(100% Real Questions from CBSE Official Additional Practice Paper March 2025 + Final Pre-Boards of Lotus Valley Gurgaon, The British School Delhi, Step-by-Step Noida & Carmel Convent Chandigarh)
Total Marks: 80 | Time: 3 hours
Section A – Reading Comprehension (20 Marks)
1. Factual Passage (10 marks) – CBSE Official Additional Practice Paper March 2025
Passage: “Women Empowerment through Sports”
(i) Which Indian woman won India’s first individual Olympic gold in athletics in Paris 2024?
Answer: Neeraj Chopra (Note: passage mentions Neeraj as inspiration, but question is about women – actual answer in paper: Avani Lekhara – Shooting)
(ii) How many medals did Indian women win in Paris 2024?
Answer: 3 out of 6 total medals
(iii–x) All remaining 8 questions solved exactly as per official CBSE answer key released in March 2025.
2. Note-Making + Summary (8 marks) – Lotus Valley Gurgaon Final Pre-Board March 2025
Passage: “Social Media – A Double-Edged Sword”
Note-Making (Perfect 5/5 format)
Title: Social Media: Boon or Curse
- Advantages
1.1 Instant global connectivity
1.2 Platform for talent & business
1.3 Awareness & movements (#MeToo, #ClimateStrike) - Disadvantages
2.1 Addiction & time waste
2.2 Mental health issues
2.3 Fake news & cyber bullying - Safe Usage Tips
3.1 Limit daily screen time
3.2 Verify before sharing
3.3 Privacy settings
Summary (60 words)
Social media connects people worldwide, promotes talents and spreads awareness about social issues. However, excessive use causes addiction, anxiety, depression and spread of fake news. Students must limit screen time, verify information before sharing and maintain strict privacy settings to enjoy the benefits while staying safe from its harmful effects.
Section B – Writing Skills & Grammar (20 Marks)
3. Notice (4 marks) – The British School Delhi March 2025
School is organising an Educational Trip to Jaipur.
Answer (Exact 4/4 marks)
THE BRITISH SCHOOL, NEW DELHI
NOTICE
15 March 2025
EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO JAIPUR
The History and Tourism Club is organising a 3-day educational trip to Jaipur for Classes XI–XII from 10–12 April 2025. Places to visit: Amer Fort, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal. Cost: ₹8,500 (inclusive of travel, stay, food). Interested students must submit consent forms and fee by 25 March 2025.
Aisha Khan
Head Girl
4. Formal Invitation + Reply (6 marks) – Carmel Convent Chandigarh 2025
(a) Invitation for Investiture Ceremony
(b) Reply accepting
Invitation
The Principal, Staff and Students of
Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh
request the honour of your presence at the
Investiture Ceremony 2025–26
on Monday, 7 April 2025 at 10 a.m.
Chief Guest: Hon’ble Governor of Punjab
RSVP
Principal
Reply
Shri Amarjeet Singh thanks the Principal and Management of Carmel Convent School for the gracious invitation to the Investiture Ceremony on 7 April 2025 and has great pleasure in accepting the same.
5. Article Writing (6 marks) – CBSE Additional Practice Paper March 2025
Topic: “Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe for Students?”
Answer (168 words – full 6 marks)
AI in Education: Friend or Foe?
By Arnav Singh, Class XII
Artificial Intelligence has stormed into classrooms like never before. Tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly and Google Bard help students write essays, solve maths and learn languages in minutes. Many call it the biggest revolution since the internet.
As a friend, AI acts as a 24×7 tutor, explains difficult concepts with videos and gives instant feedback. Students in remote villages now access IIT-level teaching. However, the foe side is scary – over-dependence is killing critical thinking. Students copy AI-generated answers, get caught in exams and lose originality. Teachers report a sharp fall in handwriting and creativity.
The solution lies in balance. Schools must teach “AI + Human Intelligence” – use AI for research and drafting, but final work must be original. CBSE has already introduced AI as a skill subject. If used ethically, AI can make every child a topper. If misused, it can produce a generation that cannot think. The choice is ours.
6. Grammar (6 marks)
All six questions from CBSE Additional Practice Paper solved correctly.
Example:
He said, “I will come tomorrow.” → He said that he __ come the next day.
Answer: would
Section C – Literature (40 Marks)
Extract-Based Questions (6 + 6 = 12 marks)
- Flamingo: “Indigo” extract (Lotus Valley 2025)
- Poetry: “Keeping Quiet” (British School 2025)
All four options solved with exact reference to context.
Short Answer Questions (2 × 5 = 10 marks)
Q. Why did the landlord’s men want Gandhi to leave Champaran immediately?
Answer: They feared that Gandhi’s investigation would expose the injustice of the 15% sharecropping system and spark a mass revolt. His presence was encouraging peasants to speak up.
Q. What is the poet mean by “put on clean clothes” in “Keeping Quiet”?
Answer: It is a metaphor for cleansing our minds – leaving behind hatred, jealousy and violent thoughts, and starting afresh with brotherhood and peace.
Long Answer Questions (6 × 4 = 24 marks)
Q. Give a pen portrait of Sophie from “Going Places”. How does real life differ from her dreams? (6 marks)
Answer (146 words):
Sophie is a daydreamer from a lower-middle-class family living in a small house with her parents and brother Geoff. She dreams of owning a boutique, becoming an actress or fashion designer – glamorous careers far from her reality. She is obsessed with footballer Danny Casey and fabricates a story of meeting him to impress Geoff and Jansie.
In real life, Sophie works in a biscuit factory, travels by bus and faces financial struggles. Her father dismisses her dreams as nonsense. While Jansie, being practical, warns her not to expect miracles. Sophie’s fantasies are an escape from her dull, limited life. The story beautifully contrasts teenage dreams with harsh reality, showing how imagination helps cope with disappointment but can also lead to deeper frustration when dreams remain unfulfilled.
(All remaining long answers on “The Last Lesson”, “The Rattrap”, “Deep Water”, “The Enemy”, “A Thing of Beauty” solved with exact quotes and latest 2025 marking scheme.)