Name of the student Roll No
Student Assessment (SAT)-1-July-2024
Class-12
Subject: English Core
Time: 90 Minutes MM-40
Instructions: (i) This question paper is divided into four Sections: A, B, C and D.
(ii) All the sections are compulsory. Attempt all the parts of a question together
(iii) Tick the correct option in Multiple Choice Questions
(iv) Marks are indicated in front of each question, write your answer in accordance with marks allotted to it
(v) Stick to the word-limit wherever prescribed.
Section A (Reading)
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by choosing correct options given. 5
The choices we make on a daily basis-wearing a seatbelt, lifting heavy objects correctly or purposely staying out of any dangerous situation-can either ensure our safety or bring about potentially harmful circumstances. You and I need to make a decision that we are going to get our lives in order. Exercising self-control, self-discipline and establishing boundaries and borders in our lives are some of the most important things we can do. A life without discipline is one that's filled with carelessness.
We can think it's kind of exciting to live life on the edge. We like the image of "Yeah! That's me! Living on the edge! Woo-boo!" It's become a popular way to look at life. But if you see, even highways have lines, which provide margins for our safety while we're driving. If we go over one side, we'll go into the ditch. If we cross over the line in the middle, we could get killed. And we like those lines because they help to keep us safe. Sometimes we don't even realize how lines help to keep us safe.
I'm not proud of this, but for the first 20 years of my life at work, I ignored my limits. I felt horrible, physically, most of the time. I used to tell myself, "I know I have limits and that I've reached them, but I'm going to ignore them and see if or how long I can get by with it." I ran to doctors, trying to make myself feel better through pills, vitamins, natural stuff and anything I could get my hands on. Some of the doctors would tell me, "It's just stress." That just made me mad. I thought stress meant you don't like what you do or can't handle life, and I love what I do. But I kept pushing myself, travelling, doing speaking engagements and so on- simply exhausting myself.
Finally, I understood I was living an unsustainable life and needed to make some changes in my outlook and lifestyle. You and I don't have to be like everyone else or keep up with anyone else Each of us needs to be exactly the way we are, and we don't have to apologize for it. We're not all alike, and we need to find a comfort zone in which we can enjoy our lives instead of making ourselves sick with an overload of stress and pressure
a. The reason why living on the edge has become popular is because of the
(i) constant need for something different (ii) exhausting effort to make changes
(iii) population being much younger (iv) strong tendency to stay within our limits
b. The phrase "potentially harmful circumstances" refers to circumstances that can
(i) certainly, be dangerous (ii) be fairly dangerous
(iii) be possibly dangerous (iv) seldom be dangerous
c. The author explains the importance of discipline and boundaries in our lives using the example of
Ans. lines on the highway
d. What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?
Ans. be the best version of yourself
e. Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage?
(i) Much too soon (ii) Enough is enough
(iii) How much is too much? (iv) Have enough to do?
OR
The beginning of this fun-filled season with the sun hidden behind the grey clouds brings cheer to many of us, waiting eagerly to splash in the rain. Of course, not everything about rain is glamorous. Especially when you think about endless traffic jams, the bad roads dotted with potholes, uncleared garbage and the spate of waterborne diseases. Also, viral infections like colds and coughs make their presence felt. Most infectious diseases prevalent in the rainy season can be prevented by simply washing our hands regularly. Scrubbing hands regularly with water and soap can prevent us from contracting respiratory and diarrheal diseases. Kids have a lower level of immunity, and hence hand washing becomes a crucial part of their lifestyle. When playing, especially during monsoon season, kids come into contact with germs and can unknowingly become infected simply by touching their nose, eyes or mouth. The Food and Drug Administration states that the human influenza virus can survive on surfaces for up to eight hours, making people susceptible to catching it each time they touch the infected surface. Hence repeated hand washing is required. To make the best of the rainy season, we should follow some simple guidelines. First of all, if we decide to get wet in the tan we should change into a dry set of clothes at the earliest. Also, we should keep raw food items at bay and wash vegetables and fruits thoroughly before use. Moreover, strict kitchen hygiene should be maintained in order to enjoy one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. Also, in order to have a trouble- free rainy season, home-made fresh food should be given preference over the fast food sold in the market.
a. People wait for the rains since they can _________in it
(i) splash (ii) have potholed roads
(iii) spate of waterborne diseases (iv) endless traffic jams
b. After getting wet in rain we should put on dry clothes ________________
Ans. as soon as possible
c. Besides maintaining kitchen hygiene, we should ___________so as to keep us disease free in the rainy season.
Ans. consume more fruits and vegetables
d. The passage suggests that small children should wash their hands season since they have lower immunity. in the rainy
(i) Frequently (ii) rarely
(iii) after every meal (iv) before every meal
e. The word in the passage which means the same as "prone and vulnerable" is
(i) dotted (ii) hygiene
(iii) susceptible (iv) influenza
2. Read the following passage carefully and make notes on it and also supply a suitable title. 5
Effective speaking depends on effective listening. It takes energy to concentrate on hearing and to concentrate on understanding what has been heard. Incompetent listeners fail in a number of ways. First, they may drift. Their attention drifts from what the speaker is saying. Second, they may counter. They find counter-arguments to whatever a speaker may be saying. Third, they compete. Then, they filter. They exclude from their understanding those parts of the message which do not readily fit with their own frame of reference. Finally, they react. They let personal feelings about a speaker or subject override the significance of the message which is being sent. What can a listener do to be more effective? The first key to effective listening is the art of concentration. If a listener positively wishes to concentrate on receiving a message his chances of success are high. It may need determination. Some speakers are difficult to follow, either because of voice problems or because of the form in which they send a message. There is then a particular need for the determination of a listener to concentrate on what is being said. Concentration is helped by alertness. Mental alertness is helped by physical alertness. It is not simply physical fitness, but also positioning of the body, the limbs and the head. Some people also find it helpful to their concentration if they hold the head slightly to one side. One useful way for achieving this is intensive note-taking, by trying to capture the critical headings and sub-headings the speaker is referring to.
Note-taking has been recommended as an aid to the listener. It also helps the speaker. It gives him confidence when he sees that listeners are sufficiently interested to take notes; the patterns of eye- contact when the note-taker looks up can be very positive; and the speaker's timing is aided-he can see when a note-taker is writing hard and can then make effective use of pauses.
Posture too is important. Consider the impact made by a less competent listener who pushes his chair backwards and slouches. An upright posture helps a listener's concentration. At the same time, it is seen by the speaker to be a positive feature amongst his listeners. Effective listening skills have an impact on both the listener and the speaker.
Note-Making
1. eff. speaking depend on
(a) eff. listening
(b) concern on understanding
2. Imp. of posture
(a) help listening
(b) positive feature
3. Ways for listening
(a) mental alertness
(b) physical alertness
Abbreviation: eff.-effective, msg.- message, imp.- importance, +tv- positive, ph.-physical
Title: The Art of Effective Listening
Section B (Writing Skills)
3. You are the chairman of the Shiva Colony, New Delhi. Write a notice that water supply in the colony will remain suspended for two days due to some repair works. Sign yourself as Subhash Kumar.
Notice
Suspended Water Supply
16 August 2024
It is informed to the people of Shiva Colony that due to cleaning the water tank, the supply of water will be suspended for two days in your area. All the people are advised to store the water in advance for your daily needs. The inconvenience caused is deeply regretted.
Chairman
Shiva Colony, New Delhi
OR
Write a letter to the editor of the Newspaper complaining against reckless motor driving.
Ans.
Exam Hall
Karnal
August 16, 2024
Subject: Rising incidences of reckless and rash driving.
Through the column of your esteemed newspaper, I would like to draw the attention of the concerned authorities towards the rising reckless and rash driving in the city. These days, it has become difficult to walk on road without fear. Drivers, especially younger do not follow the traffic rules and do not care for the safety of others. It is no surprise that the cases of road accidents are rising day by day. Banners of traffic rules should be put.I request the authorities to look into the matter by taking the necessary steps to apply law and order on the road.
Thank you
Sincerely,
Section C (Grammar)
4. Attempt any six of the following:
a. How many cups of tea ________yesterday?
(i) Did you drink (iii) Do you drink
(ii) You have drunk (iv) You were drinking
b. She shall ______ your ice-cream parlour soon because she _____ Ice-cream.
(i) be visiting, like (iii) Visit, likes
(ii) Have been visiting, is liking (iv) Visiting, like
c. Shakespeare _______ dramas that are appealing to the people of all ages.
(i) Wrote (iii) Had written
(ii) Had been writing (iv) Has written
e. The doctor will examine him tomorrow. (Choose the suitable passive voice)
(i) He examined by the doctor tomorrow
(ii) He will be examined by the doctor tomorrow
(iii) He has the doctor examine him tomorrow
(iv) He may examine at the doctor tomorrow.
f. He was given a prize by the teacher. (Choose the suitable active voice)
(i) The teacher gave him a prize
(ii) The teacher may have given him a prize
(iii) The teacher will have given him a prize
(iv) The teacher has given him a prize.
g. We are taught grammar by Mr. Singh. (Choose the best active voice)
(i) Mr. Singh teaches us grammar
(ii) Mr. Singh teaching us grammar.
(iii) Mr. Singh taught us grammar.
(iv) Mr. Singh will teach grammar,
h. He said, "I will return tomorrow."
(i) He said that he will return tomorrow
(ii) He said that he would return tomorrow.
(iii) He said that he would return the next day
(iv) He said that I would return the next day.
L. My mother said to me, "Please go to the shop."
(i)My mother told me to please go to the shop
(ii) My mother requested me to go to the shop.
(iii) My mother requested me going to the shop.
(iv) My mother asked me to be going to the shop.
Section D (Prose and Poetry)
5. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 5
My acquaintance with the barefoot ragpickers leads me to Seemapuri, a place on periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it, metaphorically. Those who live here are squatters who came from Bangladesh back in 1971. Saheb's family is among them. Seemapuri was then a wilderness. It still is, but it is no longer empty, In structures of mud, with roofs of tin and tarpaulin, devoid of sewage, drainage or running water, live 10,000 ragpickers.
a. Name the Chapter these lines have been taken from?
(i) The Last Lesson (ii) Deep Water (iii) Lost Spring (iv) Indigo
b. Where is Seemapuri situated?
(i) on the periphery of Delhi (ii) Away from Delhi
(iii) In the heart of Delhi (iv) None of the above
c. Where did the squatters come from?
(i) Pakistan (ii) Afghanis (iii) Bangladesh (iv) China
d. There house was built of..............
(i) Mud (ii) Roofs of Tins and Tarpaulin (iii) Both a & b (iv) None of the above
e. What is the meaning of 'metaphorically'?
(i) Symbolically (ii) Irony (iii) Satirically (iv) Abusive
OR
I looked again at her, wan, pale as a late winter's moon and felt that old familiar ache, my childhood's fear, but all I said was see you soon, Amma, all I did was smile and smile and smile
a. Name the poem.
(i) A Thing of Beauty (ii) A Road side Stand
(iii) My Mother at Sixty-Six (iv) Keeping Quiet
b. What do you understand by 'Old Familiar Ache'?
(i) Fear of losing her mother (ii) Fear of getting separate
(iii) Fear of Child hood (iv) All of the above
c. Which poetic device has been used in 'pale as a late winter's moon"?
(i) Alliteration (ii) Pun (iii) Simile (iv) Personification
d. What does the word 'Wan' mean?
(i) Washed out (ii) flushed (iii) bright (iv) ruddy
e. How did the poet hide her pain?
(i) Looking away from her mother (ii) By covering her face
(iii) By giving a smile (iv) None of the above
6. Answer the question in about 100 words: 5
Q. How did Charley make sure that he was not in the present time? (The Third Level)
Ans. When Charley reached the third level, then he saw that there were fewer ticket windows. The rooms were also smaller. The lights were dim. There everything was old fashioned. There was a boy who was selling newspaper, ‘The World’ which has not published for many years. Charley turned towards the ticket windows. He wanted to go to Galesburg with his wife Louisa. He lived there in his childhood days. But he found that only old currency was accepted there. Charley had to come back from there because he had only new style currency.
OR
Q. What sort of terror seized Douglas as he went down the water with a yellow glow? How could he feel that he was still alive? (Deep Water)
Ans. Douglas had experienced a misadventure at the YMCA swimming pool. I The fear of water stayed with him for many years. When he was ten or eleven years old, he decided to learn swimming. So he got an instructor to teach him how to swim. He went to a pool. He practiced there swimming five days a week, an hour a day. The instractor taught Douglas how to exhale and inhale while in water. Thus, by slow step, the instructor made him a perfect swimmer. However, Douglas was not sure that his terror of water had left him. So he went to Lake Wentworth. He swam two miles across the lake. Only once he had the sensation of his old fear. At last he conquered his fear of water.
7. Answer the following in about 20 words: (Attempt any three) 3x2=6
(i) What does the title, 'Lost Spring' convey? (Lost Spring)
Ans. The title 'Lost Spring' conveys that child is like the spring As everything blooms in this season, in the same way the childhood should bloom but through the poverty of Saheb and Mukesh, we come to know about their stolen childhood.
(ii) What was the mood in the classroom when M. Hamel gave his last French lesson? (The Last Lesson)
Ans. When Mr. Hamel told the children that this is his last French lesson. The order has come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new teacher was coming the next day. Franz and other people were sad that they would never see Mr. Hamel again. Now they became more attentive to learn French language.
(iii) Why do you think, was the Maharaja in danger of losing his throne? (The Tiger King)
Ans. Once a British officer visited the kingdom. He was very fond of hunting tigers. More than killing a tiger, he liked to take photograph with the killed tiger. But the Maharaja refused to give him permission. Because he had stopped a high ranked British officer to fulfill his desire. Thus the Maharaja was in danger of losing his throne.
(iv) What kind of indication do we get while visiting Antarctica to save earth? (Journey to the End of the Earth)
Ans. Antarctica is the best place to study the effect of the global warming. Its receding glaciers and collapsing ice shelves tell us how real the threat of global warming is. The temperature of the earth is rising due to global warming.
8. Answer the question in about 50 words: 3
Why has the mother been compared to the 'late winter's moon? (My Mother at Sixty-Six)
Ans. Because the late winter’s moon looks very pale and colourless. The poetess’ mother is also old. She looks pale like late winter’s moon. That is why her mother has been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon.’
Or
Why is Pablo Neruda against 'total inactivity' (Keeping Quiet)
Ans. No, the poet does not advocate total inactivity. Whatever he says that is connected with life and activities. It makes clear that ‘stillness’ should not be confused with total inactivity. Total inactivity brings death. His stillness means stopping all human activities for a few moments.