General English

Class-XII
Semester-I Marks: 70
Model Test Paper CCE/Internal Assessment: 30
Time: 3 Hours
Q1 Objective Type Question: It is compulsory to attempt this question. It will
carry 15 Marks.

Change the Tense:

a) Someone pulled the bell violently (Present Cont.) 1 Mark
b) She seized the pan of burning coals (Future Perfect) 1 Mark

Change the Voice:

c) I forgive you everything. 1 Mark
d) Sid had snatched the clothes. 1 Mark

Change the Narration:

e) He said, “How charming the man is!” 1 Mark
f) She said that they had observed many of them. 1 Mark

Use the following words as a Noun and a Verb:

g) Report ½ Mark
h) Break ½ Mark

Fill in the Blank with suitable prepositions and determiners:-

i) There was no hope .................. that quarter. ½ Mark
j) Crito made ........... sign to the servant. ½ Mark

Answer the following (English Reader)

i) What treasure hunt was Mr. Hudson referring to? 1 Mark
ii) Who wrote, ‘fighting the “invisible”? 1 Mark
iii) What was the colour of the penguins? 1 Mark
iv) How did Tom feel on Monday Morning? 1 Mark

Answer the following (Supplementary Reader)

i) Who wrote the poem ‘The Daffodils’? 1 Mark
ii) The woods are lovely…………….. 1 Mark
iii) Who is the main character of The ‘Diamond Necklace’? 1 Mark

Q2.Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Over and over again the whole process was repeated. Suddenly, the Cabin boy
gave a cry and pointed. There out at sea was a shark’s fin drawing rapidly nearer to the
ship every moment. The pullers gazed into the water more intently than ever, waiting for
the sudden jerk which would mean, “Danger-haul up at once!” We held our breath. But
the danger passed, for the fin moved away again. “There are not many men killed by
sharks,” said Mr. Hudson. “The real danger is from the Creatures below, such as
octopuses, or even the oysters themselves. Sometimes, a big open shell will shut tight on
a man’s arm or leg, and then he has no hope of escape. There is too, sharp coral which
tears their flesh, and stinging jelly fish. The men are very prone also to a particular skin
disease. Do you notice a strong smell of herbs?”

Q(a) Name the lesson from which the above passage has been taken.
(b) What sudden danger did the Cabin boy notice?
(c) What are the dangers that threaten the lives of divers?
(d) Match the words under ‘A’ with their meaning under ‘B’:
A B
(i) Gazed (a) in an attentive manner
(ii) Intently (b) getaway
(iii) Escape (c) looked.
(e) Fill in the blanks with correct words chosen from the passage:
(i) He could not ________the hatred of the world.
(ii) They had felt the little _______on the rope.
 (f) Give in simple English the meanings of any two of the following words:
(i) Haul, (ii) Rapidly, (iii) jerk. 10 Marks

Part-A(2)
Q3 Translate into English 5 Marks
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4) T[; B/ eokj[Dk Ù[o{ eo fdZsk.
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Part-B
4.a) Answer any five of the following questions in short:
1) What saved Gopal? 5%2&10 Marks
2) What is a ‘lame day’ in Miss Beam’s school?
3) Why did people trust Dr.Raman?
4) What things of comfort did jeck and jill have ?
5) What common things have the Pathans and the Tamils retained?
6) What troubled Mathilde Loisel?
7) What incident attached the writer towards Miss Beam’s school?
4.b) i) Give the central idea of the poem ‘ Indian Weavers’. 2 Marks
OR
ii) Explain the lines the woods are lovely dark and deep’
Part-C
5.a) Explain the following lines with reference to the context. 4 Marks
The waves beside them danced, but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee;
A poet could not but be gay.
In such a Jocund company.
I gazed ...... and gazed .... but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought.
OR
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farm house near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year

5.b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of buying on installments?

What are the special features of Miss Beam’s characters that impress you the
most? 4 Marks
5.c) Give the character sketch of Socrates according to the lesson ‘The Death of
Socrates’. 6 Marks
OR
‘You have kept the letter and broken the spirit’ discuss in the light of lesson
“All about a Dog”.
Part-D
6.a) a) A scene at a Blood Donation Camp 7 Marks
b) My Grand Father.
c) Life in a Punjab Village.
b) Write an application to the Editor of a Newspaper for the post of typist
7 Marks
OR
Write a letter to your friend Amit as Ajay of 5/39, Walker street-11000 informing
him about the bad effects of intoxicants.