Class 12 English Question Paper Solved (2023) - 14 | English Class 12 PDF Download

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question paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 
a.m., the candidates will read the question paper only and will not write 
any answer on the answer-book during this period. 
 
 
 
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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. Read these instructions very carefully and follow them strictly.  
 (v) Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.  
 
 
    SECTION – A   
    Reading Skills 20 Marks 
 
1. Read the passage given below :    
 (1) I know many friends of mine who drink coffee regularly but do not 
know that coffee exists in different forms other than instant coffee. 
There are many who swear by Flora café classic or Coco gold, which 
they consider premium coffee. I may sound offensive but instant 
coffee is not the only way; in fact it’s a very bad way of making     
coffee ! Instant coffee cannot match up to brewed coffee’s flavour nor 
does it have Arabica beans. It uses Robusta beans that are lower in 
flavour. Don’t know the difference ? ! Read on …    
 (2) That plant might be a genius ! It created a chemical that would keep 
pests away. Fortunately for us and unfortunately for the plant – that 
plan did not work the way it was intended to. The chemical might 
have averted a few pest attacks, but attracted a far greater threat – 
human beings. The plant I am talking about is coffee and the  
chemical is caffeine. 
 (3) To begin from the beginning – coffee is from a more mature part of 
the tree – the seed – unlike other stimulants. The ripe berry is 
picked and de-pulped leaving us with a seed called ‘green bean’ or 
‘green coffee’. Green bean is uncharacteristically bland with a taste 
nowhere close to that of coffee, but it is valued for its higher 
antioxidant levels.  
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a.m., the candidates 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 
 
 
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Candidates must write the Q.P. Code 
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271 B 
 
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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. Read these instructions very carefully and follow them strictly.  
 (v) Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.  
 
 
    SECTION – A   
    Reading Skills 20 Marks 
 
1. Read the passage given below :    
 (1) I know many friends of mine who drink coffee regularly but do not 
know that coffee exists in different forms other than instant coffee. 
There are many who swear by Flora café classic or Coco gold, which 
they consider premium coffee. I may sound offensive but instant 
coffee is not the only way; in fact it’s a very bad way of making     
coffee ! Instant coffee cannot match up to brewed coffee’s flavour nor 
does it have Arabica beans. It uses Robusta beans that are lower in 
flavour. Don’t know the difference ? ! Read on …    
 (2) That plant might be a genius ! It created a chemical that would keep 
pests away. Fortunately for us and unfortunately for the plant – that 
plan did not work the way it was intended to. The chemical might 
have averted a few pest attacks, but attracted a far greater threat – 
human beings. The plant I am talking about is coffee and the  
chemical is caffeine. 
 (3) To begin from the beginning – coffee is from a more mature part of 
the tree – the seed – unlike other stimulants. The ripe berry is 
picked and de-pulped leaving us with a seed called ‘green bean’ or 
‘green coffee’. Green bean is uncharacteristically bland with a taste 
nowhere close to that of coffee, but it is valued for its higher 
antioxidant levels.  
 
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 (4) It’s an interesting phenomenon to see how this bland green bean 
turns to a flavourful coffee bean. Coffee bean is a seed and like any 
other seed is rich in proteins, fats and all necessary ingredients for 
giving birth to a new plant. When exposed to heat, the fats and 
carbohydrates in the bean turn into essential oils, which give the 
characteristic taste and aroma to the coffee bean. The degree of 
roasting depends on the need or purpose of use.  
 (5) These beans are ground so that the surface area of the bean is 
increased, which makes extraction easier. The bean can be ground or 
crushed but making the particles uniform will ensure equal 
extraction, or else the smaller particle will get over extracted and the 
larger one under extracted. Hence, the burr grinder is used to ensure 
that the coffee bean gets ground in a uniform way in which all 
particles are of similar sizes.    
 (6) Does under extraction give a lighter coffee and over extraction a 
stronger one ? No. For a lighter or stronger coffee less or more coffee 
powder has to be used. Why ? Under extraction will not get all the 
flavours of the coffee as the water runs too quickly. It will not get 
what you want – it will taste sour. Over-extraction will bring out all 
unnecessary flavours rendering the taste bitter.  
  On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer the 
questions given below : 10 ? 1 = 10 
  (i) Complete the sentence by choosing an appropriate option. 
   The author complained that his friends ________. 
   (a) consumed only Flora classics. 
   (b) were not aware of different forms of coffee. 
   (c) were severely addicted to drinking coffee. 
   (d) considered Coco gold as premium coffee.  
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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 candidates 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 
 
 
1/5/2
Candidates must write the Q.P. Code 
on the title page of the answer-book.  
Q.P. Code 
 
271 B 
 
1/5/2     2    
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. Read these instructions very carefully and follow them strictly.  
 (v) Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.  
 
 
    SECTION – A   
    Reading Skills 20 Marks 
 
1. Read the passage given below :    
 (1) I know many friends of mine who drink coffee regularly but do not 
know that coffee exists in different forms other than instant coffee. 
There are many who swear by Flora café classic or Coco gold, which 
they consider premium coffee. I may sound offensive but instant 
coffee is not the only way; in fact it’s a very bad way of making     
coffee ! Instant coffee cannot match up to brewed coffee’s flavour nor 
does it have Arabica beans. It uses Robusta beans that are lower in 
flavour. Don’t know the difference ? ! Read on …    
 (2) That plant might be a genius ! It created a chemical that would keep 
pests away. Fortunately for us and unfortunately for the plant – that 
plan did not work the way it was intended to. The chemical might 
have averted a few pest attacks, but attracted a far greater threat – 
human beings. The plant I am talking about is coffee and the  
chemical is caffeine. 
 (3) To begin from the beginning – coffee is from a more mature part of 
the tree – the seed – unlike other stimulants. The ripe berry is 
picked and de-pulped leaving us with a seed called ‘green bean’ or 
‘green coffee’. Green bean is uncharacteristically bland with a taste 
nowhere close to that of coffee, but it is valued for its higher 
antioxidant levels.  
 
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 (4) It’s an interesting phenomenon to see how this bland green bean 
turns to a flavourful coffee bean. Coffee bean is a seed and like any 
other seed is rich in proteins, fats and all necessary ingredients for 
giving birth to a new plant. When exposed to heat, the fats and 
carbohydrates in the bean turn into essential oils, which give the 
characteristic taste and aroma to the coffee bean. The degree of 
roasting depends on the need or purpose of use.  
 (5) These beans are ground so that the surface area of the bean is 
increased, which makes extraction easier. The bean can be ground or 
crushed but making the particles uniform will ensure equal 
extraction, or else the smaller particle will get over extracted and the 
larger one under extracted. Hence, the burr grinder is used to ensure 
that the coffee bean gets ground in a uniform way in which all 
particles are of similar sizes.    
 (6) Does under extraction give a lighter coffee and over extraction a 
stronger one ? No. For a lighter or stronger coffee less or more coffee 
powder has to be used. Why ? Under extraction will not get all the 
flavours of the coffee as the water runs too quickly. It will not get 
what you want – it will taste sour. Over-extraction will bring out all 
unnecessary flavours rendering the taste bitter.  
  On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer the 
questions given below : 10 ? 1 = 10 
  (i) Complete the sentence by choosing an appropriate option. 
   The author complained that his friends ________. 
   (a) consumed only Flora classics. 
   (b) were not aware of different forms of coffee. 
   (c) were severely addicted to drinking coffee. 
   (d) considered Coco gold as premium coffee.  
 
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  (ii) Comment on the writer’s reference to the unique feature of 
coffee plant. (paragraph 2) 
  (iii) List the reason why the author refers to humans as ‘great 
threat to coffee’ plants. 
  (iv) Select an option that conveys the same meaning as ‘energiser’ 
from words used in paragraph 3. 
   (a) bland  (b) mature 
   (c) antioxidant (d) stimulants  
  (v) Complete the given sentence with an appropriate inference with 
respect to the following : 
   Fats and carbohydrates turn into essential oils leading to _____. 
  (vi) Comment on the writer’s reference to the interesting 
phenomenon in paragraph 4. 
  (vii) Over extraction does not give a stronger coffee. Based on your 
understanding of paragraph 6, list one method to get stronger 
coffee.  
  (viii) The writer would not agree with the given statements based on 
paragraph five EXCEPT 
   (a) The burr grinder grinds coffee beans uniformly. 
   (b) Less surface area makes extraction easier.  
   (c) Grinding gives stronger aroma. 
   (d) Good coffee is a mix of smaller and bigger particles.  
  (ix) Why is it fair to say that the right degree of extraction of coffee is 
important ? 
  (x) Select the most suitable title of the above passage. 
   (a) The Art of Coffee Making 
    (b) Benefits of Consuming Coffee 
   (c) Green Coffee – The perfect antioxidant 
   (d) The Coffee Addict  
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Roll No. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ? Please check that this question paper contains 15 printed pages. 
 ? 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 check that this question paper contains 13 questions. 
 ? 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 candidates 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 
 
 
1/5/2
Candidates must write the Q.P. Code 
on the title page of the answer-book.  
Q.P. Code 
 
271 B 
 
1/5/2     2    
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. Read these instructions very carefully and follow them strictly.  
 (v) Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.  
 
 
    SECTION – A   
    Reading Skills 20 Marks 
 
1. Read the passage given below :    
 (1) I know many friends of mine who drink coffee regularly but do not 
know that coffee exists in different forms other than instant coffee. 
There are many who swear by Flora café classic or Coco gold, which 
they consider premium coffee. I may sound offensive but instant 
coffee is not the only way; in fact it’s a very bad way of making     
coffee ! Instant coffee cannot match up to brewed coffee’s flavour nor 
does it have Arabica beans. It uses Robusta beans that are lower in 
flavour. Don’t know the difference ? ! Read on …    
 (2) That plant might be a genius ! It created a chemical that would keep 
pests away. Fortunately for us and unfortunately for the plant – that 
plan did not work the way it was intended to. The chemical might 
have averted a few pest attacks, but attracted a far greater threat – 
human beings. The plant I am talking about is coffee and the  
chemical is caffeine. 
 (3) To begin from the beginning – coffee is from a more mature part of 
the tree – the seed – unlike other stimulants. The ripe berry is 
picked and de-pulped leaving us with a seed called ‘green bean’ or 
‘green coffee’. Green bean is uncharacteristically bland with a taste 
nowhere close to that of coffee, but it is valued for its higher 
antioxidant levels.  
 
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 (4) It’s an interesting phenomenon to see how this bland green bean 
turns to a flavourful coffee bean. Coffee bean is a seed and like any 
other seed is rich in proteins, fats and all necessary ingredients for 
giving birth to a new plant. When exposed to heat, the fats and 
carbohydrates in the bean turn into essential oils, which give the 
characteristic taste and aroma to the coffee bean. The degree of 
roasting depends on the need or purpose of use.  
 (5) These beans are ground so that the surface area of the bean is 
increased, which makes extraction easier. The bean can be ground or 
crushed but making the particles uniform will ensure equal 
extraction, or else the smaller particle will get over extracted and the 
larger one under extracted. Hence, the burr grinder is used to ensure 
that the coffee bean gets ground in a uniform way in which all 
particles are of similar sizes.    
 (6) Does under extraction give a lighter coffee and over extraction a 
stronger one ? No. For a lighter or stronger coffee less or more coffee 
powder has to be used. Why ? Under extraction will not get all the 
flavours of the coffee as the water runs too quickly. It will not get 
what you want – it will taste sour. Over-extraction will bring out all 
unnecessary flavours rendering the taste bitter.  
  On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer the 
questions given below : 10 ? 1 = 10 
  (i) Complete the sentence by choosing an appropriate option. 
   The author complained that his friends ________. 
   (a) consumed only Flora classics. 
   (b) were not aware of different forms of coffee. 
   (c) were severely addicted to drinking coffee. 
   (d) considered Coco gold as premium coffee.  
 
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  (ii) Comment on the writer’s reference to the unique feature of 
coffee plant. (paragraph 2) 
  (iii) List the reason why the author refers to humans as ‘great 
threat to coffee’ plants. 
  (iv) Select an option that conveys the same meaning as ‘energiser’ 
from words used in paragraph 3. 
   (a) bland  (b) mature 
   (c) antioxidant (d) stimulants  
  (v) Complete the given sentence with an appropriate inference with 
respect to the following : 
   Fats and carbohydrates turn into essential oils leading to _____. 
  (vi) Comment on the writer’s reference to the interesting 
phenomenon in paragraph 4. 
  (vii) Over extraction does not give a stronger coffee. Based on your 
understanding of paragraph 6, list one method to get stronger 
coffee.  
  (viii) The writer would not agree with the given statements based on 
paragraph five EXCEPT 
   (a) The burr grinder grinds coffee beans uniformly. 
   (b) Less surface area makes extraction easier.  
   (c) Grinding gives stronger aroma. 
   (d) Good coffee is a mix of smaller and bigger particles.  
  (ix) Why is it fair to say that the right degree of extraction of coffee is 
important ? 
  (x) Select the most suitable title of the above passage. 
   (a) The Art of Coffee Making 
    (b) Benefits of Consuming Coffee 
   (c) Green Coffee – The perfect antioxidant 
   (d) The Coffee Addict  
 
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2. Read the passage given below :     
 (1) News – If you can’t remember the last time, you saw a teenager 
reading a book, newspaper or magazine, you’re not alone. In recent 
years, less than 20 percent of teens report reading a book, magazine 
or newspaper daily for pleasure. More than 80 percent say they use 
social media every day, according to research published by the World 
Psychological Association.   
 (2) “Compared with previous generations, teens in the 2010s spent more 
time online and less time with traditional media, such as books, 
magazines and television,” said lead author of the book yGen and 
professor of psychology at ABC University. “Time on digital media 
has displaced time once spent enjoying a book or watching TV.”    
 (3) Swaner and her colleagues analysed data concluded from an ongoing 
study of a nationally representative sample of approximately 50,000 
eighth, tenth and twelfth grade students annually. They looked at 
survey results from 1976 to 2016, representing more than 1 million 
teenagers. While the study started with only twelfth-graders in the 
1970s, eighth- and tenth-graders were added in 1991.  
 (4) Use of digital media increased substantially from 2006 to 2016. 
Among twelfth-graders, internet use during leisure time doubled 
from one to two hours per day during that period. It also increased 
75 percent for tenth-graders and 68 percent for eighth-graders.  
 (5) “In the mid-2010s, the average twelfth-grader reported spending 
approximately two hours a day texting, just over two hours a day on 
the internet – which included gaming – and just under two hours a 
day on social media,” said Swaner. That’s a total of about six hours 
per day on just three digital media activities during their leisure 
time.”     
 (6) In comparison, tenth-graders reported a total of five hours per day 
and eighth-graders reported four hours per day on those three digital 
activities. Consequently the spent time in the digital world is 
seriously degrading the time they spend on more traditional media 
such as print book and newspapers.