Unit Test No. 1
Std. XII
Time: 1.30 Hours
Marks: 25
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Q.1 Read the extract and complete the activities given below. (11)
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But though 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”, there is a social practice much older and much 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 pay our ways as social beings. They are the little
courtesies by which we keep the machine of life oiled and running sweetly.
They put our intercourse upon the basis of a friendly co-operation, an easy
give-and-take, instead of on the basis of superiors dictating to inferiors.
It is a very vulgar mind that would wish to command where he can have the
service for asking, and have it with willingness and good-feeling instead of
resentment. I should like to “feature” in
this connection my friend, the polite conductor. By this discriminating title
I do not intend to suggest a rebuke to conductors generally. On the contrary,
I am disposed to think that there are few classes of men who come through the
ordeal of a very trying calling better than bus conductors do. Here and there
you will meet an unpleasant specimen who regards the passengers as his
natural enemies - as creatures whose chief purpose on the bus is to cheat
him, and who can only be kept reasonably honest by a loud voice and an
aggressive manner. But this type is rare - rarer than it used to be. I fancy
the public owes much to the Underground Railway Company, which also runs the
buses, for insisting on a certain standard of civility in its servants and
taking care that standard is observed. In doing this it not only makes things
pleasant for the travelling public, but performs an important social service. |
A1. Match (2)
Match the references given in ‘A’ with ‘B’.
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A |
B |
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1) The law cannot
force us |
a) polite person |
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2) ‘Please’ and
‘Thank you’ |
b) that we should
acknowledge a service. |
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3) The first
requirement of civility is |
c) keep the
machine of life oiled and running sweetly. |
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4) Conductor |
d) to say ‘please’ |
A2. Give information (2)
Give importance of “Please” and “Thank you” taking the help of the extract.
A3. Describe (2)
Describe the general unpleasant view about the bus conductor.
A4. Personal Response (2)
Write one action or behaviour that signifies the following words.
a) Self-esteem
b) Gratitude
c) Courtesy
d) Generosity
A5. Language Study (Do as directed) (2)
1) I should like to “feature” in this connection my friend, the polite conductor.
(Choose
the alternative showing the correct transformation of this sentence into complex
sentence)
i) I should like to
“feature” in this connection my friend when was the polite conductor.
ii) I should like to
“feature” in this connection my friend and he was the polite conductor.
iii) I should like
to “feature” in this connection my friend which was the polite conductor.
iv) I should like to
“feature” in this connection my friend who was the polite conductor.
2) And the first
requirement of civility is that we should acknowledge a service.
(Here article ‘the’ is used to
denote----------------)
i) the ordinal number used as an adjective
ii)
the special number used as adverb
iii) the cardinal number used as adjective
iv)
the unique number used as verb
A6. Vocabulary (1)
Write antonyms of
the following words----------------
a) polite b) friendly
Q.2
Read the extract and complete the activities given below. (10)
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Afoot and light-hearted I
take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world
before me, The long brown path before
me leading wherever I choose. Henceforth I ask not
good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune, Henceforth I whimper no
more, postpone no more, need nothing, Done with indoor
complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms, Strong and content I
travel the open road. The earth, that is sufficient,
I do not want the
constellations any nearer, I know they are very well
where they are, I know they suffice for
those who belong to them. (Still here I carry my old
delicious burdens, I carry them, men and
women, I carry them with me wherever I go, I swear it is impossible
for me to get rid of them, I am fill’d with them, and
I will fill them in return.) |
A1.
Pick out (2)
Pick out any four lines which show the poet’s self - confidence.
A2. Discuss (2)
The poet is a person who is free from all inhibitions. Discuss in 50 words how the concept of ‘freedom’ is expressed in the poem.
A3. Personal Response (2)
Give the preparations you always make for a journey.
A4. Figures of Speech (2)
Complete the table giving the name of figure of speech used in the line.
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Line |
Figure
of speech |
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1)
The
long brown path before me leading wherever I choose. |
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2)
Henceforth
I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune |
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3)
A
foot and light-hearted I take to the open road |
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4)
The song of the open road |
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A5. Poetic creativity (2)
Compose a short poem in about four lines on ‘Journey’.
Q.3) Write an e
mail to the editor of the newspaper to raise the complaint about bad condition
of roads. (4)
Use the points:
1) Request to publish the news
2) Real situation of roads
3) Give suggestions.
5) Write e mail to: editor.lokmat@xyz.com
6) Use proper e- mail template
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