ISC 2024 English Language Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is ISC Class 12 English Paper 1 (Language), code 801A, from the 2024 CISCE board examination. It carries 80 marks and runs for three hours, with fifteen minutes extra for reading only. All four questions are compulsory. Question 1 is a composition of about 400 to 450 words on one of six subjects, among them a family wedding after the pandemic and an argument on making cooking compulsory. Question 2 is a film review of not more than 300 words and a 150-word proposal for a Laughter Club. Question 3 tests sentence transformation, phrasal verbs and verb forms. Question 4 is an unseen passage adapted from Anton Chekhov's A Chameleon, with vocabulary, short answers and a summary of about 100 words. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

English Language

Year

2024

Paper code

801A

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

4

Pages

6

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

  A film review of not more than 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

  Unseen passage adapted from A Chameleon: vocabulary, three short answers and a summary of about 100 words

Topics covered

• Descriptive and narrative composition
• Argumentative writing
• Reflective writing
• Short story writing
• Film review
• Proposal writing
• Sentence transformation
• Phrasal verbs
• Verb forms
• Unseen comprehension

Questions from this paper

1. Recently you attended the wedding of a close relative, the first family gathering after the pandemic. Describe the excitement of meeting everyone, the venue, the food and the celebrations that followed.
2. Cooking should be made a compulsory subject in the higher classes. Argue either for or against this statement.
3. Write an original short story that begins: She was still on the phone giving out instructions when...
4. As a member of the Student Council of ABC School, write a proposal in not more than 150 words for starting a Laughter Club to develop an appreciation of humour.
5. Complete the sentence so that it is as close as possible in meaning: Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
6. How does power play an important role in the Superintendent's decisions in the passage adapted from A Chameleon?