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  SARDAR PATEL INTER COLLEGE, HAMIRPUR (U.P.) SECOND MONTHLY TEST (2026–27) CLASS – 12 | SUBJECT – ENGLISH SOLVED QUESTION PAPER ═══════════════════════════════════════ SECTION – A Short Answer Type Questions ═══════════════════════════════════════ Q.1(i). Why was Franz afraid of going to school that day? Or Q. Why did Franz not want to go to school that day? OR What did Franz feel tempted to stay away from the school? Answer: Franz did not want to go to school that day because he had not learnt the rules of participles. He feared that his French teacher, M. Hamel, would question him and punish him. Besides, the chirping of birds and the sight of Prussian soldiers drilling tempted him to stay away from school. Q.1(ii). What fear did the poet have about her mother in the poem "My Mother at Sixty-Six"? Answer: The poet feared that her aged mother might die soon because she looked pale, weak, and lifeless. This thought filled the poet with sorrow and fear of separation. ════════...

A) Short Answer Type Questions (30 Words Each) 1. What was the job of the firm where Mahendra was a junior supervisor? Answer:- Mahendra worked as a junior supervisor in a firm that constructed and repaired bridges, roads, buildings, and factories. His work required frequent transfers to remote construction sites. 2. At the order of his head office, Mahendra had to keep moving. Which places did he move? Answers:- Mahendra moved from one isolated construction site to another, including forests, quarries, and remote villages, wherever his company assigned him for engineering projects. 3. Mahendra could adjust himself to all kinds of odd conditions. Give two examples. Answers:- Mahendra lived comfortably in tents, huts, and unfinished buildings. He accepted difficult surroundings without complaint and adapted easily to every inconvenient place. 4. Who was Ishwaran? What joke did he do for Mahendra? Answer:- Ishwaran was Mahendra's devoted cook and servant. He once prepared del...

Short Answer Type Questions 1. What are raindrops compared to and why? Raindrops are compared to new coins, with large drops like ten-cent coins and small drops like five-cent coins. Lencho compared them this way because the rain promised a rich harvest and looked as valuable as money to the hardworking farmer. 2. Who promised a good harvest? The rain clouds promised a good harvest. Lencho believed that timely rainfall would help his crops grow well. Seeing the dark clouds, he felt confident that nature would bless him with an excellent crop. 3. How did Lencho's prediction about rain come true? Lencho looked at the sky and predicted that it would rain. Soon, dark clouds gathered, and rain began. His prediction came true exactly as expected, making him and his family happy for a short time. 4. Why was Lencho's soul filled with sorrow? Lencho's soul was filled with sorrow because the rain turned into a hailstorm. The hailstones destroyed his entire crop, leaving him hopeless....

 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════         LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (NELSON MANDELA)          SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS                  (UP BOARD CLASS 10) ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Q1. Where did the oath-taking ceremony take place? शपथ ग्रहण समारोह कहाँ आयोजित हुआ? Ans. The oath-taking ceremony took place at the Union Buildings Amphitheatre in Pretoria, South Africa, on 10 May 1994. उत्तर– शपथ ग्रहण समारोह 10 मई 1994 को दक्षिण अफ्रीका के प्रिटोरिया स्थित यूनियन बिल्डिंग्स एम्फीथिएटर में आयोजित हुआ। ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Q2. What ideals did Mandela set out for the future of South Africa in his speech? अपने भाषण में मंडेला ने दक्षिण अफ्रीका के भविष्य के लिए क्या आदर्श रखे? Ans. Mandela wanted a democratic, peaceful and free South Africa where everyone would enjoy equality, justice, ...

  ========================================================= DEEP WATER – SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (UP BOARD | CODING STYLE | COPY-PASTE VERSION) ========================================================= Q1. Where was the pool and what opportunity did it offer? Ans. The pool was at the YMCA in Yakima. It offered Douglass an ideal opportunity to learn swimming because it was clean, safe, warm and had a gradual slope from the shallow end to the deep end. --------------------------------------------------------- Q2. Which terror did Douglass have in his heart? Ans. Douglass had a deep fear of water and drowning. It began in childhood after a frightening sea-wave incident and became stronger after he nearly drowned in the YMCA pool. --------------------------------------------------------- Q3. What did the big bruiser of a boy do at the pool? Ans. A strong and mischievous boy suddenly picked up Douglass and threw him into the deep end of the swimming pool. This incident...

 # TIME & TENSE MASTER SERIES ## Volume–1 : Foundation of Time & Tense ### By English Mentor ANOOP SIR (@anoopsir91) # CHAPTER–1 # WHAT IS LANGUAGE? ## (भाषा क्या है?) ## Definition Language is a systematic medium of expressing thoughts, feelings, ideas, opinions, facts, experiences and emotions through sounds, words, signs or symbols. ## Hindi Definition भाषा वह व्यवस्थित माध्यम (System) है जिसके द्वारा मनुष्य अपने विचार, भावनाएँ, इच्छाएँ, अनुभव, तथ्य और संदेश दूसरों तक पहुँचाता है। ------------------------------------------------------------ # DOES ONLY HUMAN HAVE A LANGUAGE? No. Every living being has its own communication system. Human Being → Language Bird → Chirping Dog → Barking Cow → Mooing Lion → Roaring Bee → Dance Communication Dolphin → Sound Signals The purpose of all these systems is only one— COMMUNICATION ------------------------------------------------------------ # WHY WAS LANGUAGE CREATED? Imagine a world w...