HSC Commerce (English Medium) 12th Standard Board Exam - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

The poet is convinced with the thought of immortality of water. Pick out the relevant lines.

1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________

‘The river has a soul.’ Elaborate the concept in your words as the poet has explained it in the poem.

The poet has used some unconventional expression. Illustrate them in your words.

Torrent of grief

The poet has used some unconventional expression. Illustrate them in your words.

Shrine of happy pictures

The poet has used some unconventional expression. Illustrate them in your words.

The land of fish and stars

The poet is anxious about the existence of natural beauty of her town in the future. But she touches the strings of the hearts while appealing to conserve Nature. Explain the way she has expressed it in the first and the last line of the poem.

The poet has connected the need to preserve Nature with the belief of a particular community and her childhood memories.
Write down the measures you would take to convince the people regarding the need to conserve the Nature.

Write down the expressions related to ‘the seasons’ from the extract.

Match column ‘A’ with column ‘B’.

Prepare the arguments for group discussion on the topic-
‘A balanced progress never harms the Nature.’

Compose 4 to 6 lines on ‘Gift of the Seasons’.

Write an appreciation of the poem ‘Small Towns and the River’. Refer to the earlier poems for the points to be covered for appreciation.

1. About the poem/poet and the title
2. Theme
3. Poetic style
4. The language/poetic devices used in the poem
5. Special features
6. Message, values, morals in the poem
7. Your opinion about the poem

Collect information about rivers in Maharashtra.

Further reading:

1. ‘The River Poems’ - Mamang Dai
2. ‘The World Is Too Much With Us’ - William Wordsworth

Discuss in pairs and guess the correct alternative for the following.

To summarise means _______ .

Discuss in pairs and guess the correct alternative for the following.

The type of summary that consists of a paragraph to express the main idea is _______.

There are various ways of incorporating other writers’ works into your own writing. They differ according to the closeness of your writing to the source writing. Match the ways of writing in brief given in column (A) with their descriptions in column (B).

Complete the following as instructed. Read the passage and write its summary according to the given steps.

Communication is a part of our everyday life. We greet one another, smile or frown, depending on our moods. Animals, too, communicate, much to our surprise. Just like us, interaction among animals can be both verbal or non-verbal. Singing is one way in which animals can interact with one another. Male blackbirds often use their melodious songs to catch the attention of the females. These songs are usually rich in notes variation, encoding various kinds of messages. Songs are also used to warn and keep off other blackbirds from their territory, usually a place where they dwell and reproduce.
Large mammals in the oceans sing too, according to adventurous sailors. Enormous whales groan and grunt while smaller dolphins and porpoises produce pings, whistles, and clicks. These sounds are surprisingly received by other mates as far as several hundred kilometers away.

Cut redundant words:

We’re often inefficient in our language, using more words than necessary. Consider the following phrases. Find five more redundant words.

1. “Circle around” can become “circle.”
2. “Write down” can become “write.”
3. “Added bonus” is simply a “bonus.”
4. “Get to the point as quickly as possible” is really “get to the point.”
5. “Close proximity” is “close.”
6. “During the course of” is “during.”

Adverbs clutter up your copy. You can usually live without them. Just delete italicized word and rewrite.

“That’s usually a good thing to do.”