ISC 2015 English Language Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 English Paper 1 (Language) from the 2015 board examination, code 1215-801 A. The time allowed is three hours, with an extra fifteen minutes for reading only. All four questions are compulsory. Question 1 is a composition of about 450–500 words on any one of six subjects, for 30 marks, including the one-word topic Eyes. Question 2 asks for a school-magazine article of about 300 words on a competition. Question 3 tests sentence transformation, filling blanks with a suitable word, and verb forms. Question 4 is a comprehension on a passage adapted from Desmond Bagley's Running Blind, with vocabulary, short answers and a summary of not more than 100 words. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

English Language

Year

2015

Paper code

1215-801 A

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

4

Pages

7

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Question 1

  30 marks

  Composition of about 450–500 words on any one of six subjects

• Question 2

  20 marks

  School-magazine article of about 300 words on a competition recently held in the school

• Question 3

  20 marks

  Sentence transformation (10 marks), filling blanks with a suitable word (5 marks) and verb forms (5 marks)

• Question 4

  30 marks

  Comprehension on a passage from Running Blind: vocabulary, short answers, and a summary of not more than 100 words in points and in a connected passage

Topics covered

• Descriptive and narrative composition
• Argumentative writing
• Short story writing
• Article writing
• Sentence transformation
• Phrasal verbs and prepositions
• Verb forms
• Reading comprehension and vocabulary
• Summary writing

Questions from this paper

1. Courage does not mean the absence of fear, but implies an attempt to conquer fear. Describe some of your worst fears and how you managed to overcome them.
2. "Films should be made to escape from reality, not to remind us of how grim life is." Argue for or against this statement.
3. Write an original story beginning with the words: "The news came as a pleasant surprise."
4. Write an article for your school magazine, in about 300 words, on a competition that was recently held in your school.
5. How did the stranger die, and why was the narrator scared?
6. In not more than 100 words, describe the incident of the killing of the stranger (paragraphs 5 to 9).