ISC 2021 English Language Sample Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 English Paper 1 (Language) specimen question paper for 2021. It carries 80 marks and lasts three hours, with an extra fifteen minutes for reading only. All four questions are compulsory. Question 1 is a composition of about 400–450 words on any one of six subjects, for 20 marks. Question 2 asks for a personal profile of about 300 words and a proposal of not more than 150 words for an old-clothes collection. Question 3 tests sentence transformation, suitable words and verb forms, five marks each. Question 4 is a comprehension on a passage adapted from The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, with vocabulary, three short answers and a summary of about 100 words. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

English Language

Year

2021

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

4

Pages

5

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Question 1

  20 marks

  Composition of about 400–450 words on any one of six subjects

• Question 2

  25 marks

  Personal profile of about 300 words (15 marks) and a proposal of not more than 150 words (10 marks)

• Question 3

  15 marks

  Sentence transformation, filling blanks with a suitable word, and verb forms, five marks each

• Question 4

  20 marks

  Comprehension on a passage from The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: vocabulary, three short answers and a summary of about 100 words

Topics covered

• Descriptive and narrative composition
• Argument and reflection
• Short story writing
• Personal profile
• Proposal writing
• Sentence transformation
• Phrasal verbs and prepositions
• Verb forms
• Reading comprehension and vocabulary
• Summary writing

Questions from this paper

1. It is easy to advise others not to worry, but difficult for oneself to follow the same. Narrate an experience which made you realise the truth of this statement.
2. In order to be successful, one should rely on oneself and not expect others to help. Express your views on the given statement.
3. Write an original short story beginning with: "She was delighted to find the sealed envelope lying on her table. As she reached for it…"
4. In about 300 words, draft a personal profile for college applications after the ISC examination.
5. Write a proposal in not more than 150 words for an old-clothes collection drive, the clothes to be donated to a nearby orphanage.
6. In not more than 100 words, summarise why the eight letters were a treasure to Granny Pheen.