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MODEL QUESTION PAPER – I (JAN-2022)

Std : XII Total Marks: 90
Subject: English Time: 3.00 Hrs
Part -I
Answer all the questions. 20x1=20
Choose the most appropriate synonyms of the underlined words in the following sentences.
1. Suffering seems so cruelly prevalent in the world today.
a) common b) destiny c) fiction d) boredom
2. Nicola was glaring at his young brother in vexation.
a) weak b) annoyance c) delicate d) strong
3. His shoulder and arm were amputated.
a) convinced b) dissuaded c) cut off d) proscribed
Choose the most appropriate antonyms of the underlined words in the following sentences.
4. He smiled uncomfortably.
a) comfortably b) hinder c) assist d) prevent
5. Nicola’s smile was steady and engaging.
a) recognize b) unappealing c) minimize d) admire
6. The business of living is the celebration of being alive.
a) flattery b) jubilant c) failure d) achievement
7. Choose the word that can be placed after the word ‘black’ to form a compound word.
a) board b) milk c) step d) over
8. Choose the suffix that can be added after the word ‘perform’.
a) ment b) ness c) tion d) ance
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation ‘GPS’.
a) Global Permanent System b) Good Positioning System
c) Global Positioning System d) Global Placement Scheme
10. Choose the correct American English word for ‘tap’.
a) eraser b) faucet c) vest d) sweater
11. Choose the correct combination for the blended word ‘brunch’.
a) breakfast+ lunch b) break + lunch c) brush + lunch d) best + lunch
12. Choose the clipped form of ‘mathematics’.
a) spec b) mathes c) matics d) maths
13. Replace the underlined word with a suitable phrasal verb.
Come what may, I will stand by you.
a) relax b) support c) put off d) oppose
14. Choose the right meaning for the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
Teaching English is my cup of tea.
a) one’s favourite activity b) irritate people c) think carefully d) make people relaxed
15. Fill in the blank with the suitable article.
This is ------------- best restaurant in the city.
a) an b) a c) the d) much
16. Fill in the blank choosing the correct preposition.
Here is the watch that you asked ---------.
a) at b) in c) for d) since
17. Fill in the blank choosing the correct prepositional phrase.
He argued ________ his client.
a) in support of b) in case of c) in spite of d) in return of
18. Complete the sentence choosing the appropriate linker.
I sent him a letter ----------- he didn’t respond.
a) unless b) but c) whereas d) consequently
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19. Choose the correct question tag for the following statement.
She completed her homework, ________?
a) am she b) are she c) ain’t she d) didn’t she
20. Replace the underlined word with its polite form.
We should respect the oldman.
a) economically backward b) differently abled b) senior citizen d) job seeker
Part -II
Section - 1
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any four sets. 4x2=8
21. “All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.”
a) What is the world compared to?
b) Mention the figure of speech employed.
22. “Like a huge python, winding round and round
The rugged trunk, intended deep with scars”
a) What looks like a python?
b) Mention the figure of speech employed here.
23. “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?
24. “And then the justice
In fair round belly with good capon lin’d
With eyes sever and beard of formal cut
Full of wise saws and modern instances”;
a) Whom does justice refer to?
b) Describe his appearance.
25. “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. “Then a whining school boy with his satchel

And shining morning face creeping like snail
Unwilling to go to school”
a) Which stage of life is being referred to here by the poet?
b) How does the boy go to school?
Section - 2
Do as directed. Answer ANY THREE questions. 3x2= 6
27. Sankar said to me, “Do you know me?” (Change into Indirect speech)
28. Open the door. (Change the voice)
29. If I were a bird, I would fly. (Begin with ‘Were’)
30. Besides being a singer, she is also a dancer. (Rewrite as a Compound sentence)
Part – III
Section - 1
Explain ANY TWO of the following with reference to the context. 2x3=6
31. Dear is the casuarina to my soul.
32. They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts.
33. It is the tree’s lament, an eerie speech.
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 Section - 2
Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in not more than 30 words. 2x3=6
34. Why does Dr. Barnard find suffering of children heartbreaking?
35. What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?
36. How did the narrator help the boys on sunday?
Section - 3
Answer ANY THREE of the following. 3x3=9
37. Build a dialogue of at least six utterances between two friends about the book fair where
they are planning to visit.
38. Describe the process of making a lemon tea.
39. Complete the proverbs.
i) Actions speak louder than ______ (place, memory, words)
ii) ------------- is the index of mind. (Face, Beauty, Wonder)
iii) A bad workman always blames his ----------. (foot, tools, fingers)
40. Rearrange the following sentences correctly.
a) corona virus/ new/A/ of/millions/people/ infected/has/chinese
b) merely/ of/ aim/ the/education/ to/ is/ knowledge/ give
c) world/ compared/is/ a/ to/ the/ stage
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) Describe the author’s views on suffering in “In celebration of being alive”.
42. Answer the following in a paragraph of 150 words.
a) Bring out Shakespeare’s views on the seven stages of life
OR
b) Describe the reminiscences of the poet when she sees the casuarina tree.
43. Answer the following in a paragraph of 150 words by developing the hints.
a) Iran Dmitrich – Merchant – Russia – decides – business venture – Wife – bad dream – Iran
disregards – meets another merchant – travel together – retrieve separately – stopped by – police –
sentence – Siberia – new prisoners came – discloses the fact – Makar admits – Aksionov dies.
OR
b) Fowler - writer- write a book on detectives- meet a secret agent, Ausable - report on new missiles
- found a rival spy, Max - on the 6th floor at midnight - Max with a pistol - demanded report -
handled cleverly - telling a false story - the non-existent balcony - a waiter knocked - made Max
panicky – jumped out of fear - got rid of his enemy - Ausable’s presence of mind.
44. a. Write a summary or make notes of the following passage.
In life, you'll always come across situations where there will be someone else who's better
than you, especially there is no one quality or standard that people can be judged on. There will
always be someone who looks better, has more money or is more intelligent than you. How you
choose to approach these situations, of course, depends on the perspective you take. People in
themselves aren’t intimidating, it's the opinions you form about them that make you feel so. Rather
than judging people on a single attribute and getting intimidated, be comfortable with who you are
and approach other people as complete individuals rather than a bundle of good or bad attributes.
The key to not letting others intimidate you is to know your own worth. Don't let your sense off be
defined by what others think of you or how you compare yourself to them. Know what you are, and
be comfortable in your skin. Instead of feeling threatened and letting your ego in the way, you
could benefit a great deal by being around people who might be better than you in some ways.

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Respect others for what they are and use these opportunities to learn from the strengths and virtues
of others.
OR
b. Write a paragraph of about 150 words on COVID-19 and its impact on education.
45. a.Write a letter to the Collector of Chennai District expressing your wish to contribute
some funds that you had collected for the victims of a recent flood in your city.
OR
b. Write a letter to your friend Riya to ask her if she could spend her Pongal holidays with you.
46. a. Read the following sentences, spot the errors and correct them.
i. My scissors are missing.
ii. They discussed about politics.
iii. Though he is poor, but he helped the needy.
iv. Gymanastics are his favourite subject.
v. Five rupees have no value these days.
OR
b. Fill in the blanks appropriately.
1. Mani ------------- (work) in this school since 2013. (Use the verb in the correct tense form)
2. The climate is superb ------ to the heavy -------. (dew, due)
3. You ------------- not read every chapter. (Use a semi- modal verb)
4. It started raining -------- we could not play. (Use the appropriate linker)

47. a. Develop the following hints into a story.

Old fisherman–as usual cast his net–caught a gold–fish–fish cried, “take pity and put me back in
water”–promised to compensate handsomely–fisherman returned home empty handed–wife angry–
asked for a new tub–went to fish–wish granted–next the wife asked for a new home–wish granted–
again the wife demanded for a marble palace, v silk dresses and servants–wife not satisfied–wished
to be queen and rule–fisherman went to fish–fish disappeared without granting any wish–fisherman
returned home - saw wife washing clothes in old leaking tub in the old wooden hut.
OR
b. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
This country now needs a new equilibrium, a new spirit of national reconciliation that can be
brought about only by moving forward to the new frontiers of true equality, fuller opportunity and
greater compassion for the weaker sections of its people. Our goal is total freedom for the people
that can fully reflect their urges and aspirations for a better life. We cannot remain content by
merely reliving our past even under the condition of complete freedom, without a matching concept
of the present and the future. We can survive only by seizing every constructive opportunity that
can offer a creative alternative to the legacies of the past. It is only through such a lofty endeavour
that the country can discover itself with a new sense of adventure and faith in ourselves.
Answer the following questions:
1. What does the country need?
2. What is our goal?
3. How can we survive?
4. What is the benefit of undergoing such a lofty endeavour?
5. Suggest a suitable title to this passage.

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