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Guess Paper 2014
Class XII
Subject English Language
Max Marks: I00
Max Time: 3hours
(Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper.
They must NOT start writing during this time)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Attempt all four questions.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
(You are advised to spend not more than 50 minutes on Question 1, 40 minutes on
Question 2, 30 minutes on Question 3 and 1 hour on Question 4)
(You should begin each answer on a fresh page.
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Q1

Write a composition (in approximately 450 500 words) on any one of the [30]
following subjects:
(You are reminded that you will be rewarded for orderly and coherent
presentation of material, use of appropriate style and general accuracy of
spelling, punctuation and grammar.)
a) One should judge a man not by what he has, but by what he is.
Express your views on this statement.
b) Write a description of the most interesting person you have ever
met.
c) Relate how the reading and study of literature has enriched you.
d) Purpose of Education
e) How can you prove that Law is like Death which spares None.
f) Write an original short story on one of the following set of
constituents:
(i) Spaceship, aliens, danger averted
(ii) Foreign country, fortunate mistake, danger averted.

Q2

Q3

Write a review, to be published in a newspaper about a film that has [20]

aroused great public interest and some controversy too. Your review must
include a glimpse into the narrative, the technical aspects and the
uniqueness of the film.
(a) In each of the following items, sentence A is complete, but sentence B
[20]
is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence
A. Write down sentence B complete in each case.
[10]
Example: (0) A: I expect he will get there by lunchtime.
B: I expect him....
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Answer: (0) I expect him to get there by lunchtime.
1) A: Owing to ill- luck, he met with a bad accident on the eve of his
examination.
B: He was...
(2) A: He is more eager to win a prize that to work for one.
B: He is not.
(3) A: The piece of music was so difficult that neither I nor my sister could
play it.
B: The piece of music was too
(4)

A: John said, Did you wonder why I didnt come when I was wanted?
B: John asked me.

(5) A: In the seventies, traffic conditions were not as bad as now.

B: Now..
(6) A: People say that figs are better for us than bananas.
B: Figs are
(7) A: George did not realise that he had committed an error.
B: Little
(8) A: They sold their car and bought a motor boat, which was silly.
B: It
(9) A: As soon as the arrangements were made to release extra water from
the reservoirs, the rain came in a downpour.
B: No sooner .
(10) A: Mehul has wasted his wealth and ruined his health.
B: Mehul has not only
(b) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (Do not write the sentence) [5]
1. When we visited New Delhi, we passed _______ the
Parliament House.
2. This novel has been written by Khalil Gibran.
3. Kindly bear . for the late reply.
4. The old lady is afflicted . gout.
5. His rude behaviour took everyone surprise.
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6. The workers raised many complaints .the proprietor.
7. The watchmen alerted the new occupants .the high
rate of burglaries.
8. Fools rush . where angels fear to tread.
9. The decision to form a new committee was put .hold.
10. The teacher put an interesting twist .the explanation
of the poem.
(c) Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate
form of the verb given in the brackets. Do not rewrite the passage but
write down the verbs in the correct order:
[5]
It is much against my will that I pen my horrible experience. My brother..
(1) (be) at the time down with an attack of pneumonia. He.. (2) (need) all the
rest and quiet that he could get. To my horror, the loudspeaker, almost
under the window of the sickroom (3) (keep) on blaring loud music.
According to police notification loudspeakers .. (4) (prohibit) after 10.00
pm. My brother kept tossing in the bed without a wink of sleep. I ..(5)
(cannot remove) him to another house as his condition was very fragile. I feel
now, he.. (6) (suffer) a set back and his life(7) (hang) in the balance. I
Q4.
hardly .. (8) (dare) speak to the people for it was well known that they
were antisocial. I am just (9) (keep) quiet. It is high time that the police
.(10) (do) something about this wrong.
Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions (a), (b) and (c)
that follow:
Isaac Newton, a name that may still be seen today cut into the wood of a
window-sill at Kings School, Grantham, where he studied Grammar and
Latin. At first, Isaac Newton seemed to be rather a dull boy, and not very
good at his lessons. But he liked to use his hands, and used to make little
machines, such as wind-mills. He caught mice and compelled them to drive
some of his little machines.
One day at school, Newton was kicked by a bigger boy who was
higher up in the class than he was himself. The kicking made Newton very
angry and he turned on the bigger boy and gave him a good beating. He also
decided to beat him at lessons, and this made him start work harder. After
that, he improved at his studies, and so perhaps the big boy who kicked
Newton did a service to the world.
Newton went to Cambridge University where he studied Mathematics
and Science. He started to make discoveries in Mathematics while still at
College. However, Newton did not confine his studies to Mathematics. He
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became very interested in the nature of light, and he showed that sunlight,
which appears to us as white light, can be split up into the colours of the
rainbow.
One day, it is said, Newton watched an apple as it fell from a tree to
the ground. He began to wonder why it moved towards the earth, and not
upwards towards the sky. After a great deal of thought on this subject, he
produced his gravitation theory and published it in his great book Principal.
He showed that everybody attacks every other body. The sun and the earth
attract each other, and so we do not fly away from the sun into the darkness
and coolness of outer space; the moon and the earth also attract each other,
which is why the moon stays near us and does not speed away, leaving us in
darkness every night.
Newtons head was usually so full of ideas and problems that he was often
quite lost in thought. Many stories are told of his absent mindedness. Once,
when he was entering some guests at dinner, he went out of the room to
fetch some more wine. For a long time his friends awaited his return, but
neither host nor wine appeared. At last they went to look for him, and found
him hard at work in his study. The wine, the dinner, and his guests were all
forgotten.
On another occasion, he invited one of his friends to dinner, but when the
man arrived, the great philosopher was not there. The guest sat down to wait
and constantly looked hungrily at the dinner table not far away. Two places
were laid and everything seemed ready for a superb meal.
After having waited a long time, the guest could wait not longer. He sat down
at the table and enjoyed fabulous dinner alone after which he returned to his
other
chair
and
sat
down
once
more
to
wait
for
his
host.
At last Newton came in. He looked at his friend in a puzzled manner and
realized that he had entirely forgotten him. After shaking his hand and
apologizing, he turned to the dinner table. He noticed that someone had
already dined.
Im sorry, he said, apologizing once again.
I see that I have eaten my dinner. I certainly ought to have waited for you.
.

(a) (i) Given below are four phrases or words. Find the words which have a
similar meaning in the passage:
[4]
1. to force someone to do something.
3. over and over again

2. hypothesis
4. juncture

(ii)For each of the words given below write a sentence of at least ten words
using the same word unchanged in form but with a different meaning from
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that which it carries in the passage:
1. wonder

2. host

3. light

[4]
4. study

(b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words:

[10]

1. How did Newton spend his early days at night?

[2]
2. What was Newtons immediate reaction when he was kicked by a
bigger boy?
[2]
3. Why is it said that the boy who kicked Newton did a service to the
world?
[3]
4. What other discovery did Newton make besides the theory of
gravitation?
[2]
5. Was Newton truly absent minded? Comment
[1]
(c) In about 100 words summarize why was Newton referred to as a great
philosopher
(i) List your ideas and points
(ii) Write your points in the form of a connected passage.

[6+6 =12]

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