ICSE Class 10 English Literature (Paper 2) Question Paper 2026 with Solutions

About this paper

This is the ICSE Class 10 Literature in English (English Paper 2) question paper from the 2026 examination, paper code T26 012. It carries 80 marks and gives two hours for writing after 15 minutes of reading time. Section A is 16 compulsory multiple-choice questions. Candidates then answer four 16-mark extract questions: one on Julius Caesar, one from the Treasure Chest short stories, one from the Treasure Chest poems, and one extra from any of those sections. The extracts set are the scene after Caesar's murder, Brutus beside the body of Cassius, Ama Ata Aidoo's The Girl Who Can, Ray Bradbury's The Pedestrian, Maya Angelou's When Great Trees Fall and Sukumar Ray's The Power of Music. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ICSE Class 10

Subject

English Literature

Year

2026

Paper code

T26 012

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

2 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

7

Pages

12

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  16 marks

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

• Section B – Drama

  Questions 2 and 3: extracts from Julius Caesar (after the assassination, and Act 5 Scene 3), 16 marks each; answer at least one

• Section C – Prose

  Questions 4 and 5: extracts from The Girl Who Can and The Pedestrian, 16 marks each; answer at least one

• Section D – Poetry

  Questions 6 and 7: extracts from When Great Trees Fall and The Power of Music, 16 marks each; answer at least one

Topics covered

• Julius Caesar
• The Girl Who Can
• The Pedestrian
• The Elevator
• With the Photographer
• The Last Lesson
• When Great Trees Fall
• The Power of Music
• Haunted Houses
• The Glove and the Lions
• A Considerable Speck

Questions from this paper

1. Why does Antony say, 'Pardon me, Julius!'? Where was Caesar bayed, and what does he mean by 'Here wast thou bay'd, brave hart'?
2. Explain what Brutus means when he says that Caesar's spirit 'walks abroad, and turns our swords in our own proper entrails'.
3. Where was Adjoa born, and who were her two favourite people? What issue about her legs did they fight over?
4. In which year is 'The Pedestrian' set? What did Leonard Mead most dearly love to do?
5. What three images from the natural world does Maya Angelou use to describe the effect of great trees falling?
6. What is Bhisma Lochan Sharma known for in 'The Power of Music', and when can one hear him?