12th - XII - Standard - English - June Monthly Test Question Paper - Model Question Paper - Samacheer Kalvi

 

June Monthly Test

(Portion: Unit-1, Voices, Modals)

 

Std: XII                                                         PART – I                                          Total Marks: 50

Subject: English                                                                                                      Time: 2.00 hours

I. Answer all the questions.                                                                                        10 X 1 = 10

Choose the most appropriate synonyms of the underlined words in the following sentences.

1.His demeanour is confident at every stage.

a)  Appearance             b) detailed                   c) miniature                 d) beheaded

2.  This place looked deserted last week.

      a) uninhabited      b) applauses                         c) conflicts                 d) discussions

3.  The boys seemed artless for the narrator.

a)  debatable                  b) accepted                 c) guileless                   d) known

Choose the most appropriate antonyms of the underlined words in the following sentences.

4.The youth has to be cautious in every aspect of life.

a)  careless                    b) sluggishly                c) reduced                   d) lowly

5.  …which are not to be despised.

       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 clipped form of ‘Refrigerator’.

a)  frige                         b) fridge                      c) rator                         d) refri

9.      Fill in the blank with the suitable article.

My brother is----------- M.A.

a)  an                            b) a                              c) the                           d) No article

10.  Fill in the blank by choosing the correct preposition.

I have been waiting-------12 p.m.

a)  at                             b) in                             c) on                            d) since

II. Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any two questions.                       2 X 2= 4

   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. We could do nothing, being sold.

     a) Why couldn’t they do anything?        b) Why did they feel helpless?

 3.  “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?

III. Do as directed.                                                                                                                2 X 2= 4

  1. The crowd expected their leader to arrive early in the morning. (Change into passive voice)

  2.  Sundari has been taken to hospital by her husband.  (Change into active voice)

IV. Explain any two of the following with reference to the context.                                2 X 3=6

  1.  A little wicked wicket gate.

  2. “How can this shameful tale be told?”

  3. “Our only enemy was gold”

V. Answer any two of the following questions.                                                                  2 X 3=6

   1. What was Lucia suffering from?

   2. What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?

   3. What made the boys work so hard?                                                                   

 VI. Answer the questions each in a paragraph of 150 words                                        3 X 5 = 15        

   1. Justify the title of the story “Two Gentlemen of Verona.”                                              

   2. Human greed led to the mighty fall of a castle. Explain.

   3. Write a summary of the story “God Sees the Truth, But Waits”

VII. Write a letter the Editor of a newspaper about the nuisance created by the roadside vendors blocking the pavements and occupying the parking zone.                                               (5 Marks)

 

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