MP Board Class 12th English Ardhvaarshik Paper 2023-24 PDF Download
MP Board Class 12th English Ardhvaarshik Paper 2023-24 PDF Download :-
Class 12th English Ardhvaarshik Paper 2023-24 PDF Download :-
Half Yearly Examination-2023-24
Class - XII
Subject - English
[Time:03 Hours] [Marks:80]
Instructions :
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Marks are indicated in front of each question.
Section - A (READING)
Q.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. (1×10=10)
Cataract is the major cause of blindness , which is also caused by damage to the
cornea. It occurs more often in old age. As one starts growing old, the lens of the
eye hardens, loses its transparency and becomes opaque. It obstructs the light rays
from entering the eye.The onset of cataract blurs the vision . Sometimes, the
cataract patient sees multiple images instead of a single bobject image. Because of
the gradual development of cataract, the afflicted person loses his/her vision and
the world becomes dark to him/her. The development of cataract is a complex
process. However, the following factors can be attributed to its formation. Cataract
generally develops in old age but sometimes, children are born with cataract
because of hereditary defect. Eye injuries too,can cause cataracts.People exposed
to sun rays for longer periods develop cataract earlier than others. Researchers
opine that the smoke inhaled while smoking carries substances internallydamaging
the eyes. Ultraviolet radiation, invisible to the human eye, is linked to skin cancer.
The victim loses vision and the world becomes dark to him.
Questions :
(i) What is the major cause of blindness?
(a) pollution (b) mobile phones
(c) cataract (d) None of these
(ii) Why does the lens of the eye become opaque in old age?
(a) it loses its transparency (b) it becomes dirty
(c) it becomes old (d) All of these
(iii) How does cataract affect its victim ultimately?
(a) Leads to partial loss of vision (b) leads to complete loss of vision
(c) both of these (d) None of these
(iv) How does one detect cataract in early stages ?
(a) Vision becomes clear (b) vision becomes blurred
(c) see multiple images (d) both b and c.
(v) Find the word from Para 1 that means ‘that through which light cannot enter’.
(a) transparent (b) opaque
(c) semitransparent (d) none of these
(vi) Noun form of patient.
(a) patient (b) patience
(c) passionate (d) None of these
(vii) Type of cancer caused by ultraviolet radiation is…….
(a) blood cancer (b) breast cancer
(c) skin cancer (d) lung cancer
(viii) The onset of cataract……….the vision.
(a) blurs (b) distracts
(c) diffracts (d) protracts
(ix) when does cataract generally occur?
(x) How is smoking responsible for the development of cataract?
Q.2. Read the following passage carefully and make notes on it, also give a suitable title. (4)
Conversation is indeed the most easily teachable of all arts. All you need to do in
order to become a good conversationalist is to find a subject that interests you and
your listeners. There are, for example, numberless hobbies to talk about. But the
important thing is that you must talk about other fellow’s hobby rather than your
own. Therein lies the secret of your popularity. Talk to your friends about the things
that interest them, and you will get a reputation for good fellowship, charming wit,
and a brilliant mind. There is nothing that pleases people so much as your interest
in their interest. It is just as important to know what subjects to avoid and what
subjects to select for good conversation. If you don’t want to be set down as a wet
blanket or a bore, be careful to avoid certain unpleasant subjects. Avoid talking
about yourself, unless you are asked to do so. People are interested in their own
problems, not in yours. Sickness or death bores everybody. The only one who
willingly listens to such talk is the doctor, but he gets paid for it.
Section - B (WRITING)
Q.3. You are Aishwarya Patel, student of class XII of Govt.HSS, Dewas. You have (4)
found a bag in the school playground. Prepare a notice for the school notice
board to inform about the bag.
Or
Prepare an attractive poster against the use of drugs.
Q.4. You are Anand Kumar Mishra, a resident of Preet vihar, Chhatarpur. Write a letter to (4)
the collector of your district, telling him about nuisance of loudspeakers in your area.
Or
Write a letter to your uncle thanking him for the birthday present he had sent for you.
You are Hari Tiwari, residing at Harshvardhan Nagar, Bhopal
Q.5. Write a short paragraph on any one of the following topics in about 120 words. (4)
A- The Problem of Unemployment B-Value of Games and Sports
C- Pollution Problem: A Great Challenge D- COVID-19 : its impact on our life
Or
You have witnessed an accident. Write a report for a newspaper about the
accident using the following details; (in about 120 words)
a. Where, when and how did the accident happen,
b. people, vehicle involved, loss of life and property
c. The scene of accident,
d. details of casualties-deaths, injured ,hospitalized
Section - C (GRAMMAR)
Q.6. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct answer from the given options (any five) (1×5=5)
(i) I am going to buy....................clothes. (some/any)
(ii) How….….…….sugar do you take in your tea? (much/many)
(iii) In a football match,....................team has 11 players. (each/every)
(iv) ........................you like to come with me? (could, would, should)
(v) ………………ganga is a scared river. (a/an/the)
(vi) Mohan asked me if I.......................help him. ( can, could, may)
Q.7. Do as directed (any five) (1×5=5)
(i) Sonia did her duty. (Change into negative)
(ii) He is so weak that he cannot stand. (Rewrite the sentence using 'too…to')
(iii) If you do not work hard, you will fail. (Rewrite using 'unless' in place of 'if')
(iv) The man brings potatoes. (Combine the sentences using a relative clause)
(v) This news surprise me. (Change the voice)
(vi) I/had/exam/a lot of/during/time.
(Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence)
Section - D (TEXT BOOK)
Q.8. Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions given below. (1×5=5)
When I passed the town hall there was a crowd in front of the bulletin-board. For
the last two years all our bad news had come from there-the lost battles, the draft,
the orders of the commanding officer-and I thought to myself , without stopping.
“What can be the matter. Now?”Then, as I hurried by as fast as I could go, the
blacksmith, Watcher, who was there, with his apprentice, reading the bulletin,
called after me, “Don’t go so fast, bub: you’ll get to your school in plenty of time!”I
thought he was making fun of me, and reached M Hamel’s little garden all out of
breath.
Questions :
(i) Where had all the bad news come from for last two years?
(a) school (b) Prussia
(c) Alsace (d) Bulletin-board
(ii) What did the blacksmith say to Franz?
(a) to read the bulletin-board (b) to complete his homework
(c) to hurry to school (d) to not go so fast
(iii) What has M Hamel’s ‘little garden’ been referred to in this extract?
(a) his home (b) his school
(c) his country (d) his garden
(iv) Which of these means ‘apprentice’?
(a) mentor (b) amateur
(c) engineer (d) writer
(v) What was the motive of the blacksmith Watcher?
(a) To ridicule Franz (b) To boost the morale of Franz
(c) To dominate little Franz. (d) To make him realize the importance of his
mother tongue
Q.9.(A) Read the following extract carefully and answer the question given below. (1×3=3)
Driving from my parent’s
Home to Cochin last Friday
Morning, I saw my mother,
Beside me,
Doze, open mouthed, her face
Ashen like that
Of a corpse and realized with pain
That she was as old as she
Looked but soon
Put that thought away
And looked out at young trees sprinting...
Questions :
(i) Which of these best applies to the given extract?
(a) a conversation (b) a piece of advice
(c) a recollection (d) an argument
(ii) Which of these is the tone of the poet in the given extract?
(a) happy and romantic (b) gloomy and fearful
(c) cheerful and humorous (d) angry and frustrated
(iii) Find out the word from the extract that means ‘dead body’.
(B) Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow. (1×4=4)
Everyone stood transfixed in stupefaction. They looked wildly at each other and
blinked. ‘‘O wise prophets! It was I who spoke.’’ This time there were no grounds
for doubt. It was the infant born just ten days ago who had enunciated the words
so clearly. The chief astrologer took off his spectacles and gazed intently at the
baby. ‘‘All those who are born will one day have to die. We don’t need your
predictions to know that. There would be some sense in it if you could tell us the
manner of that death,’’ the royal infant uttered these words in his little squeaky
voice.
Questions :
(i) Who is ‘I’ in these lines?
(a) The Tiger King (b) the prophet
(c) The tiger king’s father (d) The Tiger King’s wife
(ii) Who spoke at the age of 10 days?
(a) The Tiger King (b) Dr.Sadao
(c) Evans (d) Jack
(iii) What did the royal infant want to know?
(a) The exact manner of his marriage
(b) The exact manner of his death
(c) The exact manner of his sitting on his throne
(d) The exact manner of his life
(iv) Find out the synonym of ‘utter’ from the following-
(a) to speak (b) to express
(c) to let out (d) All of these
Q.10. Answer the following questions in about 30 words. (any five). (2×5=10)
(i) What had been put up on the bullet in board?
(ii) What makes the city of Firozabad famous?
(iii) Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?
(iv) List the places that Gandhi between his first meeting with Shukla and his arrival at
Champaran
(v) Who, in today's world, is our chief source of information about personalities?
(vi) Why did the peddler decline the invitation?
(vii) What is Sahab looking for in the garbage
Q.11. Answer the following questions in about 30 words.(any three) (2×3=6)
(i) Why has the mother been compared the 'late winter's moon?'
(ii) What does the poet want for the children of the slums ?
(iii) What will counting up to twelve and keeping still help us to achieve?
(iv) List the things of beauty mentioned in the poem ''a thing of beauty"?
(v) What was the plea of the folk who had put up the road side stand?
Q.12. Answer the following questions in about 30 words. (any two) (2×2=4)
(i) What d6id the Royal infant grow up to be?
(ii) Who was dr. Sadao? Where was his house?
(iii) What do you think was Jo's problem?
Q.13. Answer the following questions in about 75 words. (any two) (3×2=6)
(i) How did Mr. Hamel pay tribute to the French language?
(ii) What could be the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?
(iii) Write the qualities of a good leader.
Q.14. Write the answer of any one of the following questions in about 75 words. (3×1=3)
What is the 'sadness' that the poet refers to in the poem "keeping quiet"?
Or
What is the 'childish longing' that the poet refers to? Why it is in vain?
Q.15. Write the answer of any one of the following questions in about 75 words. (3×1=3)
Why is Antarctica the place to go to, the understand the earth's present, past and
future?
Or
What are the way in which Mr. Lamb tries to overcome his feelings.
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