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25th November 2014, 01:55 PM
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CBSE question paper
Hi I want the question paper of English of 12th CBSE board exam so can you provide me?
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25th November 2014, 03:00 PM
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Re: CBSE question paper
Ok, as you want the question paper of English of 12th CBSE board exam so here I am providing you 12th CBSE English question paper SECTION A — (Reading) 20 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. 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. 9 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) 12th CBSE English question paper ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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28th February 2015, 01:17 PM
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Re: CBSE question paper
I am searching for the CBSE class 10 English model Papers? Can you please tell me from where I can download this?
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28th February 2015, 02:40 PM
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Re: CBSE question paper
You are looking for the CBSE class 10 English model Papers. Here I am uploading a file that contains the CBSE Class XII Sample Papers. You can download this from here. Here I am also provide you some of the content of the file. This is given below: 1. Read the poem given below and answer the questions: 5 Marks Wind Subramania Bharati Wind, come softly. Don't break the shutters of the windows. Don't scatter the papers. Don't throw down the books on the shelf. There, look what you did - you threw them all down. You tore the pages of the books. You brought rain again You're very clever at poking fun at weaklings. Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters, crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives, crumbling hearts - the wind god winnows and crushes them all. He won't do what you tell him. So, come, let's build strong homes, Let's join the doors firmly. Practise to firm the body. Make the heart steadfast. Do this, and the wind will be friends with us. The wind blows out weak fires. He makes strong fires roar and flourish. His friendship is good. We praise him every day. Wind, come softly. Given below is the summary CBSE class 10 English model Papers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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