List of top English Questions

What are the main features of the mechanical teachers and the schoolrooms that Margie and Tommy have in the story?

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

(i) First man: We must educate our brothers. Second man: And try to improve their material conditions. Third man: For that we must convey our grievances to the British Parliament. The first man said that _____ _____ The second man added that _______ ________ The third man suggested that ________ ________ 

(ii) First soldier: The white soldier gets huge pay, mansions and servants. Second soldier: We get a pittance and slow promotions. Third soldier: Who are the British to abolish our customs? The first soldier said that _______ __________ The second soldier remarked that _______ ________ The third soldier asked _______ _______

Mention the following. 

(i) Two examples of social practices prevailing then. 

(ii) Two oppressive policies of the British. 

(iii) Two ways in which common people suffered. 

(iv) Four reasons for the discontent that led to the 1857 War of Independence.

Tibetan mastiffs were popular in China’s imperial courts.Give reason.
Underline the verbs of reporting in the following sentences.
(i) He says he will enjoy the ride.
(ii) Father mentioned that he was going on a holiday.
(iii) No one told us that the shop was closed.
(iv) He answered that the price would go up.
(v) I wondered why he was screaming.
(vi) Ben told her to wake him up.
(vii) Ratan apologised for coming late to the party
Use an appropriate word from the synonyms given above in the following sentences. Clues are given in brackets.
(i) She was ____by the news of her brother’s wedding. (very pleased)
(ii) I was _____to be invited to the party. (extremely pleased and excited about)
(iii) She was____ at the birth of her granddaughter. (extremely happy)
(iv) The coach was _____with his performance. (satisfied about)
(v) She was very ____with her results. (happy about something that has happened)
What did the County Inspector do?
Why does the marriage not take place?
Captain Hagberd constantly hinted at something that made Bessie blush. What was it?
Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be? If so, at what point did you realise this, and how?
When he felt the earthquake, do you think Ignesious immediately worried about a tsunami? Give reasons for your answer. Which sentence in the text tells you that the Ignesious family did not have any time to discuss and plan their course of action after the tsunami struck?
If Not and Unless
Complete the following conditional sentences. Use the correct form of the verb.
1. If I don’t go to Anu’s party tonight, _________.
2. If you don’t telephone the hotel to order food, __________.
3. Unless you promise to write back, I __________.
4. If she doesn’t play any games, ___________.
5. Unless that little bird flies away quickly, the cat _________.
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?
 
What was the attitude of the average Indian in smaller localities towards advocates of ‘home rule’?
Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter ‘God’?
(i) List the deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as “wacky”.
(ii) What were the results of the CT scan?
(iii) List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis.
(iv) Explain the statement, “King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned — in death, as in life...”
What are the Guru's words of wisdom? When does the disciple remember them?
The author was disappointed with Darchen. Give reason.
Find the sentences in the lesson which have the adverbs given in the box below. awfully sorrowfully completely loftily carefully differently quickly nonchalantly
What is it that draws Derry towards Mr. Lamb in spite of himself?
What was distinctive about Eco’s academic writing style?
Have you known someone like the author’s grandmother? Do you feel the same sense of loss with regard to someone whom you have loved and lost?

Look at picture 1 and recall the opening lines of the original song in Hindi. Who is the singer? Who else do you see in this picture?

Who is the singer? Who else do you see in this picture

How does the story suggest that optimism helps to endure “the direst stress”?
Mention the odd way in which the author’s grandmother behaved just before she died.