Question Bank
Bihar Board Class 12th English Question Paper 2018
(Science & Commerce)
Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Minutes
Full Marks: 100
Instructions
for the candidates:
1. Candidates are re hand margin indicate full marks.
2. While answering the questions, candidate should adhere to the word limit
as far as practicable.
3. 15 Minutes of extra time has been
allotted for the candidates to read the questions and follow the instructions
carefully.
4. All questions are compulsory.
5. Use of any electronic device is strictly prohibited.
6. This questions paper is divided into two sections-Section-A and
Section-B.
7. In Section-A, there are 50 objective type questions, each carrying 1
Mark. Darken the circle with blue/back ball pen against the correct option on
OMR Sheet provided to you. Do not use Whitener/Liquid/Blade/Nail etc. on OMR
Answer Sheet; otherwise, the result will be treated as invalid.
8. In Section-B There are descriptive type questions.
Section-A
Follow the instruction carefully: 50 x 1 = 50
1.
Why do you tell a lie? (Choose the best passive
voice)
(A) Why a lie is told by you?
(B) Why is a lie told by you?
(C) Why is a lie be told by you?
(D) Why is a lie being told by you?
2.
We are taught grammer by Mr. Singh. (Choose the best
active voice)
(A) Mr. Singth teaches us
grammar.
(B) Mr. Singh taught us grammar.
(C) Mr. Singh teaching us grammar.
(D) Mr. Singh will teach grammar.
3.
I __________ here since morning. (Choose the correct
tense form)
(A) am waiting
(B) had been waiting
(C) have been waiting
(D) will be waiting
4.
You have been riding non-stop for hours. You
________ be very tired. (Choose the correct auxiliary verb)
(A) must
(B) can
(C) ought
(D) would
5.
She ran out of the room. She was screaming. (Choose
the correct combination)
(A) She ran to the room
screaming
(B) She run out the room screaming
(C) She had run to the room screaming
(D) She ran out of the room screaming
6.
_________ you mind standing up for a moment? (Choose
the correct auxiliary verb)
(A) Would
(B) Could
(C) Should
(D) Can
7.
I __________ interested in metaphysics. (Choose the
correct very form)
(A) am always
(B) had always been
(C) have always been
(D) will always been
8.
He said. "I have got a toothache". (Choose
the correct indirect narration)
(A) He says he has got a
toothache.
(B) He said he have a toothache.
(C) He said that he had got a toothache.
(D) He had said that he got a toothache.
9.
She thanked me. (Choose the correct direct
narration)
(A) She said to him,
"Thank you".
(B) She say to me, "Thank you".
(C) She says to him. "Thank you".
(D) She said to me, "Thank you".
10.
My brother did not _________ her. (Choose the
meaningful expression)
(A) Chose
(B) Choosing
(C) Choose
(D) Chosen
11.
__________ at a very high speed is dangerous.
(Choose the meaningful expression)
(A) driving
(B) drive
(C) driven
(D) drives
12.
She _______ six books on Indian Mythology. (Choose
the meaningful expression)
(A) have written
(B) has written
(C) will written
(D) be written
13.
This material is different _______ that. (Choose the
correct preposition)
(A) to
(B) with
(C) at
(D) from
14.
He climbed _______ the ladder. (Choose the correct
preposition)
(A) at
(B) on
(C) of
(D) in
15.
He has been absent _______ Monday. (Choose the
correct preposition)
(A) since
(B) for
(C) from
(D) by
16.
Choose the correct sentence:
(A) Sid can play Tennis as
good as his brother.
(B) Sid will play Tennis is well as his brother.
(C) Sid can play Tennis as well as his brother.
(D) Sid has played Tennis as good as his brother.
17.
Choose the correct sentence:
(A) I have a home work to do
(B) I have home work to do.
(C) I will have home work to do.
(D) I having home work to do.
18.
Choose the correct sentence:
(A) That was sure a mistake.
(B) This was a sure mistake.
(C) That may be sure a mistake.
(D) That was surely a mistake.
19.
He _______ if we had taken our food. (Choose the
best option)
(A) asked
(B) asks
(C) will ask
(D) had ask
20.
All depends on ________ the examination. (Choose the
best option)
(A) has passing
(B) will passing
(C) his passing
(D) has passing
21.
You _______ not go to attend the meeting. (Choose
the best option)
(A) can
(B) need
(C) may
(D) would
22.
When Radha ________ back, she will sleep. (Choose
the best option)
(A) will come
(B) comes
(C) came
(D) has come
23.
Would you mind ________ to my house, please? (Choose
the best option)
(A) to come
(B) have come
(C) came
(D) coming
24.
She is _____________ most beautiful girl. (Choose
the best article)
(A) an
(B) a
(C) the
(D) no article required
25.
My sister ___________ a dress for her birthday last
week. (Choose the best option)
(A) buy
(B) buyed
(C) will buy
(D) bought
26.
Kamlesh has been ____________ his house for a few
days. (Choose the best option)
(A) repired
(B) repairing
(C) had repaired
(D) will repair
27. Sita
fell......... the rickshaw. (Choose the best option)
(A) from
(B) of
(C) down
(D) off
28.
You can do it ______.
(A) yourself
(B) himself
(C) herself
(D) themselves
29.
Choose the correct spelling:
(A) families
(B) famalies
(C) famillies
(D) famillies
30.
What time does the bus ________ central London?
(Choose the best option)
(A) leave to
(B) leave for
(C) leave at
(D) leave
31.
“There is a house now far away where once I received
love' is from the poem
(A) Song of myself
(B) Ode to Autumn
(C) My Grandmother's House
(D) Snake
32.
The Soldier is a ______ poem. (Choose the correct
option)
(A) love
(B) happy
(C) nature
(D) war
33.
Kamala Das is __________ poetess. (Choose the
correct option)
(A) American
(B) Indian
(C) African
(D) Nigerian
34.
'Fire-Hymn' is composed by__________ (Choose the
correct option)
(A) D.H. Lawrence
(B) K.N. Daruwalla
(C) T.S. Eliot
(D) W.B. Yeats
35.
'I celebrate myself and sing myself is written by
(Choose the correct option)
(A) Walt Whitman
(B) W.H. Auden
(C) J. Keats
(D) W.B. Yeats
36.
The word drama comes from a ____________ word.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) Latin
(B) Scandinavian
(C) Greek
(D) American
37.
The snake looked at the poet _________. (Choose the
correct option)
(A) happily
(B) confusingly
(C) sadly
(D) vaguely
38.
The speaker in 'Fire-Hymn' belongs to _________
religion. (Choose the correct option)
(A) Indian
(B) African
(C) Zoroastriam
(D) Nigeria
39.
Macavity is full of __________. (Choose the correct
option)
(A) happiness
(B) sadness
(C) selfishness
(D) deceitfulness
40.
"The Scholar Gipsy' has been written by ________.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) Matthew Arnold
(B) Robert Bridges
(C) W.B. Yeats
(D) J.M. Synge
41.
Seibei was a twelve year old ________ boy. (Choose
the correct option)
(A) Chinese
(B) African
(C) Japanese
(D) Indian
42.
Our ancestors enjoyed _________ Rule. (Choose the
correct option)
(A) Nice
(B) Home
(C) Society
(D) Nation
43.
Martin Luther King dislikes ___________ discrimination.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) caste
(B) sex
(C) religion
(D) racial
44.
Lomov is a man of temperament. (Choose the correct
option)
(A) happy
(B) Negative
(C) sad
(D) nervous
45.
Bertrand Russell was a Philosopher and a ____________.
(Choose the correct option)
(A) historian
(B) scientist
(C) mathematician
(D) geologist
46.
_______ is called the father of the modern novel.
(Choose the correct option) 46.
(A) Richardson
(B) Fielding
(C) Johnson
(D) Dryden
47.
________ are rulers of ancient Egypt. (Choose the
correct option)
(A) Americans
(B) Africans
(C) Iranians
(D) Pharaohs
48.
Pearl S. Buck is an ____________ writer. (Choose the
correct option)
(A) American
(B) Indian
(C) Iranian
(D) African
49.
'I have a Dream' is a speech delivered by
___________. (Choose the correct option)
(A) Germaine Greer
(B)Shiga Naoya
(C) H.E. Bates
(D)Martin Luther King jr.
50.
Nanukaka was the narrator's __________, (Choose the
correct option)
(A) maternal uncle
(B) father
(C) cousin
(D) mother
SECTION-B (Subjective)
1.
Write an essay in about 150-200 words on any one: 8x1=8
(a) Environmental
Preservation
(b) Women Empowerment
(c) Demonetisation
(d) A Village Fair
(e) The Happiest Day of my life
2.
Explain any one of the following: 4x1=4
(a) The ways of managing
childbirth in traditional societies are many and varied.
(b) It is obvious that we know more than animals do, and it is common to
consider this. one of our advantages.
(c) Religion is ever present in Indian life. in its best as well as in its
worst aspect.
3.
Explain any one of the following: 4x1=4
(a) Here lies a most beautiful
lady. Light of step and heart was she;
(b) Broken, yet rebellious, Iswore this time To save it from the sin of
forgiving
(c) The voice of my education said to me He must be killed
4.
Write a letter to your sister, in about 100 words. Asking
her to visit your place in the holidays. 5x1=5
Or,
Write a letter to your headmaster in about 100 word. Asking
him for permission to use the library after school hours.
5.
Answer in about 40 to 50 words, any five of the
following: 2x5=10
(a) What is civilization
in the real sense of the term?
(b) Why is Zakhir Hussian over whelmed?
(c) In what dreass did the author go to the Minister along with Nanukaka?
(d) What does Martin Luther say about the life of Negroes?
(e) What are the dramatic structures of a tragedy?
(f) Name two works of Shakespeare.
(g) Why and how did the snake come out of the hole?
(h) Why is Macavity called a criminal?
6.
Answer in about 100-120 words, any three of the
following: 5x3 = 15
(A) Write the summary of
any one fo the poems:
(i) Snake
(ii) Fire-Hymn
(B)Write the summary of any one of the prose pieces:
(i) The Artist
(ii) A Child I Born
(C)Write a note on American English.
Or,
What are the difficulties faced by Indians in learning English?
(D)Match the poets given in List-A with their works in List-B:
List-A List-B
(a) Walter De La Mare (i) Song of
Myself
(b) Rupert Brooke (ii) An Epitaph
(c) D.H. Lawrence (iii) To Autumn
(d) John Keats (iv)
Snake
(e) Walt Whitman (v) The Soldier
(F) Translate any five of the
following:
(i) हमेशा सच बोलो।
(ii) जाड़े के बाद वसंत ऋतु आती है।
(iii) कल मेरी भेंट राजन
से हुई।
(iv) सच्चा मित्र संसार
में दुर्लभ है।
(v) वह कई वर्षों से घर
नहीं आया है।
(vi) वह एक अच्छा तैराक
है।
(vii) भारत का इतिहास
गौरवशाली है।
7.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
Sarojini Naidu was educated in her early years uner her father's own care. He
wanted her to become a great mathematician or scientist but she loved to. He
wanted her to become a great mathematician or scientist but she loved to dream
and write poems. She was hardly eleven when she wrote her first poem.
At nineteen she wrote a long poem in the manner of famous English poets. After
her matriculation in India, she went to England for higher education. She met
Sir Edmund who was a distinguished man of letters. He was impressed by her
knowledge and intelligence. He was surprised to see that she had written poems
in flawless English but felt disappointed to find that they had nothing of the
East in them. he advised her to write something about her own country and from
the onwards, she devoted herself to writing verses about India.
Questions:
(i) What did Sarojini Naidu's father want her to choose as a career?
(ii) What did Sir Edmund advise Sarojini Naidu?
(iii) Why was he disappointed by her poems?
(iv) What did he advise her? Did she follow his advice.
Or,
Write a precis of
the following passage and give a suitable title: Human life consists of a
succession of small events, each of which is comparatively unimportant, and yet
the happiness and success of every man depend upon the manner in which these
smell events are dealt with. Character is built upon little things well and
honourably transacted. The success of a man in business depends upon his
attention to littler things. The comfort of a household is the result of small
things arranged and duly provided for. God government can only be accomplished
in the same way by well regulated provision for doing little things.
ANSWERS
SECTION-A
1. (B) 2. (A) 3.
(C) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8.
(C) 9. (D) 10. (C) 11. (A) 12. (B) 13.
(D)
14. (B) 15. (A) 16.
(C) 17. (A) 18. (D) 19. (A) 20. (C) 21.
(B) 22. (B) 23. (D) 24. (C) 25. (D) 26.
(B) 27. (A) 28. (A) 29. (A) 30. (B) 31.
(C) 32. (D) 33. (B) 34. (B) 35. (A) 36.
(C) 37. (D) 38. (C) 39. (D) 40. (A) 41.
(C) 42. (B) 43. (D) 44. (D) 45. (A) 46.
(A) 47. (D) 48. (A) 49. (D) 50. (A)
SECTION-B
(a) Environmental Preservation: Environmental Protection is guarding the natural resources of the
environment from pollutants that are harmful. It involves engaging is
sustainable environmental practices that do not destroy nature. The environment
is anything that surrounds us and protecting it is our responsibility.
The environment supports our life. The natural process that occur in the
environment promote the existence of life. With the current scientific
innovations, the environment is endangered. There is the discharge of so many
harmful greenhouse gases that disrupt the natural processes of the environment.
Forests play a very important role. Afforestation and reforestation should be
our main agenda. Plant as many trees as possible they act as water catchment
areas, they purify the air and are also a habitat for many animals. Wind and
solar power are the best examples. That pose no challenge to the environment
and they are naturally occurring. Practice good farming habits, use less
chemicals in the gardens and in household chores. Chemicals pose a challenge to
water bodies as well as the soil.
In conclusion, the environment is our responsibility. Take care of it and it
will take care of us as well. It is a win-win situation.
(b) Women Empowerment: Women
empowerment means empowering women with all their rights they should have in
the family, society, school, college and country just like a man. It is to make
them able so that they can make own independent decisions for their personal
development. The status of women in the Indian society is still backward
because of the gender inequality. Women also should be given equal rights like
men to really empower them. They should not be treated as weak gender of the
society as they occupy almost half population of the country so they are half
strength of the country. Women have more patience and effort; they can better
develop their country.
Sometimes it seems that why we are talking about women empowerment because how
it is possible in the country where crimes against women are running in
parallel. It loses the confidence level of women to actively come out of their
homes and participate fearlessly in all the activities like a man. Some of the
crimes against women in India are rape, sexual harassment, kidnapping and
abduction, dowry death, molestation, torture, trafficking, importation of
girls, etc. Such crimes inhibit the women empowerment to spread its wings and
empower women.
(c) Demonetisation: Demonetisation means withdrawing
or stopping a currency denomination of its
status as a legal
tender. The process of demonetisation takes the symbolic meaning and power away
from a given type of currency. In India, it was announced on 8th November, 2016
that the Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 banknotes would cease to qualify as valid tender
from 9th November, 2016 onward.
Old coins and notes being replaced with new designs Sometimes, certain
denominations of old notes and coins are replaced with newer models. In this
situation, the older coins can be officially demonetized.
A move to digital currency: Demonetisation has also moved the economy of India
towards a cashless system. Some people predict that in the future we will use
digital currency to pay for things and physical cash will be totally
demonetized.
Demonetisation in India has worked in the many ways in India. India's demonetisation
process has tackled the country's problem of counterfeit notes.
The process of demonetisation in India has not been without its challenges. It
has, however, had both positive and negative impacts in the short-term. It
remains to be seen if the positive impacts will be long-lasting.
(d) A Village Fair: The
special features of the village fairs in India are that they fulfill the needs
of the rural people. In almost each fair the cattle market is a necessary
feature. In towns there are permanent markets. Hence, pregledomat feel the want
of anything. They purchase their articles of daily need in the market.
In a Village fair, people come from parts to sell their various articles.
Temporarily shops are erected. They are arranged in various rows. Generally,
shops of one kind are arranged in one row. On one side there are shops of
confectioners. On the other, there are shops of iron utensils. In a third row
there are shops of steel trunks. Then there are shops of carpets, blankets,
toys, shoes, books, wooden articles, utensils, handloom cloths, medicine, etc.
Besides shops, there are hawkers who move about up and down the fair and sell
their own little products. The village fair is really a good thing because it
provides diversion and amusement and promotes trade and industry.
(e) The Happiest Day of my life: All my days are happy. My parents and sister keep me
happy always. Good dresses, god food and good school are there in my family. My
teachers teach me very well. The relatives are very fond of me. I have what a
girl of my age should have. But the topic is happiest day in my life.
My birthday is my happiest day. I wait for it the whole year. That day I wear
new dresses. My parents take me to the temple to offer worship in my name. Mt
parents, sister, relatives and friends wish me Happy Birth day. My give sweets
and chocolate to my friends who are studying with me in my school. They are
also happy on that day.
'On that day, we give feast to all in my family. I cut birthday cake. All are
happy. I eat candies. On that day, I was the center of my whol family. For this
I always long for it. The whole house is decorated with mango-tree-leaves and
colour papers. The complete environment was colourful. I like it to my complete
satisfaction.
2. (a) In the
piece 'Child is Born Germaine Greer discusses varied ways of managing
childbirth in traditional societies and how well women are taken care of when
they deliver children. The other women are always there to help them. The
traditional societies are very helpful to these women.
(b) These lines
have been taken from 'Ideas that Have Helped Mankind' which is written by
Bertrand Russell. He says that our intellect and moral qualities make more
knowledgeable than animals, and it is now clear that we know more than animals
do. It can be considered one of our advantages, but there is a little doubt
whether it is in fact an advantage.
(c) These lines
are from 'India Through a Traveller's eyes' written by Pearl S. Buck. The
authoress expressed her idea about the role of the religion in Indian life. She
cited the example of this fact by narrating whatever she experienced in one
Indian family. While she was sitting in her hostess's room. one gentleman came
in an without speaking to them moved to the far end of the room. There he knelt
his head bowed, and so remained for about a quarter of an hour. Her hostess
explained that he was her husband's eldest brother and was offering prayer. She
meant to say that religion was present in every walk of an Indian life. It had
both the best and the worst aspects. But she did not critize it.
3. (a) These are
the opening lines of 'An Epitaph' in which walter de la Mare indicates to a
grave and says that in this grave a most beautiful woman is lying. The poet
adds ironically that she had the habit of moving here and there and had no
commitment. He says that it is not enough for a lady to be beautiful. She must
also have the qualities of mind and heart.
(b) These lines have been taken from the poem 'Fire-Hymn' which is written by
Keko N. Daruwalla. The poet says that he has to consign his first born child to
the fire contrary to the Parsi code as the nearest Tower of Silence is a
thousand miles away from there. the poet feels that the fire is telling his
that he is foregiven for the sin of the violation of the Parsi code. Though the
poet is broken internally due to the calamity fallen on him, he feels this
comment of fire rebelliously and swears to save fire from the sin of
foregiving.
(c ) These lines have been taken from the poem 'Snake' composed by D.H. Lawrence.
he means to say about the common belief or the lesson of worldly education
which has been given to him or he has received so far that snakes are dangerous
for human beings Here 'the voice of my education' denotes the same belief to
kill the snake when it appears before you. Here there is a special reference, a
special meaning of the above term. In Sicily, where the speaker resides, there
is a proverb "the black serpents are innocent and the gold (yellow) ones
are poisonous." The cobra happens to be brown-yellow and ought to be
killed.
4.
Mahajan Toli No. 1
Ara
May 13, 2018
Dear Rehana
I hope this letter
finds you in good health and spirit. I am anxious to know about you and your
annual examination. How did you do in your exam? I think you must have done
well. I am sure you must have got leisure time now. Dar sister, it is now more
than a year that we met each other. I sometimes long to revive those happy days
which we had spend together. Why not you chalk out a programme to visit us
during the holidays and spend a few days hee at home.
I hope you will be
able to come. I'll accompany you for visiting all the places where we used to
go. Mother conveys you her love and all of us wish you good luck for your
bright future.
Please inform the
date and time of your arrival. I'll be there to receive you at the station.
With love
Your loving brother
Shahnawaz Akhter
Or,
To.
The Headmaster
H.P.D. Jain High School, Ara
Sir.
Most humbly and
respectfully, I beg to state that I am a student of Class XII of your school.
My father is a poor farmer. He is unable to buy my text books. I have no other
means to get the books for my studies. Now and then I have to borrow some books
from
my friends for a
week and return them on time. I, too, feel that without the books, I cannot
prepare myself as much as I wish.
I therefore,
request you to permit me to use the library after school hours every requisite
day. For this, I shall ever remain grateful to you.
Yours obediently
Shahanawaz Akhter
Class XII
Roll No. 15
5. (a)
Civilization in the real sense of the term consists in the deliberate and
voluntary restriction of wants, not in the multiplication of wants.
(b) Zakir Hussain is overwhelmed by the trust the people of India have placed
in him by electing him to the highest office in the land.
(c) The author went to the Minister in Jodhpur coat with a huge orange turban
round his head.
(d) Martin Luther King Jr. says that the life of Negroes is unfortunately
suppressed by the evil of racial segregation and discrimination. They still
live on a lonely island of poverty.
(e) The dramatic structures are known as exposition (or initial incident),
complication (or rising action), crisis (or turning point), denouncement (or
falling action), catastrophe (in a tragedy) or conclusion (in a comedy).
(f) Hamlet, Othello
(g) The snake came to the water trough a fissure in the earth-wall to drink
water by trailing its yellow brown body over the edge of the stone trough.
(h) It is all because Macavity is involved in criminal acts and is an
abscounder. He violates human laws and cheats people at cards. He removes the
important files containing treaties.
6. (A) (i) Snake: The poem
snake is written by D.H. Lawrence. The incident on which the poem is composed
is quite and simple and natural. One hot afternoon, in Sicily, the poet got up
to collect the water from the trough which lay in the open ground. When he
reached the spot he noticed a large brown snake resting its throat on the
trough’s edge. Fascinated over this sight of the snake, the poet stood watching
it for a long time. He rather realized that he was second to be there and he
had to wait till the snake had quenched its thirst. The poet had learnt that
the goldensnakes in Sicily were poisonous and so they should be killed.
Brushing aside those doubts and personal concerns the poet continued to watch
the snake in its natural act quenching its thirst. And finally the snake
withdrew itself and proceeded to move back into the dark hole, its dwelling
place.
Suddenly under a cowardly impulse the poet hurled a log at it. It missed
the snake but it produced a feeling of terror in it, reflected in its haste.
Afterwards the poet deeply regretted his mindless act of aggression.
(ii) Fire-Hymn- This
poem is written by Keki. N. daruwala. In this poem the poet describes the scene
of a burring Ghat.
One day, when the speaker was a child, he and his father passed by a burning
ghat near the river bank. The fire had died out. The embers had lost their hot
redness, and were now covered with grey ash.
There were half-burnt limbs and fingers of a body. The narrator’s father
pointed out that sometimes fire was negligent. It forgets to burn the dead
completely. The speaker was pained. He decided to save the fire from the sin of
forgetfulness.
Twenty
years later, the narrator’s eldest child died. He consigned his body to fire
and saw that the fire burnt it completely. The Fire-Hymn forgave his non-Parsi
act because it appeared that he had done so under compulsion and not willingly.
The Tower of Peace was thousand miles from there. The narrator felt his purpose
was defeated. He took a vow to save the fire next time from the sin of
forgiveness.
(C)(i) The Artist: “The Artist” is written by Shiga Naoya
he was a Japanese writer. In this story he tried to unfurl before us how the
people of today damage the talent of their son or daughter. In this story there
is a boy whose name is Seibei and he was of 12 years old even he was reading in
primary school only. Actually this boy was interested in gourds. After his
school, instead of playing with other children he used to go to the market in
search of gourds. In the evening he used to sit cross legged in the corner to
living room and work with the new gourds. He used to bore first a neat hole in
the top of the gourd and extracted the seeds after that he filled up with the
liquid of tea leaves to rid of the bad smell. In the next morning he wound the
skin of the gourds thoroughly damp because of the night treatment. He used to
polish the gourds carefully and hang in the sun light to dry. This was his
daily work. One day he saw a 5 inch gourd which an old lady was selling. He
went to the lady and bought that 5 inch gourd in ten yen. He did same thing
with gourd also because of this gourd he was very happy. One day he took that 5
inch gourd along to the school and started polishing it under his desk in class
time, one of the teacher saw him polishing in class time. The teacher became
very angry and told him, you are an idiot and told there is no future for a boy
like you. The teacher not only seized his gourd but also he went to Seibei home
to complain when father knew about this he became very angry and scolded Seibei
very badly and told not do this again in the future. Next morning the teacher
handed over that gourd to the porter as to clean the room. Porter took it to
the home. One day porter was in need of money so he took that gourd to the
Curio dealer and sold him for 50 yen. Later curio dealer sold to wealthy man
for 600 yen.
(ii) A child is born: This essay “A Child Is Born” is written by Germaine Greer. “A child is born” is an
extract from her book sex and destiny. She was born in 1939 in Australia. In
this essay she talks about the ways of managing child birth in traditional
societies.
She says that every woman goes to her husband’s house from her mother’s house
after marriage to live with the husband. There is a concept that such women do
not become the members of her husband’s family until they have born a child. It
is told that a girl is lucky who parents alive. She goes to her mother’s house for
the last month of her pregnancy and about the first three months of the baby’s
life.
When a child is of seven days old, the naming ceremony is held. A new dress is
brought for child and also a new sari is brought for the mother. There is
dancing and singing programme until late night. Garlands of turmeric and garlic
are worn to the child to protect from evil sprits. After three months of
delivery again she goes to her husband’s home and she becomes the family
member.
(D)When the
countries like U.S. Australia, Canada, New Zealand became independent of the
British empire, the English language written and spoken there, too, tried to
shed off some of the features of Queen English. The people there were not the
native speakers of English. So, they created a new variety of English bringing
some changes in the original spelling, grammar and pronunciation of the British
English. The new variety of English that developed in America after its
independence is called American English. The changes can be listed in the way.
Spelling
Colour (British)
Color (American)
Enclosure
(British)
Inclosure
(American)
Litre (British)
Liter (American)
Vocabulary Sweets
(British)
Candy (American)
Biscuits (British)
Nappy (British)
Motorcar (British)
Grammar
British
He has got of the chair.
I have just eaten
Crackers
(American)
Diaper (American)
Automobile
(American)
American
He has gotten off
the chair.
I just ate.
In American
English in 'often' 't' sound is pronounced where as in British English it is
silent. The Americans lengthen the vowel sound in words like 'demand' and
'command' contrary to in the British English.
Or,
English is not our
native language. It is taught as a foreign or second language in India. So it
is natural for Indians to face some difficulties in learning it. Indians feel
difficulty in pronouncing the English words correctly with right stress. They
fail to speak the English sentences with correct intonation. Some English
sentences structures to not correspond to the structures of the sentences of
their own languages. To them, the spelling of certain English words. too
creates troubles. These are the areas where Indians make mistakes while
speaking or writing English.
(E). (a)→(ii);
(b)→(v); (c)→(iv); (d)→(iii); (e)→(i)
(F)(i) Always
speak the truth.
(ii) Spring comes after winter.
(iii) I met Rajan yesterday.
(iv) A true friend is rare in the world.
(v) He has not come home for several years.
(vi) He is a good swimmer.
(vii) The history of India is glorious.
7 (i) He wanted
her to become a great mathematician or scientist.
(ii) Sir Edmund advised Sarojini Naidu to write something about her own
country.
(iii) He was disappointed to find that her poems had nothing of the East in
them.
(iv) He advised her to write something about her own country. Yes, she followed
his advice.
Or,
Title: Secret of
Happiness and Success.
Small-events,
though comparatively unimportant in human-life, still the happiness and success
of everyman depend upon dealing in these small events. Business.
household-comfort and good government's success are the result of little things
well and honourably transacted.
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