ST. XAVIER HR. SEC.

SCHOOL, JALUKIE
MODEL EXAMINATION-2024
CLASS :12 ENGLISH
FM:80
Time: 3hrs
SECTION-A (Literature)
1. Choose the correct option from the following questions. 4x1=4
i. After enlisting himself in a regiment of the line, what did Henri de Hardimont’s regiment form?
a. part of Vinoy’s Corpse b. part of Vinoy’s Corps c. part of Vinoy’s Corsp

ii. Who is called ‘Mother of the Revolution’?

a. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf b. Tawakkul Karman c. Leymah Roberta Gbowee

iii. Who narrates “The Ransom of Red Chief”?

a. O. Henry b. Bill c. Sam

iv. What is one of the most important things a leader must do?
a. pay attention to feedback b. command c. control

2. Answer the following questions. 3x2=6

a. Name the two other women who shared the Nobel Prize with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf? Which countries do
they belong to?
b. What reply did the kidnappers get to their ransom letter to Red Chief’s father?
c. What are the promises of EQ development?

3. Answer the following questions in about 150 words.

a. Jean Victor’s life speaks volumes about his character. Based on your reading of his life, what kind of person
did he strike you as?
OR 5
b. Elaborate how Susan gave a befitting response to her neighbours.

4. Choose the correct option from the alternative given. 3x1=3

i. According to the speaker, what will old man do to them? (Prayer Before Birth)
a. Ridicule them b. Inspire them c. Laugh at them d. Lecture them

ii. Who is the speaker of the poem, ‘Spring and Fall’?

a. G.M Hopkins b. Margaret c. A young girl d. an old man

iii. About which war was “The Charge of the Light Brigade” written?
a. Vietnam War b. Crimean War c. World War I d. World War II

5. Read the lines from the poem and answer the questions that follow:
i. Love ‘s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle’s compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
(a) How long does love last according to the poet? 1
(b) Explain the expression ‘edge of doom’. 1
(c) Find the pair of rhyming words in the extract. 1
OR
b. I am not yet born ;O fill me.
With strength against those who would freeze my humanity,
Would dragoon me into a lethal automaton,
Would make me a cog in a machine.
(a) What is the speaker’s plea in these lines? 1
(b) What does the speaker want to fight? 1
(c) What do ‘ lethal automaton’and ‘a cog in a machine’signify? 1
6. Answer the following questions.
a. If ‘Spring and Fall’ is not necessarily about seasons, what is it about? Explain.
OR 4
b. Write a short note on the theme of duty, respect and reputation from the poem , ‘The Charge of The Light
Brigade,’ with examples to support them.

7. Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabb’d;

And, as he pluck’d his cursed steel away
Mark how the blood of Caesar follow’d it,
As rushing out of doors, to be resolv’d
If Brutus so unkindly knock’d or no;
For Brutus, as you know,was Caesar’s angel:
Judge, O you gods ! how dearly Caesar lov’d him
This was the most unkindest cut of all.
(a) Who is being referred to as Caesar’s angel? 1
(b) What happens when Brutus plucked his cursed steel away? 2
(c) Why does Antony refer to the stabbing of Caesar as the ‘most unkindest cut of all’? 2
OR
Write the character sketch of Mark Antony. 5

8. Answer any two of the following questions. 5x2=10

a. Give an account of frightening encounters of the past that the Ghost was proud of.
b. Describe the Canterville Ghost as a ghost story. How is it different from traditional ghost stories?
c. Give a detailed character sketch of Virginia Otis, highlighting the key aspects of her personality .

SECTION-B (Reading)
9. Next to worry probably one of the most potent causes of unhappiness is envy. Envy is, I should say, one
of the most universal and deep-seated of human passions. It is very noticeable in children before they are a
year old, and has to be treated with the most tender respect by every educator. The very slightest appearance
of favouring one child at the expense of another is instantly observed and resented. Distributive justice,
absolute, rigid, and unvarying, must be observed by anyone who has children to deal with. But children are
only slightly more open in their expressions of envy, and of jealousy (which is a special form of envy), than
are grown-up people. The emotion is just as prevalent among adults as among children. Take, for example,
maid-servants: I remember when one of our maids, who was a married woman, became pregnant, and we said
that she was not to be expected to lift heavy weights, the instant result was that none of the others would lift
heavy weights, and any work of that sort that needed doing we had to do ourselves. Envy is the basis of
democracy. Heraclitus asserts that the citizens of Ephesus ought all to be hanged because they said, there shall
be none first among us’. The democratic movement in Greek States must have been almost wholly inspired by
this passion. And the same is true of modern democracy.
Have you ever praised a politician to another politician of the same party? Or, been imprudent enough to
praise an artist to another artist? If you have, it is a
hundred to one that you will have produced an explosion of jealousy. In the correspondence of Leibniz and
Huyghens there are a number of letters lamenting the supposed fact that Isaac Newton had become insane.
These two eminent men, in one letter after another, wept crocodile tears with obvious relish. As a matter of
fact, the event which they were hypocritically lamenting had not taken place, though a few examples of
eccentric behavior had given rise to the rumour.
Of all the characteristics of ordinary human nature envy is the most unfortunate; not only does the
envious person wish to inflict misfortune and do so whenever he can with impunity, but he is also himself
rendered unhappy by envy. Instead of deriving pleasure from what he has, he derives pain from what others
have. If he can, he deprives others of their advantages, which to him is as desirable as it would be to secure
the same advantages himself. If this passion is allowed to run riot it becomes fatal to all excellence, and even
to the most useful exercise of exceptional skill. To many questions envy finds no answer. Fortunately,
however, there is in human nature a compensating passion, namely that of admiration. Whoever wishes to
increase human happiness must wish to increase admiration and to diminish envy.
The habit of thinking in terms of comparisons is a fatal one. When anything pleasant occurs it should be
enjoyed to the full, without stopping to think that it is not so pleasant as something else that may possibly be
happening to someone else. You can get away from envy by enjoying the pleasures that come your way, by
doing the work that you have to do, and by avoiding comparisons with those whom you imagine, perhaps
quite falsely, to be more fortunate than yourself.
(Based on your reading of the passage, answer the following questions).
a. What causes unhappiness? 1
i. envy ii. jealousy iii. hatred

b. Envy is noticeable in children before they are _________ 1

i. 1 year ii. 2 year iii. 3 year

c. Envy is the basis of ________ 1

i. Secularism ii. Democracy iii. Dictatorship

d. What is envy according to the author? 1

e. Give two examples to show that adults feel envious of one another. 2
f. How can human happiness be increased? 2

10. Read the following passage and prepare notes on the contents of the passage and summarize in about 80
words using the notes that you have made: 4+3=7
Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband, Pierre,
she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive
substances. Pierre and Marie’s amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of Physics. At an early age,
she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to
continue with her
studies after high school. She became disgruntled, however , when she learned that the university in Warsaw
was closed to women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered
the Sorbonne, a French University, where she earned her master’s degree and doctorate in physics.
Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her day, one
of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many productive years working
together in the Physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a
horsedrawn wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heart-breaking
anguish. Despondently, she recalled their close relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific
research. The fact that she had two young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her distress.
Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a
physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world famous
University. In1911, she received the Nobel prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie
eventually suffered a fatal illness from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her
work. Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries of
the physical world.

SECTION-C (Writing)
11. Read the conversation between Nancy and Mrs. Renu. Mrs Renu had to go to the grocery store and so she
left a message for her daughter. Write the message in about 50 words.
Nancy: Hello. May I speak to Andrea?
Mrs Renu: Hello, I’m sorry but Andrea is not at home. May I know who is calling?
Nancy: I am Nancy, Andrea’s classmate. I want to give her a message for
Monday’s presentation since she didn’t come to class today?
Mrs. Renu: Ok; you can tell me about it and I shall pass the information to Andrea.
Nancy: Well, our class teacher has ask us to prepare a presentation on the topic ‘Global Warming is real’ she
has also said that the presentation should be under 10 minutes.
Mrs. Renu: All right. I shall inform Andrea about it. Thank you.
Nancy: You are most welcome. Mrs. Renu. Good day to you.
OR 4
The KFC is shortly opening an outlet in Kohima. As the Sales Manager create a promotional advertisement
announcing discounts and special offers.

12. Imagine yourself to be the Chief Guest of the Annual World Environment Day of Reus Junior High,
Tuensang. Write a speech in about 200 words on how students can take the lead in keeping their town clean.
Or 5
Write an article in about 200 words on the topic ‘My dream for my State ‘Nagaland’.

13. You saw the advertisement in Nagaland Times and wish to apply for the post advertised. Write a job
application with a covering letter. Give your essential details in a C.V. Sign yourself as Roger. 6

Wanted a librarian at the State Library, Kohima.

The candidate should be a graduate in Library Science-should have at least three
years experience-should have a pleasing personality, fluent in English and computer
literate.

SECTION-D (Grammar)
14. Rewrite the following as directed: 3x1=3
a. He hopes he masters all the tenses by the time the examination begins. (Future Perfect Tense)
b. I _____(meet) an old friend of mine yesterday.(Simple Past)
c. Reena ________(arrive) just now.(Present Perfect)

15. Write the meaning of the following idioms and phrases and make sentences of your own with them: 3x1=3
a. Build castle in the air
b. Keep your chin up
c. As bright as a button

16. Fill in the blanks with correct modals: 4x1=4

a. This is a library,you________keep silent.
b. You_______take your umbrella.It is not raining.
c. I_____like to have my coffee without sugar.
d. When I was young I ________run fast.