Class 12 English Question Paper Solved (2024) - 1 | English Class 12 PDF Download

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be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will read the 
question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this 
period. 
ENGLISH (Core) 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them : 
(i) This question paper has 13 questions. All questions are compulsory.   
(ii) This question paper contains three  sections  Section A : Reading Skills,  
Section B : Creative Writing Skills and Section C : Literature.  
(iii) Attempt all questions based on specific instructions for each part. Write the 
correct question number and part thereof in your answer sheet.   
(iv) Separate instructions are given with each question/part, wherever necessary.  
(v) Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.  
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Candidates must write the Q.P. Code on 
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Roll No. 
   
 
 
 Please check that this question paper contains 19 printed pages. 
 Please check that this question paper contains 13 questions. 
 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the 
title page of the answer-book by the candidate. 
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book 
before attempting it. 
 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will 
be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will read the 
question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this 
period. 
ENGLISH (Core) 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them : 
(i) This question paper has 13 questions. All questions are compulsory.   
(ii) This question paper contains three  sections  Section A : Reading Skills,  
Section B : Creative Writing Skills and Section C : Literature.  
(iii) Attempt all questions based on specific instructions for each part. Write the 
correct question number and part thereof in your answer sheet.   
(iv) Separate instructions are given with each question/part, wherever necessary.  
(v) Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.  
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SECTION A 
  Reading Skills   (22 marks) 
1. Read the following passage carefully :  12 
(1) The term Artificial Intelligence spells a future in which this emerging 
technology will impact every aspect of human existence. In fact, little 
do we know, it has already crept into our lives, slowly, but surely. Look 
around you  education, health care, industry, innovation, robots, 
robotic surgeries, transportation, home service  it s already there. It 
will change the lifestyle of everyone from the technology industry to 
normal people. 
(2) The past fifteen years have seen considerable AI advances in education. 
You enter school and AI takes your attendance using face recognition. 
Various applications are in wide use by educators and learners today. 
AI technologies assist teachers in the classroom. Learning at home is 
likely to expand significantly, along with learning based on virtual 
reality applications. Though quality education will always require 
active engagement by human teachers, AI promises to enhance 
education at all levels, especially by providing personalization at scale. 
(3) The evolution of new technologies, mobile, and the Internet are 
changing lifestyles. Artificial intelligence is playing an important role 
in every sector such as banking, driving, education, e-commerce, 
electronics, robotics. Systems of artificial intelligence are aiming to 
stimulate execution and decision-making that is human-like. In 
targeted applications, substantial increases in the future uses of AI 
technologies, including more driverless cars, healthcare diagnostics and 
targeted treatments, and physical assistance for elder care can be 
expected. AI and robotics will also be applied across the globe in 
industries struggling such as agriculture, food processing and factories. 
They will facilitate delivery of online purchases through flying drones, 
self-driving trucks or robots. 
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Candidates must write the Q.P. Code on 
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Roll No. 
   
 
 
 Please check that this question paper contains 19 printed pages. 
 Please check that this question paper contains 13 questions. 
 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the 
title page of the answer-book by the candidate. 
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book 
before attempting it. 
 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will 
be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will read the 
question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this 
period. 
ENGLISH (Core) 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them : 
(i) This question paper has 13 questions. All questions are compulsory.   
(ii) This question paper contains three  sections  Section A : Reading Skills,  
Section B : Creative Writing Skills and Section C : Literature.  
(iii) Attempt all questions based on specific instructions for each part. Write the 
correct question number and part thereof in your answer sheet.   
(iv) Separate instructions are given with each question/part, wherever necessary.  
(v) Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.  
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SECTION A 
  Reading Skills   (22 marks) 
1. Read the following passage carefully :  12 
(1) The term Artificial Intelligence spells a future in which this emerging 
technology will impact every aspect of human existence. In fact, little 
do we know, it has already crept into our lives, slowly, but surely. Look 
around you  education, health care, industry, innovation, robots, 
robotic surgeries, transportation, home service  it s already there. It 
will change the lifestyle of everyone from the technology industry to 
normal people. 
(2) The past fifteen years have seen considerable AI advances in education. 
You enter school and AI takes your attendance using face recognition. 
Various applications are in wide use by educators and learners today. 
AI technologies assist teachers in the classroom. Learning at home is 
likely to expand significantly, along with learning based on virtual 
reality applications. Though quality education will always require 
active engagement by human teachers, AI promises to enhance 
education at all levels, especially by providing personalization at scale. 
(3) The evolution of new technologies, mobile, and the Internet are 
changing lifestyles. Artificial intelligence is playing an important role 
in every sector such as banking, driving, education, e-commerce, 
electronics, robotics. Systems of artificial intelligence are aiming to 
stimulate execution and decision-making that is human-like. In 
targeted applications, substantial increases in the future uses of AI 
technologies, including more driverless cars, healthcare diagnostics and 
targeted treatments, and physical assistance for elder care can be 
expected. AI and robotics will also be applied across the globe in 
industries struggling such as agriculture, food processing and factories. 
They will facilitate delivery of online purchases through flying drones, 
self-driving trucks or robots. 
  
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(4) AI-based applications could improve health outcomes and quality of life 
for millions of people in the coming years  prime applications include 
clinical decision support, patient monitoring and coaching, automated 
devices to assist in surgery or patient care, and management of 
healthcare systems. Recent successes, such as mining social media to 
infer possible health risks, machine learning to predict patients at risk, 
and robotics to support surgery have expanded a sense of possibility for 
AI in healthcare. 
(5) People s future relationships with machines will become ever more 
personalized as AI systems learn to adapt to individual personalities, 
ambitions and goals. These AI applications will help monitor people s 
well-being, alert them to the impending  risks, and deliver services 
when needed or wanted. 
 Answer the following questions, based on the above passage : 
(i) Select the word that most appropriately defines Artificial 
Intelligence today. 1 
(A) rewarding 
(B) universal 
(C) luxurious 
(D) temporary 
(ii) What is the connection between face recogni
and AI ? 1 
(iii) Which one of the following do you infer from para 2 ? 1 
(A) School education will become a virtual engagement. 
(B) The teacher will be replaced by AI. 
(C) Human teachers will play a passive role in the classroom. 
(D) Human teachers are irreplaceable. 
(iv) Share evidence from the text, in about 40 words, about how AI can 
support the field of education. 2 
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Candidates must write the Q.P. Code on 
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 Q.P. Code
  
 
Roll No. 
   
 
 
 Please check that this question paper contains 19 printed pages. 
 Please check that this question paper contains 13 questions. 
 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the 
title page of the answer-book by the candidate. 
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book 
before attempting it. 
 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will 
be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will read the 
question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this 
period. 
ENGLISH (Core) 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them : 
(i) This question paper has 13 questions. All questions are compulsory.   
(ii) This question paper contains three  sections  Section A : Reading Skills,  
Section B : Creative Writing Skills and Section C : Literature.  
(iii) Attempt all questions based on specific instructions for each part. Write the 
correct question number and part thereof in your answer sheet.   
(iv) Separate instructions are given with each question/part, wherever necessary.  
(v) Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.  
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SECTION A 
  Reading Skills   (22 marks) 
1. Read the following passage carefully :  12 
(1) The term Artificial Intelligence spells a future in which this emerging 
technology will impact every aspect of human existence. In fact, little 
do we know, it has already crept into our lives, slowly, but surely. Look 
around you  education, health care, industry, innovation, robots, 
robotic surgeries, transportation, home service  it s already there. It 
will change the lifestyle of everyone from the technology industry to 
normal people. 
(2) The past fifteen years have seen considerable AI advances in education. 
You enter school and AI takes your attendance using face recognition. 
Various applications are in wide use by educators and learners today. 
AI technologies assist teachers in the classroom. Learning at home is 
likely to expand significantly, along with learning based on virtual 
reality applications. Though quality education will always require 
active engagement by human teachers, AI promises to enhance 
education at all levels, especially by providing personalization at scale. 
(3) The evolution of new technologies, mobile, and the Internet are 
changing lifestyles. Artificial intelligence is playing an important role 
in every sector such as banking, driving, education, e-commerce, 
electronics, robotics. Systems of artificial intelligence are aiming to 
stimulate execution and decision-making that is human-like. In 
targeted applications, substantial increases in the future uses of AI 
technologies, including more driverless cars, healthcare diagnostics and 
targeted treatments, and physical assistance for elder care can be 
expected. AI and robotics will also be applied across the globe in 
industries struggling such as agriculture, food processing and factories. 
They will facilitate delivery of online purchases through flying drones, 
self-driving trucks or robots. 
  
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(4) AI-based applications could improve health outcomes and quality of life 
for millions of people in the coming years  prime applications include 
clinical decision support, patient monitoring and coaching, automated 
devices to assist in surgery or patient care, and management of 
healthcare systems. Recent successes, such as mining social media to 
infer possible health risks, machine learning to predict patients at risk, 
and robotics to support surgery have expanded a sense of possibility for 
AI in healthcare. 
(5) People s future relationships with machines will become ever more 
personalized as AI systems learn to adapt to individual personalities, 
ambitions and goals. These AI applications will help monitor people s 
well-being, alert them to the impending  risks, and deliver services 
when needed or wanted. 
 Answer the following questions, based on the above passage : 
(i) Select the word that most appropriately defines Artificial 
Intelligence today. 1 
(A) rewarding 
(B) universal 
(C) luxurious 
(D) temporary 
(ii) What is the connection between face recogni
and AI ? 1 
(iii) Which one of the following do you infer from para 2 ? 1 
(A) School education will become a virtual engagement. 
(B) The teacher will be replaced by AI. 
(C) Human teachers will play a passive role in the classroom. 
(D) Human teachers are irreplaceable. 
(iv) Share evidence from the text, in about 40 words, about how AI can 
support the field of education. 2 
  
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(v) The phrase stimulate execution in para 3 nearly means : 1 
(A) imitate creations 
(B) strategise destructions 
(C) shake inventions 
(D) motivate implementation 
(vi) With evidence from the text, explain in about 40 words, two ways in 
which AI will help in the healthcare sector. 2 
(vii) According to the passage, why does the author conclude that people s 
relationships with machines will become more personalised ? 2 
(viii) Complete the following statement : 1 
 AI will make the commercial supply chain smoother by ___________. 
(ix) Read the five headlines given below (I  V) : 1 
I. AI WILL IMPACT EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES 
II. AI WILL BE A BOON TO THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 
III. SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS WILL BE CONTROLLED BY AI 
IV. AI IS A MAJOR REASON FOR RISING UNEMPLOYMENT 
TODAY 
V. FACTORY OWNERS WILL NOT USE AI FOR FEAR OF ITS 
UNPREDICTABILITY 
 Identify the option that displays the headline/s that does/do not 
correspond with occurrences in the passage. 
(A) only V 
(B) II and III 
(C) IV and V 
(D) III, IV and V 
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Candidates must write the Q.P. Code on 
the title page of the answer-book. 
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 Q.P. Code
  
 
Roll No. 
   
 
 
 Please check that this question paper contains 19 printed pages. 
 Please check that this question paper contains 13 questions. 
 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the 
title page of the answer-book by the candidate. 
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book 
before attempting it. 
 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will 
be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will read the 
question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this 
period. 
ENGLISH (Core) 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them : 
(i) This question paper has 13 questions. All questions are compulsory.   
(ii) This question paper contains three  sections  Section A : Reading Skills,  
Section B : Creative Writing Skills and Section C : Literature.  
(iii) Attempt all questions based on specific instructions for each part. Write the 
correct question number and part thereof in your answer sheet.   
(iv) Separate instructions are given with each question/part, wherever necessary.  
(v) Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.  
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SET-1 
 
  
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SECTION A 
  Reading Skills   (22 marks) 
1. Read the following passage carefully :  12 
(1) The term Artificial Intelligence spells a future in which this emerging 
technology will impact every aspect of human existence. In fact, little 
do we know, it has already crept into our lives, slowly, but surely. Look 
around you  education, health care, industry, innovation, robots, 
robotic surgeries, transportation, home service  it s already there. It 
will change the lifestyle of everyone from the technology industry to 
normal people. 
(2) The past fifteen years have seen considerable AI advances in education. 
You enter school and AI takes your attendance using face recognition. 
Various applications are in wide use by educators and learners today. 
AI technologies assist teachers in the classroom. Learning at home is 
likely to expand significantly, along with learning based on virtual 
reality applications. Though quality education will always require 
active engagement by human teachers, AI promises to enhance 
education at all levels, especially by providing personalization at scale. 
(3) The evolution of new technologies, mobile, and the Internet are 
changing lifestyles. Artificial intelligence is playing an important role 
in every sector such as banking, driving, education, e-commerce, 
electronics, robotics. Systems of artificial intelligence are aiming to 
stimulate execution and decision-making that is human-like. In 
targeted applications, substantial increases in the future uses of AI 
technologies, including more driverless cars, healthcare diagnostics and 
targeted treatments, and physical assistance for elder care can be 
expected. AI and robotics will also be applied across the globe in 
industries struggling such as agriculture, food processing and factories. 
They will facilitate delivery of online purchases through flying drones, 
self-driving trucks or robots. 
  
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(4) AI-based applications could improve health outcomes and quality of life 
for millions of people in the coming years  prime applications include 
clinical decision support, patient monitoring and coaching, automated 
devices to assist in surgery or patient care, and management of 
healthcare systems. Recent successes, such as mining social media to 
infer possible health risks, machine learning to predict patients at risk, 
and robotics to support surgery have expanded a sense of possibility for 
AI in healthcare. 
(5) People s future relationships with machines will become ever more 
personalized as AI systems learn to adapt to individual personalities, 
ambitions and goals. These AI applications will help monitor people s 
well-being, alert them to the impending  risks, and deliver services 
when needed or wanted. 
 Answer the following questions, based on the above passage : 
(i) Select the word that most appropriately defines Artificial 
Intelligence today. 1 
(A) rewarding 
(B) universal 
(C) luxurious 
(D) temporary 
(ii) What is the connection between face recogni
and AI ? 1 
(iii) Which one of the following do you infer from para 2 ? 1 
(A) School education will become a virtual engagement. 
(B) The teacher will be replaced by AI. 
(C) Human teachers will play a passive role in the classroom. 
(D) Human teachers are irreplaceable. 
(iv) Share evidence from the text, in about 40 words, about how AI can 
support the field of education. 2 
  
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(v) The phrase stimulate execution in para 3 nearly means : 1 
(A) imitate creations 
(B) strategise destructions 
(C) shake inventions 
(D) motivate implementation 
(vi) With evidence from the text, explain in about 40 words, two ways in 
which AI will help in the healthcare sector. 2 
(vii) According to the passage, why does the author conclude that people s 
relationships with machines will become more personalised ? 2 
(viii) Complete the following statement : 1 
 AI will make the commercial supply chain smoother by ___________. 
(ix) Read the five headlines given below (I  V) : 1 
I. AI WILL IMPACT EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES 
II. AI WILL BE A BOON TO THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 
III. SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS WILL BE CONTROLLED BY AI 
IV. AI IS A MAJOR REASON FOR RISING UNEMPLOYMENT 
TODAY 
V. FACTORY OWNERS WILL NOT USE AI FOR FEAR OF ITS 
UNPREDICTABILITY 
 Identify the option that displays the headline/s that does/do not 
correspond with occurrences in the passage. 
(A) only V 
(B) II and III 
(C) IV and V 
(D) III, IV and V 
  
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2. Read the following passage carefully : 10 
(1) A recent survey conducted by an independent research firm sought to 
measure levels of happiness among youth aged 16  24 years in seven 
countries. The findings revealed some intriguing insights into what 
makes to youth happiest, as well as which factors influence their 
overall well-being. In India, an overwhelming majority of the youth 
reported feeling satisfied with their lives, with 87% rating of their 
identified as the primary source of happiness for 66%, followed by 
family support (89%), having a purpose in life (50%), and work or 
studies (40%). Unfortunately, 65% reported feeling stress related to 
academic performance or workload, while 25% reported feeling lonely. 
These figures point to a need for increased mental health support 
.   
(2) These surveys also revealed that family support is an important 
source of contentment for young people across countries. In Europe, 
59% of respondents said that their families were a major source of 
happiness; in France this figure was 67%, and 63% in Germany. In 
North America, 64% rated family as an important factor for 
well-being in Canada, while 61% did so in the United States. 
Similarly, 89% of survey respondents in India named family support 
as a major contributor to their overall contentment level.   
(3) It is clear that stress has a significant impact on the happiness of 
today s youth. The findings suggest that young people need better 
resources to manage their mental health and well-being. This may 
include access to counselling services, mindfulness activities and 
support groups to help them cope with challenging circumstances. It 
is also important to provide financial support so as to reduce some of 
the economic pressures. 
(4) In India, 65% of youth surveyed reported feeling anxious about their 
academic performance or workload, while 25% felt lonely. These 
figures are especially significant given how important family support 
is for young people s overall contentment.