CBSE Class 12 - English (Core) - Sample Question Paper - (2018-19)(#cbsepapers)(#eduvictors)

CBSE Class 12 - English (Core)
 - Sample Question Paper - (2018-19)

Consequent upon the feedback received from the various stakeholders and subsequent deliberation in the meetings of Committee of Courses of the Board and the subject experts, CBSE has decided to change the question paper pattern for English (Core) subject for the current session (2018-2019).

For detail, you may see the notification.  

In Section A,  the No. of Passages has been reduced to two. 

In Passage 1, there will be: 

• 5-MCQs (1 mark each) 
• 9-Very short answer type questions including 3 Qs on vocabulary for 1 mark each 
• 3-Short answer type question (2 marks each)

The Passage - 2, there will be 2 Long answer type questions (5 marks each).

Section A will have 19 questions of 30 marks while the question paper will have 35 as total number of questions. Here follows the sample question paper and marking scheme of English (Core):

English - How to solve Reading Comprehension Passages? (#eduvictors)(#cbsenotes)

How to solve Reading Comprehension Passages?

Section - A of English question papers test your reading skills. Here are the strategies to attempt this section. Before reading a passage, students are suggested to follow the steps listed below.

1. Quickly run through the passage once. This is called skimming.

2. Note all capitalized words, numbers, names, scientific/medical terms.

3. New read the questions and go back to the passage to find the appropriate answers. This strategy is called Scanning.

4. Once you locate the paragraph where you think a particular answer is, read that particular paragraph.

CBSE Class 6-12 - ENGLISH GRAMMAR - Common Errors in Verbs and Tenses (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Common Errors in Verbs and Tenses

(Worksheet)

Directions: Following sentences have error(s) in verb tense. Find the error and write the correct sentence.

1. He go to school every day.
2. We often writing a letter.
3. He drive a taxi.
4. She comes here yesterday.
5. I buy this car last year.
6. We go to Chennai on Friday.
7. He reaches here in the afternoon.
8. They learn their lesson tomorrow.
9. I construct a house next year.
10. He is write a letter now.

CBSE Class 6-12 - English Grammar - Idioms and Phrases Test (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

IDIOMS AND PHRASES QUIZ

(English Grammar)

Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.


Q1: Cry over spilt milk

(a) Complaining about a loss in the past
(b) Too much inquisitive about something
(c) When something is done badly to save money
(d) Dealing with a problem only in an emergency situation


Q2: Cut the mustard

(a) Prepare spices out of mustard seeds
(b) To come up to expectations
(c) Making absurd expectations
(d) Very enthusiastic

Vocabulary - 10 The Most Confusing Words (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Vocabulary - 10 The Most Confusing Words

① Ability, Capacity

Ability refers to the power to do something.
e.g. Citrus foods are said to have the ability to prevent colds.

Capacity refers to the ability to hold or contain something.
e,g. This hall has a capacity of 5,000 seats.


② About, Approximately, Around

About refers to a rough estimate. Commonly used in face to face speech.
e.g.  We waited about 30 minutes for the bus.

Approximately refers to near accuracy.
e.g.  This school enrolls approximately 4,000 students.

Around refers to a physical proximity or surrounding.
e.g.  We’ll look for you around the front of the building.

CBSE Class 10/11/12/NTSE/Entrance Exams - English - Cloze Test and Error Correction (#ntse)(#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

English - Cloze Test and Error Correction

(Questions 1 to 8) Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

For Ananya, Mathematics was extremely(1) hard to understand. In order to keep her results high enough to succeed and to satisfy her parents, Ananya attempted a number of strategies(2). The answer(3) though(4) was simple. She had to work constantly and dilajentley(6) at applying the different formulas to a range of contexts. Often she was envious of(7) her peers to whom comprehension came easily. However, at the end of the year, it seemed her relentless work was rewarded(8) when her results put her amongst the leading scholars of her class.

Q 1. Which of these would be the best word to use to replace the word ‘extremely’ as it is used in the passage above?

CBSE Class 12 - Final Examination Date Sheet - (2017-18) (#eduvictors)(#cbsenotes)

CBSE Class 12 - Final Examination Date Sheet - (2017-18)

CBSE Class 12 - English (Core) - Sample Question Paper - (2017-18) (#eduvictors)(#cbseNotes)(#cbsePapers)

CBSE Class 12 - English (Core) -
Sample Question Paper - (2017-18)

English Vocabulary: 30 Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs You Must Know (#cbseNotes) (#EnglishVocabulary)

30 Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs
You Must Know

A phrasal verb is a group of words that functions as a verb and is made up of a verb plus a preposition, an adverb, or both. Phrasal verbs are very common in English usage. Therefore it is important to learn about these verbs. Moreover, the meaning of a verb often changes significantly when it is used in a phrasal verb.


1. bring about : cause

2. bring up : rear children

3. call back : return a telephone call

4. call off : cancel

5. catch up : reach the same position or level

6. check in : register at a hotel

English Vocabulary - Single Word Substitutions (#cbseNotes)

English Vocabulary - Single Word Substitutions

1. Shy, timid, unwilling to face a situation

2. One who gives direction from behind the scene on a stage

3. One who gets pleasure in others trouble and pain

CBSE Class 12 - English - Flamingo - Ch1 - The Last Lesson (Question Bank) (#cbseNotes)

Lesson 1 - The Last Lesson (Question Bank)

Short Questions

1. Give 2 reasons why Franz thought of running away and spending the day out of doors?

2. What was more tempting than the rule of participles?

3. What was the bulletin board famous for?

4.  Describe the usual scene and how was it different that day?

5.  Describe the appearance of the master M. Hamel that day?

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 22 2017 (Day 16)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 22 2017 (Day 16)

The Indian Express

Graft

Ex-Judge in CBI net for graft,...

meaning: (verb) piece of living tissue or plant cut from one body and used to repair other body damaged part.
(noun) act of getting money through dishonest way ( कलम लगाना, घूस,  कठोर परिश्रम)


examples:
1. Although he denied graft charges, the judge found him guilty.
2. It was a skin graft operation which restored his face.

ENGLISH GRAMMAR: COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH USAGE (#cbseNotes)

ENGLISH GRAMMAR: COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH USAGE 

Identify the errors in the use of nouns.

1. Though my means is small, I help my younger sister with money.
2. My uncle's friend's son is a doctor .
3. The Jury was divided in its opinion.
4. One should do his duty honestly.
5. The wages of sin are death.

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 13 2017 (Day 15) (#EnglishVocabulary)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 13 2017 (Day 15)

The Indian Express

Revenge

Sasikala out, nephew vows revenge

meaning: harm done to someone in return for an injury suffered at his/her hands (बदला)


Examples:
1. This movie is about a woman who took revenge on her unfaithful husband.
2.  After the loss, he demanded that he be given his revenge.

English Writing Prompt: Can you make a full paragraph without the letter 'E'?

Can you make a full paragraph without the letter 'E'? 

Once Iswarchandra Vidyasagar jokingly  asked Michel Modhusudhan Dutt "As you are master in English can you make a sentence without using 'E' ".

He wrote this :

English Vocabulary - Word To use Instead of 'VERY' (#cbseNotes)(#EnglishVocabulary)

English Vocabulary -
Word To use Instead of 'VERY'

The frequent use of 'Very' word makes it annoying and often it does not fit appropriately in the sentence. Repeated use of 'very' word can make the text boring and sounds dull.

Following words you should use instead of 'very':


✗ very old ✔ ancient
✗ very rich ✔ wealthy
✗ very sad ✔ sorrowful
✗ very open ✔ transparent
✗ very short         ✔ brief
✗ very simple ✔ basic

English Vocabulary Check - IDIOMS AND PHRASES (Multiple Choice Questions) (#cbseNotes) (#EnglishGrammar)

English Vocabulary
IDIOMS AND PHRASESMultiple Choice Questions

Tick mark which gives the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.

1. Of one's own record

(a) of one's own free will
(b) to agree to something
(c) to sign an accord
(d) to behave honourably


2. Accepted by

(a) to gain access
(b) to submit
(c) to receive
(d) agreed to



3. Acceptable to

(a) agreeable to
(b) to be accessible
(c) force to accept
(d) to behave humbly

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 6 2017 (Day 14)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 6 2017 (Day 14)

The Indian Express

Sanitisation

Crackdown on Dera soon as HC allows sanitisation

meaning:  the act of making something clean, making something germ-free (स्वच्छता)

Examples:
1. The sanitisation process used by medical staff in not fool proof.
2. After the terrorist attack, the shopping mall has been closed for sanitisation.

English Grammar - Antonyms Quiz (#cbseNotes)

English Grammar - Antonyms Quiz

One of the choices provides suitable answer to the given question. Choose the correct option.
 

1. The antonym of prosperity is

(a) inprosperity
(b) disprosperity
(c) windfall
(d) adversity



2. The antonym of analysis is

(a) inanalysis
(b) synthesis
(c) unanalysis
(d) disanalysis




3. Pick out the opposite of progressive.

(a) retrogressive
(b) disprogressive
(c) unprogressive
(d) conservative

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 29 2017 (Day 13)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 29 2017 (Day 13)

The Indian Express

To defuse

Doklam is defused.

meaning: making situation less tense or dangerous ( तनाव कम करना)

Examples:
1. Bomb diposal team defused 10kg bomb at the Metro Station.
2. India and Pakistam delegates will meet next week to defuse the border tension.