List of top English Questions

When did the ironmaster realise his mistake?
What did the peddler say in his defence when it was clear that he was not the person the ironmaster had thought he was?
Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?
From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?
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?
What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?
How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?
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 makes the city of Firozabad famous?
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
What had been put up on the bulletin-board?
Punctuation
Use capital letters, full stops, question marks, commas and inverted commas wherever necessary in the following paragraph.
an arrogant lion was wandering through the jungle one day he asked the tiger who is stronger than you you O lion replied the tiger who is more fierce than a leopard asked the lion you sir replied the leopard he marched upto an elephant and asked the same question the elephant picked him up in his trunk swung him in the air and threw him down look said the lion there is no need to get mad just because you don’t know the answer
Why was Kothamangalam Subbu considered No. 2 in Gemini Studios?
Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
Why is the author deeply embarrassed the next day in school? Which words show his fear and insecurity?
Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on?
Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
There are two kinds of conflict in the story: between humans and nature, and between humans themselves. How are these conflicts illustrated?
Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question. greedy, naive, stupid, ungrateful,selfish, comical, unquestioning.
Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?
The author has drawn powerful images and pictures. Pick out three examples each of
(i) the atmosphere of ‘febrile confusion’ outside the temple of Pashupatinath (for example: some people trying to get the priest’s attention are elbowed aside...)
(ii) the things he sees
(iii) the sounds he hears