List of top English Questions asked in Maharashtra Board Class XII Exam

Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
A foot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune, Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing, Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms, Strong and content I travel the open road.
The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know they are very well where they are, I know they suffice for those who belong to them.
(Still here I carry my old delicious burdens, I carry them, men and women, I carry them with me wherever I go, I swear it is impossible for me to get rid of them, I am fill'd with them, and I will fill them in return.)

Mind Mapping:
Develop a Mind-Mapping using your ideas and concepts to develop the topic 'Proper Time Management.'
(i) Using the title connect your thoughts
(ii) Use your own design for branching and general structure
(iii) Try making 2-3 main and 2-3 sub-branches

Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
"I don't believe in taking the right decisions. I take decisions, I take decisions and then make them right." One of them make them right. One of the right decisions taken by Ratan Tata. His inspiring words made me dream beyond shadows. I felt fortunate that I discovered him in the early stage of my life and now I am using his teachings to mould my future the way I want.
Even though Ratan Tata was born in a very posh family of India, he never took money and power for granted. He graduated from Riverdale country from New York, Ratan Tata returned to India in search of change that he could bring to India. He started as a fellow on the shop floor at Tata Steel. After working for almost 10 years he was appointed as the director-in-charge of the National Radio and Electronics Company Limited (NELCO) in order to help its struggling finances. He worked hard building a better consumer electronics division but the economic recession and union strikes prevented him from achieving success and this struck the Tata Group of companies. He started with a very basic job in his father's company and today he owns a billion dollar company.
The tag of greatness does not come without making any sacrifices and this tag on Ratan Tata suits to its best.
Tata group launched its passenger car Tata Indica in the year 1998 but Tata Indica was a failure in its first year and the experiment seemed to be failing. Many people started advising Ratan Tata that he should sell the passenger car business. Ratan Tata also agreed to sell his car business and approached Ford. They went to Detroit to discuss the sale. They treated him humiliatingly. The company is not doing well. So, Ford's representative arrogantly said that they were doing a favour by buying their business.
Ratan Tata decided to move back home. While travelling he was very tense as the feeling of being insulted was on his mind. After earlier failures, Tata Motors did very well with its business of passenger cars but in the same period, Ford did very bad. In 2008 when Ford was on its way of bankruptcy, Tata Group offered Ford to buy its luxury car brand Jaguar-Land Rover. Ford arrived in Mumbai for the meeting. In the meeting, Bill Ford said to Ratan Tata, "You are doing a big favour for us by buying Jaguar-Land Rover". Jaguar-Land Rover is now owned by Tata Group and is currently making profits.

Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
At a corner of Sixth Avenue electric lights and cunningly displayed wares behind plate-glass made a shop window attractive. Soapy took a stone and dashed it through the glass. People came running, round the corner, a policeman in the lead. Soapy stood still with his hands in his pockets, and smiled at the sight of brass buttons.
"Where's the man that done that?" inquired the officer agitatedly.
"Don't you think that I might have had something to do with it?" said Soapy, with a friendly voice, as one greets good fortune.
The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police. They take to their heels. The policeman saw a man half-way down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the pursuit. Soapy, with disgust in his heart, drifted along, twice unsuccessful.
On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions. It catered to large appetites and modest purses. Its crockery and atmosphere were thick; its soup and napery thin. Into this place Soapy betook himself without challenge. At a table he sat and consumed beefsteak, flapjacks, doughnuts and pie. And then he told the waiter the fact that the minutest coin and himself were total strangers.
"Now, get busy and call a cop," said Soapy. "And don't keep a gentleman waiting."
"No cop for you," said the waiter, with a voice like butter cakes and an eye like the cherry in the Manhattan cocktail. "Hey, Con!"
Neatly upon his left ear on the callous pavement two waiters pitched Soapy. He arose, joint by joint, as a carpenter's rule opens, and dusted his clothes. Arrest seemed now but an elusive dream. The island seemed very far away. A policeman who stood before a drugstore two doors away laughed and walked down the street.

Complete the activities as per the instructions given below:
(1) You are Gopal, a receptionist, in the office of a company manufacturing garments. A sales manager Mr. Deshmukh visited and handed over the sales report to be submitted to the general manager who was busy attending a meeting.
Mr. Deshmukh: Hellow! I am here to submit the available sales report to the General Manager.
Gopal: I am sorry but the General Manager is in the meeting. Can you leave a message for him along with the reports?
Mr. Deshmukh: Sorry, I have to leave immediately to collect the other reports. Please inform the General Manager, that I had to leave immediately and I will see him in the evening at 5:30 P. M. with other reports. Thank you.
As a receptionist draft a virtual message for the General Manager.
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(2) Statement of Purpose:
You are so much interested in fashion designing. You have also participated in the various competitions and have shown your talent. Your friend is assisting you to make the career in fashion designing.
Draft a statement of purpose that will help you to get admission for the course in fashion designing at M. Rajeshwar College Arts, Hubli, Karnataka.
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(3) Group Discussion:
You along with your friends Sujit, Rohit and Kishor discussing their likes and dislikes. But all are fascinated with the reading habit. Write a short group discussion in the form of dialogue telling the importance of reading for enhancing knowledge

Attempt 'Any One' of the following activities:
E-mail writing:
(1) Imagine that you are a shopkeeper of gift articles. A customer had given order for purchasing articles but you have some difficulties for giving delivery in time due to shortage. Write an email to him/her apologising for the delay.
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Report writing:
(2) You are a representative of the N. S. S. unit of your college. Write a brief report of the camp in which various social activities including cleanliness have been conducted by all the participants
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Interview Questions:
(3) Imagine that you have met with the topper in M.P.S.C. Examination. You wish to interview of him/her to know his/her journey of success. Prepare a set of 8 to 10 questions to be asked.

Attempt 'Any One' of the following activities:
Film Review:
(1) Write a review of a film which you liked most with the help of following points.
- Story/Theme
- Producer / Director
- Special features of direction
- Characters: Conflict
- Music/ Dance / Songs / Photography etc.
- Your opinion
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Blog Writing:
(2) Write a blog in appropriate format on "Necessity of Social awareness" regarding cleanliness / Hygiene in about 100 to 150 words.
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Appeal:
(3) Prepare an appeal to inculcate the habit:
- Slogans
- Use persuasive appeal
- Its necessity for development

Grammar / Language Study (Non-Textual Grammar) – Do as directed:
(i) We can accept our life gracefully. (Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing 'compulsion')
(ii) As I entered the post office, the Post Master presented me with a telegram. (Begin the sentence with "No sooner...")
(iii) The mother looks after her child. (Make it a rhetorical question)

Spot the error in the given sentence and rewrite the correct sentence:
Summers in Delhi are extreme hot.