Class 12 New Model Question With Answers:2079 (Passage and Grammar)

Sub. Code. 0041

NEB - GRADE XII

2079 (2023)

Model Question

Compulsory English

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Time: 3 hrs.

Full Marks: 75

1. Read the following text about a fitness activity and complete the tasks that follow. 15

You want to be healthy. You know, you need to exercise more. But if you are not ready to grunt through an hour of kick-boxing, don't despair. There is a growing agreement among exercise researchers that the intense physical activities offered by most health clubs are not the only–or even the preferable–path to better health. Indeed, the best thing for most of us may be to just walk.

Yes, walk. At a reasonable vigorous clip (five to six km/h) for half an hour or so, may be five or six times a week. You may not feel the benefits all at once, but the evidence suggests that over the long term, a regular walking routine can do a world of preventive good.

Walking, in fact, may be the perfect exercise. For starters, it's one of the safest things you can do with your body. It's much easier on the knees than running and doesn't trigger untoward side effects. Dr.Johnna Manson, chief of preventive medicine at a leading Harvard women's hospital says, "If everyone were to walk briskly 30 minutes a day, we could cut the incidence of many chronic diseases by 30 to 40 per cent." She further says, ''Regular physical activity is probably as close to a magic bullet as we will come in modern medicine."

And for those of us who don't have half-hour chunks of time, the news gets even better. Several recent studies suggest that walking briskly three or four times a day for 10 minutes at a time may provide many of the same benefits as walking continuously for 30 minutes.

Here's how to make the most of your walking routine. First, get into gear. Walker's shoes need to have enough room at the front for the feet to spread. Then, ease on down that road. Avoid muscle aches by starting slowly and incorporating gentle stretches into both your warm-up and cool down. You must plot your course. Some people walk at a specific time each day. Others shoehorn walking into their routines by parking the car a few minutes from the store or taking the stairs instead of the lift. Record your efforts, including how long and how far you walked. Jotting down improvements keeps you motivated and challenges you to do better.

Since walking affects you in so many ways at once, it's difficult to determine precisely why it's good for you. But much of the evidence gathered so far is compelling.

Brisk walking is good for the heart—which makes a lot of sense. The heart is a muscle after all, and anything that makes the blood flow faster through a muscle helps keep it in shape. But regular walking also lowers blood pressure, which decreases the stress on the arteries. It can boost the amount of HDL cholesterol (the good one) in our blood. It even seems to make the blood less "sticky", and therefore less likely to produce unwanted clots. This all adds up to as much as a 50 per cent reduction in the risk of suffering a heart attack.

A. Complete the following sentences using the words highlighted in the text. Two of those words are not necessary. 5x1=5

a. He looks like a bodybuilder as he has a strong ……… . muscle

b. You can still get a good house for a very ………………price. reasonable

c. It was really freezing. So, we ………some wood to build a fire. gathered

d. Although he lost his job, he didn‘t ……… . despair

e. Jogging regularly is the best ……measure for a heart disease. preventive

B. Read the text again and write

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information given in the text. FALSE if the statement contradicts the information given in the text. NOT GIVEN if there is no information in the text. 5x1=5

a. According to the author, only strong physical exercise keeps people healthy. F

b. The author thinks that walking is better than running in the initial stage. T

c. Regular exercise frequently releases our brain cells. NG

d. Physical exercise ensures the overall growth of a person. T

e. The author advises people to make notes of the duration and distance of the daily walk. T

C. Give short answers to the following questions in ONE SENTENCE each. 5 x 1= 5

a. Why does the author mention exercise researchers‘ in the first paragraph?

- The author mentions exercise researchers in the first paragraph in order to present the fact that intense physical activities offered only by health clubs are not better for good health.

b. Where does Johnna Manson work?

- Johna Manson works in Harvard Women’s Hospital.

c. Why does the author use the phrase ‘a magic bullet‘ in the third paragraph?

- The author uses the phrase ‘a magic bullet’ in the third paragraph to show the magical result of physical activities in our life.

d. Do you agree or disagree with the author‘s point of view? Why, why not?

- I agree with the author’s point of view because the author has talked about the benefits of physical activities especially walking and running.

e. How is the author in this text trying to convince the readers?

- The author is trying to convince the readers by presenting many advantages of walking and running.

2. Do as instructed in the brackets and re-write the sentences. (10x1=10)
a. I have to go to the dentist because my tooth is aching terrible. (Find the mistake in this sentence and correct it.). terribly
b. His house is … (in/ at/ by/on) the way from Itahari to Biratnagar. (Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence) on
c. Ram assured me that he would meet me at the bus station exactly at 8 a. m. It is now 10 a. m. I have waiting for him since early morning. (Identify which bolded verb forms is incorrect and rewrite.) have been waiting
d. You … (will/must/has to/had to) stop smoking. It is very harmful. (Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate auxiliary verb). must
e. He usually … (do/did/has done/does) his homework in his room. (Identify which bolded verb forms completes the sentence.) does
f. As a part of the project work, the students had to work physically. Therefore, they requested their teacher to stop study. (Identify which bold-faced word needs to be rewritten and correct it.) studying
g. Ganesh is a doctor. His wife is a doctor. (Combine the sentences using the conjunction both …………. and.) Both Ganesh and his wife are doctors.
h. The man is in the garden. The man is wearing a blue jumper (Join the two sentences using appropriate relative pronoun). The man, who is wearing a blue jumper, is in the garden.
i. My uncle wrote a wonderful play. (Change the sentence into passive voice). A wonderful play was written by my uncle.
j. Mohan said, “My brother arrived home late”. (Change the sentence into reported speech). Mohan said that his brother had arrived home late.

3. Choose and copy the correct alternatives: 5x1=5
a) Which one of the following words has a different final sound?
i) brushed ii) glanced iii) looked iv) filled
b) You went for a long run this morning. The word ‘run‘ in this sentence is: i) a noun ii) a verb iii) an adverb iv) an adjective
c) Which one of the following words does not take the prefix ‘Im‘?
i) pure ii) fertile iii) moral iv) proper
d) Which one of the following words comes between ‘example‘ and ‘exchange‘ in the dictionary entry?
i) excavate ii) examine iii) excite iv) exclude
e) The administration has officially asked transportation employees to …………their demonstration.
i) call on ii) call off iii) call at iv) call for