ISC 2025 English Language Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is ISC Class 12 English Paper 1 (Language), code 801A, from the 2025 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 a neglected children's library, a failure of technology, and whether film stars are good role models. Question 2 is a feature article of about 300 words on the importance of sports and a 150-word proposal for a Tree Plantation Day. Question 3 covers sentence rewriting, phrasal verbs and verb forms. Question 4 is an unseen passage adapted from Ice and Fire in National Geographic, about the volcanologist Emma Nicholson inside Mount Michael. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

English Language

Year

2025

Paper code

801A

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

4

Pages

7

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 feature article of about 300 words (15 marks) and a proposal of about 150 words (10 marks)

• Question 3

  15 marks

  Sentence rewriting, replacement of incorrect phrasal verbs, and verb forms, five marks each

• Question 4

  20 marks

  Unseen passage on Emma Nicholson at Mount Michael: vocabulary, three short answers and a summary of about 100 words

Topics covered

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

Questions from this paper

1. Film stars are good role models for youngsters. Argue either for or against this statement.
2. Clothes define a person. Present your reflections on this statement.
3. Write an original short story which ends: He stood looking out of the window, with a smile on his face.
4. You are President of the Nature Club. Write a proposal in about 150 words for organising a Tree Plantation Day to mark the club's tenth anniversary.
5. Rewrite in the passive, ending with the words heavy rains: Heavy rains have caused several landslides.
6. Why was the expedition inside Mount Michael important to Emma Nicholson, and why is the mountain considered a remote place?