XII English notes

XII English

Note: Attempt all questions.

1.Explain with reference to the context any One of the following
(a) Used to quick decisions, trained to immediate obedience,the officer bounded off the porch, and running at full tilt, soon passed the child bawling, “Go east”.
(b) The ideals which have lighted me on the way and time after time given me new courage to face life cheerfully have been, Truth, Goodness and Beauty-The ordinary objects of human endeavour-property, outward success, luxury-have always seemed to me contemptible.

2.Answer any One of the following
(a) Why do we have a feeling that the judgement was unfair at the end of the play in “Act III of the Silver Box”?
(b) What reasons do we have to say that the Miller was a selfish person and what was the worst example of his selfish nature?
(c) What were the differences between the Hindus and the Muslims that led to the creation of Pakistan?

3.Explain with reference to the context any One of the following
(a) Heaven from all creatures hides the Book of Fate. All but the page prescribed, their present state.
(b) Good thoughts his only friends, His wealth a well-spent age, The earth his sober inn, And quiet pilgrimage.

4.In the poem ,’Say not the struggle naught availeth, what examples does the poet give in the last two stanzas to proves his viewpoint?

OR

How did Samson destroy his enemies in the poem,Lines from Samson Agonistes’?

OR

Describe the two stages of a man’s Life as depicted by Jacques in The even Ages of Man. ( 7 )

5.Attempt any One of the following: ( 15 )
(i) “Heaven does not always make the right men kings! Said Sapt Do you not think always Rassentyll deserved to be the king of Runtania ? If so,why?
(ii) De Mauban played a very significant role in the novel “The Prisoner of Zenda” Comment.
(iii) Describe the ” Tea Table incident”.

6.Change the following into indirect Speech: ( 5 )
“Certainly, “cried little Hans, I take quite as a complement your coming to me, and I will start off at once ,But you must lend me your lantern, as the night is so dark that I am afraid I might fall into the ditch.”

7.Use any Five of the following in sentences of your own: ( 10 )
to face the music
to die down
on the air
to pocket an insult
to put two and two together
in a mess
to cut down
at daggers drawn
maiden speech
to take into account

8.Write an essay on any One of the following: ( 20 )
(i) Education as a Means of Prosperity.
(ii) The SAARC Games.
(iii) Terrorism-Causes,Effectsand Solution.
(iv) Pollution-the most Acute Problem of Karachi.
(v) The Influence of Electronic Media.

9.Read the given passage and answer the questions given below.
When we are hopeful,we are in a mental state in which we expect good results of certain happenings and situations and feel happy about them. So optimism is a way of thinking which makes us look at the bright side of different situations and makes us expect the best possible results. When we are optimistic, we are cheerful, inwardly happy and hopeful and when we are in this condition, we can think, plan and work, to the beast of our capacity. “Hope”, according to William McDougall, is one of the greatest forces that operates in the mind-something that enters into the structure of character. It helps us in facing troubles and misfortunes and makes the future look brighter than the present.

(i) How does optimism change our mental state? ( 4 )
(ii) How can we make use of “the best of our capacity” ?
(iii) What does William McDougall say about hope? ( 4 )
(iv) Explain the underlined phrases. ( 2 )
(v) Give a suitable title to the above passage. ( 1 )