Goa Board Class 12 Question Paper Mar 2019 English Language I _CWSN_

2019 III 01 1000 Seat No.

Time : 3 Hours ENGLISH LANGUAGE I (CWSN)

Subject Code

H 4 1 6

Total No. of Questions : 10 (Printed Pages : 20) Maximum Marks : 80

INSTRUCTIONS : (i) The question paper is divided into 4 Sections. All Sections

are compulsory.

(ii) Figures to the right indicate marks.

(iii) Follow the instructions given.

(iv) Answer in the spaces provided.

Section A

(READING SKILLS)

1. COMPREHENSION :

Read the following passage carefully :

I used every way I knew to overcome this fear, but it held me firmly in its grip.

Finally, one October, I decided to get an instructor and learn to swim. I went to a

pool and practiced five days a week, an hour each day. The instructor put a belt

around me, a rope attached to the belt went through a pulley that ran on an

overhead cable. He held on to the end of the rope, and we went back and forth,

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back and forth across the pool, hour after hour, day after day, week after week.

On each trip across the pool a bit of the panic seized me. Each time the instructor

relaxed his hold on the rope and I went under, some of the old terror returned

and my legs froze. It was three months before the tension began to slack. Then

he taught me to put my face under water and exhale, and to raise my nose and

inhale. I repeated the exercise hundreds of times. Bit by bit I shed part of the

panic that seized me when my head went under water.

Next he held me at the side of the pool and had me kick with my legs. For weeks

I did just that. At first my legs refused to work. But they gradually relaxed; and

finally I could command them.

(Number of words 239. Source : Deep Water William Douglas)

On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the questions given

below, following the instructions given separately for each sub-question.

(A) Tick the word in Paragraph 1 SIMILAR in meaning to :

(i) Hold : 1

(a) tight [ ]

(b) grip [ ]

(c) touch [ ]

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(ii) Loose : 1

(a) Slack [ ]

(b) Strong [ ]

(c) Firm [ ]

(B) Tick the word in Paragraph 2 OPPOSITE in meaning to :

(i) Accept : 1

(a) Agree [ ]

(b) Refuse [ ]

(c) Like [ ]

(ii) Stress : 1

(a) Relax [ ]

(b) Smile [ ]

(c) Scare [ ]

(C) Complete the sentences by CHOOSING THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE

from those provided below :

(i) Finally, one October, I decided to get an instructor and

.................................................................................................................... 1

(a) learn to swim

(b) learn to dance

(c) learn to walk

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(ii) One each trip across the pool a bit of the ........................................ . 1

(a) laughter was heard

(b) panic seized me

(c) smile came

(D) Answer the following questions by choosing the correct alternative from

those given below and REWRITING THE ANSWERS in the blanks

provided :

(i) Q. Why did Douglas decide to get an instructor ? 1

A. __________________________________________________

(a) To get over his fear of water

(b) To learn to walk

(c) To get healthy

(ii) Q. How did the instructor help him get over his fear of water ? 1

A. _________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

(a) The instructor taught him to swim and gave him confidence.

(b) The instructor taught him to drink water and satisfy his

thirst.

(c) The instructor built a pool for him and taught him to dive.

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2. TREE DIAGRAM :

Read the following passage carefully and complete the Tree Diagram by filling

in the blanks provided below with the information required :

Games and sports are great builders of health, character and personality. They

determine our careers and the course of history. Games and sports help in the

building of a harmonious all round personality. Those who play no games have

stunted growth and personality. Education without games is a one-sided affair.

Games and sports helps us in the development of the body as well as of the soul.

That is why every system of education lays much stress on the utility of games

and sports in life. These help us in the development of sound minds in healthy

bodies.

Physical exercise is essential for proper development of mind and body. Healthy

body means healthy mind and games and sports helps us in maintaining a healthy

body and mind. Games remove dullness and makes life worth living. Sports takes

away sadness and makes a person happy. Games and sports play a very important

role in development of an overall personality, increases sportsmanship and team

building.

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(1) ____________________________________________________________ 1

(2) ____________________________________________________________ 1

(3) ____________________________________________________________ 1

(4) ____________________________________________________________ 1

(5) ____________________________________________________________ 1

(6) ____________________________________________________________ 1

(7) ____________________________________________________________ 1

(8) ____________________________________________________________ 1

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Section B (Writing Skills)

3. NOTICE :

Read the following information for a NOTICE carefully.

You are Sharda Desai, Cultural Secretary of Model Higher Secondary School,

Margao. On occasion of Republic Day, the school is organizing a ‘Wealth out of

Waste Competition’ for the student at 10 a.m. on 26 January 2019, in the main

hall. Interested participants should give their names to the Cultural Secretary

by 20 January 2019.

Complete the following NOTICE format by writing the information provided

above, corresponding to the numbers given below :

____________1__________, MARGAO

NOTICE

_______2_______ Competition

We are pleased to announce that Model Higher Secondary School is organizing

a ‘Wealth out of Waste Competition’ for the students of our Higher Secondary

School on ___3___ at 10:00 am in the main school hall. Interested participants

kindly submit your names to the Cultural Secretary by the 20 January 2019.

Participants should carry their own waste materials for the competition.

Sharda Desai

Cultural Secretary Principal

Date : 10 January 2019

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(1) ____________________________________________________________ 1

(2) ____________________________________________________________ 1

(3) ____________________________________________________________ 1

4. PICTURE DESCRIPTION :

Look at the picture of a Children’s Park and answer the questions that follow in

one sentence each with the help of the words provided below :

WORDS : cats, four, duck, running, two

Questions :

Q. 1. How many children are playing in the park ? 1

A. 1. _____________________________________________________________

Q. 2. What is the little girl, who is sitting on the ground, playing with ? 1

A. 2. _____________________________________________________________
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Q. 3. What are the boy and the little girl doing ? 1

A. 3. _____________________________________________________________

Q. 4. How many butterflies are flying in the park ? 1

A. 4. _____________________________________________________________

Q. 5. Name the bird that is swimming in the pond ? 1

A. 5. _____________________________________________________________

5. LETTER

Complete the following LETTER by filling in the blanks with the information

provided in the question below :

You are Dilesh Martins. Your address is Green Valley, Colva, Salcete, Goa.

Garbage is being dumped in the locality by the locals and tourists. It has created

a very smelly environment for the residents. Write a letter to the Editor of The

Navhind Times, Panaji, Goa, sharing your views and opinions about the garbage

menace.

Dilesh Martins

----1----

Colva, Salcete

Goa

Date : 25 January 2019

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The Editor

-----2-----

Panaji, Goa

Subject : Garbage Menace in Colva Beach Area

Sir/Madam

Through the columns of your esteemed daily, I would like to bring it to the notice

of the readers and the authorities about the growing garbage problem in the

village of -----3----- .

Living and walking in our area is a terrible task as we have to tolerate the smell

all the time. Many children and elderly people have fallen sick due to this poor

garbage disposal. The authorities turn a deaf ear to our grievances.

I am hoping that this letter reaches the hands of the officials and immediate

action is taken regarding the menace of piling grabage.

Thank you.

Yours truly

------4-----

(1) _______________________________________________________________ 1

(2) _______________________________________________________________ 1

(3) _______________________________________________________________ 1

(4) _______________________________________________________________ 1

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6. ESSAY :

Write an ESSAY of about 75-100 words on any ONE of the following topics : 8

(a) My favourite actor

(b) My dream holiday

(c) If I were an aeroplane

(d) My favourite game.

Section C (Grammar)

7. Read the sentences given below and DO AS DIRECTED :

(A) Fill the blanks by using suitable ARTICLES from those provided in

brackets :

(i) He is honest and speaks ______________ truth. 1

(the/a)

(ii) Sheila was carrying ___________________ umbrella. 1

(the/an)

(B) Fill in the blanks by using suitable MODALS from those provided in

brackets :

(i) It _____________ rain today. 1

(may/shall)

(ii) We ______________ meet our old school friends today. 1

(will/has to)

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(C) Fill in blanks by using suitable PREPOSITIONS from those provided in

brackets :

(i) The dog ran _______________ the road. 1

(with/on)

(ii) The thief jumped _______________ the wall. 1

(under/over)

(D) Fill in the blanks by using suitable CONJUNCTIONS from those provided

in brackets :

(i) He lost his balance _______________ still he controlled his bicycle. 1

(but/or)

(ii) Rahul ___________ Amar are best friends. 1

(for/and)

(E) Fill in the blanks by using suitable PRONOUNS from those provided in

brackets :

(i) _______________ returned my pencil today. 1

(He/Her)

(ii) ______________ went for the party yesterday. 1

(Them/We)

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(F) Fill in the blanks by using suitable ADVERBS from those provided in

brackets :

(i) It is raining ______________ today. 1

(heavily/smoothly)

(ii) Children were playing ________________ . 1

(happily/loudly)

Section D (Textual)

8. (A) Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow by

choosing the correct alternative from those provided :

(i) “Far far away from gusty waves these children’s faces,

Like rootless weeds, the hair torn round their pallor;”

Q. 1. Name the figure of speech in the second line of the above

stanza.

A. 1. ___________________________________________________ 1

(a) Metaphor

(b) Simile

(c) Personification
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Q. 2. Why are the children’s faces compared to rootless weeds ?

A. 2. ___________________________________________________ 1

(a) the children are insecure

(b) the children are happy

(c) the children are loved

(ii) “A thing of beauty is a joy forever

its loveliness increases, it will never pass into nothingess,”

Q. 1. Why does the poet say “a thing of beauty is a joy forever” ? 1

A. 1. ___________________________________________________

(a) beautiful things make us happy forever

(b) beautiful things do not remain with us

(c) beautiful things make us sad

Q. 2. What do you understand from the line ‘its loveliness

increases, it will never pass into nothingness’ ? 1

A. 2. ___________________________________________________

(a) beautiful things will end one day

(b) beautiful things reduce and go away

(c) the loveliness of beauty grows and never ends

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(B) Answer the following questions in about 8-10 words each :

Q. 1. In the poem ‘My mother at sixty-six’, how does the poet describe

the children in the morning ? 2

A. 1. ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Q. 2. In the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’ what will counting till twelve and

keeping still help people to achieve ? 2

A. 2. ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

9. (A) With reference to the story ‘Lost Spring’, put a tick mark [ ] in the space

provided for the one True statement among those given below :

(1) (i) Sometimes Saheb used to find a Rupee in the garbage. [ ] 1

(ii) Sometimes Mukesh used to find a Rupee in the garbage. [ ]

(2) (i) Saheb’s full name was Saheb-e-Alam. [ ] 1

(ii) Saheb’s full name was Saheb Jehangir. [ ]

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(3) (i) Anees Jung called the ragpickers an army of barefoot

soldiers. [ ]1

(ii) Anees Jung called the ragpickers an army of barefoot boys.

[ ]

(4) (i) Mukesh wants to fly an aeroplane. [ ] 1

(ii) Mukesh wants to drive a car. [ ]

(5) (i) The bangles symbolize an Indian woman’s suhaag,

auspiciousness in marriage. [ ] 1

(ii) The bangles symbolize an Indian woman’s suhaag,

auspiciousness in friendship. [ ]

(6) (i) Mukesh was working in a bangle making factory. [ ] 1

(ii) Mukesh was working in a tea stall. [ ]

(B) With reference to the story, “Indigo”, complete the following sentences by

filling in the blanks with the correct alternative from those provided below :

(i) Gandhi had gone to the Decebmer 1916 annual convention of the

Indian National Congress Party in _____________ . 1

(a) Delhi

(b) Lucknow

(c) Calcutta
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(ii) Rajkumar Shukla came from _______________ to meet Gandhi. 1

(a) Chhattisgarh

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Champaran

(iii) In Champaran Gandhi represented the _______________ . 1

(a) Indigo sharecroppers

(b) Rice planters

(c) Salt pans

(iv) Rajkumar Shukla had come to the Congress Party session to

complain about _____________. 1

(a) injustice of the landlord system

(b) delay in trains

(c) ill treatment of untouchables

(v) Shukla took Gandhi to the house of a lawyer named Rajendra

Prasad, who later became the President of the Congress Party and

of _______________. 1

(a) India

(b) China

(c) England

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(vi) In everything Gandhi did, he tried to mould a new free Indian who

could stand on his own feet and thus make ____________. 1

(a) India weak

(b) India free

(c) India famous

10. (A) The following sentences are from the story “The Tiger King”. They are

placed in a jumbled order. Read them carefully and write the letter

corresponding to the sentences, in the boxes provided below, to give the

correct order of events in the story.

(a) The King bought a wooden toy tiger. 1

(b) The astrologer predicted the Prince’s death from a Tiger’s attack. 1

(c) The hundredth tiger was killed by the hunter. 1

(d) The King died from the infection in his hand. 1

(e) The Crown Prince said “Let tigers beware.” 1

(f) The Dewan brought a tiger from the Mysore Park. 1

1. [ ], 2. [ ], 3. [ ], 4. [ ], 5. [ ], 6. [ ].

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(B) Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions given below

each in about 8-10 words :

(1) “Mr. Owl”, Roger Skunk said, “all the other little animals run away

from me because I smell so bad.” “So you do”, the owl said. “Very,

very bad.” “What can I do ?” Roger Skunk said, and he cried very

hard.

Q. (i) Why did all the other animals ran away from Roger

Skunk ? 1

A. (i) ______________________________________________________

Q. (ii) What did the Owl say to Roger Skunk ? 1

A. (ii) ______________________________________________________

(2) Mr. Lamb : Mind the apples !

Derry : What ? Who’s that ? Who’s there ?

Mr. Lamb : Lamb’s my name. Mind the apples. Crab apples those

are. Windfalls in the long grass. You could trip.

Derry : I.....there....I thought this was an empty place. I didn’t

know there was anybody here .....

Q. (i) Why was Derry surprised when he heard “Mind the

apples” ? 1

A. (i) ______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

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Q. (ii) What was the name of the person who surprised Derry ? 1

A. (ii) ______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

(3) The Maharaj and the Dewan held deliberations over this issue. As

a result, a telegram was dispatched forthwith to a famous British

company of jewelers in Calcutta. ‘Send samples of expensive

diamond rings of different designs’.

Q. (i) To whom was the telegram sent ? 1

A. (i) ______________________________________________________

Q. (ii) What did the Dewan write in the telegram ? 1

A. (ii) ______________________________________________________

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