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  Grade XII                                                         Model Questions (Pre-board)                                                                                      Compulsory English  Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far  as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.   Time: 3:00 hrs.                                                 ...

  MODEL QUESTION Grade :12 Subject: English        Full Marks: 75 Attempt all the questions:  Read the following text and do the tasks that follow.     [15] Books play an important role in our life. Books are our friends in a real sense. They demand nothing from us. They give us plenty of joy. We also learn a lot from them. They take us into a different world of imagination. Good books improve our standard of living. They tone up our intellectual taste and they make our outlook broad. They console us when we are depressed.  Books encourage us when we are defeated. They inspire us to work hard with hope and courage. They remove our ignorance and add to our knowledge. Books enrich our experience and sharpen our intellect. Thus, a good book is our true friend.  A man must avoid reading bad books. They may make our life miserable. We may have to suffer because of bad books. They develop bad habits in us. They ...

Grade 12 A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Gabriel García Márquez Vocabularies crab - n. fish for crab drenched - covered courtyard - n. an area wholly / partly surrounded by walls or buildings strench - n. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant glimmered - n. a flash of light (especially reflected light) / shine brightly like a star or light powdered (light) - consisting of fire particles stew (of mud) - n. agitation resulting from active worry (don't get in a stew) groaning - n. an utterance expressing pain or disapproval (indicate pain / discomfort) impeded (by his enormous wings) - made difficult or slow / obstructed stupor - n. the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when somehing bad happens accidently ragpicker - n. an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps ...

On Libraries - Oliver Sacks Vocabularies neurologist - n. a doctor who studies and treats diseases of the nerves. laureate - a person who has been given an official honour/prize for something important they've acheived ecstasy - n. a feeling or state of very great happiness titans - n. a person who is very large, strong, intelligent or important serendipitous - adj. the fact of something interesting / pleasant happening by chance voracious - adj. wanting a lot of new information and knowledge. oak - great / tall / something large and successful often begins in oak-panelled - something to cover or decorate a surface with the flat strips of wood, glass, etc. lounge - n. a room in a private house for sitting and relaxing in / living room / sitting room soft morocco - n. a fine soft leather made from the skin of a goat used especially for cov...

I Was My Own Route Summary (Grade 12) Julia de Burgos Summary of the Poem This poem "I Was My Own Route" has been composed by the feminist poet Julia de Burgos . In this poem, she depicts how the women are burdened with the patriarchal ideologies from the past. Therefore, de Burgos urges the women to detach themselves from the past so as to locate their identity within. In the beginning stanza of the poem, the poet has expressed her desire to be like men because during her childhood she has found men has a ruler and owner of the family. Later, when she grew up she realised that all the systems that had been created by men were explotative and were good enough only for the men. Hence, she decided not to follow the path, which had been created by the men, rather determined to create her own way and follow it for the betterment of her life. As the title...

 Theme of the Essay: Russell distinguishes between knowledge and wisdom in this essay. wisdom and knowledge are not same thing. He defines knowledge as the gathering of data and information, where as wisdom is the practical application and use of knowledge to produce value. Not simply memory, but also study and actual experience, leads to wisdom. He laments the fact that, despite tremendous information, there has been no equivalent rise in wisdom. For example, Scientists discover new drugs but have no idea what influence these medicines will have on people's lives. The medications may lower the newborn mortality rate. However it may result in a rise in population. Consequently, food shortages may result in a worse standard of living. A maniac could use knowledge of the atom's composition to destroy the world. Without wisdom, knowledge can be dangerous.  Knowledge should be linked with humanity's overall requirement. Even comprehensive knowledge is insufficient. It should be...

Knowledge and Wisdom by Bertrand Russell, Grade - 12 Vocabularies Vocabularies proportion - n. a part or share of a whole absorb - v. to take, draw or suck something in distorting - v. pull or twist out of shape inculcate - v. inplan, infuse, instil bound up - v. to limit something fanatical - adj. a person who is too enthusiastic about something surpasses - v. (somebody/something/yourelf) formal to do or be than somebody/something correlative - n. (formal) a fact / anideathat is closely related to or depends on another fact / idea ceases - to stop happening / existing; tostop something from existing or happening populous - adj. (formal) where a large number of people live constitute - v. (not used in progressive terms...

  VOCABULARIES :  persecution - noun to treat somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race,                                         religion / political belief. exotic -adj. strange discovered -verb found  poised -adj. in a state of balance gilt -adj. gold or something resembling gold, applied to a surface in a thin layer. palpably -adv. noticeably or clearly. modest -adj.short / little. boudoir -noun (old-fashioned) a woman's small private room or bedroom. gulps -verb swallow or breath with difficulty, typically in response to strong emotion. beseeching -verb somebody to do something (formal) to ask somebody for something in an anxious way                    because you want / need it very much.  bewilderment -noun a feeling of being completely ...

A Very Old man with Enormous Wings Summary and Short Question Answers Summary Pelayo encounters a homeless, frightened elderly man with enormous wings in his yard one day while hunting crabs in a rainfall that had lasted for days. The elderly guy is unclean and feeble, and he speaks a language that is difficult to understand. In the end, Pelayo and Elisenda assume that the elderly man was an angel who had attempted to save their ill kid by attempting to take him or her to paradise. Pelayo's next-door neighbour urges him to kill the angel with a wood, but once their kid heals, he and Elisenda forgive their visitor. Having the elderly guy living in their chicken coop attracts a lot of attention from interested onlookers. Priest Father Gonzaga, a local priest, informs the villagers that the elderly guy, who seems to be untidy and does not speak Latin, probably isn't an angel. As a result, Father Gonzaga decides to seek the advice of his bis...