Go%20through%20this%20CBSE%20Class%2012%20English%20core%20practice%20paper%20before%20your%202021%20Board%20Exams

1.%20This%20paper%20is%20divided%20into%20two%20parts%3A%20A%20and%20B.%20%26nbsp%3BAll%20questions%20are%20compulsory.

2.%20Separate%20instructions%20are%20given%20with%20each%20section%20and%20question%2C%20wherever%20necessary.%20Read%20these%20instructions%20very%20carefully%20and%20follow%20them.

3.%20Do%20not%20exceed%20the%20prescribed%20word%20limit%20while%20answering%20the%20questions.

Part%20A%20%2840%20Marks%29

READING%20%2820%20marks%29

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1. Read%20the%20passage%20given%20below.%20%281×10%20%3D%2010%29

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1. %u201CWho%20doesn%27t%20know%20how%20to%20cook%20rice%3F%20Cooking%20rice%20hardly%20takes%20time.%u201D%20said%20my%20father.%20So%2C%20I%20challenged%20myself.%20I%20switched%20from%20news%20to%20YouTube%20and%20typed%2C%20%u201CHow%20to%20cook%20rice%3F%u201D%20I%20took%20one%20and%20a%20half%20cups%20of%20rice.%20Since%20I%20didn%27t%20have%20access%20to%20a%20rice%20cooker%2C%20I%20put%20the%20rice%20in%20a%20big%20pot.%20Firstly%2C%20the%20rice%20has%20to%20be%20washed%20to%20get%20rid%20of%20dust%20and%20starch.%20I%20thought%20I%20won%27t%20be%20able%20to%20drain%20the%20rice%20and%20that%20it%20will%20fall%20out%20of%20the%20pot.%20I%20observed%20the%20chef%20as%20I%20swirled%20the%20rice%20around%20and%20used%20my%20dexterous%20hands%20to%20drain%20it%2C%20not%20once%2C%20not%20twice%2C%20but%20three%20times.%20I%20looked%20down%20at%20the%20sink%20and%20saw%20less%20than%2050%20grains%20that%20made%20their%20way%20out%20of%20the%20pot.%20Suffice%20to%20say%2C%20I%20was%20up%20to%20the%20mark.
2. The%20video%20stated%20that%20the%20key%20to%20perfect%20rice%20is%20equal%20amounts%20of%20rice%20and%20water.%20I%20have%20heard%20that%20professionals%20don%27t%20need%20to%20measure%20everything%3B%20they%20just%20know%20what%20the%20right%20amount%20is.%20But%20as%20this%20was%20my%20first%20time%20in%20the%20kitchen%2C%20I%20decided%20to%20experiment%20by%20not%20measuring%20the%20water%20needed%20for%20boiling%20the%20rice.%20I%20wanted%20the%20rice%20to%20be%20firm%20when%20bitten%2C%20just%20like%20pasta.%20I%20don%u2019t%20enjoy%20the%20texture%20of%20mushy%20rice.%20It%20has%20to%20have%20that%20chutzpah%3B%20it%20has%20to%20resist%20my%20biting%20power%20just%20for%20a%20bit%20before%20disinte-%20grating.%26nbsp%3B
3. After%20what%20seemed%20like%2010%20minutes%2C%20all%20the%20water%20disappeared.%20I%20went%20in%20to%20give%20it%20a%20good%20stir.%20To%20my%20surprise%2C%20some%20of%20the%20rice%20got%20stuck%20to%20the%20pot.%20I%20tried%20to%20scrape%20it%20off%20but%20to%20no%20avail.%20At%20the%20same%20time%2C%20there%20was%20a%20burning%20smell%20coming%20from%20it.%20I%20quickly%20turned%20the%20stove%20off.%20%u201CWhat%20have%20you%20done%20to%20the%20kitchen%3F%u201D%20shouted%20Mother%2C%20while%20coming%20towards%20the%20kitchen.%20I%20managed%20to%20ward%20her%20off.
4. Finally%2C%20when%20the%20time%20came%20to%20taste%20my%20creation%2C%20I%20was%20surprised%21%20It%20wasn%u2019t%20bad%20at%20all.%20The%20rice%20had%20the%20desired%20consistency.%20Sure%2C%20a%20little%20more%20salt%20would%27ve%20been%20better%2C%20but%20I%20just%20added%20that%20while%20eating.%20The%20experience%20was%20fairly%20rewarding%20and%20memorable.%20It%20taught%20me%20a%20new%20sense%20of%20respect%20for%20those%20who%20cook%20food%20on%20a%20regular%20basis%20at%20home%20or%20engage%20in%20gourmet%20creations%20professionally.

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On%20the%20basis%20of%20your%20understanding%20of%20the%20above%20passage%2C%20answer%20ANY%20TEN%20questions%20from%20the%20eleven%20given%20below.%20%26nbsp%3B%281×10%20%3D%2010%29

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i.%26nbsp%3BFather%u2019s%20question%20to%20the%20narrator%2C%20about%20knowing%20how%20to%20cook%20rice%2C%20was%20intended%20to

a.%26nbsp%3Bcriticize%20the%20narrator%u2019s%20lack%20of%20abilities.%26nbsp%3B

b.%26nbsp%3Bmake%20the%20process%20sound%20simple.

c.%26nbsp%3Bencourage%20the%20narrator%20to%20take%20up%20cooking.

d.%26nbsp%3Bshowcase%20his%20own%20expertise%20in%20cooking%20rice.

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ii.%26nbsp%3B%u201CI%20switched%20from%20news%20to%20YouTube%20%u2026%u201D%20Pick%20the%20option%20in%20which%20the%20meaning%20of%20%u2018switch%28ed%29%u2019%20is%20NOT%20the%20same%20as%20it%20is%20in%20the%20passage.

a.%20He%20switched%20on%20the%20radio%20to%20listen%20to%20the%20news%20while%20having%20dinner.

b.%20%u201CForget%20these%20diet%20supplements%20and%20switch%20to%20yoga%2C%20if%20you%20want%20a%20true%20sense%20of%20well-being.%u201D

c.%20Mom%20switched%20to%20reading%20fiction%20recently%20because%20she%20was%20bored%20with%20cook-books.

d.%20The%20company%20will%20switch%20the%20trucks%20to%20other%20routes%20to%20bring%20down%20city%20pollution.

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iii.%20Based%20on%20your%20understanding%20of%20the%20passage%2C%20choose%20the%20option%20that%20lists%20the%20correct%20sequence%20of%20the%20process.

1.%20Use%20water%20to%20wash%20the%20rice.

2.%20Repeat%20the%20process%20three%20times.

3.%20Drain%20the%20water%20off.

4.%20Put%20rice%20in%20a%20utensil.

5.%20Swirl%20the%20water%20in%20and%20around%20the%20rice.

a.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3B4%2C2%2C1%2C3%2C5%26nbsp%3B

b.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3B1%2C3%2C2%2C5%2C4%26nbsp%3B

c.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3B4%2C1%2C5%2C3%2C2%26nbsp%3B

d.%20%26nbsp%3B%205%2C1%2C2%2C4%2C3

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iv.%26nbsp%3BThe%20narrator%20says%20that%20he%20has%20dexterous%20hands.%20He%20would%20have%20had%20a%20problem%20had%20it%20been%20the%20opposite.%20NOT%20BEING%20dexterous%20means%2C%20being

a.%26nbsp%3Buncomfortable.

b.%20clumsy.%26nbsp%3B

c.%26nbsp%3Bunclear.%26nbsp%3B

d.%26nbsp%3Bclueless.

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v.%20How%20did%20mother%20react%20to%20the%20burning%20smell%3F

a.%20%26nbsp%3B%20She%20commented%20on%20it.%26nbsp%3B

b.%20%26nbsp%3B%20She%20brushed%20it%20aside.

c.%20%26nbsp%3B%20She%20enquired%20about%20it%20.%26nbsp%3B

d.%20%26nbsp%3B%20She%20handled%20it%20.

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vi.%20According%20to%20the%20passage%2C%20the%20fact%20that%20the%20narrator%20risked%20experimentation%2C%20on%20his%20maiden%20attempt%20in%20the%20kitchen%2C%20shows%20that%20he%20was

a.%20%26nbsp%3B%20conscientious.

b.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3Bnervous.%26nbsp%3B

c.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3Bpresumptuous.

d.%20%26nbsp%3B%20courteous.

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vii.%20Pick%20the%20option%20showing%20the%20CORRECT%20use%20of%20the%20word%20%u2018chutzpah%u2019.

a.%20It%20is%20the%20court%u2019s%20duty%20to%20dispense%20chutzpah%20to%20everyone%20irrespective%20of%20caste%20or%20creed.

b.%20The%20speaker%20may%20not%20have%20much%20of%20a%20stage%20presence%2C%20but%20you%27ve%20got%20to%20admit%20she%27s%20got%20chutzpah.%26nbsp%3B

c.%20I%20could%20crack%20the%20code%20easily%20which%20proved%20me%20to%20be%20a%20chutzpah%20and%20I%20was%20the%20only%20one%20who%20could%20do%20so.

d.%20After%20his%20father%u2019s%20demise%2C%20the%20daughter%20took%20over%20the%20family%u2019s%20chutzpah%20to%20save%20it%20from%20disaster.

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viii.%20Pick%20the%20option%20that%20correctly%20states%20what%20DID%20NOT%20happen%20after%20the%20writer%20checked%20on%20the%20rice.

a.%20%26nbsp%3B%20Turning%20the%20stove%20off.

b.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3BBeing%20taken%20aback%20at%20the%20condition%20of%20rice.

c.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3BForgetting%20to%20scrape%20the%20stuck%20rice.

d.%20%26nbsp%3B%20Smelling%20the%20delicious%20aroma%20of%20cooked%20rice.

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ix.%20The%20narrator%u2019s%20creation%20was

a.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3Balmost%20perfect%20to%20taste.

b.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3Bway%20off%20from%20what%20he%20wanted.

c.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3Boverly%20seasoned.

d.%20%26nbsp%3B%20quite%20distasteful.

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x.%20Pick%20the%20option%20that%20correctly%20lists%20the%20final%20feelings%20of%20the%20writer%20with%20reference%20to%20the%20cooking%20experience.

1.%20%26nbsp%3B%20frustrating

2.%20%26nbsp%3B%20amusing

3.%20%26nbsp%3B%20satisfying

4.%20%26nbsp%3B%20disillusioning

5.%20%26nbsp%3B%20exacting

6.%20%26nbsp%3B%20enlightening

a.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3B1%20and%204%26nbsp%3B

b.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3B2%20and%205%26nbsp%3B

c.%20%26nbsp%3B%20%26nbsp%3B3%20and%206%26nbsp%3B

d.%20%26nbsp%3B%201%20and%203

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All%20the%20best%20to%20the%20board%20aspirants%21

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