CBSE Class 12 English HOTs Evans Tries an O Level
Evans Tries an O Level Introduction In this story the writer tells how a prisoner named James Evans befools all the officers of the prison and escapes under a well plan. He expresses his desire to take an O-level examination in German. A German teacher comes…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs We Too Are Human Beings
We Too Are Human Beings Short Questions 1. What does Bama say about untouchability at the onset of the story? 2. What are the things, which did not allow Bama to reach home early? 3. When Bama saw the old man carrying a parcel in a peculiar manner she found it comical.…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs Memories of Childhood
Memories of Childhood 1. What gave no peace to Zitkala Sa? 2. What does the writer mean by “my spirit tore itself in struggling for its freedom”? 3. How were the Indian girls dressed? 4. Why did the author feel embarrassed in the dining room…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs On The Face Of It
Short Questions 1. What impression did Derry have when he entered Mr. Lamb’s garden? 2. Why does Derry say, “People are afraid of me?” 3. What did Derry have bitter feelings about other people? 4. What does Derry tell Mr.…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs Should Wizard Hit Mommy
Should Wizard Hit Mommy 1. What was the regular routine of Jack in the evening and for saturdays? 2. What were the special features of the stories created by Jack? 3. Why did the ‘rite’ seem futile? 4. Why didn’t other animals play with Roger Skunk? 5. Is there any…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs The Enemy
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow. 1. ‘‘Who is that?’’ Hana cried. She dropped Sadao’s arm and they both leaned over the railing of the veranda. Now they saw him again. The man was on his hands and knees crawling. Then they saw him fall on his…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs The Third Level
Question. In the chapter ‘The Third Level’ what is Charley’s ‘temporary refuge from reality’? (a) his looking for the third level (b) his stamp collecting (c) his finding the third level (d) his looking for a means to escape Answer : B Question. What according to…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs The Tiger King
The Tiger King 1. What do you understand by “threat of a Stuka bomber”? 2. What was the secret the astrologers had to reveal? How did they behave when compelled to speak the truth? 3. When did everyone stand transfixed in stupefaction’? 4.…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs Journey to the End of the Earth
Short /Long Answer Type Questions Question. What is Gondwana? Answer : Six-fifty million years ago, a super continent existed present day Antarctica called Gondwana. Gondwana thrived for 500 million years. As mammals replace the dinosaurs the landmass separated…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Comprehension Stanza1 Aunt Jennifer’s tigers prance across a screen, Bright topaz denizens of a world of green. They do not fear the men beneath the tree: They pace in sleek chivalric certainty. Question. Name the poem of these lines. (a) Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers (b) Keeping…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs A Road Side Stand
Stanzas for comprehension Stanza 1 And one did stop, but only to plow up grass In using the yard to back and turn around, And another to ask the way to where it was bound, And another to ask could they sell it a gallon of gas They couldn’t (this crossly), they had none, didn’t…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs Keeping Quiet
Stanza 1 It would be an exotic moment without rush, without engines, we would all be together in a sudden strangeness. Question. Name the poem (a) A Thing of beauty (b) Keeping quiet (c) My Mother at Sixty Six (d) A Roadside Stand Answer : B Question. What does ‘It’ refers…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs A Thing Of Beauty
Stanzas for comprehension Stanza 1 A thing of beauty is a joy forever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. Question. Name the poem of the…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs An elementary School Classroom in a Slum
An elementary School Classroom in a Slum 1. The poem begins on a very potent simile about the children’s faces. Explain. 2. Bring out the powerful imagery presented in the first stanza depicting despair and disease 3. Why does the poet use ‘rat’s eye’ for…
CBSE Class 12 English HOTs My Mother at Sixty Six
My Mother At Sixty Six Question. Kamala Das’ elongated smile signifies a sense of: (a) Grief (b) Fear (c) Pain (d) Reassurance Answer : D Question. The poet, Kamala Das, looks out of the window: (a) to all the trees sprinting (b) as she was feeling bored (c) to see…