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Class 12 ISC Board Exam 2018 : Elective English

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ELECTIVE ENGLISH (Maximum Marks: 100) (Time allowed: Three hours) (Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper. They must NOT start writing during this time.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Attempt five questions, covering at least three of the prescribed textbooks. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. Note: Credit is given for textual detail and for the candidate s own response. Candidates are advised to exercise their options with great care, keeping in view their knowledge and understanding of the question(s) chosen. Candidates are also expected to be precise and to avoid unnecessary details. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Harper Lee Question 1 Narrate what happened outside the Maycomb County Jail one evening when Tom Robinson was in a cell there. Comment on the significance of this incident in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. [20] Question 2 Describe the character and role of Miss Maudie in Harper Lee s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. [20] Question 3 With close reference to the text, illustrate how both good and evil exist in Maycomb. [20] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Paper consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page. 1218-850 Turn over Copyright reserved. THE HUNGRY TIDE Amitav Ghosh Question 4 Describe the circumstances in which Piya meets Fokir for the first time in the novel The Hungry Tide. How does Fokir assist her in her research? [20] Question 5 Write short notes on: (a) Mashima (b) Kusum [20] Question 6 Narrate what happens in the chapter The Killing when people corner the tiger to kill it. Comment on the differences in the reactions of Piya and Fokir to the apparent cruelty to the tiger. [20] A DOLL S HOUSE Henrik Ibsen Question 7 What is your impression of the character of Torvald Helmer in the play A Doll s House? Do you believe he gets what he deserves at the end of the play? Justify your opinion. [20] Question 8 Narrate the sequence of events in Act III of the play A Doll s House, from the conversation between Mrs. Linde and Krogstad to the point Torvald reads the letter revealing Nora s secret. What realisation dawns on Nora on seeing his reaction? [20] Question 9 What is the role of the following characters in the play A Doll s House: (a) Krogstad (b) Dr. Rank [20] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 1218-850 DEATH OF A SALESMAN Arthur Miller Question 10 How does Arthur Miller bring out the American Dream through the characters of Willy Loman, Charley and Bernard? [20] Question 11 Describe the relationship between Willy and Linda in the play Death of a Salesman. [20] Question 12 Write short notes on: (a) The Woman (b) Ben [20] NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY VERSE Edited by Chris Woodhead Question 13 Give a critical analysis of the poem Piano by D.H. Lawrence [20] Question 14 How do Seamus Heaney s poems Digging and Follower provide a link to his past? [20] Question 15 Analyse The Thought Fox by Ted Hughes as a poetic account of the act of writing poetry and seeking inspiration. [20] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 1218-850

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