Sample Question Paper
2025-26
English
Class -12
Time : 3 hr 15 mins Max Marks-100
General Instructions :
1. The first 15 minutes are allotted to the candidates for reading the question
paper.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Marks are indicated against questions.
Section-A –Reading
Q-1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow-
Amar , 50, likes to think of AI as a 'clever junior' - someone who doesn't sleep, has a
phenomenal head for numbers, and is open to learning. And that's precisely what he
has created for himself. Over the past six months, he has trained his 'Claude-2' model
to talk exactly like him. "I don't like long paragraphs, I prefer bullet points. And I like
to think my tone is warm," he says, confiding that he uses AI to help draft and
proofread tactical business as usual content. As a senior executive at a multinational
design and marketing firm, this saves Amar a tonne of time - time that he can spend
on more creative pursuits that include designing an ad campaign or tweaking a video
game.
Over the course of the last- few years, AI has disrupted almost all vocations: not
just the creative ones like film, TV, design or animation, but also the more corporate-
oriented fields, whether that is software engineering, accounting, marketing or
healthcare.
Most people I contacted said that at around the same time last year, they were
terrified: of being left behind, losing their jobs and becoming obsolete. But now their
fear, for the most part, seems to have ebbed in favour of cautious optimism. The
'creatives' are slowly realising that AI can aid, but not necessarily replace what
they do, while the 'corporates' are discovering technology's ability to enhance their
output in many little ways. Most have started integrating AI into their work in some
capacity. Some are even prepared for a radical shift in skill sets in the next few years.
Change is coming, and people want to be equipped to handle it.
1
, (a)In what ways is the AI a ‘Clever Junior’? 3
(b)Which fields are affected by the growth of AI? 3
(c)Why are professionals worried about the growth of AI? 3
(d)How are professionals preparing to cope up with the new situations? 3
(e) (i) Which word in the passage means ‘a planned series of activities 1
related to a specific aim’ ?.
(ii) Which word in the passage is opposite to ‘up to date’? 1
(iii) Rewrite the underlined segment after replacing the word ‘aid’ with 1
another similar meaning word.
Section B-Writing
Q-2 .Write an article on any one of the following topics in about 150 words- 10
a) Online Shopping- Necessity or Craze
b) Need for Career Counselling in Schools
c) My Childhood Fantasy
Q-3.You are Ruchi/Ravi, residing at 13, Park Avenue Colony, New Delhi. Write a
letter to the editor of a national daily to show your concern towards growing
linguistic intolerance in country. 10
Or
You are Shubha/Subrat of 17, Sarojini Nagar, Varanasi. Write a letter to the
Branch Manager of a bank in your vicinity to complain against the non functional
passbook printing machine.
Section C- Grammar
Q-4) Choose the correct option to answer the following questions- 5x2=10
a) Which of the following underlined words is a synonym of ‘less speaking’?
i) My taciturn roommate makes me feel lonely sometimes.
ii) Your gullible nature may land you in trouble.
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2025-26
English
Class -12
Time : 3 hr 15 mins Max Marks-100
General Instructions :
1. The first 15 minutes are allotted to the candidates for reading the question
paper.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Marks are indicated against questions.
Section-A –Reading
Q-1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow-
Amar , 50, likes to think of AI as a 'clever junior' - someone who doesn't sleep, has a
phenomenal head for numbers, and is open to learning. And that's precisely what he
has created for himself. Over the past six months, he has trained his 'Claude-2' model
to talk exactly like him. "I don't like long paragraphs, I prefer bullet points. And I like
to think my tone is warm," he says, confiding that he uses AI to help draft and
proofread tactical business as usual content. As a senior executive at a multinational
design and marketing firm, this saves Amar a tonne of time - time that he can spend
on more creative pursuits that include designing an ad campaign or tweaking a video
game.
Over the course of the last- few years, AI has disrupted almost all vocations: not
just the creative ones like film, TV, design or animation, but also the more corporate-
oriented fields, whether that is software engineering, accounting, marketing or
healthcare.
Most people I contacted said that at around the same time last year, they were
terrified: of being left behind, losing their jobs and becoming obsolete. But now their
fear, for the most part, seems to have ebbed in favour of cautious optimism. The
'creatives' are slowly realising that AI can aid, but not necessarily replace what
they do, while the 'corporates' are discovering technology's ability to enhance their
output in many little ways. Most have started integrating AI into their work in some
capacity. Some are even prepared for a radical shift in skill sets in the next few years.
Change is coming, and people want to be equipped to handle it.
1
, (a)In what ways is the AI a ‘Clever Junior’? 3
(b)Which fields are affected by the growth of AI? 3
(c)Why are professionals worried about the growth of AI? 3
(d)How are professionals preparing to cope up with the new situations? 3
(e) (i) Which word in the passage means ‘a planned series of activities 1
related to a specific aim’ ?.
(ii) Which word in the passage is opposite to ‘up to date’? 1
(iii) Rewrite the underlined segment after replacing the word ‘aid’ with 1
another similar meaning word.
Section B-Writing
Q-2 .Write an article on any one of the following topics in about 150 words- 10
a) Online Shopping- Necessity or Craze
b) Need for Career Counselling in Schools
c) My Childhood Fantasy
Q-3.You are Ruchi/Ravi, residing at 13, Park Avenue Colony, New Delhi. Write a
letter to the editor of a national daily to show your concern towards growing
linguistic intolerance in country. 10
Or
You are Shubha/Subrat of 17, Sarojini Nagar, Varanasi. Write a letter to the
Branch Manager of a bank in your vicinity to complain against the non functional
passbook printing machine.
Section C- Grammar
Q-4) Choose the correct option to answer the following questions- 5x2=10
a) Which of the following underlined words is a synonym of ‘less speaking’?
i) My taciturn roommate makes me feel lonely sometimes.
ii) Your gullible nature may land you in trouble.
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