HP Board 12th Class Model Question Paper 2025 English

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HIMACHAL PRADESH BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION DHARAMSHALA
Model Test Paper 2024-25
10+2 TIME: 3 HRS
ENGLISH M.M.: 80
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:
(i) This question paper has 13 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper contains four sections Section A: MCQ, Section B: Reading Skills, Section
C: Creative Writing Skills and Section D: Literature.
(iii) Attempt all questions based on specific instructions for each part. Write the correct question
number and part thereof in your answer sheet.
(iv) Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions .
SECTION - A (Multiple Choice Questions)
Q1. Answer the following MCQ’s by selecting the correct option. 16x1=16
i) How many parts a letter should have?
(a) 2 (b) 7
(c) 8 (d) 5
ii) The advertisements published under specified columns of a newspaper are called________
(a) Classifieds (b) Ads
(c) Commercials (d) None of the above
iii) A letter to editor may be started with which of these lines:
(a) I want to bring in your kind notice (b) I want to complain about
(c) Through the esteemed columns of (d) It is a great dismay that
iv) Abbreviation box in note making contains:
(a) Sub-headings of the notes (b) Major headings of notes
(c) Title of the passage (d) Words abbreviated in the notes
v) The poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’ captures the __________ of the narrator.
I. happiness
II. fear
III. regret
IV. anxiety
Choose the most appropriate option:
(a) Only I (b) Only III
(c) II and IV (d) I and IV
vi) In the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’ he poet counts up to twelve as a countdown to……
(a) Lift arms (b) Speak in different languages
(c) Be without engines (d) Stop all activities
vii) ‘A thing of beauty’ can help a human being _________________
(a) To wreathe a flowery band (b) to show the grandeur of dead
(c) To give shade (d) to love life in spite of sufferings

viii) What is the closest meaning of ‘ordeals’?
(a) Unpleasant experience (b) happiness
(c) Hard work (d) pleasant
ix) What was Frenz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
(a) Rules of grammar (b) Rules for participles
(c) Math questions (d) Literature
x) The crofter shows his thirty Kronors to the peddler because____________
(a) He thought peddler was incredulous (b) Peddler was his friend
(c) Peddler has never seen such amount (d) he wanted to boast
xi) Why Umberto Eco’s writing style is distinctive?
(a) It has personal and playful quality (b) It is long and boring
(c) It is hard to understand (d) It is very humoristic
xii) What is the reason of migration of people from villages to cities?
(a) No food to eat (b) Poverty
(c) Frequent Storms (d) All of the above
xiii) Grand Central Station is situated in the city of____________
(a) Washington (b) London
(c) New York (d) New Delhi
xiv) Choose the appropriate meaning of the word ‘Belfry’:
(a) A Frying pan (b) A bell tower
(c) A Church (d) A room to keep record
xv) Geoff Green started ‘Student on Ice programme’ because________
I. He was tired of carting celebrities
II. He was bored at home
III. He wanted to give students a life changing experience
IV. He wanted to earn more money
Choose the appropriate option:
(a) I and III (b) Only III
(c) Only IV (d) II and IV
xvi) Both Zitkala Sa and Bama are victim of_________
(a) War (b) Accident
(a) Class discrimination (d) None of the above

SECTION - B (Reading Skills)
Q2. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions:-
1). The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of Republic of
India headquartered in the city of Bengluru. Its vision is to harness the space technology for national
development, while pursuing space research and planetary exploration.
2). Formed in 1969, ISRO superseded the erstwhile Indian National committee for Space Research
(INCOSPAR) established in 1962 by the efforts of Prime Minister Jawaharlal. These rockets have launched
numerous communication and observation satellites. Satellite navigation system like GAGAN and IRNSS

has been deployed. In January 2014, ISRO successfully used an indigenous cryogenic engine in GSLV-D5
launch of GSAT-14.
3). ISRO built India’s first satellite, Aryabhata, which was launched by Soviet Union on 19 April 1975. It
was named after mathematician Aryabhata. In 1980 Rohini was to become the first satellite to be placed
in orbit by an Indian-made launch vehicle, SLV-3. ISRO subsequently developed two other rockets: the
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for launching satellites into Polar orbits and Geosynchronous
Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for placing satellites.
4). ISRO sent one lunar orbiter; Chandrayaan-1, on 22 October 2008 and one Mars orbiter, which
successfully entered Mars orbit on 24 September 2014, making India the first nation to succeed in its
first attempt. Future plans include human spaceflight, further lunar exploration, interplanetary probes,
and a solar spacecraft mission. On 18 June 2016 ISRO set a record with a launch of 20 satellites in a single
payload, one being a satellite from Google. On 15 February 2017 ISRO launched 104 satellites in a single
rocket (PSLV-C37) and created a world record. Nehru and his close aide and scientist Vikram Sarabhai
with the establishment of ISRO thus institutionalized space activities in India. It is managed by the
Department of Space, which reports to the Prime Minister of The Republic of India.
On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions:
(A) Complete the following statement: - 2x1= 2
(i) ________ is the country that launched India’s first satellite.
(ii) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is used for____________________
(B) Answer the following questions briefly: - 3x1= 3
(i) Where is headquarter of ISRO situated and what is its vision?
(ii) When was (INCOSPAR) established and with whose efforts?
(iii) In which year, the first satellite placed in orbit by Indian rocket (SLV-3)?
(c) Find the words from the given choices having similar meaning as 3x1= 3
(i) Following
(a) Pursuing (b) observing (c) Working (d) Placing
(ii) Direction finding
(a) Sailing (b) Flying (c) Navigation (d) Observation
(iii) Try
(a) Probe (b) Attempt (c) Send (d) Report
Q3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: -
i) Much before medical science discovered it, Reader's Digest came out with the prescription laughter is
the best medicine. Newspapers and magazines which regularly run humour column, are therefore, doing
their bit to keep the readers in good health. Reading light articles, whether they be satirical, comic or
just humorous, relieves the tedium of work-a-day world. Some piece may even tickle one's grey matter.
(ii) It is said that if you laugh for ten minutes, you will be in a better position to put up with pain for two
hours. According to US researchers, laughter is a good antidote to stress that tone up the system. Facial
laugh, muscles instruct the brain to ‘feel good' regardless of how you feel.

iii) According to a French doctor, laughter deepens breathing, improves blood circulation, speeds up the
process of tissue healing and stabilizes many body functions. In short, it acts as a power drug with no
side effects. Researchers state that laughter stimulates production of beta endomorphins, natural
painkillers in the body and improves digestion. Those who laugh are less prone to digestive disorders
and ulcers. Some people in France have made it a career. You can hire a ‘jovialist' who cracks jokes and
laughs and promises to make you dissolve your worries in helpless laughter.
iv) A word a caution. Although laughing is a good exercise for toning up the facial muscles, laughing at
others expense, particularly at their disabilities is in bad taste and is to be avoided. Secondly, laughing
with food in the mouth is dangerous as food stuff can get into the windpipe and may choke the
respiratory system. Eating, anyway, is a serious business not to be trifled with, by any jocular diversion.
Laughter comes best when it is free of encumbrances, whether it is constricting food or the need to
humour the boss.
(A) On the basis of your reading of the passage, make notes on it using a suitable format. Also
suggest a suitable title. 4
(B) Write a summary of the above passage in about 80 words. 3
SECTION –C (Creative Writing Skills)
Q4. Star Senior Secondary School is going to publish the annual issue of school magazine. As Annanya,
Student Editor, Draft a notice for school notice board informing the student and inviting the articles
from the students to be published under different sections of the magazine.
OR
Excel Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd. Kangra wants to recruit young and energetic male and female graduates
for the post of ‘Sales Executive’. You are Managing Director of the company. Draft a suitable
advertisement to be published in a local daily, inviting applications from the suitable candidates. Give
details of your requirement and information about salary and other incentives. 4
Q5. Your school celebrated ‘Annual Function’ last week and Education Minister Himachal Pradesh was
the chief guest of the programme. Education Minister also laid the foundation stone of Science Labs in
the school on this occasion. As Vikas of class 12 write a report on the event in about 125-150 words.
Develop your report using following cues.
• Welcome of the Chief Guest
• Laying of foundation stone
• Cultural programs presented by students
• Prizes were given
• Speech of the Chief Guest
• Vote of Thanks by principal
OR
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You are Nikesh/Vani of 12 class. NSS unit of your school organized a ‘Seven days NSS camp’ in your
school. Write a report on the programme giving details of the activities carried out during this camp in
about 125-150 words. 6

Q6. You are Rohan/ Pratima of Lower Bazar Hamirpur. You have seen an advertisement in The Tribune
for the post of a Maths teacher in Global High School Una. In response to the advertisement write an
application to the Principal for the job giving your complete bio-data.
OR
You are Parul, 52, Mall Road Shimla. Increasing drug abuse among the young students around you is
bothering you. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper expressing your views about the evil of drug
addiction amongst students giving suggestions to control it. 6
Q7. You are Sainur of class 12. Write an article for your school magazine highlighting the Importance of
Computers in every field of human life in these days.
OR
Polythene bags are posing a big threat for our environment. You are Amrit Singh of class 12. Write an
article describing the Hazards of Polythene Bags. 6
SECTION - D (LITERATURE)
Q8. Read the following stanza carefully and answer the questions that follow: 3x1=3
Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still.
For once on the face of the Earth
Let's stop for one second
and not move our arms so much.
(i) Name the poet and the poem.
(ii) What does the poet ask us not to do?
(iii) What does poet want to achieve by keeping everyone still and quiet?
OR
Aunt Jennifer’s fingers fluttering through her wool
Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.
The massive weight of uncle’s wedding band
sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer’s hand.
(i) Name the poet and the poem.
(ii) What was Aunt Jennifer doing?
(iii) Pick the word from stanza similar in meaning to ‘vibrating’?
Q9. Answer the following questions in about 30 words each: (Any Two) 2x2=4
(i) Why were young trees described as sprinting?
(ii) List the things of beauty mentioned in the poem?
(iii) What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
Q10. Answer the following questions in 20-30 words. (Any Two) 2x2=4
(i) What has been put up on the bulletin board?
(ii) ‘Make-up department’ of Gemini studios was an example of national integration. How?
(iii) Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?

Q11. Answer the following questions in about 125-150 words. 6
Describe the method used by the instructor to build a swimmer out Douglas?
OR
Sophie and Jansie were classmates and friends. What were the differences between them that show
up in the story?
Q12. Answer the following in 125-150 words. 6
Do you think third level is a medium of escape for Charley?
OR
Dr. Sadao is torn between his duty as a doctor and his responsibility as a patriotic citizen. Elaborate.
Q13. Answer the following questions in 20-30 words each (Any two). 2x2=4
(i) Who was Mr Lamb? Why did children call him Lamey Lamb?
(ii) How were Himalyas formed?
(iii) Why did Zitkala-Sa struggle to save her hair to be shingled?

Section wise Marks distribution and Blueprint of XII English Paper Session 2024-25

There will be 4 sections and 41 questions in all including all parts.

S.N. Section wise distribution 1 2 3 4 6 Total
Mark Marks Marks Marks Marks

1 Section A - Multiple Choice Questions 16 - - - 16
2 Section B - Reading Skills 8 - 1 1 - 10
3 Section C - Creative Writing Skills - - 1 3 4
4 Section D - Literature 3 6 - 2 11
Total Questions 27 6 1 2 5 41
Total Marks 27 12 3 8 30 80

Difficulty Level

Section Easy Moderate High
A i,ii,iv,vi,vii,ix,xiii iii, viii,xii,xiv,xvi v, x,xi,xv
B 2A(i), 2B(i), 2B(ii), 2B(iii), 3B 2A(ii), 2C(ii), 2C(iii) 2C(i), 3A
C 4,5 6 7
D 8(i), 8(ii), 8(iii),10 (i), 10(ii), 13(i) 9(ii), 11, 13(ii) 9(i),12
Total Marks 33 24 23
% Weightage 41% 30% 29%

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