List of top English Core Questions asked in CBSE Class Twelve Board Exam

Derry: “Oh no, because if I don’t go back there, I’ll never go anywhere in this world again.” (On the Face of it) 
Derry later realizes that the decision taken at that moment helped him to come out of his shell. As Derry, write a diary entry expressing your happiness and thanking your stars for the right decision taken. 
You may begin like this: 
I was so fortunate to be able to be decisive at the right moment...
 

“Your Majesty, I have two wives already. If I marry you...” (The Tiger King) 
No doubt it adds humour to the story. Humour always captures the mind of readers. 
Taking ideas from the story {Tiger King}, write an article on the ‘Importance of Humour in Life’. 
You may begin like this: 
Sense of humour helps us deal with problems of life and improves one’s mental and physical health...

Lost Spring and {Indigo} highlight the apathy of society and exploitation by those in power. Elaborate.

Franz from {The Last Lesson and the peddler from {The Rattrap} demonstrate the importance of learning from one’s mistakes and rising up to evolve as a better person. 
Write an article based on the two texts on how a man evolves after learning from his mistakes.} 
 

Jack Finney portrays Louisa as a perfect wife. Give evidence from Charlie’s life in support of the above statement. (The Third Level)
 

‘Don’t thank me too early’, Sadao said coldly. (The Enemy) 
What inference is drawn about Sadao’s state of mind from the above line? 
 

‘With students of ice, he offers future generation of policy makers a life-changing experience…’ (The Journey to the End of the Earth) 
What expectation of the narrator is reflected in the above line? 
 

‘Soaf, you really should be sensible!’ What does Jansie’s advice to her friend Sophie reveal about their friendship? ({Going Places}) 
 

What evidence from the text reveals that Rudyard Kipling did not walk the talk? ({The Interview}) 
 

‘And such too is the grandeur of the dooms; we have imagined for the mighty dead.’ Explain the inference you can draw from the phrase ‘mighty dead’. ({A Thing of Beauty}) 
 

‘See you soon Amma.’ How are these words contrary to the speaker’s emotions? ({My Mother at Sixty-six}) 
 

“I was frightened, but not yet frightened out of my wits.” Says Douglas. Which qualities of the speaker are highlighted in the above statement? ({Deep Water}) 
 

When I sense a flash of it in Mukesh, I am cheered. How is Mukesh’s attitude of life different from that of his family and friends? ({Lost Spring})