Solved question paper for English Mar-2017 (PSEB Class 12th)
Solved Question Paper
English Mar-2017
PSEB • Class 12th • 1st • Mar-2017
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Section A (Lessons for Intensive study)
1. Hassan's Attendance Problem Sudha Murthy
2. The March King Katherine Little Bakeless
3. Thinking Out of the Box: Lateral Thinking (Adapted from the article from Internet)
4. Robots and People Isaac Asimov
5. On Giving Advice Joseph Addison
6. On Saying 'Please' A. G. Gardiner
7. The Story of My Life Helen Keller
8. Two Gentlemen of Verona A. J. Cronin
9. In Celebration of Being Alive Dr. Christian Barnard
10. Gadari Babas in Kalapani Jail Dr. Harish Puri
Section B (Poetry)
1. Prayer of the Woods Anonymous
2. On Friendship Khalil Gibran
3. The Echoing Green William Blake
4. Once upon a Time Gabriel Okara
5. Cheerfulness Taught by Reason Elizabeth Barret Browning
6. Father Returning Home Dilip Chitre
7. The Road Not Taken Robert Frost
8. On His Blindness John Milton
Section C (Lessons for Extensive study)
1. The School for Sympathy E. V. Lucas
2. A Chamelon Anton Chekhov
3. Bholi K. A. Abbas
4. The Gold Frame R. K. Luxman
5. The Barber's Trade Union Mulk Raj Anand
6. The Bull beneath the Earth K. S. Virk
Section D (Grammar and Composition)
Grammar
1. Determiners
2. Use of Non-finites (Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles)- 14 -
3. Transformation of Sentences
4. Voice
5. Narration
Composition
1. Précis writing
2. Letter writing (Official/Business/To Editors)
3. Applications
4. Explaining Newspaper Headlines
5. E-Mail writing
Solved Questions
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Answerthe following questions :
(i) How did Philip come to be known in 'The March King'
Very Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thPhilip come to know in the Basketball
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What were the owls discussing with each other in 'On Giving Advice' ?
Very Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thSome writters distinguish themselves by conveying their instruction in the best chosen words, some by writting sweet poetic words, some in the point of wit and other in short proverb
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Who was Anne Mansfield Sullivan in Story of My Life?
Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thHe was Helen Kellie's teacher
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Who was Prohor in A Chameleon ?
Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thHe was the general's Cook
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Who was the owner of 'The Modern Frame Works' in the chapter "The Gold Frame" ?
Long Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thDatta was its owner.
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What were the designations of Karam Singh and Mann Singh in the arnry ?
Long Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thMann Singh was a Naik and Karam Singh was a Havildar in the army.
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Fill in the blank with suitable Deteiminer:
She did not send me ....... reply.
Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thShe did not send me any replay
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Choose the eorrect passive voice of the following sentence from the answers given below
Does he know you ?
(a) Are you known by him ?
(b) Are you known with him?
(c) 'Are you known to him ?
(d) Are you known at him ?
Short Answer 8 * 1 = 8 Marks Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thAre you known to him.
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Read the passage given below andanswerttre questions that follow :
But we are bound to endorse the verdict against the lift-man. Most people will have a certain sympathy with him.While it is true that there is no law that compels us to say "Please" their is a social practice much older and more sacred than any law which enjoins us to be civil and the ' first requirement of civility is that we should acknowledge a service. "Please" and "Thank you" are the small change with which we pave our way as social beings. They are the little courtesies by which keep the machine of life oiled.and running sweerly. They pur our intercourse upon thc hasis of fiicndly co-operation, as easy give and take instead of on the basis of superiors dicatating to inferiors
(i) What is the first requirment of 'civility'
Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thThe writer says that one woman married to a husband with a cheerful tember may be ill-treated once but there are hundreds of woman who suffer because of bad treatment husband
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How do 'little countesies' help us?
Long Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thWe must blame the lift man for use of vailence against the passenger.
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Dose any law compel us to say 'Please'?
Long Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thThe suffering or death of a martyr unhappy or bad templered and not talking vary much , judgement
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Read the lines given below and answer the qd€ltions that follow : He is your field which you saw with Iove and;ieap with thanks giving.
And hc is your board
For come to him with your hunger
When your friend speaks mind you fear not be "nay" in your mind nor do you withhold the "ay"
(a) . Name the poem and its poet
Long Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thThe name of the poem is 'On-Friendship' and its poet is Kahlil Gibran.
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what is the most important thing that one can give to a friend ?
Very Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thLove is the most important thing which we can give to a friend.
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When do we shower our friends with love what do we earn in return from them ?
Very Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thWhen we shower our friend with love, he also reciprocales.
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Mar 2019
When we shower our friends with love, what do we earn in return?
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How is a friend our fireside ?
Very Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thBy showing sympathy, our friend acts as our firside
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How is a friend our fireside ?
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PART - C
Make a precis of the following passage and give it a suitable heading. Suceess in life depends largely on good hehlth. Keep your body fit and fine. Avoid anything that .saps your strength. Smoking in youth spDils health and damages brain. Be temperate in all things and hewa.re of drink. It is an enemy of health and efficiency. Above all, remember that your character is a priceless possession. Therefore, keep it untarnished. Be truthful in all things. B:e courteous and considerate to eveiibody, fairto your rivals, kind and helpful to all who me weak and suffering. You must stand for what is good. pure and noble.
Short Answer 5 Marks Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thLong Year of hard labour enable one to win fame and glory in one's field. Outstanding sucess of impress us student became schoolars thought hard labour and industry. A successful reforme or leader has to overcome serval obstacles and frustration.
Heading : No pain, No Gain.
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lmagine you are Suresh and you are living in Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper complaining against reckless driving.
Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12th833 Ummatran Mohalla
Nawanshahar
July 6, 20
To
The Editor
The Tribune
Chandighar
Sir,
I shall feel grateful if you allow me some space in your esteemed paper, I want to draw the attention of the authorities concerned toward reckless driving in the Newanshsher.
This city has wide roads and chance of accidents are compartively few here But probably, this very fact encourage reckless driving It has become a fashion. Motor drive at a traffic speed. Trucks carring and, stones or bricks are seen moving at a very fast speed cars pass by you whizzing even at turning. Young college boys drive motor cycle and scooters without caring for their own or anybody else life. It is a positive danger to school-going children, to old men and women who cnnot cross the road quickly.
Speed limit strictly not enforced Many a time the defaulter bribe the policemen on duty and get off.
The dire need is that a speed limit should be fixed and offered
yours faithfilly
A,B,C
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Imagine you are Karan and your address is 315, Shastri Nug, Jalandhar. Write an application to ' the Manager, Canara Bank, Karnal, for the post of a Clerk
Short Answer 6 Marks Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12th22 Putli Ghar
Amritsar
April 22, 2018
To
The Manager
Bird and company,
Amritsar
sir,
This is an response to your advertisement in 'The Tribune' dated 24 March 20__. For the post of a clerk in your office. I beg to offer myself as a candidate for the same. As regard mu qualification, they are detailed below.
I passed my B.A. I examination in 20__ as a regular student of D.A.V college, Jalandhar in the second division. Then I joined a commercial college where I learnt both typewrite and shorthland. I can type in English, Hindi, Punjabi. My speed in sorthand is so w.p.m I have been working as a clerk for the last two year
Your Faithfully
A.B.C
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Explain the newspaper headlines 'Drug Abuse Discussed' in 15-20 words.
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Write an E-mail tg a friend extending an invitation for a party.
Short Answer 3 Marks Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12th -
Part-D (Grammar)
7. Do as directed :
(a) Fill in thc blanks with suitable Determiners :
(i) I shall return this book in ........ days
(ii) She is proud of ........ beauty.
Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12th(i) few
(ii) her
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(i)There is no one .......(challenge) this claim. (Fill up the blank with a Infinitive)
(ii) The man seems ....... (worry). (Fill up the blank with a participre)
Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12th(i) Challenged
(ii) Worried
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(i) I know her to be intelligent. (Transform into a complex-sentence)
(ii) It is a matter of sorrow ttrat I am undone. (Change into an Exclamatory Sentence)
Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12th(i) I knew that she was intelligent
(ii) What a fool he is
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(i) I was given your message by him. (Change the Voice)
(ii) He said to me, "what are.you doing?" (change the Narration)
Short Answer 4 x 2 = 8 Marks Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12th(i) Physics shall be hated like poison
(ii) He to told me that what are you done me.
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Part E (Literature)
8. write clown the central iclea of any one of the poems given below :
(i) Prayer of the Woods
(ii) The Echoing Green
Short Answer 3 Marks Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thThis poem is based on the idea thaat tree serve man in various ways The wood from tree is used in winter for warmth trees provide shade in summer and juicy fruit to travellers to satisfy thirsty, Building, Boast and furniture use wood. Wood is used by man from cradle to grave. Tree also teach us the value of kindness and beauty. Travel appeal very humble to men not harm them.
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Answer any three questions in 40_50 Woids each :
(i) How did Mrs. Esputa help philip in the chapter "The March King" ?
Long Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thPhilip told his music teacher, profesor Esputa that he did not have a clean white shirt for the concert. Mrs Esputa told hiim to his wife and ask for a shirt. Mrs Esputa quickly brought one of her husband's white shirt. Philip found shirt vary large for him. She found a box of pins in a few minutes, her smart finger [pinned enought tucks in the shirt to make it fit philip. Both of them felt relieved then the job was finished . philipran back to the school.
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Describe the two kinds of inteiligence on the earth.(Robots and People)
Long Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thThere are two kind of intelligence on the earth. There is the computer/robot intellgent and human intelligence. Each one week in the different way and each will co-operate with the other. Together two intelligence will be able to do much more than either could be alone. Human intelligence is creative. The human brain has imagination.It can may intelligence guesses
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Describe the narrator's encounter with the bus conductor. (On Saying Please)
Long Answer 3x2=6 Marks Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thOne day writter boarded a bus He found that he had no money in his pocket. He told the counductor that he ahd no money. He wanted to go back for the money to his surprise the counductor told him that he did not needed to go back for money. He gave the writer a ticket without demanding the fare. The conductor behaviour left a very good impression on the writer.
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Answer any twoquestions in 40_50 words each :
(i) Otchumyelov took off or put on his coat with every new statement. What does this show ? (A Chameleon)
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How tiia the author describe the shop owned by Datta ? (The Gold Frame)
Short Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thThe name of Datta shop was "The Modren Frame Works". But there was no modernity about the structure of the shop It was actually a very large wooden box fixed on shaky legs. It was trucked in a gap between a medical store and a ratio repair shop Datta's shop was a zone of silence. He did not allow casual friend to disturb him.
He was always seen sitting surrounded by glass sheets, boxes of nails, glue bootles, paint tines and other adds and ends surrounding requires from frame work Sometimes a glass cutter or a pensil's sub was lost He had to stand up and shake his dhoti to get the lost object. This operation shook the whole shop. The shop was actually a centre of Datta's activities.
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Discuss the appropriateness of the tittle of the story: (The Bull beneath the Earth)
Short Answer 2x2=4 Marks Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thThe title of story must be apporpriate. It must capture its theme and throw light on events. The title refers to the old man in the story. He is burnded by his personal sorrow. His oldest son karam Singh has recently died. He has to take care of his daughter in law and his grandson.
Mann Singhh comes to Karam Singh's house in order to get the news of the family's welfare But Mann singh gets a very cold treatement from KAram Singh Father. He is hundred by his own sorrow and that of other.
Mann Singh rightly compare him with the mythical bull who carries the burden of the whole earth.
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Mar 2019
Justify the title of the story. "The Bull Beneath the Earth'.
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Draw a brief character-sketch of Hassan in 100-120words. (Hassan,s Attendance problem)
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Write a brief character sketch of Hassan in about 100-120 words.
(Hassan's Attendance Problem)
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Write the theme of the chapter. 'The Story of My Life , in 100-120 words.
Long Answer 6 Marks Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thThe story is based on the theme that selfless action bring a new nobility into human life. It gives a promise of a greatest hope for human society the author finds the two boys involved in an examplary action of self sacrifice for their sister. The message is clear care of one's sister strength the family ties care for the sick and suffering would make the world a better place to live in world a better place to live in what we see in the world is the selfishness is the order of the day The two young boys have set a glorious example of noble conduct for other to follow such a sacrifice develops value which are good for the health of society.
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Give in brief the theme of the chapter, 'The Story of My Life'.
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write the theme of the resson 'The schoor for sympathy, in 100-120 words.
Long Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thTraditional or convential education given in school is not ideal It gives information of facts. It enable a person to earn his living In addition to the normal subjects the students of miss Beam's ideal school were also given lesson on humanity and citizenship.
Here student got a real understanding of Misfortune. During training every child had one blind day, one deaf day and one dumb day. During the bliend day ther eyes were bandagect. This was also put during the night. Bybeing blind for a day the child realised what a misfortune it was to be blind. In the same way children learnt the difficulties of the deaf and the dumb people
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Give a brief character-sketch of Chandu in 100- 120 words. (The Barber,s Trade Union)
Long Answer 6 Marks Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 12thChandu is the barbar buy of the narrator;s village. He is the main character of the story. He is a close friend of the narrator. The narror calls him one of the markers of modern India. He organises barbar into a union. He stops going to people's homes to give them a haircut to shave beards. He refuse to dance to the rune of upper caste people.
Chandu is the narrator senior. He takes lead in all mater He is very fond of his boyish mischeif. He lifes catching wasps. Then he takes out the poison from their trails. He makes them fly by riying their dogs with a thread.
The narrator consider him the embodiment of perfection. He is an expert at making kites of various design. Despite his skill in other matter, he is a duffer in learning
The stoped going to people's homes for haircutting and shavig. They forced the people to come to their shops. we admire chandu for his skill of enterprises.
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