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ISC Class XII Board Specimen 2023 : English Paper 2 (English Literature)

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ENGLISH PAPER 2 (LITERATURE IN ENGLISH) (Prescribed Textbooks) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Maximum Marks: 80 Time Allowed: Three hours (Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper. They must NOT start writing during this time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answer all questions in Section A and Section B. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION A 20 MARKS Question 1 Choose the correct options for the following questions: (i) (ii) [10] What is Ferdinand doing at the beginning of Act III Scene I? (a) Cursing Prospero. (b) Gathering wood. (c) Planning to escape. (d) Sighing deeply. What is Ferdinand willing to become for Miranda in Act III Scene I? (a) King of Naples. (b) A patient log man. (c) Her beloved. (d) A traitor to Prospero. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ISC SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER 2023 1 (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) In the masque scene, whom does Iris tell Ceres not to be afraid of? (a) Dis (b) Cupid (c) Juno (d) Venus Where had Ariel confined the three men of sin in the beginning of Act V? (a) In Caliban s cave. (b) In the wrecked ship. (c) In the line-grove. (d) In Prospero s cave. What are we told about Louise Mallard right at the beginning of the short story, The Story of an Hour? (a) She is proud. (b) She is lonely. (c) She has a weak heart. (d) She cannot tolerate noise. In the short story, To Build a Fire, who advises the Man not to travel alone in the cold weather? (a) The old timer at Sulphur Creek. (b) His mates. (c) Another traveller. (d) His dog. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ISC SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER 2023 2 (vii) In the short story, The Singing Lesson, what did Mary Beazley give Miss Meadows as the latter entered the music hall? (a) Her music books. (b) A yellow rose. (c) A yellow chrysanthemum. (d) A letter from Basil. (viii) In the poem, Crossing the Bar, which voyage is the poet referring to? (ix) (x) (a) A voyage of discovery. (b) The voyage from life to death. (c) The voyage of self-discovery. (d) The voyage of the imagination. What does the word coppice mean in the poem The Darkling Thrush? (a) Grassland (b) Dense Forest (c) Woods (d) Trees In the poem We are the Music Makers, where are the creative people usually found? (a) Palaces. (b) In crowded cities. (c) Near streams and sea- breakers. (d) Markets. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ISC SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER 2023 3 Question 2 Complete the following sentences by providing a reason for each: (i) In Act III Scene I of The Tempest, Miranda disobeyed her father and crept out to meet Ferdinand because ______________________________. (ii) At the end of Act III of The Tempest, Prospero is not surprised at the love that has bloomed between Miranda and Ferdinand because ____________________. (iii) In Act III Scene II of The Tempest, Caliban is annoyed with Trinculo because ______________________________. (iv) In Act V of The Tempest, Prospero embraces Alonso because ______________. (v) In the short story, To Build a Fire, the man carried his lunch wrapped in a handkerchief, next to his skin because ______________________________. (vi) In the short story The Story of an Hour, Richards hurried to give the news of Bently Mallard s death to Mrs. Mallard because _________________________. (vii) In the short story, The Sound Machine, Mrs. Saunders turned and ran up the garden into her house because ______________________________. [10] (viii) In the poem, The Darkling Thrush, all humankind had sought their household fires because ______________________________. (ix) In the poem, Birches, the poet often dreams of going back to his childhood because ______________________________. (x) In the poem, We are the Music Makers, the poet declares that music makers are considered failures because ______________________________. SECTION B 60 MARKS The Tempest: William Shakespeare Question 3 (i) Referring closely to Act IV of the play, explain why Prospero ends the masque suddenly? What does he tell Ferdinand about the impermanence of the world? [5] (ii) With close reference to Act III Scene II of the play, describe the plot that Caliban hatches to murder Prospero. [5] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ISC SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER 2023 4 (iii) (a) Referring closely to the masque presented by Prospero for Ferdinand and Miranda, explain the purpose of the masque. [10] OR (b) Referring closely to the interaction between Prospero and Alonso in Act V of the play, describe the changes that you notice in both these characters. [10] ECHOES: PROSE Question 4 (i) Referring closely to the short story The Sound Machine, describe the events that occurred when Klausner went to the park with his sound machine. [5] (ii) Describe the interaction between Miss Meadows and the Science Mistress in the short story The Singing Lesson. Comment on the behaviour of Miss Meadows. [5] (iii) (a) What do you conclude about the struggles and challenges faced by women from the short story, The Story of an Hour? [10] OR (b) The cold becomes a character in the short story, To Build a Fire. Do you agree? Give your views by referring to the story. [10] (i) In the poem, Crossing the Bar, discuss why the thought of death poses no fear for the poet. [5] (ii) Music makers are change makers. How is this conveyed in the poem We are the Music Makers? [5] (iii) (a) How does the poet resolve the crisis in his mind in the poem The Darkling Thrush? What are his thoughts at the end of the poem? [10] Question 5 OR (b) Dover Beach combines beautiful natural description with a commentary on the contemporary situation. Discuss. [10] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ISC SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER 2023 5

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