JHARKHAND
COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING, RANCHI
SECOND TERM EXAM 2021-2022
CLASS
XII
ENGLISH
CORE
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
Time: 1:30 hours Marks:40
Set-4
General
Instructions:
i.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as
practicable.
ii.
All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper.
iii.
All parts of a question must be written together.
iv.
Answers of the questions must be in the context of the instructions give
therein.
Section
A
Read the passage carefully and answer any five from questions 1 to
7. 2x5=10
Gautam Buddha was one of the world's greatest religious teachers. He
began life as a prince named Siddhartha Gautam in northern India. His father
was the king of Kapilvastu. At twelve, he was sent away for schooling in the
Hindu sacred scriptures and four years later he returned home to marry a
princess named Yashodhara. They had a son named Rahul and lived for ten years
as befitted royalty. At about the age of twenty-five he left his palace and at
once became a beggar and went out into the world to seek enlightenment
concerning the sorrows that he had witnessed. He wandered for seven years and
met with saints, scholars and religious teachers and finally sat down under a
fig tree, where he vowed to stay until enlightenment came. Enlightened after
seven days, he renamed the tree thc Bo Trec (Tree of Wisdom) and began to teach
and to share his new understandings. At that point he became known as the
Buddha (the Awakened or the Enlightened). The Buddha preached his first sermon
at the city of Banaras, most holy of the dipping places on the River Ganges;
that sermon has been preserved. It reflects the Buddha's wisdom about one
inscrutable kind of suffering.
The Buddha said, "The life of mortals in this world is troubled
and brief and combined with pain". For there is not any means by which
those that have been born can avoid dying, after reaching old age there is
death, of such a nature are living beings.
"Not from weeping nor from grieving will anyone obtain peace of
mind; on the contrary, his pain will be greater and his body will suffer. He
will make himself sick and pale, yet the dead are not saved by his lamentation.
He who has drawn out the arrow and has become composed will obtain peace of
mind; he who has overcome all sorrow will become free from sorrow, and be
blessed."
1. Who was Gautam Buddha?
Ans:
Gautam Buddha was one of the world's greatest religious teachers. He began life
as a prince named Siddhartha Gautarn in northern India. His father was the king
of Kapilvastu. At twelve, he was sent away for schooling in the Hindu sacred
scriptures and four years later he returned home to marry a princess named
Yashodhara.
2. How did he become The Buddha?
Ans:
They had a son named Rahul and lived for ten years as befitted royalty.
3. Why did he leave his kingdom and at what age?
Ans:
He wandered for seven years and met with saints, scholars and religious
teachers and finally sat down under a fig tree, where he vowed to stay until
englightenment came.
4. How long did he wander from place to place?
Ans:
Enlightened after seven days, he renamed the tree the Bo Tree (Tree of Wisdom)
and began to teach and to share his new understanding. At that point he became
known as the Buddha (the Awakened or the Enlightened).
5. Who will overcome sorrow and be blessed?
Ans:
He who has drawn out the arrow and has become composed will obtain peace of
mind; he who has overcome all sorrow will become free from sorrow, and be
blessed."
6. Whom did Gautam marry?
Ans:
He married Yashodhara, a princess.
7. Find out the words from the passage which mean the same as
the following
a. A state of high
spiritual knowledge (para - 1)
Ans:
Enlightened
b. Those bound to die (para - 2)
Ans:
Mortal
Section
B
Answer any two of the following in not more than 100 words.
Questions (8-10) 5x2 - 10
8. You are Deepak Kumar, Secretary, History Society, D.A. V
Dehradun. Write a notice for the school notice-board inviting names for a trip
to Puri.
Ans:
D.A.V. Dehradun
NOTICE
Date
: 18.02.2022
Trip
to Puri
This
is to inform the students that our school is going to organise a trip to puri
for students of Std. 3rd to 12th. So interested students should give their
names to their respective class teacher.
For
more information contact undersign.
Deepak Kumar
Secretary
9. You are disturbed by loud music played at night. Write a
letter to the Editor of Times of India cxpressing your feelings.
Ans:
Patel Nagar,
Delhi
Date
: 18 Feb., 2022
The
Editor
The
Times of India
Delhi
Subject
: Nuisance caused by loud musit played at night.
Sir,
Through your esteemed daily, I want to
draw the attention of the concerned authorities towards the disturbance caused
by loud music played at night.
They
are used indiscriminately during day as well as night. They are used an all
sorts of social, religious and other functions. The poor students are the worst
sufferers. We find it difficult to concentrate on our studies with so much
noise around. The noise of loudspeaker is very jarring and harmful. The noise
pollution is also as harmful as air and water pollution.
It
is therefore, earnestly requested to stop blaring loud speakers. I hope that
the concentraed atuthorities will pay attention to solve in this problem ours.
Thank
you
Yours Sincerely
Rajendra Munda
10. Write a report on fire accident that you have witnessed.
Ans: Fire Eogulfs Market
- Staff
Correspondent, Parvahi
A
huge fire broke out in the crowded Chowk market place last evening. It engulfed
almost the entire block and more than fifteen shops were turned to ashes
completely. Though no serious casualities have been reported but some
shopkeepers have faced huge material loss. Though the cause of the fire has not
been ascertained but the plausible cause could be a short circuit. It took six
fire tenders almost 7-8 hours to control the fire completely. The entire
congested area of Chowk was enveloped by a thick suffocating smoke. The
atmosphere was unbearable. The D.C. visited the site of fire and ordered an
inquiry to find out the cause of the fire.
Section
C
Answer any five of the following in not more than 50 words questions
(11-17). 3x5=15
11. What are the things of beauty that give joy and happiness to
man?
Ans: All the little as well as big things of
beauty are soure of pleasure. These constitute : the sun, the moon, trees old
and new, daffodil flowers, small streams with clear water, flower breakes, and
the blooming musk rose are things.
12. What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside
stand?
Ans:
The men folk who had put up the roadside stand pleaded earnestly and pathetically for some customers
to come so that people passing through the countryside would stop there to buy
they could earn money from them. They desired that the city something from
them. With this very objective they had set up the roadside stand. But they
failed to attract customers.
13. What did the servants at Rajendra Prasad's house take Gandhi
to be? Why was he not allowed to draw water from the well?
Ans:
The servants of Rajendra Prasad took Gandhi for an untouchable. In those days
untouchables were not allowed to draw water from the well belonging to uppper
castes. So they didn't allow Gandhi to draw water from the well lest some drops
from his bucket should pollute the entire source.
14. What were the options that Sophie was dreaming? Where was it
most likely that the two girls (Sophie and Jansie) would find work after the
schools?
Ans:
Sophe's first choice was to have a boutique. If she couldn't raise the money
for that she would be a manager then. The next choice for her was to become an
actress or a fashion designer.
It
was most likely that the two girls would find work for going to have a boutique
after school.
15 What did the Peddler sell and how did he make the things?
Ans:
The business of selling small rat-traps was not Profitable. So the peddler had
to resort to both begging and petty thievery to keep body and soul together.
His clothes were in rags, his cheeks were sunken, and hunger gleamed in his
eyes.
16. Who was Roger Skunk? What was his main problem?
Ans:
Roger Skunk was a little animal. He smelled badly. This made other animals to
keep at arm's length from him. No one would like to play with him or make
friendship with him. He was segregated. He was deeply pained and distressed at
the indifferent attitude of other animals. Two round tears rolled down from his
eyes.
17. Who is Mr. Lamb? Why does he have a tin leg?
Ans:
Mr. Lamb is an old man. He lost his one leg in a bomb explosion when he worked
in thearmy. He has a tin leg. He lives in a big house. He has a bit garden.
Derry gets into his garden not to steal or pick up aples. He likes the place
and things nobody is inside it. He gets into the Lamb's garden by scaling the
garden wall stealthily.
Section
D
Answer any one of the following in not more than 100 words Questions
(18-19). 5x1=5
18. Describe the exploitation of the indigo sharecroppers by
English landlords in Champaran
Ans:
The British landlords compelled all tenants, who were Indians, to plant
three-twentieth or 15 per cent of their boldings with indigo and surrender the
entire indigo harvest as rent. When the Germany developed synthetic indigo and
the landlords learnt about it, they obtained agreements from the sharecroppers
to pay them compensation for being released from the 15 percent arrangement.
The development of synthetic indigo led to a great slump in the prices of
natural indigo. As a consequence, peasants wanted their money back.
19. How did Bama learn about untouchability and caste system?
Ans: When Bama was in third standard. One day on her way back from school she saw an eldery man carrying a small pocket that contained soem eatables. he hold the packet by its strings without touching it and extended it to the landlord. Who opened it and began to eat. She thought it was something funny but Annan, told her that the man was from a low caste because of which he couldn't touch the food packet.
