English

Class XII (Set B)

Answer Key

1a. iii. it was not possible to measure the outcome

b. ii. there were observation errors that went undetected
c. iii. 1914
d. ii. Einstein realized that he had made a mistake in calculations
e. General theory of relativity.
f. light was made of tiny particles (Newton had called them corpuscles) which would be attracted
by a massive body. It would, therefore, bend the ray slightly.
g. Einstein realised that he had made a mistake in calculations, and the inability on the part of the
astronomers gave him time to redo his calculations and make the corrections.
h. curved space and time a highly complicated mathematical concept not understood by
many.
i. Brazil, Crimea, Island of Principe in Spanish Guinea
j. The preparation for carrying out the observations to prove Einsteins theory of relativity.
k i. absorbing ii. rare

2 a. (ii) She wants to serve as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

b. (i) freeing them from bonded labour.

c Malala was shot she travelled on a school bus in response to her campaign for girls education.
d. Satyarthis organization has liberated more than 80000 children from bonded labour across
India and has networks of activities in more than 100 countries.
e. The extra symbolism in the pairing of the awardees was the linking of neighbouring countries
that have been in conflict for decades.
f. The others are literature prize winner Frenchman Patrick Modiano and economics prize winner
Jean Tirole.
g. Malala maintains that those who oppose girls education are either uneducated or have been
indoctrinated.
h. According to Satyarthi, millions of children are deprived of their childhood, their freedom,
education and health.
i. i. Indoctrinated (ii) Plight

Note making
3. Title 1 mark
Notes 3
Abbreviation 1
Summary 3

4. Format 1
Content 2
Grammatical accuracy 1

5. Format 1
Content 3
Grammatical accuracy 2

6. Format 1
Content 5
Grammatical accuracy 4

7. Format 1
Content 5
Grammatical accuracy 4

8. a. Fear of losing her mother to death.

b. It resurfaced as the mother had become very frail, old and weak; made her fear that mother
might die soon.
c. Simile: the mothers face has been compared to the late winter moon.
d. Smiled more than was required; the narrator was sad and afraid; did not even wish to think
about it, wanted to hide the thought from her mother.
OR
a. Shakespeare is described as wicked as he tempts the children to the outside world and his
works lure the children to engage in stealing.
b. Children feel despair and hopelessness.
c. From fog to endless night means early morning to late night. Every day is the same for the
slum children
d. gloomy, dreary, lack of opportunities.

9a. Arouse feelings of patriotism; French had been overpowered by

the Prussians; were being compelled to give up things that were
typically French; last message to salvage their national pride.

b. . Hundredth tiger: a wooden toy, roughly made; sliver of wood

resulted in the king getting a serious sore that led to his death;
a punishment for killing so many tigers.

c. Deals with social injustice and class inequalities The poet describes the plight of the slum
children. They are destined to be poor, with no escape from it.He distinguishes the elite from the
poor. The poem also discusses about the shear negligence of the Govt. the authorities etc towards
the poor. The poem also highlights the importance of education and the poet says that the fruits
of education and the freedom should reach this downtrodden society.

d. When the author asked the children why they were always barefoot , one said it was because
his mother had not pulled his shoes from the shelf while the other explanation was that it was a
tradition in their community to walk barefoot. The author did not quite believe it and realized
that it was their perpetual state of poverty which was responsible for their moving around in that
manner.
e. Mukeshs grandmother views bangle making as the destiny of her family. Her husbands
blindness, their misfortune and impoverished condition, she feels, are ordained by destiny. Years
of suffering makes her accept everything in the name of karma or fate.
f. The poet has compared her mother to the "late winter's moon" to convey the idea of her old
age. The winter is a traditional symbol of death and moon, particularly the pale one is associated
with decay and mood swings. The mother's pale, bloodless and wrinkly face together with her
grey hair give her the look of a "late winter's moon".

10. Value points:

1. Saheb no longer a free bird.
2. stopped collecting garbage; taken up work at a tea stall.
3. not happy at the change, though he earns a small salary and gets food.
4. Mukesh, son of bangle maker free-spirited.
5. wishes to break free from the traditional occupation of banglemaking.
6. become a motor mechanic and drive a motor car.
7. Mukesh denotes optimism, hope for poor underprivileged children.
Or
Accuracy & expression: (2 Marks)
Content (4 Marks)

Value points:
1. predictions made that prince to beware of the 100th tiger; tiger to be the cause of his death.
2. grew up obsessed by killing tigers.
3. decided he would prove the astrologer wrong.
4. ignored all his duties to his state.
5. introduced thoughtless laws to reach his target.
6. all resources directed for this.
7. tiger population grew extinct in his state.
8. married a princess whose state had a vast tiger population; visited his in- laws in order to reach
his target.
9. died due to a wooden tiger, the 100th one took his final revenge.

11. Strong will to ensure that all children get basic education
- A sense of commitment
- Wanting to help children
- Say no to child labour
- To do something for the society

1. Mukesh, Savita and Saheb are victims of child labour

2. Mukesh and Saheb are victims of societys apathy
- What should be our attitude towards them.
- Complete understanding of their situation
- To create awareness in the society about the underprivileged
- To garner support from youngsters and start night school
- Not to look down upon them

3. None of them know that it is illegal for children like him to work in the glass furnaces with
high temperatures, in dingy cells without air and light. As citizens of this country what do you
think is our duty? What steps can youngsters like you take to reduce the scourge of poverty?
- Work with NGOs and create awareness on rights and duties
- Provide education to these children
 - Educate their parents about the ills and dangers of making their children work in
inhuman conditions
- Create co-operatives to provide soft loan for these people
OR
- Awareness of our rich tradition
- Take pride in our language/culture
- At the same time, refrain from linguistic chauvinism
- Participate and promote discussions and debates in regional languages
- Have flexible approach learn Indian languages alongside foreign languages
1. Adults and children at Alsace were indifferent to their mother tongue
My last French Lesson! Why I hardly learned how to write! I should never learn
anymore! I must stop there then.
The problem of wastage school dropouts and illiteracy/backwardness still
plagues our country. What qualities on the part of the administration, educationists and
youth do you think will help to surmount this hurdle?

2. It was their way of thanking their master for his 40 years of faithful service and
of showing respect for the country that was their no more.
Do you think we acknowledge the service of good teachers/educationists?
What values should students develop towards their elders especially teachers?

12. A person can feel comfortable even sometimes in the odd behavior and can tolerate
somebody if there is something to have monetary gains or some other self-vested interest.
However, if there is an element of supernatural in it, all the possibilities of bearing with the
person fly. The same happened with Mrs Hall.
The shift directly appeared in Hall's attitude by the experience she had in the stranger's room.
(Give details)
The money making pursuit which she had in tolerating Griffin's offending antics vanished when
she found something of the unusual and particularly para-natural or supernatural in the stranger.
(Give details)

13. Dr. Cuss is a doctor living in the village of Iping. Intrigued by tales of a bandaged stranger
staying at the Coach and Horses Inn, Dr. Cuss goes to see him under the pretence of asking for a
donation to the nurses fund. Cuss is scared away after Griffin pinches his nose with an invisible
hand. Cuss immediately goes to see the Rev. Bunting, who, not surprisingly, does not believe the
doctors wild story. Later, Cuss and Bunting obtain the Invisible Mans notebooks, but these are
subsequently stolen back from them by the invisible Griffin, when he also takes both mens
clothes.