ISC 2025 Art Paper 4 Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is ISC Class 12 Art Paper 4, Original Imaginative Composition in Colour, from the 2025 board examination (code 1225-871D). It carries 100 marks, allows three hours, and is given to candidates one week in advance. One of five topics is chosen for an original composition. The prompts are a view from inside a giant glass bottle, arriving just in time, the saying that mother said there would be days like this, planning a party themed around buttons, beads and hats, and a new teacher's first class. Copying a picture already seen can lead to disqualification, and the picture should fill the sheet. Only the question number, UID and Index Number may be written on the front.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Art

Year

2025

Paper code

1225-871D

Maximum marks

100

Time allowed

3 hours

Questions

5

Pages

2

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Topics 1–5

  100 marks

  Original imaginative composition in colour; select any one topic and state its number

Topics covered

• View from inside a bottle
• Just in time
• A difficult day
• A party themed around buttons, beads and hats
• A new teacher's first class

Questions from this paper

1. If you were living in a giant glass container, what would you be looking at? Make an imaginative composition using 'from inside of a bottle' as your perspective.
2. Taking 'Just in time!' as a prompt, build a suitable composition around the concept.
3. 'My mother said there would be days like this!' Imagine a scene around the saying.
4. You have been invited to a party where the theme is 'Buttons, Beads and Hats'. Visualise the scene of planning for the party with your friends.
5. A new teacher has joined your school and has come to your class for the first time. Depict the reaction of your classmates.