12th Eng Mid Term Questions Paper FULLY SOLVED 2024-25 only Unseen passage . Extract

12th Eng Mid Term Exam 2024-25 Answer Key Only Unseen passage and Extracts

  

Set-A

Read the passage given below:[12]

1. World Conservation Day is celebrated internationally to increase awareness about the best practices needed to protect our natural resources. The Earth is supplied with a limited amount of resources that we all rely upon, like water, air, soil and trees. The World Nature Conservation Movement is a great opportunity to celebrate the progress we've made and determine to take action, wherever needed. It is time to remind ourselves that we need to give back to nature instead of just using resources without thinking about conservation. There is a need to replenish and recycle the resources we consume from nature.

2. Our forests, rivers, oceans and soils provide us with the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we irrigate our crops with. We also rely on them for numerous other goods and services. We depend on them for our health, happiness and prosperity. We have a cycle of biodiversity which needs proper conservation.

 3. The population explosion remains one of the major reasons why natural resources are getting depleted at a very fast rate. Technological advancement and luxurious lifestyles have led to several environmental problems like global warming, ozone layer depletion, river water pollution and deforestation, which threaten the planet's future. 

4. Humans, animals, marine creatures and the environment, all need to be protected and conserved for the planet's future well-being. There are many examples of conservation. One is a programme to try to preserve wetlands, or a programme to try and save old buildings. Another example is of an attempt to minimise the amount of electricity used by turning off lights when leaving a room,or an attempt to turn off the running tap to avoid wastage of water. There are lots of examples like these which need implementation

5 Following these small steps in our daily lives we can help to maintain the balance of nature,

thereby saving humankind from the kinds of natural disasters we may face in the near future.

6. Nature also has a profound impact on our minds and our behaviour, helping reduce anxiety, brooding, and stress and increase our attention, capacity, creativity and ability to connect with other people. So, there is a need to save nature if we want to save life as the two are interconnected and need each other. If we hurt or destroy the environment, surely, we will be ruined. We must create awareness among family members, and try and practise a sustainable lifestyle to protect and conserve nature.

Answer the following questions, based on the above passage:

 i. Complete the sentence by choosing the appropriate option.

There is an urgent need to conserve our natural resources because..

 a.we are aimlessly using the natural resources and not replenishing them. 

b. they will be replaced by man-made resources.

c. serious efforts are needed to cut down the consumption of these resources.

d. we must become alert before it is too late.

ii. In the opinion of the writer, which are the primary natural resources without which our life is not possible?(1)

 iii. In paragraph 1, the writer talks about celebrating the progress. Explain in context. iv. The writer would not agree with the given statements based on paragraph 6, EXCEPT

a. Stress can be relieved by working overtime.

b. Nature can affect man's emotional well-being.

c. Lifestyle cannot be changed permanently.

d. Destruction of the environment is a temporary measure undertaken by man.

v. In the context of the given passage, what is the synonym of replenish (para 1)? 

Choose the correct option.(1)

a. scarcity

b. restore

c. reconcile

d. minimize

vi. List two ways in which forests and rivers help mankind. 2

 vii. How can the solutions suggested in paragraph 4 be best described?1

a. unrealistic b. short term

c. practical d. challenging

viii. Why is it fair to say that population explosion remains one of the major reasons why natural resources are getting depleted rapidly? (2)

ix. Complete the given sentence with an appropriate reference with respect to the following: The writer quotes the example of family awareness in order to …..para-6

Q2.Read the following passage carefully:[10]

1.When plastic waste is burnt, a complex weave of toxic chemicals is released. Breaking down Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) used for packaging, toys and coating electrical wires. It produces dioxin, organochlorine which belongs to the family of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). A recent Dioxin Assessment Report brought out by the United States Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) says the

risk of getting cancer from dioxin is ten times higher than reported by the agency in 1994. 

2. The Delhi government is giving the green signal to a gasification project which will convert garbage into energy without removing plastic waste. This way, no air pollution will be caused and the ash produced can be used as manure. The project built with Australian assistance will cost 200 crores. It will generate 25 megawatts of power and gobble 1,000 tons of garbage every day.

3. Technologies like gasification are a form of incineration. Incineration merely transfers hazardous waste from a solid form to air, water and ash. Toxins produced during incineration include acidic gases, heavy metals as well as dioxins and furans.

4.Municipal solid waste contains a mix of plastics. Breaking down this waste emits hydrochloric acid which attacks the respiratory system, skin and eyes, resulting in coughing, vomiting and nausea. Polyethylene generates volatile compounds like formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, both suspected carcinogenic. Breathing styrene from polystyrene can cause leukemia. Polyurethane is associated with asthma. Dioxin released by PVC is a powerful hormone disrupter and causes birth defects and reproductive problems.

5. Even the best run incinerators in the world have to deal with stringent norms. In Germany, air pollution devices accounted for two-thirds the cost of incineration. Despite such efforts, the European Dioxin Inventory noted that the input of dioxin into the atmosphere was the highest from incineration.

6. in the chart, we see the share of global plastic waste that is discarded, recycled or incinerated from 1980 through to 2015. Prior to 1980, recycling and incineration of plastic was negligible; 100 percent was therefore discarded. From 1980 for incineration and

1990 for recycling, rates increased on average by about 0.7 percent per year. In 2015, an estimated 55 percent of global plastic waste was discarded, 25 percent was

incinerated and 20 percent recycled

Indian garbage has a low calorific content of about 800 kg and it has high moisture and requires additional fuel to burn. Toxics link calculates that the electricity generated from such technology will cost between 5 and 7 per unit, which is six times higher than conventional energy. India has chosen a dioxin preventive route and burning of chlorinated plastics is prohibited under Municipal Solid Waste and Biomedical Rules. Nearly 80 percent of Indian garbage is recyclable or compostable.(1)

Answer the following questions, based on the above passage:(1)

i. Does the following statement agree with the information given in paragraph 6?

Discarded plastic waste produces greenhouse gas emissions when exposed to sunlight in both air and water if it is not recycled or disposed of in a controlled manner. 

Select from the following:

True if the statement agrees with the information

False if the statement contradicts the information

Not Given if there is no information on this

ii. Do you think that garbage from India has a high calorific content? Support your answer with reference to the passage.

iii.Based on the given graphical representation of data in the passage, choose the option that lists the statements that are TRUE.

1. In the year 2015, the incinerated plastic waste disposal was 80%.

 2. In the year 1980, the share of discarded plastic waste was 100%.

3. Discarded plastic waste was 60% in the year 2010.

4. Recycled plastic waste in the year 2000 was less than 70%.

Choose the correct option:

(i) 1,2 and 3

(ii)2 and 3

(iii)1 and 4

(iv)1,3 and 4

iv. Complete the sentence based on the following statement. 

Burning plastic waste is harmful and causes cancer. We can say this because……(1)

v. Which statements are NOT TRUE according to the passage?(1)

1. India has adopted a preventive measure under which burning of chlorinated plastics is prohibited.

2. USEPA says that the risk of getting cancer from dioxin is hundred times higher than reported by the agency in 1994

3. Incineration merely transfers hazardous waste from a solid form to air, water and ash. 4. Hydrochloric acid attacks the digestive system, nose and eyes which results in diabetes and nausea.

a. 1 and 3

b.3 and 4

c.1 and 2

d.2 and 4

vi. The Delhi government is giving the green signal to a gasification project that will convert garbage into energy without removing plastic waste. Explain what is the purpose of the waste-to-energy project.(2)

vii. vii. Complete the given sentence by selecting the most appropriate option. 

The respiratory system, skin, and eyes are affected by……..(1)

a. Polyethylene

b. Hydrochloric acid

c. Polystyrene

d. Dioxin

viii. Complete the sentence appropriately with one/two

Dioxin disrupts hormones, causes birth defects and………

Section C Literature 

SECTION C-LITERATURE (40 Marks)

Q7 Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:[6]

 "But after the airport's

security check, standing a few yards away, I looked again at her, wan, pale as a late winter's moon." 

1. Why did the poet look her mother again?

 a.To see if she was sleeping

b. To check if she was well

c..To bid her good bye

d. To say something to her

ii. Mother's face has been compared to

a. the brightness of the full moon

b. paleness of late winter's moon

C. cheerfulness of young children

d. the lifelessness of a drooping old tree

III.The mother's face was pale because

a. Mother's old age

 b. Mother's depleting energy

C. Mother's illness

d.Both Mother's old age and Mother's depleting energy

 iv. Identify the figure of speech employed in the last line of the given extract……

v. On the basis of the extract, choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.

(1) Mother's face is highly-spirited.

 ((2) Late winter's moon is dull and lacks luster.

a.(1) can be inferred from the extract but (2) cannot.

b.(2) can be inferred from the extract but (1) cannot. 

c.Both (1) and (2) can be inferred from the extract.

d. (2) is the reason for (1) and can be inferred from the extract.

.VI.Choose the word which does not mean 'WAN'.

a.faint

b. Colourless

c.anemic

d.supple

Or

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

Fishermen in the cold sea, 

would not harm whales and the man gathering salt would look at his hurt hands.

1. Name any occupation referred to in the given extract.

ii. What is fishermen symbolic of?

a.Man's indiscriminate exploitation of nature for his vested interests

b. A person who catches fish for a living or for sport

C People in the world

d. None of these

iii. What message does the poet seem to give?

i. That people who are rich will not get affected, but poor people will have to suffer.

ii.That desire for more and more progress has done more destruction than development.

iii. That strong person will be saved from destruction, but the weak people will be destroyed completely.

a. i

b. ii

c. iii

d. None of these

iv. Who would look at his hurt hands?

 a. Fishermen

b. Boys picking rags

c.Man gathering salt

d. Grave-diggers

v. What would fishermen not do in the cold sea?

a.They would not harm whales

b. They would not pollute the sea

c They would not gather the salt

d. All of these

vi On the basis of the extract choose the correct option with reference

(1) The poet wants everyone to be inactive forever.

(2) People can get time to evaluate the loss and gain they have made.

a. (1) can be inferred from the extract but (2) cannot.

b. (2) can be inferred from the extract but (1) cannot.

c. Both (1) and (2) can be inferred from the extract.

d. (2) is the reason for (1) and can be inferred from the extract.

Q8.8. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: 

To make sure, I walked over to a newsboy and glanced at the stack of papers at his feet. It was The World; and The World hasn't been published for years. The lead story said something about President Cleveland. I've found that front page since, in the Public Library files, and it was printed June 11, 1894.

I turned toward the ticket window knowing that here - on the third level at Grand Central - I could buy tickets that would take Louisa and me anywhere in the United States we wanted to go. (The Third Level)

i. Why does the narrator resort to wishful day-dreaming and want to travel back in time? ii. The year 1894 holds so much importance because……

iii. The World, the news about President Cleveland - what do they hint at?(1)

A. The narrator used to like reading the newspaper.

B. The narrator fantasises about past events.

C.The narrator wants to escape to a world that was unaffected by the two World Wars.

 D. The narrator tends to forget things. iv. Give one reason why the writing style of the extract can be called autobiographical.

OR

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

From that day onwards it was celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram. The state banned tiger hunting by anyone except the Maharaja. A proclamation was issued to the effect that if anyone dared to fling so much as a stone at a tiger, all his wealth and property would be confiscated. The Maharaja vowed he would attend to all other matters only after killing the hundred tigers. Initially the king seemed well set to realise his ambition. Not that he faced no dangers. There were times when the bullet missed its mark, the tiger leapt upon him and he fought the beast with his bare hands. Each time it was the Maharaja who won.

1. What is the tone of the author when he says, "it was celebration time for all tigers"?

ii. On the basis of this passage, pick the option that enumerates the characteristics of the king.

1. Gullible 2. Arrogant 3. wilful 4. Aggressive

5.apathetic 6. scrupulous

i. 1, 2 and 6

ii. 3, 4 and 6

iii. 3, 5 and 6

iv. 2, 3 and 5

iii. The king killed only the tigers specifically because

 iv. The proclamation shows that the king was:

a. Very thoughtful about his subject

b. A selfish man who cared only for his life 

c. Attended all the matters simultaneously

d. He was an animal lover so he banned hunting

Q9.Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: [6]

Then, as I hurried by as fast as I could go, the blacksmith, Watcher, who was there, with his apprentice, reading the bulletin, called after me, "Don't go so fast, bub; you'll get to your school in plenty of time!"

 i. What does the phrasal verb Call after imply?

a. Call someone by his name

b. Call someone by his gender

C Call someone by his surname

d. None of these

ii.Who was reading the bulletin? 

a M. Hamel

b.Franz

c.Blacksmith

d. Soldier

iii . Based on the above extract, choose the statement that is the TRUE reason for the boy being in a hurry.

a. Because he was late for school.

b. Because an order came from Berlin.

c. Because he was not prepared for the test.

d. Both (i) and (ii)

iv. What was Blacksmith's intention when he said: "Don't go so fast, bub; you will get to your school in plenty of time!

v. Select the suitable word from the extract to complete the following analogy:

Hurried: Hasty :: : Amateur

vi. Complete sentence with the appropriate information, as per the extract.

 There was a crowd in front of the…… in the town hall.

 OR

How does Douglas make clear to the reader the sense of panic that gripped him as he almost drowned? Describe the details that have made the description vivid.

Set-B

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Answer Keys

MID TERM EXAMINATION 2024-25 - Set- A

Class 12-English Core

Q1.(a) we are aimlessly using the natural resources and not replenishing them II.According to the writer, the primary natural resources without which our life is not possible are water, air, soil, and trees

iii. In paragraph 1, the writer talks about celebrating the progress' in the context of the World Nature Conservation Movement This day provides an opportunity to celebrate the progress made in protecting natural resources and determine to take action wherever needed.

iv. (a) Stress can be relieved by working overtime.

v. (b) restore

vi. Two ways in which forests and rivers help mankind are

*They provide us with food, air, and water that are necessary for our survival. 

*They play a significant role in maintaining the balance of nature by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, controlling floods, and preventing soil erosion.

vii. (c) practical 

viii.It is fair to say that population explosion remains one of the major reasons why natural resources are getting depleted rapidly because an increasing population leads to higher demand for resources, which puts a strain on the environment and leads to their depletion.

ix. The writer quotes the example of family awareness in order to create awareness among family members and try to practice a sustainable lifestyle to protect and conserve nature.

Q2.I. Not Given-There is no information on this

ii. No, the given information is not correct. Indian garbage has a low calorific content of about 800 cal/kg because it has high moisture and requires additional fuel to

bum (i) 2 and 3

iv. Dioxin, an organochlorine, belonging to the family of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is released on buming plastic waste which causes cancer. The risk of getting cancer from dioxin is ten times higher than reported by the agency in 1994.

v. d. 2 and 4

vi. Converting garbage into energy to produce 25 megawatts of power and swallow 1,000 tonnes of garbage every day.

viii. reproductive problems

vii. b. Hydrochloric acid

SECTION B-CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS KR

Section C Literature 

sts of the overmemed fais alio thanked us. It was a proud noment for all of us

SECTION C-LITERATURE

Q7.

I.To bid her good bye 

II. paleness of late winter's moon 

 Late winter's moon and its paleness 

III..Both mothers  old age and Mother's depleting energy

IV. simile

V.B.(2) can be inferred from the extract but (1) can not 

VI.d.Supple

(OR

I.Fishing/Salt-gathering

ii. Man's indiscriminate exploitation of nature for his vested interests

iii. That desire for more and more progress has done more destruction than development.

iv. Man gathering salt

v. They would not harm whales 

vi.b. (2) can be inferred from the extract but (1) cannot.

8. i. The narrator resorts to wishful daydreaming and wants to travel back in time to escape the stress and chaos of his present life, finding solace in the simplicity and tranquility of the past.

ii. It represents a time before the two World Wars, a period of peace and stability that the narrator longs for. 

iii. (C) The narrator wants to escape to a world that was unaffected by the two World Wars.

iv. The writing style can be called autobiographical because it reflects the narrator's personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences,blurring the lines between reality and imagination.

Or

i. The tone of the author is sarcastic,irony or humorous 

ii. 2, 3 and 5

iii. It was foretold that the tiger would cause his death.

.iv. A selfish man who cared only for his life

9. i. Call someone by his name/ by gender 

ii. Blacksmith

iii. Because he was late for school.

iv. He was making fun of the boy/he said so in a lighter vein/it was just a banter

v. Apprentice

vi. bulletin board,

Set-B

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