BSEH Haryana Board Class 12 English Core Model Paper 2025: For the students of class 12, the Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) has released the sample question papers for the academic session 2024-25. These sample papers will prove to be beneficial in the 2025 Board examination. You can download the HBSE Class 12 English Core sample paper and marking scheme from here.
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HBSE Class 12 English Core Question Paper Design 2024-25
1. This question paper is divided into four sections : A , B, C and D.
2. All the sections are compulsory.
3. Attempt all the parts of a question together.
4. Stick to the word limit wherever prescribed.
HBSE Class 12 English Core Sample Paper 2024-25
Check the questions and solutions from Section A and B below.
SECTION A
Reading Skills
Attempt any one from (A) and (B) given below:
(A) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow;
1. In the quest for equal rights for women in all spheres of life , every act that justifies hierarchy , othering, and a patriarchal mindset must be shunned totally. Seeking the right to choose her own identity, Ms Divya Modi Tongya, had petitioned the Delhi High Court that she be allowed to revert to her maiden name after her divorce comes through.
2. She landed in court after running into a barrier in the form of a government notification which said a married woman who wants to use her maiden name after divorce must either furnish divorce papers or a no objection certificate from her husband. The Delhi high Court has sought the Union government’s response by May 28, the next date of hearing. In her plea Ms Modi Tongya states that the notification is “ gender biased” and creates unnecessary restrictions for women who seek to exercise their constitutional right to choose their name- in her case a change of surname – by violating Articles 14, 19, and 21. The very idea of an NOC is objectionable, divorce proceedings or not, and reflective of a deep-seated misogyny that wants to control an individual’s preference . Ms Modi Tongya should be able to choose whichever surname she is comfortable with and not have to fight for it.
3. Women have often complained of harassment when they have taken the path less trodden. For instance, women who have decided not to opt for their husband’s surname after marriage face a barrage of unnecessary questions and a mountain of paperwork while, say, opening a bank account ,or during a child’s admission in school, or applying for a passport.
4. A society that is already battling caste-based hierarchies should not add to the discrimination by giving an upper hand to anyone in a relationship, but to work towards safer spaces without gender bias , difference and humiliation.
5. In India, the most populous country in the world, stark gender disparities persists, both politically and socially. Women do most of the unpaid work at home, and often edged out of the labour force for various reasons. What a girl or a woman can – and cannot- do, is often laid down by the men in the family;sometimes women too acquiesce to such indignities in the name of tradition. The United Nations has said that the greatest human rights challenge in the world right now is achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls. Paying lip service to rhetoric that women are equal without effecting change on the ground with legislative backing and strong social frame-works defeats the purpose.
Based on the understanding of the passage, answer the questions that follow:
(i)Who filed a suit in the Delhi High Court?
(a) The women of India
(b) Ms Divya Modi Tongya
(c) The United Nations
(d) Union Government
Ans. (b) Ms Divya Modi Tongya
(ii) According to the passage the Indian society is largely -------
(a) Patriarchal
(b) matriarchal
(c) platonic
(d) Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
Ans. (a) Patriarchal
(iii)On the basis of the passage, study the two statements, I and II given below:
(I)Men’s views are preferred to that of women’s
(II)Women do most of the unpaid work at home.
Choose the correct option:
(a) I is true II is false
(b) II is true I is false
(c) Both I and II are true
(d) Both I and II are false
Ans. (c) Both I and II are true
(iv)According to the notification a married woman can change her surname …….
(a) Whenever she wants
(b) Her husband’s consent is necessary
(c) She cannot change her surname
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b) Her Husband’s consent is necessary
(v)According to the passage, who decides the do’s and don’ts for women?
(a) The men in the family
(b) The women in the family
(c) The children in the family
(d) The Union government
Ans. (a) The men in the family
(vi) Find the word from para 2 which means ‘ hatred or prejudice against women’.
Ans. misogyny
(vii)Find the antonym of ‘ honour’. (para 4)
Ans. Humiliation
(viii)Complete the following sentence:
The union government notification violates the Articles_
Ans. 14, 19 and 21
(ix) What is the greatest human rights challenge?
Ans. Gender equality and empowering women and girls.
(x)Who has to face a bombardment of unnecessary questions?
Ans. A woman who has decided not to opt/use her husband’s surname ( any other similar response ).
OR
(B) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow;
1. Karnataka Education Department’s decision to conduct board exams for classes 5 and 8 has trigged a fresh controversy in the state. This created panic among crores of parents and students. The question whether or not students of classes 5 and 8 in Karnataka can be made to write board exams is being debated. Students, parents and teachers are waiting for some clarity to emerge.
2. On March 12, the Supreme Court set aside the interim order of a division bench of the High Court of Karnataka, which has given the state government a green signal to conduct board exams for the summative assessment of students of classes 5th & 8th. However, the Supreme Court stopped the exams of these classes.
3. The Supreme Court considered this idea in violation of the provisions contained in section 30 of the RTE ACT, which states that no child is required to pass any board exam till completion of elementary education that is class 1 to 8.
4. The controversy’s roots are in 2020—21 and 2021-2022 academic years when schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the pandemic, the government launched ‘Kalika Chetarike’ - a programme to address gaps in learning caused by the lockdown. To determine the programme’s success, the Karnataka state examinations and Assessment Board introduced an exam for classes 5 and 8 in 2022-23.
5. The registered unaided Private School Management Associations challenged this in High Court. They questioned the method of assessment without framing rules according to the Right to Education Act 2009, as amended in 2019. The court declined to accept the government’s contention that it did not frame the rules as the year- end assessment process came under the provisions of the Karnataka Education Act for the state syllabus. The Associations then moved to the Supreme court.
Based on the understanding of the passage, answer the questions that follow:
(i) The Karnataka Education Department has decided to conduct exams for
(a) 5 th
(b) 8 th
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) none of the above
Ans. ( c ) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(ii)On the basis of your reading of the passage, find the incorrect statement.
(a) The Supreme Court Stopped the board exams of classes 5 th & 8 th
(b) According to RTE Act ,no child is required to pass any board exams till completion of elementary education.
(c) The RTE Act was amended in 2019.
(d) In 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 the school were closed due to brain tumour pandemic.
Ans. (d) In 2020- 2021 and 2021 – 2022 the schools were closed due to brain tumour pandemic.
(iii)On the basis of the passage, study the two statements, I and II given below:
(I)The lockdown was imposed in 2020-2021 and 2021-22.
(II)The Karnataka State Examinations and Assessment Board introduced exams for classes 5th and 8th in 2022—23.
Choose the correct option:
(a) I is true II is false
(b) II is true I is false
(c) Both I and II are true
(d) Both I and II are false
Ans. (c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are true
(iv)Complete the following sentence by choosing the most appropriate option.
The idea of conducting the board exams for classes 5 th and 8 th was challenged by _.
(a) The Government Aided Schools Managements Associations
(b) The Registered Aided private schools Managements Associations
(c) The Registered Unaided Private schools Managements Associations
(d) The Supreme Court of India
Ans. (c ) The Registered Unaided Private Schools Managements Associations
(v)Who suffered a lot due to the idea of conducting board exams for the students of classes 5th and 8th ?
(a ) parents ,teachers and students
(b) parents and students
(c) chairmen and teachers
(d) All of these
Ans. (a) Parents, teachers and students
(vi)Find the synonym of “ dispute” from the para 5 of the text.
Ans. contention
(vii)What was the purpose of launching the programme ‘ Kalika Chetarike’?
Ans. to address the gaps in learning caused by the lockdown.
(viii)Complete the following sentence
The interim order of the Karnataka High Court was in favour of _
Ans. Karnataka government/ Karnataka Education Department.
(ix)Find the antonym of “ failure” from para 4.
Ans. success
(x)What does the section 30 of the Right to Education Act state?
Ans. It states that no child is required to pass any board exam till completion of elementary education i.e. class 1 to 8.
Read the passage given below
1. How does television affect our lives? It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that they watch. Television can increase our knowledge of the outside world; there are high quality programmes that help us understand many fields of study, science, medicine, the arts and so on. Moreover , television benefits very old people, who can not often leave the house as well as patients in the hospitals. It also offers non native speakers the advantage of daily informal language practice. They can increase their vocabulary and practise listening.
2. On the other hand ,there are several serious disadvantages of television. Of course, it provides us with a pleasant way to relax and spend our free time, but in some countries, people watch the ‘ boob-tube’ for an average of six hours or more a day. Many children stare at a television screen for more hours each day than they do anything else, including studying and sleeping. It is clear that the tube has a powerful influence on their lives and that its influence is often negative.
3. Recent studies show that after thirty second of television , a person’s brain ‘relaxes’ the same way that it does before the person falls asleep. Another effect of television on the human brain is that it seems to cause poor concentration. Children who view a lot of television can often concentrate on a subject for only fifteen to twenty minutes. They can pay attention only for the amount of time between commercials.
4. Another disadvantage is that television is often cause people to dissatisfied with their own lives. Real life does not seem as exciting to these people as the lives of actors on the screen. To many people, television becomes more real than reality and their own lives seem boring. Also many people get upset or depressed when they can’t solve problems in real life as quickly as television actors seem to.
5. Before a child is fourteen years old, he or she views eleven thousand murders on the tube. He or she begins to believe that there is nothing strange about fights, killings and other kinds of violence. Many studies show that people become more violent after certain programmes. They may even do the things that they saw in a violent show.
6. The most negative effect of the ‘boob-tube’ might be people’s addiction to it. People often feel a strange and powerful need to watch television even when they don’t enjoy it. Addiction to a television screen is similar to drug or alcohol addiction. People almost never believe they are addicted.
Based on the understanding of the passage, make notes using headings and sub headings or in points. Use recognizable abbreviations ( wherever necessary, minimum four). Also supply an appropriate title to it.
Ans. Title 1 mark, Abbreviation 1 mark, content 3 marks
Notes
Title : People’s Addiction To T.V. ( Accept any other appropriate title also)
(1)T.V. Helpful to People
1.1 Knowledge of outside world
1.2 Good programs of science, medicines & arts
1.3 Language practice for non native speakers
(2) Disadvantages of T.V.
2.1 people watch T. V. for six hrs a day
2.2 children watch T.V. more than studng. & sleeping
2.3 T.V.’s influence negt.
(3)T.V. Causes Poor Concentration
3.1 Children's studies suffer
3.2 Makes people dissatisfied with their lives
3.3 Becomes more real than reality
(4)Violence on Screen Affects Children
4.1 Children watch murders on T.V.
4.2 People get excited
4.3 T. V. addiction is like drug addiction
SECTION –B
GRAMMAR
3. Attempt any two from each sub- part :
3.1 Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals/auxiliaries
(i)This medicine_ be kept in a cool place.
Ans. should
(ii) Whenever we went to my uncle Tom’s house , we_ play in the garden
Ans. would/ used to
(iii)Choose the correct option:
_ God bless you!
(a ) Would (b) May (c ) ought to ( d ) must
Ans. (b) May
3.2 Change the narration
(i)Mohit asked Sumit,” Where does this road lead to?”
Ans. Mohit Asked Sumit where that road led to.
(ii)The teacher said,” An honest person never betrays anyone”.
Ans. The teacher said that an honest person never betrays anyone.
(iii)Choose the correct option
Muskan said to her younger sister,” Pay heed to your studies”
(a) Muskan told her sister to pay heed to her studies.
(b) Muskan forbade her younger sister to pay heed to your studies.
(c) Muskan advised her younger sister to pay heed to her studies.
(d) Muskan requested her sister to pay heed to his studies.
Ans. (c) Muskan advised her younger sister to pay heed to her studies.
3.3 Fill in the blank with suitable articles wherever necessary
(i)_water in this tank is potable.
Ans. the
(ii)English has become_ international language.
Ans. an
(iii)Mr Praveen has taken on the position of_ Head of Department.
(a ) a (b) an (c ) the (d) x
Ans. (d) X
3.4 Change the voice
(i)God loves those who perform their work honestly.
Ans. Those who perform their work honestly are loved by God.
(ii)People say that honesty is the best policy.
Ans. It is said that honesty is the best policy.
(iii)Choose the correct option.
I know him.
(a) He is known to me. (b) He is known by me. (c) He was known to me. (d) None of the above.
Ans. (a) He is known to me.
3.5 Fill in the blank with correct form of verb.
(i)If he_ me, I would have attended his marriage party. (invite).
Ans. had invited
(ii)When I reached home, my mother_ the dough. (knead).
Ans. was kneading
(iii)Choose the correct option.
Slow and steady_ the race.
(a) win (b ) wins (c) have won (d ) had won
Ans. (b) wins
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