CG Open School 12th Model Paper English

MODEL - (01)
Subject - English Class XII (Higher Secondary School)
Time : 3 Hours Total Marks: 100

Instructions :
(i) Attempt all questions.
(ii) Allotted marks are given at the side of each question.
(iii) Read the questions carefully before attempting.

(PROSE)
Q. 1 ( a) Choose the correct answer among the choices given below: [1x10=10]
1. The real name of Bholi was…….. .
(a) Sulekha (b) Champa (c) Mangla (d) Surekha
2. Rahul lost his first position by ………………
(a) half mark (b) one mark (c) two marks (d) a quarter mark
3. The first Indian state to use wind energy is ……………… .
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujrat (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
4. In „My son will not a Beggar Be‟ Dr. R.M. Halder is a……………
(a) Hakeem in Dadar (b) Doctor in Dadar Hospital
(c) Professor in Dadar College (d) Principal in Dadar School
5. Aradhana had been with her adopted parents for .
(a) 16 years (b) 17 years (c) 18 years (d) 19 years
6. What does Gerrard do for a living …………..
(a) Writes and directs plays for theatre
(b) Sells electronic objects in a shop
(c) Makes fool to the people and murders them.
7. Aradhana is a good………………… .
(a) singer (b) dancer (c) actress
8. What was the time when Doctor Benson receive the call…………….
(a) 12 O‟Clock (b) 2 O‟Clock (c) 3 O‟Clock (d) 4 O‟Clock
9. Wind power plants operate
(a) noiselessly (b) with noise (c) low noise

10. Vinu is ………………… .
(a) friend of Rahul (b) character in a film (c) brother of Rahul

Q. 1 ( B) Choose the correct answer - [1x2=2]
1. To be behind my bedroom door like a brooding dog means that :
a. The memories will lie uncared in a corner.
b. The memories will always remain with the poetess.
c. The memories are unimportant as a dog.

2. “Bent in the undergrowth” the phrase means that :
a. There were bushes .
b. One can‟t see beyond a point.
c. The road was grassy and full of leaves.

Q. 1 ( C) Choose the correct alternative and fill in the blank space - [1x8=8]
(i) She has lodged ----------- FIR (a, an)
(ii) What have you -------------your mind ? (in, of, on)
(iii) Mr. Behrman died ………… pneumonia. (from, in, of)
(iv) ………….. you live long. (May, Can, In)
(v) A ……………. water will clean your hands. (few, little, many)
(vi) Give me……. time to think over it. (few, many, some)
(vii) He has been absent …………. Monday. (for, since, to)
(viii) My father goes to Delhi ………. train. (to, by, for)

Note : Answer the following questions in about 20-25 words each : [2x10=20]
Q. 2 Why did Thimakka receive the National Citizen Award ?
Q.3 What kind of education does the writer think is most useful ? Do you agree ?
Q.4 What are the advantages of using energy ?
Q. 5 What irritated the doctor about the man ?
Q. 6 Ved‟s mother put him through several tests what were they ?
Q. 7 What is child servitude ?

Q. 8 What did he plan to do as Vincent Charles Gerrard ?
Q. 9 How did Baldeo die ?
Q. 10 Why were Aradhaha‟s family members proud of her ?
Q. 11 Which souvenir did Gavaskar like the most ? Why ?

Note : Answer the following questions in about 20-25 word each : [3x2=6]
Q. 12 Whose shadows were thrown on the walls ?
Q. 13 Whose reason has lost its way ?
Q. 14 Do as directed [1x2=2]
(i) He ran very fast. (Change into negative)
(ii) Our army has defeated the enemy. (Change into interrogative)

Q. 15 Do as directed [1x3=3]
(i) The captain entered the play ground ….. by the players. (fellow/followed)
(ii) The room…………. to him by the warden. (allotted/was allotted)
(iii) I have no objection ….. your story again. (hearing/hear)

Q. 16 Do as directed [1x3=3]
(i) He is poor. He is honest. (combine using „but‟)
(ii) He went home early. (add question tag)
(iii) The boys looked smart. (change into present progressive)

Q. 17 Do as directed [1x3=3]
(i) The box is very heavy. I cannot lift it. ( combine using “so…… that” )
(ii) Who wrote this letter ? (change into passive voice)
(iii) Smoking is injurious to health. (pick out non finite verb)

Q. 18 Write an essay on any one of the following topics in about 150-200 words. [6]
(i) Environmental pollution (ii) Cricket Match
(ii) A visit to a historical place (iv) Use of electricity

Q. 19 Write an application to the Principal of your school to grant your full fess
concession. [5]
Or
Write a letter to your father requesting him to send Rs. 5000/- for school and hostel
fee, school uniform and books.
Q. 20 Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions :
Baldeo was responsible for signaling whether or not the tunnel was clear of
obstruction, and his manual signal stood before the entrance. At night it was his duty
to see lamp was burning, and that he overland mail passed through safely. “Shall I
come too, father‟s” asked Tembu sleepily, still lying in a huddle in a corner of the
hut.

Question : [2x4=8]
(i) What was Baldeo responsible for ?
(ii) What was Baldeo‟s duty at night ?
(iii) Who was Tembu ? Where was he lying ?
(iv) Find words from the passage which mean the same meaning as the following:
“ the fact of blocking a road, an entrance etc.”
„a movement or sound that is made to give somebody information.

Q. 21 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below to it:
The great advantage of early rising is the good start it gives us in our day‟s
work. The early riser has done a large amount of hard work before other man have
got out of bed. In the early morning the mind is fresh, and there are few sounds or
other distractions, so that work done at that time is generally well done. In many
cases, the early riser also finds time to take some exercises in the fresh morning air
and this exercise supplies him a fund of energy that will last until the evening. He
gets to sleep several hours before midnight, at the time when sleep is most refreshing
and after a sound night‟s rest, rises early next morning in good health and spirit for
the labours of a new day.

Question : [2x4=8]
(i) What advantages does an early riser have over others ?
(ii) How does a man feel in the morning ?
(iii) Why should one take exercise in the morning?
(iv) What are the uses of going to sleep long before midnight ?

Q. 22 Here is an incomplete letter. Complete it by filling up the blanks. You can use the
words given in the bracket. [1x4=4]
(obediently, examination, Principal, Character)
To
The………………
Govt. Higher Secondary School, Bhilai

Subject : Issue of a ……… certificate.

Sir,
I need a character certificate to appear in a competitive ………… next month.

Yours ……………….
XYZ

Q. 23 Prepare a report on „Cruelty to animals‟ [4]
Q. 24 Read the following passage carefully and make a précis of it with a suitable
heading. [4]
We all speak of patriotism. I want you to think it over. It boils down to the
love of the earth. We are of the earth and when we die we return to the earth., dust to
dust, ashes to ashes. Human body whether cremated or buried returns to earth. This
good earth sustains us. Our earth grown green grass which to earth. This good earth
sustains us. On earth growns green grass which the cow eats and which is vegetarian.

Ultimately it is the earth and the things that grow upon it that sustain us and feed us
and make human life possible. I think the love for the land means the love of the
earth.
Q. 25 Find out the errors in the sentences and rewrite them correctly. [1x4=4]
(i) He is an European.
(ii) He is inferior than me.
(iii) She is afraid for dogs.
(iv) He is seeing the TV show.