DGE Tamilnadu Class XII Communicative English Sample Question Paper : Directorate of Government Examination

Name of the Board : Tamilnadu Directorate of Government Examination
Name of the Exam : HSC – XII STD
Subject : Communicative English
Document Type : Sample Question Paper

Website : http://dge.tn.gov.in/
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Class XII Communicative English Sample Question Paper :

Section-A
Time: 3 Hrs
Total Marks : 150

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I. Match the following phrases with their appropriate functions. 5 x 1 = 5
a. Yes, thank you. I would like to have a cup of coffee. Requesting
b. Next week class XII B will go to Pitchavaram on an excursion. Congratulating
c. May I help you cross the road, sir? Accepting
d. One run, one ball! You did it Pakistan – well done, Inzamam! Offering help
e. Would you kindly move over to the next seat Madam? Announcing

2. Complete the following dialogue. 5 x 1 = 5
Malathi : Revathi! Did you watch our tennis star Sania Mirza playing the finals?
Revathi : ……………………………………………………………………………………. .
Malathi : Why didn’t you?
Revathi : ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Malathi : You should have seen her in action. Just marvellous!
Revathi : ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Malathi : Yes! She won the match.
Revathi : ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Malathi : We girls should be proud of her.
Revathi : ……………………………………………………………………………………..

3) Write a dialogue containing 5 sets of exchanges on any ONE of the following. 10
You are Anupama, Inspector of Police, in charge of the Airport Security. A VIP, who has no pass, wants to enter the tarmac. Dissuade him politely but firmly.
OR
You are Rajan. Your friend Mukesh invites you to a movie. But as you have to complete your school assignment, you are unable to go. Convince him.

4. Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks choosing the correct answer. 5 x 1 = 5
Death, in this forsaken Arctic region, could come in countless forms. Geologist Dr. Charles
Brophy had endured the savage splendour of this terrain for years, and yet nothing could prepare him for the fate as barbarous and unnatural as the one about to befall him.
As four huskies pulled his sled of geologist sassing equipment across the tundra, the dogs
suddenly slowed, looking skyward. “What is it girls?” Brophy asked, stepping off the sled.
Beyond the gathering storm clouds a twin – rotor transport helicopter arched in low, hugging the glacial peaks with military dexterity.
a. Dr. Charles Brophy was doing research in ………………………………….
i) Medicine
ii) Geology
iii) Astronomy
iv) Botany

b The dogs that were pulling the sled were ……………………………….
i) Male
ii) Female

c The Terrain that is described here is ………………………………
i) sandy desert
ii) snowy mountains
iii) rain forest iv) river

d The helicopter was……………………………….
i) flying at very high altitude
ii) flying lat very low altitude
ii) not flying at all
iv) forced to land

e On seeing the helicopter the dogs …………………………
i) looked up
ii) ran away frightened
iii) started howling
iv) barked vigorously

5. Read the following passage and fill in the table that follows with short answers : 5 X 1 = 5
An earthquake may be triggered by volcanic activity, movement of tectonic plates explosion of an subterranean atomic device. If an earthquake takes place in land, the earth may cave in bringing down cities or major locations in an instant, turning huge building into a heap of rubble. If an earthquake occurs near the ocean or under the sea, it may even cause Tsunamis, which have devastating effects, once they reach the shore. Tsunamis are harmless on the surface of the oceans but they disturb the ocean floor. But once they reach the shore, they destroy everything on land. The intensity of an earthquake can be measured in Richter scale (numbering 1 to 10) or Mercally scale (I to XII).
Questions :
a. Causes of earthquake ——————-
b. Scales of measuring earthquakes ——————-
c. Tsunamis are harmless on ——————-
d. When Tsunamis reach the shore ——————-
e. Tsunamis occur due to ——————-
6. Write a conversation between Sunitha and Geetha about their children watching TV always. The dialogue should be short and purposeful. 5

7. Complete the sentences given below choosing a word from the list that follows : 5 x 1 = 5
a. Radha’s father wanted to get her married, but she wanted to study
b. Engineering is a field of study that involves a lot of………………………..
c. One cannot learn to swim if one does not jump ………………………
d. The pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in line of writing is called………………………
e. Crockery and cutlery are ………………………….
(medicine, into water, rhythm, mathematics, tableware)
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