Std. XII- Unit Test No. 1 ( Marks 25)
Unit Test No. 1
Std. XII
Time: 1.30 Hours
Marks: 25
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Q.1 Read the extract and complete the activities given below. (11)
But though we are bound to endorse the verdict against the lift-man, most people will have a certain sympathy with him. While it is true that there is no law that compels us to say “Please”, there is a social practice much older and much more sacred than any law which enjoins us to be civil. And the first requirement of civility is that we should acknowledge a service. “Please” and “Thank you” are the small changes with which we pay our ways as social beings. They are the little courtesies by which we keep the machine of life oiled and running sweetly. They put our intercourse upon the basis of a friendly co-operation, an easy give-and-take, instead of on the basis of superiors dictating to inferiors. It is a very vulgar mind that would wish to command where he can have the service for asking, and have it with willingness and good-feeling instead of resentment.
I should like to “feature” in this connection my friend, the polite conductor. By this discriminating title I do not intend to suggest a rebuke to conductors generally. On the contrary, I am disposed to think that there are few classes of men who come through the ordeal of a very trying calling better than bus conductors do. Here and there you will meet an unpleasant specimen who regards the passengers as his natural enemies - as creatures whose chief purpose on the bus is to cheat him, and who can only be kept reasonably honest by a loud voice and an aggressive manner. But this type is rare - rarer than it used to be. I fancy the public owes much to the Underground Railway Company, which also runs the buses, for insisting on a certain standard of civility in its servants and taking care that standard is observed. In doing this it not only makes things pleasant for the travelling public, but performs an important social service.
A1. Match (2)
Match the references given in ‘A’ with ‘B’.
A2. Give information (2)
Give importance of “Please” and “Thank you” taking the help of the extract.
A3. Describe (2)
Describe the general unpleasant view about the bus conductor.
A4. Personal Response (2)
Write one action or behaviour that signifies the following words.
a) Self-esteem
b) Gratitude
c) Courtesy
d) Generosity
A5. Language Study (Do as directed) (2)
1) I should like to “feature” in this connection my friend, the polite conductor.
(Choose the alternative showing the correct transformation of this sentence into a complex sentence)
i) I should like to “feature” in this connection my friend when was the polite conductor.
ii) I should like to “feature” in this connection my friend and he was the polite conductor.
iii) I should like to “feature” in this connection my friend which was the polite conductor.
iv) I should like to “feature” in this connection my friend who was the polite conductor.
2) And the first requirement of civility is that we should acknowledge a service.
(Here article ‘the’ is used to denote----------------)
i) the ordinal number used as an adjective
ii) the special number used as adverb
iii) the cardinal number used as adjective
iv) the unique number used as verb
A6. Vocabulary (1)
Write antonyms of the following words----------------
a) polite b) friendly
Q.2 Read the extract and complete the activities given below. (10)
A1. Pick out (2)
Pick out any four lines which show the poet’s self - confidence.
A2. Discuss (2)
The poet is a person who is free from all inhibitions. Discuss in 50 words how the concept of ‘freedom’ is expressed in the poem.
A3. Personal Response (2)
Give the preparations you always make for a journey.
A4. Figures of Speech (2)
Complete the table giving the name of figure of speech used in the line.
A5. Poetic creativity (2)
Compose a short poem in about four lines on ‘Journey’.
Q.3) Write an e mail to the editor of the newspaper to raise the complaint about bad condition of roads. (4)
Use the points:
1) Request to publish the news
2) Real situation of roads
3) Give suggestions.
5) Write email to: editor.lokmat@xyz.com
6) Use proper e- mail template
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