AHSEC| CLASS 12| ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH| QUESTION PAPER - 2022| H.S. 2ND YEAR
2022
ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 30
Time: Three hours
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions.
GROUP – A
(VIBFYOR)
(NEW SYLLABUS)
1. Give brief answers to any five of the following: 1x5=5
(a) Where did the
new vicar come from? 1
(b) Who is
Albert Edward? 1
(c) Who are
called ‘colour blind’? 1
(d) Who lacks
automobile sensibility? 1
(e) How far is
Panagarh? 1
(f) What is the
full name of Mrigangko Babu? 1
(g) What did Della
buy for her husband as the gift of Magi?
1
(h) Where did
Della sell her long hair? 1
(i) Why does
Robert Lynd read Emerson? 1
(j) Who is
Epictetus? 1
2. Answer any five of the following: 2x5=10
(a) What
impression did the Vicar have about the new vicar? 2
(b) How did the
Verger regard his official dress? 2
(c) What did R.
K. Narayan do to turn his energies again to write stories? 2
(d) What made R.
K. Narayan fear that he would soon become bankrupt? 2
(e) What were
the suspicions of Mrigangko Babu? 2
(f) Why did
Mrigangko Babu never consult the almanac before travelling anywhere? 2
(g) What did Jim
do to get a gift for Della? 2
(h) Why was
Della sobbing and sniffling? 2
(i) What happened
to Robert Lynd even after reading Marcus Aurelius and Emerson? 2
(j) What
happened to the thief who stole Epictetus iron lamp? 2
3. Give brief answers to any three of the following: 4x3=12
(a) Describe the
circumstances under which the Verger had to lose his job in St. Peter’s Church.
4
(b) How did the
auto-pundits react after seeing R. K. Narayan’s ‘imported car’? 4
(c) Why did
Abhiram leave the house of Mrigangko Babu?
4
(d) How did
Della save the pennies of the sixty cents of her total savings? 4
(e) Examine
Robert Lynd’s quest for instant wisdom.
4
4.Explain with reference to the context any two of the
following excerpts: 4x2=8
(a) “Since my
car was of special pedigree, it was unadvisable to allow any ordinary workshop
to open the bonnet.” 4
(b) “The elite
shop could produce one if I was prepared to pay two thousand for the
piece.” 4
(c) “It was the
end of January. All the crops had been removed from the fields.” 4
(d) “When Della
reached home, her intoxication gave way a little to prudence and reason.” 4
5. Give brief answers to any five of the following: 1x5=5
(a) Who is the
poet of the poem ‘Sita’? 1
(b) How many
children were listening to the story of Sita? 1
(c) How many
hills does the brook run past? 1
(d) Name the
birds that fly above the brook. 1
(e) Who is
Ozymandias? 1
(f) What is the
meaning of the word “vistage”? 1
(g) What kind of
a poem ‘Ozymandias of Egypt’ is? 1
(h) Where did
the knight see a lily? 1
(i) Where did
the lady take the knight? 1
(j) Whose song
lures the maiden? 1
6. Answer any four of the following: 2x4=8
(a) Why are the
children weeping in the poem ‘Sita’? 2
(b) What is
meant by “shingly bars”? 2
(c) What were
the words that were inscribed on the pedestal of the statue of Ozymandias? 2
(d) What did the
knight see in his dream on the hillside? 2
(e) What will
the maiden’s mother and brother do if she is late in reaching home? 2
7. Answer any three of the following: 4x3=12
(a) Explain how
the poem ‘Sita’ reflects the poet’s deep love for nature. 4
(b) What is the
refrain in the poem ‘The Brook’? Bring out the profundity in it. 4
(c) With what
are ‘the shadows of evening’ compared in the poem ‘Village Song’? 4
(d) What did the
traveller from the antique land tell the poet? 4
(e) What is the
appearance of the lady? 4
8. Explain with reference to the context, any one of the
following excerpts: 5x1=5
(a) It is an old,
old story, and the lay
Which has evoked
sad Sita from the past
Is by a mother
sung…’ Tis hushed at last
And melts the
picture from their sight away.
(b) I chatter,
chatter, as I flow
To join the
brimming river,
For men may come
and men may go,
But I go on
forever.
(c) She found me
roots of relish sweet,
And honey wild,
and manna-dew,
And sure, in
language strange she said –
“I love thee
true”.
GROUP – B
(OLD & NEW
SYLLABUS)
9. Change any five of the sentences given below as per
instruction given, without changing their meaning: 1x5=5
(a) None but
Anita can do the sum. (Change into affirmative) 1
(b) All of them
welcomed the suggestion enthusiastically. (Change into passive) 1
(c) Doesn’t he
live with his parents? (Change assertive) 1
(d) The
strawberry pie was eaten by me. (Change into active) 1
(e) As soon as
he saw me, he began to weep. (Change into negative) 1
(f) This is not
the correct way of answering the question. (Change into interrogative) 1
(g) Everybody
must admit that she is a good singer. (Change into negative) 1
(h) Let the game
be finished. (Change into active) 1
10. Add appropriate questions tag to any five of the
following: 1x5=5
(a) Everything
has gone wrong today. 1
(b) You are
coming to school. 1
(c) Close the
door. 1
(d) You like a
lot of sugar in your milk. 1
(e) Don’t go
there. 1
(f) Sachin
shouldn’t have played that shot. 1
(g) The house
needs immediate renovation. 1
(h) No man is
immortal. 1
11. Fill any five of the following blanks with suitable
prepositions: 1x5=5
(a) I can see
the boat _________the picture. 1
(b) The woman is
sitting _______the rug. 1
(c) The cup is
__________her hand. 1
(d) I am anxious
________the result. 1
(e) Be true
_______your word. 1
(f) I am waiting
________the bus stop. 1
(g) Rini has
recovered ______her illness. 1
(h) You may rely
_______my word. 1
13. Read the passage given below and answer the questions
that follow:
Green tea has been
credited for centuries with significant medicinal properties. Recent studies
have confirmed its many benefits, and have attested to the importance of this
ancient plant in the longevity of those who drink it often.
Originally from
China, where it has been consumed for millennia, green tea didn’t make its way
to the rest of the world until just a few centuries ago. Unlike other teas, and
as a result of being air-dried without fermentation, it retains its active
elements even after being dried and crumbled. It offers meaningful health
benefits such as: (i) controlling cholesterol, (ii) lowering blood sugar levels,
(iii) improving circulation, (iv) protection against the flu, (v) promoting
bone health, etc.
White tea, with
its high concentration of natural nutrients, may be even more effective against
aging. In fact, it is considered to be the natural product with the greatest
anti-oxidant power in the world – to the extent that one cup of white tea might
pack the same punch as about a dozen glasses of orange juice. Therefore,
drinking green of white tea every day can help us reduce the free radicals in
our bodies, keeping us young longer.
(a) What has been
credited with significant medicinal properties? 1
(b) For how many
years has green tea been consumed in China and when did it reach the rest of
the world? 2
(c) Why does
green tea remain fresh even after being dried and crumbled? 3
(d) Mention three
benefits of drinking green tea. 3
(e) Why is white
tea considered the greatest anti-oxidant power? 2
(f) Write about
the overall benefits of drinking green and white tea. 4
GROUP – C
(EFFUSIONS)
(OLD SYLLABUS)
14. Answer any five of the following: 1x5=5
(a) What, according
to Ambedkar, must be the test of greatness? 1
(b) Who is Alexander
the Great? 1
(c) Who is
referred to as the apostle of Hero Worship?
1
(d) What do you
mean by ‘voodoo-men’? 1
(e) Who is Bapu? 1
(f) What does an
automobile mean to Narayan? 1
(g) Whose
disciple was Nehru? 1
(h) What, according
to Forster, is a mental starch? 1
(i) Who was
Dante? 1
(j) Where did
Nehru receive Gandhi’s short note? 1
15. Answer any five of the following: 2x5=10
(a) What is the
view of Roseberry on the qualities of a great man? 2
(b) Who is Napoleon?
Who did test the greatness of Napoleon? 2
(c) What is the
view of Ambedkar regarding the greatness of military men? 2
(d) Why does not
Narayan’s driver particularly like to drive with the air conditioner on? 2
(e) What are the
things R. K. Narayan valued most? 2
(f) What
impression did the car of R. K. Narayan create among the auto-pundits? 2
(g) What are the
two reasons of Forster’s two cheers for democracy? 2
(h) What is E.M.
Forster’s view on ‘Faith’? 2
(i) Why was Nehru
critical of the Congress Working Committee’s resolution? 2
(j) What does
Russell mean by “Return to nature? 2
16. Answer any three of the following: 4x3=12
(a) Write a note
on the test of a great man as suggested by philosophers. 4
(b) Why is the acquisition
of a sophisticated imported car ‘an irrelevancy and a nuisance’ for
Narayan? 4
(c) What was the
opinion of R. K. Narayan about his friend who collected car’s spare parts? 4
(d) Explain what
constitutes real democracy. 4
(e) How does
Nehru overcome his loneliness and feeling of helplessness which assail him in
prison? 4
(f) Discuss
Forster’s views on personal relationship.
4
17. Explain with reference to the context any two of the following: 4x2=8
(a) “If
greatness stands for natural power, for predominance, for something beyond
humanity, then Napoleon was assuredly great.” 4
(b) “Democracy
is not a Beloved Republic really, and never will be. But it is less hateful
than other contemporary forms of government and to that extent it deserves our
support.” 4
(c) A gentleman
must have something more than what a merely eminent individual has. 4
(d) “Clearly the
line between scientific and traditional technique is not a sharp one, and one
can say exactly where one ends and the other begins.” 4
18. Answer any five of the following: 1x5=5
(a) What is meaning
of the word ‘ere’? 1
(b) Who was half
asleep? 1
(c) What does
the old horse do? 1
(d) What lies
beyond the north wall? 1
(e) Who ride
away from each other? 1
(f) Who was
weeping in a dense forest? 1
(g) Who is
singing the song of Sita? 1
(h) Give an
example of the poet’s use of metaphor in the poem “Rickshaw-Wallah.” 1
(i) What is “tattoo”? 1
(j) What are the
colours on the arms and legs of the Rickshaw-Wallah? 1
19. Answer any four of the following: 2x4=8
(a) What are the
things that Hardy regards as permanent in human life? 2
(b) Why is ‘the
man’ as well as ‘the horse’ in the poem old and tired? 2
(c) What are the
images used to suggest the parting between the friends? 2
(d) What does
the poet mean when he says, “War’s annals will cloud into night/Ere their story
die?” 2
(e) What do the
children gaze on in the darkened room?
2
(f) Why did
tears flow from three pairs of young eyes?
2
(g) What happens
when the fair lady weeps? 2
(h) What is the
subject matter of the “Rickshaw-Wallah”?
2
20. Answer any three of the following: 4x3=12
(a) What are the
things that Hardy regards as permanent in human life? Explain. 4
(b) How does the
poet bring out the painful experience of the parting of friends? 4
(c) Critically
examine the series of pictures that Pound’s offers. 4
(d) Describe the
effect of the mother’s song on the children. 4
(e) Explain the
significance of the last two lines of ‘Sita’.
4
(f) ‘Rickshaw-Wallah’
is a poetic description of the poverty and misery. Explain. 4
21. Explain with reference to the context any of the
following: 5x1=5
(a) “Only thin
smoke without flame
From the heaps
of couch-grass;
Yet this will go
onward the same
Though Dynasties
pass.” 5
(b) “Here we
must make separation
And go out
through a thousand
Miles of dead
grass.” 5
(c) “Tears from
three pairs of young eyes fall amain,
And bowed in
sorrow are the three young heads.” 5
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