ICSE 2014 English Literature Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is the ICSE Class 10 Literature in English (English Paper 2) question paper from the 2014 examination, paper code T14 012. It gives two hours of writing time after 15 minutes of reading time. Candidates answer five of the twelve questions, including at least one from each of Section A (Drama), Section B (Poetry) and Section C (Prose). The drama texts are Shakespeare's As You Like It and Galsworthy's Loyalties; the poems are Vikram Seth's The Frog and the Nightingale and Henry Derozio's To India – My Native Land; and the prose covers short stories, Animal Farm and To Sir, With Love. Most questions are extracts followed by five sub-questions, while Questions 8, 10 and 12 are essay questions. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ICSE Class 10

Subject

English Literature

Year

2014

Paper code

T14 012

Time allowed

2 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

12

Pages

6

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A – Drama

  Questions 1–4: extract-based questions on As You Like It (Questions 1–2) and Loyalties (Questions 3–4)

• Section B – Poetry

  Questions 5–6: extract-based questions on The Frog and the Nightingale and To India – My Native Land from The Golden Lyre

• Section C – Prose

  Questions 7–12: an extract and an essay question each on A Treasure Trove of Short Stories, Animal Farm and To Sir, With Love

Topics covered

• As You Like It
• Loyalties
• The Frog and the Nightingale
• To India – My Native Land
• The Postmaster
• A Fishy Story
• Animal Farm
• To Sir, With Love

Questions from this paper

1. What order does Duke Frederick give Rosalind, and what threat does he back it up with?
2. How does Jaques describe the second stage in a man's life?
3. Why does Dancy want to go to Nairobi? What is Mabel's response?
4. How did the creatures of the bog react to the nightingale's singing?
5. Describe how the locals in 'A Fishy Story' by Jerome K. Jerome make up stories to impress the visitors. What is the surprise ending to the story?
6. How did Frederick trick the animals? Give a detailed account of the Battle of the Windmill fought between the animals and Frederick and his men.