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                          Modal Paper                Subject : English , Class 12th  M.M. 80 1.        Or an actress. Now there’s real money in that. Yes, and I could may be have the boutique on the side. Actresses don’t work full time, do they ? Anyway, that or a fashion designer. You know –something a bit sophisticated”. And she turned in through the open street door leaving Jansie standing in the rain. “If I ever come into money I’ll buy a boutique”. “Huh, if you ever come into money … if you ever come into money you’ll buy us a blessed decent house to live in, thank you very much.” Sophie’s father was scooping shepherd’s pie into his mouth as hard as he could go, his plump face still grimy and sweat – marked from the day. “She thinks money grows on trees, don’t she Dad ? Said little Derek, hanging on the back of his father’s chair. Their mother ...

  1.       1) Your school is planning to organise an educational trip to Shimla. As the school captain of Rosewood Public School, Guwahati, draft a notice in about 50 words informing the students about the details of the trip. You are Manoj/Mira. Mention the day, date, time and venue. OR (2) You are Aman/Archana, President of the Drama Club of Oxford Public School, Bengaluru. On the occasion of Childrens Day, your club is planning to conduct an inter-house one-act play competition. Draft a notice in about 50 words giving relevant details about the competition. Mention the day, date, time and venue. (3) An International Book Fair is being held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 7th to 14th February 2020. As Librarian, Goodwill Public School, Maurice Nagar, Delhi, write a notice informing the students about the fair. Give all other necessary details. (4) Y ou are Sunil/Sunila, Head Boy / Girl of Lotus Valley Public School, Ahmadabad. Your school is planning to organ...

  1. “I have done something; oh, God! I've done something real at last.” Why does Andrew say this? What does it mean? Ans: Andrew, the protagonist of the story "Birth," says these words after successfully resurrecting a stillborn kid, which seemed impossible at first. The infant is stillborn to Joe Morgan's wife. The child is the couple's first child after nearly two decades of marriage. The baby is born in a critical state. Both the infant and the mother are very ill and require immediate medical assistance. The nurse disposes of the baby, believing it to be stillborn. But Andrew prioritizes the mother, and once she is on the mend, he turns his focus to the child. Andrew removes the child from the situation. He's a well-built young man. Its delicate and silky body is limp and white. Its head hangs slackly from the slender neck. Andrew recognizes the symptoms of asphyxia pallida right away. He tells the nurse to provide him cold and hot water, as well as basin...

  1. Have you come back?' said the woman. 'I thought that no one had come back.' Does this statement give some clue about the story? If yes, what is it?  Ans: The statement suggests that the two families knew each other, probably stayed nearby, and were acquaintances. The writer was not well received by Mrs Dorling, who lived in Marconi Street, Number 46. When the war was going on, some people left their homes to take refuge in distant lands.  And the few who stayed there thought those who had left their land would never return. Most of the author’s family possessions were given to  Mrs. Dorling since the author’s family had to leave because of war. Mrs. Dorling, a non-Jew, thought that the entire family of Mrs. S, a Jew, was killed during the war. So, instead of taking care of the goods, she started using them.  When the daughter of Mrs Dorling visited to take back the possessions, she was sent off from the door with the excuse of her visit being inconvenient....