, and General Atlantic. Earlier
acquisitions: to strengthen its offerings.
expansion as well as to finance $300-million cash deal.
WhiteHat Jr in a
acquired code-learning startup
of online education in
India, the
accelerating the adoption
7 With the pandemic $1.5 billion in the
increase of nearly four times in investments at
sector has seen an according to data
2020, compared to $409 million in the whole of 2019,
first nine months of the other
Unacademy, Vedantu and Eruditus are some of
from Venture Intelligence. SoftBank, US
space that have raised capital from investors like
prominent names in the ventures
Africa's Prosus
based Coatue and South

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 MAY USE CAPITAL FOR MORE ACQUISITIONS
VALUATION (in Sbn)
Jan - 8
Feb - 8.2
June- 10.5
Sept- 11
Nov- 12
Fund raising by Byju's this year (in S mn)
Jan - 200
Feb - 200
June- 100
Sept- 500
Nov- 200
India's top Unicorns Valuation (in S bn)
Paytm 16
Byju's*- 12
Oyo- 10
Ola - 6.5
Zomato- 3.6
Swiggy- 3.6
* Note- Funding found not officially closed yet
Unicorn : Startup valued at over S1 billion
Source: Venture intelligence
Byju's was started by Byju Raveendran in 2007 as an offline coaching class for the
Common Admission Test (CAT) to enter IIMs. Later in 2009, several of his students
joined him to start Think &Learn, which tried tablet-based format and eventually found
Significant traction after launching as an app in 2015. According to the company, it has
doubled its revenues from $189 million in the financial year ending March 2019 to $378
million in the financial year ending March 2020. In September, it said it has 64 million
registered stúdents, of which 4.2 million are paid subscribers.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
a) Does the following statement agree with the information given in paragraph 2? Online
education startup Byju's would take its total fund-raise to over $1 billion this year.
Select the following :
(i)True- if the statement agrees with the information
(ii)False - if the statement contradicts the information
(iii)Not Given - if there is no information on this
iv)Can't say
b) Do you think the fact that fresh capital from US-based investors T Rowe Price and two
Global
months later from global technology investment firms Silver Lake Partners, DST
is going to have a direct or indirect impact on the Indian education system? Support your
answer with reference to the text
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(c) Select the option that displays the most likely
Price backing large Indian internet firms like reason for T Rowe
the recent past. Paytmn and Flipkart in
(i) The number of online shoppers has grown substantially.
(ii) The number of online transactions has grown
substantially.
(ii) Every other Indian has a mobile phone.
(iv) The graph of online transactions will go further north in India.
(a) Complete the sentence based on the following statement.
Statement: Byju's is already financing its new acquisitions to
strengthen its offerings, thanks to the millions raised as capital.
We can say this because

(e) Select the option that displays the key consequence of the
effect of the pandemic on school education according to the
passage.
(i) Schools will now offer classes in a hybrid mode.
(ii) Students will be able to take online classes.
(ii) The option for offline coaching remains popular as well.
(iv) Online education is not only here to stay but expanding exponentially.
() Complete the given sentence by selecting the most appropriate option.
Byju's had announced the investment from Silver Lake
Partners last month, but did not comment on DST Global's
participation because.

(i) DST Global probably wanted the deal to be secret.

-(ii) Silver Lake had also invested in Reliance Retail and Reliance Jio.
(ii) Byju's did not want to disclose its acquisition plans.
(iv) Byju's may use this capital for purposes other than education.
(g) Byju's has other marquee investors including Tencent,
Prosus Ventures, Sequoia, Mary Mecker's Bond Capital,
and General Atlantic.
Give one reason why having influential investors is a factor that
would enormously impact the prospects of the company.
Ans:--
option.
(h) Complete the given sentence by selecting the most appropriate
the tablet
start Think & Learn on
Byju Raveendran's vision to
based format and eyentually launching the same as an app in
2015 demonstrates..
(i) his resourcefulness and foresightedness.
(i)hiscredibility as a businessman.
(iv) his ability to invest well.
(iv)his talent of using his student base
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 () Complete the sentence appropriately with one/two
words.
the
In the context of the concluding sentences in the passage,
word 'paid subscribers' refers to
G) Based on the readings of the text ,state a point to challenge the
given statement.
Indians are spending as much on ordering food or a cab
online as on online educational services.
1x10=10 Marks
SECTION B CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS 18 MARKS

Q3.Attempt any one of the questions given below in 50 words: lx4= 4 MARKS

A. Youare Pratima/ Aishwarya, Secrétary Westend Housing society, Connaught Place. Writea notice
in not more than 50words requesting the members to attend a meeting of the housing society to
discuss the inconvenience and irratic supply of electricity to the residents. 50WIL, 4MARKS
OR

B .During recess, Muskan misplaced her Economics textbook. She wants it back immediately.
Write a notice in about 50words for the school noticeboard. You are Girjanand of class VII E. Draft
the notice for her. 4MARKS, 50WL
Q4.Answer one of the two given below:
.(A) As the Vice-Principal of a renowned school, Shalabh, you have been invited to inaugurate the
school library of the Primary Wing. Draft a reply to the invitation in not more than 50words
expressing your regret in not being able to attend it.50WL, 4MARKS

OR

received an invite from

.(B), You are Vikas, captain of your school football team in Pune. You have
a formal reply
DAVPublic School, Pune to play a friendly exhibition match at their stadium. Write
4MARKS.
to it. 50WL,
1X5=5MARKS
Q5.Attempt one of the two questions:
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(A).You are Akshaya/Akshay, B216 ,Green Road, Goa.
you are qualified for the job. Write an
application in 120-150 WL along with a resume.
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areas is forcing people to migrate to cities. Every big city thus

the rural
B. Lack ofjob opportunitiesit. inLife miserable. Write a letter in 120-150 words to
the
in these slums is are
has a number of slums in
how we can improve the living condition in these slums. You
Editor of a national daily on
Suhani/Sajit of 463,Silver Avenue ,Pune.
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 Q6.Write an article on one of the following in120-150 words: Ix5=5MARKS
A. You are Sashreck / Yasheswini. You find illiteracy is the biggest impediment to the
development
of a nation. You strongly believe that Education can play an important role in the progress ofa
country. Write an article on Education- The Biggest Tool in the advancement of progress.
OR
B. Recently you got achance to participate in a week-long workshop on Énergy conservation. By the
end of the workshop, you are very much enlightened about the need and ways of conserving energy.
Write an article in 120-150words titled Energy Conservation: the cry of the hour'. You are Vibhav
/Sushmita of Sarvodya Vidyalaya Nol Kanpur, U.P SMARKS.

SECTION -C LITERATURE 40 MARKS

Q7.Read the given extracts to attempt the questions with reference to context.
Attempt any one of the two extracts given. 1x6-6MARKS
A) A Thing of beauty is a joy forever
its loveliness increases, it will never
Pass into nothingness; but will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth
the extract.
1. Choose the option that displays the same poetic device as used in the first line of
a) I'm as happy as I can be b) Life is a roller coaster
c) Nature is God's gift to us d) The dazzling divas enchanted all
2. What does the phrase á bower quiet' indicate?
a)serenity b)morality c)superiority d)diversity
include--
3. The benefits ofa thing of beauty for humans
life d)better relationship e) hope to carry on
a) healthy body b)calm mind c)struggle-free
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTIONS:
2.) a,b&e 3) a,c&d 4) b&d
1) only e
nothingness,
4. Answer in one word: When the poet
says that áthing of beauty will never pass into
he means that it is-- statements given
the basis of the extract, choose the correct option with reference to the two
5. On
below.
beautiful things.
1. We are surrounded by
joy.
2. Beautiful things provide usextract
the but 2 cannot
a) 1can be inferred from
the extract but 1 cannot
b) 2can be inferred from
inferred from the extract
c) Both l and 2 can be the extract
2 is the reason for 1and can be inferred from
d) extract?
following is an apt title for the 1X6=6)
6. Which of the
Beauty galore c)Live life king size d) Hope floats(
a) Full to the brim with joy b)
OR
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 Q7(B).Now we will count to twelve

And we will all keep still

For once on the face of the Earth
Let's not speak in any language
Let's stop for one second
And not move or arms so much.

a) Which poetic device has been used in 'not move our arms so much"?
1.pun 2 .simile 3.metaphor 4.alliteration 5 transferred epithet
Choose the appropriate option . i)only 1 ii) I&2 both ii)2&3 both iv) only5 (1MARK)
b) What does the phrase 'çount to twelve' symbolize?
i) seconds of a year i)hours of a day and months ii)months and weeks of a year iv)twelve
hours of a day
c) What does the poet want to see on this earth for a while?
d) Complete the following analogy correctly: Do not repeat the used exampie.
Antithesis: contrasting ideas personification:
e) On the basis of theextract, choose the correct option with reference to 1 and 2 given below
1. The poet asks us to keep quiet for attaining peace and silence.
2. The poet asks us to keep quiet for maintaining brotherhood.
i)1 is true but 2 is false
ii) 2 is true but1is false
iii) 1and 2 both are true
iv) Both 1and 2 cannot be inferred from the extract
Ix6=6MARKS
) This poem is a regular/lirregular poem. Select the right answer.
4Qx1M=4MARKS
08.Answer any one of the two extracts given below:
impossible to go anywhere
A) The reason the programme has been so successful is because it's
near the south pole and not be affected by it. It'seasy to be blasé about polar icecaps
longitude, but when
melting while sitting in the comfort zone of our respective latitude andbegin to realise that the
you
youcan visibly see glaciers retreating and ice shelves collapsing,
threat of global warming is very real.
reference to the extract.
a) Complete the sentence appropriately with
Students on Ice is the possibility to
The reason behind the success of the programme
narrator NOT find responsible for the global
b) Which of the following options does the
warming?
i ) plants ii) human beings iii) fog and smoke iv) plastic
the given extract
c) Select the most suitable title for South end
power ii)Global warming iv)Earth's
i) Students of the futurc i ) Destiny
global warming is very real?--.
d) When does one feel that the threat of

OR

co
 B) After the Maharaja left,the
hunters went to take a closer kook at the iger he tig
at them rolling its eyes in
bafflement. The men
missed it. It had fainted from the shock of the realized that the tiger was st ded, ae
bullet whizzing pass

a)So far the Tiger king had killed tigers.

b) Which of the following had not happened to the tiger?
i) It was dead. ii) It fainted. iii)The bullet
missed it. iv)lt was not dead.
c) What did the hunters decide to do?---
d) Why did the Tiger King want to kill a tiger?
i)for its skin i) to save himself ii) for wild game sport iv) o chesk sis husting skt

Q9.Answer any one of the extracts: Gxs-GMARKS

A)Poor man!It was in honour of this last lesson that he had put on his fine Sunday csises
Iunderstood why the old men of the village were sitting there in the back of toe rooK
a
because they were sorry,too, that they had not gone to school more. t was ts way f adk
our master for his forty years of faithful service and of showing heir sespe Sor tae o y
was theirs no more.
a)'Poor man in the given context would refer to
i)French people i)France ii)M Hameliv)village folk
b) Select the suitable word from the extract to complete the following analogy.
Respect:country Honour:
c)Identify the textual clue that allows the reader to infer what M. Hamel id in honour of this s
lesson.
d) Complete the sentence with an appropriate explanation, as per fhe ea.
The old men of the village were sitting there in the back of the room becaus
e) How many years had M. Hamel been in the school?
i)10 ii)20 iiü)30
) Why was the country not theirs any more?
i)They lost the war ii) Germany had taken it ii)They did not want it ) they gave taa
OR
Thess s
B) It had happened when I was ten or eleven years old. Ihad decided so leam to swm
a pool the YMCA in Yakima that offered exactly the opportanity The Yakima Ro
treacherous. Mother continually warned against it., and kept fresh in my mind the detaits f
drowning in the river. But the YMCA pool was safe.
a) What had offered exactly the opportunity?
i)Yakima river ii) YMCA Pool ii) drowning detailsiv) her warmings
b)What díd Mother do?(1)warned him i) encouraged him iidiscouraged himigmaed his
swimming interest
c)Why did he go for the pool?
thene i) he kedthe pon
iy he thought it to be safe ii)mother told him to ii) his friends were
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d) Replace the underlined word with the antonym from the extract.
She drove through the safe_ intersection of the road.
e) What did Mother keep fresh in his mind?
) What tragic incident took place when he decided to learn to
swim at the age of 10 or 11 ?
Q10.Answer any five of the following in about 40-50words each: 5x2=10MARKS
i)'Yourealise the true value of a thing only on losing it' Comment on this
of the story, The Last Lesson. statement in the light
ii)State the common issue faced by most of the aged in the
current times, with reference to the
poem- My Mother at Sixty-six.
iii) What do we come to know about the
author of Lost Spring, Anees Jung ,through her
interactions with Saheb and Mukesh?
iv) Give two reasons why, according to Pablo Neruda, is
better and more peaceful world. 'keeping quiet essential to attaining a
v) If Christmas spirit is about selflessness,
forgiveness and becoming better
amongst other things ,Edla Willmanson is the epitome of this spirit. Justify versions of ourselves
with points from The
Rattrap.
vi) How can 'mighty dead 'be things off beauty?

Q11.Answer any two of the following in about 40-50 words each: 2X2=4MARKS
a) Where did Charley go after reading Sam's note and why? What did he come to know
about it?
b) What was the dilemma that Dr Sadao faced?
c)How did the Tiger King acquire his name?
Q12.Answer one of thefollowing in about 120-150 words: lx5=5MARKS

A) Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning-point in his life?
OR

B) What was the mystery about the English poet and what did the author discover about him?
(Poets and Pancakes)
Q13 Essay one of the following in 120-150 words: lx5=5MARKS

A.The title Journey to the end of the Earth' is quite justified. Imagine yourself as Tishani Doshi
and express your thoughtsabout this justification?
OR

B.Dr .Sadao Hoki was compelled by duty as a doctor to help the enemy soldier. What made
to
Hana his wife, sympathetic to him face open defiance from the domestic staff You wish
include a post cameo for the statement's explanation in your upcoming blog post. (a short
description that neatly encapsulates someone or something) As part of the research, discuss the
statement in relation to' The Enemy' in about 120-150words.

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