Class XII
Subject: English 1st Paper
Time: 3 hrs. Full Marks: 100
PART - A : Seen Comprehension
Read the passage below
and answer questions 1—4. 5x4=20
Capitalism
developed in the European countries as a result of their ' laissez-faire ( hands
off) policy. The idea of Global trade which was inherent in capitalism has now
become Universalised. Taking advantage
of globalisation. Capitalism seems to be on a triumphant march. We see that
globalisation is creating more opportunities for capitalist Countries than for
developing countries. In the name of help and cooperation, the industrially
developed capitalist countries are exploiting the poorer countries by using
their cheap labour. The global strategy of development promises greater
employment opportunities to the people of poor countries but at the same time
it also promises high returns to capital. This actually paves the way for a
lasting poverty so that the capitalists can Continue to have a pool of cheap
labour to draw from.
The exploited and
impoverished workers of the developing countries are no match for a
globaliscing powerful capitalism. As a result, the gap between wealth and
poverty is ever widening. Globalisation has put the people of the world on the
same vessel but in different cabins. Only a trifling minority are travelling in
Luxurious cabins furnished with all modern amenities.
They have access to
nutritious food, pure drinking water, sophisticated Medicare and a life of
Luxury. But the overwhelming majority are travelling in the third class decks
and are suffering from hunger and disease. globalisation can bring happiness to
everyone only when all passengers of the ship can travel in the same class of
cabins in conditions of solidarity, equity and justice. But will the
capitalists ever allow this to happen?
1. Choose the right word to complete each
sentence. 1x5=5
a) Taking
advantage of globalisation, capitalism seems to be on a ( Jubilant/ humble /
triumphant) march.
b) Globalisation
is creating more ( Convenience / inconvenience / awkward) for capitalist
countries.
c) In
the name of help and Co- operation the industrially developed capitalist
countries are ( manipulating /organizing/ controlling ) the poorer
countries.
d) The
gap between the rich ad the poor countries is ( widening/ shrinking/
contracting).
e) The
workers of the developing countries are ( enriched /waged/ deprived )
2. True / false? If false, give the
correct information : 1x5=5
a) The
capitalist countries enjoy more opportunities for globalisation
b) Very
small number of people enjoy modern amenities of life.
c) Globalisation
has mitigated the gap between wealth and poverty.
d) The
capitalist countries draw high returns through the global strategy of
development promises.
e) Capitalism
is the result of globalisation
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form
of the words in brackets. Add any prepositions if necessary. 1x5=5
a) The
industrially developed countries ( cooperate) ______ the poorer countries.
b) The
poverty created by capitalism and globalisation ( lasting) _____ long.
c) Capitalism
( wide) _____ the gap between the rich and the poor.
d) The
( furnish) _____ the cabin are luxurious.
e) The
workers of the developing countries do not (match) _____a globalising powerful
capitalism.
4. Make a list of five activities of
capitalism. 1x5=5
Read the passage
below and answer questions 5-8: 4x5=20
Globalisation is
new largely based on a strong technological foundation. The electronic transfer
of in formation via the internet has now created an instantaneous and
interconnected world of information resulting in a 24 hour trading net work.
This technology has largely changed banking and financial activities. world
wide money transfer and transaction of businesses have now become a matter of
clicking the mouse of a computer. Five out of every six dollars that move in
the world economy today travel through the electronic medium. Some products
like software and TV. Programmes are also amenable to digital or electronic
transmission. We can now buy and sell goods through the electronic screen.
Computers have thus brought about a
revolutionary change in today's world. Globalisation is now only what
technology makes possible.
5. Write short answers to the following
questions. 1x5=5
a) What
has brought a great change in banking and financial activities?
b) How
can goods be bought and sold now a days?
c) What
travels through the electronic medium?
d) What
has lent speed to the process of globalisation?
e) What
has brought about a revolutionary change?
6. Fill in the gaps with suitable words. 1x5=5
Strong
technological foundation is _______ for globalisation. It has brought a great
change in the ______ of banking and financial activities by keeping all the
necessary ______ in the computer. Now a days most of the dollar ____is being
done through electronic medium. Even this media is ______ to buy and sell
goods.
7. Summarise the passage in five sentences ( in a passage
form) . 1x5=5
8. Based on your reading of the passage
make short notes in each of the boxes in the flow chart showing activities
being done through electronic media. 1x5=5
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technological
foundation
PART -B : Vocabulary ( 20 marks)
9. Select a proper word from the list and
insert into each blank of the following passage. make any grammatical change if
necessary. 1x10=10
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design
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look
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make
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are
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location
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being
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election
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change
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work
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house
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A parliament is a
house where a group of people sit, after being
a) _______ in a general
election for b) ______and
changing laws. In a parliament these legislative bodies c) ________responsible
for making and d) ______laws
between two general elections. 300 members attend our parliament (e) _____
elected in the general election and they (f) _____ as legislative body for five
years. Our parliament is (g) _____ in the Sangsad Bhaban (h) ______ at sher-e-
Bangla Nagar in Dhaka, (i) _____ by Louis Khan it (j) ____ very beautiful.
10. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate
word in each gap. 1x10=10
Gender
discrimination in Bangladesh begins at birth. Most (a) _____ want to have male children no that they
can when they an older, supplement their (b) _____ income with the (c) _____
jobs. In the (d) ____ socioeconomic set up male children are best (e) ____ to
this purpose. So girls are born to an unwelcome world. However, they are given,
rather confined to, domestic (f) _____. Some of these girls many go to school,
but all their work domestic or academic stops as soon as they are (g) ____ off,
which is the prime (h) ______ of the parents about their daughters. This
discriminatory (i) _____has some long term (j) ______ effects on the body and
the mind of the girl children and women in a family.
PART -C : Guided writing ( 40 marks)
11. Match the phrases in the following
substitution table to make sensible sentences. Write sentences in full.
2x6=12
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i) once there
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was warned
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refuse in a cellar
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and he escaped.
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ii) He
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had
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about a mile
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Named sir patric
Hume
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iii) One day he
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was
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a nobleman
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caught
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iv) He
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took
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to hide
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from his home
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v) He
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lived
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nearly
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below a church
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vi) It
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in time
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from the king's
men.
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12. The sentences in the following text are
jumbled. Rewrite the sentences in the proper order and in a continuous
paragraph to make a story. 14
i) But he rejected it as a protest against the
atrocities of British government at Jalin walabag.
ii) It
brought him the highest honour in the form of the Nobel prize in 1913.
iii) After
the completion of his house education he was sent to school.
iv) But
he did not like institution al education.
v) He
was made a knight by the British government in 1914.
vi) In
his thirteenth year, Rabindranath along with his father went to Himalayas.
vii) At
the age of eighty, Rabindranath Tagore breathed his last .
viii) But he studied literature with professor Hanry Morley for a few
months and then returned home.
ix) In
1911, he translated his poems of the Gitanjali in English.
x) He
was born in the renowned Tagore family in march, 1861.
xi) So
arrangements were made at house for his proper education.
xii) Rabindranath
Taore was one of the most leading poets in the history of the world literature.
xiii) The university of oxford honored the poet with D. lit in 1940.
xiv) He
was sent to London to study law.
13. Write a paragraph of about 200 words
based on the following questions. Your answers to the questions should give as
much detail as possible. 14
What harm do the
use and production of poly bags cause?
What harm does Poly
bags burnt cause?
How has the use of
Poly bags affected our traditional jute and cloth bags? Why is the use of poly
bags wastage of money?
What should
government do to get rid of the harmful effect of the use of poly bags?
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