ABTA HS Test Paper 2024 English Solution Page 154
ABTA HS Test Paper 2024 English Solution Page No. 154. ABTA Class 12 Solved English Page No. 154 for the students of West Bengal.
- Topic – ABTA 2024 Solution
- Class– 12 / HS / Higher Secondary Batch 2024.
- Subject – English.
- Page – 154.
1.) a)
i) b) October, ii) c) freedom, iii) c) to teach him right from wrong, iv) d) wisdom, v) a) root, vi) b) bullet injury, vii) d) winter, viii) c) the sun, ix) c) 35 years, x) a) mironov, xi) b) land owner, xii) d) shelling.
2.) i) the bearded man was the brother of the person whom the tsar executed.
ii) The tsar dug two beds.
iii) In the story ‘the eyes have it’ the narrator was going to mussoorie.
iv) According to the narrator, aunts are formidable creatures.
v) The boy’s weight and the weight of the purse combined caused roger lost his balance.
vi) Mrs. Jones worked in a hotel-beauty shop.
vii) According to kalam, adversity always presents opportunities of introspection to us.
viii) Kalam describes himself as a short boy with rather undistinguished looks born to tall and handsome parents.
ix) The phrase anchoring earth refers to the roots of the tree that lie within the earth.
x) The tree is killed finally when its roots are uprooted and it scorches and chokes within sunlight and air.
xi) The feet of the soldier are among flowers.
xii) The insects are humming to wake the soldier up from his sleep.
xiii) The eternal summer of the poet’s friend will never fade as he preserved it in the beautiful verse of the poem.
xiv) Rough wind shakes the darling buds of May.
xv) The grasshopper is seen beneath the pleasant weeds in summer.
3.) i) dr. kalam used to live in their ancestral house which was a fairly large pucca house made of limestone and brick.
The house is situated on the mosque street in Rameswaram.
The house was built in the middle of the 19th century.
Dr.kalam normally ate with his mother sitting on the floor of the kitchen. His mother would place a banana leaf before him on which she ladled rice and aromatic sambar, a variety of sharp, home-made pickle and a dollop of fresh coconut chutney.
iii) The narrator is the speaker and the girl passenger is spoken to.
When the girl boarded the train and came forward to take seat in front of him he was wondering about her looks, sound of her voice and sound of her slippers. Then he said this.
His voice startled the girl and she gave a little exclamation. She replied that she did not know anyone was there.
vi) The dead soldier is referred to here.
The two red holes signifies that the soldier has been killed in the war with two bullet wounds in his side.
The poet has depicted the futility and brutal side of war in his poem. He explained how young should lose their life in war. They got killed in the battlefield by bullet attacks while fighting against enemies. After being dead they go into eternal sleep from where they will never wake up again.
viii) The grasshopper’s voice is referred to here.
The voice will run from hedge to hedge explaining the constant movement of nature.
The voice will run during summer.
The grasshopper’s song balances the extreme heat during summer which provides comforting and pleasing effect. It offers a soothing effect in the extreme heat of summer so the poet mentions the voice.
x) lomov had to make up his mind.
The reason of making up his mind was to get ready for marrying Natalya stepanovna.
The hesitations were like if she was the ideal partner, it was not his real love and he gives much time to think and so on.
Later he thought that Natalya stepanovna was an excellent housekeeper, not bad-looking, well-educated person. Beside that he thought he was 35 years old which was a critical age for him to get married. He wanted to lead a quiet and regular life. So, he made up his mind for marriage by reminding these reasons.
4.) a)
i) and it was not wanted by him to be misunderstood now.
ii) I answered with quite confidence.
iii) I asked if she had kept her hair long and short.
iv) I have come nothing but only to see you.
v) How glad the tsar was!
vi) Nature is untrimmed. It is the changing course of it.
b) i) a, ii) with, iii) in, iv) a, v) across, vi) at.
c) faced.
5.) a)
i) F, ii) T, iii) T, iv) F.
b) i) simple living and high thinking was the basis of lifestyle of our forefather.
ii) the values of respect, tolerance, responsibility and integrity were internalised in a child when he grew up in a joint family. In the long run he became a better human being.
iii) Our forefather had a vision of making India the best. To attain their ambitions, they were ready to make all sorts of personal sacrifices. But today people are ready to migrate to the west to enjoy a comfortable life. They become successful in foreign lands.
6.) a)
To,
The editor,
The telegraph,
Kolkata- 700046, west Bengal
Subject: to express concern over the high prices of fuel and its impact on our daily lives.
Sir,
I beg to state that I am here with a genuine concern on behalf of all normal citizens. The price of fuel is increasing rapidly. We are facing major issues due to that. We all use vehicles more or less. Some use their personal vehicles and some opt for public transport. In public transport the fare is also increasing due to it. People with limited earning source are facing issues to meet the basic ends. Situation of daily wage earners even worse. They have literally stopped to go somewhere in the fear of paying high fare. The government must be alert about this fact and take immediate actions to control the price of fuel to save our lives.
I would like to grab attention of people on this concern through your daily newspaper. So, kindly publish an article on this topic.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Soumitra Ghosh
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