Punjab Board English Class 12th 2023 : Most Important Practice Questions-Answers; Read Before Exam

Punjab Board English Class 12th 2023 : Most Important Practice Questions-Answers; Read Before Exam

Students preparing for Punjab Board Class 12th English paper must go through the practice questions for Class 12th 2023. You can read important practice questions in this article. Students can analyze their performance and work on the weak sections.

QUESTION BANK (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)

SECTION-A

1. HASSAN’S ATTENDANCE PROBLEM

Que 1. Who was Hassan?

a) a student of MBBS

b) a student of M.Sc.

c) a student of B.A.

d)a student of M.C.A.

Ans. (d) a student of MCA

Que 2. What type of a student was Hassan?

a) Very dull and disobedient

b)Very bright and regular

c) Regular but dull

d) Bright but irregular

Ans. (d) bright but irregular

Que 3. How would Hassan study?

a) Throughout the year

b) only on Sundays

c) Only near the examinations

d) after fifteen days

Ans. (c) only near the examinations

Que 4. What kind of a teacher was Sudha Murthy?

a) very strict and rude

b) kind and inefficient

c) kind and loving

d) fond of flattery

Ans. (c) kind and loving

Que 5. How would Hassan beg for attendance?

a) In a pitiful manner

b) Very rudely

c) Very impolitely

d) None of these.

Ans. (a) in a pitiful manner

Que 6. What promise would Hassan make to his teacher?

a) To leave school

b) To improve himself

c) To pay fine

d) To call his parents

Ans. (b) to improve himself

Que 7. What was the reaction of Hassan’s father during the parent-teacher meeting?

Ans. He didn’t bother much and said that only time would teach Hassan.

Que 8. What was the reaction of Hassan’s mother?

Ans. She started crying and said that Hassan was not in her control.

Que 9. What did Hassan say to his teacher after completing his course?

Ans. He thanked her for her kindness.

Que 10. Who came to meet the narrator in her office?

Ans. A salesman of computer software (Hassan) came to meet her.

Que 11. Why couldn’t Sudha Murthy recognise Hassan?

Ans. She couldn’t recognise him as he looked quite an average person whereas all her former students had become rich or famous.

Que 12. Hassan held ____________ responsible for his problems.

Ans. himself

Que 13. Hassan became only a small salesman of ______________.

Ans. computer software

Que 14. Hassan was told by his __________ to live separately.

Ans. father

Que 15. The sentence “Old habits die hard” was spoken by ____________ to his _________.

Ans. Hassan, teacher

Que 16.Excellence does not come by accident but by __________.

Ans. practice

Que 17. Hassan was a very regular and responsible student. (True/False)

Ans. False

Que 18. The parent-teacher meeting was quite fruitful. (True/False)

Ans. False

Que 19. Sudha Murthy at once agreed to meet her visitor. (True/False)

Ans. False

Que 20. Hassan was told by his father to live separately. (True/False)

Ans. True

2. THE MARCH KING

Que 1. On the day of the concert, Philip went to play a game of__________ (baseball/football).

Ans. Baseball

Que 2. What is name of Philip’s best friend whom Philip told his secret plan to join circus?

Ans. Ed

Que 3. What is Marine band?

Ans. This band is the official band of President of the United States.

Que 4. After bakery, Philip did not feel like playing baseball because _________________.

(a) he was too tired

(b) he wanted to study

(c) he was hungry

(d) guests came to his house

Ans. (a) He was too tired

Que 5. What was Philip chosen to play in concert?

(a) Violin

(b) Guitar

(c) Drum

(d)Flute

Ans. Violin

Que 6. Who scolded Philip at the bakery?

Ans. Baker’s wife

Que 7. Who revealed the news of Philip’s selection by a circus band leader to his mother?

Ans. His friend Ed’s mother

Que 8. Who gave shirt to Philip for concert?

Ans. Mrs. Esputa, wife of his music teacher.

Que 9. Who was Charlie?

(a) Philip’s teacher

(b) Bakery owner

(c) Leader of band in circus

(d) Philip’s friend

Ans. (b) Bakery owner

Que 10. Philip wanted to be a musician. (True/False)

Ans. True

Que 11. Philip had decided to join circus. (True/False)

Ans. True

Que 12. Philip loved to work at the bakery. (True/False)

Ans. False

Que 13. Philip was wildly applauded after “The Washington Post March” was played. (True/False)

Ans. True

Que 14. Name the newspaper which held an essay contest?

Ans. The Washington Post

Que 15. How old was Philip when he accepted leadership of ‘The Marine Band’?

Ans. Twenty six years old Fill in the blank(s) with a suitable word.

Que 16. Philip was utterly___ after working at the bakery.

Ans. exhausted

Que 17. Philip was enlisted as an____ to study music in Marine Band.

Ans. apprentice

Que 18. Mrs. Esputa’s _fingers pinned enough tucks in the shirt to make it fit Philip.

Ans. nimble

Que 19. John Philip Sousa became the_____ of the Marine Band.

Ans. leader

Que 20. Philip wrote more than a hundred _____.

Ans. marches

3. THINKING OUT OF THE BOX: LATERAL THINKING

Que 1. What is lateral thinking?

Ans. Lateral thinking is thinking differently or thinking out of the box.

Que 2. Where did the farmer and his daughter live?

Ans. They lived in a small village in India.

Que 3. The money-lender was _________.

(a) young and attractive

(b) old and ugly

Ans. (b) old and ugly

Que 4. The term lateral thinking was coined by ___________.

Ans. Edward De Bono

Que 5. Thomas was _________.

(a) a beggar

(b) a money-lender

(c) a farmer

(d) a millionaire

Ans. (d) a millionaire

Que 6. How much amount did Thomas borrow from the bank?

Ans. Thomas borrowed $5000 from the bank.

Que 7. Where was the bank situated?

Ans. The bank was situated in the middle of New York City.

Que 8. How long did Thomas stay away from New York City?

Ans. Thomas stayed away from New York City for two weeks.

Que 9. Thomas paid ________ as an interest.

Ans. $15

Que 10. What was the brand of Thomas’s car?

Ans. It was a Ferrari.

Que 11. Who introduced day and night matches in cricket?

Ans. Kerry Packer introduced day and night matches in cricket.

Que 12. __________ experimented with two different captains for the test and one day matches.

Ans. Australia

Que 13. Who is the author of this chapter?

Ans. The author is Anonymous (Unknown). It is an adapted chapter.

Que 14. Nowadays ________ matches have become very popular in cricket.

Ans. T20 matches

Que 15. The Ferrari car was parked in the bank’s _________ garage for safety.

Ans. underground

Que 16. The intelligent girl won and changed _________.

Ans. an impossible situation into an advantageous one

Que 17. What did the girl notice?

Ans. The girl noticed that the money-lender had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the money bag.

Que 18. The girl and Thomas, the millionaire both used __________to win the situation.

Ans. lateral thinking

Que 19. New York is ________ big city. (a, an, the)

Ans. a

Que 20. Forgo means ________.

Ans. to give up

4. ON SAYING ‘PLEASE’

Q.1 Who is the writer of the essay ‘On Saying Please’?

Ans. A.G. Gardiner

Q.2 Who trampled upon the writer’s toe?

Ans. The bus conductor Words like ‘Okay’ and ‘No Problem’ keep the machine of life in a good working order. (True/False)

Ans. False

Q.3 Unkind words are more painful than _______ (physical/spiritual) injury.

Ans. Physical

Q.4 A gloomiest person can make the sad person cheerful. (True/False)

Ans. False

Q.5 The conductor behaved in a very (decent/indecent) manner.

Ans. decent

Q.6 Good manners are infectious. (True/False)

Ans. True

Q.7 Bad manners _______ (poison/sweeten) the general stream of life.

Ans. poison

Q.8 The author once boarded a plane. (True/False)

Ans. False

Q.9 What does not compel us to be polite?

Ans. Law

Q.10 The lift-man threw (a dog/a passenger) out of the lift.

Ans. a passenger

Q.11 What did the lift-man want the passenger to say?

Ans. Please

Q.12 Discourtesy is a legal offence. (True/False)

Ans. False

Q.13 One has to pay penalty for being boorish. (True/False)

Ans. False

Q.14 Law will permit me to retaliate with reasonable (violence/non-violence).

Ans. violence

Q.15 What would city gutters run with, if total liberty is given?

Ans. blood

Q.16 The pain of a wound to our (self-respect/body) may poison a whole day.

Ans. self-respect

Q.17 Who bullied Captain Absolute?

Ans. Sir Anthony

Q.18 Whom did the Fag kick?

(a) servant

(b) little boy

(c) page-boy

(d) captain

Ans. (c) page-boy

Q.19 What types of damages do not get any allowance?

Ans. moral and intellectual

5. THE STORY OF MY LIFE

Que 1. Name the author of “The Story of my life”.

Ans. Helen Keller

Que 2. At what age did Helen publish her autobiography?

Ans. Twenty two years

Que 3. Name Helen Keller’s teacher.

Ans. Miss Anne Mansfield Sullivan

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