JAC Class 12 English Core Question Paper 2019 with Answer

About this paper

This is the Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) Class 12 English Core (compulsory) paper from the 2019 examination, headed 'English (Core) (Science)', with answers written under the questions. It has 12 questions in three sections, with marks printed against each question: Section A, reading comprehension and note-making (20 marks), with the story of Sravana Kumar and a passage on trees; Section B, advanced writing skills (35 marks), with a quiz notice or car advertisement, a description of a new school library or sports-day report, a letter about a poor bus service and an article on the importance of English or Beti Bachao Beti Padhao; and Section C, literature (45 marks), on Flamingo and Vistas.

Exam

JAC Class 12

Subject

English Core

Year

2019

Questions

12

Pages

5

Answers included

Yes

Paper pattern

• Section A

  20 marks

  Question 1: story with six two-mark questions (12 marks); Question 2: passage on trees for notes (5) and an 80-word summary (3)

• Section B

  35 marks

  Question 3: notice or advertisement (5); Questions 4–6: description or report, letter, and article, 10 marks each, each with an 'or' option

• Section C

  45 marks

  Question 7: poetry extract (4); Q8: three of four poetry questions (2 × 3 = 6); Q9: five of six prose questions (2 × 5 = 10); Q10: long answer (10); Q11: long answer on Vistas (7); Q12: four short answers on Vistas (2 × 4 = 8)

Topics covered

• Reading comprehension
• Note-making and summary writing
• Notice and advertisement writing
• Factual description and report writing
• Letter writing
• Article writing
• A Roadside Stand
• Aunt Jennifer's Tigers
• My Mother at Sixty-Six
• Lost Spring
• Memories of Childhood
• The Tiger King

Questions from this paper

1. You are Vinita / Vishal, cultural secretary of Rajasthan +2 High School, Sahebganj. An inter-house quiz competition is going to be organised in your school. Write a notice in not more than 50 words informing the students to take part in it.
2. Your locality, Kanke, is away from the main city and the poor bus service adversely affects the life of residents. Write a letter to the Editor of 'The Times of India', Ranchi, highlighting the problems and giving a few possible solutions. (125 words)
3. Knowledge of English has become essential for all students today. Write an article on 'The importance of English' in about 150 words.
4. How was the Champaran episode a turning point in Gandhiji's life?
5. What oppression and discrimination did Zitkala-Sa and Bama experience during their childhood? How did they respond to their respective situations?
6. What happened to Gondwana 150 million years ago?