Class XII
Semester IV
Sub: English
F.M. - 40
Unit-I: Prose: ( 2×2= 4, 6× 1= 6)
1. Three Questions
A) SAQ ( 2×2=4)
1. Where did the Tsar fall asleep?
2. What was the hermit doing when the Tsar came to visit him? [H.S.–2015]
3. Whom did the hermit receive?
4. Why did the man want to take revenge? [H.S.–2016]
5. Where did the hermit in 'Three Questions' live?
6. Which part of the body of the bearded man was injured in the story 'Three Questions'? [H.S.–2017]
7. Why did the Tsar put on simple cloth before meeting the hermit?
8. How did the Tsar meet the hermit? [H.S.–2018]
9. What, according to the hermit, is the most important thing to do?
10. What was the hermit doing when the Tsar came to take leave of him? [H.S.–2019]
11. What was the second question of the Tsar?
12. What did the wounded man promise the Tsar? [H.S.–2020]
13. Why did the Tsar put on simple cloth before meeting the hermit?
14. What, according to the hermit, is the most important thing to do?
15. What was the hermit doing when the Tsar came to take leave of him? [H.S.–2022]
16. Who wounded the bearded man?
17. Where did the hermit live? [H.S.–2023]
B)Long Question ( 6×1=6)
1. How did the Tsar nurse the wounded man? [H.S.—2015]
2. What were the questions that had occurred to the Tsar? Why did he need correct answers to those questions? What did he do when he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned men? [H.S.—2016] 3+1+2
3. Why did the bearded man become an enemy of the Tsar? What did the man swear and resolve to do? Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar and what did he promise him? [H.S.—2017] 1+2+3
4. "All the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them." -- What were the questions to which the Tsar got different answers? Whom did the Tsar decide to consult when he was not satisfied? Where did that person live whom the Tsar decided to consult? What was he famous for? 3+1+1+1 [H.S.—2018]
5. How was the wounded man revived and nursed? Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar? What did the Tsar do when he had gained the man for a friend? [H.S.—2019] 2+2+2
6. What were the three questions the Tsar wanted to be answered? Why did he need the answers? Why was he dissatisfied with the answers given by the scholars and learned men? [H.S.—2020] 3+1+2
7. How was the wounded man revived and nursed? Why did he ask for forgiveness of the Tsar? What did the Tsar do when he had gained the man for a friend? 2+2+2
8. "All the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them."-- What were the questions to which the Tsar got different answers? Whom did the Tsar decide to consult when he was not satisfied? Where did the person live whom the Tsar decided to consult? What was he famous for? [H.S.—2022] 3+1+1+1
9. What were the three questions the Tsar wanted to get answers of? Why did he need the answers? Why was he not satisfied with the answers of the learned men? Whom did the Tsar finally decide to consult? [H.S.—2023] 3+1+1+1
Unit-II: Verse: ( 2×2= 4, 6× 1= 6)
1. Sonnet 73
Unit-III: Drama: ( 5×1 = 5)
1. Riders to the Sea
i) Analyse the role of the sea in the play “Riders to the Sea”. How does it act as both a provider and a destroyer for the family? 3+2
ii) Evaluate the use of poetic language in “Riders to the Sea”. How does it enhance the tragic effect of the play? 3+2
iii) Describe the character of Maurya. What role does she play in the story? 3+2
iv) What is called chorus? Are Cathleen and Nora choric character? 1+4
v) How does Maurya's final speech serve as the
culmination of the play's themes? Discuss its
significance in the context of the tragedy. 3+2
vi)Write in your own words how the sons of Maurya die and how are their dead bodies rescued? 5
vii) "It's Michael, Cathleen, it's Michael."-Who said these words and to whom? Who is Michael? what does the speaker want to mean? 2+1+2
Unit-IV: Grammar: ( 2+3= 5)
1. Joining
2. Splitting
3. Narration Change
4. Error Correction
5. Article and Preposition
Unit-V: Writings (5+5=10)
1. Email Writing
2. Blog Writing
