HSC Commerce (English Medium) १२ वीं कक्षा - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

Complete the following statements :

(ii) Maharashtra depends on India, because ................

Read the following extract and then do all the activities that follow :

I rain into a stranger as he passed by
“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on out way and we said good-bye.
But at home a different story is told.
How we treat out loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knoked her down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
“While Dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
But children you love, you seem to abuse.”

A1. Order- 
The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here, Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur in the extract:
(i) The poet and the stranger went on their way saying good-bye.
(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
(iii) The poet ran into a stranger on the road.
(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.

A2. Poetic device:
Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.

A3. Personal Response:
Understanding and politeness are the essentials of out everyday life. Explain your views in brief.

A4. Creativity -
Frame two poetic lines on the following situation using a rhyming pattern with the help of clues given:
“While introducing great personalities, we praise them highly and talk about their qualities, but while speaking
about our friends we may not follow the same trend.”
While introducing great personalities, — a
------------------------------------ — a
But while speaking about our friends, — b
------------------------------------ — b

Read the extract and do the activities that follow:
The duke senior and his follower were sitting down to a meal one day when Orlando rushed out from among the trees, his sword in his hand. ‘Stop, and cat no more!’ he cried. The Duke and his friends asked him what he wanted.
‘Food,’ said Orlando. ‘I am almost dying of hunger’. They asked him to sit down and eat, but he would not do so. He told them that his old servant was in the woods, dying of hunger. ‘I will not eat a bite until he has been fed,’ Orlando said.
So the good Duke and his followers helped him to bring Adam to their hiding-place, and Orlando and the old man were fed and taken care of. When the Duke learned that Orlando was a son of his old friend sir Rowland de Boys, he welcomed him gladly to his forest court.
Orlando lived happily with the Duke and his friends, but he had not forgotten the lovely Rosalind. She was always in his thoughts andevery day he wrote poetry about her pinning it on the trees in the forest. ‘These trees shall be my books,’ he said, ‘so that everyone who looks in the forest will be able to read how sweet and good Rosalind is’.
Rosalind and Celia found some of these poems pinned on the trees. At first they were puzzled, wondering who could have written them; but one day Celia came in from a walk with the news that she had seen Orlando sleeping under a tree, and she and Rosalind guessed that he must be the poet. Rosalind was happy to think that Orlando had not forggoten her, because she loved him as much as he loved her.

A1. Complete - (2)
Complete the following sentences:
(i) Rosalind was happy to think _______
(ii) The Duke and his followers helped Orlando to bring _________
(iii) Orlando pinned the poems written about Rosalind on ______
(iv) When the Duke cam to know that Orlando was a son of his old friend, he _________

A2. Write a gist: (2)
Write a gist of the above given extract in about 50 words.

Write a summary of the above extract with the help of the following points and suggest a suitable title.

Organic farming – depends on – ensures soil fertility by – organic agriculture promotes – difficulty for farmers because – burden on the consumer.

Read the following extract and complete the notes given below :

Title - ESG - A non-surgical weight loss solution

(1) Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) ____________ procedure takes place through the mouth using an endoscopic suturing system.

(2) ESG-different from normal weight loss.
ESG reduces the __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(3) Actual weight loss :

Actual weight loss ___________________
Current study suggests _____________

(4) ESG is helpful in resolving other obesity-linked diseases.

A large number of patients suffering from ________ leading a disease-free life once they achieve the desired weight loss.

Discuss with your partner and complete the activity. What are your strengths?

The scene in a local market of a village/town/city is very attractive. People with different occupations sell their wares. Discuss with your partner the variety of activities at the local market.

1. selling flowers, selling grocery
2. ________________________________
3. ________________________________
4. ________________________________
5. ________________________________

In a village /town /city it is quite a common sight to see an astrologer sitting by the roadside with his professional equipment.

Discuss with your partner and list the requirements for his trade.

1. parrot, cards, etc.
2. ________________________________
3. ________________________________
4. ________________________________
5. ________________________________

There are certain unreasonable beliefs among people living in our society.

Certain common events are linked with superstitions. List such events, discuss the superstitions linked with them, and the means of their eradication.

1. Acat crossing your path
2. ________________________________
3. ________________________________
4. ________________________________
5. ________________________________

Given below is description. Discuss it with your partner and find out one word of it.

The scientific study of the universe and the objects in it, including stars,planets, nebulae and galaxies

Given below is description. Discuss it with your partner and find out one word of it.

The study of the movements of the planets, Sun, Moon, and Stars in the belief that these movements can have an influence on people's lives

Given below is a description. Discuss it with your partner and find out one word of it.

A prediction of what will happen in the future

Given below is a description. Discuss it with your partner and find out one word of it.

Scientific discipline that studies mental states and processes and behaviour in humans and other animals

In the story, we are told that the Town Hall Park was a remarkable place in many ways for an astrologer to build his business.

Discuss it in a group and list the exceptional qualities of the place.

A surging crowd

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________________

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The astrologer never opened his mouth till the other had spoken for at least ten minutes. Discuss the reasons behind his act.

1. He is good at reading the people.
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________

The tactics used by the astrologer to earn his wages are...

An astrologer's appearance helps to create an impression on his clients. Complete the following.

1. The turban on his head
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
4. ________________________

The astrologer says that if Nayak does not leave his village again, he would ______.

Read the following sentence and choose the correct one.

According to the narrator, the astrologer's success in his profession is primarily due to_________

Read the following sentence and choose the correct one.

The story suggests that the astrologer's comments and observations please people by________