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Std. XII- Practice Test No. 1Std. XII Practice Test - Marks: 30

Std. XII- Practice Test No. 1

Std. XII Practice Test - Marks: 30

Test set by

Prof. Tushar Chavan

Rashtriya Junior College,

Chalisgaon

Dist. Jalgaon

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Test No. 1 Marks - 30

Prose section

Q.1. Read the extract and complete the activities given below. (12)

Extract: A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before------- the wages he carried home at the end of a day. (Text Book Page No. 3)

A1. True or False (2)

Rewrite the statements and state whether they are true or false.

1) The market place was lighted as it got the benefit of the municipal lighting.

2) The astrologer conducted his business by the light of flare made by the groundnut seller.

3) If essential, the sellers had to make their own arrangement for lightening the shop area.

4) The astrologer pleased and astonished everyone by practice and sharp guessing.

A2. Give information (2)

Give information about the arrangement of lighting the shop area.

A3. Find the reason.  (2)

The criss-cross of light rays and moving shadows suited the astrologer very well. Give its reason.

A4. Personal Response (2)

Describe the market area of your city or village in 50 words.

A5. Language Study (Do as directed)  (2)

1) The place was lit up by shop lights.

(Choose the correct alternative showing the beginning – shop lights)

i) Shop lights lits up the place.                   

ii) Shop lights lighted up the place.

iii) Shop lights lited up the place.             

iii) Shop lights lit up the place.

2) He was as much a stranger to the stars as were his innocent customers.

(Choose the correct alternative to change the sentence into comparative degree)               

i) His innocent customers are not more a stranger to the stars than he.

ii) His innocent customers were not more a stranger to the stars than he.

iii) His innocent customers had not more a stranger to the stars than he.

iv) His innocent customers did not more a stranger to the stars than he.

A6. Vocabulary (2)

Find and write any four compound words from the extract.

Poetry section

Q.2. Read the extract and complete the activities given below. (10)

Extract: WEAVERS, weaving at break of day--------- man's funeral shroud.

Text Book Page No. 100

A1. Complete (2)

Complete the table taking information from the extract.

Weaver’s work

Time of the day

Events of life

Early Morning

Birth

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A2. Describe (2)

Describe the work of weavers at the fall of night.

A3. Personal response (2)

Express your views in 50 words about the present condition of weavers working in the cloth factory.

A4. Poetic device (2)

Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green.

(Name and explain the figure of speech. Find another example of the same from the extract)

Another Example: -

A5. Poetic creativity   (2)

Compose two poetic lines making rhyme with the following line.

Weavers, weaving solemn and still,

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Writing skill section

Q.3.  Complete the activities as per the instructions given below. (4)

1) E-mail Writing    (4)

Write an e mail to the editor of the newspaper to raise the complaint about bad condition of roads.   

Use the points: 

1) Request to publish the news 

2) Give real situation of roads 

3) Give suggestions. 

4) Write e mail to:  editor.lokmat@xyz.com

OR

2) Report Writing (4)

Write a report of the celebration of Maharashtra day in your junior college.

Hints: The time students assembled in college, the arrival of the chief guest and others dignitaries, flag – hoisting, Speeches, detailed program, cultural programme, vote of thanks etc.

OR

3) Framing Interview Questions (4)

Imagine that you have to conduct an interview of a distinguished personality in the field of business. With the help of the given table and points draft questions on the given fields associated with the personality. (Do not change the sequence of the questions)


 Name of the 

 Interviewee

 

 Area of Success

 

 Date/Venue/Time

 

 Duration of Interview

 

 Questions based on

Questions

 1) Early life/struggle

 

 2) Hurdles in Education

 

 3) Role Model

 

 4) Family support

 

 5) First success

 

 6) Success Plan

 

 7) Dreams unfulfilled

 

 8) Message

 

Novel section

Q.4.  Complete the activities as per the instructions. (4)

A1. Pick out the odd element from the group. (2)

(i) Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, Graham Greene, Kiran Nagarkar

(ii) Place, Period, Theme, Climate, Lifestyle

(iii) Theme, Plot, Character, Novella

(iv) Billy Budd, The Turn Of The Screw, Pearl, Joseph Conrad, Death In Venice

A2. Fill in the blanks with the right words and rewrite the sentences. (2)

1) There are ------------------ elements essential of ‘Novel’ or “Novella’.

(five, six, seven)

2) Theme is the ------------------ in the novel which can be expressed in a nutshell.

(central idea, setting, plot)

3) In the first half of the 20th century a cult of ‘----------------- magazines’ became popular.

(amazing, pulp, powerful)

4) Space travel, time travel, and extra-terrestrial life may be seen in ------------------- fiction.

(historical, gothic, science)

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Section

Marks

Prose

12

Poetry

10

Writing skill

04

Novel

04

Total

30

 

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