CBSE Class 12 English Literary Text Books And Long Reading Text Novel Assignment

SURE SHOT QUESTIONS BASED ON CHAPTERS

SECTION C (LITERARY TEXT BOOKS AND LONG READING TEXT/NOVEL

1. THE LAST LESSON

Short Answer Type Questions: (3 marks)

1. What words did M.Hamel write on the blackboard before dismissing the last class? Why?

2. Why did Franz want to stay away from school that day?

3. What was unusual that day at school when Franz reached?

4. What was the order from Berlin and what changes happened in the school due to that?

5. What did M.Hamel tell about the French language in the class?

6. Whom did M.Hamel blame for not giving due attention to their language? Why?

7. “This is your last French lesson,” said M. Hamel? How did Franz react to this?

8. How is language the key to their prison according to M. Hamel?

9. What did M. Hamel teach in his last class?

10. Why did Franz understand everything that day?

Long Answer Type Questions: (6 marks)

1. Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?

2. LOST SPRING

Short Answer Type Questions: (3 marks)

1. What is the irony in the name of Saheb-E-Alam?

2. Mention the hazards of working in the glass industry.

3. How is Mukesh different from other bangle-makers?

4. 'Garbage to them is gold.‟ Why does the author say so about the rag pickers?

5. What is the meaning of „Lost Spring‟?

6. Why did Saheb‟s parents leave Dhaka?

7. Whom does the author blame for the plight of the bangle-makers?

OR

Why are the bangle-makers caught in a vicious web?

8. Why was Saheb not happy working at the tea stall?

9. Explain, „It is his karam, his destiny‟.

10. How are bangles important to an Indian woman?

Long Answer Type Questions: (6 marks)

1. Child labour should be eliminated. „Lost Spring‟ vividly highlights this through two examples. Explain.

3. DEEP WATER

Short Answer Type Questions: (3 marks)

1. Which two incidents in Douglas‟s early life made him scared of water?

2. How did Douglas get rescued when he was thrown in the pool? 

3. How did the instructor turn Douglas into a swimmer?

4. What did Douglas feel inside the water when thrown into the pool?

5. What plans did Douglas make to come to the surface when thrown into the pool?

6. How did Douglas succeed in overcoming fear of water?