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Guess Paper 2013
Class- XII
Subject English
Q1. Read the following passage and answer the questions
1. In the hospital, I was thinking about the most exceptional people Ive known. They were the
ones who kept going when others quit; the ones who foun ways to o what everyone else
thought coulnt be one. They int !ust hol own a !ob or work har. They were reaching
eeper insie an fining something more. They mae a greater ifference. I ont believe they
woul have unerstoo these wors " #he hel the frame so we both coul see the inscription$ "
#the way I i.$
%. #I remember my parents an other aults in my hometown saying, #&tuy har an work har
but ont let your reams get too big. If you o that, youll only be isappointe.
'. #(earn to fit in an go along, they sai, )thats what successful people o. I got very goo at
fitting in an going along.$ *is voice traile off.
+. #,obert, youre going to hear the same kins of things from people aroun you. Theyre well"
intentione but theyre wrong. -hat if I hant accepte it. -hat if everyay I ha questione
yesterays efinition of my best. -hat if I listene to my own heart instea of their wors.
Then I might have kept looking eeper an giving the worl more of the best that was hien
insie me.$
/. #0n if I one that,$ he sai, #more of the best woul have come back tome, an to this
family, an to you, ,obert. 1ut it wont,$ he sai, #because I int o it.$
2. #&o this is my challenge to you"to live these wors.$ *e hane me the frame. There was no
glass in it; I ran my fingertips over the wors an felt the brittle paper . #1ut granfather,$ I sai,
not wanting to isappoint him but unsure of how to accomplish what he was asking me, #maybe
when Im oler...$
3. #0ge has nothing to o with it. 4very ay you can learn something more about who you are
an all the potential thats hien insie you. 4very ay you can choose to become more than
you have been. Im asking you straight right now.$
5. #1ut how.$
6. #1y looking insie yourself. 1y testing new possibilities. 1y searching for what matters most
to you, ,obert. 7ew of us ever o that for ourselves. Instea, we hol our breath. -e look
away. -e get by or go along. -e efen what we have been. -e say, #Its goo enough.$ I pray
you ont wake up one ay an say, #Ive been living my life wrong an now its too late to make
it right.$
18. 9oung as I was, I coul still see the pain his regret was causing him, an even then I
recogni:e that the gift he was giving me was as much in honesty as in the specific wors he
was so etermine for me to hear.
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11. #,obert, all of us are mostly unuse potential. Its up to you to become the most curious
person you know an to keep asking yourself, -hat is my best. >eep fining more of it every
ay to give to the worl. If you o that, I promise that more of the best than you can ever
imagine " an in many ways beyon money " will come back to you.$
1%. 0n it has. ?espite my struggles an mistakes along the way, I have learne that there are
opportunities, for each of us that exist beneath an beyon conventional thinking an self
impose limits. -hat my granfather reali:e too late that he ha not one, he challenge me
to o. In this book, I pass the challenge to you.

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@.a. -ho, accoring to the writer, are exceptional people. A%B
@.b. -hat, accoring to his parents, i successful people o. A%B
@.c. -hat oes one nee to o to become more than you have been? A%B
@.. 4xplain the phrase looking inside yourself. A1B
@.e. -hat i the writer learn from his struggles an mistakes. A1B
@.f. 7in wors from the passage which mean the same asC" A+x1B
aB of unusual high quality Apara 1B
bB har but easily broken Apara 2B
cB possibility for eveloping Apara 11B
B following accepte customs an traitions Apara 1%B
A.2. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: !
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Dosmetic surgery is the latest beauty mantra in Inia , as more an more people want to look
young an feel goo. 1e it a crooke nose, cleft lip or excessive boy flab, cosmetic surgery
can correct it all. Eoreover, in the last ecae , the popularity of meical tourism has soare
among people in evelope nations ue to the elevate cost of healthcare in their own
countries. 0 career as a cosmetic surgeon entails years of training an eveloping exceptional
skill. *owever, once establishe, clients will flow in. Dosmetic surgery entails speciali:ation in a
wie variety of arenas such as rhinoplasty Anose !obB, abominalplasty Atummy tuckB, otoplasty
Aear surgeryB, chin, cheek, an liposuction. The level of eucation is expaning in the fiel of
meical science, an the eman for cosmetic surgeons in Inia is at an all time high. Dosmetic
or aesthetic surgery is a fine tune branch of meicine an requires intensive training. 0fter an
E11& egree ,stuents woul have to pursue a three"year Easters in &urgery AE&B egree
an ecie upon their area of speciali:ation. The E& egree involves a house !ob, a !unior
resiency an a senior resiency for one year each. &tuents then have to give a issertation
for approval to the university, after which they can sit for the E& examinations. 0spiring
cosmetic surgeons nee to speciali:e in plastic an reconstructive surgery, also known as EDh
egree. 0nother option after E11& is the ?iploma Fational 1oar ?F1B, which is parallel to the
conventional meical system an offers various speciali:ation options incluing plastic an
cosmetic surgery. The basic requirement of a cosmetic surgeon is an elevate sense of
aesthetics an beauty. 0 sense an perception for the perfection of the human anatomy is vital
in cosmetic surgery.
?uring their practising years, stuents must aim to train uner renowne surgeons in the fiel,
an soak up as much as possible from their expertise. 1eing an apprentice to a goo surgeon
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will not only give you the much require exposure to the reality of the cosmetic operations but
will also buil your confience an client base. The practising years are crucial because in
cosmetic surgery, perfect results are essential. Eeical science is not a stagnant fiel, an
hence one must also keep abreast of the latest in the fiel of cosmetic surgery.
The biggest profit for a truly eicate cosmetic surgeon is the beautiful result of his work an
the clients satisfaction. 0fter training uner repute cosmetic surgeons, one can either seek
employment in a hospital as a full time surgeon or open up a private clinic, or o both. If you are
goo, people will come to you. -or of mouth is the best form of avertising for a cosmetic
surgeon. A+28worsB
aB Eake notes on the passage given above in any format using recogni:able abbreviations.
Give a suitable title to the passage. 5
bB -rite a summary base on the notes you have mae in about 58 wors. $
%ection & C Ad'anced (riting %#ills : '/ )ar#s
$) &tar 0caemy, a foreign language institute has been set up in your neighborhoo. The
institute is in collaboration with Inlingua International an boasts of state of the art lab facilities
an expert faculty. ?raft a non"classifie avertisement mentioning etails about the various
courses an languages being offere. The Institute also assures placement to iploma holers.
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The 4nglish ?epartment is organi:ing its 0nnual Inter"&chool 4xtempore. -rite a letter to Er.
&ahil Dhouhry, Dhief 4itor )Times ?aily, inviting him to be one of the !uges for the event.
9ou are ,itaH,amesh, <resient, 4nglish Dlub, The Gurukul Institute, Iasunhara. Gha:iaba.
+) 9ou are 0manH>anika <ant, <rincipal, ?0I &chool, 1ri! Iihar. Gha:iaba Jse the input given
below to write a letter of enquiry to the Dhairman, ?elhi 1us Dompany asking for etails
regaring availability of buses for school transport. Fumber of buses " capacity " flexible timings
" charges per kmHchil " security.
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What people read is what people believe. 9ou are concerne about the ongoing controversy
regaring meias role in sensationali:ing news, mouling public opinion an moral policing.
-rite a letter to the eitor emphasi:ing on meia responsibility. A%88 worsB
5) 0ccoring to you, the newspaper has a very important role in forming public opinion an
raising awareness regaring issues of social an public concern. The common man believes
that the information provie in the newspaper is authentic an reliable. 9ou are
9eshvikaHEilin. -rite a letter to the eitor of a national aily expressing your views on the
responsible role of newspapers.
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Teenagers toay are getting hooke on to the latest gagets. -rite an article on The
advantages of technology versus its adverse effects. )9ou are 0manH&hivangi Jse the input
given belowC A1/8worsB
adgets ! mobiles, ipos, computers,reater affluence ! easy availability,"mpact on health !
seentary lifestyle, obesity, eating habits; Impact on acaemic performance,#ocial impact !
absence of social interaction,"mproved communication ! global vision, easy connectivity, faster
information exchange.
,) To commemorate the 1/8th year of the mutiny of 15/3 your school is organi:ing a special
programme. 9ou are 0bhayH &imran, hea girl of *eritage &chool. <repare a talk to be
elivere on the occasion using the input given below. 7reeom struggle " sacrifice "
maintaining an strengthening emocracy " responsibility " challenges " new vision "
responsibility of nation builing
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9ou saw the following avertisement in the Times of Inia. 9ou think you are eligible to apply
for the post mentione. -rite an application in response to the avertisement. 0pplications are
invite by T*4 GJ,J>J( IF&TITJT4 a ivision of &ynergic Gurukul Institute <rivate (imite.
7or the post of *40?"*,, a mile management position, reporting to the *ea of the ?ivision,
in Gha:iaba.
0pplicant shoul be aroun '/ years of age with postgrauate qualification in *, from a
repute institution, shoul have minimum five years experience in *, functions. &houl be
conversant with the best *, practices in the inustry an shoul have implemente robust
performance monitoringHappraisal system an prouctivity linke incentive schemes. 0pply with
full particulars an the emoluments expecte, within a week to Er.1hanupartap.,chief *,
Eanager,EHs.,&ynergic Gurukul Institute <rivate (imite 1'H/D, Ganpati complex, Iasunhara,
Gha:iaba.
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Q 4) A) Read the e5tracts gi'en 6elow 7 answer the questions that follow: (+ "ar#s)
0n aske for some city money to feel in han
To try if it will not make our being expan,
0n give us the life of the )moving" pictures promise
That the party in power is sai to be keeping from us
iB -hy is the poet critical of the ruling government A%B
iiB 4xplain )make our being expan A1B
iiiB -hat oes life of the )moving pictures imply A1B
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1reak ; break open till they break the town
an show the chilren to green fiels, an
,un a:ure on gol sans make their worl
*istory theirs whose language is the sun.
aB -hat shoul they break. A1B
bB -hat kin of a worl oes the poet imagine for these chilren. A1B
cB -hat oes the wor )sun symboli:e. A%B
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Q!).Answer any three in $8+ words (25$9,)
aB*ow is inactivity ifferent from eath. -hat oes the poet mean by )to have no truck with
eath.
bB-hy o you think 0unt Kennifer create animals that are so ifferent from her own character.
-hat might the poet be suggesting through this ifference.
cB -hat is the poets familiar ache an why oes it return.
B )The hurt to the scenery woulnt be my complaint, says ,obert 7rost. -hat was his real
complaint.
eB -hat spreas the pall of esponence over our ark spirits. *ow is it remove.
Q9.Answer the following questions in $8+ words (5 5 2 9 1)
aB -hy o you think Ganhi consiere the Dhamparan episoe to be a turning point in his
life.
bB -hat is the example of national integration that 0sokmitran refers to.
cB -hat are ?enis 1rians views about interviews.
B )I crosse to oblivion an the curtain of life fell. -hy i ?ouglas make this remark.
eB 4xplain )7or chilren, garbage has a meaning ifferent from what it means to their
parents.
Q1. Answer he following in 125815 words. (1)
Dompare an contrast the character of the Ironmaster with that of his aughter.
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Domment on the significance of the title #Going <laces$.
Q11..Answer the following questions in $8+ words ( + 5 2 9 !)
aB -hat i the ewan o on hearing the threat of losing the !ob from the Eahara!a.
bB -hat efforts i Litkala"&a make to save her hair from being cut.
cB -hat arguments oes ?erry give to convince his mother why he wante to go to the ol
mans garen.
B In which context i Dharley say, #eggs were thirteen cents a o:en in 156+$.
Q12. Answer he following in 125815 words. (1)
#&houl -i:ar hit Eommy$ is not !ust a betime story but it raises certain moral questions.
Kustify.
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?r. &aaos character is an amalgamator of right an wrong. ?iscuss.
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