Std. XII- Practice test Marks 25

 Std. XII- Practice test Marks 25

Std. XII   

Marks: 25

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Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below. (12)

A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before the astrologer too. The astrologer transacted his business by the light of flare which crackled and smoked up above the groundnut heap nearby. Half the enchantment of the place was due to the fact that it did not have the benefit of municipal lighting. The place was lit up by shop lights. One or two had hissing gaslights, some had naked flares stuck on poles, some were lit up by old cycle lamps and one or two, like the astrologer's, managed without lights of their own. It was a bewildering criss-cross of light rays and moving shadows. This suited the astrologer very well, for the simple reason that he had not in the least intended to be an astrologer when he began life; and he knew no more of what was going to happen to others than he knew what was going to happen to himself next minute. He was as much a stranger to the stars as were his innocent customers. Yet he said things which pleased and astonished everyone: that was more a matter of study, practice and shrewd guesswork. All the same, it was as much an honest man's labor as any other, and he deserved the wages he carried home at the end of a day.

Q.1) Do as directed.

A) Rewrite the statements and state whether they are true or false.   (2)

1) The market place was lighted as it got the benefit of the municipal lighting.

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2) The astrologer conducted his business by the light of flare made by the groundnut seller.

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B) Complete the statements.      (2)

1) The astrologer got benefit of -------------------------------- seller’s light of flare.

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2) The criss-cross of light rays and ---------------------------  suited the astrologer.

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C) Select the correct alternative.   (2)

1) The market area was not lit up by the following.

i) gaslight                           

ii) flares stuck on poles               

iii) old cycle lamps           

iv) electric bulbs

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2) The astrologer didn’t have------

i) study of human nature          

ii) knowledge of astrology           

iii) practical experience           

iv) guessing power

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D) According to you, which quality is not essential for becoming a successful astrologer.  (2)

i) boldness                             

ii) confidence                         

iii) timidity                              

iv) sincerity

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E) Language study  (2)

1) The place was lit up by shop lights. 

(Choose the alternative showing the correct active voice)

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.

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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.

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F) Vocabulary   (2)

Find and write any four compound words from the extract.

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a) ------------------------------ 

b) ----------------------------- 

c) ----------------------------- 

d) -----------------------------

Q.2. Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the sentence.

WEAVERS, weaving at break of day,     Why do you weave a garment so gay? . . .     Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild,     We weave the robes of a new-born child.       Weavers, weaving at fall of night,     Why do you weave a garment so bright? . . .     Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green,     We weave the marriage-veils of a queen. Weavers, weaving solemn and still, What do you weave in the moonlight chill? . . . White as a feather and white as a cloud,     We weave a dead man's funeral shroud.

 

A) At the early morning the weavers weave --------------   (1)

i) A wedding veil                  

ii) A robe for a new born child             

iii) A shroud for a for a dead man’s funeral

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B) Choose the colour that is not mentioned in the poem.     (1)

i) White                              

ii) Blue                                

iii) Purple                           

iv) Black

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C) The theme of the poem ‘Indian Weavers’ is-------------      (1)

i) To show the work of weavers.  

ii) To show the three phases of life. 

iii) To show the different times of day.

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D) Blue as the wing of halcyon wind. 

(Name the figure of speech)    (1)

i) Personification                            

ii) Metaphor                      

iii) Simile

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E) Break of day. 

(Name the figure of speech)      (1)

i) Simile                                             

ii) Metaphor                     

iii) Personification

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Q.3. Complete the activities as per the instructions. (History of Novel)

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

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A1. 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)

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2) Theme is the ------------------ in the novel which can be expressed in a nutshell. 

(central idea, setting, plot)

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3) In the first half of the 20th century a cult of ‘----------------- magazines’ became popular.

(amazing, pulp, powerful)

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4) Space travel, time travel, and extraterrestrial life may be seen in ----------------fiction.                                                                           

(historical, gothic, science)

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Q.4. Complete the activities as per the instructions. (Writing Skill)                                                                   (4)

1) Write a report of the celebration of the Independence Day held in your 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.

 

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Std. XII- Practice Test 1- 20 Marks

 Std. XII- Practice Test No. 1 for 20 Marks

Test Set By:

Prof. Tushar Chavan

Rashtriya Junior College,

Chalisgaon Dist. Jalgaon

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Practice Test No. 1

Std. XII Marks 20

Q. 1. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.            (08)

At a corner of Sixth Avenue electric lights and cunningly displayed wares behind plate glass made a shop window attractive. Soapy took a stone and dashed it through the glass. People came running round the corner, a policeman in the lead. Soapy stood still with his hands in his pockets, and smiled at the sight of brass buttons. “Where’s the man that done that?” inquired the officer agitatedly. “Don’t you think that I might have had something to do with it?” said Soapy, with a friendly voice, as one greets good fortune. The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police. They take to their heels. The policeman saw a man half-way down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the pursuit. Soapy, with disgust in his heart, drifted along, twice unsuccessful. On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions. It catered to large appetites and modest purses. Its crockery and atmosphere were thick; its soup and napery thin. Into this place Soapy betook himself without challenge. At a table he sat and consumed beefsteak, flapjacks, doughnuts and pie. And then he told the waiter the fact that the minutest coin and himself were total strangers. “Now, get busy and call a cop”, said Soapy. “And don’t keep a gentleman waiting.” “No cop for you,” said the waiter, with a voice like butter cakes and an eye like the cherry in the Manhattan cocktail. “Hey, Con!” Neatly upon his left ear on the callous pavement two waiters pitched Soapy. He arose, joint by joint, as a carpenter’s rule opens, and dusted his clothes. Arrest seemed now but an elusive dream. The island seemed very far away. A policeman who stood before a drugstore two doors away laughed and walked down the street.

A1. True or false    (2)

Rewrite the statements and state whether they are true or false.

1) Soapy expected that police should catch him.

2) Soapy dashed the glass of the shop window to take a revenge.

3) The waiter handed over Soapy to the police.

4) The restaurant where Soapy ate was not a rich restaurant.

A2. Describe            (2)

Describe the restaurant where Soapy ate meal.

A3. Language Study (Do as directed)  (2)

1) The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue.

(Choose the alternative showing the correct transformation of this sentence into negative sentence)

i) The policeman does not accept Soapy even as a clue.   

ii) The policeman did not accept Soapy even as a clue.

iii) The policeman cannot accept Soapy even as a clue.

iv) The policeman would not accept Soapy even as a clue.

2) Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police.

(Choose the alternative showing the correct transformation of this sentence into simple sentence)

i) Men smashing windows do not remain to chat with the police.

ii) Men smash windows and do not remain to chat with the police.

iii) Men smashing windows remain to chat with the police.

iv) When men smashing windows, they do not remain to chat with the police.

A4. Word register  (2)

Choose and write the words related to the restaurant from the extract.  

Q. 2. Read the extract and complete the activities given below. (08)

The Sun in the heaven was shining gay, All things were joyful on that day; The sea-birds scream’d as they wheel’d round, And there was joyaunce in their sound.   The buoy of the Inchcpe Bell was seen A darker speck on the ocean green; Sir Ralph the Rover walk’d his deck, And fix’d his eye on the darker speck.   He felt the cheering power of spring, It made him whistle, it made him sing; His heart was mirthful to excess, But the Rover’s mirth was wickedness.   His eye was on the Inchcape Float; Quoth he, “My men, put out the boat, And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I’ll plague the Abbot of Aberbrothok.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A1. Pick out (2)

Pick out the two lines from the extract that show the joyful atmosphere.

A2. Intention (2)

Write the intension of Ralph to sail near the Inchcape Rock.

A3. Personal response (2)

Give your any one experience of journey by sea.

A4. Poetic device (2)

a) Write rhyming words of each stanza.                   

b) Write rhyme scheme of the first stanza.

Q.3. Rewrite as per the instruction (04)

A1. Rewrite the sentences selecting correct alternative. (2)

1) The novel ‘Rajmohan’s Wife’ is written by –

a) Mulkraj Anand    

b) R.K. Narayan    

c) Raja Rao    

d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya

2) The essential elements of novel are theme, plot, character, setting, style and –

a) surprise   

b) suspense 

c) conflict    

d) secrecy

3) ‘Tale of Genji’ has been described as the world’s ----------- novel.

a) second     

b) first                      

c) third                     

d) biggest

4) A novel is –

a) a relatively long narrative fiction   

b) a long verse      

c) a long dramatic work having acts

d) a long poem

A2. Match the column ‘A’ with ‘B’.  (2)

A	B
1) Theme	a) The struggle between  the opposite forces in the story
2) Style	b) The background in which the story takes place
3) Setting	c) The central idea in the novel which can be expressed in a nutshell.
4) Conflict	d) The language and the techniques used for the narration of the course of events

 

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Answers are available in the following Activity Work Book - Std. XII English by Prof. Tushar Chavan 

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