TEST SERIES I (2022-23)

 TEST SERIES  I (2022-23)

Marks: 30                  English- 12^th Com                         Time: 1 Hour

(Reading for comprehension , language study, summary and mind mapping)

Q 1 A) Grammar:

 Do as directed:                                                                                                                             (04 Mks)

1) We can accept our life gracefully.

(Select the correct option using modal auxiliary showing 'compulsion')

a) We will accept our life gracefully.

b) We must accept our life gracefully.

c) We might accept our life gracefully.

d) We may accept our life gracefully.

Ans: We must accept our life gracefully.

2) Girl was cooking roots and tree leaves without Fire.

(Select the correct option to insert an appropriate article )

   a) Girl was cooking roots and tree leaves without the  Fire.

   b) A girl was cooking roots and tree leaves without the  Fire.

   c) The girl was cooking roots and tree leaves without  Fire.

   d) The girl was cooking roots and tree leaves without a Fire.

Ans:  The girl was cooking roots and tree leaves without a fire.

3) The students are solving the Activity Sheet.

(Begin the sentence with ‘The Activity Sheet….’)

Ans : The Activity Sheet is being solved by the students.

4) Spot the error.

C V Raman’s knowledges of all branches of physics are abnormal.

Ans : C V Raman's knowledge of all branches of Physics is abnormal.

Q1B) SUMMARY:

Read the extract and write a summary of the given extract with a suitable title.                  (04Mks)

My son starts school today. It is all going to be strange and new to him for a while and I wish you  would  treat him gently. It is an adventure that might take him across continents. All the adventures  probably  include wars, tragedy and sorrow. To live this life will require faith, love and courage .

So, dear teachers, will you please take him by his hand and teach him things he will have to know - but gently, if you can. Teach him that for every enemy, there is a friend. He will have to know that  all men are not just, that all men are not true. But teach him also that for every scoundrel  there  is a hero that for every crooked politician, there is a dedicated leader.

Teach him if you can that 10 cents earned is of far more value than a dollar found.  In school. teach him it is far more honourable to fall than to cheat. Teach him to learn how to gracefully lose, and enjoy winning when he does win.

Teach him to gentle with people, tough with tough people. Steer him away from envy if can and teach him the secret of quiet laughter. Teach him if you can- how to laugh when he is sad, teach him there is no shame in tears. Teach him there can be glory in failure and despair in success. Teach him to scoff at cynics.

Teach him if you can the wonders of books, but also give time to ponder the extreme mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun and flowers on a green hill. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong.

 Try to give my son strength not to follow the crowd when everyone else is doing it. Teach him to listen to everyone, but teach him also to filter all that he hears on a screen of truth and take only the good that comes through.

Teach him to sell his talents and brains to the highest bidder but never to put a price tag on his heart and soul. Let him have the courage to be impatient, let him have the patience to be brave. Teach him to have sublime faith in himself, because then he will always have sublime faith in mankind, in God. This is the order, teachers but see what best you can do. He is a nice little boy and my son. (Abraham Lincoln's Letter to His Son's Teacher)

Write a summary with the help of given clues –

Abraham Lincoln’s letter to the teacher – adventures – humanity – honesty – child tackle ups and down in life – book reading -  not to follow crowd – message – conclusion.

Ans : Abraham Lincoln has written this letter to his son's teacher. It is full of optimism and values he believed in.Instead of the adventures which are harmful to mankind, he requested her to teach him life values- trust, love, courage, humanity, honesty ,etc. It shows Lincoln's passion and zeal for learning.To nurture honour and character among the children is the purpose of education. He suggests the teacher to tell the students the importance of reading and good books. He also suggests not to follow crowd.Listen to everyone but filter the information on the screen of truth.Education is a potential tool for building up the all-round personality.

Q1C) Mind Mapping:                                                                                                                                     (04Mks)

 Develop a mind mapping frame/design using your own ideas to illustrate on the topic, " Auxiliary".

Tips for Mind Mapping:

I) Connect your thoughts or ideas using the title.

II) Use your own design/ format for branching.

III) Create minimum 2 or 3 main branches and its sub- branches excluding the title.

Ans:

Q2A) Read the given extract and complete the activity given below:                                      (10Mks)

'Can’t hear', said one, ' the breakers roar?

For me think we should be near the shore '.

'Now where we are I cannot tell,

But I wish I could hear the Inchcape Bell'.

 

They hear no sound, the swell  is strong;

Though the wind hath fallen they drift along,

Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock,

'O Christ ! It is the Inchcape Rock !'

 

Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair;

He curst himself in his despair;

The waves rush in every side,

The ship is sinking beneath the tide.

 

But even in his dying fear

 One dreadful sound could the Rover hear,

A sound as if with the Inchcape Bell,

The devil below was ringing his knell'.

A1) Name the two speakers from the first stanza and write what they are saying.                             (02)

Ans : Sailors of Sir Ralph's ship are speaking in the stanza. First sailor says that he can hear the roaring  of waves and it seems to him that shore is nearby. The second sailor who wishes that they can hear the sound of Inchcape  Bell as they are not aware of where they are.

A2) Explain the line, 'The Devil below was ringing his knell'.                                                            (02)

Ans : Sir Ralph had cut down the Inchcape Bell as he was jealous of  the Abbot of Aberbrothok.On the way back to home, his ship faced the storm and struck the Inchcape Rock. He cursed himself for his mistake and drowned.When his death came close to him he could hear the sound of Inchcape Bell as if the Devil himself was  ringing his death bell (knell) for him.

A3) "Evil cannot go unpunished in this world" write your opinion on this in about 50 words in the light of poem, "The Inchcape Rock".                                                                                                            (02)

Ans : It's true that evil cannot go unpunished in this world.I feel there is some divine power which observes our action and gives justice to all of us. By cutting the Inchcape Bell, Sir Ralph did the bad thing.Ultimately,he got punishment in the form of death as there was no warning bell ringing near the Inchcape Rock.Thus the poetice justice is given to Sir Ralph. Here, we remember the proverb 'As you sow, so shall you reap'.

A4) Poetic Device:

Write down the rhyme scheme and rhyming pairs of the last stanza.                                                   (02)

Ans : Rhyme scheme --aabb

Rhyming pairs -- fear - hear

                                 Bell - knell

A5) Poetic Creativity:

Read the following lines and compose the missing lines on your own and rewrite it.                          (02)

Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair;

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The waves rush in every side,

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 Ans : Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair;

Realising his mistake mere,

The waves rush in every side,

And he would be below the tide.

Q2B) Appreciation:                                                                                                                                 (04Mks)

Weavers, weaving at break of day,

Why do you weave a garment so gay ?...

Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild,

We weave the robes of a new-born child.

Weavers, weaving at fall of night,

Why do you weave a garment so bright?...

Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green,

We weave the marriage-veils of a queen.

Weavers, weaving solemn and still,

What do you weave in the moonlight chill...

White as a feather and white as a cloud,

We weave a dead man's funeral shroud.

Write an appreciation of the poem, ‘Indian Weavers’ with the help of following points.

-  About the poem, significance of the title

-  Form of the poem, theme and its  significance

-  Poetic style, language features, poetic devices

-  Inspirational message, values, morals reflected

-  Your opinion and critical evaluation of the poem.

Ans : Sarojini Naidu is one of the most famous Indian poets in English. In this poem "Indian Weavers" she glorified the Indian Weavers who are self reliant. The title of the poem is self explanatory. The poet has given spiritual and philosophical touch to this poem.She depicts her thoughts about life and death in this poem.

This poem is a short rhythemic poem of three stanzas.Each stanza consists quatrain-a set of four lines.Each stanza depicts a different time of day i.e.break of day (morning)indicates Birth and Childhood ,fall of night(evening) indicates Youth and  Adulthood and chilly moonlight
(night) indicates Old age and Death.At different time of day the weavers weave different cloths which will be used in different occasion.

The language of the poem is simple and easy to understand. The metaphorical use of language enriches the content.The use of images and different colours unveils the different shades and moods of life .The rhyme scheme of the poem is aabb ccdd eeff .The question-answer method of presentation gives a conversational tone to this poem.The poet uses here poetic devices like Similies , Metaphors,  Alliterations and Repetitions, Symbols and colour Imageries to  indicate different moods and phases of life .The poet tells here about the Indian culture as well as the philosophy of life.

Q3A) Add a word to the sentence  as an answer and rewrite .                                                        (02)

1) Setting includes place, period, time, climate or weather and ------.

   2)  The realistic novel is also called a novel  of  ------.

    3) Murasaki Shikibu’s  ‘Tale of Genji ‘ has been described  as the --------.

   4) The German word ‘ bildungsroman’ indicates -----.

Ans : 1)Setting includes place, period, time, climate or weather and  lifestyle.

2) The realistic novel is also called a novel  of  manner.

3) Murasaki Shikibu’s  ‘Tale of Genji ‘ has been described  as the  world's first novel.

4) The German word ‘ bildungsroman’ indicates growth.

Q3B) Pick out the odd element from the group.                                                                               (02)

      i) Theme, Conflict, Gothic, Character

     ii) Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, Salman Rushdie, Hendry Fielding

     iii) Place, Realistic, Psychological, Allegorical

     iv) Drama, Poetry, Novel, Language

Ans : i) Theme, Conflict, Gothic, Character

     ii) Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, Salman Rushdie, Hendry Fielding

     iii) Place, Realistic, Psychological, Allegorical

     iv) Drama, Poetry, Novel, Language