JAC Class 12 English Core Question Paper 2018 with Answer

About this paper

This is the Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) Class 12 English Core (compulsory) paper from the 2018 examination, headed 'English (Core) (Science)', with answers written under the questions. It has 12 questions in three sections: Section A, reading comprehension and note-making (20 marks), with passages on friendship and on happiness; Section B, advanced writing skills (35 marks), with a notice or job advertisement, a Republic Day or blood-donation seminar report, a letter to the editor of The Express, Ranchi, and an article on child labour or polythene bags; and Section C, literature, with extracts from A Thing of Beauty and Keeping Quiet and questions on Flamingo and Vistas.

Exam

JAC Class 12

Subject

English Core

Year

2018

Questions

12

Pages

6

Answers included

Yes

Paper pattern

• Section A

  20 marks

  Reading comprehension and note-making: a passage on friendship with short questions and word meanings, and a passage on happiness for notes and an 80-word summary

• Section B

  35 marks

  Advanced writing skills: notice or advertisement, report (125 words), letter to the editor, and an article (200 words), each with an 'or' option

• Section C

  Literature: a poetry extract, short answers on poems and prose (35 words each), and long answers (about 125 words) with 'or' options

Topics covered

• Reading comprehension
• Note-making and summary writing
• Notice and advertisement writing
• Report writing
• Letter to the editor
• Article writing
• A Thing of Beauty
• Keeping Quiet
• Deep Water
• Indigo
• Should Wizard Hit Mommy?
• The Third Level

Questions from this paper

1. The Students' Council of your college has organised an educational tour to New Delhi for students of Class XII. As President of the Council, write a notice in not more than forty words informing the students about this tour.
2. Write a letter to the Editor of The Express, Ranchi, complaining about the frequent breakdown in the supply of electricity in your village.
3. Write an article on the merits and demerits of polythene bags in about 200 words.
4. What is the 'childish longing' that the poet refers to? Why is it vain?
5. Who was Rajkumar Shukla? How did he take Gandhi to Champaran and why?
6. What does the third level refer to? Is it a medium of getting away from the unpleasant normal life?