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Going Places-Full Explanation-Analysis-Flamingo Chapter-Class 12 English

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Preparation for HBSE Class XII English Exam 2025-Day 2

 Day 2-Preparation for HBSE Class XII English Exam 2025

 

Q1.Design an attractive and effective poster against the use of Drugs. ( Word limit- 50)

ü SAY NO TO DRUGS - JUST TODAY                            DRUGS MAY THRILL                         BUT THEY ONLY KILL ü EASY TO GET IN                        IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT ü DRUG ADDICTION BRINGS                       ONLY DESTRUCTION QUIT DRUGS TO SAVE YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY ISSUED IN PUBLIC INTEREST BY PUBLIC HEALTH HARYANA

 

 

Q2.You are Ravi/ Sapna. You saw the advertisement in the newspaper below and want to apply for the advertised position.

REQUIRED - Computer operator -Young Male or Female Preferred- Skills and Qualifications-• Diploma in computer from a recognized university-• Computersavvy-• Good communication skills-• Experience 2 years-. J.S PVT, LTD.

Apply within 10 days to Director, J.S. Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

Write a letter to the Director, J.S. Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai along with your bio-data in 120-150 words applying for the post advertised.

Sample Answer:

45, Azamnagar

Narnaul

 

1st April 2024

 

The Director

J.S. Pvt Ltd.

Mumbai

 

Subject: Application for the post of Computer Operator

 

Sir,

This is in response to your advertisement published in ‘The Hindu’ dated 29th March 2024 for the post of computer operator in your esteemed organization. I wish to apply for the same. I am a young man of 25. I am active and smart. I possess good communication

skills. I am well-versed in English and Hindi. I am computer savvy also. I have earned my diploma in computer application from Hartron, Bhiwani. I have two years of experience in the field. I assure you that if you give me an opportunity,  I will not disappoint you. I am herewith enclosing my bio-data for your kind perusal and consideration.

Thanking you.

Yours sincerely

Ravi

BIO-DATA

1.   Name: Ravi

2.   Father’s name : Pawan Kumar

3.   Mother’s name: Sushila Devi

4.   Date of Birth: 19 September 1999

5.   Address: 45, Azamnagar, Narnaul

6.   Nationality: Indian

7.   Category: General

8.   Sex: Male

9.   Marital status: Unmarried

10.                   Educational Qualification:

Sr. no	Class	Board/ University	Percentage
1	X	B.S.E.H., Bhiwani	80%
2	XII	B.S.E.H., Bhiwani	82%
3	Computer	Harton	76%

11. Experience: Two years as a Computer Operator in M&V Pvt Ltd.

12. Language known: English and Hindi

13. References :

1 Mr Somdutt Gangaria

Senior Manager, SMRH, New Delhi

2. Mr. Mohit Datrata

Senior Manager L&T Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

 

Date: 1st April 2024

 Place : Narnaul

 

Q4.Your school has recently celebrated ‘The Tree Plantation Week’ by organizing several Inter-House competitions, highlighting the need for ecological balance for man’s happiness. As the secretary of the Eco Club of your school, prepare a report in 120-150 words for your school newsletter. You are Visnu/ Devika.

 

Answer:

                                           Tree Plantation Week

                                             [A Report by Visnu]

 

 Kotla Kalan:

 5th March 2024,

 

Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Kothal Kalan, celebrated ‘Tree Plantation Week’ only recently. The “Tree Plantation Week” was launched by the Principal and the students on the morning of 25th February 2024. About 250 saplings were planted on the campus. 

The Principal delivered an impressive speech on this occasion and motivated the students to plant at least one sapling in his house. Many inter-house competitions were organized to put stress on the need for ecological balance for man’s happiness. The poster-making competition, slogan writing competition, poetry recitation competition etc. were organized. 

A skit demonstrating the importance of trees was staged by the students. The teachers and the students vowed to plant more trees and make this world green. The winners were awarded on the last day of the week. Thus, the Tree Plantation Week was a great success.

 राजकीय वरिष्ठ माध्यमिक विद्यालय, कोथल कलां में हाल ही में ‘वृक्षारोपण सप्ताह’ मनाया गया।

 25 फरवरी 2024 की सुबह प्रधानाचार्य और विद्यार्थियों द्वारा ‘वृक्षारोपण सप्ताह’ का शुभारंभ किया गया। परिसर में लगभग 250 पौधे लगाए गए। इस अवसर पर प्रधानाचार्य ने प्रभावशाली भाषण दिया और विद्यार्थियों को अपने घर में कम से कम एक पौधा लगाने के लिए प्रेरित किया। 

मनुष्य की खुशहाली के लिए पारिस्थितिकी संतुलन की आवश्यकता पर जोर देने के लिए कई अंतर-सदनीय प्रतियोगिताएं आयोजित की गईं। पोस्टर बनाने की प्रतियोगिता, नारा लेखन प्रतियोगिता, कविता पाठ प्रतियोगिता आदि का आयोजन किया गया। विद्यार्थियों द्वारा वृक्षों के महत्व को प्रदर्शित करने वाली एक नाटिका का मंचन किया गया। शिक्षकों और विद्यार्थियों ने अधिक से अधिक वृक्ष लगाने और इस दुनिया को हरा-भरा बनाने की शपथ ली। विजेताओं को सप्ताह के अंतिम दिन पुरस्कृत किया गया। इस प्रकार वृक्षारोपण सप्ताह एक बड़ी सफलता रही।

Preparation For Exam-HBSE-Class XII-English-Day One-2024

 Preparation For Exam-HBSE-Class XII-English

Day -1-2024

(A) The Creative Club of Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Narnaul is going to organise a Fancy Dress Competition. Draft a notice in about 50 words to be put up on the school’s notice board inviting the students to participate. Invent necessary

details. Sign yourself as Anjali/ Shivam.

 

GOVT. SR. SEC. SCHOOL, NARNAUL                                      NOTICE                    FANCY DRESS COMPETITION Date: 15th April 2024 All the students are informed that the Creative Club of our school is going to organize a ‘ Fancy Dress Competition as per the details given below;                        Date : 23rd April 2024                              Time: 9 A.M.                    Venue: School’s auditorium The students who want to participate in the above-said competition must give their names to the undersigned by 21st April 2024. For more information contact the undersigned. Anjali ( Secretary of Creative Club)

 

                                            OR

(B) You want to sell the first floor of your newly constructed house. Draft an advertisement to be published in a local daily under classified columns. ( word limit 50 words)

 

FOR SALE Available on the first floor of a newly constructed house for sale. Three bedrooms with attached baths, drawing room, fully furnished, plastic paint, park facing, parking facility. Location – 735, Jawahar Nagar, New Delhi. Selling price – 5000000/- . No bargaining! Interested parties can contact: 735, Jawahar Nagar, New Delhi Mob.- 96xxxxxx67 E.mail – nanju@ gmail.com

Q.2. Read the passage given below                              5 marks

1. How does television affect our lives? It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that they watch. Television can increase our knowledge of the outside world; there are high-quality programmes that help us understand many fields of study, science, medicine, the arts and so on. Moreover, television benefits very old people, who can not often leave the house as well as patients in the hospitals. It also offers non-native speakers the advantage of daily informal language practice. They can increase their vocabulary and practise listening.

2. On the other hand ,there are several serious disadvantages of television. Of course, it provides us with a pleasant way to relax and spend our free time, but in some countries, people watch the ‘ boob-tube’ for an average of six hours or more a day.

Many children stare at a television screen for more hours each day than they do anything else, including studying and sleeping. It is clear that the tube has a powerful influence on their lives and that its influence is often negative.

3. Recent studies show that after thirty second of television , a person’s brain ‘relaxes’ the same way that it does before the person falls asleep. Another effect of television on the human brain is that it seems to cause poor oncentration. Children who view a lot of television can often concentrate on a subject for only fifteen to twenty minutes. They can pay attention only for the amount of time between commercials.

4. Another disadvantage is that television is often cause people to dissatisfied with their own lives. Real life does not seem as exciting to these people as the lives of actors on the screen. To many people, television becomes more real than reality and their own lives seem boring. Also many people get upset or depressed when they can’t solve problems in real life as quickly as television actors seem to.

5. Before a child is fourteen years old, he or she views eleven thousand murders on the tube. He or she begins to believe that there is nothing strange about fights, killings and other kinds of violence. Many studies show that people become more violent after certain programmes. They may even do the things that they saw in a violent show.

6.The most negative effect of the ‘boob-tube’ might be people’s addiction to it. People often feel a strange and powerful need to watch television even when they don’t enjoy it. Addiction to a television screen is similar to drug or alcohol addiction. People almost never believe they are addicted.

Based on the understanding of the passage, make notes using headings and subheadings or in points. Use recognizable abbreviations ( wherever necessary, a minimum four).              Also, supply an appropriate title to it.

Answer:

2 Note Making 5 marks

Title 1 mark, Abbreviation 1 mark, content 3 marks

Notes

Title : People’s Addiction To T.V. ( Accept any other appropriate title also)

(1 ) T.V. Helpful to People

1.1 Knowldg. Of outside world

1.2 Good progms. Of science, medicines & arts

1.3 Language practice for non native speakers

(2 ) Disadvantages of T.V.

2.1 people watch T. V. for six hrs a day

2.2 children watch T.V. more than studng. & sleeping

2.3 T.V.’s influence negt.

(3) T.V. Causes Poor Concentration

3.1 Children’sstudies suffer

3.2 makes people dissatisfied with their lives

3.3 becomes more real than reality

(4) Violence on Screen Affects Children

4.1 children watch murders on T.V.

4.2 Peopl. Get excited

4.3 T. V. addiction is like drug addiction

Abbreviations

1 Knowldg. ---------------- knowledge

2 people - ------------- people

3 progms ---------------- programmes

4 hrs --------------- hours

(A) You are Renu/ Rahul of Mahendergarh, Haryana. Using the information given below in the input, together with your own ideas, write a letter to the Editor of The Indian Express, Rohtak, about the misuse and poor maintenance of the public park in your area.

Hints: Public park misused—not properly maintained – wedding parties cause havoc –encroachment – gardeners neglecting the upkeep of the park.

 

Model Answer

H.N.212, Model Town,

Mahendergarh

 

1st May 2024

 

The Editor

The Indian Express

Rohtak

 

Subject : Misuse and poor maintenance of public park

 

Sir/Madam

Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I wish to draw the kind attention of the general public and concerned authorities to the misuse and poor maintenance of Hudda Park, near Rao Tularam Square, Mahendergarh. The park has been converted into a

dumping ground for heaps of dirt. It used to be a lush green park with seasonal plants and flowers. But constant neglect and misuse has made it the ugliest spot of the area. Now it has become the favourite spot of the anti-social elements. Though two gardeners have been appointed to maintain this park but they do next to nothing to beautify it. Therefore, on behalf of the residents of the locality I request you to make the authorities intervene in this matter immediately.

I hope the concerned authorities will take prompt action to restore the beauty of the park.

 

Thanking you.

 

Yours faithfully

Renu

Theme of Lost Childhood in "My Mother at Sixty-Six"

 Theme of Lost Childhood in "My Mother at Sixty-Six"

The poem explores the inevitability of ageing and the loss of innocence in childhood. The poet Kamala Das reflects on her mother's deteriorating health during a drive to the airport. She is struck by her mother's frailty, comparing her to a lifeless, pale corpse. The poet’s emotional turmoil is evident as she struggles to mask her fear of separation. The juxtaposition of life and death is apparent in the vibrant children playing outside and the decaying figure of her mother. The poet concludes with a bittersweet farewell, feigning optimism to comfort herself and her mother. The poem's poignancy lies in its universality—everyone fears the loss of a parent, yet this cycle of life is inevitable. It highlights the transient nature of life and the enduring bond between parent and child.

Indigo Class 12 in Hindi | Full ( हिंदी में ) Explained

CBSE Class 12th Flamingo Value Based Questions

What did Gandhiji do for the social and cultural upliftment of the people of Chapman?

 What did Gandhiji do for the social and cultural upliftment of the people of Chapman?

Ans. After solving the problems of the peasants in Champaran, Gandhiji, worked for the social and cultural upliftment of the people there. He engaged teachers and doctors to serve the people. The health conditions were very bad there. His team of volunteers taught women about their personal hygiene. They were also taught how to keep their surroundings clean.

Why was the peddler surprised when the crofter opened the door with a smile?

 Why was the peddler surprised when the crofter opened the door with a smile?

Ans- The peddler was never welcomed as a guest at any door whenever he knocked it for shelter. But the crofter opened the door with a smile and allowed him to enter the cottage. It was a big surprise for the peddler. He was duly entertained and served with food by the crofter.

Why did the poet suppress her pain in the presence of her mother at the airport?

 

Ans. While travelling with her mother in her car to Cochin airport, she noticed her mother's face very closely. It looked pale like the face of a dead person. She was shocked and afraid that her mother would not live for more time. But she suppressed her worry. She does not want to show her sad face to her mother. So, she gave a broad smile to her mother.

'The Enemy’- describe any two ways in which Sadao's father influenced his life.

Concerning 'The Enemy’, describe any two ways in which Sadao's father influenced his life. 

Ans. Dr. Sadao’s. father influenced him in several ways. But, the most important qualities he imbibed in his personality are discipline and patriotism. Discipline made him learn his subject deeply and become a famous surgeon and scientist. He respected his father’s wish for his marriage to a girl of Japanese origin. He saved the life of a wounded American soldier. It shows his love for human values. He told all about the American soldier to the General, it shows his patriotism,

Why does Sophie’s father look at her with disgust?

 Q10. Why does Sophie’s father look at her with disgust, when Geoff says, ‘Sophie’s met Danny Casey’?

Ans. Geoff told his father that Sophie had met Danny Casey. Then he looked at her in disgust. Actually, he disliked Sophie’s wild stories. He thought that it would be her other fantasy. He  also warned her that her habit of cooking wild stories would one day land her in trouble

Two contrasting worlds in Aunt Jennifer's Tigers

  Q9. What kind of two contrasting worlds have been created in the poem ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’ by Adrienne Rich?

 Ans. Adrienne Rich creates two worlds in this poem. One is of beautiful tigers moving proudly and confidently in the world of green. The second one is Aunt Jennifer’s. She is shown as a weak, old, and terror-stricken woman. The tigers are bright and yellow against the green background. They are the symbols of power and fearlessness. But, the woman in the poem in the man-dominated world is old timid, suppressed dependent, and unconfident.

Lost Spring-Anees Jung-Word-meanings

 Word-meanings: Lost Spring

1.                   Rag-picker: any who picks up torn clothes, waste material lying here and there कूड़ा करकट चुनने वाले

2.                   to enact a law: to make a law: Laws are enacted by governments. बनाना

3.                   excerpt: /ˈek.sɜːpt/ extract, passage, a piece of text

4.                   scrourging: Here the job of the rag-pickers searching valuables from the garbage is not less than a scourge (that also means a punishment) :scourge: /skɜːdʒ/: something that causes a great trouble कड़ी मेहनत करते हुए कुछ ढूढ़ने में सफल होना

5.                   mutters: speaks in a low voice दबी आवाज़ में कुछ बोलना,

6.                   glibly: Root word is glib, and it means to speak in a confident way, but it lacks in careful thought and honesty बिना विचारे परन्तु विश्वाश के साथ कुछ बोलना

7.                   embarrassed [/imbær.st/feeling shyशर्मिंदगी महसूस की): Do not ask about his personal life. He will feel embarrassed.

8.                   bleak (charmless उदास, अंधकारमय , उजाड़ , निराशाजनक) world: Shaheb lived in a bleak world

9.                   he roams (बिना उद्देश्य के घूमना wanders about) the streets with his friends:

10.            he shuffles (बदलना, Here it means: feels uncomfortable) his feet and says nothing. यहाँ पर इसका अर्थ असुखद महसूस करना है

11.            this is only an excuse to explain away a perpetual (जो निरन्तर हो unending) state of poverty..   

12.            the temple, which was now drowned  डूबा हुआ, छाया हुआ  in an air of desolation उजाड़, निर्जनता misery and loneliness). Drown in something means that is lost or covered in. It is a phrasal verb. If we say the village is drowned in darkness, it means darkness has covered the whole village.

13.            the barefoot rag-pickers leads me to Seemapuri, a place on the periphery बाहरी हिस्सा, जैसे गांव में फिरनी होती है  (/pəˈrɪf.ər.i/ outer part) of Delhi                                             

14.            yet miles away from it, metaphorically प्रतीकात्मक तरीके से  (/ˌmet.əˈfɒr.ɪ.kəli/ symbolically).          

15.             Seemapuri was then a wilderness (निर्जन, जहाँ कोई न रहता हो area not in use).

16.            with roofs of tin and tarpaulin, devoid (रहित  lacking in के बिना  ) of sewage

17.             ….say a group of women in tattered (torn) saris          

18.            … you don’t stop scrounging (मेहनत करते हुए ढूढ़ना searching intenselyगहनता के साथ  ), for there is hope of finding more.    

19.            it has acquired (उपलब्ध करना  achieved) the proportions (equalities) समानता of a fine art.

20.             For the children it is wrapped in wonder: covered: लिपटा हुआ

21.        for the elders it is a means of survival. जीवित रहने का एक साधन

22.              “I like the game,” he hums, content (संतुष्ट satisfied) to watch it standing behind the fence.

23.            The fact that they are discarded (फेंका हुआ  thrown out) shoes of some rich boy,

24.            But the game he is watching so intently (बहुत ध्यान के साथ with full interest) is out of his reach

25.            His dream looms (appears unclear) like a mirage amidst the dust of streets अस्पष्ट सा दिखाई देना, एक भ्रम की तरह

26.                with high temperatures, in dingy (छोटी सी  small) cells कोठरियां   without air and light

27.            where they slog (गुज़ारना  drag) their daylight hours,

28.            Mukesh’s eyes beam (चमक जाती हैं shine) as he volunteers (स्वयं सेवा में लगाना देना  offers himself) to take me home,

29.            We walk down stinking (बदबूदार giving out foul smell) lanes choked (भरी हुई stuffed) with garbage, past homes that remain hovels (झुग्गी झोंपड़ियां small and dirty homes) with crumbling (about to fall down) walls, wobbly doors,  no windows, …

30.            crowded with families of humans and animals coexisting in a primeval (​ ancient) state आदिकालीन, पुरातन

31.            bangs a wobbly (जो डगमगाता हो, गिरने के कगार पर हो shaky) iron door with his foot, and pushes it open.

32.        We enter a half-built shack  शेड या झोपड़ीनुमा

33.            is a firewood stove over which sits a large vessel of sizzling   गरमागरम, तपता हुआ, पकता हुआ  spinach leaves.

34.            In this case the elder is an impoverished (गरीबी से ग्रस्त  poverty-stricken) bangle maker.

35.            he has failed to renovate (नवीनीकरण repair/modernise) a house, send his two sons to school.

36.            lie in mounds (ढेर heaps) in unkempt (अस्त-व्यस्त)

बेतरतीब में ,untidy) yards, are piled on four-wheeled handcarts,

37.            the narrow lanes of the shanty (small छोटा) town.

38.            And in dark hutments, झोंपड़ियां next to lines of flames of flickering टिमटिमाते हुए  oil lamps

39.            It symbolises an Indian woman’s suhaag, auspiciousness (पवित्रता  sanctity) in marriage

40.            It will dawn (occur) on her suddenly one day when her head is draped (ढके हुए covered) with a red veil, …

41.            The young men echo the lament (रोना, दुखी होना, grieve over) of their elders.

42.            Years of mind-numbing toil have killed all initiative and the ability to dream.  अगुआई, शुरुआत                            

43.             young men who have fallen into the vicious circle of middlemen who trapped their fathers and forefathers. कुचक्र

44.            We are the ones who will be hauled (dragged) up by the police, beaten and dragged to jail for doing something illegal,” they say. घसीट कर लाये जाएंगे   या किसी केस में फंसा लिए जायेंगे

45.                    They talk endlessly in a spiral that moves from poverty to apathy (indifference) भावनाओ की कमी, उदासीनता  to greed and to injustice.

46.              burdened by the stigma of caste in which they are born धब्बा, दाग

47.            He is content to dream of cars that he sees hurtling (moving at a high speed) down the streets of his town. दौड़ती हुई