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-- AGLASEM --

CLASS XII
SUBJECT – ENGLISH (020)
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80
Note: (i) This question paper is divided into three sections:
 Section A : Reading Comprehension
 Section B : Writing Skills
 Section C : Literature Textbook
(ii) All questions are compulsory.Read the questions carefully for internal
choice
Note: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Scientists have recently developed a gel that help brain recover from traumatic
injuries, such as those suffered in combat, car accidents, falls, or gunshot
wounds. This gel, created by Dr. Ning Zhang at Clemson University in South
Carolina, is injected in liquid form at the injury site, stimulating the growth of
stem cells.
2. Brain injuries are notoriously difficult to repair because the damaged tissues
tend to swell, causing additional harm to the surrounding cells. Traditional
treatments have focused on minimizing this secondary damage by lowering the
temperature or relieving pressure at the injury site, though these methods have
often been ineffective.
3. Recently, scientists have explored transplanting donor brain cells to repair
damaged tissue. However, this approach has shown limited success, as the
donor cells often fail to grow or stimulate repair due to inflammation and
scarring at the injury site. Additionally, the injury site usually has a limited
blood supply and connective tissue, hindering the donor cells from receiving the
necessary nutrients.
4. Dr. Zhang’s gel can be customized with different chemicals to stimulate various
biological processes at the injury site. In previous studies on rats, she used the
gel to restore full blood supply to the brain injury site, potentially creating a
more favourable environment for donor cells. In a subsequent study, Dr. Zhang
loaded the gel with immature stem cells and the necessary chemicals for their
development into adult brain cells. Rats with severe brain injuries treated with
this mixture for eight weeks showed significant recovery.The new gel holds
promise for treating patients at various stages of injury and is expected to be
ready for human testing in about three years.
Q.1 (A) Choose the correct answer from the given options: [1x5=5]
I The brain-repair gel was created by....
a) Dr. Ning Li b) Dr. Zhang Wei
c) Dr. Ning Zhang d) Dr. Susan Clark

II The gel was developed at.......
a) Harvard University b) Clemson University
c) Oxford University d) Yale University

III Traditional treatments for brain injuries are often ineffective because....
a) they cause more swelling.
b) they increase brain temperature.
c) they relieve pressure or reduce temperature.
d) they lead to permanent damage.

IV Donor cells often fail to grow in the injured brain tissue because/ because of...
a) the brain rejects all donor cells.
b) lack of oxygen in the body.
c) poor blood supply and inflammation at the injury site.
d) the stem cells are too mature.

V The gel improves the environment for donor cells as......
a) it replaced the need for surgery.
b) it repaired bones as well as brain tissue.
c) it helped restore blood supply and supported stem cell growth.
d) it reduced pain but not swelling.

B. Answer the following questions: [1x5=5]

i. What is the primary function of the gel developed by Dr. Zhang?
ii. How is the gel applied to the injury?
iii. How did the injure rats respons towards the gel?
iv. Give the antonym of the word ‘modern’ from para 2.
v. Give one word for ‘a condition in which a part of the body becomes red,
sore and swollen because of infection or injury’ (para 3)

Q.2 A car dealer has decided to survey customers to find out which car colour
people preferred.Go through the graph and answer the questions that follows:-

NO. OF CARS

Red, 40,
25%
Silver, 64,
40%
Green, 19,
12%
Blue, 37,
23%

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Questions: [1x4=4]
I. What did the car dealer survey for?
II. How many people were surveyed by the car dealer?
III. Which colour is preferred most by the people?
IV. Which colour do you like to prefer in your dream car ?
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Much before medical science discovered it, the magazine ‘Reader’s Digest’
came out with the prescription-laughter is the best medicine. Newspapers
and magazines which regularly run humour columns are doing their bit to
keep the readers in good health. Reading light articles, whether they are
satirical, comical on just humorous, relieves the tedium of this competitive
world.
2. It is said that if you laugh for ten minutes, you will be in a better position to
put up with the pain for two hours. According to US researches, laughter
tones up the system and is a good antidote to stress. Facial laughter -muscles
instruct the brain to feel good, regardless of how you feel.
3. According to a French doctor, laughter deepens breathing, improves blood-
circulation and speeds up the process of tissue-healing. In short, it acts as a
powerful drug with no side-effect. It is also found that laughter stimulates
natural pain- killers in the body & improves digestion. 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.
4. A word of caution, although laughing is a good exercise, 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 can get into
the windpipe and choke the respiratory system.
Questions:
Q. 3 On the basis of your reading of the above passage make notes using
headings and subheadings. Use recognizable abbreviations, wherever
necessary. [3+1]
Q. 4 Write a summary of the above passage in not more than 80 words using the
notes made by you. And also suggest a suitable title for it. [2+1]
Q. 5 You are Karan Kumar/Karuna Bajaj, Secretary, Anand Vihar Housing
Society, Rajeev Nagar Durg. Water supply will be suspended for eight
hours (10 am to 6 pm) on 6th of March for cleaning of the water tank.
Write a notice in about 50 words advising the residents to store water for
a day. [4]
OR
You are Mohini/Mohan, the Secretary of the Social Service Club of
Bharat Vidya Mandir, Chandrakhuri Raipur.Draft a notice inviting
students to contribute old clothes, books and school bags for the needy.
Mention that the school also intends to raise funds to help lessen their
hardships and appeal for generous participation.

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Q. 6 You are Niranjan, 247, J.P. Nagar, Bhatapara. You want to sell your newly
built flat. Draft a suitable advertisement in not more than 50 words to be
inserted in the classified column of ‘The Chronicle’ describing all the
necessary details. [4]
OR
You are the Managing Director of Vihaan Enterprises, a leading garments
export house. You need accountants for your Bilaspur office. Write an
advertisement for the ‘Situation Vacant’ column of a local daily.

Q. 7 You are Rashi/Raghav living at 24-D Sadar bazaar, Jagdalpur. Your
cousin is a brilliant student but he is not keeping good health because he
avoids homemade food and is very fond of eating outside. Write a letter
telling him/her about the harmful effects of junk food and advising
him/her to maintain good health.
OR [5]
SDM Public School, Bhilai, urgently requires a post-graduate teacher to
teach English for which they have placed an advertisement in ‘The Bhilai
Express’. You are Manoj/Meera from 1B, Civil Lines, Bhilai. Draft a
letter including a biodata, applying for the advertised post.

Q. 8 Write an article on any one of the given topics in about 200 words: -
[8]
a) Pollution: A challenge to our environment
b)Newspaper: A window to the world
c)Games and Sports: A key to healthy living
d) Power to Women: A step towards equality
e) India’s contribution to space research

Q. 9 Do as directed (any 8): [1x8=8]
(i) Shut the doors. (Change the voice)
(ii) He admitted his guilt. (Transform the sentence into complex sentence)
(iii) I watched a football match today and it was exciting. (Change the
compound sentence into simple sentence)
(iv) If you cannot obey me you have to quit. (Rewrite the sentence using
‘Unless’)
(v) What he told me was a lie. (Identify the type of clause)
(vi) The traveller said to me, "Can you show me the nearest inn? (Change the
narration)
(vii) As soon as we heard the gunshot, we rushed to the spot. (Rewrite the
sentence using ‘No sooner………than’)
(viii) He is so tired that he will not be able to walk. (Use ‘too…to’ in place of
‘so….that’)
(ix) The teacher said, “Acid reacts with a base to form salt.” (Change the
narration)
(x) Did the students solve the maths problems correctly?(Change the voice)

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Note: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that
follow:
He saw the cultural and social backwardness in the Champaran
village and wanted to do something about it immediately. He appealed for
teachers. Mahadev Desai and Narhari Parikh, two young men who had just
joined Gandhi as disciples, and their wives, volunteered for the work.
Several more came from Bombay, Poona and other distant parts of the land.
Devdas, Gandhi’s youngest son, arrived from the ashram and so did Mrs.
Gandhi. Primary schools were opened in six villages. Kasturba taught the
ashram rules on personal cleanliness and community sanitation.
Q.10 Choose the correct options: [1x4=4]
I. ‘He’ in the above given passage is....
a)Rajendra Prasad b) Professor J.B. Kriplani
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Rajkumar Shukla
II. ........... came from Poona to join Gandhi as teachers .
a) Narhari Parik b) Mahadev Desai
c) Devdas Gandhi d) All the above
III. Kasturba taught the rule of ………
a) basic learning b) mathematics
c) personal cleanliness d)civil disobedience
IV. The extract is taken from…….
a) Indigo b) Poets and Pancakes
c)The Rattrap d)Going Places
Note: Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions given below:
Aunt Jennifer's finger 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.
Q.11 Choose the correct options: [1x4=4]
I. Aunt Jennifer’s Tiger symbolizes.....
a. The maturity of adulthood. b. The glory of femininity
c. female oppression and desire for freedom. d. The superficial beauty
II. Uncle’s wedding band sits heavily on Aunt Jennifer’s hand because...
a. it is an expensive and heavy ring. b. she was married against her will.
c. she feels burdened in her marriage. d. it reminds her of her relationship.
III. The example of an alliteration is ………
a. finger fluttering through the wool b. upon Aunt Jennifer’s hand
c. ivory needle hard to pull d. massive weight of Uncle's wedding band
IV. The above lines ‘Aunt Jennifer's finger ……hard to pull.’ is an example of ..
a. Simile b. Metaphor
c. Enjambment d. Anaphora

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Note: Answer the questions as per word limit given below:

For 2 marks question: 30 words.
For 3 marks question: 40-50 words.
For 4 marks question: 75-100 words.
For 5 marks question: 100- 150 words.

Q.12 Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?
[2]

Q.13 “What a thunderclap these words were to me!” Which were the
words that shocked and surprised the narrator?
[3]

Q.14 Which example of national integration in Gemini Studios is given in
‘Poets and Pancakes’? [3]

Q.15 Do you think the title ‘The Lost Spring’ effectively conveys the story’s
central message? [4]
OR

Why is Edla an important character in the story ‘The Rattrap’?

[VISTAS]

Q.16 What does the third level refer to? [2]

Q. 17 Why did Dr. Sadao treat the American soldier even though it was an
unpatriotic act on his part? [3]

Q. 18 To what extent is ‘The Tiger King’ an appropriate title for the story? Give
reasons to support your view. [5]
OR

Derry creeped into Mr. Lamb’s garden and it became a turning point in his life.
Comment?

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