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HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2016

Language - Part II - ENGLISH - Paper II
SCORING KEY
Std : XII
Time Allowed : 3 Hours

Maximum Marks : 80

Instruction: In your answer-book, use the Arabic numerals 1 to 54 of the questions you answer.

SECTION - A
(Supplementary Reader)
(Marks : 25)
I. A) 1. Write a paragraph by rearranging the following sentences in correct sequence.
(The first and the last sentences are already in order)

B.

When the world was new, all animals began to work for man.

Camel did not work and he was wandering about saying Humph.

So all the animals were unhappy with the camels attitude.

They complained to the Djinn of all deserts about the laziness of the camel.

Using magic the Djinn punished the camel with a Hump.

With the Hump on his back the camel joined the other animals and started working.
Choose the correct options.(Each correct answer carries 1 mark)

2.

c) knocked down the wall.

3.

c) summer

4.

b) Colombus

5.
6.

b) aprons
b) fifteen

C.

[ 5]

Comprehension passage (Each correct answer carries 1 mark)

7.

75 thousand

8.

Mashas

9.

real property

10.

immediate expense

11.

40 thousand

51=5

51=5

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D.12.

ESSAY

Content (60%)

Language, Style, Organization- (40%)

Exceptionally good essay

. 9 Marks

Good essay without mistakes

. 8 Marks

Good essay with a few mistakes

. 7-6 Marks

Correct answer with many mistakes

. 5-4 Marks

Answer with few points

.3-1 Marks

Irrelevant answer

. No Mark

SECTION - B (Learning Competency - Study skills)

15 Marks
Answer the following : (Each correct answer carries 2 marks)

II. A.
13.

1 10 = 10

5 2 = 10

Words whose origin is traced to individuals are known as Eponyms and the words derived form these
names are called Eponymous words. Any two examples.

. 2 Marks

14.

A thesaurus is a book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts. According to I.A.

15.

Richards, A Thesaurus is the opposite of a dictionary.

. 2 Marks
Note-making is done while reading a paragraph. Note-taking is done while listening to a lecture
or a talk.

16.
17.

They are bar charts, graphs, tree-diagrams, flow charts and pie charts.

18.
19.
20.
21.
22.

III. A.

Spotting the error and correcting it

(Each question carries one mark)
If you work hard, you will score good marks.
He described his trip to London.
WE sell wooden furniture.
I met a European at the airport.
They returned from Switzerland last Monday.
SECTION-C
(Occupational Competency - Job Skills)

Summary Writing :
23. Rough Draft

B.
24.

. 1 Mark

Bhagat, Chetan
Seth, Vikram

B.

. 2 Marks

. 2 Marks
51=5

15 Marks
5 Marks
. 1 Mark

Suitable Title

. 1 Mark

Fair Draft with all salient points

. 3 Marks

Responding to advertisement
Distribution of Marks

10 Marks

Senders address and date

. 1 Mark

Receivers address

. 1 Mark

Salutation and subscription

Subject and Reference

. 1 Mark
. 1 Mark

Body of the letter

. 2 Marks

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Resume / Bio - Data / Curriculum Vitae

. 3 Marks

Signature and superscription

. 1 Mark

(Maximum Marks can be awarded for a good response)

SECTION - D
(Strategic Competency - Life Skills)
Non Lexical fillers :
25. Hmm

5 Marks
21=2
. 1 Mark

Er

. 1 Mark

IV. A.

(or) any suitable non-lexical fillers.

B.26 Any three relevant instructions may be given marks. Any partial answer may also be given

marks

. 3 Marks

accordingly

SECTION - E (Creative Competency - Artistic / Literary Skills)

V. A.
Match the proverbs with their meanings :
(Each Question carries one mark)
Meanings
27.
c) Small savings make one rich.
28.

d) No one is perfect

29.

e) One can not succeed without hard work.

30.
31.

b) Be satisfied with what you have.

a) Always speak the truth

B.
Match the slogans with the products given below :
Question carries one mark)
32.

c) The word at a click

33.
34.

e) Handle with care

d) eye it buy it

35.

b) increase your word power.

36.

a) flawless writing

SECTION - F (Extensive Reading)

VI. 37 - 39 General Essay
Content (60%)

10 Marks
51=5

51=5

(Each

10 Marks

Language, Style, Organization- (40%)

Exceptionally good essay

. 9 Marks

Good essay without mistakes

. 8 Marks

Good essay with a few mistakes

Correct answer with many mistakes

. 7-6 Marks
. 5-4 Marks

Answer with few points

. 3-1 Marks

Irrelevant answer

. No Mark