WBCHSE (H.S) class 12 English previous years' textual grammar with answers

WBCHSE (H.S) class 12 English previous years' textual grammar with answers | Textual grammar of previous years with answers for class - XII WBCHSE 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020

ENGLISH - B

2015

(A) Do as directed : 1×6=6

(i) Who doesn’t know Ramlal ? (Rewrite as an Assertive sentence)

Ans - Everybody knows Ramlal.

(ii) “You have already been answered”, said the hermit to the Tsar. (Turn into Indirect speech)

Ans - The hermit told the Tsar that he had already been answered.

(iii) I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes. (Turn into a Complex sentence)

Ans - I wanted a pair of suede shoes which was blue in colour.

(iv) The hermit was digging the ground. (Change the Voice)

Ans - The ground was being dug by the hermit. 

(v) The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie. (Split into two Simple sentences)

Ans - Sentence-1 The man had entered the compartment.

Sentence -2 He broke into my reverie.

(vi) This is the best time. (Use the Positive degree of best)

Ans - There is no other time as good as this.

(B) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and/or prepositions : 1/2 × 6 = 3

I have endeavoured .........(i).........understand.........(ii)......... fundamental truths revealed.......(iii)........ me......(iv)..... my father, and feel convinced that there exists ...............(v)............ divine power that can lift one up from confusion, misery, melancholy and failure and guide one........(vi)....... one’s true place.

Ans - i. to ii. the iii. to iv. by v. a vi. to

(C) Correct the error in the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with the right one from the options given below : 1×1 = 1

It could be a fascinated game, guessing what went on out there.

[Options : fascination, fascinate, fascinating]

Ans - It could be a fascinating game, guessing what went out there.

ENGLISH - B

2016

(A) Do as directed : 1 × 6 = 6

(i) “Then I won’t turn you loose,” said the woman to the boy. (Turn into Indirect speech)

Ans - The woman told the boy that she would not turn him loose.

(ii) I found the window. (Change the voice)

Ans - The window was found by me.

(iii) A man, getting into the compartment, stammered an apology. (Split into two simple sentences)

Ans - Sentence - 1 A man got into the compartment.

Sentence -  2 He stammered an apology.

(iv) This is not a correct approach. (Rewrite as an affirmative sentence)

Ans - This is an incorrect approach.

(v) She was silent. (Rewrite as a negative sentence)

Ans - She was not talking.

(vi) She did not leave the door shut. (Turn into affirmative sentence)

Ans - She left the door open.

(B) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and/or prepositions : 1/2 × 6 = 3

I was prepared ..............(i).............. sit there ..............(ii).............. almost any length .............(iii)............ time, just to listen ............. (iv)............. her talking. Her voice had .............(v)............. sparkle .............(vi)............ a mountain stream.

Ans - i. to ii. for iii. of iv. to v. the vi. of 

(C) Correct the error in the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with the right one from the options given below : 1 × 1 = 1

They seemed very anxient about her comfort.

[ Options : anxious / anxiety / anxiously ]

Ans - They seemed very anxious about her comfort.

ENGLISH - B

2017

(A) Do as directed : 1 × 6 = 6

(i) “We’ll soon be at your station, “I said to the girl. (Turn into Indirect speech)

Ans - I said to the girl that they would soon be at her station.

(ii) My parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple. (Change the voice)

Ans - People widely regarded my parents as an ideal couple.

(iii) I was the most important man. (Rewrite the sentence using the positive degree of important)

Ans - No other man was as important as I.

(iv) I do not recall the exact number of people she fed everyday. (Turn into an affirmative sentence)

Ans -  I can hardly recall the exact number of people she fed everyday.

(v) Mine was a very secure childhood. (Rewrite as a negative sentence)

Ans - Mine was not a very insecure childhood.

(vi) The water dripping from his face, the boy looked at her. (Split into two separate sentences)

Ans -  Sentence - 1 The water was dripping from his face.

Sentence - 2 The boy looked at her. 

(B) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and/or prepositions : 1/2 × 6 = 3

We lived ..............(i).............. our ancestral house, which was built..............(ii)............ the middle............(iii).............. the 19th century. It was a fairly large pucca house, made............(iv)........... limestone and brick,............(v)............the Mosque Street.......... (vi)........Rameswaram.

Ans - i. in , ii. in , iii. of , iv. of , v. on ,vi. in .

(C) Correct the error in the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with the right one from the options given below : 1 × 1 = 1

Few girls can resist flattering.

[ Options : flatter / flattery / flatterer ]

Ans - Few girls can resist flattery.

ENGLISH - B

2018

(A) Do as directed : 1 × 6 = 6

(i) “Was I bothering you when I turned that corner ?”, asked the woman. (Turn into Indirect speech)

Ans - The woman asked if/whether she was bothering him when she turned that corner.

(ii) My father could convey complex spiritual concepts in very simple, down-to-earth Tamil. (Change the voice)

Ans - Complex spiritual concepts could be conveyed to me in very simple , down-to-earth Tamil by my father.

(iii) As soon as she left the train, she would forget our brief encounter. (Turn into a negative sentence)

Ans - No sooner had she left the train she would forget our brief encounter.

(iv) I am the most unhappy of men. (Change to positive degree)

Ans - No man is as unhappy as I am.

(v) But thy eternal summer shall not fade. (Change to affirmative sentence)

Ans - But thy eternal summer will remain unfaded.

(vi) I wished to kill you. (Use the underlined word as a noun and rewrite)

Ans - I had a wish to kill you.

(B) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and/or prepositions : 1/2 × 6 = 3

The Tsar turned round and saw...............(i)..............bearded man come running............(ii)......................(iii).............. the wood. The man held his hands pressed ..................(iv)................. his stomach and blood was flowing..........(v).........................(vi)...........them.

Ans - i. a ,ii. out, iii. of, iv. against, v. from, vi. under.

(C) Correct the error in the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with the right one from the options given below : 1 × 1 = 1

His answers filled me with a strange energy and enthusiastic.

[ Options : enthuse / enthusiastically / enthusiasm ]

Ans - His answers filled me with a strange energy and enthusiasm.

ENGLISH - B

2019

(A) Do as directed : 1 × 6 = 6

(ii) The Tsar said, “I come to you, wise man, for an answer to my questions.” (Change into indirect speech)

Ans - The Tsar said to the wise man that he had come to him for an answer to his questions.

(iii) The man would have attacked you. (Change the voice)

Ans - You would have been attacked by the man.

(iv) The door was open. (Turn into a negative sentence)

Ans - The door was not closed/shut.

(v) The sun began to sink behind the trees, the Tsar stuck the spade into the ground at last. (Turn into a complex sentence)

Ans - As the sun began to sink behind the trees, the Tsar stuck the spade into the ground at last.

(vi) The most important thing in the world was science. (Change into positive degree)

Ans -  No other thing in the world was as important as science.

(B) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and/or prepositions : 1/2 × 6 = 3

When my father came out.................(i)...................the mosque after the prayers, people of different religions would be sitting outside, waiting .....................(ii).........................him. Many of them offered bowls of water ......................(iii)..........................my father, who would dip his fingertips ...............(iv)..............them and say ..............(v)...............prayer. This water was then carried home............(vi)..............the invalids.

Ans -  i. of, ii. for, iii. to, iv. in, v. a, vi. for.

(C) Correct the error in the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with the right one from the options given below : 1 × 1 = 1

You might run that comb through your hair so you will look present.

[ Options : presently / presentable / presenting ]

Ans - You might run that comb through your hair so you look presentable.

ENGLISH - B

2020

(A) Do as directed: 1x 6 = 6

(i) The hermit was digging the ground. (Change the voice)

Ans - The ground was being dug by the hermit. 

(i) Lomov: I'll show you the documents, Natalya Stepanovna! (Change into indirect speech)

Ans - Lomov told Natalya stepanova that he would show her the documents. 

(ii) There was a very old mosque in our locality where my father would take me for evening prayers. (Split into two simple sentences)

Ans - Sentence - 1 There was a very old mosque in our locality.

Sentence - 2 My father would take me there for evening prayers.

(iv) The poetry of carth is never dead. (Turn into an affirmative sentence)

Ans - The poetry of earth is alive forever.

(v) He answered in a low deep voice. (Use the underlined word as a noun and rewrite the sentence)

Ans - He gave the answer in a low deep voice.

(vi) The sun's rays were bright. They lit up the valley. (Combine and turn into a simple sentence)

Ans - The bright sun’s rays lit up the valley.

(B) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and / or prepositions : 1/2 × 6 = 3

I moved easily...............(i)..............the berth and felt...............(ii)..............the window ledge. The window was open and I faced it, making a pretence...............(iii)..............studying the landscape. I heard the panting...............(iv)..............the engine, the rumble of the wheels, and,...............(v)..............my mind’s eye, I could see telegraph posts flashing...............(vi)............... 

Ans - i. along ii. for iii. of iv. of v. in vi. by.

(C) Correct the error in the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with the right one from the options given below: 1×1 = 1

I would say my was a very secure childhood.

[ I (ii) me (iii) mine ]

Ans - I would say mine was a very secure childhood.