CENTRAL MODEL SCHOOL, BARRACKPORE

DURGA PUJA HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

CLASS 12: ENGLISH CORE
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
• Homework shall be done in the English Homework Copy.
• Properly number the answers according to the worksheet.
• Submission Date: 30.October.2023
ANSWER ALL THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. Describe the irony in Saheb’s name. (Lost Spring).
2. How will keeping quiet protect one’s environment? (Keeping Quiet).
3. Describe the efforts made by the Tiger King to achieve his target of killing a
hundred tigers. (The Tiger King).
4. What does the poet’s smile in the poem ‘My mother at Sixty-Six’ represent?
(My Mother at Sixty-six).
5. Describe the scene at the third level of Grand Central Station as seen by
Charley. (The Third Level).
6. Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water? (Deep Water).
7. Did the Peddler expect the kind of hospitality that he received from the
Crofter? (The Rattrap).
8. What were the career options that Sophie was dreaming of? (Going Places).
9. List the things of beauty mentioned in the poem. (A Thing of Beauty).
10. What was the plea of the folks who had put up the roadside stand?
(A Roadside Stand).
11. Why did the elders of the village attend the last lesson? (The Last Lesson).
12. Why was Dr. Sadao being kept in Japan and not sent abroad with the troops?
(The Enemy).
13. How does Mr. Lamb keep himself busy when it is a bit cooler?
(On the Face of It).
14. What do you learn about ‘Gondwana’ from the text?
(Journey to the End of the Earth).
15.You are Ruban / Ruksana. As the President of the Literary Club of your
school – Central Model School, Barrackpore – you have organized an inter-
school debate competition at the zero hour on next Wednesday. Write a notice
within 50 words, informing the students of your school about the competition.
16. Write a letter to the Editor of Kolkata Times regarding the mismanagement
of crowd in the popular Durga Puja Pandals.