HBSE Class 12 English 2023 Paper Solution
📘 SECTION – A (Reading Skills)
Q1. MCQs
(i) (c) on seasons
(ii) (d) All of the above
(iii) (b) 4
(iv) (d) Progress
OR Passage MCQs
(i) (a) Speech
(ii) (d) They produce sounds and symbols
(iii) (d) All of the above
(iv) (b) Words
Q2. Note-making + Title (4+1 = 5)
Title: Sources of Fruits and Vegetables
Notes
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Origin of F&V
1.1 Come from plants
1.2 Trees give fruits for years -
Edible Parts
2.1 Roots: carrot, radish, beetroot, turnip
2.2 Stems: onion, potato, ginger, garlic, turmeric
2.3 Leaves: spinach, cabbage, mustard
2.4 Flowers: sunflower, jasmine
2.5 Fruits: apple, orange, mango, banana
2.6 Seeds: almonds, walnuts, cashew -
Food sources
3.1 Sprouts: grams, pulses, beans
3.2 Humans eat almost every part
Key: F&V – fruits & vegetables, mg – mango
📘 SECTION – B (Grammar & Writing Skills)
Q3. Grammar
(a) Verb forms
(i) go → go
(ii) catch → had caught
(iii) suffer → have suffered
(b) Narration
(i) The teacher said that quinine tastes bitter.
(ii) She told her mother that Ganga is a holy river.
(iii) The electrician warned not to touch the live wire.
(c) Articles
(i) Shimla is a hill station
(ii) An empty mind
(iii) a piece of chalk
(d) Voice
(i) It is time for risk to be taken now.
(ii) Are holidays not being declared by them?
(iii) The principal has been honoured by the teachers.
(e) Modals
(i) must
(ii) must
(iii) shall
Q4. Notice / Ad / Poster
(a) NOTICE – Annual Sports Meet
SJS GGSSS Silana
NOTICE
Annual Sports Meet 2023–24
All students are informed that the Annual Sports Meet will be held on 21 January 2024, from 9:00 a.m. onwards at the school playground. Students are encouraged to participate actively.
Harsh
Sports Captain
(Date…)
(b) Classified Advertisement
Lost & Found
Lost: An important file containing original certificates of educational documents near Bus Stand, Rajpura on 4 Feb 2024. Finder will be rewarded.
Contact: Harsh, Ph: 98XXXXXXX
(c) Poster – Booster Dose
BOOSTER DOSE SAVES LIFE
Protect yourself from COVID-19
Get vaccinated today
Visit nearest Health Centre
Wear mask • Keep distance • Stay safe
Issued in public interest by Health Dept.
Q5. Report / Paragraph
Report – Chain Snatching (100 words)
Last Sunday, around 7:00 p.m., I witnessed a chain-snatching incident near Rajpura Market. A lady was walking alone when two boys on a motorcycle came from behind and snatched her gold chain. She screamed for help. People gathered and tried to chase the snatchers, but they escaped. The woman fainted due to shock. She was taken to hospital immediately and the police were informed. A case has been registered and CCTV footage is being checked. Such incidents show the need for stronger security and awareness.
Q6. Letter
Harsh
Amar Nagar, Rajpura
Date: ……………
To
The Sanitary Inspector,
Municipal Committee, Rajpura.
Subject: Complaint regarding insanitary condition
Sir,
Through this letter, I wish to draw your kind attention to the insanitary condition of our street. Dirty water, overflowing drains and garbage heaps have made life miserable and foul smell spreads everywhere. Mosquitoes have increased rapidly, causing danger of diseases like dengue and malaria. We request you to take immediate action and get the area cleaned regularly so that residents may live a healthy life.
Yours sincerely,
Harsh
📘 SECTION – C (A) – PROSE
Q7. Extract Questions
(i) The ironmaster’s daughter
(ii) The peddler and blacksmith
(iii) The Rattrap
(iv) Selma Lagerlöf
(v) Edla Willmansson
OR Extract
(i) The Interview
(ii) Umberto Eco
(iii) A university professor
(iv) Audience = readers
(v) Umberto Eco
Q8. 100–120 Words
What changes did the order from Berlin cause that day?
The order from Berlin announced that henceforth French would no longer be taught in schools and only German would be taught in Alsace and Lorraine. It created sadness and shock among the students and the village people. In the last French class, M. Hamel spoke about the beauty of the French language and asked everyone to protect it. The villagers came to attend the class to show respect. Franz felt guilty for not learning his language properly. The classroom became still and silent like a prayer hall.
Q9. Short answers (30–40 words)
(i) Saheb-e-Alam, meaning lord of the universe. But in reality he is a barefoot rag-picker, symbolizing poverty and lost childhood.
(ii) Gandhiji agreed to 25% refund because he wanted justice without long struggle and suffering for the farmers.
(iii) People in Firozabad lose eyesight because of working in glass furnaces with high heat, lack of ventilation and exploitation.
(iv) In Poets and Pancakes, people from different regions work together showing real national integration.
(v) No, Sophie never met Danny Casey. Her meeting was only a fantasy.
(vi) It means extreme pressure on a person so that he cannot speak freely.
(vii) He thought that the world is a rattrap and he himself was trapped in it.
📘 SECTION – C (B) POETRY
Q10. Stanza
(i) She looked out at sprinting trees and merry children.
(ii) Kamala Das
(iii) The poet looked at her mother.
(iv) Fear of losing her mother / fear of death.
(v) A few yards away.
Q11. Any two (3×2 = 6)
(i) Sour cream shows dull, depressing, neglected walls symbolizing hopelessness and poverty.
(ii) The poet does not advocate death but peaceful silence and pause for self-realization.
(iii) Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers expresses the struggle of women oppressed by male dominance and desire for freedom.
📘 SECTION – D (Supplementary Reader)
Q12. 100 Words
How did Derry get attracted toward Mr. Lamb?
Derry first thought Mr. Lamb would treat him badly like others because of his burnt face. But Mr. Lamb welcomed him warmly and encouraged him to face life with courage. He taught Derry to focus on what he had, not what he lost. His positive thinking and friendly behavior changed Derry’s attitude. Derry realised that Mr. Lamb understood him more than anybody else. He felt motivated and hopeful, and started believing in life again.
Q13. Short Answers
(i) Aim: To motivate students to understand global warming and study Antarctica.
(ii) A first-day cover is a new stamp on an envelope that collectors keep without opening.
(iii) They operated on and saved the enemy soldier, later he was helped to escape.
(iv) Evans always escaped from prison, so he was called Evans the Break.
Q14. MCQs
(i) (a) racial prejudice
(ii) (c) university
(iii) (b) Clare
