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Question Bank ENGLISH - June

The document is a question bank for Grade 12 English Core, covering various literary topics and themes. It includes questions about characters, symbolism, and societal issues in different texts, such as 'The Last Lesson' and 'Lost Spring.' The format includes multiple-choice questions, extract-based questions, and higher-order thinking skills prompts.

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Question Bank ENGLISH - June

The document is a question bank for Grade 12 English Core, covering various literary topics and themes. It includes questions about characters, symbolism, and societal issues in different texts, such as 'The Last Lesson' and 'Lost Spring.' The format includes multiple-choice questions, extract-based questions, and higher-order thinking skills prompts.

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Grade 12 English Core – Question Bank

1. Why was Franz reluctant to go to school that day?


2. What changes did Franz notice in the school that day?
3. What was M. Hamel’s reaction to Franz’s inability to recite?
4. How did M. Hamel blame himself and others for the neglect of learning French?
5. “We’ve all a great deal to reproach ourselves with.” Explain.
6. What is the significance of the phrase “The Last Lesson”?
7. How is patriotism shown in the chapter?
8. MCQ: Why was the order from Berlin a shock?
A. German teachers replaced French teachers
B. French would no longer be taught
C. Students had to join military
D. Schools were being closed
9. Who is Saheb and what is his life situation?
10. Why is Saheb unhappy working at the tea stall?
11. What does garbage mean to children and adults in Seemapuri?
12. How is the bangle-making industry harmful to children?
13. “I want to drive a car.” What does this sentence reveal about Mukesh?
14. What are the reasons for the perpetuation of child labour in Firozabad?
15. Discuss the symbolism in the title “Lost Spring.”
16. How does the author use irony in describing Saheb’s name?
17. Value-based: Suggest two ways society can break the cycle of poverty shown in the
chapter.
18. MCQ: What is Mukesh’s dream?
A. To become a doctor
B. To work in the glass industry
C. To drive a motor car
D. To be a motor mechanic
19. What does the line “wan, pale as a late winter’s moon” suggest?
20. What contrast does the poet draw between her mother and the world outside the car?
21. What is the poet trying to hide with her repeated smile?
22. What emotion does the poet experience during the drive to the airport?
23. HOTS: Do you think the poet’s smile is an act of courage? Explain.
24. Poetic Device: Identify the figure of speech in “Trees sprinting.”
25. Extract-based:
“...and looked out at young
Trees sprinting, the merry children spilling...”
a) What is the poetic device in ‘trees sprinting’?
b) What contrast is drawn in this stanza?
26. What is the Third Level? How did Charley discover it?
27. How is Charley’s desire to escape symbolic of the modern world’s anxieties?
28. What role does Sam play in the story?
29. Do you think Charley actually found the Third Level? Justify with reference to the
story.
30. MCQ: What was Sam’s profession in Galesburg?
A. Stamp collector
B. Historian
C. Psychiatrist
D. Postmaster

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