Long Test -12 Eng L-1,2 p-1

Long Test -25 Marks Date - 06/05/026

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Q1.Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow: Ah, that's the great trouble with Alsace; she puts off learning till tomorrow. Now those fellows out there will have the right to say to you, 'How is it, you pretend to be Frenchmen, and yet you can neither speak nor write your own language?' But you are not the worst, poor little Franz. We've all a great deal to reproach ourselves with."1x6=6 1. State about Alsace with reference from the passage: (a) a girl (b) a district (c) not mentioned (d) both (a) and (b) 2. Who are 'those fellows'? 3. Why does he call Franz poor? 4. Find the analogy of 'scold' taking clues from passage. 5.'A Great deal' refers in the passage to- (a) a big matter/issue (b) a big business deal (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these 6. 'Pretend' is used in context of (a) false assumption (b) false presentation (c) heroic deed (d) presentation of lecture	Q1.Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow: Q1.Driving from my parent's home to Cochin last Friday morning, I saw my mother, beside me, doze, open mouthed, her face ashen like that of a corpse and realised with pain that she was as old as she looked but soon put that thought away,1x6=6 (a) Where was the poet coming from? (b) Where was the poet's mother? (i) At Cochin airport (ii) In Madras (iii) In the car (iv) At her home (c) How does the poet describe her mother? (i) She was young and smart (ii) She was beautiful (iii) She looked old and sick (iv) All of the above (d) State whether the given statement is True or False. She' refers to the poet's mother in the second last line of the stanza. (e) What does 'corpse' mean? (f) They are in…..and going to…..
Q2.Answer following questions given below 2x5=10 A. What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels? B.What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day? C.Why was there a crowd in front of the bulletin board at the town hall? D.The description of Seemapuri creates a very dismal picture.explain E.Garbage to them is gold ; Why does the author say so about ragpickers of Seemapuri? F.9-How did M Hamel pay tribute to the Last Lesson?	Q2.Answer following questions given below 2x5=10 A.What is the story of a man from Udupi ? B. What is Sahab looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he? and where has he come from? C.Why has the mother been compared to the Late winter's Moon? D.Franz thinks, "Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?" What could this mean? E. Why could the bangle makers not organised themselves into cooperative F.Why do you think being born in the caste of bangle makers has become both a destiny and a curse?
Q4.Answer ANY ONE  of the following questions given below in about 12-150 words 5x1=5 A. What would be some of the reason for the migration of people from villages to cities? Or A. How did the narrator react when the teacher announced that it was their last French Lesson?	Q4.Answer ANY ONE  of the following questions given below in about 12-150 words 5x1=5 A.What process conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty? Or A teacher should be, a friend, a philosopher and a guide for his students. Do you think M. Hamel fits into this image of a teacher? Discuss.
Q5.Attempt any one of the two, (a) or (b), in about 50 words.  (A) You are the President of the Cultural Club of Marigold Public School, Vir Nagar. As part of the Annual Community Service Week,  you are planning to put up a cultural performance in Ahista , a senior citizens home. Draft a notice for the school notice board inviting participation by the students. Invent necessary details. Or B.You are Sports Secretary of Lalwani Public School, Udaipur. Draft a notice in not more than 50 words for your school notice board asking the students to give their names for participation in various events to be held on the Annual Sports Day of your school. Invent the details of the events. Sign as Lalit/Lalita (4)	Q5.Attempt any one of the two, (a) or (b), in about 50 words.  (A)You lost your Titan wrist-watch in your school. Draft a notice, in not more than 50 words, to be placed on your school notice board. You are a student of Class XII of Rani Ahalya Devi Senior Secondary School, Gwalior. Sign as Rani/Ram (4) OR  (B) As Chief Librarian of Little Wood Library, Birpur, draft a notice informing members about the change in winter timings, effective  from 1st April, 2024. Also inform the members about the newly introduced electronic international journal support service with a  remote accessing facility. Invent necessary details.