Commerce (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Important Questions for English Core

Cultural Society Sunshine Public School, Nellore organised an adult literacy camp in its neighbourhood. Write a report in 150-200 words on the camp for your school newsletter. You are P.V. Sunitha, Secretary. Use the following clues :

no. of volunteers – hours spent in teaching – location of the class – chairs, blackboards – no. of people attending the camp – benefit.

Answer the following question in 120-150 words:    

How does Dr. Cuss's encounter with Griffin end in a disaster? 

The entire classroom, M. Hamel as well as those present in the class, is full of regret. For what and why?

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.

When do the residents of Alsace realise how precious their language is to them?

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.

What were Franz's feelings as he set out for school and why?

Read the given extract and answer the questions.

1. Complete the sentence with reference to the extract: (1)
   Their eyes are more adjusted to the dark than to the light outside because ______.
2. Which of the following would NOT be true? (1)
   1. The hutments were shining and inviting.
   2. The children's lives were as bleak as their surroundings.
   3. There were no electricity connections.
   4. The boys and girls had got used to the dark.
3. The bangle workers lose their eyesight before they become adults because ______. (1)
   1. they already have poor eyesight
   2. they work in dim light
   3. they are married in childhood
   4. they are malnourished
4. Which of the following most nearly means 'adjusted' in the context of the extract? (1)
   1. conditioned
   2. favoured
   3. accepted
   4. reconciled
5. 'Flickering oil lamps' suggests ______. (1)
6. What is the antonym from the extract of the word 'rarely'? (1)

Answer the following in about 120-150 words.

'Lost Spring' and 'Indigo' bring out how the common man is a victim of exploitation. Explain.

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.

What vicious circle are the bangle-makers trapped in?

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.

What were Douglas's initial thoughts when he was pushed into the pool?

The iron master accuses the peddler of not being quite honest. What does the peddler say to justify the situation?

In Edla's dealing with the peddler, she was compassionate and generous. Discuss with reference to the story "The Rattrap".

Read the given extract and answer the questions.

1. Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate option: (1)
   Edla wished the Pedlar to have a peaceful day because ______.
   
   1. the Pedlar had worked for Edla
   2. the Pedlar had not been released from jail
   3. the Pedlar had been staying at the forge
   4. the Pedlar had always been looked with suspicion
2. Select a suitable word from the extract to complete the analogy. (1)
   single : multiple :: abroad : ______.
3. In the above extract, Edla comes across as ______. (1)
   1. conscientious
   2. pretentions
   3. compassionate
   4. selfless
4. Based on the above extract, choose the statement which is true. (1)
   1. Relationships are rattraps.
   2. Money is important in the world.
   3. Criminal is not born but made.
   4. Christmas is a time of charity.
5. In the context of the given extract, which day is referred to in the expression 'just one in the whole year'? (1)
6. What does the expression 'he is cross examined' suggest? (1)

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.

Explain the metaphor of the rattrap.

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.

Who was Edla Willmansson? Why did she visit the forge at night?

Gandhi not only alleviated the economic conditions of the Champaran people but also their social and cultural background. Justify.

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.

Describe the role of Raj Kumar Shukla in Indigo.

Answer the following question in about 120-150 words.

"Civil disobedience had triumphed for the first time in modern India." When and how did it happen?

The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting. 

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

1. How was there national integration long before A.I.R. and Doordarshan in the make-up department? (1)
   1. The staff consisted of a Bengali, a Maharashtrian, a Dharwar Kannadiga, an Andhra, a Madras Indian Christian, an Anglo-Burmese and Tamils.
   2. They recited slogans of national integration.
   3. The staff studied make-up techniques of various states.
   4. Their clients were from various states.
2. Select a suitable word from the extract to complete the analogy: (1)
   front : rear :: ravishing : ______
3. Select the correct option to fill in the blanks: (1)
   The make-up artists could tum ______ looking people into ______ looking men and women.
   1. ordinary; pleasant
   2. ugly; good
   3. pleasant; ugly
   4. monstrous; beautiful
4. The word 'pancake' in the extract most nearly means ______. (1)
   1. brand name
   2. lemon cake
   3. savoury
   4. preservative
5. Based on the above extract, choose the statement that is true for the make-up department. (1)
   1. The make-up artists were welcomed by the actors.
   2. The make-up artists were poorly paid.
   3. The work done by the make-up artists was not appreciated.
   4. The department exhibited national integration.
6. Bring out the irony in the above given extract. (1)

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

1. Umberto Eco was ______. (1)
   1. a professor of semiotics, an author
   2. an interviewer, a novelist
   3. a journalist, a professor
   4. a publisher, an author
2. Rationalise, to support the given statement: (1)
   Similarly, we have a lot of empty spaces in our lives.
3. Rewrite the sentence by replacing the underlined phrase with its inference: (1)
   I call them interstices.
4. On the basis of the extract, study the two statements, I and II given below: (1)
   I. Umberto Eco works even in the spare time between activities.
   II. Umberto Eco does not like to be interviewed.
   Choose the most appropriate option:
   1. I can be inferred from the extract, but II cannot.
   2. I cannot be inferred from the extract, but II can.
   3. I and II are true.
   4. II is the reason for I.
5. Replace the underlined word with its antonym from the extract. (1)
   Umberto Eco does not like to waste time. He writes an article while he is proceeding to the elevator.
6. Umberto Eco's views on his manner of work, are based on ______. (1)
   1. facts
   2. an interview
   3. his blog
   4. hypothesis