Set A 12 English
Set A 12 English
Set A 12 English
CLASS-XII
General Instructions:
1. 15-minute prior reading time will be allotted for reading of the question paper.
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part. Write the correct
question number in your answer sheet to indicate the option/s being attempted.
(ii) Do you think the researchers of the study aimed to change the (2)
students' outlook towards the development of leadership skills,
directly or indirectly? Support your answer with reference to the text.
(iii) Select the option that displays the most likely reason for including (1)
Research Question 3 in the 2020 study.
In order to find out if...
(A) learning opportunities shape students' overall personality.
(B) leadership lessons are the result of the designed learning
opportunities.
(C) all learning opportunities cater to a specific lesson.
(D) certain lessons are common in more than one learning
opportunity.
(iv) Complete the sentence based on the following statement. More (1)
than 50% of the identified student respondents were keen to
participate in the 2020 study.
We can say this because___________.
(v) Select the option that displays the key event designed with (1)
"Balancing Roles" (Table 1) as the objective.
(A) Students will be able to debate the issue at hand, with
different teams.
(B) Students will be able to manage the responsibilities of a
mentor, planner researcher and presenter.
(C) Students will be able to surmount minor problems and focus
on the final goal.
(D) Students will be able to explain concepts and clarify them for
peers.
(vi) Complete the given sentence by selecting the most appropriate (1)
option.
The 2020 study attempts to understand student leadership by
focusing on _______ .
SITUATION VACANT
Tata Motors, Gurgaon, requires a Chief Marketing Officer.
Postgraduate degree, minimum 7 years valid experience.
Apply with bio-data to General Manager, Corporate House.
Ph.9718954XXX
OR
B. There is a flood of advertisements on TV channels these days.
Useless commodities and even superstitions, beliefs are being
promoted through the glamorous and exaggerated presentation.
Write a letter to the Editor, New Indian Express, in approximately
120-150 words, about the negative influence such advertisements
have on the minds of the people. You are Radha/Ramesh of Mayur
Vihar, Lucknow.
Clues
• television became a fulcrum of our lives
• false promises - a transformation from dark to light
complexion, weak children become energetic, dull and
weak people become leaders, etc.
• plays on the psychology of consumers
• neglect the importance of self-help, independence,
confidence and hard work
• makes people regressive instead of progressive
• the only thing matters - willpower, determination and
perseverance
6. Attempt ANY ONE of two in about 120-150 words. 5
A. Playing outdoor is very essential for the child's growth, however due
to the lack of attentiveness of parents and neighbors the child
kidnappers get a clear way to abduct innocent kids playing
outdoors. As a columnist for ‘Town Mirror’, draft an article in about
120-150 words, on the theme of the importance of child safety in
vicinity. Explore possible reasons for the prevailing situation and
include suggestions for addressing it. Support your ideas with clues
given below.
Clues:
• Children play outdoor: Risk accelerates while playing
hide and seek.
• Parents at work put the child to be without vigilance.
• Parents and family members sleeping during day time.
• Family members and neighbors busy in T.V. or Mobile
phones during their leisure time.
• Lack of training given by the family members to children.
• Lethargic police department with lack of vigilance
OR
B. You are Mohan Tiwari, a Staff Correspondent, ABC Times. Write a
report, using the given clues along with your own ideas in 120-150
words, about a daylight burglary in a jewelry shop in West Delhi.
Clues:
• daylight daring burglary in a West Delhi jewelry shop- M.L.
Jewelers
• goods and jewelry worth 4 lakhs stolen
• according to onlookers and manager, a couple entered at 12
pm.
• lady checking necklaces, man pulled out a revolver
• onlookers watched helplessly; thieves ran away before an
alarm raised.
• police arrived half an hour later, description of two burglars
recorded
SECTION C: LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND
SUPPLEMENTARY READING TEXT (40 Marks)
7 Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY 1X6=6
ONE of the two given
A. Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.
What I want should not be confused
with total inactivity.
(Keeping Quiet)
(i) Which of these uses the same poetic device as used in the fourth 1
line of the given extract?
(A) The boy ran at lightning speed.
(B) The little joys of life are necessary.
(C) The absence of his presence was felt.
(D) The hooter buzzed when the shooter shot.
(ii) From the extract, identify the line or phrase that suggests the 1
following:
(iii) Which of the following CANNOT be inferred from the given extract? 1
(a) Aunt Jennifer's tigers will keep her alive in everyone's
memory.
(b) Aunt Jennifer feels oppressed and constricted in her marriage.
(c) Even in death, Aunt Jennifer cannot escape patriarchal
subjugation.
(d) Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance as a lasting symbol of her
desires.
(iv) What makes the tigers "proud and unafraid"? 1
(a) They embody the grandeur and supremacy of animals in the
wild.
(b) They symbolize authority and are 'topaz denizens of green'.
(c) They represent Aunt's repressed desires for freedom and
power.
(d) They are a product of Aunt's imagination and colonial
experience.
(v) (iv) Choose the option that DOES NOT reflect the movement 1
implied by 'prancing'.
(a) bounding (b) frolicking (c) strutting (d) shuffling
(vi) Pick the option that displays the image which correctly corresponds 1
to the type of task Aunt is engaged in.
(a) Option (1) (b) Option (ii) (c) Option (iii) (d) Option (iv)
8. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE 1X4=4m
of the two, given.
A. You think……………… 'Here's a boy.' You look at me....... and
then you see my face and you think. ‘That’s bad. That's a terrible
thing. That's the ugliest thing I ever saw. ’You think, 'Poor boy.' But
I'm not. Not poor.' Underneath, you are afraid. Anybody would be.
I am When I look in the mirror, and see it, I'm afraid of me.
(On the Face of It)
(i) Who is the speaker in the lines above? 1
(A) Derry (B) Susan (C) Mr. Lamb (D) Jack
(ii) The speaker felt that his face was __________________. 1
Dear students, you are all leaders of social change. I see many
bright and enthusiastic faces that assure me that our future is in
good hands. I have learnt from my own
experience.......... (continue)………...
OR
B. How would you compare the peddler's actions in relation to the
crofter and Edla? Would you say kindness does not always beget
kindness, and that the conditions for receiving kindness are
important for it to truly transform people? Elaborate. Provide
relevant textual details to support the analysis.
13. Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions, in about 5
120-150 words.
A. There are moments in life when we have to make hard choice
between our role as private individuals and as citizens with a sense
of national loyalty. Discuss with reference to the Enemy. Do you
justify the hard choice that Dr. Sadao made between his national
loyalty and personal/professional morality? Why?
OR
B. The astrologer’s prediction about the death of the Tiger King came
to be true. Do you agree
with this statement?
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