Guidelines for attempting the English paper Class XII
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Guidelines for attempting the English paper Class XII
- 1. GUIDELINES FOR ATTEMPTING THE ENGLISH PAPER WITH BEST WISHES FROM MR. R.S. NATHAN (PGT ENGLISH), KV NO.1, BHUBANESWAR
- 2. Time Management is very crucial in English paper. Hence cater to the word limit and divide the sections of the paper into three hours allotted to you.
- 3. Question No. I & II are more scoring .So, do attempt these questions in the FIRST HALF, otherwise, you will not have much time later on to read the passages. So do these first.
- 4. Answer the Comprehension Questions very briefly. Pick up the answer from the question itself. Don’t add your own views if not asked for.
- 5. NOTE MAKING • USE INCOMPLETE /HALF/BROKE SENTENCES OR PHRASES. • DON’T USE FULL SENTENCES. • USE ABBREVIATIONS. • MAKE A BOX OF ABBREVIATIONS USED • GIVE THE MAIN HEADINGS IN CAPITAL LETTERS. • USE THE APPROPRATE FORMAT.
- 6. FORMATS
- 8. A ROAD ACCIDENT:TWO DIED By Given Name Guwahati:25 Feb.2011:---------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- ---------------------.
- 9. Use Past Tense UsePassive Voice more than Active Voice. Use Third Person Pronoun Don’t use I, WE , YOU, YOUR Mention: WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW.
- 12. Useany person: I, WE, YOU, HE, SHE (AS PER THE NEED) USE PAST TENSE USE PASSIVE VOICE ALONG WITH ACTIVE ONE. Mention: WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and HOW.
- 13. LETTERS LEARN THE BEGINNINS AND THE ENDINGS OF EACH TYPE OF LETTER. USE BLOCK STYLE OF LETTER- WRITING. DON’T USE COMMAS OR FULL STOPS IN THE ADDRESSES.
- 14. NOTICE – WRITING • Mention ---WHAT ,WHEN ,WHERE ,WHO ( IF ANY) AND HOW • Mention ---For further details contact the undersigned. • Use future tense for notice OR IS GOING TO ORGANISE /CELEBRATE
- 15. IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR ARTICLE WRITING I. Frequent Elections - A Mere Wastage 2. Reservation of Seats for Women in Parliament 3. Future of Information Technology 4. Vocational Training - Part of School Curriculum 5. Children Role in Curbing Black Marketing 6. Education of Girls 7. Women's Rights 8. Protecting the Environment
- 16. 9.Information Technology in Democracy 10. Terrorism 11. Drug Addiction 12. India - A Nuclear Weapon State 13. Place of Women in Free India
- 17. 14.Future of Other Sports in a Cricket Crazy Country. 15. The ILL Effects of Child Marriages. 16.Fashions Among The Youth. 17.Menace of Corruption in India 18.Faulty Examination System. 19.Problem of Security in Old age. 20.Newspapers Ought to Contain More News and Fewer Advertisements
- 18. I. Read the question carefully before attempting it. II. Do not cross the word limit III. Check whether you have written name of the school/ institution, the word—NOTICE, DATE, AND PUT SIGN. In a notice –writing.
- 19. I. Use ---the poet /the author/the writer II. Don’t start the answer with the word-----BECAUSE III. Pick the answer from the question itself IV. Write Reports, Advertisements, Notices, Invitations and Posters in appropriate Boxes
- 20. I. Write the long answer type questions beginning with the same statement given in inverted commas saying----------IT HAS RIGHTLY BEEN SAID THAT----------------- (STATEMENT) II.DON’T WRITE ONLY THE SUMMARY.ANSWER WHAT IS ASKED IN THE QUESTION.
- 21. FMF ( Fifteen Minutes Funda) CBSE gives you the paper 15 minutes in advance .Your 100% ATTEMPT depends upon the utilisation of this time .So, use these 15 minutes to read out the Comprehension passages because you won’t have much time to devote to these questions later on.
- 22. SOMETHING WILL COME OUT OF SOMETHING Attempt all the questions. Don’t leave any question untouched because if you have written something it will fetch you some marks. But, NOTHING WILL COME OUT OF NOTHING.
- 23. NO TIME TO WASTE English Paper is lengthy to look at .So, you don’t have time to waste. Hence it is better to give 15 SECONDS more to read a question carefully rather than losing 15 MINUTES in writing the answer which is not asked for.
- 24. Long answer type questions on CHARACTER SKETCH are frequently asked from the Supplementary book. So do learn some Character sketches.
- 25. Take along with you some coloured pens or sketch pens and a scale to attempt the question on POSTER- MAKING. Remember ----Only The Attractive Posters can fetch you full marks.
- 26. I. DON’T WRITE THE QUESTIONS. II.WRITE ONLY THE ANSWERS. III. DON’T FORGET TO WRITE THE QUESTION No.
- 27. WRITE THE ANSWER IN THE SAME TENSE IN WHICH THE QUESTION IS ASKED.
- 29. .Q.1 “The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag. How? Q.2 ‘‘Garbage to them IS GOLD” Explain. Q.3 What are the different meanings of garbage? Q.4 “His dream looms like a mirage” Q5. Whose dreams are being referred to here? Q6. Why are they compared to a mirage?
- 30. Q.5. Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles Industry. Q.6.Mention two worlds as described by Anees Jung. Q.7.”All we have to fear is fear itself” said Roosevelt .Explain. Q.8.Why did the peddler accept Edla’s invitation? Q.9.Why was Gandhiji not permitted to draw water from the well?
- 31. Q.10. Why was Gandhiji summoned to appear in court? Q.11.What was the conflict of Gandhiji? Q12. Why did magistrate release Gandhiji? Q.13 Why did Gandhiji say----:” The battle of Champaran is won”? Q.14.Why did Gandhijiagree to the settlement of 25% refund to the peasants? Q15.How did Champaran episode change the plight of the peasants.?
- 32. Q16.What is the example of national integration that the author refers to? Q17.Who was Subbu? Q.18.Who according to Asokamitran was a communist? Q19. What was MRA? Q20.Whyis the Englishmman’s visit referred to as an unexplained mystery? Q21’Write a note on The god that failed’. Q22.What are Denis Brian’s opinions about interview?
- 33. Q23.What is the concept of Interstices? Q24.What was the reason behind the success of ‘The Name of the Rose’? Q25.Why has the mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon? Q.26. What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify? Q.27.”The stunted unlucky heir of twisted bones’.Explain. Q.28.What are the features of of a beautiful thing?
- 34. Q29.What does the line –“Therefore are we wreathing a flowery band to bind us to Earth” suggest to you? Q30.Why is ‘grandeur ‘associated with the ‘mighty dead’? Q.31.” Shakespeare is wicked ,the map a bad example”.How? Q32.Explain: “slag heap”. Q33.What is the “sadness” that the poet refers to in the poem--- Keeping Quiet’?
- 35. Q.34.What symbol from Nature does the poet invoke to say that there can be life under apparent stillness? Q35.Make a list of things of beauty mentioned in the poem. Q36.what is the importance of ‘Phytoplanktons’? Q37 What does the third level refer to? Q38 What are the other two levels acc.to the books of the railways?
- 36. Q39.How did Antarctica come into existence? Q40.What was the prediction of the astrologers? Q41.What were M.Hamel’s views about French language? Q42.What was more tempting than the rules of participles?
- 37. What is the importance of correction slip? What is the moral issue that the story Should Wizard Hit mommy ‘raises? There are moments in life …
- 39. “As long as they hold fast to their language it is as if they had the key to their prison” Discuss with reference to the Last Lesson.
- 40. How did Douglas overcome his fear of water? OR How did the instructor build a swimmer out of Douglas?
- 41. “The story ‘The Rattrap’ focuses on human loneliness and the need to bond with others” Explain.
- 42. How was Champaran Episode a turning point in Gandhiji’s life?
- 43. Write detailed note on the humorous instances in the lesson POETS and PANCAKES.
- 44. What are the different opinions of the various people about Interview?
- 45. What was distinctive about Eco’s academic style of writing?
- 46. “The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress” What are the ways in which we attempt to overcome it?
- 47. “The story ‘The Tiger King is a satire on the conceit (willfulness) of those in power” Discuss with reference to the story you have read.
- 48. Do you agree that between crime and punishment it is mainly a battle of wits? Give reasons. OR
- 49. According to Sherlock Holmes: “A complex mind, all great criminals have that ,he is able to con and deceive them” Discuss with reference to ‘ Evans Tries an O-Level’
- 50. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND REMEMBER: SELF HELP IS THE BEST HELP. DON’T DEPEND UPON OTHERS. BEST OF PERFORMANCE!