ુ રાત મા યિમક અને ઉ ચતર મા યિમક િશ ણ બોડ, ગાંધીનગર

િડસે બર-૨૦૨૩, પ્ર બેંક આધાિરત મ ૂ યાંકન માટે અગ યની સ ૂચનાઓ.

 શાળાએ પોતાની રીતે બોડર્ પર લેખન કાયર્ કરીને, િપ્ર ટ કઢાવીને, પસંિદત પ્ર ોને

પ્રો ક્ટર વડે િડ લે કરીને અથવા મૌિખક રીતે લખાવીને પોતાની અનુકૂળતા મુજબ

મ ૂ યાંકન કાયર્વાહી હાથ ધરવાની રહેશ.ે

 ૨૫ ગુણના મ ૂ યાંકન કાયર્ના ઉ ર લખવા માટે નો સમય પ ૂરા ૧ કલાકનો ફાળવવાનો

રહેશ.ે તે િવષયની પ્ર બેંક પર િવભાગને યાને લીધા િવના પ્ર ોના ક્રમ સળંગ ક્રમમાં

રાખવાના રહેશે. (દા.ત.પ્ર નં. ૧ ,૨,૩,૪,૫,૬,૭,૮,૯,૧૦,૧૧,૧૨,૧૩,૧૪,૧૫,……..)

 પ્ર બેંકમાંથી અ યન િન પિત આધારીત સ ૂચનાઓ પ્રમાણે િવભાગવાર પ્ર ો પસંદ કરી

કુલ-૨૫ ગુણનુ ં મ ૂ યાંકન થાય તે રીતે આયોજન કરવાનુ ં રહેશે.

 પ્ર બેંકમાં કોઇ જોડણી, ભાષાદોષ જણાય તો પાઠયપુ તકને યાને રાખી થાિનક કક્ષાએ

સુધારો કરવાનો રહેશ.ે િવષય િશક્ષક ારા સમયસર મ ૂ યાંકન કરી િવ ાથીર્ઓનુ ં િનદાન

કાયર્ હાથ ધરવાનુ ં રહેશ.ે

 મ ૂ યાંકન બાદ િવ ાથીર્ મેળવેલ ગુણની ડેટાએ ટ્રી િવ ા સમીક્ષા કે દ્ર ગાંધીનગર ખાતે

ક્ષમતાએપમાં ડેટાએ ટ્રીનુ ં કાયર્ હાથ ધરવાનુ ં રહેશે.

િવ ાથીર્ઓની ઉ રવહીઓ તેમજ િવ ાથીર્ઓનુ ં સંકિલત ગુણપત્રક શાળાએ એક વષર્ સુધી

સાચવવાનુ ં રહેશ.ે અને િજ લા િશક્ષણાિધકારી ીની ટીમને વાિષર્ક િનરીક્ષણ વખતે

િનરીક્ષણ માટે આપવાનુ ં રહેશ.ે

 GUJARAT SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION BOARD
GANDHINAGAR
EVALUATION BASED ON QUESTION BANK – 4 DECEMBER 2023

Subject: English (SL) Subject Code: 013 Time: 1 hour

Standard : 12 (SCIENCE) Marks: 25
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Section- A
LO: E2 1219 The learner Comprehends and analyses text critically.

*Select the most appropriate answer from the given options. (Select any FOUR questions)
(Que Nos : 1 to 4) [4]

Unit-5
1) Among Ants no one is allowed to be --------------
(A) Happy (B) Hard working (C) Indolent (D) Careful

2) Which of the following is incorrect?

(A) Ants have developed social sense.
(B) Ants have some system of Government.
(C) Ants can harm others.
(D) Ants can beat even an elephant.
3) Which are the most ferocious kind of Ants?
(A) Red ants (B) Black ants (C) Umbrella ants (D) Driver ants
4) Umbrella ants are found in------------------
(A) South America (B) South Africa (C) North America (D) Europe

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5) The workers know they have no enemies except their---------------
(A) Parents (B) Friends (C) Masters (D) Children
6) They are taught that brave men die for their country’s honour. For
whom the word ‘They’ is used here?
(A) Parents (B) Children (C) Masters (D) Workers
7) The word ‘Valiantly’ means-------------------

(A) Friendly (B) Courageously (C) Immediately (D) Differently

8) Helen Keller advises the workers to be the heroes in an army of ----------------------

(A) Management (B) Destruction (C) Construction (D) None of these
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Unit-7
9) Who was a family friend of Mr White?
(A) Sergeant Morris (B) Sergeant Jonson ( C) Sergeant Herbert (D) Sergeant Herris
10) Who retrieved the monkey’s paw from the fire?
(A) Mrs White (B) Mr white (C) Sergeant Morris (D) Herbert
11) What was spreading its light over a calm and empty road?
(A) The fire (B) The torch (C) The street lamp (D) The Police van.
12) Mr White wished for ----------------Pounds.
(A) 100 (B) 200 (C) 300 (D) 400
13) Who owned a tavern in Kingston?
( A) A Shepherd (B) A Fisherman (C) John Nealy (D) John J. Dumont
14) In -------------- New York had passed an emancipation act.
(A) 1926 (B) 1927 (C) 1827 (D) 1826
15) When did Sojourner Truth die?
(A) November 26,1883 (B) November 28,1883 (C) July 27,1883 (D) March 26,1883
16) For whom did Sojourner Truth buy gifts during the Civil war?
(A) For her children (B) For her friends (C) For the soldiers (D) For her masters

Unit-8
17) Freedom is a very ----------------- problem.
(A) Serious (B) Complex (C) Easy (D) Arduous
18) Peculiarity is similar in meaning to the word------------------
(A) Idiosyncrasy (B) Anxiety (C) Entity (D) Saintly
19) The function of education is not to -----------------anybody.
(A) Scold (B) Threat (C) Beat (D) Imitate
20) According to J.Krishnamurty to be yourself is very-------------
(A) Easy (B) Simple (C) Difficult (D) Sincere

LO: E2 1223 The learner reads silently with comprehension and to identify the complexity of ideas in
different types of text; and relates learning with personal, social experiences in writing and speech.

*Read the passage and answer the questions: (Select any Two passages) [Que. No: 5,6 & 7,8] [4]
→ The following behavior was noticed by a scientist who was making a study of ants. A number of ants
were down in a pit, where they had killed some flies and other insects for food. The ants began fetching
the small bits of these insects up to their anthill. This was arduous work for them.
1) Who noticed the behavior of the ants?
2) What was arduous work for the ants?

→ Then there are ants that domesticate 'cows' and 'milk' them! What we have called 'cow' are a
kind of greenfly. These are found on rose leaves and on the leaves of beans. They give out a

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sweet ,honey-like liquid which the ants relish a lot. So the ants take these greenflies to their nests
and keep them there.
1) Where are green flies found?
2) Why do ants domesticate green flies?

→ I wonder if you have ever stopped to observe the marvelous glow in the west as the sun sets,
with the shy young moon just over the trees? Often at that hour the river is very calm, and then
everything is reflected on its surface: the bridge, the train that goes over it, the tender moon, and
presently, as it grows dark, the stars. It is all very beautiful. And to observe, to watch, to give your
whole attention to something beautiful, your mind must be free of preoccupations, must it not?
1) When the river is found calm?
2) Which things are reflected on the surface of the river?

→ We are not free unless the men who frame and execute the laws represent the interests of the lives
of the people and no other interest. The ballot does not make a free man out of a wage slave. There
has never existed a truly free and democratic nation in the world. From time immemorial men have
followed with blind loyalty the strong men who had the power of money and of armies.
1) What does not make a free man out of a wage slave?
2) Which type of nation has never existed in the world?

→ Sergeant showed them a dried monkey's paw which had a spell put on it. Morris said, "An old
fakir put a spell on it and now it is a talisman. He was a very holy man and he wanted to show that
fate ruled people's lives, and that to interfere with fate, only caused deep sadness. He put a spell
on it so that three separate men could have three wishes each from it.""It would bring a disaster"
continued sergeant."It has caused enough trouble already" and threw the paw upon the fire.
1) What did the old fakir want to show?
2) Who had put a spell on a dried monkey’s paw?

→ The sound of knocking stopped at once, though its echoes could be heard within the
house. Suddenly there were sound of cracks and thunder. The house started collapsing.
The roof, walls and staircase started falling down. They rushed towards the ground and
sighed in disappointment and then ran towards main gate of the villa.

1) What parts of the house are indicated in this extract?

2) Why did they run towards main gate of the villa?

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→ I could work as much and eat as much as a man-when I could get it –and bear the lash as well! And
ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried
out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman? Then they talk about this
thing in the head; what's this they call it?
1) How did Sojourner compare herself with a man?
2) Find out a word nearest in meaning to ‘Deep sorrow’ from the extract.

→ Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And
ain't I a woman? Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no
man could head me! And ain't I a woman?

1) What works has the narrator done?

2) Which part of body has been mentioned in this extract?

Section B
LO: E₂ 1224 The learner recites poems, enjoys them and finds meaning.

* Read the stanza and answer the questions: (select any ONE stanza with only 2 questions)
(Que. No: 9 & 10) [2]

Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign

Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes

Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon

Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie.

They, too, aware of sun and air and water,

Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long winter starv’d.

1) Where does a single body breathe?

(A) An open area (B) In a foreign country

(C) Beneath all uniforms (D) Upon the water

2 ) Where shall we all lie?

(A) In water (B) In earth (C) In bed (D) In air
3) Starved means--------------------
(A) Stared (B) Refused (C) Accused (D) Suffering

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 Remember, we who take arms against each other

It is the human earth that we defile.

Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence

Of air that is everywhere our own.

1) What happens if we take arms against each other?

(A) We defile the human earth (B) We save the human earth
(C) We enrich the human earth (D) All of these
2) Defile means------------------
(A) Spoil (B) Cultivate (C) Intimate (D) Castigate

3) What do our hells of fire and dust do?

(A) Violate the innocence (B) Violate the peace
(C) Violate the laws (D) None of these

LO: E2 1210 The learner asks questions and responds to questions.

*Write a short note: (Select any ONE) (Que. No: 11) [3]
1) The trap for workers
[Points: Who are the real enemies of workers? Why does Helen consider workers childish? What is more
important according to the authorities? For what should the workers be ready? What is Helen’s fear for the
workers?]

2) The spell of Monkey’s paw

[Points: How did the paw appear? What did the Fakir did with the paw? What did the Fakir want to show?
How could the paw be used? Why did Mr White retrieve the paw from getting burnt? What were the effects of
the paw on Whites’ family?]
3) The real Freedom
[Points: What are the necessities to become an intelligent? Why are we afraid internally? What is the difference
between being independent and being free? What is the real freedom according to J. Krishnamurty?]

LO: E2 1223 The learner reads silently with comprehension and to identify the complexity of ideas in
different types of text; and relates learning with personal, social experiences in writing and speech.

*Read the passage and answer the questions: (Select any ONE passage) (Que. No: 12 & 13) [2]

→ At 6:20 when Ang Dorjee and I stepped out from the South Col, it was a perfect day. There was a gentle
breeze but the cold was intense. I was, however, warm in my well- insulated (covered as not to allow heat to go

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 out) climbing gear. We climbed unroped (without taking help of a rope). Ang Dorjee set a steady pace but I had no
difficulty keepingup with him.
1) From where did they step out at 6:20?
(A) Summit Camp. (B) South Col.
(C) Base Camp. (D) None of these.
2) What did she wear during her climbing?
(A) Climbing gear (B) Leather Coat (C) Woolen Cloth (D) Cotton Cloth

→ Derf kicked and struggled and made a hole in the Tobor's silver uniform. He couldn't believe his eyes.
The Tobor's body was not like a Nem's body at all.
Derf put out his hand, and opened a door in the Tobor's chest. There were wires inside.The Tobor staggered
(Walked unsteadily) back. It couldn't walk. It fell to its knees and crawled (Moved on the hands and knees)
Derf cried out to the others. It was a cry of victory.
1) Who made a hole in the Tobor’s uniform?
(A) Robot (B) Derf (C) Commander (D) Tobor

→ Dr. Shalini Singh immediately went into action. She opened her bag, took out the stethoscope, turned
the dog to his other side and searched for the heart. The sound that camethrough the stethoscope was like hoof-
boats, clear and strong. All his other systems were working well. "Get up" said Dr. Shalini Singh quickly "You are
fit and fine".
1) What is the profession of Shalini Singh?
(A) Teacher (B) Lawyer (C) Curator (D) Doctor
2) Which medical instrument is mentioned in this extract?
(A) Thermometer (B) Stethoscope (C) Syringe (D) Scissors

→ "There was a farmer, once, who was cross and surly and a very disagreeable man. Everyone who
knew him disliked him. He was sure to make the most of whatever went wrong about him; and the poor
offender always met with severe punishment.There was not a boy in all the neighborhood who did not
feel uncomfortable as he passedhis gate; and the poor dog that barked at his geese, or the neighbour's
rooster that crowed onhis wall, was speedily visited either with the lash of his whip (blow or stroke with a
whip), or the shot from his gun.
1) Unfriendly means--------------------
(A) Disagreeable (B) Speedily (C) Cross and Surly (D) Disliked
2) Who met with severe punishment?
(A) Offender (B) Friend (C) Son (D) Student

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 Section-C

LO: E₂ 1201 The learner uses language functions in context.

Identify the functions used in the sentences: (Select any THREE questions) (Que. No: 14, 15, & 16) [3]
1. Mitali dances as if she were Madhuri Dixit.
(A) Comparing (B) Contrasting (C) Habitual action in past (D) Making supposition
2. In spite of my warning, you went out from the class.
(A) Comparing (B) Contrasting (C) Expressing manner of action (D) Condition in past
3. Very few teachers in my school are as intelligent as Mr. Joshi..
(A) Contrasting (B) Expressing manner of action (C) Comparing (D) Showing purpose
4. The students wrote the essay as they were guided.
(A) Comparing (B) Expressing manner of action (C) Making supposition (D) Contrasting
5. If Prichh had worked hard, she could have got first position in the class.
(A) Expressing manner of action(B) Condition in past (C)Showing time (D) Comparing
6. Maheshbhai is very rich but he is a miser.
(A) Expressing manner of action (B) Comparing (C) Condition in past (D) Contrasting
7. My grandfather used to go temple when he was in our village.
(A) Making supposition (B) Condition in past (C) Habitual action in past (D) Comparing
8. The principal instructed the students to come school timely.
(A) Expressing manner of action (B) Reporting (C) Contrasting (D) Habitual action in past

LO: E2 1230 The learner solves grammar exercises with or without context following the definition and
rule of the grammatical item.
Select the correct arrangement to make meaningful sentence: (Select any ONE questions)
(Que. No: 17) [2]

1) (i) Frantically for (1) fearful of what was (2) likely to happen. (3) Mr. White (4) searched (5) the monkey’s
paw, (6)
(A)1,6,2,5,3,4 (B) 4,5,1,6,2,3 (C) 5,1,6,2,4,3 (D) 3,2,5,1,4,6
(ii) State educational (1) there were no (2) institutions. (3) Centuries ago, (4) well organized (5)
(A) 4,3,2,1,5 (B) 4,2,3,5,1 (C) 4,2,5,1,3 (D) 1,3,5,2,4

2) (i) your plans for (1) and discuss (2) the future. (3) Sit with (4) your parents(5)
(A)4,5,2,3,1 (B)5,2,1,3,4 (C)4,5,2,1,3 (D)3,5,1,2,4
(ii) ask them to (1) the students (2) into groups and (3) prepare posters.(4) Divide (5)
(A) 5,2,3,1,4 (B) 2,3,5,1,4 (C) 3,2,5,4,1 (D) 2,5,3,1,4

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 3) (i) your school. (1) about the only (2) been protesting (3) Students have (4) canteen in (5)
(A) 3,4,5,2,1 (B) 2,5,3,4,1 (C) 4,3,2,5,1 (D) 4,3,5,2,1
(ii) First of all, post cards (1) are collected in (2) various post offices (3) bags from (4) through post
office vans. (5) and envelopes (6)
(A) 1,6,2,4,3,5 (B) 1,4,6,5,3,2 (C) 1,6,5,4,3,2 (D) 4,1,6,5,3,2

4) (i) programme ?(1) been trained (2) girls have (3) under Mahilashakti (4) How many (5)
(A)4,5,1,2,3 (B) 5,3,2,4,1 (C) 1,4,3,2,5 (D) 3,2,1,4,5
(ii) I found (1) bed. (2) sleeping in (3) Nana (4) Nani’s (5)
(A) 1,5,4,3,2 (B) 1,4,3,5,2 (C) 1,3,4,2,5 (D) 2,4,5,3,1
5) (i) because of (1) I could (2) at night (3) not sleep (4) severe headache.(5)

(A) 1,3,4,2,5 (B) 2,4,3,1,5 (C) 2,5,3,1,4 (D) 5,1,2,4,3

(ii) work peacefully. (1) This is a very (2) do our (3) where we can (4) lovely place (5)
(A) 4,3,1,2,5 (B) 2,1,4,5,3 (C) 4,3,2,1,5 (D) 2,5,4,3,1

Section-D
LO: E2 1207 The learner converts nonverbal data into verbal description.

* Information Transfer: Study the data/diagram and write a paragraph on it in about eighty words:
(Select any ONE question) (Que. No:18) [5]

(1)

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 (2)

(3)

(4)

SHREE SARASWATI VIDYALAY SURAT

STD.10 SECTION: A

NAME MATHS SCIENCE ENGLISH GUJARATI HINDI

RAMESH 56 66 63 75 81
MAHESH 83 83 57 70 61
JYOTI 69 96 84 65 87
JIKEN 85 55 76 45 73