Revision WoRksheet

Subject- English Core Grade- XII

Q. 1 ....and realized with pain that she was as old as she looked but soon put that thought
away, and looked out at Young Trees sprinting ...

(i) What does the use of the word 'and' at the beginning of the line, and realised with pain...'
suggest?

ii) Why was the poetess's heart in pain ?

(A) She saw her enfeebled mother.

(B)The poetess herself was unwell.

(C) She did not want to go back to Cochin.

D) The jerks of the car caused the pain.

(iii) What does the line ‘but soon she put that thought away' mean?

(iv) She started looking out because :

(A) she wanted to distract herself

(B) she found interesting visuals.

(C) the colourful flowers caught her attention.

(D) she was feeling impatient.

(v) Which poetic device is used in Trees sprinting"?

(vi) There is a contrast between the images within the car and outside. What does the image of
Young Trees' signify ?

Q2. looked again at her, wan, pale

as a late winter's moon and fel that

familiar ache, my childhood's fear, but all I said was, see you soon, Amma,

all I did was smile and smile and smile......

(i) What is the speaker's emotional state when looking at her mother?

A. Confused and disoriented B. Nostalgic and longing

C. Empathetic and understanding D. Fearful and apprehensive

ii What does the use of the word "but" at the beginning of the line, ' but all I said.",suggest?

iii Select the word that WILL NOT complete the sentence appropriately. The description of the
mother as” wan,pale / as a late winter’s moon creates a vivid image of

A. vulnerability B. sensitivity C. frailty D. mortality

iv State whether the given statement is TRUE or FALSE.

The poetic device used in the line, 'pale as a winter's moon' is the same as the one used in the
line, 'the winter wind wistfully wailed at night'.

(v) What message do these lines highlight, in the context of familial relationships, and the
speaker's sense of anxiety and fear at the prospect of losing her mother?

Vi .Complete the sentence appropriately.

The repetition of the word, 'smile' suggests that…………………………………………..

Q3 "Antarctica, because of her simple ecosystem and lack of biodiversity, is the perfect
place to study how little changes in the environment can have big repercussions. Take the
microscopic phytoplankton - those grasses of the sea that nourish and sustain the entire
Southern Ocean's food chain. These single-celled plants use the sun's energy to assimilate
carbon and synthesise organic compounds in that wondrous and most important of
processes called photosynthesis. Scientists warn that a further depletion in the ozone
layer will affect the activities of phytoplankton, which in turn will affect the lives of all
marine animals."

(i)Antarctica is a perfect place to study ecological evolution

because……………………………………………………….

(ii) Phytoplanktons can be defined as :

(A) microscopic grasses of the sea. (B) plants at the bottom of the sea

(C) multi-celled plants (D) small viruses in the ice-covered areas.

(iii) What, according to the scientists, will impact the activities of the phytoplankton?

(iv)What is the reaction of human beings when they come to Antarctica?

Q4. Climate change is one of the most hotly contested environmental debates of our time.
Will the West Antarctic ice sheet melt entirely? Will the Gulf Stream ocean current be
disrupted? Will it be the end of the world as we know it? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way,
Antarctica is a crucial element in this debate — not just because it's the only place in the
world, which has never sustained a human population and therefore remains relatively
'pristine' in this respect; but more importantly, because it holds in its ice-cores half-
million-year-old carbon records trapped in its layers of ice.

(i) How does the absence of a human population in Antarctica make it significant in the
climate change debate?
(ii) Why is "climate change" described as a "hotly contested" issue in the extract
provided? This is so, because there

A. is universal agreement on the causes and implications of climate change

B. is a planned path ahead about how to address climate change

C. are differing views on the causes and implications of climate change

D. are minimal reports of fresh threats to climate change

Iii The analogy of a time machine is an appropriate analogy for the role of carbon records in the
study of climate change because………………………………………………………..

Iv .Give one reason why the writing style of the extract can be called factual and informative.

Q5. In other words, the Tiger King is dead.

The manner of his death is a matter of extraordinary interest. It can be revealed only at the
end of the tale. The most fantastic aspect of his demise was that as soon as he was born,
astrologers had foretold that one day the Tiger King would actually have to die.

"The child will grow up to become the warrior of warriors, hero of heroes, champion of
champions.

But..." they bit their lips and swallowed hard. When compelled to continue, the astrologers
came out with it. "This is a secret which should not be revealed at all. And yet we are forced
to speak out. The child born under this star will one day have to meet its death."

(i) Complete the sentence appropriately.

The author's purpose in using foreshadowing, is to………………………….

ii In the given extract, what emotion were the astrologers feeling when they "bit their lips

and swallowed hard"?

A. Humiliation B. Disbelief C. Grief D. Unease

(iii) Which trait are the astrologers lauding when they say "warrior of warriors, hero of heroes,

champion of champions"?

(iv)How is the line, "the most fantastic aspect of his demise", an example of contrast?

Q6. “ At midnight when the town slept in peace, the dewan and his aged wife dragged the
tiger to the car and shoved it into the seat. The dewan himself drove the car straight to the
forest where the Maharaja was hunting. When they reached the forest the tiger launched
its satyagraha and refused to get out of the car. The dewan was thoroughly exhausted in his
efforts to haul the beast out of the car and push it down to the ground.

On the following day, the same old tiger wandered into the Maharaja's presence and stood
as if in humble supplication, "Master, what do you command of me?" It was with boundless
joy that the Maharaja took careful aim at the beast. The tiger fell in a crumpled heap.

(i) Complete the sentence appropriately :

The reason for the dewan and his aged wife to drag the tiger to the car was
……………………………………….

(ii)The author described the tiger's action as 'satyagraha' because 1

(A) he was poor in health, old, and weak.

(B) he had become a maneater, and only ate humans.

(C) he did not like the dewan and his wife's ways of handling him.

(D) he refused to comply with what the dewan wanted.

(iii) What is the role of the dewan?

(iv) Explain the phrase 'in humble supplication'.

Q7. Usually, when school began, there was a great bustle, which could be heard out in the
street, the opening and closing of desks, lessons repeated in unison, very loud, with our
hands over our ears to understand better, and the teacher's great ruler rapping on the
table. But now it was all so still! I had counted on the commotion to get to my desk without
being seen; but, of course, that day everything had to be as quiet as Sunday morning.
Through the window I saw my classmates, already in their places, and M. Hamel walking up
and down with his terrible iron ruler under his arm. I had to open the door and go in before
everybody. You can imagine how I blushed and how frightened I was.

(i) List any two sensory details present in this extract.

(ii) Why does the protagonist feel anxious about entering the classroom on this
particular day?
A. The classmates have started the lesson
B. The teacher is in a bad mood
C. The classroom is too quiet
D. The protagonist is running late
(iii) Complete the sentence appropriately.
The phrase "as quiet as Sunday morning" suggests that…………………….

(iv) Pick evidence from the extract that helps one infer that this was not the protagonist's
first time being late to school.

(v) What does the term 'terrible iron ruler' indicate about M. Hamel?
(vi) Which of the following headlines best suggests the central idea of the extract?
A. The Fears of a Latecomer B. The Importance of Punctuality

С. The Rigidity of the School System D. The Anxiety of a Young Student

Q8. While I was thinking of all this, I heard my name called. It was my turn to recite. What
would I not have given to be able to say that dreadful rule for the participle all through, very
loud and clear, and without one mistake ? But I got mixed up on the first words and stood
there, holding on to my desk, my heart beating, and not daring to look up.

I heard M. Hamel say to me, I won't scold you, little Franz; you must feel bad enough. See
how it is ! Every day we have said to ourselves,

"Bah! I've plenty of time. I'll learn it tomorrow." And now you see where we've come out. Ah,
that's the great trouble with Alsace; she puts off learning till tomorrow. Now those fellows
out there will have the right to say to you, 'How is it; you pretend to be Frenchmen, and yet
you can neither speak nor write your own language?' But you are not the worst; poor little
Franz. We've all a great deal to reproach ourselves with."

(i) What was the mental state of Franz when his name was called out?
(ii) My heart beating and not daring to look up.' The reason for this state of Franz was :

(A) The news that it was the last French lesson shocked him.
 (B) He made a big mistake of coming late.

(C) He had not learned participles.

D) He was guilty of standing in front of the billboard

(iii) What made M. Hamel say to Franz: "You must feel bad

enough"?

(iv). Give one word for, 'Every day we have said to ourselves, 'Bah!

I've plenty of time. I'll learn it tomorrow?

(v) What makes M. Hamel say - You pretend to be Frenchmen, and yet you can neither speak nor
write your own language? 1

(vi) M. Hamel says, We've all a great deal to reproach ourselves

with' as :

(A) he was reproachful because he made them do his personal work, and went fishing when he
felt like.

(B) he was dissatisfied with their lack of interest in studies.

(C) he was unhappy with their lack of attendance.

D) he was unhappy with their lackadaisical attitude.

Q9. "I sometimes find a rupee, even a ten-rupee note," Saheb says, his eyes lighting up.
When you can find a silver coin in a heap of garbage, you don't stop scrounging, for there is
hope for finding more.

It seems that for children, garbage has a meaning different from what it means to their
parents. For the children it is wrapped in wonder, for the elders it is a means of survival.

One winter morning I see Saheb standing by the fenced gate of the neighborhood club,
watching two young men dressed in white, playing tennis. "I like the game," he hums,
content to watch it standing behind the fence. "I go inside when no one is around," he
admits. "The gatekeeper lets me use the swing."

Saheb too is wearing tennis shoes that look strange over his discoloured shirt and shorts.
"Someone gave them to me," he says in the manner of an explanation.

(i) What reasons does Saheb give for children like him indulging in scrounging ?
(ii) "When you can find a silver coin in a heap of garbage, you don't stop scrounging."
The expression 'don't stop scrounging' in the context, denotes

(A) hope (B) experimentation (C) impossibility (D) illusion

(iii) Explain the expression: For the children it is wrapped in wonder.'

(iv) Why does Saheb stand and watch the two men playing tennis ?

(v) The gatekeeper, in allowing Saheb to use the swing shows :

(A) empathy (B) greed (C) cynicism (D) indifference

(vi) Saheb explained that someone had given the shoes to him because
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

10. Unaware of what his name represents, he roams the streets with his friends, an army of
barefoot boys who appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon. Over the months, I
have come to recognise each of them. "Why aren't you wearing chappals?" | ask one. "My
mother did not bring them down from the shelf," he answers simply. "Even if she did, he will
throw them off," adds another who is wearing shoes that do not match. When I comment
on it, he shuffles his feet and says nothing. "I want shoes," says a third boy who has never
owned a pair all his life. Travelling across the country I have seen children walking
barefoot, in cities, on village roads. It is not lack of money but a tradition to stay barefoot,
is one explanation.

(i) What is the writer's purpose in allowing the boys to speak for themselves via
dialogue, as opposed to only a writer's commentary?
(ii) The line, "It is not lack of money but a tradition to stay barefoot" can be best
classified as:
A. A fact B. An opinion C. A theme D. A plot point
(iii) Explain any one possible inference that can be drawn from the line, "an army of
barefoot boys who appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon".

(iv) Identify the line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that the writer's
association with the boys is not a recent one.
(v) Based on the context provided in the extract, select the most likely comment that
the writer would have made, based on the boy's reaction to the mismatched shoes.
A. "Why are your shoes mismatched? That's not a good look."
B. "Don't worry about your shoes, you can wear a matching pair later."
C. "I like your shoes. What matters is that they protect your feet."
D. "Have you chosen to mismatch your shoes?
(vi) Complete the sentence with ONE word
The phrase “ he answers simply” suggests that the boy’s response to the writer’s
question about why he wasn’t wearing chappals was………………………………