Name of the Board : CBSE Academic
Class : XII STD
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Subject : English
Year : 2019-20
Website : http://cbseacademic.nic.in/SQP_CLASSXII_2019_20.html
CBSE Academic English Question Paper
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General Instructions :
1. This paper is divided into three sections A, B and C. All the sections are compulsory.
2. Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary. Read these instructions very carefully and follow them faithfully.
3. Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.
Section A
1. Read the passage given below :
Life Beyond Academics :
1. Academics has always been an essential part of human development. It prepares us to survive in the outside world and establish an identity of our own. But, is an individual’s development restricted to merely academics?
In India, from an early age, we have been taught that education is limited to the boundaries of academics only; the idea of getting out into the field, for gaining practical experience, is always considered a hoax.
This has hindered students’ development. But, the truth is that education represents a considerably broader field than we know of it. Our teaching, from the basics, has been focused on getting good grades and job offers, rather than being creative and unique.
1.1 On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer any five of the questions given below by choosing the most appropriate option
a. Students’ development is hindered by
i. limiting education to academic boundaries.
ii. getting out to the field.
iii. being creative and unique.
iv.gaining practical knowledge.
b. The shift in the education system means
i. to restrict to classroom activities.
ii. to focus on academic development.
iii.to ignore 360 degree activity.
iv.to focus on overall development.
c. Co- Curricular activities that take place outside the classroom do not help in
i. teamwork and co-ordination.
ii. mental and social growth.
iii. intellectual development.
iv. character building.
d. Guest speakers talk about
i. all round development.
ii. their real life experiences.
iii. what is in text books.
iv. gaining exposure.
e. Classroom teaching provides
i. practical exposure
ii. opportunities to implement what is learnt in classroom
iii. chance to learn soft skills
iv. the foundation
f. Life beyond academics facilitates
i. organizational functions
ii. creativity
iii. professional fields
iv. industrial visits
1.2 Answer the following questions briefly :
a. From earlier times what has not been the focus of education?
b. Where should students go for aesthetic development?
c. What kind of co- curricular activities have become points of focus today?
d. What will give children a better insight into industry?
e. Why are soft skills difficult to teach in the classroom?
1.3 Pick out the words/phrases from the passage which are similar in meaning to the following
i. untrue (Para 1)
ii. cooperative effort (Para 3)
Section B
3. Your institute, Golden Care Hospital, has decided to organise an ‘Organ Donation Camp’ to generate awareness about the cause. Draft a Poster giving all the necessary details. (50 words)
OR
Your school is planning to organise a talk on the ‘Importance of Promoting Art Education’ at all levels. You plan to invite The Director, Delhi School of Art, as a Key Note Speaker. As CCA Coordinator of Vidya Mandir Vidyalaya, draft an invite for the same giving all the necessary details. (50words)
4. You feel that India will face a severe water crisis by the year 2020. Write a letter to the Editor of The National Daily expressing your concern about it and requesting individuals and authorities to take steps to avert this crisis. You are Shalini/ Shaheen. (120-150 words)
OR
Your school has decided to add a few books to the library. The school wants to encourage reading habit amongst students. As the Librarian of the Venkateshwar International school place an order with Pearl Publishers for books for all age levels. Give all necessary details. (120-150 words)
5. Taking selfies has become a rage and is a global phenomenon. It has cost us several lives and also immortalised several moments. Write an article for a National Daily on the trend of taking selfies and its impact on people. You are Aditi/ Aditya. (150-200 words)
OR
A massive fire due to short circuit gutted 50 odd shops in the congested area of SadarBazar in Delhi leading to loss of life and property. As a reporter with The Tribune write the report for the newspaper.(150-200 words)
6. Several Environment Activists have recently stopped several development projects due to their impact on the environment. Progress will naturally result in some destruction and harm. As Geeta/ Girish write a Speech to be given in the assembly on how both might be possible. (150-200 words)
OR
‘Aggression and sledging are an essential part of Sports.’Write a debate in 150-200 words either for or against the motion. You are Shivam/Shivani.
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Section C
7. Read the extract given below and briefly answer the questions that follow each :
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..
1. Why had a new shed been put up?
2. Which traffic is referred to here?
3. Why is the stand’s existence said to be ‘pathetic?
4. ‘..That too pathetically pled’ .Name the figure of speech used.
b. I laughed and said, “Well, Mr. Terror, what do you think you can do to me?” It fled and I swam on.
1.Who is ‘I’ here? Who is being addressed to as Mr. Terror?
2.Why has Mr. Terror been addressed so?
3 Why did the narrator laugh?.
4.Why did Mr. Terror leave?
8. Answer any five of the following questions in 30 -40 words each :
a. Who did M. Hamel blame when Franz was unable to answer a question on French participles?
b. Why does Anees Jung say that the bangle makers are caught in a vicious web?
c. What was the content of the letter written by the peddler to Edla?
d. How are Aunt Jennifer’s tigers different from her?
e. How did ‘The World’ help Charley to confirm his doubts regarding the existence of a third level?
f. How did the woodland creatures react to the skunk’s new smell?
g. What happened on the seventh day after Dr Sadao had typed the letter?
9. Answer the following question in 120-150 words :
How did Gandhiji succeed in getting justice for the Indigo sharecroppers?
OR
Author has used gentle and subtle humour to point out human foibles and idiosyncrasies in the lesson ‘ Poets and Pancakes’. Elucidate.
10. Answer the following question in 120-150 words
Compare and contrast the characters of Mr. Lamb and Derry.
OR
How did the mistakes committed by the prison authorities help Evans in escaping from the prison?