CBSE Board 12th English Practice Question Paper 2024, Download FREE PDF with Solution

CBSE Class 12 English Practice Paper with Solution PDF

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Subject: English

Time Allowed: 3 hrs

Maximum marks: 80

SECTION A : READING SKILLS (22 marks)

Reading Comprehension Through Unseen Passages

Q. Read the following text. 

Shyam lay in his cabin, still trying to piece together the events of the last few hours. He had watched his home planet of Earth be demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, been saved by his friend Ram, and then whisked away on a ship that was powered by an “infinite improbability drive.” It was all too much for him.

 Just then, Ram stuck his head around the door.

“Hey, Earthman,” he said, “come and have a look at this.”

Shyam stumbled after him down a corridor and into the ship’s control room. He gazed in amazement at the banks of controls and flashing lights. In the center of the room was a large console covered in buttons and switches, and in the middle of the console was a small, white mouse.

  “What’s that?” asked Shyam.

“That’s the ship’s computer,” said Ram.

Shyam stared at the mouse. “That’s a computer?” he said.

“Yup,” said Ram. “Five-dimensional, biologically-based, super intelligent, and in the form of a white lab mouse. Pretty neat, huh?”

“I don’t know,” said Shyam. “I don’t think I really understand anything anymore. Why is a mouse the

ship’s computer?” 

“It’s a long story,” said Ram. “But the short version is that the mice built the Earth as a giant computer to figure out the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. Then they ran out of money and had to destroy it to make way for a hyperspace bypass. So now they’re using the Heart of Gold to finish the calculation.”

Shyam was about to say something, but at that moment the ship’s intercom crackled to life.

“Good evening, Heart of Gold,” said a smooth, computerized voice. “This is Eddie, your shipboard computer. I’m feeling a bit depressed today. Would you like me to sing you a song?”

“Oh, not again,” groaned Ram.

“Eddie, would you mind shutting up?” said Shyam.

Shyam sighed and leaned back against the console, trying to make sense of everything. But as he closed his eyes, he heard a voice inside his head.

“Hello?” it said.

Shyam jumped, startled. “Who’s there?” he said.

 “It’s me,” said the voice. “John.”

“John?” said Shyam . “Who’s John?” “The Paranoid Android,” said the voice.

Shyam looked around, but he didn’t see anyone. “Where are you?” he said. “I’m down here,” said the voice.

 Shyam looked down and saw a small, metal figure shuffling across the floor. It was about three feet tall, with a round head and a body that looked like it had been cobbled together from spare parts. Its eyes were a dull red, and its voice was a monotone.

“I’ve been waiting for someone to talk to me for over two million years,” said John.

Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.

(i) Select the option that classifies Shyam’s confusion about drastic events such as the destruction of his home planet and the introduction of new technologies, correctly.