Goa Board Class 12 Question Paper June 2018 English Communication Skills

2018 VI 07 1430 Seat No. :

Time : 2½ Hours ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Subject Code

V 2 0 1

Total No. of Questions : 4 (Printed Pages : 4) Maximum Marks : 70

INSTRUCTIONS : i) The paper consists of four Sections A, B, C and D.
ii) Marks are indicated to the right.
iii) All questions are compulsory.
iv) Choice is given only in Section C (Q. No. 3.1)

SECTION – A (20 Marks)

1.1 A) Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of the underlined
words : [2]
i) Prisoners in the central prison live and work in associating with each other.
ii) He quickly mastering the art of interviewing people.
B) Rewrite each of the following sentences as per the instructions given in
the brackets : [4]
i) People speak Portuguese in Brazil. (Change to Passive voice)
ii) The Government is planning a new road _________ my house. (Insert a
suitable preposition)
iii) I was too busy to talk to her. (Remove too)
iv) He went for the party last night. (Use a question tag)

1.2 A) Replace the underlined words with synonyms. Rewrite the sentences without
changing the meaning : [2]
i) The football team worked hard for the victory.
ii) She looked glorious in her Royal blue dress.

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B) In each of the following sentences, select the most appropriate alternative
for the underlined words : [2]
i) The runner was hindered by a sudden injury.
a) Discouraged b) Complicated
c) Obstructed d) Compensated
ii) The snow-capped mountain range was looking gorgeous.
a) Decorated b) Colourful
c) Heavy d) Beautiful

1.3 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions : [5]
There was a little boy who had a very bad temper. His father decided to hand
him a bag of nails and said that every time the boy lost his temper he had to
hammer a nail into the fence.
On the first day, the boy hammered 37 nails into that fence. The boy gradually
began to control his temper. Over the next few weeks hammering the nails into
the fence slowly began to decrease. He discovered it was easier to control his
temper than to hammer those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when
the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father the news and the father
suggested that the boy should now pull out a nail everyday he kept his temper
under control. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his
father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led
him to the fence. “You have done well, my son but look at the holes in the fence.
The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a
scar. How many times you say sorry, the wound is still there”.
1) Why did the father give the son a bag of nails ?
2) When the son told the father that he didn’t lose his temper what did the father
suggest ?
3) What lesson did the father give the son in the end ?
4) Give the antonym of the following words :
a) Decrease
b) Easier
5) Use the word ‘discovered’ in a sentence of your own.

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1.4 Read the following article carefully : [5]
Dolphin is a common name for two different kinds of sea animals, one a whale,
the other a game fish. The dolphin of the whale order is a mammal. It breathes
air, is warm blooded and suckles its young. Species such as the common
dolphin and the bottle-nosed dolphin are graceful, harmless, playful animals.
But one dolphin species the killer whale, is one of the most ferocious animals
known.
The fish dolphin also known as the ‘dorado’ is a warm-water ocean game fish.
This slender, six foot long, fast swimmer has been timed travelling at a speed of
37 miles per hour. The ‘dorado’ often seems to change colour when it leaps out
of the water in pursuit of its favourite prey-flying fish. At such times the dorado
is dazzling blue, purple, green or gold.
On the basis of your reading of the above article, write the para-wise topics and
sub-topics using the format given below.
Do not write single words or sentences but use only meaningful phrases.
I : _____________________
A : _____________________
B : _____________________
II : _____________________
A : _____________________

SECTION – B (20 Marks)

2.1 Write a descriptive paragraph using the following words/phrases (About 60 words). [5]
Railway platform, heavy rain, travelled to Mumbai, landslide, delay, family
worried, reached home safe.

2.2 Given below is the first line of an incident. Complete the paragraph expanding
the idea specified. (About 60 words) [5]
First line : I lost my mobile while travelling _____________

2.3 A group of boys are seen purchasing fireworks. Persuade them not to buy as it
is an environmental hazard. (About 60 words) [5]

2.4 “Carrying heavy bags to school is similar to child labour”. Write a paragraph
arguing in favour or against this topic. (About 60 words) [5]

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SECTION – C (20 Marks)

3.1 Write an essay in about 150 words on any one of the following topics : [8]
i) Goan roads-a death trap.
ii) Impact of demonetisation.
iii) Practising good manners.

3.2 You are Raghav/Raghavi Nair, residing at Kamala Apartments, Saligao, Goa.
You recently purchased a refrigerator from Laxmikant Electronics, Mapusa Goa.
However, the refrigerator is not working properly within 6 months of its purchase.
Write a letter to the dealer complaining about the problem and requesting him to
rectify the defect and replace the product if possible. (Use full block format) [5]

3.3 You are Tejas/Teja Talwar, residing at 25/C, Bogan Villa, Margao Goa. Write a
letter of application for the post of an ‘Accountant’ along with your complete
C.V. to Akash Enterprises, M.G. Road, Panaji Goa. (Use full block format) [7]

SECTION – D (10 Marks)

4.1 A) Answer the following questions in about 10-15 words. [2]
i) Which are the things neglected by man according to John Ruskin ?
ii) What is the meaning of Sacchidananda ?
B) Being a woman of the 16th century what difficulties did Judith face ?
(30-40 words) [2]

C) i) What does the poet Wilfred Owen expect the sun to do ? (30-40 words) [2]
ii) According to John Keats what is the function of the grasshopper and
cricket towards nature ? (30-40 words) [2]
D) Chandu was insulted and treated badly when he went to the houses of the
high class people, wearing the clothes of a doctor. Was this treatment
towards Chandu justified ? (30-40 words) [2]

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