MH 12th Question Paper June 2026 English

FOR MAHARASHTRA BOARD (MSBSHSE) CLASS 12 EXAM PREPARATION

Maharashtra Board
(MSBSHSE) Class 12
2026
June Session Question
Paper · English
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Maharashtra Board (MSBSHSE) Class 12 2026
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June Session Question Paper English

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Important instructions :
(i) Each activity has to be answered in a full sentence/s. One word answers
will not be given credit. Just the correct activity number written in
case of options will not be given credit.

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(iv) Multiple answers to the same activity will be treated as wrong and
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(v) Maintain the sequence of the Sections/Question Nos./Activities
throughout the activity sheet.

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a Entertainment and Media : In the field of entertainment and
media, Big Data focuses on targeting people with the right content at
the right time. Based on your past views and your behaviour online
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popularly used by Netflix and Youtube to increase engagement and
drive more revenues.
Now, even television broadcasters are looking to segment their
viewer’s database and show different advertisements and shows
accordingly. This will allow better revenue from ads and will provide a
more engaging user experience.
Education Industry : Big Data has inundated the education
industry. It has transformed it in leaps and bounds. Now we have
information about the students, their study patterns, and we can now
prepare customized and dynamic learning programmes according to
the need of an individual student. Every student’s comprehension level
is different. The course material can now be designed catering to
different requirements of the students. Big Data makes it convenient
to understand their choices, their difficulties, information regarding
various courses and their specialities; we also have an access to the
results. From the results we can gauge the progress of the students,
understand his strengths and weaknesses. This will also help in guiding
the student regarding the best career for him based on his mental make-
up and abilities. An in-depth study of all this would definitely give new
insights into the education industry and help in improving the
operational effectiveness and working of educational institutes. This
would in general, enhance progress of all students. Big Data has
provided a solution to one of the biggest pitfalls in the education industry,
that is one - size - fits - all.

A1. Read the following statements and write TWO correct
statements that state the theme of the extract : (2)
(i) Big Data helps educational institutes in decision making and
improving efficiency.

(ii) Only Netflix and Youtube are reaping the benefits of Big Data.

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(iii) Big Data helps entertainment and media to understand and
predict audience preferences.

(iv) Big Data can help in gauging student’s weakness.
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A4. Write the precautions one should take while using
social media. (2)

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(ii) This will help in guiding the students for the best career.
(Choose the correct option replacing the modal auxiliary
expressing ‘Advice’ and write it.)
(a) This can help in guiding the students for the best career.
(b) This must help in guiding the students for the best
career.
(c) This may help in guiding the students for the best career.
(d) This should help in guiding the students for the best
career.

A6. Vocabulary : (2)

Find out the words/phrases from the extract which mean:
(a) Enrich (b) Income
(c) Engulfed (d) Rapidly

(B) Language Study (Non-Textual Grammar) (4)

B1. Do as directed : (3)

(i) There are no unemployed, no slackers in a civilised
society. (1)
(Choose the correct option from the given alternatives
showing the correct use of ‘Neither ___ nor’ and write it.)
(a) There are neither unemployed nor slackers in a civilised
society.
(b) There were neither unemployed nor slackers in a
civilised society.
(c) There are neither unemployed and nor slackers in a
civilised society.
(d) There are neither employed nor slackers in a civilised
society.

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(ii) Sandip said to Rushika, “Do you like to take part
in sports competition?” (1)
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(c) Sandip asks Rushika if / whether she liked to take part
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(d) Sandip asked Rushika if / whether you like to take part
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Rutuja is one of the best student in using new technology.

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Q. 2. (A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below : (12) 18
As a boy, Dalkoff was terribly insecure and shy. He had few friends
and no self-confidence. Then one day in October 1965, his high-school
English teacher, Ruth Brauch, gave the class an assignment. The
students had been reading ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ Now they were to write
their own chapter that would follow the last chapter of the novel.
Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it in. Today he cannot recall
anything special about the chapter he wrote, or what grade Mrs. Brauch
gave him. What he does remember - what he will never forget - are the
four words Mrs. Brauch wrote in the margin of the paper : “This is good
writing.”
Four words. They changed his life.
“Until I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or what I was
going to be,” he said. “After reading her note, I went home and wrote a
short story, something I had always dreamed of doing but never believed
I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many stories and
always brought them to school for Mrs. Brauch to evaluate. She
was encouraging, tough and honest. “She was just what I needed,”
Dalkoff said.
He was named co-editor of his high-school newspaper. His
confidence grew; his horizons broadened; he started off on a successful,
fulfilling life. Dalkoff is convinced that none of this would have happened
had that woman not written those four words in the margin of his paper.
For his 30th high-school reunion, Dalkoff went back and visited
Mrs. Brauch, who had retired. He told her what her four words had done
for him. He told her that because she had given him the confidence to
be a writer, he had been able to pass that confidence on to the woman
who would become his wife, who became a writer herself.

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A1. Read the following statements and arrange them in proper
sequence : (2)

(a) Dalkoff contributed as co-editor to his high school newspaper.
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A3. ‘They changed his life.’ Here ‘They’ means ....................................
and write ‘the change’ they brought in his life. (2)

A4. ‘The reward or the words of praise,’ what you will remember the
most. Justify your view point. (2)

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(a) His high-school newspaper named him as a co-editor.
(b) They named him co-editor of his high-school newspaper.

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(c) He was named by them as a co-editor of his high-school
newspaper.
(d) They name him co-editor of his high-school newspaper.

A6. Match the column : (2)

Match the words / phrases in column ‘A’ with their meaning in
column ‘B’ :

(A) (B)

(1) recall (a) give to another person
(2) shy (b) assure
(3) pass on (c) timid
(4) convince (d) remember

(B) Summarising : (3)
Write a ‘Summary’ of the above extract by using the following points :
Class assignment – teacher’s encouraging feedback in the margin –
fulfilment of the dream – Dalkoff as co-editor – School reunion experience.

(C) Mind Mapping : (3)
Prepare a mind map on the topic – ‘Role of newspapers in Society,’
expressing and presenting your own ideas, flow, design and structure.

SECTION - II : POETRY
(Poetry and Appreciation)

Q. 3. (A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below : (10) 14

My father travels on the late evening train
Standing among silent commuters in the yellow light
Suburbs slide past his unseeing eyes
His shirt and pants are soggy and his black raincoat
Stained with mud and his bag stuffed with books

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Is falling apart. His eyes dimmed by age
Fade homeward through the humid monsoon night.
Now I can see him getting off the train
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Dull, Monotonous (1) ____________
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‘Suburbs slide past his unseeing eyes.’

A5. Compose four poetic lines on the title ‘My Father.’ (2)

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I do not want the constellations any nearer,
I know they are very well where they are,
I know they suffice for those who belong to them.
(Still here I carry my old delicious burdens,
I carry them, men and women, I carry them with me wherever I go,
I swear it is impossible for me to get rid of them,
I am fill’d with them, and I will fill them in return.)

SECTION - III
(Writing Skills)

Q. 4. Complete the activities as per the instructions given below : 16

(A) Attempt ‘Any One’ of the following activities : (4)
(I) Virtual Message :
Jeevan’s parents have gone to a gym. He is alone at home and he
suddenly starts feeling uneasy, sick and weak. He has to attend a
very important interview for a new job.
Therefore he has to leave home early. As he is feeling unwell,
he wants his father to pick him up at around 2 p.m. from the
interview site.
Draft a virtual message from Jeevan to his father in about 50 words
in a proper standard format.
OR
(II) Statement of purpose :
You wish to pursue your graduation at a reputed university in
any stream of your choice. You have fixed your career goals and
also have similar background to achieve your dreams.
Taking help of the above information prepare a Statement of

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Purpose (SOP) in about 150 words as a part of your application
process to get admission at a university of your choice.
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(B) Attempt ‘Any One’ from the given activities : (4)
(I) E-mail :
You wish to visit a tourist centre, Lonavala with your family

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Imagine, you are the cultural secretary of your college.
Recently your college organized an Inter-college Youth Festival
with competitions like singing, debate, dance and art.
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Name of the interviewee :
Area of success / Reputation :
Date / Venue / Time :
Duration of Interview :
Questions to be based on :

(1) Choice of profession
(2) Area of specialization
(3) Most challenging case
(4) Success/Achievement
(5) Stress management
(6) Work balance
(7) Goals / Dreams
(8) Advice

(C) Attempt ‘Any One’ of the following activities : (4)
(I) Speech :
Imagine you have to deliver a speech in your class room on
‘Human Future with AI (Artificial Intelligence).’
Draft a speech in about 150 words on the given topic.
OR
(II) Compering :
Your college is celebrating Independence Day. Draft a
compering script for the flag hoisting ceremony and cultural
programme.
You may use the following points :
(Greeting with patriotic spirit, welcoming dignitaries, flag
hoisting and national anthem, cultural fest programme, patriotic
message)

OR

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(III) Expansion of Idea :
Expand the following idea with the help of the points given
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(I) Review :
Write a review on a film you have recently watched using
the points given below in about 150 words.
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Write a blog post in a proper format for a student hobby club
website on the topic “Read for Survival” in about 100-150 words.
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(III) Appeal :

Prepare an appeal on the topic ‘Say No to Plastic’ with the
help of the following points.
— Attractive slogans
— Use of logo/pictures
— Persuasive appeal
— Add your own points

SECTION - IV
(LITERARY GENRE - NOVEL)

Q. 5. (A) Complete the activities given below as per the instructions : (4) 16
(I) Match the columns given below in column A ‘Types of (2)
novel’ to column B ‘Language origin’

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’
(1) Picaresque (a) Latin
(2) Epistolary (b) Spanish
(3) Bildungsroman (c) Italian
(4) Novella (d) German

(II) State whether the following statements are ‘True or False’
and write them : (2)
(a) Psychological novel means the flow of thought.
(b) The pulp fiction era provided a building ground for a detective
fiction.
(c) Realistic novel narrates the adventures of the protagonist.
(d) Hercule Poirot is the evergreen detective character created
by Agatha Christie.

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(B) Answer in about 50 words to the questions given below : (4)

(I) Write a short note on Denham’s viewpoint on P.T. in ‘To
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(II) Explain the significance of the statement ‘You have made a mistake
of one day!’ in giving a justifiable ending in ‘Around the World in
Eighty Days.’ (2)

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