HSC Commerce (English Medium)
HSC Science (General)
HSC Arts (English Medium)
HSC Science (Electronics)
HSC Science (Computer Science)
HSC Commerce: Marketing and Salesmanship
HSC Arts (Marathi Medium)
HSC Commerce (Marathi Medium)
Academic Year: 2022-2023
Date & Time: 21st February 2023, 11:00 am
Duration: 3h
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- Maintain the sequence of the Sections/Question Nos./Activities throughout the activity sheet.
Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
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I was quite happy getting into IIT, but my joy was short-lived. At Solapur, I had not seen any building which was more than three storeyed. Mumbai however was full of skyscrapers. At IIT, most of the students and professors used to converse in English whereas my English was very poor. I had my entire education in Marathi. My spoken English was quite pathetic. Not only did I have a very weak vocabulary, but, my pronunciation also was terrible and my construction of English sentences very awkward to say the least. Due to all this, I was feeling quite lonely and terrified in Mumbai in general and IIT in particular. I had developed an inferiority complex and wanted to run away from IIT and even Mumbai. One day, I was sitting at my mess table in the hostel sipping tea when a senior guy came and sat on the chair adjacent to me. He was a convent educated guy with fairly sophisticated English – at least spoken or colloquial English. He was a bit arrogant and wanted to pull my leg. He tried to engage in some conversation with me and started pointing out errors in just about every sentence or everything that I said, After about 5 minutes he walked away after insulting me. I felt extremely humiliated and upset. As it is, I was feeling quite depressed and diffident and this incident was the last straw. I was almost broken. I felt out of place there and literally wanted to run away to Solapur that very moment. However, it was only my self-esteem which stopped me. Suddenly, a feeling of determination and strength came over me and gripped me. |
A1. Choose and rewrite the two correct statements from the following: (2)
- The writer had his entire education in English.
- The writer wished to run away from IIT and even Mumbai.
- The senior guy was co-operative and he encouraged the writer.
- The writer could overcome his feeling of depression with his own efforts.
A2. The writer developed an inferiority complex during his stay in Mumbai. Enlist the causes: (2)
- ____________
- ____________
- ____________
- ____________
A3. Point out the qualities of the writer that you have come across while reading the extract. (2)
Negative qualities:
- ______________
- ______________
Positive qualities:
- ____________
- ____________
A4. Give any four suggestions to improve English communication skills. (2)
A5. Language study: (2)
(i) ‘I was quite happy getting into IIT, but my joy was short-lived' .... (Choose the correct alternative showing proper use of ‘though’)
- Though I was quite happy getting into IIT, but my joy was short-lived.
- I was quite happy getting into IIT, though my joy is short-lived.
- Though I was quite happy getting into IIT, my joy was short-lived.
- I was quite happy though getting into IIT, my joy was short-lived.
(ii) ‘I felt extremely humiliated and upset.’ (Identify the correct exclamatory form of the above sentence.)
- What humiliated and upset I felt!
- How humiliated and upset I felt!
- How extremely humiliated do I feel!
- What a humiliated and upset I felt!
A6. Match the following words in column ‘A’ with their antonyms in column ‘B’. (2)
| Column 'A' | Column 'B' | ||
| (a) | diffident | (i) | humble |
| (b) | humiliated | (ii) | superiority |
| (c) | arrogant | (iii) | confident |
| (d) | inferiority | (iv) | exhilarated |
Chapter: [0.018000000000000002] Voyaging Towards Excellence
Both the partners have signed this agreement in haste. ...(Identify the correct ‘Passive Voice’ form of the above sentence from the alternatives given below)
This agreement had been signed in haste by both the partners.
This agreement has been signed in haste by both the partners.
This agreement have been signed in haste by both the partners.
This agreement was signed in haste by both the partners.
Chapter: [0.05] Grammar Section
I asked my sister, “What can I do for you in this matter?” ...(Identify the correct ‘Indirect Speech’ form of the above sentence from the alternatives given below)
I asked my sister what I could do for her in that matter.
He asked his sister what he could do for her in that matter.
I asked my sister what he could do for her in this matter.
He asked my sister what she could do for her in that matter.
Chapter: [0.05] Grammar Section
As soon as he left the house, he met with an accident. ...(Identify the correct ‘No sooner … than’ form of the above sentence from the alternatives given below.)
No sooner does he leave the house than he met with an accident.
No sooner had he left the house than he met with an accident.
No sooner did he leave the house than he met with an accident.
No sooner do he leave the house than he met with an accident.
Chapter: [0.05] Grammar Section
Spot the error in the given sentence and rewrite the correct sentence.
She has been worked in this office since 1996.
Chapter: [0.05] Grammar Section [0.05] Grammar Section
Read the following extract and complete the activities given below:
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The government of India is encouraging medical tourism in the country by offering tax benefits and export incentives to the participating hospitals. Medical visas are being cleared quickly without any hassles. With a view to facilitating the growth of medical tourism industry, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with the Ministry of Tourism has set up a task force to evaluate the opportunities in the industry. Efforts are being made to standardise procedures and to guide foreign patients to select the hospitals most suited to their needs. Meanwhile, several private hospitals are seeking to take advantage of the booming medical tourism industry and are investing hugely in acquiring equipments and skills. However, medical tourism carries some risks that locally provided medical care does not. Some countries like India, Malaysia and Thailand have very different infectious diseases rarely found in Europe and North America. Exposure to disease without having built-up natural immunity can be a hazard for weak individuals specially with respect to gastrointestinal diseases like Hepatitis A, amoebic dysentery etc., which could slow down the recovery process. Also, medical tourists may be at risk from mosquito-transmitted diseases, influenza and tuberculosis. The quality of post-operative care can also vary dramatically depending on the hospital and the country. Finally, after returning home, a patient has limited contact with their surgeon. This may make it difficult to deal with any complications that may arise later, such as a delayed infection. The concept of medical tourism raises some important questions regarding accessibility, affordability and ethics in medical care. It is unfortunate that a large section of the Indian population has little or no access to private health care. Public health care system is inadequate and lacks proper infrastructure and facilities. One wonders if it is sensible to make provisions for medical tourism in a democratic country like India, which has failed to provide nourishment, sanitation and health care to its masses. |
A1. Complete the web: (2)
A2. Complete the following statements with the help of information provided in the extract: (2)
- Building up natural immunity is must for all because ______.
- The concept of medical tourism can not be much successful in India because _______.
A3. Complete the following table with reference to the statement ‘Medical Tourism is a mixed blessing’: (2)
| Positive aspects of Medical Tourism | Hazard/Nagative aspects of Medical Tourism |
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| 1. | 1. | ||
| 2. | 2. | ||
A4. ‘We need to promote the concept of Wildlife Tourism in India’. State whether you agree or disagree with the statement. Mention any two arguments. (2)
A5. Language study: (2)
(i) ‘Govt. of India is encouraging medical tourism in the country’. ...(Choose the correct present perfect form of the given statement.)
- Govt. of India is encouraged medical tourism in the country.
- Govt. of India had encouraged medical tourism in the country.
- Govt. of India has been encouraged medical tourism in the country.
- Govt. of India has encouraged medical tourism in the country.
(ii) ‘This may make it difficult to deal with any complication’. ...(Identify the replaced version of the statement using the auxiliary of certainty or definiteness.)
- This can make it difficult to deal with any complication.
- This might make it difficult to deal with any complication.
- This will make it difficult to deal with any complication.
- This have made it difficult to deal with any complication.
A6. Identify the words from the passage with the following meaning: (2)
- growing immensely
- threat
- obtaining
- able to approach/possible to approach
Chapter: [0.07] Reading Skill (Textual and Non-textual)
Write a summary of the above extract with a suitable title, with the help of the given points/hints.
- Govt. of India promoting medical tourism.
- Side effects of the medical tourism – Response of the Indian population – Prospects of medical tourism in India.
Chapter: [0.031] Summary Writing [0.06] Additional Writing Skills
Prepare a mind map on the topic ‘Human Interest’ using your ideas, flow, design and structure.
Chapter: [0.032] Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-mapping)
Read the following extract and complete the activities given below:
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‘Canst hear’, said one, ‘the breakers roar? Sir Ralph the rover tore his hair; But even in his dying fear |
A1. Rearrange the following incidents as per their occurrence in the poem: (2)
- Sir Ralph the Rover cursed himself in despair.
- The vessel strikes with a shivering shock.
- The mariner wished to hear the Inchcape Bell.
- Ralph the Rover heard one dreadful sound.
A2. Complete the tree diagram to describe the reasons that resulted in the sinking of the ship. (2)
Mistakes in the following Questions
A3. Accept any reasonably correct answer: (2)
A4. Poetic device: (2)
The figure of speech – ‘Inversion’ the word order is changed for rhyme. Correct order should be:
‘The Rover could hear one dreadful sound.’
A5. Composing lines: (2)
[Accept any reasonably correct answer/lines]
Chapter: [0.023] The Inchcape Rock
Write the poetic appreciation of the extract given below:
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She walks in beauty, like the night Meet in her aspect and her eyes; One shade the more, one ray the less, And on that cheek, and o’er that brow, A mind at peace with all below, |
Chapter: [0.027000000000000003] She Walks in Beauty
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Drafting virtual message:
Imagine yourself as Ramesh. You are required to go to Pune to participate in the national level Chess Competition and hence you won’t be able to attend the class-test. Draft a virtual message for your friend Sanket in about 50 to 75 words asking him to convey the reason for your absence to your subject teacher.
Chapter: [0.035] Drafting a Virtual Message
Statement of Purpose:
You have a special interest in journalism. You are planning to go for a degree course in mass communication and work in future especially in the field of crime reporting. You have heard about the reputed ‘Royal Institute of Mass-communication’ in the United Kingdom.
Prepare a statement of purpose in about 150 words to get admission in the Institute.
Chapter: [0.034] Statement of Purpose
Group Discussion:
Imagine yourself as a participant in a group discussion arranged by an NGO working to promote Swadeshi. The topic is ‘Traditional food provides more nutrition to the children as compared to junk food’.
There are two more participants and evaluator to share their views. Prepare a set of dialogues.
Chapter: [0.036000000000000004] Group Discussion
E-mail writing:
You are looking forward to start a Computer Institute in your area. You initially need 20 PCs. Prepare/Draft an E-mail to the city dealer of DELL Computers demanding a moderate quotation for the same. (in about 100-150 words)
Chapter: [0.06] Additional Writing Skills
Report writing:
Your college has celebrated the ‘75th Anniversary of our National Independence’ by organising various socio-cultural activities between 13th and 16th August. Imagine yourself as G.S. (General Secretary) of your jr. college and draft a brief report of the celebration/programme for the local newspapers in about 150 words.
Chapter: [0.06] Additional Writing Skills
Drafting Interview Questions:
One of the Ex-students from your college has recently been selected for the prestigious NDA (National Defence Academy). He is specially invited to motivate the aspiring students of your jr. college. Imagine yourself as an interviewer and prepare a set of 8 (eight) interview questions enabling your guest to share his experiences and opinions.
You may take help of the following points to draft your questions while maintaining a proper sequence:
| Name of the Interviewee (Personality) | |
| Area of Success/Reputation | |
| Date/Venue/Time | |
| Duration of Interview | |
| His decision | |
| His Idols/inspirations | |
| Support | |
| Training | |
| Difficulties | |
| Challenges/Motivating experiences | |
| Goals/Expectations | |
| Message |
Chapter: [0.06] Additional Writing Skills
Speech Writing:
You are an active member of an NGO working for water conservation. Prepare a speech for the school children/students where you are invited on the eve of ‘World Environment Day’ to guide them about water harvesting. Your speech should not exceed 150 words.
Chapter: [0.06] Additional Writing Skills
Compering:
Imagine your school/jr. college has organised a farewell function for the students appearing for the H.S.C. examination. As a compere draft a script for the whole function maintaining the sequence of the following points:
- Welcoming the guests
- Introduction
- Felicitation
- Important speeches
- Concluding remark
- Vote of thanks
Chapter: [0.06] Additional Writing Skills
Expansion of Idea:
Expand the following idea with the help of the points given below (100-150 words) –
“Experience is the best teacher”
- It’s practical and not theoretical experience
- Learn from situations
- Direct and first-hand knowledge
- Real-life versus Bookish
Chapter: [0.06] Additional Writing Skills
Drafting a Review:
Draft a review of any film/movie that you have recently watched. Prepare your review with the help of the given points.
- Name of the movie/year of release
- Producer/Director
- Cast
- Technical aspects: Music/Photography
- Theme/storyline in brief
- Your opinion
Chapter: [0.06] Additional Writing Skills
Blog writing:
Write/Prepare a blog in about 150 words on the topic ‘Social media is spoiling the spirit of Education.’ Focus on the adverse/negative effects/influence of social media apps on the students’ minds.
Chapter: [0.06] Additional Writing Skills
Prepare an Appeal:
Prepare an appeal inviting the students to respond to the “Voters’ Registration Camp” specially organised by the State Election Commission on the eve of the 75th Anniversary of our National Independence.
- Give appropriate slogan
- Poor turn-out/low awareness
- Statement of Appeal
- Arrangement of a special camp
- Guest/Time/Date/Venue
Chapter: [0.06] Additional Writing Skills
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Match the following items from column ‘A’ with those from column ‘B’:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| (a) Oroonoku | (i) Joseph Conrad |
| (b) The Heart of Darkness | (ii) John Bunyan |
| (c) Frankenstein | (iii) Aphra Behn |
| (d) The Pilgrim’s Progress | (iv) Mary Shelly |
Chapter: [0.040999999999999995] History of Novel
Novels with the elements of horror, bloodshed and mystery are called ______ novels.
Realistic
Gothic
Psychological
Chapter: [0.040999999999999995] History of Novel
The German word ‘bildungsroman’ indicates _______.
Letter
New
Growth
Chapter: [0.040999999999999995] History of Novel
There are ______ essential elements of ‘Novel’ or ‘Novella’.
six
eight
eleven
Chapter: [0.040999999999999995] History of Novel
Struggle between the opposite forces in the story is called ______.
plot
conflict
setting
Chapter: [0.040999999999999995] History of Novel
Give a brief character-sketch of The Narrator.
Chapter: [0.042] To Sir, with Love
Activities based on the extract of the novel ‘To Sir, With Love’. (answer in about 50 words)
Describe how Miss Philips justifies the importance of P.T. to Denham.
Chapter: [0.042] To Sir, with Love
Activities based on the extract of the novel ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’.
Elaborate the following quote in the light of Phileas Fogg’s Venture .....
‘Quitters never win and Winners never quit.’
Chapter: [0.043] Around the World in Eighty Days
Phileas Fogg knocked detective fix down – Give reason/s.
Chapter: [0.043] Around the World in Eighty Days
Activities based on the extract of the novel ‘The Sign of Four’.
Describe the significance of Mary Morstan’s visit to the Lyceum Theatre with Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Chapter: [0.044000000000000004] The Sign of Four
Write in brief the theme of the extract of the novel ‘The Sign of Four’.
Chapter: [0.044000000000000004] The Sign of Four
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