SET VII - Model Question Paper | Compulsory English Class 12

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Model Question Paper
Set Seven | Compulsory English
Grade XII

Full marks: 100 | Pass marks: 40 Time: 3 hours

Attempt all the questions: [3×5=15]

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions below.

The old adage extols the virtue of silence by claiming it is golden, yet experience tells us that silence is as hard to come by as the precious metal itself. The benefit of silence to the human ear is scientifically demonstrable. Less superfluous noise; less impairment to the hearing. Yet
this precious commodity is no longer valued. Noises ever present in modern life and are an accumulative experience. The ill effects of noise pollution are of two kinds: acute -exposure to an individual instance of a very loud noise, such as a gunshot or explosion; and chronic - the experience of too much noise over an extended period of time.City and urban dwellers exist in an increasingly noise-ridden environment, and it is now almost impossible to escape exposure to high noise levels. Even if we exclude the more obvious sources of noise pollution such as jet plane engines, road works, power tools, loud music at dance parties and so on, it is clear that noise is a constant and often unwelcome companion. We have only to walk through a suburban shopping mall or department store, or catch a bus or train to be subjected to noise levels that a few decades ago would have been considered beyond human endurance.

Our noise level acceptance threshold is rising in step with the number of persons developing hearing problems. Data available from a recent survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that 7.4% of people over 14years of age have some discernible hearing problem. According to the survey, 24.6% of the 7.4% of persons with affected hearing have problems caused by subjection to a constant barrage of noise, either at work, in the everyday living environment, or as the result of a particular choice of leisure activity. The problem is most severe for males aged between 25 and 64 years of age, 9.1%of whom have a hearing disability, and for which the cause is constant noise in 44.4% of cases.

Of current concern to acoustical engineers and psychologists at the National Acoustics Laboratories in Sydney, Australia, is the potential for damage to the eardrum caused by the transmission of loud sound through earphones placed directly into the ear canal. An almost universal fad among young people, the pocket-sized radio-cassette player (commonly known by the brand name 'Walkman') may be exposing its owner to greater than the maximum safe dosage of noise recommended for industrial workers - 90 decibels over a period of 8 hours. This dosage, called Dose 1, can be achieved much sooner by exposing the ear to only slightly more than 90 decibels. Increases to the decibel level logarithmically shorten the exposure time required to reach a given dose. For instance, to achieve Dose 1 in 4 hours, it is necessary to raise the decibel exposure level by a mere 3decibels.

a) Elaborate two bad effects of noise pollution.

b) Why do city and urban dwellers can’t escape the noise problem?

c) What is the concern to acoustical engineers and psychologists?

d) Why do you think 24.6% of the 7.4% of persons with affected hearing have problems of hearing?

e) Summarize paragraph in your own sentences.

2. Answer any five questions. [3×5=15]

(a) Write a paragraph to describe the relations between Thomas (the boy's uncle) and his wife.(A Story)

(b) How Karnali is linked economically with the low land regions to Nepalgunj? (Hurried Trip to Avoid a Bad Star)

(c) Why do you think the old man laments so bitterly? Give reasons. (The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner)

(d) What is the main purpose of Martin Luther King's speech? (I Have a Dream)

(e) What factors are responsible to bring change in American adoption scene? (The ChildrenWho Wait)

(f) Explain the title of the poem "Traveling Through the Dark". Who are all those traveling through the dark?

3. Answer any one of the following questions. [10×1=10]

(a) Discuss the story" The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship" as the description of the growth of an ordinary boy to an assertive young man.

(b) What differences does the writer show between traditional society and a modern society in matters of pregnancy and child birth? (A Child is Born)

4. Rewrite the following questions into indirect questions. Begin with the words given. [5×1=5] 

(a) Has the train left? Have you found out . . .

(b) Have the election results been announced yet? Have you any idea. . . .

(c) Was he alone? Do you know . . .

(d) What color curtains did they buy? Do you know. . . .

(e) What are golf balls made of ? Do you know . . . .

5. Explain the following deductions using if sentences [5×1=5]

Example: He can't be a soldier. He is not wearing uniform.

Answer: If he was a soldier–he would be wearing uniform.

i) There can't be anyone at home–the car is gone.

ii) She must know English– she was listening to the BBC.

iii) He must have been here recently –the kettle's warm.

iv) They must be having an argument–they've shut the door.

v) They must have got lost–they're not here yet.

6. Change the suggestions below using (ought to, ought not to, might as well or there's no point in. )[5×1=5]

Example: Let's not take the lift- he only lives on the first floor.

Answer: There's no point in taking the lift.

a) Don't take your children to see that film- it'll frighten them.

b) Why don't you take a pullover- it might turn cold?

c) Let's not argue about it -that won't solve the problem.

d) Let's not talk about it now-the children are listening.

e) Why don't you take a pullover - you've got plenty of room in your case. 

7. Write a sentence for each using the following information and show the right order of the action.[5×1=5]

Example: Clean your wound/bandage it.

Ans: You should clean your wound before you bandage it.

(a) Wash your hands/eat.

(b) Close your windows/go out.

(c) Go to bed/clean your teeth.

(d) Test the temperature of water/bath the baby.

(e) Drive your car/learn driving.

8. Join the following sentences each with a relative clause [5×1=5]

Example: A girl was injured in accident.

She is now in a hospital.

Ans: A girl who is now in the hospital was injured in accident 

(a) Mary was woken suddenly by a strange noise. She had been in deep sleep.

(b) Mary saw an old women. She was dressed entirely in black.

(c) Phil was an excellent driver. Phil's forehead was covered in sweat.

(d) The old house (the family had lived in it for 300 years) was finally sold.

(e) Mary noticed that he was wearing her ring (she had lost it five years before).

9. Change the sentences below using must, can't, and might/may. [5×1=5]

i) I'm sure he is working.

ii) Perhaps he went home.

iii) I'm sure they can't have been waiting long.

iv) I'm sure he's not French.

v) I'm sure the snow's melted.

10. Write a word for each to describe the following people. [0.5×10=5]

a) Gives away lots of money

b) Never buys you a drink

c) Easily loses his temper.

d) Never loses his temper

e) Helps other people

f) Only thinks about himself

g) Expects good things to happen

h) Expects bad things to happen

i) Believes whatever you tell him.

j) Doubts what you tell him.

11. Give your arguments on the good and bad aspects of using" Mobile Phones by Students in Classroom." [5]

12. Imagine that you have witnessed a bank robbery. Write about it in your own words. [10]

13. Discuss whether you think it is preferable to live in your own country or abroad. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? [10]

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