NEB Class 12 · Past paper
The complete NEB Class 12 2071 exam paper for English, all 13 questions with solved model answers.
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A biology teacher was teaching his students how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. He told the students that in the next couple of hours, the butterfly would struggle to come out of the cocoon. But no one should help the butterfly. Then he left.
The students were waiting and it happened. The butterfly struggled to get out of the cocoon and against the advice of the teacher, one of the students took pity on it and decided to help the butterfly out of the cocoon. He broke the cocoon to help the butterfly so it didn't have to struggle anymore. But shortly afterwards, the butterfly died.
When the teacher returned, he was told what had happened. He explained to the student that it is law of nature that the struggle to come out of the cocoon actually helps develop and strengthen the butterfly's wings. By helping the butterfly, the boy had deprived the butterfly of its struggle and the butterfly died.
Questions: a) What was the biology teacher teaching to his students? b) What did the teacher tell the class before leaving? c) What happened after one of the students disobeys the teacher's advice? d) What was the cause of butterfly death? e) What lesson do you learn from this story?
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