(Portion - Unit - 1,2)
First
Mid-term Test
Std: XII PART – 1 Total Marks:
90
Subject: English Time: 3.00 Hrs.
Answer all
the questions. 20x1=20
Choose the most appropriate synonyms of the
underlined words in the following sentences.
1. The young brother is in vexation.
a) profession b) annoyance c)
happy d) calmness
2. He shrugged his
shoulders to convey his disapproval.
a) bent b) shook c) dropped d) raised
3. But at least four others
are acutely controversial.
a) debatable b) accepted c) believed d) known
Choose the most appropriate antonyms
of the underlined words in the following sentences.
4. The author and his friend went near the boys,
when their trade slackened.
a) increased b) hightened c) reduced d) lowly
5. China tea has
virtues which are not to be despised
nowadays. a.
hated b) liked c) respected d) defeated
6. In the week which followed we saw then frequently.
a) often b)
regularly c) seldom d)
happily
7. Choose the suffix that can be added after the
word ‘honour’.
a) ment b) ly c) able d) ity
8. Choose the word
that can be placed
after the word ‘door’ to form a
compound word.
a) sick b) milk c) step d) well
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation ‘ECG’.
a) Electro Cardio
Gram b) Electric
Cardio Gram
c) Electrical Cardio
Gram d)
Electronic Cardio Gram
10. Choose the correct American English
word for ‘football’.
a) eraser b) faucet c) schedule d) soccer
11. Choose the clipped
form of ‘Refrigerator’.
a) frige b) fridge c) rator d) refri
12. Choose the correct combination for the blended word ‘heliport’.
a) heli + port b) helicopter + airport
c) helicop + portal d) helicopters + portals
13. Replace the underlined
word with a suitable phrasal verb.
I cannot put up
with this situation any longer.
a) start b) tolerate c) complete d)
postpone
14. Choose the right meaning for the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
He passed the exam by the skin of his teeth.
a) difficult situation b)
easily b) narrowly d) delayed
15. Fill in the blank
with the suitable article.
My brother
is----------- M.A.
a) an b) a c) the d) No article
16. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct preposition.
I will
meet you------ 12 p.m.
a) at b) in c) on d)
since
17. Fill in the blank
with the correct prepositional phrase.
Many tourists
visited Ooty heavy rain.
a) in front of b) in case
of c) in spite of d) in favour of
18. Choose the correct question tag for
the following statement. Let
us go for a movie------?
a) is we b)
aren’t we c) are we d) shall we
19. Complete the sentence by choosing the appropriate linker.
--------- you have
an entry pass, you cannot get in.
a) unless b) but c)
till d)
consequently
20. Replace the underlined word with its polite form.
We should
support the handicapped.
a) economically backward b)
physically challenged c) senior
citizen d) job seeker
Read the following sets of poetic
lines and answer
any four sets. 4x2=8
1. Our gates were
strong, our walls were thick,
So smooth and high, no man could win.
a. How safe was the castle? b. What was the firm belief of the
soldiers?
2. “A creeper
climbs, in whose embraces bound
No other tree could live”
a) Which
tree is referred to in the above lines? b) How does the tree survive
the tight hold of the creeper?
3. “A grey baboon
sits statue – like alone”
a) Where
did the baboon sit? b) Identify
the figure of speech
in the above line.
4. We could do nothing, being sold.
a). Why
couldn’t they do anything? b) Why did they feel helpless?
5.
“The giant wears the scarf, and the flowers are hung
In crimson clusters all the bough among!”
a) Who is the giant here? b)
Why is the scarf colourful?
26. “All through the summer at ease we lay,
And daily
from the turret wall
We
watched the mowers in the hay”
a)
Who does ‘we’ refer to? b)
How did the soldiers spend the summer days?
Section - 2
Do as directed. Answer any three questions. 3x2=
6
27. The crowd expected their leader to arrive early in the morning. (Change into passive voice)
28. Sundari has been taken to hospital by her husband. (Change
into active voice)
29. If I had come earlier, I would have attended the interview.
(Begin with ‘Had’)
30. I had met
him. I will talk to him. (Join using
“If” condition)
Explain any two of
the following with reference to the context. 2x3=6
31. “Like a
huge Python, winding round and round
The rugged
trunk, indented deep with scars”.
32.“How can this shameful
tale be told?”
33.
“Our only enemy was gold”
Section - 2
Answer any two of the
following questions in not
more than 30 words. 2x3=6
34.Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.
35.How does army tea taste?
36.What does the phrase ‘a nice of tea’ mean?
Section - 3
Answer any three
of the following. 3x3=9
37.Build a dialogue
of at least three utterances between two friends
discussing their hobbies.
38.Describe the process of preparing a bread sandwich.
39.Complete the proverbs.
i) Where there is a
-------- there is a way. (place, mercy,
will)
ii) Don't judge
a-------- by its cover. (book, note,
table)
iii) Burnt child--------- fire. (dreads,
need, compulsion)
40. Rearrange
the following sentences correctly.
a)
dropped/the/narrator/Poleta/them/at
b) sugar/taste/adding/of/tea/the/affects/the
c) saw/hotel/I/the/yesterday/at/him/
Part - IV
Answer the
following. 7x5=35
41. Answer the following in a paragraph of 150
words.
a)
Justify the title
of the story “Two Gentlemen of Verona.”
OR
b)
Summarize George Orwell’s
distinctive ideas in “A nice cup
of tea”.
42. Answer the following in a paragraph of 150
words.
a) Describe the reminiscences of the poet, when she
sees the casuarina tree.
OR
b) Human greed led to the mighty fall of a castle.
Explain.
43. Answer the following
in a paragraph of 150 words
by developing the hints.
This-story-
describes-incredible-experience-Pi-family-zoo- animals-
emigrated-Canada-ship-got wrecked-Pi-escaped- life boat-some- animals- hyena-killed-orangutan-and-Zebra-Tiger-
killed- hyena
Pi-left-tiger-Pi-
dropped-tiger-jungle-finally-Pi-reunited-with-family
OR
Ivan Dmitrich
Aksionov – lived – Vladimir
– wife and children – trip – Nizhny Fair – wife – bad dream
– not to start – local police
– arrested Aksionov – charged with murder – petition
– turned down – sent – mines of Siberia – grew old – frequently
prayed to God – respected by inmates – gentle behaviour – one day – met – Makar Semyonich – Aksionov – found out the truth – Makar admitted – Aksionov – forgave
– died in
peace
44. a. Write
a summary or make notes of
the following passage.
How does television affect our lives? It can be very
helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that they watch.
Television can increase
our knowledge of the outside
world; there are high quality
programmes that help us understand many fields of study, science,
medicine, the different arts and so on. Moreover, television benefits very old people,
who can’t leave the house, as well as patients
in hospitals. It also offers non-native speakers the
advantage of daily informal language practice. They can increase their vocabulary and practise listening.
On the other hand, there are several serious disadvantages of television. Of course, it provides us with
a pleasant way to relax and spend our free time, but in some countries people watch television for an
average of six hours or more a day. Many children stare at the TV screen for more hours a day than they
spend on anything else, including studying and sleeping. It’s clear that TV has a powerful influence
on their lives and that its influence is often negative. Recent studies show that after only thirty seconds of
television viewing, a person’s brain ‘relaxes’ the same way that it does just before the person falls asleep.
Another effect of television on the human brain is that it seems
to cause poor concentration. Children who view a lot of
television can often concentrate on a subject for only fifteen to twenty
minutes. They can pay attention only for the amount of time between
commercials.
45.
a. Write an application for the post
of Personal Secretary
to the Managing Director of a company. Attach a
curriculum vitae.
OR
b. Write a paragraph of about 150 words on the importance of Joint family system
in child development.
46. a. Read the following sentences, spot the errors
and correct them.
i. He gave a lot of
advices.
ii. They discussed
about politics.
iii. She completed
her work, don’t
she?
iv. Neither Suresh
nor Kamal are intelligent.
v. Ramesh is senior than Venkat.
OR
b. Fill in the blanks appropriately.
i. When I------------- (return) home,
the door was locked. (Use the verb in the
correct tense form)
ii.
How ------------ you ask me such a question? (Use a semi-modal verb)
iii.
The most
---- scientist in the
world has been warning about the----- danger of nuclear war.
(imminent /eminent)
iv-------------- you plant more trees, you cannot
save our planet.
(Use an appropriate linker)
47.a. Develop
the following hints into a story.
Priya- domestic
help- natural singer-
often- sings- while at work- visitor- noticed-
made- a video- her song-
uploaded it- becomes- viral-
singing- sensation- overnight.
OR
b. Read the following passage
and answer the questions given below.
Gods are happy in their
heaven,
When women are honoured
upon the earth,
Not it is a favour for them,
But to respect their
merit alone.
Their hopes do live in dreams at night,
To make them true in broad day-light,
They don’t
have sign insight,
This
is in fact their miserable plight.
Women
are holy by thei rbirth,
Sacred are their
way of life,
In
pious ways they spare their time,
If
women are fearless, frank and fire,
And
lead a simple and humble life,
And treated with a sense of love,
This world
will turn a heaven
indeed!
Questions:
1.
When, according to the poet,
do Gods in heaven feel happy?
2.
What is considered as the miserable plight of women?
3.
Why does the poet call the life of
women sacred?
4.
How can this world
be transformed into a heaven?
5.
Suggest a suitable title to the poem.
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