Mock Test 30M The Enemy 12th English

CLASS XII ENGLISH CORE – MOCK TEST

Chapter: The Enemy – Pearl S. Buck

Maximum Marks: 30    |    Time: 1 Hour

Note: The requested components total 28 marks if only one 5-mark long question is attempted. A 2-mark Vocabulary section has therefore been added to make the paper exactly 30 marks.

SECTION A – EXTRACT-BASED QUESTIONS

2 × 4 = 8 Marks

Q1. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

“The man was young, perhaps twenty-four, with a rugged face and black hair. He was unconscious and bleeding. Sadao and Hana realised that he was an American sailor who had escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp.”

(a) Who was the wounded man? [1]

(b) Where did Sadao and Hana find him? [1]

(c) Why was Sadao disturbed on seeing him? [1]

(d) What dilemma did Sadao face? [1]

Q2. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

“He was an enemy, a prisoner of war. Yet Sadao was a doctor, and his professional duty was to save a life.”

(a) Who was considered an enemy? [1]

(b) What professional duty did Sadao have? [1]

(c) Why was Sadao in a difficult situation? [1]

(d) What does this situation reveal about Sadao's character? [1]

SECTION B – VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

5 × 1 = 5 Marks

Q3. Answer the following questions in 30–40 words each:

1. Why had Sadao not been sent abroad with the Japanese troops?

2. Where did Sadao and Hana meet the wounded American?

3. Why were the servants unwilling to help the American soldier?

4. What was the name of the American prisoner?

5. Why did Sadao finally help Tom escape?

SECTION C – SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

5 × 2 = 10 Marks

Q4. Answer the following questions in 40–50 words each:

1. How did Sadao and Hana react when they discovered the wounded American soldier?

2. Why did the servants leave Sadao's house?

3. How did Sadao perform the operation on the wounded American?

4. Why did the General not send his private assassins to kill Tom?

5. How did Sadao help the American prisoner escape from Japan?

SECTION D – LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

Attempt ANY ONE.    1 × 5 = 5 Marks

Q5. “Sadao was torn between his duty as a Japanese citizen and his duty as a doctor.” Discuss this statement with reference to The Enemy.

OR

Q6. Describe the character of Dr Sadao. How does his conduct towards the wounded American reveal his humanity, professional ethics and courage?

SECTION E – VOCABULARY

2 × 1 = 2 Marks

Q7. Give the meanings of the following words as used in the chapter:

1. Squalor

2. Sternly

Total: 30 Marks

Instructions:

• Attempt all questions except where a choice is given.

• Write answers in clear and complete sentences.

• Follow the prescribed word limits.