JHARKHAND ACADEMIC COUNCIL, RANCHI
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
Session : 2025–26
| Class : 12 | Subject : English |
| Time : 3 Hours | Full Marks : 80 |
Instructions :
- All questions are compulsory unless otherwise stated.
- The question paper consists of four sections – A, B, C and D.
- Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
SECTION – A (Objective Type Questions)
1 × 20 = 20
1. Who is the author of “The Last Lesson”?
(a) Alphonse Daudet (b) R.K. Narayan (c) Pearl S. Buck (d) Mulk Raj Anand
2. “My Mother at Sixty-Six” is written by –
(a) Kamala Das (b) Toru Dutt (c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Anita Desai
3. What was Franz afraid of on his way to school?
(a) Late arrival (b) Test on participles (c) Teacher’s anger (d) Punishment
4. The poem “Keeping Quiet” is written by –
(a) Pablo Neruda (b) Robert Frost (c) John Keats (d) W.B. Yeats
5. “A Thing of Beauty” is taken from –
(a) Endymion (b) Ode to Autumn (c) Hyperion (d) Isabella
6. Who wrote “Lost Spring”?
(a) Anees Jung (b) Arundhati Roy (c) Kiran Desai (d) Jhumpa Lahiri
7. The poet of “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” is –
(a) Adrienne Rich (b) Sylvia Plath (c) Kamala Das (d) Emily Dickinson
8. What does ‘sneer of cold command’ symbolize?
(a) Power (b) Authority (c) Pride (d) Hatred
9. “Deep Water” deals with the theme of –
(a) Adventure (b) Fear (c) Courage (d) Failure
10. Who was the peddler?
(a) A thief (b) A blacksmith (c) A vagabond (d) A teacher
11. “Indigo” is written by –
(a) Louis Fischer (b) George Orwell (c) A.J. Cronin (d) Bama
12. “Poets and Pancakes” is a chapter from –
(a) My Experiments with Truth (b) My Childhood (c) My Years with the Boss (d) My Days
13. The primary theme of “The Enemy” is –
(a) Patriotism (b) Humanity (c) Revenge (d) War
14. “On the Face of It” is a –
(a) Novel (b) Drama (c) Poem (d) Essay
15. Mr. Lamb was physically –
(a) Blind (b) Deaf (c) Handicapped (d) Lame
16. Who wrote “The Rattrap”?
(a) Selma Lagerlöf (b) Pearl Buck (c) Katherine Mansfield (d) Virginia Woolf
17. “Evans Tries an O-Level” is about –
(a) A teacher (b) A prisoner (c) A criminal (d) A student
18. What kind of poem is “Keeping Quiet”?
(a) Sonnet (b) Ballad (c) Free verse (d) Ode
19. “Memories of Childhood” is an autobiographical account of –
(a) Bama and Zitkala-Sa (b) Kamala Das (c) Anees Jung (d) Mahasweta Devi
20. The main idea of “Going Places” is –
(a) Fantasy (b) Dreams (c) Teen psychology (d) Adventure
SECTION – B (Very Short Answer)
2 × 5 = 10
21. Why was Franz late for school?
22. What does the poet mean by ‘stillness’ in “Keeping Quiet”?
23. What made the peddler change his ways?
24. Why did Gandhi go to Champaran?
25. What does Aunt Jennifer’s tiger symbolize?
SECTION – C (Short Answer)
4 × 5 = 20
26. Describe the fear of Douglas in “Deep Water”.
27. How does Keats define beauty in “A Thing of Beauty”?
28. What is the central idea of “Lost Spring”?
29. How did the ironmaster react after knowing the truth about the peddler?
30. Describe the character of Mr. Lamb.
SECTION – D (Long Answer / Writing)
6 × 5 = 30
31. Describe the significance of the title “The Last Lesson”.
32. How does Pablo Neruda advocate peace in “Keeping Quiet”?
33. Give a character sketch of Sophie in “Going Places”.
34. Write an article on “Value of Discipline in Student Life”.
35. Write a letter to the editor about increasing pollution in your city.