Commerce (English Medium) कक्षा १२ - CBSE Important Questions

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

and
looked out at young
trees sprinting, the merry children spilling
out of their homes, but after the airport's
security check, standing a few yards
away, I looked again at her, wan,
pale
as a late winter's moon and felt that
old
familiar ache, ......

(a) How can the trees sprint?
(b) Why did the poet look at her mother again?
(c) What did she observe?
(d) Identify the figure of speech used in these lines.

Read the given extract to attempt the questions with reference to context:

1. Choose the correct option: (1)
   In the above extract, the narrator feels ______.
   1. satisfied
   2. fearful
   3. nostalgic
   4. regretful
2. Identify the word in the extract that means 'colourless'. (1)
3. Complete the following analogy correctly: (1)
   She sang like a bird: Simile
   All I did was smile and smile and smile: ______
4. Read the following statements and choose the correct option: (1)
   1. The poet had gone through the security check.
   2. She did not want to look at her mother.
      1. (1) is true, but (2) is false.
      2. (1) is false, but (2) is true.
      3. Both (1) and (2) are true.
      4. Both (1) and (2) are false.
5. What childhood fear is the poet referring to? (1)
6. Fill the blank with appropriate words with reference to the extract: (1)
   Pale as a winter's moon suggests ______.

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.

What are the feelings of the poet about her aged mother with reference to the poem 'My Mother at Sixty Six'?

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

1. The poem 'My Mother at Sixty-Six' captures the ______ narrator. (1)
   I. happiness
   II. fear
   III. dismay
   IV. anxiety
   Choose the most appropriate option:
   1. Only I
   2. I and IV
   3. II and IV
   4. Only III
2. Identify the phrase from the extract that suggests the following: (1)
   She was overwhelmed with emotion and could not speak much.
3. The word 'wan' in the given context most nearly means: (1)
   1. pale
   2. old
   3. unwell
   4. anxious
4. Complete the following analogy correctly. Do not repeat the example used. (1)
   Trees sprinting : personification :: ______ : simile
5. On the basis of the extract, study the two statements, I and II given below: (1)
   I. The poet accepts the reality of her mother's declining health and old age.
   II. She is nostalgic about her childhood days spent with her mother.
   Choose the most appropriate option:
   1. I is true, but II is false.
   2. Both I and II are true.
   3. II is the reason for I.
   4. II cannot be inferred from the extract.
6. Explain the following statement with reference to the above extract: (1)
   All I did was smile and smile and smile.

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :


Perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
and of threatening ourselves with
death.

(a) How can we bring about a 'huge silence'?
(b) Why is silence called 'huge'?
(c) What do we do for lack of understanding?
(d) What does this lack ultimately lead to?

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.

'There can be life under apparent stillness'. Explain.

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

1. The poet counts up to twelve as a countdown to ______. (1)
   1. lift arms
   2. speak in different languages
   3. stop all activities
   4. be without engines
2. The poet appeals to the people that they should ______. (1)
   I. keep quiet
   II. not move
   III. celebrate festivals
   IV. not hibernate
   Choose the most appropriate option:
   1. Only II
   2. I and II
   3. Only I
   4. I and IV
3. Choose the option that displays the same poetic device as used in the third line of the extract: (1)
   1. lightning danced across the sky
   2. greedy good doers
   3. children spilling out of their homes
   4. fight like cats and dogs
4. The benefits of 'Keeping Quiet' include ______. (1)
   I. harmony
   I. non-violence
   III. brotherhood
   IV. meditation
   Choose the most appropriate option:
   1. I and II
   2. II and IV
   3. I, II and III
   4. I, II, III and IV
5. Complete the statement with reference to the extract: (1)
   The poet suggests we will all be together when ______.
6. The word 'exotic' in the extract most nearly means ______. (1)
   1. unique
   2. luxurious
   3. rich
   4. illusive

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : 

And such too is the grandeur of the dooms
We have imagined for the mighty dead;
All lovely tales that we have heard or read;
An endless fountain of immortal drink
...................

(a) Who are the 'mighty dead'?
(b) What have we done for them?
(c) What metaphor has been used for 'lovely tales'?
(d) How is the grandeur of the dooms related to the theme of the poem?

Do we experience things of beauty only for short moments, or do they make a lasting impression on us?

Read the given extract to attempt the questions with reference to context:

1. What is the sentiment expressed in the above extract? (1)
   (i) remorse
   (ii) regret
   (iii) empathy
   (iv) disappointment
   (v) guilt
   Choose the correct appropriate option.
   
   1. (iii) and (iv)
   2. (ii) and (iii)
   3. (iv) and (v)
   4. (i) and (v)
2. Identify the phrase in the extract that suggests 'innocent desires'. (1)
3. The roadside stand owners pray for ______. (1)
   1. a relief from the heat
   2. free housing
   3. cars stopping
   4. benefits from pollution
4. Complete the following analogy correctly: (1)
   He fought like a lion : Simile :: selfish cars : ______.
5. On the basis of the extract, choose the correct option with reference to (1) and (2) given below: (1)
   (1) The people who have put up the roadside stand keep waiting for customers.
   (2) They become sad when someone turns up.
   1. (1) is true, but (2) is false.
   2. (1) is false, but (2) is true.
   3. Both (1) and (2) are true.
   4. Both (1) and (2) are false.
6. Fill in the blank appropriately with reference to the extract. (1)
   'Squeal of brakes' implies ______.

Explain the irony at the end of the poem, 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers'.

Answer the following in about 120-150 words.

'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' and 'A Thing of Beauty', can be read together to show the permanence and everlasting impact of art and of thµtgs of beauty. Comment.

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.

Why do Aunt Jennifer’s tigers not fear the men beneath the tree?

बीट रिपोर्टिंग और विशेषीकृत रिपोर्टिंग में क्या अंतर है? स्पष्ट कीजिए।

बीट रिपोर्टिंग और विशेषीकृत रिपोर्टिंग में क्या अंतर है? स्पष्ट कीजिए।

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? 

Which one of the following regions of Harappa was called as 'Ganeshwar Jodhpur Culture'? 

'Mohenjodaro was a planned Urban Centre.' Support the statement with suitable arguments.

Match the following:

Describe any three features of ancient numismatics.