12th English question paper

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12th CBSE English question paper

1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow : 12
1 The effects of plastic bags on the environment are really quite
devastating. While there are many objections to the banning of plastic
bags based solely on their convenience, the damage to the environment
needs to be controlled.

2 There is no way to strictly limit the effects of plastic bags on the
environment because there is no disposal method that will really help
eliminate the problem. While reusing them is the first step, most
people don‖t do that. These are bags not durable enough to survive
numerous trips to the store. The best that citizens can do is to reuse
them.

3 The biggest problem with this is that once they have been soiled they
end up in the trash, which then ends up in the landfill or is burned.
Either solution is very poor for the environment. Burning emits toxic
gases that harm the atmosphere and increase the level of VOCs in the
air while landfills hold them indefinitely as part of the plastic waste
problem throughout the globe.

4 One of the greatest problems is that an estimated 300 million plastic
bags end up in the Atlantic Ocean alone. These bags are very
dangerous for sea life, especially those of the mammal variety. Any
hunting mammal can easily mistake the size, shape and texture of the
plastic bag for a meal and find its airway cut off. Needless deaths from
plastic bags are increasing every year.
1/3 3 P.T.O.

5 The environmental balance of the waterways is being thrown off by the
rate of plastic bags finding their way into the mouths and intestinal
tracts of sea mammals. As one species begins to die off at an abnormal
rate, every other living organism in the waterways is impacted.

6 The indefinite period of time that it takes for the average plastic bag to
break down can be literally hundreds of years. Every bag that ends up
in the woodlands of the country threatens the natural progression of
wildlife. Because the breakdown rate is so slow the chances that the
bag will harmlessly go away are extremely slim. Throughout the world
plastic bags are responsible for suffocation deaths of woodland animals
as well as inhibiting soil nutrients. The land litter that is made up of
plastic bags has the potential to kill over and over again. It has been
estimated that one bag has the potential to unintentionally kill one
animal per every three months due to unintentional digestion or
inhalation.

7 While it‖s a noble thought to place the plastic bags in the recycling bin
every week, studies have proven that there are very few recycling
plants that actually recycle them. Most municipalities either burn
them or send them off to the landfill after sorting. This is because it
can be expensive to recycle this type of plastic. It doesn‖t melt down
easily and is often not fit to be reused in its original form.

8 The premise of recycling these bags is nice. Yet funding for the
upgrading of the recycling units just has not happened and thus less
than 1% of all bags are sent to recycling plants worldwide. Most are
left to become a pollution problem in one way or another.

There are always alternatives to plastic bags and the search for more
alternatives continues. Paper bags are a possible option but they also
take their toll on the environment. The use of trees to increase the
production of paper products will also have a negative environmental
effect.

10 Reusable plastic bags are being introduced to regions that want to
outlaw the plastic bags altogether. These are stronger and more
durable and can be used for three to five trips to the store. Of course,
the reusable cloth bag is fast becoming a favourite among
environmental supporters. While thus far no bag is without its issues,
these are the bags that are currently recommended for use to help
protect environmental concerns.

(a) (i) Why do some people object to the banning of plastic bags ? 1
(ii) Why is reusing plastic bags not considered practical ? 1
(iii) Why is the disposal of plastic bags considered damaging to the
environment ? 2
(iv) How do plastic bags endanger the life of animals in the sea
and on land ? 2
(v) What factors discourage recycling of plastic bags ? 2
(vi) What, according to the writer, is the best possible alternative
to plastic bags ? 1
(b) Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following : 3
(i) remove (para 2)
(ii) choking (para 6)
(iii) costly (para 7)

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12th CBSE English question paper