Class 12 English Preboard Paper 1

PRE BOARD -1 (2024 -25) Time :3 Hrs. General Instructions: I. This paper is divided into three sections. All sections are compulsory. CLASS XII ENGLISH 2. Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary. Read these 5. instructions very carefully and follow them. 3. Complete all the questions of each Section before beginning another. Do not change the sequence of the questions. 6. * In Sections A & C the complete and correct answers have to be written down for Multiple Choice Questions Mentioning only the option numbers will not be accepted. Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions. The marks of each question are indicated against it. 1 SECTION-A READING SKILLS (22 MARKS) 1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: -M.M. :80 In 1908, when he had just turned sixty, came the ultimatum. "Mr. Chipping, have you ever thought you would like to retire?" Chips stared about him in that book-lined study, startled by the question, wondering why Ralston should have asked it. He said, at length: "NoumphI can't say that-umphI have thought much about it -umph-yet." (12) "Well, Mr. Chipping, the suggestion is there for you to