CBSE 2019 Class 12 English Outside Delhi Set 1 Paper

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SECTION-C
(LITERATURE : TEXTBOOKS AND LONG READING TEXT)

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :
Perhaps the Earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.
Now l'll count up to twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.
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Question : 29
Total: 54
What does the poet want to achieve by counting up to twelve?
Solution:  
The poet wants to enlighten us on the importance of patience and meditation by counting up to twelve. By remaining still and through reasoning, we can achieve to be positive and overthrow the negativity within us.
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