Std. XII Practice Test - Marks: 30
Test set by
Prof.
Tushar Chavan
Rashtriya
Junior College,
Chalisgaon
Dist. Jalgaon
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Test No. 1 Marks - 30
Prose section
Q.1. Read the extract
and complete the activities given below. (12)
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Extract:
A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before------- the wages he
carried home at the end of a day. (Text Book Page No. 3) |
A1. True or False (2)
Rewrite the statements and state
whether they are true or false.
1) The market place was lighted as it
got the benefit of the municipal lighting.
2) The astrologer conducted his business
by the light of flare made by the groundnut seller.
3) If essential, the sellers had to make
their own arrangement for lightening the shop area.
4) The astrologer pleased and astonished
everyone by practice and sharp guessing.
A2. Give information (2)
Give information about the arrangement
of lighting the shop area.
A3. Find the reason. (2)
The criss-cross of light rays and moving
shadows suited the astrologer very well. Give its reason.
A4. Personal Response (2)
Describe the market area of your city or
village in 50 words.
A5. Language Study (Do
as directed) (2)
1) The place was lit up by shop
lights.
(Choose the correct alternative
showing the beginning – shop lights)
i) Shop lights lits up the place.
ii) Shop lights lighted up the place.
iii) Shop lights lited up the place.
iii) Shop lights lit up the place.
2) He was as much a stranger to the
stars as were his innocent customers.
(Choose the correct alternative to
change the sentence into comparative degree)
i) His innocent customers are not more a
stranger to the stars than he.
ii) His innocent customers were not more
a stranger to the stars than he.
iii) His innocent customers had not more
a stranger to the stars than he.
iv) His innocent customers did not more
a stranger to the stars than he.
A6. Vocabulary (2)
Find and write any four compound words
from the extract.
Poetry section
Q.2.
Read the extract and complete the activities given below. (10)
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Extract: WEAVERS,
weaving at break of day--------- man's funeral shroud. Text Book Page
No. 100 |
A1. Complete (2)
Complete the table taking information
from the extract.
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Weaver’s work |
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Time of the day |
Events of life |
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Early Morning |
Birth |
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A2. Describe (2)
Describe the work of
weavers at the fall of night.
A3.
Personal response (2)
Express your views in 50 words about
the present condition of weavers working in the cloth factory.
A4. Poetic device (2)
Like the plumes of a
peacock, purple and green.
(Name and explain the
figure of speech. Find another example of the same from the extract)
Another Example: -
A5. Poetic creativity (2)
Compose two poetic lines making rhyme
with the following line.
Weavers, weaving solemn
and still,
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Writing skill section
Q.3. Complete the activities as per the
instructions given below. (4)
1) E-mail
Writing (4)
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Write
an e mail to the editor of the newspaper to raise the complaint about bad
condition of roads. Use the points: 1) Request to publish the news 2) Give real situation of roads 3) Give suggestions. 4) Write e mail to: editor.lokmat@xyz.com |
OR
2) Report
Writing (4)
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Write a report of the celebration of Maharashtra day
in your junior college. Hints: The time students assembled in college, the
arrival of the chief guest and others dignitaries, flag – hoisting, Speeches,
detailed program, cultural programme, vote of thanks etc. |
OR
3)
Framing Interview Questions (4)
Imagine that you have to conduct an interview
of a distinguished personality in the field of business. With the help of the
given table and points draft questions on the given fields associated with the personality. (Do not change the sequence of the questions)
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Name of the Interviewee |
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Area of Success |
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Date/Venue/Time |
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Duration of Interview |
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Questions based on |
Questions |
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1) Early life/struggle |
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2) Hurdles in Education |
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3) Role Model |
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4) Family support |
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5) First success |
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6) Success Plan |
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7) Dreams unfulfilled |
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8) Message |
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Novel section
Q.4.
Complete the activities as per the
instructions. (4)
A1.
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
A2. Fill in the blanks
with the right words and rewrite the sentences. (2)
1) There are ------------------ elements essential of ‘Novel’ or “Novella’.
(five, six, seven)
2) Theme is the ------------------ in the novel which can be expressed in a nutshell.
(central idea, setting, plot)
3) In the first half of the 20th century a cult of ‘----------------- magazines’ became popular.
(amazing, pulp, powerful)
4) Space travel, time travel, and extra-terrestrial life may be seen in ------------------- fiction.
(historical,
gothic, science)
Section |
Marks |
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Prose |
12 |
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Poetry |
10 |
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Writing skill |
04 |
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Novel |
04 |
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Total |
30 |
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