MBOSE Class 12 Question Paper 2018 for English Elective

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HS/XII/A/e/18

2018

ELECTIVE ENGLISH

Full Marks : 100
Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

General Instructions :

(i) Write all the answers in the Answer Script.
(ii) Attempt Part—A (Objective Questions) serially.
(iii) Attempt all parts of a question together at one place.

( PART : A—OBJECTIVE )
( Marks : 50 )

SECTION—I
( Marks : 20 )

1. State whether the following statements are True or
False : 1×6=6

(a) Raju and Rosie dined on the terrace of the Taj,
from where she could have a view of the River
Sarayu winding away.

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(b) At one corner of the room, she’d have a bronze
figure of Nataraja, the god of dancers, whose
primal dance created the vibrations that set the
worlds in motion.

(c) Three days later, Marco’s photograph appeared
in the Illustrated Weekly of Bombay, on the front
page.

(d) Before joining Raju on the steps of the temple,
Mani went down the river steps to wash his face
and feet.

(e) After Raju had landed in jail for forgery, Rosie
left Malgudi and went away to Madras, her
hometown.

(f) The last pages of R. K. Narayan’s The Guide finds
Raju at the end of a lifetime of insincerity and
pain.

2. Name the speaker and the person spoken to : 1×6=6

(a) And how ridiculous ! Oh, war ! war ! the dream
of patriots and heroes.

(b) I don’t care whether he finds out about the
chocolate cream soldier or not.

(c) You are a foreigner : you do not feel our national
animosities as we do. We still hate the Serbs.

(d) I should have expected more sense from you.
But you’re young : you’re young !

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(e) Thats quite enough fuss about nothing; a
soldier’s daughter should be able to stand up
without flinching to a little strong conversation.

(f) Oh, thank you : thats a cavalry man’s proposal. I
am in the artillery, and I have the choice of
weapons. If I go, I shall take a machine gun. And
there shall be no mistake about the cartridges
this time.

3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from the
alternatives given in the brackets : 1×8=8

(a) When the policeman steps into the middle of the
road and puts out his hand, he is a symbol not
of _____ but of liberty.
( cruelty/tyranny/domination )
(b) We are much more _____ of the imperfections of
others in this respect than of our own.
( conscious/aware/mindful )
(c) It was discovered that the mosquito was the
carrier of the _____ which caused elephantiasis.
( bacteria/parasite/germ )
(d) His eyes were already feeling the strain, but
carefully, methodically he searched through the
_____ of that tiny winged creature.
( gastric wall/cells/tissues )
(e) Back he spurred like a madman, _____ a curse to
the sky.
( shouting/screaming/shrieking )

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(f) The ____ in my heart I bore
Long after it was heard no more.
( music/song/chaunt )

(g) Thousands at his bidding speed,
And post o’er land and _____ without rest.
( ocean/water/sea )

(h) Bess, the landlord’s daughter
______ a dark red love-knot into her long black
hair.
( Braiding/Pleating/Plaiting )

SECTION—II
( Marks : 30 )

4. Answer any ten of the following questions in
2/3 sentences each : 3×10=30

(a) In Milton’s sonnet, how does Patience reassure
him of God’s love and understanding?

(b) In what manner does John Milton resemble the
third servant of the (biblical) Parable of the
Talents?

(c) What effect does the reaper’s song have on the
poet?

(d) Give one example of people offending the social
liberties of others.

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(e) What was the warning and advice given by
Nicola to Louka?

(f) What did Raina put in the coat that was lent to
Bluntschli?

(g) What honours did Ross’s discovery bring him?

(h) Describe the possible consequences of the old
lady walking down the middle of the road.

(i) How is Alfred Noyes’ poem, The Highwayman an
immortal love story?

(j) What does the Highwayman promise Bess?

(k) What did Raju receive from a firm of publishers
in Bombay?

(l) Who was Raju’s only visitor in prison? What
news did he bring about Nalini?

(m) What does the barber deduce about Raju?

( PART : B—DESCRIPTIVE )
( Marks : 50 )

5. Give a clear explanation with examples from the text
how ‘Liberty is not a personal affair only but a social
contract’. 5

Or

Explain how Ross’s research led to an epoch-making
discovery—the conquest of malaria. 5

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6. In The Highwayman, Jim is a true villain because his
law abiding actions were out of jealousy not
righteousness. Do you agree? Give reasons. 5

Or

Describe the spellbinding and mesmerising song
of the maiden that held Wordsworth ‘motionless
and still’. 5

Or

What is the ‘one talent’ referred to in the poem, On His
Blindness? What is Milton afraid of and how does he
attempt to get rid of it? 1+2+2=5

7. Answer any one of the following questions :

(a) Bring out the themes in Shaw’s Arms and the
Man. 10

(b) Describe the role of Louka in Arms and the Man. 10

(c) Write short notes on any two of the following :
5×2=10

(i) Nicola

(ii) Mrs. Petkoff

(iii) Paul Petkoff

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8. Answer any one of the following questions :

(a) How does Velan influence Raju’s fate and
fortunes? 10

(b) Bring out the role of Rosie as a modern woman
who is educated, economically independent and
talented, although she has to pay a heavy price
for it in R. K. Narayan’s The Guide. 10

(c) Write short notes on any two of the following :
5×2=10
(i) Raju’s mother
(ii) Gaffur
(iii) Joseph

9. Read the poem given below and answer the questions
that follow :
Slowly, silently, now the moon
Walks the night in her silver shoon;
This way, and that, she peers, and sees
Silver fruits upon silver trees;
One by one the casements catch
Her beams beneath the silvery thatch;
Couched in his kennel, like a log,
With paws of silver sleeps the dog;
From their shadowy cote the white breasts peep
Of doves in a silver-feathered sleep;
A harvest mouse goes scampering by,
With silver claws, and silver eye;
And moveless fish in the water gleam,
By silver reeds in a silver stream.

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Questions :

(a) Give a suitable title to the poem. 2

(b) How does the moon move? 2

(c) Are the fruits and trees really silver in colour? 2

(d) What living things are turned to silver by the
moon? 3

(e) What are the only movements to be seen? 1

10. Write a short essay in about 250 words on any one
of the following : 10

(a) The joy of travelling

(b) A person who influences you the most

(c) Importance of moral values

(d) Qualities of a good leader

HHH

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