Karnataka PUC 12th English Question Paper 2025 with Answers

Q1 mcq 1 mark

In 'Romeo And Juliet', the word 'garish' is used to describe _______.

A. Romeo
B. Sun
C. Ethiope
D. Juliet

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Q2 mcq 1 mark

In the story 'Too Dear!', _______ business did the Kinglet of Monaco monopolise.

A. gambling
B. marketing
C. travelling
D. gardening

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Q3 mcq 1 mark

Choose the right sequence of incidents as they happen in the life of Vandana Shiva.

A. she took part in Chipko Movement – started Navdanya Farm – her ecological journey started in the Himalayas – started Navadanya Movement
B. her ecological journey started in the Himalayas – she took part in Chipko Movement – started Navadanya Movement – started Navadanya Farm
C. started Navadanya Farm – started Navadanya Movement – she took part in Chipko Movement – her ecological journey started in Himalayas
D. started Navadanya Movement – started Navadanya Farm – she took part in Chipko Movement – her ecological journey started in the Himalayas.

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Q4 mcq 1 mark

In 'A Sunny Morning', when Dona Laura says, "Your sight must be keen", she _______________________.

A. complements Don Gonzalo's eye sight
B. makes fun of Don Gonzalo's eye sight
C. says that Don Gonzalo can see everything
D. advises Don Gonzalo not to use spectacles

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Q5 mcq 1 mark

The speaker loved the _______ of his beloved's changing face, in 'When You Are Old', unlike others.

A. grace
B. innocence
C. soft look
D. sorrows

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Q6 mcq 1 mark

In 'The Gardener', Tammanna opines that he had no more reason to live after __________.

A. he was felicitated as the best poet
B. Basavaiah encroaches his property
C. Basavaiah's death
D. composing many ballads.

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Q7 mcq 1 mark

As explained in 'To The Foot From Its Child', in which among the following 'the foot' does not walk along?

A. schools
B. markets
C. fields
D. mines

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Q8 mcq 1 mark

Match column – A with column – B, with reference to Borges' observations on poetry. A: discovering metaphors, B: poetry can't be defined, C: precise words B: i: elicit emotions, ii: poet's task, iii: without oversimplifying it

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

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Q9 mcq 1 mark

According to George Mikes, in Japan, eating soup _______ is a sign of appreciation.

A. without any noise
B. after bowing a person
C. with fearful noise
D. while driving a car

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Q10 mcq 1 mark

Complete the analogy with reference to ' Where There Is A Wheel'. Fatima : a school teacher :: Manormani : _______

A. a village health nurse
B. a quarry labourer
C. an anganwadi worker
D. an Arivoli central coordinator

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Q11 short answer 3 marks

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate passive form of the verb given in the brackets. Borges observes that all things ______ (have, give) to us for a purpose. All that happens to us ________ (must, see) as raw materials. This material ________ (transmute) into art and thus eternal works are made.

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Q12 short answer 2 marks

Fill in the blanks with appropriate expressions given in the brackets. The criminal complained that the King of Monaco had ruined his character and people would __________ on him and in addition, he had got _______ of working. Thus he claimed pension. [out of the way, get rid of, turn their backs]

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I (a) had to go to the Chief General Manager with some important papers for approval. He thoroughly went through them (b) and recommended certain changes. After the discussion, while I was leaving he invited me to join the dinner at his (c) residence along with my family, on the coming Sunday. He informed that he was inviting Mr. Raman Roy, who (d) was the Managing Director of a popular start up establishment 'MINISHAS' that (e) has created a new sensation in the IT sector. I accepted his cordial invitation and soon departed to my office.

Q13 short answer 5 marks

Read the following paragraph and match the underlined pronouns in side A with the nouns/noun phrases in side B they refer to. I (a) had to go to the Chief General Manager with some important papers for approval. He thoroughly went through them (b) and recommended certain changes. After the discussion, while I was leaving he invited me to join the dinner at his (c) residence along with my family, on the coming Sunday. He informed that he was inviting Mr. Raman Roy, who (d) was the Managing Director of a popular start up establishment 'MINISHAS' that (e) has created a new sensation in the IT sector. I accepted his cordial invitation and soon departed to my office.

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Q14 short answer 2 marks

Mention any two expressions that Juliet uses to glorify Romeo's charm in 'Romeo And Juliet'.

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Q15 short answer 2 marks

What did the speaker, in 'When You Are Old', ask his beloved to dream of?

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Q16 short answer 2 marks

Name any two things that teach the foot it cannot fly in the poem 'To The Foot From Its Child'.

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Q17 short answer 2 marks

List any two benefits that Roof avail from Marcus Ibe in 'The Voter'.

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Q18 long answer 3 marks

Bring out the interrelationship among the bows, arrows and the archer with reference to the poem 'On Children'.

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Q19 long answer 3 marks

How does Don Gonzalo recall the beauty of 'The Silver Maiden' in 'A Sunny Morning'?

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Q20 long answer 3 marks

What are Borges' views on his mother?

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Q21 long answer 3 marks

Kuvempu says, ' Heaven lies all over!'. Substantiate this with reference to his poem 'Heaven If You Are Not Here on Earth'.

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Q22 long answer 3 marks

Explain the basic rules of bowing inside a Japanese family as observed by George Mikes.

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Q23 long answer 3 marks

How does Challapalli Swaroopa Rani voices the agony of the Panchamas in the poem 'Water'?

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Q24 long answer 4 marks

How did the criminal lead his life after his release in 'Too Dear!'?

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Q25 long answer 4 marks

Rabindranath Tagore highlights the significance of forest in his essay 'Tapovan'. Explain.

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Q26 long answer 4 marks

Describe the story of Laura Llorente as narrated by Dona Laura in ' A Sunny Morning'.

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Q27 long answer 4 marks

"The old man's arrival led to many changes in the owner's life". Illustrate this with reference to 'The Gardener'.

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Q28 long answer 4 marks

Sketch the life of Marcus Ibe from a failed school teacher to a successful politician as narrated in 'The Voter'.

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Q29 long answer 4 marks

What are the economic implications of cycling in the lives of rural women of Pudukkottai as documented in 'Where There Is A Wheel'?

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Reading Passage

Lata Mangeshkar is an Indian playback singer widely regarded as one of the greatest singers of all time. Born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh in 1929, she is the elder sister of an equally renowned singer Asha Bhonsle. Lata has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung in more than thirty-six regional Indian languages. Lata has also recorded several private albums and has lent her voice to many non-film songs, ghazals, nazms, bhajans and classical music. Her career has spanned nearly eight decades and she has been honoured with several awards including the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour and the most prestigious cine award, The Dada Saheb Phalke Award. The daughter of a theater artist, Lata Mangeshkar, began her singing career at a very young age. She first sang for the Marati film 'Kiti Hasaal' in 1942 at the age of thirteen. She was shot to fame with her song 'Aayega Anewala....' from the movie 'Mahal' in 1949. Her association with the veteran music director S.D. Burman made her a household name and she soon became 'The most sought-after playback singer in Bollywood'. She has recorded songs for some of the biggest blockbusters in the history of Indian cinema, including 'Mother India', 'Guide' and many others. Lata's illustrious singing career has brought her 'Padma Bhushan' in 1969, 'Padma Vibhushan' in 1999 and 'Bharat Ratna' in 2001. She has bagged several National Film Awards including a record, seven best female playback singer awards. She has also been conferred numerous international awards, including 'The Legion of Honor' by the French Government in 2001 and 'The Crystal Award' in 2004 by the World Economic Forum. Leaving behind a great legacy, she breathed her last on 6th February, 2022. C. Ramachandra, the renowned music composer of yesteryears, had said, "Her voice is beautiful that if she playbacks for some ordinary-looking actress, her face would look gracious!". Kavitha Krishnamurthy, another fantastic singer, remarked, "My love on film music arises because of Lataji's melodious songs". The then Prime Minister, at the sad demise of Lata, said that, "He was anguished beyond words as the kind and caring Lata didi has left us". He tweeted, "she leaves a void in the musical arena of our nation that cannot be filled". Batting Maestro, Sachin Tendulkar led from the front in paying tributes to the singing legend, "I consider myself fortunate to have been a part of Lata didi's life. She always showered me with love and blessings. With her passing away, a part of me lost too".

Q30 short answer 1 mark

Name any one of the international awards conferred on Lata Mangeshkar.

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Q31 short answer 1 mark

What was Lata's father?

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Q32 mcq 1 mark

Lata Mangeshkar's singing career has lasted for about ________.

A. 80 years
B. 60 years
C. 90 years
D. 40 years

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Q33 short answer 1 mark

Where was Lata Mangeshkar born?

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Reading Passage

Sully Pradhomme, the French poet and essayist, was the first recipient of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1901. His works have a lyrical quality and melancholy world view. One of his major works is a 4000 line epic poem 'Le Bonheur'. He delved into philosophy of poetry and favoured a style that was calm and impersonal in character. He was the first in the long list of illustrious writers who have won this prize, the latest being British playwright Harold Pinter.

Q33 short answer 2 marks

Read the passage and make notes by filling the boxes.

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Q34 short answer 1 mark

What was the first film of Lata as a playback singer?

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Q34 short answer 5 marks

Report the following conversation: Roof : I work for Marcus Ibe. Pop leader : We have plenty of work to do tonight. Are you taking this or not? Roof : Will it not be heard outside this room? Pop leader : We are after votes not gossip.

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Q35 short answer 1 mark

The Bollywood music director long associated with Lata Mangeshkar was ________.

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Q35 short answer 3 marks

Complete the conversation. [A telephonic conversation] Shantha : Hello, I'm Shantha. Is this Bhairavi Medicals? Manager : Yes mam. How can I help you? Shantha : I need a cough syrup. ____ ______________________ [enquires about home delivery] Manager : Sure mam. __________ [asks for customer's address] Shantha : No – 10, 'Anugraha', 4th Block Rajaji Nagar, Near Church, Bengaluru. Manager : ___________, Bye. [assures home delivery] Shantha : Thank you, Bye.

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Q36 short answer 1 mark

"............ with her passing way, a part of me lost too". Who lamented like this at Lata's death?

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Q37 short answer 1 mark

Write the antonym for 'honour'.

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Q38 short answer 1 mark

Which word in the passage means, 'an empty space'?

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Reverie of the Poor Susan – by William Wordsworth At the corner of the wood street, when daylight appears, Hangs a Thrush that sings loud, it has sung for three years: Poor Susan has passed by the spot, and has heard In the silence of morning the song of the Bird. "It is a note of enchantment; what ails her? she sees A mountain ascending, a vision of trees; Bright volumes of vapour through Lothbury glide, And a river flows on through the vale of cheapside. Green pastures she views in the mist of the dale, Down which she so often has tripped with her pail; And a single small cottage, a nest like a dove's The one only dwelling on earth that she loves. She looks, and her heart is in heaven: but they fade, The mist and the river, the hill and the shade: The stream will not flow, and the hill will not rise, And the colours have all passed away from her eyes!

Q39 short answer

What does the phrase, 'a mountain ascending' connote?

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Q40 short answer

Mention any one of the phenomenon that look fades away.

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Q41 short answer

What has Susan heard in the silence of the morning?

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Q42 short answer

What does Susan carry when she goes down the green pastures?

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Q43 mcq

In the poem, 'Reverie' means ______.

A. a day dream
B. a nightmare
C. an alert behaviour
D. a noise of the river.

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Q44 short answer

Write any one of the phrases that indicate Susan is not alive.

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Q45 short answer

Where does Susan see bright volumes of vapour?

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Q46 short answer

How is Susan's cottage described?

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Q47 short answer

Complete the analogy: fade : shade :: rise : ______

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Q48 short answer 1 mark

The coach is angry _______ his players. (Use appropriate preposition)

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Q49 short answer 1 mark

life/the/is/spice/of/variety (Rearrange the above segments into a meaningful sentence)

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Q50 short answer 1 mark

The list of items _____ (is/are) on the table. (Choose the verb that agrees with the subject)

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Q51 short answer 1 mark

You _______ (do) a good job, yesterday. (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 linkers: (thus, hence, yet, because) Motor cars are extremely expensive in Brazil _____ of crippling and murderous import duties. _______ almost everyone owns a car here, _______ the roads in Brazil have heavy traffic. _____ the pedestrian's life is becoming more hazardous everyday.

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Q53 short answer 1 mark

Milinda's father is a doctor. (Frame a 'Wh' question to get the underlined word as answer)

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Q54 short answer 1 mark

The members understood the situation. (Change into a question using the right form of 'Do')

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Q55 short answer 1 mark

Rectify the error in the following sentence and rewrite it: Why did you brought this?

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Q56 short answer 1 mark

Rectify the error in the following sentence and rewrite it: Smitha is looking gorgeous in pink saree.

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Q57 short answer 1 mark

Why did you brought this? (Rectify the errors and rewrite)

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Q58 short answer 1 mark

Smitha is looking gorgeous in pink saree. (Rectify the errors and rewrite)

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Q62 long answer 5 marks

Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement that appeared in 'ECONOMIC TIMES' dated 15th March, 2025. [Use XXXX for your name and YYYY for your address]

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Q63 long answer 5 marks

Imagine you are the secretary of the student union of your college. You are celebrating 'College Union Day'. You have invited Mr. GIRIDHAR KAMATH as the Chief Guest. You are assigned to introduce the guest to the audience. Prepare an introductory speech in about 120 words using the details given below.

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