AHSEC| CLASS 12| ENGLISH| QUESTION PAPER - 2022| H.S. 2ND YEAR
2022
English
Times: 3 hours
Full marks: 100
Pass marks: 30
Section- A
(Reading Skill: 10 Marks)
1. Read the following passage carefully:
People
travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer
to go by land, sea or air. Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a
train for more than a few hours. Train compartments soon get cramped and
stuffy. It is almost impossible to take your mind off the journey. Reading is
only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on
the rails soon lulls you to sleep. During the day, sleep comes in snatches. At
night when you really wish to go to sleep, you rarely manage to do so. If you
are lucky enough to get a couchette, you spend half the night staring at the small
blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your passport when you cross a
frontier. Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.
Long car
journeys are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On
motor-ways you can at least travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often
than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on narrow, bumpy roads which
are crowded with traffic. By comparison, trips by sea offer a great variety of
civilized comforts. You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play
games, swim, meet interesting people and enjoy good food -always assuming, of
course, that the sea is calm. If it is not, and you are likely to get sea-sick,
no form of transport could be worse. Even if you travel in ideal weather,
sea-journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice
up to a third of their holidays for the pleasure of travelling on a ship.
Aeroplanes have
the reputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers are intimidated
by them. They also have the grave disadvantage of being the most expensive form
of transport. But nothing can match them for speed and comfort. Travelling at a
height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is
an exhilarating experience. You do not have to devise ways of taking your mind
off the journey, for an aeroplane gets you to your destination rapidly. For a
few hours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. The real
escapist can watch a free film show and sip a hot or cold drink on some
services. But even when such refreshments are not available, there is plenty to
keep you occupied. An aeroplane offers you an unusual breath-taking view of the
world. You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys. You really
see the shape of the land. If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoy
the extraordinary sight of unbroken clouds, plains that stretch out for miles
before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky. The journey is so
smooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading or sleeping. However,
you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain; you will arrive at your
destination fresh and uncrumpled. You will not have to spend the next few days
recovering from a long and arduous journey.
On the basis
of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions:
(a) Write two
reasons for the difficulty of reading on a train in long distance
travelling. 2
(b) What are the
two disadvantages of travelling by sea?
2
(c) Write two
disadvantages of travelling by air. 2
(d) Why does the
writer dislike long car journeys? 2
(e) Find a word
in the passage which means "lacking fresh air or ventilation". 1
(f) Give an
antonym of "narrow". 1
SECTION - B
(Advanced Writing Skills: 25 Marks)
2. You are Arnab / Anamika, President of the Students' Union
of your college. Your college is organizing an "Inter-College Song and
Dance Competition" in the next month. Write a notice for the college
notice board giving all the details of the event. (Word Limit: 50 words) 5
Or
Design a poster
in not more than 50 words to create awareness about the safety measures to be
taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. 5
3. Your school has recently organized a function to
felicitate Lovlina Borgohain, the Olympic bronze medalist. Prepare a report on
that event in 100-125 words to be published in your school magazine. 10
Or
Your state
government had banned the use of plastic bags. You are Ranjit/Ranjita, a
reporter of 'the Assam Tribune'. Write a report in 100-125 words on how the ban
is being ignored and what damage the indiscriminate use of plastic bags is
causing to the environment. 10
4. You are Navanil / Navanita. You have seen an
advertisement in a newspaper for a post of a Computer Assistant in the local
post-office. Write an application, along with your detailed resume, to the post-Master
in response to the advertisement applying for the post. 10
Or
You are Selim/Surabhi.
Write a letter to the Editor of 'The Sentinel' drawing the of the authorities
to the frequent violation of traffic rules in your locality. 10
SECTION - C
(Grammar: 20 Marks)
5. Change the form of the narration in the following
sentences: (any two) 2×2=4
(a) "Why
aren't you wearing shoes?" the teacher asks the girl. "My mother did
not bring them down from the shelf", she answers simply,
(b) I asked my
friend why he looked so sad. He replied that his father was seriously ill and
there was little hope for his recovery.
(c) My friend
said to me, "I am very thirsty. Please give me a glass of water".
(d) Reena asked
the boy what the matter was and why he was crying. She also advised him to be
cheerful.
6. Change the voice of any three of the following
sentences: 1x3=3
(a) He bought
his son a watch.
(b) The girl was
punished for misconduct.
(c) Why did no
one inform me of the change of plan?
(d) The blind
man was being led by a little boy.
(e) The coach
training the players.
(f) Drive the
car slowly.
(g) He will be
forgotten in a few days.
7. Rewrite any five of the following sentences using the
verbs given in brackets in their correct tense forms: 1x5=5
(a) She (talk)
to her neighbour when the baby began to cry.
(b) I (see) him
a week ago.
(c) If you (try)
hard you would have succeeded.
(d) We reached
the station after the train (leave).
(e) He (make) a
doll now.
(f) I wish I
(were) a bird.
(g) I (do) a lot
of work today.
(h) She (come)
here the day after tomorrow.
(i) She (read)
the novel for the last three days.
8. Rewrite any four of the following sentences filling in
the blanks with appropriate prepositions:
1x4=4
(a) I am very
much interested ______your story.
(b) The police
ran _______the thief.
(c) He has no
money ________him.
(d) She takes
pride ______her wealth.
(e) I wonder if
you could get it done ______tomorrow.
(f) Cut the rope
________a knife.
(g) India is
rich _________minerals.
(h) One must
abide ______one's promise.
9. Rewrite any four of the following sentences as
directed: 1×4=4
(a) Is this the
kind of dress to wear in school? (Make it an assertive sentence)
(b) He worked
hard to pass the examination. (Make it a complex sentence)
(c) Kindly do me
a favour _________. (Add a question tag)
(d) Atul is the
best boy in the class. (Change it into
positive degree)
(e) I shall
remember your kindness forever. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
(f) Everyone
wishes to be happy. (Make it interrogative)
(g) On seeing
the lion, he ran away. (Make it a compound sentence)
SECTION - D
(Textbooks: 45 Marks)
10. Read the following extracts and answer the questions
that follow:
(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."
Questions:
(i) What are the
different kinds of wars mentioned by the poet in the passage? 1
(ii) What kind of
victory do they achieve? 1
(iii) What should
the warmongers do? 1
(iv) Find words
in the passage that mean "those left alive" and "win". 1
Or
(b) "The
polished traffic passed with a mind ahead,
Or if ever aside
a moment, then out of sorts.
At having the
landscape marred with the artless paint
Of signs that
with N turned wrong and S Turned wrong
Offered for sell
wild berries in wooden quarts,
Or crook-necked
golden squash with silver warts,
Or beauty rest
in a beautiful mountain scene,
You have the
money, but if you want to be mean,
Why keep your
money (this crossly) and go along."
Questions:
(i) How did the
traffic pass? 1
(ii) Why did one
turn out of sorts? 1
(iii) What are
the two things that were sold in that stand? 1
(iv) What should
one do if one wants to be mean? 1
11. Answer any three of the following questions in 30-40
words: 2×3=6
(i) Describe the
things that cause suffering and pain mentioned by Keats in 'A Thing Beauty'.
(ii) What
childhood fear did Kamala Das refer to in her poem? How did she hide it?
(iii) What is
the significance of the parting words of the speaker and her smile in 'My
Mother at Sixty-Six?
(iv) What is the
'sadness' that the poet refers to in the poem 'Keeping Quiet'?
(v) According to
Pablo Neruda, what important lesson can the Earth teach us?
(vi) Why do the
people who are running the roadside stand ask for some city money?
(vii) What
increases continuously in 'A Thing of Beauty'?
12. Answer any five of the following questions: 1x5=5
(a) How long did
M. Hamel teach in his school?
(b) Where does
Mukesh live?
(c) What does
Saheb look for in the garbage dumps?
(d) Whom did
Gandhi and Shukla want to meet in Patna?
(e) Who is
Derek?
(f) What does
Sophie want have when she grows up?
(g) Name the
book from where the chapter 'Memories of a Chhota Sahib' has been taken.
(h) Why did
Gandhi visit Lucknow in 1916?
(i) What is the
name of the blacksmith in 'The Last Lesson'?
(j) What is the
"great trouble with Alsace"?
13. Answer any five in 30-40 words: 2x5=10
(a) What lesson
do you learn from the story 'The Last Lesson'?
(b) What kind of
person was Geoff?
(c) Why did
Jansie feel sad hearing about Sophie's dream?
(d) Why was
Gandhi impressed with Shukla?
(e) Why was
Professor Malkani's action of offering shelter to Gandhi 'extraordinary'?
(f) Who was John
Rowntree?
(g) What
character of the North bank of the Brahmaputra did John Rowntree refer to?
(h) Was sahib
happy with his job at the tea stall?
(i) What would
Franz love to do on that sunny morning instead of going to school?
14. Answer any one of the following questions in 80-100
words: 5×1=5
(a) Describe the
bangle makers of Firozabad. How does the vicious circle of the Sahukars, the
middlemen never allow them to come out of their poverty?
Or
How different
from usual was the atmosphere at school on the day of the last lesson?
15. Answer any one of the following questions in 125-150
words: 7x1=7
(a) What are the
similarities in the lives of Bama and Zitkala-Sa though they belong to their
respective situations?
Or
(b) Give an
elaborate account of the celebration associated with Uruka, the important part
of Magh Bihu.
16. Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40
words: 2×4=8
(a) What did
astrologers foretell when Tiger King was born?
(b) Who was Dr.
Sadao? Where was his house?
(c) Who was
Hana? What did she notice coming out of the mist?
(d) What is the
significance of Bhelaghar?
(e) How did
Annan explain the elder man's action to Bama?
(f) Why and how
did Derry enter Mr. Lamb's garden?
(g) Why did
Derry go back to Mr. Lamb in the end?
(h) Why was Zitkala-Sa terrified when Judewin told her that her hair would be cut short?
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