up board half yearly exam paper class 12 english full solutions
up board class 12th english half yearly exam paper full solutions 2023
कक्षा 12वी अंग्रेजी यूपी बोर्ड अर्द्धवार्षिक परीक्षा पेपर 2023 का सम्पूर्ण हल
Half Yearly Examination
Class –12th
Subject – English
code .MVP
Time 3:15H M.N.100
Note-All questions are compulsory.
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions:
(a) Famous physicist, cosmologist, and writer stephen hawking died on a wednesday morning, He was born on 8 January, 1942, exactly 300 years after Galileo died, and he died on 14 march, 2010. Which happen to be his old rival Albert Einstein's birthday.
(b) Comedy lies in the timing. Professor Hawkins knew this and over the years, became incredibly proficient at the art of the comedic pause. It a tough art to master.
(c) Life would be tragic if it was not funny. Professor Hawking had once said and clearly enjoyed not only observing the humour in the world, but also pointing it out. We felt that this massively brilliant man watches the same television we do, and that's a genuinely comforting thought. Professor Hawkins was an extraordinary man who loved ordinary things. years
(i) Who was born exactly three hundred after the death of Galilo?
Ans.stephen hawking was born on 8 January, 1942, exactly 300 years after Galileo died
(ii) What did Hawking say about the life?
Ans.Life would be tragic if it was not funny. Professor Hawking had once said and clearly enjoyed not only observing the humour in the world, but also pointing it out.
(iii) What was peculiar about professor?
Ans.Professor Hawkins was an extraordinary man who loved ordinary things
Section -B
2. Write a letter to the editor of the statesman about poor drainage system in your locality.
Ans.
To,
The Editor
The Statesman,
Chowringhee Square
Kanpur-204478
Subject -Bad condition of drains in Ward No.17
Sir,
Please allow me a column in your esteemed and well-circulated daily to express my grievance against the deplorable condition of the drains in Ward No.17 of Kanpur.
The condition of drains in our locality is so deplorable. As most of the drains have not been repaired for a long time and are full of dirt, waste tea cups, carry bags and rubbish, they are not in a condition to release huge wastewater from our locality. As most of the drains are in stagnant condition, the nuisance of flies and mosquitoes is on the rise day by day. The foul smell spreading from the drains causes an unhealthy atmosphere. Above all, the problem of waterlogging during heavy downpours is a common event in our locality. Now the people of our Ward are not at ease because of this poor drainage system. Though the authorities have been informed of the problem, they remain indifferent.
Under these circumstances, I appeal to the Mayor of Kolkata to take immediate steps to repair the drains of our locality for the well-being of the common people.
Yours Faithfully
(Your name)
A permanent resident of Ward No.17
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
3. Write a descriptive article on any one of the following (240 words):
(a) misuses of science
(b) increasing pollution
Ans– Pollution is a threat to our environment and the living organisms in it. It is quite sad that pollution is caused by the irresponsible actions of man towards nature. Our Earth provides us with food and shelter, whereas we exploit its resources for fulfilling our selfish needs. We become greedy and start using natural resources impulsively without considering its consequences. We contaminate the water bodies by throwing waste into it, which harms the water bodies' organisms. We have disrupted the natural balance of various gases in the atmosphere by contaminating it with the vehicles plying on the roads. Even manufacturing factories that release harmful gases into the atmosphere contribute to air pollution. When we use pesticides and fertilizers and do excessive farming on a piece of land, the soil on the land loses its natural minerals. Noise pollution can result in loss of hearing due to loud noises produced by factories, jets, airplanes, and other vehicles. It damages our ears.
(c) importance of women's education
4. Make notes from the following:
Antartica because of her simple ecosystem and lack of biodiversity is the perfect place to study how little changes can have big consequent action. Take the microscopic phytoplankton-those grasses of the sea nourish entire ocean food chain. They assimitate carbon and synthesise organic compomnds in the process called photosynthesis. A further depletion in the ozone layer will effect the activities of phytoplankton.
अपने सरल पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र और जैव विविधता की कमी के कारण अंटार्कटिका यह अध्ययन करने के लिए एक आदर्श स्थान है कि कैसे छोटे परिवर्तन बड़े परिणामी कार्रवाई कर सकते हैं। सूक्ष्म फाइटोप्लांकटन को लें-समुद्र की वे घासें संपूर्ण समुद्री खाद्य श्रृंखला का पोषण करती हैं। वे कार्बन को आत्मसात करते हैं और प्रकाश संश्लेषण नामक प्रक्रिया में कार्बनिक यौगिकों का संश्लेषण करते हैं। ओजोन परत में और कमी से फाइटोप्लांकटन की गतिविधियां प्रभावित होंगी।
Section- C
5. Transform the following as directed
(a) They said to me, "Have you completed your work?"
Ans.They asked me if whetheer I had completed my work then
(b) Manu said to saumya, "Why are you helping her?"
6. Do as directed
(a) Iron is the most costly metal. (positive degree)
(b) Shalini is a wise girl. (negative)
7. Combine the following sentence:
(a) The sun rose. The fog disappeared (simple sentence)
(b) He is going to Meerut. He wants to study there. (simple sentence]
8. Correcct the following.
(a) The climate of Delhi is better than Shimla.
(b) Ram is more better than his brother.
9. Write antonyms.(any three)
(a) sharp
Ans.blunt
(b) dynamic
Ans.half-hearted
(c) guilty
Ans.Good
(d) knowledge
10. Write one word:
(a) one who knows everything
Ans.omniscient
(b) that which can not be seen through
Ans.invisible'.
11. Make sentence with following idioms (any three)
(a) at daggers drawn
(b)black sheep
Ans.a person who has done something bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his or her family: He's the black sheep of the family.
(c) break the ice
Ans.to do or say something that makes people who do not know each other feel more comfortable: I tried to break the ice by talking to the people next to me about the weather.
(d) a bed of roses
Ans.farming is no bed of roses"
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Section D
12. Answer the following in detail (200 words)
(a) What could be some of the reasons for the migration of the people from village to cities?
or
(b) How did Douglas overcome his fear of water?
Ans.When Douglas grew up, he took the help of an instructor to learn swimming. His training went on from October to April. For three months he was taken across the pool with the help of a rope. As he went under, terror filled him and his legs froze. The instructor taught him to exhale under water and inhale through raised nose. He made him kick his legs to make them relax. Then he asked him to swim. He continued swimming from April to July. Still all terror had not left. He swam two miles across Lake Wentworth and the whole length to the shore and back of Warm Lake. Then he overcame his fear of water.
13. Answer the following briefly (any two) in 60 words:5
(a) Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles factory?
Ans.Glass blowing, welding and soldering pieces of glass are all health hazards.
Even the dust from polishing the glass of bangles adversely affects the eyes and even adults go blind. Thus, the surroundings, prevailing conditions and the type of job involved-all prove risky to the health of the workers.
(b) Whan did the writer join the Y.M.C.A and why?
Ans.The writer joined the YMCA pool when he was ten or eleven years old. The narrator William Douglas join the YMCA pool as he wanted to learn swimming.
(c) What made the peddler finally change his ways?
14. Write central idea of (any one) 7
(a) An elementary school classroom in a slum
(b) keeping quiet
Ans.
Central Idea of the Poem
In this poem, Pablo Neruda has emphasised the importance of introspection. Man has become very selfish and his own actions cause him many miseries. The world today stands divided by the man-made boundaries of caste, creed, race, religion, language, culture, nationality and geographicail divisions. We need to rise above these small issues and look at the larger picture. The poet talks about the necessity of creating a feeling of mutual understanding among human beings and discusses the need of maintaining peace.
15. Answer the following briefly in (any two) 60 words.
(a) What prediction was made at tiger king's birth?
Ans.He came to be known as tiger king as at his birth it was predicted by the royal astrologer that he would be killed by a tiger. And to disprove this prediction he started killing the tigers indiscriminately and killed 99 tigers.. Moreover, he was ferocious like a tiger.
(b) How did the author travel to Antartica?
Ans – The author travelled to Antarctica on a Russian research vessel' Akademik Shokalskiy. He travelled over 100 hours in combination of a car, aeroplane and a ship.
(c) Why is the average global temperature increasing?
16. Answer the following in detail (200 words)
(a) Why is Antartica the place to go to understand the Earth's present, past and future?
Ans.The ice-sheets are breaking, and thus, global warming is setting in. Also, the beauty of the existing ice covered oceans is a source of inspiration to do whatever is possible to save and preserve its natural resources. Thus, Antarctica is definitely the place to go to understand the world.
or
(b) Give an account of how the hundreth tiger was found and hunted down.
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