List of top English Questions asked in CBSE CLASS XII

Why was he amused by this idea?
Did the peddler expect the kind of hospitality that he received from the crofter?
Why was the crofter so talkative and friendly with the peddler?
Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?
What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?
What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?
What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?
What makes the city of Firozabad famous?
How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
What had been put up on the bulletin-board?
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
Why was Kothamangalam Subbu considered No. 2 in Gemini Studios?
Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
How did Douglas overcome his fear of water?
What happens to a linguistic minority in a state? How do you think they can keep their language alive? For example:
Punjabis in Bangalore
Tamilians in Mumbai
Kannadigas in Delhi
Gujaratis in Kolkata
How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.
Discuss in small groups taking off from points in the text. 
1. Film-production today has come a long way from the early days of the Gemini Studios. 
2. Poetry and films. 
3. Humour and criticism
Why has the mother been compared to the 'late winter's moon'?
The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.
What is the 'sadness' that the poet refers to in the poem?
What will counting up to twelve and keeping still help us achieve?
What does the title of the poem suggest to you? What do you think the poem is about?
Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry children 'spilling out of their homes'?
What do you understand about the author’s literary inclinations from the account?