Class 12th English Model Question Paper First Term Exam Maharashtra Board
Class 12th English Model Question Paper First Term Exam Maharashtra Board
First Term Exam
Std:12th Sub: English Marks:50
SECTION I – PROSE Class 12th English Model Question Paper First Term Exam
Q.1. Read the extract and complete the activities given below: (12)
Soapy left his bench and strolled out of the square and across the level sea of asphalt, where Broadway and Fifth Avenue flow together. Up Broadway he turned, and stopped at a luxurious cafe. Soapy had confidence in himself from the lowest button of his vest upward. He was shaven, and his coat was trim and his neat, black bow had been presented to him by a lady missionary on Thanksgiving Day. If only he could reach a table in the restaurant unsuspected, success would be his.The portion of him that would show above the table would raise no doubt in the waiter’s mind. A roasted mallard duck, thought Soapy, would be about the thing with a bottle of wine and then some cheese, a cup of coffee and a cigar. One dollar for the cigar would be enough. The total would not be so high as to call forth any extreme of revenge from the cafe management; and yet the meat would leave him filled and happy for the journey to his winter island.
But as Soapy set foot inside the restaurant door, the head-waiter’s eye fell upon his tattered trousers and decadent shoes. Strong and ready hands turned him about and conveyed him in silence and haste to the side-walk and averted the ignoble fate of the menaced mallard. Soapy turned off Broadway. It seemed that his route to the coveted island was not to be an easy one. Some other way of entering the limbo must be devised. At a corner of Sixth Avenue electric lights and cunningly displayed wares behind plate glass made a shop window attractive. Soapy took a stone and dashed it through the glass. People came running round the corner, a policeman in the lead.
Soapy stood still with his hands in his pockets, and smiled at the sight of brass buttons. “Where’s the man that done that?” inquired the officer agitatedly. “Don’t you think that I might have had something to do with it?” said Soapy, with a friendly voice, as one greets good fortune. The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police. They take to their heels. The policeman saw a man half-way down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the pursuit. Soapy, with disgust in his heart, drifted along, twice unsuccessful.
A 1 Global Understanding:
- Soapy’s attempts to get into Winter Island: (2)
Attempt 1………………………………….
Attempt 2 …………………………………
A 2 Complete the given statement in 30 words. (2)
- Soapy couldn’t enter the restaurant because………
A 3 Inference/Interpretation/Analysis:
- Soapy had confidence in himself from the lowest button of his vest upward. Here the lowest button of his vest upward means ……………. (2)
A 4 Personal Response:
- If a person tries to damage the public property, how you will react in such a situation.
(Write your response in 3/ 4 lines) (2)
A 5 Do as directed. (2)
1) The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue.
(Choose the correct alternative to transform as a negative statement) (1)
i) The policeman didn’t accept Soapy even as a clue.
ii) The policeman had never accepted Soapy even as a clue.
iii) The policeman didn’t accepted Soapy even as a clue.
iv)The policeman couldn’t accept Soapy even as a clue.
3) “Don’t you think that I might have had something to do with it?” said Soapy. (1)
(Choose the correct alternative to change the sentence into indirect speech)
i) Soapy asked if he didn’t think that he might have something to do with that.
ii) Soapy asked if he didn’t think that he might have had something to do with that.
iii) Soapy asked if he didn’t thought that he might have had something to do with that.
iv)Soapy asked if he didn’t think that he might had had something to do with that.
A 6. Match the words in column A with column B: (2)
A B
1) stroll a) border place between heaven and hell
2) decadent b) walk in a leisurely way
3) limbo c) old and worn out
4) coveted d) very hard and torn
e) greatly desired
B) Language Study – (4)
B 1) Do as directed. (3)
- …..Girl was cooking roots and tree leaves without …. Fire. (Fill an appropriate article in the blanks places.)
- The king asked them, “What do you call that game?” (Rewrite it in to Indirect Speech)
- Heat can be used ……..change water …….. Steam.(Rewrite it using an appropriate prepositions)
B 2) Spot the error. (1)
- The scenery of Darjeeling are very beautiful.
Q. C) Mind-Mapping (4)
You live in an era where huge information is communicated to you in different forms continuously. Develop a ‘Mind Mapping’ frame/design using your ideas/thoughts/concepts to illustrate / develop on the topic, ‘Forms of Communication’.
SECTION II – POETRY (POETRY AND APPRECIATION) Class 12th English Model Question Paper First Term Exam
Q.3 A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below. (10)
The Sun in the heaven was shining gay,
All things were joyful on that day;
The sea-birds scream’d as they wheel’d round,
And there was joyaunce in their sound.
The buoy of the Inchcpe Bell was seen
A darker speck on the ocean green;
Sir Ralph the Rover walk’d his deck,
And fix’d his eye on the darker speck.
He felt the cheering power of spring,
It made him whistle, it made him sing;
His heart was mirthful to excess,
But the Rover’s mirth was wickedness.
His eye was on the Inchcape Float;
Quoth he, “My men, put out the boat,
And row me to the Inchcape Rock,
And I’ll plague the Abbot of Aberbrothok.”
A 1. Pick out (2)
- Pick out the two lines from the extract that show the joyful atmosphere.
A 2. Intention (2)
- Write the intention of Ralph to sail near the Inchcape Rock.
A 3. Personal response (2)
- Give your any one experience of journey by sea.
A 4. Poetic device (2)
a) Write rhyming words of each stanza.
b) It made him whistle, it made him sing. (Name the figure of speech used here)
A 5. Poetic creativity (2)
- Add your two poetic lines to continue the theme of the stanza.
He felt the cheering power of spring,
It made him whistle, it made him sing;
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Q.B Write an appreciation of the poem “Song of the Open Road.” (4)
SECTION III – ( WRITING SKILLS )
Q. 4 A. Complete any one activity from the following.
1. Drafting virtual message – (4)
Draft the message which Anjali Shrivastava left for her boss, Mr Anil Gupta. Imagine that you are Sudhir Shaha and you are working in Reliance Co. with Anjali. Use the following information which Anjali gave to you on phone & carry on this information to her boss Mr Gupta .
Anjali‟s son ….. Admitted to Hospital…. Mr Gupta gave her responsibility to attend the meeting with the clients on the same day….Anjali in Hospital …. Unable to attend …..Request to postpone or choose another colleague. { You may use the following format .. }
| Message for – Company – |
| Day – |
| Date- |
| Time – |
| Place – |
| Message – …………..……………………………………………………. |
| ………………………………………………………………… |
| ..………………………………………………………………. |
| ………………………………………………………………… |
| Message from – |
Or
2. Interview – (4)
Frame a set of 8-10 questions.
Mrs. Radhika Sharma has honoured with „Health Warrior Award‟ by the honourable Prime Minister of our country. You want to take her interview for your college magazine. Frame a set of 8 – 10 questions to interview her.
Points – Difficulties in job, Her feelings after receiving the award , Her education and job, Role model, her daily routine , Suggestions to other Warriors , Information about her safety measures, Message for citizens of country etc.
Q. 4 B. Complete any one activity from the following.
1. Statement of Purpose – (4)
Read the information given below and prepare a suitable statement of Purpose.
Pune University is one of the leading educational institutes in the country. It had launched new course regarding „Business English Communication Skills.‟ The course duration is of 6 months. You want to admit your name for that course. Make a Statement of Purpose which will help you get admission to this Course.
You may use following points-
Your personal background ….. Reasons of joining this course……. Your strengths, hobbies & other remarkable activities…… Your ideas regarding course….Approach to career etc.
Or
2. E-mail Writing – (4)
Write an E-mail to your friend informing him about how to use Paytm app on an Android phone. You may use the following points.
Points – Importance of Paytm app ……. Downloading with Playstore ……. Click on allow to resume the use of the app …….. Sign in with username and password ……… Attach bank account ……..Procedure of sending money or purchasing online …….. precautions etc.
SECTION IV – Literary Genre
Q.5 (A) Complete the activities given below as per the instructions. (4)
1. Match the column ‘A’ with ‘B’. (2)
| A | B |
| 1) Theme | a) The struggle between the opposite forces in the story |
| 2) Style | b) The background in which the story takes place |
| 3) Setting | c) The central idea in the novel which can be expressed in a nutshell. |
| 4) Conflict | d) The language and the techniques used for the narration of the course of events |
2. Pick out the odd element from the group. (2)
(i) Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, Graham Greene, Kiran Nagarkar
(ii) Place, Period, Theme, Climate, Lifestyle
(iii) Theme, Plot, Character, Novella
(iv) Billy Budd, The Turn of The Screw, Pearl, Joseph Conrad, Death in Venice
(B) Answer in about 50 words to the questions given below: (4)
1. Explain: (2)
Explain the purpose of organizing the half yearly report program of student council.
2. Illustrate: (2)
Illustrate the relationship between teacher and students highlighted in novel ‘To Sir with Love’.
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