PSEB Class 12 English September paper 2024

 

CLASS—12TH

Time: 3 hours                                                         GENERAL ENGLISH.                                                                     Max.Marks:80 SECTION: A (READING)

Q1 (A): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follows: . (10 marks)

Earth Day is an annual event that aims to inspire awareness of and appreciation for our environment. It was founded in 1969 by peace activist John McConnell. He introduce the idea of a global holiday called “Earth Day” at a US conference on the environment in 1969.The first Earth Day celebration was in 1970.It was quickly adopted by the United Nations. In 1971, then Secretary General U Thant proclaimed that Earth Day should be held every year. He said:” May there only be peaceful and cheerful Earth Days to come for our beautiful spaceship Earth as it continues to spin and circle in frigid space with its warm and fragile cargo of animate life.” It marked the birth of the modern environmental movement. Earth Day is now observed in 175 countries around the world. It is one of the largest events in the United Nation’s annual calendar. Earth Day is coordinated by the non-profit Earth Day network. They say more than half a billion people it every year. Earth has got countries to act together to help save our planet. The 1992 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro was the result of an earlier Earth Day campaign. Earth Day 2000 highlighted the urgent need for clean and green energy. Earth Day 2007 was huge with an estimated billion people participating in thousands of activities. The 2009 Disney movie ‘Earth’ raises awareness of the many ways people can help our planet on Earth Day.

1. Earth Day is an           event.

(A) Monthly (B) bimonthly (C) biannual (D) annual

2. It was founded in              .

(A)1968. (B)1969 (C)1978 (D)1979

3. Who introduce the idea of a global holiday?

(A) John McConnell (B)John McCann(C)John McCauley (D)John McCarthy

4. The first Earth Day celebration was in                  .

(A)1969 (B)1970 (C)1971 (D)1972

5. In how many countries is Earth Day observed? (A)169 (B)170 (C)175  (D)172

    6. Name the movie that raises awareness of the many ways people can help the planet on the Earth.

(A) Mother Earth (B) Earth Day (C) Earth (D) Earth Summit

 7. What was the purpose of Earth Day?

Ans. The purpose of Earth Day was to inspire awareness of and appreciation for our environment.

8. In 1972,then Secretary General (United Nations)U Thant proclaimed that Earth Day should be held every year.(True/False)

    9. Write two words ‘-ful’ as suffix.

Ans. Beautiful, Shameful

10. Make nouns of the following verbs:

Celebrate-there was a celebration in our house that night.

Observe - the patient must be observed constantly.

 

 

 

 

 

1(B).Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follows :(6 marks)

The sun plays an important role in causing rain. It evaporates water from seas, lakes, rivers and soil. This evaporated water or water vapours form clouds which condense into droplets or ice. As the air rises higher, more and more water vapours turn into water and the clouds grow bigger and darker. Finally, water droplets from the clouds fall to the ground as rain. Usually, rain results from nimbostratus or cumulonimbus clouds. Water falling from a cloud is called precipitation. Air temperature both inside and outside the cloud determines whether precipitation is rain, snow or hail. The low temperature inside and outside the clouds results in snowfall. In hilly areas like Srinagar, Himachal and other mountainous regions of Uttaranchal, it snows heavily resulting in overflow of water in rivers during summer and rainy months. Crops fall if there is no rain and people and animals may starve to death. There may be floods if there is too much rain. Thus, life on land depends on rainfall.

1. Life on Earth depends upon        

(A) Rainfall (B) snowfall (C)hail storm (D)thunder storm

 2. Water falling from a cloud is called  

(A)        Perspiration (B) precipitation (C) respiration (D) annihilation

3. How is the sun instrumental in causing rainfall?

Ans. The sun plays an important role in causing rain. It evaporates water from seas, lakes, rivers and soil. This evaporated water or water vapours form clouds which condense into droplets

4. What are the two kinds of clouds?

The two kind of clouds are bigger and darker

Fill in the blank with a suitable word from the passage.

If there is no rain people and animals may starve to death.

5. Match the following words in column A with their meaning from column

         A                   B              

Condense        Thicken

Farmer            Extend

Peasant

 

Ans. Condense- Thicken

 

         Farmer - Peasant

SECTION-B.

(WRITING SKILLS, GRAMMAR AND TRANSLATION)

Q2: Imagine you are Aman. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper, highlighting the causes of indiscipline among the students.                                                                                                                            6 Marks

OR

You are Sarita. Your address is 156, Kaarvan Apartments Sector 11, Panipat. Write an application to the principal of your school requesting him remission of fine.

Q3 (A) Translate the following from English to Punjabi. (3marks)

1: We obey the traffic rules.

 ਅਸੀਂ ਟ੍ਰੈਫਿਕ ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ।

2:The teacher did not give the test.

  ਅਧਿਆਪਕ ਨੇ ਟੈਸਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ।

3:He is not a writer.

ਉਹ ਲੇਖਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ।

(B)   Translate the following from Punjabi to English.                                       (3marks)

1 : ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਾਂਗਾ

      i will not disappoint you

       2: ਮਹਿਮਾਨ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੀ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਵੇਗਾ

     The guest will eat food only at home

    3:ਉਹ ਭੁੱਖਾ ਹੈ| He is hungry

Q4:DO AS DIRECTED. (1×10=10marks)

Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners

1: How ……… (much/many) money do you want?

2: All…....... (an/the) books are lying at sixes and sevens.

3: He related........... (the/an) interesting story.

4: Both…....... (his/him) sons are intelligent.

5: To  (err) is human. (Fill in the blanks with infinitive: ) 6:This mango is fit to(eat)

7: Hearing (hear) a noise, I turned round

8: I saw the storm approaching (approach).

9: Hunting (hunt) deer is not allowed in this area. (Fill in the blank with Gerund)

10: Children love making mud houses (make)(Fill in the blank with Gerund)

 

SECTION-C

(LITERATURE TEXTBOOKS)

Q5: Objective type questions. (10marks)

a. Name the writer of the lesson” Hassan’sAttendance Problem”

sudha murthy

b. On the concert day, Philip played a game of: (Baseball/Basketball/Football/Volleyball

c. Hassan was absent during class tests and examination. (True/False)

d. What was the name of the bandaged girl?

Ans. Millie

e. According to Hassan, nerds were:

Dull students/Hard workers/Nomads/Average students f.

f. The money-lender was:

A generous man/A noble person/A dacoit/A very mean person

g. Prohar was the General's         

Cook/bearer/friend/dog

h. Bholi was      years old when Mangla was married. (five/ six/seven/eight)

I. According to the people in the story, Hryokin is a liar.(True/False)

 j. Bishamber was a heartless man. (True/False)

 

Q6(A)Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follows:

I am the heat of your hearth on the cold winter nights, the friendly shade screening you from the summer sun, and my fruits are refreshing draughts

Quenching your thirst as you journey on.           Questions:                   (1×4=4marks)

1: Name the poem and the poet.

Ans. The name of the poem is Prayer of woods and the name of poet is not known (anonymous).

2: Name the figure of speech used in the line…...the friendly shade screening you from the summer sun.

Ans. The friendly shade personification.

         Screening you from the summer sun Alliteration

 

3:How can the woods give us heat as well as coldness?

Ans. Wood burnt in the fireplace on cold winter night gives us warmth or heath and the friendly shade gives us coldness in summer.

4:Who is the narrator in the lines.

Ans. The wood is the narrator.

(B) Give the central idea of any one of the poems given below.(3marks)

On Friendship

This poem tells us about friendship by praising its virtues and advantages. A friend is a God’s gift to us. A friend is a God’s way of meeting our requirements. He supports us at all times. He shows us sympathy whenever we need it. A friend is free to agree or disagree with us on any point. We do not have to declare our love for our friend. He can read our thoughts even if we do not express them. We can open our heart to a friend and a friend can share our joy and sorrows. When our friend is away from us, we remember him for his best quality. Friendship enables us to strengthen our spiritual bond.

The Echoing Green

This poem is a little idyll of a village green on a warm afternoon in the spring. Young boys and girls have gathered for fun and frolic through their play. Some old men like john are sitting under the oak tree. Mothers of children also watch their young one at play. The open green space of playground comes alive with the cheerful shouts of children and the songs of birds. As the children play, the old people watch them. They are reminded of their own childhood. Old people forget the problems of their lives for the time being. The children go back home at sunset. Birds go to their nests to sleep for the night. The presence of children, birds, men and women on the ground shows the harmony between man and nature. 

Q7: Answer the following questions (any three).  (3×2=6marks)

a): According to Hassan, who were nerds?

Ans. Handworker’s were nerds.

b) : What did Philip want to become when he was a child?

Ans. He wanted to become a musician.

c) : What would have happened if the girl had selected a black pebble in the pebble-game?

Ans. She would have become the money – lander’s wife and her father’s debt written off.

d) : Why couldn’t Philip work at the bakery?

Ans. He preferred death to doing tiring work at the bakery.

e) : Why were Hassan’s parents called to school?

Ans. They were called to be told about the irregular attendance and in disciplined ways of Hassan.

Q8: Answer the following questions (any two).                   (2×2=4marks)

a): Were the children playing in the ground really physically handicapped?

Ans. No they were acting to be handicapped.

b) : Who was chasing the dog?

Ans. The man named hryukin was chasing the dog.

c) : Why was Sulekha called Bholi,the simpleton?

Ans. Because of damage to her brain she became a backward child and so was called bholi the simpleton.

d) : Why was Ramlal worried about Bholi?

Ans. He was worried about bholi because she had neither good looks nor intelligence forgetting married.

Q9: Write a brief character sketch of John Philip Sousa.

Ans. John Philip Sousa was a young boy. His father worked in the brass section of the United State Marine Band. The Capital city of Washington (D.C) was full of bands. Philip loves them, he wanted to become a musician. At the age of seven, he joined a school of music. He liked his studies very much. He learned to play violin. He began to play very well. He loved to play baseball also. He was chosen to play violin solo for the annual evening concert of his school. He went for playing baseball. His clothes got dirty. He had no clean white Shirt. He borrowed a large size shirt from the wife of music teacher. His wife fitted it on Philip with the help of pins. The big shirt was pulled down, when the performance was going on. He ran away from the stage. He was sent to a bakery for three days. He did not like his work. Then again he wants to his music teacher. He developed his skill in playing on the violin. Once a circus band leader wanted to take with him. He offered him a good job in a circus. His father got him recruited as a trainee in the band. He became the March king. He became very famous by composing the Washington post March.

OR

Write a note on the theme of the chapter” Lateral Thinking”.    (5marks)

Ans. This chapter is based on the theme the complicated problems can be solved by Lateral Thinking or thinking differently. One does not have to solve them by logical methods. Lateral Thinking is creative or unconventional thinking. It is thinking differently or doing something differently or doing something in a novel way. Edward de Bono propagated this notion. He was of the view that intelligence is a potential that all of us have and thinking is a skill to use that potential well. It channels our intelligence appropriately.

The chapter gives some examples. A farmer had a girl. Her father had to pay a lot of money ta a money-lender. She was asked to choose the money-lender as her husband by the pebble-game. She define the designs of the money-lender by doing something by Lateral Thinking. Similarly a millionaire in the USA took a loan from a bank for two weeks in new york and rented the bank’s garage for two weeks for 15 dollars. Both the persons made use of the lateral method.

Q10: Describe in brief, the early childhood of Bholi.

Ans. Her real name was sulekha. But since her childhood everyone had been calling her Bholi, the simpleton. She was the fourth daughter of Numberdar Ramlal. When she was ten months old, she had fallen off the cot on her head. This had damaged some part of her brain, she became a mentally retarded child. So she was called Bholi, the simpleton.

At birth, she was very pretty and fair. At the age of two, she had an attack of small-pox. Her eyes were safe but her entire body got permanently disfigured by deep black pock marks. She could not speak till she was five. The she used to stammer. The other children often made fun of her. So she talked very little.

She was one of the seven siblings. She had three sisters and three brothers. Her brother had gone to the city to study in school and latter in colleges. Her sister were healthy and good looking. Bholi was neither good-looking nor intelligent.

OR

Q10: Give a brief character sketch of Miss Beam ……………     (5marks)

Ans. Miss Beam was kind-hearted, middle-aged, authoritative and full of understanding. She started a new school known as the school for sympathy. Important school subject were taught in this school. But this school was different in one aspect. Here the students were give training in good qualities. The real aim of the school was to give training in thoughtfulness, humanity and good citizenship. Every child in her school had one blind day, one lame day, one deaf day and one dumb day etc. The children thus had a taste of misfortune. As a result, they learnt to be sympathetic towards handicapped people.

            Miss Beam was an asset to society. She wanted to promote noble ideas in society.

 

Q13: Good handwriting (5marks)