AHSEC| CLASS 12| ENGLISH| QUESTION PAPER - 2017| H.S. 2ND YEAR
2017
English
Times: 3 hours
Full marks: 100
Section- A
(Reading Skill: 10 Marks)
1. Read the following passage carefully:
Today's woman is
a highly self-directed person, alive to the sense of her dignity and the
importance of her functions in the private domestic domain and the public
domain of the world of work. Women are rational in approach, careful in
bandling situation and want to do things as best as possible. The Fourth World
Conference of Women held in Beijing in September 1995 had emphasised that no
enduring solution of society's most threatening social, economic and political
problems could be found without the participation and empowerment of the women.
The 1995 World Summit for Social Development had also emphasised the pivotal
role of women in eradicating poverty and mending the social fabric. The
Constitution of India had conferred on women equal rights and opportunities
political, social, educational and of employment - with men. Because of
oppressive traditions, superstitions, exploitation and corruption, a majority
of women are not allowed to enjoy the rights and opportunities, bestowed on
them. One of the major reasons for this state of affairs is the lack of
literacy and awareness among women. Education is the main instrument through
which we can narrow down the prevailing inequality and accelerate the process
of economic and political change in the status of women.
The role of
women in a society is very important. Women's education is the key to a better
life in the future. A recent World Bank study says that educating girls is not
a charity, it is good economics and if developing nations are to eradicate
poverty, they must educate the girls. The report says that the economic and
social returns on investment in education of the girls considerably affect the
human development index of the nation. Society would progress only if the
status of women is respected and the presence of an educated woman in the
family would ensure education of the family itself. Education and empowerment
of women are closely related.
On the basis
of your reading of the passage answer the following questions:
(a) Mention some
of the qualities of today's women. 2
(b) Where was
the Fourth World conference of women held and what did it emphasise? 1+1=2
(c) What factors
prevent a majority of women from enjoying their rights and opportunities? 2
(d) What can
education do for the cause of women? 2
(e) What is the
observation of World Bank on girl education? 2
Section B
(Advanced Writing
Skills: 25 Marks)
2. Design a poster for the World-Environment Day creating
awareness among the people about the threats of environment degradation.
(Maximum 50 words) 5
Or
You are
Binod/Seema, the Cultural Secretary of St. Anthony's College, Guwahati. Draft a
notice, in not more than 50 words, for the notice board informing the students
about the "Inter-College Song and Dance Competition" that your
institution is going to organise. 5
3. You recently visited some flood-affected areas of Dhemaji
District. As a press reporter on an English Daily write a report on the flood
situation in 100- 125 words. You are Amar/Nitu.
10
Or
You are
Gopal/Anita of Govt. Higher Secondary School, Karimganj. Your school has
organized a Blood Donation Camp on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee
Celebrations. Write a report in 100-125 words as an editor for your school
magazine, on this widely acclaimed activity. 10
4. Write a letter to the editor of an English Daily drawing
the attention of the authorities concerned to the menace of reckless driving in
your town. You are Mukul/Ayesha. 10
Or
You are
Rita/Gourav. You have seen an advertisement for the post of a Sales Executive
in a reputed company. Write an application to the Regional Director of the
Company in response to the advertisement applying for the post. 10
Section C
(Grammar: 20
Marks)
5. Change the form of narration in the following
sentences: 2x2=4
(a) The boy said
to the teacher, "Sir, I am weak in English and seek your advice."
"Read the text thoroughly and try to express your ideas in simple correct
English," said the teacher.
(b), My friend
told me that he was very thirsty and requested me to give him a glass of water.
6. Change the voice of any three of the following
sentences: 3x1=3
(a) Football is
played everywhere.
(b) Do you work
immediately.
(c) Who opened
the door?
(d) I have lost
my book.
(e) The coach is
training the players.
(f) Who has
broken the window pane?
7. Rewrite any five of the following sentences using the
verbs given in brackets in their correct tense forms: 5x1=5
(a) Recently the
price of petrol _____(go) up.
(b) I ______(do)
a lot of work today.
(c) The train
_______(leave) before we reached the station.
(d) I wish my
brother ______(be) here.
(e) As he
_____(cross) the road a bus knocked him down.
(f) I
_____(think) of going abroad for quite some time.
(g) This paper
____(appear) twice a week.
8. Rewrite any four of the following sentences filling in
the blanks with appropriate prepositions: 4×1=4
(a) I met him
____the road.
(b) I
congratulate you ______your success.
(c) John was
annoyed _______his mother.
(d) The work
should be finished ______next Friday.
(e) We are not
interested ______your story.
(f) He was
frightened _______the noise.
9. Rewrite any four of the sentences as directed: 4x1=4
(a) The Brahmaputra
is the longest river in India. (Change it into positive degree)
(b) Everybody
wishes to be happy. (Make it interrogative)
(c) Only Ram was
present there. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
(d) He desired
that I should go there. (Make it a simple sentence)
(e) He is so
lazy that he cannot shine in life. (Make it a simple sentence)
(f) Having done
his work, he left the place. (Make it a compound sentence)
Section D
(Text books: 45
Marks)
10. Read one of the following extracts and answer the questions
that follow:
(a) "The
little old house was out with a little new shed
In front at the
edge of the road where the traffic sped,
A roadside stand
that too pathetically pled,
It would not be
fair to say for a dole of bread,
But for some of
the money, the cash whose flow supports
The flower of
cities from sinking and withering faint."
Questions:
(i) Where was the
shed put up? 1
(ii) What was its
purpose? 1
(iii) Why does
the poet use the word 'pathetic'? 1
(iv) Who are
referred to as 'the flower of cities'? 1
Or
(b) "Those
who prepare green wars,
Wars with gas,
wars with fire,
Victory with no
survivors,
and walk about
with their brothers
in the shade,
doing nothing."
Questions:
(i) What are the
different kinds of wars mentioned by the poet in the passage? 1
(ii) What kind
of victory do they achieve? 1
(iii) Who are
the brothers mentioned in the stanza? 1
(iv) Find words
in the given stanza that mean 'those left alive' and 'win'. 1
11. Answer any three of the following questions in 30-40
words: 3x2=6
(i) How is thing
of beauty a joy forever?
(ii) Why does
the poet Neruda 'with to count to twelve'?
(iii) What do
the young sprinting tress signify?
(iv) What are
being sold in the Road-side stand?
(v) What is the
'Childish longing' that the poet refers to? Why is it 'in vain'?
(vi) Why has the
mother been compared to the 'late winter's moon'?
12. Answer any five of the following questions: 5x1=5
(a) What was
written in the new copies brought by M. Hamel for the student in a beautiful
round hand?
(b) What does
the 'garbage' mean for the elders of Seemapuri?
(c) Where does
Mukesh live?
(d) Where did
John Rowntree and his family make their first home at Gauhati?
(e) Whom did
Gandhi and Shukla want to meet at Patna?
(f) Who is
Geoff?
(g) Which was
the only occasion when Sophie got to see Danny Casey in person?
13. Answer any five of the following questions in 30-40
words: 5x2=10
(a) Why did
Franz want to spend his day out of doors?
(b) Why did M.
Hamel not blame Franz alone for his inability to learn?
(c) What is the
significance of banglers in an Indian society?
(d) What does
Rowntree say about the river banks in the Manas Sanctuary?
(e) What was the
incident that prompted Gandhi to raise his voice of protest against the
British?
(f) What are the
other options that Sophie dreams of besides owning a boutique?
(g) What job is
Geoff engaged in? Does he entertain wild and impractical dreams like his sister
does?
14. Answer any one of the following questions in 80-100
words: 1×5-5
(a) Describe the
unusual things that Franz notice on the day of the last lesson.
Or
(b) Describe the
miserable plight of the people of Firozabad.
Or
Describe the
exploitation of the indigo sharecroppers by the English landlords. Did Gandhi
help them to get an honourable settlement?
15. Answer any one of the following questions in 125-150
words: 1x7=7
Why is
Antarctica the place to go, to understand the earth's present, past and future?
Or
Bama's
experience is that of a victim of the caste system. What kind of discrimination
does Zitkala-Sa's experience depict? What are their responses to their
respective situations?
16. Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40
words: 4×2=8
(a) What did the
chief astrology predict about the Tiger King?
(b) What is
Gondwana?
(c) Why and how
did Derry enter Mr. Lamb's garden?
(d) Why does
Derry go back to Mr. Lamb in the end?
(e) When did
Bama experience untouchability?
(f) What was
Zitkala's idea regarding short, shingled hair?
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