ABTA HS Test Paper 2024 English Solution Page 144
ABTA HS Test Paper 2024 English Solution Page No. 144. ABTA Class 12 Solved English Page No. 144 for the students of West Bengal.
- Topic – ABTA 2024 Solution
- Class– 12 / HS / Higher Secondary Batch 2024.
- Subject – English.
- Page – 144.
1.) a)
i) b) October, ii) b) late sixties, iii) c) the tsar’s bodyguard, iv) c) supper, v) d) open mouthed, vi) b) anchoring earth, vii) a) the sun, viii) d) cooling trees, ix) a) a devil, x) a) squeezer, xi) b) quiet and regular life, xii) d) threshing machine.
2.) i) the tsar fell asleep on the threshold in the hermit’s hut.
ii) Kalam’s father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.
iii) The girl’s aunt will receive her at Saharanpur.
iv) Roger tried to steal mrs. jones pocketbook because he wanted to buy a pair of blue suede shoes.
v) The hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut when the tsar came to visit him.
vi) Roger and mrs. jones met at eleven O’ clock in night when he tried to snatch her purse.
vii) Kalam belonged to a middle-class tamil family.
viii) The narrator’s eyes were sensitive to light and darkness.
Poetry:
i) Curled green twigs would rise from the stump of the tree.
ii) The soldier is dead so he looks pale in ‘asleep in the valley’.
iii) The gold complexion of the sun is dimmed by clouds.
iv) The grasshopper celebrates the summer season.
v) The poet pleads to nature to keep the soldier warm.
vi) The cricket’s voice can be heard from the stove.
vii) Summer’s lease hath all too short a date means summer season goes too quickly.
viii) The roots of the tree is exposed to sunlight and air after removing it from the ground.
3.) i) dr. kalam says this to his father.
This is referred to the fact said by dr. kalam’s father, adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.
People come to him when they need help or advice on any matter. When they face any trouble, they look for him to help them. In an impasse, they look for him to show them way out. People come to him in distress and he is a go-between in their effort to propitiate demonic forces with prayers and offerings.
iii) The tsar executed the bearded man’s brother and seized his property. That is why he became an enemy of the tsar.
The bearded man swore to revenge himself on the tsar and resolved to kill him on his way back from visiting the hermit.
The bearded man wished to kill the tsar but he saved his life from death. He dressed his wound and gave him new life. So, he asked for forgiveness.
He promised the tsar that he would serve him as his most faithful slave and would bid his sons do the same.
vi) The dead soldier is referred to here.
The two red holes in his side signifies that the soldier has been killed in the war with two bullet wounds in his side. He is dead and will never wake up from his sleep.
The poet reflects the brutality of war in the poem. He showed how negativity snatch life of young soldiers in the battlefield. They lose their lives in the enemies hand while fighting against them. Just a bullet is enough to end their fresh life.
viii)the grasshopper that is singing on the grassy hills is referred to here.
the cricket’s song seems to him to be the grasshopper’s song.
It seems so to the poet because one can hardly make any difference when the cricket sings in winter. When the cricket is drowsy in winter it seems so pleasing and comforting. It seems the same like the grasshopper does.
ix) Lomov thought about taking a decision of getting married because he thought he was in a critical age of being 35 years old. He wanted to live in a quiet and regular life after getting married. He suffered from palpitation, excitement and emotional break down. He behaves just like a lunatic so he wanted to end up those emotional behaviour with the support of a partner.
He wanted to marry chubukov’s daughter Natalya stepanovna.
He thought Natalya was a great housekeeper, not bad-looking and well-educated person. He was not looking for ideal partner or real love. He just needed someone to fulfil his goals and get married soon.
4.) a)
i) but thy eternal summer shall brighten.
ii) The man had entered the compartment. He broke into my reverie.
iii) I told the girl that we would be at her station soon.
iv) No other thing in the world is as important as science.
v) Someone has already answered you.
vi) A soldier who is very young, lies open-mouthed.
b) an, the, of, the, of, by.
c) fascinating.
5.) a)
i) T, ii) F, iii) F, iv) T.
b) i) some scenes of Buddha’s life are inscribed and some statues of Buddha have been found in the thirtieth cave.
ii) The world got to know about the caves from several copies of its paintings.
iii) We are still fascinated by the caves because the artists moulded the painting with such skill and perfection in spite of their limited means. They presented the rhythm and the balance of the ornamentation.
6.) b)
To,
The editor,
The times of India,
Kolkata- 700046, west Bengal
Subject: an application to express grave concern about cybercrimes and how children are getting affected by it.
Sir,
With due respect I beg to state that I am writing this letter to express my sincere concern about an arising issue. We can see how children get affected badly by the increasing rate of cybercrimes in our society. Mobile phone and internet have become our daily companion without which we cannot regulate our normal activities. The usage of mobile phones has been increased among children over past years. They often use social media, play online games where they interact with people all over the world. Being inexperienced and lack of knowledge they cannot protect themselves enough and end up sharing personal information. Due to such actions they face cyber-attacks, bullying and many more. So, we must be alert while giving smartphones to our children. We should take care of their whereabouts, their belonging, day to day activities to protect them from such negativity.
I would like to express my concern on this issue through an article published in your daily newspaper. It is high time for public to be aware about this fact and save their children.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Ramyasengupta
Also See: ABTA HS Page 166