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ENGLISH TEST

CLASS 12 (HS)
F.M = 40 Time= 1 hr. 30 mins.
Q1. Answer the following questions in about 100 words (6× 4 = 24)
a) “ That always happens” – From where has the line been excerpted? What is referred as
‘that’? What is the occasion of the remark? (1+1+4)
b) “You are a very gallant young man…but why are you so serious?”—Who is the speaker
and who is the person spoken to? When was this said and why? Why do you think was
the person spoken to called ‘serious’? (1+2+1+2)
c) Justify the title of the poem ‘On killing A Tree’ (6)
d) “…..if unchecked will expand again to former size” --- Name the poem and the poet?
Explain the significance of this line? (2+4)

2. Answer the following questions in a single sentence: (1×4 =4)


a) Why did the girl get startled on hearing the narrator’s voice?
b) What according to the narrator, is the best time to visit Mussoorie?
c) What do you mean by ‘anchoring earth’?
d) Where will the green twigs rise from?

3. Choose the right option: (1×4= 4)


a) The narrator wanted to prevent the girl from discovering_____
i) his seat ii) his identity iii) his blindness iv) his weakness
b) The new passenger broke into the narrator’s_____
i) reverie ii) dream iii) nightmare iv) thought
c) The tree has grown slowly by____
i) jabbing a knife at the earth
ii) taking lot of fertilizers
iii) taking much time
iv) consuming the earth
d) ‘Leprous hide’ refers to _____
i) The surface of the earth
ii) The tree bark
iii) Curled green twigs
iv) Animal hide
4. Grammar:
A) Do as directed : (1×4=4)
i) She gave a little exclamation. (Change the Voice)
ii) She was completely blind. (Replace the underlined word with an adjective)
iii) The source is white and wet. It is the most sensitive one. (Join into a complex
sentence)
iv ) It has grown slowly. (Use the noun form of the underlined word)
B) Fill in the blanks with articles and prepositions: (1/2×6 =3)
She was standing very close ____ me. So close that the perfume ____ from her hair
was tantalising. I wanted ______ raise my hand and touch her hair, but she moved
____.
Only ____ scent _____ perfume still lingered where she had stood.
C) Correct the error in the sentence by choosing the correct option : (1)
The strong of the tree exposed.
(strongest/ strength/ strongly)
___________S.B._______________

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