HS ABTA 2025 ENGLISH PAGE 123 SOLVED
HS ABTA PAGE124 2025
CLASS XII 3RD SEMESTER PAGE 123 SOLVED
✦ Page – 123 ✦
PROSE
(Choose the correct option for each question)
1. She was a young girl, walking gracefully and with –
(a) determination
(b) full confidence
(c) dignity
(d) steadiness
Ans: (c)
2. How many baskets did the narrator buy from the girl?
(a) one (b) two (c) four (d) many
Ans: (a) one
3. Why was the narrator pleased in the story “The Night Train at Deoli”?
(a) For the girl gave him a basket
(b) For the girl remembered him
(c) For the girl promised him to stay there
(d) The station Deoli along with the girl gave him blissful joy
Ans:
4. The actual intention of the narrator when he left for Dehra earlier than usual was –
(a) to look after his grandmother
(b) to have a look of Deoli
(c) to have a glimpse of the girl at Deoli
(d) to enjoy the picturesque view of jungle at Deoli
5. Kalam's mother's forefather was bestowed the title of –
(a) Bahadur (b) Rai Bahadur (c) Rai Saheb (d) Subedar
6. The Shiva Temple was about a –
(a) five minutes’ walk (b) ten minutes’ walk
(c) fifteen minutes’ walk (d) twenty minutes’ walk
7. The sacred water was carried home for the –
(a) invalids (b) blinds (c) lames (d) deafs
8. In which season did the fateful bet take place?
(a) summer (b) winter (c) autumn (d) fall
9. What does the banker consider more merciful and humane?
(a) jail (b) ridicule (c) death (d) beating
10. During the first year of imprisonment, the lawyer in “The Bet” –
(a) suffered terribly (b) enjoyed happily (c) ate heavily (d) listened to music
VERSE
(Choose the appropriate answer for each question)
11. What is the main theme explored in “Our Casuarina Tree”?
(a) The power of nature
(b) The importance of tradition
(c) The experience of displacement
(d) The passage of time and childhood memories
12. What does the poet mean by the expression, “My love defend thee from Oblivion’s curse”?
(a) The tree should be remembered out of kindness
(b) The tree should not be forgotten for its usefulness
(c) The tree should be remembered out of compassion
(d) The tree should not be forgotten for its helpfulness
13. “His puny offspring leap about and play” – What does offspring refer to here?
(a) young one of the Kokila
(b) young one of the python
(c) young one of the cow
(d) young one of the baboon
14. “By that hoar tree... and vast” – What does the word hoar mean here?
(a) cluster of stars
(b) cluster or group of twigs
(c) cluster or group of trees
(d) troop of baboons
15. “I saw thee in my own loved native clime” – What does the word thee refer to here?
(a) God (b) One’s own country (c) The Casuarina tree (d) The sun
16. Ulysses declares it is disgraceful to –
(a) store and hoard, sitting safely in one place just to extend his life
(b) pause, and make an end
(c) stop exploring
(d) seek a newer world
17. Achilles was a hero of the –
(a) Ramayana (b) Trojan War (c) Mahabharata (d) Iliad
18. According to Ulysses, the “newer world” may include –
(a) America (b) The Island of Greece (c) Ithaca (d) The Happy Isles
19. The Greek mythological character mentioned in the poem “Ulysses” is –
(a) Homer (b) Telemachus (c) Hercules (d) Achilles
20. “He works his work. I mine.” Here he refers to –
(a) A mariner (b) Ulysses (c) Telemachus (d) The King of Troy
DRAMA
(Choose the appropriate answer for each question)
21. In “Riders to the Sea”, why is Bartley determined to go to the island of Connemara?
(a) He wants to sell horses at the horse fair
(b) He wants to sell white boards
(c) He thinks he might hear news about Michael
(d) He doesn’t want to live on the island anymore
22. The cause of Michael’s death was –
(a) suicide (b) illness (c) drowning (d) murder
23. What did Maurya buy for coffin?
(a) white boards (b) rope (c) nails (d) flowers
24. What does Maurya bring back with her?
(a) Bread (b) Clothes (c) mare (d) rope
25. “We must be satisfied” are the last words of the play. The speaker is –
(a) Maurya (b) Nora (c) Cathleen (d) Bartley
✦ UNSEEN PASSAGE ✦
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:
There are three regions in the world where earthquakes are most likely to happen. Scientists call them earthquake zones. The first runs along the east coast of Asia, through Japan and across Alaska, then down to the west coast of North America, crossing Mexico and ending somewhere in the Caribbean Sea. The second runs down the west coast of South America. The third runs across the south of Europe and North Africa, through Greece and Turkey and into the middle of Asia.
There are several other fault lines. Most earthquakes in history have happened in one of these three zones. So it is possible for scientists to say where they think the earthquake will strike, but they cannot say exactly when. It is known that sometime in future there will be a major earthquake in California, which is situated right above the best-known zone in the world, the San Andreas Fault. When it comes, the damage and loss of life will constitute a major disaster. It will happen anytime between now and the next 8,000 years; so it is not a practical thought to evacuate the cities. One can remember the Los Angeles earthquake in February 1971 which was caused by the San Andreas Fault. It was not a major earthquake.
31. The second earthquake zone runs down the –
(c) West Coast of South America
32. Another earthquake will strike California –
(b) between now and 8000 years
33. According to the scientists there are –
(a) three earthquake zones
34. Los Angeles witnessed an earthquake in –
(c) February 1971
35. The word “Fault” means –
(a) a crack in the earth’s crust allowing blocks of rock to move
36. The first earthquake zone ends somewhere in –
(d) Caribbean Sea
37. The word “evacuate” means –
(a) clear
38. The best-known earthquake zone in the world is –
(b) San Andreas Fault
39. The scientists can’t predict –
(b) exact time of earthquake
40. The above passage is –
(b) a report (This is the most suitable answer as it presents factual information and details about a specific topic.)
Questions (Choose the correct answer):
31. The second earthquake zone runs down the –
(a) South Coast of South America
(b) East Coast of South America
(c) West Coast of South America
(d) North Coast of South America
32. Another earthquake will strike California –
(a) between now and 5000 years
(b) between now and 8000 years
(c) very soon
(d) none of the above
33. According to the scientists there are –
(a) three (b) four (c) five (d) six earthquake zones
34. Los Angeles witnessed an earthquake in –
(a) January 1971 (b) January 1972
(c) February 1971 (d) February 1972
35. The word “Fault” means –
(a) a crack in the earth’s crust allowing blocks of rock to move
(b) a crack in the mountains
(c) sudden eruption of lava
(d) forest fire
36. The first earthquake zone ends somewhere in –
(a) Dead Sea (b) Black Sea (c) Mediterranean Sea (d) Caribbean Sea
37. The word “evacuate” means –
(a) clear (b) bring into (c) return to (d) occupy
38. The best-known earthquake zone in the world is –
(a) San Pedro Fault (b) San Andreas Fault (c) San Antonio Fault (d) San Bernards Fault
39. The scientists can’t predict –
(a) exact time and place of earthquake
(b) exact time of earthquake
(c) exact place of earthquake
(d) none of these
40. The above passage is –
(a) an essay (b) a report (c) a story (d) a process
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