ABTA HS Test Paper 2024 English Solution Page 226
ABTA HS Test Paper 2024 English Solution Page No. 226. ABTA Class 12 Solved English Page No. 226 for the students of West Bengal.
- Topic – ABTA 2024 Solution
- Class– 12 / HS / Higher Secondary Batch 2024.
- Subject – English.
- Page – 226
1.) i) b) Saharanpur, ii) c) materially and emotionally, iii) b) now ain’t you ashamed of yourself? iv) a) digging the ground, v) c) roots, vi) b) lease, vii) c) strand of silver, viii) b) the grasshopper, ix) a) 300 roubles, x) c) threshing machine, xi) c) 25 roubles, xii) d) worn out cab horse.
2.) i) the hermit lived in wood.
ii) roger tried to snatch Mrs. jones’ pocketbook to buy a pair of blue suede shoes.
iii) Pakshi Lakshmana shastry was the high priest of Rameswaram temple.
iv) the new passenger said this to the narrator.
v) kalam’s ancestral house was located on the mosque street in rameswaram.
vi) The last words that Mrs. Jones spoke to roger were to behave himself.
vii) The tsar put on simple clothes to meet the hermit who met only common folks.
viii) The narrator described the girl’s voice as it had the sparkle of a mountain stream.
ix) The soldier’s smile was gentle without guile like an infant child.
x) Miniature boughs are small branches which sprout from trees after cutting or hacking.
xi) Nature’s changing course means change of seasons with time.
xii) the grasshopper plays the role of reflecting summer’s beauty.
xiii) the frost in winter creates silence in the poem ‘the poetry of earth’.
xv) the red holes signify that the young soldier has been killed in the war by the attack of two bullets.
xvi) ‘this’ is referred to hacking and chopping the tree.
3.) ii) ‘I’ refers to dr. kalam here in the quoted line from the story ‘strong roots’ written by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
The name of speaker’s father is Jainulabdeen.
Dr. Kalam’s father explained that there was nothing mysterious about prayer. Prayer made a communion of the spirit between people possible. He said that when one prayed he transcended his body and became a part of the cosmos which knows no division of wealth, age, caste or creed. Thus, dr. kalam understood the relevance of prayer from his father’s explanation.
iv) the bearded man says this quoted line to the tsar in Leo Tolstoy’s story ‘three questions’.
The bearded man decided to take revenge on the tsar and resolved to kill him on his way back from the hermit’s hut. He wanted this because the tsar executed his brother and seized his property. When he came out from ambush to find the tsar, his bodyguard wounded the bearded man. He escaped from them and the tsar dressed his wound to save him. He would have been died if the tsar would not dressed his wound. To realise the tsar’s greatness he asked for his forgiveness.
When the tsar came to know the fact behind asking forgiveness he was very glad to have made peace with his enemy so easily. He was happy to have gained him as friend and he forgave him. He said that he would send his servants, his own physician to attend him and promised to restore his property.
vi) this is referred to the particular poem ‘shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’.
The poet is William Shakespeare of this sonnet.
The poet means his beloved friend here by the word ‘thee’. He compares his beloved friend’s beauty with a summer’s day. He explained that his friend’s beauty is eternal though summer season changes with time. His friend’s beauty will remain constant through the verse of the description in the poem.
vii) The words from the poetry ‘asleep in the valley’ written by Arthur Rimbaud are spoken about the dead young soldier who lost life in war.
He sleeps on the bed made of bushes and plants. He sleeps peacefully without any disturbance on the green, warm, sun-soaked bed. He stretched his body on bed in heavy undergrowth. He kept his feet among flowers while sleeping. Nature kept him warm so that he might not catch cold. The humming insects would not disturb his peaceful and eternal sleep.
The given line shows how nature protects the young soldier who is in his eternal sleep after death. Though he lost life nature adores him with full protection and comfort by all means.
x) Lomov says this quoted line in the play ‘the proposal’ while he was explaining the reasons why he wanted to marry.
He wants to marry Natalya stepanovna because she is an excellent housekeeper, not bad looking and well-educated young woman in her mid-twenties. These reasons were enough for him to consider Natalya stepanovna as ideal partner for marriage.
Lomov thinks he is in a critical age of 35 years to get married. He is neither looking for ideal partner nor true love at this time. Besides that he thinks he will never get married if he gives himself much time to think and hesitate to take a decision. He wants to lead a quiet and regular life after marriage.
4.) a)
i) the woman asked roger what he had wanted to do it for.
ii) adversity never hides opportunities for introspection.
iii) My doubts were removed by her next question.
iv) He leads the summer luxury.
v) The insects which are humming don’t disturb his rest.
vi) The tsar was very glad. He had made peace with his enemy so easily.
b) a, in, for, the, of, of.
c) Approached.
5.) a)
i) T, ii) F, iii) F, iv) F.
b) i) the union home ministry approved the recruitment test for CAPF constable in 13 regional languages in addition of Hindi and English. To remove the discriminatory from non-Hindi speaking states the change is adopted in the recruitment exam with all 13 regional languages.
ii) the new norms will help aspirants to be encouraged in appearing the test in their regional language.
They had to face problem in knowing Hindi and English compulsory for appearing the test in either Hindi or English.
iii) PM Narendra Modi felt that the inclusion of regional language will give wings to the aspirations of our youth. This is a part of our various efforts to ensure language is not seen as barrier in fulfilling one’s dreams.
6.) b)
To,
The editor,
The statesman,
Kolkata- 700051, west Bengal
Subject: To express concern about the price hike of essential commodities.
Respected sir,
I beg to state that I want to raise concern on a serious issue which is affecting our daily life at large level. The price of essential commodities is hiking rapidly which we have to buy for our living. People belong to higher class may not feel the effect much like middle class people and daily wage earners. They find it difficult to meet their basic needs with limited income. Price of products like oil, pulses, rice, spices, vegetables, cooking gas etc. is increasing rapidly. Besides that price of petrol and diesel is also getting higher. So, normal citizens are facing problems to give high fare in transport. They even think twice before going out for managing the expense. The government should take major initiatives in controlling the price system of vegetables, oil and other food items. The price system should be strict in local market so that wholesalers and small vendors cannot increase the price as per their profit margin. The demand and supply of any product should be balanced to keep the price of any essential commodities controlled.
I would like if you publish an article in your daily newspaper about this concern. It will highlight the concern among public and raise awareness. People will be relieved at some level if the government and other organisations take responsibilities of controlling the price hike for essential commodities.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Swarna Paul
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