Science (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English Elective - NCERT

Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.

The old woman said to Arun, “Can you help me to cross the street?”
(Begin: The old woman asked Arun……………….) 

Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.

How cruel Shylock was to demand his pound of flesh!
(Begin: It was cruel………………….) 

You are the editor of your school magazine. You have recently attended a cultural program in your city. Write an account of this program (in approximately 300 words) using the points given below:

Did the author believe in the prophetic ability of Frau Frieda?

Why did he think that Frau Frieda’s dreams were a stratagem for surviving?

Why does the author compare Neruda to a Renaissance pope?

Discuss in groups

In spite of all the rationality that human beings are capable of, most of us are suggestible and yield to archaic superstitions.

Discuss in groups

Dreams and clairvoyance are as much an element of the poetic vision as religious superstition.

The story hinges on a gold ring shaped like a serpent with emerald eyes. Comment on the responses that this image evokes in the reader.

The craft of a master storyteller lies in the ability to interweave imagination and reality. Do you think that this story illustrates this?

Bring out the contradiction in the last exchange between the author and the Portuguese ambassador

‘In concrete terms,’ I asked at last, ‘what did she do?’ ‘Nothing,’ he said, with a certain disenchantment. ‘She dreamed.’

Comment on the ironical element in the story.

Name the two characters in this story whom Eveline liked and loved, and two she did not. What were the reasons for her feelings towards them?

Describe the conflict of emotions felt by Eveline on the day she had decided to elope with Frank.

Why do you think Eveline let go of the opportunity to escape?

What are the signs of Eveline’s indecision that we see as the hour of her departure with Frank neared?

Deciding between filial duty and the right to personal happiness is problematic. Discuss.

Share with your partner any instance of your personal experience where you, or somebody you know, had to make a difficult choice.

The description in this story has symbolic touches. What do you think the ‘window’, the ‘gathering dusk’, the ‘dusty cretonne and its odor’ symbolize?

Note how the narrative proceeds through the consciousness of Eveline.