The Enemy…. Class Test.. 12th ENG Core NCERT Based course

Class 12

Ch-2 The ENEMY by Pearl $ Buck

Sub- English

MM- 25 Time Zero Period

Class Test

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

“His old American professor of anatomy had seen to that knowledge. "Ignorance of the human body is the surgeon's cardinal sin, sirs!" he had thundered at his classes year after year. "To operate without as complete knowledge of the body as if you had made it-anything less than that is murder." 1x4=4m

(a) What did the old American professor taught his students loudly every year?

(i) A student of surgery should have superficial knowledge

(ii) A student of surgery should have complete knowledge of human anatomy

(iii) A student of surgery should have complete knowledge of human heart

(iv) A student of surgery should be strong and healthy

(b) An opposite of 'Ignorance' is……

(d) Name the lesson.

B.That young master is so proud of his skill to save life that he saves any life," the cook said contemptuously. She split a fowl's neck skilfully and held the fluttering bird and let its blood flow into the roots of a wistaria vine. Blood is the best of fertilisers, and the old gardener would not let her waste a drop of it.1x4=4m

(a) Who is young master?

(i) The gardener

(ii) The assistant of Sadao

(iii) Sadao

(iv) General

(b) Wistaria is a……….

(d) What is blood according to the old gardener?

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

A.Who was Dr Sadao ? Where was his house?

B.How did the gardener react when Dr. Sadao told him about the wounded American soldier?

C.. Why did Hana wash the wounded soldier herself?.

D.What were the reasons for Sadao being kept on in Japan and not being sent overseas with the troops?

E.What will Dr. Sadao do to get rid of the man? Or . What did Dr. Sadao finally do to get rid of Tom?

F.. What plan did the old General suggest to Dr. Sadao to get rid of the white enemy in his house?

Q3.Attempt any one of the two.A or B 1x5=5m

A.Dr. Sadao was compelled by his duty as a doctor to help the enemy soldier. What made Hana, his wife, sympathetic to him in the face of open defiance from the domestic staff?

B.While hatred against a member of the enemy race is justifiable, especially during wartime, what makes a human being rise above narrow prejudices

C.Throw light on the character of the Japanese doctor named Dr. Sadao Hoki who is the protagonist of the story 'The Enemy' by Pearl S. Buck

Q4.Attempt any one of the two.A or B

Your sister is going to get married and you have been asked to draft a formal invitation. Draft the same on behalf of your parents.1x4=4 M

You are Natasha, residing in Pune. Your cousin, from the same city is hosting your grandmother's eightieth birth anniversary and has extended an invite to you. He has also requested your assistance for arrangements needed. Draft a reply of acceptance.

Q5.Attempt any one of the two.A or B

A.Your club is going to organise an interclass singing competition. Write a notice inviting names of the students who want to participate in it. Give all the necessary details. You are Navtej/Navita, Secretary, Music Club, Akash Public School, Agra. 1x4=4 M

B. Imagine yourself to be a member of a Blood Bank Society. You have been asked by the president of the society to organise a blood donation camp. Prepare a notice urging the people to come in large numbers for this noble cause. Mention the relevant details of the camp.

Q6.Attempt any one of the two.A or B

You are Shantanu, residing at Ghar B-94, Balimela Road, Malkangiri. You come across the following classified advertisement in a local daily. Write a letter applying for the position of a volunteer for the Each One Teach One Campaign.1x5=5M

SITUATION VACANT

Wanted committed volunteers, aged 18 years and above, to teach underprivileged children, for one hour a week, in the district of Malkangiri. Ability to speak, read and write Odiya fluently, important. Experience not necessary. All volunteers to receive training. Contact Nethra N, Coordinator (Each One Teach One), 4Literacy, Ambaguda, Malkangiri, Odisha-764045

Apart from newspapers, 24-hour news channels on TV are a major source of information for the common man. As compared to foreign news channels, the Indian channels are full of advertisements. Write a letter to the editor of a national newspaper urging the news channels to create a healthy balance between news and commercials. You are John/Elizabeth, 18, Civil Lines, Meerut

The End

Answer A

a) (ii) A student of surgery should have complete knowledge of human anatomy

(b) knowledge or acquaintance

(d) Name of the lesson is 'The Enemy

AnswersB

(a) (iii) Sadao (b) plant

(d) According to the old gardener blood is the best of fertilisers.