12th English Yuvakbharati
- Interview the students of your class regarding the career they would like to pursue and the reason for selecting Which are your favourite subjects? Have you decided on the career you would like to pursue? Why have you selected that particular career? Wh... 1
- Do you think all the data we receive is used for positive things? If ‘No’, make a list of the negative Negative things which can be done with the help of Big Data: Loss of privacy-Big Data has all information about us. Misuse of personal infor... 1
- When you are asked for personal details on social media, mention precautions that you will take. When I am asked for personal details on social media, I first try to find out who wants them and why. I never reveal credit/ debit card pin... 1
- Make pointwise notes from the lesson regarding the uses of Big Data in the following application. Make pointwise notes from the lesson regarding the uses of Big Data in the following application Location Tracking - Used by Google Maps and... 1
- YouTube has many videos on various things. Listen to the uses and health benefits of ‘Lemon’ and share them Benefits of ‘Lemon’:- 1) It promotes hydration. 2) It is a good source of vitamin C. 3) It supports weight loss. 4) It improves your skin qu... 1
- People get information from various sources. Name few sources: Sources of Information: Facebook Internet WhatsApp Dictionary Encyclopedia 1
- Give business suggestions to the respective industry/company for the following situations. You have received data that a) Many Passengers prefer fights between 7 am and 9 am from Mumbai to Delhi. Suggestion: Increase the number of flights between 7 am and 9 a... 1
- If only he could reach a table in the restaurant unsuspected, success would be his. (Rewrite using ‘unless’.) Unless he could reach a table in the restaurant unsuspected, success would not be his. 1
- Have you ever stolen/wanted to steal anything? Narrate in brief. Yes, when I was about 12 years old, I stole my friend’s remote-controlled toy car, which his uncle had sent him from abroad. It was a beauti... 1
- Have you ever bought/eaten something and then found that you did not have enough money to pay for it? Describe Yes, it happened to me once. I went to a mall and bought a jacket for myself. I had been looking at a lot of jackets and I got confused with... 1
- Give your opinion about Soapy’s desire to enter prison. I find it very strange that a person can actually want to enter prison, whatever be the reason. At least, from what I know of prisons, they... 1
- The umbrella man did not call a policeman. Give reasons for this. The umbrella man had himself probably stolen the umbrella from somewhere. When Soapy picked up the umbrella, the man first thought that he c... 1
- Discuss the meaning in the context: He caught at the immediate straw of ‘disorderly conduct’. Soapy wanted to be arrested by a policeman and imprisoned. However, his efforts towards this end had been unsuccessful, and he was worried t... 1
- A voice like butter cakes and an eye like the cherry in the Manhattan cocktail. A very smooth voice and a hard, stony eye (a tough person). 2
- Describe the end of the story in your own words. Initially Soapy had felt that he would like to pass the winter months in prison, and he makes several efforts to get himself arrested. The n... 1
- Describe the wonderful change in Soapy’s soul. After listening to the anthem, Soapy remembers his earlier life, and is horrified to realize that he has indeed become a degraded person. He... 1
- Describe Soapy’s behaviour on the sidewalk. On the sidewalk Soapy began to yell drunken meaningless things at the top of his harsh voice. He danced, howled, spoke wildly and made a big... 1
- Who twirled his club? A policeman 2
- Who was lighting a cigar? A well-dressed man 2
- Rearrange the following sentences according to their occurrence in the extract: Soapy saw a quaint old church. Soapy’s ears caught sweet music. Soapy decided to go into the downtown district and find work. A policeman ca... 1
- Go to your school/college library and read some other stories by O’Henry like, ‘The Gift of the Magi’, "The Gift of the Magi": This is a heartwarming story about a young couple, Jim and Della, who are deeply in love but very poor. They each sa... 2
- Make a list of jobs which would give you an opportunity to help the society or serve the country. There are several ways to maximize the frequency with which your site/page is crawled by search engines. Here are some effective ways: Publi... 2
- You are the class representative and you have been asked by the Principal to conduct an interview of a cop. Good morning, Mr. Pawar. Congratulations on your excellent work in finding the bank robbers. May I ask you a few questions about your life?... 1
- ‘Forgiveness is often better than punishment’. Write two paragraphs – one for and another against this notion. We all make mistakes. Nobody is perfect. That is why we are human. However, mistakes should be forgiven if there is sufficient repentance. F... 2