English Practice Test (4)

Sit with your English Textbook of std XII , Notebook and Pen( Maharashtra State Board )

Go get it if you haven't and use it only for poetry section (Q2 of this paper)!!

Subject : English 

Std : XII Arts , Science and Commerce ( Maharashtra State Board)

Duration : 70 minutes only ( 5 minutes extra to read questions )

Marks : 35

Time management (Follow your own Time management because you know yourself better !❤️)

Q.1. 15 minutes ( If saving time here , you can use it for Novel section)

Q2. 20 minutes

Q3. 20 minutes

Q4. 15 minutes 

Q1. 

A. Summary Writing (03 marks)

Read the following extract and write summary of it in about 120 words with a suitable title.

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 ad- ventures 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 honorable 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 you 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)

B. Mind Map (03 marks)

Using your own design , develop a mind map on the topic " My Daily Routine"

Q2. Poetry Section 

A. Read the given extract and answer the questions given below : (10 marks)

Line 1.....weavers weaving at break of day....

Line 2.....We weave a dread man's funeral shroud.

B. Appreciation (04 marks)

Write an appreciation of the poem" She walks in Beauty". Write it in paragraph format only. (06 paragraphs need to be made)

Q3. Writing Skills

A. Email writing (04 marks)

Using proper format , write an email to the editor of The Times of India , Mumbai to complain about bad condition of roads in your area.

B. Framing Interview questions(04 marks)

A well-known social worker in your area has been bestowed with a national award for his efforts and  struggles to stop the evil practice of ‘Child Labour’. You intend to know more about his social work, the odds in his way, support of people, his message to the youth etc. Using proper format, frame a set of 8 to 10 questions to ask him.

Q4. Novel Section ( 07 marks)

A. State whether the following statements are true or false.(01 mark)

1. The word Picareque is originated from the Spanish word "Picaro".

2. Science fiction is a subgenre of detective fiction.

B. Answer in about 50 words : (02 marks)

1. Read the given dialogue and find out who the speaker is , his/her tone and style and significance of the dialogue.

" Let's say it's as much an exercise of the mind as it is of the body , Denham."

C. Answer in about 50 words : (02 marks)

1. There is a sudden twist in the climax of the novel "Around the world in 80 Days". Explain by citing some lines and relevant examples from the extract. ( Remember extract will not be given in exam for Novel section)

D. Answer in about 50 words : (02 marks)

1. Write 4 to 5 sentences about the meeting of Miss Morstan with Sherlock Holmes.