Uniglobe - Grade XII each meal contains at least one portion of fruit and – or vegetables.
Model Questions (Pre-board) 2079 (2023) Healthy food doesn’t have to be expensive in the least bit, and you can
Compulsory English
Set A
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Time: 3:00 hrs. Full Marks : 75
Attempt all the questions.
1. Read the text and complete the tasks that follow. 15
How to stay fit, happy and healthy
If you’ve been listening to the news you already know about our
national obesity levels rising by the day. It has never been more
important to watch what you are eating and to get an adequate amount
of exercise and sleep to keep yourself fit and healthy. Though it may
feel like really hard work at first, once you adopt an exercise routine and
start to adapt to a new situation, you’ll forget you ever did things
differently. Here are the top four top adjustments you could make make:
Sleep is huge and almost a third of the US population doesn’t get near
enough to help them stay physically and mentally healthy. If you are
sleep deprived, try changing your habits in order to get a full eight hours
every night.
Look at what you’re eating now and make changes where you see fit. If
you are susceptible to snacking, keep a piece of fruit or a few nuts at
hand. The key is to eat small meals throughout the day. Reduce portion
sizes, remove white bread and replace with whole grains and make sure
get an abundance of low priced fruit and veggies, like apples, bananas,
potatoes and peas. Take a look at your current lifestyle and make a
small list of everything you do that is not good for your health. This
could be anything, from eating too much junk food or drinking too
much caffeine, to smoking or drinking. Start the process of breaking
these habits one by one. Some will be easy, while others may take
months or maybe years to get rid of and eradicate completely from your
life, but the sooner you start fighting, the better.
Some addictions (like smoking, drugs or alcohol) are incredibly bad not
only to your health, but also to your pocketbook. If you smoke and/or
drink, start by cutting back on how many drinks you have, or cigarettes
you smoke, in a day, and if necessary, seek medical advice and
assistance to make further steps towards stopping completely.
We all should be doing at least 30 minutes of exercise, 3 to 4 or more
times a week, to maintain good health and keep fit. This can be pretty
much anything that is physical, like walking, cycling, running,
swimming to weightlifting, etc. This too does not have to be expensive,
and you can get a great work out without joining any costly gyms. Most
of these exercises are inexpensive, and just doing a cardiovascular
exercise, like walking, jogging, or walking on a treadmill a few times a
week will do your body (and heart) good.
A. Look at the highlighted words in the text. Complete these
sentences using them. Two of them are not necessary. (5X1=5)
a. Disadvantaged people are …………… of social justice.
b. Nepal is a naturally rich country. In fact, it has an …………….. of
natural resources.
c. Older people with medical complications are …………… to Covid-
19.
d. I have made a few …………… to the design to give the shirt a new
look.
e. It took me seven hours to complete the task. It was ……………
difficult.
B. Choose the appropriate headings for paragraphs 2-6 from the list
below and write the paragraph numbers next to them. (5X1=5)
a. Strive for a better diet …………….
b. Exercise, exercise, exercise …………….
c. Overcoming addictions …………….
d. Get more sleep …………….
e. Stop all those bad habits …………….
C. Answer the following questions. (5X1=5)
a. What percentage of the US population get enough sleep to stay
healthy?
b. Why is healthy food not always expensive?
c. What is the best way to get rid of bad habits?
d. Why do you think an addiction like smoking is worse than snacking
on junk food?
e. What type of exercise is good for your heart?
2. Write short answers to the following questions. (5X2=10)
a. Why were the people in the neighbourhood surprised at the role of the
young man and his wife within their family? (Neighbours)
b. How does the author make fun using the words 'America' and 'the
USA? (A Devoted Son)
c. Explain the following lines with reference to the context: (The
Awakening Age)
Along the line may our lives rhyme
To make a loving harvest of space and time.
d. What is the central idea of the essay Knowledge and Wisdom by
Bertrand Russell?
e. How can you say that history has been a major contested issue in this
present world? (Humility)
3. Write long answers to the following questions. (2X5=10)
a. Sketch the character of Famous Actress. How is she different from
Earnest Young Woman? (A Matter of Husbands)
b. Write a short summary of the poem A Day by Emily Dickinson.
4. What is the most useful thing that you have ever learnt? Write
two or three paragraphs about it. 7
5. You have received this email from your friend Nitesh.
From: Nitesh
Subject: Holiday
Some school friends of mine are visiting your village soon for a week's
touring holiday. They would like to travel around about your local area
and understand its history. Can you tell me about some of the places
they could visit please? What's the best way to travel around – bus, car,
bike or on foot?
Thanks,
Nitesh
Write a reply email to Nitesh. 8
6. Many students in Nepal tend to choose to study abroad. To what
extent does this trend benefit the students and the country? What
are the drawbacks? Write an essay to explain your thoughts in
about 300 words. 10
7. Do as indicated in the brackets and rewrite the sentences.
(10X1=10)
a. I’m going to tell you something very important, so please listen
…………... . (Complete the sentence with an appropriate adverb.)
b. The old man died …………. a heart attack. (Put the correct i. looked after ii. looked at iii. looked over iv. looked up
preposition in the blank.)
c. More than one person …………. going to have to find a new job.
(Put the correct verb in the blank.)
d. You'll …………. (has to/have to/must/had to) tell the police that your
house was broken into. (Choose the correct option from the bracket to
complete the sentence.)
e. He only realised he …………. his keys when he reached his front
door. (Complete the sentence using correct forms of verbs: lose)
f. A lot of people are worried about …………. (to lose/losing) their
jobs. (Choose the correct option from the bracket to complete the
sentence.)
g. …………. the AC was on, the room was not cool. (Put a correct
conjunction in the blank to complete the sentence.)
h. Between 2000 and 2005 she wrote three novels, …………. (neither
of which/none which/none of which) were published. (Choose the
correct option from the bracket to complete the sentence.)
i. I like people laughing at me. (Change into passive.)
j. Could you please open the window? (Report this with the reporting
clause: She requested ………..)

8. Choose and copy the correct answer. (5X1=5)

a. Which of the following words has a different initial sound?
i. check ii. chess iii. chemical iv. chairman
b. The last sound in the word 'push' is transcribed as
i. /ʃ/ ii. /z/ iii. /s/ iv. /tʃ/
c. I can't ……….. the pain.
i. bare ii. bear iii. beer iv. bore
d. Which word would you find in a dictionary that comes between the
guide words: kiwi … knit?
i. king ii. kitty iii. knob iv. knife
e. The babysitter ……….. the girl while her parents were not at home.
 Uniglobe - Grade XII
Model Questions (Pre-board) 2079 (2023)
Compulsory English
Set B
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Time: 3:00 hrs. Full Marks : 75
Attempt all the questions.
1. Read the text and do the tasks. 15
The painstaking memorisation of mathematical tables, historical dates,
capitals of countries and even poems leaves an indelible mark on every
adult who has attended school. However, all educators deprecate this rote
system learning by orally reciting and consigning lessons to memory as
mindless and mechanical, which goes against critical thinking and
creativity. But is this dichotomy between creativity and rote learning part
of a lazy binary thinking?
We often hear about people who can repeat the entire telephone directory
or memorise the entire dictionary. Residents of Indian sub-continent have
a history of highly developed systems of memorisation, perfected through
centuries of Vedic learning. From a typically Western perspective, the
permanency of the written word has been pitted against the ‘unconscious
operation of memory’ of oral cultures, and held to be more reliable in
cultural transmission. However, refuting this thesis, Fritz Stall, an Indie
scholar observes that the oral tradition in East is remarkable, “because it
has led to scientific discoveries that are of enduring interest”. Of course,
this mugging up can be aural (i.e. chanting aloud) or visual—mentally
storing images in a visual map.
The advantages of rote memorisation—like it expands areas of the mind
to great possibilities—are now becoming evident to the world. Various
accounts from ancient India, including those from travellers like I-tsing,
point to the fool-proof system of oral memorisation and the capacity to
absorb volumes of data.
A parallel dimension of transmission of knowledge also existed in this
region, with a flexible mode of oral communication through which
knowledge was disseminated. One instance is the narrative-performative
tradition of recitation, which extended basic story through interpolations,
conscious extensions and embedding of sub-narratives. Many Indian
myths, legends, epics, and fables such as Kathasaritsagara and Jataka
stories were spread through this process. While the story remains the
same, the interpretation changes according to who says it, where it is said
and how it is said. While communicating mathematics, philosophy and
other scientific disciplines, cryptic text forms were created, that
facilitated memorisation.
A related question pertains to cognition—how can we transmit principles
using memorisation as a creative tool rather than as a mechanical process
of repetition? Bhaskara’s Lilavati, the seminal 12th century illustrates
how memorisation and creativity go together.
The fact that Bhaskara’s methods still figure in Indian pedagogic
consciousness was recently brought home in a news report on the
Ramanujan School of Mathematics in Patna, which trains youngsters
from poor families to clear the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
entrance test. This year, all the 30 students of the school got through IITs.
Anand Kumar, the school’s founder, called it the “sheer power of practice
to break the so-called IIT code” and a student attributed the success to his
teacher’s ability to teach differential calculus through a “thrilling story of (b) these are easy to remember
a daring robber”. (c) these are short and easy
A. Answer the following questions by choosing the most (d) they are easy to interpret
appropriate option:

i. All educators condemn rote learning as………………….. B. State whether the following statements are true or false.
i. Educators believe rote system learning, though it is
(a) it is a feat of memory
mechanical, fosters critical thinking and creativity.
(b) it is a parrot like learning ii. Rote memorization expands the areas of mind to infinite
(c) it is mindless and mechanical possibilities.
(d) it is against critical thinking and creativity iii. Cryptic texts were formed to facilitate memorisation.
iv. Bhaskar’s Lilavati illustrates that creativity and rote
ii. The dichotomy between creativity and rote learning learning can go together.
is………………….. v. This year, only the 30 students got through IITs.
(a) increased by computer literates
(b) initiated by western thinkers C. Answer the following questions in brief:
(c) the clash of the cultures of west and east i. Why is oral tradition in India called remarkable?
(d) opposed by Indian scholars ii. How is rote learning advantageous?
iii. The oral tradition in India is called remarkable iii. What does Bhaskara’s Lilavati illustrate?
because………………….. iv. Why were cryptic texts created for mathematics,
(a) it has helped to preserve Vedic learning philosophy etc.?
(b) some of the old texts are still available v. Write the word from passage similar in meaning to these
(c) it has led to scientific discoveries of enduring interest words.
(d) it provides capacity to absorb volumes of data (a) Separation (para 1)
iv. Rote learning has its own advantages as………………….. (b) Ascribed (para 6)
(a) it promotes learning without understanding
(b) it does not add pressure to the mental faculties
(c) mugging up can be aural as well as visual 2. Write short answers to the following questions. 5 x2=10
(d) it expands areas of the mind to greater possibilities i. What do you understand by Soft Storm? (Soft Storm)
v. Cryptic texts were created for mathematics, philosophy, etc. ii. Describe Evans’s dream. (Treasure in the Forest)
because………………….. iii. Discuss the gist of the essay ‘On Libraries’.
(a) these are very simple
 iv. What, according to the Earnest Young Woman, are the
indications that her husband has fallen in love with Famous
Actress? (A Matter of Husbands)
v. What are the elements in the story that make ‘An Old Man with
Enormous Wings’ a children’s story?
3. Write long answer to the following questions. 2 x5=10
i. How does Lu Xun create a feeling of nostalgia in the story? How
is this connected to the idea of hope for the future; i.e., what is
the relationship among past, present, and future in the story and
in the narrator’s thinking? (My Old Home)
ii. Is marriage a social institution? Discuss (Marriage as a Social
Institution)
iv. She sometimes goes to the cinema. (Make wh-question so that the
word in bold becomes the answer)
v. She could be a doctor; however, …………….(Complete the
sentence with an appropriate ending)
vi. I am longing to know how much this motorbike costs these days.
(Change the indirect question into direct question)
vii. I am busy today but I was busier yesterday. I’m not as …………
(Complete the sentence in an appropriate way)
viii. She has a very good accent in English. She failed the interview of
a newsreader. (Join the sentences with In spite of)
ix. The restaurant hours vary as it is booked for special events. (Put the
adverb ‘frequently’ in the appropriate place)
x. There is a large quantity of fish in this river. (Underline the
quantifier)

4. Write a few paragraphs describing your favourite actor/actress. 7 7. Do as instructed. 5

a. When do we use falling intonation?
5. You may have travelled by bus or train. During your travel, you i. Wh-questions
might have got different experiences. Write a letter to your friend ii. Yes/No questions
describing about your unforgettable journey. iii. Information you are certain about
8 b. The word which has one syllable is……
6. Some feel that schools should be mixed with both girls and boys i. silly
attending while others feel the genders ought to be separated. ii. limit
Discuss both views and give your opinion. 10 iii. green
c. Which of the following is correct?
7. Do as indicated in brackets and rewrite the sentences. 10 a. She told me to have a pleasant journey ahead.
i. Bharat can play better than Mohan. Mohan can’t………… b. She wished me to have a pleasant journey ahead.
(Complete the sentence in an appropriate way) c. She asked me to have a pleasant journey ahead.
ii. Teachers need to know ……….. (each/every) child learns to read d. Add suitable suffix to the root words given and write the parts of
the same way. (Choose the correct option) speech of each newly formed word.
iii. I don’t care whether he or she …(win) the lottery. (Write the d. happy
correct form of the verb) e. tropi

Uniglobe - Grade XII
Model Questions (Pre-board) 2079 (2023)
Compulsory English
Set C
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Time: 3:00 hrs. Full Marks : 75
Attempt all the questions.
1. Read the text and do the tasks. 15
How often do we remember to treat others as you would like them to
treat you? In our quest to get more and more, we forget that the quality
of our lives depends on the kind of personalities we have cultivated for
ourselves. Genes might play a role when it comes to one’s disposition,
but the major portion of our attitudes and behaviour is influenced by the
choices we make. So in the beginning of every year should you resolve
to make more money, learn a new language, travel more frequently then
you must discontinue to be the same grumpy, impatient soul you always
were, should you then not seek to refine your character, focus on
nuances like how you treat people, react to challenges and deal with
stressful situations? For most people such a course would yield rich
results.
According to Mary Thomas, usually our New Year resolutions remain
unachieved because we try to achieve the impossible or, sometimes, just
add more goals that we wish to accomplish to the list of resolutions, but,
strangely, we do not remember much about them during the course of
the year as we do not seem to value them enough to complete them. The
better option would be to address something fundamental to you, to who
you really are, and go ahead with completing them instead of making
any drastic resolutions which you will never be able to fulfil. You could
resolve to be a better person by having a positive attitude towards
people you come across in life. This could involve being nice with the
lady who cleans the house, or your colleague who sits near you, but you
never interacted with. Another trick is to acknowledge people for the
value they add to your personal or professional life. By extending basic
courtesies to people around you, you add value to your life and that pays
off in the long run.
Sometimes, we know that there is room for improvement as far as our
personalities are concerned but we have little or no idea where to make
the start. An easy starting point could be to look for opportunities in
one’s immediate surroundings. One positive starting point could be
taking a positive attitude towards life and dispelling all negative
thoughts. You could make a positive beginning by being a better person
at work. This means treating everyone with respect. You should not
only interact politely, but also value each person’s ideas however far
removed they may be, to your own. After all, your friend’s ideas are an
integral part of the organisation to which both of you belong.
Inculcating this habit of making an effort to talk to people you would
normally not have to interact with on a daily basis, would make you a
better person at the workplace.
Also, you do not have to do something extraordinary to prove your good
intentions. Just greeting or smiling at your colleagues first thing in the
morning could always brighten someone’s day. These are simple things
that we are taught while growing but tend to forget as we move through
life. So essentially, being better is an exercise in learning to be nice, and
you will see that playing nice will get your work done better than (c) To add value to your life you …………………………. .
scolding or frowning or passing orders. (i) must earn more money
(ii) become more hardworking
A purposeful life should contain skills that lead to practical changes. (iii) should be nice to the people in your immediate surroundings
After all, no people are alike, so why should your ideas be the only right (iv) only (ii) and (iii)
solution? A company, where individual differences are nurtured,
information is not suppressed, soon becomes a workplace that adds (d) Workers feel intrinsically rewarded if …………………………. .
value to its employees, rather than merely extracting work out of them. (i) they are given bonuses
It makes workers feel intrinsically rewarded. It is, therefore, imperative (ii) their work is given recognition
that co-workers and partners share a camaraderie that transcends mere (iii) their individual differences are acknowledged
professional conduct and delivery. Thus, for a person who wishes to (iv) none of the above
remain happy and content, it is as valuable to spend time on nurturing
qualities like friendship and consideration as it is on acquiring skills and (e) Playing worse will …………………………. .
knowledge. (i) label you as a flatterer
(ii) not help you at all
A. On the basis of your understanding of the passage, complete the (iii) make people see through you
statements given below with the help of options that follow. (iv) get your work done better

(a) The quality of our lives depends on …………………………. .
(i) the personalities we have cultivated for ourselves
(ii) the number of New Year resolutions we make
(iii) the challenges that people give us
(iv) None of the above
(b) Our New Year resolutions remain unfulfilled, according to Mary
Thomas, because we …………………………. .
(i) make too many resolutions
(ii) add more goals than what we can accomplish
(iii) get caught up with our studies
(iv) feel happy about them
B. Answer the following.
(a) To improve our personalities, an easy starting point is to look for
…………………………. in our surroundings.
(b) Our …………………………. might play a part in shaping our
dispositions, but our behaviour and attitudes are influenced by our
choices.
(c) A workplace adds values to it employees when …………differences
are nurtured.
(d) By extending basic courtesies to people around us we add value to
our lives. (True/False)
(e) A company where information is not suppressed, becomes a value-
added workplace. (True/False)
C. Answer the questions.
(a) What contributes to quality of life?
(b) How can we add value to our life?
(c) How are our dispositions different from our attitudes and
behaviours?
(d) According to the writer, why is becoming a better person important?
(e) What makes a meaningful life? Are you living a meaningful life?
2. Write short answers to the following questions. 5 x2=10
i. What are two big stages that involve writing the history of
human rights in relation to that of political economy? (Human
Rights and the Age of Inequlity)
ii. Describe the setting of the story A Devoted Son.
iii. Describe the factors that contribute to wisdom? (Knowledge and
Wisdom)
iv. Why does the speaker prefer the present to the past in I was My
Own Route?
v. How does the play make a satire on feudal system? (The Bull)
3. Write long answer to the following questions. 2 x5=10
i. The author claims, “Since it is more polite to criticize one’s own
people than to criticize foreigners.” Do you agree to his claim?
Give your reasons.
ii. Discuss Facing Death as a modern tragedy.
4. Write a description of an event that you have recently witnessed.7
5. Write a news story based on the given information.
Argentina beat Brazil to win Copa America
by Reuters
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 10
-first major title in 28 years
-first medal for Lionel Messi in a blue-and-white shirt
-Di Maria goal gave them a 1-0 win over Brazil
-15th Copa America equal to Brazil
-Brazil piled on the pressure but they could not get an equaliser
-Brazil - more aggressive in the second half
-Argentine defence - outstanding8
6. Human life does not pass as one expects. You might have also gone
through different but memorable incidents. Write an essay on 'An
Unforgettable Event in my Life' in about 300 words. 10
7. Do as indicated in brackets and rewrite the sentences. 10
i. This company is up ……….the bankruptcy. (Put appropriate
preposition in the blank space)
ii Radhika always talks in the class. (Write whether the verb is
transitive, intransitive or linking)
iii. You …… learn English to enroll a university course. (Put in had
better or should)
iv. Look! The river …… (flow) very fast. (Put the verb from the
bracket in correct tense to make a meaningful sentence)
v. Kathmandu is my favourite city. It is the capital of Nepal. (Join the
sentences with a relative clause)
vi. …… the fact that he is an octogenarian; he still leads an active life.
(Put the correct connective in the blank to complete the sentence)
vii. This is the form. Please can you …(fill in/ fill up)……it. ? (Choose
the correct phrasal verb and rewrite the sentence in a meaningful
way)
viii. Yor are far away from home. (Express your wish)
 ix. The cat is ……(in/on/over/at)…….the hat. (Put the correct
preposition)
x. The players, as well as the captain, …….(want, wants)…. to win.
(Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence)

8. Do as instructed. (5x1=5)
a. I bought a round table in the supermarket. What word class does
the underlined word in the sentence belong to?
b. Arrange the following words as per the order in a dictionary:
chanting, chopper, chirruping, chivalry, chancellor, character
c. Which of the following words has the pronunciation of /id/?
i. accepted
ii. dropped
iii. answered
d. How many syllables does the word ‘diary’ have?
i. 1 syllable
ii. 2 syllables
iii. 3 syllables

e. What does ‘fight tooth and nail’ mean?

i. the intense battle
ii. fight with tooth and nail
iv. fight using all your resources