ICSE Class 10 English Literature (Paper 2) Question Paper 2024 with Solutions

About this paper

This is the ICSE Class 10 Literature in English (English Paper 2) question paper from the 2024 examination, paper code T24 012. It carries 80 marks and gives two hours for writing after 15 minutes of reading time. Section A is compulsory: 16 one-mark multiple-choice questions on the play, the short stories and the poems. They then answer four 16-mark extracts: one on The Merchant of Venice, one on the Treasure Trove short stories, one on the Treasure Trove poems, and one extra from any of those sections. The extracts set are The Blue Bead, My Greatest Olympic Prize, Abou Ben Adhem and The Patriot. Questions only.

Exam

ICSE Class 10

Subject

English Literature

Year

2024

Paper code

T24 012

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

2 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

7

Pages

8

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  16 marks

  Question 1: 16 compulsory multiple-choice questions, one mark each, on the drama, short stories and poems

• Section B – Drama

  Questions 2 and 3: extracts from The Merchant of Venice, 16 marks each (parts worth 3, 3, 3, 3 and 4); answer at least one

• Section C – Prose

  Questions 4 and 5: extracts from The Blue Bead and My Greatest Olympic Prize, 16 marks each; answer at least one

• Section D – Poetry

  Questions 6 and 7: extracts from Abou Ben Adhem and The Patriot, 16 marks each; answer at least one

Topics covered

• The Merchant of Venice
• The Blue Bead
• My Greatest Olympic Prize
• An Angel in Disguise
• The Little Match Girl
• All Summer in a Day
• Daffodils
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
• Abou Ben Adhem
• The Patriot
• Nine Gold Medals

Questions from this paper

1. Where does the casket scene take place? What does Portia mean when she says, 'If you do love me, you will find me out'?
2. Who is on trial in the courtroom scene, and why? What does Bassanio ask Portia to do with the law?
3. What tasks was Sibia required to perform from a very young age? What had delayed her on the way home that day?
4. What does Jesse Owens mean by 'all this'? Which Games does he refer to, and what made him confident of a gold medal?
5. Abou Ben Adhem begins with a blessing. What is that blessing, and what was the angel doing in his room?
6. What can you conclude of the Patriot's mood from the extract? How had he been treated a year earlier, and how had that changed?