CLASS 12 3RD SEMESTER WBCHSE MODEL SET 3 WITH ANSWER 2026

 CLASS 12 3RD SEMESTER WBCHSE MODEL SET 3 WITH ANSWER 2026 

MODEL QUESTION PAPER — ENGLISH

Class 12 Semester 3 | Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes | Full Marks: 40 | (1 × 40 = 40)

1. Fill in the blanks:

The narrator used to spend his summer vacations at his grandmother's house in __________.

A) Dehra

B) Mussoorie

C) Deoli

D) Saharanpur

2. True and False:

Read the following statements and choose the correct option:

   (i) The basket-selling girl wore a bright red shawl over her shoulders.

   (ii) The narrator jumped off the moving train to stay with the girl at Deoli forever.

A) Statement (i) is True and (ii) is False

B) Statement (i) is False and (ii) is True

C) Both statements are True

D) Both statements are False

3. Assertion-Reasoning:

Assertion (A): The narrator did not want to break his journey at Deoli on his subsequent visits.

Reason (R): He was afraid of finding out something unpleasant or disappointing about the girl.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

4. Match the narrator's actions in Column A with their corresponding reasons in Column B:

     Column A (Narrator's Action)                Column B (Context / Reason)

i. Stepped off the train compartment a. He was anxious to see if the girl would appear again

ii. Looked out of the window intensely b. To buy a basket and talk to the girl

iii. Walked up and down the platform c. He felt restless and wanted to break the monotony

Options:

   A) i-b, ii-a, iii-c       B) i-a, ii-c, iii-b       C) i-c, ii-b, iii-a       D) i-b, ii-c, iii-a

5. Match Column A with Column B:

Column A Column B

i. Ashiamma a. Deeply influenced Kalam's spiritual growth

ii. Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry b. Provided a secure childhood with necessities

iii. Jainulabdeen c. Fed many outsiders daily at home

Options:

   A) i-c, ii-a, iii-b       B) i-c, ii-b, iii-a       C) i-b, ii-a, iii-c       D) i-a, ii-c, iii-b

6. Rearrangement of Sentences:

Arrange the daily morning routine of Kalam's father in the correct chronological order:

   i. He would walk down to their small coconut grove.

   ii. He started his day by reading the namaz before dawn.

   iii. He would return with about a dozen coconuts tied together.

   iv. Only after returning from the grove would he have his breakfast.

A) ii, i, iii, iv

B) i, ii, iii, iv

C) ii, iii, i, iv

D) iii, ii, i, iv

7. Case Study Based:

Case: A local person approaches Kalam's father in profound distress after a personal crisis, seeking comfort. Kalam's father prays and offers water, but tells him that he is merely a go-between in human efforts to propitiate demonic forces.

What is the primary spiritual value Kalam's father demonstrates here?

A) He seeks personal praise for performing miracles.

B) He encourages people to live in permanent fear of demonic forces.

C) He shows humility, explaining that human suffering requires a direct spiritual understanding of fear.

D) He wants to discourage anyone from coming to him for prayers.

8. Fill in the blanks:

During the last two years of his confinement, the lawyer read an immense quantity of books quite indiscriminately, but spent a long time exclusively on __________.

A) Shakespeare's plays

B) Chemistry and Medicine

C) The Gospels and Theology

D) Manuals of Finance

9. Assertion Reasoning:

Assertion (A): The banker planned to suffocate the lawyer to death on the final night of his confinement.

Reason (R): The banker had lost his fortune on the stock exchange and could no longer pay the two million rubles.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

10. True and False:

Read the statements regarding the lawyer's letters and notes from the lodge:

   (i) In the first year of his confinement, the lawyer requested wine and tobacco frequently.

   (ii) In the fifth year, music was heard from the lodge again as the lawyer began writing his masterpiece.

A) Both statements are True

B) Both statements are False

C) Statement (i) is True, (ii) is False

D) Statement (i) is False, (ii) is True

11. Match the flora and fauna surrounding the Casuarina tree with their descriptions:

Column A Column B

i. Python a. Leaps and sits like a statue on the crest

ii. Grey Baboon b. Gathers in clusters of crimson flowers

iii. Kokilas c. Winds round and round the rugged trunk

iv. Bird and Bee d. Hail the day with sweet, melodious songs

Options:

   A) i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b       B) i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b       C) i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d       D) i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c

12. Assertion Reasoning:

Assertion (A): The Casuarina tree is dear to the poet's soul not just for its magnificent physical stature.

Reason (R): Beneath its branches, the poet had played with her beloved, deceased companions during childhood.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

13. Case Study Based:

Case: When Toru Dutt resides in distant land masses like France or Italy, she hears a "dirge-like murmur" or a "wail" from the tree back home, carrying across the vast ocean waves.

What psychological and poetic state does this phenomenon describe?

A) The poet is suffering from hallucinations due to physical illness.

B) The deep, spiritual bond with her homeland allows her to hear nature's empathetic echo across geographical barriers.

C) The Casuarina tree is physically dying due to neglect in her absence.

D) The poet wishes to cut down the tree to end her painful memories.

14. Fill in the blanks:

The poet explicitly wishes to protect the Casuarina tree from the curse of __________.

A) human greed

B) structural decay

C) complete oblivion

D) severe winter storms

15. Rearrangement of Sentences:

Arrange the visual landscape descriptions as they step-by-step unfold in the opening stanzas:

   i. A grey baboon sits statue-like watching the sunrise.

   ii. A giant creeper winds around the tree trunk like a massive snake.

   iii. Water-lilies spring up in the shadow-covered tank like snow en masse.

   iv. Sleepy cows wend their slow way toward the green pastures.

A) ii, i, iv, iii

B) i, ii, iii, iv

C) ii, iii, i, iv

D) iv, ii, i, iii

16. Fill in the blanks:

Ulysses leaves the administration and governance of his rocky island kingdom of Ithaca to his son, __________.

A) Achilles

B) Telemachus

C) Elpenor

D) Penelope

17. True and False:

Read the statements regarding Ulysses' perspective on life:

   (i) Ulysses views his current life as an idle king as nothing more than hoarding and sleeping among an unequal race.

   (ii) He believes that old age should be a period of peaceful rest, where no great exploits should be attempted.

A) Both statements are True

B) Statement (i) is True, (ii) is False

C) Statement (i) is False, (ii) is True

D) Both statements are False

18. Case Study Based:

Case: "Much have I seen and known; cities of men / And manners, climates, councils, governments..."

Based on this reflection, Ulysses can best be described as a leader who values:

A) Domestic safety and structural isolation.

B) Continuous experiential learning and global exposure.

C) Quick military conquest over smaller tribes.

D) Accumulation of gold and earthly treasures.

19. Match the metaphors used by Tennyson with their meanings:

Column A (Metaphor) Column B (Philosophical Meaning)

i. To rust unburnished a. Unexplored horizons of endless knowledge

ii. An arch where through gleams b. Life lived to the absolute maximum limits

iii. To drink life to the lees c. To become useless by remaining inactive

Options:

   A) i-c, ii-a, iii-b       B) i-c, ii-b, iii-a       C) i-b, ii-a, iii-c       D) i-a, ii-c, iii-b

20. Assertion Reasoning:

Assertion (A): Ulysses calls out to his mariners to board the ship and push off even as the day wanes.

Reason (R): He believes that though they are weakened by time and fate, their heroic hearts still possess the will to strive, seek, and find.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

21. Fill in the blanks:

Maurya sends Bartley out to the horse fair at Galway so he can sell their __________.

A) black boat

B) pigs and sheep

C) horses

D) nets and ropes

22. Rearrangement of Sentences:

Arrange the tragic events leading up to the climax of the play in correct sequence:

   i. Nora and Cathleen open the bundle of clothes taken from a drowned man in Donegal.

   ii. Maurya sees the terrifying vision of Michael riding on the grey pony behind Bartley.

   iii. Bartley insists on crossing over to the sea despite the treacherous weather.

   iv. The girls identify the dropping stitches on the stocking as Michael's.

A) iii, i, iv, ii

B) i, iv, iii, ii

C) iii, ii, i, iv

D) i, iii, ii, iv

23. Match the colors and visions in the play with their structural dramatic purpose:

Column A (Element) Column B (Dramatic Purpose)

i. The grey pony a. Symbolic of traditional mourning and final rites

ii. Red sail b. Associated with the supernatural vision of Michael's ghost

iii. Black feet c. Belonged to the ship or boat Bartley intended to board / pig

iv. Keening women d. Described by the girls as belonging to drowned men / wrap

Options:

   A) i-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a       B) i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c       C) i-c, ii-b, iii-a, iv-d       D) i-b, ii-d, iii-c, iv-a

24. Assertion Reasoning:

Assertion (A): At the end of the play, Maurya stops crying and refuses to pray for more favors from the sea.

Reason (R): The sea has taken her last surviving son, so it can do no more harm to her.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

25. True and False:

Read the statements regarding the setting and environment of the play:

   (i) The entire setting takes place in an island off the West of Ireland.

   (ii) The young priest prevents Bartley from going out to sea by locking up his riding gear.

A) Statement (i) is True, (ii) is False

B) Statement (i) is False, (ii) is True

C) Both statements are True

D) Both statements are False

26. Synthesis of Sentences:

Join the two sentences into a complex sentence:

"The narrator reached the station. The girl was not there."

A) The narrator reached the station and the girl was not there.

B) When the narrator reached the station, the girl was not there.

C) The narrator reached the station because the girl was not there.

D) Having reached the station, the narrator did not see the girl.

27. Splitting of Sentences:

Choose the option that correctly splits the following sentence into two separate simple sentences:

"Kalam's father lived a simple life, avoiding all inessential comforts."

A) Kalam's father lived a simple life. He avoided all inessential comforts.

B) Kalam's father avoided all inessential comforts. To live a simple life.

C) Kalam's father lived a simple life. He avoiding all inessential comforts.

D) Kalam's father had a simple life. It avoided all inessential comforts.

28. Narration Change:

Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:

The young lawyer said, "I will stay in confinement for fifteen years, not five!"

A) The young lawyer said that he would stay in confinement for fifteen years, not five.

B) The young lawyer asked if he will stay in confinement for fifteen years, not five.

C) The young lawyer told that he should stay in confinement for fifteen years, not five.

D) The young lawyer exclaimed that I will stay in confinement for fifteen years, not five.

29. Narration Change:

Choose the correct direct speech for the sentence:

Maurya told her daughters that the sea had taken all her sons.

A) Maurya says to her daughters, "The sea took all my sons."

B) Maurya said to her daughters, "The sea has taken all my sons."

C) Maurya asked her daughters, "Did the sea take all my sons?"

D) Maurya told to her daughters, "The sea would take all my sons."

30. Error Correction:

Identify and fix the underlined grammatical error in the text-based sentence:

Ulysses cannot <u>rested</u> from travel; he wants to explore new worlds.

A) resting

B) rests

C) rest

D) rested

READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN PASSAGE)

Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 31 to 40:

"In the heart of the Western Ghats lies a dense, rain-soaked sanctuary known for its rich biodiversity. Dr. Anita Roy, a dedicated herpetologist, spent five grueling years deep within these forests tracking the elusive King Cobra. Her primary objective was to observe their nesting behavior in the wild—a phenomenon rarely caught on film.

The dense canopy blocks out most sunlight, creating a perpetual twilight zone on the forest floor. Leeches and sudden torrential downpours made her daily expeditions incredibly exhausting, yet her passion remained undiminished. Along her path, she encountered several venomous species, unpredictable wild elephants, and logistical hurdles like failing electronic gear due to the high humidity levels.

One evening, her patience paid off. She discovered a female cobra meticulously constructing a nest using dried bamboo leaves. It was a groundbreaking discovery for her research team. However, the joyous moment turned tense when a group of illegal poachers encroached into the buffer zone, intending to capture rare reptiles for the underground pet trade. Armed with deep field knowledge and absolute composure, Dr. Roy contacted the forest rangers immediately while tracking the poachers' movements secretly. Her timely action led to the swift apprehension of the criminals, ensuring the sanctuary's micro-ecosystem remained completely undisturbed. The event proved that scientific conservation requires not just research, but active vigilance."

31. Find the option that acts as a synonym for the word "grueling" as used in the second paragraph:

A) Delightful

B) Exhausting

C) Brief

D) Unimportant

32. Find the option that serves as an antonym for the word "encroached" based on the context of the passage:

A) Intruded

B) Trespassed

C) Retreated

D) Invaded

33. Choose the correct form of the underlined verb to maintain proper tense consistency:

Dr. Roy <u>contacting</u> the forest rangers immediately when she spotted the poachers.

A) contacts

B) contacted

C) has contacted

D) was contacting

34. Choose the correct passive voice version of the sentence:

"The dense canopy blocks out most sunlight."

A) Most sunlight was blocked out by the dense canopy.

B) Most sunlight is blocked out by the dense canopy.

C) Most sunlight has been blocked out by the dense canopy.

D) The dense canopy is blocking out most sunlight.

35. The term "composure" in the third paragraph means:

A) Panic and fear

B) Anger and resentment

C) Calm and controlled behavior

D) Speed and haste

36. True and False:

Read the statements based on the passage:

   (i) Dr. Anita Roy was primarily studying the migration patterns of wild elephants.

   (ii) High humidity levels caused her electronic research gear to malfunction.

A) Statement (i) is True, (ii) is False

B) Statement (i) is False, (ii) is True

C) Both statements are True

D) Both statements are False

37. Match the challenges faced by Dr. Roy with their causes as described in the text:

Column A (Challenge) Column B (Cause)

i. Failing electronic gear a. Poachers encroaching on the buffer zone

ii. Perpetual twilight b. Dense forest canopy blocking sunlight

iii. Immediate danger to reptiles c. High humidity levels in the rainforest

Options:

   A) i-c, ii-b, iii-a       B) i-b, ii-c, iii-a       C) i-c, ii-a, iii-b       D) i-a, ii-b, iii-c

38. Rearrangement of Sentences:

Arrange the narrative events of the unseen passage in their correct chronological order:

   i. Dr. Roy spotted a female cobra building a nest with dried leaves.

   ii. Forest rangers arrived and apprehended the illegal poachers.

   iii. Dr. Roy spent five grueling years studying wildlife in the Western Ghats.

   iv. Poachers illegally entered the sanctuary's buffer zone.

A) iii, i, iv, ii

B) i, iii, iv, ii

C) iii, iv, i, ii

D) iv, iii, i, ii

39. Assertion Reasoning:

Assertion (A): Dr. Roy secretly tracked the poachers instead of confronting them directly by herself.

Reason (R): She was armed with deep field knowledge and understood that maintaining composure and alert teamwork was safer for conservation.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

40. Case Study / Inference Question:

Based on the final paragraph, what central lesson does the passage offer regarding modern scientific conservation?

A) Field researchers should focus strictly on writing reports and avoid talking to rangers.

B) Local wildlife cannot survive without completely blocking all scientific research teams.

C) True conservation demands a combination of rigorous field research and active vigilance against illegal threats.

D) Heavy rainfall is the only effective way to stop poaching in the Western Ghats.

 

ANSWER KEY (QUESTIONS 1 – 40)

Q. No. Correct Option Answer Text

1 A Dehra

2 D Both statements are False

3 A Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

4 A i-b, ii-a, iii-c

5 A i-c, ii-a, iii-b

6 A ii, i, iii, iv

7 C He shows humility, explaining that human suffering requires a direct spiritual understanding of fear.

8 C The Gospels and Theology

9 A Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

10 B Both statements are False

11 A i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b

12 A Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

13 B The deep, spiritual bond with her homeland allows her to hear nature's empathetic echo across geographical barriers.

14 C complete oblivion

15 A ii, i, iv, iii

16 B Telemachus

17 B Statement (i) is True, (ii) is False

18 B Continuous experiential learning and global exposure.

19 A i-c, ii-a, iii-b

20 A Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

21 C horses

22 A iii, i, iv, ii

23 D i-b, ii-d, iii-c, iv-a

24 A Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

25 A Statement (i) is True, (ii) is False

26 B When the narrator reached the station, the girl was not there.

27 A Kalam's father lived a simple life. He avoided all inessential comforts.

28 A The young lawyer said that he would stay in confinement for fifteen years, not five.

29 B Maurya said to her daughters, "The sea has taken all my sons."

30 C rest

31 B Exhausting

32 C Retreated

33 B contacted

34 B Most sunlight is blocked out by the dense canopy.

35 C Calm and controlled behavior

36 B Statement (i) is False, (ii) is True

37 A i-c, ii-b, iii-a

38 A iii, i, iv, ii

39 A Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

40 C True conservation demands a combination of rigorous field research and active vigilance against illegal threats.