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LL, , Time :, , , , , , SOLVED Ii PUC =, PAPER WITH, , SCHEME OF 2020 _ English, , VALUATION Class—XIl, , , , 3 Hours 15 Minutes] [Total no. of questions : 35] {Max. Marks : 100, , Instructions :, , Il., , IIL., , Follow the prescribed limit w hile answering the questions, 2. Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper., One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero, 4. Answer the question numbers 24 (a-j) and 25 (i-iii) should be in sequence and at one place, , For multiple choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it, , wn, , Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each: (12 x 1 = 12), , What does the phrase ‘New Snow’ suggest in “Romeo and Juliet”?, How much did the French Government demand in lesson ‘Too Dear’?, Whom does the word ‘Bows’ refer to in ‘On Children’?, , Where was ‘Navadanya Farm’ set up by Vandana Shiva?, , Who is the ‘Gallant lover’ in the play ‘A Sunny Morning’?, , DV FY nN, , ‘Pilgrim Soul’ means the soul, (a) which is immortal., (b) that has gone On a Pilgrimage., (c) which is in quest of true love., 7. Who was felicitated as the best poet of his times in ‘The Gardener’?, 8. ‘...condemned to live in a shoe’ suggests that the foot is, (a) a prisoner, (b) a criminal, (c) forced to give up its dreams, 9. Which is the most astounding invention of man, according to Borges?, 10. What is man’s telephone — receiver in the lesson “Japan and Brazil through a Traveller’s Eye”?, , 11. Expand POP., 12. What does the bicycle represent for the rural woman?, , Answer any eight of the following questions (choosing at least two form poetry) in a paragraph of 80 to 100, words: (8 x 4 = 32), , 13. How does Juliet immortalise Romeo in ‘Romeo and Juliet’?, , 14. What benefits did the criminal enjoy in the lesson “Too Dear’?, , 15. Describe the concept of Earth University by Vandana Shiva., , 16. Give instances to show Laura’s witty remarks about Gonzalo in the play ‘A Sunny Morning’., , 17. How did the owner’s life style change after the arrival of the old man?, 18. What does the poem, ‘To the foot from its child’ convey about life?, 19. Define Borges’ definition of poetry., 20. Mention the hierarchy of Bowing in Japan., 21. Trace the changes in the attitude of the villagers, before the coming election in the lesson ‘The Voter’., 22. Describe the struggles suffered by the Wada people to get water., Answer the following in about 200 words: (1 x 6 = 6), 23. (a) Comment on the title ‘A Sunny Morning’., OR, (b) “Heaven can be created on Earth’, justify with the poet's point of view., OR, (c) How does the lesson ‘The Voter’ show that Roof is an intelligent manipulator?

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IV. 24., , V. 26., , , , ENGLISH /!-PUC, , Read the tollowing passage ind answer the questions set on it = a =, The Manager of an office in Shelford was a hard working man who ne ‘J ae a, early. But one ver, important quality of men in good position he had never earnt siete ae fe, politeness. He never took the trouble to be polite. He never considered the fe elings ful ae te ss, something done, he did not say Do you mind doing this?’ He gave an order Dx this and be —— 2 ut it., When he failed to hear a question, he was asked he never said ‘I beg your pardon: The words' Fieane'ane, Thank you’ formed no part of his conversation ; c, , lf he had spoken gently, the work of the office would be done just as w - ome ae ae 7, the staff was a good one. But, one after another they left and found work elsewhere. No one could tell the, manager why they left. So, he never understood the art of speaking politely, , Ey en his chief clerk Hollis, who had been with him for many years, was getting tired of his rough war, of speaking. The secretaries, the typists, even the office boy had often complained to Hollis ae begged bigs:, to tell the manager about it but, he never mustered courage to do it. One Friday evening, ne suddenly got, an opportunity. Hollis had worked hard for several nights on some difficult papers that the manager wanted, on Friday. It had needed a great effort to get them finished but Hollis had succeeded in doing it. He brought, them into the manager's office and laid them on his desk, thinking that this time he might receive a word of, praise. The manager looked at them and said nothing., , As the Chief Clerk reached the door on his way out of the office he turned around and said ‘I beg your, pardon, sir?’ ‘I didn’t speak’ said the manager sharply. ‘Oh !" said Hollis, ‘I thought you said Thank You.’, (a) What important quality did the manager lack?, , (b) What did the staff expect from Hollis?, , (c) Why were there frequent changes in the office staff?, , (d) Why did Hollis not tell the manager anything?, , (e) What were the terms used to convey politeness?, , (f) What had Hollis worked on?, , (g) What did he expect from the manager for his hard work?, , (h) What was the reaction of the manager for Hollis’ hard work?, (i) Hollis said, ‘I beg your pardon sir’, because, , (i) he was a polite man, , (ii) he had not heard what the manager had said, , (iii) he was creating an opportunity for himself to teach the manager a lesson., , (j) Add a prefix to the word ‘Polite’ to form an antonym., , Read the following lines and answer the questions set on it: axs=3, Seven years I could not walk a step, , When I to the great Physician came, , He demanded: Why the crutches?, , And I told him: I am lame., , (i) Who could not walk a step?, , (ii) Where did the man go?, , (iii) What was the reason given by the man for using the crutches?, , Complete the following by filling the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets: (1x 3=3), Tapovann ......2sssnsee0- (write) by Rabindranath Tagore, a national poet. According to him, the culture of the forest, Schiele ties (influence) by the diverse processes of renewal of life. The forest ................ (symbolize) the universe., Report the following conversation: (1x 5=5), Dona Laura > Do you use your handkerchief as a shoe brush?, , Don Gonzalo : Why not?, , Don Laura : Do you use a shoe brush as a handkerchief?, , Don Gonzalo : What right have you to criticize my action?, , Don Laura > A neighbour's right., Complete the following dialogue:, (Conversation between consumer and seller) oe, Salesman : Good morning Madam (Greeting), , Rekha Sie aeons (Enquiry)

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eet, , PUE Chapte e - Topicwise Solved Papers, ENGLISH, Il-PUC, , 33. {a nag 1 are the Secretary of the College Union. A function has been organised to mark ‘Library, -ek ; have to speak on the importance of books. Use the following points and write a speech in, about 100 words (5), a —— a . Jes wisdom. k —ige —@ d sntal | ~ best comp f !, Books — importance — provides wisdom, knowledge — expands mental horizon est company of man !, nts should benefit - develop habit ~ purchase books ', ., OR |, se oiven below clearly represe he Inc > i Expenditure of ban family i, b he Pie chart given below clearly represents the Income and Expenditure of a urban family in a, metropolitan aty Based on the information, write a report of about 120 words, , , , \ Repaying/, \ /, Savings Loans /, , \. 10% 10 i, = ., , Ss, , Entertain>, , , , , , , Food and, , Clothing, Health Pash 40%, 10° YZ, , 4, ae, , / Education, 20%, , , , ment 10%, , , , , , , , , , , , III. 34. What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? (1x 4=4), Hiuen Tsang came to India to learn about people who lived here. He came walking through the mountains,, facing all the odds. He was always dressed in a strange attire and this amused people around him, (i) Who:, , (ii) Here :, (ii) He:, (iv) This :, 35. Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence : (i x 1=1), own / every / it’s / language / country / has., , ANSWERS, , As Per Scheme of Valuation, (Issued by Department of PUE, Karnataka), , , , , , , , , , , , I. 1. It suggests love as pure as snow / Description of Romeo’s charm, 2. 16,000 francs, 3. Parents, 4. Inthe Doon valley, Uttarkand province, 5. Gonzalo, 6. (c) Which is in quest of true love., 7. Tammanna, 8. (a) a Prisoner, 9. The book, , 10. His castle / Man’s castle, 11. Progressive Organization Party, 12. Freedom, independence and mobility, , Il. 13. Juliet — invites in night - gentle night — cut him in to little star — heaven fine — world will love him — worship, — garish sun — immortalize Romeo. [Scheme of Valuation, 2020], , Detailed answer, The poem Romeo and Juliet captures the immense love of Romeo and Juliet towards each other. Juliet is of, , the opinion that, Romeo is a bright and a cheerful person. His coming, during the night time, makes it bright, like a day. She says that he looks bright like the new snow present on the raven’s (crow’s) back. She makes, it very clear that she doesn’t want to give up Romeo even after her death. In order to immortalize him, she, would want the night to make him into tiny little stars and put him on the sky to make it shine and glitter., The twinkling light would look so beautiful that the people would stop worshipping the Sun considering, it to be harsh and glaring, and start liking the night sky. Consequently, the world would understand the, , immortal love of Romeo and Juliet., , , , ——

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vx) benefit, , me of Valuation, 2020), , protect re pect rights of peck treedom, [Scheme of Valuation, 2020), , Detailed answer, , danya, the biodiversity farm where participant learn to work with, , f life. Farmer chool children and people from all walk f life come to, , mm about the importance of preserving biodiversity, The University teaches Earth Democracy which }, the freedom for all species to evolve within the web of life and the freedom and r ponsibility of humans, is members of the Earth family, to recoenize protect and respect the rights of other species. Sines, , depend on the Earth, this effectively translates into human rights to food and 4, , wet how, Vater, to freedom from hunger, , ind thirst. Here nature in its diversity is the best teacher. It draw inspiration from India’s ancient culture of, , learning from nature and forests. Unlike other universities which focus on anthropocentrism where human, , ire regarded as the central element of the universe, the Earth University focuses on ecocentrism where the, , focus is on conserving the eco-system to protect and promote it based on the understanding that human, beings are a part of nature and only one strand in the web of life, , Laura — calls Gonzalo — an ill natured man ~ carriage — dust from shoe — handkerchief as shoe brush, reading the book — reading glass — telescope [Scheme of Valuation, 2020], , Detailed answer, , \ Sunny Morning’ is a romantic comedy with only two main characters Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura who, are in their seventies now. Their chance meeting on a sunny morning in a park in Madrid gives the characters, an opportunity to relive the story of their love affair when they were living in Marfcela. The whole story is, built up through witty, humorous, lively and spontaneous interaction between them. When the play opens,, we find Dona Laura happily speaking to the pigeons which were feeding on the bread crumbs. When Don, Gonzalo comes there looking for a bench, Dona Laura accuses him of scaring away her birds. In reply, Don, Gonzalo tells her that it is a public park and he doesn’t care about the birds. Dona Laura asks him why then, did he complain that the priests had taken his seat. Later, when Don Gonzalo comes back to the same place, to sit, she asks him why he was seen there again. But, when he tries to put her off saying that they had not, met, she tells him that she was only responding to his gesture. When he tells her that she ought to have only, returned his greeting, she remarks that he should have taken her permission to sit on that bench. Finally,, with her witty remarks, she makes him tongue-tied and helpless. When he mutters to himself, saying that, she was a senile old lady and she ought to be at home knitting and counting her beads, she asks him not, to grumble any more. When she finds him cleaning his shoes with his handkerchief, she taunts him asking, whether one uses a handkerchief as a shoe brush, In reply, when Gonzalo asks her what right she has to, criticize his actions, she answers playfully that it was her right as a neighbour. When Gonzalo tries to put, her off rudely saying that he does not care to listen to nonsense, she once again teases him remarking, that, he was very polite. When Gonzalo asks her apologetically not to interfere with what does not concern her,, she again tells him stubbornly that she generally says what she thinks. From then on, their spontaneous, exchange takes a positive direction and soon they become friends., , Arrival of the old man — income improved — in the garden — petty thefts stopped — owner becomes lethargic, , - shied away from hard work — plantation expanded — owners life colourful. [Scheme of Valuation, 2020], Detailed answer, , The old man came to the farm after walking hundreds of miles at a time when the owner of the farm needed, a person very much like him. The old man started taking care of the farm very efficiently. His agricultural, skills were so good that the farm improved dramatically under his supervision. He made the workers work, hard on the farm. He solved their problems too. He put an end to the thefts that were taking place on, the farm. The farm grew well and the income from the farm increased and this made the owner happy., The owner of the farm became lazy as the old man did all the work for him. The farm expanded but the, owner was happily spending his time and money on wrong things. The owner’s wife was worried about her, , husband’s adultery and vices. It was indeed, a matter of anxiety when she found her husband wasting his, time and money on useless things.