Section wise weightage for 1st Sem Exam for Std 12th
Section | Marks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prose Section(22 Marks) | A. Seen Extract 8 B. Non Textual Grammar 3. | ||||
Poetry Section(12 Marks) | Comprehension of seen poem 8 | ||||
Writing Skills (8.Marks) | A. Email, Report, Expansion of an idea. 4 B. Speech, Writing, Appeal, Blog. 4 | ||||
Literary Genre Drama (8 Marks) | 4.3 Around The World in Eighty Days. (4) |
Syllabus for Ist Sem Exam 2024
Section | Marks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prose Section(22 Marks) | 1.1 to 1.6 | ||||
Poetry Section(12 Marks) | 2.1 to 2.6 | ||||
Writing Skills (8.Marks) | Email, Report, Expansion of an idea,Speech, Writing, Appeal, Blog. | ||||
Literary Genre Drama (8 Marks) | 4.3 Around The World in Eighty Days. (4) |
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Portion for Ist Sem Exam. 2024
First Semester Exam. Oct 2024 STD: XI Time: 2:30 Hrs Marks: 50 Sub: English ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Important instructions.(1) Each activity has to be answered in complete sentence/sentences. Answers written in only one word will not be given complete credit. Only the correct activity number written in case of options will not be given any credit. (2) Web diagrams, flow charts, tables etc. are to be presented exactly as they are with answers. (3) In point 2 above, only the words written without the presence of activity format/design, will not be given credit. Use of colour pens/pencils etc. is not allowed. (Only blue/black pens are allowed.) (4) Multiple answers to the same activity will be treated as wrong and will not be given any credit. (5) Maintain the sequence of the Sections/Question Nos./Activities throughout the activity sheet. |
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Section I Prose Lesson.
(Reading for Comprehension, Language Study, Summary and Mind Mapping)
Q 1 (A)Read the extract and complete the activities given below (8)
The young lift-man in a City office who threw a passenger out of his lift the other morning and was fined for the offence was undoubtedly in the wrong. It was a question of “Please.” The complainant entering the lift said, “Top.” The lift-man demanded “Top-please,” and this concession being refused he not only declined to comply with the instruct, but hurled the passenger out of the lift. This, of course was arraying a comment on manner too far. Discourtesy is not a legal offence, and it does not excuse assault and battery. If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will acquit me, and if I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to retaliate with reasonable violence. It does this because the burglar and my assailant have broken quite definite commands of the law. But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners, or could sanction the use of violence against something which it does not itself recognize as a legally punishable offence. And our sympathy with the lift-man, we must admit that the law is reasonable. It would never do if we were at liberty to box people’s ears because we did not like their behavior, or the tone of their voices, or the scowl on their faces. Our fists would never be idle, and the gutters of the city would run with blood all day. I may be as uncivil as I may please and the law will protect me against violent retaliation. I may be haughty or boorish and there is no penalty to pay except the penalty of being written down an ill-mannered fellow. The law does not compel me to say “Please” or to attune my voice to other people’s sensibilities any more than it says that I shall not wax my moustache or dye my hair or wear ringlets down my back. It does not recognize the laceration of our feelings as a case for compensation. There is no allowance for moral and intellectual damages in these matters. |
A.1 From the sentences given below, find out the false statement and rewrite them correctly. (2)
i.The lift-man invited the passenger into the lift.
ii.If you knock down a burglar, the law will acquit you.
iii.There is no legislation against bad manners.
iv.The complainant had to pay a fine.
A2. State what the lift-man wanted the passenger to do and the consequences of not doing it. (2)
A3 Select the correct words from the following box and complete the given table. (1)
Discourtesy, Violence Assault and Battery Haughtiness, Burglar, Rude behavior
A4 Describe a person you have come across who is always polite and helpful and your reactions towards him/her. (2)
A5 Write the antonyms of the following using prefixes: (1)
i. Courtesy ii. Legal iii. Violence iv. Civil
Q 1 B Language Study (Non Textual Grammar) (3 Marks) Rewrite the following as instructed.
1) He went to the college and completed his journals.
(Rewrite the sentence choosing the correct transformation of this sentence into simple sentence)
i) He went to the college and completed his journals.
ii) He was going to the college for completing the journals.
iii) He went to college to complete his journals.
iv) He complete his journals to go in the college.
2) I have had the lunch in the hotel.
(Identify the tense used in this sentence)
i) Past perfect tense.
ii) Future perfect continuous tense.
iii) Present perfect tense.
iv) Present continuous tense.
3) Spot the error and rewrite the correct sentence.
Where you are going for picnic?
Q 2 Read the following extract and complete the activities given below it. (08)
Reading a lot is essential. It is stupid not to venture outside the examination ‘set books’ or the textbooks you have chosen for intensive study. Read as many books in English as you can, not as a duty but for pleasure. Do not choose the most difficult books you find, with the idea of listening and learning as many new words as possible: choose what is likely to interest you and be sure in advance, that it is not too hard. You should not have to be constantly looking up new words in the dictionary, for that deadens interest and checks real learning. Look up a word here and there, but as a general policy try to push ahead, guessing what words mean from the context. It is extensive and not intensive reading that normally helps you to get interested in extra reading and thereby improve your English. You should enjoy the feeling which extensive reading gives. As you read you will become more and more familiar with words and sentence patterns you already know, understanding them better and better as you meet them in more and more contexts, some of which may slightly differ from others. Some people say that we cannot learn to speak a language better with the help of a book. They believe that spoken language and written language are quite different things. This cannot be true. |
A.1 Based on the above extract state whether the following statements are true or false. (1)
- You must choose the most difficult books you can find to read.
- You must choose what is likely to interest you.
A2 Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase from the extract. (1)
- We must read the book in English for............
- The author believes that the spoken and written languages are.....
A.3 What, do you think, you should do to improve your English? (1)
A.4 Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word of the following sentence from the given options: (1)
a) You should enjoy the feeling that extensive reading gives.
- Covering a large area
- Supplementary
- Explanatory
- a) Let the most difficult books not to be choosen.
- b) Let the most difficult books to be choosen.
- c) You are requested to choose the most difficult books.
- d) You are ordered to choose the most difficult books.
(B) Write a summary of the above extract with the help of the following points and suggest a suitable title for it: (3 Marks)
Read a lot - outside the textbooks - pleasure - avoid difficult books - choose interesting ones - avoid dictionary - guess meanings - extensive reading differs from intensive reading
(C) Write the Mind-Mapping of the topic "Spirituality" which contains main and sub points. (3)
Section II Poetry.
Q 3 A Read the following lines and complete the activities given below it.
Eight years have passed Since I placed my cherry seed in the grass. “Must have a tree of my own,” I said, And watered it once and went to bed And forgot; but cherries have a way of growing, Though no one's caring very much or knowing. And suddenly that summer near the end of May, I found a tree had come to stay. It was very small, five months child, Lost in the tall grass running wild. Goats ate the leaves, the grass cutter scythe Split it apart and a monsoon blight Shrivelled the slender stem...... Even so, Next spring I watched three new shoots grow, The young tree struggle, upward thrust Its arms in a fresh fierce lust |
A1. State whether the following statements are True or False. 2
- The poem indirectly conveys the concept of global understanding through its portrayal of nature's resilience.
- The poem's universal themes of growth and resilience promote a sense of global connection among readers.
- The poem explicitly discusses international relations and global issues.
- The poem primarily focuses on human-made boundaries and conflicts.
A2. The poet has described the rainy season in the poem. 2
Give proof of the above sentence with the help of the above lines.
A3. What caused the initial damage to the small cherry tree? 1
- A) Lack of water
- B) Goats eating the leaves
- C) Monsoon blight
- D) Grass cutter scythe
A4. Which poetic device is used in the line "Its arms in a fresh fierce lust"? 1
- A) Alliteration
- B) Simile
- C) Metaphor
- D) Onomatopoeia
I can see him getting off the train as a word dropped from a long sentence.
A5. Compose the poem of four lines on your Father. 2
Q3B.Read the following lines and write an appreciation of the poem which contains the main details of the poem.
There is another sky, Ever serene and fair, And there is another sunshine, Though it be darkness there; Never mind faded forests, Austin, Never mind silent fields-- Here is a little forest, Whose leaf is ever green; Here is a brighter garden, Where not a frost has been; In its unfading flowers I hear the bright bee hum: Prithee, my brother, Into my garden come! |
Section III Writing Skills
Q. 4 A Attempt any one of the following. 4.
Letter Writing."Write a letter to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra expressing your views on the importance of sustainable development and environmental conservation in the context of recent climate change challenges." |
OR
Film-ReviewYou have recently seen a 'Short Film'. Write a Review of the same with the help of the following points.
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Q. 4 B Attempt any one of the following. 4
Report Writing: Your junior college recently organised a 'Book Reading Competition'. You are the students' representative. Write a report on the competition in about 100/150 |
OR
InterviewImagine, you have to interview a student who recently cleared UPSC Exam without any tuition only with the help of youtube Educational videos. With the help of the given table and points, draft questions for an interview. (Do not change the sequence of the questions.) |
Name of the interviewee: Field/reputation Date/venue/time Duration of interview Questions Questions based on : 1 Personal reaction. 2. Feelings of family members. 3. Change after success. 4. Preparation for study. 5. Reson to do this. 6. Challenges in the task. 7. Requirement for success. 8. Bad phases in life 9. Message. |
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Q.5 A Complete the following activities as instructed.4
1. State Whether the following statements are True or False.
- The drama has its origin in folklore.
- The plot must have a beginning, middle, and end.
- The protagonist is the subordinate character in the drama.
- The use of set lighting, music, and costume does not play any important role in the stage direction.
- Jew of Malta
- Murder In The Cathedral
- Duchess of Malfi
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Elizabethan
- Restoration
- Modern
- Victorian
- Plot
- Theme
- Character
- Setting
- Mahabhasya
- NatyaShastra
- Meghdut
- Natsamrat
Q.5 B Complete the following activities as instructed.4
- How does the play explore the idea of national identity and patriotism? 2.
- What conflicts or dilemmas do the characters face in their pursuit of justice or freedom? 2.
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