ISC (Commerce) Class 12 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for English Literature

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What was the effect of Basil’s letter on Miss Meadows?

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Who is Sophocles?

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What did he hear on the Agean?

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Referring closely to the conversation between Prospero and Ferdinand at the beginning of Act IV of The Tempest, bring out Prospero’s concerns as a father.

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How does Prospero prove, “the rarer action is in/virtue than in vengeance” in the final act of The Tempest?

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Referring closely to the short story, The Sound Machine, describe the encounter between Klausner and Mrs. Saunders. How did it affirm his belief in his own invention?

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“Then paint the cut with iodine.” With reference to this line, what is your understanding of Klausner? Do you sympathise with him? Give your reasons.

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Referring closely to the short story, The Singing Lesson relate what Basil wrote in his letter to Miss Meadows. What do you conclude about Basil from the tone and wording of the letter?

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Referring closely to the short story, B. Wordsworth relate two important lessons that the young narrator learnt from his friend, B. Wordsworth. How were these lessons relevant?

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Referring closely to the poem, We are the Music Makers, refer to any two examples given by the poet which identify poets and singers as “movers and shakers.”

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Discuss how in the poem Dover Beach the poet, Mathew Arnold, reposes faith in love as a beam of hope amidst the surrounding despair.

In the Masque in Act IV of the play The Tempest, how does Ceres know that Juno is coming?

What does Cares say to bless the young couple?

In Act V, Scene I of the play The Tempest, Alonso says, "Irreparable is the loss." What is the irreparable loss being referred to here?

What does Prospero intend to do with his book before his interaction with Alonso in Act V of the play, The Tempest?

Where did B. Wordsworth live in the short story, B. Wordsworth?

In the short story, To Build a Fire, which "wild idea" came into the Man's head when all seemed lost?

In the short story, The Story of an Hour, what according to the doctor did Mrs. Mallard die of?

In the poem, Dover Beach, where is the "eternal note of sadness" heard? 

In the poem, Birches, how are the crystal shells shed?