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

‘The river has a soul.’
‘Life and death.’
These are the two expressions that are repeated in the poem; but both of them indicate different figures of speech. Find out and discuss.

Enrich your vocabulary. Match the job terms with their meanings.

Imagine, you have to conduct an interview of a distinguished personality in the field of your own choice. With the help of the given table and points draft questions on the given fields associated with the personality. (Do not change the sequence of the questions)

Imagine, you have to conduct an interview of a distinguished personality in the field of sports. With the help of the given table and points draft questions on the given fields associated with the personality. (Do not change the sequence of the questions)

Imagine, you have to conduct an interview of a distinguished personality in the field of entertainment. With the help of the given table and points draft questions on the given fields associated with the personality. (Do not change the sequence of the questions)

Imagine that you have met with the topper in M.P.S.C Examination. You wish to interview him/her to know his/her journey of success. prepare a set of 8 to 10 questions to be asked.

Interview:

Imagine you are supposed to interview a person who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Frame a set of 8 to 10 questions to interview him/her.

Interview:

Imagine you are supposed to interview a famous social worker in your region. Frame a set of 8 to 10 questions. Interview him/her with the help of following points:

• Introducing the guest
• His/Her mission
• Problems/Struggles faced
• His/Her inspiration
• Conclusion

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:

Imagine you have to conduct an interview with a 'Famous Actor.' With the help of the format given below, draft questions on the given fields. (Do not change the sequence of the questions.)

Imagine that your college arranged a Cleanliness Drive in which your Principal, social activist, the local MLA, doctors, teachers and students participated on a large scale. The event was a grand success as it made people aware of cleanliness and social hygiene. Prepare a short report for your college magazine with the help of the following points :
Venue, chief guddest, inauguration, unique participation, and conclusion.

Read the following intro and write a headline, a date- line and a short continuing paragraph. 

Question:

Intro: The All Mumbai Doctors' Union has announced a
one day token strike on 25th February to protest against
beating of a Residential Medical Officer (RMO) at KEM
Hospital. 

Read the following intro and write a headline, a date- line and a short continuing paragraph. 

Quetions

Intro: Santacruz police have arrested three people in a case of cheating. The accused are ex-employees of a Parle based fitness centre cal led Yogpower Studio:

Report writing -
Your college celebrated the ‘World Environment Day’. You are the Class Representative. Write a report on the  elebration of the ‘World Enviornment Day’ with the help of the help of the following points:
(i) Inauguration of the function
(ii) Address by the Chief Guest
(iii) Various activities carried out
(iv) Exhibition arranged
(v) Vote of thanks

Write a news item on any one of the following headlines with proper dateline, lead/intro paragraph, and a short continuing paragraph:

(i) India wins T20 series.
{ii) Railway suspends two officials over derailment

Match the suffixes with the words and make nouns. One is done for you.

Sometimes while using a word in a sentence, we have to change its word class. We can make several more words from the root word. We can make several new words from the root word.

I asked Sumit to _______ my pencil for me. (sharp).

I asked Sumit to sharpen my pencil for me.

Now read the following sentence and use the word given in the bracket. Change the word class and rewrite the sentence.

Leena was eating a very apple and obviously enjoying it. (Crunch)

Sometimes while using a word in a sentence, we have to change its word class. We can make several more words from the root word. We can make several new words from the root word.

I asked Sumit to _______ my pencil for me. (sharp).

I asked Sumit to sharpen my pencil for me.

Now read the following sentence and use the word given in the bracket. Change the word class and rewrite the sentence.

^{This picture looks   . (colour)}

Sometimes while using a word in a sentence, we have to change its word class. We can make several more words from the root word. We can make several new words from the root word.

I asked Sumit to _______ my pencil for me. (sharp).

I asked Sumit to sharpen my pencil for me.

Now read the following sentence and use the word given in the bracket. Change the word class and rewrite the sentence.

^{I’m afraid that your behaviour is just not  . (accept)}