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Class :-12th Sub.:- ENGLISH Time:- 3:15 HR M.M. :- Date :- 10-03-2025

Q.1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow One summer day in
1955, on a beach near the village of Opononi, New Zealand, 13 year old Jill Baker waded
into the water to join a friend, one of the strangest playmates the world has ever known. A
torpedo-like body streaked towards her and swam between her legs, spilling her into the
surf. She put her arms around the huge creature, got on its back and took a ride. Later Jill
tossed a beach ball to her playmate. Rising from the water, huge mouth spread in a grin,
the creature batted it back with its nose. As the game progressed, people gathered on the
beach staring in amazement. Jill Baker's playmate was a porpoise.
The ancients, who called the porpoise a dolphin, knew him as friendly. "He is the
only creature who loves man for his own sake", wrote Plutarch. "Some land animals avoid man
altogether, and the tame ones such as dogs and horses are tame because he feeds them. To the
dolphin alone, nature has given what the best philosophers seek; friendship for no advantage".
Pliny the Elder wrote of a wild porpoise that took a boy for a ride at Hippo, a Roman
settlement in Africa: Roman coins of 74 B.C. show such a scene.
Everything about the porpoise could be written in superlatives. Not a fish but an air-
breathing mammal, he swims incredibly fast, kills sharks, communicates with his own kind,
herds fish. He may have the world's best sonar equipment. One scientist believes that his brain
is so similar to a human being's that he might even be taught to talk.
(a) "Jill Baker waded into the water to join a friend… …. "Who was Jill Baker's friend?
(b) What has nature given to the porpoise alone?
(c) How did the huge creature react when Jill tossed a beach ball to the creature ?
(d) What did Jill Baker do when a torpedo-like body swam between her legs ?
(e) What type of a scene is shown in Roman coins?
(f) Why did people gather on the beach?
Find out the words from the passage which mean:
(g) hit. (h) colony
(i) any of the class of animals which feed their young with milk from the breast

Q.2 Find out the answer of the following questions from the passage.
India is a great country with rich heritage where since Vedic times doing one's duty has
been preached and practised. In the Bhagwat Geeta, Lord Krishna stresses the performance of
duty in the Karma Yoga. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in his commentary. on the Geeta ex-
plains: "It is our duty to act but not to expect reward thereof. Expectation of fruit causes
bondage. Action should there-fore be performed without seeking the fruit, but it should not be
forsaken. The former leads to salvation and the lat-ter to sin, i.e., action must be performed as
a duty without attachment. "This philosophy of the Karma Yoga was pur-sued further when
Niti Shastras were written.
In Kautilya's Arthshastra, non-performance of du-ties was made punishable under
law. Kautilya championed the cause of civilized society and specifically laid stress on the
concept of neighbourhood. For instance, one of the du-ties for which he made laws was: "No
one shall interfere in the affairs of a neighbour without due cause. However, ev-eryone has the
duty to run to the help of a neighbour in distress. Our country achieved freedom after a long
period of slavery. Therefore, the framers of our constitution thought it proper to grant certain
fundamental rights to the citizens of India so that they might experience a sense of freedom.
 Some of the main rights given to the people are: the right to equality, to freedom, to life
and individual freedom, to religious freedom, to cultural and educational freedom. It is human
nature to desire rights first and then to think of duties. That is to say, every individual wants
only rights, not the fulfillment of his/her duties.
1. How, according to Kautilya, should one behave with his neighbour?
2. Write down the fundamental rights mentioned here.
3. Which human tendency of our citizens does the author criticise?
4. How, according to Tilak, should we perform our duty?
5. Find from the passage the word which means -example.
6. Find from the passage the opposite of 'former'.
Q.3. you are Sunil/Sunita. You are looking for a room on rent near your office. Draft a suitable
advertisement to be published in Hindustan Times, New Delhi.
OR
Write a notice to inform students about the Annual prize Distribution function.

Q.4. Write a report on the Highway accident in about 100 words.

OR
Write a short paragraph on “Importance of cyber safety”.

Q.5 You are Ankit, living at 7,Adarsh Nagar locality to churu. You purchased a washing
machine from a dealer. Write a letter to him for its replacement.
OR
Write a letter to the collector of your district complaining him about the irregular supply
of electricity in your town.
Q.6 join the following sentences using by given words in the bracket.
(i) Gandhi tried to mould a free indian. He would stand on his own feet. (Who)
(ii) I want to live happily with my books. Their company gives me strength.(Whose)
Q.7 Combine the following sentences as directed.
(i) I have some duties. I must perform them. (Use infinitive)
(ii) Sita was very tired. She went to bed early.( Compound sentence)

Q.8. Combine the following sentences using by given words in the bracket
(i) The peace treaty…….. after lengthy discussions. (broke out/broke off)
(ii) They are trying to…….... the cost of living. (bring out/bring down)
(iii) We need to……....... our efforts to meet the deadline. (carry on/carry out)
Q.9 Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct conjunction given in the brackets:
(i) He was tired...... ......he continued working. (and/so)
(ii)...........we were waiting for the bus, it started raining. (While/ yet)
(iii) She agreed to the proposal……. she had some doubts. (if/although)
Q.10. Find out the answer of the following questions from the passage.
I would make a big jump, come to the surface, lie flat on it, and paddle to the edge of the
pool. "It seemed a long way down. Those nine feet were more like ninety, and before I touched
bottom my lungs were ready to burst. But when my feet hit bottam I summoned all my
strength and made what! thought was a great spring upwards. I imagined I would bob to the
surface like a cork. Instead, I came up slowly. I opened my eyes and saw nothing " but water
water that had a dirty yellow tinge to it. I grew panicky. I reached up as if to grab a rope and
my hands chitched only at water. I was suffocating. I tried to yell but no sound came out. Then
my eyes and nose came out of the water but not my mouth.
(i). When his feet touched the bottom the author...
(A). Made a jump upward (B). Began to swim
 (C). Lied flat and paddled his feet (D). All of these
2. The author grew panicky because..
(A). His lungs were ready to burst
(B). He began to come upward slowly contrary to his imagination
(C). He saw nothing but only water
(D). All of these
3. The depth of the pool was..
(A). 6 feet. (B). 3 feet (C). 11 feet. (D). 9 feet

4. What plans did he make to save his life ?

(A). He would make a big jump and come to surface (B). He would lie flat
(C). He would paddle to the edge of the pool (D) . All of these
5. Find the word from the passage having the meaning chance
(A). Shocked. (B). Banned (C). Opportunity. (D). Luck
6. Find the word antonym to Deep
(A)Shallow. (B). Depth (C) Heavy. (D). Huge

Q.11 Answer the following question in about 60 words.

Why do you think Ghandhi considered the Chanparan episode to be a turning point in his
life?(Indigo)
OR
Draw a character sketch of the peddler.( The Rattrap)

Q.12 Answer the following questions in about 20 words.

(i) How did his instructor build a swimmer out of Douglas?(Deep water)
(ii) Why was the crofter so talktive and friendly with the peddler?(The Rattrap)

Q.13.Explain any one of the following stanzas with reference to context-

(i) Perhaps the Earth earth teach us as when everything seems dead and later proves to be
alive: Now I' II count upto twelve and you keep quiet and I will go.
(ii) A flowery band to bind us to the Earth, Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth Of
noble natures, of the gloomy days. Of all the unhealthy and over-darkened ways

Q.14 Answer the following questions in about 60 words.

What is the main theme of the poem Keeping quiet?
OR
What is the poet's wish for the poor villagers in “A Roadside stand”.(A Roadside Stand)

Q.15 Write the answers of the following in about 20-30 words: 2×2=4
(i) How does the poet describe the "endless fountain of immortal drink" in "A Thing of
Beauty"? (A Thing of Beauty)
(ii) Why does the poetess do after the security check up? ( My mother at sixty six)

Q.16. Answer the following questions in about 60 words.

Draw a character sketch of dr. Sadao.( The enemy)
OR
How did the narrator make sure that he was on the Third level not on the second level?
(Third level)
Q.17Answer the following questions in 20-30 words
(i) Why is the average global temperature increasing?( Journey to the end of the world)
(ii) Who is Mr. Lamb? How does Derry get into his garden? (On the face of it)

Q.18 Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(i) Bama's brother was asked by the landlord's men
(a) his name and street (b) his address only (c) his parents' names (d) his caste
(ii) The elderly man, Bama saw, was carrying a small packet and this made her:
(a) want to cry (b) dance (c) want to sing (d) want to shriek with laughter
(iii) How many children does Dr. Sadao have?
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
(iv) Hana assisted Sadao in giving the soldier:
(a) anaesthetic (b) artificial respiration
(c) dressing the wound (d) removing the bullet from the body
(v) Where was Charley ducked on Central Station?
(a) into a room (b) into an office
(c) into an arched door heading for the subway (d) into a store
(vi) The chief concern for Sadao's father was:
(a) Sadao's wedding (b) Sadao's education
(c) Sadao's migration (d) Sadao's treatment
(vii) Who is the author of the lesson "Journey to the End of the Earth"?
(a) TishaniDoshi (b) Kamla Das (c) Jane Austen (d) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
(viii)Mr. Lamb advised Derry to keep his ears:
(a) Shut (b) Open (c) Clean (d) Shown
(ix) ……..became the King's main occupation
(a) English (b) Justice (c) Governance (d) Tiger hunting