Goa Board Class 12 Question Paper 2025 English Communication Skills

2025 II 11 0930 Seat No.

Time : 3 Hours ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
Subject Code

V 4 2 0 1

Total No. of Questions : 41 (Printed Pages : 12) Maximum Marks : 70

INSTRUCTIONS : (i) The question paper consists of questions from 1 to 41.

(ii) All the questions are compulsory; however, there is an
internal choice in Q Nos. 16, 17 and 41.

(iii) Figures to the right indicate full marks to each question.

From the alternatives given below, choose the most appropriate
synonym for the underlined word :

1. The child crept closely to the mother on bed. 1

• Crawled

• Clutched

• Grasped

• Held

2. Income segregation is based on education and skill of the person to
perform. 1

• Separation

• Assignation

• Releasing

• Circulation

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From the alternatives given below, choose the most appropriate

antonym for the underlined word :

3. The prisoner refused to obey the jailer. 1

• Received

• Welcomed

• Accepted

• Trusted

4. Rohit is dynamic in his learning abilities. 1

• Shy

• Delicate

• Disabled

• Inactive

Select the correct spelling from the words provided :

5. ............................ 1

• Vectory

• Victore

• Victory

• Wictory

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6. ............................ 1

• Risponsebility

• Responsibility

• Responseability

• Responsebelity

Rearrange the following words into meaningful sentences :

7. honesty/appreciated me/My parents/for my 1

8. called/The rose/the queen/is/flowers/of 1

Answer each of the following questions in not more than 10-15

words : 2

9. What was the examination Washington had to give to enter Hampton

institute ?

10. What are morals and ethics ?

Answer each of the following questions in not more than 25-30

words : 4

11. What are some of the deadly effects, depending on the severity of the

disaster ?

12. What advice did Steve Jobs give at the college graduation ceremony after

his second story ?

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Answer each of the following question with reference to the poem,

by selecting the appropriate alternative :

Somewhere ages and ages hence;

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

13. What is the figure of speech used in the first line ? 1

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Metaphor

• Simile

14. What is the difference the poet has made by taking the second road in the

poem “The road not taken” ? 1

Answer the following question in not more than 25-30 words : 2

15. What is the central idea of the poem ‘Hope is the thing with feathers’ ?

Answer each of the following questions in about 35-40 words :

16. Explain the awkward pause in the room as experienced by the narrator

when he first encountered Promodni. 3

Or

How was David ‘The Silver Lining’ in the lives of the Bhandaris ?

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17. ‘Money might flow in again’, Was Vasu right in keeping up to this

expectation ? Justify your answer. 3

Or

Describe the situation towards the end of the story concerning Vasu’s state

of poverty and helplessness.

Each of the following sentences tests the usage of grammar. Read

the instruction given after every sentence carefully and select the

correct answer from the alternatives provided :

18. Kamlesh is my best friend. (Change to positive degree) 1

• No other friend is as good as Kamlesh.

• No other friend is as better as Kamlesh.

• No other friend is as good than Kamlesh.

• No other friend is better than Kamlesh.

19. ...................... I give you company for lunch ? (Use a polite suggestion

modal) 1

• May I give you company for lunch ?

• Will I give you company for lunch ?

• Would I give you company for lunch ?

• Must I give you company for lunch ?

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20. The music comes .................... this building. (use a suitable preposition) 1

• into

• with

• on

• from

21. The train is leaving in a few moments. (Add a question tag) 1

• The train is leaving in a few moments, it is ?

• The train is leaving in a few moments, is it ?

• The train is leaving in a few moments, isn’t it ?

• The train is leaving in a few moments, it isn’t ?

22. Tina has done excellent in her studies. (Change to present continuous
tense) 1

• Tina do excellent in her studies.

• Tina is doing excellent in her studies.

• Tina does excellent in her studies.

• Tina has been doing excellent in her studies.

23. As soon as it started to rain, the students ran indoors. (Use No sooner
did...) 1

• No sooner did it started to rain than the students ran indoors.

• No sooner did it start to rain than the students run indoors.

• No sooner did it started to rain than the students run indoors.

• No sooner did it start to rain than the students ran indoors.

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Read the passage given below carefully :

I was shopping in my home town, when I heard a young voice. “Mum, come

here, there’s a lady my size.” The mother rushed to the boy who looked about

seven; then she turned to me to apologise. I smiled and told her “It’s okay.”

Then I looked at her wide-eyed son. He studied me from head to toe and

asked, “Why are you so little ?” “It’s the way God made me. Some people

are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.”

My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to

children and explaining why I look different from their parents. It took many

years of developing my confidence. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I am

an achondroplasia dwarf, which is a person having very short limbs. When

I was born, my mother was told I was a dwarf. Our family doctor put her

mind at ease when he told her that I would not have any major medical

concerns.

As time went on I tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be

noticed all my life. I was determined to make my uniqueness an advantage

rather than a disadvantage. People look in disbelief when they see me get

out of my car on the driver's side. During those times I try to keep a good

attitude. When people are rude I remind myself, “Look what else I have -

a great family, nice friends.” When I talk to children they leave content that

their questions have been answered. My hope is that in spending time with

them I will encourage them to accept their peers, whatever size and shape

they come in, and treat them with respect.

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On the basis of your reading and comprehending the above

passage, answer the questions given below in complete sentences

in 10-15 words :

24. What was the response of the woman to the young boy's question ? 1

25. What does the woman enjoy doing ? 1

26. What determination has the woman made to herself ? 1

27. In spending time with the children, how will the woman encourage

them ? 1

Choose the correct meaning of the words given below, from the

alternatives provided :

28. Apologise 1

• joy

• sadness

• regret

• anger

29. Attitude 1

• Surrender

• Conduct

• Reputation

• Connection

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The alternatives provided are words from the passage. Choose the

alternative that best matches the meaning given below :

30. Matured 1

• Good

• Encourage

• Confidence

• Developed

31. Satisfied 1

• Ease

• Concern

• Accept

• Content

Given below is an informative passage. Interpret it in order to

complete the flowchart in a single word or a phrase to bring out

the main topic and sub-topics in the passage :

Today many varieties of tea and tea brands are available in the market. An

innovation is the tea-bag that is easy, quick and less messy than the

traditional ways of brewing tea. Green tea is popular in China and the Far

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East. In Japan, the tea ceremony is a traditional way of greeting guests and

is a social occasion. Unlike the tea we are familiar with, green tea is not

drunk with sugar or milk. It is an olive coloured liquid served in porcelain

cups. In Morocco, green tea is infused with freshly plucked mint.

Some scientists believe tea prevents tooth decay because it is a rich source

of fluoride. Tea is also a folk remedy for stomach upsets, flu and diarrhoea.

Research suggests that drinking tea reduces the risk of heart disease and

cancer and lowers cholesterol levels in the blood. A welcome thought for

inveterate tea drinkers.

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32. ........................... 1

33. ........................... 1

34. ........................... 1

35. ........................... 1

36. ........................... 1

37. You are Pearl/Peter Lobo, the cultural secretary of Sunshine Higher

Secondary School, Panjim. Write a notice inviting students’ participation in

the Vegetable Carving Competition on the occasion of World Environment

Day giving all the relevant details. (30 to 40 words) 3

38. Given below is the first line of an incident. Complete the paragraph narrating

the incident. (About 60 words) 4

First Line : Along with my friend I boarded the train to Bangalore........

39. Write a letter to the manager of M/S Best Book Storehouse, Ponda, Goa,

inquiring for the books required in your school library. You are Harsh/Leena

Dessai, librarian of Rosemary Higher Secondary School, Tilamol, Goa. (Use

full block format) 5

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40. You are Amir/Amira Rafiq residing at Flat No. 40/A, Snow world Building,

Aquem, Goa. Write a letter of application for the post of an Assistant

Manager to Star Electronics Pvt. Ltd, 18th June Road, Panaji, giving your

complete C.V. (Use full block format) 7

41. Write an Essay on any one topic in about 175-200 words : (4 paragraphs) 8

(i) My experience of boarding the flight

(ii) Wise way of using time

(iii) Laughter – a medicine to good health.

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