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Pre-board examination of class – XII
You name.............. M. M. 70
All questions are important.
PART – A
1 . Read the passage carefully and answer the following question. 2 × 5=10
(1) Power foods are foods that provide rich levels of nutrients like fibre, potassium
and minerals. With people becoming increasingly health conscious today, a lot of
finess trainers encourage their clients to include these foods in their daily diet to
increase muscle development. There are various ways of incorporating power
foods in your daily diet. Of course, the key to enjoying power foods is proper
preparation of these foods, the use of season-fresh foods, and indentifying your
choice of flavour among power foods.
(2) Some of the recommended power food combinations are those that are
prepared in our kitchens on a regular basis. Take for instance, the combination of
chickpeas and onions. This combination is a powerful source of iron which is
required by the body to transport oxygen to its various parts. Iron deficiency can
lead to anaemia, fatigue, brain fog and tiredness. A study by the Journal of
Agricultural and Food Chemistry says that sulphur compounds in onion and garlic
help in the absorption of iron and zinc from chickpeas. The combination is a hit
with teenagers who need to be diligent about getting iron in their diet. A quick
way to prepare this power food is to make a chickpea salad with chopped onions,
chaat masala and cilantro.
(3) Another favourite combination with power food takers is yoghurt and bananas.
This makes for a perfect snack after a rough game of football. Exercising bums
glucose and thus lowers blood sugar. Yoghurt is packed with proteins that help
preserve muscle mass, and bananas are packed with carbohydrates that help in
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refuelling energy and preventing muscle soreness. A quick and easy recipe with
bananas is a banana smoothie topped with cool yoghurt.
(4) Among beverages, green tea is the best source of catechins that are effective in
halting oxidative damage to cells. According to researchers at the Purdue
University, adding a dash of lemon juice to green tea makes the catechins even
more easily absorbable by the body. So, the next time you have instead of are
friends serve them rounds of iced green tea with mint and lemon juice.
(a) What are power foods ?
(b) What are the rules regarding the partaking of power foods ?
(c) What is the advantage of including onions and garlic in our diet ?
(d) Suggest a quick recipe with chickpea and onions.
(e) Why is yoghurt and bananas, an enriching power food ?
Que. 2 Read the passage given below and answer the following questions. 2×5=10
About a hundred years ago, whenever an operation was performed, the patient
would cry out in agony because he felt the surgeon cut his flesh. But now serious
operations are performed without pain, and thousands of lives are saved. James
Simpson was the first to discover and use the pain-killing power of chloroform.
James was born into a poor family. So in his childhood, he not only helped his
father on holidays but also helped the village doctor.
But he was horrified by the dire suffering of the people who came to the hospital
for treatment. He now made it his life’s mission to find new inventions that would
prevent so much pain. Simpson did many experiments and finally discovered
chloroform. Now the patient is not afraid of the operation.
(a) Who discovered the pain-killing power of chloroform?
(b) What was James Simpson’s childhood like?
(c) What motivated James Simpson to find new inventions to prevent the pain?
(d) What did James Simpson finally discover?
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(e) How did the discovery of chloroform impact surgery?
PART – B
Que. 3 Read the stanza carefully and answer the following questions. 2×5=10
I lay in sorrow deep distressed:
My grief a proud man heard,
His looks were cold, he gave me gold.
But not a kindly word.
My sorrow passed I paid him back The gold he gave to me,
Then stood erect and spoke my thanks And blessed his charity.
I lay in want and grief, and pain A poor man passed my way He bound my head, he
gave me bread;
He watched me night and day;
How shall I pay him back again For all he did to me?
Oh, gold is great, but greater far Is heavenly sympathy.
—Charles Mackay
Question i. One day the poet was in
(a) trouble
(b) need of money
(c) need of a friend
(d) depression.
Question ii. The proud rich man offered the poet
(a) sympathy
(b) money
(c) bread
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(d) tea
Question iii. The poet was in a fix because
(a) He did not know how to pay back the rich arrogant man
(b) he does not know the poor man who served him so much
(c) he wanted to give money to the poor man but he did not have money
(d) He did not know how to pay him back for the service of the poor man.
Question iv. The poet realised in the last that
(a) the poor man was better than the rich man
(b) sympathy was more valuable than gold
(c) the rich man was better than the poor man
(d) money was the most important thing in the world.
Question v. The word that means opposite to sorrow is
(a) carelessness
(b) ability
(c) joy
(d) beauty.
( Writing )
Que. 4 Write an essay of the following. 5 marks
(a) Chandrayaan -3 (b) Covid-19 (c) Lockdown
Que. 5 You are Sarita. You are living at 243, Krishna Vihar, Aligarh. You are
worried about the rush injuries and accident on the roads. Write a letter to the
editor of a newspaper drawing attention to reckless driving. 5 marks
OR
You are Prem Singh,Bhakti Nagar,Vrindavan . You are much worried about the
rising prices these days. Write an letter to the editor of the Time of India, New
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Delhi. Asking the authoritiesto take, necessary steps and control the prices. 5
marks
( GRAMMAR )
Que. 6 Change the sentences . =5
a. Why did he eat food? ( change into Affirmative )
b. Where was you going? ( change into Present perfect )
c. My mother is cooking the supper ( change into question word )
d. Does his friend know this information about school? ( change into past
indefinite)
e. He does this work. ( past indefinite)
Que. 7 Translate the following into English. =5
सीता और गीता दोनों बहन थी वह एक दूसरे से हमेशा झगड़ा करते थे
एक दिन उनके पिता उन दोनों को बहुत डाटते है सीता और गीता बहुत
रोती है तब उनकी मां उनके पास आती है और उनको शांत करती है फिर
वह अपने मां के साथ रात का खाना बनाती है और सब खाना खाकर सो
जाते हैं जबकि सीधा आगे तक के पिता खाना नहीं खाते वह उदास बाहर
बैठे रहते हैं
( LITERATURE )
Que. 8 Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words ( any 3 ) 3×2= 6
marks
a. Who was Mukesh? What was his dream?
b. What did Saheb think about garbage?
c. What was written in the bulletin board?
d. What was Franz not good in study?
Que. 9 Answer any one the following questions in about 60 words 1×4= 4
marks
a. What did the Children and their parents think about the garbage meaning?
b. Why did M Hamel blame himself for the Franz studies?
c. Why do you think was little Franz afraid of being scolded?
d. How did the Narrator come over his fear of water?
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Que. 10 Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words ( any 3 ) 3×2= 6
marks
a. Who was Mourad’s father? What do we know about him from this story?
b. Why did Mourad bring the white horse near Aram’s house?
c. Write a short note about the character Khosrove.
d. Where did the narrator and his cousin hide the horse?
Que. 11 Write the central idea of poem " My mother at sixty six " 4 marks
