A Thing Of Beauty - Class Test 12th Eng Core NCERT Based course

Class 12

P-3 A Thing Of Beauty - John Keats

Sub- English

MM- 25 Time Zero Period

Class Test

Q1:Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

A) And such too is the grandeur of the dooms We have imagined for the mighty dead;

All lovely tales that we have heard or read: An endless fountain of immortal drink, Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink.1x6=6

(a) Which of the following themes is best represented in the given extract?

(i) The beauty of nature

(ii) The power of imagination

(iii) The immortality of art and literature

(iv) The inevitability of death

(b) State whether the given statement is True or False, with reference to the extract.

By referring to the dead as 'mighty, the poet emphasises their importance and the power they exerted on the people.

The "endless fountain of immortal drink" is an apt analogy for the tales of the mighty dead because…….

(d) The use of the word 'brink' in the extract suggests that the immortality that is being poured onto us is on the verge of overflowing. This creates a powerful image of……….

(e) Based on the poem rhyme scheme, evident in lines 2-5, of the given extract, which word would rhyme with line 1?

said, think, tombs

(f) Select the option that is NOT true about the lack of punctuation at the end of line 1 in the extract.

(i) Creates a sense of continuity and flow that connects the line with the second line.

(ii) Encourages the reader to continue reading seamlessly without any pause.

(iii) Creates a sense of anticipation and expectation for the reader.

(iv) Encourages a revisit to the ideas in the preceding lines.

B)A thing of beauty is a joy forever

Its loveliness increases, it will never pass into nothingness: but will keep

A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health and quiet and breathing. Therefore, on every morrow are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth;

Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, Of all the unhealthy and o'er darkened ways Made for our searching.

1x6=6

(a) Keats defines beauty as:

(i) transient (ii) eternal

(iii) illusionary (iv) short lived

(b) 'will keep a bower quiet for us' means all of the following EXCEPT:

(i) create a peaceful, shady place

(ii) provide a shelter

(iii) will decrease noise pollution

(iv) nature's canopy

(i) Beautiful things uplift the soul.

(II) Beauty is everchanging.

(i) (i) can be inferred from the extract but (II) cannot.

(ii) (II) can be inferred from the extract but (i) cannot.

(iii) Both (1) and (II) can be inferred from the extract.

(iv) Both (1) and (II) cannot be inferred from the extract

(d) The things that cause unhappiness are:

(I) lack of noble nature (II) old tunes

(III) dull days (IV) calm mind

(V) a flowery band

(VI) strong relationships

Choose the most appropriate option:

(i) (I) and (II) (ii) (I) and (III)

(iii) (IV) and (V) (iv) (III) and (VI)

(e) Complete the analogy. Do not repeat from used example:

flowery band: metaphor:: : alliteration.

(f) According to the poet every morrow' we are……….

Q2- Answer any five questions out of six 2x5=10

A. List the things of beauty mentioned in the poem?

B.What pains and sufferings of life have been referred to by the poet in the poem?

C.Do we experience things of beauty only for short moments or do they make a lasting impression?

D.What makes human beings love life in spite of troubles and sufferings?

E.Why is 'grandeur' associated with the 'mighty dead'?

F.What image does the poet use to describe the beautiful bounty of the earth?

Q3.Answer any One of the following questions 1x4=4

In all big cities, road rage has become a serious problem. A minor scratch, a little push or a small brushing past can lead to a scuffle, sometimes resulting even in murder. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper giving your views on the problem and its solutions.

You are Radhika of 609, Sanskriti Apartment, Wakad, Pune. You have graduated from Symbiosis Pune and also have done a secretarial practice course from YWCA, Mumbai. You have seen an advertisement for the post of receptionist, in a national daily by Nisarg Publication, Peshwa Road, Pune. Write an application with complete resume to the Director for the post of receptionist.

Q4.Answer any One of the following questions 1x5=5

Draft a notice, urging students of classes IX and XI to be volunteer teachers for a three-week literacy camp to be held in your school from Monday 15th May to Friday 2nd June as part of the community service internship. Children from the neighbourhood slums would be taught basic reading, writing, listening, speaking, and numerical skills. Mention the timings and the venue of the camp. You are Rita/Kailash Teacher-in-charge of community service.

Water supply will be suspended for eight hours (10 am to 6 pm) on March 6 for cleaning the water tank. Write a brief notice advising the residents to store water for a day. You are Karan/Karuna Bajaj, Secretary, Janata Group Housing Society, Kurnool.

Important links of class Test give below

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Poem -1 My Mother At Sixty six

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https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/04/12th-engpoem-1-my-mother-at-sixty-six.html

Poem-2 Keeping Quiet- Class Test

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https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/08/12th-eng-class-test-p-2-keeping-quiet.html

P-3 A Thing Of Beauty- Class Test

https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-thing-of-beauty-class-test-12th-eng.html

Ch-1 Last Lesson class Test

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https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/04/12th-engthe-last-lesson-class-test.html

Ch-2 Lost Spring -class Test

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https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/08/12th-eng-class-test-ch-2-lost-spring.html

Ch-3 Deep Water Class Test

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https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/07/12th-eng-class-test-ch-3-deep-water.html

Ch-4 The Rattrap Class Test

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https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/07/12th-eng-core-class-testch-4-rattrap.htm

Ch-5 Indigo class Test

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https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/08/class-test-25-m-ch-5-indigo-class-test.html

Ch-6 Poets And Pancakes Class Test)

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https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/08/12th-eng-class-test-poets-and-pancakes.html

Ch-1 The The Third Level (Vistas)

https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-third-level-class-test-vistas.html

Ch-2 The Tiger King by Kalki- (Vistas)

https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-tiger-king-by-kalki-class-test.html

Ch-3 A Journey To The End Of The Earth (Vistas)

https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/08/class-test-25m-ch-3-journey-to-end-of.html

Ch-4 The Enemy Class Test (Vistas)

https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-enemy-class-test-12th-eng-core.html

Answers

a) (iii) The immortality of art and literature

(b) False

(c) just as a fountain continuously pours forth water, the tales of the mighty dead pour forth limitless inspiration and wisdom for the living beings.

(d) abundance

(e) tombs

(f) (iii) Creates a sense of anticipation and expectation for the reader.

Answer B

(a) (ii) eternal

(b) (iii) will decrease noise pollution

(d) (ii) (1) and (III)

(e) noble natures or we wreathing

(f) wreathing

Ch-1 The Third Level Extracts

https://englishscholarhubclgautam.blogspot.com/2024/04/12th-engch-1-third-level-solved-extracts.html

Ch-2 The Tiger King Extracts