SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 2024

ENGLISH
CLASS-XII
TIME: 3 HOURS Max. Marks: 80
Note: (i). This question paper is divided into three sections A, B and C.
(ii). All questions are compulsory. Marks are indicated against each question.
(iii). Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary. Read
these instructions very carefully and follow them faithfully.
(iv). Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.
SECTION (A) - READING SKILLS [12+10=22]
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Academics has always been an essential part of human development. It prepares us to survive
in the outside world and establish an identity of our own. However, is an individual‟s development
restricted to merely academics? In India, from an early age, we have been taught that education is
limited to the boundaries of academics only; the idea of getting out into the field, for gaining practical
experience, is always considered a hoax. This has hindered student‟s development. However, the truth
is that education represents a considerably broader field than we know of it. Our teaching, from the
basics, has been focused on getting good grades and job offers, rather than being creative and unique.

In the 21st century, the pure academic type of education is slowly paving way for a whole new
type. The paradigm shift in the whole education system is evident. People have now come to
understand that education is a 360 degree activity that should focus on student‟s overall development,
rather than restricting him/her to the classroom.

Co-curricular activities that take place outside the classroom but reinforce or supplement
classroom curriculum, in some way, have become a point of focus today. These activities help in the
growth of the child, in more than one way. Participating in such activities helps youngsters grow
mentally, socially, and individually. Intellectual development of a student is developed in the
classroom, but for the aesthetic development, such as team-building, character-building, and physical
growth, students must step out into the outside world. For instance, if a student is a part of school
football team, he/she will learn team-work and coordination, in a practical manner, which cannot be
taught in the class.

Similarly, in colleges and institutions there is a need for practical exposure so that the students
can experience the actual working of an industry. For example, taking a student to a manufacturing
firm will give him/her the real insight and better learning of the industry. Catering to this change, most
professional colleges including B-Schools have started providing practical exposure to students
through regular guest lectures, industrial visits, conferences, seminar, cultural festivals, and so on.
With industry visits, students are able to better identify their prospective areas of work in the overall
organizational function. Moreover, they help enhance interpersonal skills and communication
techniques. In addition, guest lectures are equally important for all-round development of students. It is
a great way for students to gain maximum exposure, as guest speakers talk about their real-life
experiences and not what is there in the text books.
Through such events, students are made to participate and coordinate different events wherein,
they get to know how exactly things are managed. Classroom teaching provides the foundation, and
co-curricular or extracurricular activities provide practical exposure and opportunities to implement
what students learn in the classroom. This helps in developing the overall personality of the students,
inculcating various soft skills in them, which otherwise are difficult to teach. Clearly, life beyond
academics creates creative and empowered professionals.
Q.1.1 Give two reasons why academics has been thought to be an essential part of human
development. 02
Q.1.2 According to the author, what should our teaching focus on? 02
Q.1.3 What, according to the new education Policy, is a 360 degree approach? 02
Q.1.4 Give an example of a team work other than given in the passage. 01
Q.1.5 Which one of the following is an example/are examples of experiential learning- 01
i. The teacher gives a lecture on the terrace farming, showing the videos and images of such
farming.
ii. Taking the students on a field visit to the mountainous slopes and let them see what terrace
farming is.
iii. Seeking the help of some experts in the field who visit the school and hold a session with the
students.
iv. Both II and III
Q.1.6 How, according to the author, can the guest lectures impact more than the traditional lectures by
the teachers? 01
Q.1.7 Find out from the passage the words that are opposite to the given words 03
i. Common (para 1)
ii. Theoretical (para 3)
iii. Subtraction (para 4)
2. COMPREHENSION

H
O 100
U 90
R
80
S
70
S 60
P 50
E 40
N
30
T
20
P 10
E 0
R
COOKING, GARDENI CARE OF
CLEANIN IRONIN
BAKING, NG, PET OWN ODD JOBS
G HOUSE G,
M WASHING CARE, CHILDRE CEWING
FOLDIN
CLOTHES MAINTAI N
O NENCE
G
CLOTH
N ES

T MALES FEMALES
H
DIVISION OF HOUSEHOLD TASKS BY GENDER IN GREAT BRITAIN
 MALES
 FEMALES
The British men and women divide the household chores among themselves base on their job hours.
Men and women help each other in running the house smoothly. Some works are done mostly by
women and some interest the men more. The tasks on which women spend more time are mostly based
on cooking and cleaning. Men like to maintain the house by fixing the electricity issues or any
breakages or repairing required in the house. They also love to take care of the pets. Tidying up the
house and jobs like sewing, knitting show a remarkable difference in the men and women
participation. But both show equal participation approximately in taking care of their children.
The given chart beings out the hours spent per month on daily chares by both men and women. Some
jobs our outnumbered by men‟s active participation whereas some jobs show total dependency on the
women of the house. With the present changing times where both men and women are contributing to
the society by establishing various entrepreneurial jobs, business, official job, equally hence it is the
need of the hour for both to contribute equally in household activities as well. Gone are the days when
women were restricted only with the responsibilities of the house and men were the sole bread winners
for the family
2.1 Looking at the chart point the activity which shows- (i) least participation by men [4]
ii. Approximately equal participation by both
iii. Most responsibility on women
iv. Least participation by women
2.2 Why is it the need of the hour to divide work equally? [2]
2.3 What do you understand by „breadwinner‟? [1]
2.4 Elucidate your views on unbiased work division among men and women. [2]

SECTION-B [18 Marks]

CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
3. You are Rajat/Riya you have lost your bus pass in the school canteen sometime in the afternoon.
Write a notice for the notice board of your school giving necessary details. [4]
OR
As the President of the literacy Club of your school you are organizing a programme for public
speaking for class XI and XII. As a part of this programme, you will be inviting few television
anchers. Write a notice giving all the details of it to be displayed on your school notice board.

4. Your are Anuj/Anya Goel of 23, Yojna vihar Delhi, Write an invitation to invite your friend Ram
for the party you are giving to celebrate your selection in G.B.Pant university of Agriculture and
Technology. [4]
OR
On the occasion of „International Yoga Day‟ on 21st June, 2024 your school is going to hold an
awareness campaign on the importance of yoga Write a formal invitation in about 50 words inviting
the parents students and staff. You are karuna/Karan of sunrise Academy Almora.
 5. Write a letter to the Editor of „The Hindu,‟ Dehradun about undesirability of primary school
children carrying heavy school bags. Suggest ways to reduce the load. You are Ganesh/Garima of
Cantt Colony, Dehradun. [5]
OR
You are Arjun of 14, New Town Delhi. You have seen an advertisement in the „Times of India‟ for the
post of chief chef in a 5 star hotel apply for the job with complete resume.

6. Write an article for your school magazine justifying the need for education of girls in the country for
national development highlighting the „Beti bachao, Beti padhao‟ initiative of the central government.
[5]
OR
Massive outbreak of forest fire in the state of Uttarakhand has caused immense damage to the forest
cover of the state. Write a report on the outbreak of forest fire in the months of May & June 2024 for
the monthly magazine „Outlook.‟

SECTION-C [40 Marks]

LITERATURE TEXT BOOK (FLAMINGO)
AND
SUPPLEMENTARY READER (VISTAS)
7. „Aunt Jennifers fingers fluttering through the wool [6]
Find even the ivory needle hard to pull
The massive weight of uncles wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer‟s hand‟

A. Choose the poet of the above lines

a- Stephen Spender ii) John Keats iii) Adrienne Rich
a. Find the synonym of „huge‟ from the stanza.
b. What is the „Rhyming Scheme‟ of the stanza?
c. Explain „Sits heavily upon‟ in your own words.
d. Make sentence using the words
i). Wedding ii). Weight
OR
Therefore an every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth
Spite of despondence, of the in human dearth
Of noble nature, of the gloomy days
Of the unhealthy and over darkened ways
Made for our searching.

a. Name the poem and the poet.

b. Pick the option that enumerates what noble natures would include
1. Selflessness 2. Enthusiasm 3. Aggression
(a). 1, 2, 3 b) 1, 2 c) only 3 d) only 1
c. Explain –„ of the human dearth‟.
d. Find the word which means – „depressed and disheartened‟.
 e. Find the antonym of „Happy‟ from the stanza
f. Use „Unhealthy‟ in sentence of your own.

8. “ Where shall we step from them?”

Sadao had asked seriously.
“Who know?” his father had answered.
“Who can limit our future? It depends on
What we make it.” [4]

a. Name the chapter from which the aforementioned extract has been take.
b. “Where shall we step from them?” Who said these lines and to whom?
c. What was sadao‟s profession?
d. Was sadao a good son? If yes, give reasons why?

OR
„Early this year, I found myself aboard a Russioan
Research vehicle – the Akademik Shokalskiy –heading
Towards the coldest, driest, windiest continent in the
world : Antarctica‟

a. Which chrapter opens with the aforementioned lines?

b. Name the research vessel.
c. Name the country involved in the programme.
d. Describe Antarctica.

9. While I was wondering about it all M-Hamel mounted his chair and in the same grave
and gentle tone which he had used to me, said, „My children, this is the last lesson I
shall give you‟ [6]

a. Who is M. Hamel?
b. Who is the narrator?
c. Find the synonym of „serious‟ from the extract.
d. Give the antonym of „gentle‟
e. Why was „this‟, the last lesson?
f. What was the teacher‟s feelings about the last lesson?
i). Excited ii) Remorseful ii) Very happy

OR
Months passed Shukla was sitting on his hunches at the appointed spot in Calcutta when Gandhi
arrived; he waited till Gandhi was free. Then the two of them boarded a train for the city of Patna.

a. What was Shukla‟s full name?

b. Name the chapter to which this extract belongs.
c. Give the antonym of „arrived‟.
d. Where were the two of them going?
e. What issue had to be resolved by Gandhiji?
 f. Use „Boarded‟ in a sentence of your own.

10. Answer the following in not more than 50 words. Do any five of the following.
(5×2=10 Marks)
a. What is the „childish longing‟ that –Robert Frost refers to? Why is it vain?
b. List the kinds of wars mentioned in the poem „Keeping Quiet‟
c. Subbu is described as a many – sided genins. List four of his special abilities.
d. Who was Umberto Eco? Which publication of his sold more than 10 million copies?
e. Who was Danny Casey? Which country did he play for?
f. „Crofter blindly trusted the peddler, but was betrayed‟. Explain.

11. Answer the following in not more than 50 words. Answer any two out of the following.
(2×2=4 Marks)
a. What measured did tiger king take to kill the tigers?
b. Was Charley able to buy tickets from the ticket counters?
c. What is the commonality of theme found in both the parts of Memories of stolen Childhood?

12. Answer any one out of the following in not more than 120 – 150 words.
a. What incident did Douglas face at the pool? What was its effect on his life? How would you
react if you were in place of Douglas?

OR
How does the metaphor of rattrap save to highlight the human predicament? „A gesture of kindness
can set a person free from the trap‟. Explain.

13. The story „The Tiger King‟ is a satire on the conceit of those in power. How does the author
employ the literacy device of dramatic irony in the story.

OR

The modern world is full if insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress. Highlighting the insecurities or
worries of characters in „The Third Level‟ elucidate the way in which we can overcome them.

*****
 SOLUTIONS
SET-1
SECTION : A
COMPREHENSION – 1
Ans-1.1. Academics have been thought to be an essential part of human development because
i). It prepares us to survive in the outside world.
ii) It helps to establish an identity of our own.

Ans-1.2.According to author, the teaching should be focused on making creative and unique
people.

Ans-1.3. A 360 degree approach, according to New education Policy should focus on students‟
overall development, rather than restricting him/her to the classroom.

Ans-1.4. An example of team work is Vassarkali, boat race organize in Kerala during Onam
festivities.

Ans-1.5. (ii) Taking the students on a field visit to the mountainous slopes and let them see what
terrace farming is.

Ans-1.6. Guest lectures can impact more than traditional lecturers by the teachers because students
gain maximum exposure, as guest speakers talk about their real life experiences and not what
is there in the text book.

Ans-1.7. ( i) Unique
(ii) Practical
(iii) Addition

Ans-2. COMPREHENSION - 2

2.1 (i) Odd Jobs, sewing

(ii) Care of own children/ Ironing, folding clothes.
(iii) Cleaning house
(iv) Gardening, pet care, maintenance.
2.2. As women are equally participating in the works outside of the house and also earning of the
family just as men do so the works in the house also must be divided equally at home.
2.3. Breadwinner means – A person who earns money to support their family, typically role one.
2.4. Entrepreneurial
2.5. Equal work should be done by both men and women in the house regardless of the gender
basis. As women have now become independent and are earning well though various jobs outside
the house, they don‟t hold the sole responsibility of the household chores. For smooth functioning
of the house it has become inevitably important for men to come forward and participate in
household chores equally.
 SECTION – B
CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
3.
NOTICE

SUNRISE PUBLIC SCHOOL, PATNA

NOTICE
Lost a Bus Pass
20th July, 2024
A bus pass is missing since yesterday 19 Jyly-24 in the school canteen. There is a photo and signature
of a girl named Riya. It also has address detailed of the candidate. It‟s an important daily document.
The finder kindly return the same to undersigned
I will extremely be thankful for this kind concern

Riya Desai
Class- XII

OR
ST. JOSEPH‟S ACADEMY, NAINITAL
NOTICE

LITRARY CLUB
st
11 June, 2024

The literary club is organising a programme on Public Speaking for students of Class XI and XII. As a
part of this programme, we have invited a few noted television anchors and artists. The details are
given below:
i) Public speaking demonstrations by experts on 24-25th June. [12a.m to 2 pm]
ii) Workshop on public speaking 26th, 27th June. [12 am to 2 pm]
iii) Venue – School hall
Those interested are requested to give your names to the undersigned.

Raj Mehta
President, Literary Club
4.
INVITATION
23, Yojna Vihar
Delhi
22nd July, 2024
Dear Ram,
I have immense pleasure in inviting you to the post – selection party of my selection
in G.B. Pant university of Agriculture and Technology. Request you to visit my residence at 7:30 pm
on 27th July, 2024 to join my family and friends in my euphoric moment.

Yours truly,
Anuja

OR
* You can either make it in the form of Invitation card it‟s purely your own choice.
4.

FORMAL INVITATION
THE PRINCIPAL, STAFF AND STUDENTS OF
SUNRISE ACADEMY, ALMORA
Take great pleasure in requesting
You to grace the occasion
of
INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY CELEBRATION
ON
st
21 June, 2024
at
the school ground
with
your benign presence
SPECIAL GUEST : YOG GURU SATYENDRA

R.S.V.P
PRINCIPAL
SUNRISE ACADEMY, ALMOR
CONTACT NO : 05962 - 284861
5.
LETTER WRITING
Cantt Colony
P.C.R Road
Dehradun
21st July, 2024
The Editor
„The Hindu‟
Dehradun-01

Sir,
Subject : Primary school children carrying heavy bags/ complaining against the heavy bags of
children.
I Shall be highly obliged if you kindly allow me a little space in the columns of your highly esteemed
daily so that I may ventilate my opinion to draw the attention of the concerned authority about the
problem of primary school children carrying heavy school bags.
It is very often seen that primary school children are almost left with no option than to carry heavy
school bags to school these days. It is also seen that few school bags cross the carrying capacity of
school going kids. Despite all the progress in technology and science, the modern system of education
cannot come out with any other option where students do not need to carry heavy bags. As a result of
it, the children are led to painful back and neck. It is becoming a hindrance in the growth of children
mentally and physically.
I hope that the concerned authorities will take adequate and immediate steps to resolve the
issue

Thanking you

Yours Faithfully

Garima Sharma

OR

JOB APPLICATION
14, New Town
Delhi
21st July, 2024
The General Manager
J.W Marriott
New Delhi

Sir/Madam
Subject : Job application for position of Chief Chef.

In accordance to your advertisement for an experienced chef, I wish to apply for the same in your
reputed organization.

I have been working with organizations of international repute for the last seven years. At present, I
am working with Radisson Hotels, Gurgaon as senior chef. I believe that I have the skills, creativity
and qualifications to excel in the role and would like to bring my enthusiasm for creating new dishes to
your hotel.

I would appreciate the chance to discuss my abilities and your menus and explain how I could
contribute to yours restaurant‟s success. I am hereby enclosing my bio – data for further reference

Thanking you in anticipation of an early response

Yours Turly
Anjan Singh
BIO DATA
NAME ARJUN SINGH
FATHER‟S NAME Mr. R.S SINGH
MOTHER‟S NAME ANUJA SINGH
DATE OF BIRTH 20th October 1988
ADDRESS MAHARAJ HOUSE, LANE-2, NEW DELHI
CONTACT NO. 99188×××43
E-mail [email protected]
Education Qualification: M.Sc. (CULINARY ARTS), H.M

EXAM YEAR BOARD/UNIVERSITY PERCENTAGE DIVISION

HIGH SCHOOL 2006 ICSE 74% FIRST
INTERMEDIATE 2008 ISC 70% FIRST
B.Sc (HONOURS CULINARY 2011 DELHI UNIVERSITY 65% FIRST
ARTS)
DIPLOMA IN HOTEL 2014 I.H.M. PUSA 78% FIRST
MANAGEMENT
CULINARY ARTS 2016 I.H.M PUSA 62% FIRST

EXPERIENCE: Working for past 7 years as senior chef in Radison Hotels,

Gurgaon
LANGUAGES KNOWN: English, Hindi, Gujrati
REFERENCE: 1. Mr. Shivam Dubey, Manager, F&B, Radisson.
2. Dr. K.C Rai, Director, I.H.M. Pusa.

Signature: ………………………….
Date: ……..………………………...
6. GIRL EDUCATION : BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO
The status of Girls education has been quite unfortunate in India since time immemorial. The biases
based on gender led to this sad state of affairs. Especially in rural India girls were deprived of even
elementary education but due to various initiatives taken by the government the literacy rate for
women become 70.3% in the last census which is now expected to rise considerably in the next census.
One such initiative taken by the government of India in the year 2015 was „Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao‟.
It is not only to generate awareness about saving the girl child and the importance of girls education
but also to ensure that the welfare services meant for girls are being delivered in an efficient manner.
The scheme mainly targets the states that are low in gender ratio. This includes the state of Punjab,
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh Delhi and Uttarakhand.
(U.T)
The main objectives of the scheme are :
 Focus on the prevention of gender – based sex – selective elimination
 Protecting the girl child
 Promoting women education and participation of the girl child.
Thanks to such initiatives, the society has at least started to realise how important it is for girls to have
access to education for their overall development. Educated women with the right skills and
knowledge have power to bring socio - economic changes in the society.
* you can even draw some matchstick figures with the help of pencil colours.

6.
REPORT – WRITING
OUTBREAK OF MASSIVE FOREST FIRE
IN
UTTARAKHAND
Ravi Singh
Uttarakhand continues to see major outbreak of forest fires in various regions starting from the mid of
month of May. Wildfires continue to savage various forest regions of Uttarakhand with the recent loss
of life being the death of an elderly women, bringing the death toll to fire.
Officials have reported that over the past six months, more than 900 incidents of forest fires have
damaged at least 1100 hectares of forest land in Uttarakhand. Additionally, authorities have registered
351 cases related to man – made forest fires, implicating 59 named individuals and 290 unidentified
suspects. The forest department attributes the fires to migrate, high – tension wires and the abundance
of pine trees and human activities.
The state government is now emphasizing an initiatives or efficient strategy to gather „Pirul‟ (Pine
leaves) from the forests which are a major reason behind spreading of forests fire which are a major
leason behind spreading of forest fires. Also, and initiative of forming small teams to keep a check on
suspicious human activities, around forest, causing fires have been established.
 SECTION - C
7. a) Adrienne Rich
b) Massive
c) aabb
d) „Sits heavily upon‟ brings out the dominance of her husband in her marital life.
e) Wedding – It‟s my sister‟s wedding next week.
Weight – Rani‟s weight has increased exponentially due to thyroid imbalance.
OR
a). Poem – „ A thing of beauty‟
Poet – John Keats
b) 1, 2
c) Of human – lack of men of noble nature or qualities
d) Despondence
e) Gloomy
f) Unhealthy- Eating fried food on daily basis is a very unhealthy habit.

8. a. The Enemy
b. These lines were said by Sadao to his father
c. Sadao was a doctor
d. Yes, Sadao was a good son. He became a famous doctor as his father wanted him to. He
also thought of marrying Hana only if his father approved of her.
OR
a. Journey to the end of the world.
b. Adademik Shokalsky.
c. Russia
d. Antarctica is the coldest, driest, windiest continent in the world.
9. a. M. Hamel is Frence teacher in Alsace district of France.
b. Franz, a student is the narrator.
c. Grave
d. Hard
e. This was the last lesson because France had lost its two districts of Germany during
Franch – Prussian war. Hence it was ordered to stop the teaching of French in these
districts.
f. Remorseful.
OR
a. Raj Kumar Shukla
b. Indigo
c. Departed
d. The two of them here headed towards Champaran.
e. Gandhiji had to resolve the problem of sharecroppers who had to forcibly grow Indigo.
f. Boarded – I boarded the train to Dehradun from Kathgodam junction.

10. Short answer type questions.

a. The poet hints to individuals who work at a roadside stand as having a childish longing. They
hoped that automobiles would come to a halt in front of their stand. However their yearning is
in vain because they receive a very few visitors.
 b. Pablo Naruda‟s poem keeping quiet mentions several types of wars including: green wars, wars
with poisonous gases, war with fire, chemical and nuclear wars and man‟s war against nature.
c. Subbu is described as a many – sided genius because he was a multi disciplinarian with
manyspecial abilities. His four special abilities are-
a. Problem solver
b. Actor, poet, novelist
c. Cheerful
d. Multi disciplinarian
d. Umberto Eco was an Italian philosopher, writer, novelist. „The name of the Rose‟ Sold more
than 10 million copies.
e. Danny Casey was a young Irish footballer. He played for the team named „ Ireland‟.
f. Crofter blindly trusted the peddler as he allowed him to spend the night at his house. He not only
gave him a place to stay but also gave him food to eat and also a shared his tobacco roll with him.
Trusting him blindly he also shared with the peddler the 3 bills of 10 Kronor which he had put in a
pouch and hung near the window.
The Peddler stole the bills form the pouch misleading crafter‟s trust.

Ans-11
a. Julani Jung Jung bahadur famously called „The Tiger Kind‟ killed all the tigers in
Pratibardhpuram, married the girl of a kindom where the tiger population was maximum,
banned tiger hunting completely even for Britisher, for which he even had to pay a heavy price.
b. No, Charley was not able to buy tickets from the ticket counter on the third level because the
money that Charley had was not eligible for buying anything in the year 1894.

c. The commonality found in both parts of Memories of childhood‟ is how two women from
marganalised communities faced oppression and discrimination in their childhood.

12. William Doughlas describes an incident at the Y.M.C.A swimming pool when he was about 10
or 11 years old and learning to swim. A bully threw him into the deep end of the pool and Douglas
struggled to the surface and avoid drowning. He swallowed water went to the bottom of the pool
and almost died. Douglas made several attempts to save himself but eventually became
unconscious and was rescued by someone. When, he regained consciousness he was lying outside
the pool.
This incident had an indelible impact on Douglous. For a very long time he could not overcome
the dreading fear he went through on that particular day. He had to work extremely hard to
overcome the fear which haunted many years of his life.
If I would have been in place of Doughlas, I would have been extremely afraid of swimming and
probably would have been afraid of trying also. But, as Douglas has said „Fear the fear itself‟
I would have taken inspiration from him and would have lerant swimming

Or
Ans.12 The metaphor of rattrap as elucidated by the rattrap seller compares the riches and joys in
life to a bait In the story too, it is clear that the rattrap seller had to suffer because he fell into
the bait, which was money here. The moment he does, his predicament begins. The story
highlights how and when the peddler gives back the stolen money, he achieves peace of mind and
his otherwise apparent end is averted.
 A gesture of kindness can set a person free from the trap is beautifully brought out in the
chapter. Edla Willimanson is the first person who treated the peddler with kindness
regardless of knowing the truth about him. She not only tried to make his Christmas better
but also invited him for a Christmas cheer every year. Her act of kindness changed the peddler
completely inside out. The money which was of utmost importance for him was not required by
him anymore. The compassion showed by Edla made the Peddler realize the true calling of life and it
also set him free from the „baits‟ of the world.
Ans.13. The „Tiger King‟ is a brilliant example of dramatic irony. The term „dramatic irony‟ refers
to a situation in which the audience may see the full impact of a character‟s word or actions but the
character is unaware of it. The character behaves irrationally in the light of the circumstances or
expects the polar opposite of what fate has in store for him. In the story, Kalki employs a deft use of
dramatic irony. The king flaunts the dead body of the first tiger in front of the astrologer to
demonstrate that he is stronger than the tiger. The astrologer on the other hand cautions the king to
“be careful with the hundredth tiger” The king decides to prove the astrologer incorrect once more by
attempting to kill hundred tigers in a desperate attempt. Thus, in the process he believes he has
th
killed the 100 tiger by shooting at the old tiger. Howeve, the reader, as well as the king‟s officers
and subordinates quickly discover that the malnourished tiger is not murdered, but has simply
fainted. The king is pleased with himself for killing the tiger, but he is unaware of the ironic
fate that awaits him. A sliver of the wooden tigers body which was the toy of his child causes his
spectacular death. Ironically, the hundredth tiger kills the king instead, proving the astrologer‟s
predication correct.

Or
13. One cannot count on fingers the negative aspects the modern lifestyle has to offer. There is
stress, pressure, fear insecurity & worry. In order to relieve oneself of all these miseries, one
can indulge in creative activities from time to time. Making time for yourself and what you
love without worrying about a productive outcome is a crucial thing many people tend to
ignore in the hustle and bustle of daily lives. Secondly one can read a good book or even
meditate. Long talks in the lap of nature are not to be underestimated because nature has its
own healing powers that can be very soothing for one‟s soul.Modern life being devoid of peace
and tranquility pushes the man to a quest to seek solace and makes him escape to a place where
is aim is to seek the realization of his dreams and unfulfilled wishes of his subconscious mind.

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