List of top English Questions asked in CBSE CLASS XII

Did Umberto Eco like to be identified as a novelist? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Explain the sentence “an army of barefoot boys who appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon.”
The lesson ‘The Rattrap’ is both entertaining and philosophical. Do you agree with the statement? Give reasons.
Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.
Why is 'grandeur' associated with the 'mighty dead'?
Discuss:
“Freedom from fear is more important than legal justice for the poor.” 
Do you think that the poor of India are free from fear after Independence?
 
Describe the unbroken flow of thoughts and perceptions of the narrator’s mind, using the example of the colonel and the clergy.
Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?
How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father?
Dr Sadao was compelled by duty as a doctor to help the enemy soldier. What made Hana, his wife, sympathetic to him in the face of open defiance from the domestic staff?
It is natural for teenagers to have unrealistic dreams. What would you say are the benefits and disadvantages of such fantasising?
How did the instructor “build a swimmer” out of Douglas?
Why was the Moral Rearmament Army welcomed at the Studios?
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 change in the depiction of reality does the author foresee for future novelists?
Why are the young trees described as 'sprinting'?
Will Dr Sadao be arrested on the charge of harbouring an enemy?
Why are the pronouns referring to the Sun capitalised?
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?
“When a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language it is as if they had the key to their prison.”
Can you think of examples in history where a conquered people had their language taken away from them or had a language imposed on them?
What are the instances in the story that show that the character of the ironmaster is different from that of his daughter in many ways?
How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?
What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?
What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?
“All we have to fear is fear itself”. Have you ever had a fear that you have now overcome? Share your experience with your partner.