SCERT Kerala Class XII Communicative English Sample Question Paper 2015

Organisation : State Council of Educational Research & Training
Exam : Higher Secondary Education Exam
Subject : Communicative English
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Year : 2015
Class : XII STD

Website : http://www.scert.kerala.gov.in
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Communicative English Class XII Sample Question Paper :

Maximum : 60 Scores
Time: 2½ hrs
Cool off time : 15 Minutes

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General Instructions to candidates:
** There is ‘Cool off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time of 2 hrs.
** You are neither allowed to write your answers nor to discuss anything with others during the ‘cool off time’.
** Use the ‘cool off time’ to get familiar with questions and to plan your answers.
** Read the questions carefully before answering
** All questions are compulsory and only internal choice is allowed.
** When you select a question, all the sub-questions must be answered from the same question itself.
** Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
** Malayalam version of the questions is also provided.
** Give equations wherever necessary
** Electronics devices except nonprogrammable calculators are not allowed in the Examination Hall.

1. Choose the best option :
………………………giving me those e-mail attachments again?
a. Would you mind
b. Could you
c. May
d. Can you

2. The type of humour used in the following lines is……………………..
“What letter is never in the alphabet?” “The one that you mail”
(a) malapropism
(b) Spoonerism
(c) Irony
(d) pun

3. Reorder the following jumbled words into a sentence giving an opinion. to/way/best /travel/trains/are/the

4. Which of the the following is a good e-mail subject line?
(a) GRAND PROGRAMME!!
(b) Hi
(c) Open me……!
(d) Invitation.

5. You are meeting your best friend .You haven’t seen each other for a while. What is the best way to greet him? 1
(a) Long time no see. What’s up?
(b) I haven’t seen you for a long time.It’s a pleasure to see you again.
(c) Hi

6. Find the odd one out. thrifty /generous/ extravagant/ tidy

7. Fill in the blanks with the best option.
(i)I usually get ___ around nine o´clock every morning.
(a) on
(b) up
(c) at

(ii) My brother won an award for being………best speller in our school.
(a) a
(b) an
(c)the

8. Arrange the words in the right order to get a meaningful sentence. 1
A ———– ————— —————— clock.
(a) wonderful old Italian
(b) Old Italian wonderful
(c) Italian wonderful old
(d) wonderful Italianold
9. How many syllables can you find in the following word? 1 Technical
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

11. Edit the following email by replacing informal expressions. 5 Hello Professor Smith,
I’m sorry to tell you but im sick and will not be able to come to class. See ya Wednesday. athul
12. Suppose you are conducting a survey to know about your classmates’ free-time activities. Prepare a questionnaire with four relevant questions. 4
13. Complete the sentences about Pravin. Make use of the facts from the box.Use proper time expressions. 5
14. Identify the topic sentence. 2
Some people walk on a treadmill at home or ride a bicycle. Others like to go out dancing, do aerobics, or work out in a gym. Some people prefer to swim. Most people have a favourite way to exercise.

16. What type of intonation do the following sentences get? 2
(a) Shut the door.
(b) Is he coming?
17. Condense the information below using bullet points. 4
The Greek island of Rhodes is the most visited of the Dodecanese islands. It became part of Greece in 1948. The capital is Rhodes City, a port on the northern tip of the island which caters for the vast tourism the island experiences in the summer months. There is lots to see here, including an archaeological museum and Mussolini’s old holiday home, The Palace of the Grand Masters.

18. Imagine you are the manager of a popular shoe company.You have introduced trendy models particularly aiming at the young generation and you want to advertise your products.Create an advertisement for your company. 4

19. (a) Imagine that you have an appointment tomorrow with your dentist, Dr. Reena, at 8 am. Call her office and try to reschedule your appointment to next week. You are free next week on Thursday and Friday in the early morning.Write the possible script of your dialogue.
OR
(b) You are planning a visit to Wayanad. You would like to know details like places to
visit,timing,and accommodation. Prepare an email to be sent to The District Tourism Promotion Council office asking for details.

20. (a) Suppose your school is hosting a sporting event and you are asked to welcome the guests. Write down your welcome speech.
OR
(b) You are asked to deliver a speech on the topic of telephone etiquettes.Prepare the script of your speech.
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