English Literature 12 ICSE
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- Q1
1. The trail lay along the___________________
Henderson Creek
The Yukon river
Sulphur Creek
Indian Creek
30s - Q2
2. What trees were found along the trail?
Spruce
Birch
Willow
Oak
30s - Q3
3. How did the man confirm that it was?
There was a sharp, explosive crackle
He spat
All of the above
He knew that spittle crackled in air at temperatures lower than below fifty
30s - Q4
4. The tremendous cold should have made the man realise which fact about human fraility?
Tremendous cold meant frost would hurt
Man is frail and can only live in a narrow range of temperature
Man should be alert to the changes in his environment
Tremendous cold meant some discomfort
30s - Q5
5. The author stresses on the fact that the man is a newcomer because of his
Lack of imagination
Inexperience
Inability to be prepare for the cold
All the above
30s - Q6
6. Fill in the missing information from the story The Story of an Hour
(i) The news of Mr Mallard's death was broken to Louise by_________________
a telegram
Mrs Mallard
Mr Richards
Josephine
30s - Q7
7. As soon as she laid her eyes on the armchair Mrs Mallard____________
pulled it towards the window
stood on it
took off its cover
sank into it
30s - Q8
8. The patches of blue sky though the piles of cloud signify_________________
new beginning
spring
all of the above
new life
30s - Q9
9. The term 'a little whispered word' stands for________________
stare
freedom
fear
lamentation
30s - Q10
10. Mrs Mallard opened and spread her arms out to welcome_______________
her days of freedom
her kind and loving husband
her solitary life
her future
30s - Q11
11. Choose the correct option after each question
(i) What is the significance of 'the Bar' in the poem 'Crossing the Bar'?
It is the barrier between life and death
It is a place where people can rest before going deep into the sea
It allows a person to cross the sea without turbulence
It enables a man to avoid death for a year or two
30s - Q12
12. The poem Birches describes the reminiscence of an adult about
his boyhood days of climbing the trees
his care free life as a child
his childhood days in the lap of nature
his boyhood days of swinging on birches
30s - Q13
13. The poem The Darkling Thrush, begins during which time of the day and weather?
On a sunny morning
On a frosty evening
On a snowy evening
On a rainy night
30s - Q14
14. The poet has not used birch trees in the poem Birches to contemplate about the conflict between
earth and heaven
flight and return
birth and death
reality and imagination
30s - Q15
15. The poet in the poem Birches does not want fate to grant him only half his is the other part of his wish?
To achieve highest accomplishment
To return to the innocence and beauty of nature
To achieve all the worldly pleasures
None of the above
30s