Standard Teaching and Evaluation Procedure and they have developed strategies to get them.

One survey of
Jorpati, Kathmandu teenagers found that when they crave for something new, most
Pre-Board Examination-2077 expect to ask nine times before their parents give in. By every
Subject: Compulsory English measure, parents are shelling out record amounts. In the heat of this
Grade: XII Time: 3 hrs FM: 100 PM: 40 buying blitz, even parents who desperately need to say no find
Candidates are required to give their answer in their own simple and themselves reaching for their credit cards.
creative words. The figure in the margin indicates full marks. Today’s parents aren’t equipped to deal with the problem. Many of
Attempt all the questions.
them, raised in the 1960s and 70s, swore they’d act differently from
1. Read the following passages carefully and answer the
their parents and have closer relationships with their own children.
questions below: [5X3=15]
Many even wear the same designer clothes as their kids and listen to
Too many parents these days can’t say no. As a result, they
the same music. And they work more hours; at the end of a long
find themselves raising ‘children’ who respond greedily to the
week, it’s tempting to buy peace with ‘yes’ and not mar precious
advertisements aimed right at them. Even getting what they want
family time with conflict. Anxiety about the future is another factor.
doesn’t satisfy some kids; they only want more. Now, a growing
How do well intentioned parents say no to all the sports gear and
number of psychologists, educators and parents think it’s time to
arts and language lessons they believe will help their kids thrive in
stop the madness and start teaching kids about what’s really
an increasingly competitive world? Experts agree: too much love
important: values like hard work, contentment, honesty and
won’t spoil a child. Too few limits will.
compassion. The struggle to set limits has never been tougher—and
What parents need to find, is a balance between the advantages of an
the stakes have never been higher. One recent study of adults who
affluent society and the critical life lessons that come from waiting,
were overindulged as children, paints a discouraging picture of their
saving and working hard to achieve goals. That search for balance
future: when given too much too soon, they grow up to be adults
has to start early. Children need limits on their behavior because
who have difficulty coping with life’s disappointments. They also
they feel better and more secure when they live within a secured
have distorted sense of entitlement that gets in the way of success in
structure.
the work place and in relationships.
Older children learn self-control by watching how others, especially
Psychologists say that parents who overindulge their kids, set them
parents act. Learning how to overcome challenges is essential to
up to be more vulnerable to future anxiety and depression. Today’s
becoming a successful adult. Few parents ask kids to do chores. They
parents themselves raised on values of thrift and self-sacrifice, grew
think their kids are already overburdened by social and academic
up in a culture where ‘no’ was a household word. Today’s kids want
pressures. Every individual can be of service to others, and life has
much more, partly because there is so much more to want. The
meaning beyond one’s own immediate happiness. That means
oldest members of this generation were born in the late 1980s, just as
parents eager to teach values have to take a long, hard look at their
PCs and video games were making their assault’ on the family room.
own.
They think of MP3 players and flat screen TV as essential utilities,
Questions:
a.What do the psychologists, educators and parents want to
teach the children?
b. What is essential to become a successful adult?
c. Why do children need limits on their behaviour when they
live within a secured structure?
d. What is the drawback of giving children too much too
soon?
e. Summarize the text in own words in three to five sentence.
2. Answer any five of the following questions. (5X3=15)
a)Why does the acute sense of hearing laterbecame
unbearable and lead the narrator to confess his crime?
( The Tell-Tale Heart)
b) Why does the boy have to prove who he was? (The Last
Voyage of the Ghost ship)
c) What is the central idea of the poem, “God’s Grandeur”?
( God’s Grandeur)
d)Describe the three dimensions of love in ‘About Love’
by Anton Chekhov. (About Love)
e)According to Traugot ,what changes are transforming the
American adoption scene ? What factors are responsible for
the change? (The children who wait)
f)How does Mrs., Mooney prove herself bold ,determined
and imposing in the story ‘The Boarding House’?
( The Boarding House)
3. Answer any oneof the following questions. (1X10=10)
a)Compare the poor eastern society with the rich western
society in terms of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Childrearing.
(A Child is born)
b)What is the historical importance of Martin Luther King’s
speech? (I Have a Dream)
4. Change the following remarks using ‘supposed to’ (5X1=5)
a) They say he’s terribly selfish.
b) Apparently Hitler killed himself.
c) I have heard that prices of everyday needs are increasing.
d) I am told that onion is good for health.
e) They say that Methuselah lived for more than 300 years.
5. Change these sentences below into comparative sentences
usingas…….as . (5X1=5)
e.g. The is not usually very difficult, but this year it was
quite though.
- This year the exam was not as easy as it usually is.
a) I had imagined our English teacher would be in his 60s but he
turned out to be early 50s.
b) His parents would like him to work hard but he doesn’t.
c) They could have helped me a lot, but in fact they hardly helped
me at all.
d) Fifty people had been invited, but eighty came.
e) You said I would enjoy the film, but in fact I didn’t like it much.
6. Make sentences with I wish, using would/ could whichever is
correct. (5X1=5)
e.g. I am tired.
- I wish I could take rest in a hotel.
a) It’s raining.
b) My friend has lost his purse.
c) You cell phone doesn’t have balance.
d) You are lonely at home.
e) I obtained poor marks in the term exam.
7. Rewrite the following sentences below, using must, can’t or
may/might. (5X1=5)
a) I ‘m sure they have gone out.
b) Perhaps she didn’t meet her friends.
c) It’s possible that they are visiting us.
d) Obviously you’ve been unopposed.
e) Perhaps she wasn’t telling the truth.
8.How would you describe a person who _______ (5X1=5)
E.g.: gives away lot of money?
A person who gives away lots of money is generous/kind.
a) Easily loses his temper?
b) Helps other people?
c) Believes whatever you tell him?
d) Expects good things to happen?
e) Expects bad things to happen?
9. Rewrite the following sentences using the past perfect tense in the
spaces given. (5X1=5)
a) My parents sent me all the books I……………..
b) My sister showed me the marks she………….
c) The teachers visited all the places they……….
d) I couldn’t submit the essay I………
e) The juniors played much better then we……
10. Continue the following remarks with a sentence using
(not) used to _____ing . (5X1=5)
a) Mary was surpriased when I invited her for lunch.
b) It`s quite hard work doing all my washing and cleaning.
c) My friend Bina is feeling terribly nervous.
d) I don`t mind washing my own clothes.
e) The traffic doesn`t wake him up at the night.
11. Write a letter to the Editor of the Kathmandu Post
pointing out against “Rising prices during crises.” [5]
12. Write an essay on ‘Impact of Corona Virus on human life
andenvironment’in about 200 words. [10]
13. Write a review of the movie or the book which you have
recently watched or read in about 200words. [10]