Class 12 English Question Paper Solved (2022) - 4 | English Class 12 PDF Download

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Candidates must write the Q.P. Code on 
the title page of the answer-book. 
Series A1BAB/2  SET- 1 
  Q.P. Code   
   
 
 
  
 
Roll No. 
 
 
 
 NOTE 
(I) Please check that this question paper contains 7 printed pages. 
(II) 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. 
(III) Please check that this question paper contains 6 questions. 
(IV) Please write down the serial number of the question in the 
answer-book before attempting it. 
(V) 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 : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 40 
 
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 .1/2/1 1 P.T.O. 
Candidates must write the Q.P. Code on 
the title page of the answer-book. 
Series A1BAB/2  SET- 1 
  Q.P. Code   
   
 
 
  
 
Roll No. 
 
 
 
 NOTE 
(I) Please check that this question paper contains 7 printed pages. 
(II) 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. 
(III) Please check that this question paper contains 6 questions. 
(IV) Please write down the serial number of the question in the 
answer-book before attempting it. 
(V) 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 : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 40 
 
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General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them : 
(i) This question paper contains THREE  sections  READING, WRITING and 
LITERATURE.  
(ii) Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.  
SECTION A 
  (Reading)   (14 marks) 
1. Read the passage given below. 8 
1 Very often, we do not take the first step towards a good cause because 
nothing gets done. There is much talk about environmental protection, 
air pollution and saving our forests. Do we really care ? If we do, here 
are a few things we can do to make our surroundings more pleasant.  
2 It is good to adopt a two-uses-attitude ! By putting an article to a 
second use, we are giving it a longer lease of life and using up less raw 
material from nature. One of the worst things we do is the abuse of 
paper. The clean sides of envelopes can be used to write small notes, 
lists and reminders around the house. The more paper we use, the 
more trees will have to be cut down. For the same reason, we should 
avoid the use of paper napkins or paper plates. Cloth napkins are just 
as good, for they can be washed and used over and over again.   
3 The one area which needs the most urgent attention is effective 
garbage disposal. People who are conscious about it follow rules and 
laws strictly. As a result, their neighbourhoods are clean and beautiful. 
understand the adverse effect that society has on it. It is important to 
convince people to care about the environment. The first step would be 
to convince people to change by providing simple alternative solutions 
and ways of doing things. The Internet is a powerful tool and a group of 
like-minded people can be formed on social media. People can share 
environmental stories and issues as well as pool in solutions and 
alternatives to educate one another. With the current state that our 
planet is in, it is imperative that people actively care about the 
environment and most importantly, act now.    
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 .1/2/1 1 P.T.O. 
Candidates must write the Q.P. Code on 
the title page of the answer-book. 
Series A1BAB/2  SET- 1 
  Q.P. Code   
   
 
 
  
 
Roll No. 
 
 
 
 NOTE 
(I) Please check that this question paper contains 7 printed pages. 
(II) 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. 
(III) Please check that this question paper contains 6 questions. 
(IV) Please write down the serial number of the question in the 
answer-book before attempting it. 
(V) 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 : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 40 
 
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General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them : 
(i) This question paper contains THREE  sections  READING, WRITING and 
LITERATURE.  
(ii) Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.  
SECTION A 
  (Reading)   (14 marks) 
1. Read the passage given below. 8 
1 Very often, we do not take the first step towards a good cause because 
nothing gets done. There is much talk about environmental protection, 
air pollution and saving our forests. Do we really care ? If we do, here 
are a few things we can do to make our surroundings more pleasant.  
2 It is good to adopt a two-uses-attitude ! By putting an article to a 
second use, we are giving it a longer lease of life and using up less raw 
material from nature. One of the worst things we do is the abuse of 
paper. The clean sides of envelopes can be used to write small notes, 
lists and reminders around the house. The more paper we use, the 
more trees will have to be cut down. For the same reason, we should 
avoid the use of paper napkins or paper plates. Cloth napkins are just 
as good, for they can be washed and used over and over again.   
3 The one area which needs the most urgent attention is effective 
garbage disposal. People who are conscious about it follow rules and 
laws strictly. As a result, their neighbourhoods are clean and beautiful. 
understand the adverse effect that society has on it. It is important to 
convince people to care about the environment. The first step would be 
to convince people to change by providing simple alternative solutions 
and ways of doing things. The Internet is a powerful tool and a group of 
like-minded people can be formed on social media. People can share 
environmental stories and issues as well as pool in solutions and 
alternatives to educate one another. With the current state that our 
planet is in, it is imperative that people actively care about the 
environment and most importantly, act now.    
 
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4 Similarly, each one of us can contribute to a cleaner environment. All 
kitchen waste should be collected separately. Those who have green 
fingers can turn this into valuable manure. Dig a pit and put the 
kitchen waste into it. When the pit is a little over half full, cover it up 
with mud. Let nature do the rest. Within three or six months, we will 
have a good garden manure. It can also be done as a community project 
by digging a large pit in the colony. Do take help of all the members, for 
nothing succeeds like co-operation.                  
 Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight questions 
from the nine given below : 8 1=8 
(i) ds a good cause ? 1   
(ii) What is a two-uses-attitude ? 1 
(iii) What can we do to avoid the abuse of paper ? (Any two points) 1 
(iv) What is the result of an effective way of garbage disposal ?  1   
(v) How can the Internet be a powerful tool in spreading environmental 
awareness ? 1 
(vi) How can the making of garden manure be done as a community 
project ?  1 
(vii) How long does it take to make good garden manure ?   1   
(viii) Select a suitable word from the passage which means  something 
in a bad and undesirable way. (Para 2)  1 
(ix) Pick out the word from the passage which means  completely 
necessary. (Para 3)  1 
2. Read the passage given below : 6 
1 Our history makes it evident that the Indian Plastics Industry made a 
vigorous beginning in 1957 but it took more than 30 years for it to 
being seeded by the State-owned Indian Petrochemicals and it was only 
in 1994 that plastic soft drink bottles became a visible source of 
annoyance. 
2 In the same year, people in other cities were concerned about the state 
of public sanitation and also urged regulatory bodies to ban the 
production, distribution and use of plastic bags. However, the challenge 
was greater than it appeared at first.  
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 .1/2/1 1 P.T.O. 
Candidates must write the Q.P. Code on 
the title page of the answer-book. 
Series A1BAB/2  SET- 1 
  Q.P. Code   
   
 
 
  
 
Roll No. 
 
 
 
 NOTE 
(I) Please check that this question paper contains 7 printed pages. 
(II) 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. 
(III) Please check that this question paper contains 6 questions. 
(IV) Please write down the serial number of the question in the 
answer-book before attempting it. 
(V) 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 : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 40 
 
1/2/1
 
 
 .1/2/1 2 
General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them : 
(i) This question paper contains THREE  sections  READING, WRITING and 
LITERATURE.  
(ii) Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.  
SECTION A 
  (Reading)   (14 marks) 
1. Read the passage given below. 8 
1 Very often, we do not take the first step towards a good cause because 
nothing gets done. There is much talk about environmental protection, 
air pollution and saving our forests. Do we really care ? If we do, here 
are a few things we can do to make our surroundings more pleasant.  
2 It is good to adopt a two-uses-attitude ! By putting an article to a 
second use, we are giving it a longer lease of life and using up less raw 
material from nature. One of the worst things we do is the abuse of 
paper. The clean sides of envelopes can be used to write small notes, 
lists and reminders around the house. The more paper we use, the 
more trees will have to be cut down. For the same reason, we should 
avoid the use of paper napkins or paper plates. Cloth napkins are just 
as good, for they can be washed and used over and over again.   
3 The one area which needs the most urgent attention is effective 
garbage disposal. People who are conscious about it follow rules and 
laws strictly. As a result, their neighbourhoods are clean and beautiful. 
understand the adverse effect that society has on it. It is important to 
convince people to care about the environment. The first step would be 
to convince people to change by providing simple alternative solutions 
and ways of doing things. The Internet is a powerful tool and a group of 
like-minded people can be formed on social media. People can share 
environmental stories and issues as well as pool in solutions and 
alternatives to educate one another. With the current state that our 
planet is in, it is imperative that people actively care about the 
environment and most importantly, act now.    
 
 .1/2/1 3 P.T.O. 
4 Similarly, each one of us can contribute to a cleaner environment. All 
kitchen waste should be collected separately. Those who have green 
fingers can turn this into valuable manure. Dig a pit and put the 
kitchen waste into it. When the pit is a little over half full, cover it up 
with mud. Let nature do the rest. Within three or six months, we will 
have a good garden manure. It can also be done as a community project 
by digging a large pit in the colony. Do take help of all the members, for 
nothing succeeds like co-operation.                  
 Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight questions 
from the nine given below : 8 1=8 
(i) ds a good cause ? 1   
(ii) What is a two-uses-attitude ? 1 
(iii) What can we do to avoid the abuse of paper ? (Any two points) 1 
(iv) What is the result of an effective way of garbage disposal ?  1   
(v) How can the Internet be a powerful tool in spreading environmental 
awareness ? 1 
(vi) How can the making of garden manure be done as a community 
project ?  1 
(vii) How long does it take to make good garden manure ?   1   
(viii) Select a suitable word from the passage which means  something 
in a bad and undesirable way. (Para 2)  1 
(ix) Pick out the word from the passage which means  completely 
necessary. (Para 3)  1 
2. Read the passage given below : 6 
1 Our history makes it evident that the Indian Plastics Industry made a 
vigorous beginning in 1957 but it took more than 30 years for it to 
being seeded by the State-owned Indian Petrochemicals and it was only 
in 1994 that plastic soft drink bottles became a visible source of 
annoyance. 
2 In the same year, people in other cities were concerned about the state 
of public sanitation and also urged regulatory bodies to ban the 
production, distribution and use of plastic bags. However, the challenge 
was greater than it appeared at first.  
 
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3 The massive generation of plastic waste in India is due to rapid 
urbanisation, spread of retail chains, plastic packaging from grocery to 
food and vegetable products, to consumer items and cosmetics. The 
projected high growth rates of GDP and continuing rapid urbanisation 
waste is likely to increase.  
 
 
         
 
4 According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 
Report of 2018, India stands among few other countries like France, 
Mongolia and several African countries that have initiated total or 
partial national level bans on plastics in their jurisdictions. On World 
Environment Day in 2018, India vowed to phase out single-use plastics 
by 2022, which gave a much needed impetus to bring this change. 
Global plastics production, 1950 to 2020 
Annual global polymer resin and fiber production (plastic production), measured in metric tonnes per year. 
400 million tonnes World 
350 million tonnes 
300 million tonnes 
250 million tonnes 
200 million tonnes 
150 million tonnes 
100 million tonnes 
50 million tonnes  
0 tonnes 
1950        1960           1970           1980           1990           2000                2015           2020 
Our World
in Data
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 .1/2/1 1 P.T.O. 
Candidates must write the Q.P. Code on 
the title page of the answer-book. 
Series A1BAB/2  SET- 1 
  Q.P. Code   
   
 
 
  
 
Roll No. 
 
 
 
 NOTE 
(I) Please check that this question paper contains 7 printed pages. 
(II) 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. 
(III) Please check that this question paper contains 6 questions. 
(IV) Please write down the serial number of the question in the 
answer-book before attempting it. 
(V) 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 : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 40 
 
1/2/1
 
 
 .1/2/1 2 
General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them : 
(i) This question paper contains THREE  sections  READING, WRITING and 
LITERATURE.  
(ii) Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.  
SECTION A 
  (Reading)   (14 marks) 
1. Read the passage given below. 8 
1 Very often, we do not take the first step towards a good cause because 
nothing gets done. There is much talk about environmental protection, 
air pollution and saving our forests. Do we really care ? If we do, here 
are a few things we can do to make our surroundings more pleasant.  
2 It is good to adopt a two-uses-attitude ! By putting an article to a 
second use, we are giving it a longer lease of life and using up less raw 
material from nature. One of the worst things we do is the abuse of 
paper. The clean sides of envelopes can be used to write small notes, 
lists and reminders around the house. The more paper we use, the 
more trees will have to be cut down. For the same reason, we should 
avoid the use of paper napkins or paper plates. Cloth napkins are just 
as good, for they can be washed and used over and over again.   
3 The one area which needs the most urgent attention is effective 
garbage disposal. People who are conscious about it follow rules and 
laws strictly. As a result, their neighbourhoods are clean and beautiful. 
understand the adverse effect that society has on it. It is important to 
convince people to care about the environment. The first step would be 
to convince people to change by providing simple alternative solutions 
and ways of doing things. The Internet is a powerful tool and a group of 
like-minded people can be formed on social media. People can share 
environmental stories and issues as well as pool in solutions and 
alternatives to educate one another. With the current state that our 
planet is in, it is imperative that people actively care about the 
environment and most importantly, act now.    
 
 .1/2/1 3 P.T.O. 
4 Similarly, each one of us can contribute to a cleaner environment. All 
kitchen waste should be collected separately. Those who have green 
fingers can turn this into valuable manure. Dig a pit and put the 
kitchen waste into it. When the pit is a little over half full, cover it up 
with mud. Let nature do the rest. Within three or six months, we will 
have a good garden manure. It can also be done as a community project 
by digging a large pit in the colony. Do take help of all the members, for 
nothing succeeds like co-operation.                  
 Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight questions 
from the nine given below : 8 1=8 
(i) ds a good cause ? 1   
(ii) What is a two-uses-attitude ? 1 
(iii) What can we do to avoid the abuse of paper ? (Any two points) 1 
(iv) What is the result of an effective way of garbage disposal ?  1   
(v) How can the Internet be a powerful tool in spreading environmental 
awareness ? 1 
(vi) How can the making of garden manure be done as a community 
project ?  1 
(vii) How long does it take to make good garden manure ?   1   
(viii) Select a suitable word from the passage which means  something 
in a bad and undesirable way. (Para 2)  1 
(ix) Pick out the word from the passage which means  completely 
necessary. (Para 3)  1 
2. Read the passage given below : 6 
1 Our history makes it evident that the Indian Plastics Industry made a 
vigorous beginning in 1957 but it took more than 30 years for it to 
being seeded by the State-owned Indian Petrochemicals and it was only 
in 1994 that plastic soft drink bottles became a visible source of 
annoyance. 
2 In the same year, people in other cities were concerned about the state 
of public sanitation and also urged regulatory bodies to ban the 
production, distribution and use of plastic bags. However, the challenge 
was greater than it appeared at first.  
 
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3 The massive generation of plastic waste in India is due to rapid 
urbanisation, spread of retail chains, plastic packaging from grocery to 
food and vegetable products, to consumer items and cosmetics. The 
projected high growth rates of GDP and continuing rapid urbanisation 
waste is likely to increase.  
 
 
         
 
4 According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 
Report of 2018, India stands among few other countries like France, 
Mongolia and several African countries that have initiated total or 
partial national level bans on plastics in their jurisdictions. On World 
Environment Day in 2018, India vowed to phase out single-use plastics 
by 2022, which gave a much needed impetus to bring this change. 
Global plastics production, 1950 to 2020 
Annual global polymer resin and fiber production (plastic production), measured in metric tonnes per year. 
400 million tonnes World 
350 million tonnes 
300 million tonnes 
250 million tonnes 
200 million tonnes 
150 million tonnes 
100 million tonnes 
50 million tonnes  
0 tonnes 
1950        1960           1970           1980           1990           2000                2015           2020 
Our World
in Data
 
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5 In this context, thereafter, ten States (Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, 
Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, 
Odisha, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu) are currently sending their 
collected waste to cement plants for co-processing. Twelve other 
States/UTs are using plastic waste for polymer bitumen road 
construction and still four other States are using the plastic waste for 
waste-to-energy plants and oil production. A world of greater 
possibilities has now opened up to initiate appropriate and concrete 
actions to build up the necessary institutions and systems before 
oceans turn, irreversibly, into a thin soup of plastic. 
6 However, there is no one single masterstroke to counter the challenges 
witnessed by the staggering plastic waste management in the country. 
The time is now to formulate robust and inclusive National Action 
Plans, and while doing so, the country will establish greater 
transparency to combat the plastic jeopardy in a more sustainable and 
holistic way.    
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the 
seven questions given below :  6 1=6  
(i)  1 
(ii) Why did people demand a ban on plastics ?   1 
(iii) What created a demand for plastics in India ?  1 
(iv) 
 1 
(v) What step can be taken to combat the challenges of plastic waste 
management ? What will be its impact ?   1 
(vi) With reference to the graph, write one conclusion that can be drawn 
about the production of plastics in 2019 (approximately).   1 
(vii) What does the upward trend of the graph indicate ?  1 
For the Visually Impaired Candidates only (in lieu of Q.no. (vi)  
and (vii))   
(vi) What accelerated the partial ban for plastics in India ?  1 
(vii) How are certain states in India recycling plastic waste productively ? 1