Karnataka PUC 12th English Question Paper 2025 with Answers

Q1 mcq 1 mark

Juliet hangs upon the cheek of night as a __________.

A. Dove
B. Stars
C. Snow
D. Rich jewel

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Q2 mcq 1 mark

In the poem “On Children” the poet says that parents may house the bodies of their children but not their __________.

A. Arrows
B. Bows
C. Souls
D. Life

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Q3 mcq 1 mark

In “A Sunny Morning” the name of the villa where the silver maiden stayed was called __________.

A. Valencia
B. Maricela
C. Seville
D. Zorilla

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Q4 mcq 1 mark

In the poem “When You Are Old” Love fled and hid his face amid __________.

A. a crowd of people
B. a crowd of stars
C. by the fire
D. in the book

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Q5 mcq 1 mark

In the lesson “The Gardener” the old man’s eyes were suffused with __________.

A. Vengence
B. Rivalry
C. Competition
D. Native intelligence

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Q6 mcq 1 mark

In the poem “Heaven, If You Are Not Here on Earth” the tender sunshine leans on __________.

A. Verdant gardens
B. Stream
C. Harvest
D. Moonlight

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Q7 mcq 1 mark

Consider the two statements from the lesson “Japan and Brazil Through A Traveler’s Eye” and answer the question that follows: Statement: Motor cars are extremely expensive in Brazil Reason: Import duties are Crippling and Murderous.

A. Both the statement and reason are false
B. Only statement is true
C. Only reason is true
D. Both the statement and reason are true

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Q8 mcq 1 mark

Match the Column A with Column B with reference to the lesson “I Believe Books will Never Disappear” and choose the correct option. Column A: A) Grimm’s Fairy tales B) Dona Leonor C) The Odyssey Column B: i) Borges’s Mother ii) Homer iii) Tales in English version

A. A-i, B-ii, C-iii
B. A-iii, B-i, C-ii
C. A-ii, B-iii, C-i
D. A-iii, B-ii, C-i

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Q9 mcq 1 mark

Identify the sequence of events that led Marcus Ibe to become the Culture Minister.

A. Not too successful mission school teacher – politics came to village – wisely joined politics – got elected in elections and became Culture Minister.
B. politics came to village – wisely joined politics – Not a successful mission school teacher – got elected in elections and became Culture Minister.
C. wisely joined politics – Not a successful mission school teacher – politics came to village – got elected in elections and became Culture Minister.
D. got elected in elections and became Culture Minister – wisely joined politics – politics came to village – Not a successful mission school teacher.

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Q10 mcq 1 mark

Water knows the righteous rage of __________.

A. Kamma Landlords
B. Samaria woman
C. Karamchedu Suvarthamma
D. Pepsi man

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Q11 short answer 3 marks

Fill in the blanks with the passive form of the verb given in the brackets: Monaco was called a toy kingdom. A murder _________ (commit) in that kingdom. The criminal _________ (sentence) to death by the judges. But the kingdom had no resources to execute the criminal. So the criminal _________ (ask) to run away.

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Q12 short answer 2 marks

Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brackets: The traffic in the big cities is increasing by _________ day by day. It has become difficult for the commuters to _________ when they are caught in a traffic jam. [To keep one’s shirt on, to look upto, leaps and bounds]

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Reading Passage

The college day was held in the college auditorium where (a) the students were seated in their best dresses. The chief guest who (b) was a folk singer entertained the students with her rhythmic songs which (c) the students enjoyed a lot. They (d) participated in various cultural activities. The college day concluded with a cultural programme by the teachers. It (e) was a memorable day in the students life.

Q13 short answer 5 marks

Read the following paragraph and match the pronouns in side A with the nouns/noun phrases in side B they refer to: The college day was held in the college auditorium where (a) the students were seated in their best dresses. The chief guest who (b) was a folk singer entertained the students with her rhythmic songs which (c) the students enjoyed a lot. They (d) participated in various cultural activities. The college day concluded with a cultural programme by the teachers. It (e) was a memorable day in the students life. A: (a) Where, (b) Who, (c) Which, (d) They, (e) It B: (i) College day, (ii) College auditorium, (iii) Chief guest, (iv) Folk singer, (v) Students, (vi) Rhythmic songs

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The college day was held in the college auditorium where the students were seated in their best dresses. The chief guest who was a folk singer entertained the students with her rhythmic songs which the students enjoyed a lot. They participated in various cultural activities. The college day concluded with a cultural programme by the teachers. It was a memorable day in the students life.

Q13 short answer 5 marks

Read the following paragraph and match the pronouns in side A with the nouns/noun phrases in side B they refer to: (a) Where, (b) Who, (c) Which, (d) They, (e) It. Options: (i) College day, (ii) College auditorium, (iii) Chief guest, (iv) Folk singer, (v) Students, (vi) Rhythmic songs.

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Q14 short answer 2 marks

What did Vandana Shiva learn from Chipko movement?

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Q15 short answer 2 marks

Name any two poet friends mentioned by Don Gonzalo in the play “A Sunny Morning”.

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Q16 short answer 2 marks

Mention the two reasons for which the poet loved his beloved in the poem “When You Are Old”.

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Q17 short answer 2 marks

How does the poet create Heaven on Earth?

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Q18 long answer 3 marks

How does Juliet express her passionate love for Romeo?

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Q19 long answer 3 marks

What does the Earth University teach us, according to Vandana Shiva?

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Q20 long answer 3 marks

What changes does the foot undergo after being condemned to live in a shoe?

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Q21 long answer 3 marks

How does Jorge Luis Borges define poetry?

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Q22 long answer 3 marks

Describe briefly the complicated Bowing hierarchy followed by the Japanese.

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Q23 long answer 3 marks

What are the memories recollected by Challapalli Swaroopa Rani when she sees water?

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Q24 long answer 4 marks

Why could not the king of Monaco execute the criminal for committing a murder?

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Q25 long answer 4 marks

Parent’s should not be too possessive of their children and try not to live their dreams through their children. How does Khalil Gibran justify this, in the poem “On Children”?

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Q26 long answer 4 marks

The lure of money is greater than loyalty and ethics. Substantiate with reference to the lesson “The Voter”.

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Q27 long answer 4 marks

What were the imaginary stories narrated by Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura about their past in the play “A Sunny Morning”?

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Q28 long answer 4 marks

A healthy competition between Tammanna and Basavaiah turning into rivalry is the reason for their own destruction. Elucidate.

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Q29 long answer 4 marks

What are the measures taken by Sheela Rani Chunkath to improve literacy and mobility in the lesson “Where there is a wheel”?

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Reading Passage

Saalumarada Thimmakka is an Indian environmentalist from Karnataka who is known for planting and caring for thousands of trees. She is called as ‘Tree – Woman’. Thimmakka was born in a poor family in a small village in Gubbi taluk, Tumkur district, Karnataka. Thimmakka could not go to school due to poverty and lack of facilities. She was married to Sri. Bikkale Chikkayya of Hulikal village. At the age of forty, she wanted to end her life as she could not conceive. She started planting banyan trees along with her husband. They started with 10 banyan saplings on either side of the road along a stretch of 4 km in the first year. They took care of the plants just like their children. Every year, the count of trees kept on increasing. There have been more than 8000 other trees grown by Thimmakka and her husband. Recognition began to come Thimmakka’s way from the year 1995, a good five years after her husband’s death. Although Thimmakka did not receive formal education, her work has been honoured by many institutions. She has been recognized by the Government of India and was conferred with the Padmashri award in 2019, which is one of the highest civilian awards in the country. There is also an environmental organization named after her in the U.S. called Thimmakka’s Resources for Environmental Education. One should note that A rustic and illiterate village woman has left no stone unturned to save Mother Earth, making it a better place to live for the future generations. Her thought provoking words “Green is my sword, make it yours” should be a true inspiration to all of us for a sustainable and nurturing Earth.

Q31 short answer 1 mark

Why was Thimmakka not able to go to School?

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Q32 short answer 1 mark

Whom did Thimmakka marry?

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Q33 short answer 1 mark

Where was Saalumarada Thimmakka born?

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Chocolate is made from Cocoa-beans. Chocolate with its rich velvety texture and deep complex flavours, captivates the senses and has become a symbol of indulgence.

Q33 short answer 2 marks

Read the following paragraph and make notes by filling the boxes given below: Chocolate is made from Cocoa-beans. Chocolate with its rich velvety texture and deep complex flavours, captivates the senses and has become a symbol of indulgence.

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Q34 short answer 1 mark

Saalumarada Thimmakka is known as __________.

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Q34 long answer 5 marks

Report the following conversation. Alifano : Can we talk about Dona Leonor, your mother? Borges : My mother was an extraordinary person Alifano : What is Blindness to you? Borges : Well, now it is a way of life. My duty is to accept it.

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Q35 short answer 1 mark

Why did Thimmakka want to end her life?

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Q35 short answer 3 marks

Complete the following dialogue: [Two friends meet in the park] Devraj : __________ how are you? (Greeting) Shivaji : Fine. Did you participate in the dance competition? Devraj : __________ (giving information) Shivaji : Wow ! congratulations. Devraj : __________ (expressing gratitude)

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Q36 short answer 1 mark

Which trees did Thimmakka and her husband plant?

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Q37 short answer 1 mark

Name the environmental organization which is named after Thimmakka in the U.S.

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Q38 mcq 1 mark

The idiom ‘left no stone unturned’ means __________.

A. Turning stones
B. To be in trouble
C. To explore every alternative
D. To give up

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Q39 short answer 1 mark

The antonym of the word ‘known’ is __________.

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Reading Passage

Prayer of A Black Boy Lord, I am so tired. Tired I entered this world, Far have I wandered since the cock crew, And the road to school is steep. Lord, I do not want to go into their school, Please help me that I need not go again. I want to follow father into the cool gorges When the night is hovering over magic forests Where spirits play before the dawn Barefoot, I want to tread the red-hot paths, That boil in midday sun, And then lie down to sleep beneath a mango tree. And I want to wake up only When down there the White man’s Siren starts to howl, And the factory. A ship on the sugar fields, Lands and spits its crew, of black workers into the landscape ... Lord, I do not want to go into their school, Please help me that I need not go again.

Q40 short answer 1 mark

Whom does the boy want to follow into the cool gorges?

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Q41 short answer 1 mark

Where does the boy not want to go?

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Q42 short answer 1 mark

Where does the night hover?

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Q43 short answer 1 mark

What is the black boy requesting the Lord?

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Q44 short answer 1 mark

How is the road to school?

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Q45 short answer 1 mark

How does the boy want to tread the red-hot paths?

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Q46 short answer 1 mark

Which tree does the black boy want to sleep under?

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Q47 short answer 1 mark

When does the black boy want to wake up?

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Q48 short answer 1 mark

Mount Everest is __________ tallest mountain peak in the world. (Use appropriate article)

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Q49 short answer 1 mark

Love / Everything / and / fair / is / war / in (Rearrange the segments into a meaningful sentence)

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Q50 short answer 1 mark

One of my friends __________ (is/are) a beautiful Bharathanatyam dancer. (Choose the verb that agrees with the subject)

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Q51 short answer 1 mark

God _________ (help) those who help themselves. (Fill in the blank with appropriate form of the verb given)

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Q52 short answer 4 marks

Fill in the blanks with the right linker [To begin with, However, that, also]: Tammanna and Basavaiah were rivals. If Tammanna bought four more acres adjacent to his land, Basavaiah __________ followed suit. If one had ten friends, the other acquired fifteen admirers. __________ all this looked like healthy competition. __________, gradually it rose to such a pitch __________ there was no land left in the village for them to buy.

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Q53 short answer 1 mark

Students should not waste their time during exams, __________? (Add a suitable question tag)

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Q54 short answer 1 mark

Childhood is the most enjoyable phase in a person’s life. [Frame ‘wh’ question to get the underlined word as answer]

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Q55 short answer 1 mark

Childrens love to eat ice-cream everyday. (Rectify the errors and rewrite)

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Q56 short answer 1 mark

Sannidhi goes for a walk on the Morning everyday. (Rectify the errors and rewrite)

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Q60 short answer 1 mark

Rectify the error: Childrens love to eat ice-cream everyday.

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Q61 short answer 1 mark

Rectify the error: Sannidhi goes for a walk on the Morning everyday.

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Q62 long answer 5 marks

Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement which appeared in The Deccan Herald dated 5th March 2025. WANTED Office Assistant. Qualification: Any degree with Computer Knowledge. Apply within 10 days to: Jaashritha Enterprises, Industrial Layout, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore – 560076. Write XXXX for name and YYYY for address.

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Q63 long answer 5 marks

Imagine that you are the President of the Youth Club. You are asked to speak on the impact of social media on Youth. Prepare a speech in about 120 words using the following information: Types of Social Media – connecting with the world – uses of social media – advantages and disadvantages – precautions to be taken by youth while using Social Media.

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