PT 1 Revision Worksheet

PT1 REVISION WORKSHEET (2024-2025)
Subject: English Core Grade: XII
Date of Issue: 15/05/24 Date of Submission: 28/05/24
Name of the Student: …………………………………… Division:
I. Read the following passage carefully.

(1) When you grow up in a place where it rains for five months a year, wise elders help
you to get acquainted with the rain early. They teach you that it is ignorance to think that
it is the same rain falling every day. Oh no! the rain is always doing different things at
different times. There is rain that is gentle, and there is also the rain that falls too hard
and damages the crops. Hence, pray for the sweet rain that helps the crops to grow.
(2) The monsoon in the Naga Hills goes by the native name, Khuthotei (which means the
rice-growing season). It lasts from May to early or mid-October. The local residents firmly
believe that Durga Puja in October announces the end of the rain. After that, one might
expect a couple of short winter showers, and the spring showers in March and April.
Finally, comes the ‘big rain’ in May; proper rainstorms accompanied by heart-stopping
lightning and ear-splitting thunder. I have stood out in storms looking at lightning arc
across the dark skies, a light-and-sound show that can go on for hours.
(3) This is the season when people use the word Sezuo and Suzu to refer to the week-
long rains when clothes don’t dry and smell of mould when fungus forms on the floor and
when you can’t see the moon or the stars because of the clouds. But you learn not to
complain, Rain, after all, is the farmer’s friend and brings food to the table. Rituals and
festivals center around the agricultural rhythm of life, which is the occupation of about 70
percent of the population.
(4) The rains are also called after flowering plants and people believe that the blossoming
of those plants draws out the rain. Once the monsoon sets in, fieldwork is carried out in
earnest and the work of uprooting and transplanting paddy in flooded fields is done. The
months of hard labour are June, July, and August. In August, as the phrogo plant begins
to bloom, the rain will fall. This August rain, also called phrogo, is a sign that the time for
cultivation is over. If any new grain seeds are sown, they may not sprout; even if they do
sprout, they are not likely to bear grain. The rain acts as a kind of farmer’s almanac.
(5) The urban population of school-goers and office-goers naturally dislike the monsoon
and its accompanying problems of landslides, muddy, streets, and periodic infections. For
non-farmers, the month of September can be depressing, when the rainfall is incessant
and the awareness persists that the monsoons will last out till October. One needs to
have the heart of a farmer to remain grateful for the watery days and be able to observe
from what seems to the inexperienced as a continuous downpour-many kinds of rain.
Some of the commonly known rain weeks are named after the plants that alternately
bloom in August and September. The native belief is that the flowers draw out the rain.
1
(6) Each rain period has a job to fulfill: October rain helps garlic bulbs to form, while
kumunyo rain helps the rice bear grain. Without it, the ears of rice cannot form properly.
The end of October is the most beautiful month in the Naga Hills, as the fields turn to gold
and wild sunflowers bloom over the slopes, all heralding the harvest. Prayers go up for
protecting the fields from storms, and the rains to retreat because the grains need to stand
in the sun and ripen. The cycle nears completion a few weeks before the harvest, and the
rain does retreat so thoroughly from the reaped furrows that the earth quickly turns hard.
The months of rain become a distant memory until it starts all over again.
Based on your understanding of the above passage, answer the questions given
below.
1. The rains are called after flowering plants because
(A) heavy rains kill plants.

(B) flowers grow in the rainy season.
(C) it is believed that the plants bring the rain.
(D) flowers grow all the year-round.
2. The rain is like a calendar for farmers because
(A) it tells them when to sow and when to harvest.

(B) it tells them the birthdays of their children.
(C) each month has a time for plantation.
(D) different kinds of rains tell different things.
3. People who live in cities don’t like rain because
(A) it brings mud and sickness with it.

(B) they are not bothered about the farmers.
(C) they don’t like the plants that grow during the rain.
(D) going shopping becomes difficult.
4. People pray to ask the rain to retreat because
(A) the fungus and mould need to dry.

(B) children don’t get a chance to play
(C) the crops need the sun and heat to ripen.
(D) they like to pray.
5. What do elders want you to understand about rains?
(A) That rains are always welcomed.

(B) That the same rain falls every day.
(C) That the rain always damages the crops.
(D) That rain always does different things at different times.
6. What does Durga Puja mean to the farmers of the Naga hills?
7. What kind of rain is called Sezuo?
8. Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following.
2
a. flowering (para 4)
b. non-stop (para 5)
II. You are Sachin Bansal, the Head Boy of IML Public School, Gurgaon. Your
school is holding an inter-school T-20 cricket championship from 2 Oct to 8
Oct, 20XX. Write a formal invitation to Sh. S.S. Bedi, the legendary cricketer, to
inaugurate the championship on Oct 2, 20XX at 10 a.m. at your school grounds.
III. As Naina/Niraj Gupta, Principal of Harmony Public School, draft a formal

invitation to parents in 50 words inviting them to attend a workshop on Effective
Parenting by Dr. S.K. Hridhay. Mention the day, date, time and venue.
IV. You are Sunil/Sunitha, staying at Mayur Vihar, Delhi. Your locality is away from
the main city, the poor bus service adversely affects the life of the residents. Write
a letter to the Editor of the Times of India, highlighting the problems faced, and also
giving a few possible suggestions.
V. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing

A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,
1. What are we doing every day?

2. Which evil things do we possess and suffer from?
3. Explain ‘in spite of all’
4. Find words from the passage which mean (i) malice (ii) disappointment
VI. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.
She still has bangles on her wrist, but no light in her eyes. “Ek waqt ser bhar khana bhi
nahin khaya.” she says, in a voice drained of joy. She has not enjoyed even one full meal
in her entire lifetime-that’s what she has reaped! Her husband, an old man with a flowing
beard says, “I know nothing except bangles. All I have done is make a house for the family
to live in.” Hearing him one wonders if he has achieved what many have failed in their
lifetime. He has a roof over his head! The cry of not having money to do anything except
carry on the business of making bangles, not even enough to eat, rings in every home.
The young men echo the lament of the elders. Little has moved with time, it seems in
Firozabad, years of mind-numbing toil have killed all initiative and the ability to dream.
a. List the details given in the first line of the extract.
b. What is the attitude of the author towards the old man’s words?
The author finds it _______________.

i. admirable
3
ii. modest
iii. pessimistic
iv. boastful
c. Pick evidence from the text that helps one interpret the phrase ‘rings in every home’.
d. Complete the sentence appropriate.
The author’s take on the lives of the bangle makers as reflected in the words ‘that’s
what she has reaped! is ____________.
e. What does the line ‘the young men echo the lament of the elders’ refer to?
f. Which of the following headlines best suggest the central idea of the extract?
i. to put an end to child exploitation
ii. to show the importance of labour
iii. to show the importance of punctuality
iv. the rigidity of the school system
VII. Answer the following questions in 40-50 words.

a. Point out the irony in the statement: “From that day onwards it was celebration time for
all the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram.”
b. What do you think is the theme of “Lost Spring, Stories of Stolen Childhood”?
c. What were Douglas’s initial thoughts when he was pushed into the pool?
d. How can the mighty dead be described as a thing of beauty?
e. How does Saheb feel working in a tea stall? Is he happier there?
************************************************************************

PT 1 Revision Worksheet

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

PT 1 Revision Worksheet

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

PT 1 Revision Worksheet

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

PT1 REVISION WORKSHEET (2024-2025)

Subject: English Core Grade: XII

Date of Issue: 15/05/24 Date of Submission: 28/05/24

Name of the Student: …………………………………… Division:

I. Read the following passage carefully.

1. The rains are called after flowering plants because

(A) heavy rains kill plants.

2. The rain is like a calendar for farmers because

(A) it tells them when to sow and when to harvest.

3. People who live in cities don’t like rain because

(A) it brings mud and sickness with it.

4. People pray to ask the rain to retreat because

(A) the fungus and mould need to dry.

5. What do elders want you to understand about rains?

(A) That rains are always welcomed.

7. What kind of rain is called Sezuo?

III. As Naina/Niraj Gupta, Principal of Harmony Public School, draft a formal

Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing

1. What are we doing every day?

a. List the details given in the first line of the extract.

The author finds it _______________.

VII. Answer the following questions in 40-50 words.

You might also like