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ISC Class XII Prelims 2020 : English Language (La Martiniere Girls' College, Lucknow)

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September, 2020 Half Yearly Examination CLASS XII ENGLISH PAPER 1 (LANGUAGE) (Maximum Marks: 80) (Time allowed: Three hours) (Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper. They must NOT start writing during this time.) Attempt all four questions. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. (You are advised to spend not more than 45 minutes on Question 1, 55 minutes on Question 2, 30 minutes on Question 3 and 50 minutes on Question 4.) (You should begin each answer on a fresh page.) Question 1: Write a composition (in approximately 400 450 words) on any one of the following subjects: (You are reminded that you will be rewarded for orderly and coherent presentation of material, use of appropriate style and general accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar.) [20] a) Describe any school trip that you had gone for. What did you learn from this trip? (b) Narrate an experience which made you realise that Time and Tide Wait for None . (c) As online learning becomes more common and more and more resources are converted to digital form, public libraries should be shut down. Write your views for or against this topic. (d) Lockdown Leisures. (e) Write an essay on the Global Impact of the Covid-19. (f) Write an original short story beginning with the following words: She was dismayed to find herself trapped .. Question 2: [15] (a)You are from XYZ School that just celebrated its annual function. In about 300 words, write an article for your School Magazine using the following points: Your name, Name of the school - date / time / venue of celebration(s) inauguration - Chief Guest/ dignitaries / invitees - other guests - cultural and sports events organised - your participation highlights of the event speeches / closing ceremony - students feedback etc. (b) As a prefect of a club in your school, you wish to organise an Inter School Competition. Write a proposal in not more than 150 words, stating the steps you would take to make it a success. [10] Question 3: Answer sections (a), (b) and (c). (a) In each of the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B in each case. [5] Example: (0) (A) All nooks and corners were checked. (B) No............................................ Answer: (0) No nook or corner was left unchecked. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (A) The fact is too evident to require proof. (B) The fact is so .. (A) She is untidy as well as careless with her work. (B) Besides .. (A) Sheila is taller than Sunil. (B) Sunil .. (A) I will go tomorrow , he said to his father. (B) He told his . (A) As soon as he reminded me where I had left the books, I found them. (B) No sooner .......... (b) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (Do not write the sentence) 1) Pencil is made ____ wood. 2) Wine is made ____ water and grapes. 3) He felt angry____ the injustice of the situation. 4) The boss is angry ____ her employees. 5) Public will agree ____ the building of a dam. 6) All my friends agree ____ me. 7) She seemed to be anxious ____ the job interview. 8) He is anxious ____ get a job. 9) The English grammar book is useful ____ all students. 10) A mobile phone is useful ____ calling people. (c) Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not rewrite the passage but write down the verbs in the correct order. [5] [5] Robert __________1 (kneel) on the damp grass and bundled the billowing folds of his parachute into the hole. Around him the woods __________2 (are) quiet, the unexpected torch signal __________3 (is) nowhere to be seen. There __________4 (can) be a hundred reasons why no one __________5 (has come) to meet him but the unexpected was still rather alarming. The Germans __________6 (are) expecting the Second Front. They __________7 (have been) tightening up, making movement more difficult. He __________8 (stand up) kicking leaves over the freshly __________9 (dig) graves, and __________10 (head) eastwards towards the town. Question 4: [20] Read carefully the passage given below and answers the questions that follow. One evening when Andy Donovan went to dinner at his second avenue boarding house, Mrs. Scott introduced him to a new boarder, a young lady, Miss Conway. Miss Conway was small and unobtrusive. She wore a plain, snuffy-brown dress, and bestowed her interest, which seemed languid, upon her plate. Two weeks later Andy was sitting on the front steps enjoying his cigar. There was a soft rustle behind and above him, and Andy turned his head - just coming out was Miss Conway. She wore a night-black dress of crepe. Her hat was black, and from it dropped and fluttered an ebony veil. Her face was plain rather than pretty, but it was now illuminated and made almost beautiful by her large grey eyes that gazed above the house across the street into the sky with an expression of the most appealing sadness and melancholy. It s a fine, clear evening, Miss Conway, he said; To them that have the heart to enjoy it, it is, Mr. Donovan, said Miss Conway, with a sigh. I hope you haven t sustained a loss? ventured Mr. Donovan. Death has claimed, said Miss Conway, hesitating not a relative, but one who but I will not intrude my grief upon you, Mr. Donovan. Intrude? protested Mr. Donovan. Miss Conway, I d be delighted, that is, I d be sorry I mean I m sure nobody could sympathize with you truer than I would. He was my fianc , confided Miss Conway, at the end of an hour. We were going to be married next spring. I don t want you to think that I am stringing you, Mr. Donovan, but he was a real count. He had an estate and a castle in Italy. Count Fernando Mazzini was his name. Papa was very proud, and when Fernando wanted to give me several thousand dollars for my trousseau he called him something awful. He wouldn t even let me take a ring or any presents from him. Three days ago I got a letter from Italy, saying that Fernando had been killed in a gondola accident. That is why I am in mourning. My heart, Mr. Donovan, will remain forever in his grave. I guess I am poor company. I m awfully sorry, said Mr. Donovan gently. I want you to believe I m your friend. I ve got his picture here in my locket, said Miss Conway, after wiping her eyes with her handkerchief. I never showed it to anybody; but I will to you, Mr. Donovan, because I believe you to be a true friend. Mr. Donovan gazed long and with much interest at the photograph in the locket that Miss Conway opened for him. The face of Count Mazzini was one to command interest. It was a smooth, intelligent, bright, almost a handsome face the face of a strong, cheerful man who might well be a leader among his fellows. A subtle task confronted Mr. Donovan - that of supplanting the unfortunate Count in the heart of Miss Conway. A month later they announced their engagement to Mrs. Scott and the other boarders. Miss Conway continued to wear black. A week after the announcement the two sat on the same bench in the downtown park. Donovan had worn a look of abstract gloom all the day. He was so silent that love s lips could not keep back any longer the questions that love s heart propounded. What s the matter Andy, you are so solemn and grouchy to-night? Nothing, Maggie. Yes it is, and I want to know. I ll tell you then, said Andy wisely, but I guess you won t understand it exactly. You ve heard of Mike Sullivan, haven t you? Big Mike Sullivan, everybody calls him. He s the biggest man in New York, said Andy, almost reverently. He s a mile high and as broad as East River. You say anything against Big Mike, and you ll have a million men on your collarbone in about two seconds. Well Big Mike s a friend of mine. I met him to-day and I told him I was going to get married in two weeks. Andy, says he, send me an invitation, so I ll keep in mind of it, and I ll come to the wedding. You don t understand it, Maggie, but I d have one of my hands cut off to have Big Mike Sullivan at our wedding. It would be the proudest day of my life. Why don t you invite him then, if he s so much to the mustard? said Maggie, lightly. It s Big Mike Sullivan s picture you ve got in that locket of yours. a) (i) Given below are three words. Find the words which have a similar meaning in the passage: 1. pleased [3] 2. stared 3. grumpy (ii) For each of the words given below write a sentence of at least ten words using the same word unchanged in form but with a different meaning from that which it carries in the passage. [3] 1. interest 2. steps 3. spring b) c) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words: 1. Why do you think that Miss Conway had sustained a loss? 2. What did Miss Conway show Andy and why? 3. Why do you think Mr. Donovan gazed long at the photograph in the locket? [2] [2] [2] In not more than 100 words, summarise the reason for Andy s gloomy mood a week after the announcement of his engagement. [8] Failure to keep within the word limit will be penalised. You will be required to write the summary in the form of a connected passage in about 100 words. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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