CBSE Class 12 Sample Paper 2026 for Multimedia

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CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION
MULTIMEDIA (SUBJECT CODE-821)
Blue-print for Sample Question Paper for Class XII (Session 2025-2026)
Max. Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 50

PART A - EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS (10 MARKS):

OBJECTIVE SHORT
TYPE ANSWER TYPE
UNIT QUESTIONS QUESTIONS TOTAL
NAME OF THE UNIT
NO. QUESTIONS
2 MARKS
1 MARK EACH
EACH
1 Communication Skills - IV 1 1 2

2 Self-Management Skills - IV 2 1 3

3 ICT Skills - IV 1 1 2

4 Entrepreneurial Skills - IV 1 1 2

5 Green Skills - IV 1 1 2
TOTAL QUESTIONS 6 5 11
NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED Any 4 Any 3 07
TOTAL MARKS 1x4=4 2x3=6 10 MARKS

PART B - SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS (40 MARKS):

SHORT DESCRIPTIVE/
OBJECTIVE
ANSWER LONG ANS.
TYPE TOTAL
UNIT TYPE TYPE
NAME OF THE UNIT QUESTIONS QUESTION
NO. QUESTIONS QUESTIONS
S
1 MARK 2 MARKS
4 MARKS EACH
EACH EACH
3D Production 10 2 2 14
1.
Pipeline
Basics of Video and
2. 5 1 1 7
Sound Editing
Basic Tools and
Techniques of
3. 9 3 2 14
Animation in
Autodesk MAYA
TOTAL QUESTIONS 24 6 5 35
NO. OF QUESTIONS
20 Any 4 Any 3 27
TO BE ANSWERED
TOTAL MARKS 1 x 20 = 20 2x4=8 4 x 3 = 12 40 MARKS

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CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION
Multi Media (SUBJECT CODE - 821)
Sample Question Paper for Class XII (Session 2025-2026)
Max. Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 50

General Instructions:
1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. This Question Paper consists of 21 questions in two sections: Section A & Section B.
3. Section A has Objective type questions whereas Section B contains Subjective type
questions.
4. Out of the given (5 + 16 =) 21 questions, a candidate has to answer (5 + 10 =) 15
questions in the allotted (maximum) time of 2 hours.
5. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
6. SECTION A - OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (24 MARKS):
i. This section has 05 questions.
ii. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
iii. There is no negative marking.
iv. Do as per the instructions given.
7. SECTION B – SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (26 MARKS):
i. This section has 16 questions.
ii. A candidate has to do 10 questions.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
iv. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.

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SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Q. 1 Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills (1 x 4 = 4
marks)
i. Which of the following is not a stage of active listening? 1
a) Understanding b) Enjoying
c) Responding d) Receiving
ii. Svadhi is a 17 year old girl, studying in class XII. She is focused and determined to 1
pursue law as a career. She leaves no stone unturned to do her best in academics.
She has been selected as school head girl by her principal because of her dependable
nature. She takes good care of class property and keeps everything well in place in
an organized manner.
Which personality trait is dominantly observed in Svadhi?

a) Consciousness b) Extraversion
c) Openness to experience d) Introversion
iii. What is the shortcut key to make text slanting? 1
a) ctrl + s b) ctrl + x c) ctrl + b d) ctrl + i
iv. Suniska believes that she will not have the ability to work with a team when she 1
starts her business. The barrier she is facing is _____________________.
a) getting capital
b) self-doubt
c) risk taking
d) selecting the right business idea
v. It includes activities for which there is no apparent reward but one derives 1
enjoyment and satisfaction in doing them. This is ______________.
a) Internal analysis b) Extrinsic motivation
c) Intrinsic motivation d) External implementation
vi. Due to rapid technological advancements and the production of newer electronic 1
equipment, the old ones get easily replaced with new models. It has particularly led
to an exponential increase in e-waste in India. Which of the following is the correct
way to handle e-waste?
a) Sell the e-waste to a local scrap dealer
b) Throw the e-waste in the dustbin
c) Dump the e-waste in the local landfill
d) Dispose-off the e-waste with the help of a certified partner

Q. 2 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. The _______ department works closely with the director to design the locations 1
and costumes
a) Modelling b) Rigging c) Compositing d) Layout
ii. This operation calculates a new animation curve for an attribute using the 1
input nodes that contribute to its properties. Name this operation.
a) Bake Channel b) Simplify Curve
c) Resampling Curve d) Frame All
iii. During ___________ stage the Director approves camera moves, depth of field and 1
the composition of the models making up the set and set dressing.

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a) Production b) Post Production c) Pre Production d) Scripting
iv. ___________ tend to have a sculpture background and specialise in building the 1
characters and other freeform surfaces.
a) Texture Artist b) Organic Modellers
c) Hard-surface Modellers d) Lighting TD
v. Which tangent will you use to show animation of the colour of a heating element on 1
a stove?
a) Clamped b) Linear
c) Stepped d) Spline
vi. If Adobe Premiere Pro cannot find the source file used within a project 1
automatically, it displays the ____________ dialog box.
a) Show b) Where Is The File
c) Look d) Search The File

Q. 3 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. Sequences with audio tracks must also contain a__________, where the output of 1
regular audio tracks is directed for mixing.
a) master audio track b) mixer audio track
c) set audio track d) final audio track
ii. This twinning animation is used to make a view smaller or larger either on x axis or 1
on the y-axis. Name it.
a) Alpha animation b) Scale animation
c) Translate animation d) Rotate animation
iii. ________________ indicates the current frame displayed in the Program Monitor 1
in Adobe Premiere Pro.
a) Markers Panel b) Viewing area bar
c) Import d) Current-time indicator
iv. A ___________ will make test animations showing how a creature or character 1
appears when deformed into different poses.
a) Production Designers b) Art Directors
c) Character TD d) Clean-up Artists
v. State True or False. 1
Non-linear animation is completely independent of time.
vi. What is the Keyboard shortcut to set a keyframe in Autodesk Maya? 1
a) S b) W
c) E d) Q

Q. 4 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. It is the process of getting the final assembled animation scenes or pieces out of 1
the computer in the format of a sequence of individual pixel-based frames. Name
it.
a) Modelling b) Compositing
c) Rendering d) Lighting
ii. To preview the animation at the smooth production speed (or nearly so), we use 1
_______________ .
a) Dopesheet b) Window >Play blast
c) Graph Editor d) View > Frame

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iii. The colour scheme in Maya for X, Y, and Z axes is _____________ respectively. 1
a) Red, Grey, Black b) Red, Green, Blue
c) Red, Black, Grey d) Red, Blue, Green
iv. The viewable field covered by a lens, measured in degrees is called _______. 1
a) angle of view b) Animatics
c) dolly d) camera scale
v. _____________ is the principle underlying all editing. 1
a) Montage b) Preset
c) Phi Phenomenon d) camera scale
vi. The process of synchronizing a character’s mouth to sounds in the dialogue 1
soundtrack to give the illusion that the character is speaking or generating sounds
is called as__________ .
a) Active listening b) Rhythm
c) Lip Sync d) Ergonomics

Q. 5 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. In Adobe Soundbooth, choosing ___________ switches from the default waveform 1
view to a spectral display of the audio track in the Editor panel. This makes it easier
to remove specific frequencies from the sound.
a) Change Pitch b) Remove A Sound
c) Effects panel d) Auto Compose Score
ii. Which Sheets are used to compare the scale of the characters against one 1
another?
a) Model Sheets b) Expression Sheets
c) Character Line up sheet d) Storyboarding Sheets
iii. ________ are used to drive the attributes of one object to another object. 1
a) Mute Keys b) Layers
c) Unmute Keys d) Driven Keys
iv. State True or False. 1
The running time of an Animatics should not match the intended running time of
the final animation.
v. What is the shortcut key for move tool in Autodesk Maya? 1
a) R b) Q
c) E d) W
vi. The 3D production process does not emphasize upon: 1
a) rigging b) drawing
c) modelling d) animation

SECTION B: SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills (2 x 3 = 6 marks)
Answer each question in 20 – 30 words.
Q. 6 Give two characteristics of entrepreneurship. 2
Q. 7 Write the steps to insert a New Slide in a presentation. 2

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Q. 8 Describe any two types of personality disorder. 2
Q. 9 Give one example each of declarative, interrogative, exclamatory and imperative 2
sentences.
Q. 10 How can green jobs contribute to protecting the environment? 2

Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20 – 30 words each (2 x 4 = 8 marks)
Q. 11 What happens during the Compositing stage of Animation? 2
Q. 12 Distinguish between Source Clip and Clip Instance in Adobe Premiere Pro. 2
Q. 13 Write the steps to open Dope Sheet Editor in Autodesk Maya. 2
Q. 14 When is onion skinning used? Give an example supporting your answer. 2
Q. 15 Give one demerit of the Auto Key feature. 2
Q. 16 During ball bouncing animation in Autodesk Maya, how would you introduce 2
“squash and stretch” attribute to a rubber ball.

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50– 80 words each (4 x 3 = 12 marks)
Q. 17 Briefly explain the use of The Trax Editor. Also explain its work area. 4
Q. 18 Briefly explain the major components of a pre-production process 4
Q. 19 Explain the Editing Workflow in Adobe Premiere Pro. 4
Q. 20 In terms of Autodesk Maya, briefly explain: 4
a) Spline Tangents b) Clamped Tangents
Q. 21 Describe the following as steps of production phase of 3D Animation: 4
a) Line Test b) Walk Cycle
c) Rigging d) Lighting

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