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- ISC class 12th Semester 2 English Paper 2 Question Paper 2022.
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ISC CLASS 12TH SEMESTER 2 English Paper 2 EXAM 2022
ISC CLASS 10TH QUESTION PAPER 2022
Board |
ISC |
Subject |
English Paper 2 |
Date |
2nd May 2022 |
Exam Time |
2 pm to 3.30 pm |
Section – A
Question 1:
(A) Ariel: Ay, my commander. When I presented Ceres,
I thought to have told three of it, but I fear’d
Lest I might anger thee.
Prospero: Say again, where didst thou leave those varlets?
(i) Just before his conversation with Ariel, what did Prospero tell Ferdinand to do?
(a) To marry Miranda
(b) To pick up some more logs
(c) To rest in Prospero’s cell
(d) To come along with him
(ii) Whom does Prospero refer to as “varlets”?
(a) Antonio, Sebastian and Alonso
(b) Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban
(c) Ferdinand, Caliban and sycorax
(d) Gonzalo, Boatswain and the Harpy
(iii) What does Ariel’s statement, “I fear’d/Lest I might anger thee” tell you about Ariel’s attitude Prospero?
(a) He is in awe of Prospero
(b) He is angry at Prospero
(c) He loves Prospero
(d) He loves to play tricks on Prospero
(B) “Cut another one! Please cut another one quickly!”
She stood still, staring at him. ‘Why, Mr. Klausner,” “she said, what’s the matter”?
“Please do as I ask, “he said.
(i) What does Klausner ask the lady to do?
(a) Cut a tree
(b) Give him a rose
(c) Cut another rose
(d) Cut a branch
(ii) Why does Klausner make this request to the lady?
(a) He enjoyed tormenting her
(b) He wished to declare his love to her.
(c) He wanted to impose his will on her
(d) He wanted to hear the shriek of the plant as she made the cut
(iii) What was the Lady’s opinion of Klausner?
(a) She respected him
(b) She found him funny
(c) She found him peculiar
(d) She pitied him
(C) “yet we are the movers and shakers, Of the world forever, it seems.”
(i) Whom does the poet term, “movers and shakers”?
(a) Politicians
(b) Rulers
(c) Business magnates
(d) Poets
(ii) Which places do these people frequent?
(a) Sea breakers and steams
(b) Public places
(c) Deserts
(d) Parliament
Section B:
Question 2:
(i) In act IV of the play. The tempest, as the masque ends, state what Prospero tells Ferdinand about the impernance of everything in the world.
(ii) Referring closely to Act V of The Tempest, relate what Ariel says about the condition of Alonso and his companions as they are trapped in the “Line grove beyond Prospero’s cell. What is the effect of the description given by Ariel on Prospero?
Question 3:
(i) Referring closely to the short story. The singing Lesson, state why the Headmistress called Miss Meadows to her office. How did Miss Meadows’ mood and behavior change as a result of this visit?
(ii) Is your reaction to Miss Meadows in the short story, The singing Lesson, one of irritation or empathy? Give reason based on the story, to support your viewpoint.
Question 4:
(i) Give at least four examples from the short story. The sound Machine to prove that Mr. Klausner, the ——- of the short story, is an unusual person
(ii) With close reference to the short story. B Wordsworth, — the tale told by B. Wordsworth to the young narrator to Justify the abundance of trees and bushes in his yard. Which aspect of the narrator’s nature is reveled through his statement, “I understood his story”?
Question 5
i) What does Mathew Arnold say about the role of the “Sea of Faith” in the past on the poem Dover Beach? What has happened to it now? How has he affected human lives?
ii) Referring closely to the Poem, We are the Music Makers, discuss why the poet has given a special place to the Music Makers in human lives