CBSE Class 12 English Elective N Question Paper 2020 Solutions

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Senior School Certificate Examination-2020
Marking Scheme – ENGLISH ELECTIVE (N)
(SUBJECT CODE - 001) (PAPER CODE :28 ) SET - 04

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. You are aware that evaluation is the most important process in the actual and correct assessment
of the candidates. A small mistake in evaluation may lead to serious problems which may affect
the future of the candidates, education system and teaching profession. To avoid mistakes, it is
requested that before starting evaluation, you must read and understand the spot evaluation
guidelines carefully. Evaluation is a 10-12 days mission for all of us. Hence, it is necessary
that you put in your best efforts in this process.

2. Evaluation is to be done as per instructions provided in the Marking Scheme. It should not be
done according to one’s own interpretation or any other consideration. Marking Scheme should
be strictly adhered to and religiously followed. However, while evaluating, answers which are
based on the latest information or knowledge and/or are innovative, the examiners assess
them for their correctness and marks be awarded to them.

3. The Head-Examiner must go through the first five answer books evaluated by each evaluator on
the first day, to ensure that evaluation has been carried out as per the instructions given in the
Marking Scheme. The remaining answer books meant for evaluation shall be given only after
ensuring that there is no significant variation in the marking of individual evaluators.

4. Evaluators will mark (√) write wherever answer is correct. For wrong answer “X” be marked.
Evaluators will not put right kind of mark while evaluating which gives an impression that answer
is correct and no marks are awarded. This is most common mistake which evaluators are
committing.

5. If a question has parts, please award marks on the right-hand side for each part. Marks awarded
for different parts of the question should then totalled up and written in the left-hand side margin
and encircled. This may be followed strictly.

6. If a question does not have any parts, marks must be awarded in the left hand margin and
encircled. This may also be followed strictly.

7. If a student has attempted an extra question, answer of the question, deserving more marks should
be retained and other answer scored out.

8. No marks to be deducted for the cumulative effect of an error. It should be penalized only once.

9. A full scale of marks 0-80 marks as given in question paper has to be used. Please do not hesitate
to award full marks if the answer deserves it.

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10. Every examiner has to necessarily do evaluation work for full working hours i.e. 8 hours every
day and evaluate 20 answer books per day in main subjects and 25 answer books in other subjects
(details are given in spot guidelines)

11. Ensure that you don’t make the following common types of errors committed by the Examiners in
the past:-

 Leaving answer or part thereof unassessed in an answer book.
 Giving more marks for an answer than assigned to it.
 Wrong totalling of marks awarded.
 Wrong Transfer of marks from the inside pages of answer book to the title page.
 Wrong question wise totalling on the title page
 Wrong grand total
 Marks in words and figure not tallying.
 Wrong transfer of marks from the answer book to online award list.
 Answers marked as correct, but marks not awarded. (Ensure that the right tick mark is
correctly and clearly indicated. It should merely be a line. Same is with the X for incorrect
answer.)
 Half or a part of answer marked correct and the rest as wrong, but no marks awarded.

12. While evaluating the answer books if the answer is found to be totally incorrect, it should be
marked as (X) and awarded zero (0) Marks.

13. Any unassessed portion, non-carrying over of marks to the title page or totalling error detected by
the candidate shall damage the prestige of all the personnel engaged in the evaluation work as also
of the Board. Hence, in order to uphold the prestige of all concerned, it is again reiterated that the
instructions be followed meticulously and judiciously.

14. The Examiners should acquaint themselves with Guidelines for Spot Evaluation before starting
the actual evaluation.

15. Every Examiner shall also ensure that all the answers are evaluated, marks carried over to the title
page, correctly totalled and written in figures and words.

16. The Board permits candidates to obtain photocopy of the Answer Book on request in an RTI
application and also separately as a part of the re-evaluation process on payment of the processing
charges.

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SUGGESTED VALUE POINTS

SECTION A: READING 20 marks
1(A) OBJECTIVE: Testing comprehension of an unseen passage

COMPREHENSION PASSAGE
NOTE: No mark(s) should be deducted for mistakes in usage and grammar,
spelling, or word limit. Full marks may be awarded if a student has been able to 12 marks
identify the core ideas. If a student literally lifts a portion of the given passage as
an answer to a question, no mark(s) to be deducted for this as long as it is relevant.
Q.1 On the basis of your reading the passage, answer the questions briefly
Q.(a) Why was Shahjahanabad built?
Shahjahanabad was built when the emperor decided to shift his capital from Agra/
(a) 1 mark
in consultation with architect planners, hakeems & astrologers
Q.(b) Why did Shah Jahan appoint Ustad Ahmad Lahori to plan his new capital?
(b) ½+½=
he was a well known architect/ had built the beautiful Taj Mahal 1 mark
What were the nobles and common people busy doing when the Red Fort was
Q.(c)
being built?
(c) busy building their mansions and houses 1 mark
Q.(d) Who built Nigambodh Ghat and what was its original name?
(d) ½+½=
Prince Dara Shukoh; Nigambodh Manzil 1 mark
Q.(e) Which one of the five spectacles, as per Ghalib, still persists?
(e) Phool waalo’n ki Sair 1 mark
Q.(f) On what basis were the mohallas divided? Name at least one.
½+½=
(f) profession, caste and craft – Dhobiwara/Maliwara/ Kagazan/ Katra Neel 1 mark
Q.(g) According to Ghalib,”The existence of Delhi is dependent on _________.”
(g) (iii) Chawri Bazar 1 mark
Q.(h) Today, the Red Fort is a ‘shell of its former self’. This line highlights that
(h) (iii) it is no longer the seat of power 1 mark
Q.(i) Choose the antonym of ‘Accommodate’. (para 9)

(i) (ii) Evacuate 1 mark
Q.(j) Choose the synonym of ‘Benefactor’. (para 10)
(j) (ii) Philanthropist 1 mark
Choose the right answer which explains the underlined phrase.
Q.(k)
I bounced back and was in the thick of things again.
(k) (iv) revived 1 mark

Q.(l) Name the figure of the speech in the expression: ‘forbidden fruit of freedom’.

(l) Metaphor/ Alliteration 1 mark

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2 OBJECTIVE: Interpretation and appreciation of an unseen poem
COMPREHENSION PASSAGE
NOTE: No mark(s) should be deducted for mistakes in usage and grammar,
spelling, or word limit. Full marks may be awarded if a student has been able to
8 marks
identify the core ideas. If a student literally lifts a portion of the given passage as
an answer to a question, no mark(s) to be deducted for this as long as it is relevant.
(Word limit: 50 to 60 words)
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow:
How do the bankers become rich? Which expression in the poem describe
Q.(a) their richness? What is the golden rule that the banks follows while lending
money?
by encouraging and accepting deposits; discouraging withdrawals, dwell in marble
1 +1=
Ans.(a) halls; never lend any money to anybody unless they don’t need it
2 marks
(Any two)
Is it easy to get a loan from a bank? Will a bank grant a loan for paying one’s
Q.(b) rent or for meeting the expenses of the birth of a child in the family? What
advice do the bankers give to such loan seekers?
No, it’s not easy; the bank will decline loans for meeting common human 1 +1=
Ans.(b)
requirements; they should approach their relatives 2 marks
Q.(c) How do banks help the rich class in making them richer?
banks extend all possible help to those who are already rich; give them loans 1 +1=
Ans.(c)
against the money they have already borrowed 2 marks
What is the only question that banks ask when they sanction loans to their
Q.(d)
rich customers? What is the poet’s attitude towards the bank here?
Do the borrowers want the money sent or do they want to take with them? a 1 +1=
Ans.(d)
satirical question 2 marks
Section-B : Creative Writing and Applied Grammar
30 marks

Objective: To test the ability to think logically and express oneself clearly.
3
(Any two)

LETTER WRITING 6 marks
(a)
Objective: To use an appropriate style to write a formal letter
To plan, organise and present ideas coherently

(Word limit: 120 to 150 words)
Format
1. Sender’s address 1 mark
2. Date
3. Receiver’s address
4. Subject
5. Salutation
6. Body of the letter
7. Closing
8. Sender’s signature / name

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Content 3 marks
Expression 2 marks
Grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and correct spelling (1 mark)
Coherence and relevance of ideas and style (1 mark)

In big cities, several farmhouses have been built by encroaching on the Green
Q.3 Zone. The owners have shown reluctance to vacate the land. Write a letter to
the editor of a leading daily urging such people to cooperate with the
authorities and vacate the land on their own. State reasons why it is
imperative. You are Kapil Kumar/ Kapila Khanna, 4, Lake Road, Patna.

Suggested value points
Ans.3
Problem
- encroachment on green zone
- refusal to vacate

Solution
- urging people to voluntarily vacate the land
- land to be used as green cover; community centre, library etc.
- action against the guilty

(any other relevant points)

(b) ARTICLE WRITING 6 marks
Word limit: 120-150 words
- Format (Title and Writer’s name) 1 mark

- Content and logical development of thoughts/ ideas 3 marks

- Expression
Grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and correct spelling (1
mark) 2 marks
Coherence and relevance of ideas and style (1
mark)
Most of the affluent people take pride in spending a lot of money on occasions
Q.3 like weddings. This is nothing but a vulgar display of their wealth. The money
can be used on the education of the children. Write an article on the ‘Need to
have simple Wedding’. You are Kapil/ Kapila.
Suggested value points
Ans.3 - flaunting of ill-gotten wealth
- lavish spending
- wastage of money
- money should be spent on children’s education instead
- simple weddings
- legal restrictions etc.

(any other relevant points)

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SPEECH WRITING 6 Marks
(c)
(Word limit: 120 to 150 words)

Objective: To use a style appropriate to the given situation
To plan, organise and present ideas coherently
Note:
- No title is required.
- In case a candidate gives a title, no mark to be awarded to it and if a
candidate does NOT give a title, no mark to be deducted, either

Format: Opening remarks & closing remarks 1 marks
Content 3 marks
Expression
Grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and spelling [ 1 mark]
2 marks
coherence and relevance of ideas and style [ 1 mark]

‘Seat belt and helmet are your best companions on road’ is the slogan of
Q.3(c) Traffic Police. Write your views in the form of a speech on the desirability of
observing traffic rules. You are Shaili/ Shailesh.

Ans.3 Suggested value points
- why necessary- ensure safety on road
- legal requirements
- avoiding wearing helmet and seat belts cause of fatal accidents
- penalty for violating rules
- spreading awareness
(any other relevant points)

Objective: To test the ability to think logically and express oneself clearly.
(Any one)

4 REPORT
(Word limit: 150 to 200 words)

Objective: To use a style appropriate to the given situation 10 marks
To plan, organise and present ideas coherently

Format: Title / heading, writer’s name 1 mark
Content: 5 marks

Expression
Grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and correct spellings (2 marks )
Coherence and relevance of ideas and style (2 marks ) 4 marks

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Last week the Annual Prize Distribution Function was organised in your
Q.4 (a) school. The local MLA was the Chief Guest. A beautiful cultural programme
was held. The Principal read out the annual report and the prizes were
distributed. The Programme ended with a speech by the Chief Guest. Write a
report on the function. You are Headboy/ Headgirl of the school.

Ans.4 (a) Suggested value points
- What
- When
- Where
- Details
- Atmosphere

(any other relevant details)

ARTICLE WRITING
4 10 marks
Word limit: 150-200 words

Format (Title and Writer’s name) 1 mark

Content and logical development of thoughts/ ideas 5 marks
Expression
Grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and correct spelling (2 marks) 4 marks
Coherence and relevance of ideas and style (2 marks)
Q.4 (b) In spite of the best efforts of the government, all children of school-going age
do not go to school. Write an article describing why such children do not
attend school, why parents do not send them to school and what society can do
in such a situation. You are Ram/Rama.
Ans.4 (b) Suggested value points

Problem
- children of school-going age not attending school
Causes
- parents send them to work to earn extra money
- Unaware of the importance of education
- poverty
Solution
- persuasion , making parents aware
- providing incentives, facilities, scholarship
Role of society
- contributing to government efforts to deal with the problem
(APPLIED GRAMMAR)
Transformation of Sentences
5
OBJECTIVE: Application of grammatical skills 8 Marks
(1X8=8)

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Q.(a) He is so proud that he does not listen to anyone. (Use ‘too’)
(a) He is too proud to listen to anyone.
As soon as the summer starts, there is acute power shortage in the city. (Use
Q.(b)
No sooner……than)
(b) No sooner does the summer start than there is acute power shortage in the city.
The terrorist was overpowered. The police succeeded in its aim. (combine
Q.(c)
these sentences)
(c) The police succeeded in its aim when the terrorist was overpowered.
Q.(d) She is not fair. She is not tall. ( Combine by using ‘neither’ ……’nor’)
(d) She is neither fair nor tall.
Q.(e) I said,” It was very hot in the morning.” (change the narration)
(e) I said that it had been very hot in the morning.
Q.(f) Keep the dog tied else it may bite some stranger. (Rewrite – use ‘lest’)
(f) Keep the dog tied lest it should bite some stranger.
Q.(g) What though the field be lost! (change into an assertive sentence)
(g) It does not matter even if we have lost the field.
Q.(h) We have won the match. (change the voice)
(h) The match has been won by us.
SECTION C: LITERATURE TEXTBOOK: Kaleidoscope 20 marks

OBJECTIVE : To test comprehension, interpretation, appreciation, expression 2X1=2
6
(ANY ONE) marks

Q. 6(a) Which incident made Tao Ying realise that her son should not imitate others?
How did she want her son to be groomed?

Ans. Suggested value points:
6(a) - incident relating to the clumsy manner of eating melon; the seed sticking to
her son’s forehead Content- 1
- wanted her son to be groomed well Expression-1
- must concentrate and never fail in giving a good example = 2 marks

Q.6 What makes Kamala Das feel that she has let down her grandmother? Why
(b) does she ask her grandmother not to blame her blood?

Ans. Suggested value points
6(b) - made a promise to renovate the dilapidated house ; failed to keep her Content- 1
promise Expression-1
- the oldest blood in the world; it remembers all the gems & gold, perfumes = 2 marks
and oils as majestic elephant rides

OBJECTIVE: To test appreciation, interpretation, fluency, coherence
4x2=8
7 Word limit : 60-80 words each
marks
(ANY TWO)

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Q.7(a) Why does Harry’s return prove to be a disappointment to Bessie?

Ans.
7(a) Suggested value points Content- 2
- Harry, a vagabond Expression-2
- incorrigible = 4 marks
- swindler-lived off others
- disappointed-her hopes dashed
any other relevant point/points

Q.7(b) Certain words in Blake’s ‘The Divine Image’ have been written in capital
letters. What do you think can be the reason for this?

Ans. Suggested value points
7(b) - divine qualities Content- 2
- transformational- can bring about great change Expression-2
- much needed in the strife-torn world = 4 marks
- each of them have been personified

any other relevant point/points

Q.7(c) Bring out the contradiction in the last exchange between the author and the
Portuguese Ambassador.( I Sell My Dreams)

Ans.
7(c) Suggested value points
Content- 2
- The author full of scepticism; from Frieda claimed to predict correctly Expression-2
fortunes of people; ironically could not predict her own future = 4 marks

- The author followed her advice; the ending seems to contradict her claim

any other relevant point/points
OBJECTIVE : To test global comprehension
5x2=10
8
Word limit : 80 – 100 words marks
(ANY TWO)
Q.8(a) Why does D.H. Lawrence consider the novel superior to philosophy, science
or even poetry?

Ans.8 Suggested value points
(a) - the saint, the philosopher, the poet and the scientist are masters in their own Content- 3
fields; concerned with different bits of man Expression-2
- the Novelist is concerned with the whole man = 5 marks
- the novel is the one bright book of life
- it can make the whole man alive tremble; the other disciplines cannot do it
thoroughly
any other relevant point/points

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Q.8(b) Why, according to Asimov, does science command the respect of people? ( On
Science Fiction)

Ans. Suggested value points
8(b) - science is the key to the understanding of the universe Content- 3
- Scientists can manipulate that key Expression-2
- science can help people use the laws of nature to control the environment = 5 marks
- enhance human powers
- increasing understanding of science will pave the way for a better future
any other relevant point/points

Q.8(c) Amartya Sen wants to see argumentative Indians and not those who imitate or
copy others blindly. Comment.

Suggested value points
Ans.
8(c) - debates, discussions, conversations, dialogues strength of Indian democracy Content- 3
no need to look to the west Expression-2
- we have a very rich, old tradition of argumentation in India = 5 marks
- India essentially a democratic country

-any other relevant point/points

SECTION D- (FICTION) 10 marks
Novel : A Tiger for Malgudi by R.K. Narayan
OBJECTIVE: Seeking comments and interpretation
4x1=4
9
Word limit : 60 – 80 words marks
(ANY ONE)
Q.9(a) What efforts did Captain make to tame the tiger for his circus?

Ans. Suggested value points
9(a) - used the principle of carrot and stick
- kept in a cage without food and water
- frightened him with a whip Content- 2
- made him run around: run through fire ring Expression-2
- made to lick milk in a saucer placed on the stool ignoring the presence of a = 4 marks
goat
- rewarded him for diligence

any other relevant point/points

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Q.9(b) The tiger is generally a peace-loving animal unless provoked or pressed to
satisfy his hunger. On what occasions does the tiger become violent and why?

Ans. 9(b) Suggested value points
- lost his quiet when forced to the limits of endurance- very rigorous training Content- 2
- denied food Expression-2
- knocked down film making apparatus = 4 marks
- assaulted Captain when made to do strenuous, challenging tasks
- escaped from the circus
(any other relevant point/points)

Q.9(c) What role did Dr. Pal play in the successful career of Margayya?

Ans. Suggested value points
9(c) - helped promote Margayya’s business
- persuaded his wide circle of acquaintances to invest in Margayya’s Content- 2
enterprise Expression-2
- acted as a publicity agent = 4 marks
- Margayya’s business prospered
- Pal’s efforts and influence made him a rich man
any other relevant point/points

Q.9(d) What is the significance of the name ‘Margayya’? How did he live true to his
name in front of the Cooperative Bank?

Ans. Suggested value points
9(d) - literal meaning: Marg-path Content- 2
- Ayya- a word showing respect; together the two words mean one who Expression-2
shows the path = 4 marks
- lived true to his name- helping the poor, illiterate villagers, solve their
financial problem by helping them to get loan from the Cooperative Bank
any other relevant point/points
OBJECTIVE: Appreciation of character, event, episodes etc.
6X1=6
10
Word limit : 120 – 160 words marks
(ANY ONE)
Q.10(a) What light is thrown on the personality of Master when he vehemently refuses
to accompany his wife back home?

Ans. Suggested value points
10(a) - Master a man of determination
Content- 4
- renounced the world realizing its hollowness
Expression-2
- chose the spiritual path and continued treading it
= 6 marks
- wife’s entreaties had no effect on him
- a holy man in the true sense of world spreading the message of love and
unity of creation among people
any other relevant point/points

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Q.10(b) R.K. Narayan’s novel is about tiger which possessed the soul of an enlightened
human being who tells the story of his life. Describe.

Ans.10 Raja, the tiger, narrates his life story as any enlightened human being would ; talks Content- 4
(b) about his childhood, adolescence and serious problems he confronted- death of Expression-2
cubs and his capture; life in circus; the trauma and his final escape from captivity; = 6 marks
in his meeting with Master; beginning of his spiritual journey, with the help of
Master

any other relevant point/points
Q.10(c) All through his life, Margayya was obsessed with money. Comment.

Ans. Margayya’s humiliation by the secretary made him realise that money was
10(c) everything; loss of the Red Book gave a new turn to life; money occupied his Content- 4
whole being; Puja meeting with Dr. Pal; Domestic harmony and prosperity; set up Expression-2
his own banking business; Dr. Pal instrumental in promoting his banking business; = 6 marks
pride, arrogance

any other relevant point/points
Q.10 (d) What were the consequences of Margayya’s exchange of hot words with the
Secretary of the Cooperative Bank?

Ans. Margayya’s activities in front of the Cooperative Bank- helping villagers to get
10(d) loan from the bank- filling up forms and solving their problems; lending them Content- 4
money Expression-2
his confrontation with the Secretary; Margayya’s insolvent behaviour; the = 6 marks
Secretary’s reaction and closure of his business activity; in the vicinity of the bank;
difficulties; Margayya’s temperament responsible for the outcome.

any other relevant point/points

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