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Suggestive Questions For XII, 2024

(English-B, WBCHSE)

A.The Eyes Have It

1. “Few girls can resist flattery” —Who said this to whom? What is flattery? What was the effect of the narrator’s flattery on the girl? (2+2+2)

2. “The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie” — who was the man? Where did the man enter into the compartment? What do you mean by the word ‘reverie’? How did the man break the narrator’s ‘reverie’? (1+1+1+3)

3. “She had beautiful eyes but they were of no use to her” – Whose eyes are mentioned here? Why are the eyes useless to her? Bring out the irony of the situation. (1+1+3)

4. “Well it often happens that people with good eyesight fail to see what is right in front of them”. – Who said this and in what context? What does the speaker seem to suggest through this line? (1+2+3)

5. “A man getting into the compartment stammered an apology” — Why did the man stammer an apology? Summarise the conversation between the narrator and the man. (2+4)

6. “That always happens” — Who said this and to whom? What always happens? When does the speaker make the remark? (1+2+3)

7. “I must have been sitting in a dark corner” — who was ‘ I ‘ here in this line? Why does the speaker make such a guess? How did the speaker manage to hide the problem? What is revealed at the end of the story? (1+2+1+2)

8. “Are you going all the way to Dehra?” — Where was the speaker going? Where was the person spoken to going? Why did the person ask the question? How did the person asked react? (1+1+2+2)

9. “Then I made a mistake” — What ‘mistake’ did the speaker make? Why was it a “mistake”? What removes the speaker’s doubts? What did the speaker do then? (1+2+1+2)

10. “The couple who saw her off were probably her parents” — From where has the line been excerpted? Who is the speaker? Who is referred to as”her” ? How did the speaker guess that they were her parents? (1+1+1+3)

11. “She was an interesting girl” — Who said this and to whom? And when? What else did the person say? What reply did he get? (3+1+2)

12. “She would forget our brief encounter” — Who said this and about whom? What is the ‘brief encounter’ referred to here? Why did the speaker think so? (1+1+2+2)

13. “…This is the best time”, I said…” —Who was the speaker? What was ‘the best time’ spoken of? What was the occasion of this remark? Describe the scenic beauty of the time of the place referred to? (1+1+2+2)

14. “…..the girl got up and begin to collect her things…” — Who is the girl? When did see get up? Why did she get up to collect a things? What had the speaker thought about the brief encounter he had with the girl? (1+1+1+3)

15. “You have an interesting face.”-Who said this and to whom? What was the occasion? How did the person spoken to react? How did the speaker mend his comment? (1+2+2+1)

16. “It could be a fascinating game…”-Who said this? What was the fascinating game? Why was it fascinating? How did it come to an end? (1+2+2+1)
17. “The voice had the sparkle of a mountain stream” —Who said this? Whose voice is referred to here? Why did the voice become splendid to the speaker? (1+1+4)

B. Strong Roots

1. “Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection” —Who is the speaker and who is the person spoken to? What is the significance of the remark? (1+1+4)

2. “This is not the correct approach…”. — What approach is referred to here? Why is not the approach correct? What is the correct approach? (3+2+1)

3. “My parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple”-Who is the speaker? Who were his parents? What did the speaker say about his parents? (1+2+3)

4. Where did APJ Abdul Kalam’s father take him in the evening? What memories does APJ Abdul Kalam remember about his experience in the mosque? (2+4)

5. “Every human being is a specific element within the whole of the manifest divine being” — Who is the speaker? Whom did he say this? Explain the meaning of the quoted line?

6. “In fact I would say mine was a very secure childhood”- Whose childhood is referred to here? How was his childhood? Describe the people who secured his childhood? (1+3+2)

7. “Our locality was predominantly Muslim” —Who is the speaker? How does the speaker describe the locality? What picture of communal harmony do you find in this description? (1+2+3)

8. “His answer filled me with a strange energy and enthusiasm.”-Who is the speaker? Whose answer is referred to here? What was the answer? (1+1+4)

9. “Why don’t you say this to the people who come to you…?” — Who says this and to whom? What is referred to by the word ‘this’? Why do the people come to the person spoken to? (1+3+2)

10. What had remained the routine for Abdul Kalam’s father even when he was in his late sixties? What does Abdul Kalam say about his emulation of his father? (3+3)

11. Briefly describe the family and the ancestral house of APJ Abdul Kalam as you find in strong roots. (3+3)

12. “People of different religions would be sitting outside waiting for him.” —Who is referred
to as ‘him’? Where did the people wait? Why did they wait there? What would happen thereafter? (1+1+2+2)

13. “One must understand the difference between a fear ridden vision of destiny and the vision that enables us to seek the enemy of fulfillment within ourselves”. —Who said this and to whom? In what context did the speaker make this comment? What is the vision that enables us to seek the enemy of fulfillment? (2+2+2)

14. “This is not a correct approach at all.”-Who said this? What was the ‘approach’ referred to? Why was it not correct? (1+3+2)

15. “One of the most vivid memories of my early childhood is of the two men…” —Who were the two men referred to here? What did they discuss? What impression do you get from their discussion?

16. “I normally ate with my mother” — Who ate with his mother? Name his mother. Where did he eat with his mother? What did he eat with his mother? (1+1+1+3)

C. Three Questions

1. “You have already been answered” —Who said this to whom? How did the narrator give the answers? (2+4)

2. “Here comes someone running” —Who is the speaker? Who was coming? Why did he come running? What happened to him? (1+1+2+2)

3. “You are tired….” —Who said this and to whom? What made the person tired? What did the speaker do for him? (1+1+2+2)

4. “Forgive me …” Who said this and when? Why did he beg pardon? How was he forgiven? (1+1+3+1)

5. How did the Tsar nurse the wounded man? (6)

6. Why did the bearded man become an enemy of the Tsar? What did the man swear and resolve to do? Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar and what did he promise him? (1+2+3)

7. How was the wounded man revived and nursed? Why did he ask for forgiveness from the Tsar? What did the Tsar do when he had gained the man for a friend? (2+2+2)

8. Which were three questions to the Tsar? Why did he want to know the answers?
How did the Tsar reach the hermit’s cell? How did hermit receive the Tsar? (2+1+2+1)

9. “You do not know me, but I know you.” Who is the speaker and who is referred to as you? How did the speaker meet with the person spoken to? What did the speaker promise to the person? (1+1+3+1)

10. What were the questions that had occurred to the Tsar? Why did he need correct answer to those questions? What did he do when he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned men? (3+1+2)

D. Thank You Ma’am

1. “I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes” —Who is the speaker? What reply did the speaker get? How did he react after getting the reply? (1+1+4)

2. “I would teach you right from wrong”-Who said this to whom and when? How did the speaker transform the person spoken to? (1+1+1+3)

3. “Do you need somebody to go to the store?” —Who is the speaker? To whom does the speaker say this? Why did the speaker want to go to the store? What did they have in supper? (1+1+1+3)

4. “You gonna take me to jail?” —Who asked this question and to whom? When did the speaker ask this question? What reply did the speaker get? (2+3+1)
5. What had Mrs Jones guessed to be the real reason behind Roger’s action? What was the real reason? What did Mrs Jones do to fulfil Roger’s wish? What did she tell him then? (1+1+1+3)

6. “I am very sorry lady, I’m sorry.” —Who is the speaker? Who was the lady? Why did the speaker say sorry? Was he really sorry? (1+1+2+2)

7. “Sweat popped out on the boy’s face and he began to struggle” – Who is the boy referred to here? With whom was the boy struggling and why? What was the result? (1+1+2+2)

E. On Killing A Tree

1. “It has grown slowly consuming the earth” —Who has grown slowly? From where do the leaves sprout? Describe the process of slow growth. (1+1+4)

2. How does a tree offer resistance to its destruction? How does its resistance fail? (3+3 4)

3. How does the poet describe the growth of a tree over the years? What are the different steps taken for killing a tree? (4+2)

4. “And then it is done.”-What is being referred to? How is it done? On what tone does the poem end? (1+3+2)

F. Asleep in the Valley

1. What attitude of the poet to war is revealed in the poem “Asleep in the Valley”? (6)
Or How does the poet express the futility of war?
Or Justify the title of the poem ‘Asleep in the.

2. Give a pen picture of the valley as presented in the poem “Asleep in the Valley”. (6 )

3. “In his side there are two red holes. Who is the person referred to here? What do the ‘two red holes’ signify? What attitude of the poet to war is reflected here? (1+2+3)

4. “The humming insects do not disturb his rest.”-Who rests and where? What puts him to rest? Why can’t the insects disturb his rest? (1+2+3)

5. “Ah, Nature keep him warm; he may catch cold” – Who addresses nature and why? What note of irony do you find reflected here? ( 1+2+3)

6. “His smile / Is like an infant’s “— Whose smile is being referred to here? Why is his smile compared to the smile of an infant? How does nature take care of him? (1+3+2)

7. “They fill the hollow full of light.” — What is the ‘hollow’ referred to here? How does the hollow look? Who is lying in the hollow?
How is he lying there? (1+2+1+2)

8. Write the justification of the title of the poem “Asleep in the valley”. (6)

G. Shall I Compare thee to a summer’s day?

1. What do rough winds do? What does the poet mean by ‘summer’s lease’? How is the friend’s beauty superior to the summer’s day? (1+1+4)

2. “And every fair from fair sometime declines,” —From which poem is the line quoted? Who is the poet? Briefly explain the meaning of the quoted line. How does the poet promise to immortalize his friend’s beauty? (1+1+2+2)

3. “But thy eternal summer shall not fade” —Who is the poet? What is meant by “thy eternal summer”? How does the poet suggest “that eternal” shall never end? (1+2+3)

4. How does Shakespeare compare the beauty of Summer to that of his friend in the poem “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”. (6)

5. “…and this gives life to thee.” —What does ‘this’ refer to? Who is referred to by ‘thee’? How does ‘this’ give life? (1+1+4)

H. Poetry of Earth

1. Name the poet who composed “The poetry of Earth”. What is meant by “The Poetry of Earth”? How does the poet read “The Poetry of Earth”? (1+2+3)

2. “… there shrills the cricket’s song” —Where does the cricket song shrill from? What does the song increase with? How does the poet describe cricket song or winter season? (1+1+4)

3. Identify the voices of the ‘Poetry of Earth’? How does Keats establish its continuity through these voices. (2+4)

4. What pictures of the two seasons does Keats draw in “The Poetry of Earth’? How are the two pictures related? (4+2)

5. “…when the frost/ Has wrought a silence..” — When does the ‘silence’ occur? From which poetry the quoted line has been taken? What happens during this time? (1+1+4)

“The Proposal”

1. “She is like a love-sick cat.” —Who said this and about whom? Analyse the character of the person referred to here, under the light of the comment above. (1+1+4)

2. “Why are you so formal in your get up?” Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What led the speaker to make this comment? (1+1+4)

3. “Go, there a merchant came for his goods.” —Who said this and to whom? Who is the merchant? In what ways does it bring out the attitude of the person and the society at that time? (2+1+3)

4. “If you like, I’ll make you a present of them.” —Who is the speaker? Who is the person spoken to?What would the speaker make a present of? Why did the speaker say so? (1+1+2+2)

5. Why did Lomov think about taking a decision about getting married? Whom did he want to marry? Why? (1+1+4)
[Or, “And it’s impossible for me not to marry.” — Why is the speaker so interested to marry? Whom does he want to marry? Why?]

6. “We’ve had the land for nearly three hundred years”—Who is the speaker? Who is spoken to? What is referred to as the land? What do you know of ‘the land’ from their conversation? (1+1+1+3)

7. “Bring him back! Back! ah! Bring him here” — Who said this and to whom? Who is referred to as ‘him’ here? Why did the speaker say this in in such a way? (2+1+3)

8. “Hurry up and get married” —Who said this and to whom? How did the speaker conduct the marriage of Lomov and Natalya? (1+1+4)

9. Describe the character of Chubukov or Chubukov as a sensible father. (6)

10. “…but you forget that he is overshot” —Who is overshot? Who said this to whom? What is the meaning of “overshot”? What is the context of this expression? (1+2+1+2)

11. “Forgive us Ivan Vassilevitch, we were all a little heated.” —Who is the speaker? Who are referred to by ‘us’? Why were the persons referred to as “a little heated”? Why does the speaker ask for forgiveness? (1+1+2+2)

12. “I’ve been hoping for it for a long time” — Who is the speaker? What does ‘it’ refer to? How did the speaker come to know about it? What more did the speaker say in this context? (1+1+1+3)

13. Give a brief sketch of the character of Lomov in the play “The proposal” (6)

14. “Oh, what a burden, to be the father of a grown up daughter!” —Who is the father? Who is the daughter? Why is the daughter a burden to the father? (1+1+4)

Letter Writing (within 150 words)

1. Every monsoon dengue breaks out in your locality as the secretary of a local club now write an application to the C M.O.H of your district seeking his permission to organise a “Dengue Awareness Camp” in your locality.

2. Write a letter to the officer in charge of the local police station reporting the loss of your important H.S. admit card

3. Write a letter to the editor of an English daily about the accidents caused by talking over cell phones at the time of crossing the roads or driving.

4. Write a letter to the editor of an English daily about the problems due to reckless driving of public vehicles.

5. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper describing the discomforts caused by the senseless use of microphones and firecrackers during festivals.

6. To the editor of a newspaper on pollution caused by plastic bags.

7. Write a letter to the head teacher requesting to improve the condition of library of your school.

8. Write a letter to the manager of a nationalised bank with an appeal to sanction an educational loan through student credit card for your higher studies.

9. The sports teacher of XYZ High School placed an order on behalf of the school to your company for sports goods. There has been a delay in supply. You, being the Sales Manager, regret and promise immediate delivery through a letter.

10. Write a letter to the editor of an English daily showing your concern over the scarcity of safe drinking water in your locality.

11. Write a letter to the editor of an English daily expressing your concern regarding the increase of cyber crime all over the country .
Or, Write a letter to the officer in charge of your police station about increasing cases of theft in your locality.

12. Write a letter to the Chairman of your municipality drawing his attention to the insanitary condition of your locality.

13. Write a letter to the editor of an English daily about the excessive price rise of essential commodities.

14. To the Postmaster complaining about the delay in the delivery of urgent letters.

15. To the editor of a newspaper on unhealthy food items sold in and around your school.

16. Write a letter to the editor of an English daily pointing out the present shortage of blood for patients during pandemic and the urgent need of organising blood donation camps to meet the crisis.
Or, write a letter to the BDO seeking permission to hold a “Blood Donation Camp”.

Report Writing (within 150 words)

1. Recently your school undertook a “free coaching classes Programme” before the final examination of class X and XII write a report on it.

2. Write a report about a blood donation camp that your local club had organised to mitigate the crisis.

3. You campaigned for “safe drive save life” in your locality write a report on it for the local periodical magazine.

4. Your school observed “Kanyashree Divas” Write a report on it.

5. Write a report on the annual sports of your school to be published in the school magazine.

6. Your school celebrated students day on 1st January.Write a report on it.

7. Your school organized a cleaning drive programme. Write a report on it. Or plastic free campus.

8. Write a report on the publication of a wall magazine in your school mentioning the way you planned it, the topics you prefer, the poses and pictures you choose and the preparations you made for writing the final copy and putting it on the wall.

9. Write a report on the measures taken in your district to look after the health of the people and suggest what further improvements could be made.

10. Write a report on annual prize distribution ceremony of your school.

11. Write a report on the farewell meeting of a teacher which you attended.

12. Write a report on an educational tour conducted by your school.

13. Your school organised a tree plantation programme. Write a report on it.

14. Your school organised a seminar on addiction of mobile phone and fatal internet games. Wite a report on it.

15. Your school organised a programme to pay homage to the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. Write a report on it.

16. Write a report on the observation of world environmental day in your school.

17. Write a report on dengue prevention camp in your locality.

18. Write a report on a district level science fair.