CBSE Class 12 Shorthand English New Question Paper 2020

Code No. 349
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 Please check that this question paper contains 5 printed pages.
 Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on
the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper contains 42 questions.
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attempting it.
 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper
will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will
read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book
during this period.

SHORTHAND (ENGLISH) (NEW)
(Theory)
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 60

General Instructions :
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :
(a) This question paper consists of two sections viz. Section A : Employability
Skills and Section B : Subject Skills.
(b) Section A : Employability Skills (10 Marks)
(i) Answer any 4 questions out of the given 6 questions of 1 mark each.
(ii) Answer any 3 questions out of the given 5 questions of 2 marks each.
(c) Section B : Subject Skills (50 Marks)
(i) Answer any 10 questions out of the given 12 questions of 1 mark each.
(ii) Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions of 2 marks each.
(iii) Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions of 3 marks each.
(iv) Answer any 3 questions out of the given 5 questions of 5 marks each.
(d) This question paper contains 42 questions out of which 30 questions are to be
answered.
(e) All questions of a particular part/section must be attempted in the correct
order.
(f) The maximum time allowed is 3 hours.
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SECTION A
(Employability Skills) 10 Marks

Answer any 4 questions out of the given 6 questions of 1 mark each : 14=4

1. Feedback is a listener’s __________ . 1
(A) question
(B) response
(C) nature
(D) habit

2. __________ is a set of rules followed across the world. 1
(A) Business
(B) Service
(C) Etiquette
(D) Debate

3. __________ is an oral examination of an applicant for a job or college
admission. 1

4. Who among the following is self-employed ? 1
(A) Shopkeeper
(B) Professor in a university
(C) Doctor in a government hospital
(D) Engineer in a government undertaking

5. Which of the following is an example of renewable energy ? 1
(A) Coal
(B) Solar energy
(C) Petroleum
(D) CNG

6. Give any two reasons for air pollution. 1

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Answer any 3 questions out of the given 5 questions of 2 marks each : 23=6

7. What is AutoFill feature in Excel ? 2

8. Explain any two personality disorders. 2

9. What is a sentence ? What is the difference between a sentence and a
phrase ? 2

10. What is green skill development programme ? 2

11. State any four characteristics of an entrepreneur. 2

SECTION B
(Subject Skills) 50 Marks

Answer any 10 questions out of the given 12 questions of 1 mark each : 110=10

Fill in the blanks with suitable words in the following questions :

12. After a down curved stroke, ‘SH’ should be written according to its
____________ . 1

13. Diphones is a union of two vowel sounds occurring consecutively and
pronounced ____________ . 1

14. In-in negative word is expressed by the stroke ____________ . 1

15. Trans is contracted in many words by omitting ____________ . 1

16. ‘‘-yard’’ is represented by half-lengthed ____________ stroke. 1

17. Contraction is a short form that contains not less than ____________
strokes. 1

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18. In shorthand writing, generally small figures one to twenty except
____________ are represented by shorthand outlines. 1

19. Advanced phrases are formed by omission of syllables, consonants and
____________ . 1

20. Shorthand outline for ‘In reply to’ is ____________ . 1

21. Shorthand outline for ‘again and again’ is ____________ . 1

22. Stroke L is employed to represent ____________ . 1

23. Stroke ____________ is employed to represent ‘national’. 1

Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions of 2 marks each : 25=10

24. When do you use stroke ‘W’ instead of semicircle ? 2

25. Write any 4 outlines where ‘L’ is written downward. 2

26. What will be the position of the stroke after ‘Intro-’ ? 2

27. Name any 4 suffixes and give their examples. 2

28. Write in shorthand : 2
(a) three hundred
(b) five hundred pounds
(c) six thousand
(d) twelve million dollars

29. The small circles are utilised in advance phraseography for ___________ . 2

30. Write in shorthand: 2
Please inform us, as we can, on this subject.

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Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions of 3 marks each : 35=15

31. Write any six shorthand outlines by using prefixes ‘in’, ‘ill’. 3

32. How is the suffix ‘‘-ward’’ represented in shorthand ? Write any four
words in shorthand by using suffix ‘‘-ward’’. 3

33. Write any six shorthand outlines by using prefix ‘self’. 3

34. Write any six shorthand outlines by using Phraseography. 3

35. What is the purpose of intersecting one stroke by another stroke ? 3

36. Write any six shorthand outlines by using stroke ‘D’ for intersection. 3

37. Write in shorthand by using the method of intersections : 3
This morning, next morning, peace conference

Answer any 3 questions out of the given 5 questions of 5 marks each : 53=15

38. Name any five prefixes and give two examples for each. 5

39. What is the difference between a Prefix and a Suffix ? 5

40. Explain in detail the rules for framing a good Phraseogram. 5

41. Can you omit logograms from a Phraseogram ? If so, which are the
common logograms that can be omitted ? 5

42. How is the principle of intersection applied when two strokes cannot
intersect each other ? Give three examples. 5

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