HSC Board March 2022 Exam -
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(1) Each activity has to be answered
in complete sentence/sentences. Answers written in only one word will not be
given complete credit. Only the correct activity number written in case of
options will not be given any credit.
(2) Web diagrams, flow charts, tables
etc. are to be presented exactly as they are with answers.
(3) In point 2 above, only the words
written without the presentation of activity format/design, will not be given
credit. Use of colour pens/pencils etc. is not allowed. (Only blue/black pens
are allowed.)
(4) Multiple answers to the same
activity will be treated as wrong and will not be given any credit.
(5) Maintain the sequence of the
Sections/Question Nos./Activities throughout the activity sheet.
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SECTION -I: PROSE
(Reading for
Comprehension, Language Study, Summary and Mind Mapping)
Q. 1. (A) Read the extract and
complete the activities given below: (12) [16]
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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/ False : (2)
Read the following sentences and state whether
they are true or false. Correct the false statements and rewrite them.
(a) Soapy broke the glass of the shop window.
(b) Nobody heard the breaking of the glass window.
(c) The policeman chased Soapy.
(d) Soapy did not run away from the place.
A2. Rearrange: (2)
Rearrange the following statements in order of
their occurrence in the extract.
(a) The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue.
(b) Soapy took a stone and dashed it through the glass.
(c) "Now, get busy and call a cop," said Soapy.
(d) Soapy, with disgust in his heart, drifted along twice unsuccessful.
A3. Guess : (2)
Read the following sentences and write down
what it means.
(a) "Don't you think that I might have had something to
do with it?"
(b) He told the waiter the fact that the minutest coin and himself were total strangers.
A4. Personal response: (2)
Suppose you are a manager of a hotel, a poor
boy has taken dinner in the hotel and then he found, he has not enough money to
pay the bill. Describe how you will react in the situation.
A5. Language study: (2)
(1) On the opposite side of the street was a
restaurant of no great pretensions.
(ii) Men who smash
windows do not remain to chat with the police.
(Make the above sentences simple)
A6. Vocabulary:
Match the following words in column 'A' with
their meanings in column 'B'. (2)
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Column
'A' |
Column
'B' |
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(a)
gibberish |
(i)
magic |
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(b)
enchantment |
(ii)
meaningless speech |
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(c)
arrest |
(iii)
threw |
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(d)
pitched |
(iv)
nab |
B1. Grammar/Language Study (Non-Textual Grammar)
Do as directed: (3)
(i) We can accept our life gracefully.
(Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing 'compulsion')
(ii) As I entered the post office, the Post Master presented me with a telegram.
(Begin the sentence with "No sooner........)
(iii) The mother looks after her child.
(Make it a rhetorical question)
B2. Spot the error in the given sentence and rewrite the correct sentence. (1)
(i) Summers in Delhi are
extreme hot.
Q.2. (A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below: (12) [18]
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"I don't
believe in taking the right decisions. I take decisions, I take decisions and
then make them right." One of them make them right. One of the Ratan
Tata's inspiring words which made me dream beyond shadows. I feel fortunate
that I discovered him in the early stage of my life and now I am using his
teachings to mould my future the way I want. Even though Ratan
Tata was born in a very posh family of India, he never took money and power
for granted. He graduated from Riverdale country from New York, Ratan Tata
began his career in the Tata Group working on the shop floor of Tata Steel.
After working for almost 10 years he was appointed as the director-in-charge
of the National Radio and Electronics Company Limited (NEL.CO) in order to
help its struggling finances. He worked hard building a better consumer
electronics division but the economic recession and union strikes prevented
him from achieving success and this success helped Tata to be appointed as
the chairman of the Tata Group of companies. He started with a very basic job
in his father's company and today he owns a billion-dollar company. The tag of
greatness does not come without making any sacrifices and this tag on Ratan
Tata suits to its best. Tata group launched
its passenger car Tata Indica in the year 1998 but Tata Indica was a failure
in its first year and the experiment seemed to be failing. Many people
started advising Ratan Tata that sell the passenger car business. Ratan Tata
also agreed to this and a proposal was given to Ford, they showed interest
too. The three -hour meeting at Ford headquarters in Detroit, chairman of
Ford (Bill Ford) said to Ratan Tata, "why did you enter in the passenger
car business when you were not knowing of it. It will be a favour if we buy
this business from you."
Ratan Tata decided to move back home. While 4avellimg he was very
tense as the feeling of being insulted was on his mind. After earlier
failures, Tata Motors did well with its business of passenger cars but in the
same period, Ford did very bad. In 2008 when Ford was on its way of
bankruptcy, Tata Group offered Ford to buy its luxury car brand, Jaguar Land
Rover. P Ford arrived in Mumbai for the meeting. In the meeting, Bill Ford
said to Ratan Tata, you are doing a big favour for us by buying- Jaguar-Land
Rover is now owned by Tata Group and is currently making profits. |
A1. Rewrite the
following sentences as per their occurrence in the extract: (2)
(a)
He was appointed as the Director-in-charge of the National Radio and
Electronics Company Limited.
(b)
Tata Group launched its passenger car 'Tata Indica' in the
(c)
Bill Ford said to Ratan Tata, "You are doing a big favour for us by buying
Jaguar-Land Rover."
(d)
He graduated from Riverdale country from New York.
A2. Explain: (2)
The writer says,
"I don't believe in taking right decisions, I take decisions and then make
them right."
A3. Give reasons: (2)
Ratan Tata decided to
sell his passenger car business.
A4. Personal Response (2)
Right decision at the right time is important for success. Express your opinion.
A5. Grammar: Do as directed. (2)
(i) He worked hard
building a better consumer electronics division. (Rewrite
the sentence using the infinitive form of the underlined word)
ii) Tata Group launched the passenger car Tata Indica. (Rewrite it beginning with 'The passenger car Tata Indica.')
A6. Vocabulary:
Give antonyms.
(i)
Profit
(ii)
Prevent
(B) Summary Writing: (3)
Write a summary of the
above extract with a suitable title with the help of the given points/hints.
Ratan
Tata's early career- early setback in passenger car business his meeting with
Bill Ford - his success in passenger car business -purchase of Ford's Land
Rover and Jaguar Rover and Jaguar.
(C) Mind Mapping:
Develop a Mind-Mapping
using your ideas and concepts to develop the topic 'Proper Time Management.' (3)
i)
Using the title connect your thoughts.
ii)
Use your own design for branching and general structure.
iii) Try making 2-3 main and
2-3 subbranches.
March 2022
Activity Sheet
Q.3.A) Read the
extract and complete the activities given below. (10)
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Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, |
A1. Complete the web diagram about the qualities needed on the journey of life:(2)
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Qualities needed on the journey of life. |
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Answer:
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Health |
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Light-heartedness |
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Free |
Qualities needed on the journey of life. |
Strength OR Being
strong |
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Contentment |
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A2. Analyse the
line- I asked not good fortune, I myself am good fortune. (2)
Answer:
Poet does not
believe in fortune. He is not a fatalist. He wants to create his fortune. He
has full confidence in his good fortune.
A3. Personal response: (2)
Explain the importance of long path/road in man's life. (2)
Answer:
Man has to travel
on various roads. If the road is long, man will spend much time to reach the
destination. So, he could enjoy the nature. To walk on long roads the
qualities like strength and patience are needed. If anyone overcomes a long
road, he or she gets satisfaction for completing the hard task. It is a kind of
physical test.
(Accept any
reasonable correct answer)
A4. Poetic Device: (2)
Identify and explain the figure of speech in the following line.
Still here I carry old delicious burdens.
Answer:
Paradox: opposite
impossible ideas or concepts put together.
Transferred
epithet: The epithet (adjective) ‘delicious’ which is usually used to describe
the food is transferred from ‘food’ to the ‘burdens’.
Inversion: The
words are not in a correct prose order. The correct word order is: Still, I
carry old delicious burdens here.
A5. Poetic creativity: (2)
Complete the given lines using your imagination.
There is no way leading back.
I move forward
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Answer:
There is no way
leading back.
I move
forward facing every attack.
OR
There is no way
leading back.
I move
forward carrying my heavy sack.
(Accept any
reasonably correct answer/lines).
(B) Appreciation: (4)
Read the given extract and write an appreciation of the poem using the following points.
Is anybody happier because you passed his way?
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Points:
(i) Title of the
poem, name of the poet.
(ii) Theme
(iii) Poetic
devices, language
(iv) Values
(v) Your opinion
about the poem.
Answer:
See answer in
‘Activity Work Book for Std. XII English’ by Prof. Tushar Chavan (Contact:
9850737199)
ActivityWorkbook for Std. XII English
See one answer for this
activity below:
Appreciation of
the poem – Have You Earn Your Tomorrow
(i) Title of the
poem, name of the poet.
Title –
The title ‘Have You Earned
Your Tomorrow’ is very introspective. It suggests that everyone should analyse
his/her actions whether they are good or bad, worth, or not. It is a question
to evaluates our act of goodness, our way of living and interactions with
others. It is the appeal to do something valuable every day for getting better
tomorrow.
Poet –
Poet Edgar Guest was born in
England and was brought to the United States when he was ten years old. He
began his writing career in 1895 at the age of fourteen. Edgar Guest is known
as ‘people’s poet’ for his simple style and optimistic tone of writing. Guest
is an American writer of newspaper and magazines.
(ii) Theme
It is an inspirational
poem. In this poem, the speaker is asking the readers whether they are doing
something good and valuable to improve the life of another person. To get a
better future, work today. This is the theme of the poem.
(iii) Poetic
devices, language
The poem has four stanzas.
They are divided into sets of 4 lines (quatrains). The rhyme scheme pattern of
the stanza is - aabb ccaa ddee ffaa. The figures of speech like Interrogation,
Alliteration, Inversion, Antithesis, Personification, and Synecdoche are used
in the poem. The poet uses questions to develop the thinking process of the
readers.
(iv) Values
The poem gives a valuable
message for getting good future. One should earn his or her tomorrow (future
life) with good actions, good behaviour and friendliness.
(v) My opinion
about the poem
I like this poem very much because it gives an inspiration to become a good person. It advocates me to behave well and give helping hand to others. It is very inspirational poem. It teaches way of living.
SECTION
- III
(Writing
Skills)
Q. 4. (A) Attempt 'Any One' of the following activities: (4) [16]
(1) Drafting a Virtual
Message
You are Gopal, a
receptionist, in the office of a company manufacturing garments. A sales
manager, Mr. Deshmukh visited and handed over the sales report to be submitted
to the general manager who was busy attending a meeting.
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Mr. Deshmukh: Hello! I am here
to submit the available sales report to the General Manager. Gopal: I am sorry but the
General Manager is in the meeting. Can you leave a message for him along with
the reports? Mr. Deshmukh: Sorry, I have to
leave immediately to collect the other reports. Please inform the General
Manager, that I had to leave immediately and I will see him in the evening at
5:30 P.M. with other reports. Thank you. As a receptionist draft a virtual message for the General Manager. |
OR
(2) Statement of
Purpose:
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You are so much
interested in fashion designing. You have also participated in the various
competitions and have shown your talent. Your friend is assisting you to make
the career in fashion designing. Draft a statement of purpose that will help you to get admission for
the course in fashion designing at M. Rajeshwar College Arts, Hubli,
Karnataka. |
OR
(3) Group Discussion:
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You along with your friends Sujit, Rohit and Kishor discussing their
likes and dislikes. But all are fascinated with the reading habit. Write a
short group discussion in the form of dialogue telling the importance of
reading for enhancing knowledge. |
(B)
Attempt 'Any One' of the following activities: (4)
E-mail writing:
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(1) Imagine that you are a shopkeeper of gift articles. A customer had
given order for purchasing articles but you have some difficulties for giving
delivery in time due to shortage. Write an email to him/her apologising for
the delay. |
OR
Report Writing:
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(2) You are a representative of the N.S.S. unit of your college. Write
a brief report of the camp in which various social activities including
cleanliness have been conducted by all the participants. |
OR
Interview Questions:
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(3) Imagine that you have met with the topper in M.P.S.C. Examination.
You wish to interview of him/her to know his/her journey of success. Prepare
a set of 8 to 10 questions to be asked. |
(C)
Attempt 'Any One' of the following activities:
Speech Writing:
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(1) You wish to take part in the elocution competition which is
organised by your college cultural committee. Prepare a speech on the topic
"Mask for safety". |
OR
(2) Compering:
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On the occasion of the inaugural function of 'Sports Day' you have
been given the responsibility to compere: Draft a script of the same. Use the following
points. Brief introduction Lighting the lamp / Inauguration Welcome the guests Chief guest's address Vote of thanks |
Answer:
See
answer in ‘Activity Work Book for Std. XI English’ by Prof. Tushar Chavan
(Contact: 9850737199)
(अकरावी च्या activity book मध्ये उत्तर पहा)
https://juniorcollegeteacher.blogspot.com/2021/06/std-xi-english-activity-work-book.html
OR
Expansion of Idea:
(D)
Attempt 'Any One' of the following activities:
Film Review: (4)
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(1) Write a review of a film which you liked most with the help of
following points. Story / Theme Producer / Director Special features of direction Characters: Conflict Music/ Dance / Songs / Photography etc. Your opinion
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Answer:
See
answer in ‘Activity Work Book for Std. XII English’ by Prof. Tushar Chavan
(Contact: 9850737199)
https://juniorcollegeteacher.blogspot.com/2020/12/information-of-new-activity-work-book.html
OR
Blog writing:
(2) Write a blog in
appropriate format on "Necessity of Social awarness" regarding
cleanliness/Hygiene in about 100 to 150 words.
OR
Appeal:
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(3) Prepare an appeal to inculcate any good habit: Slogans Use persuasive appeal Its necessity for development |
SECTION - IV
(LITERARY
GENRE NOVEL)
Q.
5. (A) Complete the activities given below as per the instructions: (4) [16]
(1) Match the following
items from column-A with those from the column-B: (2)
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Column
'A' |
Column
'B' |
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(a)
Murasaki Shikibu |
(i)
The Pilgrim's Progress |
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(b)
Jonathan Swift |
(ii)
Gulliver's Travels |
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(c)
John Bunyan |
(iii)
Rajamohan's Wife |
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(d)
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
(iv)
Tale of Genji |
Answer:
See
answer in ‘Activity Work Book for Std. XII English’ by Prof. Tushar Chavan
(Contact: 9850737199)
https://juniorcollegeteacher.blogspot.com/2020/12/information-of-new-activity-work-book.html
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(ii) Pick the odd word out: |
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(a) Amitav Ghosh, Vikram Seth, Henry Fielding, Anita Desai. |
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(b) plot, novella, setting, theme |
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(c)place, time, climate, epistolary |
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(d) horror, mystery, picaresque, thriller |
Answer:
See
answer in ‘Activity Work Book for Std. XII English’ by Prof. Tushar Chavan
(Contact: 9850737199)
https://juniorcollegeteacher.blogspot.com/2020/12/information-of-new-activity-work-book.html
(B) Answer in about 50
words the questions given below: (4)
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(i) Describe how Ricky Braithwaite manage to bring about a change in
the behaviour of his students. |
Answer:
See
answer in ‘Activity Work Book for Std. XII English’ by Prof. Tushar Chavan
(Contact: 9850737199) – Activity No.3
https://juniorcollegeteacher.blogspot.com/2020/12/information-of-new-activity-work-book.html
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(ii) How does Mr. Braithwaite manage to increase the cultural exposure
of the class? |
Answer:
See
answer in ‘Activity Work Book for Std. XII English’ by Prof. Tushar Chavan
(Contact: 9850737199) – Activity No.6 and 12 (Close answer)
https://juniorcollegeteacher.blogspot.com/2020/12/information-of-new-activity-work-book.html
(C) Answer the
following: (4)
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(i) Describe how Fix, the detective creates problems for Mr. Fogg
arresting him for bank robbery and how Mr. Fogg tries to solve the problem. |
Answer:
See
answer in ‘Activity Work Book for Std. XII English’ by Prof. Tushar Chavan
(Contact: 9850737199) – Activity No.4 (Close answer)
https://juniorcollegeteacher.blogspot.com/2020/12/information-of-new-activity-work-book.html
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(ii) In what way was Mr. Fogg's final winning the wager connected with
Aouda? |
(D) Answer the
questions given below: (4)
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(i) Describe how Sherlock Holmes discovered the connection between
Miss Morstan receiving precious pearls with Major Sholto. |
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(ii) How does the mystery of Bartholomew's murder lead Holmes to track
down Small? |
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